2011 Providence Children’s Film Festival: Day 3
Posted on | February 19, 2011 | Add Comments
Flick interviews Flack about the NYCFF Kids Flix Mix.
Flick interviews Flack about Summer Wars.
Flack interviews Flick about Summer Wars.
Flick interviews Flack about LOUDER THAN A BOMB.
2011 Providence Children’s Film Festival: Day 1
Posted on | February 18, 2011 | 2 Comments
Flack interviews local director Graeme Steller. Watch his new short, New Spirit. Yo-yo with him at his POW Science yo-yo club.
Flick interviews Steve about Your Shorts are Showin’.
Flack interviews Simon about Your Shorts are Showin’.
Flick interviews Steve about Eleanor’s Secret.
Flick interviews Flack about Eleanor’s Secret.
flickflack news
Posted on | January 13, 2011 | 1 Comment
Fresh Air: Terri Gross interviews The Coen Brothers.
Coen Bros. On Wet Horses, Kid Stars: It’s A Wild West. The Coen Brothers give you an inside look at their new movie, True Grit. We liked it because I liked hearing them talk about how they made the movie even though I can’t see the movie (yet).
Golden Globe Awards – Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 8pm (EST)
Oscar’s Nominees will be announced on January 25, 2011 at 5:30 a.m.
83rd Oscar’s will premiere on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 8pm. The front runners for the best picture are The Social Network and The Kings Speech. We hope Toy Story 3 will win best picture (even though it probably won’t).
Movies we have watched and enjoyed lately: TRON,TRON Legacy, Harry Potter 4, Big Fish, Harry Potter 7 Part 1, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. and The Adventures Robin Hood (1938 starring Errol Flynn).
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Flick’s Review)
Posted on | November 2, 2010 | Add Comments
Rating: 4.2 movie reels.
The fifth installment of the Harry Potter saga is an epic battle between good and evil. Harry Potter is having dreams about a long black corridor with a door at the end of it. After being attacked by dementors, a band of aurors show up and take Harry away from the Dursley’s. He finds out that there is a mysterious army created by Albus Dumbledore. The order includes a number of allies Harry has met over the years. After that Harry is taken to Hogwarts where things are never what they seem; with an evil Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, mysterious dreams and Harry’s own army with students from Hogwarts.
David Yates is the new director for the Harry Potter saga. The movie starts out slow but soon kicks into gear. Daniel Radcliff, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson all give excellent performances. Ralph Fiennes, Imelda Staunton, and Alan Rickman also give excellent performances.
This movie is based on the novel written by J.K. Rowling and is a must read before watching the film.
My favorite character is Harry Potter because I like when he battles Voldemort.
My favorite scene is the battle at the end with Voldemort and the death eaters because the special effects are so well put together and the keep they scene going.
CAST:
Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter
Rupert Grint … Ron Weasley
Emma Watson … Hermione Granger
Michael Gambon … Albus Dumbledore
Full cast listed on IMDB
Rating: Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images. I agree with this rating but I will also add that there are intense romantic scenes.
The Mark of Zorro, 1920 (Flack’s Review)
Posted on | June 28, 2010 | 8 Comments
The Mark of Zorro review with Douglas Fairbanks (Flack’s Review) on Vimeo.
The Swiss Family Robinson (Flack’s Review)
Posted on | June 28, 2010 | Add Comments
Based on the book by Johann Wyss this movie is about a family who is shipwrecked on a desert island. To survive they eat animals, defend themselves from animals, build a tree house, find a grotto (a big cave) that they live in during the winter and much more. A girls comes and lives with them who the older boys fall in love with. Together the family must fight against pirates attacking the island.
The movie had most of the parts that are in the book but the movie adds the pirates. I liked this addition. The movie is much funnier and less serious than the book but they are both good. I recommend you read the book first.
My favorite character is Fritz because I like what he builds in the tree house and I like when he fights the pirates.
My favorite part is when they fight the pirates because it’s funny and action-packed.
MPAA Rating: G. My rating is PG for action violence, romance and brief mild language.
I rate this movie 4.9 movie reels. Too much romance!!!
