query: who is the author of the spiderwick chronicles

pos: The Spiderwick Chronicles The Spiderwick Chronicles The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series of children's books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. They chronicle the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of fairies that they never knew existed. The first book, "The Field Guide", was published in 2003 and then followed by "The Seeing Stone "(2003), "Lucinda's Secret "(2003), "The Ironwood Tree "(2004), and "The Wrath of Mulgarath "(2004). Several companion books have been published including "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around

pos: The Spiderwick Chronicles fourth book and contained several major differences. The Spiderwick Chronicles The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series of children's books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. They chronicle the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of fairies that they never knew existed. The first book, "The Field Guide", was published in 2003 and then followed by "The Seeing Stone "(2003), "Lucinda's Secret "(2003), "The Ironwood Tree "(2004), and "The Wrath of Mulgarath "(2004). Several companion books have been published including "Arthur Spiderwick's

pos: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) ESRB. The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. It was directed by Mark Waters and stars Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Short, Nick Nolte, and Seth Rogen. Set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England, it follows the adventures of Jared Grace and his family as they discover a field guide to fairies while battling goblins, mole trolls, and other magical creatures. Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released on

pos: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. It was directed by Mark Waters and stars Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Short, Nick Nolte, and Seth Rogen. Set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England, it follows the adventures of Jared Grace and his family as they discover a field guide to fairies while battling goblins, mole trolls, and other magical creatures. Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released on February

pos: The Spiderwick Chronicles car with sand to look for Taloa's sisters at her old pond. They find the pond dried, the surrounding forest burnt and the bodies of three of the nixies, accidentally waking up a giant, which they mistook for a hill. They flee from the giant, who becomes hypnotized and calm when it hears Taloa's singing. The children decide to ask the authors of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" themselves for advice at a book signing, convincing Jules to drive them. Once there, they are disappointed when Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black don't believe them, but they then run into Jared and Simon

pos: D8 (magazine) Stull and photographed by Director of Photography Michael Amper, showcased shoots that included renaissance garb, neo-gothic vampires in latex, and leather plated armor. The magazine is credited as introducing Holly Black to artist Tony DiTerlizzi, who would later go on to co-author "The Spiderwick Chronicles". Black’s first published work, "Ahremon/City of the Sun: Garden of Ghosts", appeared in the second issue of "d8". At that time she was writing under the name Holly Riggenbach. The magazine was both highly praised and criticized for its graphic design. The design was very influenced by then-famous "Ray Gun" designer David Carson, and the

pos: Holly Black Iron Trial", was published in September 2014. The series has already been optioned for the screen by Constantin Films. Black has also written dozens of short works and co-edited at least three anthologies of speculative fiction. Black is co-executive producer of the film adaptation of "The Spiderwick Chronicles", released in February 2008. The film covers the entirety of the novel series. "The Spiderwick Chronicles" has also been released as a video game from Stormfront Studios. In 2011, Black stated that the Curse Workers books had been optioned by Vertigo Pictures and producer Mark Morgan. Holly Black Holly Black "née" Riggenbach

pos: Freddie Highmore American twins Simon and Jared Grace, alongside Sarah Bolger as their sister Mallory, in the fantasy adventure film "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2008), based on the popular children's stories of the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi. The film also had a video game, "The Spiderwick Chronicles", in which Highmore reprised the characters of Simon and Jared in a voice role. That same year, he provided voice acting for the role of Little Jack in the animated film "A Fox's Tale" (2008). In 2009, Highmore voiced the lead character in the animated film "Astro Boy", and provided his voice to its accompanying

pos: Púca generally appear in wild areas such as woodland or overgrown ruins. In Peter S. Beagle's novel "Tamsin," the pooka appears as an untamed, untrustworthy being who deigns to assist the protagonist Jenny. As in folklore, this pooka is a shapeshifter who most often appears as a wild pony. In all his forms he is black, with golden eyes. In "The Spiderwick Chronicles", a children's fantasy book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, a phooka is among the many faeries and fantastical creatures encountered by the Grace children. It is portrayed as a bizarre but harmless creature which talks in

pos: Cbj (publisher) ( "Eragon"), Jonathan Stroud ( "Bartimaeus"), Markus Zusak ( "The Book Thief"), Michael Scott ( "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel") and Tony DiTerlizzi ( "the Spiderwick Chronicles"). Furthermore, is the publishing of book series such as "Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss " (Ingo Siegner), "Five Friends" (Enid Blyton) or "Nele" (Usch Luhn). In collaboration with GEOlino, classical children's literature is published under the name "GEOlino library", including "The Jungle Book" or "Treasure island" (Robert Louis Stevenson). As of September 2005 over 380,000 copies were sold. Overall there are currently more than 1,400 titles available. In the 1990s, the C.

pos: Tony DiTerlizzi Tony DiTerlizzi Tony M. DiTerlizzi (born September 6, 1969) is an American fantasy artist, children's book creator, and motion picture producer. In the gaming industry, he is best known for his work in the collectible card game "" and on the "Planescape" product line for the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. DiTerlizzi created "The Spiderwick Chronicles" series with Holly Black, and was an executive producer on the 2008 film adaptation of the series. He won a Caldecott Honor for his adaptation of "The Spider and the Fly". Tony DiTerlizzi was born into an artistic household in Los Angeles in 1969,

pos: Mark Hamill Tibor Rubin, Ralph E. Pomeroy, John Finnigan and Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. for the 2013 Korean War documentary "Finnigan's War" directed by Conor Timmis. Hamill voiced the character of Todd Wainio in "World War Z", a critically acclaimed audiobook based on Max Brooks' novel of the same name. He also provided the entire cast of voices for a 1983 audiobook version of "Pinocchio" with unique characteristics for each. Hamill also reads life into the characters of the popular juvenile fiction book series, "The Spiderwick Chronicles Volumes I–III", by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. He is also the narrator of the

pos: Holly Black Holly Black Holly Black "née" Riggenbach (born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor best known for "The Spiderwick Chronicles", a series of children's fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and a trilogy of Young Adult novels officially called the "Modern Faerie Tales" trilogy. Her 2013 novel "Doll Bones" was named a Newbery Medal honor book. Black was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey in 1971, and during her early years her family lived in a "decrepit Victorian house." Black graduated with a B.A. in English from The College of New Jersey in

pos: Brownie (folklore) as "house elves" appear in the "Harry Potter" series of books by J. K. Rowling, published between 1997 and 2007. Like the traditional brownies of folklore, house elves are loyal to their masters and may be released by a gift of clothing. House elves also resemble brownies in appearance, being small, but they have larger heads and large, bat-like ears. Rowling's books also include boggarts, which are sometimes traditionally described as brownies turned malevolent. A brownie named Thimbletack plays an important role in the children's fantasy book series "The Spiderwick Chronicles", written by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi and published

pos: Holly Black Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy—as the year's best according to American speculative fiction writers—and it was a finalist, like "Tithe", for the annual Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. By vote of "Locus" readers for the Locus Awards, "Valiant" and "Ironside" (2007) ranked fourth and sixth among the year's young-adult books. In 2003, Black published the first two books of The Spiderwick Chronicles, a collaboration with artist Tony DiTerlizzi. The fifth and last book in the series reached the top of the "New York Times" Bestseller list in 2004. A film adaptation of the series was released in

