I want to take this moment today to talk about one of my new favorite movies. It's very rare that I find a children's movie, or even a PG movie, that isn't pointlessly fast-paced and annoyingly ...

A fabulously designed underground metropolis proves more involving than the teenagers running through its streets in "City of Ember," a good-looking but no more than serviceable adaptation of Jeanne ...

The first full trailer for the new family fantasy film City of Ember has launched. The trailer does a great job of explaining the story and concept and I must say this looks thoroughly entertaining.

Heads up, all you tweens out there in Let’s Go to the Movies-land. Today’s word is “dystopia,” as in the opposite of “utopia,” often used to describe works of science fiction that depict an Earth that ...

Musical "The City of Ember", by S. Dylan Zwickel and Step Pażernov (based on the novel by Jeanne DuPrau) will receive industry readings on Monday, January 27that Sunlight Studios. With book by Zwickel ...

Though “City of Ember” is a bit hurried in execution — it would have been nice to have spent more time lingering in the daily rhythms of its thoroughly imagined world — this first live-action film by ...

To watch the talents of Saoirse Ronan, the brilliant young actress from "Atonement," being wasted in the science-fiction juvenilia of "City of Ember" is to be reminded that a powerful performance ...

With the current “end of times” vibe griping the nation like a throbbing migraine, “City of Ember” debuts at an apt moment. This post-apocalyptic adventure for kids takes place in a decaying ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. It’s a nice-looking film that is generally well cast. The direction is occasionally inspired, and the story is engaging. Yet, ...

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights - underground. Built as a refuge for humanity and powered by a massive generator - this city ...