Every kid loves sitting down on the couch with a bucket of popcorn to enjoy a movie for some entertainment. But choosing a film can be stressful for kids because there is so much content currently available. Studies show that kids exposed to violent movies can lead to emotional distress, antisocial behavior, and even mental health issues. While, when kids watch movies according to their age group, they can learn valuable lessons. The G-rated films on Netflix are best for kids, says Tom, a programming expert who provides do my programming homework services. Here are some of the best G-rated movies streaming on Netflix that even parents should watch with their kids.
1. Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon (2020)
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon is an animation film directed by Robert Scull. It is the treasure hunt of a lifetime for the Rescue Riders, who must...
1. Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon (2020)
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon is an animation film directed by Robert Scull. It is the treasure hunt of a lifetime for the Rescue Riders, who must...
- 7/14/2021
- by Peter Adams
- AsianMoviePulse
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for November 2020, with local productions responding individually, based on best practices for businesses and employers from the 'BC Centre for Disease Control', to stop the spread of Covid-19:
Feature
Bonfire
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
Change Of Pace
Local Production Company: Change Of Pace Film, Inc.
Producer: Graham Fraser
Director: Stephen Campanelli
Ellington
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Director: Ben Cleary
Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between
Local Production Company: Hello Goodbye Productions Inc.
Producer: Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Kelsey Jackson
Director: Michael Lewen
Love Hard
Local Production Company: Love Hard Films Canada, Inc.
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
Solitary
Local Production Company: Windor Productions BC Inc.
Producer: Aaron Gilbert, Nate Parker, Christina Lee Storm, David Oyelowo, Kevin Turen
Director: Nate Parker
Untitled...
Feature
Bonfire
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
Change Of Pace
Local Production Company: Change Of Pace Film, Inc.
Producer: Graham Fraser
Director: Stephen Campanelli
Ellington
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Director: Ben Cleary
Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between
Local Production Company: Hello Goodbye Productions Inc.
Producer: Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Kelsey Jackson
Director: Michael Lewen
Love Hard
Local Production Company: Love Hard Films Canada, Inc.
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
Solitary
Local Production Company: Windor Productions BC Inc.
Producer: Aaron Gilbert, Nate Parker, Christina Lee Storm, David Oyelowo, Kevin Turen
Director: Nate Parker
Untitled...
- 11/2/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
While California wildfires are giving British Columbia's Vancouver some of the worst air pollution in the world, from VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for September 2020, including "Batwoman", "Day Of The Dead", "Motherland: Fort Salem" and a whole lot more, all previously suspended due to the 'Covid-19' virus pandemic:
Feature
Bonfire
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
3/8/2021 - 6/30/2021
Change Of Pace
Local Production Company: Change Of Pace Film, Inc.
Producer: Graham Fraser
Director: Stephen Campanelli
9/28/2020 - 10/16/2020
Ellington
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Director: Ben Cleary
12/1/2020 - 3/17/2021
Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between
Local Production Company: Hello Goodbye Productions Inc.
Producer: Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Kelsey Jackson
Director: Michael Lewen
10/5/2020 - 11/9/2020
Love Hard
Local Production Company: Love Hard Films Canada, Inc.
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
10/5/2020 - 11/24/2020
Solitary
Local Production Company: Windor Productions BC Inc.
Feature
Bonfire
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
3/8/2021 - 6/30/2021
Change Of Pace
Local Production Company: Change Of Pace Film, Inc.
Producer: Graham Fraser
Director: Stephen Campanelli
9/28/2020 - 10/16/2020
Ellington
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Director: Ben Cleary
12/1/2020 - 3/17/2021
Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between
Local Production Company: Hello Goodbye Productions Inc.
Producer: Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Kelsey Jackson
Director: Michael Lewen
10/5/2020 - 11/9/2020
Love Hard
Local Production Company: Love Hard Films Canada, Inc.
Producer: McG, Mary Viola
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
10/5/2020 - 11/24/2020
Solitary
Local Production Company: Windor Productions BC Inc.
- 9/13/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for October 2018, including "Resident Alien", "The 100", "Twilight Zone" and a whole lot more:
Feature Film
Antlers
Local Production Company: Antlers Productions Inc.
Director: Scott Cooper
Producer: Guillermo del Toro, David S. Goyer, J. Miles Dale
Oct 01/18 - Nov 20/18
Casino Night
Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.
Director: Jeffrey Fowler
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Mie Onishi, Takeshi Ito, Dmitri M. Johnson, Dan Jevons, Nan Morales
Jul 30/18 - Oct 15/18
Monkey Beach
Local Production Company: Sparrow & Crow Films Inc.
