http://www.gainesvilleregister.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_216150842.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_216150842.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_204155145.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_204155145.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_188161552.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_188161552.html The House of Mouse’s release “Imagination Movers: Warehouse Mouse Edition” brought mixed reactions from my 4-year-old daughter Clare, 9-year-old son Josiah, and a little bit of eye rolling and parental perspective from me.Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment Division had released “Imagination Movers Warehouse Mouse Edition to video retail and rental outlets in early May. Scott, Smitty, Dave and Rich, the “Imagination Movers,” are a lot of fun to watch. The colorful set, constant motion, and energetic music make it a shoo-in for the preschool set. The guys genuinely seem to be enjoying themselves, and I’m pretty sure the kids can sense it. This is not one of the best educational films, but it is truly entertaining and will get children up and dancing. While geared for younger children, our oldest son generally didn’t mind watching the film from time to time. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_104143303.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_104143303.html Universal released “The Tale of Despereaux” to video rental and retail outlets April 7. The film is entertaining, down to earth, heart—warming and funny. In other words, good story, good teachings, good film. Go buy it. “The Tale of Despereaux” is a DVD worth watching, especially withe kids. I reviewed the Blu—Ray release.This release has a lot of heart.It’s a story about courage, about being okay with being different and about seeing beyond how others want you to be.I watched this with my 6-soon-to-be-7-year-old granddaughter. We both loved it.“The Tale of Despereaux” is a multi-level experience Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:14:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_104141555.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_104141555.html “Revolution—a dynamic mix of sound and movement” is how the Department of Dance at North Central Texas College is billing its upcoming spring concert on April 27. The event, open at no charge to the general public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage of the First State Bank Center for the Performing Arts (FSB Center) on the Gainesville Campus. The concert program will feature members of the performance dance classes at NCTC from both the Gainesville and Corinth campuses and will center around dance presentations they have been working on during the semester under the direction of instructors Meghan Cardwell-Wilson and Karen MacIntyre. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_092175349.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_092175349.html The Story of Our Heroes and the Town that Stood Up to Honor Them was to tell the stories of both the Medal of Honor Recipients and the city with the only Medal of Honor Host City Program in America: Gainesville. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:07:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_089151001.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_089151001.html Suspects don’t give false confessions, right?Don’t be so sure.Jeanette Popp and Wanda Evan’s “Mortal Justice” may give even hard-core law and order advocates a fresh perspective on the Texas criminal justice system. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_079113531.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_079113531.html BBC Video released Doctor Who: The Key to Time on March 3 to video retail and rental outlets. The story-line is one of only two — if I remember correctly — that was a full season long.Of course, while there are only 6 episodes, they are divided into 26 shows.If you’re a Dr. Who fan you should get it if only for that reason. Even if you’re not though, there are some valid reasons to watch these slices of the longest running science fiction series in the world. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:57:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_055120210.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_055120210.html I am of two minds about Metalocalypse.The first season of the violent fantasy/adventure/rock fest is for sale on DVD now, and will probably find its niche with younger adults. Anyone over 30 will likely find it distasteful.When I first watched an episode of the series in 2007 with my son Trevor — who swore it was hilarious — I couldn’t help laughing.Metalocalypse is typical Adult Swim fare. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:53:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_055115620.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_055115620.html Karma Police will probably not come to your local cineplex. But it is definitely worth searching out, finding and buying. One can find it at most national video rental shops, or online at most major outlets.I have to admit, I kinda-sorta wish there were a group like the Karma Police — I would love knowing that not only would I get my reward — or punishment — after I died, but I would get it now. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_043145343.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_043145343.html If you can get past how bad Mickey Rourke’s face looks in “The Wrestler,” then you might actually enjoy the film. All jabs aside, “The Wrestler” does seem to serve as the perfect platform for Rourke’s return to the box office.Rourke’s character in the film, Randy “The Ram” Robinson, isn’t much different from the actor himself. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_042154037.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_042154037.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_019165918.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_019165918.html Defiance opened in First-run theaters Friday, Jan 15. It is, in my opinion a truly touching and moving film.Contrasted with the state of Israel today, which is being fighting back via air-strikes and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, attempting to survive in the face of the racial hatred of the Hamas and the Muslim religion’s attempt, according to what I have read, to exterminate the Israelis. The timing of the release of this movie could be considered ironic, celebrating — as it does — the courage and will to live of a group of displaced Jews attempting to escape the purges and death camps of their enemy. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_019165226.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_019165226.html Swing Vote — recently released on DVD — puts Kevin Costner’s character Ernest “Bud” Johnson in the unlikely position of deciding the outcome of a presidential election.Costner is right on as a lazy, beer-drinking, slacker raising his brilliant, matured-beyond-her-years daughter Molly in a 1970s-era trailer house in Texico, NM.Things aren’t going right for Bud and we can tell they haven’t for a long time.Casting a vote in the election is the last thing on Bud’s mind.But Molly, who’s sick of being let down by her dad, decides to make him vote. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:24:00 +0000 http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_013115022.html http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/business/local_story_013115022.html This Tuesday (Jan. 13) Sony re-releases Underworld and Underworld Evolution as a double feature set timed with the theatrical release of the third of the franchise, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. This franchise is more than just a horror series, it’s an adventure, a romance and a rewritting and interweaving of the lycanthrope (werewolf) and vampire stories told throughout the centuries — as far back as early Greece according to “Fangs vs. Fiction” one of the special features with the first release, Underworld. This is an action/adventure film that happens to feature vampires and werewolves. But still, it grew on me — I liked it.