Tag Archives: Remakes

Mon, Dec 22 2008
ROSEMARY’S BABY Remake Is Stillborn

ROSEMARY’S BABY Remake Is Stillborn

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It seems that I spend an inordinate amount of time reporting on planned remakes of classic films. It is therefore with great pleasure that I get to tell you about a remake project that has  been abandoned. The... 

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Thu, Nov 20 2008
Don’t Feed The Plants!! LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Original Ending

Don’t Feed The Plants!! LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Original Ending

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Today, alternate beginnings and endings of films are a standard feature on DVDs. But that wasn’t always the case. Back in the early days of the format, 1998 specifically, studios were just starting... 

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Wed, Nov 19 2008
RKO Bets On Comedy For Next Remake Project

RKO Bets On Comedy For Next Remake Project

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RKO continues to plunder its vaults for classic movies to remake with the announcement that it is giving a modern makeover to the 1936 comedy Love On A Bet. The original starred Gene Raymond as a man who... 

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Wed, Nov 19 2008
I AM LEGEND Scripter To Take A Whack At OLDBOY Remake

I AM LEGEND Scripter To Take A Whack At OLDBOY Remake

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Steven Spielberg and Will Smith’s English version of the Korean director Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy may be getting a screenwriter. Scripter Mark Protosevich is reportedly in early talks with DreamWorks... 

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Sun, Nov 16 2008
Another New DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Poster

Another New DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL Poster

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Another new The Day The Earth Stood Still poster, this time for the international release, has popped up. This one seems to stress a little more action, with jet fighters screaming towards the mysterious... 

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Tue, Nov 11 2008
First Look: STAR TREK’s New Enterprise

First Look: STAR TREK’s New Enterprise

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Perhaps the biggest object of speculation over the look of J. J. Abrams new Star Trek reboot was the design of the franchise iconic starship, the USS Enterprise. Paramount Pictures has passed along our... 

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Tue, Nov 11 2008
Jaden Smith To Be New KARATE KID

Jaden Smith To Be New KARATE KID

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Jaden Smith, son of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, is set to take the title role in a remake of the 1984 film The Karate Kid. We first mentioned this project being in development back in September 2007,... 

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Mon, Nov 10 2008
Brett Ratner’s Dilemma- Ruin CONAN or BEVERLY HILLS COP 4 First?

Brett Ratner’s Dilemma- Ruin CONAN or BEVERLY HILLS COP 4 First?

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Well, the headline pretty much sums it up, but here are the details. The Hollywood Reporter is stating that Brett Ratner is in final negotiations to take on directorial chores for Nu Image/Millennium’s... 

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Sat, Nov 8 2008
Spielberg And Smith Looking At OLDBOY Remake

Spielberg And Smith Looking At OLDBOY Remake

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Recently, we’ve reported on two film remakes – Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and David Mamet working on an English language version of Akira Jurosawa’s High And Low and screenwriter J.... 

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Mon, Nov 3 2008
How To Conquer A Relaunch Of PLANET OF THE APES

How To Conquer A Relaunch Of PLANET OF THE APES

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Some days I wonder if there is any really interesting film news out there that isn’t about yet another classic film being set up for a remake by a clueless studio. But last week, we reported on two... 

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Wed, Oct 29 2008
HELLRAISER Redo Gets In New Director

HELLRAISER Redo Gets In New Director

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When we last left the saga of Dimension Films’ struggle to remake the Clive Barker horror classic Hellraiser, the sturio had just hired writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton to take a pass at... 

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Tue, Sep 30 2008
DVD Review: THE ANDERSON TAPES

DVD Review: THE ANDERSON TAPES

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Released in 1971, director Sidney Lumet’s thriller The Anderson Tapes shows that concerns over illegal wiretapping and eavesdropping by the government on its citizens is not a concern that was born... 

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Thu, Sep 11 2008
New Releases: September 12.

New Releases: September 12.

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1. The Women (2,962 Theaters, 114 Minutes, Rated PG-13): At long last, this film finally hits the screen. This project was in the works for over 10 years and at one time or another, every big name actress... 

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Thu, Jul 3 2008
Trailer: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Trailer: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

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Ugh. As long as I had not seen any actual footage, I could safely pretend the ill-advised remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still from 20th Century Fox did not actually exist. Oh sure, there was a poster... 

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Thu, Jun 7 2007
Remake Roundup: Cartoon To Live Action Edition

Remake Roundup: Cartoon To Live Action Edition

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With all the hype surrounding the live action adaptation of the popular Transformers 1980s cartoon sure to make the film a hit at least over its opening weekend, it’s not surprising that we’re starting... 

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