Astro Boy

Hollywood lately seems to be on a roll avoiding any hint of originality. A couple years ago I looked ahead at upcoming film releases. About two-thirds of major releases appeared to be remakes, reboots or ripoffs of existing television or film franchises. Here, Summit Entertainment resurrects Osamu Tezuka’s classic Manga of the same title, first [...]

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Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) spent his youth idolizing the seasoned adventurer Charles Muntz (Christopher Plummer). Watching an old news reel in a theater, little Carl had his crash helmet and goggles at the ready to dream of traveling the world to see creatures from distant lands—namely Paradise Falls. He finds a kindred spirit in a [...]