Producer: Jason James
Sep 17/18 - Oct 12/18
The Kaslan Project
Local Production Company: Kaslan Productions Canada Ltd.
Director: Lars Klevberg
Sep 17/18 - Nov 08/18
TV Pilot
Resident Alien
Local Production Company: Gep Resident Inc.
Director: David Dobkin
Producer: Brian Leslie Parker
Oct 01/18 - Oct 19/18
TV Series
A Million Little Things - Season 1
Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd
Director: Nzingha Stewart, Michael Engler
Producer: Michael Lohmann...
Feature Film
Antlers
Local Production Company: Antlers Productions Inc.
Director: Scott Cooper
Producer: Guillermo del Toro, David S. Goyer, J. Miles Dale
Oct 01/18 - Nov 20/18
Casino Night
Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.
Director: Jeffrey Fowler
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Mie Onishi, Takeshi Ito, Dmitri M. Johnson, Dan Jevons, Nan Morales
Jul 30/18 - Oct 15/18
Monkey Beach
Local Production Company: Sparrow & Crow Films Inc.
Producer: Jason James
Sep 17/18 - Oct 12/18
The Kaslan Project
Local Production Company: Kaslan Productions Canada Ltd.
Director: Lars Klevberg
Sep 17/18 - Nov 08/18
TV Pilot
Resident Alien
Local Production Company: Gep Resident Inc.
Director: David Dobkin
Producer: Brian Leslie Parker
Oct 01/18 - Oct 19/18
TV Series
A Million Little Things - Season 1
Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd
Director: Nzingha Stewart, Michael Engler
Producer: Michael Lohmann...
- 10/1/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for September 2018, including "Antlers", "The 100", "Siren" and a whole lot more:
Feature Film
Antlers
Local Production Company: Antlers Productions Inc.
Director: Scott Cooper
Producer: Guillermo del Toro, David S. Goyer, J. Miles Dale
Oct 01/18 - Nov 20/18
Casino Night
Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.
Director: Jeffrey Fowler
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Mie Onishi, Takeshi Ito, Dmitri M. Johnson, Dan Jevons, Nan Morales
Jul 30/18 - Oct 15/18
Good Boys
Local Production Company: Good Boy Productions Inc.
Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Producer: Dan Clarke
Jul 23/18 - Sep 11/18
The Kaslan Project
Local Production Company: Kaslan Productions Canada Ltd.
Director: Lars Klevberg
Exec. Producer(s): Chris Ferguson
Sep 17/18 - Nov 02/18
TV Series
A Million Little Things - Season 1
Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd
Director: J. Miller Tobin, Richard J. Lewis
Producer: Michael Lohmann
Jul 24/18 - Dec 12/18
Arrow - Season 7
Local Production Company: Beckmark Production Services Inc.
Feature Film
Antlers
Local Production Company: Antlers Productions Inc.
Director: Scott Cooper
Producer: Guillermo del Toro, David S. Goyer, J. Miles Dale
Oct 01/18 - Nov 20/18
Casino Night
Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.
Director: Jeffrey Fowler
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Mie Onishi, Takeshi Ito, Dmitri M. Johnson, Dan Jevons, Nan Morales
Jul 30/18 - Oct 15/18
Good Boys
Local Production Company: Good Boy Productions Inc.
Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Producer: Dan Clarke
Jul 23/18 - Sep 11/18
The Kaslan Project
Local Production Company: Kaslan Productions Canada Ltd.
Director: Lars Klevberg
Exec. Producer(s): Chris Ferguson
Sep 17/18 - Nov 02/18
TV Series
A Million Little Things - Season 1
Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd
Director: J. Miller Tobin, Richard J. Lewis
Producer: Michael Lohmann
Jul 24/18 - Dec 12/18
Arrow - Season 7
Local Production Company: Beckmark Production Services Inc.
- 8/22/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for May 2018, including "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina", "Project Blue Book", "Van Helsing" and a whole lot more:
Feature Film
Airborne
Local Production Company: Siberian Productions Ltd.
Producer: Michael Bederman
June 18/18 - Jul 27/18
Red Snow
Local Production Company: Zhoh Daatsik Pictures Inc.
