Sentences with phrase «classic family film»

Steven Spielberg «s classic family film tells the tale of a troubled boy enduring his parents» divorce who befriends a stranded alien and resolves to help him return to his home planet.

As it stands now, Richie Rich remains a forgotten film that will find very few championing as a classic family film.

Not exact matches

Regal Cinemas offers its Summer Movie Express with family films for $ 1 throughout the summer, and Classic Cinemas gets in on the act with its Wednesday Morning Movie Series, which includes games and activities and visits from popular characters (and costs just a buck).

This classic 2 hour lecture was filmed when Jane Nelsen had children at home and shared many of the personal stories of how she used Positive Discipline tools with her own family — as well as examples from participants in her parenting groups.

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«Guess Who» is a dry comedy, a remake of the classic «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» (1967), only this time, it has a race role reversal, where the original film was about a white family meeting a black man, this film centers around a black family meeting a white man.

The song at the end of Shrek the Third has Donkey and Puss - in - Boots, who found themselves swapping bodies at some point in the film, covering the Sly and the Family Stone classic, «Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)».

Now an indie darling and cult classic, the film certainly resonates because of its following of a family's turmoil, but more importantly the role of the deadened senses of the young, and how a person in a quagmire really needs to grab at life for the good.

His 3D family film / love letter to classic cinema earned rave reviews from critics, but the win here is the first marker that this one may be a dark horse in the next few months.

At the same time, DreamWorks still has yet to make a film to put them on a par with Pixar in terms of being able to make animated family films that will last the test of time as classics in their genre, rather than populist features that work primarily in the here and now.

Compare its plot to those of the classic Gothic novels and films in which a young, naïve woman marries a mysterious man, moves into his ancestral home where she is greeted by sinister domestic staff, and goes on to find clues that suggest a horrible family secret.

Already adapted once in 1955 by Elia Kazan, with the classic film starring James Dean, this version will span two films to tell the epic saga of the Hamilton and Trask families, and their interlocking stories that span from the start of the 20th century through World War I.

From Academy Award ® winning director Roger Ross Williams, Life, Animated is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.

For a film based upon a dysfunctional family's struggle across America to enter their daughter into a beauty pageant — Little Miss Sunshine should go down in history as a modern classic; an absolutely wonderful cinematic release.

Robert Flaherty's classic film tells the story of Inuit hunter Nanook and his family as they struggle to survive in the harsh conditions of Canada's Hudson Bay region.

A bit more over the top than the recent R - rated animated film, Batman: Gotham Gaslight (reviewed elsewhere on this site) which had a more traditionally cell animated look, Batman Ninja is a visually dazzling and fun film and an interesting take on the classic DC characters which include The Joker, Harley Quinn, Gorilla Grodd, various Batman villains, and members of the Bat Family as well.

Based on Jack Finney's classic sci - fi novel «Invasion of the Body Snatchers», the film emphasises the tensions and lack of trust in the Malone family as an alien plot to turn all humans into emotionless, unfeeling «pod people» unfolds around them.

From Academy Award ® winning director Roger Ross Williams, LIFE, ANIMATED is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.

Coming, as James Naremore wrote in 1973, «between the repressive manners of the classic Hollywood studio movie and the «liberated» ethos of the R - rated contemporary film,» Psycho did previously unthinkable, willfully perverse things — killing off its heroine and thereby taking its star actor offscreen at the end of act 1; leaving us only a homicidal maniac to identify with for the rest of the film; intimating necrophilia and incest within an American family.

This family friendly film still holds up, with a classic hero's story and some pretty great -LSB-...]

Whilst heavily reliant on the broad appeal of its star Jim Carrey, the film adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater's 1938 classic Mr Popper's Penguins combines both children and cuddly aquatic creatures for a feel - good family frenzy tailor - made to entertain parents and their vacationing progeny.

Packed with wall to wall action (sometimes too much), the fifth film with the words «Die Hard» in the title is a worthy addition to the family started with John McTiernan's classic original.

The main plot of the film revolves around a real - life incident known as the Enfield Poltergeist, an extremely well - documented case of a supposed ghost who terrorized the Hodgson family of North London from 1977 to 1979 and was apparently a fan of the classics: knocking on walls, shaking beds, throwing furniture, and even the occasional haunted kid's toy.

Although it doesn't quite get there in terms of earning instant classic status with too many gross - out gags, it's interesting to see a film about family that isn't kosher for the entire family.

This event will see a selection of new release previews, specially selected classics and films that reflect the different programming strands that the IFI runs all year round such as IFI Stranger than Fiction, IFI Family and the IFI Irish Film Archive.

Directed by Jon Favreau («Chef,» «Iron Man,» «Elf»), based on Rudyard Kipling's timeless stories and inspired by Disney's classic animated film, «The Jungle Book» is an all - new live - action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man - cub who's been raised by a family of wolves.

Classic films like Carol Reed's 1949 film - noir masterpiece The Third Man and Jean Cocteau's dreamlike interpretation of Beauty and the Beast from 1946 have been sublime highlights of my festival roster so far, as has the German / Polish family film Winter's Daughter.

