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Miramax Turning to Horror King Craven.


THERE has been considerable industry debate about whether Miramax Films is turning its back on the kind of upscale "specialty" fare like "The English Patient" that made its name, but nobody denies cochairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein's eye for a winner.

Now they are putting together two unlikely elements in the hope of scoring a boxoffice knockout: Horrormeister Wes Craven CRAVEN. A word of obloquy, which in trials by battle, was pronounced by the vanquished; upon which judgment was rendered against him.  (director of Miramax's "Scream" series) and the classy class·y  
adj. class·i·er, class·i·est Informal
Highly stylish; elegant.



classi·ness n.
 French flick "With a Friend Like Harry."

Craven is in talks to direct an English-language version of the thriller thrill·er  
n.
One that thrills, especially a sensational or suspenseful book, story, play, or movie.


thriller
Noun
, about a man on vacation who stumbles across an old friend -- who then helps him get rid of the unwanted people in his life, by killing them.

It won't be the first time Miramax has turned to foreign sources for an American movie: It is currently developing a Hollywood version of the Japanese romantic comedy "Shall We Dance?" that at one point had Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956)
Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks
 interested in starring.
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Title Annotation:Miramax Films in talks with director Wes Craven about future movies
Comment:Miramax Turning to Horror King Craven.(Miramax Films in talks with director Wes Craven about future movies)
Author:GALLOWAY, STEPHEN
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 25, 2001
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