It’s a cloudy May afternoon in New York’s Greenwich Village as Grace Cummings saunters down Jones Street. The Melbourne–based singer-songwriter, who titled her new album Ramona after Bob Dylan’s “To Ramona,” then pauses positively at West Fourth Street for a photo in the same spot where Dylan posed with Suze Rotolo six decades earlier for the Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan sleeve. Cummings’ jeans are paler than Dylan’s were, and her smile is broader as she studies the rufescent buildings and fire escapes that still adorn the street.
- 5/28/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
U.K.-French film company Alief has boarded Cinélatino winner Victoria Linares Villegas’ upcoming horror debut “No salgas” (“Stay Quiet”) as its world sales agent and co-producer, teaming up with El Perro de Argento, the Dominican Republic-based production company founded by Linares Villegas and Carlos Marranzini.
Alief partners Brett Walker and Miguel Angel Govea are heading to Cannes with a sizzle reel to meet with potential buyers and post-production partners at the Marché du Film. Pic is slated for completion by winter 2024, in time for the festival circuit.
Currently filming in the Dominican Republic, the queer coming-of-age horror pic stars Camila Issa (Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark”) Cecile van Welie (San Sebastian’s New Directors Award winner “Carajita”) and Camila Santana (Berlinale Generation’s “Ramona”) as well as newcomer Gabriela Cortés.
In “No salgas,” van Welie portrays Liz, a college student grappling with her sexual identity. While...
Alief partners Brett Walker and Miguel Angel Govea are heading to Cannes with a sizzle reel to meet with potential buyers and post-production partners at the Marché du Film. Pic is slated for completion by winter 2024, in time for the festival circuit.
Currently filming in the Dominican Republic, the queer coming-of-age horror pic stars Camila Issa (Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark”) Cecile van Welie (San Sebastian’s New Directors Award winner “Carajita”) and Camila Santana (Berlinale Generation’s “Ramona”) as well as newcomer Gabriela Cortés.
In “No salgas,” van Welie portrays Liz, a college student grappling with her sexual identity. While...
- 5/9/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
What is the criteria for playing a character based on a factual person? How much artistic license is granted toward playing such a character in a fiction piece? Should an actor portray said character based on the knowledge or experience required for the role? Those are the ethical dilemmas at play in Victoria Linares Villegas’ sophomore feature Ramona. In the originally planned, Covid-thwarted fiction film, actor and casting director Camilla Santana plays the eponymous girl, a pregnant woman amidst the teen pregnancy epidemic in the Dominican Republic.
But the pandemic forced Villegas to make this preconceived idea into a documentary where the slightly older Santana interviews six tween / young-adult mothers to get an understanding of Ramona. She seeks the character’s authenticity by grasping their imaginations of how Ramona lives, her fashion style, physical appearance, body movement, and how she interacts with male bargoers. The consensus that Santana gathers is...
But the pandemic forced Villegas to make this preconceived idea into a documentary where the slightly older Santana interviews six tween / young-adult mothers to get an understanding of Ramona. She seeks the character’s authenticity by grasping their imaginations of how Ramona lives, her fashion style, physical appearance, body movement, and how she interacts with male bargoers. The consensus that Santana gathers is...
- 3/10/2023
- by Edward Frumkin
- The Film Stage
“Mutt,” the Sundance prize-winning feature debut of New York-based filmmaker Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, has been boarded by Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever.
“Mutt,” which just won the Special Jury Award for actor Lío Mehiel (“WeCrashed”) at Sundance, will next play at the Berlin Film Festival in the Generation 14+ strand. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights, while Best Friend Forever represents the rest of the world.
Lungulov-Klotz is a Chilean-Serbian filmmaker who previously participated in the Sundance Institute Labs, the Tribeca Film Institute, and the Ryan Murphy Half Initiative Program. His award winning trans-themed short film “Still Liam” played at several festivals and was championed by queer filmmakers Ira Sachs and Silas Howard, who have both become mentors.
Described as an emotional drama overlapping past, present and future, “Mutt” follows Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City. Over the course of a single hectic day,...
“Mutt,” which just won the Special Jury Award for actor Lío Mehiel (“WeCrashed”) at Sundance, will next play at the Berlin Film Festival in the Generation 14+ strand. CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights, while Best Friend Forever represents the rest of the world.
Lungulov-Klotz is a Chilean-Serbian filmmaker who previously participated in the Sundance Institute Labs, the Tribeca Film Institute, and the Ryan Murphy Half Initiative Program. His award winning trans-themed short film “Still Liam” played at several festivals and was championed by queer filmmakers Ira Sachs and Silas Howard, who have both become mentors.
Described as an emotional drama overlapping past, present and future, “Mutt” follows Feña, a young trans guy bustling through life in New York City. Over the course of a single hectic day,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired Laura Baumeister’s feature debut “Daughter of Rage” ahead of its world premiere at Toronto and San Sebastian film festivals.
Baumeister previously directed the shorts “Isabel im Winter” which played at Cannes Critics’ Week in 2014 and “Ombligo De Agua” which screened in Rotterdam and Clermont-Ferrand in 2018.
The Spanish-language film follows Maria, an 11-year-old girl who lives with her mother Lilibeth at the edge of a massive waste-disposal site in Nicaragua. Their future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local thug. After the deal falls through, Maria is dropped off by her mother at a recycling center in the city and realizes her mother won’t be coming back for her. Feeling lost, bewildered and angry, Maria meets Tadeo, an imaginative new friend who is determined to help her to reunite with her mother.
“We are thrilled to be working...
Baumeister previously directed the shorts “Isabel im Winter” which played at Cannes Critics’ Week in 2014 and “Ombligo De Agua” which screened in Rotterdam and Clermont-Ferrand in 2018.
The Spanish-language film follows Maria, an 11-year-old girl who lives with her mother Lilibeth at the edge of a massive waste-disposal site in Nicaragua. Their future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local thug. After the deal falls through, Maria is dropped off by her mother at a recycling center in the city and realizes her mother won’t be coming back for her. Feeling lost, bewildered and angry, Maria meets Tadeo, an imaginative new friend who is determined to help her to reunite with her mother.
“We are thrilled to be working...
- 8/22/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Top Chilean film-tv company Invercine & Wood, co-producer of Turner Latin America’s upscale TV drama “Mary & Mike,” is preparing political thriller series “Un simple soldado” (“An Ordinary Soldier”), about the rise and fall of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
The six-episode mini-series will be directed by “Mary & Mike” helmer Julio Jorquera, and written by Enrique Videla, scribe on Pablo Larraín’s pioneering HBO Latin American series “Prófugos.”
