Join Max and Ruby for a rainy day adventure in the all-new DVD, Max & Ruby: Rainy Day Play! [Amazon] Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Max & Ruby: Rainy Day Play! was released on April 12, 2011, and sold for the suggested retail price of $16.99.
Nickelodeon’s Max & Ruby is a top-rated animated series based on the children’s books by Rosemary Wells. Each episode centers on bunny siblings Max, a determined three-year-old and his big sister, Ruby, a smart, goal-oriented seven-year-old. The show offers an empowering message for children by showing Max and Ruby playing together and resolving their differences in ways that are respectful and supportive.
Max & Ruby: Rainy Day Play! Episode Synopses:
Ruby Writes a Story / Max’s Dominos / Grandma’s Attic
Ruby Writes a Story
Ruby needs quiet while she tries to write a story, but Max wants to play cowboy. Fortunately, he helps Ruby come up with the perfect idea for her story.
Max’s Dominos
Ruby and Louise want to earn their hospitality badge by hosting a Bunny Scout Meeting. Meanwhile, Max and Morris are busy exploring the domino effect with a variety of toys culminating in a terrific welcome for Bunny Scouts.
Grandma’s Attic
Max & Ruby explore in Grandma’s attic. While Ruby is delighted to try on old clothes, Max finds an old chest that Grandma says nobody ever goes into. When he finds the key, they both get a surprise.
Bunny Cakes / Bunny Party / Bunny Money
Bunny Cakes
Ruby wants to surprise Grandma with an angel cake with raspberry fluff icing for her birthday. However, Max wants to make Grandma an earthworm cake with red-hot marshmallow squirters. After a few mishaps in the kitchen and a few trips to the grocery store, Grandma gets both!
Bunny Party
Ruby is preparing a surprise birthday party for Grandma and she invited all her dollies as guests. Meanwhile, Max thinks that some of his toy friends should also be at the party. It’s not long before Ruby discovers that there are too many guests and not enough chairs.
Bunny Money
Ruby has saved just enough money to buy Grandma a music box with skating ballerinas on top for her birthday. She soon finds however that shopping with Max costs more than she planned.
Ruby’s Safari / Max’s Mud Bath / Max’s Lost Lizard
Ruby’s Safari
Ruby and Louise have to fill out the last page of their Bunny Scout Scrapbook. They decide to have a safari in the backyard to get a picture of a special creature. However, Maxkeeps leading them astray with his animal toys. In the end, his red rubber elephant attracts a hummingbird and the girls get their photo.
Max’s Mud Bath
Ruby and Louise set up there beauty shop again and want to give Max an all-natural treatment with crushed up fruits and veggies. However, Max thinks the treatment looks quite tasty and would rather play in the mud.
Max’s Lost Lizard
Ruby and Louise are making a terrarium for the Bunny Scout chameleon, and Max is very interested in the “lizard!” When the chameleon escapes, Max is the only one who sees through its camouflage. Thankfully, Max manages to help get it safely back in the girls’ finished terrarium.
Ruby’s Rainbow / Home Tweet Home / Max’s Mudpie
Ruby’s Rainbow
Ruby wants to paint a perfect rainbow for Grandma but she can’t remember the colors or the order they go in. When Max says “Backyard,” Ruby says he can’t go outside because it’s raining. However when she finally follows him outside, she sees there’s a rainbow in the backyard.
Home Tweet Home
Ruby and Louise build a birdhouse. Max says “Hungry” so Ruby gets him a peanut butter sandwich, berries and sunflower seeds. When the birds don’t come near the birdhouse,Max uses the treats to attract the birds.
Max’s Mudpie
Max keeps trying to make a mudpie but Ruby wants him to stay clean because Grandma is coming over and she’s got something very special. In the end, Max gets himself andRuby mucky. It turns out that Grandma’s surprise is a double chocolate fudge treat she calls “Mudpie!”
