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You notice how every newly started movie series based on a YA book series has been speculated to be “the new Twilight“? Such mutterings have certainly been abuzz around Beautiful Creatures, which is based on the first in a series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Based on the trailer and synopsis, it appears to be a PG-13 True Blood, with magic and romance set in the thick-drawled South. | Full Story
A recent article by The Collider has declared that Saving Mr. Banks, a new drama starring Tom Hanks, has began its initial phase of production.
Saving Mr. Banks will revolve around Walt Disney‘s twenty-year pursuit of the film rights to the novel Mary Poppins by PL Travers. Rumor has it that Travers was more than reluctant to sell the rights as it was immensely personal. It reflected her personal relationships and even the relationship with her father. | Full Story
Disney-Pixar has released a new featurette for their upcoming fantasy-adventure flick Brave. The extended clip delivers a closer look into the storyline, characters, and cast, without giving away too much of the story.
The lengthy video includes commentary from actresses Kelly MacDonald and Emma Thompson, director Mark Andrews, producer Katherine Sarafian, composer Patrick Doyle, and others. New clips from the film are shown along with footage filmed during the team’s research trip to Scotland. | Full Story
Most films released in the summer are action packed, violent, mega budget films that are only for adults, but what about the children? Leave it up to Pixar and Disney to provide the animation films that draw families to the theater in the middle of the summer. This year’s summer animation is Disney’s Brave.
Brave tells the tail of the Scottish young princess Marida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald), who confronts a long running tradition where the princess is prepped to marry the best young lad in the village. | Full Story
Sony has released another trailer for their hit Sci-Fi movie Men In Black 3.
Men in Black 3 is an upcoming 3D science fiction comedy film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. The movie will be released as the sequel to Men in Black and Men in Black II. It has been 15 years since the original Men In Black film was distributed. The movie will also star Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson and Jemaine Clement. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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