Legendary actor and dancer Gene Kelly might be performed by Chris Evans in a brand new film.
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H’wooden remakes get redux
Celebrities might come, celebrities might go, however not in the event you’re making a buck remaking oldies which as soon as was referred to as shifting footage which as soon as used to play in film theaters which as soon as we additionally used to have. Each oldtime bigtime past-time Hollywoodite’s returning. Wait lengthy sufficient and we’ll get Boris Karloff in a G-string making X-rated like to a unadorned Marilyn Monroe kind. With Gary Cooper watching.
Now comes Chris Evans who was Captain America in Marvel’s no matter and plans to supply and play Gene Kelly in a brand new film. Singer-dancer-actor Gene Kelly danced, sang and etcetera’d in 1952’s “Singin’ within the Rain” with Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor, Cyd Charisse — all now gone. It’s labeled “Greatest Musical Ever Made.”
So who else is on this one? Andrew Saffir — who does all of the bigtime film screenings — answered: “I don’t know. I solely know Boris Karloff isn’t.”
Extra. Gary Oldman, who’s jazzed up a crate of Harry Potter motion pictures: “I met the forged as youngsters. Now some are married. Grown up.” Yeah, however nonetheless has followers.
“Return to Hogwarts” — Harry Potter’s twentieth Anniversary — is casting a spell on HBO Max.
Wait. Extra. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock directed Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in some jewel thief South of France cat housebreaking theft factor. It’s coming again. Once more. And so what’s slightly 68-year distinction make besides that the newie’s not with Cary and Grace. It’s being remade into a brand new movie to star the “Surprise Girl’s” marvel lady Gal Gadot. I received’t go. I’m nonetheless ready on line for “Gone With the Wind.”
Yet another. Francis Ford Coppola’s new/previous 35mm print coming to the Movie Discussion board. He oversaw the restoration. It’s his dialog about small 1974’s “The Dialog” with Gene Hackman listening into the non-public chats of Harrison Ford and Cindy Williams.
Coppola: “It handled invasion of privateness and its erosive affect on victims and perpetrators. I conceived it 50 years in the past. The concept nonetheless resonates in the present day.”
“Convo” received three Oscar nominations however misplaced. Winner that 12 months was “Godfather II.” Additionally, in case you missed it, that was additionally Coppola.
His supper price a music
Don’t go anyplace. I received extra. Jackie Gleason’s TV money register “The Honeymooners.” Coming again to CBS in a female-driven remake. Woman author. Woman director.
Can’t recall if I advised this earlier than — so I’m retelling it in case I haven’t. My late husband, comic Joey Adams, and I lived on Fifth Avenue, identical constructing as our good friend Jackie. We had the tenth flooring. He, the penthouse. His bed room was in pink flocked wallpaper. In the future our doorbell rang. Gleason. On arms and knees. “Inform Joey I’m broke. I want bread. Inform him I want three grand.”
Perceive, Gleason was then TV’s No. 1 comedy star. Incomes hundreds of thousands. ”Honeymooners,” his weekly present, on for years, was the large quantity.
In these days, earlier than bank cards, guys had entry to money. No questions requested, Joey peeled off $3,000. That very evening all of us had dinner collectively in a restaurant. Gleason blew the entire $3,000 on hiring a band to serenade Joey.
According to our new backwards and forwards interstellar moon rockets:
Melvin the Martian lands in New York. The spaceship’s entrance wheel breaks off. Whizzing previous a deli Melvin sees bagels in a deli and radios again: “Get one for a wheel.” He’s advised: “Not a wheel. It’s a bagel. You eat them.” Slicing one in half, a waiter supplied it to him. Grinned Melvin: “That is nice. Wants solely cream cheese and lox.”
Solely in New York, youngsters, solely in New York.
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