What makes this awesome is the simple fact its 98 minutes long – if you just hit play and prey you’re child will watch it end to end… you may just may successfully nap. Having just seen the live show of Max and Ruby I’ve come away with a new appreciation of how the relationship and dynamic of the older sister and younger brother might be a great tool for families to use on younger kids, this certainly isnt aged for anyone over the age of 5 but once again its still a good buy for the amount of content on this dvd alone.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 1st, 2011.
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When I heard that Disney was making another Tron I thought kick ass… then I saw the toys and I thought kick ass… then I remember I have a baby/toddler/animal who cant sit still for 2 hours and almost never get to see movies in the movie theatres. When I heard the movie was out on DVD I was kick ass I can finally watch it… then I found out about the combo pack that gives you both the original and the new movie. Since the original movie does setup some of the characters it really doesnt hurt to check it out. The new movie stands on its own but with the first movie as a base – it really gives you some extra feeling for the characters. Of course you can win it details on the bottom but the one thing that I’ve got a pretty cool perk
Jeff Bridges’ Photo Book Making Tron: Legacy unavailable in bookstores, the Making Tron: Legacy is printed in a limited edition of 1,000 copies.
The Walt Disney Studios is proud to announce the release of its high-tech, action-packed adventure TRON: Legacy [Amazon], availableApril 5th on multiple home entertainment platforms, including Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital Copy, Movie Download and On-Demand. Also making its long-awaited Blu-ray debut on April 5th is TRON: The Original Classic Special Edition.
Sure to light-up fans this Spring, TRON: Legacy provides consumers with the ultimate Hi-Def Blu-ray experience with breathtaking 1080p visuals and superior 7.1 surround sounds that bring to life the visually stunning world of TRON. Taking you further behind the grid, are also in-depth bonus features on the making of the film (i.e., creating the futuristic vehicles and world of TRON, storyline mythologies, actors/characters and more) and the all-new Disney Second Screen interactive experience.
Disney Second Screen transforms the movie watching experience by allowing viewers to explore the story behind the film perfectly synched on a second device, like an iPad™ or laptop, without interrupting their enjoyment of the movie. By simply accessing the Disney Second Screen companion application on their Internet-connected device, consumers are able to dive deeper into the film by engaging with elements including 360-degree vehicle turnarounds, interactive progression reels, and more. Disney Second Screen directions and access codes can be found inside the Blu-ray Disc packaging. Audio synching is powered by TVPLUS.
The original motion picture score for TRON: Legacy, released by Walt Disney Records on December 7, 2010, was composed and produced by the iconic and critically acclaimed Grammy® Award–winning French duo Daft Punk. The album peaked at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 and was the highest charting score soundtrack in over a decade. Walt Disney Records will be releasing TRON: Legacy RECONFIGURED, an album featuring 14 remixes of the original motion picture score on April 5th.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. April 15th, 2011.
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Get ready for the biggest iCarly set ever – 15 iCarly episodes and two hour-long TV movies are coming to DVD with iCarly: Season 2, Volume 3 [Amazon]! The 2010 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards winner for “Favorite TV Show” closes its second season with a set that features the first-ever iCarly Awards, delves into Sam’s pageant girl days and includes the ratings record-setting episode that everyone is still talking about, “iSaved Your Life.” Nickelodeon’s groundbreaking hit live-action series stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, the host of an incredibly popular teen web show. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment, and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, iCarly: Season 2, Volume 3 comes out on DVD April 5, 2011 for the suggested retail price of $19.99.
iCarly: Season 2, Volume 3 Episode Synopses:
Disc 1
iTwins
Freddie tries to prove that Melanie, Sam’s twin sister, is just Sam in disguise. Also, Carly tutors Spencer’s nemesis Chuck, who Spencer is convinced is evil.
iSpeed Date
Sam announces a “Take Carly to the Dance” contest for an upcoming Girls’ Choice dance. Due to the large turnout, Carly, Sam and Freddie hold a speed-dating session to meet all the potential dates. Meanwhile, Spencer follows a bizarre workout regimen from a new application on his Pear Phone.
