Movie Mash Ups

This goes beyond just re-editing “The Shining” to look like a feel good movie about a struggling writer or “Back to the Future” to look like it’s about a gay couple…as a sort of Youtubian prank. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Pride vs. Predator and yours truly (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead) may suggest a resurgence in movie mash-ups – smashing two genres together (even two already written stories) and throwing them in a blender. It’s been done before – Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstien – Van Helsing – and hey – it’s way cooler than the trend of remaking our beloved 70s and 80s flicks. “Neverending Story” and “Tron