{"id":714,"date":"2016-08-23T16:13:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T23:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2016\/08\/23\/pup-star-%e2%80%93-a-fun-fantastic-family-friendly-film-with-talking-and-singing-dogs\/"},"modified":"2016-09-01T15:55:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T22:55:53","slug":"pup-star-%e2%80%93-a-fun-fantastic-family-friendly-film-with-talking-and-singing-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2016\/pup-star-%e2%80%93-a-fun-fantastic-family-friendly-film-with-talking-and-singing-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pup Star \u2013 A Fun, Fantastic, Family-Friendly Film With Talking And Singing Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" alt=\"pupstar.e.jpg\" title=\"pupstar.e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-pupstar.e.jpg?resize=150%2C200\" \/>From Air Bud Entertainment comes the new film <em>Pup Star<\/em> about an adorable Yorkshire terrier competing in a televised singing competition who is separated from her owner by an opportunist dog pound worker and goes on a huge adventure to get back. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Gerry O. comments, \u201cTo make a perfect family-friendly adventure film is a difficult task to achieve. You have to make it both entertaining and kid-friendly while including a positive, preferably inspirational messages. <em>Pup Star<\/em>, the latest installment in the Air Bud series, succeeds in this goal with assistance of wonderful music and fantastic acting.\u201d Abigail Zoe L. adds, <em>\u201cPup Star<\/em> is a fun, fantastic, family-friendly film! It really is an amazing and inspiring movie with talking and singing dogs. I found myself cheering for the super talented Tiny and booing the bad guys, or should I say bad dogs!\u201d See their full reviews below. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:PunctuationKerning\/>   <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>   <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>    <w:DontGrowAutofit\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">  <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object  classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/object> \n\n<style> st1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> \n\n<style>  \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin:0in; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ansi-language:#0400; \tmso-fareast-language:#0400; \tmso-bidi-language:#0400;} <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial\">PUP STAR<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial\"> will release in select US theaters and Digital HD exclusively on Fandango\u2019s premium on-demand video service, FandangoNOW (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fandangonow.com\/\">www.FandangoNOW.com<\/a><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\">)<\/span> &#8211; August 30, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pup Star<br \/>\nBy Gerry O., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 14<\/p>\n<p>To make a perfect family-friendly adventure film is a difficult task to  achieve. You have to make it both entertaining and kid-friendly while  including a positive, preferably\u00a0 inspirational message. <em>Pup Star<\/em>, the  latest installment in the Air Bud series,\u00a0 succeeds in this goal with  assistance of wonderful music and fantastic acting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a0DJm6WMDNk\"><\/p>\n<p>The adventurous feel of the movie appeals to the audience. This film has more than that to offer though with its comedy, <a  onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'pupstar.a.jpg','397','270');return false\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\" xhref=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/pupstar.a.jpg\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/pupstar.a.jpg\"            ><img width=\"250\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"169\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"  title=\"pupstar.a.jpg\" alt=\"pupstar.a.jpg\" xsrc=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-pupstar.a.jpg\" mce_src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-pupstar.a.jpg\" \/><\/a>positive messages and a slight bit of drama. There is even some romance to keep the viewer entertained and at the edge of their seat. The story starts when a young puppy named Tiny goes on a dog singing show and does quite well. She receives a golden ticket from the judge which allows her to go straight to the finals. Everything changes when Tiny gets captured by animal control and must go on a huge adventure to get back to her owner and also to the competition finals.<\/p>\n<p><i>Pup Star<\/i> has a wonderful story line and great acting by Tom Everett Scott, Kaitlyn Maher and Jed Rees. The voice over cast for the animals matches their characters and feels quite authentic. They each make their characters truly come to life. But, the best part of this film is that the story which is entertaining, suitable for young kids and easy to follow.<a  xhref=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/pupstar.b.png\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/pupstar.b.png\"            ><img width=\"250\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"141\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"  alt=\"pupstar.b.png\" title=\"pupstar.b.png\" xsrc=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-pupstar.b.png\" mce_src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-pupstar.b.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My favorite scene is when we first meet Tiny. She gets on stage and starts singing. Her song is beautiful and serves to introduce the style and the feel of the film. I also love this scene because, although the talking dogs are animated, it looks very realistic, as if the dogs are actually talking.<\/p>\n<p><i>Pup Star<\/i> would appeal to families and younger kids. I recommend it for kids ages 4 to 13 and rate it 5 out of 5 stars for its excellent acting that truly makes the characters come alive, its realistic animation, beautiful music and its fantastic story.<\/p>\n<p>Pup Star<br \/>\nBy Abigail Zoe Lewis, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 9<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"  xsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zQEAbyXvFTw\" mce_src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zQEAbyXvFTw\"><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The adventurous feel of the movie appeals to the audience. This film has more than t<a onfocus=\"this.blur()\" onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_TINY___LOU__1_.jpg','288','162');return false\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_TINY___LOU__1_.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"140\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" title=\"Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_TINY___LOU__1_.jpg\" alt=\"Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_TINY___LOU__1_.