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Tag: remake
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Ryan Gosling’s Charm Elevates ‘The Fall Guy’
Is Ryan Gosling charming enough to turn the action movie remake of a 1980s TV show into a successful film? The Fall Guy hopes the answer is yes.
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The first trailer for ‘Wonka’ is here
The first trailer for ‘Wonka’ starring Timothee Chalamet as the titular chocolatier has arrived.
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‘Ghostbusters’ is a silly little comedy that became a cultural lightning rod
Remember when The Interview came out and everyone decided that seeing a silly little comedy was some kind of patriotic act of defiance to North Korea? The all-female Ghostbusters reboot is a lot like that—a silly little comedy that somehow ignited a culture war on the internet and became way more significant than it probably…
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Handsome stars save ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’
I could review The Man from U.N.C.L.E. like a woman who studied film theory at a reputable university and who wrote a thesis paper on 1960s cinema. I could talk about Guy Ritchie’s trademark slick style, Hollywood’s onslaught of remakes and sequels, or even make an argument about how the spy genre has evolved along…
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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ fails to sizzle despite visual wonders
I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who wasn’t a fan of The Wizard of Oz. The 1939 film practically defines the term “classic” with iconic themes and visuals that have stuck in the collective mind of moviegoers for over 70 years. Sam Raimi promised stunning 3D and a Wizard-focused origin story, but really…
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Kids fight modern-day commies in ‘Red Dawn’
Back in the 1980s when the original Red Dawn was released, Americans were terrified of the communist Soviet Union. In the new Red Dawn remake, it’s communists from North Korea invading Spokane, Washington. Thankfully, a group of kids, lead by Chris Hemsworth, are there to defend their town and their country.
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‘Total Recall’ remake doesn’t stack up against Schwarzenegger original
Let’s face it, Hollywood loves a remake. In a world seemingly out of ideas, films from the days of old are revamped with CGI and sold to a new generation who might not be familiar with the source material. The 2012 version of Total Recall is one of those films, remade from the 1990 Paul…
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Arthur fails to take off
Let’s just say you’re on a flight from LAX to JFK. You’ve got 5 hours and your laptop battery is halfway dead. Then the flight attendants hand out the headphones and tell you your in-flight entertainment will be the remake of Arthur, starring Russell Brand. Or maybe it’s late on a work night and you…
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Let Me In far exceeds expectations
When people heard director Matt Reeves was remaking Let The Right One In, the popular vampire movie from Sweden, there was an immediate uproar. People were afraid it would be Americanized and dumbed down. I was skeptical as well. Based on the previous work of Reeves, I felt Let Me In would definitely be a…
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The Coen Brothers take on a John Wayne classic with True Grit remake
This Christmas Ethan and Joel Coen, the award winning sibling directing and writing team behind such classics as No Country For Old Men and The Big Lebowski, take their first crack at the western genre with their adaptation of the Charles Portis novel, True Grit.
