Remakes

No, it's not that ridiculous plot device from Pulse. We're talking about a brand new red-band trailer for Alexandre Aja's Mirrors starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 8:16pm.

The Brothers Dowdle are shaping their remake of REC (review) up pretty nicely. Those of us who have seen the original may not jump the same way twice, but it's pretty easy to see that their interpretation of the Spanish original may just do the trick on a fresh audience.
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 8:26pm.

I’ve been hearing some mixed things about John Dowdle's Quarantine recently, but I can’t help but be curious how he pulls of this remake of REC (review), one of the most-loved horror films in recent years.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 8:17am.

Strangely enough, I could see Josh Brolin doing well as Snake Plissken. I mean, in a world where we just have to accept that yes, they are remaking Escape From New York, Brolin’s certainly not the worst choice to don the eyepatch.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 7:24am.

Seeing that Hollywood has jumped on the fantasy bandwagon (after Peter Jackson made it ultra profitable), it does not surprise me that Troll is up on the remake block. Looking back on the original, it wasn't all that bad ... in comparison to the sequel.
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 12:21am.

Having seen a good portion of Alexandre Aja's Mirrors in the editing room, I was a bit disappointed in the official trailer that just came online. It felt completely generic, like a bad Ghost House Pictures movie. As a response, the good people at Fox threw us this juicy new featurette, which is a much better representation of the nightmarish, eye-popping nature of the flick. Beware of a few brief spoilers!
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 4:42pm.

Anthony Hickox first mentioned a possible remake of his seminal 80’s classic monster mash-up Waxwork when I interviewed him a few months back (read about it, and a possible Waxwork musical, right here).
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 12:02am.

UPDATE: The trailer for Mirrors is now online and embedded below! Alexandre Aja's remake of of Mirrors is slowly pulling me in. Sure, it's a remake of a Korean ghost story and those are becoming old hat, but something about casting Kiefer Sutherland in it gives the film and edge that the others lack. Too bad we haven't seen a trailer yet, and the release is just a couple months away. Oh Aja! Why do you tease us!
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 8:57pm.

Get your brain ready for some horrific DVD releases come Tuesday, June 10th, 2008...
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 06/09/2008 - 7:43am.

It’s 5AM in Austin, TX. I haven’t slept in 24 hours and I have a flight to catch at 9AM. I’m tired, my stomach hurts and I’m more than a little loopy right now. But you know what? None of it matters, because I just spent the day on the set of Friday the 13th!
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Sat, 06/07/2008 - 8:38am.

Recently we had the opportunity to catch up with the mighty Sam Raimi and caught an interesting tidbit on the non-activity of the rumored Evil Dead remake.
Submitted by Tristan Sinns on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 11:23pm.

"Can your heart stand the shocking facts about a remake of Graverobbers from Outer Space?"
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 7:51am.

So, what will Lionsgate's remake of My Bloody Valentine be about? We got in the lengthy synopsis today!
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 9:15pm.

Ever since Platinum Dunes decided to remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, nothing really surprises me anymore as far as remakes are concerned. Faces of Death, I will admit, was really the last one that made my head turn ... until this morning.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 7:02am.

I guess it was inevitable that a remake of the popular Japanese film Death Note (review) would happen; even more inevitable that Vertigo Films would be involved. So color me unsurprised on all counts!
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 4:20pm.