JAM Reviews Despicable Me for HollywoodTeenZine - In Theaters Now!

JAM and HollywoodTeenZine's reporter in training Natalia checked out Despicable Me and shared their thoughts on the movie. Check out the written word or the cutest reporter's video here at http://hollywoodteenzine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1256&Itemid=45

Despicable Me stars the vocal talents of Steve Carell, Julie Andrews, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Jason Segal, and more. Check it out in theaters today!

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JAM Reviews Despicable Me Soundtrack for HollywoodTeenZine

“I’m having a bad, bad day, it’s about time that I get my way, steamrollin’ whatever I see. Hoh, despicable me” Pharrell – Despicable Me

New movie time means new soundtrack time and if you need some music to listen to while you plot to steal the moon, I have the CD for you. JAM had the chance to check out the soundtrack from the summer's coolest animated movie starring the vocal talents of Steve Carell, Julie Andrews, Miranda Cosgrove, and more. Check out the full review at http://hollywoodteenzine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1261&Itemid=50

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Shrek Forever After - Music From The Motion Picture

Shrek Forever After – Music From the Motion Picture

With the supposed final (I truly hope not) installment of the ogre-green powered Shrek franchise about to hit theaters, the antagonistic Rumpelstiltskin has decided to provide the listeners of this silly world with a release of his own radio show on RMPL, full of his one-of-a-kind intros and music from the soon arriving Shrek Forever After. Shrek Forever After: Music From the Motion Picture is an jovial mix of radio dj comedy and great music choices as Rumpelstiltskin and his intern Baba take us on a fun ride with music from heavyweights such as the Beastie Boys, the Carpenters, Lionel Richie, Weezer, and the amazing (and previously interviewed by HTZ) Lucy Schwartz.

With appearances from Pinnochio, Wolf, Gingy, and Hook, Rumpelstiltskin keeps things moving as each song is introduced. With a crazy mix of new and old, and a variety of music styles, this CD is a fun blast that is making me crave the movie that much more. I’m prepped and ready, having watched the first three movies and listening to Rumpel in the car, are you ready for a big helping of Shrek and the crew?

Track List (comedy in italics)

1. It’s The Rumpelstiltskin Show!
2. Isn’t It Strange (Scissor Sisters)
3. Tough Love For Baba
4. One Love (Antonio Banderas) (followed by Sunshine and Rainbows)
5. Top of the World (The Carpenters)
6. Cupcake Party
7. Rumpel’s Party Palace (Mike Simpson)
8. Pinocchio Gets His Wish
9. Click Click (Light FM featuring Lloyd Hemmings (Gingy’s ‘lil Sugar)
10. Darling I Do (Landon Pigg and Lucy Schwartz)
11. Shake Your Groove Thing (Mike Simpson)
12. Hello (Lionel Richie)
13. Birthday Bash
14. Sure Shot (Beastie Boys)
15. Hook’s Garrrrden
16. Right Back Where We Started From (Maxine Nightengale)
17. Wheezer Wig
18. I’m a Believer (Weezer)
19. Home To Fifi


JAMS Ink on Shrek Forever After - Music From The Motion Picture

Rumpelstiltskin is an interesting character from the little we’ve seen and learned about him during the movie previews and this new CD. Interesting though, Rumpelstiltskin made an appearance in Shrek the Third in the tavern I believe, but the character looked much different. I’m interested to see if they acknowledge that in the movie.

Anyway, back to the CD. Rumpelstiltskin provides just enough comedy to keep you looking forward to his pieces on the CD as he takes on his FM radio DJ personality throughout, with some friends from the movie joining in on the fun. If you like Talk Like a Pirate Day, Hook’s Garden will be a little short for you, but a lot of fun. The music itself is a good mix of songs that belong on nearly everyone’s playlists. Sure Shot from the Beastie Boys is still as amazing as it was when it was first released. Mike Simpson from the Dust Brothers is an amazing talent as he made me listen to instrumentals with his take on Shake Your Groove Thing and Rumpel’s Party Palace. And how could I not mention the amazing Lucy Schwartz (though I do not believe her scientist minions do not join her here)?

Shrek Forever After – Music From the Motion Picture is a fun departure from the serious and a refreshing dip into a fairytale world we have all dreamt of. Enjoy it, grab it, and listen to it before the movie comes your way. I’m sure you’ll be glad you did. Shrek Forever After – Music From the Motion Picture releases May 18th digitally, three days before the movie hits theaters with the physical CD to follow exclusively at Walmart. So crawl through the swamp and head Far, Far Away to get your copy. Or just head to the neighborhood store or Amazon to get your copy. It’s worth its weight in gold.

