We Need To Talk About The Word “Remake”
If we’re going to use it as an insult, let’s define our terms.The film industry seems to have no shortage of… Read More
March 23, 2017
Remakes
How Excited Should We Be About This New ‘Lion King’ Movie?
Jon Favreau’s remake will rise or fall on its understanding of the medium.Director Jon Favreau announced in a series of nonchalant… Read More
February 21, 2017
Upcoming ‘Halloween’ Reboot Finds a Director, Two Writers, and a Release Date
David Gordon Green and Danny McBride are now the creative team in charge of resurrecting Michael Myers.They say all good things… Read More
February 10, 2017
Why Can’t We Accept Foreign Films on Their Own Terms?
A simple plea for less remakes and more appreciation for global cinema.Cinephiles everywhere were worked up into a tizzy this week… Read More
February 9, 2017
Diego Luna to Play Tony Montana in ‘Scarface’ Remake
Moving from Miami to L.A., the film will reimagine the iconic drug lord as a Mexican immigrant. Read More
February 1, 2017
Dominic West Joins the Upcoming Tomb Raider Reboot
Taking a cue from the recent video games, bad dad Richard Croft is finally getting the film treatment he deserves. Read More
January 31, 2017
Does Francis Ford Coppola Know Video Games?
Even if it’s a disaster, Coppola’s involvement in adapting Apocalypse Now is a uniquely interesting case study. Read More
January 31, 2017
J.J. Abrams is Done with Reboots Except He Totally Isn’t
To boldly go where other men have gone before. Read More
January 12, 2017
Mr. Robot Creator Sam Esmail is Rebooting Metropolis
Probably less hacktivism, definitely more robots. Read More
December 19, 2016