Episode 31: A Lovely Forge to Hammer Upon

This week, we share our love of REMAKES! Okay, we only love good remakes, but there are plenty of good remakes to talk about, right? We certainly thought so! We also thought this week’s wine selection was excellent: Castello di Volpaia Indue, which was given to us by one of our fine Brians, Mr. Donohue. We learned that “Indue” is Italian for “Two Together”, which made it extra special. Brian can select our beverages any day! Thank you! Show notes and links behind the cut! Films mentioned (in both original and remake form): The Maltese Falcon The Wizard of Oz Oldboy Robocop Bus 174 Trilogy (Bus 174, Elite Squad, Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within) Psycho Little Shop of Horrors Ocean’s 11 Hairspray The Fly Beverly Hills Cop Thing from Another World / The Thing Invasion of the Body Snatchers The Mummy Casino Royale Clash of the Titans Rollerball Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Let the Right One In / Let Me In Seven Samurai / Magnificent Seven Yojimbo / Fistful of Dollars Sanjuro / A Few Dollars More True Grit Infernal Affairs / The Departed Battle Beyond the Stars Footloose Insomnia Ringu / The Ring The Grudge 3:10 to Yuma La Jetee (which is actually 28 minutes long) / 12 Monkeys People mentioned: Jose Padilha Gus Van Sant Anthony Perkins Alfred Hitchcock Roger Corman Jack Nicholson John Waters John Travolta Divine James Marsden David Cronenberg Eddie Murphy Jeff Goldblum Geena Davis Brenden Frasier Rachel Weisz Stephen Sommers Peter Lorre Barry Nelson David Niven Woody Allen Ursula Andress Orson Welles Harry Hamlin Sir Laurence Olivier Burgess Meredith Ray Harryhausen Sam Worthington John McTiernan Roald Dahl Danny Elfman Joel and Ethan Coen Jeff Bridges Matt Damon John Wayne Martin Scorsese John Lithgow Dianne Weist Kevin Bacon Lori Singer Kenny Wormald Dennis Quaid Julianne Hough Christopher Nolan Stellan Skarsgard Gore Verbinski Terry Gilliam Brad Pitt Links: I Love/Hate Remakes Podcast: http://ihateloveremakes.blogspot.com/ The Monthly Midnight Movie Exchange: http://monthlymidnight.blogspot.com/ Masters of Carpentry (which is about John Carpenter!): http://mastersofcarpentry.blogspot.com/ And, finally, that baffling Magnificent Seven trailer: The post Episode 31: A Lovely Forge to Hammer Upon appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.