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"Flushed Away" The Davis Enterprise
Published Nov 10, 2006 - 11:15:50 CST. Four stars. Aardman’s first CGI feature boasts the studio’s signature wit and ferocious creativity. When I grow up, I want to be a “slug vocalist.”
Family Filmgoer The Philadelphia Inquirer
Beyond the ratings game: Jane Horwitz of the Washington Post suggests recent releases appropriate for children - or not. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Bright colors and occasional slapstick may divert kids from pseudo-sentimental script in this tired sequel; this time, Scott (Tim Allen), the man who became Santa, is in his busy toy-making season (with a hugely pregnant wife); he brings
Critter visit raises question: Who could oppose opossums? Pioneer Press
I thought the cat was just stalking leaves or maybe a mouse in the back yard one night a few weeks back. But the black cat blob in the dark was facing a gray blob of some sort. What the heck is that?
Cats, dogs and a cruel trade in fur The Scotsman
THAT cuddly cat in a basket may look like a lovable toy for a child, but in the case of one picked up in a Shetland gift shop by MEP Struan Stevenson, a judicious DNA test proved that, in a particularly grotesque irony, the toy was actually made from
For 28 years, local hospital has tended to injured, sick The Wichita Eagle
Of the 38 animals that came into the Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital of Wichita on a recent Sunday, Buster was maybe the luckiest. Buster, a 5-year-old black Labrador, had managed to escape from his house and was hit by a car, said his owner, Trish Michael of Derby, who saw the accident happen.
Gifts of toys can inspire kids' creativity Eagle-Tribune Online
Sure, your preschooler gravitates toward all those bleating, flashing, talking toys, the ones that gobble up batteries and blare from the TV commercials, demanding to be put on Santa's list.
Revealed: Secret tricks to sell junk food to children The Scotsman
SOME of Britain's biggest food brands, including McDonald's, Nestlé and Kellogg's, are using "underhand tactics" on the internet to directly target children with their unhealthy products, according to a report.
Children play more creatively with simpler toys Naples Daily News
Sure, your preschooler gravitates toward all those bleating, flashing, talking toys, the ones that gobble up batteries and blare from the TV commercials, demanding to be put on Santa’s list. But often the toys kids end up playing with most are the simple low-tech ones. Many parents are requesting these battery-free marvels for the holidays, local merchants say.
FAMILY FILMGOER: Nov. 22-26 Detroit Free Press
THIS WEEK'S NEW MOVIE "For Your Consideration" PG-13 This deliriously droll spoof of Hollywood silliness and self-delusion may be too inside-baseball for most teens and even a tad too lewd for middle-schoolers. Yet it could coax chuckles from high-schoolers drawn to stories of the inner workings of the film business. Director Christopher Guest likes to improvise parts of his films with his actor
SCREEN TEST Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Happy Feet (PG, 1 hour, 38 minutes)
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