The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

The Parents' Guide To Kids' Movies

The Parents' Guide To Kids' Movies

by JoBerry (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2006

    $4.92
Synopsis

You would have preferred he watched The Railway Children or The Wizard of Oz; you had consented to Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, but when your young son returns from his first sleepover providing a blow-by-blow account of Kill Bill and Kill Bill 2, which he's seen on DVD, your problems are only just beginning. Part of Jo Berry's guide to kids' movies is aimed at the concerned parent and provides a sensitive guide to the content of hundreds of kids' films, but the book mainly operates as a source for alternatives: for the parent faced with the long summer holidays and the thirty-third viewing of The Lion King, maybe it's time to delve back through a long line of Disney classics, check out the original Alice in Wonderland adaptation from 1951 or investigate Ray Harryhausen's Dynarama (stop-motion) special effects in the 1974 Golden Voyage of Sinbad. Helpfully arranged in self-explanatory chapters - including Family Films, Seasonal Movies, Fairytales and Legends, Science Fiction and Comic Book Adaptations, among others - The Parents' Guide to Kids Movies is the first comprehensive guide to children's film. Written with passion and insight, Jo Berry has produced an informative, entertaining and balanced aid for the modern-day parent drowning in a sea of DVD releases.

$4.92

Save:$7.71 (61%)

Quantity

1 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Edition: 1st Paperback Edition
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 27 Jul 2006
ISBN 10: 075287487X
ISBN 13: 9780752874876
Book Overview: You would have preferred he watched The Railway Children or The Wizard of Oz; you had consented to Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, but when your young son returns from his first sleepover providing a blow-by-blow account of Kill Bill and Kill Bill 2, which he's seen on DVD, your problems are only just beginning. With numerous films now appearing on dvd every week, this is a problem that is never going to go away Media coverage guaranteed for this issue of suitability/censorship of film for children and young teenagers Jo Berry is a walking encyclopedia of film and is the critically acclaimed author of both the DVD Easter Egg and Chick Flicks guides, and, crucially, writes in an entertaining, reasoned and non-patronising style

Media Reviews
Review in FQ magazine September issue. Review in PRIMA magazine September issue. Mention and 10 copy giveaway in SAINSBURY'S magazine October issue. Review and 5 copy giveaway in BEST magazine on 15 August. 'Pick of the Week' in the SUNDAY EXPRESS magazine on 16 July. Interview on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE on 5 August. Review in FIRST magazine on 26 July. Radio interviews with Jo have included: LBC, BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE, BBC COVENTRY & WARWICK, BBC RADIO BRISTOL, BBC RADIO JERSEY, BBC RADIO KENT, BBC RADIO SHROPSHIRE, BBC RADIO YORK, BBC RADIO ULSTER, BBC RADIO LEEDS. Feature in DUBLIN EVENING HERALD (19 August) Reviews have included: WHATS ON IN LONDON, IRISH NEWS, SWINDON ADVERTISER, DERBY EXPRESS, NORTHAMPTON CHRONICLE, BACLKPOOL GAZETTE, EASTERN DAILY PRESS, YORKSHIRE POST, WESTERN DAILY PRESS,
Author Bio
Jo Berry, a former features editor at Empire Magazine, has written on film for numerous publications including the Guardian, Maxim, the Radio Times and Eve Magazine. She's also a co-writer to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, and the author of The Ultimate DVD Easter Egg Guide and Chick Flicks.