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He’s got an additional skill set of horribleness and the best eyebrows in the biz. – Jer An epic sci-fi novel. A classic struggle of good versus evil, of the oppressed versus the powerful, of nature versus humanity, of David Lynch versus the studios. We give you Dune! Or, at least, our remake of the […]
It is that time of year again, when we talk about some of the talented performers and creators we lost in the past year. From The Wire to The Golden Girls to The Sound of Music to Saturday Night Live to Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song to Superman to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to The Monkees to Saved By the Bell to Arrested Development, nary a genre was left untouched. Join us, won’t you, […]
Here at Remaker’s Mark, we like to make our opinions known. We like to banter and volley. We like to recommend. And this time, we recommend so hard. Four fifths of the RM crew bombard you with suggestion after exhortation after counsel until you fall to your knees, drowning in new things to bring into […]
All of a sudden, whoa…there’s Beastman Once upon a time, there was a movie that told a story. A story of a rather dumb truck driver and his much more capable friend and their search for love, truth, and not-dying in the underworld of Chinatown. It was beloved by many, but not all. Today, dear […]
Gracie Law is a lawyer, because in 1986, your surname was your profession, as in olden tymes. – Andy A first-listing marquee star who is really a second-fiddle. A third- or fourth-listing actor who really steals the show. Knee-high buckskin cowboy boots with tassels. A floating blob like a Garbage Pail Kids version of a […]
Betty White is the rightest wrong answer It’s Opposite Day! Instead of doing what we normally do (make super impressive recasting choices that shine lights of revelation and insight on to the cinematic world), today we chose the road less traveled. And it has made all the difference. Buckle up for our Wrong Answers Only rendition […]
I was afraid the motorcycles were going to tip over they were going so slow Dudes and duderinos. We conclude our trip through the drug-addled existence that is Easy Rider, and, man, what a ride. Main characters as mannequins, the last act being inspiration for Deliverance, and how, had not Kyle had the kindness in […]
If Wyatt is the nucleus of the atom, Billy is the electron buzzing around it Sometimes you wanna just score big so you can check out, visit a commune, see Mardi Gras, you know, live the good life. Sometimes you do just that, and it ain’t so good. We take on Easy Rider, the most-counter-culturin’, […]
It seems like [Eddie] meant to recruit bounty hunters but instead got professional wrestlers. Good news, bad news. Good news: we got to record this one in person! For the first time in years! And it was great! Bad news: this movie didn’t make any more sense to us. Good news: it didn’t matter because […]
What do you get when you cross kung fu, angry arcade owners, football shoulder pad-wearing shoguns, Motown, super awkward romantic interests, and DeBarge? A bowl of the goulash that is The Last Dragon. Remaker’s Mark makes its triumphant return from summer break by trying to solve the age-old mystery of how this movie wasn’t a hit. I mean, […]
The Cell was a film that divided the RM crew, sowing seeds of discontent and argument about the merits of its production design, writing, direction, and use of J-Lo. Some said the amount of J-Lo was too little. Some said too much. Do you think it was just right? Amongst all of this confusion, some things […]
Welcome to our nightmare dreamscape, the prison of our mind, our remake of 2000’s The Cell. We take many (well, five) different paths to recreating this film and its direction. See if we can be redeemed or if we’re too far gone. Thomas Kincaid Feel the Pain, by Dinosaur Jr. Are you making fun of […]
This is like Great British Baking Show…if the stakes were death… – Jer We conclude our What’s Up Docs? series with a light-hearted romp through the world’s most stressful and high-stakes pastry contest. If you enjoy The Great British Baking Show, Iron Chef, or any other culinary contest, may we recommend Kings of Pastry, a documentary about […]
You take the good (Pryor, Wilder, Poitier), you take the bad (the plot, the writing, the directing), you take ’em both and there you have…Stir Crazy. This movie underwhelmed us. And not in the Supergirl or KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park sort of way, but in an “I’m so disappointed in you” sort of way that your […]
Another year, another legion of talented performers and creators that have shrugged off this mortal coil and moved into the Great Beyond, and another chance for Andy to have his Grim Reaper robe dry-cleaned. We spend some time eulogizing just a few of the many wonderful talents that passed away in 2020. Apple Fitness+ Peloton […]
Sometimes a recipe looks better on paper than in practice. We take on 1980’s Stir Crazy, starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, and directed by Sidney Poitier, and see how we can make this tale about mistaken identity, prison rodeos, song-and-dance clown mascots, and using pliers as a negotiating tool while talking about your feelings, […]
In a classic tale of good versus evil, light versus dark, David versus Goliath, the Rebel Alliance versus the Galactic Empire, we hear the epic saga of Steve versus Billy. Get ready for King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, a documentary that tells the surprisingly sordid tale of the fight to claim the world record in…Donkey […]
How do you solve a problem like a pretty decent movie that came out at a time of some really great movies and got overshadowed? How do you keep a wave upon the sand? Sorry, I digress. We conclude our discussion of The Book of Eli and talk about how this film got the short […]
Continuing our series on films by directors who are minorities, we take on 2010’s Book of Eli, a post-apocalyptic neo-Western film where literacy is king and cat oil is a form of sun protection. Join us as we fill the monstrous shoes of Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, and hear how Andy totally nails his minor […]
Watch ‘My Kid Could Paint That’ for free on Amazon Prime Video Is your child in pre-school? Is your child an abstract expressionist prodigy? Do you have a knack for exploitation? Then perhaps you shouldn’t watch My Kid Could Paint That. If you answered “no” to any of those questions, however, may we recommend you […]
How have things changed since 1989? Some would say not at all, and if you listen to our conclusion of the discussion on Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, you may be inclined to agree. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Slip ‘n Slide Oreo Blizzard ‘H is For Hawk’ by Susan McDonald The Book of Eli […]
