Make/Remake
Make/Remake
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it is inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet with elements from the Biblical stories of Joseph and Moses and Disney's 1942 film Bambi. The film was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Don Hahn, from a screenplay written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, and Robert Guillaume. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer.
The film has led to many derived works, such as a Broadway adaptation in 1997; two direct-to-video follow-ups—the sequel, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), and the prequel/parallel, The Lion King 1½ (2004); two television series, Timon and Pumbaa and The Lion Guard; and a photorealistic remake in 2019, which also became the highest-grossing animated film at the time of its release. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The Lion King is the first Disney film to have been dubbed in Zulu, the only African language aside from Arabic to have been used for a feature-length Disney dub.
The Lion King is a 2019 American musical drama film directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Fairview Entertainment. It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. The film stars the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Florence Kasumba, Eric André, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, with Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones reprising his role from the original film.
Plans for a remake of 1994's The Lion King were confirmed in September 2016 with Favreau attached to directed following box office successes for Disney remakes such as The Jungle Book (2016), which was also directed by Favreau. Disney hired Nathanson to write the screenplay in October 2016. Favreau was inspired by certain roles of characters in the Broadway adaptation and developed upon elements of the original film's story. Much of the main cast signed in early 2017, and principal photography began in mid-2017 on a blue screen stage in Los Angeles. The "virtual-reality tools" utilized in The Jungle Book's cinematography were used to a greater degree during filming of The Lion King. Composers Hans Zimmer, Elton John, and lyricist Tim Rice, all of whom worked on the original's soundtrack, returned to compose the score alongside Knowles-Carter, who assisted John in the reworking of the soundtrack and wrote a new song for the film, titled "Spirit", which she also performed. The film serves as the final credit for editor Mark Livolsi, and it is dedicated to his memory. With an estimated budget of around $260 million, The Lion King is one of the most expensive films ever made.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (1:02.08); The Lion King (19940 Trailer (1;05.30); The Original (1:06.41); Let's Rate (1:51.58); INTERMISSON: (1:56.58) Introducing a Film (2:07.01); The Lion King (2019) Film Trailer (2:04.06); Lights, Camera, Action (2:05.51); How Many Stars (2:43.21); End Credits (2:58.34); Closing Credits (2:59.34)
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Intermission Music: He Lives In You (Reprise) – Ensemble – The Lion King, Jason Raize and Tsidii Le Loka. Taken from the album The Lion King, The Original Broadway Cast Album. Copyright 1997 Walt Disney Records. .
Closing Credits: Shadowlands by Shadowland · Heather Headley · Tsidii Le Loka · Ensemble - The Lion King. Taken from The Lion King, The Original Broadway Cast Album. Copyright 1997 Walt Disney Records.
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Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Season 7: Episode 327 - MAKE/REMAKE: Beauty and the Beast (1991)/(2017)
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 30th Disney animated feature film and the third released during the Disney Renaissance period, it is based on the 1756 fairy tale of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (who was only credited in the French dub),[6] while also containing ideas from the 1946 French film of the same name directed by Jean Cocteau.[7] The film was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Don Hahn, from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton.
Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films, the film is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1991 animated film of the same name, itself an adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's 1756 version of the fairy tale. Starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the eponymous Belle and the Beast, the film features an ensemble and choir cast including Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.27); Background History (15.24); Beauty and the Beast (1991) Trailer (19.47); Original Thoughts (21.27); Let's Rate (49.53); Introducing a Remake (53.54); Beauty and the Beast (2017) Trailer (56.29); Lights, Camera, Action (58.48); How Many Stars (1:48.23); End Credits (1:55.29); Closing Credits (1:56.54)
Opening Credits– Beauty and the Beast Prologue by Alan Menken. Copyright 1991 Disney Records. All rights reserved
Closing Credits: Beauty and the Beast by Marilyn Martin. Taken from the self titled album Marilyn Martin. Copyright 1986 Atlantic Records.
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Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Season 6: Episode 320 - MAKE/REMAKE: The Last Man On Earth (1964)/I Am Legend (2007)
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. The film was produced by Robert L. Lippert and directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow, and stars Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia. The screenplay was written in part by Matheson, but he was dissatisfied with the result and chose to be credited as "Logan Swanson". William Leicester, Furio M. Monetti, and Ubaldo Ragona finished the script. The Last Man on Earth was filmed in Rome, with scenes being completed at Esposizione Universale Roma. It was released in the United States by American International Pictures. In the 1980s, the film entered the public domain. MGM Home Video, the current owners of the AIP film catalog, released a digitally remastered widescreen version of the film on DVD in September 2005.
