Remakers Mark

In this very special episode of Remakers Mark, we play with our own space-time continuum, for a ‘Bizarro Remakers Mark’ discussion of 2010’s Inception. Unlike normal episodes of RM, where we discuss old movies if recast and remade today, in this episode we flip it for real, recasting a modern movie in several different eras: […]

In part two of our discussion of When Harry Met Sally, we gush about how great the movie is, and give it credit for inspiring (for good and bad) nearly every romantic comedy since then. Along the way we discuss avoiding the ‘McConaughey Syndrome’ (recent McConaisance aside), why WHMS succeeded when so many other romcoms […]

In part one of our discussion of what has proven to be the foundation for the modern romantic comedy, ‘When Harry Met Sally…’, we talk about how we should recast four major roles, and one minor role. Along the way we talk about Billy Crystal as a college student, whether Crystal made or killed Bruno […]

In Part Two of our discussion of Taxi Driver, we start out by sharing lots of great casting suggestions from friends and fans of the show, including a couple that had us second guessing our choices. Then we reveal which of our choices were the official recasting picks. After that we dive into a discussion […]

In this episode of Remakers Mark, we discuss Martin Scorsese’s meditative tale of dirty New York and antihero Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver. In part one, we recast the movie, including a discussion of who we would have direct the remake – Scorsese’s shoes are tough ones to fill! Along the way we praise Robert DeNiro’s […]

In part two of our discussion of Vacation we start by going over some really excellent audience feedback from both Twitter and Facebook, and reveal who the big winners were from our recasting in Part One. Andy goes into umbrage (not Umbridge) mode when discussing his most recent viewing of the movie, and the role […]

In part one of our discussion of the family road trip comedy classic National Lampoon’s Vacation, we first talk about some of the favorite vacations that we’ve had. Then, we reveal how we would recast four major characters, and five minor characters from the film. Along the way we talk about beefing up the ensemble’s […]

In this, our fifth Special Episode, we talk about people who we lost from the world of Hollywood in 2013. We discuss why they were beloved by us and others, and what we recommend people seek out to know more about them. In addition to the usual RM crew we have one special guest host, […]

In part two of our discussion of the 1973 caper classic The Sting, we first reveal who our recasting winners were, as well as some great casting suggestions from friends and listeners. We then talk about the powerhouse duo of Redford and Newman, and thought about other similar pairings since then, discuss the ‘Oceans’ movies, […]

In part one of our discussion of the 1973 caper classic The Sting, we take on the far-from-easy task of recasting major and minor roles alike, including replacing Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Along the way we reveal our 30’s-era gangster nicknames, mix up Gondorf and Gandalf repeatedly, utter the phrase ‘Hooker’s Impatient Yang’, invent […]

In part two of our discussion of ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai‘, we first reveal who we picked as the best recasting choices, as well as listed feedback received from Facebook and Twitter. Then we tackle a wide range of topics, including the changes we would like to see in the portrayals of both […]

In part one of our discussion of the classic war film ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’, we tackle recasting major and minor roles alike, and along the way, talk about our favorite racist beers, mutton chops, pragmatism vs. going crazy, and Voldemort’s bridge building skills. The Bridge on the River Kwai Rent: Amazon • iTunes […]

In part two of our discussion of ‘Rear Window’, which might be the best candidate yet for a modern remake, we talk about how many of us found the suspense in the original a bit lacking, and how we could improve that in this remake. Given the recent revelations regarding the NSA’s ahem “role” in […]

In this first part of our discussion of Alfred Hitchcock’s beloved voyeuristic thriller Rear Window, we tackle who we would re-cast in the five major roles, were it re-made today. Along the way we contemplate the wily-ness of the Lars Thorwald character (as well as Raymond Burr’s hair-do in the original), give great respect to […]

In part two of our discussion of So I Married An Axe Murderer, we reveal who were the big winners amongst our recasting choices, as well as what movie we’ll be discussing next, discuss some great feedback received via Twitter and Facebook, and then talk about the tech and filmmaking aspects of the movie. This […]