An intimate portrait of Pinochet – who defined himself as “an ordinary soldier” – the new series will focus on how the dictator was seduced by power and how, with political cunning, managed to transform himself into a supreme leader for almost two decades, changing the course of the history in Chile.
Taking power on Sept. 11, 1973, after a violent coup, Augusto Pinochet established alliances to cement his position, first as supreme leader and then as president of the Chilean Republic, facing opposition such as the...
The six-episode mini-series will be directed by “Mary & Mike” helmer Julio Jorquera, and written by Enrique Videla, scribe on Pablo Larraín’s pioneering HBO Latin American series “Prófugos.”
An intimate portrait of Pinochet – who defined himself as “an ordinary soldier” – the new series will focus on how the dictator was seduced by power and how, with political cunning, managed to transform himself into a supreme leader for almost two decades, changing the course of the history in Chile.
Taking power on Sept. 11, 1973, after a violent coup, Augusto Pinochet established alliances to cement his position, first as supreme leader and then as president of the Chilean Republic, facing opposition such as the...
- 6/11/2018
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
The most populous city in Canada has appeared on-screen in many different ways over the years.Enemy (2013)
There are many ways in which cities are portrayed in cinema. Sometimes cities are anonymous and nameless, and sometimes cities become characters in the films they are portrayed in. Cities can be merely incidental settings, or the specific locations within a city can be incredibly important both narratively and visually. The people within a city tend to represent the place itself: how they act, how they dress, where they work, how they speak, and what they eat. All of these things can be related to the place they live. Cities are home to an infinite multitude of experiences — people from different places, with different families, different wants and desires and identities.
There are cities that are frequently remembered as being iconic within the world of cinema. Paris, Rome, New York, Venice, Chicago, and London have all received loving portraits in...
There are many ways in which cities are portrayed in cinema. Sometimes cities are anonymous and nameless, and sometimes cities become characters in the films they are portrayed in. Cities can be merely incidental settings, or the specific locations within a city can be incredibly important both narratively and visually. The people within a city tend to represent the place itself: how they act, how they dress, where they work, how they speak, and what they eat. All of these things can be related to the place they live. Cities are home to an infinite multitude of experiences — people from different places, with different families, different wants and desires and identities.
There are cities that are frequently remembered as being iconic within the world of cinema. Paris, Rome, New York, Venice, Chicago, and London have all received loving portraits in...
- 4/13/2017
- by Angela Morrison
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Happy birthday, Beverly Cleary! The author turns 100 today, and what better way to celebrate by thinking of all the ways her 100 years on earth have influenced all our lives. Author of the Ramona Quimby series, Cleary made life for a kid a lot easier knowing that her own protagonist, Ramona, had lived through childhood's many ups and downs, including bullying, sibling rivalry and more. In honor of Cleary's big day, let's look back at the 10 lessons she taught us growing up. But let's be honest, these life lessons are as relevant as ever. 1. All families struggle—When Mr. Quimby lost his job, Mrs. Quimby had to go back to work. Ramona's dad became agitated, and the story...
- 4/12/2016
- E! Online
On April 12, beloved children’s books author Beverly Cleary will turn 100. The “Ramona” author told “Today” on Friday about her upcoming birthday, “Well, I didn’t do it on purpose!” “I remember a very earnest conversation my best friend and I had when we were, I guess, freshmen in high school, about how long we wanted to live,” the author said. “And we decided that 80 was the cut-off date.” Also Read: Harper Lee, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Author, Dies at 89 Cleary, who grew up in Oregon, recalled that she didn’t start reading books until she was in...
- 3/25/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
When we say "Ramona," who do you think of — the spunky tomboy from Beverly Cleary's young-adult novels, or the shit-stirring socialite from The Real Housewives of New York City? The answer probably depends on your age (or the amount of pinot grigio in your bloodstream), but the two ladies have more in common than you might think. Both balance outrageous antics with moments of real poignancy, and with the release on Tuesday of her new memoir Life on the Ramona Coaster, Ramona Singer is finally joining Ramona Quimby on bookshelves everywhere. We couldn’t help but ask ourselves, then: If presented with quotes from Cleary’s timeless books and Singer’s memoir, would we be able to differentiate between the two outspoken and fearless females? It might be more difficult than you think.
- 7/30/2015
- by Devon Ivie
- Vulture
Last night at a presentation for Stella McCartney's Spring 2014 collection, we caught up with Amy Poehler, who seemed pretty excited that Hillary Clinton had joined Twitter. "Well, here's a little secret: Hillary is hilarious," Poehler told us. "So are the people who work with her." But Hillary's hardly the only person Poehler gets excited about. She also really knows her middle-reader authors.Amy Poehler: I am excited to see Judy Blume’s new movie, because she is a very special lady, and more movies should be produced with her name. Or she should just sit and read her books aloud and we should just gather at her feet.[a party guest with Poehler]: Judy Blume is the best.Poehler: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is very special.[the party guest]: Ramona. Poehler: No. She wasn’t Ramona. That’s Beverly Cleary. You’re thinking of Super Fudge. [Judy Blume] was Deenie, Are You There God?...
- 6/11/2013
- by Jenni Avins
- Vulture
I have a soft spot for Sarah Polley, as I’ve watched her grow up onscreen; my daughter and I used to watch her on TV as Ramona when she was 9 years old. She has blossomed as an actress and, more recently, as a daring and original filmmaker with an Oscar nomination to her credit (for the screenplay of Away From Her). But nothing could prepare us for her latest endeavor. Stories We Tell is a remarkable, and moving, exploration of Polley’s family, focusing largely on the story of her mother, who died when she was young. An outgoing actress who had a bad first marriage (resulting in two older siblings), she then married Sarah’s father, Michael Polley, a British-born actor who reads...
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- 5/10/2013
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Director Sarah Polley describes the controversy over her infidelity drama Take This Waltz as 'too interesting to even be sensitive about'
Sarah Polley's new film is an adulterers' apologia. Or, it's the opposite: a cold shower caution against letting lust jeopardise a happy marriage. Take This Waltz – in which a woman, played by Michelle Williams, flirts with infidelity – polarised audiences from the off.
