News Corp documentary?
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Barbie took $86.1 million at the Australian box office to be exact.
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Is it just me or does this version of Mean Girls look like a pale imitation of the original? Apparently the whole point of remaking it was that they wanted it to be a different version based on the musical theatre version. However, theyâve actually been promoting without showing any musical numbers. Did it test badly with audiences?
However, after the teaser trailer for the highly anticipated film dropped â sans a single song â in November 2023, fans had a few questions. Mainly, where was all the music?
Screen Rant: 2024âs Musical Remake Doesnât Justify Its Existence
Watched One Life and Wonka recently. Both are great films.
I would highly recommend One Life, based on a true story. The performances from Sir Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Flynn plus every supporting actor were extraordinary in this film. It definitely pulled on the heart strings.
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Filming of Ice Road 2 starts this month with support from the Victorian Government.
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There seriously is no new movie ideas anymore.
Everything now is just a remake or a sequel from the 80s,90s,2000s.
I feel like we got to 2010 and just stopped progressing. 
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I think the increase of streaming hasnât help
While there are a lot of sequels and remakes, you have to remember there is a lot more product being made these days.
And remakes have been happening since the early days of cinema. A Star Is Born, for example, was a movie in 1937 starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. It has been remade four times. In 1951 (a television adaptation) with Kathleen Crowley and Conrad Nagel; in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason; in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson; and in 2018 with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
Iâm aware, but you have to admit every second film coming out at the moment has been an idea from decades prior.
Same goes with music and fashion. Currently 2020s feels like a rehash of popular culture from previous decades.
No you donât.
It depends what you are looking for. Thereâs plenty of original IP (or untapped IP) out there.
2023 was a great year for movies. Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, Poor Things, Ferrari, The Killer, Barbie plus more are all original screenplays or adaptions from primary sources.
Going to see The Holdovers today and All of Us Strangers tomorrow, two movies Iâm excited.
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There are plenty of original themed movies too Saltburn, Poor Things, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Maestro, Killers of the Flower Moon.
Fashion and music also goes through revivals and cycles. It seems to happen in 20 year cycles.
Iâm old enough to remember in the 70s that there was a lot of nostalgia for the 50s which is why you had Grease, American Graffiti and Happy Days. In the 80s, a lot of artists were inspired by the soul artists of the 60s. Spandau Ballet sang âListening to Marvin all night longâ. ABC sang âWhen Smokey sings I hear violinsâ. You also had Dirty Dancing and The Wonder Years.
In the 90s we had a revival of bell bottom pants and platform shoes from the 70s. So much 80s stuff made a comeback in the 00s from music, fashion and movies and continued in the following decades. In the 10s we saw 90s patterns and plaid make a comeback. The other day I saw a fashion story about low hung jeans from the 00s are making a comeback. Again, nothing new.
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All Of Us Strangers wonât be everyoneâs cup of tea, but it is a hauntingly beautiful and fantastically acted film.
And Argylle looks original and has a lot of big name stars in it.
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The new cinema referred in the article is called FoMo, located at East Brunswick Village in Melbourneâs inner north. Itâs a food-focused cinema, created by the owners of Carltonâs Cinema Nova.
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Thatâs a big snub to Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig.
Barbie will need to win best picture to allow for Margot to come on stage to accept an award, as a producer.
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You see it happen with radio as well. 20 years ago, you saw âGood Times, Great Oldiesâ disappear as the boomers aged out of advertiser friendly demos. Now itâs happening to Generation X and '80s music.
Really enjoyed this and thought Andrew Scott was desperately unlucky not to get a Best Actor nod but itâs a crowded field this year.
Enjoyed The Holdovers too.
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