Joan Micklin Silver’s adaptation of Ann Beattie’s debut novel nearly disappeared until regaining its original title, losing its happy ending, and getting a second chance.
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An unusually hot August goes cold as two veteran filmmakers misfire.
A flop in 1982, Ridley Scott's loose adaptation of a Philip K. Dick novel explores the nebulous definition of what it means to be human via a noir-inspired story of killer robots and those that killed them.
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This week, Spike Lee remakes an Akira Kurosawa noir for a vibrant New York City and an ass-kicking Bob Odenkirk loses its novelty.
Brian De Palma's 1983 update of Howard Hawks' 1932 gangster movie classic arrived amidst a storm of controversy that's never fully lifted.