Music biopics are some of the hardest movies to stand out and be remembered by audiences due to the similar structure of their stories and reliance on familiar music to drive home the movie to the audience. Rocketman is the latest music biopic to connect with audiences as it looks at Elton John, who’s brought us some…
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Streets of Fire (1984) – Review
Set in “Another Place…Another Time” this retro-futuristic world of Walter Hill’s rock & roll fable Streets of Fire came and went into theaters in the mid-80s with hardly a ripple, barely grossing over $8 million at the box office, yet over the years it has developed a strong cult following.
The Apple (1980) – Review
There are many reasons for a film to fail, from a rotten script to awful production values, poor marketing and even something as simple as bad timing can be a major factor in whether a film succeeds or fails, but in the case of Canon’s The Apple it suffered from all of those issues and…
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast vs Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête
One could say that the story of Beauty and the Beast is a “Tale as old as time” as it has been told in varying degrees many times over the years from live-action theatrical releases to television shows to animated juggernauts.
Annie (2014) – Review
Modernizing Little Orphan Annie is certainly not a bad idea as one would have a hard time releasing a movie today featuring a war profiteer who rails against organized labour and is portrayed as an idealized capitalist and not be the film’s bad guy. Adopting a dozen red-headed moppets couldn’t soften that image for today’s…