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Jodie Foster grew up on-screen in the 1970s, acting beyond her young age in such films as "Taxi Driver" and "Freaky Friday." Now Abigail Breslin, who starred in "Little Miss Sunshine," is doing the same.Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin co-star in "Nim's Island."
The two were brought together for the adventure comedy "Nim's Island," opening Friday, a film adaptation of the 2002 children's book by Australian Wendy Orr.
Jacqui And Colin Hawkins daughter stars in Mike Leigh film...
Hawkins had "quite a magical childhood": her parents, Jacqui and Colin, write and illustrate children's books, and Sally and her older brother were immersed in their irreverent world of fairy-tales, pirates and witches. "They were always drawing, and it was incredibly creative to be around that," says Hawkins. "I was encouraged to draw and paint and express myself and create things. And I wasn't pushed academically; I could just be what I wanted to be. My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: whatever makes you happy."
Where The Wild Things movie...
Where the Wild Things Are is being accused of scaring kids-- before it even gets released...
Major 90-minute dramatisation of David Almond's Clay
on BBC1 at 3pm...
Can't watch it live? Record it, or watch it during the coming week on iplayer
Scotsman.com Living - Film - Be very afraid of The Dark
Writing in The Scotsman, Craig Naples is depressed by the trailer for The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising:
...Susan Cooper's sequence of children's books is a subtle and slow-burning story of the struggle between the Light and the Dark which goes on just below the surface of everyday life, and weaves Arthurian, Welsh and other myths around the story of a young lad named Will from a happy, loving family in middle England. As a child, I loved these quietly terrifying pagan masterpieces, and intend to revisit them again soon.The Seeker, on the other hand, appears to be nothing more than a swords-and-sorcery beat-'em-up about a teenage American boy who has to defeat the forces of the Dark and get a girlfriend: shoddy, violent Christian allegory. I almost cried when I saw the trailer. ..
Variety.com - Parker to write, direct 'Coram Boy'
Alan Parker will direct and write "Coram Boy," the feature version of Jamila Gavin's novel with Scott Rudin and Allison Owen producing.
The newest thrill ride from Goosebumps author R.L. Stine will keep parents and kids on the edge of their seats this Halloween season when R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It comes exclusively to DVD September 4, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment and The Hatchery LL... ...
Director talks up Laika's first feature, "Coraline" - OregonLive.com: Business Updates
A poster for the movie "Coraline" suggests a darker mood than the breezy title character had when director Henry Selick showed her off SaturdayLaika film director Henry Selick showed off images Saturday of the title character from the Portland studio's forthcoming feature, a stop-motion picture called "Coraline" that's due out next year...
Roman Mysteries Blog: Meeting Colombo
The Roman Mysteries TV series, which was recently suspended due to sensitivity about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, is to 'reboot' on BBC1 on Tuesdays at 4.30pm from 19 June, starting again from the first episode, The Secrets of Vesuvius
The series cost £1 million per episode to film (on location in Tunisia and Malta), making it the most expensive British children's TV series to date. It stars Simon Callow, Nicholas Farrell and Liz May Brice and has cinematic sets, costumes and soundtrack.
There is a BBC website with clips and interactive games based on the series:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/romanmysteries
You can read the roller coaster account of its making on Caroline Lawrence's TV series diary on this page of her website:
http://www.romanmysteries.com/author/tvseries.htm
I have chosen to link this blog entry to the author's account of her appearance at the Hay Festival, which focuses on her movingly recorded encounter with Peter Falk, the actor who played Colombo in the TV series of that name.