I Am Legend (2007)
I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic action thriller film loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. Directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich, the film stars Will Smith as US Army virologist Robert Neville. It is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving Neville as the last human in New York, other than nocturnal mutants. Neville is immune to the virus, and he works to develop a cure while defending himself against the hostile mutants. It is the third feature-film adaptation of Matheson's novel following 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (29.11); The Last Man On Earth (1964) Film Trailer (30.43); The Original (33.43); Let's Rate (55.39); Introducing the Double Feature (1:27.22); I Am Legend (2007) Film Trailer (1:30.10); The Attraction (1:32.44); How Many Stars (2:14.10); End Credits (2:322.03); Closing Credits (2:32.41)
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Closing Credits: Mr Lonely by Bobby Vinton. Taken from the album Roses are Red. Copyright 1962 Epic Records.
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Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Season 6: Episode 315 - MAKE/REMAKE: True Grit (1969/2010)
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
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Closing Credits: Where Have All The Cowboys Gone by Paula Cole. Taken from the album This Fire. Copyright 1996 Imago/Warner Brothers Records.
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Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Season 6: Episode 310 - MAKE/REMAKE: Halloween (1977/2007)
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Halloween (1978)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut) and Donald Pleasence, with P. J. Soles and Nancy Kyes appearing in supporting roles. The plot centers around a mental patient, Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanatorium for murdering his babysitting teenage sister on Halloween night when he was six years old. Fifteen years later, he escapes and returns to his hometown, where he stalks a female babysitter and her friends, while under pursuit by his psychiatrist.
Halloween (2007)
Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name and the ninth instalment in the Halloween franchise. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Sam Loomis, Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, and Daeg Faerch as the young Michael Myers. Rob Zombie's "reimagining" follows the premise of John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night. Working from Carpenter's advice to "make [the film] his own”, Zombie chose to develop the film as both an origin story and a remake, allowing for more original content than simply re-filming the same scenes. Despite mixed reviews, the film, which cost $15 million to make, went on to gross $80.3 million worldwide in unadjusted U.S. dollars. Zombie followed the film with a sequel, Halloween II, in 2009.
We are joined by C Derrick Miller, author, director and scriptwriter.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.38); Background History (15.39); Halloween (1977) Film Trailer (17.31); The Original (20.20); Let's Rate (1:07.14); Introducing the Double Feature (1:16.54); Halloween (2007) Film Trailer (1:18.09); The Attraction (1:20.05); How Many Stars (2:19.58); Overall Thoughts (2:31.38); End Credits (2:36.51); Closing Credits (2:32.34)
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Closing Credits: Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult. Taken from the album Agents of Fortune. Copyright 1976 Columbia Records
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Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
Internal Affairs (2002) (Hong Kong)
Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a Triad, and another officer who is secretly a spy for the same Triad. It is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and is followed by Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards but was not nominated. Miramax Films acquired the United States distribution rights and gave it a limited US theatrical release in 2004.
The Departed (2006)
The Departed is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (11.49); Infernal Affairs (2002) Film Trailer (14.13); The Original (16.13); Let's Rate (34.13); Introducing the Double Feature (39.43); The Departed (2009) Film Trailer (41.58); The Attraction (44.22); How Many Stars (1:13.11); End Credits (1:20.49); Closing Credits (1:21.54)
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Closing Credits: Believer by The Imagine Dragons. Taken from the album Evolve. Copyright 2017 Interscope Records.
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Tuesday May 02, 2023
Season 6: Episode 301 - MAKE/REMAKE: Salem’s Lot (1977/2004)
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Salem’s Lot (1979)
Salem's Lot (also known as Salem's Lot: The Movie, Salem's Lot: The Miniseries and Blood Thirst) is a 1979 American miniseries television adaptation of the 1975 horror novel of the same name by Stephen King. Directed by Tobe Hooper and starring David Soul and James Mason, the plot concerns a writer who returns to his hometown and discovers that its citizens are turning into vampires. Salem's Lot combines elements of the vampire film and haunted house subgenres of horror.
