On paper, filmmaker Steven Spielberg and novelist Roald Dahl couldn't be more different. Spielberg has been known as a sentimental filmmaker, expertly presenting many heartwarming fables throughout his career. Thanks to films like "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "Always," "Hook," and "War Horse," one can see the optimist in Spielberg shining through. His films tend to end well for their protagonists, and his little kid characters experience growth and wonderment, even as they survive mayhem. Yes, Spielberg could be intense and bitter at times, but he's hardly known for his cynicism. Roald Dahl, meanwhile, might be defined by his cynicism. In Dahl's children's stories, the world is a bleak and aggressive place, full of abusive adults and systems designed to exploit children. "Matilda" takes place at the world's most miserable school. "James and the Giant Peach" begins with the eponymous character being horrible abused by his two aunts. It's a...
- 3/24/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Has any filmmaker had as much of an impact on cinema and pop culture at large as Steven Spielberg in an autobiographical drama which underpins the dramatic threads of so many of his works.
There’s the impossible question though: among his many masterful works, which one stands tallest? Team Empire gathered to vote for the best Steven Spielberg films, picking from a catalogue packed with unimpeachable masterpieces. But a consensus was eventually reached – and you can read the official ordering below. Ranked order aside, taking an overview of his astonishing career is another reminder of just how lucky we are to have him.
34) 1941 (1979)
“Steve’s direction was brilliant,” George Lucas march, and is the answer to the pub question: “Which film features Toshiro Mifune, Christopher Lee and Mickey Rourke?” But it’s also monotonal, repetitive and, as critic Pauline Kael once eloquently put it, like “having your head stuck...
There’s the impossible question though: among his many masterful works, which one stands tallest? Team Empire gathered to vote for the best Steven Spielberg films, picking from a catalogue packed with unimpeachable masterpieces. But a consensus was eventually reached – and you can read the official ordering below. Ranked order aside, taking an overview of his astonishing career is another reminder of just how lucky we are to have him.
34) 1941 (1979)
“Steve’s direction was brilliant,” George Lucas march, and is the answer to the pub question: “Which film features Toshiro Mifune, Christopher Lee and Mickey Rourke?” But it’s also monotonal, repetitive and, as critic Pauline Kael once eloquently put it, like “having your head stuck...
- 1/30/2023
- by Ben Travis, Ian Freer, Tom Nicholson, John Nugent, Beth Webb, James Dyer
- Empire - Movies
“Electrifying . . . I was buzzing for hours . . . Hall is absolutely mesmerizing . . . an unbelievable, zany ride . . . You’Re Just Going To Have To See For Yourself” – Thrillist
“A gripping, gruesome thriller . . . the kind of creeping dread and shocking climax that hallmarks some of the best horror.” – Time Out
Screenwriter and director Andrew Seman’s jaw-dropping sophomore feature, Resurrection had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. Everything is under control. But that careful balance is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past, David (Tim Roth) returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. Battling her rising fear, Margaret must confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades who has come to conclude their unfinished business.
Hall has starred in a multitude...
“A gripping, gruesome thriller . . . the kind of creeping dread and shocking climax that hallmarks some of the best horror.” – Time Out
Screenwriter and director Andrew Seman’s jaw-dropping sophomore feature, Resurrection had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. Everything is under control. But that careful balance is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past, David (Tim Roth) returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. Battling her rising fear, Margaret must confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades who has come to conclude their unfinished business.
Hall has starred in a multitude...
- 6/29/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Bfg Photo: Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival The Bfg, 3.45pm, BBC1, Sunday, September 5
Steven Spielberg has always had a keen eye for a child's perspective, so he was the perfect choice to take on Roald Dahl's tale of an orphan, Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), who finds herself befriending the giant of the title (created with one eye on the original book illustrations by Quentin Blake and played with a warm and soulful resonance by Mark Rylance). There's both a delight in the Scrumdiddlyumptious way that the Bfg speaks and in the detailed motion-capture work used to bring him to life as this pair of unlikely heroes take on a handful of giants who are intent on eating human beans. Read our full review.
Buried, 1.55am, Film4, Sunday, September 5
The perfect set-up for a tight budget is offered by Spanish director Rodrigo Cortés' claustrophobic thriller, which sees a US contractor...
Steven Spielberg has always had a keen eye for a child's perspective, so he was the perfect choice to take on Roald Dahl's tale of an orphan, Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), who finds herself befriending the giant of the title (created with one eye on the original book illustrations by Quentin Blake and played with a warm and soulful resonance by Mark Rylance). There's both a delight in the Scrumdiddlyumptious way that the Bfg speaks and in the detailed motion-capture work used to bring him to life as this pair of unlikely heroes take on a handful of giants who are intent on eating human beans. Read our full review.
Buried, 1.55am, Film4, Sunday, September 5
The perfect set-up for a tight budget is offered by Spanish director Rodrigo Cortés' claustrophobic thriller, which sees a US contractor...
- 8/30/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Amazon has thrown families a huge benefit during the coronavirus pandemic by making a lot of their children’s content (Amazon Originals and licensed shows) available for free, even for families that don’t have a Prime membership. Most of what’s there is series programming, which Amazon excels at offering. For families with Amazon Prime, however, there are definitely some family friendly movies to watch, although those are in shorter supply than the more extensive episodic programs. Many of the films that are available are classics parents will remember from their own childhoods, so if you’re trying to figure out what to watch with your kids on Amazon Prime, here are some of our suggestions on family friendly movies.
Benji (1974)
While this classic film may be a little triggering for children (the plot involves the two main child characters being kidnapped), the story of the heroic stray who rescues them,...
Benji (1974)
While this classic film may be a little triggering for children (the plot involves the two main child characters being kidnapped), the story of the heroic stray who rescues them,...
- 4/11/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The family-friendly story of a girl with a gift for speaking to her equine friends lacks even minimal levels of peril and adventure
This well-meaning, eat-your-broccoli kids’ animation from Germany steers clear of simpering princess stereotypes in its story about a young royal who’s mad about animals. She is princess Emmy, who has a secret gift: she can talk to horses. There is some nice acting here from the voice cast on the English dub, but even younger children may find Princess Emmy tame, lacking even age-appropriate levels of danger and adventure.
