Mostly, “Pinocchio” itself washes ashore into a kind of no-man’s land – too uninspired to bring anything fresh to the material, dutifully playing like a pallid redo of the 1940 classic ...

When you wish upon a star, endless adaptations of a classic folktale are possible, and the latest rendition of “Pinocchio” comes from director Robert Zemeckis. The Academy Award-winning ...

The mere title “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” announces that this stop-motion animated movie reflects the keen eye and visual style of the directing auteur, with a healthy dose of ...

During “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” on Netflix, Disney’s 1940 version of the old tale doesn’t pop into mind much. The House of Mouse film I kept thinking of was “Bambi.” ...

There’s a new “live-action” Pinocchio movie coming to Disney+ this week. This shouldn’t be a surprise—Disney has been working through its catalog of beloved animated films for years ...

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is an acclaimed new film that brings out the darkness in this 150-year-old children's tale, writes Nicholas Barber. Two major Pinocchio films premiered this year ...

Around 50 Pinocchio movies have been released since the classic 1940 Disney film, including, no lie, 1965’s “Pinocchio in Outer Space.” Filmmakers’ unflagging fascination with the wooden ...

The young heroes of Carlo Collodi's classic fantasy Pinocchio and Roald Dahl's 1988 children's novel Matilda may not seem too alike at first: One is a wooden puppet who becomes a real boy and ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more horrifying moment in Disney cinematic history than the donkey scene in the animated 1940 Pinocchio movie. Ask any adult about this scene, and they will ...

The Oscar-winning filmmaker clearly delighted in adapting Carlo Collodi’s 1883 classic, “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” for the screen. But not all is simpatico between the Italian original ...

Pinocchio is getting the live-action treatment. The new live-action and CGI retelling of the beloved tale will premiere September 8 on Disney+ Day. After Geppetto builds and treats Pinocchio as if ...