Search Results for 'Kid'

Commission us: a library of kids' films

Why isn't there a recommended library of films for children, was the question AdvancedDriver posed when we asked you to suggest the articles you wanted to read. "The recommendations should be thought-provoking and/or enter [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

How to decide on the best kids' films of all time

What are the best kids' films ever made? I had to answer this question about 18 months ago when I was planning a trip to a village in the Kurdish part of northern Iraq, to make a little tented outdoor cinema there. I wanted to entert [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

The 20 Best Kids Movies

So what are the best kids movies of all time? You can find them neatly compiled here at Entertainment Weekly. Agree? Disagree? What do you think should have made the list and what should be torn from the list immediatel [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

20 creepy kids in movies and on TV

Chloe Grace Moretz as Abby in 'Let Me In'The chilling 2008 adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist's best-seller about the pale female vampire (Abby) who is "12 … more or less" and whose budding friendship with a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Dark Moments In Kids Movies

How Lemony Snicket never garnered a sequel is still beyond us. Critically loved by both kids and adults, Jim Carrey's black comedy was a masterclass in balancing the line between cruel child abuse and hilarious ingenuity. Th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

20 creepy kids in movies

You've seen them—those little minors in movies that give you the heebie-jeebies. They just seem off. Case in point: the little girl from "Let Me In," an American remake of a Swedish vampire thriller that opens Friday. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Latino Film Festival For Kids

The Association of Peruvian American Professionals, in coordination with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, is presenting the "Greater Hartford Children's Latino Film Festival" on Saturday. The fest, made up of shor [...]

Posted On : Sep, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Harry Potter movies influence kids’ perceptions

With only 54 days for yet another Harry Potter movie to hit theatres, the popularity of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series of children’s books and movies is a phenomenon unlike any other. While the books are valued for their ab [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Legend of the Guardians: Great fare for kids and adults

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’ Hoole features characters named Ezylryb and Gylfie – who live in the Kingdom of Ga’Hoole, when not stretching their wings across the Sea of Hoolamer. Reading this, anyone who fin [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Under the Mountain' Is One Of Those Movies You Won't Mind Wa...

More kids movies need to be like Under the Mountain. It’s inventive, action-packed, and, at times, downright scary. There are adventures, monsters, danger, and humor. It stands head and shoulders above many movies in the genre that [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Movie review - The Kids Are All Right

Witty, urbane and thoroughly entertaining, "The Kids Are All Right" is an ode to the virtues of family, in this case a surprisingly conventional one even with its two moms, two kids and one sperm donor. Whatever your politics, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Whiz Kids Movie Review

“Whiz Kids” traces the events leading up to the most prestigious science competition in the USA. The Science Talent Search began in 1942 and currently is sponsored by Intel, the processor chip giant. The filmmakers scoured th [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 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

Review - The Karate Kid

What do you know - a remake that actually was pretty good. This summer has been one remake or sequel after another, and most of them have been crap-ola but "The Karate Kid" broke the recent mold. The remake has some subtle diff [...]