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Shaun the Sheep Rated PG for rude humor Available on DVD and Blu - ray From the creators of Wallace & Gromit comes this fantastic little stop - motion animated film about a family of sheep who inadvertently give their owner amnesia while trying to take a day off, and then go on an adventure to recover him.

So Mickle was perhaps an obvious choice when it came time to do an English remake of the Jorge Michel Grau's We Are What We Are, a film about a family of cannibals dealing with the future after the death of their patriarch and possible discovery in the aftermath.

Not exact matches

One of the biggest surprises in «Avengers: Age of Ultron» occurs about halfway through the film when our heroes break away from the action for a more light - hearted family - centric scene on a farm.

The film, about the first caveman family, performed better than the release of «How to Train Your Dragon» back in March 2010.

The new film «A Quiet Place» is an edge - of - your - seat tale about a family struggling to avoid being heard by monsters with hypersensitive ears.

But one thing was always clear in my mind: «The Incredibles,» about a family of superheroes, is Pixar's best film.

Director Nora Twomey deftly guides her film through the thorny politics of Afghanistan to tell a story about family and hope.

The leader of the conservative evangelical organization Family Research Council said that evangelicals were happy to give President Donald Trump a «do - over» after a previously unpublished 2011 interview with adult film actress Stormy Daniels revealed that she may have been paid to remain silent about an extramarital affair with Trump in 2006.

But thanks to Ellis, the film is not at all cynical about love, while remaining truthful about today's rural South as a world of broken families and kids left more than they should be to their own devices.

Disney had an amazing year in terms of box office, but that doesn't exclude some of their smaller hits, including this film about a chess prodigy in Uganda who tries to balance her success with responsibility to her family.

I had the privilege of watching the film while seated behind a family that included four boys, who ranged from about six to 14 years in age.

At a press event for Perry's newest film Madea's Big Happy Family, which came out on Friday, Perry addressed Spike Lee's criticisms in a most unexpected fashion — by railing at me for a question I was making about a completely different kind of potential backlash.

The 2009 biographical film about a black high school student adopted by a white Christian family is rated PG - 13 and became something of an evangelical darling when it released, receiving endorsements from Christianity Today and Focus on the Ffamily is rated PG - 13 and became something of an evangelical darling when it released, receiving endorsements from Christianity Today and Focus on the FamilyFamily.

Focus on the Family, known for its right - of - centre approach on moral issues, called the film a «great opportunity» for Christians «to have conversations with friends and family about matters of eternal significance&rFamily, known for its right - of - centre approach on moral issues, called the film a «great opportunity» for Christians «to have conversations with friends and family about matters of eternal significance&rfamily about matters of eternal significance».

THERE IS nothing saccharine about Sugar, a film that traces the journey of fictional Dominican pitcher Miguel (Sugar) Santos as he tries to yank his family out of poverty with his killer curveball and major league aspirations.

It is a film about the importance of family and having faith in each other, and how each can play a pivotal role in the journeys of the others, in both sickness and in health.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage is hosting a screening and panel discussion on «The Second Day,» a film created by former P.S. 150 student Brook Peters about the 9/11 terrorist attack and the subsequent resilience of Downtown families, teachers and students.

Since I became a little obsessed about editing video lately, this time around a vlog comes before photo diary Rome is obviously such a beautiful city that I couldn't stop myself from filming everything around me, and the result is this little vlog of me hanging around the city with my family, eating a lot of pizza, posing in front of Trevi Fountain and admiring this incredibly beautiful city.

Since I became a little obsessed about editing video lately, this time around a vlog comes before photo diary Rome is obviously such a beautiful city that I couldn't stop myself from filming everything around me, and the result is this little vlog of me hanging around the city with my family, eating a...

Renée Zellweger is the charming modern heroine of this film about a woman deciding which man is right for her, her flirtatious boss Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) or her awkward and handsome family friend, Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).

Culture of Thailand - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family Sa - Th This page is a collection of still photos and information about Korean films released in the 1960s

This biography of Aaliyah provides detailed information about Friends and family remember the short, remarkable life of music and film's Aaliyah who died on August 25th, 2001.

«The Father of My Children» was about a busy film producer with a loving family, who puts a bullet in his head when his business starts to implode.

What's clear is that Gibson has made a film about family, faith, love and forgiveness all put to the test in an arena of violent conflict - a movie you don't want to miss.

That makes the film a pretty straightforward morality tale about a man, who actually does have a soul, weighing the price of taking advantage of people, who are just like him, against the need to provide for his family, who are living in a hotel with a group of other people who have been evicted from their own homes.

«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.