Travel with us, back to the hottest day of the summer in the late 80s in Bedford-Stuyvesant, to a time when race relations were tense, to put it mildly. What’s that you say? This sounds like the present day? MAYBE THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT. Take a listen. Do the Right Thing Spike Lee Pan y […]
In our second installment of What’s Up Docs?, we talk about the 2011 film Hot Coffee, which on the surface is about…hot coffee, but underneath is about so much more. We never knew tort reform could be so interesting, and so infuriating. What you think you know about the titular coffee incident is likely A) […]
When one person overacts, does everyone then as a reaction start to overact, too? We conclude our discussion of Tombstone by revealing the most beautiful cast ever, and Adam Driver. Don’t shame us, though, for even you, our dear listeners, went full gorgeous on your picks. Ya’ll are just as vapid as we are. We talk about […]
We’re going to go a little more chaotic neutral than lawful evil for this one. – Andy Welcome to our discussion of 1993’s Tombstone, starring (and essentially directed by) Kurt Russell, along with Val Kilmer, and Dana Delaney. Who could possibly have the look of predator and prey? Who could ever lead the Cowboys with […]
This is the first episode in our new series, ‘What’s Up, Docs?’, where we each choose a documentary that we would like our fellow co-hosts to watch and discuss. Up first is Kyle’s choice of ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune‘, the story of a (possibly) madman making a (possibly) brilliant take on Frank Herbert’s (largely agreed upon) masterpiece, […]
It was like Steve Martin doing Lily Tomlin doing Steve Martin doing an Elvis impression. – Kyle Whose body would you like to share? How did Steve Martin make his body do that? Why was Praka Lasa so dippy? Would a shirtless Clark Gable help or hinder? We take on these tough questions and more […]
I was wondering that, too! What is the opposite of a straight-man? – Jer Welcome to our first discussion of All of Me, only one of the many comedies in which Steve Martin is wholly or partially possessed. Together with director Carl Reiner, he created an entire sub-genre the world didn’t know it needed. Probably […]
Like Zack Snyder or not, he Snydered all over this movie. (Gesundheit) – Jer Welcome to the conclusion of our discussion of Watchmen! We take turns ripping it apart and then praising it and coining the term “Snydering all over the movie.” We apologize for that. This film is full of flawed characters and anti-heroes. […]
Who watches the Watchmen? We do, daggummit! Here we tackle how to recast the six major vigilantes from the 2009 Zack Snyder film, and somehow manage to not drop any squids on anyone. That we’re aware of, at least. Watchmen Film Graphic Novel Favorite Comic/Graphic Novel Adaptations: The Crow Snowpiercer Pulp Fiction Scott Pilgrim vs. […]
We typically talk about remaking movies, but crazy times call for…special episodes. Let’s mix things up. Instead of movies, what about songs? Welcome to part 2 of a two-part special episode, where we talk about our favorite and least-favorite song covers. This episode deals with our favorite and least favorite covers of all time. Hearts […]
We typically talk about remaking movies, but crazy times call for…special episodes. Let’s mix things up. Instead of movies, what about songs? Welcome to part 1 of a two-part special episode, where we talk about our favorite and least-favorite song covers. This episode deals with some of our most beloved covers. We get nasty in […]
I assume he punched him so hard he exploded, and his hat popped up. – Andy In a topsy-turvy world, it’s good to know that Raiders of the Lost Ark exists. We are not shy in our praise of this movie, despite its inherent silliness and gaping plot holes and such. If ever there was […]
From out of the deep in the darkest jungles of South America, nimbly avoiding amazingly crafted ancient architectural traps, covered in cobwebs, emerges the first half of our episode on Raiders of the Lost Ark! Oh, what fun we had. We check off another iconic character from our recasting list (COUGHmelty-face NaziCOUGH) and generally talk […]
Any reference to real events and persons living or dead is not accidental. It is deliberate. We conclude our recasting and discussion of Z, the 1969 French-Algerian political murder suspense procedural drama. We talk about how awkward it is to watch people fight. We talk about other movies that fictionalized events in their own time. We […]
The Irishman. Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood. Little Women. The Irishman. Parasite. The Irishman. Avengers: Endgame. The Irishman. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Irishman. Joker. The Irishman. JoJo Rabbit. The Irishman. Marriage Story. The Irishman. 1917. The Irishman. Despite all the movies released in 2019, only a select few have the honor of […]
‘Tis that time o’ the year, dear friends, when we remember some of our favorite thespians that have shuffled off this mortal coil in the past year. As always, there are far more than we have time to discuss. Tell us who you think we should have eulogized. Hold your dearest DVDs close, fair listener. […]
We check off another genre from our remaking bucket list: French-Algerian political crime drama! Behold, part one of our episode on Z, an Academy Award-winning film telling a fictionalized version of an assassination and political cover-up. Come along for the ride in our three-wheeled pick-up! Intro question: Favorite foreign language film (of late or ever): […]
As a physical education major, let me explain German Expressionism to you… In part 2 of our discussion of Metropolis, things go off the rails quickly and often. Once again, the curse of this movie has reduced us to 80% capacity, but our B- strength is still enough for an A+ performance. OK, maybe an A-. […]
We step into the way way back machine and recast what some call the first true science fiction movie, Fritz Lang’s 1927 release of Metropolis. Though we operated at 80% capacity this time, we came at you with 100% tenacity and 1000% genius with our character picks (though Andy’s were criminally underrepresented due to his…lack […]
I was going to tell a time travel joke but you guys didn’t like it. After a hiatus for our European tour, Remaker’s Mark is back with the conclusion of our episode on Twelve Monkeys. So much Terry Gilliamness! Is it too much, yet somehow not enough? Place your bets on who gave this the […]
Quiet, but not in the charming way. Because we like messing with the time-space continuum, we decided to take on Terry Gilliam’s 1995 film Twelve Monkeys. Or did this already happen in the past? Why do you look familiar? I’ve seen you before… Twelve Monkeys Terry Gilliam Bruce Willis Madeleine Stowe Brad Pitt Remakers Mark […]
We were all using our very best NPR voices… Part 3 (WHAT?!) of our discussion of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is here, in which we discuss our alpha test episode from way back in 2012, and how our picks (and the whole dang podcast itself) have changed since then. Andy is still proud of his […]