Director: Marie Clements
Producer: Lael McCall, Michelle Morris, Jonathan Tamuz
Mar 20/18 - May 28/18
The Art Of Racing In The Rain
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions
Director: Simon Curtis
Producer: Patrick Dempsey, Neal H. Moritz, Tania Landau, Joannie Burnstein
Apr 30/18 - Jul 23/18
Untitled Ali Wong/Randall Park Project
Local Production Company: Anaheim Productions
Director: Nahnatchka Khan
Exec. Producer(s): Ali Wong, Randall Park, Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Ali Wong, Randall Park, Brendan Fergusen
May 29/18 - Jul 21/18
TV Pilot
Search And Destroy
Local Production Company: Bell Red Road Productions
Director: Carrie Brownstein
Producer: Ron French
May 07/18 - May 16/18
TV...
Feature Film
Airborne
Local Production Company: Siberian Productions Ltd.
Producer: Michael Bederman
June 18/18 - Jul 27/18
Red Snow
Local Production Company: Zhoh Daatsik Pictures Inc.
Director: Marie Clements
Producer: Lael McCall, Michelle Morris, Jonathan Tamuz
Mar 20/18 - May 28/18
The Art Of Racing In The Rain
Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions
Director: Simon Curtis
Producer: Patrick Dempsey, Neal H. Moritz, Tania Landau, Joannie Burnstein
Apr 30/18 - Jul 23/18
Untitled Ali Wong/Randall Park Project
Local Production Company: Anaheim Productions
Director: Nahnatchka Khan
Exec. Producer(s): Ali Wong, Randall Park, Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Ali Wong, Randall Park, Brendan Fergusen
May 29/18 - Jul 21/18
TV Pilot
Search And Destroy
Local Production Company: Bell Red Road Productions
Director: Carrie Brownstein
Producer: Ron French
May 07/18 - May 16/18
TV...
- 5/1/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for September 2017, including "Dragged Across Concrete", "Eggplant Emoji", "Skyscraper" and a whole lot more:
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 22/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Producer: Ross Dinerstein
Aug 21/17 - Oct 05/17
Elsewhere
Feature
Local Production Company: Elsewhere Productions
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
Sep 11/17 - Oct 11/17
I'm Not A Bad Person
Feature
Local Production Company: Not a Bad Person Productions
Director: Andrew Huculiak
Producer: Amber Ripley, Josh Huculiak
Aug 22/17 - Sep 16/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Exec. Producer(s): Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Skyscraper
Feature
Local Production Company: Main Mast Production - Can, Inc
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurter
Exec. Producer: Eric Hedayat
Aug 14/17 - Nov 17/17
Untitled Robert Zemeckis Project...
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 22/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Producer: Ross Dinerstein
Aug 21/17 - Oct 05/17
Elsewhere
Feature
Local Production Company: Elsewhere Productions
Director: Hernan Jimenez Garcia
Sep 11/17 - Oct 11/17
I'm Not A Bad Person
Feature
Local Production Company: Not a Bad Person Productions
Director: Andrew Huculiak
Producer: Amber Ripley, Josh Huculiak
Aug 22/17 - Sep 16/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Exec. Producer(s): Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Skyscraper
Feature
Local Production Company: Main Mast Production - Can, Inc
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurter
Exec. Producer: Eric Hedayat
Aug 14/17 - Nov 17/17
Untitled Robert Zemeckis Project...
- 8/24/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for August 2017, including "Dragged Across Concrete", "Freaks", "Arrow" and a whole lot more:
13 Miles
Feature
Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions
Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
May 19/17 - Aug 20/17
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Exec. Producer(s): Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leeson
Aug 21/17 - Oct 02/17
Fatal Visit
Feature
Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.
Director: Calvin Poon
Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker
Jul 18/17 - Aug 11/17
Freaks
Feature
Local Production Company: Freak Productions
Director: Zach Lipovsky
Producer: Jordan Barber
Jul 31/17 - Aug 25/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Pup Start...
13 Miles
Feature
Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions
Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom
May 19/17 - Aug 20/17
Dragged Across Concrete
Feature
Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions
Director: Craig Zahler
Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier
Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17
Eggplant Emoji
Feature
Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions
Director: Jake Szymanski
Exec. Producer(s): Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leeson
Aug 21/17 - Oct 02/17
Fatal Visit
Feature
Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.
Director: Calvin Poon
Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker
Jul 18/17 - Aug 11/17
Freaks
Feature
Local Production Company: Freak Productions
Director: Zach Lipovsky
Producer: Jordan Barber
Jul 31/17 - Aug 25/17
Nicole
Feature
Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions
Director: Marc Lawrence
Producer: Justis Greene
Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18
Pup Start...
- 7/28/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Popcorn is the staple of movie theaters, and many people swear they can't go to a theater without getting some popcorn. It's a big part of the experience, and so it slathering that popcorn with big heaping helpings of popcorn butter. Well hypochondriacs, now you've got a reason to fear eating that buttered up popcorn.
