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The new trailer for Antebellum is as mysterious as it is short
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We review BEN-HUR – heavy-handed but watchable enough
Though far from a turkey, the new Ben-Hur plays by safe, traditional formula throughout.
New posters released for BEN-HUR remake
I don’t think much needs to be said about the upcoming remake of Ben-Hur. It’s a remake of one of the best films ever made. The 1959 version starring Charlton Heston that is, which was itself a remake of a 1925 silent film, which was a remake of a stage play, which itself was based on a book Ben-Hur: A Tale of …
This new BEN-HUR trailer and chariot race featurette has a path for you
The new Ben-Hur remake is a conundrum. On the one hand, I’m a gigantic fan of both leads Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell, feeling both young actors should be far more famous than they actually are. But then on the other hand, the one that’s kind of gimpy looking and smells of cheese, I’m struggling to find any merit in …
Director Timur Bekmambetov talks BEN-HUR; practical chariot races and grounded tone
The moment it was announced that Timur Bekmambetov, the frenetic Russian filmmaker behind Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, would be helming a new remake of classic Ben-Hur, the jokes started rolling in about how he was going to turn the story’s iconic chariot chase into a one horsepower sword-and-sandal Fast & Furious. I would know… I made some of those jokes. The 11-time Oscar winning 1959 …
THE CROW remake suffers more setbacks as the director pulls out and studio faces a lawsuit
Plans for The Crow reboot have been circling for many years now and it seems no matter how hard the filmmakers seem to try to bring this cult classic back to life, it just does not want to happen. Sometimes it’s just better to let things be and let nature resurrect it when it’s ready…. This latest plan for a …
Are we having fun now?! It's the first trailer for the BEN-HUR remake!
Ben-Hur, director William Wylar’s epic 1959 historical drama starring Charlton Heston, is one of the greatest movies ever made. Its eleven Oscars and indelible place in cinematic history stand as testament to this fact. Call me cynical, but I don’t think the new remake* from the guy who made Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is quite going to match those heights. Just two days …
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