'Be Kind Rewind' spoofs trend of remakin...
'Be Kind Rewind' spoofs trend of remaking movies
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SinFuLsiGnoRiTa 139 days ago
The premise of Michel Gondry's new comedy, "Be Kind Rewind," seems ridiculous: Two video-store clerks, played by Jack Black and Mos Def, accidentally erase their entire stock and decide to remake the movies themselves. Improbably, their crude, cardboard-prop versions of "Ghost Busters" and "RoboCop" become smash hits - and soon draw the attention of Hollywood.
The funniest part? In a way, this story is true.
"Be Kind Rewind," opening nationally this weekend, is just one of several movies coming soon to theaters that celebrate fan films, an underground genre of remakes and spoofs by amateur auteurs whose ambitions often outstrip their budgets (and their talent). Such labors of love were once limited to living-room screenings for friends and indulgent relatives, but they're now proliferating on the Internet, where even modest productions can reach an audience of thousands, if not millions. At least one Long Island college offers a course in making fan films. Fan film Web sites have sprung up, and even fan film competitions.
The funniest part? In a way, this story is true.
"Be Kind Rewind," opening nationally this weekend, is just one of several movies coming soon to theaters that celebrate fan films, an underground genre of remakes and spoofs by amateur auteurs whose ambitions often outstrip their budgets (and their talent). Such labors of love were once limited to living-room screenings for friends and indulgent relatives, but they're now proliferating on the Internet, where even modest productions can reach an audience of thousands, if not millions. At least one Long Island college offers a course in making fan films. Fan film Web sites have sprung up, and even fan film competitions.
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