Does The TIMECRIMES Remake Have A Director? ** UPDATED **

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1. Simon Abrams 07/06/2008 @ 6:17am

   NOOOO! NOOOO! NOOOO!

   DIARY OF THE DEAD was a BIG letdown. NOT GEORGE! NOOOO!

   Let it be Cronenberg, please! He NEEDS a project like this. NOOO! NOT GEORGE!

2. Kurt Halfyard 07/06/2008 @ 9:40am

   Would it be too blunt to suggest Tom Tykwer or Shane Carruth for directing an enlish language remake?  I’d love to see Christopher Nolan give it a go if he could stop making those pesky batman films....

   I just caught the original, and what a lovely film.  One that cetaintly rewards an audience willing to pay attention!

3. Simon Abrams 07/06/2008 @ 9:51am

   Both are excellent suggestions....where did you see it, by the way? I’m dying to catch it but will have to wait forever for Magnet Releasing to even get around to writing up a press released for it.

4. kidlazarus 07/06/2008 @ 12:43pm

   hahaha… Simon, I’m glad you were the first to sound the alarm on Romero.

   I caught the original at the 08 Philly film fest. Loved it.

   I’m definitely against the proposed remake.

   The film’s low key take on time travel immediately made me think of _Primer_. I’d have to agree with Kurt’s suggestion of Shane Carruth. What has he been up to? I actually think all of the directors Kurt noted would be perfect. As would Cronenberg.

   Alternate directors: Alejandro Amenábar, Pieter Kuijpers, Nicolas Winding Refn, Johnnie To.

5. Simon Abrams 07/06/2008 @ 12:49pm

   Johnnie To?! HA! That’d be wild.

   Carruth hasn’t done anything since PRIMER as far as I know. He’s a one-trick pony, like the guys that did SURVIVE STYLE 5+:  one shot and then out....so far.

   Man, I was hoping someone would know about...how you say...extra-legal means or, in Kurt or Todd’s case, had a screener. Doubt that they’d have screeners for this though and besides, I’d prefer to see it on a big screen.

6. Todd Brown 07/06/2008 @ 1:20pm

   The Survive Style guys have been busy since making that, it’s just that they’ve gone back to commercial stuff.  Wish they’d do another feature ...

7. Simon Abrams 07/06/2008 @ 1:45pm

   Yeah, I do too. I’ve seen some of their music videos on youtube.....good stuff.

8. Simon Abrams 07/06/2008 @ 5:00pm

   WE’RE SAFE! YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAAAAAAAHHH!!!!! I CAN BREATHE AGAIN! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!

9. Kurt Halfyard 07/07/2008 @ 7:02am

   Saw it on the big screen at Fantasia a couple days ago.  It’s a lovely film and one of the most audience friendly ones (in ways different from the usual visceral interactions) in a while.  Big screen with Audience is almost mandatory with this one.

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