Pointing out that Cowboys & Aliens is not "really" a western may seem odd, and certainly unnecessary. It takes place in 1875, has people riding horses, and contains "Cowboys" in the title, but it also has spaceships, laser guns, and "Aliens" in the title. Thus, I'm not going to point it out, because it's painfully obvious to everyone, even those who have only heard the name, I'm just going to … [Read more...]
Remakes are always tricky efforts, and ones that, for good or ill, add a new level of expectations to the difficulties of film releases. Even apart from the obvious comparisons, there will be those who are opposed to a remake on principle, depending on the film. There may be low-budget, horror icon purists out there, but I don't recall a lot of theoretical negative talk when A Nightmare on Elm … [Read more...]
Shows with lawyers obviously aren't going anywhere, and ABC's newest effort, The Deep End, seems to be aiming at an interesting approach... maybe. Though we are looking for something like the target audience of shows like Ally McBeal and The Practice (only, you know, the new people who are now in that demographic), The Deep End seems to be also trying to spin in elements of other popular shows, … [Read more...]
