Parents need to know that Barbie Spy Squad finds Barbie and her gymnastics teammates recruited as modern-day, high-tech secret agents. The girls are called upon to be brave, skilled, and intelligent in a quest to help the International Intelligence and Innovation Agency (T-3) solve a series of robberies that endanger the world. In fact, all female characters in this tale are strong and intelligent. The filmmakers have conscientiously left the shopping and dress-up behind, except for one short sequence as they prepare to disguise themselves. Among other positive messages (teamwork, loyalty, courage), the concept of visualization -- "See it, then be it!" -- is introduced as a method of prepping for challenging tasks. Cartoon action is mild and includes chases, falls, maneuvering through laser fields, rappelling down steep inclines, and outwitting some robots on the attack, but no one suffers any injuries. As usual, Mattel is offering an extensive new line of Barbie merchandise to tie in with this film.
Comic-Con International has announced the Sunday programming lineup for the final day of San Diego Comic-Con 2013 on Sunday, July 21. You can CLICK HERE for the full lineup, including comic book events, but we have pulled out all the movie, DVD, and TV-related panels for you right here. Take a look at what the final day of this convention has to offer.
Barbie The Secret Agent Full Movie
The Dark Knight makes his return to television in this new action-packed CG animated series. A cool new take on the classic franchise, Beware the Batman incorporates Batman's core characters with a rogues' gallery of new villains not previously seen in animated form. With backup from ex-secret agent Alfred and lethal swordstress Katana, the Dark Knight faces the twisted machinations of Gotham City's criminal underworld, led by the likes of Anarky, Professor Pyg, Mister Toad, and Magpie. After screening a new episode, producers Glen Murakami (Teen Titans) and Mitch Watson (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated) and others will take attendees into the shadows of Gotham City for a lively discussion on the adventures that await Batman this season. From Warner Bros. Animation, Beware the Batman airs Saturday mornings at 10:00 ET/PT on Cartoon Network. Room 6BCF
Wearing a loose-knotted black sweater that revealed his carved torso beneath, the pianist, singer and songwriter known as Perfume Genius sat before a whisper-quiet sold-out crowd at the Roxy in West Hollywood and tried to explain the raw, full-throated wail he'd just unleashed. Dubbing it his "general horror movie scream," the artist born Mike Hadreas had just poured forth during "Grid," a highlight from his new album, "Too Bright," and devastating as performed live in a room with so much history. It was a harrowing cry amid a remarkable set, delivered from the thin membrane that separates singing and raging, a place expertly inhabited by artists including Jeff Buckley and his father, Tim, Fiona Apple and the Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser. A realm that straddles an egoless display of creative emotion and uncontrollable onstage breakdown. (Randall Roberts) Read more
My relationship with Nintendo is maybe not as healthy as it should be. This realization comes to me as the year draws to a close, when one is pressed to discuss the most innovative or thoughtful interactive experiences of the year. Games such as the haunting "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter" or the whimsically lonely "Broken Age: Act 1" are some that immediately spring to mind. These are titles that made the same sort of lasting impression as a TV season of "Orphan Black" or a movie screening of "Big Hero 6," which was full of unexpected considerations on loss. Like the getting-by struggles at the heart of hip-hop act Run the Jewels, these are all examples of pop culture with layers, where revisiting is encouraged. Yet there is one Wii U game in heavy rotation that I didn't expect to be there. That game is "Super Smash Bros.," a button-smashing, jump-and-sock 'em extravaganza of punching, kicking and crazy moves with nonsense titles such as the "Peach blossom" and "konga beat." There are fights at haunted mansions, fights in suburban streets and fights around space lava. Read more
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