June 14th: Don't Miss The Release of Red Riding Hood on Blu-Ray/DVD Combo! And Stop by The Red Riding Hood Love Triangle Site to Help Valerie Choose Between Henry and Peter! (You Can Pre-Order the Movie Too)

As one of the few movies I've had the pleasure of seeing IN the movie theater this year, I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of the Blu-Ray/DVD + Digital Copy Combo of Red Riding Hood, which is coming out next Tuesday, June 14th!!  (I really enjoyed this movie, and you can check out my review here.)  I loved the story and thought the movie was stunning.

In honor of the upcoming release, Warner Bros. has created a Red Riding Hood Love Triangle website where you can help Valerie decide between Henry and Peter by voting for your favorite photos in each match-up.

I had a blast doing this, and as of right now, Valerie is leaning toward Peter... so hurry up and make your votes count!!  Here is an example of what you'll see...

If you want to pre-order the Blu-Ray/DVD Combo it is $29.95 on the Warner Bros. site

About the Movie:

In a medieval village a beautiful young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family's displeasure. When her sister is killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village, the people call on a famed werewolf hunter to help them kill the wolf. As the death toll rises with each moon, the girl begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. Panic grips the town as she discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect...and bait.

Blu-Ray Details:

• Studio: Warner Bros.
• Theatrical Release Date: 03/10/2011
• Special Features:
  Extended Cut with Alternate Ending
  
  - "Secrets Behind the Red Cloak" PIP w/ C. Hardwicke, A. Seyfried, S. Fernandez and M. Irons
  - "Reinvention of Red Riding Hood"
  - "Red Riding Hood's Men"
  - "Making of the Score"
  - "Before the Fur...Making of the CG Wolf"
  - "Casting Tapes - Casting Shiloh Fernandez"
  - "Casting Tapes - Casting Max Irons"
  - "Casting Tapes - Shiloh Fernandez and Max Irons"
  - "Rehearsals - The Dance"
  - "Rehearsals - The Festival"
  - "Rehearsals - The Wolf Attack"
  - "The Wolf - Music Video by Fever Ray"
  - "Just a Fragment of You - Music Video by Anthony Gonzalez of M8"
  - "Red Riding Hood in 73 seconds"
  - "The Wolf Goes to a Hamlet Audition" Easter Egg
  - Gag Reel
  - Deleted Scenes
• Packaging Type: O-Sleeve Double BD Case
• Copyright:
  © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
• Genre: Drama, Fantasy Adventure, Romance

*Disclosure: I am posting this announcement for fun and also for a chance to win a Blu-Ray/DVD Combo!

Quick Movie Review: Red Riding Hood (Based on the book by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright - Have You Read It?)

Yesterday I had one of those rare mornings that seem to occur so infrequently these days... I went out to a movie! Yes!! I didn't wait for it to come out on DVD, or find it at Redbox... I went to the theater with a friend... and ate popcorn and pop... at 11:35 in the morning... and had a GREAT time!

Ever since my husband showed me the trailer for Red Riding Hood, I knew I had to go see it as soon as it was out. And now I've seen it, and I loved it!  Let me say that the setting/village the story takes place in was stunning.  It was rustic, but very detailed... in short, it is a place I would LOVE to visit and explore.  I loved that the majority of homes were on a lifted log foundation so they could pull up the ladders for safety when needed.  And while it was primitive by today's standards, Valerie's home (which is the one home we see more than any other) is very homey.

I thought the love triangle between Valerie, Peter and Henry was very important to the overall story, and I found myself rooting for both Peter and Henry at different times.

I loved the actors, the scenery, and the story. It was the perfect combination of romance, myth, beauty and anticipation... a great twist to a well-known fairy tale. It kept me guessing until the end, and it left me happy.  What more could you ask for? 

And to top it all off, it is a book!  Now really, I must get my hands on a copy soon!!  Have you read it???  What did you think?



Red Riding Hood  Warner Bros.March 11, 2011  Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Gary Oldman, Julie Christie, Billy Burke, Virginia Madsen

Edition Reviewed: The Movie, which just came out in theaters!

About the Movie:

From IMDB: Valerie (Seyfried) is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter (Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon (Oldman), to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon's arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. As panic grips the town, Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect...and bait. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures

Excerpt:


Based on the Book by Author Sarah Blakley-Cartwright:

Sarah Blakley-Cartwright is twenty-two years old and is a recent cum laude graduate of Barnard College, the greatest place on earth. She is the recipient of the 2008-2009 Mary Gordon Fiction Scholarship Award and the 2009-2010 Lenore Marshall Barnard Prize for Prose. She splits her time between New York and Los Angeles. Despite what the book may say, she actually prefers wolves to people.

*Disclosure: I am an Amazon Associate