. >> mother of three tara mcnamara co-hosts mom's movie minute on fandango, part of the nbc universalst is a mom of two and lifestyle editor at "family circle" magazine. >> and liz stern, ceo of diva moms.com and in charge of three little ones at home. hey, ladies. good to see you all. "maleficent," yea or nay. >> yea. 100% great mother-daughter movie. it is pg, came out last week, which means the crowds will be down. it is a sleeping beauty story but told from the villain's point of view, beautifully played by angelina jolie. here's the thing i want to tell you. my daughter who is 13, and i, there are so many great subjects that come out in this, like just about different kinds of love and redemption and how people turn bad. my daughter and i spoke for an hour after the movie ended. >> great. >> how old? >> 13. >> you have 6 and 7-year-olds, right? >> 6 and 10-year-old and a baby. >> how about for them? >> they loved it. i was a little worried about taking the 6-year-old but he walked out of there, like, mom that was so cool and it was 3-d and action packed. she looked beautiful. >>

so i get in the ring after this guy's fight, and, you know, he's a dancer, fandango, it's not fan-dang-oi get in and dance with him, but the funny thing is, the rope, i have a completely different respect for the ropes. you know, you're supposed to go, the first, the second and third. you're supposed to pull the first two apart and step through it. the first man in history, i pull the bottom. i went through... i went through the bottom of the rope. and after i did it, i didn't even realize i did it. i come off and all the wrestlers were, hey, that was pretty funny going through the bottom thing. i'm like, what are you talking about? what was funny? they said, that was a bit, right? no, that was my level. that's where i am. >> jon: that's how i get into this thing. >> that's how i naturally got into it. >> jon: in your career you get chance... you're probably like me, i'm a huge sports fan. have you got an chance to get into athletic situations that have blown your mind or met an idol or anything like that? >> well, jon, you may not know, this but you're looking at a two-time celebrity m.

so remember the girl from fandango was here and said they never had so much -- >> was i here? >> yes, hoda, that was last week. >> okay. >> the real moms. >> yea i must have tuned out. >> they wanted to go, the start of the show the movie, wanted to go anwatch the movie wi a real audience. and so they -- i think we have a picture of shailene, yes, with a wig on. >> is that him? >> yeah, that's him. >> and ansel elgort. >> shailene maybe sat next to you. she wanted to hear what people thought of it, you know. >> honestly. >> and tom cruise did pretty well, it was third. i picked this video just for you. when you go to a symphony -- >> wait, wait, wait. this is not -- >> no, it is different. at the seattle symphony, you would like it, it is a symphony. at the symphony, they have this man who came, and his name is sir mix a lot and he's really -- >> no, hoda. >> it was great. it was at the seattle symphony and the audience got involved. let's take a look. ♪ ♪ where's my fellos fellows ♪ shake it, shake it shake that big old butt ♪ >> shake that big old butt. >> your friend emily

if you were wondering what saramuchi is, referring to a clown, and fandango a couples dance which usuallys and hand collapse. so, yes. >> all here for you guys. >> such aunt rated albumn by queen. >> what? >> i love that albumn. >> great albumn. >> you would know all of the words, you just think you're the coolest. >> i'm just a poor boy ♪ >> those are the breakdowns of your favorite songs. >> very interesting. >> you know, q, if you and your radio show could play all four of though songs, i wobblies inning every day. right up my al. >> i all do you have do is call in, chris, we got you. >> good, q, that was fun. >> all right, kevin heart, you know him from philadelphia, he's been on the show before. he concord big scene on the tonight show with jimmy fallon. show filming in orlando all this week, somehow jimmy fallon convinced kevin heart to tackle his their of roller coaster. >> (movie clip). >> oh, my god! >> stop it! >> ahh. >> oh, terror continues for heart and even jimmy fallon, gets snacked in the face with a bug during the ride. this is the ride -- look at fallon. >> the lighting

