Posts Tagged ‘wish’

13 Going on 30 (2004)

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Jennifer Garner | Mark Ruffalo | Judy Greer | Andy Serkis | Kathy Baker | Phil Reeves | Samuel Ball | Marcia DeBonis | Christa B. Allen | Sean Marquette | Kiersten Warren | Joe Grifasi | Mary Pat Gleason | Susan Egan | Lynn Collins
Directors: Gary Winick
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It’s 1987, and geeky Jenna wants to be popular. After her 13th birthday party goes awry, Jenna wishes she could just be 30 instead - only to wake up and discover that she’s flash-forwarded 17 years. Now a sexy, successful magazine editor, Jena finds out that being an adult isn’t necessarily all it’s cracked up to be.

Labyrinth (1986)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: David Bowie | Jennifer Connelly | Toby Froud | Shelley Thompson | Christopher Malcolm | Natalie Finland | Shari Weiser | Brian Henson | Ron Mueck | Rob Mills | Dave Goelz
Directors: Jim Henson
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Sarah, a teen, summons the goblins from her fave book, the Labyrinth, to steal her baby 1/2 bro Toby. When they actually do, she must solve the Goblin King’s (Bowie) Labyrinth in 13 hours or else Toby will become a goblin.

Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Albert Sharpe | Janet Munro | Sean Connery | Jimmy O'Dea | Kieron Moore | Estelle Winwood | Walter Fitzgerald | Denis O'Dea | J.G. Devlin | Jack MacGowran | Farrell Pelly | Nora O'Mahoney | Patrick Sullivan Burke | Maureen Halligan
Directors: Robert Stevenson
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A frisky old storyteller named Darby O’Gill is desperately seeking the proverbial pot of gold. There’s just one tiny thing standing in his way: a 21-inch leprechaun named King Brian. In order to get the gold, Darby must match his wits against the shrewd little trickster- which proves no small task indeed!

The Incredibles Movie (2004)

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Thandie Newton | Craig T. Nelson | Holly Hunter | Samuel L. Jackson | Jason Lee | Dominique R. Louis | Teddy Newton | Jean Sincere | Eli Fucile | Maeve Andrews | Wallace Shawn | Spencer Fox | Lou Romano | Wayne Canney | Sarah Vowell | Michael Bird
Directors: Brad Bird
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Mr. Incredible (A.K.A. bobble Parr), plus his spouse Helen (A.K.A. Elastigirl), are the world’s peak famous felony -war superheroes into Metroville. Always saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Excluding fifteen living later, they have been forced to adopt inhabitant identities and retreat toward the environs where they have refusal choice except to retire of organism a superhero and strength to breathe a “routine life” with their three children indigo, Dash and Jack-Jack (who were clandestinely born by superpowers). Longing to acquire back into action, dip gets his chance when a inexplicable communication command him to a apart island for a crest secret task. He soon discovers that it motivation take a super kin effort to rescue the world from total damage.

A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)

Monday, January 12th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Family
Countries: UK
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In a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy, lives with his mother, Joanne, who works in and rooms above the Kandinsky tailor shop. Joe is innocently and earnestly determined to help realize the wishes of his poor, hard-working neighbours. Hearing from Mr. Kandinsky the tale that a captured unicorn will grant any wish, Joe uses his accumulated pocket change to buy a kid with an emerging horn, believing it to be a unicorn. His subsequent efforts to make dreams come true exemplify the power of hope and will amidst hardship.

The 10th Kingdom (2000)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Kimberly Williams | Scott Cohen | John Larroquette | Dianne Wiest | Camryn Manheim | Ann-Margret | Ed O'Neill | Rutger Hauer | Dawnn Lewis | Hugh O'Gorman | Daniel Lapaine | Jeremiah Birkett | Warwick Davis | Kim Thomson | Lucy Whybrow
Directors: Herbert Wise | David Carson
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Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White’s grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself from prison, and turns the prince into a golden retriever. Wendel, by means of a magic mirror, escapes into a hitherto-unknown Tenth Kingdom (modern day New York City) and meets Virginia and her father Tony. Pursued by trolls, cops, and a wolf in man’s form, the three blunder back into the Nine Kingdoms and begin their adventures to restore Wendel to his human form and throne, and find the magic mirror that will take Tony and Virginia back home, all the while unknowing that Virginia already has a connection to the Nine Kingdoms that may prove deadly before we reach Happily Ever After.

The 10th Kingdom (2000)

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Kimberly Williams | Scott Cohen | John Larroquette | Dianne Wiest | Camryn Manheim | Ann-Margret | Ed O'Neill | Rutger Hauer | Dawnn Lewis | Hugh O'Gorman | Daniel Lapaine | Jeremiah Birkett | Warwick Davis | Kim Thomson | Lucy Whybrow
Directors: Herbert Wise | David Carson
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Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White’s grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself from prison, and turns the prince into a golden retriever. Wendel, by means of a magic mirror, escapes into a hitherto-unknown Tenth Kingdom (modern day New York City) and meets Virginia and her father Tony. Pursued by trolls, cops, and a wolf in man’s form, the three blunder back into the Nine Kingdoms and begin their adventures to restore Wendel to his human form and throne, and find the magic mirror that will take Tony and Virginia back home, all the while unknowing that Virginia already has a connection to the Nine Kingdoms that may prove deadly before we reach Happily Ever After.

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999)

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Wayne Allwine | Tony Anselmo | Jeff Bennett | Corey Burton | Jim Cummings | Bill Farmer | Shaun Fleming | Kelsey Grammer | Andrew McDonough | Alan Young | Tress MacNeille | Diane Michelle | Russi Taylor | April Winchell
Directors: Jun Falkenstein
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A Christmas themed, three-part anthology-style video. The first part, “Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas”, is essentially a retelling of _Groundhog Day (1993)_ (qv), with Huey, Dewey, and Louie reliving Christmas ad infinitum. Next is “A Very Goofy Christmas”, in which Goofy tries to overcome his son’s skepticism about Santa Claus. Finally, “Mickey & Minnie’s Gift Of The Magi” recreate the classic tale of ironic Christmas selflessness. The stories are linked together by narration by ‘Kelsey Grammer’ (qv).

Pinocchio (1940)

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
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Inventor Gepetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish that Pinocchio be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by a fairy. The fairy assigns Jiminy Cricket to act as Pinocchio’s “conscience” and keep him out of trouble. Jiminy is not too successful in this endeavor and most of the film is spent with Pinocchio deep in trouble.

Liar Liar (1997)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Jim Carrey | Maura Tierney | Justin Cooper | Cary Elwes | Anne Haney | Jennifer Tilly | Amanda Donohoe | Jason Bernard | Swoosie Kurtz | Mitch Ryan | Christopher Mayer | Eric Pierpoint | Randall 'Tex' Cobb | Cheri Oteri | SW Fisher
Directors: Tom Shadyac
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The truth shall set you free — or get you into a heap of trouble! Fletcher Reede (Carrey) is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max (Justin Cooper) blows out the candles on his fifth birthday cake, he has just one wish — that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max’s wish miraculously comes true, Fletcher discovers that his biggest asset — his mouth — has suddenly become his biggest liability! Havoc ensues as Fletcher tries to keep his practice afloat and his ex-wife Audrey (Maura Tierney) from taking their son and moving to Boston. Co-starring Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe and Cary Elwes.