Ruby Barnhill voices Emmy, a full-of-beans modern princess who is told by an ancient spirit that she must pass a test to prove she’s worthy of her talking-to-horses gift. At the same time, her nemesis cousin Princess Gizana shows up at the castle for a ball. The films deserves points for showing the cousins’ blood-boiling anger...
This well-meaning, eat-your-broccoli kids’ animation from Germany steers clear of simpering princess stereotypes in its story about a young royal who’s mad about animals. She is princess Emmy, who has a secret gift: she can talk to horses. There is some nice acting here from the voice cast on the English dub, but even younger children may find Princess Emmy tame, lacking even age-appropriate levels of danger and adventure.
Ruby Barnhill voices Emmy, a full-of-beans modern princess who is told by an ancient spirit that she must pass a test to prove she’s worthy of her talking-to-horses gift. At the same time, her nemesis cousin Princess Gizana shows up at the castle for a ball. The films deserves points for showing the cousins’ blood-boiling anger...
- 8/22/2019
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Yesterday we returned to the Into film Awards, this year hosted at Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square. The awards are in their 5th year, and again showcase some of the brightest young talent from around the country.
In their own words: Young people aged 5 – 19 have been submitting short films they have made in school, youth clubs or at home, across live action, documentary and animation categories, with the winners set to be awarded at a star-studded ceremony hosted by TV presenter Radzi Chinyanganya. Along with celebrity presenters: Andy Serkis, Luke Evans, Hugh Bonneville, Bill Nighy, Nico Mirallegro, Layton Williams, Ruby Barnhill, Nico Parker, Tom Davies, Sophie Skelton, Rhianna Dillon, Tom Taylor and Michael Pearce.
We were on the red carpet once more, see our interviews from 2017 and 2018 here.
David Sztypuljak and Scott Davis conducted these interviews.
The winners and nominees (with link to watch the nominated films) follow our red carpet interviews.
In their own words: Young people aged 5 – 19 have been submitting short films they have made in school, youth clubs or at home, across live action, documentary and animation categories, with the winners set to be awarded at a star-studded ceremony hosted by TV presenter Radzi Chinyanganya. Along with celebrity presenters: Andy Serkis, Luke Evans, Hugh Bonneville, Bill Nighy, Nico Mirallegro, Layton Williams, Ruby Barnhill, Nico Parker, Tom Davies, Sophie Skelton, Rhianna Dillon, Tom Taylor and Michael Pearce.
We were on the red carpet once more, see our interviews from 2017 and 2018 here.
David Sztypuljak and Scott Davis conducted these interviews.
The winners and nominees (with link to watch the nominated films) follow our red carpet interviews.
- 3/5/2019
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Features the voices of: Ruby Barnhill, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Lynda Baron, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Morwenna Banks, Teresa Gallagher, Rasmus Hardiker, Rebecca Kidd, Kate Winslet | Written by Riko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, David Freedman, Lynda Freedman | Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Now I’ve already reviewed Mary and the Witch’s Flower earlier this year. That first review is on Nerdly for you to check out and goes into a little more detail about things like the dubbing. However, it’s not very often I give the movies I review a second opinion but how does Mary and the Witch’s Flower hold up after a second glance?Well, honestly, there isn’t much else I can add that I didn’t already mention in my first review of the Studio Ponoc film.
The story of Mary and the Witch’s Flower is based on the children’s classic, My Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart.
Now I’ve already reviewed Mary and the Witch’s Flower earlier this year. That first review is on Nerdly for you to check out and goes into a little more detail about things like the dubbing. However, it’s not very often I give the movies I review a second opinion but how does Mary and the Witch’s Flower hold up after a second glance?Well, honestly, there isn’t much else I can add that I didn’t already mention in my first review of the Studio Ponoc film.
The story of Mary and the Witch’s Flower is based on the children’s classic, My Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart.
- 9/18/2018
- by Xenia Grounds
- Nerdly
Roald Dahl Rankings
by Sam Adams
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
When it comes to Roald Dahl adaptations, there’s Wes Anderson‘s, and then there’s everyone else’s. Stop-motion animation was a logical step for one of the movies’ great miniaturists, and the animal-kingdom setting softens the harshness of Dahl’s worldview, which on screen often hardens into grotesquerie and cynicism. Like most of Anderson’s movies, “Mr. Fox” hides serious melancholy beneath its lacquered surface, just as Dahl’s whimsy mingles with the macabre.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Watched with adult eyes, Mel Stuart’s candy-coated adventure looks awfully threadbare in spots, but the movie got one thing gloriously, unequivocally right in casting Gene Wilder as its impish misanthrope. Like an Everlasting Gobstopper, Wilder’s always changing, from light to dark, sweet to sour, and if the movie sometimes struggles to keep up with him, Stuart was...
by Sam Adams
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
When it comes to Roald Dahl adaptations, there’s Wes Anderson‘s, and then there’s everyone else’s. Stop-motion animation was a logical step for one of the movies’ great miniaturists, and the animal-kingdom setting softens the harshness of Dahl’s worldview, which on screen often hardens into grotesquerie and cynicism. Like most of Anderson’s movies, “Mr. Fox” hides serious melancholy beneath its lacquered surface, just as Dahl’s whimsy mingles with the macabre.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Watched with adult eyes, Mel Stuart’s candy-coated adventure looks awfully threadbare in spots, but the movie got one thing gloriously, unequivocally right in casting Gene Wilder as its impish misanthrope. Like an Everlasting Gobstopper, Wilder’s always changing, from light to dark, sweet to sour, and if the movie sometimes struggles to keep up with him, Stuart was...
- 9/13/2018
- by Sam Adams
- The Wrap
Features the voices of: Ruby Barnhill, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Lynda Baron, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Morwenna Banks, Teresa Gallagher, Rasmus Hardiker, Rebecca Kidd, Kate Winslet | Written by Riko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, David Freedman, Lynda Freedman | Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Mary and the Witch’s Flower is the first film from Studio Ponoc. This studio is founded by Studio Ghibli veterans so the question is: Does Mary and the Witch’s Flower feel like an equal to something like a Studio Ghibli film?
