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Family Film Guide: 'Stomp the Yard,' 'Arthur and the Invisibles'
Friday, January 12, 2007

The Post-Gazette reviews movies from a family perspective:

'Stomp the Yard'

Rated: PG-13.

Suitable for: Older tweens and teens.

What you should know: An urban street dancer (Columbus Short) gets out of the ghetto and into a Southern black college, where two fraternities want him to pledge his skills to their stepping teams.

Language: Mild profanity throughout.

Sexual situations and nudity: A couple of scenes with a college-age couple kissing, and the dancing can be sexually suggestive.

Violence/scary situations: In the opening scene, a violent gang rumble ends in a death.

Drug or alcohol use: There are several bar scenes, but none of the major characters is seen drinking.

'Arthur and the Invisibles'

Rating: PG.

Suitable for: Kids 7 and older.

What you should know: Young Arthur uses magic to miniaturize himself and joins the odd-looking creatures inhabiting his back yard. This film begins as live action, then enters an animated world.

Language: Some crude language.

Sexual situations and nudity: None.

Violence/scary situations: Animated violence, high-action scenes of peril.

Drug or alcohol use: None.

First published on January 12, 2007 at 12:00 am
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