CALL IT ‘BWANA’

The items concerning “The Ghost and the Darkness” in last Sunday’s Sneaks issue discreetly overlook the point that it’s technically a remake of “Bwana Devil” (1952), the first 3-D feature, with Michael Douglas as Robert Stack and Val Kilmer as Nigel Bruce.

Both films are based on the same historical incident--lions terrorizing East African railway workers--though the older film was reportedly shot in the northwest San Fernando Valley.

RICK MITCHELL

Los Angeles

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Are Michael Douglas fans eager to see the 52-year-old actor play a grizzled 19th century wild-game hunter in “The Ghost and the Darkness” (“Cutthroat Weekend,” by Patrick Goldstein, Sept. 29)? Yes, we are . . . and we’ll be eager to see him at 62--and at 72.

I also disagree that the action thriller will mainly appeal to a young male audience. I am a thirtysomething female who rarely sees action films, but I’ll definitely see this one.

DEANNA LANGELLIER

Thousand Oaks

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Thanks for the Sneaks. But what of “Crash,” by David Cronenberg? Last I heard, it was tagged with an NC-7 rating and scheduled to open this month.

KARIN L. BENSON

Laguna Beach

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It’s due in March, according to Fine Line Features.