Is Hollywood Dead? Remaking the Classics

Sydney Rogalsky, Writer
September 13, 2012

From comedies to horror movies, dramas to action flicks, movies are being remade across the board. We’re seeing it more and more, and often these remakes are becoming successes. 21 Jump Street, Clash of the Titans, Friday the 13th, and Karate Kid. All remakes. Hugely advertised films that seem to usually... Read more »

Idea Men Turned Grave Robbers: Hollywood Remakes

Jackie Jerkins, Literary Editor
November 1, 2011

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it—so cautions the weary hokum, but it appears that filmmakers have turned a “blind ear” to it. The classic attic is being plundered by the film industry, and three hostages have been reported: Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Birds (1963), and The Thin Man (1934).... Read more »