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	Family film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A family film is a film genre that, like a children's film, is suitable for young children, but with the difference that a family film has been carefully written, directed, cast and acted so that it will appeal to all members of a typical family (or if not typical, at least representing the cultural ideal):
		Family films generally do not contain content that would be deemed unsuitable for children.
		Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and all subsequent animated feature films by Disney (primarly those films produced in the 30's and early 40's as well as those produced in the late 80's and throughout the 90's are considered to be as enjoyable to adults as they are to children).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Family_film (368 words)

	No Place for a Woman: Introduction
		When we say that a film has a "happy ending," we often mean that the male hero and his female love interest are united in marriage — or seem to be headed in that direction — before the closing credits.
		In many of these films, the criminal justice system is incompetent, 1 the white-collar office is dull and dehumanizing, 2 the police force is corrupt, 3 and even the federal government is threatening and oppressive.
		Family and public ideology are indeed one." 5 Sylvia Harvey elaborates on this viewpoint, tracing the complex connections between the depiction of women, family, and society in film:
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/noir/np01intr.html (900 words)

	Family Film Guide: Main - Moviefone
		Moviefone's Family Film Guide is just one part of AOL Family Friendly, which helps parents make informed decisions about appropriate -- and enjoyable -- activities to do with their children.
		One of the most successful family films ever, the slapsticky story of plucky Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) -- the Chicagoland kid who outwits two bumbling house thieves -- is just the DVD to kickoff the holidays.
		The holidays are fast approaching, and that means family reunions, school breaks and the need for some quality downtime, hot popcorn and a movie that's fun for the entire clan.
	movies.aol.com /family_film_guide_movie_recommendation (562 words)

	IFFF - International Family Film Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1994, The International Family Film Festival (IFFF) was founded in the Santa Clarita Valley as the first film festival dedicated exclusively to the family audience.
		During the four-day event, all films are shown a minimum of two times each on theater screens and the screenplay finalists are presented at a Screenwriters Showcase where an excerpt of each script is prepared and read by professional actors.
		Film distributors, agents, investors, producers, directors and film enthusiasts attend the festival to experience new and fresh film products and to be the first to see these premiering films and to meet the creators "up close and personal".
	www.iffilmfest.org /aboutus.html (463 words)

	International Family Film Festival Comes to SCV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At the International Family Film Festival, the American Humane Society escorts some of the A-list actors, the films are pre-scrubbed for potty mouth and free workshops teach aspiring filmmakers everything from screenwriting to production.
		This year IFFF will screen more than 55 films from 15 countries, all dedicated to this year’s theme, “Diversity Challenging the Imagination.” Family films from Canada, the United Kingdom, Cambodia, Australia, Lebanon, Argentina, the Phillipines and India spotlight commonality between cultures and show that family situations are the same worldwide.
		This doesn’t mean all the films are children’s films, but it does mean the films deal with issues affecting modern families.
	www.lafamily.com /display_article.php?id=156 (764 words)

	SPY KIDS 2:The Island of Lost Dreams - Family Matters
		To me, what makes the movie worthwhile for me to make, and for families to spend their time sitting and watching it together, is that it’s not a movie about spies that happen to be in the same family.
		The plot line of this film is typical of family films today: The salvation of the family means the salvation of the world.
		The idea of this film, as with some many others of this kind, suggests that the safety and salvation of the world is directly related to the safety and salvation of the family.
	www.familymatters.ws /movies/spyKids.asp (1668 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Brian Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction-action film which became the break-through role for former body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger.
		Cast against his "bad-guy" type, Thompson stars in a family film, Tillamook Treasure (to be released in 2006) as Uncle Jimmy, a rough around the edges Oregon logger.
		Tillamook Treasure 2006 is a family film set in the beautiful coast village of Manzanita, Oregon, USA.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Brian-Thompson (1301 words)

	Children's (Kids) & Family-Oriented Films
		Children's and family-oriented films may actually be suitable for all age groups, and cover a wide range of genre categories (comedy, adventure, fantasy, musicals, etc.).
		The best-crafted children's and family films usually are those that are thoroughly enjoyable without being overly sentimental, trite and simplistic, smarmy, politically-correct, and with too much child-level humor.
		Children's films are very often fantasy films, with wild and imaginative themes and plots that involve a journey, helpful and friendly creatures or supernatural beings, and settings in fantastic, far-away worlds.
	www.filmsite.org /childrensfilms.html (1203 words)

	No Place for a Woman: The Femme Fatale
		Moreover, there is clearly an impetus in film noir to transgress the boundaries of this circle; for the presence of husbands on crutches or in wheelchairs (Double Indemnity, Lady from Shanghai) suggests that impotence is somehow a normal component of the married state.
		In the final scene of the film, the camera reveals the full visual power of the murdered femme fatale — the detective's entire apartment is filled with her photographs in a shrine to his obsession.
		In the majority of noir films, however, the femme fatale remains committed to her independence, seldom allowing herself to be converted by the hero or captured by the police.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/noir/np05ff.html (2422 words)

