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Singer-comedienne Kaye Ballard, who starred alongside Eve Arden in the 1960s sitcom “The Mothers-in-Law” and was among the stars of the 1976 feature based on Terrence McNally’s farce “The Ritz,” died Monday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 93.

She had recently attended a screening of a documentary about her life, “Kaye Ballard: The Show Goes On,” at the Palm Springs Film Festival, according to the Desert Sun, and became ill soon after.

Ballard’s career spanned stage and screen, and she was a star on Broadway when she was paired with Arden as neighbors whose kids get married on “The Mothers-in-Law,” which ran on NBC from 1967-69 and later in syndication.

On the show Ballard played Katherine “Kaye” Josephina Buell, the overly emotional wife of Roger Buell (played by Roger C. Carmel) and overprotective mother of Jerry Buell (Jerry Fogel). She was an unenthusiastic housewife, frequently spoke in Italian, and...

It’s telling that the first feature-length film to come out of Italy was Dante’s Inferno (1911). Because of course, what else would it be? A silent, 68-minute adaptation of the classic poem that, quite memorably, features Satan munching on the souls of the damned. I suppose you could consider this film a tone-setter for the sort of genre films that would come out in Italy over the next hundred-plus years. The film is violent, demonic, and packed with full-frontal nudity. But most importantly, it was all about Hell.

Now, I know it should go without saying, but Italy is pretty big on that whole Catholicism deal. According to a survey conducted in 2005–2006, 87.8% of Italian citizens considered themselves to be Catholic. It should be no surprise, then, that while religious horror is prevalent in the United States, nobody can quite deliver a satanic panic like the Italians. And in the...

04.27.17: This list is now final. While I may in the future see additional films that were released in the awards year of 2016, no more films will be added to this list. (I may add links to reviews of films listed here.)

This ranking includes only new theatrical releases viewed for the awards year of 2016 (for eligibility for the Academy Awards and the Ofcs and Awfj awards); some films released in the UK without Us releases (and so ineligible for those awards this year) may also be included, for my own bookkeeping purposes. Links go to my review. Numbers after each entry are Date First Viewed/NYC Release Date/London Release Date; year is 2016 unless otherwise noted.

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Arrival (10.10/11.11/11.10)

La La Land (10.07/12.09/01.13.17)

A Monster Calls (10.06/12.23/01.01.17)

The Lobster (07.16.15/05.13/10.16.15)

Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) (02.22/03.04/03.25)

A Bigger Splash (10.08.15/05.04/02.12)

Miss Sloane (11.20/11.25/05.12.17)

London Road (06.03.15/09.09/06.12.15)

The Girl with All the Gifts (07.26/02.24.17/09.23)

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We revisit Tom's Midnight Garden, Moondial, The Chronicles Of Narnia and a few lesser-known UK children's TV series...

Read our look-back at UK kids' fantasy dramas 1980 - 1984 here.

By 1985 British TV's children's drama had really hit its stride, achieving "a balanced diet of programmes" as Edward Barnes, the head of the BBC children's department observed. The late 80s, arguably, saw a new golden age for spooky and magical kids drama. Excellent production values, improved significantly by well-honed special effects work using Quantel, Paintbox and Harry, and moreover some interesting casting - often of very talented newcomers - produced some of the most memorable dramas of the era.

The second half of the decade saw the BBC riding high on the back of the success of their state-of-the-art adaptation of John Masefield's Box Of Delights. Meanwhile, anthology series Dramarama was going from strength to strength on ITV.

Don’t be late for this very important date: May 24! Backstage is proud to be partnering with Walt Disney Pictures for a special advance screening of the anticipated “Alice in Wonderland” sequel, “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” from director James Bobin and producer Tim Burton. Revisiting author Lewis Carroll’s beloved Wonderland, “Alice Through the Looking Glass” reunites stars Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp for an all-new and unforgettable adventure. This go-round, Alice (Wasikowska) must travel back in time to save the Mad Hatter (Depp), who’s behaving even madder than usual. Based on Carroll’s novel, “Through the Looking Glass,” “Alice Through the Looking Glass” is ultimately a meditation on the passage of time and the string of events that build a complete life. Co-starring Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, and the voice talents of Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, and the late Alan Rickman, the May 27 release...

