I've finally decided to host my first blogathon. The subject? Remakes. That's right. Here is your chance to compare and contrast the original with the remake. The dates for this blogathon run from October 9 - 11 (Friday through Saturday). Also, I will not be assigning days so feel free to post anytime during the blogathon.
Last night after I posted this I was so excited that I dreamed I was getting all these responses but everyone was picking foreign films and no one was linking their blog! And I had to make each participant their own banner. Needless to say I was a little worn out when I woke up :)
1. Your original movie can be from the silent period up until 1970. The remake of course can be all the way up until the present. Please make sure you have actually watched both (or all) films.
2. Make sure you leave a link to your blog in the comments when claiming your films.
3. As there have been so many remakes throughout Hollywood history, I ask that there be no duplicates.
4. Please include in your post which version you saw first and if that influenced which one you liked better.
5. Try and stay away from remakes that are based on the original book rather than another movie; for example, film versions of The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.
6. Finally, grab one of these banners to display on your blog and help spread the word!!!
Here's a list of movies that have been remade that I know of. It is by no means complete - I'm sure there are many more that I've missed. Click here to see a list of remakes on Wikipedia.
Hitchcock remakes of Hitchcock
DeMille remakes of DeMille
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney - 1929 & 1937
Grand Hotel (1932) & Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Taxi! (1932) & Waterfront (1939)
When Ladies Meet - 1933 & 1941
One Sunday Afternoon (1933), The Strawberry Blonde (1941), & One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
King Kong - 1933 & 1976
It Happened One Night (1934) & You Can't Run Away From It (1956)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) & Mr. Deeds (2002)
The Awful Truth (1937) & Let's Do It Again (1953)
A Star is Born - 1937 & 1954
A Woman's Face - 1938 & 1941
Four Daughters (1938) & Young at Heart (1954)
Stagecoach - 1939 & 1966
The Women (1939), The Opposite Sex (1956), & The Women (2008)
Ninotchka - 1939 & 1960
Bachelor Mother (1939) & Bundle of Joy (1956)
It Started With Eve (1941) & I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) & Down to Earth (2001)
My Sister Eileen - 1942 & 1955
The Bishop's Wife (1947) & The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Angels in the Outfield - 1951 & 1994
House of Strangers (1949) & Broken Lance (1954)
Sabrina - 1954 & 1995
3:10 to Yuma - 1957 & 2007
The Parent Trap - 1961 & 1998
The Pink Panther - 1963 & 2006
That Darn Cat - 1965 & 1997
True Grit - 1969 & 2010
The Out-of-Towners - 1970 & 1999
Roster (updated as choices come in):
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies: My Favorite Wife (1940) & Move Over, Darling (1963)
Movies Silently: Peck's Bad Boy (1921) & (1934)
Back to Golden Days: Red Dust (1932) & Mogambo (1953)
Movie Movie Blog Blog: Double Indemnity - 1944 & 1973
Musings of an Introvert: Little Miss Marker (1934), Sorrowful Jones (1949), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), & Little Miss Marker (1980) AND The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) & (2013)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood: That Night in Rio (1941) & On the Riviera (1951) AND Libeled Lady (1936) & Easy to Wed (1946)
Silver Screenings: Love Affair (1939) & An Affair to Remember (1957) & Sleepless in Seattle (1992) references
The Wonderful World of Cinema: The Philadelphia Story (1940) & High Society (1956)
Speakeasy: Ransom! (1954) & Ransom (1996)
Old Hollywood Films: The Shop Around the Corner (1940), In the Good Old Summertime (1949), & You've Got Mail (1998)
Once Upon a Screen: Out of the Past (1947) & Against All Odds (1984)
Caftan Woman: One Way Passage (1932) & Till We Meet Again (1940)
CineMaven's: Essays From the Couch: Cat People - 1942 & 1982
BNoirDetour: The Big Sleep - 1946 & 1978
Critica Retro: Imitation of Life - 1934 & 1959
NITRATEGLOW: The Most Dangerous Game (1932), A Game of Death (1945), & Run for the Sun (1956)
The Distracted Blogger: The Mummy - 1932 & 1999
Wide Screen World: Little Shop of Horrors - 1960 & 1986
Serendipitous Anachronisms: Ocean's 11 - 1960 & 2001
Mother Time Musings: Holiday - 1930 & 1938
Tales of the Easily Distracted: The Fly - 1958 & 1986
Movie Classics: Lady for a Day (1933) & Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Sometimes They Go To Eleven: Movies Remade by the Same Director
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World: The Lost World - 1925 & 1960
Silent-ology: Nosferatu (1922) & Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
Cinematic Scribblings: The Story of Floating Weeds (1934) & Floating Weeds (1959)
Our Cynical Omelet: Charade (1963) & The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Silver Scenes: The Ghost Breakers (1940) & Scared Stiff (1953)
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