RED DAWN remake slated for a September 2010 release
June 17th, 2009 by Scott Marks
The cast of John Milius’ “Red Dawn”
Here is another title to add to my list of 40 Remakes Coming Soon to a Theater Near You.
John Milius’ “Red Dawn” is a fine, fun fascist romp. The startling image of schoolkids watching commie paratroopers touch down outside their classroom hearkened back to simpler times when kindergartners practiced hiding beneath their desks in case of a nuclear assault. Rehearsing how to exit a burning building is one thing. Those grade school air raid drills used to spook the hell out of me.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki have been cast in MGM/UA’s remake of ‘Red Dawn,’ set to begin filming in September. They join the already cast Chris Hemsworth in the story of a group of teenagers who form an impromptu insurgency when their town is invaded by Chinese and Russian soldiers.”
Not unlike “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” it’s a story that could probably withstand a retelling every other decade. Wish the technical specs were more impressive. Dan Bradley, a stunt coordinator and second-unit director on “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Quantum of Solace,” will direct. Carl Ellsworth (”Disturbia”) and Jeremy Passmore (”Special”) will write the updated screenplay.
“Red Dawn” will descend upon theaters on September 24, 2010.
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Barack Obama and John McCain name their favorite movies
August 8th, 2008 by Scott Marks
Bambi and Born Free. After years of George Bush, doesn’t America deserve a grown up for a President?
If the next Commander in Chief was elected strictly on the basis of their favorite films I’d write in Richard Nixon. At least the old fascist bastard had the courage to name the M rated Patton. When asked what film he prized most, Johnny McCain chose Walt Disney’s Bambi!
Bambi? What a load of politically correct, family values crap. Unless the scene where the hunter blows Bambi’s mommy to smithereens has a similar effect on McCain as Viagra, I can’t imagine him coming home after a hard day stumping the War on Terror and unwinding with a bunch of adorable animated woodland creatures. He probably looks to Triumph of the Will for laughs.
Not that I have anything against Bambi, and while it’s one of Disney’s crowning achievements, something tells me Johhny isn’t in it for the artistry. He wouldn’t know a multi-plane camera from an F16. McCain said it brought him to tears. Me too. It’s a great film, but a calculated selection that’s safe for grandma and grandpa as well as their gun-totin’ grandkids.
Obama’s choice of movies seems even more calculated and less heartfelt. His pick is a film set in Kenya so his African American constituents won’t feel slighted. Not unlike Bambi, it’s an inoffensive, family safe tearjerker. At least he didn’t choose Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
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