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Little Movie Comedy Review and Giveaway
Movies
Family Friendly Comedy
Another new summer home entertainment release is out now on Digital and the movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE and, as of July 9, 2019, will also be available on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand. This time, it's the rip roaring comedy feature film Little, from the producer who brought us the equally funny films Girls Trip and Night School.
Ever wonder what it might be like to be a grown-up female high power, self-centered tech mogul who awakes one day to find her adult self inside the physical body of an awkward 13-year-old girl who is being bullied at school by her classmates? You're about to find out. Don't just imagine it, grab a copy of Little, rated PG-13, to watch and laugh non-stop again and again at home at the mother of all body swap comedy stories.
In this film, shot on location in Atlanta, Georgia, Regina Hall plays demanding, all-business tech steamroller Jordan Sanders. Regina's Jordan character is so cruel, in fact, she makes the lead character in The Devil Wears Prada look practically harmless in comparison.
The uber talented teenage actress Marsai Martin (Black-ish) steals the stage from her adult co-star counterparts as Jordan's 13 year-old self, delivering a memorable performance you'd expect from an A-list actor twice her age. The only one in on this bizarre switcheroo scenario is the Jordan's overloaded assistant April (Issa Rae). Among the other notables in the cast is Justin Hartley (Bad Moms Christmas, This is Us) in the role of young Jordan's hunky middle school teacher.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Marsai going up for Best Actress at the Academy Awards in the near future. In summary, all I can say is you have to see this to experience all the craziness yourself. Rated PG-13, Little is a funny, entertaining movie to watch at home this summer with your sullen teenage for some bonding time and to have some good laughs together.
FUN FACT: Marsai Martin, who celebrates her 15th birthday in real life next month, is the youngest Executive Producer, male or female, to ever produce a movie for a major movie studio. She pitched Universal on her original movie story idea when she was only 10 years old, then went on to star in Little, as well as to serve as an executive producer alongside her dad, Josh Martin, co-star Regina Hall, and Preston Holmes.
Universal Pictures' Little home entertainment release offers some of the most generous and funniest bonus content I've seen in a long time, so don't miss all the extras.
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| L to R: Marsai Martin & Issa Rae |
MBE partnered with Universal Pictures for this Review & Giveaway
The Storyline
Ever wonder what it might be like to be a grown-up female high power, self-centered tech mogul who awakes one day to find her adult self inside the physical body of an awkward 13-year-old girl who is being bullied at school by her classmates? You're about to find out. Don't just imagine it, grab a copy of Little, rated PG-13, to watch and laugh non-stop again and again at home at the mother of all body swap comedy stories.
In this film, shot on location in Atlanta, Georgia, Regina Hall plays demanding, all-business tech steamroller Jordan Sanders. Regina's Jordan character is so cruel, in fact, she makes the lead character in The Devil Wears Prada look practically harmless in comparison.
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| Regina Hall as mogul Jordan Sanders |
The uber talented teenage actress Marsai Martin (Black-ish) steals the stage from her adult co-star counterparts as Jordan's 13 year-old self, delivering a memorable performance you'd expect from an A-list actor twice her age. The only one in on this bizarre switcheroo scenario is the Jordan's overloaded assistant April (Issa Rae). Among the other notables in the cast is Justin Hartley (Bad Moms Christmas, This is Us) in the role of young Jordan's hunky middle school teacher.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Marsai going up for Best Actress at the Academy Awards in the near future. In summary, all I can say is you have to see this to experience all the craziness yourself. Rated PG-13, Little is a funny, entertaining movie to watch at home this summer with your sullen teenage for some bonding time and to have some good laughs together.
Marsai Martin, Youngest Hollywood Producer
FUN FACT: Marsai Martin, who celebrates her 15th birthday in real life next month, is the youngest Executive Producer, male or female, to ever produce a movie for a major movie studio. She pitched Universal on her original movie story idea when she was only 10 years old, then went on to star in Little, as well as to serve as an executive producer alongside her dad, Josh Martin, co-star Regina Hall, and Preston Holmes.
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Universal Pictures' Little home entertainment release offers some of the most generous and funniest bonus content I've seen in a long time, so don't miss all the extras.
Bonus Features Include
- Gag Reel
- More Than a Little Talent Survival
- Marsai Martin Presents
- Black Momma Whuppin' Situation
- Regina Goes Method
- Issa Rae's Assistant Survival Guide
- Feature Commentary
Exclusive Little Sweepstakes
Enter our MBE Giveaway
on Instagram
Thanks to Universal Pictures, one lucky MBE giveaway participant will win the new Blu-ray + DVD + Digital combo edition of Little. To enter the Little sweepstakes Mommy Blog Expert is hosting, visit this MBE Instagram post. Contest open to US + Canada residents. Hurry, giveaway ends July 23, 2019 at 12 am PST/3 am EST. One (1) qualifying winner will be selected at random. Universal Pictures is providing the prize and is responsible for delivery to winner.
More on Little
See the official Little movie trailer. To learn more and for more fun stuff on Little, visit the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment website and the film's Facebook and Twitter pages.
