Rod Lurie shares four secrets to taking on a well-loved film and making it your own. By Rod Lurie One of the first things that Clint Culpepper, president of Screen Gems, said to me after giving me the ...

Federico is a writer and journalist who joined the MovieWeb family a few years ago, bringing in his years-long experience as a critic of all kinds of films, especially indies. He's had the fortune of ...

And despite the inevitable chorus of ‘this is silly!’ ‘this is a sham!’ coverage in the run up to the straw poll, the media continues to show up to the actual event in increasing numbers—even as straw ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remember the guy who drank beer out of a hot dog straw last year? Oh, you tried to forget about it? Well, sorry to break it to you ...

The setting has been moved from the British countryside to the swamps of Mississippi, and the lead actors got better looking, but Rod Lurie's "Straw Dogs" is essentially identical to the 1971 Sam ...

With Rod Lurie's "Straw Dogs" redo in theaters this weekend, THR's chief film critic takes a look at 10 of the best and worst remade films. By Todd McCarthy Straw Dogs Film Still - P 2011 For decades, ...

Straw Dogs caused something of a stir in 1971 thanks to its scenes of extreme violence. 40 years later and director Rod Lurie replaced Sam Peckinpah's leads Dustin Hoffman and Susan George with James ...

Maybe it’s gross. Maybe it’s genius. Maybe it’s both. Either way, the Oscar Mayer hot dog straw is now a reality. Oscar Mayer debuted the hot dog straw on Tuesday, making it available for pre-order on ...

Unstreamable is a column that finds films and TV shows you can’t watch on major streaming services in the United States.* Housekeeping: Maybe you noticed, but this column has run less frequently this ...