Welcome, digital daredevils and web wanderers, to a spooky safari through the shadowy realms of the internet where technology doesn’t just connect us—it wants to destroy us. Prepare to dive deep into a world where your next online friend request could be your last, and that seemingly innocent video call might just drag you into an abyss of digital despair. We’re about to embark on a virtual voyage through the best technology horror movies that the dark web* has to offer. (*Or just your local streaming service)
Forget haunted houses and foggy graveyards; the real scares are lurking in your inbox and hiding behind your screen. These internet horror movies prove that the most terrifying monsters are not the ones under the bed but the ones inside our machines. Whether it’s creepy social media horror movies that make you question the person on the other side of the screen,...
Forget haunted houses and foggy graveyards; the real scares are lurking in your inbox and hiding behind your screen. These internet horror movies prove that the most terrifying monsters are not the ones under the bed but the ones inside our machines. Whether it’s creepy social media horror movies that make you question the person on the other side of the screen,...
- 3/2/2024
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Trevante Rhodes is an American actor who has gained recognition for his exceptional talent and performances in both film and television. His journey to success has been remarkable, starting from his early days as a sprinter to becoming an award-winning actor.
Early Life
Trevante Nemour Rhodes was born on February 10, 1990, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. He grew up in a supportive family, with his parents, Demour Dangelo and Jessi Rhodes, always encouraging his dreams. When he was ten years old, the family relocated to Little Elm, Texas, where Rhodes would embark on his athletic and acting journey.
Rhodes attended Little Elm High School, where he excelled in both football and track and field. As a running back in football, he showcased his agility and speed, while in track and field, he specialized in sprinting events like the 100 and 200 meters. Rhodes earned four letters in both sports and even competed in the 2007 Uil Track and Field Championships,...
Early Life
Trevante Nemour Rhodes was born on February 10, 1990, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. He grew up in a supportive family, with his parents, Demour Dangelo and Jessi Rhodes, always encouraging his dreams. When he was ten years old, the family relocated to Little Elm, Texas, where Rhodes would embark on his athletic and acting journey.
Rhodes attended Little Elm High School, where he excelled in both football and track and field. As a running back in football, he showcased his agility and speed, while in track and field, he specialized in sprinting events like the 100 and 200 meters. Rhodes earned four letters in both sports and even competed in the 2007 Uil Track and Field Championships,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Penelope H. Fritz
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Elijah Wood may be having a bit of a moment with "Yellowjackets," but it's far from his only headline-grabbing role. Wood has been steadily working on our screens since the late 1980s, with a varied career that includes acting in TV and movies, doing voice work, producing and writing, and more.
While Wood definitely has become a permanent fixture in pop culture thanks to his role in "The Lord of the Rings," his career is much more eclectic and varied than just the blockbusters. He's the kind of actor who seems to delight in taking unusual and creative projects, with roles ranging from outright comedy and family-friendly hits to thrillers, dark dramas, and everything in between. Let's take a look back at some of his big-screen highlights over the years.
Elijah Wood Movies 1. "Back to the Future Part II"
Did you know that Wood's very first on-screen credit was in...
While Wood definitely has become a permanent fixture in pop culture thanks to his role in "The Lord of the Rings," his career is much more eclectic and varied than just the blockbusters. He's the kind of actor who seems to delight in taking unusual and creative projects, with roles ranging from outright comedy and family-friendly hits to thrillers, dark dramas, and everything in between. Let's take a look back at some of his big-screen highlights over the years.
Elijah Wood Movies 1. "Back to the Future Part II"
Did you know that Wood's very first on-screen credit was in...
- 4/18/2023
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
Two Basque movies screen in San Sebastian main competition, multiple others, from ever more notable and noted filmmakers, play other sections or grace Basque showcase Zinemira. A drilldown:
“Blue Files” (“Karpeta Urdinak”, Ander Iriarte, Spain-France)
Iriarte directs a doc investigating his father’s potential torture while in police custody. The investigations take the doc deeper into findings from Basque’s “Research project on torture and ill-treatment in the Basque Country between 1960-2014.” Produced by Gastibeltza, Filmak, and Iriarte’s own Mirokutana.
“Bi Arnas,” (Jon Mikel Fernandez Elorz, Spain)
A debut documentary from Basque journalist and teacher Elorz. Bi Arnas, meaning “two breaths,” features mother Maria Nieves Diaz and her daughter, Iratxe Sorzabal, who was a former head of Eta. It explores the alleged use of torture of Sorzabal by Spanish Police while in custody.
