On New Year’s Day 2013, three generations of my family walked into an exhibit at a kids’ science museum called “Indiana Jones And The Continue reading
If you want to introduce kids to musicals, here’s a classic that quite possibly anyone can love, even those who claim they don’t like musicals. Continue reading
I expected my daughter to love “THE KING AND I.” She’s taken three years of ballet, she sang glee and did drama in the after Continue reading
Yes, the Wicked Witch is scary. Ditto for her Flying Monkeys. And there may be some nightmares after kids see this film. Let them see Continue reading
Our eight-year-old son’s middle name, Rick, was bestowed on him in honor of my dad, a grandfather he’ll never know. Over the years Continue reading
I advocate active movie-watching when watching movies at home with kids. That means kids watch with your participation. When you can, commit to sitting on Continue reading
In the pantheon of baseball movies, there are many far better known than THE SANDLOT. FIELD OF DREAMS, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, THE NATURAL, Continue reading
Back in the 1930s, a sub-genre of American romantic comedy emerged that has come to be known as Screwball Comedy. Screwball comedies usually involve Continue reading
I started watching movies with my kids for one reason. I love the movies. I’m fortunate to be married to someone who does too. As Continue reading
About the time my children learned the word “hilarious,” they saw a movie that made them truly understand its meaning. I’d plucked it from the Continue reading
Likely your family has seen Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. You may have read aloud to your child THE UGLY DUCKLING, THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, Continue reading
My boy/girl twins were only six when I showed them their first genuine classic made during Hollywood’s golden age, but if their many requests for Continue reading
ScreenMom is a mother to elementary school-age boy/girl twins and a story analyst at a major motion picture studio, where she has worked in that capacity Continue reading
This is a movie that any parent but a grumpy old Eeyore can get behind wholeheartedly. It’s actually a collection of three classic shorts, including Continue reading
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, 1965’s Oscar winner for Best Picture, is a movie pretty much anyone with a pulse enjoys. Put it on and even Continue reading