Posts Tagged ‘Childrens’

Max [Max Records] lives with his single mother, Mom [Catherine Keener], and has some rage and anger issues.  After one evening where he is feeling ignored by his mother he runs away from home and on a journey to a far away land where he finds wild creatures and becomes their king. (more…)

In Metro City Dr. Tenma [Nicholas Cage] is the head of the Ministry of Science and the city’s expert on robotics.  After an accident his son, Tobey, passes away.  This sends Dr. Tenma into a crazed state and he decides to deal with his grief he will create his greatest robot and make him a complete replica of his son in looks and in mind.  He therefore ends up creating Astro Boy [Freddie Highmore]. (more…)

Hayoa Miayazaki’s latest film, Ponyo on the Cliff, has already set domestic records in Japan and gained high praise from most critics.  I’m a huge fan of Miayazaki’s work, he’s yet to make a bad movie as far as I’m concerned and this looks no less than magical. (more…)

Wes Anderson’s newest stop motion film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, has finally got itself a trailer.  The film stars George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Brian Cox and Willem Dafoe. (more…)

Susan [Reese Witherspoon] has been hit by a meteor at her wedding. After surviving the incident minutes later she erupts into Ginormica [i.e. The 50-foot woman], and is captured by the government and stored in a facility with other monsters. General W. R. Monger [Kiefer Sutherland] is the warden of this facility where it also houses creatures such as: B.O.B. [Seth Rogen], Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. [Hugh Laurie], The Missing Link [Will Arnett] and Insectosaurus. Gallaxhar [Rainn Wilson] is an alien seeking the energy from that previously mentioned meteor, Quantonium, and has sent out a huge friggin’ machine to get it. With the government threatened by this weapon they send out their final hope, the monsters, to defeat it. (more…)

Coraline [Dakota Fanning] and her overworked parents have moved into a new home. She notices this small door in the house’s living room that has been wallpapered over and bricked up. However, at night it will open up and lead her to a whole new world where all the adults are fun and understanding and don’t ignore her. It’s a paradise, or so she believes until things go wrong. (more…)