An interview: Rod from Rivenmaster.com

I met Rod from Rivenmaster.com several months ago, after he contacted me with a comment on a young singer featured at theskykid.com (Brendan MacFarlane). Then I found out that he maintains a blog about young musicians and I was able to recognize several of the performers featured on it. We exchanged a few emails and Twitter messages and it was not long before we held a long conversation on Skype. At that time, I was sharing some tips with him on blogging and search engine optimization. We became good friends as we shared the same passion towards treble music. I asked him to help around the newly launched site radio and, if you ever listened to it, you would probably be familiar with his audio recordings and live interviews. Then I had an idea – inviting him for an interview with theskykid.com, thus giving the readers of the site a better idea of who he is and why he got involved in blogging in the first place.

Skykid: Hello Rod and thank you for agreeing to this interview for TheSkyKid.com. Usually you are the one who asks the questions, but today the “hot seat” is reserved for you. Are you ready to shine under the spotlight?

Rivenmaster: Yeah, if this is the spotlight I’m ready.

Skykid: Your nickname is Rivenmaster. How did you choose that and what does it mean?

Rivenmaster: That is kind of unique. I guess I would have to say it’s a hangover from a past presence on the web. Years ago I was really into a game called Riven, which is a sequel to the first game that came out called MYST. I was heavily into IBM and computer gaming back then. I got rather proficient with that series of games and as I would go out to different message boards looking for ideas and answers for some of the questions that I had, I would end up running into some young people who had more questions than answers. Then I met this young man who was from Australia and he gave me the nick name Rivenmaster, because I knew more than anybody else on the boards. He told me that I should start a website surrounding the game — Riven — which I did, and that gave birth to Rivenmaster.com. I did that for probably about six years until the game kind of lost popularity and EXILE came out and all the sequels to it. Eventually it went away and I dropped the website for awhile. When I started the new website, I just kind of hung on to this old domain. So it’s a little bit confusing for some people and maybe someday I should change it. But because I was so well known in the web community as Rivenmaster, I just retained that.

Skykid: You are the chief editor of http://rivenmaster.com . Tell us a little about your present blog and why you started it.

Rivenmaster: Rivenmaster.com, as it is known today, was birthed only a little over a year ago. I desired to do a little more of what I was already doing currently to help promote young singers. I created my YouTube account probably six years prior, but never really did a whole lot of friending or subscribing. It was more for a collection of all of the unique young singers that I had on my site. I am really fond of treble music and the young male voice as opposed to a lot of other music. I like a variety of genres, there isn’t much that I don’t enjoy as far as music is concerned, but I really like the young treble voice. I saw many of these kids struggling, trying to get their name out there, and trying to get known by competing in various contests like SoundCheck etc. I just got the idea that maybe there would be something more that I could do in regards to having a web presence and helping them out at the same time. It was through that desire that Rivenmaster.com was born.

Skykid: I’m sure that you will have a hard time picking a single article from your blog, but statistically what is the most popular article on your rivenmaster.com site right now?

Rivenmaster: I would have to say 2Boys from Norway has become the most popular of all the articles presently.

Skykid: What makes your blog unique from others?

Rivenmaster: Probably the fact that right now I am still featuring only young male artists. Young male artists are a lot more difficult to find than female artists, especially the ones that are just starting out. There is probably about ten female to every male singing performer or artist. Finding a good, ample supply of young talented male singers, and featuring them all on one site and in one place, is quite unique in itself.

The second thing that I think makes the site rather unique is the fact that I am in direct contact with the parents of every single young artist for whom I do a feature article. I am not writing anything that someone has already written. There is no hear-say involved; it’s directly coming from the parents. In addition, we have opportunities every now and then to actually conduct a live interview with that young star. It’s very unique, in retrospect, that everything is coming personally from the parent or young artist.

Skykid: Your blog is music oriented, so we are bound to ask: What music plays most frequently on your stereo, computer or mp3 player?

Rivenmaster: Well, I imagine you will find the same type of music on my mp3 player, computer…etc as you will find on my blog. It’s going to be 95% young artists. Billy Gilman, for example – I have every one of his CDs. I also have a lot of the recordings that are recorded by the youngsters on the site. Some of them are professionally recorded, some that they have just captured at home with their own equipment. I love Libera –as a singing group. As far as a choir – I have the albums of the Vienna Boys Choir. I love treble music, so that would naturally be on my mp3 player. I like Country and Pop. Up until meeting MattyB, I didn’t care for rap music much, but that kid has made a believer out of me – so I even probably have a little rap if you want to include Matty, Matty’s style of rap that is!

