

Release Date
March 17, 2017
DVD Release Date
June 6, 2017 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Bill Condon
Writer
Stephen Chbosky
Cast
Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline
Studio
Running Time
129 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for some action violence, peril and frightening images
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Bestiality goes mainstream with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, its latest brilliant effort to make a lot of money by being completely unoriginal and remaking one of its own cartoons. Thankfully, and once again, this live-action version hits most of the right notes, offering up a fan-pleasing if unambitious incarnation. Full movie review »