In an alternate reality, Will (Winston Duke) carries the burden of choosing which among nine candidates has what it takes to be born into the world as a full-fledged human being. Nine Days follows these souls through a series of trials designed to determine who among them will receive the gift of life and personhood, and who must resign from existence once the nine days are complete. Editors Michael Taylor and Jeff Betancourt delve into the many screenings, cuts and reworks that went into shaping director Edson Oda’s film. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of your […]...
- 2/4/2020
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
In an alternate reality, Will (Winston Duke) carries the burden of choosing which among nine candidates has what it takes to be born into the world as a full-fledged human being. Nine Days follows these souls through a series of trials designed to determine who among them will receive the gift of life and personhood, and who must resign from existence once the nine days are complete. Editors Michael Taylor and Jeff Betancourt delve into the many screenings, cuts and reworks that went into shaping director Edson Oda’s film. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of your […]...
- 2/4/2020
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
What made Tobe Hooper's -- or Steven Spielberg's, depending on whom you ask -- Poltergeist so iconic was how it blended a mix of humor, heart and character with the same atmosphere and tension. It became the rare mainstream Hollywood thriller with just the right technical and creative talent to shine. In turn, Gil Kenan's 2015 remake is disappointing in how it's basically the opposite: cold, generic and entirely ho-hum. It's by no means the worst horror remake of late, but that it has the skills behind-and-in-front of the camera to exceed and only settles on mediocrity makes this re-imagining almost as degrading. Kenan's take follows the Bowen family, which includes the recently unemployed Eric (Sam Rockwell), his wife Amy (Rosemarie DeWitt) and their three children -- older daughter Kendra (Saxon Sharbino), son Griffin (Kyle Catlett) and youngest daughter Madison (Kennedi Clements) -- as they've just moved into a new suburban home.
- 5/22/2015
- by Will Ashton
- Rope of Silicon
Following the recent announcement of their full film lineup that includes Trainwreck, Get Hard, and Spy, South by Southwest has revealed their lineup of Midnight movies and short films to screen during the festival. Chief among them is the Sundance 2015 hit Turbo Kid (read our review here) and the Sundance ’15 winner of the Short Film Prize World of Tomorrow. SXSW runs from March 13-21. View the full Midnighters and Shorts lineup below via the SXSW website.
****
Midnighters
The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Spain)
Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Screenwriters: Hèctor Hernándes Vicens, Isaac P. Creus
Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked. Fascinated by her beauty, they decide to become the last people to have sex with her. Cast: Alba Ribas, Cristian Valencia, Bernat Saumell, Albert Carbó. (World Premiere)
Deathgasm (New Zealand)
Director/Screenwriter: Jason Lei Howden...
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Midnighters
The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Spain)
Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Screenwriters: Hèctor Hernándes Vicens, Isaac P. Creus
Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked. Fascinated by her beauty, they decide to become the last people to have sex with her. Cast: Alba Ribas, Cristian Valencia, Bernat Saumell, Albert Carbó. (World Premiere)
Deathgasm (New Zealand)
Director/Screenwriter: Jason Lei Howden...
- 2/10/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Continuing to make sure that October remains the scariest month of the year, the Spooky Movie International Horror Movie Festival returns for its ninth annual edition on Oct. 9-18 at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Opening Night: It’s a double slam bang on Oct. 9 with two exciting new entries in insanely popular horror franchises. First up is V/H/S Viral, where the gruesome series goes online with startling Internet videos directed by Todd Lincoln, Nacho Vigalondo and more. Then, that’s followed by The Dead 2: India, another tale of international zombie madness once again directed by Howard J. Ford and Jon Ford.
Closing Night: It’s retro massacre time on Oct. 18 when local horror legend Count Gore De Vol hosts a special screening of Wes Craven’s classic mutant thriller The Hills Have Eyes. This special screening will be presented just like Count...
Opening Night: It’s a double slam bang on Oct. 9 with two exciting new entries in insanely popular horror franchises. First up is V/H/S Viral, where the gruesome series goes online with startling Internet videos directed by Todd Lincoln, Nacho Vigalondo and more. Then, that’s followed by The Dead 2: India, another tale of international zombie madness once again directed by Howard J. Ford and Jon Ford.
