Although this is more of an original story since it's not an adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this movie and its review have its place here because it tells the origin of Willy Wonka, a character in the aforementioned novel. Paul King, who might be best known for directing … Continue reading Wonka (Movie Review) | Musical Numbers, Magical Moments, and a Dash of Darkness
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/787531404107972608/wonka-trailer Writer: Simon Farnaby & Paul King (screenplay), Roal Dahl (Novel) Director: Paul King Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson I'm not totally convinced yet, but I'll probably see it. This could be fun. Movie review
Carlo Collodi wrote the original fairytale in 1883 Italy and the story is still talked about to this day. Chris Weitz, Simon Farnaby, and director Robert Zemeckis (Witches) are turning it - more accurately the animated movie based on the novel - into a heavily CGI live-action movie. It stars Tom Hanks (Saving Mr. Banks, … Continue reading Pinocchio (Disney Live Action Movie Review) | There are layers to this allegory
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/787253288605188096/disney-pinocchio-live-action-trailer Writer: Carlo Collodi (Based on a story by), Chris Weitz, Simon Farnaby, and Robert Zemeckis (Screenplay) Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Tom Hanks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Angus Wright, Sheila Atim, Lorraine Bracco, Keegan-Michael Key, Luke Evans. I guess it's been a very long time since I've seen Disney's animated Pinocchio movie … Continue reading Pinocchio (Disney Live Action) | Trailer
I'm not a Musical theater guy so I winced at the run time, but Ryan Murphy (Ratched) has worked on a lot of projects that I appreciated. Jo Ellen Pellman (The Deuce) and Ariana DeBose (Hamilton) are unknown to me but the rest of the cast Meryl Streep (The Giver), Nicole Kidman (Paddington), Kerry Washington … Continue reading The Prom (Movie Review) | Truthful and Poignant Observations with Song and Dance
Justice Smith (Jurassic World, Detective Pikachu) and Elle Fanning (Maleficent) lead the movie adaptation of Jennifer Niven’s novel of the same name. Directed by Brett Haley (The Hero) and also featuring Alexandra Shipp (Dark Phoenix) the movie is now streaming on Netflix. Premise: The story of Violet Markey and Theodore Finch, who meet and change … Continue reading All The Bright Places | Movie Review
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