No Ubers in Stubbsville Welcome to part two of our discussion of Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, in which we coin a term for a new mashup genre, discuss our least favorite movies to remake, talk about so many sexy statistics, and about the Hughesian properties of this movie, which are very Hughesian indeed. Planes, Trains […]
Cumberbatch and Streep at Nebraska Welcome to a remake of a remake, ladies and gentlemen. In honor of our 50th regular episode, we decided to go back to our roots and remake our very first beta episode about Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. The original episode lies in the secret vaults, locked up in a wooden […]
He says ‘baby’ so much! Now listen here…we’re going to talk about Double Indemnity again and you’re going to like it, see. Along the way, we fired up our weird dictaphones, and took a deep dive into Film Noir, both old and new (including some modern examples that we highly recommend…coughBRICKcough), and the goods and […]
There’s serious air quotes over ‘serious role’ there… Listen, baby, and listen good. We take on the noir-est of all films, Double Indemnity, the darkest movie about insurance fraud you’ll ever see. This is the third Billy Wilder project we’ve covered, so we either really like his movies or think they all stink. The jury […]
They’re basically trying to create Wakanda for Wizards Welcome to the ultimate, the omega, the end-all of Hidden Gems. Mark presents the 1982 Rankin and Bass animated film, The Flight of Dragons, featuring an impressive, if haphazard, cast of voice acting talent, and an unusual explanation of the physiology of dragon flight and fire-breathing. (Hint: […]
Americans…the only thing worse than dragons. Here in part two of our discussion of 2002’s post-apocalyptic dragon adventure film Reign of Fire, we reveal our big re-casting winners, go deep on dragons in the film (including it’s intriguing blend of fantasy creature and animal), look at the performances (looking at you, Over-the-Top-Aughey), and wonder if […]
It’s basically a remake of ‘My Little Pony’ Today we talk about 2002’s Reign of Fire, which features Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale as leaders of competing schools of thought on how to deal with dragons. McConaughey wants to kill them all, Bale wants to run and hide. Both look like they’re gearing up for […]
Quieter than Tarantino, more charming than Aronofsky In the penultimate installment of our Hidden Gems mini-series, Lee offers up 2011’s Violet and Daisy for our consideration. A small-budget film with an even smaller box office take, it features Saoirse Ronan, and Alexis Bledel as a pair of teenage assassins trying to make enough money for rent and cool dresses, […]
Mental illness is an element of a person’s existence; it is not the entirety of it. In the second half of our discussion of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, we get real with mental health, both personally and regards to its representation in film over the years. We also talk about the power dynamics […]
He’s a…Ne’er Do Well / Scoundrel / Gadabout / Ragamuffin / Scallywag You wanna get nuts? Let’s get nuts. We tackled One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, one of only three films to sweep the major Academy Award categories (Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night in 1934 and Jonathan Demme’s Silence of the Lambs in […]
In episode 46, we remade the 1987 classic Predator. And then we remembered that someone made a…not a remake, but a sequel (tri-quel?) to the franchise in 2018, creatively titled The Predator. We decide to talk about it! Some of us loved it, some of us did not, some of us insisted that “tri-quel” is […]
They need to access their skills and training, and they don’t…they just shoot at trees…A LOT. We continue our discussion of 1987’s Predator, wherein we describe our favorite traps, the thought experiment of Schrödinger’s Cat (and whether or not it is, in fact, a trap), and how Jer has said “fantastic” wrong all this time. […]
Welcome to our yearly tribute to those actors, actresses, directors, and personalities that we lost during 2018. While it’s sad that they are no longer with us, we always enjoy being able to celebrate them, their work, and what they meant to us. Penny Marshall (IMDB | Wikipedia) Harry Anderson (IMDB | Wikipedia) Margot Kidder […]
They just took a really muscle-y guy and put a bad tie on him After taking a sabbatical of sorts, this is our first new recording in a good long time, and we come out of the gate strong with our discussion of the 1987 alien action film, ‘Predator’. Here we take on recasting the […]
Should…should I be watching old-person movies now?? Welcome to part 2 of our discussion of Sneakers. In it we discuss the unfortunate casting tropes of women in caper movies, how we (or one of us) have gotten to the age where we say “warmth” wrong, how we (or one of us) have gotten to the […]
Editorial Note: As you can tell by the dated references in this episode (“Laura Dern is in the upcoming Star Wars movie”), this was recorded many moons ago, and certainly before the accusations of sexual assault came out against Kevin Spacey. We certainly do not condone or endorse said behavior, and are very much okay […]
It’s two-fer time in this Special Episode, where we tackle two topics in one go, recorded live at our yearly visit to Wicks/Miller Cottage this past August. First, we discuss ‘The Sore Thumb’ – movies where one casting choice sticks out like a, well, sore thumb, and makes you say whaaaaa? Second, we reveal our […]
I need two raw turkeys, an hour of privacy, and no questions asked. We all have movies that we have seen approximately a gajillion times, and yet are totally happy to watch them again when we don’t know what to watch, or if we happen upon it on TV – this episode is about those […]
I would like to agree with Kyle, in that this movie made me uncomfortable. For our third Hidden Gems film, things are going to get a wee bit sexy, and more than a wee bit uncomfortable, for we are discussing Bernardo Bertolucci’s 2003 homage to film and, ahem, familial love and welcoming, The Dreamers. Sacre […]
I saw Blues Brothers 2000 in the theater…I even own the soundtrack! Man, I was in a dark place. Here in the second part of our discussion of Blues Brothers, we go over our re-casting winners and losers, talk about how in the %$&# worked as well as it did, appreciated the harmony present in […]
You cast Jim Belushi, didn’t you… This episode, we’re on a mission from God – that’s right, we’re doing our best to remake what has been deemed unable to be remade, The Blues Brothers. In this first part, we recast the titular brothers, and then re-write musical cameos featuring artists we know and love today. […]
Like sands through the hourglass, another year in film has passed, and another Oscars has come and gone. Join us for this short but sweet episode where we reveal the big winners of our annual Oscars poll, and a recap of the show, featuring a very special guest!
