Remakes

Now here's a remake I can get behind. Know why? Because of the folks bringing this retelling of the 1973 drive-in shocker to life: Alan Rowe Kelly (I'll Bury You Tomorrow) and Anthony G. Sumner (W.O.R.M.).
Submitted by Uncle Creepy on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 2:36am.

After seeing Rodrigo Gudino’s first two shorts, “Demonology of Desire” and “The Eyes of Edward James”, and hearing about his next experimental pic “The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow”, I’ve been waiting for him to finally announce his feature directing debut for years now...
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 11:08am.

Lots of news names have been added to Patrick Lussier’s upcoming 3-D remake of the 80’s “classic”, My Bloody Valentine, and I gotta say that, if nothing else, the cast isn’t looking too bad...
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 10:17am.

Can I get a HELL YES? Despite what some may think about the need for a remake of My Bloody Valentine, especially one in 3-D, it just added one helluva cool name to the cast list that has moved it up significantly on my “must see” list.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 11:16am.

I didn’t even know the German film Antibodies (DVD review) was on the remake block, or if I did the knowledge was pushed out of my brain, likely being filled in by all the other remake news we do on a weekly basis.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 7:38am.

Proving that Beyond the Rave wasn’t just some one-off restart for Hammer Studios, the UK-based production house has officially announced acquisition of the remake rights for Let the Right One In, which just took top honors at the Tribeca Film Festival, according to this morning’s Variety.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 6:55am.

Though I guess it’s good to know things are moving along for the Creature From the Black Lagoon remake, which has been in various stages of pre-production for three years now, I can’t help but keep thinking about the Creature script I reviewed a while back and doing nothing but dreading it.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Sat, 05/03/2008 - 3:23am.

Over the past month or so, we've seen a number of young, beautiful people being picked up to populate Camp Crystal Lake. While some argue that this isn't doing any favors to the series, I beg to differ. If we look back through the years, can you honestly say that the F13 franchise has been so much more than just pretty people getting hacked up? Bring it on! Let's see the new generation take on Jason, why not?
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 9:22pm.

It looks way more polished than I would have thought, but then with names like Bijou Phillips attached, I guess low-budget slaughter isn’t really on the plate. Below you can see the Cannes promo trailer for the remake of It’s Alive!, in which Phillips stars as a new mother whose infant has a pesky habit of killing when it’s scared.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 8:02am.

Reviewed by Uncle Creepy Starring Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Ray Wise, Margaret Cho Directed by Eric Valette Distributed by Warner Home Entertainment
Submitted by Uncle Creepy on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 10:06pm.

In a Variety story this morning about a new comedy script being optioned called Underage, it was officially announced that the upcoming remake of the Korean smash A Tale of Two Sisters is now being called The Uninvited.
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 8:22am.

Ah, viral marketing, the bane of Internet journalists’ existences. Some of this stuff is so damn obscure; it’s hard to follow the connection to the actual film it’s supposed to relate to (see anything regarding Cloverfield for examples).
Submitted by Johnny Butane on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 2:15pm.

Reviewed by Uncle Creepy Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Taylor Cole, Mark D. Headen, David Lowe Directed by The Butcher Brothers Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Submitted by Uncle Creepy on Thu, 03/20/2008 - 7:12am.

Each April Fool’s Day, fabulously wealthy young Desiree Cartier (Taylor Cole) hosts the most killer coming-out parties at her to-die-for Southern mansion. And this social event is never complete without one of her patented pranks. But when this year’s joke turns deadly, Desiree, her brother Blaine (Josh Henderson) and five of their friends all become the targets of a twisted killer who begins hunting them down one by one in this chilling tale of seduction, betrayal and revenge.
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 8:41pm.

October 17th may seem like a long time away, but at least John Dowdle's remake of REC (review), titled Quarantine is revving its engine with some viral marketing (“Diary and Quarantine Release Dates!” – November 2007). YouTube video blogger named Eric has released an interesting video shot outside a building that has been roped off. Check it out below.
Submitted by Kryten Syxx on Tue, 03/18/2008 - 4:01pm.