	P.O.V. - A Family Undertaking . Film Update \| PBS
		Anne had hoped to turn her participation in "A Family Undertaking" into a testimony to her strong Christian faith, which was the reason for her absolute fearlessness in the face of death.
		The portion when Anne was alive was filmed just after her medication had been adjusted, and was one of the rare times that she was not very coherent (though often hilarious); a lot of editing was required.
		The families have said that funeral directors are citing a regulation (not a statute) that compels a funeral director to be present at every burial, cremation, or other interment.
	www.pbs.org /pov/pov2004/afamilyundertaking/update.html (919 words)

	My Family (film) Summary
		The film's bilingual title reflects both the filmmakers' desire to appeal to a broad audience and distributor New Line Cinema's fears that Anglo audiences would be disinterested in a film titled only in Spanish.
		The film tracks three generations of a Latino family that emigrated from Mexico and settled in East Los Angeles.
		Film locations: the film was filmed in Michoacán, Mexico and Los Angeles, Calif.
	www.bookrags.com /My_Family_(film) (1772 words)

	Garry Marshall Defends Family Movies
		Family films are usually not cinematic, but I make them cinematic and pretty.
		But family films are made cheaper; you just have to make them so they're special.
		He's also the film critic for a major Canadian TV station and various radio stations and serves on the executive of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness.
	www.parentstv.org /PTC/publications/rgcolumns/2004/1028.asp (872 words)

	That's a Family! Discussion and Teaching Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Family is the first point of reference for children as they begin to understand themselves and the world around them.
		The children you share this film with will probably be tickled by the dragons at the Chinese New Year parade, the gutter ball in the bowling alley, or the kids singing “cha cha cha” at a birthday party.
		No single family is presented as the norm here, and all are celebrated for their strength and diversity.
	www.womedia.org /taf_teachingguide.htm (1271 words)

	P.O.V. - Family Fundamentals . Film Synopsis \| PBS
		His family, which had agreed to participate in the film, abruptly changes its mind after one day of shooting and withdraws.
		He lived with them for six years, calling Dornan by the family nickname, "Poppy." When Bennett came out in 1997, that close relationship was abruptly terminated and he was left to struggle with the contradictions of being a gay Republican and of still loving a father figure who rejected him for his sexual orientation.
		The film, which never succumbs to easy answers, manages to convey bittersweet humor as well as deep pain over a seemingly intractable family divide.
	www.pbs.org /pov/pov2003/familyfundamentals/about.html (536 words)

	The Addams Family (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Addams Family is a 1991 comedy film based on the popular characters, The Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams.
		The Addamses are a family of wealthy and eccentric individuals who live together in a Second Empire mansion and share a common interest in the bizarre and the macabre.
		The film centers on the day to day life of the family, and the return of Gomez Addams's long-lost brother Fester, played by Christopher Lloyd.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Addams_Family_(film) (1635 words)

	No Place for Family in Film Festivals - Catholic Online
		One that is given to an individual of the film world (director, scriptwriter, actor, actress, and even a producer) who has been outstanding throughout his professional life precisely because of this, because of his record, his constant activity, in favor of human, family and educational values.
		Another award is given to one, two or three films, premiering in Spain the year of the competition, which demonstrates human, family and educational values, or which precisely reflects their absence.
		Films can be of a thousand kinds, with the most varied focuses, with more or less special effects, with topics that can range from comedy to war, from animation to drama.
	www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=1767 (1158 words)

	Trivia from 'Family Plot' - Hitchcock's Most Mormon Film
		But Edward Shoebridge's parents do not appear in the film, and Edward/Arthur has, at the time of the film, embarked on a career as a kidnapper, extorting large diamonds as ransom for high-profile abductees.
		Although not members themselves, the Dern family was very familiar with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day, due to their residence in the state and integration into the community.
		Of all of Hitchcock's films, Family Plot may be the lightest in tone.
	www.ldsfilm.com /movies/FamilyPlot.html (2292 words)

	Goal! (2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Just recall the maudlin world of football film until the recent revival of films of the genre, which incidentally mirror the revolution of football and its branding that began in the 1990s and the likes of superstars like Beckham.
		Even football legend PELE alluded to the paucity of football films- or at least those of the simple concept explaining structures of wealth, class and the disparities of rich and poor in congruence with football.
		Nonetheless, the film manages at the same time to convey the global scale of this billion dollar world obsession with the fantasy without compromising the sheer magnitude, and challenges of it all.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0380389 (1026 words)

	Weekend: Family film guide
		The Family Movie Guide should be used along with the Motion Picture Association of America rating system for selecting movies suitable for children.
		Only films rated G, PG or PG-13 are included in this weekly listing, along with occasional R-rated films that may have entertainment or educational value for older children with parental guidance.
		Mild profanity and crude humor are par for the course, but the film's portrayal of Mafia-style fish has drawn criticism from Italian-American groups.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/10/21/Weekend/Family_film_guide.shtml (562 words)