Skykid: Do you find being a parent and a husband makes you more disciplined as a blogger/writer, because your free time is more precious?

Rivenmaster: That is true. We do have a lot of things going on. I have five sons of my own and there is another young man that has come into my life that I am mentoring – he is kind of like a son to me. So I guess I could say I have six. I also have four grandchildren currently, and one on the way. Two of my grandchildren are handicapped, one severely handicapped, born with multiple birth defects, who I spend a lot of time with in and out of the hospital. So, yes, my life is full in a variety of different ways. Aside from being active civically as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), a volunteer for children that end up in abuse cases and things of that nature, I’m also active in church work and similar organizations. But yes, my life is very active and that is why I haven’t thought seriously of making a career out of blogging. It has been a rather fantastic hobby that has become a passion.

Skykid: Aside from personal satisfaction, are you also receiving a monetary income as a result of your blogging efforts?

Rivenmaster: My reward is just the joy of seeing someone actually be discovered and recognized, while helping them get a leg up in an industry that is really hard to crack into. I don’t charge anything! My site is strictly on a donation basis – I have had a donation tab on it for some time. We do not request any of the young artists to contribute in anyway. What I do, I do exclusively as a help. I never set the blog up, or even started it with the thought of making a living with it. It really is more of a hobby than anything. Of course, now that we have been doing it for a year, it would be a dream to actually turn it into a full time profession. Because I have been unemployed this past year, I have had a lot of time to dedicate to the blog. However, I am still not seeking, necessarily, to turn it into a full-time business. One needs to understand that it takes an awful lot of time to actually produce one of these web sites and keep it current.

Skykid: What kind of audience would you most like to reach with your blog?

Rivenmaster: The main objective to the blog is to give these young talented musicians a real extra media push towards producers (record producers, movie producers, anybody in actor guilds — just anyone of influence who is looking for a talented young person). It’s not always that I discover them. They are quite easily found on YouTube and MySpace and sites of that nature. But many of the ones I have on the site are just starting out. Some are now past that or long past that or even very closely approaching being signed or have just been signed. We see them at all points in their career at the blog. So I would say that the audience I am really pursuing are talent scouts and producers, in an attempt to help these kids really get a leg up into the industry.

Skykid: I am sure that many people like your blog and want to contribute to its success. How can one support http://rivenmaster.com ?

Rivenmaster: I appreciate you asking that question. Again I don’t really solicit donations, but I do have donation tab that is on the site and if anyone enjoys what I’m doing and appreciates the site’s efforts in trying to help the kids, I can guarantee that anything they donate will be appreciated and will be used for the continuation of the blog.

Skykid: And last, but not least, if I was a young performer, musician or singer (or a parent of one), how can I contact you? What kind of information do you usually request in order for you to begin work on an article?

Rivenmaster: The approach that I usually take starts when someone contacts me via the contact form on my site or writes me direct at writemeone@hotmail.com. Once the parents contact me and let me know that they would be eager to have their son appear on the site, all I ask is for a few pictures and maybe a biography written by the parents, a producer, a manager or someone who might be working with them. This gives me a little insight about that particular young artist. I usually ask them to start when they first noticed the unique talent of their child, whatever it might be, and progress through their early childhood development through school and bringing us up to date to what they are actually doing now. They should also include any notable performances, radio interviews or television appearances. Some of the kids are quite advanced in their careers already and have had television appearances and radio appearances; others are still making video clips in their basement or bedrooms with their own recording equipment and are quite rough and unpolished. Again, it’s all about helping them advance their careers.

Skykid: Is there is something that you would like to add?

Rivenmaster: A way that you can support the site, if you can’t do it financially, is by leaving comments on the articles. Every comment that is left on the article helps propagate that article throughout the web. Google also picks it up and consequently the kids get more attention. It’s not necessarily for the blog to gain the notoriety, the articles are written for the young artist and every comment helps to carry them one step closer to being discovered by a professional producer.

