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The Other ‘My Man Godfrey’ — Thoughts On The ’50s Remake

The compulsion to remake movies that never needed to be remade is far from a modern impulse. It was happening

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July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 Rachel Bellwoar 992 Views Blu-Ray, Kino Lorber, My Man Godfrey, remake

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Psycho’ (1998)

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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June 4, 2023June 2, 2023 Ben Martin 1258 Views 1960, 1998, adaptation, Alfred Hitchcock, Anne Heche, Anthony Perkins, experimental film, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), gus van zandt, Horror Films, horror movies, Janet Leigh, Julianne Moore, novels, Psycho, remake, Robert Bloch, Universal Studios, VHS, Viggo Mortenson, vince vaughn, William H. Macy

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Film Review: Witnessing Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wrath Of Man’

Writer/director Guy Ritchie has had an eclectic career in his twenty-two years in the movie business after making a splash

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May 22, 2021April 21, 2023 Ben Martin 2817 Views action film, action movies, box office, crime thriller, film, Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham, MGM, miramax, movies, New Release, remake, Wrath of Man

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Never Say Never Again’

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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July 18, 2020September 6, 2021 Ben Martin 4345 Views Albert R. Broccoli, franchise, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), Ian Fleming, Irvin Kershner, James Bond 007, Kevin McClory, Kim Basinger, MGM, No Time To Die, Octopussy, remake, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, thunderball, Warner Bros.

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Child’s Play Remake Is No Buddi Of Mine

Once or twice a year, I’ll take a stroll down the toy aisle. Since there’s currently a 90s renascence occurring,

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July 3, 2019 Ben Martin 2921 Views 0 Comment app, apps, Artificial Intelligence, Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, child's play, chucky, dolls, Horror Films, horror movies, Mark Hamill, New Release, Orion Pictures, remake, sci-fi horror, technology

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween II’ (2009)

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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November 5, 2018October 26, 2021 Ben Martin 5216 Views 0 Comment Blumhouse, Blumhouse Productions, box office, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), holidays, horror, Horror Films, miramax, October, Reboot, remake, rob zombie, sequel, Slasher, ultra-violent

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween’ (2007)

Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking

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October 29, 2018October 26, 2021 Ben Martin 7019 Views 0 Comment Blumhouse, Blumhouse Productions, box office, Franchise Expansion (or Implosion), holidays, horror, Horror Films, miramax, October, Reboot, remake, rob zombie, Slasher, ultra-violent

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‘Death Wish’ Remake Is The Filmic Equivalent A Dud Round

In modern action cinema, an interesting trend has occurred in that many of the genre’s stars have aged-up. All of

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March 22, 2018 Ben Martin 3420 Views action film, adaptation, B-Movies, Bruce Willis, Dean Norris, Death Wish, Eli Roth, film, Liam Neeson, Marvel Comics, movies, New Release, remake, Revenge Fantasy, Revenge Movie, Sylvester Stallone, The Punisher, Vincent D'Onofrio