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_TINY___LOU__1_.jpg?resize=251%2C140\" \/><\/a>hat to offer though with its comedy, positive messages and a slight bit of drama. There is even some romance to keep the viewer entertained and at the edge of their seat .<\/p>\n<p>The story starts when a young puppy named Tiny goes on a dog singing show and does quite well. She receives a golden ticket from the judge which allows her to go straight to the finals. Everything changes when Tiny gets captured by animal control and must go on a huge adventure to get back to her owner and also to the competition finals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pup Star<\/em> has a wonderful story line and great acting by Tom Everett Scott, Kaitlyn Maher a<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_BARK_3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"140\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_BARK_3.jpg\" title=\"Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_BARK_3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_BARK_3.jpg?resize=250%2C140\" \/><\/a>nd Jed Rees. The voice over cast for the animals matches their characters and feels quite authentic. They each make their characters truly come to life. But, the best part of this film is that the story which is entertaining, suitable for young kids and easy to follow.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite scene is when we first meet Tiny. She gets on stage and starts singing. Her song is beautiful and serves to introduce the style and the feel of the film. I also love this scene because, although the talking dogs are animated, it looks very realistic, as if the dogs are actually talking.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pup Star<\/em> would appeal to families and younger kids. I recommend it for kids ages 4 to 13 and rate it 5 out of 5 stars for its excellent acting that truly makes the characters come alive, its realistic animation, beautiful music and its fantastic story.<\/p>\n<p>Pup Star<br \/>\nBy Abigail Zoe Lewis, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 9<em><br \/>\n<em><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:PunctuationKerning\/>   <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>   <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>    <w:DontGrowAutofit\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">  <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> \n\n<style>  \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin:0in; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ansi-language:#0400; \tmso-fareast-language:#0400; \tmso-bidi-language:#0400;} <\/style>\n\n <![endif]-->  <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em \/><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em><em><em \/><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em \/><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em> <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zQEAbyXvFTw\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><br \/>\nPup Star<\/i> is a fun, fantastic, family-friendly film! It really is an amazing and inspiring movie with talking and singing dogs. I found myself cheering for the super talented Tiny and booing the bad guys, or should I say bad dogs! The story is about Tiny, an adorable Yorkie pup who dreams of becoming the next Pup Star, which is a spinoff of the popular TV singing competition reality shows. The celebrity judges include Dog Gnarly, Blake Sheltie, Lady Paw Paw and of course, Simone Growl.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"  xsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0idIS8oDRL4\" mce_src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0idIS8oDRL4\"><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Along Tiny\u2019s journey, she is dog napped, meets colorful companions and becomes a more inspi<a onfocus=\"this.blur()\" onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'pupstar.d.jpg','800','445');return false\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/pupstar.d.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"138\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" title=\"pupstar.d.jpg\" alt=\"pupstar.d.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-pupstar.d.jpg?resize=250%2C138\" \/><\/a>red singer with the help of Charlie, who is on his own journey. Tiny is encouraged by everyone she meets to keep going and not give up on her dreams. My favorite part is when Tiny sings. Kaitlyn Maher\u2019s voice over and singing of Tiny is outstanding and all 13 original songs are so strong melodically that I found myself humming along to the song Blue Skies after watching it. Additionally, the various voice over and singing talents for all the other dogs are equally impressive.<\/p>\n<p>The message of this film is never give up and follow your dreams. Tiny faces many challenges and tries her hardest to persevere and reconnect with her loving family.<\/p>\n<p>The talking and singing dogs are created with amazing special effects. Their mouths m<a onfocus=\"this.blur()\" onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_STILLS_JUDGES.jpg','648','365');return false\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_STILLS_JUDGES.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"140\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" title=\"Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_STILLS_JUDGES.jpg\" alt=\"Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_STILLS_JUDGES.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-Air_Bud_Ent_Pup_Star_STILLS_JUDGES.jpg?resize=250%2C140\" \/><\/a>ove in perfect harmony with the words and lyrics. Also, I love the rich and emotional music composed by Brahm Wenger which draws you in from the get go. I recently had the privilege to interview the writer and producer of Pup Star, Anna McRoberts and she mentioned that this is the biggest cast of talking and singing dogs ever in one movie &#8211;\u00a0 31 total. Bow Wow!!!<\/p>\n<p>Out of all the Air Bud Entertainment movies, this is my favorite. We can all relate to following our dreams no matter what they are and cheering for the underdog. I recommend this film to kids age 5 to 18 as well as anyone who loves dogs \u2013 kids and adults alike. With so many wonderful things to love about this family friendly film movie, I give it 5 out of 5 pup stars! I want to share one more thing: throughout this entire film, I actually forgot that dogs don\u2019t really talk\u2026 or do they?<\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><em><em><em> <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em> <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Air Bud Entertainment comes the new film Pup Star about an adorable Yorkshire terrier competing in a televised singing competition who is separated from her owner by an opportunist dog pound worker and goes on a huge adventure to get back. KIDS FIRST! 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