Skykid: And where can people find you other than Rivenmaster.com? Twitter, Myspace, Facebook maybe?

Rivenmaster: Oh yeah I am everywhere. If you just take a look at the bottom of my site you will find links to about ten different websites where you can find me.

Skykid: Thank you very much for joining us today and we will be looking forward for more interesting and exciting articles at rivenmaster.com

Rivenmaster: Thanks for the opportunity Skykid! I really enjoyed being on the other side of the interview table for a change.

The Boy Cried Murder (1966)

Children often make up stories to gain attention. Sometimes, if they do it too much, they are eventually ignored. But when this happens to one small boy, he gets into big trouble. Will anyone be there to help him?

While on vacation, Jonathan (Fraser MacIntosh) is accompanying his parents on a cruise to a resort in Yugoslavia where they intend to spend a second honeymoon. Angry that his parents are not paying attention to him, Jonathan makes up stories to attract their attention. Once they arrive at their destination, he shows his mischievous nature by setting free one of the dancing bears that a gypsy family was showing as an attraction. Of course, this causes major chaos in the small seaside resort. He is punished for that. Later on, when his parents leave on a boat trip without him, he accidentally witnesses a terrible crime – a murder. But who is to believe him – except the killer himself…?

The film is an adaptation of a Cornell Woolrich story of the same name, The Boy Who Cried Murder. It is a coming-of-age criminal drama that received a lot of attention at the time of its release due to the excellent performance of its young lead, Fraser MacIntosh.

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Johnny- The True Story of A Civil War Legend

Johnny is largely a historical autobiography with a touch of realistic scenes integrated between the photographs and drawings from the Civil War. Despite the educational approach with which the film was shot, its entertainment value is not lessened thanks to the dramatized scenes and the wonderful performance of the young lead, Cody Piper, who makes his debut in the role of Johhny.

The narrator begins the film by describing the importance of the rank of drummer boy during the American Civil War. He quotes documents that show that both sides employed thousands of soldiers under the age of eighteen, many of those thirteen or younger.

A unique experience for the viewer

Johnny Joseph “Lincoln” Clem joined the US Army at the age of nine and fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the older soldiers from his regiment. As soon as his name is introduced, he starts to narrate the story in his voice, much as if he were reading from his diary. About that time, the viewer starts to truly appreciate the masterful usage of camera and props to accurately recreate those past times. The narrator of the film joins in again and, for the rest of the film, the story is shared equally between his words and the words of Johnny – creating quite a unique experience for the viewer who can observe the events from both the first and third persons.

A young boy holding a rifle

The film begins intensely, wasting no time in throwing the viewer right into the action. The viewer hears Johnny’s rapid breathing, sees the sweat on his forehead, and the fear in his eyes. And then his surroundings are shown – soldiers moving, Johnny among them – a young boy holding a rifle. His life and adventures are then followed throughout the movie. Soon it becomes clear that even if there are uncertainties about Johnny’s life and war record, the only certain thing is that his determination to join in the fight continued. The story told is not just that of Johnny, but it’s the story of the thousands of young soldiers who found themselves on the battlefield during one of the most intense periods in American history.

During these times, boys like Johnny were beginning to learn the ways of life. When they entered the war, these boys were mere innocent youths. But, with the tolls taken on them in a man’s war — the death, disease, corruption, and evil upbringings, they are morphed into adults faster than ever should be. In those conditions, it didn’t take long for a boy to quickly become a man.

Director R. David Burns and Executive Producer Wayne W. Whited have sorted through the legend to find the facts about the boy’s adventures to tell this heroic tale of a young boy’s determination and struggle against war, disease, death and destruction that was the American Civil War.

The DVD features a video clip of Matthew Rank’s song When Johnny comes Marching Home, a photo slideshow featuring production shots and close-up portraits of the characters in the film. It also contains seven minutes of footage showing the set and the actors getting ready for their scenes. In addition, the DVD includes Actor and Director Audio Commentary, Production Subtitles, Blooper Reel, and Deleted and Extended Scenes.

Johhny is highly recommended for classroom usage and to anyone who has an interest in US history. A true story told documentary style, it’s become a legend, appearing in newspapers of the times and in song — and now at theskykid.com.

TheSkyKid.com would like to thank cvmc.net for providing a review DVD for Johnny – The True Story of a Civil War Legend.