What do you want from me? Typically, if a movie character says that, it's petulant, exasperated, the end of the line, emotionally-speaking. Michael Fassbender bellows a variation of that line in one of the big emotional beats of X-Men: Apocalypse, and it's a cry of existential horror. It's not remotely that urgent for me, but it is a question that's on my mind right now because we're at one of those crossroads moments for HitFix. You may not be aware of it, but we were recently sold to Woven Media, the parent company of the Uproxx Media family. We moved into our new offices this week, and we're going to be doing even more video in the near future. We've suddenly got access to all-new resources, and it'll take us a little bit of time to figure out exactly what that means. Last week, we shot our first piece on the new set,...

As expected, P!nk was a total hit on the set of The Voice.

In an exclusive clip from the newest episode of NBC's hit singing competition show (airing Monday), the superstar cracks up both the coaches and the contestants as she dishes out advice to the semi-finalists.

Last week, the singer released her first single in three years, "Just Like Fire," along with a music video featuring her husband Carey Hart and their 4-year-old daughter Willow Sage that was produced for Disney's upcoming film Alice Through the Looking Glass.

Other famous faces who have helped guide the show's contestants...

As expected, P!nk was a total hit on the set of The Voice. In an exclusive clip from the newest episode of NBC's hit singing competition show (airing Monday), the superstar cracks up both the coaches and the contestants as she dishes out advice to the semi-finalists. Last week, the singer released her first single in three years, "Just Like Fire," along with a music video featuring her husband Carey Hart and their 4-year-old daughter Willow Sage that was produced for Disney's upcoming film Alice Through the Looking Glass. Other famous faces who have helped guide the show's contestants...

As expected, P!nk was a total hit on the set of The Voice. In an exclusive clip from the newest episode of NBC's hit singing competition show (airing Monday), the superstar cracks up both the coaches and the contestants as she dishes out advice to the semi-finalists. Last week, the singer released her first single in three years, "Just Like Fire," along with a music video featuring her husband Carey Hart and their 4-year-old daughter Willow Sage that was produced for Disney's upcoming film Alice Through the Looking Glass. Other famous faces who have helped guide the show's contestants...

Well, it’s better than the first one. That is by no means an endorsement. Instead, it’s an acknowledgment that when it comes to mainstream Hollywood trauma, few scars run as deep as Alice In Wonderland. When Tim Burton gets to Hell, this is the film that will kick off the highlights reel they screen. A near-total refutation of what makes Lewis Carroll’s enduring classic endure, that first film tested my patience in a way few Hollywood films do. I’ve said it before… to be a film critic, you need to generally love movies. You need to love the very act of walking into a theater, sitting down among a crowd of strangers, and then taking that ride when the lights go out. I’ve written before about how it’s my church, and of course, I root for that experience to be great every time it happens.

Alice Kingsleigh has spent the past few years following in her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass and returns to the fantastical realm of Underland (mistakenly heard as ‘Wonderland’ by seven year old Alice during her first visit) and her friends the White Rabbit, Absolem (the Caterpillar), the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter, who is not himself. The Hatter has lost his Muchness, so Queen Mirana (the White Queen) sends Alice on a quest to borrow the Chronosphere, a metallic globe inside the chamber of the Grand Clock which powers all time. Returning to the past, [ Read More ]

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I thought Pixar's Brave was ambitious and interesting if not outright successful when it came out a few years ago, and now that movie's co-director, Brenda Chapman, is heading into the live-action realm for her newest fairytale film.

Deadline reports that Chapman will make her live-action feature directing debut with Come Away, a film that serves as a crossover and prequel of Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland. Rookie writer Marissa Kate Goodhill wrote the screenplay, and here's the premise:

Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of despair until finally they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.

Weirdly, it doesn't sound like movie is being developed at Disney.

From somewhere in Wonderland, Johnny Depp brought a little surprise madness to some unsuspecting fans at Disneyland. Johnny Depp returns as the Mad Hatter in Disney’s Alice Through The Looking Glass opening in U.S. theaters on May 27th. Join the social conversation with #ThroughTheLookingGlass.

In Disney’s Alice Through The Looking Glass, an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories,Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. Directed by James Bobin, who brings his own unique vision to the spectacular world Tim Burton created on screen in 2010 with “Alice in Wonderland,” the film is written by Linda Woolverton based on characters created by Lewis Carroll and produced by Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd and Tim Burton with John G. Scotti serving as executive producer.

