Remake
Remake
Winner of more Hugo and Nebula Awards than any other science fiction author, Connie Willis is one of the most powerfully imaginative writers of our time. In Remake, she explores the timeless themes of emotion and technology, reality and illusion, and the bittersweet place where they intersect to make art. Remake It's the Hollywood of the future, where moviemaking's been computerized and live-action films are a thing of the past. It's a Hollywood where Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe are starring together in A Star Is Born, and if you don't like the ending, you can change it with the stroke of a key. A Hollywood of warmbodies and sim-sex, of drugs and special effects, where anything is possible. Except for what one starry-eyed young woman wants to do: dance in the movies. It's an impossible dream, but Alis is not willing to give up. With a little magic and a lot of luck, she just might get her happy ending after all. From the Paperback edition.
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Movie Remakes – Pros And Cons
Deep within our heart lies a place of our most precious memories. Our first bicycle, a sandcastle or a first kiss, these are the things from the past that left an impression on our lives. They keep on lightning up our existence and whenever we go back to those times, our hearts are filled with the warmth and joy that we felt in those moments. What would our lives be without such beautiful memories? Black and white, I’m telling you! Without these significant things from our past, peoples’ lives would lack color. We would be missing that dimension which brings life to stories of past times. Not only do we treasure the souvenirs of precious toys or objects from our childhood, but we also keep the memories from emotional times and important events.
The same thing happens with movies. Great ones get to play a major part in our lives. We see them over and over again and we never forget the remarkable scenes that made a strong impression on us. This is what the movie industry counts on when releasing remakes of great movies. Usually, these movie remakes attract huge audiences. But the question is whether the original version loses the magic it once held, after the movie remake is released. The answer to this question is simple. If we feel the same fear, the same excitement we once had when these movies were first released, then the answer is no. This is a fair question to ask oneself, as there have been many times when the millions of dollars spent on pyrotechnics, stuntmen and computer generated graphics did not make an old movie any better.
Many people seem to love black and white films and the billboards today still present them sometimes. It is not a sure thing that the people who go to a movie fully understand the tenacity it takes to put together a film of that caliber.
It’s always a good idea to see the classic movie before watching the newly released movie remake. Only then can you decide whether the remake was better than the original movie or not. Film makers of the past were breaking ground and exploring an unknown field. And they made great films, even without the technology that film makers use today. It is up to each and every one of us to treat them with the respect they deserve!
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One Missed Call
What will it sound like when you die? In "One Missed Call," a chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Though the messages can be deleted, their number is up. Beth Raymond (Shannyn Sossamon) is traumatized when she witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. Even more disturbing, she knows that both of them had received chilling cell phone messages -- actual recordings of their own horrifying last moments. Impossibly, the calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The police think Beth is delusional -- except for Detective Jack Andrews (Edward Burns) whose own sister was killed in a freak accident that bears a strange similarity to the deaths of Beth's friends. Together, Jack and Beth work feverishly to unravel the mystery behind the ominous calls. But even as they get closer to the truth, Beth's cell phone begins to ring with an eerie tune, and the readout says One Missed Call... MPAA Rating: PG-13 (c) 2007 Equity Pictures Medienfonds GMBH & CO KG IV. All Rights Reserved.