I don’t know if I’d call the formation of a crime syndicate a Hallmark moment… Welcome to Part Two of our discussion of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! Here we talk through our thoughts on the original and how we would remake it, including scheming other con options (taken from history as well), an appreciation for the […]
You don’t eat actors of this quality. They’re much too valuable. We’re ringing in the regular-episode-new-year with a discussion of one of our collective favorite movies – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Here we recast major and minor roles alike, with a couple ‘flip you for real’ moments along the way. Enjoy! Dirty Rotten Scoundrels IMDB Theatrical […]
We’re back! Again! For real! Pardon the extended sabbatical, but we’re blasting into 2018 (where we will be publishing much more consistently) with an episode about death. Doh. For real though, as we’ve done in the past years, we’re saddened but excited to talk about those we lost in 2017, and what they meant to […]
Why, I do de-clare, what have we here? Eight months and change after the first half was published (yeesh, sorry about that…) we’re happy to bring you part two of our discussion of ‘Gone With the Wind’. Really, we just wanted to provide a real life example of just how long and epic this movie feels…or […]
For our second Hidden Gems episode, we dive into the French all-genres-all-the-time kung fu detective-y monster movie, Brotherhood of the Wolf (‘Le pacte des loups’, if you’re nasty). This is a whole lot of movie, but dang if we didn’t really enjoy it, both because of, and in spite of that fact. Enjoy! Mentioned this episode: Snowpiercer […]
This is our annual celebration of the celebrities we lost in the previous year (being 2016). Andy, the Harbinger of Doom, takes the reins as we each talk about two entertainers that we would like to You-Google-ize. Links to the important bits are below. David Bowie The Man Who Fell to Earth Labyrinth Zoolander Twin […]
Fill out the Remakers Mark Oscar Ballot here! It’s February, so that means that Remakers Mark is diving head-first into awards season again. Our second annual Academy Awards contest is up and running. See if you can be the champion guesser of the best movies of the year!* We will announce the winner of the contest […]
Hello again! After an extended Summer + Fall (Smmerfll? Flummerall?) break, we’re back with a look at the movies that we’re really excited to see this upcoming Winter, with a special focus on their trailers. Listen to the episode, watch the trailers, and then go see the movies – BOOM – instant cure for the Winter blues. Arrival Amy […]
Gone With the Wind IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Better late than never, we’re happy to bring you the first part of our discussion of the 1939 epic-est-of-epic films, Gone With the Wind. As usual this first part focuses on recasting the two major roles of […]
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes In part two of our live and lively discussion at the Miller cottage of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, we continue down the über-weird rabbit hole of Pee Wee Herman. We share some really great listener recasting suggestions, […]
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Come on in, and pull yourself up a chair, for it’s time to discuss a cult classic beloved by many, especially special guest Kyle Hoff, ‘Pee-wee’s Bit Adventure’! Recorded live at the Miller cottage in Michigan, it […]
The Man Who Would Be King IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to the first film in our new Hidden Gems series, where one host picks a movie that they know and love, but that none of the other hosts have seen. Up first is Andy’s […]
With Remakers Mark-ers both traveling Europe and trying to survive the incredibly busy time that comes with the end of a school year and Spring-to-Summer transition, we thought it would be fun to take a pause and re-broadcast our very first Special Episode, recorded shortly after Disney purchased Lucasfilm, where we share our hopes and wishes for what […]
This was like an amusement park ride – it was fun, it was short, I’m glad it’s over, and then I threw up. KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park IMDB Theatrical Trailer We made it, gang – we survived watching and discussing ‘KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park’. There might have been a […]
KISS have done many shenanigans in their time, and I think this is their great shame KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park IMDB Theatrical Trailer In Episode 40 of Remakers Mark we detour in a very, ahem, unique way towards the ‘yes-ti’s-as-weird-and-probably-bad-as-it-sounds’ cult movie ‘KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park’. Along the lines […]
I can’t think of a good buddy film where the two buddies are identical types – you need that contrast… Midnight Run IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon/Starz • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of Midnight Run, a highly entertaining buddy movie that manages to be […]
Joey Pants is the Kevin Bacon of Movies Midnight Run IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon/Starz • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part one of our discussion of the wonderfully fun action/drama/comedy ‘Midnight Run’. Here we recast the two major roles and five minor roles, and along the way give our […]
No Senate Miring! Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Having employed a time machine to recast our film back before it was made in part one, we move on to something a bit less likely to create a Butterfly Effect-esque, ‘oh my […]
Veni, Vidi, Thin Mints We came, we saw, we bought Girl Scout Cookies from Chris Rock. Okay, maybe not the last one, but we definitely watched the Oscars, and special co-hosts Andy and Jer had lots to say about it in this special episode! They touch on each award given, as well as how everyone did who played […]
Hello everyone! The past couple years the Remakers Mark crew has done an Oscars ballot, and this year we would love for you to join along! We’ve created an online form where you can play along – all the candidates are listed, and it will only take a couple minutes to complete. There are no […]
Jer: That would be cool, an Australian Obi-Wan. Andy: Isn’t that Paul Hogan? Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Remakers Mark Recommends Switched on Pop Tuner Actors and Actresses Discussed Natalie Portman Anna Paquin Anne Hathaway Claire Danes Scarlett Johansson Sarah […]
He was one of those guys that you were affected by whether you knew it or not. It’s time for us once again to take part in the time honored tradition of looking back on the year that was in Hollywood, and which towering figures we lost. While this year did not seem to have […]
There’s not Enough Bactine in the world to wash our hands of some of these picks. Here, in our lucky number 13th special episode, using Andy’s (patented?) term ‘Umbrage’, we both give ourselves a chance to right some poor re-casting choices that we’ve made, and give ourselves props for those picks that were right on. […]