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles others. The Spiderwick Chronicles: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: DiTerlizzi stated that, due to the collaborative effort he and Black put into the books, there is no individual credit as to who did the writing and who did the illustrations. A feature film adaptation of the series was released by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies on February 14, 2008. Directed by Mark Waters, it starred Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Martin Short, Nick Nolte, and Seth Rogen. It followed the basic overall plot of the five novels in the Spiderwick Chronicles series, but left out the majority of the plot from the

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles meet their father there and the Vargas family decides to all stay together. The Spiderwick Saga ends with the Vargas going home, being watched by a silent giant in the distance. The Spiderwick Chronicles: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: In the Spiderwick universe, faeries usually remain invisible or disguised to human eyes, who are generally not aware of their presence. However, a small percentage of humans have the ability to see faeries, commonly called the 'Sight', acquired naturally (for example, by being the seventh son of a seventh son or having red hair) or artificially (by looking through a holed stone

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (video game) The Spiderwick Chronicles (video game) The Spiderwick Chronicles is a video game adaptation of the film of the same name. It was released in February 6, 2008 for J2me, PC, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. When Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace move into the Spiderwick estate, they discover the late owner's field guide to fairies. They soon discover a hidden world all around them, populated with creatures such as brownies, goblins and sprites. However, Jared and his family are in grave danger, because Mulgarath, an ogre, wants to steal the book for himself. The principle playable characters

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (video game) are Jared, Simon and Mallory, and Thimbletack can be used to explore small areas. Each character has a unique weapon with which to fight against evil creatures. The Grace children can capture Sprites to give them special power-ups. In the Wii version, either the classic controller or the Wii Remote and Nunchuk can be used. The Spiderwick Chronicles (video game) The Spiderwick Chronicles is a video game adaptation of the film of the same name. It was released in February 6, 2008 for J2me, PC, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. When Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace move

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles You "(2005), "Notebook for Fantastical Observations "(2005), and "Care and Feeding of Sprites" (2006). A second series, entitled "Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles "includes "The Nixie's Song" (2007), "A Giant Problem" (2008), and "The Wyrm King ("2009). A feature film adaptation, also titled "The Spiderwick Chronicles", was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and premiered on February 14, 2008; an accompanying video game was released in early February 2008. "The Field Guide", the first book in the series, was published in May 2003. It opens in Maine, where nine-year-old identical twins Jared and Simon and their thirteen-year-old sister Mallory move into the decrepit

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) 14, 2008, earning $162.8 million against its $90 million budget. "The Spiderwick Chronicles" received generally favorable reviews from critics, with Highmore's dual performance being singled out for praise. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24, 2008, in the United States. Recently divorced Helen Grace (Mary-Louise Parker) moves into the Spiderwick Estate in the woods with her children when it is given to her by her elderly aunt Lucinda (Joan Plowright), though identical twins Jared and Simon (Freddie Highmore) and their older sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger) do not want to move from New York. When Jared uncovers

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles father, Paul, and his stepmother, Charlene, in his father's housing development. Laurie has read "the Spiderwick Chronicles" and believes in faeries. Nick thinks she is "lame" and wishes she would leave him alone. After finding a four-leafed clover (which allows people to see faeries) he sees a nixie unconscious in his yard, which he and Laurie carry into a nearby artificial pond. In the following day, the Nixie, named Taloa, gives Nick and Laurie the Sight and sends them to find her six sisters, who were separated when their pond was destroyed. They leave after a faerie fills Nick's father's

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles reverted to his mischievous ways after every thing happen. "Lucinda's Secret" was published on October 1, 2003. The novel opens upon an argument among the Grace children on whether or not to destroy the "Field Guide", Jared alone insisting that they keep it. They eventually agree to consult their Great-Aunt Lucinda, who is now staying in a psychiatric hospital and is the only person whom they know to have been in contact with Arthur Spiderwick, who was her father. When they ask her about Arthur, it is revealed that the last she saw him was one day when she was

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) "the sense of wonder and magic is lost in the shuffle." Despite some negative reviews for the film overall, Highmore was generally praised for his dual role as the twins Simon and Jared. One critic said that he "skillfully portrays two distinctive personas," another said he "[had] no trouble grasping the task at hand," and a third remarked that, "the most special effect is probably Highmore". The review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 80% of critics gave the film positive reviews with an average rating of 6.7/10, based on 145 reviews, the site's critical consensus reads: ""The Spiderwick Chronicles"

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles Spiderwick Estate with their mother, Helen. On the first night, they discover a secret library on the second floor using a dumbwaiter. They later discover that the library connects to the rest of the house via a hidden door in a hall closet. A brownie named Thimbletack, who has lived in the house for years, becomes angry with the Grace children when they destroy his nest inside the walls, and Jared is blamed for the ensuing havoc wrought by the brownie in retaliation including assaults on Mallory, Simon, and the trashing of the kitchen. Following a clue in the form

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles in the foot with Mallory's sword, then knocks him out of the window. Mulgarath falls, transforms into a swallow to escape, and is eaten by Hogsqueal. The children return home, where they meet Arthur Spiderwick, who had been living with the elves and so had not aged. He and his daughter Lucinda, now an old woman, share a poignant goodbye, and he turns to dust. With Mulgarath defeated, the Grace family is presumably now free to live happily ever after. This story takes place in Florida, where 11-year-old Nick Vargas lives with his brother, Jules, his weird stepsister, Laurie, his

