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Childbirth is dramatic enough without getting left behind by an overzealous husband, ala I Love Lucy, or having your partner’s stoner friend walking in just in time to see the baby crowning like in Knocked Up.
But according to Hollywood, when your nine months are up and baby is ready to be born, any number of things could happen.
Your water could break on your best friend’s ex-fiance’s feet. You’ll probably start screaming at anyone who gets near you, especially your partner who has suddenly gone from trust-worthy and reliable to bumbling and self-absorbed. And when it’s all over, all of your sweat and tears will magically turn to clean hair and lipstick as you cuddle your perfectly formed newborn baby.
As a parent, there is much you must keep an eye on when it comes to what you’re kids are watching. Is it violent, foul, teach awful lessons? Does it resemble an acid trip starring Anthony Bourdain? Well here’s one less thing you’ll need to guard your children from: big fake boobs.
It’s a continual lament around our house — there are so few films that are suitable for young children. My mother-in-law likes to take her grandkids to the movies, but it’s hard to find ones that we feel are acceptable. Being animated doesn’t automatically mean a film is okay for the little ones. Even Disney films are, in our house, “for big kids” because of the violence and gender stereotypes. So when a state decides to offer a tax credit for “family-friendly” films being made there, it sounds like an idea long overdue.
If you happened to catch the trailer for a movie called “2028,” and you thought the topic of teen pregnancy was plenty scary, keep reading.
The “trailer” isn’t a trailer at all. At least not for a real movie. It’s more a look-see at what life would be like for your teen for the next eighteen years if they up and get pregnant. Continue reading »
Right now you might be headed to the video store (those still exist, right?) to pick up a couple movies to tide over the fam over the holiday. Everybody has their favorites, but here are 20 to avoid.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
An incredibly expensive, highly marketed film about looking past the materialism and marketing of Christmas. Ballsy move. Also, the original cartoon needed no improvement.
As Big Hollywood points out, there aren’t too many movies about Thanksgiving, but there are a lot that are perfect for Thanksgiving. Big Hollywood has a list of eight such movies, although I’m not so sure I agree with all of them. Thanksgiving is easily my favorite holiday because it means coming together with friends and family to express thanks for their influence on us and our lives. So what movies best embody this spirit?
It takes a very special girl to win the heart of Steve Urkel. And Laura Winslow — as played by Kellie Williams during nine seasons of TV’s “Family Matters” — was just that sort of special girl.
Williams, a native of Forestville, Md., in the Washington D.C. area, dabbled in modeling and theater before she snagged her starring role on the ABC (and later, briefly, CBS) sitcom at the age of 13. So what has happened to her since the days of laugh tracks and listening to Urkel repeatedly ask the question, “Did I do that?” Let’s find out.
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