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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
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
Julianne Moore is close to nabbing a role in the Carrie remake — NextMovie See when your favorite Summer shows like Suits will return to TV — BuddyTV See which songs the Glee kids will sing for their graduation album — Zap2it Check out the early reviews of The Lucky One — Rotten Tomatoes 63 reasons why boy bands were better in the '90s — BuzzFeed Guess which TV show is coming to the Read more
Happy Endings finished up its second season this week so we rounded up some of the funniest moments from a pretty outrageous season. While one series ended for the year, another ended for good. To say farewell, we looked at One Tree Hill's series highlights. Wedding season is officially under way, and to help you get the party started, we remembered Emily and Daniel's fairy-tale engagement on Read more
The remake of Total Recall is heading into theaters this Summer, with Colin Farrell taking on the role of Doug Quaid (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1990 original). Set in a futuristic society, the movie follows Doug, a factory worker who decides to check out a mysterious place called Rekall to get a break from his daily life and have his fantasies implanted as memories. His little mind Read more