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) an estimated $24.3 million on its opening weekend. This film has grossed $162.8 million worldwide. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24, 2008 in the United States. It was re-released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 12, 2017 in the United States. Sierra Entertainment enlisted Stormfront Studios to develop and produce a video game adaptation of "The Spiderwick Chronicles", following the general storyline of the books and film. It was released, shortly before the film's opening, on February 5, 2008 for Nintendo DS, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2, and rated Everyone (E10+) by the

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) that were nowhere near". Since Bolger had many fencing scenes, she had five weeks of intense training, and three hours with the Canadian Olympic fencing coach nearly every day. "The Spiderwick Chronicles" received generally favorable reviews from critics; it was called "decent entertainment," "a work of both modest enchantment and enchanting modesty," and "modest and reasonably charming." However, it was criticized for its reliance on special effects; a reviewer for "The New York Times" said that the movie "feels more like a sloppy, secondhand pander" and called it "frantic with incident and hectic with computer-generated effects," and another said that

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles from Jared. The dwarves are mauled to death by the goblins and Mulgarath reveals that he had the "Guide" the whole time. The siblings escape just after Mulgarath leaves with his goblins and the weapons made by the dwarves "The Wrath of Mulgarath" was published on September 7, 2004. The Grace children return from the quarry to the Spiderwick estate, only to find the house in ruins and their mother gone. Hogsqueal the hobgoblin informs them that the house was destroyed by the goblins who have kidnapped their mother and taken her to the palace of their fearsome master, Mulgarath

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles Noseeum Jack ("Noseeum" due to his poor eyesight, and "Jack" being a reference to the story of "Jack the Giant-Killer") approaches, revealing to be the son of the giant expert who met Arthur Spiderwick, and a giant slayer himself, killing the giant definitely. He explains that the giants sleep for 500 years at a time and all wake up at once, bringing panic and destruction to anywhere they go, and that soon all of Florida's giants would be waking up. Nick and Laurie start taking giant hunting lessons from Noseeum Jack, which Nick finds pointless. One night, Jack shows up

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) a dumbwaiter system behind a wall, he finds a monogrammed key and discovers the study of the late owner of the estate, Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn). Jared then uses the key to open a chest. In it, he finds Spiderwick's field guide to fairies; although an attached note warns him not to read it, he does so anyway. When Jared explains about his discovery on the existence of magical creatures, Helen and Mallory don't believe him. Soon after, Jared meets a brownie named Thimbletack (Martin Short), who explains that magical creatures are normally invisible, but can reveal themselves at will.

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) He tells Jared about a protective circle that Arthur Spiderwick placed around the house and gives him a stone with a hole through which he can see fairies. A shapeshifting ogre named Mulgarath (Nick Nolte) wants the field guide for himself so he can rule over all fairy-kind. He sends his goblins, led by Redcap (an uncredited Ron Perlman) the pompous Goblin General, to obtain it and they kidnap Simon, mistaking him for Jared. Meanwhile, Jared meets Hogsqueal (Seth Rogen), a hobgoblin, in the forest who gives Jared the ability to see fairies without the aid of the stone by

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) cremating it in a fire, but the flames do not harm it due to a protective spell placed upon it. With no other options, the children decide to visit their great-aunt Lucinda, now in a psychiatric hospital, for advice. While Simon distracts the goblins, Mallory and Jared manage to reach a tunnel under the estate. They are pursued by a mole troll and only narrowly escape it when it is struck by an oncoming vehicle. It is revealed that Arthur Spiderwick is Lucinda's father. Lucinda tells them that they need to find him and have him destroy the book. However,

neg: David Strathairn Kirsten Gillibrand. He reprised his role as Edward R. Murrow in a speech similar to the one from "Good Night, and Good Luck", but was altered to reference Gillibrand's opponent John Sweeney. Strathairn plays the lead role in the 2007 independent film, "Steel Toes", a film by David Gow (writer/co-director/producer) and Mark Adam (co-director/DOP/editor). The film is based on Gow's stage play "Cherry Docs", in which Strathairn starred for its American premiere at the Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia. He played a role in Paramount Pictures' children's film "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2008) as Arthur Spiderwick. Strathairn appeared in the "American Experience"

neg: Boggart in past times. On Puck, a moon of Uranus, there is a crater named Bogle, in deference to the system of nomenclature on this satellite, whose features are all named after various mischievous spirits. Boggarts feature prominently in a number of popular fantasy novels, in various incarnations. These include the "boggles" of C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia", the boggart of Susan Cooper's "The Boggart" and "The Boggart and the Monster", the boggart in the Septimus Heap series, the boggarts in Joseph Delaney's "The Wardstone Chronicles", and the boggar in William Mayne's "Earthfasts". Other books, including "The Spiderwick Chronicles",

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles a route provided by Sandspur of where the giants are, playing the mermaids' song. The giants follow the sound to the sea, where Nick drops the little boat (with the tape recorder) into the ocean. The giants follow it out to sea and the kids go back to the hotel where they find the Grace kids waiting for them with the news that the giants woke up all at the same time because they were there to kill something even worse. The last book of the Spiderwick Saga, the story starts with the Vargas family going to a family therapist

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles or possessing a four-leafed clover). In the series, the Grace children receive the Sight when the hobgoblin Hogsqueal spits in their eyes, and the Vargas kids receive it when they are held under the water that a nixie had been soaking in. They are portrayed as living many years, so many of the faeries encountered by the main characters also met Arthur Spiderwick and other long-dead humans in the past, without having aged. The species of fairies in the series are mainly taken from European mythology and folklore and Medieval bestiaries, including brownies, goblins, dragons, sprites, and elves, among many

neg: Monkey (character) as well as to ITV Digital going out of business. PG launched a website selling the newly branded "PG Monkey" merchandise with profits being donated to Comic Relief, who still own the intellectual property rights. The online shop has since closed but during promotions PG Tips have given away free mini-Monkeys packaged with their tea. Monkey also appeared in a short advertising film which was shown in cinemas at the beginning of selected showings of "Horton Hears a Who", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "" and "The Game Plan". The film was released on 21 March 2008. The film is called "A

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles had gone look for her surviving sisters alone. They catch the little faerie, whom Laurie names Sandspur and assumes to be a hobgoblin, based on the Field Guide. Later that day, two giants start fighting near their house. They escape with Jules, who can see the giants, but most of the development is destroyed. They go to Jack's house for help, but instead meet Jack's son (simply called Jack Junior), who tells them that he's taking his father to live with him and his wife. Noseeum Jack apologizes to Nick for not helping them and tells him he kept something

