Teens leap into stardom on Broadway stage this fall Sep 11, 2008
"This is a story about a boy who wants to dance and a community under economic threat," the director says. "I don't think that a coal miner from Pennsylvania will have any difficulty understanding it.". (USA Today)
Spielberg 'stole Hitchcock plot' Sep 10, 2008
2007's Disturbia, starring Shia LaBeouf, is a murder mystery about a boy who spies on suspicious neighbours. Legal papers filed in Manhattan federal court say the story of 1954 film Rear Window is "essentially the same". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Lost in 1994 Sep 7, 2008
The revival Nick Hornby pinpointed 1994 as a pop-culture flashpoint in his 1998 novel About a Boy, and you know how sensitive his pop-cultural instincts are. Nevertheless, it took another decade to cement that year as the pivot point of an era, probably because all the kids who cared that Cobain had died had to grow up and get publishing deals first. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Looking to the past for healing Sep 7, 2008
Another amazing case was shown on American TV station ABCs Primetime Thursday programme on April 15, 2004, about a boy called James Leininger who would play with nothing but toy air planes (). When he was two, he began having violent nightmares of air plane crash, fire, little man cant get out. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Tom Cruise's Runaway Mom 'Dead' to Friends Sep 6, 2008
"It's about a boy I kind of fell for, but he couldn't let his ex-girlfriend go," she says. The pro also says the Olympic gold medalist volleyball player has "a lot of legs". (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Jonas Brothers set to rock new TV series Sep 6, 2008
The as-yet untitled Jonas Brothers series was originally going to be about a boy band living a double life as spies, according to People. But during a recent chat with Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show, On Air With Ryan Seacrest, the brothers said their new series would have a HBOs Flight of the Conchords feel to it. (MSNBC -- News)
Book Buzz: Political hopefuls get a bookish boost Sep 4, 2008
Riordan also writes the Percy Jackson series, about a boy who is half human, half Greek god. The last book, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian (Disney-Hyperion, $19. (USA Today -- Life)
Jonas Brothers Sep 4, 2008
Fave sports: Badminton and pole vaulting Fave hobby: Bowling Fave movie: About A Boy Fave actor: James Dean Fave singer: John Mayer Fave food: Sushi Fave Starbucks order: Mocha Frappuccino or Chai latte Fun fact: Can juggle. Nick Jonas. (The Palm Beach Post)
Inuit story audience favourite at Montreal World Film Festival Sep 4, 2008
El Viaja de Teo (Teo's Voyage), about a boy who becomes separated from his father as they attempt to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, won a best actor award for Eri Canete and special mention from the ecumenical jury. It was directed by Mexico's Walter Doehner. (CBC.ca)
Hugh bags a model Sep 3, 2008
The 'About A Boy' actor was seen with Fulmer, who is 21 years younger then he is, in the Hamptons according to The Sun. The 47-year-old star was first seen on a beach with Fulmer (27) and later the same day at the Taste of Evian Polo event. (iAfrica.com)
Movie Review: 'Sixty Six' Aug 30, 2008
"Sixty Six" is a warmhearted story about a boy coming of age in a particularly tragic way: Who in the world would rather come to his party than watch the final match on the telly. Bernie is crushed. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Economic Data Lift Futures Aug 27, 2008
"" (1999): This animated film about a boy who befriends a giant robot is set in the 1950s, when commodities prices were low enough to believe in such things. HBOF, 7 p.m.. (SmartMoney)
Not just crass, but hurtful Aug 25, 2008
His last was "Simple Jack," about a boy who stutters and stammers and shambles along. Stiller is upset because he didn't get an Oscar for playing Jack. (Boston Globe)
New film by Spirited Away director wows Japan Aug 21, 2008
As well as 2001's Spirited Away, about a little girl who wanders into a spirit world and which won an Academy Award for best animated film in 2003, Miyazaki has wooed Japanese filmgoers with 2004's Howl's Moving Castle, about a boy wizard who fights for justice in a magical world. Ponyo's story line is similar to Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, which was also the basis of 1989's popular Disney animated film by the same name. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Galt's golden girl Aug 19, 2008
" Dereck Run, Galt resident Olympic medals at a glanceThe Olympic medals incorporate the design of "bi-discs," which are ancient Chinese artifacts made thousands of years ago. The discs are made of jade and have a circular opening in the middle and are decorated with a dragon.The front of the 2008 Beijing gold medal features Nike and the Panathinakos Arena.Each medal has a jade circle on its reverse side as well as the Beijing Olympics logo. On the medals' obverse or "front" there is a depiction... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Shilpa Shetty to host Bigg Boss second season Aug 7, 2008
Tahaan - A boy with a grenade is a fable about a boy and his donkey, says Santosh. Featured Blog. (IBNLive.com)
Turn around, Bright Eyes Aug 7, 2008
Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst was my guilty pleasure for years. But now that he has changed from angsty teen to Johnny Cash wannabe, why can't I enjoy his music. (Salon)
Infection kills famous bear Jul 23, 2008
