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That was a good one. I didn't even know he was in it until he popped up on screen. Very dark movie.best D'Onofrio role:
Pooh Bear - Salton Sea
The commercials for this one actually look fairly amusing.
Yeah, I wish they'd cast someone other than Lopez, but they got about as much out of that horrible script as they were ever going to. In the director's commentary and DVD special features, it's pretty clear that everyone working on the film thought it was crap (aside from JLo, who seemed convinced she was making a masterpiece) and were just in it for Tarsem's visuals. I can't imagine how boring a read the script must have been without them.
Ultimately, it made him enough money to finance The Fall, which is one of my favorite recent films, so I'm totally fine with it.
That was a good one. I didn't even know he was in it until he popped up on screen. Very dark movie.best D'Onofrio role:
Pooh Bear - Salton Sea
That's a shame they didn't put enough time or effort or whatever it was that made them not do it right the first time.
The Fall? Do tell.
I think a lot of it probably just had to do with the studio and the director wanting to make two different movies. To my understanding (and I'm FAR from claiming ultimate knowledge, here), Tarsem thought the serial killer/procedural part was boring and poorly written and should, therefore, be largely dropped or re-written. The studio, however, really wanted the film to be a fairly straightforward police procedural and only gave him free reign creatively if the dream stuff was in service of the serial killer plot. Kind of thing that happens pretty frequently.
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-fall/trailer
I probably know as many people who hated this movie as I do people who loved it, so it's a recommendation made with the full knowledge that the movie isn't everyone's cup of tea, but if the trailer looks interesting I suggest checking it out. It's similar to The Cell in the sense that its structure includes a mixing of a fairly simple real world story and a completely over-the-top fantasy narrative, but it is far more successful in both areas.
imo movies where great actors who have passed away should not be remade, they should leave it alone for the viewers to remember that actors greatest work and remember in time
Never been a fan of remakes of movies I've already seen. Seeing the movie for the first time and not having the original to compare it to would more easily allow my judgement to like the remake. Otherwise I've liked the original much more.
Fast Times
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Breakfast Club
remake The Toy
Will nobody take a shot at a Sweathogs movie? Or is John Revolting too old?
You're name is Mr Kotter.. you're name is Mr Kotter...
I think another reboot of Spiderman is in order.
Ridley Scott Ready To Direct New Version Of Seminal Sci-Fi Film 'Blade Runner'
By MIKE FLEMING | Thursday August 18, 2011 @ 11:39am EDTTags:
EXCLUSIVE: After revisiting his classic Alien with the upcoming 3D Fox film Prometheus, Ridley Scott is committing to direct and produce a film that advances his other seminal and groundbreaking science fiction film. Scott has signed on to direct and produce a new installment of Blade Runner. He’ll make the film with Alcon Entertainment, producing with Alcon partners Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. This would be the most high profile project for Alcon since The Blind Side. They got control of the franchise earlier this year, but it's a whole different ballgame with Scott at the helm.
more...http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/ridl...-blade-runner/
...wow.
I know. Not sure where I'll end up at but right now, I'm thinking WTF.
They really oughta remake Blade Runner tbh. Okay movie but the book was so much better. A more faithful adaptation would be incredible.
This sequel sounds re ed tho.
I think one of the things about Blade Runner that makes it so classic is what they were able to do SFX-wise for that decade. Sure, it's cheesy 80's nonsense, but it's well-done nonsense.
Never read the book, though, so you may have a point there.
My remakes would be:
1. Capricorn One
2. Creature from the Black Lagoon
3. Tora! Tora! Tora! - I know "Pearl Harbor" hit the screens several years ago, but I'm talking about the 1970 American/Japanese movie.
Anyone see Fright Night yet?
Just saw Fright Night and I really liked it.
Universal Planning ‘Scarface’ Remake
Sep 21, 2011 by Rob Frappier Tags: scarface
Universal is planning to produce a new ‘Scarface’ film, but the movie won’t be a direct remake of the original 1932 film or the famous 1983 Al Pacino film. Learn more in our report.
Whoever said “crime doesn’t pay” has obviously never spent time in a Hollywood board room. From heist flicks to mob epics, criminals have provided fodder for studio executives dating back to the days of silent film, and that hasn’t changed one bit in the new millennium.
Case in point, a new report reveals that Universal is planning to remake Scarface, a film that’s already been made twice before — first in 1932 and again in 1983.
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As The Hollywood Reporter explains, however, this new Scarface won’t be a direct remake of the original film, or the more famous 1983 version, which starred Al Pacino as the infamous Tony Montana. Quoting the article,Each [of the previous films] were crime sagas telling the rise and fall of a gangster, and each was a mirror of their time. The 1932 version was set in Chicago and featured bootlegging, Italians and Irish mobsters. The 1983 version was set in Latin-loving Miami and cocaine was the vice of choice.Despite being a modern take on the story, the new movie will have some familiar producers including Martin Bregman, who produced the 1983 Brian DePalma film, and Marc Shmuger, former head of Universal.
The new Scarface is planned to be the same: a crime tale set in today’s world, offering a dark look at the American Dream.
The reason that the 1983 Scarface has been popular for so long, besides the fact that the film and its over-the-top lead character have become important cultural touchstones for the hip-hop community, is that it tells a fairly basic story. As the THR article stated, Scarface is about the dark side of the American Dream and that narrative still resonates today.
Very few people will tell you that they’re not interested in becoming rich and successful, particularly in America where “rags to riches” stories are a vital part of our collective culture. The question is, what are you willing to do to get there? Would you break the rules? Would you steal? Or cheat? Or kill?
Hopefully, the answer is no, but there are always people out there who will say yes, and that deviation from the norm is what makes them compelling characters on the big screen. Tony Montana is a terrible role model, but he’s one of the most famous movie characters of all time. People will probably complain about Hollywood’s lack of creativity in redoing Scarface yet again, but if Universal has the potential to give the world another character like that, can you blame them for trying?
What do you think of a new Scarface film for a new generation of Americans?
Source: Deadline
just like King Kong. 3 versions around the same eras. But at least Peter Jackson did the third and blew the first 2 out of the water. Didn't see who was gonna be directing this one
exactly. It's only popular because black people are in LOVE with it for whatever reason
According to one's own taste, but I reckon 100 years from now the original 1933 King Kong will still be revered as a charming and entertaining cinematic milestone, while Jackson's overwrought, overblown CGI wank-fest will be utterly forgotten.
Peckinpah appears to be the target of the remake hounds, as a remake of Straw Dogs is in the can and I've heard that Tony Scott of all people is supposed to remake The Wild Bunch.
I hope they use that dreamy werewolf guy in the new scarface.
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