Thursday, March 8, 2018

The Star

The Star, an animated heart-warming tale of faith and friendship, is now available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital. Featuring the vocal talents of Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Anthony Anderson, Aidy Bryant, Ving Rhames, Gabriel Iglesias, Patricia Heaton, Kristen Chenoweth, Christopher Plummer, Oprah Winfrey, Tracey Morgan, and Tyler Perry, the film is a delight to young, old, and everyone in-between. Children will be delighted with the brightly drawn, loveable animals (*Word of Caution: There are a couple of scary dogs, so film is rated PG.) and older kids (and adults) will enjoy the humor. The music is outstanding! The soundtrack includes the Golden Globe® nominated (Best Original Song) "The Star" by Mariah Carey and Marc Shaiman. Writers Carlos Kotkin and Simon Moore, plus director Timothy Reckart are to be commended for this story of the birth of Christ as told through the animals.


Sony Pictures Animation's story of a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a loveable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become unlikely heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.






THE STAR is filled with more than an hour of engaging bonus materials including the “Star-aoke: Sing Along with Bo & Friends,” a dance along to “Life Is Good” by A Great Big World, plus a collection of fun lyric videos, “how-to” crafts videos and much more! Additionally, there is an awesome LIVE Guided Bible Study with Star Executive Producer DeVon Franklin that is “interactive and super engaging." Follow the instructions to get inspired! TheStarMovie. This feature works through Messenger on Facebook.
*Digital extras only available on iTunes Extras and VUDU Extras.



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No giveaway this time, but thanks to #FlyBy for sending additional info for me to use in this review. I did see #TheStar in theaters and can highly recommend it!




ABOUT SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

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ABOUT SONY PICTURES ANIMATION
Sony Pictures Animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world.  The studio is following its worldwide comedy hitsthe record-breaking monster comedies Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2, the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2, and the mouth-watering Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movieswith the fully animated reboot Smurfs: The Lost Village available on digital and Blu-ray now; a surprising and comic take at the secret world inside our phones with The Emoji Movie now on Digital HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD; the inspirational The Star currently in theaters.  Next will be Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation from director Genndy Tartakovsky in July 2018; and the groundbreaking animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from the minds of Chris Miller and Phil Lord in December 2018The studio, in conjunction with Aardman Animations, has produced two critically acclaimed feature filmsthe CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas; and the Academy Award® nominated stop-frame animated high-seas adventureThe Pirates! Band of MisfitsIn 2007, Surf's Up also received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature Film; a sequel entitled Surfs Up 2: WaveMania is now available on digital and DVD.  The division, whose first feature film Open Season led to a very successful movie franchise including the brand new Open Season: Scared Silly now available on digital, DVD and Blu-ray, was founded in 2002.  Sony Pictures Animation is a division of the Sony Pictures Motion Pictures Group.
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ABOUT AFFIRM FILMS
AFFIRM Films produces, acquires and markets films that inspire, uplift and entertain audiences around the world. Since releasing its first theatrical film-The Kendrick Brothers’ drama, Facing the Giants in 2007, AFFIRM Films has released numerous quality faith-based films including Soul Surfer, based on the inspirational true story of surfer Bethany Hamilton; When the Game Stands Tall, the sports drama inspired by the story of the De La Salle Spartans; War Room, which hit #1 on the domestic box office chart; Risen, which followed the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer; and was the faith-based marketing partner with Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures for their films Miracles from Heaven and the #2 faith-based film of all time, Heaven Is for Real. AFFIRM Films also released All Saints

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