But his most famous performance was in the 1999 adventure movie Grizzly Falls -- filmed in Alberta -- about a boy who is captured by a bear. Oop had been taking antibiotics to treat the infection, but it wouldn't heal, said Bos. (24 Hours Vancouver)
Movie school Jul 21, 2008
Jack: Robin Williams stellar performance in this film about a boy with Werner syndrome who ages four times faster than normal, was fun to watch despite the inevitable soppy ending. Seeing a hairy middle aged man play in a treehouse and develop a crush on his kindergarten teacher played by pre-J.Lo Jennifer Lopez brought out the inner child in most of us. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Q&A STEPHEN REA Jul 20, 2008
The charming dramedy from England's Working Title Films ("About a Boy") tells the story of a socially awkward British kid who suffers the misfortune of scheduling his bar mitzvah on the same day as the 1966 World Cup final, in which England is set to play. Rea appears as the kid's asthma doctor and only friend. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Slacker lifestyle finds top billing in Hollywood films Jul 17, 2008
ABOUT A BOY (2002): The heir to a Christmas-song fortune, played with a sharp sense of shallowness by Hugh Grant, discovers that a life lived without purpose might not be as golden as imagined. RIVER'S EDGE (1986): A genuinely frightening movie, with the underrated (and also deeply frightening, from time to time) Crispin Glover as a young slacker who, after murdering his girlfriend, shows the body to his equally slacker buds. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Movies by Moon Light Jul 3, 2008
Water Horse is a fantasy film about a boy who discovers an egg that hatches into a water horse, eventually becoming the Loch Ness Monster. Additional Movies by Moon Light screenings include Robots (July 30) and Surfs Up. (Lebanon Express, OR)
The 5-minute Interview: Henry Winkler, Actor and author Jul 2, 2008
Winkler, a dyslexia sufferer, has written children's books about a boy with similar difficulties. He has been in London to launch the National Year of Reading and to speak at the Department of Children, Schools and Families' Teaching Awards. (Independent)
Jumbo weddings Jul 2, 2008
He was inspired by the Indian blockbuster of yesteryear, Haathi Mere Saathi, a movie about a boy with elephants as friends. A relative's wedding in India where he saw an elephant carry the groom to the bride added to the fascination. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Tickled Pink Jun 26, 2008
"It was written before Pink Martini, about a boy who asked me for my number at a party but never called," she says. As one might expect, arranging a rock song for a dozen performers is no easy task. (Winnipeg Sun)
Jamia joins 'Young & Restless' Jun 25, 2008
The entry titled "It's Jamia's day," and any of the comments about it. Latest AP entertainment headlines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Favourites head for obscurity Jun 23, 2008
The audience pick at the main venue, the State Theatre, was Fugitive Pieces, a Canadian-Greek drama about a boy who witnesses his family's massacre in Nazi-occupied Poland. At the satellite venues, the winner was Red Like The Sky, an Italian drama about a blind boy who discovers a talent for sound engineering. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Guru' lies far beyond help's reach Jun 21, 2008
The great fear has always been that Mike Myers would someday make a full-length movie version of "Simon," that awful skit about a boy in a bathtub that he kept returning to on "Saturday Night Live.". Myers, who is capable of such comic brilliance as "Wayne's World" and "Austin Powers," is also responsible for such desolation as "So I Married An Axe Murderer" and "Austin Powers in Goldmember.". (Richmond Times Dispatch)
DVD reviews: Fools Gold, Be Kind Rewind Jun 20, 2008
Under the Same MoonNot many dramas centered on illegal immigration come off as inspirational, but this one about a boy trying to reunite with his mom on the other side of the border proves to be a feel-good story. The film follows a 9-year-old (Adrian Alonso) as he sets out from Mexico to find his mother (Kate del Castillo), who has left her son with his grandmother and crossed over to the United States to build a better life for them. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Soul stand in game of the names Jun 9, 2008
It is about a boy who wants to go to school rather than follow his fundamentalist father into the gun business. Screens at the State Theatre at 2pm. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jun 4, 2008
Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson is set to have his story turned into a Billy Elliot-style film about a boy defying all the odds. Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary insisted that powers to detain suspects for up to 42 days would only ever be used in the most exceptional of circumstances. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Debut novel a Brit-lit misfit May 28, 2008
The novel sprung out of an idea about a boy who is unfairly reviled and a desire to take on the Oedipal myth - but without the tragic ending. The story of the "father and son is as far back as it goes, the trying to please your father and that bloody passing over [of adolescence]," Jones says. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
School notes May 26, 2008
Kristen learned about the math-a-thon by reading a story in a St. Jude s newsletter about a boy recovering from cancer. I think it s sad that some kids have to deal with such problems, she said. (Scranton Times, PA)
