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Review: Beauty and the Beast 3D
1 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Review by LondonFilmFan
Stars (the voices of): Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers | Written by Linda Woolverton, Roger Allers | Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
With the immense box office success of The Lion King‘s 3D conversion last year, it was only a matter of time before similar films followed suit. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is highly regarded as an animated classic, so who is to argue with a 3D theatrical re-release then? Well, this reviewer volunteers (may as well add “as tribute” since this unpopular opinion just might spell my end). Over twenty years after its initial release, there seems little reason for the film to be occupying cinema space again.
While the hand-drawn animation has an uneven charm, there isn’t much that holds up visually when compared with modern animation. »
- Guest
Watch: Unreleased Documentary 'The Sweatbox' About The Troubled Production Of Disney's 'The Emperor's New Groove'
23 March 2012 7:21 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Though they end up on screen as cheery, bright eyed films for the whole family to enjoy, the truth is that behind the scenes, bringing an animated film to life is an arduous, exhausting journey. Freed from the constraints and demands of live action filmmaking in which you have a set script and a short window of time to make it happen, animation studios will routinely spend months and years developing, tweaking, editing and refining a project before voicework and production begins. But few films faced when Disney went through on 2000's "The Emperor's New Groove."
You can find a more detailed version of what happened with a quick Google search, but we'll give you the condensed version. Originally planned to be a musical entitled "The Kingdom Of The Sun," the film had Roger Allers ("The Lion King") directing with Sting contributing six songs, in what was an Incan retelling »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Financiers Sign On for Salma Hayek’s The Prophet
27 February 2012 8:52 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
I’m not sure if you still remember this project (unless you’re Salma Hayek‘s fans), but The Prophet is still going to happen! Participant Media and Doha Film Institute have signed on along with MyGroup Lebanon, Ffa Private Bank, Jrw Entertainment and Code Red Productions for the above mentioned animated project which Hayek’s Ventanarosa Productions will [...]
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- Fiona
Salma Hayek is going to make Khalil Gibran's The Prophet into a movie somehow
27 February 2012 11:13 AM, PST | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet—the Lebanese poet’s 1923 collection of inspirational essays for boring people to read at their weddings—is being readied as an animated film by producer Salma Hayek, who made sure to mention that she is “of Lebanese descent” in the press release, because her combined heritage means she has to adapt both telenovelas and this, apparently, or be considered some sort of traitor. The Lion King director Roger Allers will oversee the project, which is being prepped as a sort of anthology with various directors—including Persepolis’ Marjane Satrapi and The Secret Of Kells »
Hayek Producing Animated Adaptation of Gibran's The Prophet
24 February 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Khalil Gibran's best known fictional work "The Prophet" is being adapted for the big screen in a new production that will involve collaborations across many borders. In this adaptation, each of the 89-year old classic's chapters will be directed by a different award-winning filmmaker, with Roger Allers ( The Lion King ) responsible for the connective through-line narrative. Pre-production is scheduled to begin this month, with Salma Hayek producing along with Clark Peterson and Ron Senkowski. Doha Film Insititute (Dfi) is co-financing along with Participant Media, MyGroup Lebanon, Ffa Private Bank, Jrw Entertainment and Code Red Productions. "'The Prophet' has been an incredible source of wisdom and inspiration for millions of people all over the world. Being of »
Daily Briefing. New Cineaste and More Fine Reading
24 February 2012 12:15 AM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
The new Spring 2012 issue of Cineaste is out and selections online include James L Neibaur on Kino's Blu-ray releases of Buster Keaton's work (as well as eleven more DVD/Blu-ray reviews), Andrew Horton's remembrance of Theo Angelopolous, Anchalee Chaiwaraporn and Kong Rithdee on the politics of Thai film and the opening paragraphs of Thomas Doherty's review of Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director:
Generally admiring but never intoxicated, Patrick McGilligan's insightful biography is a chronicle not only of the troubled director but also of the Hollywood studio system at dusk, the vagaries of the multilateral skirmishes between French, British, and American film criticism, and the political follies roiling through twentieth-century America. The author of well-regarded biographies of Fritz Lang and Clint Eastwood and the editor of the invaluable Backstory series of interviews with Hollywood screenwriters (who all prove to be much more than »
Salma Hayek to turn Gibran's `Prophet' into animated film - Realbollywood.com News
23 February 2012 9:53 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Los Angeles, Feb 24 (Ians/Efe) Mexican actress and producer Salma Hayek plans to make an animated film based on Lebanese author Khalil Gibran's novel "The Prophet", The Hollywood Reporter said Thursday.
The book, written in 1923, consists of 26 chapters devoted to topics such as love, marriage, childhood, joy, freedom, death and faith.
Hayek, whose father hails from Lebanon, has teamed up with the Doha Film Institute and Participant Media to bring Gibran's classic to the screen.
Each of the chapters is to be directed by a different director under the coordination of Roger Allers, Oscar-nominated director of "The. »
- Abhijeet Sen
Salma Hayek and Doha Film Institute to Adapt Khalil Gibran’s 'The Prophet' into Animated Movie
23 February 2012 5:51 AM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
London -- Salma Hayek has teamed up with the Doha Film Institute and Participant Media to adapt Khalil Gibran’s classic novel The Prophet into an animated feature for the big screen. The book of 26 poetic essays written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer is divided into chapters dealing with the human themes of love, marriage, children, joy and sorrow, crime and punishment, freedom, friendship, good and evil, prayer, religion and death - amongst others. Each of the 89-year old classic’s chapters will be directed by a different award-winning filmmaker, with Oscar-nominated Lion King director Roger Allers co-ordinating
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- Mimi Turner
The Lion King’s Roger Allers Signs on for Salma Hayek’s The Prophet Animated Feature
16 January 2012 5:15 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The Prophet is best known work of the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. The prophet, Al-Mustafa or the Chosen One who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom [...]
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- Nick Martin
‘The Lion King’ Director Roger Allers Signs for Animated Anthology Film ‘The Prophet’
15 January 2012 6:00 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
After grossing almost $95 million on the 3D revamp of The Lion King, director Roger Allers is back to original projects. Deadline reports that the director’s been tapped to adapt and direct the animated feature The Prophet for Salma Hayek‘s Ventanarosa Productions, which will be produced by Clark Peterson and Senkowski.
The feature is based on the classic book by Lebanese writer, philosopher, and artist Khalil Gibran, one which has sold over 100 million copies to date. Allers isn’t the only director lending his talents — other filmmakers have either signed on or are in discussions to helm specific segments of the film. Allers will direct the opening, closing and frame parts of the feature alongside Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells), Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville), John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda), Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis), Chris Landreth (Ryan), Nina Paley (Sita Sings the Blues), Bill Plympton (Guard Dog and »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Extended Thoughts on ‘The Lion King’
5 January 2012 7:36 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
They were Skittles. I remember this part distinctly. I was in the front row of the theater on Friday, June 24, 1994, throwing Skittles at the big screen with the other kids I was seeing The Lion King with. I know that my parents weren’t there with me; I was misbehaving, sure, but my parents were responsible enough that, had they been with me, I’d have been in my seat like a good boy. (Of course, for this specific movie, they weren’t responsible enough to be in the theater, instead letting me see the movie with a couple of friends, one of whom was a bit older. But that’s neither here nor there.) Yes, for some odd reason, the first time I saw The Lion King, it did not hold my attention as it should have. I also have a specific memory of thinking to myself after leaving the movie, »
- Josh Spiegel
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