The story of Mary and the Witch’s Flower is based on the children’s classic, My Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart. To those unaware of its story, a young girl called Mary has moved to the countryside and she doesn’t really fit in. One day, she comes across a mysterious and rare flower that gives her magical abilities such as bringing a broomstick to life and...
Mary and the Witch’s Flower is the first film from Studio Ponoc. This studio is founded by Studio Ghibli veterans so the question is: Does Mary and the Witch’s Flower feel like an equal to something like a Studio Ghibli film?
The story of Mary and the Witch’s Flower is based on the children’s classic, My Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart. To those unaware of its story, a young girl called Mary has moved to the countryside and she doesn’t really fit in. One day, she comes across a mysterious and rare flower that gives her magical abilities such as bringing a broomstick to life and...
- 5/7/2018
- by Xenia Grounds
- Nerdly
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An insecure woman (Amy Schumer) suffers a head injury that induces the delusion that she is extremely physically attractive. Cowritten and codirected by Abby Kohn.
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Tully
Charlize Theron stars as a new mother overwhelmed by baby care who bonds with her night nanny (Mackenzie Davis). Written by Diablo Cody. (male director)
my review | find cinemas
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Christina Hendricks and Bailee Madison costar as members of a family terrorized by psychopaths. (male writers and director)
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Mary and the Witch’s Flower [pictured]
Riko Sakaguchi cowrites (with Lynda Freedman cowriting the English version) the story of a little girl (Japanese voice: Hana Sugisaki; English voice: Ruby Barnhill) who stumbles upon a magical world hidden in the countryside. (male director)
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Freya Mavor costars in this romantic comedy about a couple whose breakup is complicated by their love of music.
- 5/4/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A little girl takes a magical broomstick ride to a school for witches in this appealing animation from the director of When Marnie Was There
‘Innocence has a catalytic effect on the absorption of magic.” These words, from the worryingly named Doctor Dee, are a very good description of the film’s ethos. This Japanese animation is from director Hiromasa “Maro” Yonebayashi, who made When Marnie Was There for Studio Ghibli. It is another example of that remarkable way in which Japanese animation is reviving the memory of classic English children’s literature from the 1960s and 70s – otherwise forgotten in its native land.
Mary and the Witch’s Flower is adapted from the 1971 novel The Little Broomstick, by the prolific popular author Mary Stewart. A little English girl called Mary is a lonely child living with her great-aunt in the countryside while her parents are away. She encounters a...
‘Innocence has a catalytic effect on the absorption of magic.” These words, from the worryingly named Doctor Dee, are a very good description of the film’s ethos. This Japanese animation is from director Hiromasa “Maro” Yonebayashi, who made When Marnie Was There for Studio Ghibli. It is another example of that remarkable way in which Japanese animation is reviving the memory of classic English children’s literature from the 1960s and 70s – otherwise forgotten in its native land.
Mary and the Witch’s Flower is adapted from the 1971 novel The Little Broomstick, by the prolific popular author Mary Stewart. A little English girl called Mary is a lonely child living with her great-aunt in the countryside while her parents are away. She encounters a...
- 5/3/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
This is the Pure Movies review of Mary and the Witch's Flower, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi and starring Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner and Louis Serkis. Written by Helen Chapman for Pure Movies. Based on the 1971 novel The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s film recounts the story of a smart, adventurous heroine capable of holding her own in a dangerous situation. Mary stumbles upon Endor College, a prestigious school for witchcraft which resonates with Hogwarts school from Harry Potter. Her wild red hair also mirrors the character Hermione, as well as her strength and courage, and this should be welcomed by most in an age where Harry Potter won the hearts of children and adults alike. Mary is discovered by the professors of Endor College and is deemed a prodigy, but she soon runs into trouble and relies on her bravery and wits rather...
- 4/27/2018
- by Helen Chapman
- Pure Movies
Founded by Studio Ghibli veterans Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura and employing the majority of the animators from Studio Ghibli when it announced it was ceasing feature production, Studio Ponoc’s first feature is Mary and The Witch’s Flower featuring the same lush and evocative animation Studio Ghibli was so legendary for, carrying the torch forward into another generation.
Like some of the favourite Studio Ghibli films, Mary is based on an English Children’s novel – The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, and tells a story of a young girl called Mary who finds a mysterious flower that can give her the power to become a witch, transporting her to a school for witchcraft and wizardry that harbours a dark secret. The English dub of Mary and the Witch’s Flower will feature Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner and Louis Serkis.
While spending the last weeks of...
Like some of the favourite Studio Ghibli films, Mary is based on an English Children’s novel – The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, and tells a story of a young girl called Mary who finds a mysterious flower that can give her the power to become a witch, transporting her to a school for witchcraft and wizardry that harbours a dark secret. The English dub of Mary and the Witch’s Flower will feature Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner and Louis Serkis.
While spending the last weeks of...
- 2/26/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
John Hannah (The Mummy) and Franka Potente (The Bourne Supremacy) have joined the voice cast of animated feature Princess Emmy.
Ruby Barnhill, one of the child stars of Steven Spielberg's The Bfg and British actress Bella Ramsey, famous for her role as Lyanna Mormont on Game of Thrones, will also voice characters in the upcoming feature, from director Piet de Rycker (Laura's Star).
Germany's Studio 100 Film is producing Princess Emmy, together with Britain's Talking Horse, Belgium group Witebox and Germany's Animationsfabrik.
Studio 100 is also handling worldwide sales on the project, which is set for a June delivery.
The movie...
Ruby Barnhill, one of the child stars of Steven Spielberg's The Bfg and British actress Bella Ramsey, famous for her role as Lyanna Mormont on Game of Thrones, will also voice characters in the upcoming feature, from director Piet de Rycker (Laura's Star).
Germany's Studio 100 Film is producing Princess Emmy, together with Britain's Talking Horse, Belgium group Witebox and Germany's Animationsfabrik.
Studio 100 is also handling worldwide sales on the project, which is set for a June delivery.
The movie...
- 2/15/2018
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Please let me know if I’ve missed any movies directed by,...