A new study conducted by Robert Vince, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota has discovered a link between your popcorn butter and Alzheimer's disease. Okay, it's not specifically popcorn butter, but the indgredient known as diacetyl. Diacetyl is what gives butter it's flavor and “has an architecture similar to a substance that makes beta-amyloid proteins clump together in the brain,” and this clumping “is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.”
So yeah, that kind of sucks. Yet before you just go on and give up popcorn altogether, it's important...
A new study conducted by Robert Vince, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota has discovered a link between your popcorn butter and Alzheimer's disease. Okay, it's not specifically popcorn butter, but the indgredient known as diacetyl. Diacetyl is what gives butter it's flavor and “has an architecture similar to a substance that makes beta-amyloid proteins clump together in the brain,” and this clumping “is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.”
So yeah, that kind of sucks. Yet before you just go on and give up popcorn altogether, it's important...
- 8/13/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
The role played by canine star Uggie in silent movie The Artist has attracted a lot of attention but it wasn't his first appearance.
The lovable Jack Russell (right) was also on screen in 2011's Water for Elephants starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.
In fact, this past year has seen several standout performances by dogs in Hollywood productions and on TV. And now this somewhat neglected area of acting has its own awards ceremony.
The first annual Golden Collar Awards take place in Los Angeles on Monday, February 13. The full list of nominees in all categories is included below.
Hummer (pictured top; photo: The Hollywood News), a four-year-old Pomeranian, has been nominated for his touching performance as Dolce alongside Charlize Theron in director Jason Reitman's new comedy Young Adult, released by Paramount in UK cinemas on February 3.
Reitman explained how he came across Hummer: "I couldn't find the right dog,...
The lovable Jack Russell (right) was also on screen in 2011's Water for Elephants starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.
In fact, this past year has seen several standout performances by dogs in Hollywood productions and on TV. And now this somewhat neglected area of acting has its own awards ceremony.
The first annual Golden Collar Awards take place in Los Angeles on Monday, February 13. The full list of nominees in all categories is included below.
Hummer (pictured top; photo: The Hollywood News), a four-year-old Pomeranian, has been nominated for his touching performance as Dolce alongside Charlize Theron in director Jason Reitman's new comedy Young Adult, released by Paramount in UK cinemas on February 3.
Reitman explained how he came across Hummer: "I couldn't find the right dog,...
- 1/31/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Clips and a bonus feauture video from Treasure Buddies. The Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment family adventure finds Blu-ray and DVD release on January 31st, and we've got four clips as well as a "Diggs" bonus feature up for your viewing pleasure. Treasure Buddies is helmed by Robert Vince, who writes alongside Anna McRoberts, with a cast including Richard Riehle, Edward Herrmann, Mason Cook, Adam Alexi-Malle, Mo Gallini, Christopher Maleki, Tucker Albrizzi, Field Cate, Kaitlyn Maher, Ranya Jaber and Anna Primiani. Disney invites you to travel across the globe in an all-new, treasure-hunting adventure with the Buddies! Rosebud, B-Dawg, Budderball, Buddha and Mudbud embark on their biggest adventure yet: to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, teamwork and friendship, the Buddies must avoid booby traps, solve puzzles and explore a mysterious tomb — all in search of the greatest treasure known to animalkind.
- 1/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Clips and a bonus feauture video from Treasure Buddies. The Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment family adventure finds Blu-ray and DVD release on January 31st, and we've got four clips as well as a "Diggs" bonus feature up for your viewing pleasure. Treasure Buddies is helmed by Robert Vince, who writes alongside Anna McRoberts, with a cast including Richard Riehle, Edward Herrmann, Mason Cook, Adam Alexi-Malle, Mo Gallini, Christopher Maleki, Tucker Albrizzi, Field Cate, Kaitlyn Maher, Ranya Jaber and Anna Primiani. Disney invites you to travel across the globe in an all-new, treasure-hunting adventure with the Buddies! Rosebud, B-Dawg, Budderball, Buddha and Mudbud embark on their biggest adventure yet: to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, teamwork and friendship, the Buddies must avoid booby traps, solve puzzles and explore a mysterious tomb — all in search of the greatest treasure known to animalkind.
