Saturday 8 September 2018

Announcing the Remake of the "They Remade What?!" Blogathon


My first ever blogathon was the "They Remade What?!" Blogathon in October of 2015 and I have decided it would be fun to bring it back, or "remake it" ;) It's a little late to have it on the same days, so this one will run from November 9-11!

Below is a short list of remakes to get you started (You can also look at the films listed in the original post and to see what bloggers wrote about for the "original" blogathon). Please make sure the original film was made before 1970 or whose principal actors are from the Golden Age of Hollywood (ex. Murder on the Orient Express - 1974). The remake of course can be up to the present (A Star is Born anyone?). Book adaptations almost always have several versions - I didn't allow them in my first blogathon but this is a "remake" so I've changed it ;) Also keep in mind foreign films remade in the US, some with the same actors (A Woman's Face, Intermezzo, etc.).
  • Daddy Long Legs (1919, 1931, 1955 - also Adam and Evelyne - 1949 is based on the same book)
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, 1931, 1941. etc.)
  • All the Brothers were Valiant (1923 & 1953) & Across to Singapore (1928)
  • The Racket (1928 & 1951)
  • Raffles (1930 & 1939)
  • Outward Bound (1930) & Between Two Worlds (1944)
  • No, No, Nanette (1930 & 1940) & Tea for Two (1950)
  • The Man in Possession (1931) & Personal Property (1937)
  • A Free Soul (1931) & The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
  • The Front Page (1931) & His Girl Friday (1940)
  • Smilin' Through (1932 & 1941)
  • Of Human Bondage (1934, 1946, & 1964)
  • Magnificent Obsession (1935 & 1954)
  • Roberta (1935) & Lovely to Look At (1952)
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 & 1962)
  • My Man Godfrey (1936 & 1957)
  • These Three (1936) & The Children’s Hour (1961)
  • Satan Met a Lady (1936) & The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  • The Petrified Forest (1936) & Escape in the Desert (1945)
  • Nothing Sacred (1937) & Living it Up (1954)
  • Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) & Summer Magic (1963)
  • Five Came Back (1939) & Back From Eternity (1956)
  • The Letter (1940) & The Unfaithful (1947)
  • The Ghostbreakers (1940) & Scared Stiff (1953)
  • Ball of Fire (1941) & A Song is Born (1948)
  • Joe Smith, American (1942) & The Big Operator (1959)
  • The Human Comedy (1943) & Ithaca (2015)
  • To Have and Have Not (1944) & The Breaking Point (1950)
  • And Then There Were None (1945) & Ten Little Indians (1966)
  • My Cousin Rachel (1952 & 2017)
  • Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) & The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
  • The End of the Affair (1955 & 1999)
  • Gambit (1966 & 2012)
  • Murder on the Orient Express (1974 & 2017)
Once you've chosen your remakes, leave a comment below with the titles you will be writing about and the LINK TO YOUR BLOG. So many of your profiles go to Google+ and I can't always find the name of your blog.

There are plenty of remakes to go around so NO DUPLICATES please (unless the film has been remade more than twice like the above-mentioned A Star is Born and someone is only covering the Garland and Streisand version or the Pickford and Gaga version).

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Roster:
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies: High Sierra (1941) & Colorado Territory (1949) AND The Count of Monte Cristo (1934 & 2002)

Caftan Woman: When Ladies Meet (1933 & 1941)

Back to Golden Days: A Guy Named Joe (1943) & Always (1989)

Movies Meet Their Match: The Shop Around the Corner (1940), In the Good Old Summertime (1949), & You've Got Mail (1998)

The Story Enthusiast: The Male Animal (1942) & She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)

The Flapper Dame: The Front Page (1931) & His Girl Friday (1940)

The Wonderful World of Cinema: Cape Fear (1962 & 1991)

Critica Retro: Magnificent Obsession (1935 & 1954)

Love Letters to Old Hollywood: The Major and the Minor (1942) & You're Never Too Young (1955)

The Midnite Drive-In: Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) & Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Realweegiemidget Reviews: Dynasty (1981-89) & Netflix remake (2017)

I'm in the path of Hurricane Florence (hopefully my area will just get rain) so if you don't see me adding you to the roster in the next few days it may be because my power is out. I should be fine though as I'm pretty far inland. All we got was two days of regular rain.

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