One of the earliest films ever made is a silent movie from the 1890s about a child playing a trick on a gardener. Since then, children and young people have been the subjects of a wide spectrum of films – serious social dramas, heartbreaking tragedies, heroic adventures, and hilarious comedies. The pieces in this section reflect the complicated history of children on film.
Fantasy fanatics–making their presence known at the box office–pelted theaters in droves to track down Middle Earth’s one ring, watch Darth Vader’s fall to the Dark Side, and enroll in Transfiguration 101 at Hogwarts.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/High-School-Musical-music-review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/14/2006 High School Musical Transcript It’s the season when high schools around the country are putting on their spring musicals. That high school institution is the subject of a popular new Disney movie and a soundtrack that’s been climbing the best-seller charts this spring. […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Chicago-City-of-Festivals-for-Children.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/28/2005 Chicago Children’s Humanities/Film Festivals Transcript This time of year, the center for children’s culture in this country always moves to Chicago, where the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival and the Chicago Children’s Humanities Festival both begin this weekend. This year marks the 22nd […]
That’s one of the harrowing episodes from the 1951 educational film “Live and Learn” on a video called Mental Hygiene, Classroom Films 1945 – 1970.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Chorus-and-Millions.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/20/2005 The Chorus and Millions Transcript Two recent films about the lives of young people — Millions and The Chorus — are worth your trip to the local movie rental store or to the movies themselves. Millions is the latest work from British director, Danny Boyle, who is best […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Judy-Garland-Beyond-Oz-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/13/2005 Judy Garland Transcript It was the birthday recently of Judy Garland, who was one of the most remarkable of all the talented young American film stars from the 1930s and 40s. The story of her life has become a Hollywood myth — the […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Little-Men-film-review.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro and Jennifer Coenen Air Date 5/17/2005 Little Men Transcript Jennifer: Do you remember those times of neighborhood friendships and clubhouses? Ramona: What about the budding romances? Jennifer: Jennifer: What about the bully on the block? Ramona: Well, filmmaker Vince Vittorio, along with co-director Trey Lineberger, tells […]
A long time ago “in a galaxy far, far away” specifically the ’70’s, my most prized possession was an autographed photo of Princess Leia.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-New-Mary-Poppins.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/23/2005 Mary Poppins Transcript Nannies seem to be everywhere these days — they’re on TV and writing books, and you can spot them looking after the children of two-career families, and the kids of the stars. But there’s something quintessential about the Nanny who’s […]
