Sentences with phrase «movie as a remake»

The duo hasn't actually described their movie as a remake, but they've made it clear they aren't focusing on continuity, because again, that would mean Laurie would be dead.

Not exact matches

The live action Beauty and the Beast has been the top - grossing movie of the year so far, which is a good sign for the company's other live - action remakes in development such as The Lion King and Mulan.

The pair famously pooled money from mowing lawns as children to buy a Super 8 video camera, and proceeded to remake movies they saw on TV with neighborhood children in the starring roles.

He could easily spend the next few years starring in blockbuster remakes and sequels (like the upcoming Aladdin and Bad Boys movies), and and casually maintain his status as a global movie superstar.

With the 2005 movie remake of Dukes of Hazzard, Jessica Simpson emerged as the new Daisy Duke: denim cut - offs, western belts, and a pair of bright red cowboy boots to top it all off.

While Madolyn's dissimilar relationships with each mark their differences, her part is more plot - pointy than convincing: her sympathies tend to stand in for yours, as the movie doesn't trust in the ethical and political ambiguities of the movie it remakes, Andrew Lau and Andy Mak's brilliant Infernal Affairs (2002).

By the time the nigh endless climax rolls around, Fright Night has certainly established itself as just another in a long line of needless horror remakes - with the movie's failure especially disappointing given the strength of Farrell's engaging performance (and it's also worth noting that David Tennant does manage to inject some life into the proceedings with his small role as a Vegas vampire hunter).

Applegate returned to movie comedy co-starring with Jean Reno as a princess and modern gal in the ill - received remake of a French time - travel yarn Just Visiting (2001).

Step two was Creed, the first time he took a familiar Hollywood property and remade it as something both Afro - centric and universal for movie fans.

The Victorville, CA native landed his first prominent screen roles in the mid - to late 2000s, in outings such as the 2006 teen comedy Accepted, the 2007 action movie Transformers, and the Michael Bay - produced remake Friday the 13th (2009).

In 2007, she appeared in an even bigger horror movie as the female lead in a remake of The Hitcher, starring opposite veteran actor Sean Bean.

Fleming and co. were working from a version that had clicked very well in 1979, and such interest as posterity has in this new take will be in its usefulness as a masterclass in how not to remake a movie.

Featuring over 200 rare photos and a veritable treasure trove of never - before - seen material, HOOKED ON HOLLYWOOD is divided into four key sections: «Hollywood Featurettes» - key feature articles from Maltin's Movie Crazy newsletter are shared for the first time, providing new perspectives on such topics as the masterful soundtrack subtleties of Casablanca and Hollywood's long standing love affair with remakes.

Though she worked consistently throughout the 1990s, Kimberly Williams made her biggest impression on movie audiences as the sweet ingenue in the remake of Father of the Bride (1991).

As a movie, Cry Freedom is little more than an uninspired remake of Attenborough's earlier success.

It's actually really surprising that Hollywood hasn't tried remaking the film, because although the original is entertaining as a B - movie guilty pleasure with some hilarious quotes («I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum.»)

However, as with all remakes or sequels, do we judge a movie on its own merit or do we try to respect the source material and just constantly compare the differences?

@ 21 check your spelling lol much love 18 ha ha anyways this remake of the karate kid is truly a thing of its own i mean this is a new movie a different look basically, what you say as a re-imagining it tells a completely diff.

On this week's episode of GeekScholars Movie News, the hosts share their thoughts on the trailers for Beauty and the Beast, and Kong: Skull Island, as well discuss the possibility of Wedding Crashers 2, a Green Hornet remake, and Steve Carell in Minecraft.

OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For movies opening August 17, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Invasion (PG - 13 for violence, terror and disturbing images) Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig co-star in another remake of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) as the DC MDs depended upon to save the day when a space shuttle crash leads to an epidemic among humans triggered by an extraterrestrial force.

Try if you'd like to judge this simply as an adaptation (a measure it still fails), but it is impossible not to view Burton's movie as a wildly inferior remake of one of the most spectacular fantasy films ever made.

The live - action remake of the 1991 animated classic, starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the fairytale couple, enchanted movie - goers upon its...

It resembles to the 2004 Anime series Samurai 7 and the movie called The Magnificent Seven which was released in 1960 (and remade in 2016 as The Magnificent 7).

Gerald's Game, a Stephen King adaptation for Netflix starring Carla Gugino, is good Coming Soon Daniel Dae Kim's stunt training for the Hellboy reboot / Film Hocus Pocus moves forward as a TV movie remake - none of the original actors or filmmaking team are involved David Poland on Blade Runner 2049 with no spoilers «It is Aliens to Alien»... whoa, that's high praise Billboard composer Danny Elfman interviewed about Superman's iconic theme (redeployed for Justice League) and his long collaboration with Gus Van Sant Playbill Judy Garland's final concert, restored / remastered from 1969 will be released for the first time i09 on why you should be watching the Exorcist TV series, back for Season 2 / Film Amazon still has a lot of work to do to catch up with Netflix and Hulu but they're diving into the sci - fi genre big time

Sony is being productive with their time by setting release dates for as many as 16 movies which include possibly two Bad Boys films along with a Jumanji remake and more.