- 1/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Clips and a bonus feauture video from Treasure Buddies. The Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment family adventure finds Blu-ray and DVD release on January 31st, and we've got four clips as well as a "Diggs" bonus feature up for your viewing pleasure. Treasure Buddies is helmed by Robert Vince, who writes alongside Anna McRoberts, with a cast including Richard Riehle, Edward Herrmann, Mason Cook, Adam Alexi-Malle, Mo Gallini, Christopher Maleki, Tucker Albrizzi, Field Cate, Kaitlyn Maher, Ranya Jaber and Anna Primiani. Disney invites you to travel across the globe in an all-new, treasure-hunting adventure with the Buddies! Rosebud, B-Dawg, Budderball, Buddha and Mudbud embark on their biggest adventure yet: to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, teamwork and friendship, the Buddies must avoid booby traps, solve puzzles and explore a mysterious tomb — all in search of the greatest treasure known to animalkind.
- 1/12/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's "The Search for Santa Paws" has 9 new clips up for your family entertainment-loving pleasure. Out on DVD and 2-Disc Blu-ray on November 23rd, the film stars Reese Alexander, Jan Bos and Ameko Eks Mass Carroll. Robert Vince (The "Santa Buddies,"Space Buddies," "Snow Buddies," etc films) directs as well as writing and producing alongside Anna McRoberts. When Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost the spirit of the season, they take a trip to New York City. But after Santa loses his memory, it's up to Paws, a faithful orphan named Quinn (Kaitlyn Maher), her new friend Will (Madison Pettis) and a wonderful group of magical talking dogs to save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really all about...
- 11/3/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Barely a year after Disney's "Air Bud" was released with moderate success, athletic pooch Buddy returns to conquer the gridiron in a formulaic follow-up from Dimension Films.
Played mainly by Rush and Zak, the leaping, four-legged hero is the primary attraction for targeted family audiences in "Air Bud: Golden Receiver", which is dedicated to the memory of the original Buddy.
Despite advancing for a few first downs in the early going, "Golden Receiver" is a see-saw battle with a game plan that includes lame slapstick, junior high school sports, familial discord and winning the championship to save mom's romance and the coach's job. When the focus is on supersmart Buddy foiling the villains or running for a touchdown, the movie delivers bush-league thrills that will appeal best to the 10-and-under crowd.
Director Richard Martin -- son of comedian Dick Martin, who makes a cameo as a befuddled sportscaster with Tim Conway in the finale -- is more concerned with keeping the pace fast than adequately telling the uncomplicated story. The central conflict between lead Josh (Kevin Zegers, reprising his role from the first film) and his single mother (Cynthia Stevenson) over the intrusion of dashing veterinarian Patrick (Gregory Harrison) into their lives is fumbled when it's obvious the two bland adults are made for each other.
Urged on by best friend Tom (Shayn Solberg), sulking Josh decides to play for the Fernfield Timberwolves even though basketball is his first sports love. He bears a grudge against affable, friend-to-all-animals Patrick, who pursues Stevenson's mousy character with all the best intentions.
Desperately needing some genuine tension, the film is unfortunately blitzed on several occasions by two Russian circus kooks (Nora Dunn, Perry Anzilotti) who steal extraordinary animals and pets for their traveling show. Inspired by Boris and Natasha, the cartoonish creeps lose ground every time their play is called, though they succeed in sidelining Buddy the day of the big game.
A little "pooch smarts" and the help of a righteously vengeful chimp save the day, but the piling on of cliches, such as the crowds breezily accepting a dog playing in organized school sports, stifles any hope of a game-winning comeback. Instead, Buddy in his cute shoulder pads and helmet leads the Timberwolves to a last-second triumph, though Josh has to struggle momentarily with his emotions when one of his star teammates is injured.
Warm and gentle overall, with tackle football portrayed as rough-and-tumble fun, "Bud II" is eager-to-please fluff with inspiring themes and values. One is hounded, however, by the almost soulless approach, which is somewhat countered by the spirited performances of Zegers, Stevenson and Robert Costanzo as the beleaguered coach.
AIR BUD: GOLDEN RECEIVER
Dimension Films
Keystone Pictures
in association with Dimension Films
A Robert Vince production
Director: Richard Martin
Screenwriters: Paul Tamasy & Aaron Mendelsohn
Producer: Robert Vince
Executive producers: Michael Strange, Anne Vince, William Vince
Director of photography: Mike Southon
Production designer: Rex Raglan
Editors: Bruce Lange, Melinda Seabrook
Costume designer: Patricia Hargreaves
Music: Brahm Wenger
Casting: Abra Edelman, Elisa Goodman
Color/stereo
Cast:
Josh Framm: Kevin Zegers
Jackie Framm: Cynthia Stevenson
Patrick Sullivan: Gregory Harrison
Natalya: Nora Dunn
Popov: Perry Anzilotti
Coach Fanelli: Robert Costanzo
Tom: Shayn Solberg
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
Played mainly by Rush and Zak, the leaping, four-legged hero is the primary attraction for targeted family audiences in "Air Bud: Golden Receiver", which is dedicated to the memory of the original Buddy.
