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Legend of the Guardians is a grand, Shakespearean look at a world of warring owls. It.s done as a fantastic world that I delighted in being immersed in. It.s perhaps a bit more of an adult adventure since there are conflicts and suspense aplenty. Soren (Jim Sturgess), his brother Kluud (Ryan Kwanten), and younger sister Eglantine (Adrienne DeFaria) are owls being raised in their nest by their father Noctus (Hugo Weaving), mother Marella (Essie Davis), and nursemaid snake Mrs. P. (Miriam Margolyes). Noctus delights Soren with tales of the Guardians of Ga.Hoole, warlike owls who defend the land, but Kluud is jealous of his brother.s natural skill and father.s attention. The rival brothers fall out of their...

Legend of the Guardians – The Owls of Ga’Hoole (which I’m not going to say again) stands out as nothing so much as a missed opportunity, though one which may be serviceable enough for a sufficiently young demographic. Following the story of a young owl who is abducted and forced into slave labor, Legend of the Guardians quickly becomes a quest film (which utterly abandons that quest), as our owlet Soren must escape and find his way to the titular warriors, who may or may not really exist.

Opening on a normal family of owls, and Soren’s first lessons in flight, we are told the history and mythos of owl life, and learn that a mighty battle in the not so distant past is responsible for the peaceful life the owls now enjoy. Soren dreams of being a Guardian, but the legend has turned to fairy tale for most,...

Weekend Box Office

1The Social Network$23 million2Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$10.8 million3Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$10.1 million4The Town$10 million5Easy a$7 million6You Again$5.5 million7Case 39$5.35 million8Let Me In$5.3 million9Devil$3.6 million10Alpha and Omega$3 million#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10

There were some big surprises at the box office last week as Zack Snyder's Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole fell short of its predicted number one debut and was upset by the return of Michael Douglas's Gordon Gekko in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. But with three new movies entering the box office race this week including the Oscar-worthy film The Social Network and the highly anticipated horror flicks Let Me In and Case 39, Mr. Gekko definitely had some trouble trying to stay on top of the charts for a second week in a row.

Debuting at number one this week...

The writer discusses adapting the screenplay as well as his upcoming movie Anonymous, about William Shakespeare

Writer John Orloff's career began when Oscar winners Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg read a screenplay he wrote called Soul Of The Age, which is about the authorship controversy surrounding many of William Shakespeare's most famous plays. That led to an opportunity for Orloff to write several episodes of the Emmy Award winning mini-series Band of Brothers.

In 2007 the writer's adaptation of Mariane Pearl's memoir A Mighty Heart was released starring Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, and it earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. Since then Orloff has been hired to pen several high profile scripts, including a film based on the life of "James Bond" author Ian Fleming called Fleming for Leonardo DiCaprio, and an adaptation of The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury. Not to mention that his screenplay about Shakespeare,...

Weekend Box Office

1Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$19 million2Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$16.3 million3The Town$16 million4Easy A$10.7 million5You Again$8.3 million6Devil$6.4 million7Resident Evil: Afterlife$4.9 million8Alpha and Omega$4.7 million9Takers$1.6 million10Inception$1.2 million#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10

There were no big surprises at the box office last weekend as director Ben Affleck's second effort The Town won over audience members and critics alike with excellent reviews and a $23.8 million opening weekend total. Also doing well in its debut last week and gaining rave reviews was the new high school comedy Easy a starring Emma Stone. But with three very strong new contenders to the box office race this week including, Zack Snyder's computer animated 3D family film Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Oliver Stone's long awaited sequel to his classic '80s film Wall Street, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps...

Predicted Weekend Box Office

1Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$25.7 million2Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$24.3 million3The Town$15.2 million4You Again$12.4 million5Easy a$11.9 million6Devil$5.8 million7Resident Evil: Afterlife$5.1 million8Alpha and Omega$4.3 million9Takers$3.6 million10The American$2.3 million#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10

As expected last week, director Ben Affleck's second effort The Town won over audience members and critics alike with excellent reviews and a $23.8 million opening weekend total. Also, doing well in its debut last week and gaining rave reviews is the new high school comedy Easy a starring Emma Stone. But with three very strong new contenders coming to the box office race this weekend, Zack Snyder's computer animated 3D family film Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Oliver Stone's long awaited sequel to his classic '80s movie Wall Street, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and the new romantic comedy You Again starring Kristen Bell,...

Director Zack Snyder has earned the title of "visionary director" after only three films. Which, if you think about it, is quite an accomplishment all to itself. He first gained the attention of fans and critics alike for his remake of George A. Romero's classic horror film Dawn Of The Dead. The director then followed that up with two movies both adapted from comic books, the extremely successful "sword & sandal" movie 300 based on legendary comic book scribe Frank Miller's popular graphic novel. And Watchmen, based on equally legendary comic book writer Alan Moore's seminal graphic novel, which is considered by many to be one of the greatest comic books of all-time.

His latest project is the 3D animated family film, Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, which opens in theaters on September 24th, and is based on the successful series of books by author Kathryn Lasky.

Title: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole Directed By: Zack Snyder Starring: Jim Sturgess, Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Adrienne DeFaria, Joel Edgerton, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony Lapaglia, Miriam Margolyes, Helen Mirren, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, David Wenham, Hugo Weaving Zack Snyder is clearly a master of visuals, but look at 300 and Watchmen. The minimal plot of 300 was completely overshadowed by the masterful imagery and while those unfamiliar with the source material couldn’t quite understand Watchmen, there was no denying that the film was downright mesmerizing. Sadly, it looks as though Snyder has fallen into a similar trap with Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. The film [...]...

Warner Bros. has released a ton of new photos from the upcoming animated adventure Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, which will arrive in theaters nationwide on September 24. Click on any of the below images from Zack Snyder's new movie to access our huge photo gallery:

Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole comes to theaters September 24th, 2010 and stars Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Essie Davis, Adrienne DeFaria, Joel Edgerton, Deborra-Lee Furness, Sacha Horler, Bill Hunter. The film is directed by Zack Snyder.

FilmoFilia Movie Photo Gallery has been updated with 33 new images from Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. Check them out!

Synopsis: Soren, is a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father’s favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd’s jealousy has terrible consequences–causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree,...

Harry Potter 7 trailer debuts this Wednesday Warner Bros. has announced that it will debut the highly anticipated new full-length trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I this coming Wednesday, September 22nd, at 6 pm Pst/ 9 pm Est. You can expect to see all-new footage from the film, as well as a few unexpected surprises in what is sure to be one of the biggest events leading up to any movie this year.

For those that want to see this exciting footage on the big screen, the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I trailer will also be attached to prints of Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, when it is release this Friday, September 24th, in theaters across the country.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I is the first of a two-part finale for the hugely popular franchise based on the books by J.K. Rowling.