Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe is a fun and interactive playset that allows kids to create their own ice cream treats. The set includes everything kids need to make their own Play-Doh ice cream cones, sundaes, and more. The set comes with a variety of molds and tools that allow kids to mold and shape their Play-Doh ice cream creations. There are molds for ice cream cones, ice cream scoops, toppings, and more. Kids can use the included scoop and squeeze tool to create different shapes and textures with their Play-Doh. The Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe also includes a pretend ice cream dispenser.
Angels of Darkness (aka Styria)
Beginning March 1, 2015 the motion picture Styria aka Curse of Styria aka Angels of Darkness will begin airing on Showtime Cable. This most recent major film adaptation of Joseph Sheridan LeFanu’s gothic classic Carmilla has been in the works for several years and vampires.com has been covering it for nearly as long! We even published a three-part interview with writer-director Mark Devendorf (his co-writer-director was Mauricio Chernovetsky ). The production company organized a crowd-funding campaign to finish post-production, eventually exceeding their goal.
In essence, this adaptation of what is in many ways the very first story of lesbian vampires eschewed fangs and ripped bodices for more disturbing, nightmarish fare. Resetting the tale into not-quite-modern times, the film takes place in the 1980s behind the Iron Curtain. This parallels the original, because Austria was widely seen as a police state for readers in 1872. Lara, the lead (played by Eleanor Tomlinson who’s gone on to co-star in The White Queen as well “The Labours of Hercules” for Poirot ), has just been expelled from boarding school. We never learn precisely why, a nice touch in keeping with the overall atmosphere of mystery. Her father must take her therefore with him on an expedition for which he has been years planning. Professor Hill (Stephen Rea, best known perhaps for Interview With the Vampire as well as V for Vendetta and of course The Crying Game ) intends to save a series of murals painted many decades past in the old Karnstein Castle. Estranged father and daughter almost immediately run afoul of locals, in a variety of ways. Yet in truth they cannot or will not turn to one another.
Enter Carmilla (Julia Pietrucha), a secretive local girl fleeing the secret police who becomes a friend and confidante, maybe more to the desperately lonely Lara.
Soon events begin taking a bizarre turn. Local young women begin going mad, then committing suicide in clusters. Villagers look upon the strangers–Lara and her father–with blame. Lara herself finds a hitherto-unknown mural, while more secrets slowly reveal themselves about this place and this time. Carmilla proves to be not at all what any of us (including the audience) might think. Unspoken truths emerge between father and daughter. Fears and hopes bleed into one another while reality itself seems to shimmer into something else.
Now the film is available on both Amazon and on iTunes. Likewise Monolith Films will be releasing the motion picture in Poland soon (many of the supporting players were Polish actors). This marks one of several different versions of Carmilla to have emerged in the last four years. Frankly this and others seem to mark a new direction in the wave of vampire media, a more mature and disturbing, less easy-going or fun-loving approach to the idea of the living dead who drink the blood of the living. More, the filmmakers explicitly sought to explore the idea of feminine power repressed.
Having seen the film, allow me to say for the record this enjoys truly superior performances by the entire cast. The visuals remain eerily beautiful, often startling in composition. Location shooting at a gorgeous Hungarian castle certainly helped a lot. Most of all, the script treated its subject matter with total seriousness. Exploitive, no. Fascinating and disturbing? Very much yes. Both screenwriters delved into the very heart of what the “gothic” was all about–inherited evil, dark desires, a blur between the real, the lie and dream, coupled with the kind of intense passion the very young adults (what we today call teenagers) feel about the world.
The Curse of Styria
Depicts the intense and fractured relationship between a lonely teenager and a beautiful stranger.The Curse of Styria featuring Stephen Rea and Eleanor Tomlinson is available for rent or purchase on Google Play, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and available for rent or purchase on YouTube. It's a fantasy and horror movie with a less than average IMDb audience rating of 4.9 (3,562 votes).
The Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe also includes a pretend ice cream dispenser. Kids can use the dispenser to squeeze out swirls of Play-Doh ice cream onto their cones or dishes. The dispenser has a crank handle that kids can turn to make the Play-Doh come out.
Where to WatchThe Curse of StyriaNow
Watch on Prime VideoAvailable to rent or buy
PROMOTED Best Rent/Buy FreeThe set also includes a variety of accessories to decorate the Play-Doh ice cream creations. There are molds for sprinkles, cherries, whipped cream, and other toppings. Kids can add these decorations to their ice cream creations to make them look even more delicious. Playing with the Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe is a great way for kids to use their imagination and creativity. They can come up with all sorts of different ice cream creations and even pretend to run their own ice cream shop. The set is also a great activity for playdates or birthday parties, as kids can take turns making and decorating their own Play-Doh ice cream treats. Overall, the Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe is a fun and engaging playset that allows kids to create their own Play-Doh ice cream treats. It provides endless opportunities for imaginative play and is sure to provide hours of entertainment for kids of all ages..
Reviews for "Play-Doh magic swirl ice cream shopoe playsets for imaginative storytelling"
1. Emily - 1 star - I purchased the Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shop for my daughter's birthday, and we were both very disappointed. The set claimed to allow you to create realistic-looking ice cream cones, but the end result was far from it. The Play-Doh didn't swirl or mix properly, and the ice cream cones often fell apart. It was frustrating for my daughter to try and create something that resembled ice cream, and it just ended up being a messy, sticky experience. Overall, I do not recommend this product.
2. John - 2 stars - I had high hopes for the Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shop, but it didn't live up to my expectations. The set comes with a variety of different molds and tools to create different ice cream shapes, but they were not very easy to use. The Play-Doh sticks to the molds and doesn't come out cleanly, resulting in messy and unattractive ice cream treats. I also found that the ice cream cones were not sturdy enough to hold the weight of the Play-Doh, making it even more challenging to create realistic-looking scoops. Overall, it was a frustrating and disappointing experience.
3. Sarah - 3 stars - Although the Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shop has its flaws, it can still provide some entertainment for young children. The set comes with a variety of vibrant colors of Play-Doh and molds to create different ice cream cones and toppings. However, the actual end result does not look as advertised. The swirl effect is difficult to achieve, and the ice cream cones often break or become misshapen. My child seemed to enjoy playing with the set but quickly lost interest due to the lack of successful results. If you're looking for a more realistic and satisfying experience, I would suggest looking for a different Play-Doh set.