Wikipedia Tommy and Ethel Barridge, the children of multi-millionaire American business man Henry Barridge, go to Ireland to spend the summer holidays with Laura Duvall, who is engaged to marry their father. However, they find she is a wicked banshee with strong black magic powers who does not wish them well. Laura is busy cutting down treesContinue reading “The Last Leprechaun (1998)”
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The Fairy King of Ar (1998)
Wikipedia Since as far back as Kyle and Evie Preston can remember, their grandmother told fantastical tales about fairies who had been trapped underground by giants for thousands of years. Now their grandmother is gone, and the siblings are surprised to discover that she has left them a decrepit gold mine and a family homeContinue reading “The Fairy King of Ar (1998)”
Nico the Unicorn (1998)
Wikipedia: Nico the Unicorn is the name of a 1996 juvenile fiction book and its 1998 film adaptation. The book was written by Frank Sacks; he also wrote the screenplay for the film, which was directed by Graeme Campbell. The film was directed by Graeme Campbell based on a screenplay by Frank Sacks, who authored the book. Filming took placeContinue reading “Nico the Unicorn (1998)”
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997)
IMDB: Stuck in their late Grandfather’s (Sir Peter Ustinov’s) country cottage with no television, Anthea (Laura Kamrath), Robert (Nick Klein), and Chris (Timothy Hegeman) are resigned to a boring week until they find a moldy old carpet and a strange golden egg. But when the egg accidentally falls into the bonfire, it hatches into theContinue reading “The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997)”
Mysterious Museum (1999)
IMDB: While visiting a museum, siblings Ben and Kim a fierce electrical storm creates a passage between the real world and worlds within the paintings. They are magically whisked through time to the 1600’s and find they must square off against a wicked magician and also locate a valuable jewel in order to return toContinue reading “Mysterious Museum (1999)”
The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
Wikipedia: The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia (also known as: The NeverEnding Story III: Return to Fantasia) is a 1994 English-language film, the second sequel to the fantasy film The NeverEnding Story (following the first sequel, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter). It starred Jason James Richter as Bastian Balthazar Bux, and Jack Black in one of his early roles as the school bully,Continue reading “The NeverEnding Story III (1994)”
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
Wikipedia: The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter is a 1990 English-language German fantasy film and a sequel to The NeverEnding Story. It was directed by George T. Miller and stars Jonathan Brandis as Bastian Bux, Kenny Morrison as Atreyu, and Alexandra Johnes as the Childlike Empress. The only actor to return from the first film was Thomas Hill as Carl Conrad Coreander. The film used plot elements from Michael Ende’s novel The Neverending Story (primarily theContinue reading “The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)”
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Wikipedia: The NeverEnding Story (German: Die Unendliche Geschichte) is a 1984 English-language German fantasy film directed and co-written by Wolfgang Petersen (in his first English-language film), and based on the novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. The film was produced by Bernd Eichinger and Dieter Giessler. It stars Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney, Moses Gunn, and Alan Oppenheimer as the voices of both Falkor and Gmork (as well as other characters). TheContinue reading “The NeverEnding Story (1984)”