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| Lenona... |
 Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:46 am |
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"Hollywood so often makes a hash of children’s classics, deaf to their
quiet power. Globe film critic Ty Burr rues that sorry trend, but sees
hope in some forthcoming releases."
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/10/04/where_the_wonder_goes/
It's three pages long, and 20 comments follow.
Ty Burr used to write for Entertainment Weekly. He's the author of the
2007 book, "The Best Old Movies for Families: A Guide to Watching
Together."
Lenona. |
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| Elaine Thompson... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:41 pm |
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On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:46:38 -0700 (PDT), Lenona <lenona321 at (no spam) yahoo.com>
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21 now. His point is reasonable. I'm with the commentor who wonders
how a short almost wordless picture book could possibly become a
full-sized movie.
I'm one who also loathes Disney's Pooh.
I don't understand why Hollywood will take a children's book and
destroy it. Do they really misread it that badly? I'm thinking
specifically of Polar Express or the Cat in the Hat. Or is it like
the Polanski affair where those in that bubble see everything much
differently than those outside the Hollywood bubble, and they don't
realize how what they think is clever movie making is going to come
off to the audiences.
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Elaine Thompson <Elaine at (no spam) KEThompson.org> |
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