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‘The BFG’ Gets a Big, Friendly Trailer
They call Steven Spielberg the Master of Mirth for a reason. While a lot of other fantasy and genre movies these days seem to be going more for grit and revisionism, Spielberg’s fantasy films have rarely lost that sense of child-like wonder and whimsy that gave him his nickname. There’s a kind of purity to […] More
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Watch a Disney Animator Break Down One Shot from ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Traditional animation, the kind involving such archaic devices as pencils and paper, is HARD. Which isn’t to say that the modern, computer-heavy kind isn’t as well, but there’s a particular kind of difficulty associated with being hunched over a drawing board for hours -if not days- on ending, grueling over image after image just to […] More
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IMAX Trailer for ‘The Jungle Book’ Is Big on Spectacle and Story
To my eyes, the upcoming star-studded live-action remake/adaptation of The Jungle Book is one of those movies that could seriously go either way. On the one hand, the film boasts a fantastic cast and a -usually- reliable director in Jon Favreau. But on the other hand, this looks like the kind of movie that could easily […] More
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After 100 episodes, Once Upon a Time is a fairy tale too big to fail
OUAT hits 100 episodes, even though most thought it wouldn’t last a season, because it’s crazy enough to work.
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Disney Releases First Teaser for ‘Pete’s Dragon’
Disney is keeping that re-making train rolling along by reimagining one of their own beloved 70s classics. Indie director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) may not be the most obvious choice to direct a big Disney family movie, but it goes along with the trend of studios snatching promising independent filmmakers and letting them […] More
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New Trailer for Live-Action ‘Jungle Book’ From Jon Favreau
Boy Disney sure have been going whole-hog with live-action movies based on or spinning off from their classic films lately, haven’t they? Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is getting a sequel, there’s gonna be a Cruelle DeVille movie (a feature film based on someone who kills and skins puppies….sure to be a hit), you’d almost think that […] More
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Galavant: Season 2 is an oddball delight
ABC’s fantasy-musical-comedy grows leaps and bounds in its unlikely second season. More
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First Trailer for ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Does Not Disappoint
Disney has released the first trailer for the highly anticipated Marvel Studios sequel Captain America: Civil War which debuted Tuesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), the first film of Marvel’s Phase Three slate picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off as Steve […] More
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‘Kingdom Hearts 2.8’ or just Kingdom Hearts 2 L8?
I have been a fan of Kingdom Hearts for almost twelve years, roughly the entire lifetime of the series. While I wasn’t a day one adopter, I can recall eagerly awaiting Kingdom Hearts II, which I did get right away, satiating my hunger on the Game Boy Advance entry Chain of Memories. I vividly remember being shocked […] More
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VOTD: ‘Star Wars’ meets classic Disney characters in mash-up trailer
Who wouldn’t want to see Aladdin in Star Wars? This became a reality in a new mash-up video that featured a number of classic Disney chaaracters popping up in the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Belle, Olaf, Maleficent, Aladdin, Jafar, Pinocchio, and Hercules are just a few that appear in the video. […] More
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Looney Tunes Characters That Got Old
Since its success during the short film era of cartoons, Looney Tunes has become a worldwide media franchise; spawning several television series, feature films, comic books, music albums, video games, and amusement park rides; as well as serving as Warner Bros.’ flagship franchise. Many of the characters have made and continue to make cameo appearances […] More
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First trailer for ‘The Jungle Book’ asks you to stay close in the jungle
“Stay close, my cub.” The first trailer for director Jon Favreau’s adaptation of Disney’s The Jungle Book dropped on Tuesday and puts us in a dark and frightening place. The film stars Scarlett Johannson, Idris Elba, Bill Murray, Lupita Nyong’o, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, and newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli. The story is […] More