In Nanny McPhee Returns, Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she’s needed the most and wanted the least in the next chapter of the hilarious and heartwarming fable that has enchanted children around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t know the exact origins of Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, but it’s probably safe to assume that it’s the kind of project that was assigned to a couple of screenwriters by the studio to make a quick buck, not some Great American Screenplay that Ron J. Friedman and Steve Bencich Read the rest of this entry »

Many, many people grew up reading Beverly Cleary’s kid-lit books about Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby and their adventures on Klickitat Street. It should be no surprise that a film adaptation has been created; the only surprise is that it didn’t happen earlier. Fans will note there was a Canadian TV show based on the characters Read the rest of this entry »

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. Read the rest of this entry »

The creators of the beloved “Toy Story” films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters in TOY STORY 3. Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? Read the rest of this entry »

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) Read the rest of this entry »

Owen Wilson is the voice of Marmaduke, the world’s most lovable Great Dane, who leaps from comic strip fame to big screen stardom. The super-sized, ultra-awkward lap dog is living the good life with the Winslow family, including beleaguered dad Phil (Lee Pace), Phil’s wife Debbie (Judy Greer), their three children, and feline pal Carlos. Read the rest of this entry »

After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. Read the rest of this entry »

“Furry Vengeance” is a live action family comedy in which an ambitious young real estate developer, Dan Sanders, faces off with a band of angry animals when his new housing subdivision pushes too far into a pristine part of the wilderness. Led by an incredibly clever raccoon Read the rest of this entry »

Based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks’ (“A Walk to Remember,” “The Notebook”) latest novel, “The Last Song” is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (Greg Kinnear) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter (Miley Cyrus), who’d rather be home in New York. Read the rest of this entry »

Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, the action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe’s longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup’s world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon Read the rest of this entry »

The 19-year-old Alice King Leigh (Mia Wasikowska) is taken by surprise at a garden party marriage proposal from a dull son of a lord. Instead of answering him, she leaves the assembled party and society are chasing a white rabbit (voice of Michael Sheen) with clock and vest. In the pursuit of it falls into Read the rest of this entry »

Coraline (voice of Dakota Fanning) has a hard fate. Just now she is with her father and dragged their tedious nagging mother (voice of Teri Hatcher) into an old house that has a lot of dirty windows and otherwise looks pretty scary. Two old ladies and a somewhat curious theater guy named Zobinsky Read the rest of this entry »

Dan (Robin Williams) and Charlie (John Travolta) are old pals and business partners in a New York sports marketing agency. They are close to their biggest deal with the Japanese. But as reports from the blue, Dan’s ex-wife, Vicki (Kelly Preston), which it must-see. Read the rest of this entry »