When Michael Haneke remade his 1997 film ‘Funny Games’ 15 years ago, he joined a long, strange tradition of filmmakers remaking their own movies.
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Michael Ritchie teamed with Burt Reynolds to adapt the bestselling novel about good ol’ boy pro football players – and crafted something no one was expecting.
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In 1938, the gifted actress was struggling after a string of flops. She would have to redefine her screen persona to save her career – and she did just that.
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The British are particularly fixated on their class system – and equally obsessed with satirizing it. Peter Medak’s The Ruling Class, […]
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We’ve seen plenty of cinematic riffs on the characters and tropes of the fairy tale – but never one quite like this.
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On this, the week of his milestone birthday, we look back at the genius of Grant’s iconic performance in ‘Withnail & I.’
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Hal Ashby’s foul-mouthed favorite – now streaming on HBO Max – sports an iconic Jack Nicholson performance and an anti-authoritarian streak a mile wide.
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A re-examination of two sci-fi films (released 30 and 40 years ago), and how they may have predicted our Extremely Online present.
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On its 25th anniversary, a look back at the beloved female buddy comedy, and the timeless message it shares.
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Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel remains an electrifying exercise in thrilling style.
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With his new meta-movie ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ heading into theaters, we look back at one of Nicolas Cage’s most memorable early roles – and what it told us about his style, even then.
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A century before the two-part events of ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘The Hunger Games,’ and ‘Twilight,’ German groundbreaker Fritz Lang explored the possibilities of cliffhanger feature filmmaking.
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