The MovieByte Podcast #129: Thomas Kinkade World

TJ and Joe discuss the latest Disney live-action re-imagining: Cinderella. And what a feast for the eyes it is. From the dialog, to the story, to the acting, and even the casting, it’s hard to imagine how Disney could have gotten this re-make more right. Also don’t miss the discussion on the ‘Pixels’ trailer, rumors that J.J. Abrams will come back to the ‘Star Wars’ franchise for Episode IX, Alexandre Desplat possibly scoring one of the spin-off ‘Star Wars’ films, and more!

• Pixels - Official Trailer (HD) - Summer 2015This summer, it’s game on or game over! When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games. Watch as the arcaders
• Rumor: J.J. Abrams Wanted for Star Wars Episode IXLatino Review reports Abrams has emerged as the frontrunner to direct Episode IX, after Disney brass saw and loved the footage he’s put together so far for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
• ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Composer Is Alexandre Desplat, Not John WilliamsThe latest bit of info tells us who to expect as the Star Wars Rogue One composer — and it isn’t Star Wars franchise composer John Williams.
• ‘Star Wars Episode VIII’ Opens in May 2017Rian Johnson has just been confirmed as the director of Star Wars Episode VIII via a Disney shareholders call. Along with that news, we’ve got the Star Wars Episode VIII release date: May 26, 2017.
• The Flash - Villains Look Ahead TrailerPrepare to be amazed. It all starts with the return of The Flash Tuesday, March 17!
• Honest Trailers - Cinderella (1950)With a yet another new version of Cinderella hitting theaters, we revisit the Disney animated classic that convinced a generation of kids that mice could talk.
• Cinderella (2015) — IMDbWhen her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella’s fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.
• Cinderella (2015) — Rotten TomatoesCritics Consensus: Refreshingly traditional in a revisionist era, Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella proves Disney hasn’t lost any of its old-fashioned magic.
• Cinderella (2015) — Box Office MojoDomestic Total as of Mar. 17, 2015: $78,505,261 Distributor: Buena VistaRelease Date: March 13, 2015 Genre: FantasyRuntime: 1 hrs. 52 min. MPAA Rating: PGProduction Budget: $95 million
• 1922-12-01 Laugh O Gram Cinderella
• Mirror MirrorCritics Consensus: Like most of Tarsem Singh’s films, Mirror Mirror is undeniably beautiful—but its treatment of the age-old Snow White fable lacks enough depth or originality to set it apart from the countless other adaptations of the tale.
• Snow White and the HuntsmanCritics Consensus: While it offers an appropriately dark take on the fairy tale that inspired it, Snow White and the Huntsman is undone by uneven acting, problematic pacing, and a confused script.
• Cinderella (1950) — WikipediaCinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper (French: Cendrillon ou La Petite Pantoufle de verre, Italian: Cenerentola, German: Aschenputtel, Russian Золушка, Zolushka), is a European folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression.
• Star Studded Ratings by the NumbersMovieByte has a five star rating system: 0.5 to 5.0. This frees our reviews to be fairly specific about the value of a film using 2.5 stars for a median in terms of entertainment value and quality. However, there are so few good explanations of star rating systems on the Internet. What does a “2.0” or “4.5” mean? Why do we use a 5 star scale instead of a 4 or 10 star scale?