Review By JESSICA ALMY Anyone who believes the old adage that publishers and producers can make works featuring male protagonists because they will appeal to both boys and girls (in contrast to female protagonists, which allegedly are of little interest to boys) has not watched a movie with my daughter. When we saw “The Muppets” [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Family Movies'
The Muppets
November 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Movies
Tags:1980s Culture·Early Elementary·Family Films·Family Movies·Humor·Muppets·Music·Older Elementary·Pop Culture
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
November 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JENNIFER KALI A holiday television classic. Peppermint Patty invites herself and a few friends to Charlie Brown’s house for Thanksgiving. Old Chuck is in a pickle because all he knows how to cook is toast and cold cereal. He employs Snoopy and Woodstock to set a Thanksgiving table in the back yard, and the three get [...]
Tags:1970s Childrens Movies·Animated Movies·Charlie Brown·Family Movies·Holiday Movies·Jennifer Kali·Thanksgiving
How to Train Your Dragon
August 19th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY Last year’s big screen release, “How to Train Your Dragon” has a powerful message about tolerance and respect for animals. Set in a Viking village, the film opens on a scene of terrible violence in which humans and dragons are waging battle. The lead character Hiccup is eager to win his [...]
Tags:Animated·Animated Movies·Depictions of Meat in Film·Dragons·Early Elementary·Family Films·Family Movies·Genesis Awards·Older Elementary
Rio
May 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY The animated movie “Rio” really had me at the first scene, where all the birds of the rainforest ascend into the sky to sing and fly in a huge, showy musical number. Add to the lush animation and the spirited music a storyline that revolves around the evils of the pet [...]
Tags:Animated·Animated Movies·Birds·Brazil·Captive Wildlife·Early Elementary·Family Movies·Humor·Jemaine Clement·Music·Parrots·Pet Stores·Pet Trade·Preschoolers·Rainforest·Wild Animals in Captivity·Wildlife
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
October 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY Parents, get the tissues for this heartwarming (and heartbreaking) family flick! Based on the same true story as Lesléa Newman’s Hachiko Waits, this movie is about the faithfulness of a dog who accompanies the man he loves to the train station each day. His devotion is so strong that when the man dies, [...]
Tags:Companion Animals·Death·Dogs·Early Elementary·Family Movies·Live Action Movies·Loss·Older Elementary
Babe
August 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY I’d seen “Babe” years ago, at a time when I was neither a child nor a parent, so it was fun to revisit the movie with my 4-year-old daughter. What I’d forgotten, or perhaps hadn’t noticed, about the 1995 live-action flick when I’d seen it the first time was that it [...]
Tags:1990s Movies·Early Elementary·Family Movies·Farmed Animals·Farming·Live Action Movies·Older Elementary·Parents·Pigs·Preschoolers
Muppets from Space
January 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY I grew up watching “The Muppet Show” weekly, so I rushed out to watch “Muppets from Space” when it was released in 1999. (I think I saw it at the local drive-in.) This New Year’s Eve, we decided to have a family movie marathon but forgot to prepare for it. Rather [...]
Tags:1990s Movies·Depictions of Meat in Film·Early Elementary·Family Movies·Gonzo·Jim Henson·Kermit the Frog·Miss Piggy·Muppets·Older Elementary·Preschoolers
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