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Heads up! Future films: Disney's Big Hero 6

There’s a brand new fun teaser trailer for Disney’s BIG HERO 6 out there. The film will be released in UK cinemas on 30th JANUARY 2015. Be sure London Mums will review the movie ahead of its release to let you know what both parents and children think about it. But from the animators from Frozen and Wreck-it-Ralph I only expect great things!   Trailer  Synopsis With all the…
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Film Review: Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is a 3D-animated musical based on the adventure books by Roger Stanton Baum, the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum. A continuation of one of the world’s most popular and beloved fairy tales, Legends of Oz finds Dorothy (Lea Michele) waking to post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the…
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Films and stars: Natalie Portman

Browsing on Netflix can be pretty addictive sometimes but also amazing if you are researching movies of a particular star. One actress I have always been impressed with is Natalie Portman. And here is the list of some of her films in the last 15 years. What I love about the films Natalie stars in is that they have no obvious endings or storylines. They include no cliches or predictable turns. She…
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New short documentary about a mother raising a child with three cultures premieres on 1000 Londoners

How far would you go to have a baby? And how do you bring up a child with multiple cultural backgrounds? A new short film on 1000londoners.com profiles a woman who has had to deal with both of these issues. Rose is a Spanish mother who grew up within Stockwell and Brixton’s Hispanic community. Her husband, Artif, is from Egypt and speaks Arabic as his first language. After unsuccessfully trying…
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Film Review: Postman Pat: The Movie

Postman Pat: The Movie hits the UK cinemas on 23 May 2014. If you are a big fan of Postman Pat like my 7 year old son who has watched absolutely ALL (with no exaggeration) series many times on TV and on DVD, you are certainly disappointed for the first 10 minutes of the movie while you are getting used to the different voices and CGI faces. But then the characters become familiar again and you…
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Film reviews - our movie marathon: Tarzan and The Amazing SpiderMan 2

Last Saturday my son and I took a trip to the cinema for our first movie marathon together. We headed to Vue at Westfield London (in Sheperds Bush) because of the very comfy chairs and great viewing from any seat of the cinema there. Vue Cinemas are also launching an ‘All-inclusive Family Package’ in conjunction with First Choice holidays. The package gives families entry into a film, as well…
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Books

Books for early readers: FREE Secret Seven titles by Enid Blyton

What a great idea for McDonalds (for once) to offer books with all Happy Meals instead of useless and cheap toys.  The books being give away are those by no less than Enid Blyton and her Secret Seven adventures. Over the period of the Secret Seven Happy Meal promotion (Weds 30th April – Tues 2nd June 2014) Happy Meal customers will receive: –         A physical Secret Seven…
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Heads Up! Future Films: Maleficent

The other side of the Sleeping Beauty story hits the big screen at the end of the month with the arrival of Disney’s much-anticipated Maleficent. Angelina Jolie, complete with to-die-for cheekbones, brings animation’s most iconic villain to life.  And, as she reveals in this special feature, it was a character she was especially keen to play. Her youngest daughter, five year old Vivienne…
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Mother and Son

Hello, I’m a novelist & journalist…I’m also a mum. And I have to say that the way mothers are portrayed in fiction DRIVES ME NUTS. Think about the books you’ve read which focus on being a mother…it’s all about the hard work, the difficulties, the mess and the way in which your life is taken away from you. What about the good stuff??? Where is the joy of…
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Heads Up! Future Films - Postman Pat The Movie

Does Glendale’s finest have the X factor?  We’ll find out when Postman Pat The Movie trundles into town later this month. Pat (voiced by Stephen Mangan) auditions for a national talent contest – and sounds uncannily like Ronan Keating! Ronan’s isn’t the only familiar voice in the film, as the cast list also includes David Tennant and Jim Broadbent. And with such a voice, Pat…
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