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KIDS FIRST Coming Attractions

By Ranny Levy

Reviews, by myself and by KIDS FIRST! youth Film Critics of upcoming films, DVDs and apps.

"Labyrinth" was a creative experiment for Jim Hensen, trying to go beyond the more typical puppet milieu of his popular Muppets. HDNet Movies kidScene brings this 1986 family film to your home Aug. 24 and 25. As our KIDS FIRST! youth film criti ... Read more...
  “The true test of a hero is to be able to face your darkest fears and rise above,” says KIDS FIRST! youth film critic Julianna Noone, age 12, in a very perceptive opening to her review of The Dark Knight Rises. This thought underlies much of t ... Read more...
This fourth installment in the "Ice Age" films delivers what I think your youngest kids will truly enjoy (5-10). It really makes great use of 3D technology with characters zooming towards us and away from us throughout the entire film. We are charmed by many of the ... Read more...
  The fact that Quill had been a big hit in Japan when it was released in 2005 was not the main reason Ed Arentz, managing director of Music Box Films, was attracted to the opportunity for his company to distribute the film in the United States. ... Read more...
Marvel Comics’ heroes transfer well to the silver screen, but those who think they know Spider-Man from previous incarnations will meet a different Spider-Man/Peter Parker in Columbia Pictures’ current release The Amazing Spider-Man. "... it is a completely diff ... Read more...
American Girl. The name is familiar to millions who either own an American Girl doll or have wished for one. American Girl characters also populate a line of books that have earned the loyalty of millions of girls as well as praise and trust from parents and edu ... Read more...
If you missed it in theaters a few months ago – or want to be able to revisit it at your leisure – Twentieth Century Fox is releasing "Mirror Mirror" on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 26. In this updated version of the classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, ... Read more...
One of the special characteristics that makes watching a Pixar film such a satisfying experience is the characters are so fully human, however unbelievable their form may be. Their emotions, their actions – the audience can relate to them, ... Read more...
"Miss Minoes" has charmed audiences around the world, earning awards not just in its home of the Netherlands but at festivals as far-flung as the Artek International Children’s Festival in the Ukraine and the Chicago International Children’s Festival in the Unit ... Read more...
The first Madagascar movie hit the screens in 2005, racked up a number of awards wins and nominations and spawned two sequels and a TV series in seven short years. The latest from DreamWorks is Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Read more...