I have not seen every film based on Carlos Collodi’s 1883 Italian novel Pinnochio; the essential story has spawned countless variations and thematic similarities. In truth, I have seen six or seven, none especially notable other than the 1940 Disney animated classic, which remains the ne plus ultra of the bunch. That said, the 2022 […]
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TEASER: Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
January 24th, 2022 
Jerry Beck Coming to Netflix this December, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion musical directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) follows the […]
DreamWorks Animation Sets August 7th For del Toro’s “Wizards” on Netflix
July 7th, 2020 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation has revealed that Wizards, the third chapter in visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s eight time Emmy-winning Tales of Arcadia trilogy, will debut on Netflix August 7th. Following Trollhunters and the second series 3Below, Wizards marks the final chapter in the trilogy that brings together the three disparate worlds of trolls, aliens and wizards. […]
TRAILER: Dreamworks/Netflix “3Below: Tales Of Arcadia”
December 12th, 2018 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation Television has released the full trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated Netflix original series 3Below: Tales of Arcadia, bringing an out-of-world experience exclusively to Netflix December 21st. Featuring an all-star voice cast including Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Glenn Close(The Wife) and more, 3Below: […]
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No Comments » Netflix Gets Animated with An Explosion of New Programming
November 6th, 2018 Jerry Beck Nearly 60% of Netflix members on a global basis enjoy kids and family content every month, so the company today unveiled a robust slate of animated event programming – both feature films and original series – to give kids and families around the world more of what they love. The six all-new projects together with […]
Posted in Netflix Tags: Craig McCracken, Glen Keane, Guillermo del Toro, Henry Selick, Jorge Gutierrez, Netflix No Comments » Guillermo del Toro Set to Direct, Write, and Produce Stop Motion Animated “Pinocchio”
October 22nd, 2018 Jerry Beck Academy Award winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is making his animated feature film directorial debut at Netflix with his lifelong passion project, Pinocchio, which he will also write and produce as a stop motion musical. Pinocchio will be del Toro’s first feature film since The Shape of Water, which garnered four Academy Awards last year, […]
SERIES REVIEW: Dreamworks “Trollhunters”
June 13th, 2018 W.R. Miller What do Kimball Kinnison, Mighty Max, and James Lake, Jr. have in common? They are Chosen Ones. They are ordinary kids endowed with special powers to battle the forces of—what else?—evil. Kinnison becomes a Lensman. Max becomes the Cap-bearer. James Lake, Jr.—“Jim” to his friends—becomes the Trollhunter. In Jim’s case, Merlin’s magical amulet clads him […]
New Trailer for DreamWorks Trollhunters Part 3
May 14th, 2018 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Trollhunters Part 3 debuts on May 25th, exclusively on Netflix, which marks the final season of Guillermo del Toro’s Emmy-winning series. A full trailer is now online, along with more details below. In DreamWorks’ Trollhunters Part 3, the fate of troll and human civilizations hang in the balance. The Trollhunters are racing to stop […]
Del Toro Signs Exclusive Deal with Dreamworks
April 19th, 2018 Jerry Beck Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has signed a multi-year exclusive deal with DreamWorks Animation to write, produce, and direct animated family films for the studio, it was announced today by Chris deFaria, President of DreamWorks Animation Film Group. As part of the arrangement, del Toro has taken up offices at the Glendale campus. A longtime […]
Guillermo del Toro announces Dreamworks/Netflix “Tales of Arcadia” trilogy series
November 6th, 2017 Jerry Beck On Monday evening during a preview screening of DreamWorks Trollhunters Part 2, creator and executive producer Guillermo del Toro announced that the world of Trollhunters will expand to become a trilogy of series called Tales of Arcadia. On the surface, Arcadia appears to be a slice of timeless Americana, but it is no ordinary town. […]
