family films

Paddington

14 April 2015 by Louise Leave a Comment

As a little girl my favourite bear was Paddington, the good-mannered bear from Darkest Peru. None of your Rupert with his weird trousers or Winnie the Pooh and his gang of freaky friends for me; it was always Paddington. When I love a book (or in this case character) the thought of a film adaptation is pretty scary…

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Paddington Teaser Trailer Arrives

4 March 2014 by Louise 1 Comment

The big screen version of Paddington Bear is due to arrive at the end of this year and I’m both excited and terrified. For me Paddington is the best of bears. I never loved Winnie the Pooh and Rupert and his dreadful wardrobe held little interest for me as a child, but the tales of Paddington were mesmerising…

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The Croods

1 May 2013 by Louise Leave a Comment

Earlier this week I pondered on whether Brave or The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists was more deserving of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature…

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: animated films, Brave, cavemen, Chris Sanders, Disney, Dreamworks, Emma Stone, family films, Kirk De Micco, Monsters Inc, Monsters University, Nicolas Cage, Pixar, Ryan Reynolds, Shrek, The Croods, The Pirates In An Adventure with Scientists