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Who Goes There? Do We Need A New Version Of THE THING From John Carpenter & Blumhouse?

The word on the street is that Blumhouse Productions and the mighty John Carpenter are working on reboot of Carpenter’s classic 1982 horror The Thing. Variety is reporting that the film is in the very early stages and there are [...]

August 25, 2020

Man Is The Warmest Place To Hide In John Carpenter’s THE THING

If tension is your thing, then John Carpenter’s remake of the 1951 B-movie The Thing From Another World will fit the bill. The Thing paranoia-fuelled sci-fi/horror is exceptional in every way and the snowy landscape creates a wonderful sense of [...]

May 11, 2020

Against All Good Sense…The DUMBO Trailer

I know Dumbo isn’t for me – but against all odds, I know I’ll see this Disney remake. Tim Burton reuniting with Michael Keaton after 27 years. Colin Farrell. Danny Elfman. This shouldn’t be for me, but… Dumbo opens in [...]

November 15, 2018

If They’re Remaking ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Then Robert Rodriguez Isn’t A Bad Choice

Escape From New York doesn’t need a remake. I’m not taking the Plisskin – the original is great. However, Hollywood has been plundering John Carpenter‘s back catalogue for years and Escape From New York has been on the [...]

March 25, 2017

Serious Surf Action In This Featurette And Poster For POINT BREAK

Begin 2016 by taking things to breaking point with the remake of Point Break. Here’s a new featurette which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the extreme sports thriller’s surfing sequences A young FBI agent, Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey), [...]

September 12, 2015

Wardrobe From Paul Feig’s All-Female GHOSTBUSTERS; Updated With New Proton Pack

Movies In Focus hasn’t covered much of Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters reboot (none at all in fact). This is for many reasons – the main one being that Ivan Reitman’s original is a true ‘80s classic and I don’t think it needs a [...]

June 30, 2015

POLTERGEIST Gets The Horror Remake Treatment Along With A New Trailer And Poster

Poltergeist is a seminal horror film which people have a lot of affection for. I don’t know if you would call it a classic but you could say that it’s as well loved as a horror movie gets. Over thirty years have passed since Tobe Hopper’s [...]

February 7, 2015

DVD Review: ROBOCOP Is A Smart And Entertaining Remake

I was totally against the idea of remaking RoboCop. Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 movie was pretty perfect in its violent presentation of a dystopian future and a modern update seemed highly unnecessary. The sequels were dire, but the first movie was a [...]

June 8, 2014

Movies In Focus Makes Peace With The ROBOCOP Remake; New Poster

I’ve made my peace with remakes. They’re going to exist. We will always have the original film to re-watch, enjoying it like the company of an old friend. We should pick a cinematic fight we can win. I do wonder what’s going to happen in 20 or [...]

November 10, 2013

Now A GREMLINS Remake!

Joe Dante’s Gremlins is a perfect little film, one which has grossed a mighty $153 million at the US box office since it was released in 1984. It has great charm, fantastic pratical special effects, strong story and a wonderful score by Jerry [...]

January 20, 2013

Will Kevin Costner’s WATERWORLD Be Remade?

It looks like Kevin Costner’s infamous post-apocalyptic adventure; Waterwold is going to get the remake treatment. Or at the very least, a new television series from Syfy. The 1995 film is often seen as one of Hollywood’s legendary bombs (even [...]

November 28, 2012