If you liked this review – we highly recommended checking out the review of the movie American Drummer Boy which is similarly themed.

Last but not least, does the approach of mixing documentary footage with live acting appeal to you, or would you prefer them to be separate?

Film title: Johnny – The True Story of a Civil War Legend
Release year: 2007
Director: R. David Burns
Cast: Cody Piper, Jack Dolezal, Terri Fisher, Gary Chambers

Hounddog (2007)

There has been some controversy surrounding this film, which is surprising as there is nothing more than one controversial scene. And even that, while being essential to the plot, doesn’t shock or come at the viewer unexpectedly. The viewer was prepared for it, and it was even hinted at in a few of the preceding scenes.

The action takes place in rural Tennessee, and the main protagonist is a young girl, Lewellen (Dakota Fanning), who lives with her father and grandmother, as her mother had left the family sometime in the past. Those were the times when rock and roll music was taking hold – Elvis was starting his career, and church pastors were preaching about the devil’s influence on this new music and how it would cast a spell on everyone who fell under its influence.

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Losing Track (1992)

Losing Track is a 1992, made-for-TV movie, produced by BBC Screen One. It tells the story of a father and son who have lost their connection after a long separation.

Clive (Ben Holden) is a 12-year-old boy who is shaken by the tragic death of his mother. His father, Henry Sitchell (Alan Bates), who has been away in India, returns to Britain for the funeral. The years spent in India away from his family have turned him into a very stiff, even grumpy person. He lives by strict rules, follows his ideals and expects his son to follow suit, without paying attention to the emotional condition of the boy. He sees his son as a stranger, as a distant memory might be.

The first indication of their relationship and the expectations of this father for his son can be observed in one of the first scenes. In it, Henry extends his hand for a handshake instead of hugging his son. The boy is mourning the death of his mother, but his father is set to put a stop to that as, in his opinion, the feelings of the boy towards his deceased mother would get in the way and be a hurdle to his future. At the same time, the future of the boy is pretty much predefined in his father’s eyes.

Clive desires to become a journalist, but his father wants him to take on a “more manly” profession. Henry burns his wife’s possessions and builds a model railway in her room instead. The viewer is quick to realize that this is Henry’s way of reminding himself of the authority he had in India and, at the same time, also a way of establishing authority over his son. He proudly shows the set to his son, but soon becomes obsessed with the artificial trains and rail roads and, after a demanding challenge, Clive says that he thought that the whole set was just a game, but is quickly informed that “Games have targets, Games have rules and penalization “. While there is some truth in this statement, it is also a harsh one and definitely not appropriate for a 12-year-old boy.

Losing Track is a powerful drama, which gets to the viewer even if there are no special effects or wild chase scenes. What it does have is a great cast. Alan Bates has a personality that soon steals the film and the viewer’s attention. At the same time, Ben Holden delivers an above average performance, portraying a young and emotional boy who is trying to overcome the grief for his mother and get to know the person who insists on being called “Henry” instead of “Father”.

While the story takes a while to develop, the film is a good example of classic British cinematography. This movie is sure to tug at the heartstrings of its viewers, as it touches on universal issues such an obsession with the past and father- son relationships.

Film title: Losing Track
Alternative titles: El Ultimo Tren
Release year: 1992
Director: Jim Lee
Cast: Alan Bates, Geraldine James, Michael Culver, Ben Holden, Sue Roderick, James Copnall, Brinley Jenkins and others

Katia Nicole

Katia Nicole is 11 years old and lives in Homestead, Florida. Her parents are from Puerto Rico and are of Colombian decent. She started off her performing career as a competitive cheerleader for several youth teams in Florida. As she got older, she decided to audition for the Miami Heat Jr. Jams, and made the team. Thereafter, she auditioned and also danced with the Florida Marlin Minnows, which is a group of youth dancers who perform at all the Marlins Sunday home games during the baseball season.

http://youtu.be/ycwV60lkNjA

At nine years old, Katia began dancing at Paramount Dance Studios in Homestead, where the director and founder, Lianna Beckno, saw her passion and talent and gave her a solo. She competed and won many awards while at Paramount, not only as a soloist, but as a group member as well.