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Black comedy about disgraced champion figure skater Tonya Harding, starring Margot Robbie. (male writer and director)
Phantom Thread [my review]
Romantic drama costarring Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville as, respectively, the lover and sister of a (male) fashion designer. (male writer/director)
Forever My Girl [IMDb]
Jessica Rothe costars in a romance about a (male) country musician, written and directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf.
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Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story [my review]
Documentarian Kate McIntyre Clere cowrites and codirects; interviewees include lots of female experts.
Mary and the Witch’s Flower [IMDb]
Riko Sakaguchi cowrites (with Lynda Freedman cowriting the English version) the story of a little girl (Japanese voice: Hana Sugisaki; English voice: Ruby Barnhill) who stumbles upon a magical world hidden in the countryside. (male director)
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Jennica Schwartzman stars as a cop searching for a missing girl. (male writer and director)
Please let me know if I’ve missed any movies directed by,...
- 1/19/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
“Mary and the Witch’s Flower” is something of a miracle. Regardless of its merits as a movie, the fact that it even exists in such a dire time for animated cinema is something worth celebrating. It was only a few years ago, in August 2014, when the peerless Studio Ghibli announced it was re-evaluating its future in the wake of financial hardships and Hayao Miyazaki’s supposed retirement — the move seemed to confirm the collective fear that the world’s most consistently brilliant film studio was lost without the visionary storyteller responsible for so much of its immortal output.
Back then, the news felt like a potentially fatal blow for hand-drawn animation, the final surrender of a cold war that had started with friendly fire (Pixar) and ended with outright humiliation (“The Emoji Movie”). But all was not lost.
Studio Ghibli soon flickered back to life, co-producing Michaël Dudok de...
Back then, the news felt like a potentially fatal blow for hand-drawn animation, the final surrender of a cold war that had started with friendly fire (Pixar) and ended with outright humiliation (“The Emoji Movie”). But all was not lost.
Studio Ghibli soon flickered back to life, co-producing Michaël Dudok de...
- 1/18/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
I'm pretty excited about this upcoming anime film from Studio Ponoc called Mary and the Witch's Flower. It looks like such a crazy and imaginative film and the first three minutes of the film have been released online and I've gotta say it's totally wild! There's also some crazy cool and weird stuff that you would expect to see from a Studio Ghibli film, like soldiers that morph into flying sea creatures. I guess that makes sense as the film was directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, an animator who worked for Studio Ghibli on some of their classics such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Ponyo. He is also the director of When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty.
The movie tells the adventurous story of a young girl named Mary, who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one night. The film...
The movie tells the adventurous story of a young girl named Mary, who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one night. The film...
- 1/9/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Founded by Studio Ghibli veterans Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura and employing the majority of the animators from Studio Ghibli when it announced it was ceasing feature production, Studio Ponoc’s first feature is Mary and The Witch’s Flower featuring the same lush and evocative animation Studio Ghibli was so legendary for, carrying the torch forward into another generation.
Like some of the favourite Studio Ghibli films, Mary is based on an English Children’s novel – The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, and tells a story of a young girl called Mary who finds a mysterious flower that can give her the power to become a witch, transporting her to a school for witchcraft and wizardry that harbours a dark secret. The English dub of Mary and the Witch’s Flower will feature Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner and Louis Serkis.
Mary and The Witch’s Flower...
Like some of the favourite Studio Ghibli films, Mary is based on an English Children’s novel – The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, and tells a story of a young girl called Mary who finds a mysterious flower that can give her the power to become a witch, transporting her to a school for witchcraft and wizardry that harbours a dark secret. The English dub of Mary and the Witch’s Flower will feature Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner and Louis Serkis.
Mary and The Witch’s Flower...
- 1/8/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
"I mustn't give up... I made a promise...!" GKids has unveiled an official Us trailer for the Japanese anime Mary and the Witch's Flower, made by Studio Ponoc. This film already opened in Japan in July, and we featured the Japanese trailers leading up to that release. Studio Ponoc is the spiritual successor to Studio Ghibli started by a bunch of former Ghibli animators. Their first film tells the story of a girl who discovers a broomstick and goes to a witches school only to learn that the animals are being kept in cages. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, with music by Takatsugu Muramatsu, based on "The Little Broomstick". This trailer features English language voices, since it will be released for one night in theaters dubbed in English. Check it out below if you're still interested. The English language version features the voice talents of Ruby Barnhill (from Spielberg's The Bfg), Kate Winslet,...
- 12/27/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Beloved animation house Studio Ghibli may be in semi-hibernation at the moment, as they’ve ceased making new movies (not counting whatever Hayao Miyazaki is tinkering working on), but the spirit lives on at Studio Ponoc, founded by several animators from the famed company. And they deliver the goods with “Mary And The Witch’s Flower.”
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (“When Marnie Was There,” “The Secret World of Arrietty“), based on the book by Mary Stewart, and featuring the voices of Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, and Ewen Bremner, the story follows a young girl who discovers a dangerous and secret world of witches.
Continue reading ‘Mary And The Witch’s Flower’ Trailer: Studio Ghibli Magic Lives On at The Playlist.
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (“When Marnie Was There,” “The Secret World of Arrietty“), based on the book by Mary Stewart, and featuring the voices of Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, and Ewen Bremner, the story follows a young girl who discovers a dangerous and secret world of witches.
Continue reading ‘Mary And The Witch’s Flower’ Trailer: Studio Ghibli Magic Lives On at The Playlist.
- 12/21/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
We've got a great new magical U.S. trailer for the upcoming fantasy anime film Mary and the Witch's Flower. The wonderful and imaginative looking film tells the adventurous story of a young girl named Mary, who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one night. The film features the voice talents of Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent.
The film comes from Hiromasa Yonebayashi, an animator who previously worked for Studio Ghibli on anime classics such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Ponyo. He is also the director of When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty. It looks like he did an incredible job bringing this story to life and I'm pretty excited about seeing it!
Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her Great-Aunt Charlotte and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. She follows...
The film comes from Hiromasa Yonebayashi, an animator who previously worked for Studio Ghibli on anime classics such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Ponyo. He is also the director of When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty. It looks like he did an incredible job bringing this story to life and I'm pretty excited about seeing it!
Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her Great-Aunt Charlotte and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. She follows...
