Disney’s new “Dumbo” is one ponderous pachyderm, a live-action remake of the 1941 animated classic with a grim tone and a dead soul. It’s astounding that Tim Burton and his colleagues could have ...

The latest live-action Disney remake comes in the form of Dumbo and the reviews are in. Tim Burton was drafted into helm the CGI-leaden adaptation of the classic 1941 animation about a little elephant ...

WORKING FOR PEANUTS Farrell costars with a disturbingly winsome digital elephant in Burton’s new version of the animated classic. Many adults remember Disney’s Dumbo (1941) mainly for its misery. Like ...

Disney’s new ‘live-action’ remake of Dumbo is weird. And unlike the original animated film, this time the weirdness isn’t a good thing. It all starts off decently enough. The world of Medici’s Circus ...

The latest in a series of live-action remakes of Disney films, “Dumbo” follows the lovable baby elephant, though with a new twist on the classic story. Perhaps the most “normal” of director Tim Burton ...

The 1941 animation was based on Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl’s short story and told the tale of a baby circus elephant with oversized ears and big blue eyes, who is given the cruel nickname of ...

Tim Burton's big movie for 2003 was Big Fish, a story of family and loss and showmanship and dealing with the magical hand that life has given you if you can but see it. Oh and it has Danny DeVito as ...

This image released by Disney shows Nico Parker, left, in a scene from "Dumbo." (Disney via AP) The original "Dumbo" was released in the summer of 1941 while Germany was spreading across Europe and ...