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For Disney, Magic Comes From Movies

The April to June period included a sizable chunk of monster box-office take for "Alice in Wonderland" and, thanks to an early home-video release, the first month of DVD and Blu-ray sales. On top of that, "Toy Story 3& [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Taking Your Kids to the Movies – Karate Kid, 1984 and 2010

I always promise myself I won’t get sucked in to ‘America’s Next Top Model’ when a new cycle is beginning. I say I won’t watch ‘Canada’s Next Top Model’, ‘Make me a Supermodel’, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Imax, Disney in deal for 3 movies in 3D

Imax Corp. and Walt Disney Studios said Wednesday that they have agreed on a deal to release three more 3D movies to Imax theaters next year. The movies are "Mars Needs Moms," which is scheduled to be released next March; " [...]

Posted On : Jun, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Animated Disney movies inspired by English literature

Disney has used mythology, historical characters, fairy tales and fables as the foundation for some amazing animated films. But, curiously for such an American icon, its also drawn on the diverse world of English literature for some [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

When good kids' movies become bad adult flicks

As someone who saw "Mad Max" at age 7 and the original, unbeatable "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" when I was young enough to believe it was based on a true story, I make a poor candidate for railing against Hollywood's [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2010 | Comments : 2

3-D movies give Hollywood a financial boost

It only took a century, but 3-D films have evolved from a curiosity to a film world obsession."In a not-too-distant future," predicts Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, "big releases will be only [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Movies reviews for families: 'Percy Jackson,' 'Valentine's D...

This neat mix of contemporary teen culture and Greek myth (based on the first in Rick Riordan's series) ought to entertain teens and pleasantly surprise adults. As it feels like the old 1950s special-effects fantasies. It might a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Romantic comedies and Chinese movies

Well, I hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day yesterday. It's apparently quite a romantic day for some people, including one adorable couple I know who got engaged (congratulations Pinky and Allan, you crazy kids!!). Me, I spent [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Top 5 Jackie Chan Movies to Watch With Your Kids

It’s often been said that Jackie Chan movies are a lot like Fred Astaire movies, only with fighting instead of dancing. With Chan’s forays into Hollywood movies, this has been less true, especially as he’s gotten older [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Tips on taking kids to movies

The movie was lively, colorful and kid-friendly, recalls Hartsell, a preschool teacher. Her youngest daughter, now in kindergarten, still enjoys the "Madagascar" DVD as her "first movie ever." But the next two movies w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Best classic Christmas movies ever!

Much like my update on best Christmas albums and songs, here's a revamp of my annual take on the best classic Christmas movies. I say "classic" Christmas movies because there's no "Elf" on there and no "Polar Expr [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Top 5 - Trippy kids movies

Spike Jonze the director of "Being John Malkovich" and "Adaptation" has dipped into the world of children's literature to deliver a delightfully trippy version of "Where the Wild Things Are." Which [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

3-D keeps 'Final Destination' on top at the movies

In a rare repeat performance for a horror film, The Final Destination took the top spot in theaters for the second straight week with $15.4 million, according to Nielsen EDI. The first-place encore is unheard of for a low-budget horror mov [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2009 | Comments : 1

Kids' movies aren't just for kids anymore

Conventional wisdom tells us that in the summer we are only able to sit for about an hour and a half to see one of the great big blockbusters; but when fall comes around and we get geared up for the Oscars, we'll sit through more thoughtful [...]