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Guest Post!! ~ Animal-Themed Movie Nights for Families

Catherine Ross is a full-time stay-at-home-mum who believes learning should be enjoyable for young minds. An erstwhile elementary school teacher, Catherine loves coming up with creative ways through which kids can grasp the seemingly difficult concepts of learning easily. She believes that a ‘fun factor’ can go a long way in enhancing kids’ understanding and blogs at http://kidslearninggames.weebly.com/

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Bring out a bucket of buttered popcorn and the PJs! There is nothing quite like a family night during the holidays. Why not make it an animal-themed movie night every night for a week during the holidays? Continue reading →

Tags: Animal Movies, Family, Guest Post, Movies

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Author nerdlushguests

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

12 Dec

Weather has finally arrived on the west coast, with rain and wind (and probably snow for those living in higher elevations) battering the state. It’s the perfect day to stay bundled on the couch and watch movies. Or marathon a TV show. Whichever floats your boat.

But what to watch? Continue reading →

Tags: Food, Geekery, Movies, Nerdtastic Ramblings, Personal, Television

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Categories Nerd Win
Author elizabeth ann

Wanna attend a convention without leaving your house? Now you can!

22 Nov

Followers of this site know that we are big fans of our friends Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt. Their energy and humor are always good for some fun. And they are putting together something special for fans- but don’t take my word for it. Let’s hear from the source themselves-

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Tags: Actors, Con Artists, Conventions, Events, FanGirl Squee, Friends, Geekery, Movies, Tara Platt, Voice Actor, Yuri Lowenthal

Guest Post!!~ Annabelle Gets Dolled up to Scare Your Socks Off!

10 Oct

Annabelle is a prequel to The Conjuring which was a surprise horror hit from last year directed by James Wan. This time around, John R. Leonetti, whose previous directing efforts include Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and The Butterfly Effect 2, takes the reins of what could turn into the latest genre franchise. The movie stars Annabelle Wallis (Yes, her name is Annabelle), Ward Horton, Tony Amendola, and Alfre Woodard. Continue reading →

Tags: Annabelle, Guest Post, Horror, Marc, Movies, Reviews

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Author nerdlushguests

Stand up for your nerd self! Nerd Power!

26 Sep

Had to sit through a training on self care for clinicians today, i.e. how to take care of myself so that I can take care of my clients. Not a bad training, as trainings go, but personally I figured out my own self care approaches while in grad school- the first time. It did strike an idea- what are some self care ideas for my nerd peers? I mean, there are a lot of easy self care and coping skills that healthy adults use all the time, but are there any that strike me as key for ideas for nerds? Or what can be tweaked to be specific?

So I made a list Continue reading →

Tags: Comics, Conventions, CosPlay, FanGirl Squee, Friends, Games, Geekery, Movies, Music, Nerd Adventures, Nerdtastic Ramblings, Personal, Psychology, Stress, Wil Wheaton, Youtube Videos

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Author elizabeth ann

Awkward! Don’t forget the importance of music!

12 Sep

Have you ever watched the deleted scenes on a DVD and scene your favorite characters having a conversation in a dance club? Awkward! It’s nothing but the dialogue fighting to be heard over the shuffling feet of extras pretending to look sexy while dancing with no music.

It should be pointed out that there is an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer were there is no background music- when Joyce dies- but it’s still gone through post production and had those awkward none relevant sounds removed so as not to pull focus from the rest of the emotionally driven episode. Continue reading →

Tags: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, DVDs, Fail, Family Guy, FanGirl Squee, Geekery, Movies, Music, Nerdtastic Ramblings, Star Wars, Television

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Categories Movies, Music, Television
Author elizabeth ann

Guest Post!!!~ Marvel Makes Out of this World Movie Magic!

6 Sep

Our pal Marc is back with another guest post! Marc watches a lot of movies and reviews them on TwoOhSix.com all while defying the conventions of what a “movie critic” is typically supposed to be.

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Guardians of the Galaxy, created by Marvel Studios, is a science fiction, super hero epic from the Marvel Cinematic Universe which includes movies like The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, andCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. The movie features the acting talents of Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Glenn Close, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, and John C. reilly and was directed by James Gunn who also wrote the screenplay along with Nicole Perlman. Continue reading →

Tags: Action, Actors, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Comics, Dave Bautista, Drax, Gamora, Geekery, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guest Post, James Gunn, Marc, Marvel, Movies, Rocket Raccoon, Starlord, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

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Guest Post!!!~ Half Shells not as Half Bay-ked as You Might Think

31 Aug

Our pal Marc is back with another guest post! Marc watches a lot of movies and reviews them on TwoOhSix.com all while defying the conventions of what a “movie critic” is typically supposed to be.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an iconic comic book franchise that rose to prominence in the 80’s thanks to cartoons, toys, and movies and now, the “Heroes in a Half Shell” are back in a rebooted adventure that re-imagines and reinvigorates this classic kid friendly adventure. Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, and Whoopi Goldberg star in the movie which was directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Continue reading →

Tags: Guest Post, Marc, Movies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT

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Do I hear a waltz? Track 4

25 Aug

It’s been quite a while since a post focused only music but as the topic of this post has been one of the top albums for several weeks, it’s about time we came back to this series. James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy has spawned a huge following- just this weekend it officially became the highest grossing film of the summer in the US- and at least a tiny part of that has to be attributed to the amazingly fun soundtrack, the Awesome Mix Vol. 1. Continue reading →