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Original Post By: CelluloidKid
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Dec 4, 2009 9:26 PM
in response to: CelluloidKid
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Smartest move Speilberg could ever make. If he wants to direct a movie about a bunny, why not do one that has a better chance of success. I can think of one...
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Dec 4, 2009 8:39 PM
in response to: CelluloidKid
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Spielberg Backs Out of 'Harvey'
by Monika Bartyzel Dec 4th 2009
Cinematical
Only a few months after we learned the Steven Spielberg was prepping a remake of the classic film Harvey, the famed director is backing out, according to Variety. The piece is strangely vague, and says only that after spending half a year developing the feature, and after 20th Century Fox reserved soundstages for the production, the director announced his withdrawal from the project.
From there, they go on to mention the challenges of finding a star. There's no mention of Robert Downey Jr., who was rumored to be circling the project, and just says: "Spielberg's first choice was Tom Hanks, but the actor wanted no part of taking over a role played by the iconic star James Stewart." First, good. While I like Hanks' work, thinking of him as Elwood P. Dowd breeds flashbacks of Forrest Gump. Second, I might be in the minority, but I liked the idea of a remake, so this is a disappointment. Perhaps this is because I saw it on stage as well, and to me, Dowd is as much Stewart as it is Edward Herrmann. Perhaps it's just because Robert Downey Jr. would be perfect for the role.
Who knows? Maybe it will go on. With Spielberg out, is there anyone else who should take the helm? Me, I'm thinking Wes Anderson for a modern whimsical spin.
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Re: PRESUMPTIONS OF INNOCENCE
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 1:34 PM
in response to: CineSage_jr
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...whereas with the latter I was quite obviously saying the equivalent of "We can probably expect...,"
It would have been presumptuous of me to think that. 
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 1:12 PM
in response to: CelluloidKid
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Are you kidding me?!? Some people should just leave classic Hollywood alone. The problem is that when Hollywood remakes a movie, they never give any credit to the first version, any no one knows that is was just an old movie. This makes me real mad 
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Aug 12, 2009 10:27 AM
in response to: CelluloidKid
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Say it ain't so. Leave perfection alone. But that's today's Hollywood...no imagination!
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 3:52 PM
in response to: musicalnovelty
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The whole idea of attempting to remake HARVEY (and expect quality anywhere near the James Stewart version) can be described only as hare-brained!
Hahahahaha! lol
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PRESUMPTIONS OF INNOCENCE
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 2:47 PM
in response to: clore
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I don't see that Mr Mayer using the phrase "by all accounts" is any more presumptuous than CineSage using the phrase "you just know..."
The former is utterly presumptuous and, as I wrote, insupportable, whereas with the latter I was quite obviously saying the equivalent of "We can probably expect...," whch is an educated guess, nothing more.
So, yes, the two phrases have nothing in common whatsoever.
LOL.... well put... He was a total schmuck even if he was from Maine.
If you're talking about the real Louis B. Mayer, he wasn't: he was born in Minsk, then part of the Ukraine; now the capital of Belarus, and grew up in St John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 2:28 PM
in response to: sineast
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LOL.... well put... He was a total schmuck even if he was from Maine.
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 2:06 PM
in response to: CelluloidKid
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Considering the reputation of the original L B Mayer, it would be hard for anyone using
that title to put a stain on it.
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 1:56 PM
in response to: CelluloidKid
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The whole idea of attempting to remake HARVEY (and expect quality anywhere near the James Stewart version) can be described only as hare-brained!
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 1:00 PM
in response to: CelluloidKid
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If you apply the logic great classics never live up to the original, then Hamlet should never be performed on the stage, since it has "already been done".
With that said, I am disappointed with most remakes. It reinforces the greatness of the original. It would be tough to match GWTW, Wizard of Oz, etc. However, I would love to see a remake of some classics. For example, White Heat, Would the venue be 1940s, who would play Big Ed, the former Olympian, etc.
Heaven Can Wait was on this weekend. I thought this was a great film and better than Mr. Jordan. The original was a good film but the remake was better.
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Re: HARVEY: JUST THE HARE OF THE DOWD THAT BIT HIM
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 12:09 PM
in response to: RayFaiola
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MISTER Mayer - when appropriating a monicker such as you have, you should be prepared and equipped to back up any and all statements with insurmountable and irrefutable primary source materials!!
I don't see that Mr Mayer using the phrase "by all accounts" is any more presumptuous than CineSage using the phrase "you just know..."
You'll find that a bit further back in the thread.
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Re: HARVEY: JUST THE HARE OF THE DOWD THAT BIT HIM
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 11:07 AM
in response to: MGMMayer
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MISTER Mayer - when appropriating a monicker such as you have, you should be prepared and equipped to back up any and all statements with insurmountable and irrefutable primary source materials!! Offhand and inflated references maybe okay for MONOGRAMKatzman but NOT for MGMMayer! After all - cine=cinema; sage=wise, wisened, wiseguy, whatever. Recommember!
I shall now go back to reading the society columns with Mr. Meagles.
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Re: Spielberg Remaking Jimmy Stewart's Giant Invisible Bunny Movie, Harvey
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 8:54 AM
in response to: CelluloidKid
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I'm sure Spielberg will trump Mary Ellen Chase's whimsical play into a moronic FX comedy devoid of charm or humor. I can see Tom Hanks as Elwood P. Dowd, but he'd be fighting an uphill battle since Spielberg can't make a film that isn't overblown. And who would be cast as Veta Louise? No one could top Josephine Hull in that role. But with today's tendency to cut out women's roles in remakes, the character probably won't even be there or it will be reduced to a bit part.
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Re: HARVEY: JUST THE HARE OF THE DOWD THAT BIT HIM
Posted: Aug 4, 2009 8:18 AM
in response to: CineSage_jr
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OK, what I probably SHOULD have said was "From all accounts that I've read".....and there have been many praises of Joe E. Brown's performance in "Harvey" written in different pieces about the play and about Mr. Brown. When you read good report after good report stating that Joe E. Brown was one of the best performers of a certain role, you have to conclude that the performance was an excellent one.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize that I was required to supply a bibliography with my messages.
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