Summer Style Fashion Review Giveaway
Fashion
MBE partnered with 12 Dollar Bella Tees for this post
by Neima Pollak
MBE Staff Writer
Summer is here and the Fourth of July is just around the corner. That means it’s time to peek inside your closet to see if you could give your warm weather wardrobe a boost with some fun new t-shirts and tank tops. For inspiration, good thing there's 12 Dollar Bella Tees to help you freshen up your style this season. With the boutique brand's ever changing unique graphic tee collection for teens and women in a wide age range, there's something new here to discover for just about everyone's taste.
Founded by a Missouri mom of five, 12 Dollar Bella Tees offers boutique style t-shirts at very affordable prices. These graphic tees are super soft and won’t shrink. Like it says in the this small business' name, all tees and tank tops are priced at just $12. This is a fabulous bargain for the high quality you get when you purchase their tees. This company has chic graphic t-shirts available year round, including a collection designed for moms.
Your personality is one-of-a-kind and shirts like these are a fanciful way for you to share that uniqueness with family and friends. In addition to a limited time collection for the July 4th holiday, 12 Dollar Bella Tees are available in a wide variety of everyday styles you won't be able to get anywhere else and which you'll want to wear all summer. Plus, they are always adding new styles. All the brand's ladies sleeveless and short-sleeved shirt designs are quality constructed and made in the USA.
Don't Miss This Exclusive
$50 Gift Card Giveaway
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One lucky MBE giveaway participant will win a $50 gift card to shop online at 12 Dollar Bella Tees thanks to the brand. To enter this Boutique T-Shirt Sweepstakes Mommy Blog Expert is hosting, visit this MBE Instagram page. Contest open to US residents only. Hurry, giveaway ends July 16, 2019 at 12 am PST/3 am EST. One (1) qualifying winner selected at random from all eligible entries submitted will be notified. 12 Dollar Bella Tees is providing the prize and is responsible for delivery to winner. This giveaway is being hosted by Mommy Blog Expert for 12 Dollar Bella Tees and it is not associated with Instagram in any way.
MBE partnered with 12 Dollar Bella Tees for this post
Boutique Style Made in the USA
by Neima Pollak
MBE Staff Writer
Summer is here and the Fourth of July is just around the corner. That means it’s time to peek inside your closet to see if you could give your warm weather wardrobe a boost with some fun new t-shirts and tank tops. For inspiration, good thing there's 12 Dollar Bella Tees to help you freshen up your style this season. With the boutique brand's ever changing unique graphic tee collection for teens and women in a wide age range, there's something new here to discover for just about everyone's taste.
Mom-owned Unique, Affordable Fashion Tees
Founded by a Missouri mom of five, 12 Dollar Bella Tees offers boutique style t-shirts at very affordable prices. These graphic tees are super soft and won’t shrink. Like it says in the this small business' name, all tees and tank tops are priced at just $12. This is a fabulous bargain for the high quality you get when you purchase their tees. This company has chic graphic t-shirts available year round, including a collection designed for moms.
Variety of Styles and Collections
Your personality is one-of-a-kind and shirts like these are a fanciful way for you to share that uniqueness with family and friends. In addition to a limited time collection for the July 4th holiday, 12 Dollar Bella Tees are available in a wide variety of everyday styles you won't be able to get anywhere else and which you'll want to wear all summer. Plus, they are always adding new styles. All the brand's ladies sleeveless and short-sleeved shirt designs are quality constructed and made in the USA.
Don't Miss This Exclusive
$50 Gift Card Giveaway
Details below
Enter the MBE Giveaway
Disney Cinderella Movie Review Giveaway
Movies
MBE partnered with Disney for this post
by Neima Pollak
MBE Staff Writer
It's the familiar fairy tale we all know and love. Cinderella, the beloved story multiple generations have grown up with -- one which has inspired countless books, movies, toys, memorabilia, and more. Now Disney’s Cinderella is back, on Digital and launching today on Blu-ray and DVD for its 70th Anniversary as part of Walt Disney’s Signature Collection of movies for fans of all ages to watch at home.
A well-known fantastical rags to riches story, Cinderella is filled with magic, wonder and true love.
Once a peasant girl, orphaned and now under the control of her wicked older step sisters, this sweet young lady finally gets a lucky break to create a whole new life that is truly her own when the royal family hosts a ball for the entire kingdom to find a wife for the Prince, inviting all the maidens in the land. With the help of her fairy godmother and her animal friends Cinderella attends the ball and meets the Prince. But will she make it back before the clock strikes midnight?
All that magic is meant to be shared, so why not spread the love of this timeless story with kids growing up today? The new home entertainment edition release has wonderful lessons for children about kindness and offers something everyone in the family can relate to, from Cinderella’s sweet personality and her interactions with all her equally kind animal friends, to the sneaky cat Lucifer and the comical King.
Bring home the magic today with this new special edition of Cinderella on Blu-ray + DVD + a digital code you can use watch anywhere!