Director: Ken Annakin
Writers: Lowell S. Hawley (screenplay). Johann David Wyss (novel)
Website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054357/
Release Date: December 21, 1960 (USA)
Genre: Adventure | Family »
Cast:
James MacArthur: Fritz Robinson
John Mills: Father Robinson
Dorothy McGuire: Mother Robinson
Janet Munro: Roberta ‘Bertie’
Tommy Kirk: Ernest Robinson
Kevin Corcoran: Francis Robinson
Sessue Hayakawa: Kuala, Pirate Chief
Cecil Parker: Captain Moreland
Andy Ho: Auban
Milton Reid: Big Pirate
Larry Taylor: Pirate
Judy Moody will hit the big screen
Posted on | June 6, 2010 | 1 Comment
Judy Moody the popular children’s book series will be turned into a movie next year (2011.) The book series featured 8 books written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter Reynolds. The movie’s script will be written by Megan McDonald. So read the books first!!!
Around the world in 80 days (Flack’s Review)
Posted on | May 22, 2010 | 2 Comments
Rating: 4.5
This movie is about the Englishman Phileas Fogg who bets 20,000 pounds he can travel around the world in 80 days. While Phileas Fogg travels around the world with his servant Passepatout they rescue the princess Aouda. But after being attacked by Indians, encountering a broken railroad, and meeting an evil detective it is uncertain if they will make it around the world in 80 days!
My favorite part is when Phileas Fogg and Passepatout get attacked by Indians in New York because I like the action, suspense, and music during this scene.
My favorite character is Passapatout. He is funny in the circus when he holds the clowns who are balancing but lets go and they all fall down.
I rate it PG for a scene of violence, romance and some adult themes.
The MPAA rating is G.
Website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048960/
Director: Michael Anderson
Writers: James Poe (screenplay) &
John Farrow (screenplay)
Release Date: 1958 (USA)
Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance
AWARDS:
1957 Oscar
Best Cinematography, Color
Lionel Lindon
Best Film Editing
Gene Ruggiero
Paul Weatherwax
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Victor Young
Posthumously.
Best Picture
Michael Todd
Best Writing, Best Screenplay – Adapted
James Poe
John Farrow
S.J. Perelman
Cast
David Niven … Phileas Fogg
Cantinflas … Passepartout
Shirley MacLaine … Princess Aouda
Robert Newton … Mr. Fix
Finlay Currie … Andrew Stuart
Robert Morley … Gauthier Ralph
Ronald Squire … Reform Club Member
Basil Sydney … Reform Club Member
Noel Coward … Hesketh-Baggott
John Gielgud … Foster (as Sir John Gielgud)
Trevor Howard … Denis Fallentin
Harcourt Williams … Hinshaw
Martine Carol … Tourist
Fernandel … French Coachman
Charles Boyer … Monsieur Gasse
Evelyn Keyes … The Flirt
Jose Greco and Troupe … Flamenco Dancers
Luis Miguel Dominguín … Bullfighter (as Luis Dominguin)
Gilbert Roland … Achmed Abdullah
Cesar Romero … Achmed Abdullah’s Henchman
Alan Mowbray … Consul
Cedric Hardwicke … Sir Francis Cromarty (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Melville Cooper … Mr. Talley
Reginald Denny … Police Chief
Ronald Colman … Railway Official
Robert Cabal … Elephant Driver-Guide
Summer Movies for kids 2010
Posted on | May 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
Today’s post was co-written by our mom, publisher of Kidoinfo.com.
Here is our list of summer movies for kids—not all are for little kids. Use the information below to help you make decisions of which ones are appropriate for your family. Our top pick is Toy Story 3. We are also looking forward to The Last Airbender, The Karate Kid and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. We wish they were old enough to see Robin Hood and Prince of Persia.
MAY
IRON MAN 2 Release Date: May 7, 2010
Runtime: 124 min
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some language.
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director: Jon Favreau
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson
SYNOPSIS: Based on the comic book series, this sequel to Iron Man (2008), billionaire Tony Stark must contend with deadly issues involving the government, his own friends and new enemies due to his superhero alter ego Iron Man.
ROBIN HOOD Release Date: May 14, 2010
Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence including intense sequences of warfare, and some sexual content.
Runtime: 140 minutes
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director: Ridley Scott
Studio: Universal Pictures
Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Danny Huston
Genre: Action | Drama
SYNOPSIS: Based on the classic tale of Robin Hood, an archer in the army of King Richard fighting against the French. While King Richard is gone, Robin travels to Nottingham and assembles a gang to prey upon the rich and help the poor.
