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Songs available on iTunes, Amazon on March 13

By MomPopCulture Feb 26, 2013 11:45AM

NEW YORK (AP) -- First-time dad Nick Lachey knows all about rocking a baby to sleep. Now he wants to help other kids get their rest.


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His new album, "A Father's Lullaby," will be released in a few weeks. It features 12 songs, including classics like "You Are My Sunshine" and "Brahms Lullaby." The album also features four original tracks that Lachey co-wrote, inspired by his own baby.


The 39-year-old singer and his wife, TV personality Vanessa Lachey, welcomed their son, Camden, last September.


"A Father's Lullaby" will be available on iTunes and Amazon on March 13. It will be in stores in April.


Lachey will release another new album, "2.0," in May with his group, 98 Degrees.

 

The battle between good and evil is about to begin to keep the natural world alive

By MomPopCulture 13 hours ago
'Epic'/20th Century FOXMSN Movies is excited to exclusively debut six clips from the upcoming animated comedy adventure movie "Epic." The 3-D feature reveals a fantasy world in which good and evil have to battle it out in order to keep the natural world alive.

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A teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe and ends up teaming up with a band of warriors to save the world.

The voice cast for the movie includes: Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Beyoncé Knowles, Aziz Ansari, Chris O’Dowd, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Blake Anderson and Judah Friedlander.


Are you excited to see "Epic" with your kids? Tell us on our MSN Movies Facebook page and on Twitter.


"Epic" is out in theaters Friday, May 24.

 

Animated movie sequel flying into theaters in April 2014

By MomPopCulture Wed 4:52 PM
20th Century FOX has released the first teaser trailer for "Rio 2."

The sequel is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 11, 2014.

Original voice cast Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez and Leslie Mann are all set to return.

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Joining the actors this time will also be Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno, Amandla Stenberg, Rachel Crow, Pierce Gagnon and Natalie Morales.

In the sequel, Blu  (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway) and their three kids are living the perfect domesticated life until Jewel decides the kids need to learn to live like real birds and takes the family into the Amazon.

Are you excited for "Rio 2"? Tell us on our MSN Movies Facebook page and on Twitter.
 

Ismael Cruz to play Mando, a writer from Brooklyn

By MomPopCulture May 10, 2013 4:40PM
'Sesame Street'/PBS"Sesame Street" is adding a new Hispanic character to the show.

The Associated Press reports Ismael Cruz has been cast to play Armando or "Mando" for short, a writer from Brooklyn.

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The 26-year-old actor who grew up in Puerto Rico said, "'Sesame Street' is a magical place. It doesn't matter if you are working there or just visiting, or if you're watching on TV, that magic is always there."

Cruz watched "Sesame Street" as a child and added, "It's a show that's always cutting edge, that is always aware of what's going on with the population, so by including a character that is young, with new perspectives, Latino, and that bring that new generation, it is carrying on with that message."

"Mando" will make his debut on the 44th season of "Sesame Street," which starts airing on September 16.

 

Do you like that Sesame Street continues to promote diversity with its cast? Tell us on our MSN TV Facebook page and on Twitter.


 

We rate the hottest mothers in movies

By MomPopCulture May 9, 2013 10:37AM

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By Mary Pols
Special to MSN Movies


In honor of Mother's Day, MSN has put together a list of incendiary cinematic mothers, or in more simple terms, hot mamas. Given how many beautiful actresses there are in the world, you'd expect this list could be endless, but the truth is not that many roles call for actresses to play women who are both mothers and sultry. Mothers in the movies are usually more to the ladylike than the earthy and seductive. Femmes fatales don't have babies. Women in rom-coms tend to be husband shopping, not producing children. But still, we found 13 mothers from the movies who are anything but matronly. 


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Click here to see all the photos.


Who do you think is the most mamalicious movie mom? Tell us on our MSN Movies Facebook page and on Twitter

 

Reasons why they love their moms

By MomPopCulture May 9, 2013 10:34AM

Disney Channel

By Disney Channel and MSN TV


Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12, and some Disney Channel stars are honoring their moms by sharing special family photos along with reasons why they love them.


MSN TV has the exclusive first look at all the photos.


Happy Mother's day to all your mamas out there!


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Click here to see all the photos.


Which Disney Channel star's tribute to their mom is your favorite? Tell us on our MSN TV Facebook page and on Twitter.

 

The smart, sexy and sometimes cutthroat matriarchs heating up your small screen

By MomPopCulture May 9, 2013 10:31AM
AMC/CBS/ABCBy Barbara Card Atkinson
Special to MSN TV

 
Long gone are the prim and proper, aproned-up, one-note Donna Reed days of TV yore. These days, small-screen mothers run the character gamut from [a]nimated to [z]ealous. Here are our some of our favorite moms most recently on the air: the smart, the sexy and the downright dangerous.

Click here to see all the photos

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Who do you think the hottest TV mom is? Tell us on our MSN TV's Facebook page and on Twitter.
 

From pop royalty to animated royalty, singer talks about playing Queen Tara

By MomPopCulture May 8, 2013 11:40AM
Beyoncé is talking about getting animated. The singer voices Queen Tara in the new movie about a teenager who has to fight to protect a special flower pod in order to save a secret forest.

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Are you excited to see "Epic"? Tell us on our MSN Movies Facebook page and on Twitter.

"Epic" is out in theaters Wednesday, May 22.
 

Treehouse Pictures reportedly working on film script

By MomPopCulture May 7, 2013 12:13PM
'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'/PBSA biopic about iconic children's TV personality Fred Rogers could be in the works.

Deadline.com reports Treehouse Pictures has bought the script for "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," although details about a storyline haven't been released.

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Mister Rogers started hosting "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" in 1968. The show aired until 2001 and during its course on TV, it won four Emmys. Rogers was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 1997.

Rogers passed away in 2003 after battling stomach cancer. He would have been 85 years old in March.

Are you excited for a possible biopic about Mister Rogers? Who should play him? Sound off in the comments section below and tell us on our MSN Movies Facebook page and on Twitter.