Tag: dannydevito
MIGRATION Review: Illumination Returns With a Minions-Free Animated Effort
Mirroring the “Studio that Mickey Built” (Disney), the French-based Illumination animation studio has long recognized their most popular characters, the Minions, the Twinkie-inspired pranksters that debuted in Despicable Me almost 15 years ago, aren’t sufficient on their own to sustain long-term business...
Now Streaming: THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, Must Be Kind and Gentle
Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie and Danny DeVito lead the voice cast of a family picture starring Bryan Cranston, directed by Thea Sharrock, and now streaming on Disney Plus.
Review: DUMBO Flies Pretty Well for an Elephant
Tim Burton directs Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, and Michael Keaton in a live-action Disney remake.
DUMBO: Watch The Teaser For Tim Burton's Live Action Film
The teaser trailer for Tim Burton's live action version of Disney's Dumbo flew into town this morning. You will find it below. It is predictably gorgeous to look at, Burton being one of the top visionary directors of...
Review: THE COMEDIAN, Not Very Funny Despite Its Title
There is a very fine performance embedded in Taylor Hackford’s otherwise enervating, overlong, patience-trying, and not very funny film The Comedian. However, that performance is not delivered by the putative headliner, Robert De Niro. He plays Jackie Burke, a comic who once starred in a...
Review: ALL THE WILDERNESS Digs Deep Into the Emotional Psyche of a Young Man
Once I was a teenager. Granted, that's been many years ago. But it's amazing how quickly long-submerged feelings bubble to the surface when given the right poke in the psyche. The poker, in this case, is wielded by writer/director Michael...
