HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Based on the extraordinary true story, the action-packed, epic tale DEFIANCE arrives on DVD and Blu-ray June 2, 2009 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Directed by Academy Award® winner Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond), Defiance stars Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace), Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Jamie Bell (Flags Of Our Fathers) as brothers, simple farmers—outnumbered and outgunned—who turned a group of war refugees into powerful freedom fighters. The inspirational story of family, bravery and survival has been hailed as “gripping” (Larry King), “a must see” (Steve Oldfield, FOX TV) and “complex, engrossing and worth celebrating” (Richard Corliss, Time) and the film received Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominations for Best Original Score.
The Defiance DVD and Blu-ray presentations include:
- Commentary by director Edward Zwick, an in-depth look at the making of the film called “Defiance: Return to the Forest”
- Interviews with the real-life descendants of the Bielski family and
- Photographs taken by the director during the production.
- Additionally, the Blu-ray includes “Scoring Defiance”, a discussion with composer James Newton Howard and violinist Joshua Bell about the much-lauded score.
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My children play Chutes and Ladders all the time.
My littleone loves to play Trouble!
Loved playing Red Light, Green Light
Memory it stimulates the mind and teaches my kids memorization. My kids love it we have 3 different memory games.
Make me a winner! We love to play Uno and dominoes.
We love to play LIFE.
I think Chutes and Ladders is a great game. It sure promotes sportsmanship, patience, perseverance, and math skills!
I love the game tag. It has the physical component too.
Chutes and Ladders is a fun game
Indoors, outdoors, daylight, midnight, just for two or quite a few… hide-n-seek! 🙂
Indoors, outdoors, daylight, midnight, just for two or quite a few… hide-n-seek! 🙂
Blocks; one learns how to spell.
bingo is a great game because it helps them with number recognition and hand and eye coordination.
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I’d have to go with Scrabble, mostly because I’m a big believer in the importance of language skills, and I think even from an early age that the classic crossword game can really help children build their vocabulary and learn the art of the English language.
Our family has always had the most fun with “Sorry”; even the tiniest child who can’t read understands the game and it is a learning experience. Taking turns and counting! Thank you for allowing me to tell you our family’s favorite!
Trouble is good as a board game.
The game of Life is always fun to play.
Memory is the best because kids like it and it can be played with a few picture cards or cubes for younger children and a regular deck of cards to make it more challenging for older children. It is also quiet and portable, which makes it good for places like waiting rooms. It can be played by one or more players, and incorporates turn-taking which is a transferable skill. Mainly, it is fun.
Two of my favorite games that are also very helpful with math are Jacks and Marbles. You can play them both inside or out.
Checkers is a great game, it has strategy and fun
this would be a great movie as a gift for Dad
Tag! It helps get all that extra energy OUT!!
candyland was my fav it was so colorful and fun to play
I like Chutes and Ladders
My kids & I always loved to play Monopoly when they were little. Even now (at 18 & 21) they still like to play when the visit from college and the Army. Thanks for the chance.
I think my favorite all time game is MONOPOLY. It’s fun for all ages, and because of that, it’s a timeless game. It has been and will always be a great game to play with the friends and family. Just be sure you have a long time to play it!
Trivial Pursuit 🙂
Candyland
It teaches counting & direction
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our favorite game is boggles.
Checkers
I think Scrabble is the best children’s game because children learn language skills as they play.
Candyland is the best game. I loved it and our kids love it. A game that will last forever.
Memory because it’s a game that not only teaches remembering and identifying but also patience.
The best children’s game is Trivial Pursuit because it encourages learning.
scrabble
I would have to say Hide and Go Seek is a favorite with almost any child and there are no pieces to get lost. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
I always liked monoply. It reminds me of when I was a kid.
Chutes and Ladders with my kids
I like monopoly
Monopoly, because the entire family becomes deeply and raucously involved.
concentration with 2 decks of cards all layed out and pick the pair, a mind trial game
Clue has always been a favorite in our house. Although if it is a game for young children, Chutes and Ladders is a great one. Thank you for the chance to win.
I loved playing Four-Square when I was a kid!
I like Clue as a kid because of the reverse thinking it requires. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
clue, because there’s a mystery to be solved
Monopoly. It is just very competitive
My son always love “Candyland”!!!!! Thanks.
Everything important to learn in life can be learned in a really vicious game of Dodgeball. Probably ought to wait till Jr. High or so.
I would have to say scrabble because you learn as you play. Sometimes you learn that some words are not really words at all.
We love hi Ho Cherrio right now and outside baseball
I would have to say Hide and Go Seek is still one of my kids favorites, that and I Spy lol.
I love Clue
I like to play Stratego with my kids. There is stategy and planning involved.
I think the best childrens game is checkers because it is easy to learn.
I feel the best game to play with children, are the ones that allow imagination to run wild. Usually, it is better to let them pick what the scenario is. If they want to play with a cardboard box and pretend it is a space ship? go for it. I think that allows people to truly understand who they are and what type of personality they will have in the future.
Deffinately MONOPOLY
I loved kickball because it’s an outdoor game and it was always fun!
The best children’s game is a large cardboard box or a quilt made into a fort. Anything that encourages the use of their imagination. It is even better if they are doing it outside, since then they are also getting exercise.
The best children’s game is a large cardboard box or a quilt made into a fort. Anything that encourages the use of their imagination. It is even better if they are doing it outside, since then they are also getting exercise.
My grandkids like SORRY or UNO because even the younger ones can join in.
I think that Othello is a great game as it is so easy to learn and fun to play…and can teach them to think several moves ahead (eventually)
i want to win
When we were kids we played Parcheesi-a new variation on an ancient game. A great game to play with the whole family.
Chutes and Ladders because it’s a fun starter game for all ages.
Honestly, I think one of the best ‘games’ for children is chess! Children can pick up the rudimentary idea of chess at a fairly young age (say 5) and it teaches valuable skills such as patience, problem solving skills, planning, and such. It also stimulates them to think without electronic distractions. My children are decently adept at chess and love it, and are excellent students, too.
Indoors, I’d say Monopoly, because we can all play together, and outdoors, the kids always love Hide and Seek because it’s fun, and there are always new places to hide.
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Chutes and Ladders is the best children’s game of course – for no other reason than my brothers and I used to play every day as kids!
I think Monopoly is the best game because it encourages competitive skills as well as delayed gratification, both of which are becoming increasingly important.
yahtzee because its easy to roll, fast to play- fast to take on the go, and they learn how to match and count
I think the best childrens game is pick-up sticks because it teaches flexibility and concentration
Mousetrap
Candyland. I liked it as a kid and now my daughter likes it also
monopoly – it’s a game that changes and challenges as children age.
we like playing monopoly, great for adding and figuring out things.
We love Canasta because it helps build logic and counting.
Candyland has always been an all time favorite.
My kids love Clue. They love the mystery of trying to solve the clues. Thanks so much.
Clue is an excellent game for children. It teaches them strategy, problem solving in the form of deduction, and there’s the adult subject matter…