Closing Night: It’s retro massacre time on Oct. 18 when local horror legend Count Gore De Vol hosts a special screening of Wes Craven’s classic mutant thriller The Hills Have Eyes. This special screening will be presented just like Count...
- 10/6/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
© 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural, Patrick (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force. The Apparition will be in theaters on August 24.
Enter to win Run Of Engagement (Hollywood Movie Money) certificates redeemable at any participating theater chain Except AMC. Good starting Aug. 24th through Sept. 20.
Official Rules:
1. Fill Out Your Full Name And E-mail Address Below. Real First Name Required.
2. Answer The Following Question: What’s your biggest fear?
Winners Will Be Chosen Through...
When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural, Patrick (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force. The Apparition will be in theaters on August 24.
Enter to win Run Of Engagement (Hollywood Movie Money) certificates redeemable at any participating theater chain Except AMC. Good starting Aug. 24th through Sept. 20.
Official Rules:
1. Fill Out Your Full Name And E-mail Address Below. Real First Name Required.
2. Answer The Following Question: What’s your biggest fear?
Winners Will Be Chosen Through...
- 8/14/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Who knew spectres could be so giving? Well okay, you're not winning a prize package from an actual apparition even though that would be incredibly cool. What we're talking about here is your choice to land yourself some cool swag from the film The Apparition!
With the August 24th release of Warner Brothers' The Apparition coming up on us fast, we figured there'd be no better way to celebrate than by giving away a prize pack full of all manner of goodies!
Directed by Todd Lincoln, the flick stars Ashley Greene (Twilight), Sebastian Stan (Black Swan, The Covenant), Luke Pasqualino, Julianna Guill (Friday the 13th, Altitude), and Tom Felton (Rise of the Apes, 13 Hrs, The Disappeared).
For more visit the official The Apparition website, "like" The Apparition on Facebook and follow The Apparition on Twitter (@wbpictures).
Okay, enough talking! On to the prizes! To win yourself some of the cool...
With the August 24th release of Warner Brothers' The Apparition coming up on us fast, we figured there'd be no better way to celebrate than by giving away a prize pack full of all manner of goodies!
Directed by Todd Lincoln, the flick stars Ashley Greene (Twilight), Sebastian Stan (Black Swan, The Covenant), Luke Pasqualino, Julianna Guill (Friday the 13th, Altitude), and Tom Felton (Rise of the Apes, 13 Hrs, The Disappeared).
For more visit the official The Apparition website, "like" The Apparition on Facebook and follow The Apparition on Twitter (@wbpictures).
Okay, enough talking! On to the prizes! To win yourself some of the cool...
- 8/13/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced both the rated and unrated editions of The Ruins, which stars Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, and Laura Ramsey. Each will carry an anamorphic widescreen transfer, and English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. DVD Active reports that no extra material will be included on the rated edition. The unrated DVD will include a commentary by Director Carter Smith and Editor Jeff Betancourt, 3 featurettes (Making The Ruins, Creeping Death, Building The Ruins), 5 additional scenes (Rain, Celebration, Going Over The Escape Plan, Alternate Ending, Original Theatrical Ending), and trailers. An unrated Blu-ray edition will also be available with identical features.
- 6/2/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
The moderately interesting directorial debut of Irene Turner -- a USC graduate, Orange County, Calif., native and co-producer of "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss" -- "The Girls' Room" sets out to compare and critique its two lead characters, college roommates who are polar opposites in most respects and headed for hard lessons about what it takes to be a young and smart woman in this complicated world.
A premiere at the Santa Barbara (Calif.) International Film Festival in March and unspooled locally Thursday in the American Cinematheque's Alternative Screen series at the Egyptian in Hollywood, "The Girls' Room" stars Soleil Moon Frye ("Punky Brewster"), in full goth-meltdown mode, and Cat Taber ("Beverly Hills 90210") as a WASP princess in need of a little anarchy. Unfortunately, the low-budget item is not distinctive or well-executed enough to go far beyond cult status and limited theatrical exposure.
In its raw-languaged approach to the college-dorm milieu, newcomer Amanda L. Beall's screenplay snaps and crackles and pricks, with neither lead character coming off as likable for most of the film. The film tries to reach audacious and challenging levels of bad-girl/good-girl dynamics, but it becomes repetitive and unengaging despite the efforts of the cast.
