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  • July 2008

    • MTV to Remake Rocky Horror

      newser  |  Variety  |  2 hours, 13 minutes ago

      MTV to Remake Rocky Horror

      MTV will remake the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show , Variety reports. Lou Adler, the executive producer of the original film, will stick to the original screenplay, but the new rendition may include additional songs. There’ve been no casting or directing decisions yet, but Adler wants to see it shown a year from this coming Halloween. "But that's up to MTV," he adds. More »

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      MTV  • movie industry  • movie remakes

    • 'Friends' Clique Ready for Flick?

      newser  |  Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jul 2, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      'Friends' Clique Ready for Flick?

      Inspired by Sex and the City's wild silver-screen success, all six cast members—including holdout Jennifer Aniston—are on board to reunite for the big-screen adaptation of the hit sitcom “Friends,” the Daily Mail reports. Produced by Warner Brothers, Friends: The Movie would get under way within the next 18 months, said an insider. More »

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      television  • Los Angeles  • movie remakes  • movie deal  • Jennifer Aniston  • Friends  • Matthew Perry  • Lisa Kudrow  • David Schwimmer  • Matt Le Blanc

  • May 2008

    • Studios Gamble on Hulk 's Quick Return

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 9, 08 6:30 PM CDT

      Studios Gamble on Hulk 's Quick Return

      Studio executives are hoping that The Incredible Hulk , due out June 13, will roar in dollar-sign green—and not the sicklier shade of moviegoers still recovering from Ang Lee's 2003 version, the Los Angeles Times reports. Funders Universal and Marvel promise more action in the new version, and bigger names like Edward Norton and Tim Roth. More »

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      action movie  • Universal Studios  • Marvel Comics  • Ang Lee  • movie remakes  • The Incredible Hulk  • trailers

    • Top Book-to-Movie Misfires

      newser  |  Entertainment Weekly  |  May 4, 08 11:18 AM CDT

      Top Book-to-Movie Misfires

      With warm weather comes the usual wave of summer blockbusters, but sometimes the best story is buried in a book. Entertainment Weekly lists 23 disappointing adaptations, including: The Da Vinci Code : An utter lack of chemistry between Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou and an uber-creepy Silas (Paul Bettany) made this sure thing a misfire. More »

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      list  • movie  • Hollywood  • book  • movie remakes  • Da Vinci Code  • The Golden Compass  • Memoirs of a Geisha

  • March 2008

    • Funny Games Not Much Fun

      newser  |  Metacritic  |  Mar 14, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      Funny Games Not Much Fun

      Director Michael Haneke uses Funny Games to toy with his audience—and that can make the "mockingly sadistic and terrifying watch-the-middle-class-writhe-like-stuck-pigs thriller" tough viewing, Owen Leiberman writes in Entertainment Weekly . Critics are split on the merits of Haneke's remake of his disturbing 1997 German-language original—about a vacationing family terrorized by two men—but few could look away. More »

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      movie review  • movie remakes  • Naomi Watts  • Michael Pitt

    • 13 Must-See Heist Movies

      newser  |  Entertainment Weekly  |  Mar 13, 08 11:11 AM CDT

      13 Must-See Heist Movies

      Did The Bank Job leave you itching for more scheme-heavy heist films? Entertainment Weekly names 13 greats: Ocean's Eleven : Ex-con George Clooney gathers a gang to filch $150 million and get back his girl, Julia Roberts. A Fish Called Wanda : John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis are among the double-crossers vying for stolen jewels. How to Steal a Million : An art forger's daughter (Audrey Hepburn) joins forces with suave cat burglar Peter O'Toole. More »

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      list  • movie  • box office  • entertainment  • action movie  • movie remakes  • bank robbery  • heist

  • September 2007

    • Critics Riding High on Western '3:10 to Yuma'

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Sep 7, 07 6:47 AM CDT

      Critics Riding High on Western '3:10 to Yuma'

      Critics are saddling up for "3:10 to Yuma," a remake of a Western that “moves like a barn on fire,” according to Newsday ’s Jan Stuart. It's director James Mangold's "most sustained and evocative work," touts the New Yorker . The morally nuanced film follows rancher (Christian Bale) in his effort to bring a charismatic prisoner (Russell Crowe) to his execution. More »

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      movie  • film  • movie review  • media criticism  • movie remakes  • 3:10 to Yuma

    • Halloween Slashes the Competition

      newser  |  Variety  |  Sep 2, 07 4:36 PM CDT

      Halloween Slashes the Competition

      Moviegoers basked in the glow of Halloween a month early this year, shocking the movie biz by capping the fastest $4 billion in Hollywood summer history. Rob Zombie’s horror remake topped the weekend box office with a record $26.5 million, scaring two-time champ Superbad out of first place - yet the teen romp scored another $11.6 million, totaling $89 million in three weeks. More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • box office  • comedy  • movie remakes  • horror  • Superbad  • Rob Zombie

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