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In film or television, a remake is a newer version of a previously released film or TV series. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic

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The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source. For example, 2001's Ocean's Eleven is a remake of the 1960 film, while 1989's Batman is a re-interpretation of the comic book source material which also inspired 1966's Batman. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 Remake of the 1960 Rat Pack Caper film of the same name. Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Batman is a 1989 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on Batman (also known as Batman The Movie) is a 1966 film spin-off of the popular ''Batman'' television series, and was the first Furthermore, the 2005 film Batman Begins would not be considered a remake, as it is still an adaptation of the comic book series. Batman Begins is a 2005 American Superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a Feature film.

With some exceptions, remakes make significant character, plot, and theme changes. WikipediaNFCC#10c --> Shot-for-shot (or shot-for-shot adaptation, shot-for-shot For example, the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair is centered on a bank robbery, while its 1999 remake involves the theft of a valuable piece of artwork. The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 movie by Norman Jewison starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 Heist film by John McTiernan, a Remake of the 1968 film of the same name Similarly, when the 1969 film The Italian Job was remade in 2003, few aspects were carried over. The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter The Italian Job is a 2003 American Heist film directed by F Gary Gray. Another notable example is the 1932 film Scarface which was remade in 1983 starring Al Pacino; whereas the 1932 is centered around bootleg alcohol, the 1983 version is based around cocaine. This article is about the 1932 film For the 1983 remake see Scarface. ' Scarface' is a 1983 Crime film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning

Not all remakes use the same title as the previously released version; 1983's Never Say Never Again, for instance, is a remake of the 1965 film Thunderball; the 1966 film Walk Don't Run is a remake of the World War II comedy The More the Merrier. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of Ian Fleming 's novel Thunderball and a non- EON Productions The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Thunderball (1965 is the fourth Spy film of the British James Bond series, and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the Walk Don't Run (sometimes titled as Walk Don't Run in US promotional materials was a 1966 Film Comedy set World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The More the Merrier is a 1943 comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the World War II time housing shortage especially This is particularly true for films that are remade from films produced in another language, such as: Point of No Return (from the French Nikita), Vanilla Sky (from the Spanish Abre los ojos), and A Fistful of Dollars (from the Japanese Yojimbo). For other meanings of "point of no return" see Point of no return (disambiguation. Nikita (re-titled La Femme Nikita in some countries is a 1990 French movie written and directed by Luc Besson Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American Psychological thriller Film, which has been variously characterized by published film critics as "an odd Open Your Eyes ( Abre los ojos) is a 1997 Film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by him and Mateo Gil. A Fistful of Dollars ( Per un Pugno di Dollari in Italy and officially on-screen in the U is a 1961 Jidaigeki (period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa.

In the recent history of cinema, remakes have generally been considered inferior to earlier versions by film critics and cinema-goers alike, e. The history of film spans over a hundred years from the latter part of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. g. , The Birdcage, To Be or Not to Be. The Birdcage is a 1996 Comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman To Be or Not to Be is a 1983 20th Century Fox Comedy film directed by Alan Johnson, produced by Mel Brooks with Howard Jeffrey as See the list of film remakes for exceptions to the generalization. This is a list of film Remakes Due to the size of this page the main listing has been split into two sections List of film remakes A-M

Another noteworthy (and increasingly common) development is the use of a successful (usually older) television series to be remade as a feature film. Like other film remakes, these often fare badly at the box-office and/or are considered a poor reflection on the source material (e. g. The Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched, My Favorite Martian, Dudley Do-Right); however, some have gone on to become successful film franchises (e. The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Erika Bewitched is a 2005 family comedy - fantasy produced by Columbia Pictures and inspired by the classic television series of My Favorite Martian is a 1999 Comedy feature starring Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels, Daryl Hannah, Elizabeth Hurley Dudley Do-Right is a live action romantic family comedy based on Jay Ward 's The Dudley Do-Right Show, produced by Davis Entertainment g. Scooby-Doo, The Addams Family, Mission: Impossible, Transformers). Scooby-Doo is a 2002 live-action Film, is all about a Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. The Addams Family is a 1991 Black comedy Film based on the characters from the cartoon of the same name, created by cartoonist Mission Impossible is an Action movie released in 1996. It was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and

