U GOTTA SEE THIS `BARNYARD' BEHAVIOR.Byline: Rob Lowman Entertainment Editor The poster of the animated film ``Barnyard'' added the phrase ``The Original Party Animals,'' which was a better title except that the studio was probably afraid parents would mistake it for some gross frat-boy comedy. ``Barnyard,'' which is about a bunch of mostly cows at a farm owned by a vegan vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin. ve·gan n. , is innocuous and brightly colored and has a lot of udder udder: see mammary gland. nonsense. The cows like to walk on two legs when people aren't looking, exposing their vivid pink udders. This includes the bulls; so don't expect to use the film for anatomy lessons. The characters are fairly conventional and stereotypical, but the Steve Oedekerk  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. film is meant for the young 'uns. ASLAN IS HERE: ``The Chronicles of Narnia -- The Lion, the Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation. Witch and the Wardrobe: Four-Disc Extended Edition'' may be a bit of overkill overkill Vox populi An excess of anything , but it is one of the best children's films to come along in years. Allegory and questions of faith aside, ``Narnia'' is richly enchanting and entertaining. It may be difficult for some to not see religious implications in the Andrew Adamson-directed film, but there are no talking lions or beavers or centaurs in most faith-based texts (not that I'm ruling anything out). There is, however, spectacle and wit and four charming children in ``Narnia,'' not to mention a memorable White Witch For other uses, see White Witch (disambiguation). White witch, or good witch, are qualifying terms in English used to distinguish those helpful witches who do not use magic to harm others from normal witches. played wonderfully and terrifyingly by Tilda Swinton. CATCHING AIR: Some 10 years after ``Air Bud'' comes the sixth in the franchise, ``Air Buddies,'' which means cute dogs are back. In this case, it's five golden retriever golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). puppies on a mission to save their parents. Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin, Dominic Scott Kay Dominic Scott Kay (born May 6, 1996 in Los Angeles, California), is an American child actor. He is the son of actor Scott Kay. Filmography
IN THE HOUSE: The fifth season of the family TV favorite ``Full House,'' which still runs on Nick at Night, is also out this week. By the way, if you'd forgotten, ``ER's'' John Stamos played Jesse, the rock-star-wannabe brother of Bob Saget's widower Danny, and the Olsen twins (Mary-Kate and Ashley) shared the role of Michelle, the youngest Tanner. ``The Chronicles of Narnia -- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Four-Disc Extended Edition'' (Disney; $42.95) ``Barnyard -- The Original Party Animals'' (Paramount; $29.95) ``The Fox and the Hound 2'' (Disney; $29.99) ``Air Buddies'' (Disney; $29.99) Rob Lowman (818) 713-3687 robert.lowman@dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ``AIR BUDDIES'' |
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