Tag: Jon Favreau
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Review Round Up: The Lion King
Is Disney’s latest live action remake a roaring success with critics? Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews. The Guardian: *** “As for the savanna landscapes, their apparent tangibility seems perfectly suited to the phrase that echoes throughout The Lion King: “everything the light touches”. It’s as if cinematographer Caleb Deschanel had physically ventured into […]
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First Impressions…The Lion King
The first full length trailer for the live-action remake of the classic Disney film has been released. Here’s a few thoughts on it… Drama and spectacle are two words that automatically spring to mind when you first watch this trailer for this remake of the classic animated film. But behind this – can audiences hope […]
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Review Round Up…The Jungle Book
This latest reboot of the classic animated Disney film based on Rudyard Kipling’s book is filled with CGI – but can it still impress the critics? The Guardian: **** “a terrifically enjoyable piece of old-fashioned storytelling and a beautiful-looking film: spectacular, exciting, funny and fun.” IGN: ” Favreau’s take on the story amplifies the 1967 animated […]