Chris Sanders

Film Review: Lilo & Stitch proves just how warm and refreshing some live-action updates can be

Whilst the poor reaction to Snow White has made Disney reevaluate their standing on live-action updates of their classic animated catalogue, Lilo & Stitch – obviously made before such a decision was made – arrives with an ironic freshness that proves just how warm and successful some reimaginings can be. By no means does this…

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Interview: Director Chris Sanders and producer Jeff Hermann on bringing The Wild Robot to life on screen

From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually…

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Film Review: The Call of the Wild is a call not worth answering

The 1903 book The Call of the Wild is considered classic literature for young children. So much so, that it has been adapted on-screen multiple times as a silent film, an anime film and through multiple attempts in Hollywood; including a 1996 version starring Rutger Hauer that is considered by some to be the most…

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