EDITORIAL: Hollywood Heads In The Right Direction As Female-Driven Films Lead The 2017 Box Office

In the year of #MeToo and the Time’s Up movement, Hollywood has been the center of a lot of negative press.  So, when a story hits that puts Hollywood in a more positive light, I feel it’s important to make sure it gets shared, so that we can see that there’s still some good out there.

Movie Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)

Belle (Emma Watson) is a...yeah probably no need for a plot synopsis since this is the tale as old as time and it would just bore the hell out of any reader. So lets just get to it. Beauty and the Beast is the live action Disney remake that comes 26 years after the gorgeous animated feature.

I am not only fine with, but encourage the retelling of classical tales in any kind of medium. It has been done since the dawn of humanity and I see no problem in doing so as long as there is always something new to add to these stories and some fresh silver lining to find in our characters. Going into this I must admit that I was very frightened of being treated to a shot-for-shot remake that I would have enjoyed only because of charm and would have felt embarrassed about it.

Movie Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)

Beauty and the Beast (2017) is the latest live-action remake by Disney of one of its animated classics. Directed by Bill Condon, this film re-tells the tale as old as time about a beautiful girl being trapped in an enchanted castle and eventually falling in love with the cursed beast/prince within. The film stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson.

Movie Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)

Beauty and the Beast (1991) is a classic Disney animated feature that tells the story of a beautiful girl in a small town in France who gets entangled with a prince and his servants who had been previously transformed into a ferocious beast and a variety of household objects. The film is distinguished for being the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and remains a staple of the Disney princess cannon. The film is directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise and stars Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, and Angela Lansbury.

Family Movie Night: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Welcome to a new installment of FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT, where we give our recommendation for a family-friendly film to enjoy. This week we review the majestic and wonderfully animated BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.  This film has something for every member of the family to enjoy.

Disney has a great talent for bringing fairy tales to life onscreen, and Beauty and the Beast is no exception. There had been attempts in the 1930's and 1950's to adapt the story to screen, however it wasn't until 1991 that if finally was released by Walt Disney Pictures.

TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED FILMS OF 2017

With 2016 coming to a close, we at Merc With A Movie Blog have compiled a list of the 10 films in 2017 that we are most looking forward to watching.  So instead of jabbing away, let's just get right to it, starting with #10......

Trailer Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Trailer #1)

Disney has seemingly greenlit their entire catalog of animated films for live-action remakes and reboots. With the wild success of Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book and with David Lowery's Pete's Dragon being generally forgettable, all eyes are on Bill Condon's Beauty and the Beast to see if this new wave of Disney films will flop or fly. This morning, Disney released the first full-length trailer for Beauty and the Beast and, at least for me, proved that we have a new classic film coming next year.

Trailer Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)

The first tease of the much anticipated Beauty and the Beast live-action adaptation from Disney just dropped online and in less than an hour has garnered an astounding amount of views; just on Emma Watson's Facebook profile the trailer already has 6 million views and counting.  Check it out below: