In 100 years of movie business goldbricking, impulse production, and high-flying market pursuit, we've never seen anything quite like this: a movie—a prequel and the fourth entry in a decades-old horror franchise—made twice, the two variations on a theme released nine months apart, constructed by two different directors from two disparate screenplays and with minor cast overlap. (Historically, the only parallel is the 1930s Spanish-language versions Universal and other studios sometimes shot on a film's sets after hours, for Mexican release.) In a nutshell, astringent moralist Paul Schrader shot, cut,... More >>>