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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Isn’t A Great Remake But Pretty Darn Close

Derek — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:05:14 +0000

The original “Beauty and the Beast” often has a special place in the hearts of Disney fans and considered by many to be the best piece of animation the studio has ever produced (including yours truly) and has been revered at a level that “Cinderella,” “The Jungle Book,” and “Sleeping Beauty” have never quite been able to achieve. Naturally, that leaves the “Beauty and the Beast” remake with some massive shoes to fill and while it doesn’t quite achieve that feat, they manage to come surprisingly close.

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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions And Discussion

Derek — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 00:38:17 +0000

With the Golden Globes now behind us, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are preparing to unveil the 89th Oscar nominations. This Tuesday (Jan. 24), the nominations will be revealed, but in the meantime, Film Fad’s own writer Derek has a few of his own predictions.

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It’s Morphin Time! The Final ‘Power Rangers’ Trailer Is Here

Derek — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:37:40 +0000

The release of 'Power Rangers' is now only two months away and the final trailer has arrived. Kids of the 80s had 'Transformers' and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.' Now it's the kids of the 90s turn to get their nostalgic properties adapted for the big screen.

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Derek’s Top 10 Best Movies of 2016

Derek — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 05:33:43 +0000

Alright, there's no way to sugarcoat this, 2016 just wasn't the greatest year for movies. We were bombarded by countless films that were bad, underwhelming or flat out had no reason to exist. Thankfully, some gems have managed to shine through enough to make the overall year of disappointment worth it. So without further ado, here's my top 10.

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2017 Golden Globe Nominations Announced With ‘La La Land’ Leading The Pack

Derek — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 04:10:52 +0000

Last night, ‘La La Land’ cleaned up at the Critic’s Choice Awards with a whopping eight wins including Best Picture, so it should probably come as no big surprise that the Golden Globes proved to be equally kind by rewarding them with 7 nominations including Best Picture, Musical or Comedy. Trailing just behind the Damien Chazelle film are ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Manchester by the Sea’ with 6 and 5 respectively.

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ICYMI: ‘The Fate of the Furious’ Trailer Puts Dom Against His Family

Derek — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:01:44 +0000

Just a couple of days after announcing ‘Fast 8’s official title would be ‘Fate of the Furious’ (kudos on the restraint from calling it ‘F8 of the Furious’), the first full-length trailer has now been released. Now it appears that the crew will be facing off against their toughest opponent yet, their fearless leader Dominic Torretto (Vin Diesel).

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‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Coming to Broadway?

Derek — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 05:12:21 +0000

“Harry Potter And The Cursed Child” hasn’t been enjoying quite the amount of acclaim that the rest of the series has gotten. But the stage play has nevertheless proven to be a big hit in London since it’s premiere last summer. So it probably won’t come as a huge surprise to Potter fans that plans are now being made to bring the show over to Broadway with the hopes of opening in Spring 2018.

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Houdini Biopic To Be Directed By Dan Trachtenberg

Derek — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 03:17:21 +0000

Still fresh off the success of the surprise hit ’10 Cloverfield Lane’, director Dan Trachtenberg is now looking to direct a biopic of the master illusionist Harry Houdini for Lionsgate. The script from Noah Oppenheim (‘Jackie’) is based on the book ‘The Secret Life of Harry Houdiini: The Making of America’s First Superhero’ by William Kalush and Larry Sloman.

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Director Hired for Live-Action ‘Winnie the Pooh’ Film

Derek — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:09:55 +0000

It’s been no secret Disney has been hard at work adapting their own classics. At this point keeping up with all of them is practically a full time job. Well among that list of properties in development has been ‘Winnie the Pooh’, which is now one big step closer to being made now that they’ve hired Marc Forster to direct.

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ICYMI: Netflix’s ‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Trailer Arrives

Derek — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:17:21 +0000

Netflix's "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" series has been highly anticipated by the fans of the books and now the trailer is finally here. The series stars Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf and co-stars Joan Cusack, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes, Alfre Woodard and Patrick Warburton.

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Fede Alverez Eyed for ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel

Derek — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 03:20:51 +0000

Still fresh off the success of last summer’s surprise horror hit “Don’t Breathe,” Director Fede Alverez is now being courted to helm long in development sequel to “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”

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‘The Flash’ Movie Loses Another Director

Derek — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:53:40 +0000

While the majority of the DCEU films have had more than their fair share of production troubles, “The Flash” appears to have things tougher than most. The film’s would-be director Rick Famuyiwa (“Dope”) has now left the project over you guessed it, “creative differences.” This latest setback is also likely to delay the film’s production and eventual release.

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Uwe Boll Angrily Announces His Retirement

Derek — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 03:34:00 +0000

For all of director Uwe Boll’s faults (of which there are plenty), you can at least say he made the movies he wanted to make. That now appears to be over though since he announced in an interview that his upcoming film Rampage: President Down would be his last.

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Tim Miller Exits “Deadpool 2” Over Ryan Reynolds Creative Differences

Derek — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:58:11 +0000

Fans of “Deadpool” have been eagerly awaiting the sequel but they got some bad news yesterday. Deadline announced yesterday that director Tim Miller has decided to step down as director of “Deadpool 2” after citing the ever-popular “creative differences” between himself and producer/star Ryan Reynolds.

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Help Save The ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers

Derek — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 03:20:13 +0000

The cultural impact of “The Wizard of Oz” is undeniable. This of course, is why the film’s iconic ruby slippers currently sit in the Smithsonian. Sadly, even great pieces of film history are not immune to wear and tear and preserving them can be quite expensive. The good news is the Smithsonian has launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to raise the money necessary to restore and conserve the now 77-year old movie prop.

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‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Cast Announced

Derek — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:28:03 +0000

The surprise Netflix hit “Stranger Things” has now officially added Sadie Sink (“The Glass Castle”) and Dacre Montgomery (“Power Rangers”) to the show’s main cast.

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Forest Whitaker Joins ‘Black Panther’ Cast

Derek — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 01:40:58 +0000

Marvel announced yesterday that Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker has become the latest actor to become part of the Black Panther cast. His role will be as the Wakandan warrior Zuri. The size of his role in the film is naturally still unclear but in the comics, he served as a loyal servant to both T’Challa and his father and despite his advanced age was known to be one of the Black Panther’s best warriors.

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Disney Live Action ‘Mulan’ Remake Gets a Release Date

Derek — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:02:58 +0000

Last year when Disney was fresh off the success of “Cinderella (2015),” the studio began developing remakes on many of their beloved classics, with “Mulan” being among them. Little news was given about the remake after the initial report but now Disney has officially announced that a live-action remake of the 1998 animated film will be released on November 2, 2018.

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