Not unlike Sidney Lumet's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, the film is built out of classic noir conventions but keeps the circle of characters contained with in the family, to form a knotty plot that results in a domestic hell.

Starring Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst, the film stands the test of time and remains a modern classic for family entertainment.

A TIMELESS CLASSIC BLOSSOMS INTO A FAMILY FILM FAVORITE THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Rediscover the Mythical World of NARNIA on Blu - ray and DVD on April 8th

And yet another classic Apatow family film comes to DVD.

In an early movie version of the beloved and oft - filmed classic novel, Hepburn gets the juiciest role in «Little Women» as Jo, the tomboy of the four March sisters in a genteelly impoverished family struggling with their father's absence during the Civil War.

Baseball has been at the foreground of a diverse group of great films, from the classic drama Pride of the Yankees to the screwball comedy Major League, from coming - of - age tale The Sandlot to Disney's own spiritual family dramedy Angels in the Outfield.

Woven among the family interviews are famous faces who new or had indelible impressions of the brothers, as well as comments on the WB style, and why the films continue to enjoy classic status.

Arriving October 6th from Universal and Legendary Pictures, the trailer for Crimson Peak looks like a classic haunter on roids as Guillermo del Toro brings all sorts of inspiration from films such as The Legend of Hell House, The Haunting, House On Haunted Hill, The Addams Family and even Haunted Mansion.

The Kids Are All Right, an adorably high - spirited romp from Laurel Canyon director Lisa Cholodenko, is an indie film (with glossy studio production values) about a suburban family standing up to a threat from without; plundering from Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Odd Couple and Meet the Parents, it's a classic Hollywood domestic comedy with a mischievous twist.

Based on the timeless classic and filled with spectacle, warmth and heart, this celebrated film follows an ordinary girl's epic adventure and brave journey to save her family, with the ultimate triumph of love.

The holiday season is typically one of the more family - friendly times of year at the cineplex, and 2010 is no different; while you'll still get your share of hard - hitting dramas and raunchy comedies, the weeks between now and the end of the year will also provide a cornucopia of films the whole family can enjoy, including the latest from Disney («Tangled»), a new «Narnia» sequel («The Voyage of the Dawn Treader»), and yet another version of Tchaikovsky's holiday classic («The Nutcracker in 3 - D»).

Reaching cult classic status, I only stumbled upon this film fairly recently; and though it was released back in 1995, it may still be the most relevant and resounding film to tackle the experience of middle school and family life for an unpopular suburban pre-teen girl.

Also note the great Pink Panther sequel A Shot in the Dark on Monday (RIP Blake Edwards), John Ford's Cavalry trilogy plus classic western Rio Bravo on Wednesday, a double feature of horse - centric family features in National Velvet and The Black Stallion on Thursday, plus a whole string of classic Disney live - action family films on Sunday, including Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Parentfamily features in National Velvet and The Black Stallion on Thursday, plus a whole string of classic Disney live - action family films on Sunday, including Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Parentfamily films on Sunday, including Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, and The ParentFamily Robinson, and The Parent Trap.

Dramatic films which have portrayed the «homefront» during times of war, and the subsequent problems of peacetime adjustment include William Wyler's Mrs. Miniver (1942) about a separated middle - class family couple (Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon) during the Blitz, Clarence Brown's The Human Comedy (1943) with telegram delivery boy Mickey Rooney bringing news from the front to small - town GI families back home, John Cromwell's Since You Went Away (1944) with head of family Claudette Colbert during her husband's absence, and another William Wyler poignant classic The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with couples awkwardly brought back together forever changed after the war: Dana Andrews and Virginia Mayo, Fredric March and Myrna Loy, and Harold Russell and Cathy O'Donnell.

It took the classic road trip story to a higher level and painted a picture of a family in crisis as well as any film had ever done before.

Director Darren Lynn Bousman («Saw II,» «Saw III,» «Saw IV») turns his bloodthirsty lens on the Troma film vaults and comes up with a remake of the studio's gleefully grody 1980 cult classic, about a trio of ex-con brothers who return home from prison, only to discover that their house has a new family living in it.

The depiction of the production of the beloved family classic, Mary Poppins (1964) in the capable hands of its original maker, Disney, is sure to be a pleasant revisitation for fans of the treasured film.

Over the years, Back to the Future has become a family classic (although it has its share of adult language and themes), and a quintessential 80s film which exuded a wide - eyed charm and a celebration of the geek as part of popular culture.

It's inspired by classic 80's family sci - fi movies like Short Circuit and Flight of the Navigator, adapted directly from Daly's own short film Miles, and is more of a kids movie (or «family movie») than an edgy sci - fi concept or action movie like Michael Bay would make.

«Wreck - It Ralph,» a 3 - D animated family film about a video game villain who tries to break free of his role, is the largest box - office opening ever for Walt Disney Animation, which has produced countless cartoon classics (though doesn't include Disney's lucrative Pixar Animation).

The film follows Owen Suskind, a young man who didn't speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.

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It was inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper and by two emblems of American architecture — the classic red barn and the Bates family's sinister mansion from Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho.