Russell Brand, Katy Perry, Helen Mirren at Arthur UK première
There are some holy grails in film that should not be remade. As we said in this magazine many years ago, Charade, with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, was one. Not that that stopped Hollywood. It’s Arthur’s turn to get the remake treatment, and early reviews Stateside have not been promising. Nevertheless, it had […]
Why aren’t we happy that Jennifer Garner is the new Miss Marple?
Annie Leibovitz Above Jennifer Garner models the Gap’s Product Red parka—not really whom you’d expect to see as Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. There were two interesting casting decisions made this week in showbusiness. One was generally favoured and both we and British Vogue reported it: the casting Karen Gillan, Doctor Who’s Amy Pond, as […]
As she leads up to a My Fair Lady remake, Keira Knightley’s in the Zeitgeist
Above Keira Knightley, styled and photographed by Tom Ford, on the cover of Elle UK, March 2011. ‘Katharine Hepburn and Vivien Leigh are my heroes. Not because of their ability, but because of their perseverance.’ Gracing the covers of Vogue Italia and Elle UK, Keira Knightley is back in the Zeitgeist. Following her recent […]
Abbas–Mustan’s Players films at Miramar
After stints in Rongotai and Wellington central in New Zealand, the Abbas–Mustan brothers’ Players, the Indian remake of Paramount’s The Italian Job, shifted to Burnham Wharf at Miramar today—putting them near Peter Jackson territory and not far from where parts of his King Kong were filmed. Lead members of the cast were present, and […]
Players, Italian Job remake, begins filming in Wellington, New Zealand
When I first wrote on my personal blog about Players, the Abbas–Mustan brothers’ remake of The Italian Job, I did so with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek. It wasn’t so much that the film was being remade again—and by such stylish and expert directors—but that it would take quite a twist in the […]
US Life on Mars successfully charts the mood of our times
The American version of Life on Mars débuted in the United States last night and while we are still waiting for rating figures at the moment, it looks like it will be a hit. However, it will be for different reasons, despite a script for the première episode that is remarkably close to the original. […]
US Life on Mars might point out where we are, not where we were
Above: The cast of the US remake of Life on Mars in their 1973 gear. From left, Jonathan Murphy as Det Chris Skelton, Harvey Keitel as Lt Gene Hunt, Jason O’Mara as Det Sam Tyler, Michael Imperioli as Det Ray Carling, and Gretchen Mol as Officer Annie Norris. (Promotional photograph courtesy ABC.) The American remake […]
