A Nightmare on Elm Street is a remake of the classic 1984 horror film of the same title written and directed by the legendary Wes Craven.  This version, produced by Michael Bay’s remake/childhood memory rape machine Platinum Dunes, is written by Wesley Strick (Doom, Arachnophobia)  & Eric Heisserer and is directed by Samuel Bayer (various music videos).  It re-casts the iconic role of Freddy Krueger who has always been played by Robert Englund up to this point with Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, Little Children).  It also stars Kyle Gallner (Veronica Mars, Jennifer’s Body), Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers), Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Katie Cassidy (Melrose Place remake), and Rooney Mara (Youth In Revolt).

 

If you’re not familiar with the plot then you’ve been living in a cave apparently, so I won’t waste space here going over that familiar ground.

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Human Target is a new show on Fox based off of the DC comic of the same name.  In the comic version Christopher Chance is a private detective that impersonates his clients to protect them.  In the TV version he merely poses as someone close to them (like an interpreter for example).  He does this to draw threats to the client out in the open where he can more effectively deal with them.

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