Posts Tagged ‘based-on-children’s-book’

Curious George (2006)

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Frank Welker | Will Ferrell | Shane Baumel | Eugene Levy | Timyra-Joi Beatty | Christopher Chen | Dick Van Dyke | Jessie Flower | Alexander Gould | Terrence Hardy Jr. | Hailey Noelle Johnson | Kelsey Lansdowne | Ariel Winter | Drew Barrymore | David Cross
Directors: Matthew O'Callaghan
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The man with the yellow hat named Ted Shackleford works at a natural history museum that’s fallen on hard times. The museum director’s son wants to turn it into a parking lot, but Ted offers to bring back a mysterious idol from Africa that’s guaranteed to pull in crowds. Unfortunately, the idol turns out to be three inches tall. But Ted accidentally brings back a lonely yet irrepressible monkey, soon dubbed George. They set off on a non-stop action, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.

Inkheart (2008)

Friday, March 27th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Brendan Fraser | Andy Serkis | Eliza Bennett | Paul Bettany | Stephen Armourae | Leeroy Bailey | Adam Bond | Jim Broadbent | Mike Busson | Dominik Danielewicz | Jamie Foreman | Jay Fuller | Rafi Gavron | Mike Godfrey | Toby Iyan
Directors: Iain Softley
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Mo has the special talent to bring characters out of books. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta, two villains, and Dustfinger, a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Meggie discovers the truth and it’s up to her to escape Capricorn’s evil grasp.

Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999)

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Genres: Animation | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Jerome Beidler | Brady Bluhm | Peter Cullen | Jim Cummings | John Fiedler | Michael Gough | Ken Sansom | Andre Stojka | David Warner | Paul Winchell
Directors: Keith Ingham
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Winnie the Pooh and his friends are jealous when Christopher Robin neglects them to make a valentine for a girl. After Owl diagnoses him as lovesick, the gang tries to find a cure, but ultimately learns that Christopher Robin has enough love for them all.

Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

Monday, January 12th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: AnnaSophia Robb | Jeff Daniels | Cicely Tyson | Dave Matthews | Eva Marie Saint | Courtney Jines | Nick Price | Luke Benward | Elle Fanning | Marca Price | Lenore Banks | B.J. Hopper | John McConnell | Harland Williams | William Arthur Pitts
Directors: Wayne Wang
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A 10-year-old girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father, a preacher. While there, she adopts a stray dog whom she names after the local supermarket where he was found. With her goofy pooch by her side, she meets an eclectic group of townspeople and rekindles an almost lost relationship with her father.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Boris Karloff | Thurl Ravenscroft | June Foray
Directors: Chuck Jones
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Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. So disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he raids the village to steal all the Christmas things. The village is sure to have a sad Christmas this year.

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Jim Cummings | Thomas Delauney | Michael Gough | Bob Joles | Ken Sansom
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Pooh Bear and his pals in the Hundred Acre Wood celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve in a pair of adventures folded into this 65-minute made-for-video feature. In the first, the silly old bear plays Saint Nick to his buddies (”I always thought he’d be taller”) after failing to get an errant wish list off to Santa, while identity crisis strikes the gang in the second half. Piglet inherits Tigger’s hop and jumps like a pogo stick, and Eeyore (dressed in Pooh’s shirt) becomes a happy-go-lucky honey lover. Welcome to The Twilight Zone according to Winnie the Pooh. There’s not much A.A. Milne in this TV-style holiday special, but it’s a bouncy little production that should entertain the wee ones with its warm fuzzies, good company, slapstick energy, and life lessons.

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Jonah Bobo | Josh Hutcherson | Dax Shepard | Kristen Stewart | Tim Robbins | Frank Oz | John Alexander | Derek Mears | Douglas Tait | Joe Bucaro III | Jeff Wolfe
Directors: Jon Favreau
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Danny and Walter are two brothers who barely get along even while driving their parents to distraction as their older sister tries to ignore them. Despite their squabbling, the brothers manage cooperate enough to play an old mechanical board game named Zathura. However, after their first move, they find that the game has apparently flung them, their sister and their entire house into outer space. Furthermore, the brothers surmise the only way to return home is to finish the game. However with almost every move, new dangers arise as the siblings find themselves learning to cooperate in ways they never expected as they realize what they mean to each other.