“Black is Beltza II: Ainhoa,” (Fermin Muguruza)
The sequel to Muguruza’s 2018 animated feature, following Ainhoa,...
“Blue Files” (“Karpeta Urdinak”, Ander Iriarte, Spain-France)
Iriarte directs a doc investigating his father’s potential torture while in police custody. The investigations take the doc deeper into findings from Basque’s “Research project on torture and ill-treatment in the Basque Country between 1960-2014.” Produced by Gastibeltza, Filmak, and Iriarte’s own Mirokutana.
“Bi Arnas,” (Jon Mikel Fernandez Elorz, Spain)
A debut documentary from Basque journalist and teacher Elorz. Bi Arnas, meaning “two breaths,” features mother Maria Nieves Diaz and her daughter, Iratxe Sorzabal, who was a former head of Eta. It explores the alleged use of torture of Sorzabal by Spanish Police while in custody.
“Black is Beltza II: Ainhoa,” (Fermin Muguruza)
The sequel to Muguruza’s 2018 animated feature, following Ainhoa,...
- 9/20/2022
- by Callum McLennan and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
“El agua,” (Elena López Riera)
A Directors’ Fortnight title, the feature debut of Locarno winning López Riera (“Los Que Desean”), a fantasy-laced village-set critique of gender violence. S.A. Elle Driver
“Alcarràs,” (Carla Simón)
The 2022 Berlin Golden Bear winner, Simón’s follow-up to “Summer 1993” and the flagship title for Catalonia and Spain’s newest filmmaking generation. S.A. MK2 Films
“Amazing Elisa,” (Sádrac González-Perellón)
The next from 2017 BiFan Grand Jury Prize winner González-Perellón (“Black Hollow Cage”), once more mixing fantasy and family dynamics as Elisa, 12, plans revenge after her mother’s tragic death. S.A. Filmax
“The Beasts,” (Rodrigo Sorogoyen)
One of 2022’s most awaited Spanish titles, playing Cannes Premiere, a Galicia-set thriller from Oscar-nominee Sorogoyen (“Mother”), produced by Arcadia, Caballo Films and Le Pacte. S.A. Latido Films
“The Communion Girl,” (Víctor García)
A revenge thriller involving an urban legend about a girl in a communion dress. S.
A Directors’ Fortnight title, the feature debut of Locarno winning López Riera (“Los Que Desean”), a fantasy-laced village-set critique of gender violence. S.A. Elle Driver
“Alcarràs,” (Carla Simón)
The 2022 Berlin Golden Bear winner, Simón’s follow-up to “Summer 1993” and the flagship title for Catalonia and Spain’s newest filmmaking generation. S.A. MK2 Films
“Amazing Elisa,” (Sádrac González-Perellón)
The next from 2017 BiFan Grand Jury Prize winner González-Perellón (“Black Hollow Cage”), once more mixing fantasy and family dynamics as Elisa, 12, plans revenge after her mother’s tragic death. S.A. Filmax
“The Beasts,” (Rodrigo Sorogoyen)
One of 2022’s most awaited Spanish titles, playing Cannes Premiere, a Galicia-set thriller from Oscar-nominee Sorogoyen (“Mother”), produced by Arcadia, Caballo Films and Le Pacte. S.A. Latido Films
“The Communion Girl,” (Víctor García)
A revenge thriller involving an urban legend about a girl in a communion dress. S.
- 5/19/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The Málaga Festival has never been bigger. To help navigate it, as well as Spain’s burgeoning production output, here’s a breakdown of its main section titles.
2022 Malaga Festival Lineup:
Main Competition
“Emperor Code,”
The Malaga Fest opener, a noirish crime thriller with special services operative Luis Tosar moonlighting for the elite, here trying to dig up the dirt on a young politico. Segueing rapidly to Netflix after an A Contracorriente release in Spain.
“A Mae,”
The latest from the prolific Brazilian narrative and doc director, maker of euthanasia-themed “Antes do fim,” and 2015’s “Hunger.” In it, a humble street vendor mother searches desperately for her missing son, claiming the right to at least bury his body.
“Almost in Love,”
A father-daughter relationship drama from notable Argentine auteur Brzezicki (“Noche”), backed by top-notch Latin American outfits – Argentina’s Ruda Films, Brazil’s Rt Features, Chile’s Quijote- plus Spain’s Vertigo Films,...
