Anyone who’s kept pace with “Revenge of the Remakes” here on Bloody Disgusting knows I’m a rather outspoken advocate for horror remakes. They’re inevitable, serve multiple purposes, and aren’t the poison to filmmaking culture some claim. That said? Matt Sobel’s American remake of Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s Goodnight Mommy exemplifies everything you hate to see from such filmmaking practices. The Americanization bug strikes again, not even a decade since the Austrian dread machine’s 2014 release.
What’s worse? Sobel and screenwriter Kyle Warren rightfully approach Goodnight Mommy with an alternate vision. Unfortunately, it’s born from lullaby-babied intentions and uttered words that drive horror audiences bonkers. As Sobel reveals in his director’s statement: “We saw the opportunity to do something quite common in theater but unusual in cinema: to adhere roughly to the original plot but reframe it in a way that...
What’s worse? Sobel and screenwriter Kyle Warren rightfully approach Goodnight Mommy with an alternate vision. Unfortunately, it’s born from lullaby-babied intentions and uttered words that drive horror audiences bonkers. As Sobel reveals in his director’s statement: “We saw the opportunity to do something quite common in theater but unusual in cinema: to adhere roughly to the original plot but reframe it in a way that...
- 9/27/2022
- by Matt Donato
- bloody-disgusting.com
Director Matt Sobel and screenwriter Kyle Warren take a different approach to the horror in their remake of 2014’s Goodnight Mommy, now available on Prime Video.
In this update, “twin brothers (Cameron Crovetti and Nicholas Crovetti) arrive at their mother’s (Naomi Watts) country home to discover her face covered in bandages—the result, she explains, of recent cosmetic surgery—they immediately sense that something doesn’t add up. She sets strange new house rules, smokes in her bathroom, and secretly rips up a drawing they gave her—things their loving mother would never do.
“As her behavior grows increasingly bizarre and erratic, a horrifying thought takes root in the boys’ minds: The sinking suspicion that the woman beneath the gauze, who’s making their food and sleeping in the next room, isn’t their mother at all.”
Bloody Disgusting chatted with Sobel about his update, where the filmmaker explained...
In this update, “twin brothers (Cameron Crovetti and Nicholas Crovetti) arrive at their mother’s (Naomi Watts) country home to discover her face covered in bandages—the result, she explains, of recent cosmetic surgery—they immediately sense that something doesn’t add up. She sets strange new house rules, smokes in her bathroom, and secretly rips up a drawing they gave her—things their loving mother would never do.
“As her behavior grows increasingly bizarre and erratic, a horrifying thought takes root in the boys’ minds: The sinking suspicion that the woman beneath the gauze, who’s making their food and sleeping in the next room, isn’t their mother at all.”
Bloody Disgusting chatted with Sobel about his update, where the filmmaker explained...
- 9/19/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
A remake of Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s 2014 horror movie Goodnight Mommy is on the way from Prime Video, but what about a big screen release for the new movie?
Bloody Disgusting has learned that Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will host advance screenings of Prime Video’s Goodnight Mommy, the new English-language reimagination of the 2014 Austrian thriller, at select locations on September 14. Available exclusively for members of Alamo Drafthouse Victory, the company’s free rewards program, tickets are on sale now for screenings in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, San Francisco, and Denver.
Additionally, a surprise guest from Goodnight Mommy will be in attendance for a special introduction at the Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan location.
Participating locations include…
New York City, NY / Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan Los Angeles, CA / Alamo Drafthouse Dtla Dallas, TX / Alamo Drafthouse Cedars Austin, TX / Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar San Francisco, CA / Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Denver,...
Bloody Disgusting has learned that Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will host advance screenings of Prime Video’s Goodnight Mommy, the new English-language reimagination of the 2014 Austrian thriller, at select locations on September 14. Available exclusively for members of Alamo Drafthouse Victory, the company’s free rewards program, tickets are on sale now for screenings in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, San Francisco, and Denver.
Additionally, a surprise guest from Goodnight Mommy will be in attendance for a special introduction at the Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan location.
Participating locations include…
New York City, NY / Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan Los Angeles, CA / Alamo Drafthouse Dtla Dallas, TX / Alamo Drafthouse Cedars Austin, TX / Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar San Francisco, CA / Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Denver,...
- 8/30/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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