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Alice Kingsleigh has spent the past few years following in her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass and returns to the fantastical realm of Underland (mistakenly heard as ‘Wonderland’ by seven year old Alice during her first visit) and her friends the White Rabbit, Absolem (the Caterpillar), the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter, who is not himself. The Hatter has lost his Muchness, so Queen Mirana (the White Queen) sends Alice on a quest to borrow the Chronosphere, a metallic globe inside the chamber of the Grand Clock which powers all time. Returning to the past, [ Read More ]

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It’s almost time to return to the world of Lewis Carroll for another trip with the curious Alice. Wonderland director Tim Burton has stepped back to allow Muppet man James Bobin his chance at the helm and so we’re nearly ready to join Alice Through the Looking Glass. Returning as Alice and The Mad Hatter,

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Toys-to-life game Disney Infinity is to be discontinued and Disney's console game business ended, it's been announced...

Well, this is grim news to report. The Disney Infinity toys-to-life game and its accompanying playsets are to be discontinued, with Disney citing a lack of growth in the market and rising development costs as factors behind its decision.

The news was confirmed by Disney Interactive's John Blackburn late yesterday, with a blog update revealing that the next wave of toys for Disney Infinity - three figures for Alice Through The Looking Glass set for release this month, and a Finding Dory set scheduled for June - will be the game's last. The immediate impact is that Avalanche, the studio which developed Infinity, is to close with the loss of around 300 jobs; it's a sad end for a company which had managed to ride out a changing industry for over 20 years.

The 2010 Alice in Wonderland movie boasted some gothic magic courtesy of Tim Burton. The James Bobin-directed sequel is uninspired in comparison

When Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton’s live-action take on Lewis Carroll’s children’s classic, opened in the spring of 2010, cutting-edge 3D was a relatively new phenomenon. Avatar had broken records that winter, setting the bar for the blockbusters that would follow. Audiences craving an experience similar to James Cameron’s space jam flocked to Burton’s film, which also promised viewers an immersive journey to a magical world. The fact that the picture was mauled by critics didn’t seem to deter audiences.

After it grossed $1bn worldwide, a sequel was all but inevitable. What’s surprising is how long it’s taken. On the evidence of Alice Through the Looking Glass, Disney didn’t use the time to iron out the kinks that made the first instalment so lacklustre.

The 2010 Alice in Wonderland movie boasted some gothic magic courtesy of Tim Burton. The James Bobin-directed sequel is uninspired in comparison

When Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton’s live-action take on Lewis Carroll’s children’s classic, opened in the spring of 2010, cutting-edge 3D was a relatively new phenomenon. Avatar had broken records that winter, setting the bar for the blockbusters that would follow. Audiences craving an experience similar to James Cameron’s space jam flocked to Burton’s film, which also promised viewers an immersive journey to a magical world. The fact that the picture was mauled by critics didn’t seem to deter audiences.

After it grossed $1bn worldwide, a sequel was all but inevitable. What’s surprising is how long it’s taken. On the evidence of Alice Through the Looking Glass, Disney didn’t use the time to iron out the kinks that made the first instalment so lacklustre.

It comes as a surprise, and from out of the blue, but Disney has officially cancelled its Disney Infinity video game series. The once successful toys-to-life franchise is no more, and the same is unfortunately true of its main developer, Disney’s own Avalanche Software.

The news was first reported on Twitter and has since received validation from Disney’s chairman of consumer products and interactive media, Jimmy Pitaro. His words confirm that the House that Mickey Built has decided against continuing on with its Disney Infinity toy and video game line, and will transition to a “licensing model” instead.

With no internal development to worry about anymore, Disney has also decided to shutter Disney Infinity‘s primary developer, Avalanche Software. The studio — which was owned by Disney itself, and employed approximately 300 people — was undoubtedly talented, and our hope is that its employees will land back on their feet in the near future.

Disney is calling it quits on its Disney Infinity toy and game line with the company today saying it will discontinue their 'self-published console games business'.

After next month, Infinity will stop getting new updates with releases for "Alice Through The Looking Glass" and "Finding Dory" being the final ones. Disney says they plan to continue licensing their properties to other video game publishers but will no longer make their own console games.