- 12/21/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Gkids has amassed nine Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature since 2009 including one for My Life as a Zucchini last year and two in 2016 — but it has yet to take home the hardware. Now comes the first English-language trailer for its latest pic, featuring the voices of Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent and The Bfg star Ruby Barnhill. Mary and the Witch’s Flower hails from Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the Oscar-nominated animator behind Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away, Howl's Movin…...
- 12/21/2017
- Deadline
With its debut feature, “Mary and the Witch’s Flower,” Studio Ponoc in Japan offered a new kind of anime fantasy drawn from the DNA of Studio Ghibli. And for founder and former Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura (“The Tale of The Princess Kaguya,” “When Marnie Was There”) and director Hiromasa Yonebayashi (“The Secret World of Arrietty, “When Marnie Was There”), the experience of making it was a new adventure.
“‘When Marnie Was There’ was a very quiet film about a little girl set in a small village without much action,” said Nishimura. “I wanted a story with a very active, energetic girl with lots of emotion and dynamic action.” And in speaking of his director, who drew dynamic animation for Hayao Miyazaki, “I saw that as a very large weapon to be able to feature in a new film.”
Starting From Scratch
Based on Mary Stewart’s novel, “The Little Broomstick,...
“‘When Marnie Was There’ was a very quiet film about a little girl set in a small village without much action,” said Nishimura. “I wanted a story with a very active, energetic girl with lots of emotion and dynamic action.” And in speaking of his director, who drew dynamic animation for Hayao Miyazaki, “I saw that as a very large weapon to be able to feature in a new film.”
Starting From Scratch
Based on Mary Stewart’s novel, “The Little Broomstick,...
- 12/20/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Founded by Studio Ghibli veterans Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura and employing the majority of the animators from Studio Ghibli when it announced it was ceasing feature production, Studio Ponoc’s first feature is Mary and The Witch’s Flower featuring the same lush and evocative animation Studio Ghibli was so legendary for, carrying the torch forward into another generation.
Like some of the favourite Studio Ghibli films, Mary is based on an English Children’s novel – The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, and tells a story of a young girl called Mary who finds a mysterious flower that can give her the power to become a witch, transporting her to a school for witchcraft and wizardry that harbours a dark secret. The English dub of Mary and the Witch’s Flower will feature Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner and Louis Serkis.
Mary and The Witch’s Flower...
Like some of the favourite Studio Ghibli films, Mary is based on an English Children’s novel – The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, and tells a story of a young girl called Mary who finds a mysterious flower that can give her the power to become a witch, transporting her to a school for witchcraft and wizardry that harbours a dark secret. The English dub of Mary and the Witch’s Flower will feature Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner and Louis Serkis.
Mary and The Witch’s Flower...
- 12/5/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Oscar-nominated animator and director Yonebayashi Hiromasa (When Marnie Was There) returns with a more lighthearted anime feature in Mary and the Witch’s Flower, a stirring adventure most suitable for tweens and teens. Operating independently of Studio Ghibli for the first time, Yonebayashi preserves many of the best characteristics of animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s venerable production company, which he developed directing his first two films, The Secret World of Arrietty and Marnie.
Once again exploring the imagination of a solitary girl seeking connection, the setting this time is the English countryside, where young Mary (Ruby Barnhill) has just arrived to live...
Once again exploring the imagination of a solitary girl seeking connection, the setting this time is the English countryside, where young Mary (Ruby Barnhill) has just arrived to live...
- 11/21/2017
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The new Japanese animation house Studio Ponoc, founded and staffed by veterans of Studio Ghibli, has made a mission statement with its first feature, Mary and the Witch’s Flower. Though the studio’s name is Croatian for “midnight,” alluding to the beginning of a new day, this movie represents less a fresh start than it does business as usual. From the character designs to the animation style, it tries to create the impression of a Ghibli film at every step. The implication seems to be that fans of Ghibli need not worry about the studio’s indefinite, possibly permanent “hiatus” from feature production–at least when production began on Mary–because Ponoc is now here to take up the reins and deliver works which look and feel almost exactly the same.
But if the artists who originally founded Ghibli hadn’t been willing to test the boundaries of feature animation back in the ‘80s,...
But if the artists who originally founded Ghibli hadn’t been willing to test the boundaries of feature animation back in the ‘80s,...
- 10/30/2017
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
Studio Ponoc has set the English-language cast for its inaugural feature Mary And The Witch’s Flower. Ruby Barnhill, the girl discovered by Steven Spielberg for his The Bfg, will lead as Mary with Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner and Louis Ashbourne Serkis also in the main cast. The story is a blend of magic and fantasy from the Japanese animation house founded by former Studio Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura and in collaboration with director Hiromasa 'Maro'…...
- 8/31/2017
- Deadline
Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ruby Barnhill, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and Ewen Bremner will voice the English-language version of Mary and the Witch's Flower, the first feature from Studio Ponoc, the anime house founded by former Studio Ghibli director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura.
Directed by Yonebayashi, who helmed Oscar-nominated When Marnie Was There and worked on Hayao Miyazaki's biggest hits, Mary and the Witch's Flower has taken more than $27 million at the Japanese box office since it opened on July 8.
Based on The Little Broomstick by British children's author Mary Stewart, the anime follows the adventures of...
Directed by Yonebayashi, who helmed Oscar-nominated When Marnie Was There and worked on Hayao Miyazaki's biggest hits, Mary and the Witch's Flower has taken more than $27 million at the Japanese box office since it opened on July 8.
Based on The Little Broomstick by British children's author Mary Stewart, the anime follows the adventures of...
- 8/31/2017
- by Gavin J. Blair
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elizabeth Banks called out one of Hollywood’s most beloved directors by name last night, putting Steven Spielberg on blast for making movies that almost overwhelmingly focus on men. “I went to Indiana Jones and Jaws and every movie Steven Spielberg ever made,” Banks said last night at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards, where she was receiving an honor for excellence in feature directing. “And by the way, he’s never made a movie with a female lead. Sorry, Steven. I don’t mean to call your ass out, but it’s true.”
