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The Valentine BearsA heartwarming, classic story of Mrs. Bear’s mission to celebrate Valentine’s Day with her dear Mr. Bear, which they always miss because of their hibernation. Mrs. Bear sets her alarm for early on February 14th and prepares her surprises. But, she has a hard time waking up Mr. Bear, only to find that he’s got some of his own surprises for her!
World Of ZooVirtual Pet games have come a long way since the first Tamagotchi pets arrived in our pockets. While Tamagotchis are still around and getting more sophisticated all the time (best feature, the pause button so mom and dad don't have to babysit), the current trend in virtual pets is bringing the pets out of pockets and onto game systems. Nintendogs revolutionized the category when it launched on the DS and now World of Zoo brings the long-running craze to the living room. Like all virtual pets, World of Zoo requires you to care for and raise an animal. However, this time there is a whole zoo full of animals.
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABCPirates remain a popular theme for kids of all ages and June Sobel’s rhyming tale takes readers through a pirate adventure using the alphabet. A simple plot has the crocodile captain ordering his crew of pigs, foxes and other animals to sail the seas and “capture” all the letters of the alphabet.
SimAnimals AfricaSimAnimals Africa, the sequel to the first SimAnimals, takes gamers to the wilds of Africa where they will get to know the animals while exploring the exotic Serengeti. Like the traditional Sims games, players have an overhead view of the landscape and inhabitants. However, in this game, those inhabitants are all animals. Players will interact with and control animals, such as zebras, elephants and gorillas, as they use the animals to complete challenges and achieve goals.
The Tooth FairyPrimarily, The Tooth Fairy is an occasion for The Rock to wear a pink tutu. A thin premise for a movie -- even a family movie that's being dumped to theaters in January -- it is somewhat buoyed by Dwayne Johnson's considerable charms. He plays Derek Thompson, an almost-hockey star now serving as the "enforcer" for a team in Lansing, Michigan. Whenever he's called out onto the ice, he's supposed to knock down an opponent ("Find a dark jersey and hit it!" commands his coach). It's not exactly an image to feel proud of, but Derek treats it as a job: on good nights, like the one that opens the movie, this violent…
The Spy Next DoorBy all appearances, Bob (Jackie Chan) lives a dull life as a pen importer. Little do the kids next door—Farren (Madeline Carroll), Ian (Will Shadley), and four-year-old Nora (Alina Foley)—know that he is in fact a superspy from China, on loan to the CIA. Because they think he’s a “nerd,” the children are unhappy that he’s dating their mom, Gillian (Amber Valetta), and quite horrified when the topic of marriage comes up. Conveniently, so does Gillian’s father’s illness, which means she has to leave her brood in Bob’s care for a few days. He promises her that…
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelHaving conquered the pop music industry in their first movie, the Chipmunks in The Squeakquel go to high school. This plot is advanced by Dave (Jason Lee), who believes they need "a normal life" after all the previous hubbub. Problem number one: Dave breaks just about every bone in his body during the first scene, when Alvin causes a stage accident. Dave thus remains in traction in Paris -- mostly absent from the movie except by phone calls -- while the "boys" head back to L.A. Here their caretaker is Toby (Zac Levi, who plays Chuck on NBC), a videogame aficionado who spends most of his time with eyes glazed and…
AvatarAs this not-so-new plot takes shape over 160-some minutes, Jake and Grace jump back and forth between the lab and the forest. This allows for comparisons between the two realms imagined and constructed by Cameron, in both 3D and IMAX. Reportedly, he's been working on the concept -- and especially the technology -- since he was king of the world via Titanic, 12 years ago. And that technology is frequently awesome, as the Na'vi zoom around aboard their flying beasties or jump from tree to tree, fight off big-cat-like wild things or hit back at super-choppers with bows and arrows. These action scenes are vividly…
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of SkyMystery Dungeon is the current series of Pokémon games, introduced in 2005, in which players play the game as a Pokémon creature rather then a human trainer. The latest installment in the series, Explorers of Sky, is a continuation of the previous games-Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness-and features a similar dungeon-exploring gameplay experience with an expanded story line. In Sky, we learn what happened to Grovyle the Thief and find out how the Wigglytuff Guild comes together. These names might not mean much to you but fans of the series, of which there are many, will want to know all about…
The Princess and the FrogTiana (voiced by Anika Noni Rose) has a dream. More than anything, she wants to have her own restaurant in New Orleans, an ambition inspired by her hardworking, gumbo-loving dad (Terrence Howard) and encouraged by her seamstress mother (Oprah Winfrey). After years of waiting tables at two different cafés, she almost has enough money saved up in cans she keeps in her one-room apartment, when she runs into a problem: at a costume party thrown by her best friend, the very rich, very white Charlotte (Jennifer Cody), Tiana meets a frog who tells her it needs just one kiss to be turned into a prince. She agrees, but…
