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Jules Dassin, Dead at 96
Filed under: Classics », Foreign Language », Noir », Obits »
American filmmaker Jules Dassin has reportedly died today in Athens, Greece, of complications after catching flu. Obviously it is a sad time for fans of Dassin's Night and the City; Richard Widmark, the actor who starred in that classic noir, died one week ago. Dassin was born in Connecticut in 1911, became an actor in Yiddish theater in New York and then went on to Hollywood, where he made films noir like Brute Force, The Naked City, Thieves' Hideaway and of course Night and the City, which was his last American film thanks to the persecution of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Fortunately, as an exile in Europe, he continued to churn out brilliant movies, such as the pre-eminent heist flick Rififi, the crime caper Topkapi and the gold-hearted hooker film Never on a Sunday, which starred Dassin and his future wife, Greek actress Melina Mercouri, and for which he received Oscar nominations for writing and directing. His last film was the disappointing 1980 Canadian production Circle of Two, which starred Richard Burton and Tatum O'Neal.
A Crown sequel that's also a remake?!
Filed under: Romance », Thrillers », Casting », Newsstand », Remakes and Sequels »
Hey guess what, kids - another sequel's on the way!
Who could have guessed? Today's feature will be take two, at least as played by Pierce Brosnan. According to a report in Variety, ex-Bond #5 is
already on board for the movie, though the presence of his hot co-star Rene Russo is not assured. Now, here's where the story gets weird: word
on the street is that the sequel is going to be called The
Topkapi Affair. If that strange word sounds familiar, it's because there was a wonderful heist flick made in
1964 by that name - and it appears that Topkapi
is going to be the "inspiration" for The
Thomas Crown Affair, part 2. So it's come to this, has it? A sequel to a remake that's also a remake? Seriously? I mean, I actually sort of love the Brosnan version (that, along with my weakness for Sabrina, is my secret remake shame), but this is truly pathetic. I'd say we should boycott, but I'm not convinced anyone will even want to go. By the time the movie comes out, it'll be almost a decade since the success of the "original" - that's an awfully long time to expect us to hold onto our affection for anything, let alone a movie character.
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