Grease for the next generation
January 11, 2009 by kellys
Filed under odds and ends
Ok, so the movie is filth and sexually charged dealing with premarital sex, abortion, smoking, disobeying your parents, and cheating in school. But to a 3 year old, it simply has TONS of music to dance to and they are dressed funny.
I’m talking about the movie Grease with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John. I have always loved that movie and didn’t really realize it until I was way older that it wasn’t exactly the most Christian, wholesome movie to watch.
I must say that I am extremely sorry for the Travolta’s family loss and have chosen to let them mourn …read more
A Thrifty Movie Night
August 13, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under entertainment, family
The following is a guest post.
We love to watch movies and that includes new ones, however as a family it costs roughly $35 just to get tickets. This doesn’t include food and drinks. By the end of the movie we may have spent a whopping $60, but this only happens on a rare occasion. We’ve learned a few new tricks on having a thrifty movie night. These are tricks anyone can do, even when you have kids.
First, you can either rent movies or buy them and I’m not meaning buy the brand new ones that cost $20 or more. Go …read more
Free Family Film Festival
July 24, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under entertainment, family
If you’re like me, then you really enjoy free entertainment! Thanks to Regal Entertainment, you can see movies such as Happy Feet, Charlotte’s Web, Peter Pan, March of the Penguin, Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and more. It’s all FREE!
To find a listing of the movies in your area, simply go to the Family Film Festival website and click on your state. Enjoy!
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What a waste of money – or is it
July 16, 2008 by kellys
Filed under budget, celebrities, entertainment
Before DH and I had kids, we used to go to the movies all the time. But then again, the movies used to be cheaper. So now the New Batman movie, The Dark Knight, comes out Friday night. I really want to see it. I was so sad when I heard that Heath Ledger had died just as he finished the movie. I love the series and love Christian Bale. I will miss Heath. My favorite movie he did was A Knight’s Tale. But now that it takes more than $7 per person to go to the movies, not including …read more
Jumpin’ Jack Flash anyone?
April 11, 2008 by kellys
Filed under odds and ends
OK, I am a movie buff and I am totally stumped! It’s driving me crazy. Does anybody know what movie has a main character dancing to Jumpin’ Jack Flash and looking pretty silly doing it? I can see it plain as day in my mind. I think it’s a late 80’s early 90’s movie but I can’t remember and it’s driving me crazy!
HELP!!!
Picture courtesy of Flickr
Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!
February 5, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under holidays
I’d like you wish you all a very Happy Valentine’s Day. For this post, I’m going to do something a little different. I’m going to give you a list of my favorite movies. I’m a big fan of romantic comedies, so these movies would be perfect to watch with your honey. If you’re looking for something a bit more thrifty from me, then check out 50 Thrifty Links for Valentine Fun. These are in no particular order.
1. The Wedding Date
2. The Wedding Planner
3. Music and Lyrics (one of my new favorites)
4. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
5. Runaway …read more
25 Free Fonts for Nerds
May 27, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Uncategorized
Are you bored with using the same old fonts? If so, then you should check out this article at Rewards Program. There are 25 free fonts that you can download from tv shows and movies such as Buffy, Austin Powers, Back to the Future, Alias, and many more!
Kids-In-Mind Keeps Parents Informed
February 11, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under entertainment, family
I just found out about a site called Kids-In-Mind. This site gives parents the skinny on what’s going on in a movie. Each movie receives a rating of 1-10 in the areas of sex, violence, and profanity. Very detailed information is given, including which profane words were used, what the actors were wearing, if there is any name-calling, and more. I was pretty impressed with the specifics for the reviews.
Here is a snippet from the review for “Miss Potter”:
SEX/NUDITY 2 – A man and a woman kiss, a man and a woman dance together, and a man touches a woman’s hand …read more
Top 10 movies for date night.
July 11, 2006 by kellys
Filed under Top 10 lists, celebrities
Recently I shared some great tips on how to go see a new movie on the thrifty side. My DH and I used to go see an average of 3-4 movies a month at the theater. That was pre-diapers and baby sitters. HAHA! Now, we tend to rent movies and pray we return them on time to avoid late fees. So what movies should you watch? How about a good list of date movies? Funny you should ask me that. I just happened to come across a great top 10 list for date night from CBN and actually like the …read more
Movies on a budget. Tips for seeing a movie for cheap.
July 10, 2006 by kellys
Filed under budget, money saving idea
I love date night. I just don’t like to shell out a bunch of money. Most people have family that can help out with babysitting, so they don’t have to pay. We don’t. The blessing in our life is that we have a couple of teenagers that love watching our daughter. We pay them in meals, movies, etc since they won’t take payment. They are wonderful to us. The other day we went to see Superman. (What a good movie by the way) We used to go to the movies at any time. Now we only go when we can …read more







