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Remake of a Disney Classic Dragged into Today’s Immigration Debate

News By Angela Dawson|March 10, 2019 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—At Sunday’s press conference here for Tim Burton’s update of the classic Disney movie “Dumbo,” a press person informed the noted filmmaker that the separation between Dumbo and his mother in the movie reminded her of the separation of migrant children [...]

Easily Forgettable ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ is Missing the Magic of its Predecessor

Film Reviews News Reviews By Heather Turk|December 19, 2018 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Nearly 55 years after the release of Disney’s Oscar-winning film, “Mary Poppins,” the magical nanny is back to enchant a whole new generation of Banks children in the highly anticipated sequel, “Mary Poppins Returns.” Now starring the always delightf [...]

Cast, Filmmakers Talk Revisiting ‘Mary Poppins’ in Sequel

Features Film Features By Peter Gonzaga|December 11, 2018 |0

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Since the 1964 release of “Mary Poppins,” the movie musical based on P.L. Travers’ series of children’s books, has resonated with young and old alike. That is definitely true for director Rob Marshall, producer Marc Platt and music producers Marc S [...]

Reilly and Silverman Download Ralph and Vanellope in Sequel

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 19, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman reprise their roles as Ralph and Vanellope, respectively, in the sequel to 2012’s hit Disney animated feature “Wreck-it Ralph.” In that earlier film, video game character Ralph got fed up with being the perennial bad [...]

MacKenzie Foy, Keira Knightley Show Girl Power in Disney’s ‘Nutcracker’ Film

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|October 31, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—“The Nutcracker” is as much a Christmas holiday tradition as figgy pudding, Santa Claus and the exchanging presents. Disney’s new music-filled live-action fantasy “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is based on the E.T.A. Hoffman’s 1816 story, which [...]

Photos: Cute ‘Christopher Robin’ is Far From Disney’s Best

Film Review Photos Photo Gallery Review Photos By Heather Turk|August 3, 2018 |0

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Cute ‘Christopher Robin’ is Far From Disney’s Best

Film Reviews Reviews By Heather Turk|August 2, 2018 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Following the success of such films as 2015’s “Cinderella,” 2016’s “The Jungle Book” and 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast,” it was only a matter of time before Disney gave “Winnie-the-Pooh” author A. A. Milne and illustrator E. H. Shepard’s beloved story [...]

Photos: ‘Incredibles 2’ Might Not be Super, But It’s Still a Lot of Fun

Film Review Photos News Photos Photo Gallery Review Photos By Heather Turk|June 11, 2018 |0

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News Bites: ‘Ivan’ Starts, Imogen Poots Signs, ‘Arizona’ Acquired, Elephant Doc Gathers

Film Features By Angela Dawson|May 2, 2018 |0

Compiled by a Front Row Features Staff Reporter Production has commenced at Pinewood Studios outside London on Disney’s “The One and Only Ivan,” a live-action/CG hybrid adaptation of the children’s book by Katherine Applegate. Directed by Thea Sharrock (“Me before You”), the screenplay is by two- [...]

Photos: Oprah Winfrey is Magical in ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Adaptation

Film Features Photos Photo Gallery By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2018 |0

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