Category: Based on the Book

  • Family Movie Review: The Secret of Kells

    Movie: ‘The Secret of Kells’ On DVD: Oct. 5, 2010 Director: Tomm Moore MPAA Rating: Not rated in the U.S.; PG in other countries Buy It: On DVD or DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack Gecko Rating: ‘The Secret of Kells’ was nominated for an Oscar for best animated picture this year, and it’s easy to see why.…

  • Family Movie Review: Secretariat

    Movie: ‘Secretariat’ In Theaters: Oct. 8, 2010 Director: Randall Wallace Runtime: 116 minutes MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild language Gecko Rating: When I first heard about ‘Secretariat,’ I wasn’t expecting much. Haven’t we seen this story a million times before? Wouldn’t it just be 2003’s ‘Seabiscuit,’ only with different names and faces in a…

  • Mackenzie Foy Confirmed as Renesmee, Bella and Edward’s Daughter in Breaking Dawn

    Mackenzie Foy’s life just got a whole lot more complicated. It was confirmed yesterday that the 9-year-old actress has been cast in the role of Renesmee in ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.’ “Very excited about our new Renesmee, Mackenzie Foy,” wrote ‘Twilight’ author Stephenie Meyer in a note celebrating 15 million fans on the official…

  • Review: The Social Network

    Movie: ‘The Social Network’ In Theaters: Oct. 1, 2010 Director: David Fincher Runtime: 121 minutes MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and language Gecko Rating: While watching ‘The Social Network,’ I tweeted about whether I wanted to be Mark Zuckerberg or not (yes, on Twitter, but my posts are automatically sent…

  • New in Theaters: The Social Network, Let Me In, Case 39

    Movies about social networks, social services, and socially unacceptable bullies are crowding into theaters this weekend. And maybe even a vampire or two! Here’s the rundown below. What are YOU seeing this weekend? The Social Network. The Web’s all abuzz about this movie on the origins of Facebook. Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard…

  • Family Movie Review: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

    Movie: ‘Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole’ In Theaters: Sept. 24, 2010 Director: Zack Snyder Runtime: 90 minutes MPAA Rating: PG for some sequences of scary action Gecko Rating: After last week’s disappointing ‘Alpha and Omega,’ I was happy to see ‘Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole,’ a CG-animated family film…

  • Hey, New Zealand! Don’t Let Peter Jackson Move The Hobbit to Eastern Europe!

    Ooh, don’t get Peter Jackson mad. The Kiwi filmmaker is threatening to move production of ‘The Hobbit’ to Eastern Europe after a Screen Actors Guild member alert went out Friday advising actors not to accept work on the non-union production of ‘The Hobbit.’ It’s part of a showbiz labor effort begun by New Zealand Actors’…

  • New Movie Friday: Legend of the Guardians, Wall Street 2, You Again – Watch the Trailers

    After last week’s disappointing ‘Alpha and Omega,’ I’m looking forward to the magical ‘Legend of the Guardians.’ It may be one movie where 3D actually enhances the story rather than distracts from it. Also in theaters: Gordon Gekko and Betty White. Here’s the rundown: ‘Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (3D/2D and IMAX…

  • Family Movie Review: Flipped

    Movie: ‘Flipped’ In Theaters: Sept. 10, 2010 Director: Rob Reiner Runtime: 90 min. MPAA Rating: PG for language and some thematic material Gecko Rating: ‘Flipped’ might be my favorite movie of the year so far. I’m spreading this news far and wide, because I hope everyone has a chance to see it. The movie got…

  • Family TV Review: The Vampire Diaries, Season 2

    Show: ‘The Vampire Diaries’ FCC Rating: TV-14, V (Intense Violence) Airtime: Thurs., 8PM ET on The CW (season 2 premieres Sept. 9) Ok for Ages: 14+ Hot Spots: Violence, flirting and kissing, social drinking, sex talk & foreplay ‘The Vampire Diaries’ returns with season two on Thurs., Sept. 9. My daughter and I fell in…

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Too Graphic for Tweens?

    Yesterday, I gave you guys contact info for the casting directors for ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,’ coming to theaters in two parts in 2011 and 2012. I’ll be really curious to see how they handle the more intense content of this movie, because it takes the franchise into a whole new realm. Not to…

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Contact Info for Casting Directors

    The official casting directors for ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ have been announced, which I’m sure is setting off a flurry of activity among hopeful stars and starlets. The third installment of the ‘Twilight’ franchise based on the Stephenie Meyer books will be told in two parts, released in 2011 and 2012. Directed by Bill…

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