Wielding Prop Spears Against Real Wolves: The Two Versions of To Be Or Not To Be

Posted on January 18th, 2011 by Adam-Troy Castro

In which two of the funniest screen personalities of all time take one of history’s least funny subjects. Who achieves greatness, and who never rises above kitsch? Commentary by Adam-Troy Castro. To Be Or Not To Be (1942). Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Written by Melchior Lengyel and Edwin Justice Mayer, from an original story by […]

Tags: Anne Bancroft, Anne Bancroft, Carole Lombard, Charles Durning, Charles Durning, Christopher Lloyd, Comedy, Comedy, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Ernst Lubitsch, Jack Benny, Judgment at Nuremburg, Mel Brooks, mel Brooks, Movies, Musicals, Nazis, Nazis, Remakes, remakes, Stalag 17, The Blues Brothers, The Great Dictator, The Producers, To Be Or Not To Be, Woody Allen

Ten Reasons

Posted on January 14th, 2011 by Adam-Troy Castro

A Blog Extra by Adam-Troy Castro The next Remake Chronicles essay will likely not be up until early next week; it is coming, and so are several others in relatively rapid succession. As always, we offer the following as a gentle throat-clearer between acts. Posted for the first time, here and elsewhere, today. I learned […]

The “Fraser”

Posted on January 11th, 2011 by Adam-Troy Castro

Explanation: the next remake column will be a few days later than anticipated, due to circumstances beyond our control (the remake has not shown up as anticipated). Thus, to hold its place, another past movie rant, originally posted on various online locations from April 29 2010. Enjoy. A-TC I hereby propose an official name for […]

Tags: Bad Movies, Ben Kingsley, Brendan Fraser, Brendan Fraser, De Niro, George of the Jungle, John Travolta, Liam Neeson, Movies, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Steve Martin, Taxi Driver, The A-Team, The Dark Knight, Travis Bickle, Upcoming, Upcoming