{"id":7826,"date":"2010-04-13T12:46:14","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T17:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=7826"},"modified":"2021-03-24T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T20:38:04","slug":"rock-rewriting-mamets-kurosawa-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/13\/rock-rewriting-mamets-kurosawa-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Rewriting Nichols&#8217;s Kurosawa Remake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChrisRock1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7829\" title=\"ChrisRock1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChrisRock1-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Although I think that Chris Rock is one of the most talented stand-up comics working today, I have not been much of a fan of either his film acting or screenwriting work. So it is with great trepidation that I greet the announcement that Rock will be taking over screenwriting duties from no less than David Mamet on director Mile Nichol&#8217;s planned remake of Akira Kurosawa&#8217;s 1963 thriller <strong>High And Low<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Rock made the announcement to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210126040820\/http:\/\/www.bvonmovies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Voices<\/a> while out promoting the upcoming release of <strong>Death At A Funeral<\/strong>, ironically a remake itself of director Frank Oz&#8217;s 2007 comedy. The story focuses on a business man whose son is kidnapped. But while he prepares the ransom, he learns that his son is safe and it was his chauffeur&#8217;s child who was mistakenly snatched, leaving him in the moral quandary of helping his employee or using the cash for a buyout that will save his business.<\/p>\n<p>Even if I liked the quality of Rock&#8217;s writing output, I would have to question why he was chosen for the assignment. He previous scripted films have all been comedies- <strong>Down To Earth<\/strong>, <strong>Head Of State<\/strong> and <strong>I Think I Love My Wife<\/strong>. Granted <strong>Down To Earth<\/strong> and <strong>I Think I Love My Wife<\/strong> were both remakes (of <strong>Heaven Can Wait<\/strong> and Eric Rohmer&#8217;s <strong>L\u2019Amour L\u2019Apr\u00e8s-Midi<\/strong> respectively), but nothing on his resume really speaks to him having any previous experience with the material. I&#8217;m hoping that Rock had one incredible pitch that landed him the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Although I think that Chris Rock is one of the most talented stand-up comics working today, I have not been much of a fan of either his film acting or screenwriting work. 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