Not exact matches
For years he held private screenings of the movie (it's also been shown at a few film festivals), and there was even a moment when he and Stern thought of
remaking it with Hopper
directing once more and a younger actor
in the lead.
The next decade found Scorsese expanding into
directing studio
remakes (The Color of Money, Cape Fear) along with passion projects (The Last Temptation of Christ and Age of Innocence), while returning to the stories of criminals
in the heralded epics of Goodfellas and Casino.
Many who seriously believe
in a personal God and
in his power and willingness to
remake the individual who prays are stopped at the idea that anything more can come out of it than a quickening of the will to be of better
direct service to others.
It is
directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Mr. Woodcock, and Fright Night
remake) and stars Chris Pine (one of many Chrises
in Hollywood), Casey Affleck (Batman's younger brother), Ben Foster (That angel mutant called... Angel,
in X-Men 3), Eric Bana (Not the second or third Hulk...), Kyle Gallner (The STD - ridden teenager
in Veronica Mars), John Magaro (One of the character's husband, Lorna,
in that Netflix show about prison women), and Holliday Grainger (Cinderella... but she wasn't Cinderella).
Shawn Levy, who
directed such lucrative disasters as the Steve Martin
remakes of The Pink Panther and Cheaper by the Dozen, has been brought
in by Steven Spielberg to make this conflation of The Champ (the 1931 tearjerker about a drunken boxer redeemed by his long - estranged son, Jackie Cooper) and Rollerball, the futuristic action flick built around a violent popular sport.
he knows that the best thing to do when
in the midst of the ol' wriin» block is to
direct a
remake and sequel to the
remake.
Bart followed that up by deftly playing the flamboyant Carmen Ghia, personal assistant to transvestite director Roger de Bries,
in the 2005 Susan Stroman -
directed musical comedy
remake of Mel Brooks» The Producers, and then played one of two seriously disturbed American businessmen who buy into a thrill - kill franchise
in Eli Roth's splatter-fest Hostel Part II (2007).
The three brothers re-teamed for a follow - up (as co-producers and co-screenwriters, with Keenen
directing) for the crass 2006 comedy Little Man, a kind of Clifford
remake that revamps the adult -
in - the - child's - body concept.
Zach Braff (Wish I Was Here, Garden State)
directs Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin
in this middling
remake of the 1979 senior citizen heist comedy (originally starring George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg).
Miley Cyrus, who enjoys pot and thinks things are pretty cool, stars
in LOL, a
remake of a 2008 French comedy by the same name, written and
directed by the original French writer - director Lisa Azuelos.
honestly though i would prefer new levels and powers for Super Mario Bros 3 and
in 8 bit to boot... or even a
direct remake (like all stars) but using better graphics for some classic 2d mario games
That feeling is familiar to Coogler, who
directed 2015's Rocky spinoff, Creed, which also
remade expectations
in a genre dominated by white - male archetypes.
The
remake of a
remake all started with the cinema classic Seven Samurai that is
directed by iconic Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa which was then translated into a western back
in 1960
directed by -LSB-...]
This Halloween, the seasonal offerings include some big - ticket gift sets, like «Chucky: The Complete Collection,» an anthology of all six films
in the «Child's Play» series (Universal; Blu - ray, $ 84.98; DVD, $ 59.88; not rated), and «Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection,» which offers Blu - ray editions of 12 films
in that slasher franchise, from the original 1980 «Friday the 13th»
directed by Sean S. Cunningham to its 2009
remake - reboot
directed by Marcus Nispel —
in effect, closing the circle (Warner Home Video; $ 129.95; R).
We know he's planning to
direct Indiana Jones 5 for a 2020 release, and he's already
in the casting process for his
remake of West Side Story.
There's been some talk of a
remake of Scarface for some time now, but the plans have gained some extra weight as Antoine Fuqua is
in talks with Universal to
direct a re-imagining.
