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remakes suck

“Bugle, bugle, who’s got the bugle?”

As part of our week-long celebration of the 70th anniversary of The Maltese Falcon (1941), today we are taking a look at the second film version of Dashiell Hammett’s pulp crime novel. For a brief introduction to the 1941 film, check out our post on Falcon from last year. For a more in-depth synopsis of the film’s plot, we recommend the AMC…

September 7, 2011 in lit adaptations, private eyes are watching you, remakes suck.

We’re off to see the (new-fangled) Wizard?

UPDATE: Entertainment Weekly reports that Robert Zemeckis will NOT direct a remake of The Wizard of Oz as previously reported. Yay!! At least this is one classic story that won’t be CGI’ed beyond all recognition. (By the way, EW, I, for one, wasn’t howling like a “flying monkey.” I was screaming like that witch who…

November 17, 2010 in lit adaptations, remakes suck, wtf hollywood?!?.

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