Perhaps Jarecki could have completely discarded the facts of the Durst story and made a stronger film about family drama and possible insanity but the fact is that his subject matter ended his true story in such an unusual way that it doesn't necessarily support a dramatic retelling.

The line isn't exactly «Call me Ishmael» or «Happy families are all alike», but this first line of what was published in 1937 as a children's book began what has proved to be a literary phenomenon, an alternative religion, an endless invitation to exegesis and a major industry that has led to an immensely successful trilogy of books and films about life in Middle - earth.

Loveless is a beautifully shot and elegantly constructed film about an already broken family in a moment of crisis and tragedy.

«The film is very much about family, specifically the importance of remembering family and passing along stories to future generations so that people aren't forgotten and lost to time,» director Lee Unkrich told Vanity Fair at the Morelia International Film Festival in Mexico on Friday evening, where the picture opened the event with its world premiere.

Stories We Tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story.

If «The Breadwinner» were a live - action film, it would be virtually unbearable to watch, but as animation, it's not only possible, but somehow inspiring to immerse oneself in this pared - down adaptation of Deborah Ellis» well - regarded young - adult novel, about an 11 - year - old girl who must step up and care for her family after the Taliban raids her home and arrests her father (hence the title).

A historical film about the Seneca culture featuring the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Bury My Heart with Tonawanda tells the story of a developmentally disabled boy with Downs Syndrome who is rejected by his own family but is accepted and nurtured by the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.

Not much happens in The Midwife, but its depth and texture make this a moving film about families, time passing and shared history — and the handful of scenes in the maternity unit where Claire works, five or six little miracles of birth, somehow add to its sense of a life as mysterious and precious.

Much more of a film about family struggles, than the soppy puppy story I thought it was going to be.

Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf are terrific in this funny, charming and grounded film about growing up a girl from a modest family discovering herself and aspiring to more than what is expected of her, and parents making hard sacrifices and letting go.

The complicated romance that punctuates the story adds spice (and a twist), but it's a film essentially about the banking family and their machinations at a time of rapid change in China

And while this certainly holds true for Kung Fu Panda 2 - which takes the first film's goofy notion that a panda bear can be the son of a goose and goes about explaining said relationship with a giant vat of sticky sentiment - the follow - up to DreamWorks» 2008 hit is still more than a cut above the usual family fare.

Ramin Bahrani has enjoyed the praise of critics for each of his first three films (Man Push Cart 71, Chop Shop 83, Goodbye Solo 89), so expectations were high for his latest, an Iowa farm - set drama about a family's struggles with each other and the American Dream.

Braff plays Aidan (a strange name choice, perhaps, considering the film's focus on his Jewish roots), an out - of - work actor whose wife, Sarah (Kate Hudson), is barely supporting the whole family with her dreary dead - end job, and whose children, Grace (Joey King) and Tucker (Pierce Gagnon), are about to be booted from their yeshiva for non-payment.

may run a wee bit long (111 minutes) for single digit kidlets but this family film, about the (literal) fall of a toupee wearing, A-list movie star mutt into service at a firehouse was a pretty good sit.

Firehouse Dog may run a wee bit long (111 minutes) for single digit kidlets but this family film, about the (literal) fall of a toupee wearing, A-list movie star mutt into service at a firehouse was a pretty good sit.

I think everyone's missing the point of the film: It's about family.

The biggest surprise for Miike fans and musical lovers alike is that for all the black humor of this deliriously bizarre fantasy «Happiness» is a warmhearted film about sacrifice, support and four generations of family togetherness.

The Aussie actress's outing comes at the same time as news that the starlet has been offered the role of Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film about the Manson Family murders.

In a cast packed with scene stealers — Paul Reiser and Cheryl Hines co-star as Zach's parents and Anna Kendrick shows up later as a friend of the family — she's easily the best thing about the film.

Tensions between Vince and Craig heighten with each bet, revealing things about their friendship that they've been holding onto since they were children, and the film ultimately poses the question of how far you would be willing to go to provide for you and your family in this harsh economic climate.

When the film is about the specific individual characters, it's still interesting, but it takes the focus away for a spell on the thematic material, even if it seeks to expose how immoral the propagators of foreclosures - for - profit have to be in order to maintain their businesses in the face of daily suffering for many families in their broken communities.

Our family matinee on Saturday will feature one of Sayles» most poetic and imaginative films, «The Secret of Roan Inish,» about an Irish creature of the sea that may not be entirely mythical.

About a third of the film is made up of intermittent flashbacks to war - time when Maria was a child living in her well - heeled family's house in Vienna that the Nazis eventually pillage.