There’s a fine line dividing magical and arch, and it’s trodden with varying degrees of success in this adaptation of children’s novel The Little White Horse. The plot — 19th century orphan Maria (The ...

LONDON — Dakota Blue Richards, the 13-year-old British actress who makes her debut in the leading role of New Line’s upcoming “The Golden Compass,” has been cast to play the central character in Gabor ...

The Secret of Moonacre, aka The Moon Princess Veteran animator Gabor Csupo, who made a fluid transition to live action with 2007's acclaimed "Bridge to Terabithia," has taken on another children's ...

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't ...

A tepid fantasy-adventure weighed down with annoying swaths of leaden whimsy. Even the most industrious marketing wizards will be hard-pressed to conjure up B.O. magic for “The Secret of Moonacre,” a ...

With unicorns, black lions, talking mirrors, Moon Princesses and blackhearted villains, it is easy to see why The Little White Horse, the book behind The Secret of Moonacre, inspired JK Rowling. The ...

Bad movies can often slide so far into awfulness that they loop back around and somehow become good again. Camp sci-fi fantasy Flash Gordon and surfing action movie Point Break are two such oft-cited ...

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't ...

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On paper, The Secret Of Moonacre should have worked. It's adapted from a popular kids fantasy novel and directed by Csupo, a man who delivered the sweet and wonderful Bridge to Terabithia. The ...