‘Rebecca’ Review: Alfred Hitchcock’s Definitive Adaptation Overshadows This More Overtly Romantic Re-du Maurier

There was no question over how far Sacha Baron Cohen went to in order to infiltrate and make fun of the current White House administration in “Borat 2,” and he managed to get plenty of embarrassing footage (see the Rudy Giuliani scandal currently dominating the news cycle; clip below).

With the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice to take the place of the recently deceased Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the idea that Roe v. Wade (and the future of reproductive rights for women) could be overturned is a real possibility.

Ben Wheatley is at a very interesting crossroads in his career. In the past week, Netflix released his latest feature film, “Rebecca,” which is a remake of a film from Alfred Hitchcock and finds the filmmaker working in the realm of thrillers.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— You have to admire the moxie of Netflix and director Ben Wheatley for taking on Daphne du Maurier’s “Rebecca,” which already has a masterpiece Alfred Hitchcock adaptation to its name.

Sienna Miller reflected on the difference between Old Hollywood and Hollywood today, particularly when it comes to abuse on the set. Miller, 38, once portrayed Tippi Hedren in the 2012 movie “The Girl,” which was based on the making of the 1963 film “The Birds,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, has died at 97.Fleming's assistant confirmed to The New York Times the classic film star died this week at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.

Actress Rhonda Fleming, star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, has died at the age of 97, her secretary has said.

Actress Rhonda Fleming, star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, has died at the age of 97, her secretary has said.

Natalie Oganesyan editorRhonda Fleming, star of the 1940s and ’50s who was dubbed the “Queen of Technicolor” and appeared in “Out of the Past” and “Spellbound,” died Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif., according to her secretary Carla Sapon.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMary Lamberthad directed mainly music videos (Janet Jackson’s “Nasty,” Madonna’s “Like a Prayer,” among others) when she took the job helming “Pet Sematary” in 1989.

A big stumbling block when remaking a Hollywood screen classic is often the indelible ownership of an original star. Is there anyone alive who would choose Julia Ormond over Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina? Or Melanie Griffith over Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday? The problem with Netflix's toothless redo of Rebecca is less about casting — although none of the principals is an ideal fit — than lack of a firm directorial imprint.

Watch Video: 'Rebecca' Trailer: Kristin Scott Thomas Terrorizes Lily James in Update on Classic ThrillerMax sees a kindred spirit in James’ character; she is a non-entity in the eyes of the idle rich, and he would prefer not to be subjected to their pity and their questions. When Mrs.

Somewhere between the transcendent Alfred Hitchcock original and a total misfire lies Ben Wheatley’s shiny new “Rebecca.” An innocuous adaptation of the 1938 novel by Daphne Du Maurier, the latest Net-flick should reignite debate over the reasons why certain properties are exhumed while others aren’t. For something like Hitch’s 1940 classic, a decent justification might be that the new version fleshes out latent meanings in a more satisfying way—the queer relationship between Mrs.