Despite advancing for a few first downs in the early going, "Golden Receiver" is a see-saw battle with a game plan that includes lame slapstick, junior high school sports, familial discord and winning the championship to save mom's romance and the coach's job. When the focus is on supersmart Buddy foiling the villains or running for a touchdown, the movie delivers bush-league thrills that will appeal best to the 10-and-under crowd.
Director Richard Martin -- son of comedian Dick Martin, who makes a cameo as a befuddled sportscaster with Tim Conway in the finale -- is more concerned with keeping the pace fast than adequately telling the uncomplicated story. The central conflict between lead Josh (Kevin Zegers, reprising his role from the first film) and his single mother (Cynthia Stevenson) over the intrusion of dashing veterinarian Patrick (Gregory Harrison) into their lives is fumbled when it's obvious the two bland adults are made for each other.
Urged on by best friend Tom (Shayn Solberg), sulking Josh decides to play for the Fernfield Timberwolves even though basketball is his first sports love. He bears a grudge against affable, friend-to-all-animals Patrick, who pursues Stevenson's mousy character with all the best intentions.
Desperately needing some genuine tension, the film is unfortunately blitzed on several occasions by two Russian circus kooks (Nora Dunn, Perry Anzilotti) who steal extraordinary animals and pets for their traveling show. Inspired by Boris and Natasha, the cartoonish creeps lose ground every time their play is called, though they succeed in sidelining Buddy the day of the big game.
A little "pooch smarts" and the help of a righteously vengeful chimp save the day, but the piling on of cliches, such as the crowds breezily accepting a dog playing in organized school sports, stifles any hope of a game-winning comeback. Instead, Buddy in his cute shoulder pads and helmet leads the Timberwolves to a last-second triumph, though Josh has to struggle momentarily with his emotions when one of his star teammates is injured.
Warm and gentle overall, with tackle football portrayed as rough-and-tumble fun, "Bud II" is eager-to-please fluff with inspiring themes and values. One is hounded, however, by the almost soulless approach, which is somewhat countered by the spirited performances of Zegers, Stevenson and Robert Costanzo as the beleaguered coach.
AIR BUD: GOLDEN RECEIVER
Dimension Films
Keystone Pictures
in association with Dimension Films
A Robert Vince production
Director: Richard Martin
Screenwriters: Paul Tamasy & Aaron Mendelsohn
Producer: Robert Vince
Executive producers: Michael Strange, Anne Vince, William Vince
Director of photography: Mike Southon
Production designer: Rex Raglan
Editors: Bruce Lange, Melinda Seabrook
Costume designer: Patricia Hargreaves
Music: Brahm Wenger
Casting: Abra Edelman, Elisa Goodman
Color/stereo
Cast:
Josh Framm: Kevin Zegers
Jackie Framm: Cynthia Stevenson
Patrick Sullivan: Gregory Harrison
Natalya: Nora Dunn
Popov: Perry Anzilotti
Coach Fanelli: Robert Costanzo
Tom: Shayn Solberg
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
- 8/10/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A formulaic family film that scores enough points to draw a decent audience in its theatrical release, Disney's "Air Bud" does not show a dog slam-dunking on a basketball court as in the film's print ads, but it's got plenty of furry footwork and a nose for easy shots at emotional manipulation.
Directed by Charles Martin Smith from a screenplay credited to Paul Tamasy and Aaron Mendelsohn, "Air Bud" is less rowdy than the "Mighty Ducks" films and closer to "The Secret Garden", with brooding young Josh (Kevin Zegers) discovering an overgrown basketball court and meeting his tail-wagging, soon-to-be best pal.
In a clunky opening, the golden retriever star (Buddy) is shown enduring his humiliating life as a costumed attraction for a bad party clown dubbed Norm Snively (Michael Jeter), who drives the requisite falling-apart pickup. The unnamed canine slips off the truck and hides from people, which is what dadless Josh wants to do since moving to a new mountain home with his family.
His mom (Wendy Makkena) is gentle and fair, but Josh doesn't talk a lot and misses playing basketball with his father, a test pilot killed in the line of duty. Along comes Buddy, who can butt the ball like a seal into the basket. Buddy does run into trouble more than once -- with destructive physical comedy the result -- but on the court he's a barking show-off with the chops.
