NOTE: The DC comics’ books are about comics not movies but we have decided to include the books because there have been many DC comics turned into movies.

Books:

Learn about the new book written by Paul Levitz, 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking: Wham! Wow!: DC Comics at 75 with Tom Ashbrook on NPR’s On Point Radio.

Book: DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle

Book: The Sounds of Star Wars. Listen to an interview with Ben Burt about ‘The Sounds Of Star Wars,’ Now At Fans’ Fingertips on NPR’s Weekend Edition.

Awards:

American Film Institute (AFI) announces top 10 movies of 2010

Upcoming Films:

Tintin: The Tintin comic book series is being turned into a movie, directed by blockbuster directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Due out at the theaters 2011. Learn more about Tintin on Wikipedia and in Empire Magazine.

Tron Legacy: The sequel to TRON will be in theaters Friday. Visit the official website to look at games, videos, cast, characters, and everything else you can possibly imagine about the new movie, TRON Legacy. Read about it in Empire Magazine.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, On Stranger Tides will be released. Watch the trailer here: http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=29718

Save the date:

Providence Children’s Film Festival will be in Providence February 18 – 22, 2011.

2010 Oscar Academy Awards will air on ABC on February 27, 2011. The hosts will be Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Based on the book: The Lightning Thief by author Rick Riordan
Opens February 12, 2010

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
Based on the Lewis Carroll novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Opens March 5, 2010

Dreamworks’ Shrek Forever After
Opens May 21, 2010

PIXAR’s Toy Story 3
Opens June 18, 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 1
Based on the J.K. Rowling’s novel Harry Potter and the Deadly Hollows
Opens November 19, 2010

Fanatastic Mr. Fox. Directed by Wes Anderson
website: http://www.fantasticmrfoxmovie.com/

Runner Up:
• Up. Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
website: http://adisney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/up/

BEST COMPUTER ANIMATION:

Up. Animation by PIXAR

Runner Up:
• Monsters vs Aliens. Animation by DreamWorks
website: http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/monstersvsaliens/

FUNNIEST FILM OF THE YEAR:

Battle of the Smithsonian. Directed by Shawn Levy
website: http://www.nightatthemuseumcomestolife.com/us/

Runners Up:
• Up. Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
• Fantastic Mr. Fox. Directed by Wes Anderson

MOST ACTION-PACKED FILM

Race to Witch Mountain. Directed by Andy Fickman
website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075417/

Runners Up:
• Monsters vs Aliens
• UP
• Battle of the Smithsonian
• Fantastic Mr. Fox

BEST MUSIC

UP. Soundtrack by composer Michael Giacchino
website: http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/upsoundtrack.html

Runners Up:
• Fantastic Mr. Fox. Soundtrack includes music by various artists
website: http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Mr-Fox-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B002OULHPG
• Where the Wild Things Are. Music by Karen O And The Kids
wesbite: http://wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com/#/Soundtrack

BEST CHARACTER

Mr. Fox (from Fantastic Mr. Fox)

Runners Up:
• Larry Dailey (from Battle of the Smithsonian)
• Russell (from UP)

BEST SONG

Davy Crockett (from Fantastic Mr. Fox)
website: http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Mr-Fox-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B002OULHPG

BEST CLAYMATION MOVIE

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Runners Up:
• Coraline. Directed by Henry Selick
website: http://coraline.com/

BEST SOUND / SPECIAL EFFECTS

Monsters vs Aliens

Runners Up:
• UP
• Where the Wild Things Are
• Battle of the Smithsonian

BEST SCREENPLAY

Where the Wild Things Are

Runners Up:
• UP

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Where the Wild Things Are. Cinematographer: Lance Acord
wesbsite: http://wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com/

The Polar Express

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

How the Grinch Stole the Christmas

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

The Year without a Santa Claus

Frosty the Snowman

The Nutcracker featuring the New York City Ballet

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

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Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
Genre: Animation | Short | Family
30 minutes
NR: Good for all ages

PIXAR’s Ratatouille
Genre: Animation | Family
111 minutes
Rated: G

Julia Child: French Chef
Cooking Episodes
website: http://www.pbs.org/juliachild/
NR: Good for 6 and up. Some kids may find this boring

Reading Rainbow
30 minute episode: Brush
NR: All ages
website: http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books/episode_detail_049.html

We have not seen these yet but they look good:

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
NR

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Genre:Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance more
NR

Winnie the Pooh – Seasons of Giving (1999)
NR

Three Musketeers (1993)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 1

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban

The Princess Bride

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Incredibles

* in no particular order

The Three Musketeers (1993 version)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Howl’s Moving Castle

Star Wars IV: A New Hope

* in no particular order