Trailer: Saved by the Bell Reboot
Posted on August 16, 2020 at 7:17 am
Did anyone need a reboot of “Saved by the Bell?” Pretty sure the answer is no, but I have to say, this looks better than the original. Coming to Peacock.
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Made in Italy
Posted on August 13, 2020 at 5:14 pm
B-| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for language |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Mild sexual situation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Some alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: | References to sad offscreen death, divorce, family conflict |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | August 8, 2020 |
| Date Released to DVD: | December 7, 2020 |
“Made in Italy” is a labor of love starring a real-life father and son playing a father and son. And it is about a labor of love in the most literal terms as the estranged father and son have to work together on the house in Tuscany they jointly own so that it can be …
The Secret Garden
Posted on August 6, 2020 at 5:37 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild peril |
| Profanity: | None |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Sad offscreen deaths of parents, illness, depression, fire |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | August 8, 2020 |
Most of the time I was beguiled by the gorgeously designed latest version of “The Secret Garden,” Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic 1911 story of the orphan girl named Mary Lennox sent to live with her uncle in a vast castle-like home on the moors. She discovers a locked, hidden garden — and some family secrets. …
Looking Back at LAIKA: Behind the Scenes
Posted on August 6, 2020 at 9:39 am
I love LAIKA! Their movies are astounding, gorgeous, complex, and brilliant. I’ve been lucky enough to visit the studio twice and hope to go back again some day. Box Trolls interview.
Even Infants Have a Range of Perceptions When They Watch Screens
Posted on August 5, 2020 at 8:00 am
We have just begun to explore the complexities and wide range of differences in the way individuals watch and respond to what we see on screens. A new study about babies shows that these differences are present at birth. While these study results are illuminating, it does not change my firm position of no screen …
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