Salem’s Lot (2004)
Salem's Lot is a 2004 American two-part television miniseries which first aired on TNT on June 20 and ended its run on June 21, 2004. It is the second television adaptation of Stephen King's 1975 vampire novel of the same name and a remake to the first version. Although the novel and original miniseries were both set in the 1970s, this version updates the story to take place in the 2000s. The story is still set in a small Maine town, but the miniseries was actually shot on location at Creswick and Woodend, in Central Victoria, Australia.
We are joined by JM Robson, author of Three Little Words.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.39); Background History (25.50); Salem’s Lot (1977) Film Trailer (26.52); The Original (30.10); Let's Rate (1:24.00); Introducing a Remake (1:29.39); Salem’s Lot (2004) Film Trailer (1.30.49); The Remake (1:31.48); How Many Stars (2:02.13); End Credits (2:17.11); Closing Credits (2:18.58)
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Closing Credits: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Vesta Williams. Taken from the album Vesta. Copyright 1986 A&M Records
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Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Season 6: Episode 295 - MAKE/REMAKE: DOA (1950)/DOA (1988)
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
DOA (1949)
D.O.A. is a 1950 American film noir directed by Rudolph Maté, starring Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton. It is considered a classic of the genre. A fatally poisoned man tries to find out who has poisoned him and why. It was the film debuts of Beverly Garland (as Beverly Campbell) and Laurette Luez.
DOA (1988)
D.O.A. is a 1988 American neo-noir mystery thriller film and a remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name. While it shares the same premise, it has a different story and characters. The film was directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, and scripted by Charles Edward Pogue. The writers of the original film, Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene, share story credit with Pogue. It stars Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Charlotte Rampling, and was filmed in Austin, Texas and San Marcos, Texas.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.38); Background History (18.29); DOA (1950) Film Trailer (19.44); The Original (22.11); Let's Rate (39.27); Amazing Design Advertisement (52.24); Introducing a Remake (53.36); DOA (1988) Film Trailer (54.14); The Remake (55.47); How Many Stars (1:25.07); End Credits (1:29.47); Closing Credits (1:31.26)
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Closing Credits: Dead On Arrival by Fall Out Boy. Taken from the album Take This To Your Grave. Copyright 2003 Fueled by Ramen
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Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Season 6: Episode 290 - MAKE/REMAKE: Scarface (1931)/Scarface (1983)
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Scarface (1932)
Scarface (also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Hawks and Howard Hughes. The screenplay, by Ben Hecht, is based loosely on the 1929 novel by Armitage Trail which was inspired by Al Capone. The film stars Paul Muni as Italian immigrant gangster Antonio "Tony" Camonte, a gangster who violently rises through the Chicago gangland, with a supporting cast that includes George Raft and Boris Karloff. Camonte's rise to power dovetails with his relentless pursuit of his boss's mistress while his own sister pursues his best hitman. In an overt tie to the life of Capone, one scene depicts a version of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. After Hughes purchased the rights to Trail's novel, Hughes quickly selected Hawks to direct and Hecht to write the film's screenplay. Beginning in January 1931, Hecht wrote the script over an eleven-day period. Scarface was produced before the introduction of the Production Code in 1934, which enforced regulations on film content. However, the Hays Code, a more lenient precursor, called for major alterations, including a prologue condemning gangsters, an alternate ending to more clearly reprehend Camonte, and the alternative title The Shame of a Nation. The censors believed the film glorified violence and crime. These changes delayed the film by a year, though some showings retained the original ending. Modern showings of the film have the original ending, though some DVD releases also include the alternate ending as a feature; these versions maintain the changes Hughes and Hawks were required to make for approval by the Hays Office. No completely unaltered version is known to exist.
