Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear

One of the actual Brave teddy bear from here

Okay, so if you've been following me on Twitter or read my last post, you know that I went completely crazy over the movie Brave.  Forget about whether it is 'as good as a Pixar movie,' I thought it was one of the best movies I've seen - Pixar or not, animated or not - loved it.  


Without giving away any spoilers or anything, bears feature quite prominently in the movie.  I know I'm a little big for taking a teddy bear to bed but here are some I saw that I thought I wouldn't mind sneaking in...

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And, my original favorite teddy bear, Pooh.  From here

What about you?  Do you have a favorite teddy?

Dreaming of Scotland...

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I finally got a chance to watch Brave on Sunday and it completely blew me away.  It was touching, funny, exciting and I can't wait to go back and watch it again.  Perfect.  Sigh.


Anyways, part of what I loved about the film was the breathtaking scenery.  I've never actually had Scotland on my short to-visit list (it's on the long one, don't worry!) but after watching this, it's shot right up to my list, bumping off Pierce Brosnan.  Wait, wrong list.  Well, you know what I mean.


Here are some photos that will have you dreaming in glens and lochs too.

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Have you ever been to Scotland?  Ever wanted to go?  Tell me!

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Next Week...

Brave Trailer from SpineOut on Vimeo.

Okay, so I don't have any desire to watch dark, edgy superheroes or Alien prequels but I am SO excited about this movie out next week.  So. Ex. Cited.  Who else?

Adolescent Charm

As an insane Disney/Pixar-phile, I have always wanted to write a song for an animated film (anyone with connections to John Lasseter?). I got a chance a couple years ago to compose a soundtrack for an animated short, Adolescent Charm directed by Matthew Tardiff. After coincidentally typing my name in Google, I discovered that this film was posted on YouTube!

Bare Necessities

Watched Jungle Book last night. It's funny that even though it's been years and years and years since I last watched the film, I could still sing along with the trumpet riff at the end. That's how good that music is. Not only the songs, including Bare Necessities and Wanna Be Like You (one of my favorite songs to do live), but the score (George Bruns) that's both lush and mysterious while tying in the jazzy themes.

The Sherman Brothers write all the songs (except Bare Necessities) and, upon watching their films, I am amazed by how delightful and catchy their tunes are. They are also so diverse- hard to believe the same two men wrote It's A Small World, Feed the Birds, The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers and the perfect Everybody Wants to Be a Cat.

And did you know that the too-fabulous King Louie is voiced by Louis Prima? Craaazy.