Simon Brew Published Date Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 05:08
I think I can get behind this growing trend in Hollywood filmmaking to basically ignore sequels in a franchise that people don’t like. We’ve got talk, then, of a new Alien sequel that’ll scrub – or overlook – films three and four in that particular series. The X-Men franchise has rid itself of the story constraints of the likes of X-Men: The Last Stand, even to the point of taking a dig at the film (not wisely, as it turned out) in X-Men: Apocalypse.
And now the third Blair Witch film comes along, which may as well have Blair Witch 2 plastered on the poster, such is the non-existent shrift it gives to the staggeringly bad Blair Witch: Book Of Shadows.
Instead, this time we’re picking up the story from the original The Blair Witch Project, as James Allen McCune...
I think I can get behind this growing trend in Hollywood filmmaking to basically ignore sequels in a franchise that people don’t like. We’ve got talk, then, of a new Alien sequel that’ll scrub – or overlook – films three and four in that particular series. The X-Men franchise has rid itself of the story constraints of the likes of X-Men: The Last Stand, even to the point of taking a dig at the film (not wisely, as it turned out) in X-Men: Apocalypse.
And now the third Blair Witch film comes along, which may as well have Blair Witch 2 plastered on the poster, such is the non-existent shrift it gives to the staggeringly bad Blair Witch: Book Of Shadows.
Instead, this time we’re picking up the story from the original The Blair Witch Project, as James Allen McCune...
- 9/14/2016
- Den of Geek
It’s been more than 17 years since The Blair Witch Project arrived in theaters and changed the way Hollywood viewed horror, and filmmaking in general, for better or worse. Its low budget and hand-held camera style revolutionized the way studios would think — particularly after they saw their return on investment — in an effect felt all the way up to today. Equally ground-breaking in its successful and smartly marketed internet campaign, Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick’s feature was the sort of viral sensation simply not achievable in today’s saturated marketplace. After a quick sequel with none of the original’s imagination or creative freedom, 16 years later, enter director Adam Wingard’s Blair Witch. It’s a film that not only goes back to the basics, but seems to deliberately steal much of what made the original such a horrific treat.
The film tracks James Donahue (James Allen McCune), a...
The film tracks James Donahue (James Allen McCune), a...
- 9/13/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
A sequel to the excellent (but very dated) The Blair Witch Project might seem like a given in these days of franchises built on the backs of every successful film, but it has taken seventeen years for the sequel to come along. Luckily, Blair Witch looks every bit as scary as its predecessor. Based on the latest trailer and poster for the film, Blair Witch has a lot going for it.
Directed by Adam Wingard, Blair Witch sounds like a pretty standard sequel story, as a group of college students ventures back into the Black Hills Forest to uncover what happened to the original group of kids from the first film. Among them is James Donahue (James Allen McCune), the brother of Heather, one of the original characters to face that nasty witch. All mayhem breaks loose, as we knew it would, and the team faces yet another found-footage horror story.
Directed by Adam Wingard, Blair Witch sounds like a pretty standard sequel story, as a group of college students ventures back into the Black Hills Forest to uncover what happened to the original group of kids from the first film. Among them is James Donahue (James Allen McCune), the brother of Heather, one of the original characters to face that nasty witch. All mayhem breaks loose, as we knew it would, and the team faces yet another found-footage horror story.
- 8/25/2016
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
For the past year Lionsgate made a direct sequel to The Blair Witch Project in complete secrecy. It’s called Blair Witch and it’s coming out very soon. “A group of college students ventures into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of James Donahue’s sister, Heather, who many believe is […]
Read Don’t Stop Running in the Debut Trailer for Blair Witch on Filmonic.
Read Don’t Stop Running in the Debut Trailer for Blair Witch on Filmonic.
- 7/27/2016
- by Alex
- Filmonic.com
It's a good day for funny people, especially if your name is Tina Fey or Seth MacFarlane.
Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.
MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.
Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as...
Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.
MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.
Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as...
- 7/16/2009
- CinemaSpy
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