The Court Jester IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent or Buy: Amazon Welcome to part two of our discussion of the rollicking 1955 physical comedy classic ‘The Court Jester’. Picking up where part one left off, we reveal who the big winners were amongst our casting choices, as well as some excellent recasting suggestions from listeners. Then […]
I feel the presence of something I haven’t felt in a long time…oh, I know! A NEW STAR WARS MOVIE IS IN THEATERS YAAYAYAYYAAYYAY! That’s right, like any good Star Wars nerd should, we all saw The Force Awakens, and are reviewing it in this episode. Sound the spoiler alert gong/horn/conch/giraffe, as we talk about important […]
The Court Jester IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent or Buy: Amazon While many of us previously only knew of Danny Kaye because of a hilariously vulgar line from ‘Christmas Vacation‘, thanks to our episode 37 pick, ‘The Court Jester’, we know him as a brilliantly funny physical and verbal comedian. We had a blast watching this one, but […]
From cover bands, to ‘Back to the Future Day’, to a seemingly endless churn of sequels and remakes, the world of entertainment owes a lot to nostalgia for the money it makes. Sometimes this nostalgia can be a fun, positive force, and other times it can feel unoriginal, uninspired, and, frankly, overwrought to the point where […]
Thelma & Louise IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of Thelma & Louise. Here we start with revealing some really great listener recasting suggestions, as well as the big winners from our picks in part one. From there we go into […]
Thelma & Louise IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to the first part of our discussion of the genre-bending chase/buddy/crime caper film Thelma & Louise. Here we tackle recasting the film, with the titular main major characters as well as five wonderful minor characters. Along the way […]
Romancing the Stone IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of the 1980’s action/adventure/romance/comedy (acvenmancedy) ‘Romancing the Stone’. We start out by going over some great listener casting suggestions, and reveal who the big winners were from our picks in part one. […]
Romancing the Stone IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes After a rewarding but rough viewing and discussion of Saving Private Ryan, we decided to go a bit lighter this time around, tackling the 80’s adventure/romance/comedy ‘Romancing the Stone’. Here we recast the film, and along the way talk […]
The Maltese Falcon IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes In this, the last of our first round of ‘For Shame‘ films, we discuss the beloved film noir ‘The Maltese Falcon’. While there’s lots to love about the original, there’s definitely lots that are tough to love, and things […]
Saving Private Ryan IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Here in part two of our discussion of Steven Spielberg’s gritty and emotional war film ‘Saving Private Ryan’, we start out with some casting suggestions from listeners, as well as reveal the winners amongst our choices from part one. […]
Saving Private Ryan IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes This week’s episode focuses on one of the most harrowing films ever made, 1998’s ‘Saving Private Ryan’. Here we recast three major roles and fine minor roles. Along the way we talk about recasting the whole of America in […]
The Apartment IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Streaming Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes For our fourth ‘For Shame’ episode, Lee chose Billy Wilder’s ‘The Apartment’, which appeared at first to be a pretty silly romantic comedy, but proved to have a much more serious, thoughtful tone and plot. Here we talk about our […]
Here, in part two of our discussion of the good and bad of movie remakes (see part one for our specific picks for each of those), we talk about properties (whether book, movie, video game, etc.) that would pay very good money to see made or remade today. Your move, Joe Hollywood! Links, Movies, Actors, […]
In our tenth special episode, we defend our honor as movie remakers. Okay, so that might be a little strong, but we do talk about the fact that while movie remakes often get a bum rap (and often said bum rap is entirely deserved), that doesn’t mean that the entire genre should be disregarded. Here, […]
Goldfinger IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes In part two of our discussion of Goldfinger, we begin by sharing some truly excellent listener submitted re-casting suggestions, as well as which of our choices from part one were the big winners. Then we move on to discussing lots of […]
Goldfinger IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes GOOOOOOLDFINGER…WAHWAAAAAHWAAHHH. An iconic (if not a bit cliched) movie featuring an iconic actor in maybe the most iconic of roles – absolutely ripe for remaking, right? Well, we decided to go for it, at least, and had a blast doing so. […]
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • iTunes Here in the third episode of our ‘For Shame’ series, we watched and discussed the challenging but excellent ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’. While it was definitely tough to take at times, we’re very happy that we did […]
Smokey and the Bandit IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Here in part two of our discussion of the southern backroads car chase spectacular ‘Smokey and the Bandit’, we first reveal our CB names, which we will all absolutely insist you refer to us as going forward. Or not. […]
Smokey and the Bandit IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes C’moooooon back now, and check out this first part of our discussion of the high energy road comedy ‘Smokey and the Bandit’. Here we recast the film, and boy howdy do we have a lot to say about each […]
The Wild Bunch IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes For our second ‘For Shame’ movie we are doing a 180 degree turn from our last pick in choosing Sam Peckinpah’s violent western ‘The Wild Bunch’. For both good and bad this movie feels like a transitional one, from the […]
Alien IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of one of the greats in the horror and sci-fi genres, 1979’s Alien. We start with some great listener casting suggestions, and move on to reveal who the winners were amongst our casting choices, […]
Alien IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part one of our discussion of one of the greatest movies in both the sci-fi and horror genres, 1979’s Alien. Here we tackle recasting every role in the movie (except the cat), and propose an alternate director as well. […]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to the first episode of our ‘For Shame’ series, where we educate ourselves in classic films that we as a group have not seen. First up is Frank Capra’s beloved ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’. Is […]
While we were saddened by many losses in 2014, today we’re happy to celebrate the lives and careers of those that we lost with this, the 2014 edition of our annual ‘In Memoriam’ special episode. We each picked two people to discuss – one at length, and one lightning round, and we also received submissions […]