As people have pointed out, Banks’ comment wasn’t 100 percent accurate; Goldie Hawn had top-billing on 1974’s Sugarland Express, young Ruby Barnhill was technically the lead on last year’s The Bfg, and Whoopi Goldberg is inarguably the star of The Color Purple. But that’s still only three films across Spielberg’s ...
As people have pointed out, Banks’ comment wasn’t 100 percent accurate; Goldie Hawn had top-billing on 1974’s Sugarland Express, young Ruby Barnhill was technically the lead on last year’s The Bfg, and Whoopi Goldberg is inarguably the star of The Color Purple. But that’s still only three films across Spielberg’s ...
- 6/15/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
It’s almost slime time!
The nominations for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2017 — set to air March 11 with WWE Superstar John Cena as host — have trickled in.
The nominees for favorite movie actor include Ben Affleck, Will Arnett, Henry Cavill, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.
Voting opens in 28 categories on Nick.com on Thursday, as well as the Nick app. New categories added this year include BBFs (Best Friends Forever), Favorite Frenemies, Most Wanted Pet and #Squad.
From the looks of the Bff category, Kevin Hart is the ultimate friend — he isn’t nominated just once, but twice.
The nominations for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2017 — set to air March 11 with WWE Superstar John Cena as host — have trickled in.
The nominees for favorite movie actor include Ben Affleck, Will Arnett, Henry Cavill, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.
Voting opens in 28 categories on Nick.com on Thursday, as well as the Nick app. New categories added this year include BBFs (Best Friends Forever), Favorite Frenemies, Most Wanted Pet and #Squad.
From the looks of the Bff category, Kevin Hart is the ultimate friend — he isn’t nominated just once, but twice.
- 2/2/2017
- by Nicole Sands
- PEOPLE.com
Few things conjure up nostalgia like the making of a childhood-favorite novel into a box-office hit.The Bfg, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel by Roald Dahl, achieves precisely that. >Buy Now: ‘The Bfg’ BluRay The film follows Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), a ten-year-old orphan who suffers from insomnia. One night, during what she calls the […]
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- 1/17/2017
- by Kate Chia
- Uinterview
Here's the full list of winners of the London Film Critics' Circle. Winners will be announced on January 22:
The full list of nominees is below:
Film Of The Year
American Honey
Fire at Sea
I, Daniel Blake
La La Land
Love & Friendship
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Son of Saul
Toni Erdmann
Foreign-language Film Of The Year
Fire at Sea
Son of Saul
Things to Come
Toni Erdmann
Victoria
Documentary Of The Year
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week . The Touring Years
Cameraperson
The Eagle Huntress
Fire at Sea
Life, Animated
British/Irish Film Of The Year
American Honey
High-Rise
I, Daniel Blake
Love & Friendship
Sing Street
Actor Of The Year
Casey Affleck . Manchester by the Sea
Adam Driver . Paterson
Andrew Garfield . Hacksaw Ridge
Jake Gyllenhaal . Nocturnal Animals
Peter Simonischek . Toni Erdmann
Actress Of The Year
Amy Adams . Arrival
Kate Beckinsale . Love & Friendship
Sandra Hüller . Toni Erdmann...
The full list of nominees is below:
Film Of The Year
American Honey
Fire at Sea
I, Daniel Blake
La La Land
Love & Friendship
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Son of Saul
Toni Erdmann
Foreign-language Film Of The Year
Fire at Sea
Son of Saul
Things to Come
Toni Erdmann
Victoria
Documentary Of The Year
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week . The Touring Years
Cameraperson
The Eagle Huntress
Fire at Sea
Life, Animated
British/Irish Film Of The Year
American Honey
High-Rise
I, Daniel Blake
Love & Friendship
Sing Street
Actor Of The Year
Casey Affleck . Manchester by the Sea
Adam Driver . Paterson
Andrew Garfield . Hacksaw Ridge
Jake Gyllenhaal . Nocturnal Animals
Peter Simonischek . Toni Erdmann
Actress Of The Year
Amy Adams . Arrival
Kate Beckinsale . Love & Friendship
Sandra Hüller . Toni Erdmann...
- 12/21/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
It’s been a VFX season dominated by giants in a range of superhero, sci-fi and action-adventures. They include Mark Rylance’s 25-foot dream catcher in “The Bfg,” Christopher Walken’s King Louie in “The Jungle Book,” the heptapods from “Arrival,” the 7-foot K-2So droid from “Rogue One” and the Moon Beast and Skeleton from “Kubo and the Two Strings.”
Whittling down the preliminary list of 20 contenders to 10 for the VFX bake-off on January 7th won’t be easy. There is so much outstanding work. Yet the great hybrid achievement of Disney’s “The Jungle Book” makes it the favorite, and “Rogue One” offers a new, gritty “Star Wars” look that should provide serious consideration. Here’s a list of 10 prime contenders:
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau set out to achieve a photo-real Disney adaptation with two-time Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Rob Legato (“Hugo,” “Titanic”). The results are so impressive...
Whittling down the preliminary list of 20 contenders to 10 for the VFX bake-off on January 7th won’t be easy. There is so much outstanding work. Yet the great hybrid achievement of Disney’s “The Jungle Book” makes it the favorite, and “Rogue One” offers a new, gritty “Star Wars” look that should provide serious consideration. Here’s a list of 10 prime contenders:
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau set out to achieve a photo-real Disney adaptation with two-time Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Rob Legato (“Hugo,” “Titanic”). The results are so impressive...
- 12/8/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
This summer we had some excellent choices for family fare and it boiled down to a contest between an adaptation of a beloved children’s novel and a sequel to a previous blockbuster. It was also a contest in whimsy and effective use of computer technology and in all cases, Pixar’s Finding Dory triumphed over Steven Spielberg’s The Bfg.
Spielberg has always had a fondness for childish innocence, capturing their sense of wonder time and again in his films. As a filmmaker, he is always stretching and pushing himself so he can seamlessly go from high adventure in the Indiana Jones films to suspense in Jaws to wonder with E.T. He is always mixing and matching his genres and subject matter but it also means the results can be uneven. The Bfg, now out on disc from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, is a bittersweet entry into his oeuvre...
