J1&J2
March 20, 2010 – 2:48 am | View Comments

Meet the youngest German rappers I’ve ever encountered:  J1&J2. I just stumbled on their MySpace account when doing my research for the review of the new Apollo 3 album. I bookmarked their site and 30 …

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Books

Coming of age books and audio books review

Fine Arts

Articles involving Art, Dance and Theatre (including Billy Elliot the Musical)

Movies

Movie reviews that focus on the psychosocial development of a youth and often involves great conflict and transformation

Music

Introductions, Previews and Reviews of Treble Music with focus on choirs, boy sopranos, young singers and performers.

Short Movies

Reviews of coming of age shorts. (films that have a duration > than 1 minute and < than 15 minutes with focus on the character ,the visual drama or plot twists)

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Gutta Boys
February 13, 2010 – 9:00 pm | View Comments
Gutta Boys

Review of the Norwegian TV- Series Gutta Boys ( also known as Boys Will Be Boys and Poikien jutut ). A highly recommended coming of age drama.

 
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Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
January 31, 2010 – 5:39 am | View Comments
Le Petit Nicolas (2009)

Le Petit Nicolas (2009) – review of the new French film Le Petit Nicola based on the stories written by written by René Goscinny, the creator of Asterix.

BLUE JEANS-Du beurre aux Allemands (1977)
January 30, 2010 – 2:18 am | View Comments
BLUE JEANS-Du beurre aux Allemands (1977)

Blue Jeans is quite a delightful film. It had gained a good reputation since 1977 when it was produced, even if since that year several more films having the same name were released which often cause …

 
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The Go-Between (1970)
January 29, 2010 – 9:21 pm | View Comments
The Go-Between (1970)

Now that The Go-Between is on streaming format for U.S. viewers, here’s an appreciation of that great film, in which a boy on the verge of turning 13 has his life forever changed one hot summer.

Den sidste viking
January 7, 2010 – 11:48 pm | View Comments
Den sidste viking

“He who has a ship, can do what he wants. The ship sets him free. Losing his ship condemns him to thraiidom…”
I have always been  interested in history. Native Americans, Knights, Pirates and Vikings were …

 
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Hope and Glory
December 27, 2009 – 2:48 am | View Comments
Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory is a British and American made film. Written and directed by John Boorman. It was based on his own life experinces growing up in Blitz , London during world WWII .

Da obichash na inat / Stubborn Love (Europe: English title)
December 25, 2009 – 6:10 pm | View Comments
Da obichash na inat / Stubborn Love (Europe: English title)

Although I have seen the movie many times, to write this review I have watched it once again and I must say that again I found it interesting. I generally do not like watching movies a few times, but …

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus: Great Film For The Season
December 21, 2009 – 3:13 pm | View Comments
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus: Great Film For The Season

Single Santa  Seeks Mrs. Claus is a great film for Xmas starring Dominic Scott Kay as Jake. The story is about Santa’s son Nick finding a wife. Well Jake has just the right person for the job …

La Lengua de las Mariposas
December 17, 2009 – 8:22 pm | View Comments
La Lengua de las Mariposas

As a fan of the coming of age genre, I knew that La Lengua de las Mariposas wouldn’t disappoint me. The Spanish film was recommended to me by several people and everyone guaranteed that a …

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
December 10, 2009 – 3:24 am | View Comments
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

Ti kniver i hjertet ( Cross My Heart and Hope to Die) is one of the coming of age films I have always wanted to see. For no particular reason really — other than its …

Agostino
December 2, 2009 – 12:03 am | View Comments
Agostino

Some of the best films I know were the ones made in the 60’s and 70’s. Agostino, directed by Mauro Bolognini, is no exception. The film is based on the novel of the same name …

Ginostra
November 12, 2009 – 10:25 pm | View Comments
Ginostra

“You want to stop, we stop now. You are only a kid…I understand that, but now its the time to grow up . Its too soon for you, but that is the way …