iCarly Awards
Carly, Sam and Freddie host the iCarly Awards for the best fan-generated content, and they honor the winners live on the web show. Spencer enlists European swimsuit models to help make the award statuettes.
iHave My Principals
When Carly, Sam and Freddie accidentally get Principal Franklin fired, Miss Briggs and Mr. Howard take control of the school – enforcing harsh rules and a dress code. In addition, Spencer hires an old rodeo star to teach him how to ride a mechanical bull.
iFind Lewbert’s Lost Love
When the gang discovers that Lewbert used to be a happy young man engaged to a beautiful woman, they set out to reunite the lost lovers. Meanwhile, Spencer joins the building watch in order to catch a thief.
iMove Out
Fed up with his Mom treating him like a baby, Freddie decides to move out into his own place. Also, the gang starts a successful pet photography business and ends up feuding with a rival pet photo studio.
Disc 2
iQuit iCarly (hour-long TV movie)
The iCarly gang invites two up-and-coming wacky web comedians, Fleck and Dave, to be guests on their show. When Carly and Sam learn that the guys are entering a web contest for a cash prize, they volunteer to help create an awesome video. Unfortunately, Fleck and Dave have a big blowout, which results in Carly and Sam taking sides and putting their own friendship to the test. Their rift makes it increasingly difficult for them to continue doing the web show, leaving Freddie and the rest of their fans to wonder if this is the end of iCarly. Meanwhile, Spencer’s obsession to win a boat pays off and he finds himself the owner of a new speedboat. However, without a place to dock his prize, Spencer is left to captain the boat in the parking lot, much to the dismay of one of his neighbors, who plays for his college’s baseball team – the Pirates.
iWas A Pageant Girl
Sam reveals to Carly and Freddie that she used to compete in pageants when she was younger. She convinces Carly to compete against her long-time rival at a competition in Seattle. Meanwhile, Spencer convinces Freddie to go on a double date but things get a little too competitive.
iEnrage Gibby
When Gibby discovers Freddie and his girlfriend in a compromising position, he vows revenge and challenges Freddie to a fight. Meanwhile, Spencer’s art career really takes off when the local paper incorrectly reports his death.
iSaved Your Life (extended director’s cut version)
Freddie is injured when he saves Carly from a runaway taco truck. After Freddie’s daring rescue, Carly starts to see Freddie in a different light. Sam tries to warn him that Carly’s feelings are based on guilt and not true love; however, Freddie is happy that the girl of his dreams is finally his girlfriend. Sam is involved in her own risky mission – competing against Spencer in a paintball game called Assassin. Danger lurks around every corner and only one person can be left standing… paint-free.
iSpace Out
An eccentric billionaire asks the gang to perform the first live web show from outer space. While they undergo tests, a mysterious little girl visits Spencer in his loft.
iFix A Popstar
When Carly, Sam and Freddie agree to make a music video for a pop star who’s trying to make a comeback, they discover that the pop star is out of shape and untalented. Meanwhile, Spencer has trouble dating a woman when he discovers she’s Gibby’s mom.
Disc 3
iWon’t Cancel The Show
Carly and Freddie vow that the web show must go on even when Sam ends up in jail. They try to enlist Spencer’s help at the last minute but he has a date he can’t cancel.
iBelieve in Bigfoot
Bigfoot fever hits Seattle when hikers capture fuzzy footage of a suspicious figure in the woods. After an expert validates the footage on the web show, Carly convinces the gang to take Socko’s RV upstate to join the search for Bigfoot.
iPsycho (hour-long TV movie)
Carly, Sam and Freddie decide to make a slight detour on their way to a web conference to visit a fan of the show on her sixteenth birthday. When they arrive, they discover that their super fan Nora is lonely and awkward, and no one has shown up for her birthday party. To make Nora feel better, Carly suggests they do a special iCarly webcast and invite Nora’s classmates to her house. The plan works, and the party is a huge hit. So much so, that Nora decides she doesn’t want her new friends to leave and locks them in her father’s recording studio. Despite their best efforts, Carly, Sam and Freddie are unable to break out of Nora’s basement, so they trick her into sending a secret message to Gibby. Can Gibby decode the message and save the day?