2022 Malaga Festival Lineup:
Main Competition
“Emperor Code,”
The Malaga Fest opener, a noirish crime thriller with special services operative Luis Tosar moonlighting for the elite, here trying to dig up the dirt on a young politico. Segueing rapidly to Netflix after an A Contracorriente release in Spain.
“A Mae,”
The latest from the prolific Brazilian narrative and doc director, maker of euthanasia-themed “Antes do fim,” and 2015’s “Hunger.” In it, a humble street vendor mother searches desperately for her missing son, claiming the right to at least bury his body.
“Almost in Love,”
A father-daughter relationship drama from notable Argentine auteur Brzezicki (“Noche”), backed by top-notch Latin American outfits – Argentina’s Ruda Films, Brazil’s Rt Features, Chile’s Quijote- plus Spain’s Vertigo Films,...
- 3/21/2022
- by John Hopewell and Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Trans-Atlantic Spanish-language production powerhouse El Estudio and Mexico’s Morbido Group have joined forces in the largest genre, horror and fantasy production initiative in the Spanish-speaking world.
Feature films, series, remakes and reboots of classic IP and even unscripted programming are all part of the plan going forward for El Estudio and Morbido. Already, the companies have one series, three films and a talk show in development which they will announce in the coming months.
Production is hardly the endgame for the two companies, however, as they will look to change the genre industry on a fundamental level. Other initiatives include consolidating theatrical distribution circuits across South and Central America, supporting industry acceleration hubs, producing local events in major Latin American countries, talent management, a comic book/graphic novel division and expanding the Morbido brand into Spain and the U.S.
Pablo Guisa’s Morbido Group, based in Mexico City,...
Feature films, series, remakes and reboots of classic IP and even unscripted programming are all part of the plan going forward for El Estudio and Morbido. Already, the companies have one series, three films and a talk show in development which they will announce in the coming months.
Production is hardly the endgame for the two companies, however, as they will look to change the genre industry on a fundamental level. Other initiatives include consolidating theatrical distribution circuits across South and Central America, supporting industry acceleration hubs, producing local events in major Latin American countries, talent management, a comic book/graphic novel division and expanding the Morbido brand into Spain and the U.S.
Pablo Guisa’s Morbido Group, based in Mexico City,...
- 2/27/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
KollywoodThe film will be produced by Director Balaji Mohan's new production house Open Window and Y Not Studios.Digital NativeDirector Balaji Mohan of Maari fame who recently helmed the sequel has turned producer and announced his production house - Open Window. Their first project would be helmed by debutant director Madonne Ashwin and the film has been titled Mandela. This film will have Yogi Babu playing the lead role. Balaji Mohan took it to twitter announcing the project," Here’s the Title Poster of our First Feature Film Production #Mandela!An @OpenWindowOffl Production! So Happy to collaborate with @StudiosYNot @RelianceEnt & @Wishberry_in @sash041075 @chakdyn Written & Directed by Debutant @madonneashwin Starring @iYogiBabu & others!" #Mandela goes on floors today ! Written & Directed by @madonneashwin Starring @iYogiBabu & others. An @OpenWindowOffl Production.@sash041075 @RelianceEnt @Wishberry_in@chakdyn@vidhu_ayyanna @bharathsankar12 @philoedit pic.twitter.com/JTT9W5F8fQ — Balaji Mohan (@directormbalaji) July 24, 2019 Here’s...
- 7/24/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
Cannes — Hong Kong’s Star Alliance Movies has pounced on all rights to China on “Blast,” a race against the clock thriller that marks the first full production from Wide, Loic Magneron’s Paris-based sales-production-distribution company.
The deal, made against a background of slowing sales to China, represents the first pre-sale on “Blast,” which is now in post-production.
Billed as an “electrifying thriller” “with an amazing cast and credits” – the film is lensed, for instance, by Luc Besson cinematographer Thierry Arbogast -“Blast” turns on a young mother, Sonia, a bomb disposal expert just back from a mission in the Ukraine, trapped in her car with son and the daughter of her boyfriend Fred, who is left outside, powerless to deal with the situation. Colleagues Igor and Camille, hurry to the scene. With Sonia and Fred have 30 minutes to diffuse the bomb and work out who could behind the attack.
The deal, made against a background of slowing sales to China, represents the first pre-sale on “Blast,” which is now in post-production.