SHREK FOREVER AFTER Release Date: May 21, 2010
Runtime: 93 minutes
Rating: Rated PG for mild action, some rude humor and brief language
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director: Mike Mitchell
Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
SYNOPSIS: In this fourth movie, Shrek is feeling over-domesticated. He used to send villagers running in terror, now they ask him to sign their pitchforks. To regain his ogre mojo, he strikes a deal with the crafty Rumpelstiltskin. When the pact goes wrong Shrek must confront what life would be like in Far Far Away if he had never existed.
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME Release Date: May 28, 2010
Run Time: 116 minutes
Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director: Mike Newell
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance
SYNOPSIS: Based on the comic book Prince of Persia later made into a video game series. Jake Gyllenhaal plays an adventurous Persian prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a world-destroying sandstorm.
JUNE
MARMADUKE Release Date: June 4, 2010
Runtime: N/A
Rating: PG for some rude humor and language
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director:Tom Dey
Studio: Davis Entertainment
Cast: Owen Wilson, Keiffer Sutherland, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Emma Stone
Genre: Comedy | Family
SYNOPSIS: Based on the comic Marmaduke found in the daily funny pages of many local papers. A suburban family moves to new neighborhood with the large lovable great dane who is prone to wreak havoc when he is around.
THE KARATE KID Release Date: June 11, 2010
Run Time: N/A
Rating: PG for bullying, martial arts action violence and some mild language
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director: Harald Zwart
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson
Genre: Action | Drama | Family | Sport
SYNOPSIS: Based on the 1984 coming-of-age classic, The Karate Kid (starring Ralph Macchio) about a California kid and the karate master who takes him under his wing. In this remake, the story is a coming of age story re-set in China.
TOY STORY 3 Release Date: June 18, 2010
Run Time: 86 minutes
Rating: N/A. Probably G
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director: Lee Unkrich
Studio: Pixar Animation Studios
Voices: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Keaton, Bonnie Hunt
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
SYNOPSIS: Andy is going off to college. After he packs up his old toys they get mistaken for trash and wind up at The Sunnyside Daycare. In this action-packed adventure our favorite toys meet up with a new group of toys and need to figure out how to get back to their old pal, Andy.
JULY
THE LAST AIRBENDER Release Date: July 2, 2010
Run Time: N/A
Rating: N/A
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Jackson Rathbone, Cliff Curtis, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz
Genre: Adventure | Family | Fantasy | War
SYNOPSIS: A 3-D, live-action adaptation of the animated TV series, The Last Airbender about a young spiritual figure who looks for adventure.
DESPICABLE ME Release Date: July 9, 2010
Runtime: N/A
Rating: Rated PG for rude humor and mild action.
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Jason Segel, Ken Jeong, Julie Andrews
Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Genre: Animation | Family
Studio: Illumination Entertainment
SYNOPSIS: Three orphan girls come into the life of a despicable supervillain who is trying to steal the moon.
THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Release Date: July 16, 2010
Runtime:N/A
Rating: N/A
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina
Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
SYNOPSIS: A live-action, modern-day retelling of the classic tale, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice in which a seemingly normal kid is recruited by a Manhattan sorcerer who needs his help to battle the forces of darkness.
RAMONA AND BEEZUS Release Date: July 23, 2010
Runtime: N/A
Rating: G
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Starring: Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Genre: Family | Comedy
Studio: 20th Century Fox
SYNOPSIS: Beverly Cleary’s classic children’s books come to life, following the misadventures of the young grade-schooler, Ramona Quimby.
NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG Release Date: August 20, 2010
Runtime: 109 minutes
Rating: PG for rude humor, some language and mild thematic elements.
Parental Rating: Via IMDB
Cast: Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans.
Director: Susanna White.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Comedy | Family | Fantasy
SYNOPSIS: The magical and unusual looking governess from Chistianna Brand’s books shows up in a sequel to the 2005 family film. This time, she’s summoned to help a harried mother raise her children while the woman’s husband is away at war.
“The Invention of Hugo Cabret” will be in 3-D!!!!!
Posted on | April 16, 2010 | 4 Comments
Based on the book by Brian Selznick, the upcoming movie Hugo Cabret will be in 3-D. It will be directed by Martin Scorsese who recently won the Cecil B. Demile award for someone who has directed, produced or acted in many, many movies over their lifetime. I think the film will have tons of special effects . The movie is coming out on December 11, 2011 — there will definitly be a review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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