A new children's film The Star tells the Christmas nativity story through the eyes of the animals involved. NPR's Michel Martin talks to producer DeVon Franklin.

The cartoon mouse, known only as “Die Maus,” is the eponymous star of “Die Sendung mit der Maus” (The Show with the Mouse).

An animated fable about the first Christmas, “The Star” reimagines the Nativity story from the perspective of an animal — actually, an entire menagerie of comical Holy Land critters, led by ...

Film Review: ‘The Star’ This innocuously irreverent faith-based cartoon re-imagines the nativity story from the perspective of the animals who witnessed Jesus' birth.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It borders on trite to say that a great animated film can speak to anyone, but that’s the nature ...

“Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun is going for something much more wholesome than zombie smashing: the animated nativity film “The Star.”. In the film, which had its cast unveiled by Sony ...

The nativity story is getting new animal heroes with The Star (in theaters Nov. 10). The faith-based animated comedy tells the story of Jesus' birth through the eyes of the creatures in the ...

Most of us are familiar with the biblical story of the Nativity — the dramatic birth of Jesus, tucked away in a barn with Mary and Joseph, the three kings with their frankincense and myrrh.

The youngest of viewers won’t mind the transitions from poop jokes to angelic visitations, but their parents will be forgiven for finding the proceedings erratic when they’re not just plain dull.

* * 1/2 <br>The Star<br>A pleasant telling of the Nativity story is hampered by an emphasis on the animals around Mary and Joseph.<br>Where • Theaters everywhere.<br>When • Opens Friday, Nov ...

R. Michael Palan's Star Barn Nativity is at the National Christmas Center, 3950 E. Harrisburg Pike in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

An animated fable about the first Christmas, “The Star” reimagines the Nativity story from the perspective of an animal – actually, an entire menagerie of comical Holy Land critters, led by ...