Scarface (1983)
Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone. Loosely based on the 1929 novel of the same name and serving as a loose remake of the 1932 film, it tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino), who arrives penniless in Miami during the Mariel boatlift and becomes a powerful and extremely homicidal drug lord. The film co-stars Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Robert Loggia. De Palma dedicated this version of Scarface to the writers of the original film, Howard Hawks and Ben Hecht. Pacino became interested in a remake of the 1932 version after seeing it, and he and producer Martin Bregman began to develop it. Sidney Lumet was initially hired to direct the film but was replaced by De Palma, who hired Stone to write the script. Filming took place from November 1982 to May 1983, in Los Angeles and Miami. The film's soundtrack was composed by Giorgio Moroder. Scarface premiered in New York City on December 1, 1983, and was released on December 9, 1983, by Universal Pictures. The film grossed $45 million at the domestic box office and $66 million worldwide. Initial critical reception was negative due to its excessive violence, profanity, and graphic drug usage. Some Cuban expatriates in Miami objected to the film's portrayal of Cubans as criminals
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (31.40); Scarface (1932) Film Trailer (34.25); The Original (37.00); Let's Rate (1:18.47); Amazing Design Advertisement (1:23.06); Introducing a Remake (1:24.18); Scarface (1983) Film Trailer (1:26.21); The Remake (1:29.35); How Many Stars (2:32.14); End Credits (2:49.03); Closing Credits (2:50.36)
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Closing Credits: Gangsta Paradise by Coolio featuring LV. Taken from the album Gangsta Paradise, I am LV. Copyright 1995 Tommy Boy/Warner Brothers/MCA Records
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Saturday Jan 21, 2023
Season 6: Episode 285 - MAKE/REMAKE: Castle Freak (1995/2020)
Saturday Jan 21, 2023
Saturday Jan 21, 2023
Castle Freak (1995)
Castle Freak is a 1995 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Stuart Gordon. The film stars Jeffrey Combs as John Reilly, an American recovering alcoholic who inherits an Italian castle when a distant relative passes away. John travels to Italy with his estranged wife Susan (Barbara Crampton) and blind daughter Rebecca (Jessica Dollarhide). The three plan to stay at the castle, but unbeknownst to them, a freakish monster locked away in the basement of the castle is about to escape and commit a series of murders. The police place John as the prime suspect, leading him to confront his alcoholism, fight the demon and prove himself innocent. Castle Freak went into production in 1994 after Gordon noticed art for the film in producer Charles Band's office. Gordon agreed to develop the film on Band's condition that the film take place in a castle, contain a freak, and would be shot on a very low budget. Gordon obliged as he would be able to cast who he wanted in the film and would get the final cut. The film was shot in 1994 in a castle owned by Band in Italy, where Gordon had previously shot The Pit and the Pendulum.
Castle Freak (2020)
Castle Freak is a 2020 American direct-to-video horror film that was directed by Tate Steinsiek. It has been billed as a reboot of the 1995 Stuart Gordon film by the same name, which is a loose adaptation of the stories "The Outsider" and "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.40); Background History (29.18); Castle Freak (1995) Film Trailer (30.35); The Original (32.43); Let's Rate (1:10.15); Amazing Design Advertisement (1:30.27); Introducing a Remake (1:31.38); Castle Freak (2020) Film Trailer (1:32.06); The Remake (1:34.09); How Many Stars (2:18.31); End Credits (2:29.58); Closing Credits (2:31.48)
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Closing Credits: Freak Like Me by The Sugababes. Taken from the album Angels With Dirty Faces. Copyright 2002 Island/Universal Records.
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Monday Dec 19, 2022
Season 6: Episode 281 - MAKE/REMAKE: West Side Story (1961/2021)
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
West Side Story (1961)
West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. With a screenplay by Ernest Lehman, the film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title, which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp in Super Panavision 70. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Released on October 18, 1961, through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and viewers, and became the highest-grossing film of 1961. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, including Best Picture (in addition to a special award for Robbins), becoming the record holder for the most wins for a musical.