i love hearing they're bringing back "grim fandango.h to know that can google it. do you think the way games portray women has changed substantially in the last few years? >> yeah. to a certain extent it's been -- you take the easy road, the games have taken the easy road, just like move he's do a lot. but i think that's changing. once again, i got to point to the indy influence. from my experience, there's a lot of women on the indy side of things and i think it's showing in both the creativity they bring to it the sensibilities and the portrayal. >> have you seen a shift in how many women are playing a creative role? >> yeah. i mean, one challenge we have is that i think when -- the thing you said before about female characters in general evolution of portrayal characters has just gotten a lot better. that's because you're seeing not just diversity of gender and color, you're seeing diversity of -- when i got in the industry, people were just interested in science fiction. you're seeing a lot more diversity of interests and i think th

first you should know this is fandango's best-selling romantic drama of all time in their history.any different reasons. it really is just so -- it is a passionate -- it is very much a love story and -- >> and loss. >> life. >> yeah, real life. >> and the author of this book is just -- >> he's a doll. >> a connection between the two stars is just so beautiful too. really great chemistry. >> talk about "the edge of tomorrow." >> tom cruise's movie. >> i saw the reviews and they're, like, really, really excellent reviews. >> yes. it is pg-13. this is for teen boys. and it is basically like a video game come to life. you have the soldier who dies on the battlefield, only to find in a time loop, he has to relive the same day. so it is a video game from our generation, when he dies, he has to start over at the beginning, and use the lessons you learned to get further in the game. >> what would you tell parents? >> it is for the video game generation, they're used to this kind of scenario. but i think it is not anyone younger than 11. it is violent. the violence, loud noises. >> you can

so remember the girl from fandango was here and said they never had so much -- >> was i >> yes, hoda,. she wanted to hear what people thought of it, you know. >> honestly. >> and tom cruise did pretty i v >>,wa. th >> no, it is different. at the seattle symphony, you would like it, it is a symphony. at the symphony, they have this man who came, and his name is sir mix a lot and he's really -- >> no, hoda. >> it was great. it was at the seattle symphony and the audience got involved. she wearwhere's my fellos fellows ♪ ♪ shake it, shake it shake that big old butt ♪ >> shake that big old butt. >> your friend emily -- >> emily is here. i'm ashamd ed of you. >> emily knows baby got back. baby got back. >> nearer my god to thee, those are the only -- oh, emily. >> that was a hit 20 years ago. it was -- it a product of the symphony to get more people involved. the symphony evolution project, they have composers and they interpret famous songs. >> i can't take it. broadway last night, and all -- >> did you love it? >> emily loved it. >> oh, my gosh. at's,e buying the lam what, thi you el me

. >> this is the co-host of mom's movie minute by fandango. you, ladies. again. >> i love this topic because a lot of times you are couped up. tell us about your first pic. >> the princess bride. i just love it. it's one of the greatest movies. if there's one thing about being stuck at home on a rainy day is being stuck in bed with a cold that's even worse. young fred savage gets through it with the help of his grandfather that reads him this wonderful story. what's amazing is it has everything that boys love. like sword fighting and torture machines and revenge. >> and funny bad guys. >> great quotable lines. >> for girls there's a regular girl being a princess and escaping on hoardback. >> your daughter is over there. do you like your mom's pick? thumbs up or thumbs down? >> sure. >> mover down the line. tell us your pick. >> "bend is like beckham." especially with soccer fever. it's just a great movie for all ages, tweens and teens. it's the story of a young teen from london from a traditional indian family. they want her to grow up and be

. >> people are calling fandango right now.ic comedy drama. it's a romcomdram. >> yes, romcomdram. john carney who made the movie "once" and also is responsible for the play, this is his follow-up. it's a beautiful, romantic, funny movie. i balled like a baby at the premiere last night. i'm crying to adam levine. but it's really good. it's really good. >> we knew adam could sing. we didn't know keira knightley had such a beautiful voice. >> yeah, she really can sing. i think they thought they were going to have someone else do it and she was amazing. isn't it great when gorgeous people can do everything? when there's no limit to their gifts? >> we actually hate them for it. >> maybe this is actually a romcomdram musical, by the director of "once." so, did you have any strange musical abilities? could you fit in with these people or no? >> no, i'm pretty bad. i keep buying guitars like they'll teach me how to play them. my late grandfather, he was a guy named bobby shad, and he owned mainstream records, and he produced the first