John G. Avildsen not only directed Rocky, he tried remaking it over the years in a dozen different ways. One of them was this popular 1984 drama about a new kid (Ralph Macchio) in town targeted by karate-wielding bullies until he gets a (more…)

A sizable hit with both teen audiences and sports-themed movie enthusiasts, 1984’s The Karate Kid had the right combination of heart and action to spawn three sequels of varying quality between 1986 and 1994; all four features have been (more…)

Video DescriptionFrom KIDS FIRST!: Simple things in life are never boring when you look at them through the eyes of Sid the Science Kid. Join Sid as he questions why things are the way they are, and learn the scientific principles that ans (more…)

Larry Clark’s controversial film about New York City adolescents walking the AIDS tightrope is also an unblinking look at the dehumanizing rituals of growing up. But it really doesn’t add up to more than the sum of its various shocks–v (more…)

Review
This enjoyable educational series fills a gap in preschool programming, which has more often tended to focus on developing kids’ readiness for reading and math. With Sid as their guide, kids will be inspired to ask question as a m (more…)