For those whose faith in the movies might have been tested by a summer of too few screen gems, “Simon Birch” amounts to a little miracle. Scripted and directed by Mark Steven Johnson and suggested by ...

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Simon Birch is a little guy dealing with big issues. Like, why did God put him on this Earth? Given that he was the smallest baby ever born at Gravestown Memorial Hospital, and that his survival ...

It has been a long time since I’ve seen a genuinely good movie. Sure, on multiple occasions I’ve left the theater thinking to myself, “Oh, the special effects were good,” or “So-and-so was really ...

There were several goals filmmaker Mark Steven Johnson set for himself with “Simon Birch,” his first feature, which opened Friday in area theaters. He wanted to be true to the spirit of “A Prayer for ...

Simon Birch tells the story of Joe and Simon's heart-warming journey of friendship. Simon Birch was born with a condition that makes him much smaller than all the other kids in town. Now, due to his ...

This feature is intended to help parents learn about movies their children might want to see. In “Simon Birch” (PG), Mark Steven Johnson’s treacly adaptation of John Irving’s “A Prayer for Owen Meany, ...

Mark Steven Johnson, a screenwriter best known for his hit pictures Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men, recalls the months he spent traipsing from studio to studio to pitch the idea of adapting the ...

With the success of "The World According to Garp" (1982), "Hotel New Hampshire" (1984), "Simon Birch" (1998) and "The Cider House Rules" (1999), John Irving has proven to be one of those rare ...

They are acting just like any other boys their age would be expected to act in a fancy restaurant. The 14-year-old is turning up his nose at the Opus One menu, with its escargot and lamb loins and ...