Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset.

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NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.

NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet...

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet...

Television is what made It's a Wonderful Life the classic it is today.

Television is what made It's a Wonderful Life the classic it is today.

I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a...

I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a...

Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.

Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with...

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with...

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more...

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more...

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just...

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just...

Quality survives.

Quality survives.

Polar Express is not an attempt to do animation. It is a technology-based film.

Polar Express is not an attempt to do animation. It is a technology-based film.

Audiences deserve better.

Audiences deserve better.

The last person to stand still and repeat himself was Walt Disney. He refused to...

The last person to stand still and repeat himself was Walt Disney. He refused to...

While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt...

While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt...

When Tim Allen made The Santa Clause, I thought that was a delightful film. It...

When Tim Allen made The Santa Clause, I thought that was a delightful film. It...

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that...

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that...

I think people in Hollywood are afraid of sentiment because they think audiences will reject...

I think people in Hollywood are afraid of sentiment because they think audiences will reject...

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

I'm a lifelong Disney nut.

I'm a lifelong Disney nut.

Timing in life is everything.

Timing in life is everything.

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.