For Kids of All Ages by Peter Keough, The National Society o... - 9781538128589

For Kids of All AgesThe National Society of Film Critics on Children's Movies\nAuthor(s): Peter Keough, The National Society of Film Critics\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781538128589, 978-1538128589\nSynopsis\nIn For Kids of All Ages,members of the National Society of Film Critics celebrate the wonder of childhood in cinema. In this volume, original essays commissioned especially for this collection stand alongside classic reviews from prominent film critics like Jay Carr and Roger Ebert. Each of the ten sections in this collection takes on a particular aspect of childrens cinema, from animated features to adaptations of beloved novels. The films discussed here range from the early 1890s to the present. The contributors draw on personal connections that make their insights more trenchant and compelling. The essays and reviews in For Kids of All Ages are not just a list of recommendationsthough p.