West Side Story (2021)
West Side Story is a 2021 American musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner. It is the second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 stage musical of the same name.It stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in her film debut with Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, and Rita Moreno in supporting roles. Moreno, who starred in the 1961 film adaptation, also served as an executive producer alongside Kushner.[3] The film features music composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The film entered development in 2014 at 20th Century Fox; Kushner began writing the screenplay in 2017. In January 2018, Spielberg was hired and casting began that September. Justin Peck choreographed the dance sequences. Principal photography occurred in New York and New Jersey; filming began in July 2019 and ran for two months. The film was a box office bomb losing over $100million dollars at the box office.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (28.20); West Side Story (1961) Film Trailer (30.07); The Original (34.04); Let's Rate (1:55.39); Amazing Design Advertisement (2:06.54); Introducing a Remake (2:08.06); West Side Story (2021) Film Trailer (2:10.10); The Remake (2:12.25); How Many Stars (3:2128); End Credits (3:48.15); Closing Credits (3:50.01)
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Closing Credits: Welcome Christmas – performed by the MGM Chorus. Taken from the 1966 How The Grinch Stole Christmas Television Soundtrack. Copyright 1966 Leo The Lion Records
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Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
The Women (1939)
The Women is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 play of the same name, and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code for it to be released. The film stars Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Lucile Watson, Mary Boland, Florence Nash, and Virginia Grey. Marjorie Main and Phyllis Povah also appear, reprising their stage roles from the play. Ruth Hussey, Virginia Weidler, Butterfly McQueen, and Hedda Hopper also appear in smaller roles. Fontaine was the last surviving actress with a credited role in the film; she died in 2013. It is also important to note that even the animals and pets are all female. The film continued the play's all-female tradition—the entire cast of more than 130 speaking roles was female. Set in the glamorous Manhattan apartments of high society evoked by Cedric Gibbons, and in Reno, Nevada, where they obtain their divorces, it presents an acidic commentary on the pampered lives and power struggles of various rich, bored wives and other women they come into contact with. Filmed in black and white, it includes a six-minute fashion parade filmed in Technicolor, featuring Adrian's most outré designs; often cut in modern screenings, it has been restored by Turner Classic Movies. On DVD, the original black-and-white fashion show, which is a different take, is available for the first time.
The Opposite Sex (1956)
The Opposite Sex is a 1956 American musical romantic comedy film shot in Metrocolor and CinemaScope.[3][4] The film was directed by David Miller and stars June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, and Ann Miller, with Leslie Nielsen, Jeff Richards, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, and Sam Levene.
The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy film The Women. Both films are based on Clare Boothe Luce's original 1936 play.
Unlike the 1936 play and the 1939 film adaptation, The Opposite Sex includes musical numbers and features male actors who portray the husbands and boyfriends, whose characters were only referred to in the previous film and stage versions.[6] This alters the structure and tone of the base storyline significantly.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (42.13);The Women (1939) Film Trailer (44.51); The Original (48.16); Let's Rate (1:43.07); Amazing Design (1:59.54); Introducing a Remake (2:01.07); The Opposite Sex (1956) Film Trailer (2:01.41); The Remake (2:05.22); How Many Stars (2:44.07); End Credits (2:58.26); Closing Credits (3:00.39)
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Closing Credits: There’s Always A Woman – by Kaye Ballard and Sally Mayes Taken from the album Unsung Sondheim. Copyright 1993 Varese Sarabande
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Season 6: Episode 271 - MAKE/REMAKE: The Mummy (1932)/The Mummy (1999)
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
The Mummy (1932)
The Mummy is a 1932 pre-code American supernatural horror film directed by Karl Freund and stars Boris Karloff. In the film, Karloff stars as an ancient Egyptian mummy named Imhotep, who is discovered by a team of archaeologists and inadvertently brought back to life by a magic scroll being read aloud. Disguised as a modern Egyptian named Ardeth Bey, Imhotep searches for his lost love, who he believes has been reincarnated as a modern girl. In recent times, the film has drawn criticisms for orientalism and the “othering” of Egyptian culture.
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy, the 1999 American fantasy action-adventure film is a remake of the 1932 film starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Kevin J O’Connor. he film follows adventurer Rick O'Connell as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with a librarian and her older brother, where they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers. The film would spawn three sequels and be a box office success making over $416.4million worldwide.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.05); Background History (20.03); The Mummy (1932) Film Trailer (21.44); The Original (23.18); Amazing Design Advertisement (52.37); Introducing a Remake (53.49); The Mummy (1999) Film Trailer (55.36); The Remake (57.43); How Many Stars (2.05.29); End Credits (2:20.01); Closing Credits (2:21.37)
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Closing Credits: The Mummy Song (Egyptian Trilogy 1) by Colin Buchanan. Taken from the album I Want My Mummy. Copyright 1993 Wanaaring Road Music..
