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The obsessives' guide to contemporary cinema via film discussion, news, reviews, features, nostalgia, movie music, soundtracks, DVDs and more.Interviews
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Mark Romanek On 'One Hour Photo' & Leaving 'Cinderella'
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Yes, The 'Point Break' Remake Is Happening & It Now Has A Director
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- April 10, 2013 10:24 PM
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- 5 Comments
Remember a couple of years back when it was announced that Alcon Entertainment was going to remake "Point Break" and we all rolled our eyes and groaned and pretended it would go away? Well, it's back, it's happening and it now has a director.
Producer Andrew Kosove Says Screenwriter For New 'Blade Runner' Film Will Be Announced Soon, Black List Script 'Prisoners' Still On The Way
- By Drew Taylor
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- December 23, 2011 1:54 PM
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- 1 Comment
With 2011 winding down, all eyes are now on 2012 and what the future will bring and one project that has been knocking around for a while is "Prisoners" -- but the new year should bring the film some better fortune.
Well, Of Course Alcon Entertainment Is Remaking 'Point Break'
- By Oliver Lyttelton
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- September 12, 2011 12:43 PM
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- 8 Comments
Let's be honest: we knew this day was coming. Let's not try and mount some kind of moral outrage about it. When superhero franchises can be totally rebooted five years after the last entry, anything is up for grabs, and any popular film that still isn't a viable franchise (see: "Die Hard," where Bruce Willis is still mobile enough for a fifth installment) will have the remake vultures circling. But yes. "Point Break" is heading for a remake.
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