Don't Breathe is only the second film from director Fede Alvarez, who somehow hasn't made a movie since 2013's remake of Evil Dead — it's actually hard to imagine that a guy as talented as Alvarez hasn't knocked out a movie every year since.

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.

Imagine Richard Linklater's Before Trilogy remade as a romantic horror movie and you might end up with Spring.

Movie mavens will quickly detect his limited conversance with the romantic - comedy genre of yesteryear, as Reed states his desire to bring Saul Bass to mind with the opening credits: Bass designed the main titles for Anatomy of a Murder, Seconds, and the remake of Cape Fear, among others — not exactly the first guy you'd think of for Pillow Talk 2, in other words, and just the earliest of Down with Love's disingenuous lapses.

The strange, ever - changing result is, at times, as original as loose remakes come, with Bidegain using his hallowed source material as a springboard for something rare: a «writer's movie» that loses nothing in the jump from script to screen.

Let Me In (2010), a remake of Let the Right One In, the Swedish coming - of - age horror movie cum adolescent survival drama in the wilds of suburban civilization, is as unexpected as can be: an American revision of a celebrated European film that honors the original while translating its anxiety and unease to a distinctly American -LSB-...]

Early in the movie a shot of the World Trade Center in flames, introduced as a portent of Armageddon, sharpens this remake's sour tang of exploitation.

A new movie that bridges the gap between fans of multiple generations with a story that acts as a sequel - ized remake, here is my Movie Review of «Star Wars: The Force Awakens&ramovie that bridges the gap between fans of multiple generations with a story that acts as a sequel - ized remake, here is my Movie Review of «Star Wars: The Force Awakens&raMovie Review of «Star Wars: The Force Awakens».

I would implore anyone who ever wrote it off as a soulless remake to dig a little deeper with a rewatch, because you might just be surprised at how great of a modern horror movie it truly is.

A remake of the 2010 French film Crime d'amour, the movie stars Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace — their faces so porcelain and blemish - free it looks like they dipped them in buttermilk before every scene — as women in a Berlin ad agency, engaging in twisted office warfare.

As I alluded, I'm not sure it's a smart idea to remake good movies, but if this occurs, the new edition should offer clear changes, and the 2007 Yuma takes that path.

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.

If the Footloose remake had its own signature dance, it'd be called the Push - Pull, as this hip - to - be-sorta-square movie, much like the small - town teens within it, has a mind for propelling itself toward a progressive future while continually being yanked back by cherished hallmarks of the past.

Robocop (2014, expires august 18th) So that errant quote that popped up when I slid the bar to a random point in this useless movie is as good a quote as any to describe the foolhardiness of remaking a Paul Verhoeven picture.

Julianne Hough (c.) and Kenny Wormald are shown in a scene from the remake of the 1984 movie «Footloose,» as a small Southern town learns to let its teenagers have fun.

Remade from Michael Winner's 1972 thriller, this action movie can't be bothered to get as dark and edgy as it should be.

After that, he remade the Coen Brothers» Blood Simple as A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop, a bold attempt that fell short, and made the historical war movie The Flowers of War starring Christian Bale, a rather dull and plodding affair.

The enchanting fairy tale made its screen debut as a silent movie in 1924, with assorted remakes, sequels, spin - offs and animated versions being released over the ensuing generations.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, whose brilliant essay on Sirk is included as an extra, remade the movie as Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, and it was also the model for Todd Haynes's Far from Heaven and Sanaa Hamri's not - too - shabby Something New.

Medium jumps are never an easy thing to do, whether it's today's commonplace practice of remaking an old television series as a film residing between homage and parody, or as in the case of The Muppet Movie, simply bringing characters who found popularity on TV to a cinema audience.

In an age of constant sequels, remakes, reboots, and adaptations, it's a small wonder when even blatant genre pastiches such as Pacific Rim are touted by the movie - going public as «original.»

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I'm hoping things won't get so dire that they remake Hauer's Wedlock — as great as that movie was, it deserves to be left back in 1991.

Ryan Gosling is continuing to move away from indie films in favour of some bigger Hollywood paydays this week, as he is now said to be in talks for another major tentpole movie after landing the lead in a Logan's Run remake back in February.

Somewhat surprisingly, though, the screenwriters lined up for their first picture are the guys behind the script for Joe Johnston's upcoming Captain America as well as the first two Narnia movies; yet perhaps less surprisingly for This Life collaborators, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely also wrote The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and collaborated with Cameron Crowe on a proposed, yet stalled, remake of the Ernst Lubitsch masterpiece Trouble in Paradise.