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles the Estate with a map of the area on which is written "September 14th. Five O'clock. Bring the remains of the book." On their journey they meet a Phooka: a creature that talks only in riddles. They finally reach a river grove inhabited by elves, who threaten to trap one of the children there unless the guide is given to them. The children flee, however, promising to bring the "Guide" as soon as they can. On passing by the Phooka again, one of his riddles leads them to think that Arthur is still alive, but imprisoned in Faerie with the

neg: Seth Rogen and director, with Goldberg. Rogen and Goldberg co-wrote the films "Superbad", "Pineapple Express", "The Green Hornet", "This Is the End", and directed both "This Is the End" and "The Interview"; all of which Rogen starred in. He has also done voice work for the films "Horton Hears a Who!", the "Kung Fu Panda" film series, "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Monsters vs. Aliens", "Paul", "Sausage Party", and will provide the voice of Pumbaa in the 2019 remake of "The Lion King". Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family. His mother, Sandy (née Belogus), is a social worker, and

neg: PG Tips film entitled "A Tale of Two Continents" was released in March 2008. It is an adventure film parody, starring Monkey "wanting to change the world one tea at a time". It was shown in cinemas from 21 March 2008 until 10 April, before the showings of family films such as "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and "Horton Hears a Who!". It was also given free in special limited edition versions of PG Tips in early 2008 as an EcoDisc, a type of DVD that is thinner and more flexible due to it being made of a single layer of polycarbonate, instead of

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles Grace, who offer to help them gather useful information. Jared tells them about a giant expert who lived nearby and they plan to meet at his address. The place appears to be deserted, and after a quick incident with will-o'-the-wisps, the kids take several papers including a diagram of a giant trap. While the giant is hypnotized by the nixie's song, the three kids use a rope to tie the giant's foot to its neck. It thrashes around, strangling itself with the cords, leaving the kids horrified at what they've done. When the giant stops moving, an old man called

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles at their house when their parents are fighting and takes them to see a fight between two giants who had woken up too close to each other. He approaches one of them when it gets injured and is swatted away, hurting his leg. The kids help him to his house and, once home, Laurie gives Jules a keychain containing the four-leafed clover (which they no longer need, having been given permanent Sight by Taloa). The next day they find a small faerie (who Nick has seen days before) playing with a message that Taloa had left for them, saying she

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) spitting in his eyes. Mulgarath lets Simon go and berates Redcap for failing his master. Jared finds Simon and both fight over the book, which is spotted by the goblins. Together, the twins flee to the house, though Simon is injured when one bites his leg. Mallory is then attacked by the goblins, but manages to drive them away with her fencing skills, making her finally realize that Jared is right. Inside, Thimbletack informs them that Mulgarath will get rid of all humans and fairies who oppose him if he gets the book. They resolve to destroy the book by

neg: Andrew McCarthy NBC television series "Lipstick Jungle" as a billionaire, but was eventually cancelled, and had a minor role in "The Spiderwick Chronicles". McCarthy recently directed several episodes of the hit CW television series, "Gossip Girl", including Touch of Eva in the fourth season. McCarthy is also known for an incident at the 2013 Comic Con Philly event, where his security staff assaulted "Skippy", a popular YouTube character, who was attempting to photograph the Mannequin actor at the time. In 2010 and 2011, he appeared in the hit USA show "White Collar"; he was praised by several critics for his performance in

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles in May 2003. After the Grace children ignore Thimbletack's warning to destroy the "Guide", Simon is abducted by a group of goblins who live in the woods surrounding the house. Thimbletack leads Jared and Mallory to the old carriage house where they find a "seeing stone" (a stone with a natural hole in it) which gives the wearer, in this case Jared, the ability to see faeries (called the Sight). After Jared and Mallory narrowly avoid being captured by the goblins, they go searching for Simon in the woods. On their way through the forest, they encounter a troll residing

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles by the showing up of Jack Junior, who suddenly decided to listen to his father and come help the children kill the giants (being surprised when they reveal him that killing giants is no longer their plan). After dropping the nixies in a nearby pond (their reward for having sung to the giants), Jules, Laurie and Nick pass by Cindy's house and notice a large sinkhole close to it. When they go to warn Cindy and her parents, Laurie and Sandspur fall into the growing sinkhole and a tree falls on Jules's legs when attempting to rescue her. When Nick

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) Arthur is being held captive by Sylphs, a type of fairie, since Lucinda was 6. Suddenly, Mulgarath's goblins attack them and steal several pages from the book before they are driven off. In the woods, Mulgarath violently berates Redcap for not bringing all of the book, as most of the information in the stolen pages were useless, but he is pleased by when he discovers that one of them has information that tells them how to break the protective circle by moonrise. Mulgarath and Redcap prepare to make the potion for the upcoming night. Meanwhile, Helen, who drives Jared and

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) another woman and will not return to them as he promised, bringing Jared to tears. Jared, Simon, and Mallory use the book to summon Arthur Spiderwick's pet, a griffin, which takes them to the realm of the Sylphs. There they meet Arthur, who has not aged but is also unaware of the time he has spent there. The children ask him to destroy the book only to find that Thimbletack had switched the pages. He also informs them that the Sylphs won't allow them to leave as they'll be held captive like he is, but helps them escape by distracting

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles as she stays in the coffin. Escaping their cage, the twins free Mallory and meet a strange creature, called a Knocker, who tells them the way out by listening to the stones. They next see a huge metal tree, made by the dwarves, called the Ironwood Tree. After a narrow escape from the dwarves' mechanical dogs, they make their way out of the tunnel but have to hide before leaving. They secretly watch Mulgarath, a shapeshifting ogre who wants to rule the world, callously order the death of the dwarves for having been tricked into not getting the "Field Guide"

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles their skin). Before they can accomplish this, however, Nick is taken underwater by the merfolk, who tell him how they're glad that the land-dwellers are doomed and give him a magical cap in the process that allows him to breathe underwater. The nixies manage to get some of the giants to follow them to land, where they immediately start eating the small reptiles and fighting each other again. As the children drive away from the giants, their car falls into a sinkhole and only after some time do they manage to get out. A giant then attacks them, being saved

