Alice in Wonderland
March 5, 2010 by Rubin Safaya · 3 Comments
My thought exiting this movie was: Did Tim Burton actually read Lewis Carroll’s works? It doesn’t seem so. Mr. Burton’s critical failure may be that he only went as far as Disney’s animated adaptation in his research. Not surprising; they’re the ones bankrolling this version. Alice in Wonderland, very loosely based on Mr. Carroll’s Through [...]
Astro Boy
October 23, 2009 by Rubin Safaya · Leave a Comment
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 [...]