iBeat The Heat
When a heat wave hits Seattle and the power goes out, Spencer comes to the rescue with a Norwegian air-conditioner and generator. Word quickly spreads throughout the building and the gang suddenly finds the loft filled with uninvited guests.
iBloop
This special episode includes never-before-seen bloopers and outtakes from the entire series’ run with introductions by the cast.
iCarly: Season 2, Volume 3 Fast Facts:
Street Date: April 5, 2011
DVD SRP: $19.99
Catalogue: 850984
DVD Running Time: 462 minutes
DVD Special Features:
Pilot Episode of T.U.F.F. Puppy (featuring the voice of iCarly’s Jerry Trainor as Dudley Puppy)
Shorts:
Meet Guppy
Best of Season 2
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. April 8th, 2011.
2 Lucky people will win iCarly DVD! Tell us your favorite character on iCarly is and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
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Diego travels the globe rescuing animals in Go, Diego, Go!: Diego Saves The World [Amazon], a six episode compilation DVD. Throughout his adventures, he receives help from his sister Alicia, animal pals, Rescue Pack Click the Camera (voiced by Rosie Perez) and the viewers at home. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Go, Diego, Go!: Diego Saves The World will be available on DVD April 12, 2011, for the suggested retail price of $16.99.
Go, Diego, Go!: Diego Saves The World Episode Synopses:
Diego the Hero
Alicia’s boat gets stuck in the ice as she takes some sick and hurt penguins to the Snowy Rescue Center. Diego and Baby Jaguar set out to help Alicia, but they’ll need the help of their friends since the Rainforest is far away from the Snowy Coast.
Cotton-top Tamarin Cave Rescue
Diego has a surprise for the lonely cotton-top tamarin singing in a cave. Alicia and Baby Jaguar have been planting lots of trees for the Tamarins so they can move back to the forest. When the Bobos accidentally block the cave’s entrance, Diego sets out to find another way out of the cave so he can reunite all the tamarins.
Bengal Tiger Makes a Wish
Diego is in India helping animals after a big rainstorm when he meets Benji the Bengal Tiger. His mother had told him that if he ever got lost, she would wait for him at the Wishing Tree, but he doesn’t know how to get there! Diego sets out to the Wishing Tree and along the way helps many animal friends who have wishes.
Diego Saves Baby Humpback Whale
A baby humpback whale is beached on a rocky island and can’t get back into the ocean! Diego sets off to save the humpback whale, running through a rainforest obstacle course and swimming with Tuga the Leatherback Sea Turtle past jellyfish and sharks. When Diego reaches the baby humpback whale, he leads the other humpback whales in making big waves to lift the beached humpback whale into the ocean and back to her mommy.
Jorge the Little Hawk Learns to Migrate
It’s getting really cold and Jorge the Hawk is ready to migrate to the Warm Forest. Diego must help build a bird place to help Jorge fly home. On this sky-high adventure,Diego and Jorge catch a ride on the warm windy wind, fly through the foggy fog, avoid a lightning storm, and finally make it all the way to the Warm Forest.
Egyptian Camel Adventure
Diego visits his friend Medina in Egypt to learn all about camels when they realize the river in Medina’s town is drying out. They must find a way to fill it up again for the camels and other desert animals to have enough water to drink. They learn of the legend of the golden cloud, which can bring water back to the river, and head out to find it.
Go, Diego, Go!: Diego Saves The World Fast Facts:
Street Date: April 12, 2011
DVD SRP: $16.99
Catalogue: 821774
DVD Running Time: Approximately 146 Minutes
I will totally admit I like dora a bit better then diego, but what I love about diego is that he does teach my son about animals. Over all the episodes on this disc feature 3/4 different areas of the world and with that comes a good selection of animals. Clearly it’ll be entertaining for your child to watch and plus with 146 minutes of run time you might want to pickup a chapter of a book if they really just get into it. I say 45 minutes tops before you have a little one tugging at your leg.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. April 8th, 2011.
