March 24th, 2015
Listen in as we review Disney’s live action film, Cinderella and the 2nd film in the Divergent series: Insurgent. Guests Mason Vale Cotton who stars in Russell Madness, now out on DVD/Blu-ray and Helena Johnson, a budding young singer from the Paul McCartney School of Music round out the show. Hosted by Gerry Orz and Brianna Hope Beatons.
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March 19th, 2015
Listen in as we review Disney’s new, live action Cinderella starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett and Richard Madden. We’ll also talk about Sound of Music and its 50th Anniversary DVD/Blu-ray/Digital release and the fantastic website for kids, Petra’s Planet. Today’s show is hosted by Keefer Blakeslee and Brianna joined by KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Haley Powell, Morgan Bertsch, Brandon Cela and Kamren Washington.
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March 10th, 2015
Listen to our reviews of the new direct-to-DVD film Russell Madness, the PBS series, Black in Latin America by Henry Gates Jr., the anti-bullying film A Girl Like Her and the TV/online series 1001 Nights. This week’s show is hosted by Gerry Orz and Raven Devanney who are joined by KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Clayton PIckard and Justin Storey. http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1950/kids-first-coming-attractions
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February 2nd, 2015
Listen in as we review the new George Lucas film Strange Magic, Interview Jorge Gutierrez, the director of The Book of Life which comes out on DVD / Blu-ray this week, review the indie short COWS by Susan Boynton and a fave of our critics, discuss the E-book series UptonCharles Dog Detective and talk about our KIDS FIRST! Critics experience at YouTube’s Space LA where we are shooting our first TV shows, KIDS FIRST! News HIghlights!. Whew. Catch all this and more with your hosts Keefer Blakeslee and Brianna Hope Beaton joined by KIDS FIRST! Critics Kendyl Powell and Anthony Aranda.
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January 27th, 2015
Listen in as we review the new George Lucas animated film Strange Magic and everyone’s favorite bear, Paddington in his own movie. Our special guests this evening are Filip and Dalila, stars of PBS Kids new show Odd Squad. Last, we’ll review the new indie film Belle & Sebastian about a boy and his dog who help Jewish refugees escape the Nazi soldiers in WWII France. Catch all this and more with your hosts Raven Devanney and Brianna Hope Beaton joined by KIDS FIRST! Critics Samantha Alexander, Katie G, Kendyl Powell and Jeremy Badour. Go here to listen to our most current show.
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January 19th, 2015
Listen in as we review the blockbuster film Into the Woods, the animated film Paddington based on the best-selling British storybooks, Civil Rights drama SELMA based on the true story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historical march in the 60s and the direct to DVD series, Once Upon a Sign which presents modern versions of classic Grimm’s fairy tales in American Sign Language. Catch all this and more with your hosts Raven Devanney and Keefer Blakeslee joined by KIDS FIRST! Critics Brianna Hope Beaton and Gerry Orz. Go here to listen to our most current show.
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January 12th, 2015
Listen in as we review the blockbuster films Into the Woods and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. As a special feature, we’re also reviewing the Robin Williams’ 80s TV show Mork & Mindy which was just released to DVD/Blu-ray. Catch all this and more with your hosts Brianna Hope Beaton and Gerry Orz joined by KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Shelby Ronae and Willie Jones. http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1950/kids-first-coming-attractions
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December 2nd, 2014
Listen in as we review the new feature films The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Penguins of Madagascar, The Song of the Sea and talk about this year’s AFI Fest 2014. Catch all this and more with your hosts Keefer Blakeslee and Brianna Hope Beaton joined by Samantha Alexander, Haley Powell.
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November 25th, 2014
Listen in as we review the new feature film, The Theory of Everything and the new original production by Amazon, the Gortimer Gibbons series. Hear all about AFI Fest 2014 and one of its animated films, The Song of the Sea and learn about the Reel vs. Real Diversity in Hollywood Conference at the Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media. Catch all this and more with your hosts Raven Devanney and Keefer Blakeslee joined by Jailene Aries and Gerry Orz.
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November 18th, 2014
Listen in as we interview Chase Lewis XPRIZE Winner. Listen to three of our critics review the new Disney animated feature Big Hero 6. Catch all this and more with your host Gerry Orz joined by Samantha Alexander, Haley Powell, Willie Jones and Harmony Makhfi.
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