Disney is Remaking The Lion King
The chief purveyor of cinematic comfort food continues to cook with timeless recipes. Read More
September 28, 2016
Remakes
Netflix Gets a Spike Lee Joint
She’s Gotta Have It is being remade, by Lee, as a Netflix series.The film that catapulted Spike Lee to filmmaking fame… Read More
September 16, 2016
Ben-Hur Review: A Fresh But Flimsy Take On the Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur Offers a Fresh But Flimsy Take on the Tale of the ChristThe latest version isn’t bad but also isn’t very good.There… Read More
August 18, 2016
Ben-Hur and the Craft of the Remake
Pondering The RemakeExploring the purpose, execution, and possibilities of remakes.If you’re anything like me (God help you), you’ve forgotten that there’s a… Read More
August 17, 2016
The Scarface Remake Everyone Didn’t Know They Wanted (And Still Don’t)
Hollywood is all about them dolla’, dolla’ bills, y’all.Mmm, drugs.Scarface is getting remade. That’s actually been going on for awhile now,… Read More
August 11, 2016
What Should We Reboot Next?
Dear FSRGhostbusters, Ocean’s Eleven, and now…?At some point in your life, you’ve likely been faced with a question that has no… Read More
July 12, 2016
The Russo Brothers Might Be Perfect for The Warriors
Betting Big on The WarriorsRemaking The Warriors won’t be easy, but The Russo Brothers are possibly the best men for the job.Yesterday… Read More
July 6, 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rounds Out the Year of the Remake Sequel
LucasFilmThis was not a good year for original ideas. Guillermo del Toro, the Wachowskis, Brad Bird and George Lucas all… Read More
December 21, 2015
8 Movies You Probably Didn’t Know Were Remakes
Twentieth Century FoxSixty-four years ago today, one of Alec Guinness’ best films hit U.S. screens - Henry Cass’ darkly comedic Last… Read More
November 13, 2014