Casablanca IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of Casablanca. We first dig into some great listener feedback, as well as reveal who the big winners were from our recasting choices in part one. Then we go on to talk about the plot and […]
Casablanca IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • iTunes Of all the movie podcast episodes in all the podcast clients in the world, you had to put your earbuds into ours. Here in part one of our discussion of one of the greatest movies ever made, Casablanca, we tackle the difficult task […]
Goodfellas IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of Goodfellas. We first go over some fantastic listener feedback and re-casting choices, and reveal which of our re-casting choices were the big winner. Then we go on to talk about how to respect and […]
Goodfellas IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Look, I know you think we’re funny, but how are we funny. How are we funny!? Well, hopefully you’ll think we’re funny at least after listening to this, part one of our discussion of Scorsese’s masterpiece Goodfellas. Here we take on recasting four […]
[md] Dr. Strangelove IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s absurdist war comedy Dr. Strangelove. Here we discuss what we loved and didn’t love about the movie, what possible alternate settings or eras a remake could find itself in, the type and […]
[md] Dr. Strangelove IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part one of our discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s unlikely but all too feasible war farce ‘Dr. Strangelove’. Here we take on recasting five major roles and five minor roles, including a valiant attempt to recast Peter Sellers three, count […]
[md] Good Morning, Vietnam IMDB Theatrical Trailer Stream: Netflix Rent: Amazon • iTunes Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Here in part two of our discussion of Good Morning Vietnam, we first dive into some really excellent listener feedback on who could (maybe) fill Robin Williams’ shoes in a remake today, eventually revealing who we chose as the […]
[md] Good Morning, Vietnam IMDB Theatrical Trailer Stream: Netflix Rent: Amazon • iTunes Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes [/md] On this, Remakers Mark’s two year anniversary, we’re happy to bring you our discussion of one of Robin Williams’ most memorable performances and films, ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’. Here, in part one, we recast five minor roles and two […]
[md] Modern Times IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Netflix • Amazon • iTunes Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of Charlie Chaplin’s classic silent film ‘Modern Times’. Here we discuss the filmmaking and plot techniques that we both appreciate and would want to change in a remake. We focus […]
[md] Here’s another first for Remakers Mark – our first silent movie! And what better place to start than with a Charlie Chaplin film – Modern Times. Join us as we recast two major roles and three minor roles, including Chaplin’s famous ‘Little Tramp’ character. Modern Times IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Netflix • Amazon • […]
Welcome to the most special-est Special Episode of Remakers Mark yet. For the first time ever all five of us were in the same place at the same time, and we recorded this episode while looking at each other. It was as strange and amazing as it sounds, I promise. The topic of this Special […]
Slap Shot IMDB Theatrical Trailer Stream: Netflix Rent: Amazon • iTunes Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes In Part Two of our discussion of Slap Shot, we start with some excellent listener feedback on how to recast the film, and reveal which of our picks were the winners. Then, we move on to discussing what we’d change in […]
Slap Shot IMDB Theatrical Trailer Stream: Netflix Rent: Amazon • iTunes Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes Welcome to part one of our discussion of the roughhouse hockey classic Slap Shot. Here we tackle recasting two major characters and five minor characters. Along the way we reveal our favorite sports movies, contemplate pent up anger as an actor’s […]
Supergirl IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • iTunes Welcome to part two of our discussion of Supergirl. We first discuss what superpower we would have, and it goes deliciously off the rails in the name of extreme comfort. Then, after sharing some listener feedback on re-casting, and revealing our picks from […]
In our seventh special episode, we discuss a counterpoint to our previous discussion of actors and actresses who can do anything, titled ‘You’ll Always Be _____ To Me’. Here we’re talking about those folks who had one role that, no matter what other roles they play, we’re not able to see them as anything other […]
Supergirl IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • iTunes Here is part one of our discussion around the much maligned Supergirl – our first superhero flick, and the first movie that we weren’t really a fan of the original. Don’t you fear, this isn’t a Haterade filled episode at all, though we […]
Akira: IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay In part two of our discussion of 1988’s anime classic Akira, we talk about what we liked about the original, and what we’d change in a remake. Specifically, what we would need to change to make a live action version of the film, while […]
In this, our sixth special episode of Remakers Mark, we discuss movies that have expanded our cinematic horizons, and that we think would do the same for other viewers. Each of us picked a topic or genre: Mark: ‘Turning Japanese: An Intro to Anime’ Lee: ‘Awakenings: Films That Changed the Way I Watch Films’ Kyle: […]
Akira IMDB Theatrical Trailer Rent: Amazon • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay In episode 23 of Remakers Mark we tackle our first animated movie, 1988’s anime classic Akira. Unlike the original, which was a Japanese language anime movie, we are remaking it as an English language live action film (except for Jer, who goes a slightly […]
Three Amigos Rent: Amazon • iTunes • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay • iTunes IMDB Theatrical Trailer In part two of our discussion of ¡Three Amigos!, which features our greatest intro EVER, we start off with some really excellent suggestions from fans about who they think should be recast in the three major roles. Then, after revealing who […]
In episode 22, we take on remaking a movie that Andy deemed unremakeable, assuming that’s an actual word – ¡Three Amigos!. Here in part one we recast three major roles originally filled by three comedy legends, as well as five minor characters. Along the way we express our preference for cerveza or tequila (or los […]
In part two of our discussion of the Western classic The Searchers, we discuss listener feedback regarding how challenging it is to recast an iconic role and actor like John Wayne, as well as suggestions for how that might be done. We talked about how the original film lacked sensitivity, both racially and in terms […]
