My son and I were invited to a very special screening and Q&A with the cast of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – the second of five all new adventures in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World™. The movie opens in theaters this weekend, November 16, 2018 and is rated PG-13. This review and the following…
Woody Harrelson is Beckett in SOLO: A Star Wars Story #HanSoloEvent
Many thanks to Disney for inviting me on an expense-paid trip to Los Angeles to attend the #HanSoloEvent and #ABCTVEvent in exchange for coverage on my blog. No other compensation was provided. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Solo: A Star Wars Story is finally out in theaters, and I can’t wait for…
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is L3-37, The New Droid on the Block #HanSoloEvent
I am so thankful to Disney for inviting me on an expense-paid trip to Los Angeles to attend the #HanSoloEvent and #ABCTVEvent in exchange for coverage on my blog. No other compensation was provided. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Meet L3-37 L3-37 is Lando’s co-pilot and a self-made droid assembled from astromech…
I Kill Giants – Exclusive Interview with Madison Wolfe
Last week, I had the opportunity to interview Madison Wolfe, the star of the new movie I KILL GIANTS, in select theaters and On Demand now. I was not compensated in any way for this post. Amazon affiliate links are included. About I KILL GIANTS From the acclaimed graphic novel by the same name comes…
Exclusive Interview with Rick Riordan {Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead}
I was invited to the Library of Congress in Washington DC this week to visit with author Rick Riordan before he kicked off his national tour for his newest book, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead (Book 3). No compensation was received, but I did get to take home…
Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Kaya Scodelario, who played Carina Smyth in the new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (along with 24 of my fellow bloggers). This spoiler-free interview was part of the Pirates red carpet premiere and press event. Travel and accommodations were covered by Disney but…
The Queen of Katwe Family: Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga and Martin Kabanza #QueenOfKatweEvent
I was invited to Los Angeles to attend a press day and the red carpet premiere of Disney’s Queen of Katwe (see my experience HERE and my movie review HERE). Travel and accommodations were covered by Disney, but all thoughts are my own. Movie photos courtesy of Disney. Interview photos courtesy of Carol Jones /…
Flash from Zootopia Has Advice For New Drivers #ZootopiaBluray
While I was in Los Angeles for the Zootopia Bluray press day, I had the opportunity to sit down not only with Raymond Persi, the voice behind Flash from Zootopia, but with Flash himself! What a fun (albeit SLOW) experience! Zootopia is coming to DVD/Bluray/Digital this week (June 7)! My travel, accommodations, and activities were…
Alice Through the Looking Glass Director James Bobin
This exclusive interview with Director James Bobin on the new movie, Alice Through the Looking Glass, was part of the #ThroughTheLookingGlassEvent press trip with Disney. All travel, accommodations, and activities were provided by Disney, but all thoughts are my own. All interview photos are courtesy of Jana Seitzer / MerlotMommy.com. Amazon affiliate links used in…
Chatting with Zootopia Animators Renato dos Ajos & Chad Sellers
While I was in Los Angeles last month on my latest Disney press trip, I had the opportunity to sit down with Renato dos Anjos, head of animation, and Chad Sellers, an animation supervisor for Zootopia, which is coming to DVD/Bluray/Digital on June 7! Writing a story, I get. Performing lines, I also get (although…