{"product_id":"for-kids-of-all-ages-the-national-society-of-film-critics-on-childrens-movies-9781538128589","title":"For Kids of All Ages: The National Society of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn For Kids of All Ages, members of the National Society of Film Critics celebrate the wonder of childhood in cinema. In this volume, original essays commissioned especially for this collection stand alongside classic reviews from prominent film critics like Jay Carr and Roger Ebert. Each of the seven sections in this collection takes on a particular aspect of children’s cinema, from animated features to adaptations of beloved novels. The films discussed here range from the early 1890s to the present. The contributors draw on personal connections that make their insights more trenchant and compelling. The essays and reviews in For Kids of All Ages are not just a list of recommendations—though plenty are included—but an illuminating, often personal study of children’s movies, children in movies, and the childish wonder that is the essence of film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContrary to what Hollywood would have us believe, there is a whole world of movies (for all ages) outside the confines of animated blockbusters (for the whole family). This thoughtful, entertaining collection introduces parents and children to all kinds of movies, from all over the world, from Meet Me in St. Louis and Germany Year Zero to The Rider and Paddington 2. -- A. S. Hamrah, Film Critic, n+1, author of The Earth Dies Streaming: Film Writing, 2002–2018\u003cbr\u003eAs a film critic for French Review at the Cannes Film Festival between 1978 and 1981, I, like Peter Keough and all the other critics in this scintillating collection of essays, worshipped at the altar of cinema. Their earliest encounters on the silver screen paved the way for these writers to look at movies about children in a more critical manner as adults. Their connections with their youthful viewing triggers our own memories as we relive our own dreams and sometimes our nightmares conjured up on screen. From the first souvenirs of a Lumière Brothers ground-breaking home movie to the literally uplifting narrative of an animated UP these film essays speak to the eternal child within us. -- John Michalczyk, film professor and historian, and documentary filmmaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   1. From Child to Critic   From Toddler to Auteurist: A Film Critic, the Early Years by Gerald Peary  Children of the Hydra: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and Special Effects Master Ray Harryhausen by James Verniere  How Seeing Airport (1970) as a Kid Grounded My Critical Sensibility by Charles Taylor  Revisiting Old Yeller (1957) and Yellow Submarine (1968) by Peter Keough  Light in Auggie: In Wonder (2017), a Deformed Child Isn’t the Only Flawed Character by J. R. Jones  The Many Kinds of Movie Wonder by Jonathan Rosenbaum  Infant Cinema in Querelle enfantine\/A Childish Quarrel (1896) by Robert Horton   2. Adventures in Animation   The Ageless Wonder of Bambi (1942) by Michael Wilmington  Raising the Art of Animation to a Higher Level in Up (2009) by Peter Keough  Of Eternity and Beyond: Toy Story 3 (2010) by John Anderson  Spinning Gold from Plastic in The Lego Movie (2014) by Andy Klein  The Spirit of the West Is Alive and Well in Rango (2011) by Michael Wilmington  Weirdness for Both Kids and Adults: The Triplets of Belleville (2003) by Gerald Peary  Bear Meets Mouse in Ernest \u0026amp; Celestine (2012) by Michael Sragow  Underground Comedy in The Boxtrolls (2014) by John Anderson  Ideals Crash to Earth in The Wind Rises (2013) by Michael Sragow  The Red Turtle (2016) Is a Myth in the Making by Peter Rainer   3. Beast Fables   Into the Wild: Four Variations on The Jungle Book by Michael Sragow  An Ape Shall Show the Way: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) by Michael Sragow  Long Live the King: King Kong (1933) by Jay Carr  No Reining in White Mane (1953) by David Sterritt  In Babe (1995), a Pig Shows the Way by Carrie Rickey  Accidental Tourist: Babe: Pig in the City (1998) by Stephanie Zacharek   