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Karate Kid Remake Trailer....is this really necessary?

Karate Kid Remake Trailer....is this really necessary?

Remakes have been fairly common in hollywood for a while now.  Truth be told, remakes go back a lot further than recent cinema (such as Scarface).  It isn't till the past few years though that they have become downright hated by s [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Top 5 - Trippy kids movies

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

'Bedknobs & Broomsticks' the best kids movie kids probably shouldn't watch

'Bedknobs & Broomsticks' the best kids movie kids probably s...

There were so many movies that shaped my childhood -- "The Witches," "Neverending Story," "Adventures in Babysitting" -- and whenever I watch them today I'm struck by how inappropriate they truly are for kids c [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

A kids movie that's not for kids

Bottom-line: Machines bad. Humanity good. That's the simplistic animated fantasy "9" in a nutshell. Opening on 09-09-09 as a gimmick, the movie expands Shane Acker's 11-minute student Academy Award-winning short into a bleaker por [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

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 [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

10 Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids On - GeekDad Wayback Machine

10 Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids On - GeekDad Wayback Mach...

One year ago, you were reading this by Ken Denmead.In our never-ending quest to provide you the tools and knowledge to raise your kids in your own geeky image, we present you with a list of 10 geeky movies to raise your kids with. This is [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

How much heat should a kiddie film pack?

Times change. The whistling mouse of Walt Disney's 1928 "Steamboat Willie" has turned into a guinea pig, joined his commando buddies and, under the same Disney banner, become part of a new act: Guns N' Rodents. When Sarah Palin cr [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Little Kids in Horror Movies

Little Kids in Horror Movies

With the release of Orphan upon us, it seems as good a time as any to consider the role that kids have played in the horror genre. Other groups have fairly consistent, even ritualized roles in films. Men as antagonists are usually the thr [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Little Kids in Horror Movies

With the release of Orphan upon us, it seems as good a time as any to consider the role that kids have played in the horror genre. Other groups have fairly consistent, even ritualized roles in films. Men as antagonists are usually the threa [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

G-Force's magic will appeal to kids of all ages

G-Force is a 3D film about talking guinea pigs who fight crime. (Why children's movies titles always sound like a bad acid trip is probably something somebody should investigate.) In G-Force, a mild-mannered scientist (voiced by Zach Galif [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Top 10 horror movies with killer kids

Top 10 horror movies with killer kids

With the release of "Orphan" this weekend, it's a good time to take a look back at other horror films focused on psychotic youngsters.  Whether or not "Orphan" will live up to the standards of the horror community [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Is the new Harry Potter movie too scary for your kids?

I have told my poor hospitalized brother that unless he really needs me today, I am skipping out on rubbing his feet and feeding him to go and see the new Harry Potter movie: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” I was plann [...]

Posted On : Jul, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

A Day at the Movies for Glenwood Avenue Kids

Students in Glenwood Avenue School's Homework Club celebrated the end of a long week of standardized testing with an afternoon at Franks Theaters in Rio Grande, courtesy of the Cape May County Bar Association and the United Way of Cape May [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Too HOT to be outside? Free kids' movies at Regal Theaters a...

As much as I like to spend long days outdoors, it's nice to sneak into a dark-ish movie theater for a matinee on the hottest days of the summer. The Regal Entertainment Group is making this even more possible by offering free movies for ki [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

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