In part one of our discussion of the classic Western film ‘The Searchers’, we tackle recasting three major roles and five minor roles. Along the way we give props to Jason Momoa for his impeccable guy-lining skills, discuss the difficulty in separating the presence of John Wayne from the character of Ethan, and use the […]
In part two of our first ‘Bizarro Remakers Mark’, we take a modern movie (2010’s Inception) and talk about how it would be remade in the olden eras of: Mark: 1920’s Lee: 1950’s Andy: Early 1970’s Jer: 1979-82 Kyle: 1990-93 We first reveal who the big winners from our recasting selections in part one (hint: […]
In this very special episode of Remakers Mark, we play with our own space-time continuum, for a ‘Bizarro Remakers Mark’ discussion of 2010’s Inception. Unlike normal episodes of RM, where we discuss old movies if recast and remade today, in this episode we flip it for real, recasting a modern movie in several different eras: […]
In part two of our discussion of When Harry Met Sally, we gush about how great the movie is, and give it credit for inspiring (for good and bad) nearly every romantic comedy since then. Along the way we discuss avoiding the ‘McConaughey Syndrome’ (recent McConaisance aside), why WHMS succeeded when so many other romcoms […]
In part one of our discussion of what has proven to be the foundation for the modern romantic comedy, ‘When Harry Met Sally…’, we talk about how we should recast four major roles, and one minor role. Along the way we talk about Billy Crystal as a college student, whether Crystal made or killed Bruno […]
In Part Two of our discussion of Taxi Driver, we start out by sharing lots of great casting suggestions from friends and fans of the show, including a couple that had us second guessing our choices. Then we reveal which of our choices were the official recasting picks. After that we dive into a discussion […]
In this episode of Remakers Mark, we discuss Martin Scorsese’s meditative tale of dirty New York and antihero Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver. In part one, we recast the movie, including a discussion of who we would have direct the remake – Scorsese’s shoes are tough ones to fill! Along the way we praise Robert DeNiro’s […]
In part two of our discussion of Vacation we start by going over some really excellent audience feedback from both Twitter and Facebook, and reveal who the big winners were from our recasting in Part One. Andy goes into umbrage (not Umbridge) mode when discussing his most recent viewing of the movie, and the role […]
In part one of our discussion of the family road trip comedy classic National Lampoon’s Vacation, we first talk about some of the favorite vacations that we’ve had. Then, we reveal how we would recast four major characters, and five minor characters from the film. Along the way we talk about beefing up the ensemble’s […]
In this, our fifth Special Episode, we talk about people who we lost from the world of Hollywood in 2013. We discuss why they were beloved by us and others, and what we recommend people seek out to know more about them. In addition to the usual RM crew we have one special guest host, […]
In part two of our discussion of the 1973 caper classic The Sting, we first reveal who our recasting winners were, as well as some great casting suggestions from friends and listeners. We then talk about the powerhouse duo of Redford and Newman, and thought about other similar pairings since then, discuss the ‘Oceans’ movies, […]
In part one of our discussion of the 1973 caper classic The Sting, we take on the far-from-easy task of recasting major and minor roles alike, including replacing Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Along the way we reveal our 30’s-era gangster nicknames, mix up Gondorf and Gandalf repeatedly, utter the phrase ‘Hooker’s Impatient Yang’, invent […]
In part two of our discussion of ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai‘, we first reveal who we picked as the best recasting choices, as well as listed feedback received from Facebook and Twitter. Then we tackle a wide range of topics, including the changes we would like to see in the portrayals of both […]
In part one of our discussion of the classic war film ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’, we tackle recasting major and minor roles alike, and along the way, talk about our favorite racist beers, mutton chops, pragmatism vs. going crazy, and Voldemort’s bridge building skills. The Bridge on the River Kwai Rent: Amazon • iTunes […]
In part two of our discussion of ‘Rear Window’, which might be the best candidate yet for a modern remake, we talk about how many of us found the suspense in the original a bit lacking, and how we could improve that in this remake. Given the recent revelations regarding the NSA’s ahem “role” in […]
In this first part of our discussion of Alfred Hitchcock’s beloved voyeuristic thriller Rear Window, we tackle who we would re-cast in the five major roles, were it re-made today. Along the way we contemplate the wily-ness of the Lars Thorwald character (as well as Raymond Burr’s hair-do in the original), give great respect to […]
In part two of our discussion of So I Married An Axe Murderer, we reveal who were the big winners amongst our recasting choices, as well as what movie we’ll be discussing next, discuss some great feedback received via Twitter and Facebook, and then talk about the tech and filmmaking aspects of the movie. This […]
In Part One of our discussion of the comedy/horror hybrid So I Married An Axe Murderer we reveal who we each picked to recast major and minor roles. Along the way, Kyle makes fun of Andy’s pick for Rose (surprise, surprise), and Jer throws us all for a loop with his casting of the two […]
In our fourth Special Episode of Remaker’s Mark, we discuss some of our most favorite hugely versatile actors and actresses. Not just character actors, but, rather, actors who can, and do, seemingly tackle any type of role with aplomb. We each present a major and a lightning round pick and we got some great recorded […]
In Part Two of our discussion of the 1980 horror classic The Shining, we reveal who our casting winners were, as well as what our next movie would be, then spend some time on some great casting feedback given by fans. Then, we dive into our discussion of what we loved about the original movie, […]
In Part One of our discussion of the 1980 horror classic The Shining, we reveal who we cast for the four major characters, as well as who we would choose to direct the remake. Along the way we contemplate the type of connection that both Dick and Danny have with the Overlook Hotel, how old […]
In Part Two of our discussion of Back to the Future, we first reveal who we chose for our recasting picks, as well as share some fantastic audience picks for the roles. We then go on to contemplate how the movie plays fast and loose with the space-time continuum, and discuss whether there might be […]
Here is part one of our discussion of one of the most beloved science fiction comedies of all time, Back to the Future. Here we tackle recasting five major characters, and three minor characters, and have a lot of fun (and a pretty tough time) recasting both Doc Brown and Marty. Kyle and Andy nearly […]