Spielberg has always had a fondness for childish innocence, capturing their sense of wonder time and again in his films. As a filmmaker, he is always stretching and pushing himself so he can seamlessly go from high adventure in the Indiana Jones films to suspense in Jaws to wonder with E.T. He is always mixing and matching his genres and subject matter but it also means the results can be uneven. The Bfg, now out on disc from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, is a bittersweet entry into his oeuvre...
- 12/5/2016
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Don’t Breathe (horror-thriller; Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Stephen Lang; rated R) Pete’s Dragon (family adventure; Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley; rated PG) The Bfg (family adventure directed by Steven Spielberg; Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill; rated PG) Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (comedy; Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley; rated R) The Wild Life (animated; voices: Matthias Schweighofer, Kaya Yanar; rated PG) The Eyes of My Mother (horror; Diana Agostini, Olivia Bond...
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- 11/29/2016
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
Steven Spielberg’S Imagination And Disney Magic Come Together To Bring Roald Dahl’S Beloved Classic To Life The Bfg comes to Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and Disney Movies Anywhere Nov. 29 This month, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl, beloved children’s author of family favorites like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Matilda” and Dahl’s personal favorite, “The Bfg,” as well as World Dream Day, an annual event honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us.” It seems a fitting time to announce the in-home release of “The Bfg,” Disney’s fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, on Nov. 29 on Digital HD, Blu-ray™, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand. As dreamers around the globe gear up for Sunday’s World Dream Day, an annual holiday honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us,” it...
- 11/29/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Adapting Roald Dahl's The Bfg for the big screen was no easy feat. But if there's anyone who can conjure some movie magic, it's Steven Spielberg. The film's director and producer worked overtime to enchant audiences—even those who hadn't read Dahl's beloved literary tale. And with The Bfg coming to Blu-ray, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere Nov. 29, E! News is exclusively premiering fans' first look at two new bonus features. Spielberg had dreamed of directing the family-friendly adventure since the '90s, but it took decades for technology to catch up. Mark Rylance stars as the Bfg, a 24-foot giant who befriends an orphan named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) and introduces her to his...
- 11/28/2016
- E! Online
Each year one of our awards traditions is to help fellow Bfca members choose more wisely when it comes to the "Young Performer" category by sharing an eligibility list. The lazy nominations each year prove that help is needed. Here's the thing: it can be difficult to even think of who is eligible when you're filling out a ballot because you don't get a list of choices and it's not a category people campaign for or one that the internet talks about. So we solve that problem right here. Our other belief, which is why we do this, is that if you actually pay attention there are enough worthy performances each year to divvy this category up into male and female as the other acting categories are divvied up. But, yes, you have to be paying attention beyond 5 or 6 movies and leading roles to notice the truly special work.
Ballots...
Ballots...
- 11/17/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
To celebrate the release of The Bfg available on Digital Download now, and on Blu-Ray™ and DVD on the 21st of November, we’re giving 3 lucky winners the chance to win a copy of The Bfg on DVD. The Bfg follows a young girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) who lives in an orphanage in London. […]
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- 11/14/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rob Leane Nov 15, 2016
Which films are coming to disc this festive season? What on Earth do I buy for [insert friend’s name here]? We’ve got the answers...
Christmas comes this time each year, and, purely by coincidence, a lot of DVDs and Blu-rays just so happen to be released at the same sort of time. They fit rather well in stockings, don’t they? How convenient!
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If, like me, you’ve a tendency to give and/or receive a few discs each yuletide, read on for our run-through of all the new goodies coming to home release formats this winter...
Out now Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders
One of the surprise treats of this year, Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders...
Which films are coming to disc this festive season? What on Earth do I buy for [insert friend’s name here]? We’ve got the answers...
Christmas comes this time each year, and, purely by coincidence, a lot of DVDs and Blu-rays just so happen to be released at the same sort of time. They fit rather well in stockings, don’t they? How convenient!
See related The Missing series 2: the writers on episode 5’s revelation The Missing series 2 episode 5 review: Das Vergessen The Missing series 2 episode 4 review: Statice The Missing series 2 episode 3 review: A Prison Without Walls
If, like me, you’ve a tendency to give and/or receive a few discs each yuletide, read on for our run-through of all the new goodies coming to home release formats this winter...
Out now Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders
One of the surprise treats of this year, Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders...
- 11/11/2016
- Den of Geek
Roald Dahl's classic story, The Bfg, finally came to the big screen earlier this year. If you missed out on it, or simply want to watch it again, Disney has revealed when you'll be able to take it home with you on blu-ray, along with the bonus features coming with it. Come inside to learn more!
While The Bfg didn't exactly blow up the box office when it released earlier this year, it was still and endearing children's tale that brought to life one of my favorite Roald Dahl books. As such, I'm pretty excited that the film will hit blu-ray and digital on November 29th. Check out the list of bonus features below:
Blu-ray & Digital HD:
· Bringing “The Bfg” to Life – Ruby Barnhill (Sophie) hosts a phizz-whizzing journey through the making of “The Bfg.” This behind-the-scenes documentary details the film’s progression through interviews with Roald Dahl’s daughter Lucy Dahl,...
While The Bfg didn't exactly blow up the box office when it released earlier this year, it was still and endearing children's tale that brought to life one of my favorite Roald Dahl books. As such, I'm pretty excited that the film will hit blu-ray and digital on November 29th. Check out the list of bonus features below:
Blu-ray & Digital HD:
· Bringing “The Bfg” to Life – Ruby Barnhill (Sophie) hosts a phizz-whizzing journey through the making of “The Bfg.” This behind-the-scenes documentary details the film’s progression through interviews with Roald Dahl’s daughter Lucy Dahl,...
- 11/8/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Disney's The Bfg is coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD December 6.
This month, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl, beloved children’s author of family favorites like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Matilda” and Dahl’s personal favorite, “The Bfg,” as well as World Dream Day, an annual event honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us.” It seems a fitting time to announce the in-home release of “The Bfg,” Disney’s fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, on Dec. 6 on Digital HD, Blu-ray™, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand.
As dreamers around the globe gear up for World Dream Day, an annual holiday honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us,” it seems a fitting time to announce the in-home release of “The Bfg,” Disney’s fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg...
