KIDS FIRST! Radio

Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions as we review the new theatrical releases Dark Shadows and The Avengers as well as the new direct to DVD release, Flicka: Country Pride and one of its stars, 16-year-old singer/songwriter Holly Kay. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and critics Brianna Beaton, Julianna Noone, Blake Hawes, Camille Bajema and Casey Chandler.

Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions as we visit with Leo Sears, Founder/Director of the Big Island Film Festival in Hawaii - a partner of KIDS FIRST! Film Festival. Learn about the cool new ipad app, Smash Your Food, winner of Michelle Obama’s Apps for Healthy Children. Listen to our reviews of the new feline film, Miss Minoes and Aardman Animation’s new film, Pirates: Band of Misfits. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and critics Brianna Beaton, Anthony Aranda, and Camille Bajema. KIDS

Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions to listen to Chriss Caddell speak about the Lubbock Arts Alliance’s youth film festival held last weekend where a number of KIDS FIRST! films were featured. Two of our critics will review Disney’s new feature film, Chimpanzee which releases this weekend as well as E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial playing on HDNet Movies kidScene this month. And, meet Jennifer Huntoon, one of our new 2012 KIDS FIRST! Film Critics. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and critics Morgan Bertsch, Brianna Beaton, Jennifer Huntoon, Blake Hawes and Victoria Burns.

KIDS FIRST! Coming attractions explores the cool company, Fundertainment which offers schools an alternative way of fund-raising - by selling DVDs. Hear all about it from founder, Brian Boquecosa. Then, learn about the new indie film, “Miss Minoes” coming out in June - and it’s not too late to include it in your local film festival. Just contact our office to learn how. Last, hear our youth critics discuss two classic family films that are playing on HDNet Movies kidScene all month - “Freaky Friday” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Catch all this and more with your host Blake Hawes and critics Julianne Noone, Ajay Sharma, Brianna Beaton and Camille Bajema. http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/61000/fundertainment-with-brian-boquecosa-miss-minoes-freaky-friday-and-teenage-ninja-turtles-on-hd-net

Tune into KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions this week as we interview Kevin Peterson, screenwriter of the award-winning screenplay, “Weiner Dog Nationals.” Listen to reviews of the new DVD releases, “Growing Up with Hello Kitty,” “My Little Pony,” and “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.” Catch all this and more with your host, Raven Devanney and critics Morgan Bertsch, Gabriella Chu and Cheyenne Nguyen.

Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions and listen to our review of the new feature film, John Carter plus the classic films Tall Tale and Newsies playing on HDNet kidScene this month. Catch our interview with the anime visionary, Robert Woodhead, co-founder of AnimEigo Films who just released two new DVDs, Growing Up with Hello Kitty 1 and 2. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and critics Gabriella Chu, Blake Hawes, and Brianna Beaton.

Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming attractions and listen to our review of the new feature film, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax starring the voice talent of Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny Devito and Ed Helms. We also review the two direct to DVD films, Tooth Fairy 2 starring Larry the Cable Guy and Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 and the wonderful film, Adventures of Tintin, coming out in DVD this week. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and critics Blake Hawes, Cheyenne Nguyen, Camille Bajema and Casey Chandler.

Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming attractions and listen to our review of the newly released PG-13 thriller, Gone, starring Amanda Seyfried as well as Nim’s Island and Happily N’ever After 2 - two classic films airing on HDNet Movies KidScene this month. Meet one of our new 2012 KIDS FIRST! Film critics, Camille Bajema from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and critics Makai Webber Colvin, Gabriella Chu and 2012 film critic search winner Camille Bajema.

Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming attractions to listen to our youth film critics reviewing the new feature films Chronicle and The Secret World of Arriety. We also review the classic family film, The Borrowers, which is the same story as The Secret World of Arriety and playing on HDNet Movies kidScene next month. Meet one of our new 2012 KIDS FIRST! Film Critics, Casey Chandler from Santa Fe New Mexico who is one of the winners of our annual film critics search campaign. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and KIDS FIRST! Critics, Makai Weber Colvin, Gabriella Chu, Blake Hawes, Anthony Aranda and Casey Chandler.

Congratulations to Lynne Cherry, Diane and Karen Lampiasi and David Bunting on winning awards at the 2011 My Hero Project. The mission of MY HERO is to use media and technology to celebrate the best of humanity and to empower people of all ages to realize their own potential to effect positive change in the world.

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