Last week, SON OF RAMBOW hit DVD (for some unknown reason you can’t purchase it on Amazon yet, but it’s available to rent at Netflix). Inspired by this delightful film, This Weekend’s Film Festival is looking at films that deal with the movie making process. We have kids making movies. We have professionals making indie movies. We have a movie about a newsreel cameraman. We have a doc about a clueless horror film maker. And we have a fictional account of an infamously bad horror film maker.

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This trivia quiz is closed. Congrats Willow Whedon for answering correctly.

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Okay, the first contest is still open and now I have a second DVD of BALLET SHOES to give away. For the answer to today’s question head over to the literary site Amoxcalli. Once you have the answer just post it in the comments of this post, the first person to do so (even if it’s a week from now) will receive the free DVD. The film is a wonderful story for young girls, I highly recommend it.

To learn more about the new film version, check out my BALLET SHOES review.

What famed author said, “My favourite writer of all time is Jane Austen, but when I was younger I liked … Noel Streatfeild. I still reread BALLET SHOES.”