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What is there to say about this remake of the classic film?
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As much as we fear remakes of classic films there are, on occasion, heartening examples where it's done right.
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.
Though we love nothing more than to bemoan an upcoming remake of a classic film, sometimes the newer version turns out to be even better than the original.
Put an infinite number of studio executives in a room and sooner or later, one will green - light a truly good remake of a classic film.
There are perhaps more reasons to NOT do a remake of a classic film than reasons to do so, yet THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY is that rare and delightful example of why it's only perhaps, not always.
Joel and Ethan Coen's True Grit is their second remake of a classic film.
From exciting new concepts to remakes of classic films, here are 20 of the most anticipated movies of 2016!
The film will be a remake of «Dirty Rotten Scoundrels» which itself was a remake of the classic film «Bedtime Story».
Greg prefers to keep a low profile at school, instead collaborating with his almost - gangsta pal, Earl, on terrible remakes of classic films: Apocalypse Later with Super Soakers, The Manchurian Cat - idate with cats.
Not exact matches
NEW YORK (AP)-- George Romero, whose classic «Night of the Living Dead» and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh - devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died.
The remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still closely parallels Robert Wise's 1951 science fiction film classic that was a Cold War warning shrouded in a Christ allegory.
The $ 451 million - grossing remake of the 1960 Rat Pack classic cemented itself in popular culture, and has even made it onto Betway's list of iconic films which celebrate casino — the iGaming operator gives nod to the suave sophistication of its title character (and Brad Pitt of course).
In 1995, he snared the part that was to give him more prominence among film audiences — that of the irresponsible David Larrabee in Sydney Pollack's remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 classic romance Sabrina.
Produced for the USA cable network, Holiday Affair is a remake of the classic 1949 theatrical film of the same name, which in turn was inspired by John D. Weaver's short story «Christmas Gift.»
«Guess Who» is a dry comedy, a remake of the classic «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» (1967), only this time, it has a race role reversal, where the original film was about a white family meeting a black man, this film centers around a black family meeting a white man.
A remake of the 1974 film of the same name, Death Wish pairs aging action icon Bruce Willis with director Eli Roth (Hostel, The Green Inferno) to bring the classic tale of vigilante justice to modern audiences.
The film is basically a remake of Bunuel's classic Belle du Jour, and features plenty of lingerie - clad and naked beauties engaged in a variety of soft - core hetero and homosexual acts.
Werner Herzog's eerie color remake of F.W. Murnau's original vampire classic (itself an unauthorized version of Bram Stoker's Dracula) is at once faithful to Murnau's film and quintessentially Herzogian.
THN has been lucky enough to be invited to the lush surroundings of the famous Savoy Hotel in London, which coincidentally also happens to be a major location in the upcoming comedy caper we're here to find out about — GAMBIT, a remake of the classic 1966 Michael Caine / Shirley MacLaine film of the same name.
Alas, my heart sank when I realized that the film I was about to see was not a remake of the 1995 forgotten Cindy Crawford - William Baldwin classic but a in fact change of pace low - key political drama from the go to high concept action film - maker of the past decade, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr & Mrs Smith) focusing on the Plame Affair, one of the key scandals in recent American political history.
Ensuring that moviegoers won't have to wait too long between live - action remakes of its classic animated films, Disney is charging ahead with casting for its upcoming live - action remake of Beauty And The Beast.
OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For movies opening September 7, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS 3:10 to Yuma (R for violence and profanity) Christian Bale and Russell Crowe co-star in this remake of the 1957 classic Western about the dangerous gauntlet across the desert negotiated by a broke rancher out to collect a bounty for escorting an outlaw man to a train waiting to transport the wanted man to justice.
With remake after sequel after reboot coming out of Hollywood at the moment, any film that attempts to retell a classic story...
Against All Odds is an interesting but ultimately flawed remake of the film noir classic Out of the Past (which is paid homage to by casting the star of the original (Greer, The Big Steal) as the mother).
This remake of the classic Disney film was banned in Kuwait, Malaysia and a drive - in in Alabama.
Remake of the classic haunted house horror film of the same name is an awful mess of a film that is uninspired and poorly acted.
by Walter Chaw You mark off certain literary flourishes in Neil LaBute's remake of Robin Hardy's classic The Wicker Man, and then you can't help but note that beneath the pagan matriarchy that is its villain and the hangdog cop (Nicolas Cage) that is its dullard hero, the film is just the auteur's latest unnecessarily reductive gender deconstruction.
Breck Eisner («The Crazies») is attached to direct the remake of the 1981 cult classic film «Escape From New York» for New Line / Warner Bros..
King and Knight are also partnered on the action - thriller «The Red Circle,» a remake of the classic French film that will be reset in Hong Kong.
Based on a 1979 film starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk in the roles of put - upon father - of - the - bride and crazed father - of - the - groom, respectively, the remake doesn't have a single scene as classic as the «serpentine» gag of the first but compensates with the sort of instant familiarity afforded by veteran personalities in comfortable roles.
The horror world has been abuzz for a few years now with talk of the remake of Dario Argento's 1977 classic Suspiria and we now have our first look at Dakota Johnson as Susie Bannion as well as a firm release date for the film.
Long - in - development comedy remake The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty is adding some classic and classy acting talent to its line - up, with Shirley MacLaine in talks to play Ben Stiller's mother in the film.
Remaking a time - honored classic film seems like a useless task, as part of the reason why the original is considered classic is due to the ability to endure over time and speak to different generations.
Refn clearly has a love for the likes of Walter Hill and John Carpenter, as well as cult classics like Silent Running and Logan's Run, a film he was looking to remake for some time; von Trier has grander aspirations as a filmmaker, a compulsive need to make the audience feel something, anything, at the end of his works.
You may have noticed that Disney, not content with the success of its Pixar releases, Marvel movies, or massive Star Wars universe thanks to the Lucasfilm purchase, has started remaking its classic animated films in live - action form.
The two are also scheduled to write the scripts for Reynolds» remake of Clue - the classic 1985 comedy based on the board game - and Michael Bay's upcoming film 6 Underground.
It's the origin story and I believe it's part of a greater scheme Universal has to remake all those classic horror films of the 40s.
The actress is currently on the promotional trail for her latest film Beauty and the Beast where she stars in a remake of the Disney classic along with Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens, Sir Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson.
His cinematography and camera orchestrations are as sumptuous as ever, almost worth watching without dialogue, and yet, he doesn't exactly offer anything new here — it occasionally seems like he is trying to remake his cult classic, Chungking Express, for a Western audience, with some of the more interesting bits of his other films tossed in for good measure.
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 narrativeOf 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 narrativeof 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 narrativeof the Maskai Kobayashi classic Harakiri in their critique of the psychotic masculinity that underlies the ideology of Japanese action narrativeof the psychotic masculinity that underlies the ideology of Japanese action narrativeof Japanese action narratives.
Why We're Excited About It: Okay, so this one's a bit of a stretch with regards to the «blockbuster» definition, but when a horror classic like Evil Dead gets a remake, it's automatically an event film.
Doug Bradley often speaks his mind when it comes to the Hellraiser films, which he feels a remake should never happen of the 1987 horror classic
Pennywise the clown is back to terrify a new generation of kids in this year's new feature film remake of the classic Stephen King novel It, and the first official teaser trailer has just emerged from the sewer for you to check out.
In a rather confusing turn of events, this film will serve as a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter classic, which is itself a remake.
I didn't mean that I hope there's a wave of remakes, just that there might be an interest in classic American genres like film noir and the western once again.
Ann Sheridan, with lots of oomph, takes over Bette Davis» old role (and Jeanne Eagels») in this Americanized remake of the film versions of the classic W. Somerset Maugham short story «The Letter.»
Franck Khalhoun's (P2) latest film — a French / American co-production made all the more obvious by a technical snafu that saw the movie play with French subtitles for some 15 minutes — does some things very well, but being a remake of William Lustig's 1980 horror classic, also titled Maniac, isn't exactly one of them.
The new Disney live - action remake of the classic 1992 film will also feature another royal blue blood, played by Billy Magnussen.
We got a teaser poster over the weekend [take a look here], and now the first trailer has arrived online for David Lowery's upcoming remake of Disney's 1977 classic Pete's Dragon along with four images from the film; check them out below... Pete's Dragon is set for release on August 12th and features a -LSB-...]