Sparkle is an American film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Stage 6 Films and released by TriStar Pictures. Inspired by The Supremes, Sparkle is a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, which centred on three singing teenage sisters from Harlem who form a girl group in the late 1950s.
The movie Contraband, directed by Baltasar Kormákur, starring Mark Wahlberg and Giovanni Ribisi, is a remake of the Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam. The plot centers on a security guard and former alcohol smuggler on the Iceland-Netherlands route who is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems.
Straw Dogs is a 2011 American thriller film directed, produced, and written by Rod Lurie. It is a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 film of the same name, in turn based on the Gordon Williams novel The Siege of Trencher’s Farm.
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2011 American horror film written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro and directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey. It is a remake of the 1973 ABC made-for-television horror film of the same name.
Arthur is a comedy film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name, directed by Jason Winer and written by Peter Baynham. It stars Russell Brand as Arthur, a drunken playboy who stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family doesn’t like. Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig, Helen Mirren, and Nick Nolte also star.