Spike Lee champions online films May 23, 2008
Italy's Andrea Lodovichetti won the "Looking for Genius Award" for "Sotto Il Mio Giardino (Under My Garden)," about a boy who suspects his neighbor of killing his wife and burying her in the yard. Online, "the link between the director and the people is direct and immediate it's a very interactive system," he said. (MSNBC -- News)
The Humble Comic May 11, 2008
He keeps me laughing with his nonstop stories, describing his first graphic novel, "Gordon Yamamoto and the King of Geeks," about a boy who has a spaceship land in his nose. Yang came up with the idea because he has a permanently stuffy nose. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Police ignored gang before explosion May 11, 2008
A 17-year-old girl had phoned police to report that a group of girls, with whom she was reportedly feuding about a boy, were creating trouble outside the house. Related Links. (Times Online)
Summer 2008 Movies May 10, 2008
The Wachowski brothers (creators of The Matrix trilogy) team up once again with a story about a boy who was born to race cars. Speed (Emile Hirsch) feels compelled to live out his brother s legacy, who was killed during a race. (Suite101.com)
A.O. Scott on "Speed Racer": A long, long road to nowhere May 10, 2008
But "Speed Racer" is about a boy driving a car, surely a subject that cries out for linearity, simplicity, velocity. Instead, the first half-hour layers flashbacks with portentous foreshadowings, generating pointless confusion about who is doing what and why. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
More details released about Jenna Bush's wedding May 6, 2008
a story about a boy who discovers the joys of reading. The groom, son of the head of the Republican Party in Virginia, met Jenna during her father s 2004 re-election campaign. (KHOU.com, TX)
Sky Meets The Bionic Woman Michelle Ryan May 5, 2008
So onto Cashback, a surreal black comedy about a boy who imagines he can freeze time. It was originally an Oscar nominated short. (Sky News)
Are Babies the New Boyfriend? Apr 23, 2008
AR i agree w/that statement you made about a boy child being the man of the house. i think it s wrong also. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
If there's money for pigs, there's money for arts Apr 23, 2008
"[This movie] is about a boy who is being raised by a homosexual Toronto Maple Leaf to be a homosexual.". Well no Charles it is not. (National Post)
Just Asking: Daniel Radcliffe Apr 20, 2008
WSJ: You starred in the London revival of the controversial play Equus, about a boy who has a religious and erotic obsession with his horses. Were you nervous about the nudity in the play. (Wall Street Journal)
BC-based Meow Records voted Canada's No. 1 indie record store Apr 20, 2008
British author Nick Hornby,who pennedbest-sellers like High Fidelity and About A Boy, admitted, "It's easier to download music, and probably cheaper. But what's playing on your favourite download store when you walk into it? Record stores can't save your life. But they can give you a better one.". Artists ranging from Canadian favourite Joel Plaskett to heavy metal group Metallica will participate through events such as in-store appearances, concerts and giveaways. (CBC.ca)
'Skins' set for international market Apr 19, 2008
The cast is largely made up of faces new to TV. The exception is "About a Boy" star Nicholas Hoult, who plays cool Tony, a budding alpha-male whose confidence is undermined by a car crash. "One reason why the audience has taken to 'Skins' is because it doesn't preach," Channel 4's head of scheduling Rosemary Newell says. (Variety)
Will audiences remember 'Sarah?' Apr 18, 2008
Latter pic unites Li and Chan on the bigscreen for the first time in a story about a boy who travels to ancient China and helps a band of martial arts warriors free the legendary Monkey King. "Forbidden Kingdom" will benefit from its PG-13 rating and a broad opening in 3,151 theaters. (Variety)
Walliams book has laydee's touch Apr 17, 2008
Little Britain comedian David Walliams has written his first children's book, about a boy who wears a dress. Walliams, famed for dressing as a "laydee" in his TV sketch show, will publish the book in October. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
JK Rowling takes fan to court Apr 14, 2008
The trial comes eight months after Rowling published her seventh and final book in the widely popular series about a boy wizard. The books have been published in 64 languages, sold more than 400 million copies and spawned a film franchise that has pulled in $US4. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
At last, a truthful depiction of childhood Apr 11, 2008
But ultimately, it's about a boy and stepsister learning to co-operate and, like other films in the fest, learning about family. G.D.. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Community theater to stage 'Privilege' Apr 11, 2008
Weitz is the writer and/or director of the Hollywood movies Antz, American Pie, In Good Company, American Dreamz and the Academy Award-nominated About A Boy. Privilege follows the story of two sons -- the brooding, sarcastic Porter and the smart but socially awkward Charlie -- of a rich New York banker who goes bankrupt overnight. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Director dares to put a face on illegal immigration Apr 4, 2008
But Under the Same Moon is not merely a bittersweet picture about a boy in search of his mother. Riggen fills the frame with glimpses of a whole community in diaspora. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Issue-based films still a no-no for Bollywood producers Mar 28, 2008
