Running at just 30 seconds long, the Scarlett Johansson led Ghost in the Shell continues to visually amaze for
fans of the original films with it's near frame for frame replication until we remember that Johansson is white and the Ghost in the Shell live - action remake is an inherent example of Hollywood's worst habits of whitewashing.
Not exact matches
And although Hurwitz and Schlossberg have admittedly peppered the proceedings
with a handful
of hilarious gags (eg Stifler finally gets his revenge on Finch for sleeping
with his mother), American Reunion, saddled
with a hopelessly sentimental third act, ultimately establishes itself as an overlong and underdeveloped sequel that could only be loved by hardcore
fans of the
original film.
With the
fan expectations, the iconic nature
of the
original material, and the development hell that lasted more than a decade, the
film just had too much going against it.
Said Focus World touting the feature:» Focus World acquired writer / director Julia Ducournau's Raw out
of Cannes where we fell in love
with her bold and
original voice and the genre - bending style; Raw is a
film that both hard - core genre
fans and art - house audiences will absolutely love.»
If the plan comes off,
fans of the
original films and J. R. R Tolkien will be very pleased
with the news.
Audiences have come to expect a fair share
of massive brass for important themes in Star Wars, but these subtle chords, combined
with a sequence
of Rey's day - to - day activities, marked the first moment in the
film that showed
fans that this
film would give us incredible new characters that would get as close to our hearts as characters from the
original films.
«I'm a personal
fan of Bong Joon Ho's epic
film, and jumped at the chance to honor his
original vision, yet expand upon the world and characters
with a diverse, award - winning cast,» said Sarah Aubrey, executive vice president
of original programming for TNT.
I'm not too big
of a
fan of the
original film, and I wasn't too big a
fan of director Jim Mickle's previous
film Stake Land, but
with this remake he brought some American gothic to the idea
of a family isolating themselves because
of their religious beliefs.
With the
film being a reboot rather than a straight remake, it looks set to introduce a whole new generation to Max while satisfying the legion
of original fans.
Fans of science fiction are in for a treat on cable channel TNT, as alongside a night
of Ridley Scott programming, the network is moving ahead
with its
original series based on the 2013
film Snowpiercer.
With a
film like «Blade Runner 2049,» you see how nostalgic callbacks can be used to not only engage
fans of the previous
film but also how to use that nostalgia as a way to build an
original, more emotional story that organically builds off the past.
Their villains suck Tracking Board Li Bingbing (not to be confused
with fashion icon X-Men actress
Fan Bingbing) will supposedly headline a superhero
film called Realm which is an
original idea
of Stan Lee's.
And it's no doubt,
with just a casual perusal
of the
film fare planned, including opening night's gala offering
of a 50th anniversary screening
of In The Heat
of the Night in the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX
with Sidney Poitier, Lee Grant and director Norman Jewison in attendance — a special festival long showing
of original nitrate prints
of essential and little known classics — and a screening
of one
of the greatest comedies
of all time — The Jerk — offering Steve Martin and Carl Reiner
fans the opportunity to share in the excitement
of new phone books arriving.
An epic battle over a lush green planet
with temple ruins lead some
fans to have a new hope for a return to Yavin 4, the location
of the first Rebel Base from the
original film.
As you know, this is one
of the most talked about remakes happening next year — along
with the Evil Dead remake — and it has certainly been a tough one for
fans to get behind because the
original Brian DePalma
film is near and dear to many horror
fans.
Arriving
with a bit
of a divide amongst the horror community back in the summer
of 2005, George A. Romero's Land
of the Dead was a
film that
fans had been waiting for since 1985 once Day
of the Dead had closed out the
original Dead trilogy.
That said,
fans of the first Jurassic Park will find this latest installment stuffed to overflowing
with references and callbacks: Park founder John Hammond (played by Richard Attenborough in the earlier
films) is name - dropped constantly; a dilophosaurus rears its frilly head in a holographic display; and the boys stumble into the ruined lobby
of the
original park, where they find a tooth
of that very first T. rex.
At the
film's recent press day, Carrey and Daniels talked about reprising their roles in the sequel, how it was driven by
fan demand, what it was like getting back into character and finding their chemistry again, the love between the characters, which one is Dumb and which one is Dumber, how the characters hold a special place in their lives as they do for the
fans, the return
of the Mutt Cutts van and other callbacks from the
original film, working
with Kathleen Turner, their favorite scene, and where they see their characters in another 20 years.