Tooth Fairy - 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Tooth Fairy : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment – Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Edition
Review by JAM

Whether dreams come true or not, the dreaming is what keeps us strong, keeps us striving, and keeps us living. Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) is known as the Tooth Fairy on the hockey ice as this bruiser prides himself on the dental work needed after his bone-crushing hits. But he was not always this way, as his dreams of success in the NHL were ended after a shoulder injury caused him to give up on his dreams. Even as his dreams ended, he took pride in ending others’ dreams, including those of the children who idolized him. The last straw comes when he tries to crush the dreams of his girlfriend Carly’s (Ashley Judd) little girl Tess (Destiny Whitlock), who awaits the Tooth Fairy coming for her tooth.

Penalty box! Or at least a summons for one week labor as a Tooth Fairy himself awaits Derek. Hilarities ensue as Derek deals with the issues that come with his new job, and the issues he has placed in front of himself. But through the help of his girlfriend’s son Randy (Chase Ellison), his new boss Fairy Lily (the always amazing Julie Andrews), and his wingless fairy caseworker Tracy (Stephen Merchant), he realizes that sometimes a tutu is needed in order to become a better man. The Tooth Fairy also stars professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler as Mick Donnelly, the up-and-coming hockey star, and Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy and everything else in the world it seems) as Ziggy.

JAMS Ink on The Tooth Fairy

Dwayne Johnson is my hero! It is good to see that the charisma he showed those many years on the WWE wrestling circuit has continued to work in this little town called Hollywood. As much as he started as an action star in the enjoyable Mummy Returns in 2001, I believe that it is movies like the Tooth Fairy and the Game Plan where the actor formerly known as The Rock shines. It seems funny that the two movies involve Dwayne as a parental figure who is full of himself, completely lost when it comes to kids, and yet an overall good guy who is able to turn things around at the end of the movie and learn more about himself in the process.

Ashley Judd. Enough said. She is the glue that keeps this movie together in the “real world” as a single mother trying to do the best for her kids. She was truly perfect for the part, and the perfect foil to the overly charismatic Derek (Dwayne Johnson).

For a fairly small part, Julie Andrews is an absolute professional and controls the scenes she is in. From snide remarking comedy about Derek’s butt in a tutu to pining over the loss in belief by children nowadays, she is amazing to watch.

If you like movies like the Game Plan or The Pacifier in which a fish-out-of-water finds his way through life in a funny yet touching way, then this movie is for you. With just enough sports comedic violence for the rough and tumble dad, and the chance to see a true man’s man sport a tutu and fairy wings for mom, and a good family story with morals and a reminder to never let go of your dreams for the kids, this movie has it all! This is truly a movie that I recommend to ANYONE that would enjoy and understand the story that unfolds. Believe once again that a man can fly, believe once again that a man can change, and believe once again that the Tooth Fairy exists!

EXTRAS

The regular version of the Tooth Fairy comes with Fairy-Oke and the Tooth Fairy Training center which are great basic extras for the kids in all of us. A sing along with the Rock and a fairy exercise program? Count me in!

The Blu-Ray includes the extras above, an introduction and commentary from director Michael Lembeck, a gag reel (which I loved, but I think they really make gag reels for guys like me anyways), deleted scenes, and a behind the scenes making-of documentary looks at costume design, special effects, and more.

Blu-ray/DVD Triple Play Special Features:
Disc One:
● Tooth Fairy Blu-ray
● “Train to be a Tooth Fairy” interactive feature
● Fairy-oke
● Gag Reel
● Deleted Scenes with Optional Introductions
● “Behind the Scenes”
○ Behind the Scenes” with Lem and Jake and
○ Lem and Jake Talk About VFX: Before and After
○ 1st Assignment with Storyboards
○ Wings and Fairy Things - Costume Design
○ Flights, Tights and Fairy FX - How The Magic Was Brought To Life
○ Creating Fairyland - Production Design
Disc Two:
● Tooth Fairy feature
Disc Three:
● Digital Copy

Single-Disc DVD Special Features
● Tooth Fairy feature
● “Train to be a Tooth Fairy” interactive feature
● Fairy-oke

Tooth Fairy from Twentieth Century Fox flies onto shelves on DVD on May 4, 2010. Put a copy under your child’s pillow and make it a family event to watch it together!

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