Posted on 14 April 2009
We already know that Hollywood is good at recycling ideas and sometimes that’s a good thing. But other times, a bad remake can have you shaking your head in disbelief. Here’s a list of remakes that worked and other that didn’t translate the formula so well the second time around.
Far From Heaven
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I didn't even know that this Dennis Haysbert, Julianna Moore drama featuring an interracial romance was a remake of "All That Heaven Allows" which features Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman. Both are worth watching since elements of the story change once race becomes a part of the equation.
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Corynne Corbett is That Black Girl Blogging. She has always been passionate about empowering women to find ways to make their lives better. She has spent her career writing and editing for as well as speaking to women about their mental, physical and spiritual well-being. On this blog, Corbett will take a critical look at the images, issues and attitudes associated with us in popular culture and give you her view. Some of what she has noticed is strange, disturbing, comical and downright unbelievable. It makes her say hmmm…. or it makes her want to holler. Ultimately she wants you to know what effect these things have on black women’s lives.
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