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Life of Pi – A GRAND Story of Hope & Determination

‘Life of Pi’ a Great Story of Hope and Determination

By Ranny Levy, President/Founder of Kids First!

The raves that are greeting Life of Pi are nothing new for the multiple award-winning director Ang Lee, but part of the credit also goes to advances in technology that enable the film’s special effects. Check out [...]

Frankenweenie may be too scary for very young grandkids!

By: Ranny Levy – Founder and President of Kids First!

Halloween Treat ‘Frankenweenie’ a Family-friendly Scare

Wondering whether Tim Burton’s latest film, Frankenweenie, is something to take your grandkids to? It’s definitely worth paying attention to what our youth film critics have to say because as brilliant asBurtonis, several of them found it a [...]

Epic Love Story ‘Titanic’ Now on DVD and Blu-ray

 

By Ranny Levy

Titanic, newly released from Paramount Pictures on Blu-ray3D and digital, didn’t completely sweep the Academy Awards in 1998 – it only took 11 of the Oscar statuettes! Among them: Best Picture, a Best Director for James Cameron and a Best Cinematography for Russell Carpenter. Some of that sweeping cinematography has [...]

What Grandchild Doesn’t Love Finding Nemo? Now, They Can See It In 3-D

By Ranny Levy

Finding Nemo, the 2003 film that captured hearts and won the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2004, has gotten a studio makeover and has been filling movie theaters in its 3-D version. This is a perfect film for you to share with your youngest grandchildren although you should be aware that there [...]

‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’ Is Rooted in Love and We Grandparents Love That

By Ranny Levy

Jack planted magic beans and grew a giant beanstalk. What Cindy and Jim Green plant is something more ephemeral – heartfelt dreams and desires – and what grows from that is even more special. Kids and grandparents will enjoy this movie because “it shows a lot of imagination and a lot of [...]

Grandparents Will Know ‘Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar’ is a New Twist on the Prince and the Pauper

By Ranny Levy, President and Founder of Kids First!

We all want to encourage our grandchildren to read. I have found that book-based films are a great way to attract a child’s interest in reading. Take Mark Twain’s classic, The Prince and the Pauper, which gets a glamorous modern makeover in the new DVD release [...]

‘The Oogieloves’ is Perfect for Your Pre-School Grandkids

By: Ranny Levy, Founder and President of Kids First!

‘On the big screen with big names (including Christopher Lloyd and Cary Elwes) creating a host of its characters, The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure is an adventure in its own right. Producer Kenn Viselman wanted to create a movie experience for young children that [...]