Avalanche Software, the Utah-based studio responsible for Infinity, is also being shut down with around 300 people losing their jobs. The blame is being put on the lack of further sales after the success of the first Disney Infinity wasn't followed up in the second and third release.

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With director James Bobin (The Muppets) as our guide, Disney are returning to Wonderland with Alice Through the Looking Glass, this time crafting a new story separate from the writings of Lewis Carroll, one that sees Alice (Mia Wasikowska) going on a trip through time to save the life of The Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). A trip, as we can see in the clips below, that introduces us a Hatter that isn’t that mad at all. Released: May 27th...

Director James Bobin may have already teed up plans for his next creative venture – at the helm of Sony’s Jump Street/Men in Black crossover bonanza, no less – but before delving into a shared world of secret agents and undercover cops, a trip to Underland is in the cards.

That’s right, Alice Through the Looking Glass is now mere weeks away, and to drum up excitement, Disney has premiered two new clips for the fantasy offshoot that welcome the return of Mia Wasikowska in the role of Alice.

Featuring characters from Lewis Carroll’s indelible novels, James Bobin’s prequel/sequel whisks our heroine back in time, where she must save a young Mad Hatter. See Johnny Depp in action as the eccentric hatter, below.

Also on board for the time-bending escapade are Helena Bonhan Carter and Anne Hathaway as the Red Queen and White Queen, respectively, while...

This month (and the rest of the summer) is chock full of sequels. Captain America: Civil War just kicked off the blockbuster movie season with over $181 million at the box office for the fifth highest opening weekend of all time. Another comic book sequel is on the way with X-Men: Apocalypse arriving later this […]

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James Bobin takes over from Tim Burton in Alice Through The Looking Glass, in which Sacha Baron Cohen steals the show...

It’s quite rare that a CGI-infested 3D movie genuinely feasts your eyes, so first and foremost Alice Through The Looking Glass - the follow-on from Tim Burton's $1bn grossing Alice In Wonderland - deserves praise for looking utterly stunning. Colleen Atwood’s costumes are gloriously over-the-top, and Disney’s finest VFX geniuses have blended their work in with surprising seamlessness to help convey some giant, attention-grabbing ideas as well as quirky background details.

This time, we open with Mia Wasikowska’s Alice out at sea and very much in the real world. She’s a boat captain now, instantly demanding your attention with her inventive problem solving skills and action prowess. One of the criticisms of Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland was that...

Disney is in the middle of its own Civil War. The massive $181.8 million opening for “Captain America: Civil War,” which pushed “The Jungle Book” to the No. 2 position this weekend, represents a stunning new phenomenon: The biggest rivals for Disney films this year are other Disney films. The company’s 2016 slate is already breaking records as upcoming would-be blockbusters like “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” “Finding Dory,” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” are coming from under Disney’s umbrella. It’s perhaps the best problem a studio could have. Also Read: 'The Jungle Book' Is on Track to Top $1 Billion at.

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was a hit with audiences across the world, with the nonsensical abundance of Lewis Carroll’s work finding a perfect bedfellow with the director. As the grin of Cheshire Cat remains so does the hand of Burton (and many of his cast) in James Bobin’s follow up – Alice Through the

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“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats. Oftentimes they fail miserably.

If you didn’t believe superhero films were the priority when it comes to Hollywood studio release schedules, May 2016 should finally change your mind. It’s the first real summer month for the blockbuster season and there are at least 30% less films coming out as compared to the April. Why? The answer is Marvel.

Yes, within the twenty-one noteworthy studio/independent releases hitting screens are Disney’s Captain America: Civil War and X-Men: Apocalypse. The former goes wide on the first Friday or the month and the latter on the last.

Only 8 movies will be released wide in May, but what the month lacks in numbers, it more than makes up for at the box office with titles like Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse or Alice Through the Looking Glass. Just like a year ago with Avengers: Age of Ultron, the first weekend of May […]

Read Box Office: May Preview – Civil War, X-Men and Alice on Filmonic.

Drawing even more creative energy from Disney, Lauren Conrad has a brand new range of apparel slated to hit the shelves at your local Kohl’s department store.

The “Hills” stunner is following up her Minnie, Bambi and Cinderella collections with one based on “Alice in Wonderland,” ahead of the theatrical release of “Alice Through The Looking Glass.”

