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On the Remake Chopping Block: The Night of the Hunter.

On the Remake Chopping Block: The Night of the Hunter.

I recently heard there is going to be a ‘modern day’ remake of Charles Laughton’s 1955 classic, The Night of the Hunter, based on the novel by Davis Grubb. If I had been drinking coffee at the time I would have spit it out. This is yet another example of Hollywood throwing away money on a project that will in no way be better than the original, and a film nobody asked for. Trying to figure out why filmmakers want…

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The Phenix City Story: Ripped From the Headlines.

The Phenix City Story: Ripped From the Headlines.

Released: 1955 Dir.: Phil Karlson Once upon a time there was a town called Phenix City, located on the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee River, and for a very long time Phenix City was ruled by vice and corruption. Politicians, the police force, lawyers, judges, juries all bought and paid for by the Syndicate. Anyone who apposed the rulers of Phenix City ended up in the river, with a couple of extra holes, cause of death: accidental drowning. It had…

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