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Michelle Pfeiffer . Just saying her name makes me smile. I’m not even kidding. Let me start right there, because I don’t want to ease into this one. Michelle Pfeiffer is one of my favorite actresses on the planet, and I’ve been in love with her work since 1980 when I saw her in The Hollywood Knights , that ridiculous, kind of wonderful, kind of trashy, kind of awesome knockoff of American Graffiti with Tony Danza and Robert Wuhl and Fran Drescher and Stuart Pankin . She’s

With the release of the new version of The Wedding Banquet —a remake of Ang Lee ’s wonderful 1993 comedy—I got to thinking about remakes. Specifically, the rare remake that not only justifies its existence, but actually improves on the original. It doesn’t happen often. In fact, it’s a pretty short list. But when it does happen, it’s worth celebrating. So, I decided to put together a list of 15 remakes that, in my opinion, are actually better than the original movies they we

I attended a wedding over the weekend, my first in many years, and it was a delight. The outdoor ceremony was lovely, enhanced by the incredibly perfect late October weather, and the reception was great fun. During the festivities, I kept thinking about movie weddings because that's how my weirdo movie mind works. While everyone else was moved to tears, gushing over the bride, and sharing love, I was humming "Push It To The Limit" from the ridiculously garish wedding betwee