"Forget about school, it's time to party." An official trailer has debuted online for an Canadian indie comedy film titled Adventures in Public School, formerly known as Public Schooled when it premiered at last year's Toronto Film Festival. The film is about a socially awkward home-schooled kid named Liam who forces his way into attending public school against his "suffocating but loving" mother's wishes. The talented Judy Greer stars as the mother, and the kid is played by Daniel Doheny. The cast also includes Siobhan Williams, Russell Peters, Grace Park, Andrew McNee, Alex Barima, Andrew Herr, and Eva Day. I don't recall hearing much about this from Tiff last year, but it seems like it might be a fun coming-of-age comedy about parenting and school life. I like that Greer seems to be having as much crazy fun as her son is. Here's the first official trailer for Kyle Rideout's Adventures in Public School,...
- 1/23/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more attractive to an anglophile. With gaunt, angular features and a proper aristocratic accent, Peter Cushing could just as easily sell you a first-edition Charles Dickens novel as he could read a line of dialogue. Inserting those proper English characteristics into tales of bloodthirsty creatures is part of what makes Hammer films so entertaining. In the case of Val Guest’s 1957 creature feature, The Abominable Snowman, those admirable characteristics are also integral parts of the plot.
The Abominable Snowman follows Dr. John Rollason (Peter Cushing) on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. On his journey, Rollason is approached by Dr. Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) who, along with Ed Shelley (Robert Brown), Andrew McNee (Michael Brill), and Kusang (Wolfe Morris), is in search of the mythical Yeti that is claimed to inhabit the mountain. Rollason’s wife, Helen (Maureen Connell), is convinced that he...
The Abominable Snowman follows Dr. John Rollason (Peter Cushing) on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. On his journey, Rollason is approached by Dr. Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) who, along with Ed Shelley (Robert Brown), Andrew McNee (Michael Brill), and Kusang (Wolfe Morris), is in search of the mythical Yeti that is claimed to inhabit the mountain. Rollason’s wife, Helen (Maureen Connell), is convinced that he...
- 2/22/2017
- by Bryan Christopher
- DailyDead
Based on the 1st of four successful illustrated books, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid follows around clever Greg Heffley and his adventures in middle school. He’s a bit of a smart-alec who logs everything into his “its not a diary, its a journal,” complete with the horrors of cooties, bullies, icky girls, and the dreaded “cheese touch,” all of which make a grown-up want to get as far away from middle school as possible. Greg figures that if he can rise above all “the morons” to become popular, it’ll be smooth sailing right through to high school.
After an extensive nine-month search, the producers found the perfect Greg in Zachary Gordon. If you’re a fan of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, you’ll see that his wisecracks are exactly as portrayed in the book. Wary of his big brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) who plays a prank of...
After an extensive nine-month search, the producers found the perfect Greg in Zachary Gordon. If you’re a fan of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, you’ll see that his wisecracks are exactly as portrayed in the book. Wary of his big brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) who plays a prank of...
- 3/19/2010
- by Michelle
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox.
How does one say anything bad about Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Like this...It was charming but tiresome. Perhaps that is the expectation though, since the plot revolves around a kid starting middle school. The flick is delivered as a straight-up comedy and somehow managed to get rated PG. Most of the 90 minutes in this piece is harmless, save for a scene that involves a kid peeing on his older brother.
What's tough to figure out is if this was intended for the high school and up audience. Or is this for the kids? Probably a little bit of both, and that is why this may not entertain certain groups the whole way through. The best way to review this flick is using the old weapon of comparisons with other films. Well get to that in a moment.
Greg (Zachary Gordon) is starting middle...
How does one say anything bad about Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Like this...It was charming but tiresome. Perhaps that is the expectation though, since the plot revolves around a kid starting middle school. The flick is delivered as a straight-up comedy and somehow managed to get rated PG. Most of the 90 minutes in this piece is harmless, save for a scene that involves a kid peeing on his older brother.
What's tough to figure out is if this was intended for the high school and up audience. Or is this for the kids? Probably a little bit of both, and that is why this may not entertain certain groups the whole way through. The best way to review this flick is using the old weapon of comparisons with other films. Well get to that in a moment.
Greg (Zachary Gordon) is starting middle...
- 3/19/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
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