Universal Release Date Shuffle: ‘Wolfman’ Back, ‘Furious’ Up
Posted on December 19, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Horror, Romance, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, Universal, RumorMonger, Distribution, Family Films, Remakes and Sequels
I was originally going to start out this post by going off on those studios that habitually change dates on their releases and wait until the last minute to do so. Instead, I’ll try to remain positive and […]
Read This: 10 Things You Might Not Know About ‘A Christmas Story’
Posted on December 19, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Fandom, Family Films, Lists
I’m sure it’s a tradition in your family to watch A Christmas Story at least once during the holiday season. As the film has grown in popularity over the years, folks have gone out of their way to cherish it — like that dude who bought the original house in […]
Read More..>>Del Toro to Remake ‘The Witches’
Posted on December 1, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Warner Brothers, Scripts, Family Films, DIY/Filmmaking
It never fails to amuse me whenever parents get all worked up about an occasional f-bomb or a flash of boob, but show ‘em a story about child genocide peppered with mild misogyny and presto — you’ve got a children’s classic! Almost two years […]
Discuss: What Do You Think of the New Harry Potter Trailer?
Posted on November 14, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, New Releases, Warner Brothers, Fandom, Family Films, Harry Potter, Trailers and Clips
That’s the new two-minute trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince below, which Warner Bros. is hoping will help stave off death threats from fans who are still resentful that the film was pushed back to next July […]
Read More..>>Review: High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Posted on October 24, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Music & Musicals, Disney, Theatrical Reviews, Family Films
I’m not only the wrong demographic for High School Musical 3: Senior Year, but I’m old enough to be bringing a theoretical child of my own to the movie as the right demographic. In fact, I was the oldest person in the theater without an accompanying […]
Read More..>>Review: The Express
Posted on October 10, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sports, New Releases, Universal, Theatrical Reviews, Family Films
It’s football season, which means it’s also the season for at least one heartwarming and inspiring movie about the sport. This year the film comes from Universal — The Express, a biopic of Ernie “The Elmira Express” Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman trophy, […]
Read More..>>Interview: ‘City of Ember’ Director Gil Kenan
Posted on October 10, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 20th Century Fox, Family Films, Fantastic Fest, Interviews
City of Ember was the surprise closing-night film at Fantastic Fest, but I found out about the surprise a little early (which is always fun). I was able to see the film earlier in the week so I could interview director Gil Kenan, […]
Read More..>>Review: City of Ember
Posted on October 9, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Theatrical Reviews, 20th Century Fox, Family Films, Fantastic Fest
One of the most gorgeous-looking films I’ve seen this year is City of Ember, the Fox/Walden adaptation of Jeanne Duprau’s young-adult fantasy novel about a post-apocalyptic underground city. Although the story is aimed at younger audiences, it’s still enjoyable for grown-ups. The […]
Read More..>>Kristen Bell Joins ‘Astro Boy’
Posted on August 25, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Family Films, Comic/Superhero/Geek
Believe me, I struggled long and hard to come up with a catchy title like ‘From Mars to Metro City’ or something like that, but hey, sometimes a pun just isn’t going to happen and it’s best to move on. Variety reports that Kristen Bell has signed […]
Review: The Longshots
Posted on August 22, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sports, New Releases, MGM, Theatrical Reviews, Family Films
Last year I saw Gracie, a movie about a teenage girl who wants to play high-school soccer in the late 1970s, when the game was considered a males-only sport in America, and faces a lot of opposition from her school. I finished my review with the […]
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