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Sleuth (2007)
A remake that adds, not subtracts, from the remarkable experience of the original drama or first motion picture production.
Luckily for me, I saw the original 1972 version of Sleuth. That production has remained among my all-time favorite pictures, and when I am called upon to list my personal top-ten, Sleuth 1972 is on it.
Branaugh's new take on this exciting, captivating story is a thrilling, intellectually engaging motion picture. Michael Caine's return to the project in the role of his 1972 opposite gives the picture a haunting quality that I found mesmerizing. I couldn't take my eyes and ears away from the screen, because I didn't want to miss a frame or a sound. I was delighted at seeing a remake (as a film historian, archivist, and movie fanatic, I HATE remakes!) that was just as glorious for me as the original.
I now consider the 1972 version and this re-interpretation to work together as a single remarkable cinematic experience. I was fascinated by the different designs, time-periods, and techniques juxtaposed by the two films working side-by-side. If you appreciate great cinema, and have a hunger to devour only he best movies, I recommend that you see this picture, and run right out to the video store to get the earlier version, too. Don't compare and contrast the two movies, Just sit back, surrender, and be carried away by great dialog, images, sounds, and all of the other things about movies that both of these pictures present and that makes you love them.
That's Hollywood! (1976)
Popular Network Show for 7 Years
That's Hollywood was a popular TV show on the ABC network for seven
years beginning in 1976, with it's final season produced for 1982. The
show was an historical documentary program featuring film clips from
major Hollywood motion pictures, creatively edited into a narrative
accompanied by voice-over explaining the characters, story, and
production information. Actor Tom Bosley was the host narrator, with
some segments featuring additional guest narration by the actors,
producers, directors, and other crafts persons in the film clips.
Produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Television, the program was comprised
primarily of film clips from motion pictures produced by the 20th
Century-Fox studios, but also included the work of other production
companies when demanded by important emphasis on the episode subject.
That's Hollywood was one of the first regularly produced programs to be
prepared entirely on videotape. Episodes were edited using early
electronic videotape editing technology unsophisticated by today's
standards. Each episode was prepared by a Writer/Producer and
Co-Producer/Editor team.
That's Hollywood! (1976)
Popular Network Show for 7 Years
That's Hollywood was a popular TV show on the ABC network for seven
years beginning in 1976, with it's final season produced for 1982. The
show was an historical documentary program featuring film clips from
major Hollywood motion pictures, creatively edited into a narrative
accompanied by voice-over explaining the characters, story, and
production information. Actor Tom Bosley was the host narrator, with
some segments featuring additional guest narration by the actors,
producers, directors, and other crafts persons in the film clips.
Produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Television, the program was comprised
primarily of film clips from motion pictures produced by the 20th
Century-Fox studios, but also included the work of other production
companies when demanded by important emphasis on the episode subject.
That's Hollywood was one of the first regularly produced programs to be
prepared entirely on videotape. Episodes were edited using early
electronic videotape editing technology unsophisticated by today's
standards. Each episode was prepared by a Writer/Producer and
Co-Producer/Editor team.