The day after its premiere at the Toronto film festival, Polley reported: "I've heard people say: 'It made me feel so good about leaving my long-term relationship.' I've heard people say: 'How could she leave such a great guy? I hated her for that.' People feel very passionately one way or another, and they also feel certain that the film backs up their point of view. I'd hoped they'd project their own relationship history on to it, even if it's an unconscious process."
That was nearly a year ago.
Sarah Polley's new film is an adulterers' apologia. Or, it's the opposite: a cold shower caution against letting lust jeopardise a happy marriage. Take This Waltz – in which a woman, played by Michelle Williams, flirts with infidelity – polarised audiences from the off.
The day after its premiere at the Toronto film festival, Polley reported: "I've heard people say: 'It made me feel so good about leaving my long-term relationship.' I've heard people say: 'How could she leave such a great guy? I hated her for that.' People feel very passionately one way or another, and they also feel certain that the film backs up their point of view. I'd hoped they'd project their own relationship history on to it, even if it's an unconscious process."
That was nearly a year ago.
- 8/10/2012
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Actors rarely make the transition to hyphenate gracefully, but actor-writer-director Sarah Polley’s doing just fine so far. After a long simmering acting career — you may remember her as the kid star of the Ramona and Avonlea series, or maybe more recently from Go, Dawn of the Dead, or the beloved Canadian series Slings & Arrows — Polley was Oscar-nominated for her first feature, Away From Her, which she both wrote and directed. Her follow-up, which again finds her both writing and directing, is Take This Waltz, a sad, sensual exploration of what happens when the excitement leaves a relationship, with Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen playing dissatisfied young marrieds and Luke Kirby the neighbor who threatens to break them up for good. Polley, who will next adapt Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace, sat down with Vulture to discuss her long fascination with fragile romances, her allegiance to Canada, and why...
- 6/29/2012
- by Rebecca Milzoff
- Vulture
HollywoodNews.com: Our selected celebrity to be included in our “Hot Hollywood Celebrity Photo Gallery of the Week” is Selena Gomez.
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Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. She subsequently ventured into feature films and has starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, and Princess Protection Program. She made her starring theatrical film debut in Ramona and Beezus.
Her career has expanded into the music industry; Gomez is the lead singer and founder of the pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which has released...
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Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. She subsequently ventured into feature films and has starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, and Princess Protection Program. She made her starring theatrical film debut in Ramona and Beezus.
Her career has expanded into the music industry; Gomez is the lead singer and founder of the pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which has released...
- 6/18/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Principal photography has begun on Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated next chapter in his vision for Batman The Dark Knight Rises, but that doesn’t the mean the casting process is by any means done.
Variety is reporting that five more have been added to the roster of The Dark Knight Rises, one of whom is a well-known name that should be familiar to audiences: Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Transporter 2) has been tapped to play a character named ‘Nixon’. Details of the role and the size of it are still under wraps for the time being as is expected for a Nolan/Dark Knight film. .
Oscar nominee Tom Conti for 1983’s Reuben, Reuben adds some class to the cast and joining the vets is junior actress Joey King (star of the Beverly Cleary novel adaptation Ramona & Beezus). The extent of their involvement is also under wraps.
In addition,...
Variety is reporting that five more have been added to the roster of The Dark Knight Rises, one of whom is a well-known name that should be familiar to audiences: Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Transporter 2) has been tapped to play a character named ‘Nixon’. Details of the role and the size of it are still under wraps for the time being as is expected for a Nolan/Dark Knight film. .
Oscar nominee Tom Conti for 1983’s Reuben, Reuben adds some class to the cast and joining the vets is junior actress Joey King (star of the Beverly Cleary novel adaptation Ramona & Beezus). The extent of their involvement is also under wraps.
In addition,...
- 5/27/2011
- by Alan L
- SoundOnSight
For nearly as long as there's been talking cinema, the first voices added to flickering scenes reeled out to astounded audiences in picture houses, child stars have won the hearts of moviegoers. And why not? So often depicted as angelic, perfect versions of what childhood should be, singing and causing well-intentioned trouble, Hollywood's young leads became everyone's sons and daughters, little sisters and best friends.
The tradition, perhaps most originally and still best embodied by 30's curly-cued Shirley Temple, has now, it seemed, been handed down to Joey King. First seen in summer 2010's "Ramona & Beezus," embodying that good-intentioned youngster in the Beverly Cleary book adaptation, she's now found her way into two of the biggest films being cast in Hollywood.
All at the age of 11.
Having already signed on to the new Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," King just nabbed a highly coveted role in the upcoming Disney prequel,...
The tradition, perhaps most originally and still best embodied by 30's curly-cued Shirley Temple, has now, it seemed, been handed down to Joey King. First seen in summer 2010's "Ramona & Beezus," embodying that good-intentioned youngster in the Beverly Cleary book adaptation, she's now found her way into two of the biggest films being cast in Hollywood.
All at the age of 11.
Having already signed on to the new Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," King just nabbed a highly coveted role in the upcoming Disney prequel,...
- 5/26/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Just a few days after the launch of the official “The Dark Knight Rises” website and big reveal of Tom Hardy as Bane, more news about the next Batman movie has broken. Three new actors have been added to the cast, though we’re only told the role of one of them.
According to Variety, Matthew Modine, Tom Conti and Joey King are all onboard Christopher Nolan’s final Batman production. Modine, whose credits include “Full Metal Jacket” and “Any Given Sunday,” has been cast to play a character named Nixon. Ironically, Modine played a character named “Joker” in “Full Metal Jacket.”
However, it’s unknown who or what Conti and King will be playing in "The Dark Knight Rises."
Scottish actor Conti was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for “Reuben, Reuben” and has been on Broadway in addition to films. Eleven-year-old King may be a relative newcomer to the acting scene,...
According to Variety, Matthew Modine, Tom Conti and Joey King are all onboard Christopher Nolan’s final Batman production. Modine, whose credits include “Full Metal Jacket” and “Any Given Sunday,” has been cast to play a character named Nixon. Ironically, Modine played a character named “Joker” in “Full Metal Jacket.”
However, it’s unknown who or what Conti and King will be playing in "The Dark Knight Rises."
Scottish actor Conti was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for “Reuben, Reuben” and has been on Broadway in addition to films. Eleven-year-old King may be a relative newcomer to the acting scene,...
