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Home Movie Night for the Family

Having a home movie night is a way to involve the entire family in a family moment. Sometimes, however, it is easier said than done, so finding something of interest to older kids is the key. Food is often the secret weapon in gaining their participation.

If you’re trying to give your family a nutritious boost without spending a ton on groceries, there are two easy, delicious treats to make for home movie snacks – homemade donuts and smoothies.  Smoothies give a great deal of fruit vitamins, and donuts taste great and make for tomorrow’s breakfast!

Smoothies are a simple process, as they only require fruit, milk, juice, and ice.  Choose the fruit combinations that you or your family prefers — popular mixes are strawberries and bananas, or oranges and blueberries, or cherries and vanilla flavoring — and blend together with the ice, milk, and juice.  If you desire thicker smoothies, add more milk; for thinner smoothies, add more juice.  Smoothie maker blenders are often designed especially for smoothies, but are only individual portions, so make sure you’re using a large enough blender for the entire family.  If your kids are fussy about vitamins, simply add them into the mix for extra doses of vitamin A and C.

Donuts require a bit more preparation.  The dough is a simple process, only flour, eggs, milk, and yeast — if you enjoy thicker donuts, add less yeast — mixed together.  Pour the batter into rings, or strips for eclairs and bear claws.  Drop the rings in frying oil, and be careful not to leave them in to long or they will burn.  Let the donuts cool, then apply a sugar glaze, frosting, or even fill the inside with jelly.  Donuts usually only last one or two days before they go stale, so eat quick!

Be sure to take some photos of the family cooking and watching their movie. In years to come this will help everyone recall the time fondly.

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Streaming Netflix On PS3: How It Works

With the ability to stream movies directly on the Playstation 3, a whole new world of possibilities has opened up for the gaming console.  The best part is that it’s extremely easy to get started.  In this post I want to show you how this works with a current Netflix subscription and without so that you can start getting the most from your PS3 console.

If you already have a Netflix account, just log in and find the link that takes you to the different game systems that are available for streaming video.  Xbox 360 also has this feature, but both systems do the job equally well.  In order to start you have to request a special disc that comes in the mail.  This disc has to be used every time you want to watch a movie, so protect it well!  Once the disc arrives, you are asked to visit your Netflix account page online where you are given an activation code for the disc to work.

Without a current Netflix account, you have to sign up for a new one to get this all to work.  I recommend the $8.95/month package if you are going to mostly use the PS3 for movies, rather than having them mailed to your house.  This plan allows one movie out at a time and unlimited steaming movies.

The online interface works a lot like the Netflix site.  You are given recommendations, can search through titles, and browse away to your heart’s content.  Keep in mind that not all movies and TV shows are available this way, but almost all of the older selections are there.  The quality of the picture depends on your internet connection speed, but most the time it streams pretty close to HD quality.

For only nine bucks a month you can have on demand access to a huge collection of movies and TV shows right on your PS3.  It’s worth every penny, even if you only use it a couple of times a month, but you’ll end up using it way more than that!

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Movies About Magicians

Magicians, released in 2007, is a British comedy about two magicians named Harry and Karl. They are friends that hold magic shows together until one tragic magic competition when a fatal accident occurs. When Carol (the assistant) enters the box for the guillotine act, she ends up decapitated. The pair of magicians ends on a sour note and become bitter rivals. They meet up again at a magic competition years later. Linda (Harry’s assistant for this show) begs him to perform his guillotine act and, after dragging his feet, he agrees. Once on stage Linda runs off, chickening out of helping Harry with the act. Karl steps up and helps his friend and the trick is performed with great success. The movie ends with Karl and Harry teaming up once again and taking their show on the road.

The magician movie, called The Prestige, is about two magicians that were, at first, great friends. The story takes place in 19th century London and is about magicians Robert Angier and his assistant Alfred Borden. When Robert Angier’s wife dies, because of an act, they have a fall out and become each others enemy. The pair spends their time upstaging one another and end up using more and more daring illusions. This rivalry between the two grows stronger and they go as far as sabotaging each others acts. The movie features Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier and Christian Bale as Alfred Bordon. The release date for The Prestige was in 2006.

The Illusionist, released in 2006, displays the life of a magician who, through social class, loses Sophie, the love of his life. The magician, Eisenheim, perfects his magical skills throughout the years until he meets up with his love once again. He finds she is about to marry a Crown Prince and plans a way to stop the marriage. He uses his magic on Sophie to win her affections once again. The Illusionist is filled with romance, intrigue and mystery.

Houdini is without a doubt the most well known magician that ever walked the earth. His magic tricks were revolutionary in his day. The magic movie Houdini tells about his entire life story, from the time that he immigrated to the US. It also tells the story about his time as a seance de-bunker. This was a time in his life that he did not want to perform magical shows up until his untimely death. The love story with his wife Bess is woven throughout the entire movie. She was a big part of his life. The movie was first shown on TV in 1998 and was later released onto DVD.

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3 Fun Comedies to Rent on Netflix

Sometimes you just need a good laugh because you are having a bad day or you need some cheering up. If you are looking on Netflix for some good cheap comedy dvds to rent, there are a few that you can consider. These movies have been making people laugh for a while now and are some of the favorites.

The Great Outdoors – This is one of the best movies from 1988. How can you go wrong with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd? Two families who really don’t get along too well find themselves spending a week together in a cabin in the woods. Guest appearance by the bald headed bear of Claire County! The raccoons are hilarious!

Toy Story – Loved by people of all ages, this family film follows a bunch of toys and the rivalry between Woody and Buzz. They eventually find out that their owner is moving and they don’t want to be left behind.

A Christmas Story – Even though this is a Christmas movie, it’s still one of the biggest favorites for a comedy when looking through Netflix. Who can resist the kid getting his tongue stuck to the flagpole, the boy being pushed down in the snow, and don’t forget the mother constantly saying that the kid will shoot his eye out if he gets a bb gun for Christmas?

These are just a few of the favorite comedy movies that people rent on a regular basis on net flex and ones that have stood the test of time. If you need a good laugh or just some cheering up, you won’t go wrong with renting one of these movies. They never let anyone down when they are in need of a laugh, and they are something that many people have rented to cheer them up on a gloomy day.

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Masquerade Mask Couples

Masquerade mask couples are not just for Halloween anymore.
To entertain with a flair, more and more host and hostess are turning to costume parties or costume theme parties.  This way, the quests help with the entertainment.  What could be more fun than to leave your personality behind and become someone else, someone rich and famous or someone fictional for awhile.   There is a little bit of actor or actress in all of us, so let’s enjoy it.

What fun people could have play-acting the part.  Can you see the masquerade mask couples as Tiger and Elin Woods, or Donald Trump and one of the Mrs. Trumps, Batman and Catwoman, or Charlie Brown and Lucy?  Think of the many ways this would enlighten the relationship between two people to spend several hours acting like the characters of the masquerade masks.  You may wish to be a bit of research into the person you will be for a few hours, so you can talk and act like they would.

If you and your significant other were to pick someone else to be for the party, who would it be and why?  Would your significant other help you to pick out a couple to be when you and your friends appear as  masquerade mask couples?  Or will the choice be yours and yours alone.  If so, you only have to answer this question:  Who would you most like to spend the evening with?

After all, adults need play time too and what  better, more grown-up way to do it than with  masquerade ball.  If the ball is given to raise money for charity, there is a noble purpose behind this adult play.  So let your imagination go wild, pick out who you would like to spend the evening with, and find (or hold) a masquerade ball.

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