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It’s a continual lament around our house — there are so few films that are suitable for young children. My mother-in-law likes to take her grandkids to the movies, but it’s hard to find ones that we feel are acceptable. Being animated doesn’t automatically mean a film is okay for the little ones. Even Disney films are, in our house, “for big kids” because of the violence and gender stereotypes. So when a state decides to offer a tax credit for “family-friendly” films being made there, it sounds like an idea long overdue.
I’m feeling pretty psychic right about now. Just the other day as I went through all my daughter’s classic fairy tale books, I thought to myself “why o why hasn’t Disney done Rapunzel’? Is it because it’s one of the darker and slightly more depressing Brothers Grimm stories? That has never stopped Disney before and it turns out, it won’t stop them now.
Today on Jezebel, they posted a sneak peak of the upcoming Disney-ized version of the classic tale.And you know Disney will get sanitize and make it squeeky clean. An added bonus – the film will be in 3D. So Rapunzel’s hair will be seemingly flow right in front of your face. The flick is set to be released for the 2010 holiday season. Click through to see more sneaks peek stills from the film. Continue reading »
I’m already freaked out. Tim Burton is currently working on a 3-D adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. I love Alice in Wonderland. I adore the book and have watched the sugarcoated Disney animated version countless times. I’m also a big fan of the surreal take of the tale by Jan Švankmajer. But this new incarnation of the Lewis Carroll classic…it’s looking pretty damn creepy.
Photos of the film – which won’t be out until spring of 2010 – were released and give a sneak peak into the eerie and odd aesthetic that we can expect. To the right, is the Johnny Depp ‘s possessed portrayal of the Mad Hatter and Continue reading »
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