- 5/23/2011
- by Danica Davidson
- MTV Splash Page
2010 was an unremarkable year in Film; brilliance was isolated. Prominently a year of superb acting: Leonardo DiCaprio gleamed in both Shutter Island and Inception; The Social Network had the most outstanding cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Rooney Mara; Ryan Reynolds’ performance piece in Buried; Emma Stone’s iconic teen role in Easy A; Chloe Grace Moretz’s beautiful evil in Let Me In and Hailee Steinfeld robust close-up in True Grit. Also, good direction excelled voluminously in films by Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Edgar Wright and the Coen Brother’s.
Sadly, there were only sporadic injections of greatness in film; at this moment in cinema there should be a bastion of inspiration – with the complexity of the world, ideas and contemporary special effects. There is less of a harmony of all the great elements in films these days. Cinema is about escape; it’s a foolish notion that just...
Sadly, there were only sporadic injections of greatness in film; at this moment in cinema there should be a bastion of inspiration – with the complexity of the world, ideas and contemporary special effects. There is less of a harmony of all the great elements in films these days. Cinema is about escape; it’s a foolish notion that just...
- 1/14/2011
- by Karen Divorty
- FusedFilm
Ramona and Beetlejuice? Now that would.ve been interesting. However, Beverly Cleary.s rambunctious creation Ramona springs to life in this big screen adaptation. It.s a great time for the whole family. Ramona Quimby (Joey King) is a rambunctious third grader, the bane of her teacher Mrs. Meacham (Sandra Oh), living on Klickitat Street. She lives with her older sister Beatrice .Beezus. (Selena Gomez), baby sister Roberta (Aila and Zanti McCubbing), mom Dorothy (Bridget Moynahan), and dad Robert (John Corbett). Beezus was the unfortunate nickname bestowed upon Beatrice by the baby Ramona and there.s no love lost because of it. Beezus is always trying to impress Henry (Hutch Dano) but Ramona seems to accidentally sabotage those encounters. The Quimby.s live next door...
- 12/3/2010
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
Henry Huggins, Ribsy the dog, Otis Spofford, Ellen Tebbits, Beezus or Beatrice Quimby, Picky-Picky the cat, and of course Ramona Quimby, all names that stir up fond childhood memories for many of us. Beverly Cleary.s books have been loved by several generations of children. Now Ramona and Beezus.s story is a new film that will delight families as a movie that everyone can watch and enjoy. What a great stocking stuffer or holiday gift for girls five to fifteen, or for the family as a whole, or for anyone who has ever had or ever been a sister. Ramona doesn.t mean to get into trouble. Even when she does things for the right reasons, she seems to have...
- 11/29/2010
- by June L.
- Monsters and Critics
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She’s not technically a celebrity baby, but actress Joey King, 11, is a celebrity in her own right.
The pint-sized actress, who’s appeared in Reign Over Me and on Entourage, took a major star turn this year in the title role of Ramona and Beezus, costarring Selena Gomez, and currently out on DVD and Blu-ray disc.
“I had the best time ever working on the film,” King recently told People Moms & Babies. “I looked up to everyone there, especially Selena. She was like a big sister to me. She’s a good role model.”
King...
She’s not technically a celebrity baby, but actress Joey King, 11, is a celebrity in her own right.
The pint-sized actress, who’s appeared in Reign Over Me and on Entourage, took a major star turn this year in the title role of Ramona and Beezus, costarring Selena Gomez, and currently out on DVD and Blu-ray disc.
“I had the best time ever working on the film,” King recently told People Moms & Babies. “I looked up to everyone there, especially Selena. She was like a big sister to me. She’s a good role model.”
King...
- 11/26/2010
- by Shanelle
- People - CelebrityBabies
The poster for Ramona and Beezus is a little deceiving. On it, Ramona Quimby (Joey King) and her older sister Beezus (Selena Gomez), hug, smile, and look directly at the viewer as if posing for the world’s most processed family portrait, practically an advertisement for clean clothes and smiling. Not misleading, perhaps, but not reflective of the emotional range of either the film or these two particular characters, who are for the most part faithful to Beverly Cleary’s original novels. The film conveys that same spirit; however, it does not seem fully comfortable with it, dressing up its proceedings with all the trappings of a sitcom and thus blunting some of the Ramona Quimby’s inherent personality. It’s a shame, because given the amount of cnergy and cheer already on display, one can’t help but feel that the film missed an opportunity to reach outside of...
- 11/22/2010
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
Chicago – With junk like “Marmaduke” and “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” pitching themselves to children like bad fast food, it can be hard for an honestly-good and genuine family film to find an audience. “Ramona and Beezus” is the kind of family offering that will hopefully find a large audience on Blu-ray and DVD. It’s no classic and far from perfect but it’s definitely a success for its target audience that could surprisingly appeal to people outside of its demographic as well.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
A film like “Ramona and Beezus” must satisfy two major requirements for this critic. One, unlike most Hollywood family films, don’t talk down to your audience. Writer Beverly Cleary, the author of this film’s source material, is a multi-generational icon because she refused to write fart jokes, simple moral messages, and slapstick. She knew her readers were smarter than most...
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
A film like “Ramona and Beezus” must satisfy two major requirements for this critic. One, unlike most Hollywood family films, don’t talk down to your audience. Writer Beverly Cleary, the author of this film’s source material, is a multi-generational icon because she refused to write fart jokes, simple moral messages, and slapstick. She knew her readers were smarter than most...
- 11/22/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
While my favorite remains The Great Dictator, there’s no denying that Modern Times (Criterion, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$29.95 Srp) is one of the great Charlie Chaplin films, and the new Criterion edition manages to significantly improve both the look and sound of the already stellar DVD special edition that was released on DVD quite a few years back. Add to that an audio commentary, visual essays,...
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While my favorite remains The Great Dictator, there’s no denying that Modern Times (Criterion, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$29.95 Srp) is one of the great Charlie Chaplin films, and the new Criterion edition manages to significantly improve both the look and sound of the already stellar DVD special edition that was released on DVD quite a few years back. Add to that an audio commentary, visual essays,...
- 11/19/2010
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Updated from a series of popular American children's books by Beverly Cleary, the first one published more than 50 years ago, there's something almost Victorian about this wholesome family comedy centring on the 11-year-old Ramona, as lovably troublesome as Twain's Tom Sawyer, and as thoughtful and well-meaning as Pollyanna. Charmingly played by newcomer Joey King, she rows with her elder sister and gets into all kinds of scrapes in Portland, Oregon. Dad's brief unemployment as a consequence of downsizing provides a little topicality.
