The Water Horse: A New Sony Film

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Evelyn here,

The “Nettie” legend takes on a new twist in this new Sony’s film “The Water Horse”, a story about a lonely boy growing up on the shores of a Scottish Loch. One morning while he is playing along the shore after a major storm a young Angus MacMorrow, played by Alex Etel, find an unusual object that turning out to be a magical egg. However, when the egg hatches, Angus discovers that he is in the possession of a rare and once in a lifetime find, a mystical creature to be known to the world as “the Loch’s Ness Monster,” but to the some of the islanders of the Loch, it is a “water horse”. According to local Scottish legend, “The Water Horse”, it is said that there can only be one of the creature in the world at a time, and Angus is bent on raising his find is the family’s bathtub.

 

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Angus with the help from his grandfather and his best friend, Kirstie, attempt to raise Kepie (the water horse) as a household pet. Yet, as the months pass by, it becomes all too apparent that the creatures will soon out grow the house and in turn become harder to hide from Angus' mother, Anne, played by Emily Watson. To protect it their put the creature in the Loch, but Captain Hamilton (David Morrissey) of the Royal British Navy encounters the rapidly growing water horse and then causes such a comic stir that brings in an influx of reporters and research scientists.

 

The film The Water Horse is based on a book of the same name by British author, Dick King-Smith, who is the same author of the popular Babe series. Click to read an excerpt from the book, The Water Horse , and the video Legend of The Deep based on the recent news covers of this latest film to be release by Sony Pictures December 2007. The book’s illustrator is David Parkins.

 

Cast: Geraldine Brophy, Craig Hall, Joel Tobeck, Ben Chaplin, David Morrissey, Emily Watson, Alex Etel, and Marshall Napier

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Disney's Adaption of C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian in Teaters In May

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Last December, and in true Disney tradition, we were introduced to a new film adaptation of C. S Lewis’ book The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which is the story of four lonely children (the Pevensie) evacuated to the British countryside during the Blitz. Once in Narnia, the children find a wardrobe that leads them to the fantasy world of Narnia, where they meet and befriend a bewitched faun and the majestic lion Aslan. Joining the group, they fight an epic battle against the White Witch and her evil minions.

 

When the film opened in theaters, it was an instant hit with children and adults alike, and with the use of today’s computer animation, Walt Disney Pictures was able to make the creatures of Narnia appear almost real. In the wake of the first film’s success, Disney is bringing us another film, which is based on the second book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian .

 

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Due out in theaters on May 16, 2008, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian , the second film adaptation from in the book series will find the children magically transported back to Narnia some 1300 years in its future. There the children learn that nothing is the same in Narnia and that an evil King Miraz has usurped the rightful throne of Prince Caspian, who is in exile. After discovering the truth, the Pevensie’s children soon join forces with the young prince and a host of magical beings they meet alone the way to win back the throne for its rightful heir and to save Narnia.

 

Cast: Damián Alcázar, Alicia Borrachero, Peter Dinklage, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Shane Rangi, Simon Andreu, Sergio Castellitto, Pierfrancesco Favino, Cornell John, Liam Neeson , Ben Barnes, Warwick Davis, Vincent Grass, Skandar Keynes, and Anna Popplewell

 

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Across the Universe : A Musical Love Story (Updated)

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I nearly missed a film that I believe will make musical history if not for its storyline than for the its musical score, which will send those of us who were coming to age in the mid 60s and early 70s on a trip down memory lane. This Friday, Sony Pictures and Revolution Studios' movie Across the Universe will open nationwide.

Across the Universe is a musical love story set to music of recording artists from the 60s. It is about of two star-crossed lovers, who struggle not to be torn apart by the social turbulent of their time. Of the music, the most noticeable group are the Beatles. The movie begins with the country in the midst of the Vietnam years, and at a time of anti-war protects, mini shirts, tall boots, free love, pot, and psychedelic drugs that appears to flow much too freely.

