A live action movie re-imagining of Disney’s cherished family film, Pete’s Dragon is the adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who just so happens to be a dragon. Disney for me is a guarantee of quality storytelling and film making. This movie is a real treat for fans of the original film while capturing the interest of the younger generation with great special…
The holidays are here and the summer blockbuster season gets off to the biggest of starts on this week’s Talking Pictures. Legendary director Steven Spielberg, and the Oscar winning star of the film, Mark Rylance, talk about The BFG, their latest film together at its London press conference. And London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, was there to hear what they had to…
Swallows and Amazons is a pleasant upcoming family film for this Summer to add to the list of great great movies released or due to be released soon (Finding Dory & Piper, The Secret Life of Pets ….). The enchanting film will be in cinemas from 19 August. It brings to life the classic novel by Arthur Ransome, telling the tale of the Walker children’s summer holiday in the Lake…
2016 marks the 100th anniversary of Dahl’s birth and to celebrate one of the most creative authors of all times, there will be a movie release in the Summer. From the minds of two of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl and Steven Spielberg – THE BFG will see a UK release on 22 July 2016.
The Big Friendly Giant will be impersonated by Academy Award winner Mark Rylance…
As the latest version of Ghostbusters blasts into cinemas, its token male, Chris Hemsworth, takes up the Talking Pictures hot seat for this week’s Big Interview and spills the beans about working on the film. Also under review are the black comedy, Men & Chicken, and French romance set in the 70s, Summertime.
On DVD, there’s animation for grown ups in Anomalisa, Jack Black as…
Ice Age: Collision Course is out now with a big bang. Yes, because it explains how the world was created, including the solar system and the disappearance of dinosaurs. Well, I am not sure children will get it actually but the basic information is there served with lots of hilarious and clever gags that will keep the parents glued and happy while the kids laugh for the silliest situations and…
Oscar winner J.K. Simmons sat down for an exclusive interview at DreamWorks Animation’s Glendale studios in Southern California for London Mums. In his latest role, he voices the supernatural villain Kai in KUNG FU PANDA 3, the latest adventure in the popular franchise which once again stars Jack Black as Po, the loveable, legendary Dragon Warrior. Gearing up for his most daunting challenge so…
Talking Pictures lands another exclusive this week, with London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, talking to writer/director Rebecca Miller. She’s behind one of this week’s big new releases at the cinema, the sparkling comedy Maggie’s Plan.
The film’s under review as well, together with The Neon Demon, the latest from controversial director Nicolas Winding…
Brace yourself mums and children because Disney has 14 movies coming out between the second half of 2016 and early 2018 and they all look incredibly good — here’s what we are looking forward to.
2015 was a big year for Disney with two Pixar movies, The Avengers sequel, and the return of Star Wars, but 2016 so far has been even bigger with a couple of movies like Zootropolis, The Jungle…
After the riotous comedy of Absolutely Fabulous:The Movie last week, this time it’s the turn of something more sophisticated and definitely more American. Maggie’s Plan is released this Friday, certificate 15, and comes from director/writer Rebecca Miller, who is married to Daniel Day Lewis, as well as being the daughter of legendary playwright Arthur Miller.
London Mums’ resident film…