"Taare Zameen Par" - about a boy suffering from the learning disability dyslexia - achieved both commercial and critical success last year. But Bollywood producers are not giving up on regular films just yet. (Reuters India)
With Fatboy and Star Trek, Simon Pegg is playing it straight for a change Mar 28, 2008
With its immature antihero and slick traditional romcom construction, Fatboy could be a gene-splice of Britain's reigning comic novelist Nick Hornby (About a Boy) and screenwriter Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral). The film seems tailored to move Pegg from a cult hero into the ranks of mass-market leading men, but he insists that that was not the goal. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Markus Zusak Mar 28, 2008
I'm writing a book called Bridge of Clay - about a boy building a bridge and wanting it to be perfect. He wants to achieve greatness with this bridge, and the question is whether it will survive when the river floods. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Great turkeys of our time Mar 27, 2008
Two, an authentically bad movie has to be famous; it can't simply be an obscure student film about a boy who eats live rodents to impress dead girls. Three, the film cannot be a deliberate attempt to make the worst movie. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Relentless death and grief follow down this Rabbit Hole Mar 27, 2008
Jason writes a story about a boy who loses his father and searches for him in parallel universes, and Becca compares it to the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Becca finds one of Dannys books, The Runaway Bunny. (Georgia Straight)
Rowling's black past Mar 25, 2008
The 42 year old author has now sold more than 350 million copies worldwide of her seven books about a boy wizard and is one of the world's richest women with a person wealth of more than 650 million Euros (A$1,12 billion). She is now married to British anaesthesiologist, Neil Murray, with whom she has two children. (Sky News Australia)
Notes on a scandal, or two Mar 24, 2008
Grant's indiscretion with prostitute Divine Brown reinvigorated his career with sexier roles in films such as Bridget Jones's Diary and About A Boy. A parade of Hollywood starlets - Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton, Nicole Richie and Lohan - has gone through the California courts to get their wrists slapped before they hit the clubs to get them stamped. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Filmmakers offer fond tributes to lovable cities Mar 15, 2008
ABOUT A BOY (2002): I lived near London during the period this film purportedly takes place. A movie about relationships between people and their environments, it's also a great film about parts of the historic city that are often overshadowed by Big Ben, Parliament and the Queen's cushy pad. (The Augusta Chronicle)
NMS students create videos addressing various health topics Mar 15, 2008
It s basically a made-up story about a boy who gets abducted by a rapist, Driscoll said. Different students in his group preferred different aspects of the project. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Nickelodeon previews Poehler cartoon Mar 15, 2008
Also at the upfront, Sony Music Label Group chairman Rob Stringer announced "One4All," a new live-action scripted show about a boy band, produced in partnership with Sony/BMG. The show was pitched as a teen version of "Entourage," about one boy with talent and three hangers-on trying to make the big time. Nick prexy Cyma Zarghami also announced syndicated pickups of "That 70's Show" for The N, and renewals of shows including "The Fairly OddParents" and "Spongebob Squarepants.". (Variety)
Elementary students celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with Read Across America Mar 6, 2008
It s about a boy named Walter, he s a litterbug, Thomson said. And he has a neighbor who gets a tree for a birthday present and he thinks it s ridiculous. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
The pleasure seeker Mar 1, 2008
Gabriel's Gift (2001), about a boy trying to bring his parents back together, was lighter, but perhaps it was inevitable that he would eventually try to face his father properly, in non-fiction. My Ear at His Heart (2004) is an elegiac, tough reading of his father - an aspirant novelist from pre-partition India, a non-religious Muslim who worked as a senior civil servant at the Pakistani embassy in London - through manuscripts that were never accepted for publication, a study of "reading, and... (Guardian Unlimited)
Raising A French Toast To Cinema's Auteurs Feb 29, 2008
"A SECRET": Heavy drama about a boy growing up in postwar France who is baptized as a Christian but gradually uncovers the truth about his family's Jewish heritage and its history in the Holocaust. With Ccile de France and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" star Mathieu Amalric. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Charlie Bartlett: This generation's Ferris Feb 28, 2008
This movie can be taken as a lighthearted comedy about a boy who wants to make his boring, affluent life interesting, but when one looks deeper, the movie makes a statement about the state of society today. Rather than present teens as the troublemakers like most media does, this movie portrays them as the innocent ones who are just a victim of their alcoholic, overmedicated and overworked parents. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