Josh and Buddy become major attractions in the junior high school basketball program and the team heads toward the finals, but there are numerous complications, including a jerky rival (Brendan Fletcher) on the team, the rival's super-jerky dad (Norman Browning), a former NBA legend (Bill Cobbs) who's also hiding from the world, and the repulsive slob Snively, who succeeds in taking the dog back.
Poor Buddy has to wear another costume and watch Josh lead his team to glory, while the filmmakers are more concerned with overdoing the kid-tells-dog-to-get-lost scene than questioning the collective lust for glory that drives junior hoopsters and adults to such paroxysms in an otherwise bucolic setting.
Appearing only at the end, Eric Christmas is crowd-pleasingly over-the-top as the crotchety judge who allows Buddy to choose an owner. There's little in the way of surprises, and a few cute running gags have to go a long way. The strongest team players, Zegers, Makkena and Cobbs admirably stay in game face as they share the ball with Buddy.
Owned by trainer Kevin DiCicco, Buddy is already a media sensation with "22,000 career baskets" and countless personal appearances. He steals the movie at every opportunity. Director Smith does not handle all aspects with equal success, but he keeps this mongrel production from straying into fantasyland.
AIR BUD
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures presents
in association with Keystone Pictures
A Robert Vince production
Director Charles Martin Smith
Writers Paul Tamasy, Aaron Mendelsohn
Producers Robert Vince, William Vince
Executive producers Michael Strange,
Anne Vince
Director of photography Mike Southon
Production designer Elizabeth Wilcox
Editor Alison Grace
Music Brahm Wenger
Casting Abra Edelman, Elisa Goodman
Color/stereo
Cast:
Norm Snively Michael Jeter
Josh Framm Kevin Zegers
Jackie Framm Wendy Makkena
Arthur Chaney Bill Cobbs
Judge Cranfield Eric Christmas
Buddy/Air Bud Buddy
Running time -- 101 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Directed by Charles Martin Smith from a screenplay credited to Paul Tamasy and Aaron Mendelsohn, "Air Bud" is less rowdy than the "Mighty Ducks" films and closer to "The Secret Garden", with brooding young Josh (Kevin Zegers) discovering an overgrown basketball court and meeting his tail-wagging, soon-to-be best pal.
In a clunky opening, the golden retriever star (Buddy) is shown enduring his humiliating life as a costumed attraction for a bad party clown dubbed Norm Snively (Michael Jeter), who drives the requisite falling-apart pickup. The unnamed canine slips off the truck and hides from people, which is what dadless Josh wants to do since moving to a new mountain home with his family.
His mom (Wendy Makkena) is gentle and fair, but Josh doesn't talk a lot and misses playing basketball with his father, a test pilot killed in the line of duty. Along comes Buddy, who can butt the ball like a seal into the basket. Buddy does run into trouble more than once -- with destructive physical comedy the result -- but on the court he's a barking show-off with the chops.
Josh and Buddy become major attractions in the junior high school basketball program and the team heads toward the finals, but there are numerous complications, including a jerky rival (Brendan Fletcher) on the team, the rival's super-jerky dad (Norman Browning), a former NBA legend (Bill Cobbs) who's also hiding from the world, and the repulsive slob Snively, who succeeds in taking the dog back.
Poor Buddy has to wear another costume and watch Josh lead his team to glory, while the filmmakers are more concerned with overdoing the kid-tells-dog-to-get-lost scene than questioning the collective lust for glory that drives junior hoopsters and adults to such paroxysms in an otherwise bucolic setting.
Appearing only at the end, Eric Christmas is crowd-pleasingly over-the-top as the crotchety judge who allows Buddy to choose an owner. There's little in the way of surprises, and a few cute running gags have to go a long way. The strongest team players, Zegers, Makkena and Cobbs admirably stay in game face as they share the ball with Buddy.
Owned by trainer Kevin DiCicco, Buddy is already a media sensation with "22,000 career baskets" and countless personal appearances. He steals the movie at every opportunity. Director Smith does not handle all aspects with equal success, but he keeps this mongrel production from straying into fantasyland.
AIR BUD
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures presents
in association with Keystone Pictures
A Robert Vince production
Director Charles Martin Smith
Writers Paul Tamasy, Aaron Mendelsohn
Producers Robert Vince, William Vince
Executive producers Michael Strange,
Anne Vince
Director of photography Mike Southon
Production designer Elizabeth Wilcox
Editor Alison Grace
Music Brahm Wenger
Casting Abra Edelman, Elisa Goodman
Color/stereo
Cast:
Norm Snively Michael Jeter
Josh Framm Kevin Zegers
Jackie Framm Wendy Makkena
Arthur Chaney Bill Cobbs
Judge Cranfield Eric Christmas
Buddy/Air Bud Buddy
Running time -- 101 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Fans of the recent, disastrous MGM release "Mad Dog Time" - and the half-dozen or so of them know who they are - are The Only Ones who should appreciate this effort written by Larry Bishop (Joey's son).