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Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Season 6: Episode 264 - MAKE/REMAKE: Batman (1989)/Batman Begins (2005)
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Batman (1989)
Tim Burton’s take on the Batman pathos would be a ground-breaking and box office winner which would take the world by storm. The film would divert from the Red Hood storyline as an origin story for the Joker but would give him a different story as Jack Napier, local gangster, falling into chemical acid to become the psychotic Joker. The film would be shot in England at Pinewood Studios with an inflated budget of $48million and would earn $400million at the box office. The film would take its inspiration between Alan Moore’s and Ryan Bolland’s The Killing Joke and Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins is a reimaging of the Batman with Christopher Nolan giving the film a darker and more realistic tone. The campiness would be laid to rest, and we would have a more serious tone. The film would give a retelling of the origin story with more complex themes. It would use three sources which includes The Man Who Falls, Batman: Year One and Batman: The Long Halloween. The film would be a box office success and would be the start of the trilogy now known as The Dark Knight Trilogy.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.38); Amazing Design Ad (11.18); Introduction Part 2 (12.30); Background History (34.54); Batman (1989) Film Trailer (36.15); The Original (38.04); Introducing a Remake (1:34.42); Batman Begins Film Trailer (1:36.25); The Remake (1:38.44); Preference Original or Remake (2:29.18); End Credits (2:38.09); Closing Credits (2:40.25)
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Closing Credits: The Man Inside by David Fionix (single) Copyright 2020 EO Records. https://davidfionix.com/about-me/
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Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Season 5: Episode 259 - MAKE/REMAKE: King Kong (1933)/King Kong (2005)
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (2005)
The pre-code monster horror fantasy film was released on an unexpected film audience who were in awe of the special effects, story and Fay Wray making her a star. Using stop motion animation to give Kong a life like appearance help him endear to audience. The lines of who is the villain and who is the hero are very blurred. In 2005, Peter Jackson decided to remake his own version and using the original script. He wanted to include scenes initially cut from the original script due to technology and budget. Peter Jackson’s film would be the fourth biggest box office film of 2005.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.02); Background History (19.17); Film Trailer (20.41); The Original (22.11); Introducing a Remake (1:18.57); Film Trailer (1:21.11); The Remake (1:23.57); Preference Original or Remake (2:10.06); End Credits (2:10.40); Closing Credits (2:14.25)
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Closing Credits – King Kong Song by Abba. Taken from the album Waterloo. Copyright 1974 Polar Music.
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Saturday Jul 16, 2022
Season 5: Episode 255 - MAKE/REMAKE: La Cage Aux Folles (1979)/The Birdcage (1996)
Saturday Jul 16, 2022
Saturday Jul 16, 2022
La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
The Birdcage (1996)
The 1978 International comedy hit film started out as a Paris stage play in 1976. The film would be released and become a big hit in the United States at the time. Considered its subject matter, the film was adored and loved. It would win multiple awards including a Golden Globe and be adapted into a hit Broadway musical. Birdcage would could out with an all star cast which would include the late Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman and Diane Weist. The film directed by Mike Nicholas and adapted by Elaine May would become a box office success.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.02); Introduction to La Cage Aux Folles (1978) (14.34); La Cage Aux Folles Trailer (1978) (16.00); The Original (17.32); Introduction to The Birdcage (1996) (1:07.19); The Birdcage (1996) Trailer (1:07.56); The Remake (1:10.12); Final Thoughts (1:53.02): End Credits (2:04.28); Closing Credits (2:07.07)
Opening Credits– Classic Jingle by Dan Hughes. Copyright LLPodcast 2021
Closing Credits – Who’s Gonna Save You Now by Rina Samayama. Taken from the album Samayama. Copyrights 2020 Dirt Records.
Rina Samyama’s new album. Hold That Girl out 02 September 2022.
