Why do the good ones always have to go. The talented screenwriter Budd Schulberg has passed away. According to Variety, he was best known for his work on the acclaimed Elia Kazan film, On the Waterfront. Schulberg died yesterday at his Long Island home at the age of 95, and has left behind a true Hollywood legacy.
Recently, a mysterious epidemic has been sweeping across Hollywood. At first, this illness was seen only a few times a year, but now it has become a full on plague within the industry. I’m referring to the disease that causes studio executives to “remake”, “re-imagine”, or “update” older films for a new generation. Don’t get me wrong, remakes are as old as the hills, they’re nothing new, but the motivation behind them, as well as the quality of their content has changed dramatically. Remakes used to be a means of improving on the original, but at some point they became the industries crutch for easy money.