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- 10/23/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Easy A (15)
(Will Gluck, 2010, Us) Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Patricia Clarkson. 92 mins
There's always room for a smart-mouthed high-school comedy in a Juno/Mean Girls vein – it's just a pity they come along so rarely. This doesn't quite make that grade but it aims for it, tackling issues of virginity and sluttishness through the story of a nice girl who lies about who she's laid and suffers the fallout – especially from the Jesus freaks.
Carlos (15)
(Olivier Assayas, 2010, Fra/Ger) Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer. 159 mins/334 mins
The life of the terrorist serves as a thrilling survey of cold war-era geopolitics in Assayas's swift, stylish, serious biopic, which covers a staggering amount of ground. See feature, p10.
Red (12A)
(Robert Schwentke, 2010, Us) Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren. 111 mins
Senior-citizen assassin comedy that gets away with a lot thanks to its cast. As a ride, it's more stairmaster than a rollercoaster.
(Will Gluck, 2010, Us) Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Patricia Clarkson. 92 mins
There's always room for a smart-mouthed high-school comedy in a Juno/Mean Girls vein – it's just a pity they come along so rarely. This doesn't quite make that grade but it aims for it, tackling issues of virginity and sluttishness through the story of a nice girl who lies about who she's laid and suffers the fallout – especially from the Jesus freaks.
Carlos (15)
(Olivier Assayas, 2010, Fra/Ger) Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer. 159 mins/334 mins
The life of the terrorist serves as a thrilling survey of cold war-era geopolitics in Assayas's swift, stylish, serious biopic, which covers a staggering amount of ground. See feature, p10.
Red (12A)
(Robert Schwentke, 2010, Us) Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren. 111 mins
Senior-citizen assassin comedy that gets away with a lot thanks to its cast. As a ride, it's more stairmaster than a rollercoaster.
- 10/22/2010
- by The guide
- The Guardian - Film News
The Selena Gomez family film "Ramona and Beezus"comes to DVD and Blu-ray November 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment November 9. TV star Gomez (“Hannah Montana,” “Wizards of Waverly Place”) plays big sister Beezus to newcomer Joey King's Ramona in the family comedy based on the best-selling books by Beverly Cleary. Ramona's a little girl with a very big imagination and always seems to be mishap-bound, while big sis Beezus is just trying to get through that tough first year of high school. The film will be available as a ...
- 9/15/2010
- by rockusa
- Examiner Movies Channel
In the midst of July-borne heat, there's one thing that any movie -- particularly a G-rated one -- shouldn't do, which is to depress the living hell out of its audience. This is an inexcusable outcome for what should have been a feel-good summer movie for girls and their nostalgic-minded mothers, most of whom have harbored fondness for author Beverly Cleary's novelized family from Klickitat Street. Now, consider this a mild spoiler warning for what follows, although it seems useless to provide such a warning with an adaptation of books that've been in print for several decades and continue to be widely read during elementary school story times.
With Ramona and Beezus, the filmmakers have not merely adapted the first novel, Beezus and Ramona, in Cleary's series. Instead, this movie is a dumping ground for various misdeeds from several books, including Ramona and Her Father, Ramona and Her Mother,...
With Ramona and Beezus, the filmmakers have not merely adapted the first novel, Beezus and Ramona, in Cleary's series. Instead, this movie is a dumping ground for various misdeeds from several books, including Ramona and Her Father, Ramona and Her Mother,...
- 7/26/2010
- by Agent Bedhead
Inception enjoys a second bumper weekend at the box office, holding off the challenge of Angelina Jolie in Salt...
I finally got to see Inception this weekend and I'm kind of at a loss for words as for what to say about it. Did it live up to the hype? Yes, it did. It was very well done and very well acted, and it had a lot of interesting layers and ideas behind said layers, but the thing that impressed me most is that it made the time pass too quickly.
The movie is the fastest 148 minutes I've ever spent in the theater, and one of the few times I didn't start shifting around irritably in the middle of the movie, despite the fact that the theater was probably the fullest I've ever seen. That crowd was a good omen for Inception, which played to full crowds throughout the country to the tune of $43.5 million.
I finally got to see Inception this weekend and I'm kind of at a loss for words as for what to say about it. Did it live up to the hype? Yes, it did. It was very well done and very well acted, and it had a lot of interesting layers and ideas behind said layers, but the thing that impressed me most is that it made the time pass too quickly.
The movie is the fastest 148 minutes I've ever spent in the theater, and one of the few times I didn't start shifting around irritably in the middle of the movie, despite the fact that the theater was probably the fullest I've ever seen. That crowd was a good omen for Inception, which played to full crowds throughout the country to the tune of $43.5 million.
- 7/26/2010
- Den of Geek
Selena Gomez and Joey King star in the new movie "Ramona and Beezus" based on the Beverly Cleary novels. They were so sweet and Joey was very precocious. In this interview, we talked about:
*** Their attraction to their characters
*** Kids are asking -- any possible sequels?
*** The moral of the story
"Ramona and Beezus" is now showing in theaters near you. Have fun!
Here's more info on "Ramona and Beezus"
The exploits of rambunctious, accident-prone child Ramona Quimby and her older sister Beezus.
Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.
Release Date: July 23rd, 2010 (wide)
MPAA Rating: G
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution
Cast and Credits
Starring: Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin
Directed by: Elizabeth Allen (II)
Produced by: Alison Greenspan, Denise Di Novi, Brad Van Arragon...
*** Their attraction to their characters
*** Kids are asking -- any possible sequels?
*** The moral of the story
"Ramona and Beezus" is now showing in theaters near you. Have fun!
Here's more info on "Ramona and Beezus"
The exploits of rambunctious, accident-prone child Ramona Quimby and her older sister Beezus.
Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.
Release Date: July 23rd, 2010 (wide)
MPAA Rating: G
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution
Cast and Credits
Starring: Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin
Directed by: Elizabeth Allen (II)
Produced by: Alison Greenspan, Denise Di Novi, Brad Van Arragon...
- 7/25/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Ramona’s her own person…she doesn’t care about coloring inside the lines. That’s exactly what comes across loud and clear throughout 20th Century Fox’s extremely sweet Ramona And Beezus. This faithful adaptation is based on the Beverly Cleary books which took young readers along on the adventures of young Ramona Quimby (Joey King) and her big sister Beezus (Selena Gomez). For those not acqainted with this series, Ramona calls her older sister “Beezus” because she could not pronounce “Beatrice” when she was learning to talk.
