Talking about children's books and films. Useful information for parents.
13 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in movies 12+, Old Movies, Uncategorized Tags: American history, comedy, gangsters, gender, history, humour, jazz, love, prohibition, sexual identity
black and white, comedy
released: 1959
director: Billy Wilder
starring: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe
rated: not rated (PG)
length: 2 hrs, 1 min
Age: 12+
Interests: comedy, jazz, romance, history, Prohibition, gangsters, gender roles
10 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: friendship, mystery, puzzles, romance, school, time travel
by Rebecca Stead
Age: 10+
Interests: mystery, time travel, friendship, school, romance, puzzles
26 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 11+, Old Movies Tags: murder, mystery, romance, suspense
black and white, mystery/suspense
released: 1940
director: Alfred Hitchcock
starring: Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, George Saunders, Judith Anderson
rated: PG
length: 2 hrs, 10 min
Age: 11+
Interests: mystery, suspense, romance, murder
22 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 13+, Canadian books, Uncategorized Tags: adolescence, bad behavior, depression, family, feminism, friendship, graphic novels, sex, sexism, summer, teens
written by Mariko Tamaki
illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Age: 13+
Interests: graphic novels, adolescence, friendship, family, summer vacation, depression, sex, teenage behaviour, sexism, feminism
12 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Illustrators, Uncategorized Tags: bravery, coming of age, ethics, fantasy, Magic, romance, violence, war
by Lloyd Alexander
Ages: 9+
Interests: fantasy, magic, war, violence, bravery, coming of age, ethical dilemmas, romance
05 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, Uncategorized Tags: adventure, antarctica, boats, exploration, geography, history, maps, travel, wilderness survival
written and illustrated by William Grill
Age: 6+
Interests: exploration, history, survival, antarctica, ships, adventure, travel, maps, geography
26 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in books 2+, Uncategorized Tags: animals, birds, family, friendship, nature, word play
by Lane Smith
Age: 2+
Interests: nature, animals, word play, family
19 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, boats, history, racism, slavery, violence
by Paula Fox
Age: 11+
Interests: American history, slavery, racism, ships
13 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 12+, Old Movies Tags: history, music, musicals, religion, rock music, theatrical plays, violence
colour, musical (rock opera) drama
released: 1973
director: Norman Jewison
starring: Ted Neely, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman
rated: G (PG would be more accurate, due to the violence – see below.)
length: 1 hr, 48 min
age: 12+
interests: musicals, rock music, theatre, religion, history
10 Feb 2018 2 Comments
in Movies, Old Movies, Parenting, Silent Movies
My eleven-year-old has become more reclusive and immersed in her own activities and projects. She heads up to her room after school and apart from a hastily eaten dinner, I don’t see her again until I have to start bugging her about bedtime.
Okay, so I’ve been feeling a little lonely.
I wanted to reclaim at least one evening a week for us to spend time together, so I announced that from now on Saturday night is Movie Night. We are going to sit down every Saturday night and watch a movie together. No ifs, ands, or buts.
Oh, and we’re going to watch Old Movies.
