The film, directed by John Schultz, follows the adventures of a third grader, played by Australian newcomer Jordana Beatty, who is determined to have a "mega-cool" summer; Heather Graham co-stars. By ...

Children’s movies used to be made for grown-ups. If you’re an adult now, they’re the movies you grew up on. They had clear-cut stories, recognizable (if fading) stars, straightforward filmmaking and a ...

Megan McDonald's third-grade spitfire Judy Moody makes her moody leap from the page to the big screen with much of the spit, if not her fire, intact. "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" is a ...

Adapted from the bestselling children’s novels by Megan McDonald, the new film “Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer” sees its precocious young heroine conquer the threat of a dull season out of ...