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I should really write something about Rod Lurie’s “Straw Dogs” remake, which, naturally, has been met with a lot of skepticism ever since it was announced. “How dare someone tinker with Peckinpah,” etc. As if Peckinpah is beyond reproach. He’s not, I’d argue, and Lurie’s version of the novel that Peckinpah’s film was based upon […]
Lurie’s ‘Straw Dogs’ finds its own way
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:48 pm · September 14th, 2011
‘Straw Dogs’ remake moves forward, some feel the need to bitch about it
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:43 am · April 23rd, 2009
It seems the knee-jerk reaction to director Rod Lurie’s decision to remake the Sam Peckinpah film “Straw Dogs” is just as you’d expect. Certain outlets see red and use their web space to bitch about the necessity of such a film. The Playlist and Rope of Silicon have rants up about it, if you want […]
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REVIEW: “Superman Returns” (***)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:09 pm · June 27th, 2006
When he was appointed to bring one of the most socially complex comic book series to the screen in the form of 2000’s “X-Men,” director Bryan Singer had in front of him the opportunity to usher realism and tangibility into the genre. While that first installment in a franchise that has this year gone terribly […]
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