Debbie Ford’s new movie The Shadow Effect has released the trailer. The Shadow Effect is a groundbreaking, interactive movie experience where the viewer is guided through eight transformational exercises to uncover, own, and embrace that which has been hidden in the dark — keeping you from stepping into your greatest potential. The Shadow Effect features Debbie Ford, Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, James Van Praagh and Mark Victor Hansen.

It will be released on DVD June 26th. For more information you can watch the trailer below or visit the website by clicking here.

After a life making billions, he saves a boy, and the boy saves him. The Philanthropist is about a billionaire playboy who undergoes a transformation and then tries to decide how to give the money back. The website asks: If you had all the money in the world, how many lives would you change? It premieres Wed., June 24th on NBC. You can watch the promo below.

Warning: Do not watch this commercial if you are considering getting acupuncture treatment for the first time… But, if you want a good laugh, this commercial is a pretty funny look at what could go terribly wrong if you get acupuncture treatment.

The clip for the video game below is a bit surreal. The character in the video game literally reacts with empathy to the emotions of the actual person who is playing and interacting with the game. It is kind of weird and cool that they have created technology that appropriately responds to human emotions, voice inflection and concern for others.

The Shadow Effect is a groundbreaking, interactive movie experience where the viewer is guided through eight transformational exercises to uncover, own, and embrace that which has been hidden in the dark — keeping you from stepping into your greatest potential. The Shadow Effect features Debbie Ford, Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, James Van Praagh and Mark Victor Hansen.

The synopsis from the website declares,
“Be uplifted by the power that is hidden beneath the surface of your conscious mind. Take this emotionally gripping, visually compelling journey into your mysterious shadow self—the hiding place for your most disliked thoughts, emotions, and impulses—and discover how by embracing your worst fears, you can step into your greatest self…Be inspired to uncover the wisdom in your wounds, the blessings in your misfortunes, and the gifts that are waiting to be claimed where you may least expect them . . . in the dark.”

The Shadow Effect will be released on DVD June 26th. You can pre-order it through Hay House if you click here.

In the video clip below, a man plays with lions in their natural habitat. I’ve always been fascinated with how wild animals interact with humans. Could this activity suggest the presence of a friendly bond between man and beast or just some random display of animal instincts that happens to appear to be friendly?

This month’s films for Earth Cinema Circle include Addicted to Plastic, Summer Storm, The Story of Stuff and Red Gold.

Addicted to Plastic is a documentary that examines our dependence on one of the most ubiquitous, and alternately toxic, man-made substances on the planet: plastic. The film carries a hopeful message about a pollutant that challenges all life on the planet, from the sea, to the land, and even the air we breathe.

Summer Storm is an animated short film that follows two friends who save their neighborhood, and the world, with science!

In, The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard, an expert on international sustainability and environmental health issues, looks at the underside of production and consumption in the United States.

Red Gold features filmmakers Travis Rummel and Ben Knight who spend 70 days in rural Bristol Bay, Alaska, documenting the conflict, beauty and way of life for sockeye salmon fisherman. This tight-knit community is fighting for Pebble Mine, a copper and gold mine at the headwaters of the Kvicchak and Nushagak Rivers, the two largest sockeye salmon runs on the planet.

You can watch the film trailers below.

This weekend I saw a preview for Funny People starring Adam Sandler. The synopsis:

When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.

Ever since Adam Sandler had kids, he has made some really touching and deeply moving films like Reign Over Me and Click. Funny People looks like it could be pretty good too and have a unique combination of humor while also asking the BIG questions about life and death…The trailer is below.

Past Life is a new TV series on Fox that will begin airing this fall. The synopsis of the series taken from Past Life’s website is:

Have you ever experienced déjà vu or met someone you thought seemed familiar? Do you believe in karma, fate or love at first sight?

From writer David Hudgins (“Friday Night Lights”), and inspired by the book “The Reincarnationist” by M.J. Rose, comes PAST LIFE, a new drama series about an unlikely pair of past-life detectives who investigate whether what is happening to you today is the result of who you were before.

DR. KATE MCGINN (Kelli Giddish, “All My Children”) is not your typical psychologist. Confident, outspoken and highly educated, she works at The Talmadge Center for Behavioral Health in New York City, a world-renowned institute dedicated to the study of the science of the soul. After experiencing a past-life regression in her 20s, Kate became a believer in reincarnation. Using regression therapy and her natural gift for reading people, Kate helps solve the mysteries of her troubled clients who suffer from present-day problems caused by past-life traumas. She believes there are levels of consciousness and explanations for human behavior that science can’t begin to explain. Accustomed to skeptics, but not bothered by them, Kate is an unapologetic believer and a force of nature who marches to the beat of her own drummer.

Her partner, PRICE WHATLEY (Nicholas Bishop, “Home and Away”), is a different story. A former NYPD homicide detective, pragmatic and cynical, Price is a damaged soul who constantly battles grief and guilt over the accidental death of his wife. Price feels that Kate, though not certifiable, certainly operates on the fringes of science. It’s a volatile relationship, but with Price’s solid detective skills, and Kate’s penchant for out-of-the-box thinking, together they make a formidable, if somewhat dysfunctional, team.

A fast-paced emotional thrill ride, each episode finds Price and Kate working with their colleagues to unravel a new mystery involving the past-lives of their clients. DR. MALACHI TALMADGE (Richard Schiff, “The West Wing”) is Kate’s mentor and the center’s namesake, an avuncular but gruff elder statesman who is a legend in the field of cognitive research. DR. RISHI KARNA (Ravi Patel, “Scrubs”) is the rookie of the group, a baby-faced therapist from Calcutta who loves bad American TV, Cuban jazz and driving everyone crazy.

Produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television, PAST LIFE is executive-produced by David Hudgins and Lou Pitt. Hudgins also serves as writer. Deran Sarafian (HOUSE, “Lost”) directed the pilot.

For more information on the show you can click here to visit the show’s website.

AcousticFuel.com is an online music label dedicated to promoting positive music. Their catalog covers many different genres and artists across the world. The categories include empowerment, relaxation, feel good, creativity and motivational music. They believe music has the power to connect people. For example, they posted the video below of strangers dancing in crowded Liverpool Street Station to show how music can bring people from all walks of life together to have fun and share in a joyful experience.