Sony announced today that The Crow
remake, which is set to be
directed by Corin Hardy and stars Jason Momoa
in the role as Eric Draven, will officially...
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TCM Movie Database, < http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82394/Magnificent-Obsession/articles.html > The website also notes that, before up - and - coming new star Robert Taylor was borrowed from MGM for his first big leading role, unsuccessful overtures had been made to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., to play Bobby Merrick.Coincidentally, Taylor's first feature role was as a supporting player
in Too Late for Love, aka There's Always Tomorrow (1934), based on an unpublished novel by Ursula Parrott,
directed by Edward Sloman, and
remade by Douglas Sirk
in 1956.
Then came the first film adaptation
in 1935,
directed by John M. Stahl and starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor, which
in turn begat Douglas Sirk's 1954
remake with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman (3).
The
remake added gameplay mechanics from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and cutscenes
directed by Ryuhei Kitamura to the game, as well as rerecorded dialogue
in higher quality.
The 2011 Footloose — starring dancer Kenny Wormald
in the Bacon role and
directed by Craig Brewer of Hustle & Flow fame — is an extraordinarily faithful
remake, recycling four songs from the first Footloose, plus plot, characters, and iconography.
The
direct - to - the - screen movie musical (as opposed to the adapted play or
remake) has been an endangered species for decades and the box office failure of Newsies back
in 1992 nearly killed it.
While cinematic reality turned senior citizens into saviors, they were slandered hideously onscreen
in the
remake of «Going
in Style» and, especially,
in «Just Getting Started» which was written and
directed by Ron Shelton, who once gave us «Bull Durham.»
But Gillespie, the journeyman who made Lars And The Real Girl and the Fright Night
remake,
directs I, Tonya like yet another entry
in the endless cycle of Goodfellas clones, employing freeze frames, multiple narrators, and enough played - out, wall - to - wall pop cues (yes, «Spirit In The Sky» makes an appearance) to stock a jukebo
in the endless cycle of Goodfellas clones, employing freeze frames, multiple narrators, and enough played - out, wall - to - wall pop cues (yes, «Spirit
In The Sky» makes an appearance) to stock a jukebo
In The Sky» makes an appearance) to stock a jukebox.
Plus, «Alien: Covenant» prologue released, David Fincher
in final talks to
direct «World War Z 2,» and Blumhouse announced a «Firestarter»
remake.
This is Demme's second
remake of a classic film
in row, however, unlike his overcooked update of Charade
in The Truth About Charlie, he
directs with just the right amount of style here, always staying true to the events of the story as they unfold.
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in Casino, Nimrod Antal To
Direct Predators, American Werewolf
in London
Remake, Asteroids: The Movie, View - Master: The Movie, Chuck Russell
in Talks to
Direct T.J. Hooker Movie, Johnny Depp is Michael Jackson?
The last FilmDistrict release before the company is folded into Focus Features next month, this
remake of the Park Chan - wook's 2004 Korean cult classic (which grossed $ 700,000 initially
in the U.S. with major DVD interest after) was
directed by Spike Lee and released as a modest - scale wide release.
Indiewire recently sat down with Black, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film, to talk about how the experience of making «Nice Guys» compared to
directing «Iron Man 3» and what to expect from his upcoming project, the
remake of 1987's «Predator» (
in which Black had a supporting actor role).
He is attached to star
in a
remake of «The Thomas Crown Affair» for MGM, as well as the adaptation of «Just Mercy» which has «Short Term 12» helmer Destin Cretton
directing.
The Magnificent Seven director is reportedly
in talks to
direct a
remake of Scarface.
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Direct Iron Man 3, Ryan Gosling to Star
in Logan's Run
Remake, Shark Night 3D to Become Untitled 3D Shark Thriller?
Of the more than 40 films he's
directed this century, I've only seen a handful, but Yakuza Apocalypse is firmly
in the tradition of earlier films like Sukiyaki Western Django, 13 Assassins and his
remake of the Maskai Kobayashi classic Harakiri
in their critique of the psychotic masculinity that underlies the ideology of Japanese action narratives.