Set at a Southern college, the drama and darkish comedy springs from the jealousy and overall bad attitude of slutty underachiever Casey (Frye) and the superior attitude and looming marriage of Grace (Taber).
Saving herself for fiance and upright fraternity guy Charlie (Wil Wheaton), prissy Grace is an easy target for gloomy screw-up Casey, and the "good" girl decides to get revenge.
Ramifications of their unpleasant and tedious class warfare include Grace spending a lot of time with "nice" guy Joey (Gary Wolf), while sorority girl/shopper Paige (Michelle Brookhurst) and swinging Sweetie (Crystall Carmen) are loyal friends and coaches to the main combatants. Turner keeps the pace fairly brisk, but the intermittently convincing scenario lurches between slim fiction and tiresome sociological fable, with Grace and Casey barely surviving thesexual/emotional cross fire from all sides.
THE GIRLS' ROOM
Menemsha Entertainment
Director: Irene Turner
Screenwriter: Amanda L. Beall
Producers: Carol Ann Shine, Barclay DeVeau,
Irene Turner
Director of photography: Cort Fey
Production designer: Tijana Agic-Gaudio
Editors: Jeff Betancourt, Robert C. Winn
Costume designer: Julia Bartholomew
Music: Alan Ari Lazar
Casting: Ricki G. Maslar
Color/stereo
Cast:
Casey: Soleil Moon Frye
Charlie: Wil Wheaton
Grace: Cat Taber
Joey: Gary Wolf
Paige: Michelle Brookhurst
Sweetie: Crystall Carmen
Nana: Julianna McCarthy
Shepp: Jay Underwood
Running time -- 101 minutes
No MPAA rating...
A premiere at the Santa Barbara (Calif.) International Film Festival in March and unspooled locally Thursday in the American Cinematheque's Alternative Screen series at the Egyptian in Hollywood, "The Girls' Room" stars Soleil Moon Frye ("Punky Brewster"), in full goth-meltdown mode, and Cat Taber ("Beverly Hills 90210") as a WASP princess in need of a little anarchy. Unfortunately, the low-budget item is not distinctive or well-executed enough to go far beyond cult status and limited theatrical exposure.
In its raw-languaged approach to the college-dorm milieu, newcomer Amanda L. Beall's screenplay snaps and crackles and pricks, with neither lead character coming off as likable for most of the film. The film tries to reach audacious and challenging levels of bad-girl/good-girl dynamics, but it becomes repetitive and unengaging despite the efforts of the cast.
Set at a Southern college, the drama and darkish comedy springs from the jealousy and overall bad attitude of slutty underachiever Casey (Frye) and the superior attitude and looming marriage of Grace (Taber).
Saving herself for fiance and upright fraternity guy Charlie (Wil Wheaton), prissy Grace is an easy target for gloomy screw-up Casey, and the "good" girl decides to get revenge.
Ramifications of their unpleasant and tedious class warfare include Grace spending a lot of time with "nice" guy Joey (Gary Wolf), while sorority girl/shopper Paige (Michelle Brookhurst) and swinging Sweetie (Crystall Carmen) are loyal friends and coaches to the main combatants. Turner keeps the pace fairly brisk, but the intermittently convincing scenario lurches between slim fiction and tiresome sociological fable, with Grace and Casey barely surviving thesexual/emotional cross fire from all sides.
THE GIRLS' ROOM
Menemsha Entertainment
Director: Irene Turner
Screenwriter: Amanda L. Beall
Producers: Carol Ann Shine, Barclay DeVeau,
Irene Turner
Director of photography: Cort Fey
Production designer: Tijana Agic-Gaudio
Editors: Jeff Betancourt, Robert C. Winn
Costume designer: Julia Bartholomew
Music: Alan Ari Lazar
Casting: Ricki G. Maslar
Color/stereo
Cast:
Casey: Soleil Moon Frye
Charlie: Wil Wheaton
Grace: Cat Taber
Joey: Gary Wolf
Paige: Michelle Brookhurst
Sweetie: Crystall Carmen
Nana: Julianna McCarthy
Shepp: Jay Underwood
Running time -- 101 minutes
No MPAA rating...
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