Power, wealth, sex … and glorious extravagance. They all find a home in the sprawling saga of the Ewing clan in Dallas. At 357 episodes, Dallas remains one of the longest lasting prime time dramas in American TV history. I was hooked when I was younger but I was a bit gutted to google and find it ran from 1978 to 1991 (i.e. a very long time ago!). The good news is that it’s being brought back for a new series starring some of the original characters and new ones too, I’ve seen the adverts and can’t wait to catch…

I’m so pleased the toddler is beginning to like things other than Thomas. I was scared for my sanity but lately we’ve been enjoying episodes of all kinds of things and he was happy to watch So You Want to be a Pirate? the latest offering from Aardman and Sony Pictures Animation. Need to remember where you buried your treasure? Want to learn the secrets of navigating winds or learn how to cook  delicious giant squid with lemon? This is non-stop family fun! Featuring the voices of Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, David Tenant and Brendan Gleeson, it’s a great introduction…

Our latest film from the Tots100 Film Club was The Lorax. Based on the children’s book of the same name, and written by Dr Seuss, it tells the story of the Lorax who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. We have a couple of books by Dr Seuss, including The Lorax, which we love to read. Fortunately the toddler is also happy for some quiet time so we were able to sit down to watch The Lorax on DVD. It’s quite short at 25 minutes so was the perfect length for him to sit and watch.   The…

The toddler is a sporty little thing, loves the park and his scooter so I knew he would love Scooby Doo Spooky Games. Warner Brothers kindly sent us a copy of the DVD along with some fun games for the garden. I don’t think I have ever laughed so much at my toddler trying to keep a plastic egg on a plastic spoon. We’ve also been trying to learn how to ‘catch’ and throw small bean bags which is just hilarious. We’re feeling in a bit of a lull during this dead space between the end of the Olympic Games…

Warner Brothers asked if we would like to review Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I was a bit unsure about watching a film connected to 9/11 but was intrigued by the stellar cast and director. Adapted from the acclaimed bestseller by Jonathan Safran Foer, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” is a story that unfolds from inside the young mind of Oskar Schell, an inventive eleven year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in his deceased father’s belongings sets him off on an urgent search across the city for the lock it will open. A year after his father died…

Our June film from the Tots100 Film Club was Where the Wild Things Are rated PG. My sister and niece recently came to stay and I thought this would be a great family film to sit down and watch. However, we sat down and attempted to watch the film 3 times but we never finished watching it. We just didn’t enjoy it and it failed to catch the imagination of my toddler, 8 year old niece, myself and my older sister. I can’t put my finger on why we didn’t enjoy the film as the synopsis sounds magical. Where the…

We are very happy members of the Tots100 Film Club and our latest review is of the humongous Looney Tunes Big Faces Box Set. The box set contains 10 discs: Daffy Duck, Tweety Pie, Taz, Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales, Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry x2, ROad Runner and Wile E. Coyote. Each disc contains about 15 episodes which are perfect for little people with small attention spans. We’ve been working our way through the set, the toddler picking a disc by the character on the front of each box. This has been great for learning new words although he’s still…