When she auditioned the first year at the Miami Heat Jr Jams, in 2007 she did not make the team. She realized that these kids were trained in all styles of dance and she needed to push herself to get to their level. She joined a dance troupe called the Untouchables, that was lead and directed by Glenn Douglas Packard. At the Untouchables she met Jessica Fernandez, who became her private instructor and mentor. Through her trainings and teachings, Katia quickly learned an aggressive approach to modern and lyrical dancing. When she tried out the following season for the Heat Jr Jams, she made the team and other teams thereafter. At the present time, Katia dances at Xtreme Dance studio of Miami, which is led by founder and director, Denise Amores. With that program, she’s learned all styles of dancing and has won many awards in different competitions.

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The Lost Boy

Ever since I published the review of the autobiographical novel by Dave Pelzer A Child Called “It”, I kept noticing people looking for more information on both the book and its author. Only recently was I able to acquire The Lost Boy – the second book of the trilogy (the third one is called A Man Named Dave) – about the childhood of the author.

The Lost Boy starts right where the first one left off, describing briefly the devastation of a young boy (David) suffering mistreatment by his mother. The story sends chills to its readers as the author portrays the confusion, hope and thoughts of the nine-year-old boy and the way he sees the world, his parents and himself, after years of mistreatment and brainwashing done by his mother. The author spares us the gory details of his torture – but everyone who has read the first book will recall those scenes and wish that somehow, someone would put an end to it all.

While reading the book, I was astonished by the excellent writing of the author – recalling his troubled past in such an emotional way. It sets the book up as a prime example of a coming of age novel, detailing the struggles of a young boy trying to find himself and believe, for once, that he is a regular kid – not an ” it ” – but a human person. The tension in the story keeps the reader turning page after page hoping that David will make the right choices along the way – that he will be able to go on with his life. It begins to look like he might have a chance when finally his teachers step in and call the police. This results in the 12-year-old David being examined by doctors and undergoing a treatment with a social worker. During this treatment, he tells what he has been through – first trustfully, then scared that he might be betraying his mother (who, even after all these years, he still loves but is also afraid of). Can a child hate his own mother? In the end, he is finally rescued and placed in foster care.

Some of the events in the book reminded me of Iluzija – a Macedonian film I once saw. In my mind, I imagined David looking like Marco (Marko Kovacevic), the young protagonist of that film, as they shared similar experiences. At other times, I pictured David as the boy in the emotional video clip Oklahoma by Billy Gilman. I have always liked that particular clip, not just for Billy’s great singing, but for the story it tells. But it was only after I read this novel by David Pelzer, that I started to fully understand the meaning of the song. Atypical for a book review, I want to embed the clip in question in this article. I promise that if you like the clip, you will love the book as well:

The Lost Boy is an account of the experiences that shaped the personality of Dave Pelzer as he tries to make sense of his past and its reflection on his present and future. As such, the story is largely a coming of age experience of a young person and, as such, is recommended to people interested in that genre and/or Child Psychology. As you read about David and his quest to find his answers, you are guaranteed to find some answers for yourself.

Exclusive Interview: Rick Lancaster

Rick Lancaster (The Last Days of April, Ahmed, Muchacho Del Flamenco) has studied at Harvard, Yale and New York Universities, and holds Bachelor degrees in both Economics and Chemistry, as well as a Masters of Financial Engineering from Cornell University. Rick is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Metropolis Films Inc., as well as being a member of the Cornell Engineering Society, American Finance Association, PRMIA, Editor’s Union and The International Association of Financial Engineers.

TheSkyKid.com has featured articles, interviews and reviews of the films which Rick Lancaster directs and co-produces. The significant interest that all of them has generated, motivated us to go a step further and contact Mr. Lancaster for an exclusive interview for the site. We’re very happy that Mr. Lancaster agreed and now we are happy to present that interview.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Just yesterday I published a short review of an audio book based on the illustrated novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. Seeing the film based on the same novel a few hours later converted me into a true fan of the series. It’s been a while since I saw such a great family friendly comedy that was so funny and entertaining that I did not want it to end.