Billed as an “electrifying thriller” “with an amazing cast and credits” – the film is lensed, for instance, by Luc Besson cinematographer Thierry Arbogast -“Blast” turns on a young mother, Sonia, a bomb disposal expert just back from a mission in the Ukraine, trapped in her car with son and the daughter of her boyfriend Fred, who is left outside, powerless to deal with the situation. Colleagues Igor and Camille, hurry to the scene. With Sonia and Fred have 30 minutes to diffuse the bomb and work out who could behind the attack.
- 5/20/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Elijah Wood’s acting career has undergone a curious evolution in the years since the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy brought him to prominence. In tandem with the launch of production company SpectreVision, Wood has embraced his genre sensibilities with a range of horror, fantasy, and thriller projects made well beyond the studio arena.
The latest example, “Come to Daddy,” is the paragon of Wood’s sensibilities: The directorial debut of longtime genre producer Ant Timpson is the eerie look at a young man visiting his estranged father at a remote countryside home, where he discovers his hard-drinking pop might not be telling the full truth. From there, “Come to Daddy” careens into a bloody, slapstick thrill ride, equal parts “Evil Dead” and early Peter Jackson.
Wood met Timpson years ago on the genre festival circuit, and the pair worked together as co-producers on the wacky Sundance midnight sensation “The Greasy Strangler.
The latest example, “Come to Daddy,” is the paragon of Wood’s sensibilities: The directorial debut of longtime genre producer Ant Timpson is the eerie look at a young man visiting his estranged father at a remote countryside home, where he discovers his hard-drinking pop might not be telling the full truth. From there, “Come to Daddy” careens into a bloody, slapstick thrill ride, equal parts “Evil Dead” and early Peter Jackson.
Wood met Timpson years ago on the genre festival circuit, and the pair worked together as co-producers on the wacky Sundance midnight sensation “The Greasy Strangler.
- 4/24/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
A Room with a Coconut ViewThe so-called ‘desktop movie,’ a film visually told predominantly or entirely through the setup of a computer screen, has had a couple of high-profile examples over the last few years. Among these are Nacho Vigalondo’s Open Windows (2014), Patrick Cederberg and Walter Woodman’s short Noah (2013), and, most notably in terms of mainstream success, Levan Gabriadze’s Unfriended (2014). 2018 would seem to be a major year for the genre, if you can call it a genre just yet, with the wide release of sequel Unfriended: Dark Web, Timur Bekmambetov’s Profile playing festivals, and now the release, through Sony, of Aneesh Chaganty’s Searching. It is worth noting that Bekmambetov also produced the two of those 2018 titles he didn’t direct, so there’s at least one benefactor devoted to making the form catch on. With the exception of something like Kevin B. Lee’s essay...
- 8/15/2018
- MUBI
Tapping into how technology has invaded nearly every facet of our lives, Aneesh Chaganty’s Searching (which was previously known as Search) is an incredible piece of filmmaking and a stunning feature-length debut from an up-and-coming director who has crafted one of the most innovative and uniquely gripping thrillers to come out in some time. While his approach may be reminiscent of recent films like Unfriended, The Den, or even Open Windows, Searching confidently blazes its own path, perfectly blending tension and tech, and giving us a story with a real emotional core at its center, which hit me harder than I was expecting. Simply put, Searching is a truly exemplary effort from everyone involved.
Told through the use of laptops, iPhones, and other portable electronic devices, Searching first introduces us to the Kim family through a montage of visuals, including home videos, pictures, texts, and emails. Through these images,...
Told through the use of laptops, iPhones, and other portable electronic devices, Searching first introduces us to the Kim family through a montage of visuals, including home videos, pictures, texts, and emails. Through these images,...
- 8/1/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman and Colossal director Nacho Vigalondo will team to adapt time travel comic Comeback...
In extremely exciting news for film and comic book geeks alike, multimedia maestro Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) will soon join filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo, director of such projects as Timecrimes and Colossal, to adapt Ed Brisson’s time-bending Image Comics title, Comeback.
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With Sony Pictures holding the rights to Comeback, THR reports that Kirkman, a perennial presence for Image Comics, will join the film adaptation as a producer, via his Skybound Entertainment banner, with Nacho Vigalondo tapped as the primary visionary to write and direct.
The story of Image’s Comeback comic centres on a duo of time agents, named Seth and Mark, who work for a company, called Reconnect, that will – for an exorbitant cost – go back...
