Tag: for children
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Review: Twigson
Twigson is a fun and friendly family film about a boy who becomes best friend with a twig. Based on the famous children’s book, Twigson has become a good fantasy adventure for pre-school children. While Sweden had Astrid Lindgren (author of Pippi Longstocking and Mio my Mio), Norway had Anne-Cath Vestly who since the 1950s […]
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Review: Reisen til julestjernen
Christmas movies are often defined as fantasy per se, due to Santa doing impossible things and being part of a range of supernatural happenings. Journey to the Christmas Star is not a casual Christmas fantasy though, it is Scandinavia’s premiere example of hardcore Christmas fantasy. Produced in 1976 and released on DVD in 2002, Reisen […]
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Review: The Dal Brothers
Following our Dal Brothers documentary coverage we now offer you reviews of all their five adventures. Four TV miniseries and one stage play turned into feature film. The Dal Brothers is a Norwegian entertainment phenomenon that has made Scandinavians laugh since the late 70s. Created, written and performed by three of Norway’s most popular comedians, […]
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The Dal Brothers – an introduction
In the late 1970s, a comedy trio created what was to become an entertainment phenomenon and a reference point in Norwegian popular culture. The Dal Brothers franchise mixed adventure, fantasy, sci-fi and comedy in a way never done before or after in the Nordic countries. In Norway, everyone knows the comedy trio KLM. Made up […]
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Win Dal Brothers DVDs and merch
This is your chance to win the complete Dal Brothers DVD set, as well as other official Dal Brothers merchandise! Answer our simple question by email, and if you get the answers right, you’re in the prize lottery! On the occasion of the recent DVD release of the Dal Brothers adventure Curse of the Viking […]
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Christmas Star remake in 2012
Journey to the Christmas Star is a classic Norwegian fantasy film from 1976. It has captured the imagination and spirit of generations of Norwegians thanks to repeated TV screenings. Now a remake is in the works, or rather, a new adaption of the source material. The 1976 feature film Journey to the Christmas Star (see […]
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Fourth Dal adventure now on DVD
The Brothers Dal – the legendary Norwegian trio of adventurers now see their fourth feat on DVD. The Curse of the Viking Sword was originally a live show in 1997 but was shown in cinemas last year and is now out on DVD. Gaus, Roms and Brummund Dal are the main characters in a series […]
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Ronal the Barbarian preview
From Denmark, the land of Beowulf and Hamlet, comes the next hero; Ronal. Ronal the Barbarian is an animated children’s fantasy film about the most scrawny barbarian you’ll ever see. From directors Thorbjørn Christoffersen and Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen comes Ronal the Barbarian, a 90-minute original theatrical feature scheduled to open September 15, 2011. Producer is […]
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Review: Gnomes and Trolls – The Secret Chamber
3D animation is dominated by a few American studios, but is not exclusive to Hollywood. In Sweden, a small studio has created 3D animated features based on Nordic legends of gnomes and trolls. USA has space aliens and medical experiments gone wrong. Central Europe has Dracula and Frankenstein. Japan has ghosts. Northern Europe has gnomes […]
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Legends of Valhalla preview
Legends of Valhalla: Thor is an upcoming animated feature aimed at children. Coming to theatres in stereoscopic 3D, it is an action adventure comedy, and not surprisingly for an Icelandic fantasy film, it focuses on Nordic mythology and viking gods. Under the direction of Oskar Jonasson and co-director Toby Genkel, Legends of Valhalla: Thor is […]