By Jess Lomas January 29, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, whatever. […]
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‘Road House’ remake now in the works
November 26, 2013 
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A remake of Patrick Swayze’s high-kicking cult favourite Road House is getting a remake. According to The Wrap, Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) is attached to direct. The original 1989 flick – helmed by the aptly named Rowdy Herrington – told of a bouncer (Swayze) hired to watch over a bar in deep […]
Continue readingPoint Break is getting a remake too
September 13, 2011 9 Comments
A remake of Kathryn Bigelow‘s much-loved action flick Point Break is in the works, in accordance with that new unspoken law requiring all movies to be rebooted within two decades of release (we assume). According to Deadline, Alcon Entertainment – the production company also behind the new Blade Runner flicks – is developing the remake […]
Continue readingDirty Dancing remake scores a screenwriter
August 30, 2011 0 Comments
That Dirty Dancing remake you’re all really excited to see is picking up some speed. According to Deadline, screenwriter Maria Maggenti has scored the coveted role of scripting the film for Lionsgate. Maggenti previously wrote and directed Puccini for Beginners, and transformed the screenplay for Monte Carlo from an adult comedy to a tween adventure. […]
Continue readingKenny Ortega to remake Dirty Dancing
August 9, 2011 23 Comments
High School Musical director Kenny Ortega has been tapped by Lionsgate to direct a remake of Dirty Dancing. Deadline has the official press release, which notes that Ortega was the choreographer on the original 1987 film. Ortega’s reboot will include a number of the hit songs from the original, as well as some brand new […]
Continue readingPatrick Swayze has passed away
September 15, 2009 1 Comment
source: cnn.com Patrick Swayze, the star of hit films Dirty Dancing, Ghost and Point Break, has passed away at the age of 57. The eighties heartthrob had been battling pancreatic cancer since early 2008. Swayze made a name for himself as one of the biggest stars of the 1980s, starring in the hit films Red […]
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