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles size, like nothing had happened). Noticing that all sinkholes are connected, they come to the conclusion that the biggest hydra must be in the center, laying the eggs that hatch into the smaller hydras who wander through the tunnels. They notice that the giants are all going to meet that alpha hydra, and Jack Junior leaves to go kill it, followed by the children. There, they meet the giant multi-headed dragon, who had already started to kill the giants that had gathered to fight it. After hurting Jack Junior and the Grace kids, Nick has an idea and realizes it's

neg: Pfeifer Broz. Music Pfeifer Broz. Music Pfeifer Broz. Music was a musical consultant and production team (Jeffrey & Robert Pfeifer), similar to Immediate Music, and others who develop and exclusively distributes high-end trailer music. According to the SoundtrackNet Profile of the enterprise, Pfeifer Broz. Music has provided music for the trailers of "", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", "Alice in Wonderland", "", "Transformers", "Casino Royale", "Quantum of Solace", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Salt", "Blood Diamond", "Underworld", "" and an orchestral version of the theme song to the 2008 "". Pfeifer Broz. Music was directly marketed

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles tries to help Laurie get out of the sinkhole, he finds that she still hadn't died from the methane exhaled by the dragons because Sandspur (who had grown to a huge size, revealing himself to be a spriggan) had been eating them, proceeding to eat Nick whole and only regurgitating him when Laurie drops rocks into the creature's mouth to make him sick. Nick and Laurie get out of the sinkhole and go back to meet Jack Jr. and the Grace kids, leaving Jules at Cindy's house waiting for an ambulance (being followed back by Sandspur, back in his small

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles in the river by a decrepit stone bridge. Partially protected by the daylight, they are able to avoid it, but lose their fencing weapons. After encountering a wounded griffin, they find the goblin camp and a plethora of prisoners hanging in cages made from refuse from the trees. While trying to rescue Simon, they meet a prisoner named Hogsqueal, a hobgoblin, who convinces them to help him escape in exchange for his help in rescuing Simon. Hogsqueal offers to spit in their eyes, which gives them the Sight without using the stone. Hogsqueal distracts the goblins from the children's escape

neg: Stuart Rosenberg at the American Film Institute. Among his students were those who would go on to make names for themselves: Todd Field, Darren Aronofsky, Mark Waters, Scott Silver, Doug Ellin and Rob Schmidt. Rosenberg died in 2007 of a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was survived by his wife, Margot Pohoryles, whom he had met at NYU; son Benjamin Rosenberg, a first assistant director; as well as four grandchildren. His students' films, "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "The Alphabet Killer", and "The Wrestler", released in 2008, were dedicated in his memory. Stuart Rosenberg Stuart Rosenberg (August 11, 1927

neg: Seth Rogen be very authentic. It topped the US box office for two weeks in a row. He made a vocal cameo appearance in the animated film "Shrek the Third", also released in 2007. Rogen hosted "Saturday Night Live" on October 6, 2007. Rogen's projects in 2008 included Jimmy Hayward's "Horton Hears a Who!", an animated film based on the Dr. Seuss book, that Rogen voiced a character in, and the fantasy film "The Spiderwick Chronicles", in which he voiced a hobgoblin. Rogen additionally co-wrote "Drillbit Taylor", also produced by Apatow and starring Owen Wilson as the homeless titular character. He based

neg: Sarah Bolger Sarah Bolger Sarah Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress. She has starred in the films "In America", "Stormbreaker", "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and "Emilie". She is also known for her role as Lady Mary Tudor in the TV series "The Tudors", for which she won an IFTA award, and for her appearances as Princess Aurora in "Once Upon a Time". Sarah Lee Bolger was born in Dublin to a Catholic family. Her father, Derek, is a butcher. Her mother, Monica, is a housewife. She has a younger sister, Emma, also an actress. Sarah attended The Young People's Theatre

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles the ogre. Accompanied by Hogsqueal, the siblings journey to Mulgarath's palace, an immense citadel made of garbage where they battle a legion of goblins. Mallory runs the leader through with her sword and is greatly traumatized by having actually killed a living sentient being. Nevertheless, she and her brothers defeat the goblins and discover Mulgarath's plan. The ogre has learned from the "Field Guide" that fresh cows' milk makes young dragons rapidly mature. He has stolen a number of cows and is using them to breed an army of dragons with which he plans to conquer the world. Byron, the

neg: Karey Kirkpatrick Karey Kirkpatrick Karey Kirkpatrick (born December 7, 1964) is an American screenwriter and film director. His films include "Over the Hedge", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Charlotte's Web", and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", along with writing contributions to "The Rescuers Down Under", "James and the Giant Peach", and "Chicken Run". He has also directed the films "Imagine That" starring Eddie Murphy as well as "Smallfoot". Kirkpatrick wrote the English-language screenplays for the U.S. releases of the Studio Ghibli films "The Secret World of Arrietty", in 2012 and "From Up on Poppy Hill" in 2013. His older brother is American songwriter

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles griffin, successfully vanquishes the mother dragon and Simon kills the young ones. Infiltrating the palace, they find their mother and father tied up. They release their father, but discover that he is actually Mulgarath in disguise. Jared has Thimbletack wrap chains around Simon and Mallory. The ogre brags of his plan and reveals that the" Field Guide" is underneath his throne, and Jared mockingly tells Mulgarath that he and his siblings have killed all the dragons. In a rage, Mulgarath flings Simon and Mallory out of the window but Thimbletack's chains hold, and they don't fall far. Jared stabs Mulgarath

neg: Sarah Bolger Hard to Find" directed by Abner Pastoll. Filming completed in December 2017, with a release slated for 2018. In January 2011, Bolger was selected to be in photographer Kevin Abosch's project "The Face of Ireland" alongside other Irish celebrities including Sinéad O'Connor, Neil Jordan, and Pierce Brosnan. Sarah Bolger Sarah Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress. She has starred in the films "In America", "Stormbreaker", "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and "Emilie". She is also known for her role as Lady Mary Tudor in the TV series "The Tudors", for which she won an IFTA award, and for her

neg: Griffin under the fantasy genre. Examples of fantasy-oriented franchises that feature griffins include "Warhammer Fantasy Battle", "Warcraft", "Heroes of Might and Magic", the Griffon in "Dungeons & Dragons", "Ragnarok Online", "Harry Potter", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "", and "The Battle for Wesnoth". Three gryphons form the crest of Trinity College, Oxford (founded 1555), originating from the family crest of founder Sir Thomas Pope. The college's debating society is known as The Gryphon, and the notes of its master emeritus show it to be one of the oldest debating institutions in the country, significantly older than the more famous Oxford Union Society. Griffins

