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Welcome. What you will find here will be my random thoughts and reactions to various books I have read, films I have watched, and music I have listened to. In addition I may (or may not as the spirit moves me) comment about the fantasy world we call reality, which is far stranger than fiction.

Showing posts with label remakes. Show all posts

Showing posts with label remakes. Show all posts

Sunday, October 12, 2014

The Maltese Falcon: Three film versions

A classic example of Hollywood's ongoing struggle to be creative, imaginative, and original is the remake. A great film comes out, or ...

Sunday, October 16, 2011

KING KONG . . . Kong . . . kong

Hollywood again exercises its creative powers by remaking a classic film. This time it’s one of the best monster films ever made— King K...

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Blade Runner: Five film versions

Blade Runner is one of my favorite SF films, but it has taken multiple viewings to get me to the point where I begin to understand why. Th...

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Sorcerer: a film commentary

Warning: I reveal significant events and the ending for the following work. Sorcerer is the classic example of what happens when Hollywoo...

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Gaslight or Gaslight

The relationship between classic film and remake is clear. A classic film is one which for some inexplicable reason achieves greatness, wha...

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