DIRECTOR - Jonathan Demme
I don't think it's sacrilegious to remake any movie, including a good or even great movie. I think what's sacrilegious is to make a bad movie, whether it's a remake or an original. It's what I always tell my actor friends, anybody who's in this, this [business], you've gotta try to hold out and only do the scripts, do the material that offers you the opportunity to do your best work. Because if you do stuff that doesn't give you that opportunity? Your work's not gonna be good. And you're gonna suffer in the long run from that. So I don't care if it's a remake if it's a great script with parts in it that can attract fantastic actors, God, you know, to make the movie.
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Caged Heat (Caged Females) (Renegade Girls) 1974, R)
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Crazy Mama 1975, PG)
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Fighting Mad 1976, R)
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Handle with Care (The Great American Citizen's Band) 1977, PG)
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Last Embrace 1979, R)
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Melvin and Howard 1980, R)
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Swing Shift 1984, PG)
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Stop Making Sense 1984, PG)
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Something Wild 1986, R)
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Swimming To Cambodia 1987, Unrated)
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Married to the Mob 1988, R)
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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter 1991, Unrated)
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The Silence of the Lambs 1991, R)
A great thriller from the early 90's. It's now regarded as a classic but on repeat viewing, it does feel a little dated. Still, a great film! |
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Cousin Bobby 1992, Unrated)
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Philadelphia 1993, PG-13)
Powerful and very sad. Think it could have had more oomph though, the direction went a bit odd in places and I think I would have been handled completely differently had it been made in the last few years. That said, for its time it was powerful stuff and hasn't (And I doubt ever will) become dated. Probably Tom Hanks at his best. |
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SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground 1997, Unrated)
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Robyn Hitchcock - Storefront Hitchcock 1997, PG-13)
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Beloved 1998, R)
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The Truth About Charlie 2002, PG-13)
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The Agronomist 2002, PG-13)
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The Manchurian Candidate 2004, R)
It's ok but it's not as good as the original! |
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Jimmy Carter Man From Plains 2007, PG)
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Rachel Getting Married 2008, R)
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Neil Young Trunk Show 2010, Unrated)
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