Conrad told Us Weekly, "My newest Kohl's collection, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, mixes signature looks from the movie with updated prints, colors and silhouettes. There are hearts inspired by the Queen and variations on [Alice's] iconic blue dress — each piece in the collection takes a little something different from the movie."...

A very merry unbirthday to you! Alice Through the Looking Glass comes out May 27, so what better way to celebrate than with character-inspired beauty tutorials? (Trust us, you're in for a treat.) With the help of Priv makeup artist Alison Cristofar, (and Urban Decay's brand-new Alice Through the Looking Glass eye shadow palette, which is available for sale May 1 at urbandecay.com), we created three separate looks you're going to want to have on rotation this summer. There's a Mad Hatter-inspired smoky eye (white liner is involved), shimmering, dewy skin for when you're feeling au natural like Alice and the Red Queen is about to make blue eye shadow cool again. Intrigued? Keep...

If it ain't broke... Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures confirmed Monday that it is developing nine live-action movies. The announcement comes after the success of Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book. Since its release on Apr. 15, the live-action adaptation of the studio's 1967 animated classic has earned $533 million at the global box office. The House of Mouse's slate already includes two fairy tale tentpoles, Alice Through the Looking Glass (in theaters May 27, 2016) and Beauty and the Beast (in theaters March 17, 2017), as well as this summer's Pete's Dragon (in theaters Aug. 12, 2016). Wdsmp also selected five new release dates Monday: July 28, 2017 (instead of Dec. 22, 2017); Apr. 6, 2018;...

In between all their Marvel, Star Wars and animated movies, Disney's been plowing full steam ahead in recent years with the live action remakes of their classic animated movies. These have ranged from the alternate take of the Sleeping Beauty story, Maleficent, in 2014 to the more traditional Cinderella in 2015. 2016 has already seen The Jungle Book come out, and Alice Through the Looking Glass follows next month, but the studio isn.t done with these by a long shot. In fact, they just announced that we can expect even more fairy tale-related movies in the coming years. The new additions (via Variety) start with a feature scheduled July 28, 2017, moved up from its original December 22, 2017 release date. This fairy tale movie will be followed by another on April 6, 2018, followed by yet another on December 20, 2019. Disney had also staked out other dates late last year, and assuming the rest of those stay where...

In between all their Marvel, Star Wars and animated movies, Disney's been plowing full steam ahead in recent years with the live action remakes of their classic animated movies. These have ranged from the alternate take of the Sleeping Beauty story, Maleficent, in 2014 to the more traditional Cinderella in 2015. 2016 has already seen The Jungle Book come out, and Alice Through the Looking Glass follows next month, but the studio isn’t done with these by a long shot. In fact, they just announced that we can expect even more fairy tale-related movies in the coming years. The new additions (via Variety) start with a feature scheduled July 28, 2017, moved up from its original December 22, 2017 release date. This fairy tale movie will be followed by another on April 6, 2018, followed by yet another on December 20, 2019. Disney had also staked out other dates late last year, and assuming the rest of those ...

Movie ticketing service Fandango has revealed the results of its recently conducted 'Most Anticipated Summer Movies Survey' with Marvel Studios' "Captain America: Civil War" voted by movie fans as the most anticipated action movie of the season.

The new film is outpacing both the "Avengers" films and "Captain America: Winter Soldier" in pre-sales and kicks off its international rollout next week. Others in the Top 5 most anticipated list were "Independence Day: Resurgence," "Jason Bourne," "X-Men: Apocalypse" and "Suicide Squad".

"Finding Dory" was the most anticipated summer family film, followed by "The Secret Life of Pets" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass". The most anticipated summer comedy is the "Ghostbusters" reboot followed by "Central Intelligence," "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" and "The Nice Guys".

60% of those surveyed expect to see more movies in the theater this summer than they saw last summer, and 66% plan to go to the movies at least four times this summer.

“Captain America: Civil War” is outselling all previous Marvel movies on Fandango, the online ticket giant said Thursday. The superhero movie has sold more tickets at the same point in the current sales cycle — meaning two weeks before its theatrical release — than Marvel’s biggest adventures, including both “Avengers” movies and “Captain America: Winter Soldier.” A Fandango survey revealed “Civil War” is the most anticipated action film of the summer, while “Finding Dory” was voted the most anticipated family film of the season. “The Secret Life of Pets” and “Alice Through the Looking Glass” ranked second and third, respectively,...

