Are American Remakes Of International Films Good, Evil, or...Just Movies?
American remakes of international films are nothing new, but we need to have a proper conversation about what they bring to the landscape of cinema.
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'Force Majeure' Remake Adds Will Ferrell And The Directors Of 'The Way Way Back'
The Force Majeure remake has added Will Ferrell to the cast, where he joins the great Julia Louis-Dreyfuss in this tale of wounded masculinity.
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Pop Culture Imports: A Cult Japanese Reality Show Returns, A Samurai Bloodbath, And One Of The Best New Netflix Animes
In this edition of Pop Culture Imports: the return of a cult Japanese reality series, a wintry Swedish family drama, and a great Netflix anime.
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Cool Stuff: Mondo's 'Star Wars', Craig Drake's 'Mulan', Mark Englert's 'Swiss Army Man' & More
Cool Stuff is your geeky holiday shopping guild published all year round. In today's edition, we bring you an all screenprint edition of Cool Stuff. We have Mike Mitchell Star Wars portrait prints featuring Princess Leia and Wicket the Ewok, a Mulan poster by artist Craig Drake and a couple screen prints celebrating some great arthouse releases:…
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Elisabeth Moss Will Star In Ruben Östlund's Follow-Up To The Great 'Force Majeure'
Mad Men actress Elisabeth Moss has joined The Square cast. The film is Ruben Östlund's follow-up to Force Majure, a wonderfully human and darkly funny film.
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'Force Majeure' Is Already Being Remade
Too soon? A great 2014 film is already set to be redone in the US, as a Force Majeure remake is now in development.
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Germain's Not Quite Top 10 Movies Of 2014
We've already seen Germain's top 10 movies of 2014, but here's the much more off the wall continuation of that list. The not quite top 10 films of 2014.
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Christopher's Top 10 Trailers Of 2014
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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Best Foreign Film Oscar Shortlist Highlights 'Ida,' 'Force Majeure,' Snubs 'Mommy' And 'Winter Sleep'
The shortlist for potential Best Foreign Film Oscar nominees is out. As usual, the list is going to generate as much talk about what didn't make the cut as it does about what ended up on the list. Many of the year's most significant films were left off: Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Winter Sleep, which was this…
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25 Movies To Watch During Thanksgiving Weekend 2014
Check out our list of 25 movies to watch this Thanksgiving, from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay to The Imitation Game to The Babadook.
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Relationship Disaster Movie 'Force Majeure' Gets US Distribution; Watch The Trailer
The Swedish film Force Majeure upends the disaster movie concept. A family finds its ski vacation disrupted when an avalanche threatens the mountain and lodge. And while disaster is averted on a grand scale, the brush with fear and death reveals something disturbing about the family patriarch, and creates some big problems. Check out the…
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