The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman and Colossal director Nacho Vigalondo will team to adapt time travel comic Comeback...
In extremely exciting news for film and comic book geeks alike, multimedia maestro Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) will soon join filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo, director of such projects as Timecrimes and Colossal, to adapt Ed Brisson’s time-bending Image Comics title, Comeback.
See related 26 new TV shows to watch in 2017
With Sony Pictures holding the rights to Comeback, THR reports that Kirkman, a perennial presence for Image Comics, will join the film adaptation as a producer, via his Skybound Entertainment banner, with Nacho Vigalondo tapped as the primary visionary to write and direct.
The story of Image’s Comeback comic centres on a duo of time agents, named Seth and Mark, who work for a company, called Reconnect, that will – for an exorbitant cost – go back...
- 11/9/2017
- Den of Geek
I’ve had pets in my life since I was a kid – a yellow Lab named Domino, Rocket the Irish setter, a boxer named Killer and several cats – Buddy, Cuz, Dude and Tux. I even owned hamsters, which were named after characters from the Days of Our Lives soap opera.
Today, my wife, Amy, and I have two dogs who bring so much personality into our house – Gus, an Irish setter, and Junebug, a Pomeranian. As true members of our family, we take them with us whenever we can and they love it. In fact, they would not have it any other way!
Today, my wife, Amy, and I have two dogs who bring so much personality into our house – Gus, an Irish setter, and Junebug, a Pomeranian. As true members of our family, we take them with us whenever we can and they love it. In fact, they would not have it any other way!
- 9/20/2017
- by Kelli Bender and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- PEOPLE.com
As scary as a cabin in the woods can be, one of the most disturbing backdrops for a film can be the college culture, where horrors that are all too real sometimes take place. Such is the case in Natalie Leite’s M.F.A., which made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival (read Heather's review here) and has now been acquired for Us distribution by Dark Sky Films.
Press Release: New York, NY (June 8, 2017) - Mpi Media Group announced today that it has acquired all rights in the U.S. to M.F.A., a critically acclaimed powerful thriller starring Francesca Eastwood in a stand out role. The film, from female director and female screenwriter, takes on the searing current issue of sexual violence on campus. M.F.A will be released domestically this fall under the company's Dark Sky Films banner.
The distribution agreement was negotiated by Nicola Goelzhaeuser, Mpi's...
Press Release: New York, NY (June 8, 2017) - Mpi Media Group announced today that it has acquired all rights in the U.S. to M.F.A., a critically acclaimed powerful thriller starring Francesca Eastwood in a stand out role. The film, from female director and female screenwriter, takes on the searing current issue of sexual violence on campus. M.F.A will be released domestically this fall under the company's Dark Sky Films banner.
The distribution agreement was negotiated by Nicola Goelzhaeuser, Mpi's...
- 6/8/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Bitch has been acquired by Mpi Media Group and Dark Sky Films, with a Us release planned for later this year.
Press Release: New York (May 9, 2017) - Mpi Media Group announced today that it has acquired multi-territory rights to Bitch, a dark and unsettling dramedy from writer-director Marianna Palka, who also stars alongside Jason Ritter. The film, which premiered to critical raves at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, is one of the boldest in the growing body of work by new female directors. Mpi Media Group will be handling international territory sales of the film in Cannes and will release Bitch domestically under the company's Dark Sky Films banner later this year.
The distribution agreement was negotiated by Nicola Goelzhaeuser, VP of Digital and International Sales at Mpi along with Giles Edwards, Mpi's Head of Acquisitions and Development, Mpi Europe and
Peter Van Steemburg...
Press Release: New York (May 9, 2017) - Mpi Media Group announced today that it has acquired multi-territory rights to Bitch, a dark and unsettling dramedy from writer-director Marianna Palka, who also stars alongside Jason Ritter. The film, which premiered to critical raves at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, is one of the boldest in the growing body of work by new female directors. Mpi Media Group will be handling international territory sales of the film in Cannes and will release Bitch domestically under the company's Dark Sky Films banner later this year.
The distribution agreement was negotiated by Nicola Goelzhaeuser, VP of Digital and International Sales at Mpi along with Giles Edwards, Mpi's Head of Acquisitions and Development, Mpi Europe and
Peter Van Steemburg...
