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MOVING NIGHT: Chasing Mavericks

Posted on December 27, 2013 by admin
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International Movie Night: Emil and the Detectives

Posted on December 26, 2013 by admin

Franziska Buch based Emil und die Detektive on the children’s novel of the same name, written in 1928 by Erich Kästner. She produces a wonderful adaptation which sensitively preserves the core of the story – namely a strong sense of … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Polar Express

Posted on December 13, 2013 by admin

The Polar Express A doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Rabbi’s Cat

Posted on November 23, 2013 by admin

Animation, Joann Sfar & Antoine Delesvaux, France, 2011, 89 minutes In French with English subtitles Streaming on: Amazon | Netflix An amazing, lightning and deep movie, a beautiful, thought provoking journey! GKIDS.tv Rich with the colors, textures, flavors and music … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: We Can Be Heroes!

Posted on November 16, 2013 by admin

We Can Be Heroes! Bäst i Sverige! Sweden, 2002 1 hour, 29 minutes Directed by Ulf Malmros A beautiful and complex movie, with many thought provoking layers for all ages, simply put in kids words: weird, but funny! http://youtu.be/OMZBWg5uST4

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SAN FRANCISCO: Swedish Saturday

Posted on November 9, 2013 by admin

We’ve started our Swedish itinerary this Saturday at the opening day of a new exhibit at the Legion of Honor: Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master Painter. It was an extraordinary beautiful exhibit and a rich day, although we’ve missed the Anders … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Magic Silver

Posted on November 8, 2013 by admin

Magic Silver was a magic movie for all family. While the movie is not a trip through Norway, it reveals universal childhood stories in a Norwegian fairy tale winter setting, right on time for the season to come. We’ve watched … Continue reading →

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Halloween Movie Night: A Troll in Central Park

Posted on October 31, 2013 by admin

A Troll in Central Park was such a sweet movie for Halloween! Not to mention the imaginary itinerary to Central Park 🙂

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HOLIDAY: Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2013 by admin

Have a Happy Healthy Halloween! Enjoy some of our favorite books, films, games and music for Halloween!

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MOVIE NIGHT: Le Petit Nicolas

Posted on October 26, 2013 by admin

Le Petit Nicolas Based on the series of children’s books by René Goscinny. http://vimeo.com/57446662

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