Fafarazzi Gossip Grabber                                                      
AUG
07

Natalie Portman Turns Scream Queen: An 'End of Ideas' Roundup [The End Of Ideas]

Posted 2 weeks ago via Defamer
1 Fafarazzi Point for each celeb mentioned in this post:

Natalie-Portman
» Profile Fafarazzi.com Profile of Natalie Portman
Britney-Spears
» Profile Fafarazzi.com Profile of Britney Spears
Quentin-Tarantino
» Profile Fafarazzi.com Profile of Quentin Tarantino




The following is a portion of the full post
Images and full post at Defamer

Another day, another windfall of remakes, updates and adaptations requiring attention on our End of Ideas scorecard. It could be worse, we suppose, than Natalie Portman allegedly signing on for a graphic horror re-do, or yet another movie-to-TV serialization that could possibly make Dennis Hopper's own new show a folly in comparison. Even staffers at the LA Times are getting in on the recycling act today. It's never been hotter!

But we're not here to cast aspersions, we're just here to handicap. As such, read on for your irregularly occurring guide to the latest in retreads — and their varying chances for winning us over.

THE TITLE: Suspiria
THE ORIGINAL: Dario Argento's 1977 giallo classic planted nubile Jessica Harper in the middle of a ballet academy-cum-witch's coven. Vivid, over-the-top bloodshed ensues.
THE REMAKE: Having long expressed interest in a remake, David Gordon Green is reportedly set to follow Pineapple Express with Suspiria — featuring Natalie Portman as his lead. She would produce as well.
APPEAL: Strong. Face it — for all its inspired demises and influence, Argento's original doesn't age well. It's saturated from eye to ear with genre cheese that could benefit from a modern reimagining with real cinematography (by Green's brilliant regular lenser Tim Orr, we presume) and a less-manufactured sense of peril. Only downside: Can it compete with the horror of Portman's real-life love interest?

THE ...

Read the full post at Defamer



Post to a group

More From Defamer (see all)

Related Posts



 



Fafarazzi is...