Pink came here to "run it." On Thursday, the singer released a new song called "Just Like Fire," to be featured in the upcoming movie Alice Through the Looking Glass. "If I can light the world up for just one day/Watch this madness, colorful charade/No one can be just like me any way," Pink sings in the power anthem. The singer even shows off her rapping skills with lyrics like, "So look, I came here to run/Just 'cause nobody's done it/ Y'all don't think I can run it/But look, I've been here I've done it!" The...

Pink came here to "run it." On Thursday, the singer released a new song called "Just Like Fire," to be featured in the upcoming movie Alice Through the Looking Glass. "If I can light the world up for just one day/Watch this madness, colorful charade/No one can be just like me any way," Pink sings in the power anthem. The singer even shows off her rapping skills with lyrics like, "So look, I came here to run/Just 'cause nobody's done it/ Y'all don't think I can run it/But look, I've been here I've done it!" The...

A full screening of the latest Marvel Studios tentpole was the highlight of Wednesday morning’s Disney presentation at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Walt Disney evp of theatrical distribution and session host Dave Hollis introduced Captain America: Civil War as the finale and the show did not disappoint.

The end credits brought sustained applause from delegates and press. Civil War stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan and most of the regular Avengers cast.

The film opens in major markets in the last week of April and debuts in North America on May 6. The world premiere took place in Hollywood on Tuesday night.

Earlier in the session director Andrew Stanton and producer Lindsey Collins (pictured wearing sunglasses) appeared on stage and introduced the opening 27 minutes of Pixar’s sequel Finding Dory, which opens on June 17 and delighted the crowd.

Earlier Hollis ran through the upcoming slate, which includes...

What happens in a year without Star Wars or Bond? On the eve of CinemaCon (April 11-14), John Hazelton looks at how Us exhibitors plan to keep audiences visiting the big screen.

Us exhibitors — the savvy ones at least — know the Force may not always be with them. Though Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World and Avengers: Age Of Ultron drove the North American box office to a record $11.2bn tally in 2015, the success of those films also underlined cinema operators’ reliance on the kind of blockbusters that don’t necessarily come along every year. And the record tally didn’t alter the fact North American cinema attendance has been essentially stagnant for the past decade (1.32 billion tickets were sold last year, 4% up on 2014 but down on four of the previous five years).

No wonder exhibitors in the Us and Canada remain eager to find new ways to maximise their revenues — by making the most out...

Alice, the Mad Hatter and the rest of Lewis Carroll’s menagerie of misfits make their way back to Underland in just a few weeks when Alice Through the Looking Glass hits screens on May 27. Directed by James Bobin (Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted), this highly anticipated sequel to 2010’s Alice in Wonderland finds Alice and company traveling through time to stop an evil plot to return the Queen of Hearts to power – and destroy Underland. Sacha Baron Cohen joins original stars Mia...

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This may be the first Disney trailer to ever open with the heroine of the film running away from someone because they are about to manually stimulate her to orgasm. Well-played, Alice Through The Looking Glass. Landing somewhere between Sucker Punch and Return To Oz, the opening of this trailer comes up with a very different reason to send Alice running than the first film did, and then kicks into an assault of hyper-vivid eye candy that is almost startlingly insane. James Bobin is picking up what Tim Burton put down, and while I like Bobin, maaaaaaaaaaaaan, do I hate the overall visual design of this world. It is aggressively unpleasant at every turn, and while they are technically drawing from Lewis Carroll’s work, I find this interpretation very off-putting. In particular, I hate Johnny Depp’s The Mad Hatter. There is a particular type of Johnny Depp performance I dislike,...

This is the latest trailer for Alice Through the Looking Glass and in this sequel Alice has to go back in time to help save her friend the Mad Hatter. The more I see of Alice Through the Looking Glass in these trailers, the more I’m starting to convince myself that I might want to […]...

An Alice In Wonderland sequel is for someone. I'm not sure for who yet exactly, as, even though the first film was a billion-dollar enterprise for Disney, I have always found it difficult to find someone who can lay claim to loving it and wanting more. But here we are anyway, with the follow-up Alice Through The Looking Glass in the can and ready for release this summer. And,... Read More...