neg: Martin Short Martin as Hotep), Ooblar in "" (2001), B.E.N. in "Treasure Planet" (2002), Thimbletack the Brownie in "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2008), Stefano the sea lion in "" (2012), Kurokawa in the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" (2013), and The Jester in "" (2014). Short is the host of a Walt Disney World attraction, "O Canada!", a Circle-Vision 360° film at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park. He also hosted the now-defunct show "The Making of Me" at Epcot's Wonders of Life pavilion, a 15-minute movie about how pregnancy occurs. Short resumed work in the theatre, playing a lead

neg: Fantasy film "The Spiderwick Chronicles", Nickelodeon's TV show "", and the "Fantasia" segment (along with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's original poem) "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Fantasy movies in recent years, such as "The Lord of the Rings" films, the first and third "Narnia" adaptations, and the first, second, fourth and seventh "Harry Potter" adaptations have most often been released in November and December. This is in contrast to science fiction films, which are often released during the northern hemisphere summer (June–August). All three installments of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" fantasy films, however, were released in July 2003, July 2006, and May 2007

neg: Marci Liroff such films as "St. Elmo's Fire", "Pretty in Pink", "The Cutting Edge", "Mannequin", " Jack Frost", "The Iron Giant", "Insomnia", "Freaky Friday", "Gothika", "Mean Girls", "The Spiderwick Chronicles" , "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" and most recently, "Mr. Popper's Penguins". She associate-produced and cast "Untamed Heart" and "The Crush", and co-produced and cast "The Spitfire Grill", which won the "Audience Award" at The Sundance Film Festival in 1996. In 2009, Liroff started private coaching of actors and created an Audition Boot Camp, in which she teaches the fundamentals of auditioning. Liroff is also a writer for "Backstage Magazine". Marci Liroff Marci

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles them unbreathable, and realize that these were the creatures that the giants ate in order to breathe fire (which they originally believed to be salamanders). Seeing how fast the dragons can grow after feeding them a chunk of pizza, the children all drive to the beach in order to get the giants back to land so they can kill the dragons. The three nixies eventually agree to use their singing to lure the giants, and one of them is taken to the water with Nick and Jared in a surfboard (because since nixies are used to freshwater, salt water hurts

neg: Karey Kirkpatrick Book of a Musical along with John O'Farrell. In 2017, it was announced that Kirkpatrick would write and directed an animated comedy titled "Smallfoot", which was produced by the Warner Animation Group and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks. The film, which stars the voices of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, and Gina Rodriguez, among others, was released in 2018. Karey Kirkpatrick Karey Kirkpatrick (born December 7, 1964) is an American screenwriter and film director. His films include "Over the Hedge", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Charlotte's Web", and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", along with writing contributions to "The Rescuers Down

neg: Mark Newman (sculptor) for the film The Spiderwick Chronicles and character design maquettes for video game companies such as DreamWorks and Electronic Arts and Sony. He has also created bronze statues for Stanford University and 2 bronze fireplace facades for George Lucas and Skywalker Ranch. Mark has been assisting Andrew Cawrse of Anatomy Tools in his level 2 anatomy sculpting workshops in Las Vegas since 2010. Mark Newman (sculptor) Mark Newman is an American sculptor and illustrator. He graduated with honors from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA in 1986 with a degree in Illustration. He started his company, Mark

neg: Stray sod inexplicable disorientation. Stray sods appear in the series "The Spiderwick Chronicles", disorienting travelers. The companion guide to the series notes that in order to reverse the effects, one must either have bread in his or her pocket or turn their clothes inside out. A stray sod also appears in the webcomic "Stray Sod" by Chelsea Crutchley,where the heroine's sister steps on one and mysteriously disappears. Stray sod In contemporary fantasy literature, a stray sod is a clump of grass enchanted by faeries. If a person steps on one, they will become disorientated and lost, even in familiar surroundings. Wearing an

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles a little girl, on which Arthur had set out from the house on foot and never returned. She is horrified that the Grace family is staying at the Estate, which she says is not safe, and even more worried when she hears that they have the "Guide", believing her father to have taken it with him when he disappeared. However, when Jared takes the book from his backpack to show her, it has been replaced with another book, presumably by Thimbletack. Once home, the Grace children decide to find out what happened to their great-great uncle, and set out from

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles of a riddle-poem, Jared finds "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around" "You" in a secret compartment in a trunk in the attic. The "Field Guide" is an old hand-written and illustrated book with information on different types of faeries in the surrounding forest. The novel ends as the Grace children make amends with Thimbletack by building him a new home out of an old birdhouse. Thimbletack then warns them that the book which they found is dangerous and was not meant to be in the hands of mortals. "The Seeing Stone" was published alongside the first book

neg: Anne Helm (voice actress) Anne Helm (voice actress) Anne Helm (born 1986) is a German voice actress from Berlin. She is best known as the voice of Babe in "Babe" and the German dub-over voice of Mallory Grace in "The Spiderwick Chronicles". Her sister, Luise Helm, and her father, Gunnar Helm, are also voice actors. Helm was active as a member and officebearer of the Pirate Party Germany from 2010 to 2014. In October 2012 the German Newspaper Junge Freiheit published an article stating she was involved in a gang bang party with 12 male participants, mainly also members of the pirate party, in

neg: Anne Helm (voice actress) be running for the Die LINKE party in Berlin in September 2016 Anne Helm (voice actress) Anne Helm (born 1986) is a German voice actress from Berlin. She is best known as the voice of Babe in "Babe" and the German dub-over voice of Mallory Grace in "The Spiderwick Chronicles". Her sister, Luise Helm, and her father, Gunnar Helm, are also voice actors. Helm was active as a member and officebearer of the Pirate Party Germany from 2010 to 2014. In October 2012 the German Newspaper Junge Freiheit published an article stating she was involved in a gang bang party

