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‘Beauty and the Beast’: Disney’s $300 Million Gamble
In adapting its 1991 animated hit with live action and digital flourishes, the studio treads a minefield that comes with tweaking a revered classic.
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In adapting its 1991 animated hit with live action and digital flourishes, the studio treads a minefield that comes with tweaking a revered classic.
By BROOKS BARNES
Since his debut in 1933, King Kong keeps getting rebooted. Here’s a look at what all those remakes mean, including the latest, “Kong: Skull Island.”
By MEKADO MURPHY
Such relationships may be on the rise, but you’d never know it from movies, where “Loving” and “Get Out” are the rare exceptions.
By KEVIN NOBLE MAILLARD
The studio booked “Logan,” a violent “X-Men” spinoff, into 4,071 theaters, a large number for an R-rated film. “Get Out” was second in box-office totals.
By BROOKS BARNES
The government helped with financing for “Junction 48” but is now taking a harder look at such projects.
By JOHN ANDERSON
A Facebook post from the owners said they would “not compromise on what the Bible teaches.” It’s not clear that Disney planned to show the film there.
By BROOKS BARNES and SOPAN DEB
Mie Hama, a former Japanese film star who appeared in the 1967 James Bond film “You Only Live Twice,” on why she decided to leave Hollywood behind.
By MARTIN FACKLER
The streaming service offers independent films like those shown at the annual Sundance Film Festival.
By GLENN KENNY
Noah Isenberg’s “We’ll Always Have Casablanca” and Glenn Frankel’s “High Noon” examine the cultural and political contexts of two Hollywood classics.
By PETER BISKIND