By Lee Pfeiffer
Who was it who said that the problem with the future is that it's not what it used to be? Well, the same can be said for remakes of movies. Remember when the public thought remakes like Cleopatra and Mutiny on the Bounty didn't live up to their predecessors? Today, they look like classics. Contemporary studios have the rights to a seemingly endless array of good movies and can't resist financing ill-fated remakes of many of them. Empire reports that a redo is being planned of Arthur, Dudley Moore's 1981 smash-hit comedy about a wealthy drunkard who romances a working class girl to the horror of his friends and relatives. The new film will star Russell Brand. The idea of remaking another fine film might drive us to drink! Hopefully, it will attract the dozens of moviegoers worldwide who patronized the immortal remake of Alfie. Please, just reissue the original...For more click here