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles because of the children's latest strange behaviour, which Nick's father thinks is caused by his remarrying. Meanwhile, sinkholes have been appearing everywhere throughout Florida, where small black serpent-like creatures are vaguely seen by Nick. Under the assumption that these sinkholes are caused by the creatures that the giants were supposed to destroy, the Vargas kids (plus Sandspur) meet up with Jared, Simon and Mallory at Noseeum Jack's house, which is now deserted and has a massive sinkhole in the front yard. After breaking into the house, they find more of Jack's annotations, which compare the hydra, shown as a group

neg: Freddie Highmore Freddie Highmore Alfred Thomas "Freddie" Highmore (born 14 February 1992) is an English actor. He made his debut in the comedy film "Women Talking Dirty" (1999). He is known for his starring roles in the films "Finding Neverland" (2004), "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), "August Rush" (2008) and "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2008). He won two consecutive Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Young Performer. Highmore starred as Norman Bates in the drama-thriller series "Bates Motel" (2013–2017), for which he was nominated three times for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and won a

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles elves. "The Ironwood Tree" was published on April 6, 2004. The family attends Mallory's fencing meet at school. During the tournament, Jared finds a boy identical to him going through Mallory's bag. He transforms into a smaller child when Jared attempts to scare him with his pocket knife. When Jared and Simon discover that Mallory has disappeared, they search for her in an abandoned quarry, but wind up being kept prisoner by dwarves. Mallory is revealed to be sleeping in a glass-coffin dressed in medieval garb (similarly to Snow White), with the dwarves saying she is now immortal, so long

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) is an entertaining children's adventure, with heart and imagination to spare." Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 62 out of 100, based on 30 reviews. The film was nominated by the Visual Effects Society in the category of "Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture" but it lost to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." In its opening weekend, the film grossed an estimated $19 million in 3,847 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #2 behind "Jumper" at the box office. With the opening day's gross on Thursday included, the film grossed

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) a raven and catches it, but he is snatched and eaten by Hogsqueal, and the scattered pages fall on the ground. Jared then climbs down the roof and he and Helen reconcile for their arguments earlier and for the latter to apologize for not believing him. Hogsqueal and the Graces pick up the scattered pages of the Field Guide. The Graces bring Lucinda back to the house, showing her the repairs being made to the house in the aftermath of the goblin attack and reintroducing her to Thimbletack. Suddenly, the Sylphs appear, bringing Arthur, as he was allowed to visit

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) damage in the process. When they are forced into the kitchen by Mulgarath's arrival, they place all of their bombs into the oven, detonating them and killing all of the goblins, including Redcap. Richard (Andrew McCarthy), their father, enters the house and tells Jared that he came to apologize. Jared, realizing that it is not his father, stabs him in the stomach, revealing him to be Mulgarath in disguise. Jared escapes with the book through the dumbwaiter while Mulgarath gives pursuit in snake form and injures Thimbletack. On the roof, Jared throws the book into the air; Mulgarath transforms into

neg: Vantage Point (film) believed it had "a gripping premise that, for a while, at least, is grippingly executed." The film premiered in cinemas on February 22, 2008 in wide release throughout the U.S.. During its opening weekend, the film opened in 1st place grossing $22,874,936 in business showing at 3,149 locations. The film "The Spiderwick Chronicles" came in second place during that weekend grossing $13,100,192. The film's revenue dropped by 44% in its second week of release, earning $12,819,245. For that particular weekend, the film fell to 2nd place screening in 3,150 theaters. The film "Semi-Pro" unseated "Vantage Point" to open in first

neg: Iain McCaig and Darth Maul and has contributed key designs to many of the films in the "Star Wars" franchise, including Episodes "", "", "", and "". At a 2016 speaking engagement at Academy of Art University, McCaig revealed that the original plan for Padmé's character was for her to almost kill Anakin Skywalker to start a galactic revolution. This part of the script was changed by the film's writer, George Lucas. Among his other credits are "", "Hook", "Interview with the Vampire", "Bram Stoker's Dracula", "Charlotte's Web", "Peter Pan", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "John Carter

neg: Mark Canton first-look deal with Warner Bros. By the end of 2001, the shares of Senator had dropped substantially and Canton had to close down his production company. In 2002, he was the chief executive of Artists Production Group, the movie branch of Artist Management Group. After leaving APG in November 2003, he created Atmosphere Entertainment together with Mark Kimsey, an investment manager. The aims were to produce films and television programming. With this company, he produced blockbusters such as "300", "Immortals", and "The Spiderwick Chronicles". In his roles as executive, chairman, and producer, Canton has been involved in over 300 major

neg: Allison Shearmur of production, where she was responsible for the studio's literary productions such as "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Stop-Loss", "Zodiac", "Dreamgirls", "Charlotte's Web", "Nacho Libre", and "Failure to Launch". In 2008, she moved to Lionsgate as president of motion picture production. While at Lionsgate she produced the first two "Hunger Games" movies, then executive produced the final two. Shearmur formed her own production company, Allison Shearmur Productions. In 2017, her company executive produced the television movie "Dirty Dancing". Shearmur was born a quadruplet to Martin and Rhoda Brecker, and grew up in a traditional Jewish household.

neg: 9Go! Consequently, 9Go! was broadcast by Southern Cross into Regional Queensland, Southern NSW/ACT and Regional Victoria on channel 53. On 21 September 2016, 9Go! announced their "100 Days of Movie Event Bigness", which ran during primetime from 30 September 2016 to 8 January 2017, starting with airings of The Spiderwick Chronicles and . On 12 December 2016, 9Go!'s daytime schedule was reformatted into a children's programming block branded "Go! Kids". Children's programming runs from 6am to 6pm on 9Go! in addition to being available via streaming on the 9Now service, with regular programming broadcast outside of those hours. Original plans for

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles up to him to save the day. Using the cap given to him by the merfolk so he could safely breathe, he goes into one of the tunnels with Jack's machete so to meet the hydra from below. When he gets there, instead of trying to kill the beast, he cuts the substance that keeps all the dragons together, thus making them separate from each other and easier for the giants to kill. At the hospital, all the children get their injuries treated, Jules gets back with Cindy, Jack calls his father to tell him what happened, the Grace kids