MBE partnered with Disney for this post
70th Anniversary Blu-ray, DVD + Digital Release
by Neima Pollak
MBE Staff Writer
It's the familiar fairy tale we all know and love. Cinderella, the beloved story multiple generations have grown up with -- one which has inspired countless books, movies, toys, memorabilia, and more. Now Disney’s Cinderella is back, on Digital and launching today on Blu-ray and DVD for its 70th Anniversary as part of Walt Disney’s Signature Collection of movies for fans of all ages to watch at home.
The Storyline
A well-known fantastical rags to riches story, Cinderella is filled with magic, wonder and true love.
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| Images courtesy of Disney |
Once a peasant girl, orphaned and now under the control of her wicked older step sisters, this sweet young lady finally gets a lucky break to create a whole new life that is truly her own when the royal family hosts a ball for the entire kingdom to find a wife for the Prince, inviting all the maidens in the land. With the help of her fairy godmother and her animal friends Cinderella attends the ball and meets the Prince. But will she make it back before the clock strikes midnight?
All that magic is meant to be shared, so why not spread the love of this timeless story with kids growing up today? The new home entertainment edition release has wonderful lessons for children about kindness and offers something everyone in the family can relate to, from Cinderella’s sweet personality and her interactions with all her equally kind animal friends, to the sneaky cat Lucifer and the comical King.
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| Image courtesy of Disney |
Bonus Features Include
- 2 ways to watch: Original Theatrical Version or In Walt’s Words: The Envisioning of Cinderella
- From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
- The Cinderella That Almost Was
- Try This Trivia On For Size
Bring home the magic today with this new special edition of Cinderella on Blu-ray + DVD + a digital code you can use watch anywhere!
Exclusive Disney Cinderella Sweepstakes
Enter our MBE Giveaway
Thanks to Disney, two lucky MBE giveaway participants will win this new multi-format animated movie edition of Cinderella. To enter the Cinderella sweepstakes Mommy Blog Expert is hosting, visit this MBE Instagram post. Contest open to US + Canada residents. Hurry, giveaway ends July 2, 2010 at 12 am PST/3 am EST. TWO (2) qualifying winners selected at random from all eligible entries submitted will be notified. Disney is providing the prize and is responsible for delivery to winner.
Plastic Pollution Impacting Ocean Life
Doing Good
MBE partnered with FOUND for this post
In recognition of WORLD OCEAN MONTH which runs throughout June, FOUND Beverage Company is Reaching Out to Educate and Help Protect Ocean Mammals Through a Non-Profit Campaign.
Did you know? With 100K pounds of plastic trash that is dumped into the ocean every 3 minutes, 100,000 marine mammals are being impacted by plastic pollution in oceans around the world.
To build awareness about this serious threat to one of our planet's most valuable resources, as well as to raise funds for Oceana (the world's largest advocacy group) to make a difference, FOUND Beverage has produced 100,000 bottles of their naturally sparkling, infused water for The 100K Initiative.
The limited series bottles are available in two flavors, Elderflower, which we tried and enjoyed, and Cucumber Mint.
Each specially-designed FOUND glass bottle is numbered and represents a mammal that is negatively impacted.
These FOUND Beverage bottles are made from 100% recycled glass so they won't end up polluting the ocean. Not only that, the eco-friendly packaging is so beautiful you can easily repurpose the bottles as flower vases and reuse in other ways at home.
In addition to FOUND Beverage Company, the 100K Initiative is also supported by fashion brand, Les Girls Les Boys. LGLB, which is focused on positively changing unsustainable practices in the fashion industry, is donating proceeds from their Swim Collection through World Oceans Month.
Learn more about the 100K Initiative and follow FOUND and Oceana on Instagram and share using the hashtag #The100Kinitiative. FOUND and Oceana also invite you to sign the pledge to use less plastic.
MBE partnered with FOUND for this post
In recognition of WORLD OCEAN MONTH which runs throughout June, FOUND Beverage Company is Reaching Out to Educate and Help Protect Ocean Mammals Through a Non-Profit Campaign.
Saving Whales & Other Sea Mammals
Did you know? With 100K pounds of plastic trash that is dumped into the ocean every 3 minutes, 100,000 marine mammals are being impacted by plastic pollution in oceans around the world.
To build awareness about this serious threat to one of our planet's most valuable resources, as well as to raise funds for Oceana (the world's largest advocacy group) to make a difference, FOUND Beverage has produced 100,000 bottles of their naturally sparkling, infused water for The 100K Initiative.
The limited series bottles are available in two flavors, Elderflower, which we tried and enjoyed, and Cucumber Mint.
Each specially-designed FOUND glass bottle is numbered and represents a mammal that is negatively impacted.
These FOUND Beverage bottles are made from 100% recycled glass so they won't end up polluting the ocean. Not only that, the eco-friendly packaging is so beautiful you can easily repurpose the bottles as flower vases and reuse in other ways at home.
Companies Giving Back to Community
In addition to FOUND Beverage Company, the 100K Initiative is also supported by fashion brand, Les Girls Les Boys. LGLB, which is focused on positively changing unsustainable practices in the fashion industry, is donating proceeds from their Swim Collection through World Oceans Month.
Learn more about the 100K Initiative and follow FOUND and Oceana on Instagram and share using the hashtag #The100Kinitiative. FOUND and Oceana also invite you to sign the pledge to use less plastic.
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