The distance is stylistic -- the space between what we remember of the original films, and what we see of Mr. Johnson's transposition.
The system worked because it provided equitably distributed work, a dependable allotment of solid and original films, and livable wages all the way around.
The fact that George Lucas has made changes to the original films is not the root of the problem (although there are plenty who wish he hadn't).
The Los Angeles Film Festival is looking for original films but is "less caught up" in the number of acquisitions and premieres at the event, said Mr. Ansen.
It all started back in 1997 when he gave the three original films - Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) - a bit of a makeover.
Segel, 32, who says he obsessively watched those three original Muppet films while growing up in Southern California, lobbied hard to co-write and star in the new Muppet film.
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If people pay money to go see original, wonderful films, Hollywood will make more of them.
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One of the more original and unexpected films of its sort to come out in the last several years, the supporting characters are a never-ending stream of odd segues and lifestyles.
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This week, the release of Revenge of the Sith completes a six-movie, 15 hour sequence in which the trilogy of films released in the last six years (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and now Revenge of the Sith) form a prequel to the original Star Wars films released between 1977 and 83, numbered parts IV-VI (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi).
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The only problem being, Tarantino never uses original compositions in his films.
In the Fourth Quarter of 2009, EPIX will launch its next-generation premium entertainment channel, video on demand and Internet service that combines new and classic feature films and original programming, including series, music and comedy specials.
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And Paramount Home Media Distribution are finally bringing the original trilogy of Indiana Jones films to Blu-ray.
Each set will contain figurines from the respective films and tell an original story.
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Only two of the top 10 films are based on original ideas: Brave and Ted.
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But they don't know very much, if anything at all, about the original Shaw Brothers' kung fu films.
Hess, who is from a Mormon community, blends local color with celestial inspiration to create a forthright and original religious vision matched by few films, whether dramatic or comic.
The Crackle App, which offers users a free experience that features ad-supported, full-length and unedited Hollywood films, television series and original series, has been downloaded more than 11 million times since its launch in Spring 2011.
Although the original technologies are now obsolete, these decaying films and videos can still be saved.
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The films was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Best Directing and Best Picture.
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Considered one of the most violent films of its time, the original film, The Evil Dead, caused controversy when it was released in 1981.
Most importantly, these films capture the essence of the original show.
Paramount was able to bring in the bulk of the cast for the third-person shooter game, which followed an original story that takes place between the two films.
He won an Oscar in 1959 for his performance in the original, and has appeared in more than 100 films during his career.
The mid-1960s were awash in Bond parodies in the cinema and on network television, with films like Our Man Flint and the original Casino Royale (a parody of Fleming's novel that starred David Niven as Bond and Woody Allen as James Bond's nephew) in 1966 and 1967.
Moonrise Kingdom and The Master are among the films nominated for the Writers Guild's original screenplay prize, while Argo, Life of Pi and Lincoln compete for its adapted screenplay honour.
Three new films--the "prequels" to the original trilogy--debuted in 1999, and while each earned the ire of critics and the indifference of die-hard fans, they nonetheless broke box-office records.
One thing that allows HBO to offset this cost is that most of its programming, on an hourly basis, is movies (remember that HBO stands for Home Box Office), the rights to which are relatively less expensive than producing original content, as much of the production cost of these films has been absorbed by box office sales.
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According to Entertainment Weekly, the films will take place during the time frames of the original three movies (which, if you remember, took place after the last three movies) which would mean characters like Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt could be included.
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In 1997, just as the original trilogy was fading from the collective consciousness, Lucas brought the three films back to theaters, punched up with new digital effects.
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