“Snake Plissken? I Heard You Were Dead!”
Word has is that the much-delayed remake of Escape From New York is back on track. According to New York magazine New Line is contractually obligated to call the main character “Snake.” He also has to...
View ArticleValley Girl Remake: Like, Please Don’t Do It. Totally
Word on the street is that MGM is planning to remake Valley Girl, a beloved if episodic rom-com from the great year of 1983. This can only be bad news. But it gets worse when you realize they’re...
View ArticleAirplane! (The Movie) Turns 30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcWLbDS56u8 I saw it in the theaters in that fateful summer of ’80, which would usher in both Reagan and the death of the eight track tape. What this means is that I am...
View ArticleA Five-Tool Player
A fascinating piece on cyberthief/double agent Albert Gonzalez. I love the use of the term “archetypal criminal cyberbazaar” to describe the network he toiled for. The description of Gonzalez by one...
View ArticleKeep It Class-y
In 1983 Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy got together for a little teen dramedy called Class. While it was panned by critics, it had its moments (including, but not limited to, giving some screen time to...
View ArticleCold Open
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2gY_e1ZKD8 It’s funny, the way the Internet works. I saw a tweet from Paul Scheer about this “alternate ending” to the Yogi Bear movie (done by the film’s animators)....
View ArticleBefore The Sartorialist
Tour dates for Bill Cunningham New York have been announced (the run opens in NYC at the Film Forum on March 16). And there is now a trailer up at the production company’s site. If you don’t know...
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