Yearly Archives: 2010

The Last Airbender (2010, USA)

I saw  bored and/or annoyed for most of the time I was watching The Last Airbender. The CGI gurus did their fine work, but the rest of the crew did not. The voice of the protagonist was annoying, the other … Continue reading

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Ben-Uri: The Missing Crown (1988)

Four kids from Toronto help an Israeli agent and the local police to capture to capture criminals, members of an international smuggling ring. This is the short summary of Galila Ben-Uri‘s The Missing Crown. A slightly more verbose recap would include that … Continue reading

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First men in the moon (2010, UK)

The new BBC Four version of the old HG Wells novel is a funky little piece. First men in the moon is essentially the story of a  guy who needs to leave the city, so he turns to writing at … Continue reading

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Summary of the week starting November 7

This week started of with having a busy Sunday. I wrote up the report of what I did for my library blog here, but let me just tell you that I read a book for kids, lead a discussion with … Continue reading

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Zemach: It Could Always Be Worse (1990)

It’s so much fun to read a book to kids that moves their imagination. Margot Zemach‘s It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale was ideal in this regard. It starts off with a  problem: there are too many … Continue reading

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010, USA)

I saw  preview of a movie half a year ago or so and I knew that I wanted to see it upon its release. Unfortunately I forgot the title. All I remembred that it had the awkward boy from Juno and Youth … Continue reading

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