This month, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl, beloved children’s author of family favorites like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Matilda” and Dahl’s personal favorite, “The Bfg,” as well as World Dream Day, an annual event honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us.” It seems a fitting time to announce the in-home release of “The Bfg,” Disney’s fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, on Dec. 6 on Digital HD, Blu-ray™, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand.
As dreamers around the globe gear up for World Dream Day, an annual holiday honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us,” it seems a fitting time to announce the in-home release of “The Bfg,” Disney’s fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg...
- 9/28/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
Burbank, Calif., Sept. 23, 2016 — This month, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl, beloved children’s author of family favorites like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda and Dahl’s personal favorite, The Bfg, as well as World Dream Day, an annual event honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us.” It seems a fitting time to announce the in-home release of The Bfg, Disney’s fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, on Dec. 6 on Digital HD, Blu-ray™, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand.
As dreamers around the globe gear up for Sunday’s World Dream Day, an annual holiday honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us,” it seems a fitting time to announce the in-home release of The Bfg, Disney’s fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring a dream-collecting Big Friendly Giant.
As dreamers around the globe gear up for Sunday’s World Dream Day, an annual holiday honoring “the dreamer, visionary and innovator in all of us,” it seems a fitting time to announce the in-home release of The Bfg, Disney’s fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring a dream-collecting Big Friendly Giant.
- 9/27/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
★★★☆☆ Steven Spielberg returns to cinema screens this week with an adaptation of Roald Dahl's much-loved children's book The Bfg, and the film is an old-fashioned children's movie of sorts. Forget Pixar's mutton dressed as lamb: The Bfg eschews any nods and winks to mum and dad - except for some humour late on - and instead translates Dahl's fable to the screen with respect and invention. We begin in a twilight London's as Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), an insomniac and precocious young girl, prowls the orphanage while the other children sleep, sorting the mail and enjoying the run of the place.
- 7/26/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Mark Rylance makes Roald Dahl’s big softie completely believable in Steven Spielberg’s winning adaptation
A marvellously melancholic motion-capture performance by Mark Rylance and vibrant support from rising star Ruby Barnhill provide the beating heart of this extremely likable adaptation of Roald Dahl’s family favourite, which also owes a debt to the illustrations of Quentin Blake. Brimful of the anarchic magic so sorely missing from Spielberg’s ill-fated Peter Pan project, Hook, The Bfg sees the director rediscovering his inner child in winning fashion. Like the eponymous figure, the result may be a little lumbering at times, but it is also ultimately irresistible.
We open in a Mary Poppins-style version of London where past and present seem to intermingle. From vistas of the Thames and the Houses of Parliament we move through Dickensian cobbled streets to the orphanage where young Sophie (Barnhill) peers like a giant into...
A marvellously melancholic motion-capture performance by Mark Rylance and vibrant support from rising star Ruby Barnhill provide the beating heart of this extremely likable adaptation of Roald Dahl’s family favourite, which also owes a debt to the illustrations of Quentin Blake. Brimful of the anarchic magic so sorely missing from Spielberg’s ill-fated Peter Pan project, Hook, The Bfg sees the director rediscovering his inner child in winning fashion. Like the eponymous figure, the result may be a little lumbering at times, but it is also ultimately irresistible.
We open in a Mary Poppins-style version of London where past and present seem to intermingle. From vistas of the Thames and the Houses of Parliament we move through Dickensian cobbled streets to the orphanage where young Sophie (Barnhill) peers like a giant into...
- 7/24/2016
- by Mark Kermode, Observer fim critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Rob Leane Published Date Friday, July 22, 2016 - 06:22
Not only is The Bfg Steven Spielberg’s first firmly-aimed-at-families directorial project since his 2011 Tintin film, but it’s also an adaptation of a beloved Roald Dhal story, Spielberg’s final collaboration with his late E.T. screenwriter Melissa Mathison, and a reunion with Mark Rylance, who nabbed an Oscar for his previous Spielberg team-up, Bridge Of Spies.
So does The Bfg live up to all those anticipation-inciting elements? Well, yes and no. One big positive is that there’s certainly a hefty heart here, as you’d expect from the writer/director duo that had audiences sobbing over a puppet alien back in 1982.
From the minute that Rylance’s eponymous Big Friendly Giant plucks Ruby Barnhill’s insomniac orphan Sophie from her bed, a heart-warming friendship is born. What begins as prickly bantering develops into genuine affection, as the Bfg shows Sophie...
Not only is The Bfg Steven Spielberg’s first firmly-aimed-at-families directorial project since his 2011 Tintin film, but it’s also an adaptation of a beloved Roald Dhal story, Spielberg’s final collaboration with his late E.T. screenwriter Melissa Mathison, and a reunion with Mark Rylance, who nabbed an Oscar for his previous Spielberg team-up, Bridge Of Spies.
So does The Bfg live up to all those anticipation-inciting elements? Well, yes and no. One big positive is that there’s certainly a hefty heart here, as you’d expect from the writer/director duo that had audiences sobbing over a puppet alien back in 1982.
From the minute that Rylance’s eponymous Big Friendly Giant plucks Ruby Barnhill’s insomniac orphan Sophie from her bed, a heart-warming friendship is born. What begins as prickly bantering develops into genuine affection, as the Bfg shows Sophie...
- 7/21/2016
- Den of Geek
For young Ruby Barnhill it’s quite a remarkable couple of years – taking on the starring role, of Sophie, in Steven Spielberg’s big screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic tale The Bfg. We caught up with the actress to discuss what it was like collaborating with a master of cinema – and whether or not […]
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- 7/20/2016
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Director and producer Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1982 children’s novel The Bfg. With a screenplay by Melissa Mathison, the movie tells the story of Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), an orphan snatched from her bed by a Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance), who takes her to his home in Giant Land. Penelope Wilton stars as The Queen. The Bfg is released in UK cinemas on Friday 22 July
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- 7/18/2016
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
Yesterday Steven Spielberg and friends took over Leicester Square to introduce the big-screen Bfg to hundreds of eager fans. The Roald Dahl story has already received a well-known animated adaptation but for his take on the beloved story Spielberg chose to blend live-action with some state of the art CGI. Reuniting with his Bridge of […]
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- 7/18/2016
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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