It's A Wonderful Life (1946) and Saving Mr Banks (2013)

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Dick Tracy (1990), along with the strange trick to hold onto its rights

June 1990 saw Disney spend big on a summer movie, at a point when that was the last thing it was inclined to do. But 1990's Dick Tracy - specifically the way it was promoted - was hugely influenced by Warner Bros' success with Batman the year before. Dick Tracy though by that tim ...  Show more

Wild Wild West (1999), plus how it affected The Matrix and The Iron Giant

The summer of 1999 brought with it some huge successes, and also the combination of Will Smith, Salma Hayek and Kevin Kline in Wild Wild West. Based on the TV show from the 1960s, this became a hugely expensive Warner Bros blockbuster, one that George Clooney saw the problem with ...  Show more

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