Bishop attracts top-notch talent to his projects, but after this one-two punch he's going to have to resuscitate the Rat Pack if he expects to stay in the business.
"Underworld" is a gangster tale told in the in-vogue Quentin Tarantino style, but with a surreal, hallucinatory tinge. The plot is fairly incomprehensible, but it has something to do with the efforts of ex-con Johnny Alt, a k a Johnny Crown (Denis Leary), to avenge the attempted murder of his father. Among his possible intended victims is his former best friend Frank (Joe Mantegna), the owner of the nightclub that gives the film its name. In his seven years in prison, Johnny has become a psychotherapist, and he proudly refers to himself as the only psychopathic psychotherapist in the business.
While busily gunning down various mobsters, Johnny takes the time to reunite Frank with both his ex-wife (Annabella Sciorra), also a shrink, and his estranged father (Abe Vigoda, no doubt nostalgic for his role in "The Godfather"). In the meantime, another hoodlum, Ned Lynch (played by Bishop himself, with the same lack of effectiveness he demonstrated in "Mad Dog Time"), is on the rampage, dispatching various victims with brutal efficiency, including a perfectly pleasant stripper played by Traci Lords.
Leary and Mantegna deliver their lines with their usual degree of intensity, but their embarrassment is palpable. Director Roger Christian, who won an Oscar for his set decoration on "Star Wars", has given the film an overly stylized visual design that only accentuates its pretensions.
UNDERWORLD
Legacy Releasing
Keystone Pictures in association
with Trimark Pictures
Director Roger Christian
Executive producers Mark Amin,
Michael Strange, Abra Edelman
Producers Robert Vince, William Vince
Writer Larry Bishop
Director of photography Steven Bernstein
Editor Robin Russell
Color/stereo
Cast:
Johnny Crown/Johnny Alt Denis Leary
Frank Gavilan/Richard Essex Joe Mantegna
Dr. Leah Annabella Sciorra
Ned Lynch Larry Bishop
Will Cassady Abe Vigoda
Stan Robert Costanzo
Anna Traci Lords
Running time -- 95 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Bishop attracts top-notch talent to his projects, but after this one-two punch he's going to have to resuscitate the Rat Pack if he expects to stay in the business.
"Underworld" is a gangster tale told in the in-vogue Quentin Tarantino style, but with a surreal, hallucinatory tinge. The plot is fairly incomprehensible, but it has something to do with the efforts of ex-con Johnny Alt, a k a Johnny Crown (Denis Leary), to avenge the attempted murder of his father. Among his possible intended victims is his former best friend Frank (Joe Mantegna), the owner of the nightclub that gives the film its name. In his seven years in prison, Johnny has become a psychotherapist, and he proudly refers to himself as the only psychopathic psychotherapist in the business.
While busily gunning down various mobsters, Johnny takes the time to reunite Frank with both his ex-wife (Annabella Sciorra), also a shrink, and his estranged father (Abe Vigoda, no doubt nostalgic for his role in "The Godfather"). In the meantime, another hoodlum, Ned Lynch (played by Bishop himself, with the same lack of effectiveness he demonstrated in "Mad Dog Time"), is on the rampage, dispatching various victims with brutal efficiency, including a perfectly pleasant stripper played by Traci Lords.
Leary and Mantegna deliver their lines with their usual degree of intensity, but their embarrassment is palpable. Director Roger Christian, who won an Oscar for his set decoration on "Star Wars", has given the film an overly stylized visual design that only accentuates its pretensions.
UNDERWORLD
Legacy Releasing
Keystone Pictures in association
with Trimark Pictures
Director Roger Christian
Executive producers Mark Amin,
Michael Strange, Abra Edelman
Producers Robert Vince, William Vince
Writer Larry Bishop
Director of photography Steven Bernstein
Editor Robin Russell
Color/stereo
Cast:
Johnny Crown/Johnny Alt Denis Leary
Frank Gavilan/Richard Essex Joe Mantegna
Dr. Leah Annabella Sciorra
Ned Lynch Larry Bishop
Will Cassady Abe Vigoda
Stan Robert Costanzo
Anna Traci Lords
Running time -- 95 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
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