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Entries from July 2007

King Kong (2005)

July 17th, 2007 · 4 Comments

John Huston once said: “”There is a willful lemming-like persistence in remaking past successes time after time. They can’t make them as good as they are in our memories, but they go on doing them and each time it’s a disaster. Why don’t we remake some of our bad pictures … and make them good?” [...]

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Tags: Beasts and monsters · Famous line · No opening credits · Wilhelm scream · Woman in jeopardy

The Fog (2005)

July 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments

John Huston once said: “”There is a willful lemming-like persistence in remaking past successes time after time. They can’t make them as good as they are in our memories, but they go on doing them and each time it’s a disaster. Why don’t we remake some of our bad pictures … and make them good?” [...]

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Tags: Beasts and monsters · Small town · Woman in jeopardy

The Jackal (1997)

July 12th, 2007 · 3 Comments

John Huston once said: “”There is a willful lemming-like persistence in remaking past successes time after time. They can’t make them as good as they are in our memories, but they go on doing them and each time it’s a disaster. Why don’t we remake some of our bad pictures … and make them good?” [...]

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Tags: Based on novel · Hitman · Interrogation · Shootout · Train · Woman in jeopardy