Since Disney.s new Alice Through the Looking Glass isn.t really based on the book of the same name, we don.t really know exactly what to expect from the new film. However, when you combine the imaginations of Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton, one can anticipate that what you.ll get is going to be a head trip of visual style. It turns out that.s pretty much the case. Check out the new trailer for the trip Through the Looking Glass. Hello, Alice! Watch the brand new trailer and prepare to go #ThroughTheLookingGlass on May 27. Get your tickets now: http://fandan.co/22YfgwU Posted by Disney Alice on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 This new trailer gives a little bit of the film's setup on our side of the looking glass for a change. Alice has apparently been committed, because that.s what happens when you tell people you fell...

After making over a billion dollars worldwide, it’s difficult to think of another blockbuster that had such little cultural impact as Tim Burton‘s Alice in Wonderland. But Lewis Carroll had more material and audiences seemingly always have more dollars, so now there’s James Bobin’s Alice Through the Looking Glass — the newest trailer for which at least looks like a more faithful translation of the great writer.

This, despite the return of Burton (as producer) and Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway. What, if anything, the likes of Sacha Baron Cohen, Rhys Ifans, and Andrew Scott add remains to be seen, and while won’t get our hopes up, it’d be nice to have a surprise.

Ahead of its May release, a new trailer has arrived and can be seen below:

Alice Through the Looking Glass opens on May 27, 2016.

It’s been over six years since our last trip to Underland. In 2010, director Tim Burton reimagined Lewis Carroll‘s classic story with his box office hit, which made over a billion dollars worldwide. Burton decided not to return for the upcoming sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass. Instead, director James Bobin (The Muppets Movie) has stepped in to show a new […]

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It's been six years since mega-hit "Alice in Wonderland" first hit the big screen, and now Disney is treating us to a sequel with "Alice Through the Looking Glass." While the follow-up may not be directed by Tim Burton, rest assured that "Looking Glass" still looks very Burton-esque.

Recently, star Mia Wasikowska, director James Bobin, and producer Suzanne Todd divulged some juicy tidbits about the highly-anticipated sequel at a special footage screening hosted by Disney in West Hollywood, CA.

1. A Movie With a Message

"Appreciate what you have now, in the moment, and don't obsess about what's happened or what has been. And don't try to change things," Wasikowska said.

2. Ahead of Its Time

Even though "Alice in Wonderland" was a box office success, grossing more than $1 billion worldwide, it was not the easiest movie to get made. "We wanted to make a female empowerment movie -- a movie where...

Disney has today premiered what will likely be one of, if not the final trailer for James Bobin’s fantasy offshoot Alice Through the Looking Glass – and it’s a doozy.

Welcoming Lewis Carroll’s indelible creations back onto the silver screen once more, it is Mia Wasikowska’s title character that is sent off on a journey to Underland, encountering old faces, new faces and the very essence of time itself. Playing the part of the latter character is Sacha Baron Cohen – part human, part clock – who proves instrumental in Alice’s quest as she tumbles further and further down the rabbit hole.

Along for that time-bending escapade are Helena Bonhan Carter and Anne Hathaway as the Red Queen and White Queen, respectively, while Alice Through the Looking Glass will also feature Johnny Depp in the role of the Mad Hatter, Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat, Michael Sheen’s White Rabbit,...

Walt Disney Pictures has released a new trailer for their upcoming sequel Alice Through The Looking Glass. The film stars Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway, Timothy Spall, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Fry, Rhys Ifans, Toby Jones, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Sheen, Paul Whitehouse, Ed Speleers, Matt Lucas, and Barbara Windsor.

Check it out below the new trailer below.

In Disney’s Alice Through The Looking Glass, an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories, Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter.

Alice Through The Looking Glass is directed by James Bobin, who brings his own unique vision to the spectacular world Tim Burton created on screen in 2010 with Alice In Wonderland, the film is written by Linda Woolverton based on characters created by Lewis Carroll.

Alice Through The Looking Glass will hit...

In Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories, Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. Directed by James Bobin, who brings his own unique vision to the spectacular world Tim Burton created on screen in 2010 with “Alice in Wonderland,” the film is written by Linda Woolverton based on characters created by Lewis Carroll and produced by Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd and Tim Burton with John G. Scotti serving as executive producer. Alice Through The Looking Glass stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, Andrew Scott, Ed Speleers, John Sessions and Michael Sheen, with Sacha Baron Cohen as the new villain, Time. The sequel is due out on 27th May 2016.