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Everything old was new again in the entertainment world in 2009! The Hollywood powers that be decided that the past was the richest mine of inspiration, as evidenced by the scads of remakes in movies and TV. The small screen has recycled '90s night soaps Melrose Place and 90210 to mixed results, while new ones were announced: look for a version of Charlie's Angels in the future. Some TV shows Read more
Ack! Hands off my childhood! Sorry for the outburst, but, seriously, it's one thing, I suppose, to take successful '80s franchises like The Karate Kid and update them for a new generation. It's kind of another to just start randomly selecting one-off gems from my youth for the sole purpose of giving someone a starring vehicle. When I first saw that Drop Dead Fred would be remade with Russell Read more
Two remake-related items making news today: The makers of The Karate Kid remake have found their Mr. Miyagi in Jackie Chan. The remake of East of Eden is really happening, as evidenced by the hiring of a director (Tom Hooper, who directed John Adams) and a screenwriter (Christopher Hampton, who wrote the Atonement screenplay). Some thoughts: My feelings about a remake of The Karate Kid Read more
We all know that Hollywood is extremely remake-happy these days, so I'm not even going to resist the Karate Kid remake news because it was probably bound to happen, right? Now moving onto the casting: Jaden Smith is first in line to play the lead role, the Kid himself, in a new version of the 1984 pop culture staple. Variety has more info: The script is being written by Chris Murphy, and the Read more
In a recent interview, Natalie Portman pooh-poohed the idea of making movie sequels — in particular she never wants to do a sequel to The Professional. Remakes, on the other hand, appear to be a different thing according to Natalie, as she is currently filming Brothers, a remake of the Danish movie Brødre. Her point was basically that if a movie is good enough as it is, there's no need to Read more
The big movie news today is once again about a remake, and this time, it's the 1992 romance The Bodyguard that's being redone. Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner star in the original as a pop star and the man hired to protect her, who of course fall in love along the way. This new version will update the story by making the leading man a former Iraq war veteran whose first job back is this Read more
Find out which indie biopic may pair Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds — NextMovie See which reality show Lea Michele will pop up on — BuddyTV The 10 best survival movies — Rotten Tomatoes See which American Idol winner will guest on Hart of Dixie — HuffPost TV Get a sneak peek of the wedding scene in The Vow — Moviefone Fans of Star Wars remake the entire film frame by frame Read more
See the pretty rad posters for Horrible Bosses — /Film Why Parks and Recreation is one of TV's best shows — TV Squad The best movies Jerry Bruckheimer has ever produced — Rotten Tomatoes Six things you didn't know about Johnny Depp — Moviefone See who joined The Hunger Games as stylists Portia and Octavia — Zap2It Watch Jason Sudeikis's MTV Movie Awards spot with Leighton Meester — Read more
See which movies scored BAFTA nominations — /Film Quentin Tarantino reveals his favorite films of 2011 — NextMovie 11 films that didn't need a remake — Newser Watch the trailer for Finding Nemo in 3D – Rotten Tomatoes See which Real Housewife of Beverly Hills might be getting fired — HuffPost TV Get a sneak peek at upcoming episodes of Fringe — BuddyTV See who will be directing the Read more
Keira Knightley stars as patient-turned-psychiatrist Sabina Spielrein in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method, which expands into theaters across the country this week. The film came out in limited release last Fall, and quickly earned notoriety for the racy sex scenes Keira shares with her hot costar Michael Fassbender, who plays Carl Jung. Yesterday, Keira spoke about working with both Read more