	Some happy that a family film flaunts dire facts - The Boston Globe
		Then, along came the animated movie "Happy Feet" and, voila, tens of millions of youngsters -- and their parents -- across the country are suddenly aware that man-made problems are threatening the penguins near the South Pole, and almost everything else in the South Seas.
		The blockbuster film, the top box-office hit for the past three weekends, is about emperor penguins struggling to survive with a depleted food supply, and one tap-dancing penguin's epic search to learn what is causing the colony's fish to disappear.
		And environmental groups are rushing to craft messages on how youngsters can help the penguins, amid hope that questions being asked by children will soon become political concerns for their parents.
	www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2006/12/06/some_happy_that_a_family_film_flaunts_dire_facts?page=2 (862 words)

	The Dove Foundation - What is a Family Film Festival?
		The Slamdance Film Festival (http://www.slamdance.com), also in Park City, was founded in 1994, and has become popular among independent filmmakers as an alternative to Sundance.
		Created by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro, the mission of the Tribeca Film Festival is to enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience.
		The Tribeca Film Festival was founded to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan.
	www.dove.org /news.asp?ArticleID=38 (1461 words)

	Two Brothers (2004) - A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review
		After all, it's an issue film: the plot centers on Western looting of sacred Cambodian archaeological sites, and also makes enough of a case for animal rights that the World Wildlife Federation is helping promote the film.
		But he was surprised to watch the film and discover that it's more of a family film.
		An "adult film" is one which is targeted specifically at adults (and which older children may still happen to enjoy, like, say, Schindler's List); and a "family film" is one which is specifically designed to appeal to both children and adults, such as Finding Nemo.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /two_brothers.htm (1377 words)

	Family Film Guide: On DVD - Moviefone
		When she trades her beautiful voice for legs and a chance to meet Prince Eric, you can't help but feel a little lump in your throat.
		The Oscar-winning music, the fun-loving fishy friends, the sweet story -- this is simply a must-see family film.
		This ideal family film follows 11-year-old Akeelah (Keke Palmer), who's tutored by an exacting English professor (Laurence Fishburne) to prepare for the state and national bees.
	movies.aol.com /family_film_guide_movie_recommendation/on_dvd (753 words)

	Withoutabox.com: Festival Overview
		All films produced on digital/video/film for television or theatrical release are eligible for competition.
		Film and Screenplay entries must abide by the IFFF Mission Statement: The International Family Film Festival (IFFF) promotes and encourages the creation and sharing of independent and studio produced family films suitable for a general audience.
		It accomplishes the mission by producing year round events including an annual, international film and screenplay competition (open to student and professional filmmakers) the IFFF Screenwriters Showcase, film and screenplay related seminars and various networking/fundraising events.
	www.withoutabox.com /03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festview=&festival_id=1307 (974 words)

	San Francisco Film - SF Station
		Filmed back-to-back and released only months apart, this movie is everything Flags of Our Fathers promised to be but wasn’t.
		Levy’s track record of lightweight, inoffensive family comedies isn’t likely to convince moviegoers...but there are far worse ways to spend a Saturday night.
		Curse of the Golden Flower (“Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia”), Zhang Yimou’s latest film and the third in his wuxia (period martial arts) series, is, as expected, a dazzling, often dizzying piece of eye candy.
	www.sfstation.com /film/?cl=nav (725 words)

	Happy Feet - Film Reviews - Film - Entertainment - theage.com.au
		A delightful family film - but it's not the animated neo-classic it's been made out to be.
		Happy Feet is a delightful, funny, heartfelt family film guaranteed to please children and adults alike.
		Certainly, the film has several memorable high points and many moments are just fall-about funny, such as when Mumble meets a friendly gang of Hispanic penguins.
	www.theage.com.au /news/film-reviews/happy-feet/2006/12/22/1166290714739.html (563 words)

	Chicken Little movie review, In Film Australia
		Attempting to reconnect to the pulse of modern family audiences the Disney team have procured a formula that more closely resembles Dreamwork’s loopy box office giants (Shrek 1 and 2, Madagascar, etc) then it does Pixar’s spell of maturely orchestrated family film concepts.
		Regardless none of the film’s vocal performances are likely to be noticed because director mark Dindal's focus is always somewhere else.
		A film not just marked as Disney’s first in-house CGI family feature, Chicken Little also lays a far less holy mantle: it is also the very worst of its genre to have yet been produced from any major Hollywood production company.
	www.infilm.com.au /reviews/chickenlittle.htm (640 words)

	Family of Film Artists
		Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- People's Artiste O Hyang Mun, 79, at the Korean Film Studio is a broad favorite of the public with a nearly 30-year-long career of dubbing-in recital.
		Later he was taken on by the Korean Film Studio and had since been preoccupied with dubbing imported foreign films.
		His impressive dubbing-in for the soviet film "At the Mercy of Fate", the Chinese film "Zhou Enlai" and the Indian film "Lawyer and Son" came when the was well over 60.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/champion/65/film_artistes.htm (329 words)

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