Back in the day, famed film critic Roger Ebert ran a weekly “Movie Answer Man” column in which readers would ask him about all sorts of movie-related topics. Here at the Coeur d’Alene Press, most of the emails I receive try to scare me into replying with my Social Security number.

While those hauls wouldn't normally spell disaster for a female-targeted pic, Snow White has found itself in potential bomb territory because of its hefty production budget of $270 million before another $100 million or so in marketing costs.

Could this signal the end for Disney’s run of live action remakes? Assuming that might be a stretch, considering that the house Mickey Mouse built has been pumping out live action versions of their classic films since the late 1990s.