'MARS' Tastemakers Invade NYC & ATL Theaters

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(NEW YORK) March 7, 2011 - Movie-goers in New York and Atlanta spent a little time on Mars this weekend, as Disney hosted a series of private screenings of the upcoming film MARS NEEDS MOMS (www.disney.com/marsneedsmoms) for VIP audiences, including "Real Housewife" Kandi, actress Terri J. Vaughn, Mona Scott-Young, Tameka Raymond, Hot 97's DJ Enuff and Chris Nadler, Interscope recording artist Roscoe Dash, Moet Hennessy's Kelley Walton, Globalhue SVP Najoh Tita-Reid, hairstylist Tippi Shorter, Atlantic Records' Morace Landy, Kathi Moore and Sam Crespo, CNN's Keiona Johnson, Radio One/Majic 107.5 PD Derek Harper, Penny Wrenn (O Magazine), Yazmin Ramos (Wendy Williams Show), Yvonne Mitchell (Amsterdam News), Javier David (TheGrio.com), Jerry Barrow (TheUrbanDaily), Alvin Blanco (AOL's The BVX), Blogxilla (GlobalGrind), Jemel Asbury (Bossip), DJ Sweets (Blacktree Media), Erica Valcourt (IndustryPlug.com), Aria Wright (Haute Girls), publicist Nicole Marzan, Rashid Mausi, Rebecca Karamehmedovic (ESSENCE), Pinda Diarrassouba-Romain (ESSENCE), Sharlinda Parker (wife of 112's Q Parker) and many more.

On Saturday, over 200 NYC guests packed the AMC Empire 25 and were treated to an after-party of food, games and Martians galore at space-themed restaurant Mars 2112 (www.mars2112.com). The following day in Atlanta, nearly 200 parents and kids watched the film at Regal Atlantic Station and enjoyed an out-of-this-world celebration at trendy sweetshop Kilwin's (www.kilwins.com), complete with face-painting, balloons, candied Rice Krispie treats and an OMG Booth (http://www.omgbooth.com/). And as for the movie itself, moms and kids alike gave it a unanimous two thumbs up!