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Weekend Predictions: 12-12-08
What a weekend for the triumphant return of the weekend predictions. We’ve got a overwrought sci-fi remake and an animated movie that no one has heard of. They’re the two widest releases, but they’re on total opposite ends of the spectrum.
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The biggest release of the weekend, and the biggest in Alpha Centauri, is The Day the Earth Stood Still. If they were going to send a movie into space, why not a good movie? Fortunately all the residents of Alpha Centauri have four years for this movie to arrive. At least they have more time to prepare. The rest of us have to endure this mess right now. It’s funny that both Keanu Reeves and director Scott Derrickson both claim to have a dislike of remakes but somehow ended up in one. They defend it as a reimagining and
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Tags: prediction, Reimagining, remake, spectrum, unexceptional, weekend
Public Domain Movie Of The Week: Night Of The Living Dead
The modern zombie, the mindless, shambling, flesh- and brain-eating undead ghoul, was born in Night of the Living Dead.
Tags: Dead, Horror, remake, splatterfest, zombie
The Karate Kid To Be Remade, Miyagi-san Weeps
With all the dignity of a crane kick to the face, Columbia Pictures has announced they are going remake The Karate Kid.
Tags: dignity, discipline, Karate, kick, Kid, mentor, remake, vehicle, Will Smith
Antonio Banderas + Simon West = Salvador Dali
There’s going to be a new biopic about Salvador Dali. Okay, that’s reasonable. Antonio Banderas is in negotiations to play Dali. Sure, he’s a capable actor.
Tags: Al Pacino, art, artist, biopic, remake, surrealism
The Three Stooges Ride Again?
Next up for the Farrelly Brothers will be perhaps the most ambitiously repugnant thing they’ve attempted yet, a Three Stooges movie.
Tags: BAD, character, Comedy, egos, history, money, Psycho, remake, three stooges
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore
Tobe Hooper’s career has been on a downward slide since he made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. Maybe he’s a hack that got lucky with his first theatrically released movie.
Tags: budget, cannibal, disgust, family, Horror, remake, splatterfest, viscera
5 Directors I Hate- And You Should Too
So, these guys are terrible. I mean so awful they make me wish for an acute case of hysterical blindness. Or maybe a sharp stick to jab out my eyes and the eyes of anyone sitting near me.
Tags: artistry, Directors, experience, Psycho, reference, remake, Terry Gilliam, vision
We Can Remake Angel Heart- We Have The Technology
Rather than try to capitalize on the buzz of Mickey Rourke’s career rejuvenating performance in The Wrestler and find a way push his older movies, we’ll just get remakes instead. The always interesting Michael De Luca is going to lead the charge on an Angel Heart remake.
Tags: Mickey Rourke, religious, remake, Robert De Niro
Two Masters Of Horror Talking Remakes
You know I hate remakes, but, hey, this is just me bitching. Let’s take a look at a couple people who are actually affected: John Carpenter and Dario Argento.
Tags: Directors, Horror, interview, John Carpenter, Opinion, remake
A Disturbing Rip-off
It took almost a year and a half, but the trust that holds the rights to the story the Rear Window was officially based on have filed a lawsuit alleging Dreamworks, Viacom, Steven Spielberg and others should have also secured the rights to the story.
Tags: adaptation, lawsuit, Reimagining, remake, Rip-off
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