Sandra Bullock will play the lead
in an upcoming
remake of «Ocean's Eleven» with an all - female cast,
directed by Gary Ross («the Hunger Games») from a script by Olivia Milch («Little Women»), continuing her streak of stepping into roles originally conceived for men — as she does currently
in «Our Brand Is Crisis.»
When Colin Farrell was replaced by Robert Pattinson
in David Cronenberg's film Cosmopolis, it seemed safe to assume that Farrell was taking the lead
in the Len Wiseman -
directed remake of Total Recall.
According to Bloody - Disgusting, Mike Flangan is currently
in talks to
direct the new Halloween film, which is not a
remake, reboot, or even a sequel.
Slides Maggie Cheung, acting out her own role as one of the greatest stars of Asian cinema, comes to Paris to portray Irma Vep (the character created by Musidora)
in a
remake of the famous series «Vampires»
directed by Louis Feuillade between 1915 and 1916.
It is very telling that «The Spiderwick Chronicles» is
directed not by someone known for experience
in either the action or fantasy genres but Mark Waters, the director of «Just Like Heaven,» «Mean Girls» and the Lindsay Lohan
remake of «Freaky Friday.»
Bradley Cooper is
directing and starring
in a
remake of A Star Is Born with Lady Gaga.
Not only will «Whale Rider» helmer Niki Caro
direct the live - action
remake of the Mouse House's 1998 animated adventure «Mulan,» but
in the process, she also will become just the fourth woman to solo
direct a movie with a budget north of $ 100 million.
It is a
direct remake of the original Western film from 1960, which is also a
remake of Akira Kurosawa's timeless masterpiece Seven Samurai from 1954, and stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett, Ethan Hawke and Peter Sarsgaard
in a tale of vengeance and frontier justice.
Kennedy had already won an Oscar for Cool Hand Luke, Eastwood has since been recognized twice for
directing and producing, and Bridges finally joined the winner's circle a few years back for Crazy Heart and if he lost that, he would have won the following year for his Rooster Cogburn
in the Coens» True Grit
remake.
Mark Waters
directed another out - of - body experience for a mother and daughter
in the
remake of the movie, Freaky Friday.
The Wages of Fear immediately attracted massive international attention and was widely influential: Violent Road (aka Hell's Highway),
directed by Howard W. Koch
in 1958, and Sorcerer,
directed by William Friedkin
in 1977 (ironically, the year Clouzot died), were American sort - of
remakes that utterly failed to reach the tense brilliance and visual muscle of the Clouzot original, a work that brought him international recognition, and immediately landed him the gig of
directing his most successful thriller: Les Diaboliques (1955).
Harry Potter helmer Chris Columbus has signed on to
direct Kim Young - tak «s Hello Ghost, while Mean Girls director Mark Waters is set to
remake Lee Hae - jun «s off - beat comedy Castaway on the Moon, about a man who attempts to commit suicide but winds up stranded on an island
in the Han River instead.
This
remake of the 1940 Marcel Pagnol classic marks the
directing debut of Daniel Auteuil, who won a César playing Yves Montand's nephew
in the 1986 Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring.
Directing this
remake of Anthony Zimmer, retitled to The Tourist, is German filmmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - delivering his first Hollywood feature since winning Oscar for The Lives of Others
in 2007.
The awesome and hilarious Kathryn Hahn is joining the Stiller -
directed remake, and even if you don't know her by name, you probably recognize her face from her long running stint on «Crossing Jordan» or more recently for stealing scenes
in everything from «Wanderlust» to «Our Idiot Brother» to «Step Brothers.»
Just this evening at the San Diego Comic - Con I caught up with Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (review) helmer Troy Nixey, who made his feature - length
directing debut with the film, a
remake of the 1973 made - for - TV movie of the same name about a family that discovers murderous tiny creatures living
in the basement of their new home.