 

The 60s were also the time when the phrase, “mandatory draft” had developed a negative connotation, and when the hottest shows on television were American Bandstand, Star Trek, Ed Sullivan and a wild and wacky little band called, The Monkees. It was an anti-culture generations where to your utter dismays you discovered that you and your psychiatric shared the psychoanalyst.

It was the 60s and we loved it.

Though not religious in origin Across the Universe brings to mind such classic musicals as the off-Broadway, Godspel (later a movie), and Jesus Christ Superstar. Tommy and Hair appears to echo in there also. Cast includes Evan Rachel Wood, and Jim Sturgess. In theaters: Friday, September 14, 2007.  Check out the website there are some great music samples from the soundtrack posted.

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. . . And Now Cometh the Hobbits of Middle-Earth

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with more movie news. It looks as if the Sci-Fi and fantasy genres are going to have a very exciting year in 2008. Two of those films will assurely be of interest to  us kids of all ages.  

The first film, The Hobbit, will reunite us with some of our favorite characters from the Lord of The Rings trilogy. Except this time, we are taken back to the beginning on Middle-Earth years. See post below.

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08.25.07 - To date New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson are doing some serious negotiations about the production a film version of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel, The Hobbit. As for prequels, they are sometimes good and sometimes bad. They generally smack of some films makers attempt at soaking moviegoers out of more cash regardless of the film’s artistic quality.

However, with a film like The Hobbit, which is based upon J. R. R. Tolkien 1938 fantasy novel of the same name, the idea of a prequel after the success of the three-mega films that comprised The Lord of the Rings trilogy with director Peter Jackson at the helm sounds like an absolute box office winner. Hopefully, Jackson sign aboard and direct this long awaited prequel.

As with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, which is said the follow the wild and dangerous adventures of a young  Bilbo Baggins and the wizard Gandalf the Grey ( it is rumored be Sir Ian McKellen will revived his role) across an untamed Middle Earth. The quest – to help a band of dwarves reclaim their mountain and their gold from as evil red dragon named Smaug. As Bilbo journeys on his quest, he learned his strengths and weaknesses when he encountered goblins, trolls, and giant spiders. He will also find himself in the midst of the legendary and historic ‘Battle of the Five Armies’, and as predicted, Bilbo will have his encounter with the already ancient and mad malformed creature, Gollum and his prize possession, the magical ring of The Dark Lord, Sauron.

If New Line cannot win over Peter Jackson (there was lawsuit over Jackson’s share of the profits from The Lordof the Rings trilogy), there is a strong possibility that director Sam Raimi will do the film. Raimi was co-director of the USA Studios fantasy series, Hercules the Legendary journeys and Xena Warrior Princess. The Hobbit.

The second film,  The Golden Compass, based on the novel His Dark Materials  by the English author, Philip Pullman is also part of a trilogy. See the post below.

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08.25.07 - Fantasy films with filled high adventure and imaginary creatures from far, far and away magical lands have become the new rave in children and young adult films. So, it is not surprising that New Line Cinema would continue its winning streak with this latest film, The Golden Compass. Based on the bestselling and award-winning novel by author Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass is the firststory in his trilogy the, His Dark Materials.

 

The Golden Compass is about the 12-year-old Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards), who is trying to rescue her kidnapped friend from a mysterious band known as the Gobblers. In the course of saving her friend, Lyra ends up on an epic quest within an alternative world where people's souls manifest themselves as talking-warrior bears, a variety of daemons such as a Patalaimon that can transform itself into a wildcat, a moth, an ermine, a lion and when Lyra is angry -  a dragon. To save her friend Lyra must save her world and ours as well.

 

Cast includes Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Tom Courtenay, Ben Walker, Adam Godley, Simon McBurney, Nonso Anozie, Jim Carter, Clare Higgins, Jack Shepherd, Magda Szubanski, Ian McShane, and Daniel Craig.

 

Release date: Dec. 7, 2007 release.

 

The Golden Compass

 

Evelyn's Dæmon Apollonious, which to date has evolved 8 times into a beautiful butterfly.

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