In addition to that, the film is a coming of age film as its main protagonist, Greg Heffley, learns a lot about himself and the real meaning of friendship. Zachary Gordon, who plays Greg, is truly adorable and is such a good actor that, once you see the film, you are likely to always imagine him when you think of Greg and his adventures. It’s extremely easy for one to identify with Greg and recall his own middle school experiences as they are truly universal: looking for acceptance, the pursuit of popularity, the bullies, the peer pressure …etc. Think of Malcolm in the Middle only funnier, on a big screen and extremely well-filmed and directed. The editing and cinematography were brilliant as well.

Combining fantasy, reality and hand drawn cartoons, no matter if you are in middle school or long out of it, you’re going to love Diary of a Wimpy Kid and see it more than once to re-experience the ‘laughing out loud’ comedy of its entire hour and half length.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Film title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Release year: 2010
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Cast: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Connor Fielding , Chloe Moretz, Karan Brar, Grayson Russell and others

Diary of a Wimpy Kid at Amazon.com, Official site of the film

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Some time ago, I purchased an audio book called The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, an unabridged recording of the third book from the best-selling series from Jeff Kinney. Today I finally got to listen to it. The book is aimed at young readers (Ages 8-12) – yet it’s extremely funny and a great listen for people of any age. Told in first person as if read from a real diary, the story reminded me of the one in the book Le Petit Nicolas and, similarly, has a movie adaptation (which I’m looking forward to watching).

The main protagonist is the young Greg Heffley who thinks of himself as “one of the most perfect people he knows” – and not surprisingly since he is just about to become a teenager. The audio book is really filled with humorous coming of age stories, which is why I won’t hesitate to recommend it highly to the readers of theskykid.com. For the younger readers, I would recommend checking out the story at Funbrain.com where the book can be read online in daily entries ( just like a real diary) and there are also some great cartoons there to accompany it.

After I got the audio book (2 hrs and 16 mins), I found out that the book itself was available at Amazon.com (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw) as a hard cover book along with three more books from the series and a fourth one is scheduled for release on 9-November 2010. It should be noted that the printed books are based on the stories published online, but with some additional twists.

You may find out more about the book and its author at http://www.wimpykid.com/

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Emmett

Emmet is a forty-eight minute long Canadian film that tells the story of a friendship and of life changing choices. The storyline can be described in a few sentences. Emmet (Matthew Rappolt) is a twelve-year-old boy who hangs out with his friend Mike (Evan Green). They are good friends, even if from their conversations one gets the feeling that Emmet is a bit of a loner — weirder than most boys his age. Yet,Mike doesn’t seem to have a problem with that, at least until Emmet meets Mike’s “cooler” friends who happen to have their own explanation of Emmet’s weariness.

At one point in the film, the boys head out to swim. When they encounter a road accident – a crushed car with a guy in it who is hurt and in danger of dying – will the boys be able to help him …?

The story of the film is similar to the one in the Norwegian short Benny’s Gym, at least when it comes to the common issues of bullying, showing off and friendship. Unlike the Norwegian short – Emmet’s cinematography isn’t professional and the acting is quite average. It feels as if one is watching a home made film shot with a hand-held camera that gives the film an almost documentary-like feeling not much different than the one in Put the Camera on Me by Darren Stain. The most memorable part of the film is its soundtrack, but even that is overdone at times. At the same time, though, the efforts of the crew and the actors to tell a good story with some moral values deserves some recognition.

The film is produced by Sterling Productions, which seems to be an independent company with a focus on young talents and stories aimed at a teenage audience. Most of their films can be classified as coming of age, in addition to being family-friendly. Check out their site to find out more about Emmet and their other films. I believe that people should be supporting independent studios like Sterling Productions.

Who knows? Maybe that’s where the next Barret Oliver will come from…

Trailer

http://youtu.be/2rMHs5spYQI

The Flyboys: (a.k.a. Sky Kids) (2008)

Some films you can see once and forget you ever saw it. The Flyboys (a.k.a. Sky Kids) (2008) is not one of those films. From the first scenes, you can tell this is going to be a movie that will capture, not only your attention but also your heart!

The two young protagonists, (Jesse James), as Jason McIntyre, and Reiley McClendon as Kyle Barrett, did more than an outstanding job in both their on-screen presence and with incredible acting. A friendship is built between the two boys when Kyle (the new kid at school), defends Reiley from the schoolyard bully. However, when the boys find themselves in a much more serious dilemma, their friendship proves to be one in which both boys are willing to die for each other.

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