Movies like “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” aren’t necessarily made for critics, who are frequently presumed to have it in for live-action family films, with their primary colors and jokey, obvious set-ups for the lowest common denominator. And director Mark Waters’ film, starring Jim Carrey as a realtor who inherits a half dozen penguins and finds his swank New York penthouse apartment turned into a raucous, chilly wonderland, is certainly not a subtle thing. But it is sweet, and has a heart, and it also benefits in comparison to many movies of its ilk by the use of actual real, live animals rather than talking critters or overly slick CGI creations. Based on the…

Title: Mr. Popper’s Penguins Director: Mark Waters (‘Mean Girls,’ ‘Freaky Friday (2003)’) Starring: Jim Carrey, Carla Cugino (‘Sucker Punch’) and Angela Lansbury It’s not often when a Golden Globe-winning actor is upstaged by animals in a movie. But that’s certainly the case in the new live-action comedy ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins,’ which stars Jim Carrey in the title role and is based on the 1939 book of the same name by Richard and Florence Atwater. Director Mark Waters successfully appeals to children, his targeted audience, by using real penguins instead of CGI in the film, but ultimately fails to connect with adults with the lack of emotions exhibited by Carrey. ‘Mr….

While most have their eye on Kat Dennings in this weekend’s new big release Thor, the actress also has another film making its US theatrical debut, Daydream Nation, a film from first time director, Michael Goldbach. Goldbach wrote that piece that features Dennings as Caroline Wexler, a big city girl who recently moves to a small town and isn’t happy about it. However, soon enough, her boring new existence is spiced up courtesy of a local industrial, serial killer and, of course, boys. Well, in Caroline’s case it’s a boy (Reece Thompson) and a man, her teacher, Mr. Anderson (Josh Lucas). In honor of Daydream Nation‘s Los Angeles and New…

Check out the latest movie clip “The Sight” for the upcoming fantasy film “The Spiderwick Chronicles” by director Mark Waters and starring Sarah Bolger, Nick Nolte and Freddie Highmore. Synopsis: Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Check out the latest high quality movie trailer for the upcoming fantasy film “The Spiderwick Chronicles” by director Mark Waters and starring Sarah Bolger, Nick Nolte and Freddie Highmore. Synopsis: Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Poster from the upcoming fantasy film “The Spiderwick Chronicles” by director Mark Waters and starring Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore. Synopsis: Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Trailer for the upcoming fantasy film “The Spiderwick Chronicles” by director Mark Waters and starring Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore. Synopsis: Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures. [youtube 2RdVGvp-jZo]