Author: Chas.
Bad News
You know … some things just shouldn’t happen!
“The Birds,” Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1963 horror tale, looks to be taking flight again as a Universal Pictures remake. Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes shingle is in negotiations to produce the film with Peter Guber though his Mandalay Pictures banner.
The new version would be based on the short story by Daphne Du Maurier, to which Universal owns the rights and which inspired Hitchcock’s movie. Tippi Hedren starred in the original thriller about increasingly vicious birds that terrorize a small town.
It won’t be the first time Universal, which was Hitchcock’s home for the latter part of the producer-director’s career, has been part of a remake of the master. In 1998, Gus Van Sant directed a scene-for-scene remake of “Psycho” for the studio. That same year, Warner Bros. Pictures and Koppelson Entertainment turned out “A Perfect Murder,” based on the play that inspired Hitchcock’s “Dial M for Murder.” And at Warners — underscoring the rage for Hitchc0ck remakes — the studio is mounting a new version of “Strangers on a Train,” based on the Patricia Highsmith novel that was the basis for the Hitchcock film.
Platinum — run by Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller — is no stranger to the remake genre itself. Its most recent offering, “The Amityville Horror,” has taken in more than $43 million after two weekends at the domestic boxoffice. Platinum remade “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and recently set up a remake of “The Hitcher” with Focus Features to be released through Focus’ genre label, Rogue Pictures.
[via The Hollywood Reporter]
Yowza (Redux)!
Yeah for a bad boy … er, fanboy I am a little late on this one. Better late than never I says. Mmmm. Tiger and iLife ‘o5. Now if my impatient self can stand the ship time …
This Monday has been good. Furry chests and Apple products.
Yowza!
I know that I really should not be stealing photos from other people. But. Dear! Sweet!! Jebus!!! I love the internet.
Weekend Highlights
1. Pulled Pork BBQ with Hot Sauce.
2. Watching my Niece throw-up at Breakfast.
3. Tomjones’ Birthday Party.
4. Finishing “The Dark Tower IV: Wizard & Glass.”
5. Almodovar’s “Bad Education“
The Quest Continues …
To the end of Mid-World …
Stormy Weather
You ever had one of those days where your brain runs 90 miles a minute.
Yup.
Chatty with the co-workers. I’m never all chatty with the co-workers … at least not the way I was this morning. New York City, movies, “Star Wars,” music. Nothing of consequence. Blah.
One of my neighbors died. He hadn’t been in good health anyway. It’s sad. He and his wife had been married for around 48 years. They seemed good together.
Focus out. Not in.
Stormy day. Rain coming down in sheets. Thunder rolling from the ridges. It echoes.
Evil has been back on the brain again as well. He never seems to stay far away for some reason. I wish that I knew why. I shouldn’t have looked at those pictures last night. Two years ago … yeah, you heard that right … two whole years ago. A birthday party the coolest of friends. It makes me sad to think about how he made (and makes) me act. I wonder if he knows just how obsessed I am? I know that only I can change that. Right. Easier said than done apparently.
“I want to be a kid again
Combed down hair and Sunday best
See me staying out bunking school
Knowing wrong from right just rules
My mother never told …”
Sneaker Pimps – Bloodsport [7.37 MB]
C’mere
It’s way too late to be this locked inside ourselves
The trouble is that you’re in love with someone else
It should be me. Oh, it should be me
Your sacred parts, your getaways
You come along on summer days
Tenderly, tastefully
And so may, we make time
Try to find somebody else
This place is mine
Interpol – C’mere [4.37 MB]
Wednesday …
Wednesdays definately seem to be all about the blahs … don’t they? I am feeling so brain dead right now. Brain dead about work. Brain dead about this site. Brain dead about future projects. Blah.
After work today I will hopefully get to see the bookseller I’m infatuated with when I roll over to pick up “The Complete Peanuts, Dailies & Sundays: 1955-1956.” Hooray for Charles Schulz and cute (but taken) booksellers.
Just shy of two weeks from now I will be heading off to the City That Never Sleeps … NYC … the Big Apple … the Metling Pot … Empire City … Capital of the World. Should be a fun time.
Item of interest (to me anyway): I currently have 435 movies in my Netflix queue.
Wednesday Lust Object
Oh, my. How cute is Jake Gyllenhaal? Pretty. Damn. Cute. If you want to get more than your fill Mr. Gyllenhaal, check out iheartjake.com. *SIGH* Continue reading “Wednesday Lust Object”
Is/Isn’t
It’s either “crisp” or “crispy.”
Gravy is either “country” or “sausage.”
Chicken is either in “strips” or “tenders.”
You can use “buttermilk batter” or “flour”
The turkey is “smoked” or it’s not.
Same goes for the ham.
You have either “garlic toast” or “toasted garlic bread.”
Blah.
Ten Days
And Now …
For your viewing pleasure, we go totally retro with Rob Lowe in a jock strap. Weren’t the 80’s great?