The comments section will be lit up
with the inevitable questions about how I feel about the first «Blade Runner» so let's kick it off
with saying, I am not a
fan of the
original film by Ridley Scott.
Director Caro enjoyed a distinguished career as an acclaimed comic book writer (writing for comics like Metal Hurlant, the
original Heavy Metal adult comic magazine) and a short
film maker / animator before teaming up
with fellow sci - fi
fan Jean - Pierre Jeunet and making the breakout
films Delicatessen and The City
of Lost Children.
A sizable contingent
of silent -
film fans has always insisted on musical accompaniment that feels contemporaneous
with the
original release, and if you're one
of those people, you need never click over to the KTL score.
Fans of the
original «Incredibles» movie have been patiently waiting for the announced sequel for some time now, and
with the
film finally coming together, there have been some major news items coming out about exactly who'll be starring and how the story in the picture may progress.
Bonus materials on the unrated Blu - ray release include audio commentaries for both
films by spaghetti Western experts; They Called Him Ringo, an archival featurette
with star Giuliano Gemma; A Western Greek Tragedy, an archival featurette
with Lorella de Luca and camera operator Sergio D'Offizi; Revisiting Ringo, a new video interview
with critic and Ringo
fan Tony Rayns; gallery
of original promotional images; and reversible sleeve featuring
original and newly commissioned artwork.
Children that were
fans of the
original films are grown now and sharing them
with their children and even their grandchildren.
The hype about George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road has been deafening, particularly for
fans of his
original series which ended
with the third
film, Mad Max: Beyond Thurnderdome thirty years ago.
* This release is limited to 1000 copies only * Road to Perdition, B - Movie Style: An extensive interview
with «Hellgate» director William A. Levey (HD, 35 mins) * Alien Invasion, Blaxploitation and Ghost - Busting Mayhem: Scholar, Filmmaker and
fan Howard S. Berger reflects on the intriguing
film career
of William A. Levey (HD, 12 mins) * Video Nasty: Kenneth Hall, writer
of the Puppet Master series, speaks about the direct - to - video horror boom that allowed «Hellgate» to become a classic
of the cassette rental era (HD, 8 mins) * Reversible sleeve featuring
original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys * Collector's booklet featuring writing on the
film by Lee Gambin, illustrated
with original artwork and stills * A DVD
of the
film is also included alongside the Blu - ray disc
Based on the comic book Red, this
film adaptation (which takes several liberties
with the
original story) may be disappointing to
fans of the series.
Besides the digitally restored and re-mastered movie,
fans of the
film will find an audio commentary
with Tim Burton, Henry Selick, and Danny Elfman, a recitation
of Tim Burton's
original poem by Christopher Lee, deleted scenes and test footage.
From the recent reimaginings
of the Star Trek or X-Men franchises to the complete and total «you got it wrong so Imma gonna fix it»
film adaptation
of James Fenimore Cooper's Last
of the Mohicans, movies have often taken «liberties»
with the author's
original intentions, often to the
fans delight or chagrin.
With the likes
of Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia and even Luke returning to join a new cast
of heroes perhaps the intent was to make the first
of the new trilogy feel very familiar to
fans of the
original trilogy before fading out the old guard in favor
of the new characters and diverging from previous plots for the next two
films.
* Three Star Wars (tm) Play Sets, one set in the timeline
of Episodes I - III, the second set during the
original trilogy, Episodes IV - VI, and the third available this winter based on Star Wars (tm): The Force Awakens (tm) * Additional Play Sets offering distinct gameplay and environments, including a Disney * Pixar Play Set based on the upcoming
film Inside Out and a Marvel Play Set featuring Hulkbuster Iron Man, Ultron, and other Marvel characters * A fully enhanced Toy Box
with two new multiplayer Toy Box Expansion Games, Toy Box Speedway (kart racing) and Toy Box Takeover (action - adventure) * More figures
of fan - favourite characters from across The Walt Disney Company, like Mickey and Minnie, Sam Flynn and Quorra from Tron: Legacy, Mulan and Olaf, among many others
This means there will be plenty
of content to enjoy for those who are
fans of the
original film and for those who will be introduced to it for the first time
with The Incredibles 2.