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Top Ten Skinsational Sequels to Skinless Films

When a film franchise begins to sag a bit, the easy way to kick things back into high gear is by adding a little skin! These ten sequels all featured nudity despite the fact that the original film in their respective franchises did not. Whether it was the addition of an R-rating or a blatant attempt to appeal to the masses, we salute these Top Ten Skinsational Sequels to Skinless Films!… read more

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Michelle Williams and Joel Edgerton Board The Double Hour

An American remake is in the works for the 2009 Italian film  The Double Hour , and Michelle Williams and Joel Edgerton have signed on to star. The original film starred Kseniya Rappoport and Filippo Timi as a couple who meets at a speed dating event. While on vacation, they become victims in a dangerous robbery plot. Joshua Marston will write the screenplay and direct. The original film was directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, with a script by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi, and Stefano Sardo. It is currently streaming on various internet video services.

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Michelle Williams and Joel Edgerton Board The Double Hour

REVIEW: Jackie Chan, Karate Kid Offer Hit-Or-Miss Summer Treat

For those weaned on the original, watching The Karate Kid ‘s franchise reboot is a little like running into your old crush at a middle-school reunion: Warmly familiar and yet altered enough to warrant a second look, the raw material’s all there, it’s just been moved around a bit. OK, more than a bit: The Sex and the City ladies follow the money to Abu Dhabi; the Karate kid and his widowed mom follow the jobs — to China. This necessitates one of the film’s most conspicuous and yet least noted swap-outs: In China one practices kung fu, but karate is Japanese, as was the original film’s instructor, Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita). And yet the title remains, asserting allegiance to brand over narrative logic. It’s all the same crap anyway, right?

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Hollywood Ink: Titans! Will! Sequel! (Minus Its Director)