Ramona’s 3rd grade life is filled with brightly colored images and accidents a-plenty while she attempts to help the family save the house when Dad (the handsome John Corbett) is laid off from his job and Mom (Bridget Moynahan) has to go back to work. Even the littlest of Ramona’s adventures manages to cause mischief, especially at the expense of Mom’s younger sis,...
Ramona’s 3rd grade life is filled with brightly colored images and accidents a-plenty while she attempts to help the family save the house when Dad (the handsome John Corbett) is laid off from his job and Mom (Bridget Moynahan) has to go back to work. Even the littlest of Ramona’s adventures manages to cause mischief, especially at the expense of Mom’s younger sis,...
- 7/24/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Ramona Quimby series have been childhood favorites since the first book, Beezus and Ramona, came out in 1955. Although plenty of those children grew up to be adults who wanted to make these books into movies, author Beverly Cleary wouldn't give up the rights -- until now. Director Elizabeth Allen (Aquamarine), screenplay writers Laurie Craig and Nick Pustay, and producers Denise Di Novi and Alison Greenspan are finally bringing Ramona and her hijinks to the big screen in Ramona and Beezus, which opens Friday, July 23rd, nationwide.
Ramona and Beezus stars Joey King as Ramona, Selena Gomez as Beezus, John Corbett and Bridget Moynahan as their parents, Ginnifer Goodwin as their beloved Aunt Bea, and Sandra Oh as Ramona's teacher Mrs. Meacham.
Allen and I talked over the phone about meeting Beverly Cleary, the appeal of the Ramona books to each generation, and going viral with Ramona and Beezus.
Ramona and Beezus stars Joey King as Ramona, Selena Gomez as Beezus, John Corbett and Bridget Moynahan as their parents, Ginnifer Goodwin as their beloved Aunt Bea, and Sandra Oh as Ramona's teacher Mrs. Meacham.
Allen and I talked over the phone about meeting Beverly Cleary, the appeal of the Ramona books to each generation, and going viral with Ramona and Beezus.
- 7/24/2010
- by Jenni Miller
- Cinematical
Many, many people grew up reading Beverly Cleary's kid-lit books about Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby and their adventures on Klickitat Street. It should be no surprise that a film adaptation has been created; the only surprise is that it didn't happen earlier. Fans will note there was a Canadian TV show based on the characters in the 1980's, but until now Ramona and her pals have stayed off the big screen.
So it's a bit of a shame that Ramona and Beezus is so limp. In the interest of full disclosure, I'll admit that I somehow managed to never read any of the Huggins/Quimby oeuvre, but I've been assured by those who did that all of the essential plot points are solidly drawn from the source material. And the young actress cast as Ramona, Joey King, is smart and expressive and delightful, and likely to become the next go-to kid in Hollywood.
So it's a bit of a shame that Ramona and Beezus is so limp. In the interest of full disclosure, I'll admit that I somehow managed to never read any of the Huggins/Quimby oeuvre, but I've been assured by those who did that all of the essential plot points are solidly drawn from the source material. And the young actress cast as Ramona, Joey King, is smart and expressive and delightful, and likely to become the next go-to kid in Hollywood.
- 7/23/2010
- by Dawn Taylor
- Cinematical
Oh, America. Keep your little girls away from Ramona and Beezus. For your little girls might get ideas into their heads. You know, dangerous ideas about using their imaginations. And about not giving in to bullies or the pressure to be predictable and conventional. And about the value and fun of being their own funky, original selves. This is so not the message that most American entertainment -- whether for children or adults -- has to offer, either explicitly or implicitly, that I was compelled to be predisappointed. And so, as Ramona opened with nine-year-old Ramona complaining that her teacher “can’t tell kids not to invent words,” I was certain that the entire point of the movie would be for Ramona to learn that her teacher bloody well can tell her that, and that the kid had better get used to it if she has any hope of being...
- 7/23/2010
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Chicago – “Ramona and Beezus” may not be the perfect film that Beverly Cleary fans hoped for when they fell in love with these characters but it is successful on its own terms in its refusal to talk down to its pre-teen audience and through the massive future star-power of its talented young stars. I admittedly have a soft spot for any film that places teachers on a higher pedestal than businessman and effectively teaches young viewers to stick to their creative visions. It’s flawed, but “Ramona and Beezus” works.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
2010 has not been an easy year for the Quimby family. Robert Quimby (John Corbett) has lost his job right in the middle of a massive house-remodeling project that has left the family a little strapped financially. Wife Dorothy (Bridget Moynahan) has had to go back to work and even precocious Ramona (Joey King) has taken to selling lemonade and...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
2010 has not been an easy year for the Quimby family. Robert Quimby (John Corbett) has lost his job right in the middle of a massive house-remodeling project that has left the family a little strapped financially. Wife Dorothy (Bridget Moynahan) has had to go back to work and even precocious Ramona (Joey King) has taken to selling lemonade and...
- 7/23/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
In the new family film, Ramona And Beezus, 11-year-old Joey King plays the irascible, troublesome Ramona, the character first made popular in the best-selling children’s books by Beverly Cleary. At the recent press conference for the film, King said that, while she didn’t share a lot of Ramona’s traits, she does occasionally engage in naughty behavior. (Click [...]...
- 7/23/2010
- by Bob Healy
- ReelRave
Ramona and Beezus
Directed by: Elizabeth Allen
Cast: Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan
Running Time: 1 hr 44 mins
Rating: G
Release Date: July 23, 2010
Plot: The children’s books by Beverly Cleary are brought to life with the misadventures of a grade schooler Ramona Quimby (King) and her older sister (Gomez).
Who’S It For? Ideally, young girls with an active imagination will find a kindred spirit in Ramona. What will surprise most parents is, there’s plenty for them in this movie as well, including a little romance with Josh Duhamel and Ginnifer Goodwin.
Expectations: I never read the books, though I know the name Beverly Cleary. Since moving to Portland, I realized she is one of our treasures, and the movie takes place there, though I don’t think it was filmed there. Any time there is a live-action G-rated movie, I kind of scrunch my noise up and think,...
Directed by: Elizabeth Allen
Cast: Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan
Running Time: 1 hr 44 mins
Rating: G
Release Date: July 23, 2010
Plot: The children’s books by Beverly Cleary are brought to life with the misadventures of a grade schooler Ramona Quimby (King) and her older sister (Gomez).
