Folks, I regret to inform you that the unsettling CGI remakes are at it again. This time, it’s a “live-action reimagining” of Pinocchio, which began streaming on Disney+ today. For those who remember ...

The latest cinematic rendering of “ Pinocchio, ” from Italian director Matteo Garrone, is informed not by the friendly 1940 Walt Disney retelling, but the original source material. Carlo Collodi’s ...

CNN — Even taking it as a given that Disney's animated classics will all receive live-action makeovers eventually, "Pinocchio" feels like an unnecessary exercise -- a movie so flat that it never ...

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The House of Mouse is practically printing money with its live-action remakes, but critically, they're hit and miss (and more often miss). But it's not the quality that matters for most of these films ...

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto (Christian Rub) builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio (Dick Jones), is not yet a ...

The latest cinematic rendering of " Pinocchio, " from Italian director Matteo Garrone, is informed not by the friendly 1940 Walt Disney retelling, but the original source material. Carlo Collodi's ...

Even taking it as a given that Disney’s animated classics will all receive live-action makeovers eventually, “Pinocchio” feels like an unnecessary exercise – a movie so flat that it never sparks to ...

This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Alida Baldari Calabria, left, and Federico Ielapi in a scene from "Pinocchio." (Greta De Lazzaris/Roadside Attractions via AP) The latest cinematic ...