remake
to make again or anew.
Movies. to film again, as a picture or screenplay.
Movies. a more recent version of an older film.
anything that has been remade, renovated, or rebuilt: The tailor is offering a special price on remakes.
Origin of remake
1Other words from remake
- re·mak·er, noun
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How to use remake in a sentence
This 8-bit re-release has some emulation-like tweaks and perks, but this is otherwise not a remake.
Nintendo’s new translation tune? What a Fire Emblem re-release means in 2020 | Sam Machkovech | October 22, 2020 | Ars TechnicaNetflix rival Disney also recently came under fire for its controversial decision to cooperate with authorities in Xinjiang to produce its new Mulan remake, which a Disney executive said “generated a lot of issues” for the entertainment company.
Netflix enlisted ‘Game of Thrones’ team to adapt China’s best-selling sci-fi novel. Then came controversy | Grady McGregor | October 3, 2020 | FortuneDespite all that, it may be premature to add Quibi to Hollywood’s hall of shame alongside last year’s “Cats” remake.
‘They got the memo’: Quibi changes tone, tact after failed debut | Tim Peterson | August 12, 2020 | DigidayWhen Bailey joined Disney in 2010, he inherited a live-action remake of Alice in Wonderland.
Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (Ep. 394) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 24, 2019 | FreakonomicsIn recent years, this has included live-action remakes of Disney’s own classics.
Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (Ep. 394) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 24, 2019 | Freakonomics
I did a piece for Elle about the effort to remake her into an elegant presence fashion-wise.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNone, however, have been as all-out cute as this one, a shot-for-shot remake of the teaser with dogs and cats.
'Star Wars' Goes to the Dogs (and Cats) | Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI suspect that the new Tarzan will run into the same problems that beset the recent Lone Ranger remake.
Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World? | Ted Gioia | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he breathed vibrant, hilarious, oh-so-fabulous life into the classic 1996 remake.
Out of the Birdcage: How Mike Nichols Made Gay Culture Mainstream | Kevin Fallon | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter 33 Years and an airplane explosion, their "Raiders of the Lost Ark" remake is almost complete.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Nov 10-16, 2014 | William Boot | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSometimes his bed would be turned right on end, and he would have to put it to the ground and remake it before he could lie down.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarOnly the deepest love—such love as can remake a man's whole nature—could have been strong enough to bear the strain.
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel WilliamsonThe material details with which we are able to surround ourselves seem at times to remake our point of view.
The "Genius" | Theodore DreiserWind the thread on a reel and keep for the repairing of this cloth, then remake the hem.
Needlework Economies | VariousIt was not in Ellis to remake himself, nor did he try to change his ways.
The Barrier | Allen French
British Dictionary definitions for remake
something that is made again, esp a new version of an old film
the act of making again or anew
(tr) to make again or anew
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