Search Results for 'Kid'

Bottle caps, ripped shorts, kids' movies

When I was growing up, the Paramount Theatre in downtown Burlington showed children's movies on Saturday mornings. Admission was six soft drink bottle caps. This was the 1960s. As best I recall, Coke and Pepsi took turns sponsoring t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Not All Animated Movies are For Kids

A comment was recently posted on my review of Rango by someone going by the name of "Shera" and I wanted to share it with you before digging deeper into the matter brought up in the headline. The comment read: There are a [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Grab and Go Kids Planner: Movies, Planetarium, Kastle, Parad...

Since St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, there are many area communities celebrating the big day. So if you missed last week's celebration in Pawtucket, you can always catch the next one in Newport. In my house, the day [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Dear Hollywood, More Smart Kids Movies Please (Video)

This weekend, the animated movie Gnomeo and Juliet almost tied with the new film I Am Number Four at the box office. I Am Number Four, a teen sci-fi flick, brought in $19.5 million. Gnomeo and Juliet brought in $19.4 million, according t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

The Most Racist Kids' Movies (Video)

So big ups for Disney for venturing out of Anglo-Europe for Aladdin, but the movie has... some problems. The film's opening "Arabian Nights" song contains the line, "Where they cut off your ear/ if they don't like [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

10 Best 80′s Kids’ Movies

It’s time for a family-friendly marathon with these 10 best 80’s kids’ movies. The 80’s had many kid hits and many of them are still popular today. Many of the characters in these movies are known by kids today ev [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Hula Hoop: The Movie? You Know, For Kids!

Okay, could be a cool action movie? Monopoly? I guess so? It’s at least timely, with the recession and all. Ouija? You’re pushing it, but I guess it could be a horror movie. But HULA HOOP? That’s not even a board game, [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

GLAAD-Handed: The Kids Are All Right, Glee, Scott Pilgrim, B...

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has nominated the dramedy about a lesbian couple whose kids track down their biological father for Outstanding Film, Wide Release, for the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which honor movies [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Movie review: Boston kids' breakup scenes in Guy and Madelin...

Of the many movies set in or near Boston in 2010, the black-and-white one about kids who erupt spontaneously into song might be the most exciting. "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" isn't as well-acted as "The Fighter, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids Movies

Happy New Year Boult Blog Buddy! I hope 2011 has been good to you thus far…and if not…well…there’s still time! So usually the weeks just beyond New Years are pretty lame. If you look at a calendar y [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

The Kids Are All Right: The Movie Is Ok

This surprise hit at Sundance hit a wave of momentum going into “Oscar Season” and promises to pick up several nominations. It has already won BEST Picture at the Berlin International Film Festival and three nominations at th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

JBFC Announces One Dollar Kids Films In 2011

The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) has announced that tickets for children for the “Movies for Kids (and their Families)” series will be $1.00 for 2011, in celebration of its 10th Anniversary. “We would not be able to o [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: The Kids Are All Right

To say that this is the best American feelgood movie about a lesbian marriage is not to say much, since there is no other one. It would also be to risk a charge of missing the film's point, which it is so ingratiatingly keen to make [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

MOVIE REVIEW: Whiz Kids

This documentary follows three high school seniors from different backgrounds, as they prepare for a science competition and the chance to win $100,000 in scholarship money. It’s interesting how this highly overrated documentary sh [...]