Not a remake

Some notable examples of films based on common material, but not considered remakes of each other:

Television

Remakes occur less often on television than in film, but have happened from time to time. Examples include Battlestar Galactica (1978, 2003), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983, 2002), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987, 2003)). Battlestar Galactica is a franchise of Science fiction Films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American Animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel 's successful

One area where television remakes are particularly common is trans-Atlantic ports, where US shows are remade for the UK (see List of U.S. television series remade for the British market) or more frequently, UK shows are remade for a US market (see List of British television series remade for the U.S. market). Although most United States -made Television series are directly exported to the United Kingdom using the original production and cast some successful shows have been Many successful British TV shows (particularly sitcoms and reality shows have been remade for the American market An interesting example is Three's Company, a US remake of the British Man About The House: not only was the original show re-created (with very few character or situation changes made, at least initially), but both series had spin-offs based on the Ropers (in the UK, George And Mildred, in the US, The Ropers), and both series were eventually re-tooled into series based on the male lead (in the UK, Robin's Nest, in the US, Three's A Crowd). Three's Company is an American Sitcom that aired from 1977 to 1984 on ABC. Man About the House was a British sitcom starring Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox and Sally Thomsett that was broadcast George and Mildred was a British sitcom produced by Thames Television that aired from 1976 to 1980 The Ropers was an American Sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980. Robin's Nest was a British sitcom starring Richard O'Sullivan as Robin Tripp one of the lead characters in the sitcom Man About the Three's a Crowd is an American Television Sitcom spinoff of

While television remakes of theatrical films have occurred (e. g. Highlander: The Series, The Odd Couple, F/X: The Series), far more common are TV series that are (more or less) direct spin-offs of successful films (e. Highlander The Series is an English language Fantasy / Sci-fi Television series featuring Duncan MacLeod ( Adrian Paul The Odd Couple is a Television Situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 F/X The Series was a television series based on the film F/X, starring Cameron Daddo, Christina Cox, Kevin Dobson (season Media spin-off is the process of deriving new Radio programs Television programs or Video games or even Novels from already existing ones g. M*A*S*H, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Stargate SG-1, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles). M*A*S*H was a Medical drama / Black comedy produced by 20th Television Fox for CBS. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, is an Emmy Award -winning American Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles is an American Science fiction Television series produced by Warner Bros See also List of films made into television programs.

Reimagining

Recently, the term "reimagining" has become popular to describe remakes that do not closely follow the original. The term is used by creators in the marketing of films and television shows to inform audiences that the new product is not the same as the old. Reimagining a franchise often leads to controversy within established fan communities as to which is more legitimate or more popular. Examples of remakes that are most associated with the reimagining term are Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, Marcus Nispel's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Rob Zombie's Halloween, Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica, David Eick's Bionic Woman, and Nelson McCormick's Prom Night

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Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Planet of the Apes is a 2001 Science fiction film and Remake of the 1968 film of the same name. Marcus Nispel is a German Film director, who was born in Frankfurt, Germany on November 30 1963. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Halloween is a 2007 remake of the 1978 slasher film of the same name. Ronald Dowl Moore (born 5 July 1964 in Chowchilla California) is a two-time Emmy Award -nominated American Screenwriter The Battlestar Galactica Science fiction franchise which began as a 1978 TV series, was "reimagined" in 2003 into a TV miniseries David Eick (born 1968 is a producer best known as the producer of Battlestar Galactica (alongside Ronald D Bionic Woman is an eight-episode American Science fiction Television drama created by David Eick, under NBC Universal Television Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=M000370 Prom Night is a 2008 Slasher film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. This is a list of film Remakes Due to the size of this page the main listing has been split into two sections List of film remakes A-M Many successful British TV shows (particularly sitcoms and reality shows have been remade for the American market This is a list of English-language films which were based on a film in a language other than English In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released A video game remake is an updated and re-released version of a previous Video game. Mastering, a form of audio Post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a Data storage device

Dictionary

remake

-verb

  1. (transitive) To make again.
  2. (transitive, video games) To make an enhanced remake of (a computer or video game).

-noun

  1. A new version of something.
  2. A new, especially updated, version of a film.
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