Pinocchio

‘Poohniverse’ horror flick with Bambi, Pinocchio coming next year as iconic Disney characters enter public domain

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‘Poohniverse’ horror flick with Bambi, Pinocchio coming next year as iconic Disney characters enter public domain

“Winnie the Pooh” is slated to star in a horror flick next year alongside a slew of other iconic Disney characters whose copyright protections have expired — including Bambi, Pinocchio, Peter Pan and Sleeping Beauty. British production company and prolific horror filmmakers Jagged Edge Productions teamed up with independent film distributor ITN Studios to create “Winnie … Read more

‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ review: dark, twisted animated epic

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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ review: dark, twisted animated epic

During “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” on Netflix, Disney’s 1940 version of the old tale doesn’t pop into mind much. The House of Mouse film I kept thinking of was “Bambi.”  The “Shape of Water” director, in his brilliant stop-motion animated movie co-directed by Mark Gustafson, harkens back to the good old days of tough-love family … Read more