Tag: remakes

Aladdin: A Whole New World for Guy Ritchie

brettstevens | May 31, 2019 | 0

Ever since I saw The Godfather when I was a kid, I’ve always been on the lookout for other entries in the crime genre. I even started watching General Hospital, since it seemed there was at least a kind of gangster story – albeit one that’s a bit watered down – every day. That being &hel...

Disney’s The Lion King Trailer

andrewrodriguez | Apr 10, 2019 | 0

I’ll be the first to admit that when Disney first announced that they were working on a “live-action” Lion King film to add to their growing library of live-action remakes of their back catalog of animated classics, I was skeptical at best. For one, the live-action remakes have been hit and mi...

REVIEW: Dumbo (2019)

virginiakublawi | Mar 30, 2019 | 0

This weekend saw Disney’s most recent live-action remake of one of their animated classics, this time 1941’s Dumbo. Personally, I have mixed feelings on Disney’s trend of remaking their movies because the results have been mixed in terms of quality and creativity. 2015’s Cinderella is my fav...

Dune Enters Production at Long Last

brettstevens | Mar 25, 2019 | 0

Paul Atreides’s test will soon be at hand, as production on the Dune remake has finally begun. There were times when I thought I’d never get to write these words, so the fact that the new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic novel is well and truly on the way is a great boon to sci-fi … <...

Live-Action Hunchback of Notre Dame Movie in Works at Disney

virginiakublawi | Jan 17, 2019 | 0

This week Disney, via Deadline, announced plans for a live-action remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, written by David Henry Hwang and featuring music by the original film’s composers, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. Josh Gad is also attached as a producer, with some unconfirmed speculation t...

In-Depth First Look at Aladdin Remake Arrives Online

brettstevens | Dec 20, 2018 | 0

Entertainment Weekly has plunged deeply into Agrabah. The outlet has released several photos and interviews from the set of Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake, as they have done for a myriad of productions in the past. I’ve always looked forward to them doing these articles; they serve to b...