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles and in return, Jared, Simon, and Mallory attract the goblins' attention away from Hogsqueal and then flee, leading the goblins back to the troll. Jared convinces the troll to let them escape in return for leading the goblins to him to eat. After they arrive home, Simon convinces them to return to the now empty camp to release the rest of the goblins' victims and they take the injured griffin to the carriage house. After confronting their scared and angry mother, they discover that Thimbletack, enraged at Jared's forceful taking of the seeing stone, has again become a Boggart and

neg: Sarah Bolger School in Dublin and Loreto High School, Beaufort in Rathfarnham from 2003-09. Bolger starred in "In America" with her sister, Emma. From 2008 to 2010, she portrayed Princess Mary Tudor in "The Tudors". Bolger starred in "Stormbreaker" alongside Alex Pettyfer. She also starred in the film adaptation of the children's novel "The Spiderwick Chronicles". She filmed a pilot called "Locke & Key", and will star in the movie "Starbright". Bolger guest starred as Princess Aurora in the second, third, and fourth seasons of the fairy tale drama, "Once Upon a Time". Bolger played the female lead role, Umi, in the

neg: Sprint Corporation such movies such as "Men in Black II" (2002), "The Departed" (2006), "Dan in Real Life" (2007), "Superbad" (2007), "Wild Hogs" (2007), "27 Dresses" (2008), "Baby Mama" (2008), "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" (2008), "Eagle Eye" (2008), "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2008), "Sex and the City (film)" (2008), "" (2009), "Bride Wars" (2009), "" (2009), and "The Gambler" (2014). Sprint was the official wireless sponsor of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Sprint Power Vision customers were able to watch the VMAs on a live simulcast on their Sprint Power Vision handset free of charge. In "Time Magazine"'s November 13, 2006 issue, Sprint

neg: Tony DiTerlizzi and Nickelodeon Movies in 2002 and published in 2003. It was subsequently translated into 30 different languages. In 2005, "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You" was published, with Paramount Pictures releasing a live-action movie adaptation of the series. DiTerlizzi acting as co-executive producer. A sequel series, "Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles", began publication in September 2007, and continued through 2009. In 2010, Simon & Schuster published the first book of a trilogy, "The Search for WondLa", written and illustrated by DiTerlizzi. "A Hero for WondLa" was published in 2012, and "The Battle for WondLa" followed in 2014.

neg: Gaia Online system), quests on the site are now for promotional purposes, granting items related to a featured movie, video game, or series for watching trailers or advertisements. Movies, video games, and other products that are promoted by the Gaia Quest system include "Gracie", "", "The Golden Compass", "Nancy Drew", "The Last Mimzy," "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "Kung Fu Panda", "Bee Movie", "", "You Don't Mess With The Zohan", "", "The Sims 3", "Sonic and the Black Knight", "Harry Potter", "August Underground's Mordum", "PopStar Guitar", and "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2", among many others. Anime series and TV shows have also

neg: U2 3D than the film's wide release, as many IMAX theaters had booked "The Spiderwick Chronicles", which was released on February 15. "U2 3D" was U2's second feature film, following 1988's "Rattle and Hum", and the third concert film from the Vertigo Tour, following the direct-to-video concert films "" and "". The wide release was originally scheduled for February 15, 2008, but the date was pushed back one week when Walt Disney Pictures decided to extend its release of the 3D concert film "", which was initially scheduled to be in theaters for only one week. Instead, on February 15, "U2 3D"

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles to the sea if the kids bring them a fish that has never been in their sea. They steal a tropical fish from Cindy's father's aquarium and race back to the beach. The mermaids are amazed that they completed the task and return Jules. Keeping their promise but intending to trick the humans, the mermaids sing for only a little while and to no effect before disappearing. However, Nick manages to tape their song in a tape recorder, which they intend to use to lure the giants themselves. After getting Nick's model Viking ship from the hotel, they drive around

neg: Mary-Louise Parker for which she received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series between 2007 and 2009 and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2006. Her later film appearances include roles in "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2008), "Red" (2010), "R.I.P.D." (2013), and "Red 2" (2013). Since 2007, Parker has contributed articles to "Esquire" magazine and published her memoir, "Dear Mr. You", in 2015. In 2017, she starred as Roma Guy on the ABC television miniseries "When We Rise". Parker was born in Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

neg: Books of Chronicles elite of Jerusalem in the time of the Achaemenid Empire. Jewish and Christian tradition identified this author as the 5th century BC figure Ezra, who gives his name to the Book of Ezra; Ezra was also believed to be the author of both Chronicles and Ezra–Nehemiah, but later critical scholarship abandoned the identification with Ezra and called the anonymous author "the Chronicler". One of the most striking, although inconclusive, features of Chronicles is that its closing sentence is repeated as the opening of Ezra–Nehemiah. The latter half of the 20th century saw a radical reappraisal, and many now regard it

neg: The Kane Chronicles The Kane Chronicles The Kane Chronicles is a trilogy of adventure and Egyptian mythological fiction books written by American author Rick Riordan. The series is set in the same universe as Riordan's other franchises, "Camp Half-Blood Chronicles" and "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard". The novels are narrated alternately in first-person by the two protagonists, siblings Carter and Sadie Kane. The siblings are powerful magicians descended from the two pharaohs Narmer and Ramses the Great. They and their friends are forced to contend with Egyptian gods and goddesses who still interact with the modern world. Author Rick Riordan, a

neg: Mary-Louise Parker the third season of "Weeds". Parker appeared in 2008's "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and in Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons production in the New York premiere of "Dead Man's Cell Phone", a new play by Sarah Ruhl, alongside Drama Desk Award winner Kathleen Chalfant. She filmed the Donna Vermeer film "Les Passages" alongside Julie Delpy. Following this, she returned to work on the fifth season of "Weeds". Parker took the lead role in the Roundabout Theatre Broadway revival of the play "Hedda Gabler", running from January through March 29, 2009. The play garnered a series of negative reviews. Parker starred opposite Bruce Willis

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles of intertwined wyrm dragons, to the legend of the Rat King. Finally going to Jack's backyard, Nick and Laurie find what Jack had meant to give them: a small pool filled with lime and muck with Taloa and two of her sisters, Ooki and Ibi, whom Jack had captured some days earlier. Meanwhile, Mallory goes into the sinkhole to investigate, but finds herself unable to breathe and surrounded by the small snake-like dragons. They manage to get her out and put three of the creatures in a jar. They figure that the creatures produce methane, which makes the air around

neg: The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) them. Once home, they try to convince Helen of the imminent threat of the goblins and the existence of magical creatures. At first, Helen refuses to listen until Thimbletack appears and they show her the goblins outside, finally shattering her disbelief and making her agree to help stop the attack. At this time, the goblins have finished spreading the potion, which successfully breaks the circle when the moon rises. Jared, Simon, Mallory, and Helen arm themselves with knives and home-made tomato sauce/salt bombs prepared by Simon earlier. The family successfully fend off the attacking goblins, though the house suffers considerable