Child’s Play (1980)
September 1, 2010 – 1:00 am | View Comments

Child’s Play or An American Short Story is a short film released in the United States in 1980. The atmosphere of the film can easily be compared with some of the earliest adaptations of the books of Stephen King while, at the same time, the story is told in a manner not much different than one would expect to find in the tales of Hans Christian Anderson.

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Profiles of the young actors who play the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical as well as other BETM related articles.

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Wanted (1994)
May 6, 2010 – 6:14 pm | View Comments
Wanted (1994)

Short films are essential for the coming of age genre which is why they have their own category in the coming of age movie awards. Commonly most good short productions are filmed either in the Scandinavian region or UK and the film I am going to review now is not an exception.

The Lazarus Child
April 7, 2010 – 3:11 am | View Comments
The Lazarus Child

Would you do everything for your child ? How would you react if there is an accident and someone tells you that the treatment of your child is outside the budget ? Who has the right to decide what is in your child best interest ? Do you believe that a world beyond consciousness exists?

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.

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 …

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.

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

Review of the Spanish coming of age film La Lengua de las Mariposas starring the talented young actor Manuel Lozano

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 …

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 …