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'Hugo' is me, Scorsese says of new film

Martin Scorsese leaves the tough guy world far behind with his latest film Hugo, a 3D fantasy set in pre-war Paris about an orphan and a toymaker -- as well as about himself, the US director said Monday. Hugo, which hit US screens la [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Alexa Vega talks the Spy Kids films on Blu-ray

The original Spy Kids trilogy has come to Blu-ray packed with family fun, slick special effects and bonus features. The films’ effects have aged a tad over the years, but they are just as entertaining and a fun way to spend an eveni [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids movies: 10 films for $5

See 10 movies for just $5 during UltraStar Cinemas' 2011 Summer Kids' Movie Series. Movies, which are rated G or PG, will be shown at 9:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays beginning May 23. A different film is featured each week. Movies inclu [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Goody on Film: For kids actors, how much is too much?

Is there a limit to what kids can - or, more to the point, should - do in movies? That question may pop up when "Hanna" opens on Friday, April 8. Director Joe Wright's film is tremendously entertaining, in large part becaus [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | 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

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale film review

They don't come much weirder than this kids' festive film in which Santa Claus is not a rosy-cheeked man in red but a sinister, naked child abductor. While it does the soul good to know somebody out there is making movies this fa [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

A film fiesta for kids ahead

Kids have a reason to rejoice yet again! The next couple of months will see a line-upof 10 children’s films up for release in the next three months. “It’s best to line up all the children’s movies after Children&r [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Harry opened literary, film world

Magic at the box office is one thing, but Harry Potter the franchise, consisting of seven books and films, continues to cast a spell on Cochrane residents, young and old. Potter-mania is once again running rampant world-wide as fans exci [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Children's Film Fest Starts At RAW

The New York International Children's Film Fest will be shown in three installments at Real Art Ways, at special weekend 11 a.m. screenings. The first installment, on Saturday and Sunday, is an "Aardman Animations Retrospective, [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Toy Story 3' is an impressive film

The ability to connect with children and grownups at the same time has been a keystone of all of Pixar Animation Studios' movies, but especially the "Toy Story" series. The original "Toy Story," from 1995, was the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

A film fest for kids

In suburban Pennsylvania, the Freddys are the high school equivalent of the Tony Awards, a phenomenon detailed in the documentary "Most Valuable Players," wherein a high school soccer star wins the title role in a production of [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

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 Hole – a film review

Doctor and single mom Susan (Polo) arrives in small town America with her two sons, teenager Dane (Massoglia) and traumatised younger brother Lucas (Gamble). Upon acquiring an apparently normal house in everyday suburbia, the boys are le [...]