Red Dawn Scheduled for Remake

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: MGM, Action, Drama, Upcoming Releases

Almost 25 years after it was originally released, it’s been announced that Red Dawn is now up for the inevitable remake. Wolverines!

In 1984, the Cold War era movie - the first movie to be rated PG-13 - saw a group of high schoolers head for the woods after the Soviets and Cubans invaded America. With the weapons they had stockpiled, the teens did their best to wreak havoc on the foreign troops. (You can read my review of the Red Dawn Collector’s Edition here.)

Believing there’s no better time to revisit a story about an invasion on U.S. soil, MGM has greenlighted an update of its cult classic.

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This Week on DVD:  September 25, 2007

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Drama, Horror, Romance, Comedy, Home Entertainment, New Releases

Here are a few of the titles you can find on the rental shelves this Tuesday:

• Babel (Special Collector’s Edition):  starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett (watch the FilmCrunch review here)
• Black Book:  starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch
• Bug:  starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon
• Cujo (25th Anniversary Edition):  starring Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro
• Evening:  starring Natasha Richardson, Toni Collette
• Knocked Up:  starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl
• Next:  starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel

Click here to see the TV-On-DVD options for this week.
Click here to see the new titles released on HD DVD and Blu-Ray.

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