Who’S It For? Ideally, young girls with an active imagination will find a kindred spirit in Ramona. What will surprise most parents is, there’s plenty for them in this movie as well, including a little romance with Josh Duhamel and Ginnifer Goodwin.
Expectations: I never read the books, though I know the name Beverly Cleary. Since moving to Portland, I realized she is one of our treasures, and the movie takes place there, though I don’t think it was filmed there. Any time there is a live-action G-rated movie, I kind of scrunch my noise up and think,...
- 7/23/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Attention, Ramona Quimby fans of all ages: the mischief-making kid sister is back. Ten-year-old Joey King takes on the iconic role in the new film Ramona and Beezus, in theaters Friday. (Selena Gomez plays big sis Beezus.) In honor of the Ramona renaissance, we talked to beloved children's author Beverly Cleary. Here's what's on her mind: 1. She's not a red carpet type, but she did enjoy the premiere of Ramona and Beezus at her quiet community near Carmel, Calif. Arriving in a golf cart festooned with ribbons and wearing "a very old dress," the 94-year-old phenomenon, who has sold 75 million books worldwide,...
- 7/23/2010
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
The live-action family film genre is a murky minefield for filmmakers. You have to make it entertaining enough for the kids, so they don’t squirm in their seats. You also have to not forget about the adults who are the ones that take the kids to these films. Often the films cater too much to one of these groups. “The Spy Next Door” with Jackie Chan and “The Tooth Fairy” with Dwayne Johnson are guilty of the former. Little kids may have enjoyed the zany antics of these action stars, but it was absolutely unbearable for any adult to sit through. The “Shrek” films have been guilty of the latter. All of the films in the franchise seem to enjoy throwing out in jokes that only an adult would get. This was fine for the first couple in the series, but got tiresome in the end. That is why...
- 7/23/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Beverly Cleary’s beloved pest Ramona Quimby and her sensible big sister Beezus get the big-screen treatment in this family romp. The film pays homage to a series of books that has entertained generations of readers. Irrepressible nine-year-old Ramona (Joey King) is a constant source of irritation for Beezus (Selena Gomez), who is starting her first year of high school. They live with their parents (John Corbett and Bridget Moynahan) in a house bursting with love, but when times get hard, the sisters realize they can still rely on each other.
Designed by Cleary to be timeless, the books dating back 50 years touch on many of the same issues facing families today. The film is geared toward kids, and adult issues — the Quimbys’ struggle to make ends meet while Aunt Bea reunites with a high-school flame — are portrayed from a child’s point of view, adding a real-world edge while retaining a sense of fun.
Designed by Cleary to be timeless, the books dating back 50 years touch on many of the same issues facing families today. The film is geared toward kids, and adult issues — the Quimbys’ struggle to make ends meet while Aunt Bea reunites with a high-school flame — are portrayed from a child’s point of view, adding a real-world edge while retaining a sense of fun.
- 7/22/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Beginning in 1950, Oregon-born author Beverly Cleary began penning stories about the inhabitants of Portland’s Klickitat Street, an idyllic suburban anywhereland home to a handful of recurring characters who starred in books like Henry And Beezus and Ramona The Brave. A former children’s librarian, Cleary writes with gentle good humor that doesn’t shy away from the confusion and occasional humiliation that comes from being a kid, particularly a kid whose high spirits and overactive imagination makes her stick out from the pack. Generations of such kids have seen themselves in Ramona Quimby, a rambunctious, goodhearted troublemaker who ...
- 7/22/2010
- avclub.com
Ramona and Beezus is flying under the radar, opening in the wake of Inception and up against Salt this week. Does it deliver to the target tween audience?
"...a featherweight G-rated comedy of no consequence, except undoubtedly to kids about Ramona's age."
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...easily the most wholesome movie of the summer, but its squeaky-cleanness never comes at the expense of honesty or character."
— Josh Bell, filmcritic.com
"...a sweetened synthesis of stories from the great Beverly Cleary's classic series of kids' books..."
— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"...a sprightly, generic kidpic..."
— Justin Chang, Variety
"...less Disney than Hallmark Channel, a loose adaptation of Beverly Cleary's first novel in her beloved kid-lit series that's wholesome to the point of being dull."
— Nick Schager, Village Voice
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Ramona and Beezus...
"...a featherweight G-rated comedy of no consequence, except undoubtedly to kids about Ramona's age."
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...easily the most wholesome movie of the summer, but its squeaky-cleanness never comes at the expense of honesty or character."
— Josh Bell, filmcritic.com
"...a sweetened synthesis of stories from the great Beverly Cleary's classic series of kids' books..."
— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"...a sprightly, generic kidpic..."
— Justin Chang, Variety
"...less Disney than Hallmark Channel, a loose adaptation of Beverly Cleary's first novel in her beloved kid-lit series that's wholesome to the point of being dull."
— Nick Schager, Village Voice
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 7/22/2010 by reelz
Ramona and Beezus...
- 7/22/2010
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
Celebrating her 18th birthday with work duties, Selena Gomez was spotted paying a visit to Fox Studios in New York City on Thursday morning (July 22).
Showing off quite the smile, the "Wizards of Waverly Place" darling posed for pictures with anxiously awaiting fans before heading inside for a "Fox & Friends" appearance.
As for the reason behind her stop, Selena is in the midst of intense promotions for her new film, "Ramona and Beezus".
Due out in theaters tomorrow (July 23), "Ramona and Beezus" follows "the misadventures of young grade schooler Ramona Quimby from Beverly Cleary's popular children's book series."...
Showing off quite the smile, the "Wizards of Waverly Place" darling posed for pictures with anxiously awaiting fans before heading inside for a "Fox & Friends" appearance.
As for the reason behind her stop, Selena is in the midst of intense promotions for her new film, "Ramona and Beezus".
Due out in theaters tomorrow (July 23), "Ramona and Beezus" follows "the misadventures of young grade schooler Ramona Quimby from Beverly Cleary's popular children's book series."...
- 7/22/2010
- GossipCenter
'I'm not really comfortable in my skin as much as Beezus is,' Gomez tells MTV News.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Perri Nemiroff
Selena Gomez
Photo: MTV News
When "Ramona and Beezus" opens Friday, moviegoers might be wondering how much Selena Gomez and Joey King are like their onscreen personalities. And, as it turns out, there's a bit of Ramona and Beezus in both of them.