4. Dreams, Fantasies, and Nightmares   There’s No Film Like Oz: The Wizard of Oz (1939) by Michael Wilmington  The Animated Enchantment of Song of the Sea (2014) by Justin Chang  A Dream of Evil in The Night of the Hunter (1955) by Robert Horton  Careful What You Wish For: The Red Shoes (1948) by Sheila Benson  Between the Fantastic and the Mundane: The Curse of the Cat People (1944) and Poltergeist (1982) by David Sterritt  Fauny Girl: Innocence Finds a Way through Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) by Peter Keough  Beauty and the Beast Within: Four Versions of Beauty and the Beast by Peter Keough   5. Well Adapted (or Maladjusted)   The Three Ages of Little Women: 1933, 1949, and 1994 by Carrie Rickey  A Consummate Christmas Carol (1951) by Michael Wilmington  Dancers Bring to Life Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971) by Sheila Benson  Enchantingly Blunt: A Little Princess (1995) by John Anderson  Martin Scorsese Pays Tribute to Cinema and Childhood in Hugo (2011) by Emanuel Levy  Smart Times at Beverly Hills High in Clueless (1995) by Kenneth Turan  Henry James’s Dark Screwball Comedy: What Maisie Knew (2012) by Gerald Peary  From Neverland to Shadowlands: Hollywood’s Romance with Children’s Book Authors by Peter Keough  Mary Poppins Returns, and She’s Closer to the Feisty Original by J. R. Jones   6. Matters of Life and Death   Children of War: Germany Year Zero (1948) and Forbidden Games (1952) by Morris Dickstein  A Search for Hope in the Ruins: The Search (1948) by Emanuel Levy  Innocent Bystanders: Five Films about Kids Growing Up in an Unforgiving World by Jay Carr  Politics Makes for Poor Parenting in A World Apart (1988) by Peter Rainer  Iran’s Child-Centered Films by Godfrey Cheshire   7. Ordinary Heroes   Punk Heroines in We Are the Best! (2013) by Sheila Benson  Dancing “By Myself ” in The Band Wagon (1953) by Stephanie Zacharek  Growing Up Female in Lady Bird (2017), The Fits (2015), and Leave No Trace (2018) by Robert Horton  Perverse Conversion in The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) by Robert Horton  Boys Will Be Girls in Ma Vie en Rose (1997) by Nathan Lee  Flower Power: The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2005) by Godfrey Cheshire  Uneasy Rider by Peter Keough   8. Extraordinary Heroes   Terror Tactics in Batman Begins (2005) by Peter Keough  Black Panther (2018) Makes Superhero History by Peter Travers Wonder Woman (2017) Enters the Pantheon by Michael Sragow  Children’s Crusades by Peter Keough Superpowers Run in the Family in Incredibles 2 (2018) by Michael Sragow   9. Home Movies   The Family Values of Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017) by Peter Keough  Bearing the Burden of Growing Up in Christopher Robin (2018) by Michael Sragow  A Family Melodrama without the Drama in A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries (1998) by David Sterritt  Not Such a Merry Little Christmas in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) by Emanuel Levy  Life without Father in The Railway Children (1970) by Sheila Benson  A Child Is Lost in Loveless (2017) by Peter Rainer  A Child Is Found in Our Little Sister (2015) by Robert Horton   10. From Critic to Child   Where the Kids Are: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) by Jonathan Rosenbaum  Hip Heroes: Elf (2003) and Shrek (2001) by Kenneth Turan  Being a Grown-Up Is Fun in Hatari! (1962) by Charles Taylor  Borderline Taste: Crossing Generations with The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) and ¡Three Amigos! (1986) by Peter Keough  All of the Feels: Inside Out (2015) by David Fear  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) by Roger Ebert  Watching Boyhood (2014) with a Boy and Eighth Grade (2018) with an Eighth Grader by Mary Pols   Appendix: MPAA Ratings  Permissions  Index  About the Editor and Contributors","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515892896087,"sku":"9781538128589","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/for-kids-of-all-ages-the-national-society-of-film-critics-on-childrens-movies-9781538128589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}