In Part Two of our discussion of Spies Like Us, we reveal who we chose for recasting the two major characters, as well as our two favorite minor character recasting choices, talk about the merits of the ‘comedy star + comedy star’ buddy movies of old, versus today’s ‘action star + comedy star’ buddy movies, […]
In part one of our discussion of the Cold War comedy classic Spies Like Us, we take on the daunting task of recasting Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd’s roles, as well as a veritable plethora of minor characters. Also, we wax poetic about missing the Cold War a bit…but only as a movie making backdrop, […]
In Part Two of our discussion of 1984’s award winning musical biopic Amadeus, we reveal who’s recasting picks we chose for both Salieri and Mozart, continue to show our appreciation for how music was discussed in the original, and how we’d honor that in our remake, talk about how this could be modernized, and finally, […]
In this episode of Remaker’s Mark we take a look at the Oscar winning 1984 biopic Amadeus. Here in part 1 we tackle remaking the major roles (Amadeus and Salieri), as well as several minor roles. Kyle might have gone off the deep end with his minor casting choice – stick around and find out […]
It’s been said that good casting is 90% of directing, and we here at Remaker’s Mark couldn’t agree more. In this, our third Special Episode, we focus on our favorite casting choices of all time. Those roles that we couldn’t possibly imagine being played by anyone else. This also happens to be the first Remaker’s […]
In Part 2 of our discussion of My Fair Lady we reveal who we chose to recast the major and minor roles. Kyle discusses his love/hate (mostly hate) relationship with musicals, and we ponder whether the remake should also be a musical. History buff Mark considers alternate times and places for a remake, finding parallels […]
In this first part of our discussion of the multiple Oscar winning 1964 musical ‘My Fair Lady’, we recast the three major roles, as well as five minor roles, and manage to alienate several populations (musical fans, Hungarians, and dancers) along the way. My Fair Lady: Rent: Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay Actors and […]
You might think that, given the nature of Remaker’s Mark, we’re game for remaking any and every movie out there. But you’d be wrong! In fact, there are some movies that we consider ‘Untouchables’. Not the actual movie Untouchables, but rather, movies that we would never ever want to see remade. This podcast is a […]
In Part 2 of our discussion of The Breakfast Club, we reveal our final casting choices, talk about how the stereotypes and cliques could be refreshed for today’s world, ponder ‘Punishment by Jefferson Starship’, and what detention and/or in school suspension is like in today’s high schools. Finally, we wonder whether there has been another […]
Here at Remaker’s Mark, if you mess with the bull, you get the horns. In this case, ‘horns’ refers to a delightful and entertaining discussion of the coming of age classic The Breakfast Club. In Part 1 of our discussion, we take on the task of recasting the brat pack actors and actresses who made […]
Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope): Rent: Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay In Part Two of our discussion of Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope), we dive into some listener feedback, reveal our casting choices for Obi Wan, Leia, Han, and Luke, and talk about filmmaking and plot changes we would make […]
Welcome to the very first Special Episode of Remakers Mark! The whole geek community, including all of us here at Remakers Mark, were flabbergasted by the Disney purchase of Lucasfilm, and announcement that a ‘Sequel Trilogy‘ of Episodes VII, VIII, and IX would be made. A few months later, it was also announced that Disney […]
Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope):: Rent: Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…or in this case, about 35 years ago, in Hollywood, a legendary science fiction film was released that would change cinema forever. Now, it is our job to talk about how to […]
Clue: Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay In Part 2 of our discussion of Clue, we reveal who we chose to recast our minor characters, wonder at length why movies based on games have seemingly been so cursed since the bar was set with this movie, and […]
Clue: Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay For the second episode in a row we tackle an ensemble-heavy movie, only this time, it’s with even more characters, and even more dialogue, in our discussion of Clue. In this first part of the discussion we recast seven major characters, […]
The Usual Suspects: Rent: Amazon Instant • Netflix Disc Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay In Part 2 of our discussion of The Usual Suspects, we wonder how exactly one makes a twist ending for a remake, talk about alternative filming and editorial techniques we could use to update the story, and talk about Keyser Soze […]
The Usual Suspects: Rent: Amazon Instant • Netflix Disc Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay While the term ‘Modern Classic’ might seem to be a bit of an oxymoron, it is definitely a fitting title for our 4th movie, The Usual Suspects. Take a listen while we recast five major roles, and three minor roles, and […]
Some Like It Hot: Rent: Amazon Instant • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay In the 2nd part of our discussion of Some Like It Hot, we reveal who we chose to recast the major characters, wonder if the film could be remade today (Professional touring musicians? Nonsense!), and ponder other gender bending films and […]
Some Like It Hot: Rent: Amazon Instant • Netflix Disc Buy: DVD • BluRay Who on earth would be crazy enough to try and recast Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe in one fell swoop? Why, we would, of course! In Part 1 of Episode 3, we discuss how we would re-cast the 1959 […]
Top Gun: Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay Soundtrack: iTunes • Amazon In the 2nd part of our discussion of Top Gun, we reveal who we chose to recast the major characters, push for throwing actual cameras on actual jets for the remake, talk about where and when […]
Top Gun: Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay Soundtrack: iTunes • Amazon In our second episode we fire up our engines and listen to them howl and roar while discussing Top Gun. This was an absolute riot to record, and we hope you enjoy this first part of […]
Ghostbusters: Rent: Netflix Disc Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay In the 2nd part of our discussion of Ghostbusters, we tackle how we would remake the movie from a filmmaking and technology standpoint, whether its still okay to destroy NYC, and talk about the sequel and cartoons that the original movie spawned. Major Characters: Dana Barrett […]
Ghostbusters: Rent: Netflix Disc Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay In our very first episode, we are discussing the 1984 supernatural comedy classic, Ghostbusters. Here, in Part 1 of our discussion, we toss around our ideas for how we would recast both major and minor characters. Major Characters: Dana Barrett – originally played by Sigourney Weaver […]