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5 Children and It
‘It’ is a Psammead, an ancient, ugly and irritable sand fairy the children find one day on a secret beach at their uncle’s mansion. It grants them one wish per day, lasting until sunset. But they soon learn it is very hard to think of really sensible wishes, and each one gets them into unexpected difficulties. Magic, the children find, can be as awkward as it is enticing.
$13 at Amazon.com
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.
Link: www.cloudywithachanceofmeatballs.com
Edward Scissorhands
A modern day fairy tale which tells the story of Edward, the man created by an inventor, who died before finishing him and left Edward with scissors where he should have hands. One day when the local “Avon” representative calls at the historic mansion where Edward has been living alone, she takes him home to stay with her family. He has to adapt to the new life and environment that he isn’t used to. Soon he shows a talent in cutting hair and hedges, and wins every body’s heart. But life isn’t always so sweet…
$8 at Amazon.com
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak’s classic book Where the Wild Things Are comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation.
Link: www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/
The NeverEnding Story
Bastian is a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprieter reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he “borrows” the book and begins to read it in the school attic where he is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.
$5 at Amazon.com
New York International Children’s Film Festival
The 2009 New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival unspools Feb 27 to March 15 at theaters across the City. The Festival presents the best animation, live action, and experimental film from around the world, with 100+ films for ages 3-18, plus gala premieres, parties, filmmaker Q&As, filmmaking workshops, audience voting, and the NYICFF Awards Ceremony.
Link: www.gkids.com
The Goonies
A group of west coast kids facing their last days together before a development paves over their homes stumble onto evidence of pirate’s treasure, which attracts the attention of a family of criminals.
$11 at Amazon.com
Coraline
The film is about a young girl, Coraline, who unlocks a mysterious door in her new home and enters into a parallel reality, a fantastical and thrilling imitation of her own dull life. In this world, Coraline finds a new version of her real mother and father, her off-kilter neighbors, Miss Forcible, Miss Spink and Mr. Bobinsky and the Cat. However, this other world soon begins to unravel and she becomes a prisoner to her Other Mother and must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home.
Link: www.coraline.com
9
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they’ll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them. Produced by Tim Burton.
Link: www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/9
The Dark Crystal
Another planet, another time. 1000 years ago the Dark Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos began. Now the time of the great conjunction of the three suns is near. If the crystal is not healed now the control of the evil Skekses will last forever. Jen the last of the Gelfings nearly exterminated by monsters controlled by the Skekses starts his dangerous journey to find the missing shard of the crystal. Will he be able to heal the crystal and restore order on the planet?
$20 at Amazon.com