2 Lucky people will win Diego DVD! Tell us your favorite character on Diego and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
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Disney’s 50th full-length animated feature film, Tangled is a visually appealing, music-filled adventure full of romance and humor. The movie focuses on Rapunzel, this latest retelling begins with a tiny piece of sunlight falling to earth and a magical golden flower sprouting where it lands. The flower, and its ability to restore youth, is discovered, used and kept secret by Mother Gothel. When the kingdom’s beloved queen falls ill, a search for the flower (apparently its existence wasn’t *completely* secret) is successfully undertaken and the healing potion brewed from it restores the queen’s health. The flower’s magical abilities are also transferred to the hair of the queen’s unborn child, Rapunzel. When Mother Gothel discovers this and learns that the magical properties are only retained as long as the hair remains uncut, she kidnaps Rapunzel and raises her as her own child. Claiming that she wants to keep Rapunzel safe from a frightening world full of danger and thugs, Mother Gothel locks her away in a remote tower. While her hair (almost a character in and of itself) grows longer and longer, Rapunzel blossoms into a surprisingly well-adjusted young woman and gifted artist who longs to see the world – particularly the mysterious lights that appear in the night sky each year on her birthday.
Enter our amusing narrator, Flynn Rider, a roguish thief who has just stolen a tiara and is on the run from palace guards when he comes across Rapunzel’s tower and takes refuge there. The very competent Rapunzel restrains Flynn, hides the tiara and strikes a bargain with him – she will return the tiara to him if he will agree to take her to see those mysterious lights, which he tells her are floating lanterns. Flynn agrees and the two set off on a rollicking adventure. Pursued now, not only by Maximus – a horse from the palace guard who refuses to give up the chase – but also by a pair of thugs Flynn double-crossed AND Mother Gothel, Flynn and Rapunzel learn to trust each other as they make one narrow escape from their pursuers after another.
This movie is a new age of Disney were the princess isnt helpless she’s actually got a ton of spunk and if very independent. As with all Disney moves there is a double edge to the humor which makes it totally enjoyable for an adult to watch along too. Adding to this great package is 3D and this movie certainly is better for it. The 3D animation is awesome.
BONUS FEATURES
Blu-ray
· Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale – Exactly how long is Rapunzel’s hair? How many lanterns were used? Where did Pascal’s name come from? Which Disney animated feature first utilized CG animation? These and more will be answered when Mandy Moore and Zach Levi take viewers on a kooky behind-the-scenes tour to learn how the filmmakers styled this film’s “Golden Tresses.”
· Deleted Scenes – Co-directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno introduce three scenes and illuminate why they were ultimately cut.
Ø The Jaunty Moose
Ø Chemistry Develops
Ø “Vigor The Visionary”
· Extended Songs – The complete versions of two great songs are shared in a unique feature that explains the co-directors decision to scale them down.
Ø “When Will My Life Begin”
Ø “Mother Knows Best”
· Two Original Storybook Openings – Two alternate versions of the film’s opening sequence described by co-directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard.
· 50th Animated Feature Countdown – A video montage celebrating Tangled as the 50th film to join The Walt Disney Studios’ prestigious lineup of classic animated features.
· 9 Tangled Teasers – A collection of the most unique and quirky commercials made for the theatrical release of “Tangled.” Some are spoofs based off of infomercials and/or breaking news, some are teasers and others are simply just funny filmstrips.
The prize pack includes:
2D Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
Adult Size Large Blue T-Shirt featuring Maximus the police horse
Adult Size Large Green T-Shirt featuring Pascal the chameleon
a do-it-yourself paper lantern
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. March 28th, 2011.
What is the Chameleon’s name? and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
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Join Max and Ruby for a rainy day adventure in the all-new DVD, Max & Ruby: Rainy Day Play! [Amazon] Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Max & Ruby: Rainy Day Play! was released on April 12, 2011, and sold for the suggested retail price of $16.99.
