Movie reviews that focus on the psychosocial development of a youth and often involves great conflict and transformation
Introductions, Previews and Reviews of Treble Music with focus on choirs, boy sopranos, young singers and performers.
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)
Coming of age books and audio books review
Profiles of the young actors who play the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical as well as other BETM related articles.
I stumbled upon some great works by the Canadian painter Rob Gonsalves. For dreamers like me, the art of Gonsalves in a great source of inspiration. Below you can see my favorite painting titled Flight Plan :
All you have to do is to leave your imagination to run wild !
High resolution image from the cover of Imagine a day :
more paintings at sapper galleries
TheSkyKid.com talked to the 14-year-old actor Leonard Proxauf, who stars in the Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning film The White Ribbon and the artful fairytale from Germany Nimmermeer (Nevermore).
In this article, we profile the four young men who are portraying Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical — 1st North American Tour, who currently appear on a rotating basis in the title role at Chicago’s Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the Oriental Theatre.
Coming of age books for girls are somewhat interesting in that they look not at the physical aspects of the shift between girlhood to womanhood, but at the mental gears that have to be shifted. There are some great books that cover this area; these are the Top 5.
Born to a teenage mother and raised with the well meaning assistance of an intrusive Italian family, Josie believes her heritage to be the burden that defines her young life. Her Catholic upbringing taught her about martyrdom, and she applies the term with passion every day, delighting in any opportunity to remind others how hard she has it; “We live in the same country but we’re different. What’s taboo for Italians isn’t taboo for Australians.”
Privacy is a fundamental right and the basis of a free society. Not so anymore ?
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.
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.
In this article, we have the pleasure to introduce Oleg Aleksandrov. He is seven years old, lives in the Ukraine and has a tremendous talent behind the microphone.
After three years of preparation, Billy Elliot the Musical: Korea had its official Opening Night at the LG Art Center on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 7:00pm.
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.
James is a short narrative drama written and directed by Connor Clements. What sets the film apart is its stunning visuals and for some, the controversial topic it deals with.
Review of the coming of age classic book Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon . Audio review of the book is included in the article.
Wanted (1994) Short film review: 
looks cool, very imaginative :)
Hello, I have a copy of this painting that I am looking to sell. Are you interested? Actually I have 10 prints by Gonsalves that I must sell.