Climactic, Splash Mountain-style setpiece underlines the notion that “City of Ember” would have functioned better as a five-minute theme-park ride than as a 94-minute family film.

When we see the main characters in “City of Ember” advance from nobodies to archetypes by the film’s end, this story moves to rarefied territory.

The first full trailer for the new family fantasy film City of Ember has launched. The trailer does a great job of explaining the story and concept and I must say this looks thoroughly entertaining.

In "City of Ember," she has nothing to work with ... (the first of the four-part "Book of Ember" series), from which the film was adapted, Lina and Doon are dewy 12-year-old adventurers loaded ...

None of this means that the film is necessarily enjoyable to watch ... the characters’ long-sought daylight can’t come fast enough. “City of Ember.” MPAA rating: PG for mild peril and ...

The Busch Family from Trabuco Canyon reviewed “City of Ember” starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Martin Landau, Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway. Rated PG for mild peril and some thematic ...

Bill Murray, last seen (or heard rather) putting in a paycheck performance for voicing Garfield, has been hired for his next film according to Variety. Murray will star in City of Ember based on ...

City of Ember begins with the end of the world ... journey and adventure as I’d have guessed from the trailers, the film is full of discovery, charm, fun and deeper themes.

The City of Ember is a tale of an enthralling, full of suspense adventure. Starring Oscar-nominated child star Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway, it shows how courage and conviction can lead the ...