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Saturday Jun 11, 2022
Season 5: Episode 251 - MAKE/REMAKE: Dawn of the Dead (1978)/Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Saturday Jun 11, 2022
Saturday Jun 11, 2022
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
In 1978, George Romero decided that he was going to make a sequel to his seminal Night of the Living Dead and looked at American consumerism. Dario and Claudio Argento help to co-finance with European distribution rights and using music by Goblin. The film would be a huge hit in Europe but would suffer at the hands of American censors. The remake, directed by Zack Snyder would become a box office success and surprisingly a success with critics. Snyder used the millennial fast moving zombies which was cleverly used in the UK film 28 Days Later and changed some aspects of the main story.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.02); Introduction to Dawn of the Dead (1978) (24.54); Dawn of the Dead (1978) (27.31); The Original (30.10); Let’s Rate an Original (139.53); Introduction to Dawn of the Dead (2004) (1:54.02); Dawn of the Dead (2004) Trailer (1:57.01); The Remake (1:59.29); Final Thoughts (2:55.06): End Credits (2:59.30); Closing Credits (3:00.44)
Opening Credits– Used by kind permission through Epidermic Sounds
Closing Credits – Down With The Sickness by Disturbed – Taken from the album The Sickness. Copyright 2000 Giant and Reprise Records
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Monday May 23, 2022
Season 5: Episode 248 - MAKE/REMAKE: Pulse (2001)/Pulse (2006)
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
The 2001 Japanese techno-horror film is directed by Kyoshi Kurosawa and is not considered a cult classic. The film is told in two parts with the first part considering one of the most unnerving scenes committed to celluloid.
The American remake would spawn two sequels and would carry the story in a slightly different direction. The original script for the remake was written by Wes Craven but was pulled at the last minute with a new scriptwriter and director being attached at a later date. Starring Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhelder and Octavia Spencer.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.02); Nothing To Say Podcast (23.02); Introduction to Pulse/(24.01); Pulse 2001 Trailer (24.20); The Original (25.25); Introduction to Pulse 2006 (56.10); Pulse 2006 Trailer (57.09); The Remake (59.32); Final Thoughts (2:04.53): Fiery Kitten Podcast (2:11.04); End Credits (2:11.51); Closing Credits (2:13.02)
Opening Credits– Used by kind permission through Epidermic Sounds
Closing Credits – The Dead Don’t Sleep On Me by Nightcore – from the soundtrack Back4Blood Computer Game. Copyright owned by Nightcore 2021.
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Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Season 5: Episode 244 - MAKE/REMAKE: The Fly (1958)/(1986)
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
The Fly (1958)
The Fly (1986)
The 1958 film is considered a sci-fi classic which stars Vincent Price and Patricia Owens. Dealing with a scientist experimenting with molecular transportation machine that has a fly going for a ride causing a human/fly hybrid. The original has a great iconic ending with a small fly with a human head that will never be forgotten once seen.
The 1986 David Cronenberg remake was a critical and financial success and although the camp factor is not as high as in the original, body horror moves forward with practical effects leaving a lasting effect on the audience. The film would win an Oscar for best make-up design and effects.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.02); Firebreathing Kitten Trailer (14.40); It’s A True Original (15.14); The Fly (1958) Trailer (16.28); Let’s Start At The Beginning (18.32); Final Take (45.02); Let’s Do A Remake (53.01); The Fly (1986) Trailer (54.55); Let’s Give It Another Go (56.58); Did We Need Two? (1:57.30); With Nothing To Say Trailer (2:05.31); End Credits (2:06.02); Closing Credits (2:06.42)
Opening Credits– Used with permission by Epidermic Sounds
Closing Credits – The Fly by Chubby Checker. Taken from the album For Teen Twisters Only. Copyright 1961 Parkway Records. Used by kind permission.
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
The Shining by Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the greatest psychological horror films of our time. Combining isolation with madness, Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall give outstanding performances. Stephen King was excited at the prospect of Kubrick adapting his work but once the film came out, the excitement was very short lived.
In 2005, Stephen King thought he would adapt his own book into a miniseries for television. The film does stick to the book and includes many of the elements that made the book a hit but fans of Kubrick’s film were less than enthralled wild King purist to the source material are huge fans.
We are joined by Matthew Brockmeyer, Novelist of the excellent Kind Nepenthe, out now from all good bookstores.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.02); It’s A True Original (29.55); The Shining (1980) Trailer (31.50); Let’s Start At The Beginning (33.17); Final Take (1:41.52); Let’s Do A Remake (1:52.35); The Shining (1997) Trailer (1:54.31); Let’s Give It Another Go (1:56.49); Did We Need Two? (2:55.20); End Credits (3:27.51); Closing Credits (3:29.15)
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Closing Credits – Get Out Of My House by Kate Bush. Taken from the album The Dreaming. Copyright 1981 EMI International. Used by kind permission.
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