Coming Soon! has a link to USA Today’s picture gallery on the new movie version of Charlotte’s Web.

Lifetimetv.com: Movies – Speak
Lifetime Channel will be running their movie version of Speak, based on the book by Laurie Halse Anderson, on September 5th.

Fantastic Fantasies: Hollywood’s Hunt for the Next Boy Wizard is an article from The Book Standard that looks at the new trend of fantasy movies for children. Movie version of Eragon, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Golden Compass, and Artemis Fowl are all in the works. I love that all of these films are based on books, since it will draw kids who enjoy the movies to seek out the books they are based on.

NPR covers Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime film based on Diana Wynne Jones’ book with Miyazaki’s Magic on Display in ‘Moving Castle’. Amazing how evocative radio can be when describing film.

Harry Potter: The Goblet of Fire now offers an online trailer for the upcoming movie! Enough to get any Harry Potter fan looking forward to November.

Coming Soon! offers a posting on two USA Today articles on the Harry Potter movies. Good news is that Daniel Radcliffe is returning to play Harry in the fifth movie!

Boston.com has a nice article on the Books brothers, Chip and Mike Flaherty, who are responsible for some of the recent films based on children’s books, like Holes and Because of Winn Dixie.
“As paradoxical as it sounds, we want to be known as the film company that gets kids back to reading,” says Chip, 40, neatly summing up the company philosophy.
“If moviegoers walk out of one of their films saying it was OK but the book was better,” says Mike, 36, “We consider that a success.” Reading is “the gateway” to Walden’s mission, he continues. “It’s central to everything we do.”

The April edition of VOYA has an article on using anime in the library, Animeted Library. It contains information on showing anime films, a list of recommended movies, and a contact list for anime studios. Exactly what any library considering doing an anime club or ongoing program needs to know.

The official website for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is now available with information on the production, the books, and Narnia itself.
The first time you try the site, make sure to allow plenty of time for it to load. Eventually a white gem will appear on the doorknob to match the one by the lock and it will turn into place. Then you get to go through the keyhole and enter the wardrobe.