"I'm not really comfortable in my skin as much as Beezus is, but I do try to do my best in school," Gomez told MTV News about her character in the film, which also stars "Sex and the City" alumni Bridget Moynahan and John Corbett.
"I have a huge imagination, like Ramona, [and] a big personality, but there's some similarities and some differences between me and Ramona as well," 10-year-old King added.
Gomez has said that King became like a real-life sister to her during filming.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Perri Nemiroff
Selena Gomez
Photo: MTV News
When "Ramona and Beezus" opens Friday, moviegoers might be wondering how much Selena Gomez and Joey King are like their onscreen personalities. And, as it turns out, there's a bit of Ramona and Beezus in both of them.
"I'm not really comfortable in my skin as much as Beezus is, but I do try to do my best in school," Gomez told MTV News about her character in the film, which also stars "Sex and the City" alumni Bridget Moynahan and John Corbett.
"I have a huge imagination, like Ramona, [and] a big personality, but there's some similarities and some differences between me and Ramona as well," 10-year-old King added.
Gomez has said that King became like a real-life sister to her during filming.
- 7/21/2010
- MTV Movie News
Three days shy of its U.S. release, "Ramona and Beezus" has been premiered in New York City on Tuesday, July 20. Selena Gomez and Joey King who bonded when portraying the Quimby sisters in the film showed their off-screen chemistry when attending the special screening at Madison Square Park.
The 17-year-old Disney cutie looked simple yet mature in her white ensemble which was added with a small black belt. King, meanwhile, sported a blue dress which has polka dot pattern on the top part. The two were later joined by co-stars Bridget Moynahan and Hutch Dano, as well as director Elizabeth Allen when posing on the orange carpet.
Based on the best-selling books by Beverly Cleary, "Ramona and Beezus" follows the adventures of young Ramona Quimby and her big sister Beezus. With her vivid imagination, boundless energy, and accident-prone antics, Ramona keeps everyone she meets on their toes. But her irrepressible sense of fun,...
The 17-year-old Disney cutie looked simple yet mature in her white ensemble which was added with a small black belt. King, meanwhile, sported a blue dress which has polka dot pattern on the top part. The two were later joined by co-stars Bridget Moynahan and Hutch Dano, as well as director Elizabeth Allen when posing on the orange carpet.
Based on the best-selling books by Beverly Cleary, "Ramona and Beezus" follows the adventures of young Ramona Quimby and her big sister Beezus. With her vivid imagination, boundless energy, and accident-prone antics, Ramona keeps everyone she meets on their toes. But her irrepressible sense of fun,...
- 7/21/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Title: Ramona and Beezus Directed By: Elizabeth Allen Starring: Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Duhamel, Jason Spevack, Sandra Oh People of all ages talk about Beverly Cleary’s Beezus and Ramona books fondly, but that still doesn’t classify the series as one for all ages. The stories are for children, and adults just remember them tenderly and enjoy sharing them with their kids; that doesn’t mean the book-to-film adaptation needs to directly appeal to older crowds as well. If only the filmmakers would have ditched such a deliberate attempt at making Ramona and Beezus adult-friendly, perhaps the film would have been as successful as the source [...]...
- 7/21/2010
- by Perri Nemiroff
- ShockYa
'I'm not really comfortable in my skin as much as Beezus is,' Gomez tells MTV News.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Perri Nemiroff
Selena Gomez
Photo: MTV News
When "Ramona and Beezus" opens Friday, moviegoers might be wondering how much Selena Gomez and Joey King are like their onscreen personalities. And, as it turns out, there's a bit of Ramona and Beezus in both of them.
"I'm not really comfortable in my skin as much as Beezus is, but I do try to do my best in school," Gomez told MTV News about her character in the film, which also stars "Sex and the City" alumni Bridget Moynahan and John Corbett.
"I have a huge imagination, like Ramona, [and] a big personality, but there's some similarities and some differences between me and Ramona as well," 10-year-old King added.
Gomez has said that King became like a real-life sister to her during filming.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Perri Nemiroff
Selena Gomez
Photo: MTV News
When "Ramona and Beezus" opens Friday, moviegoers might be wondering how much Selena Gomez and Joey King are like their onscreen personalities. And, as it turns out, there's a bit of Ramona and Beezus in both of them.
"I'm not really comfortable in my skin as much as Beezus is, but I do try to do my best in school," Gomez told MTV News about her character in the film, which also stars "Sex and the City" alumni Bridget Moynahan and John Corbett.
"I have a huge imagination, like Ramona, [and] a big personality, but there's some similarities and some differences between me and Ramona as well," 10-year-old King added.
Gomez has said that King became like a real-life sister to her during filming.
- 7/20/2010
- MTV Music News
In the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Beverly Cleary’S best-selling children’s book, Ramona And Beezus, teen actress Selena Gomez plays long-suffering older sister Beezus to Joey King’S hell-raising Ramona. Considered a superstar at The Disney Channel, Gomez makes her feature debut in this film and, at a recent press conference, tells us why this is a “special” career [...]...
- 7/19/2010
- by Bob Healy
- ReelRave
The brainy blockbuster of the summer, Inception, proves to be a sizeable hit, as Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer's Apprentice struggles...
For a lot of folks, Inception was the movie of the summer. Christopher Nolan and Leonardo DiCaprio together at last? Involved in a mind-bending sci-fi thriller, no less? As it turns out, Inception was for more than just us nerds, as the movie opened with a staggering $60.4 million on opening weekend, making it easily the top flick at the box office.
I figured the movie would open strong, but this strongly? I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that the movie would be a little too surreal and high concept for the average joe. Apparently Average Joe isn't quite as dumb as he looks.
The movies' other debut, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, burned out some of its box office might on a weekday opening, but even then the total gross of the flick...
For a lot of folks, Inception was the movie of the summer. Christopher Nolan and Leonardo DiCaprio together at last? Involved in a mind-bending sci-fi thriller, no less? As it turns out, Inception was for more than just us nerds, as the movie opened with a staggering $60.4 million on opening weekend, making it easily the top flick at the box office.
I figured the movie would open strong, but this strongly? I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that the movie would be a little too surreal and high concept for the average joe. Apparently Average Joe isn't quite as dumb as he looks.
The movies' other debut, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, burned out some of its box office might on a weekday opening, but even then the total gross of the flick...
- 7/19/2010
- Den of Geek
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