- 5/9/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
MaryAnn’s quick take… Wonderfully strange and weird and funny and dark and bitter. A deliciously geek-flavored metaphor for how damaged people heedlessly spread around their damage. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for movies about women; I’m a huge geek
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I often worry that being a critic has made me jaded, that seeing more movies than is probably healthy for any one person to see has soured my love of movies. But then along comes a film like Colossal to remind me that that is not the case. A film like Colossal tells me that the problem is not me, and the problem is not seeing too many movies. The problem is that too many movies are too similar to too many other movies, and that too many filmmakers are too...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I often worry that being a critic has made me jaded, that seeing more movies than is probably healthy for any one person to see has soured my love of movies. But then along comes a film like Colossal to remind me that that is not the case. A film like Colossal tells me that the problem is not me, and the problem is not seeing too many movies. The problem is that too many movies are too similar to too many other movies, and that too many filmmakers are too...
- 5/3/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Box OfficeNot everyone needs to jump into a blockbuster.
You could say that Free Fire is a box office flop, but I wouldn’t. The first Ben Wheatley movie to hit American suburbs in its opening weekend is an achievement of exposure in spite of what it actually grossed. Sure, its estimated $1m debut is only a third of what Variety claimed it was on track to make, and for a movie reportedly budgeted somewhere between $7m and $10m, that’s a low start. Its per-screen average is not even in the four digits. But, hey, it’s Wheatley’s biggest opening yet, and that’s the right track.
At a time when many decent smalltime filmmakers are being snatched up for ginormous projects immediately after receiving some indie-sized acclaim, it’s great to see guys like Wheatley and Nacho Vigalondo take gradual steps upward. Vigalondo’s latest, the $15m-budgeted monster movie Colossal has also grossed just...
You could say that Free Fire is a box office flop, but I wouldn’t. The first Ben Wheatley movie to hit American suburbs in its opening weekend is an achievement of exposure in spite of what it actually grossed. Sure, its estimated $1m debut is only a third of what Variety claimed it was on track to make, and for a movie reportedly budgeted somewhere between $7m and $10m, that’s a low start. Its per-screen average is not even in the four digits. But, hey, it’s Wheatley’s biggest opening yet, and that’s the right track.
At a time when many decent smalltime filmmakers are being snatched up for ginormous projects immediately after receiving some indie-sized acclaim, it’s great to see guys like Wheatley and Nacho Vigalondo take gradual steps upward. Vigalondo’s latest, the $15m-budgeted monster movie Colossal has also grossed just...
- 4/24/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Writer-director Nacho Vigalondo knows his way around a genre-bending storyline -- movies like Timecrimes and Open Windows had plenty of straightforward sci-fi action but also layered in hidden agendas and plot points you didn't see coming. Vigalondo's latest (and biggest-budget) sci-fi action comedy, Colossal, promises more of the same. In it, Anne Hathaway plays an unemployed party girl with man troubles who discovers that somehow she controls the actions of a giant monster that...
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- 4/14/2017
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo is no stranger to readers of these pages. His previous features Timecrimes, Extraterrestrial and Open Windows have held sway over many in the genre film community. In many ways, however, Colossal is his most accomplished and, in turn, most mainstream film yet, brilliantly using an A-grade cast to tell a twist on a B-movie plot. It’s mature silliness, a dark and complex rumination on what lies at the heart of certain tropes. And it’s also a hell of a lot of fun. So while some may want to bemoan their favourite underground director inching towards the mainstream, have no fear. This is no by-the-numbers flick, but rather one that manages to surprise and entertain in equal measure. Knowing little about the narrative is certainly...
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- 4/5/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Part monster movie, part romantic comedy, part feminist manifesto: Nacho Vigalondo’s “Colossal” is a lot of things. But Anne Hathaway’s first impression of it was much simpler than that.
“I think the exact email I got from my agent was, ‘This might be too weird, but it might be the right weird,'” the actress recently told IndieWire when asked about her first introduction to the project. “I read it and it felt like it the right weird.”
An innovative blend of high concept sci-fi and romcom tropes, “Colossal” gives “Kong: Skull Island” a run for its money as the disaster movie of the year, which is why it’s somewhat of a shock to consider that it almost didn’t get made at all. Vigalondo first gained exposure among genre fans for his labyrinthine time-travel comedy “Timecrimes,” but it has taken years for him to make a more widely-accessible crowdpleaser.
“I think the exact email I got from my agent was, ‘This might be too weird, but it might be the right weird,'” the actress recently told IndieWire when asked about her first introduction to the project. “I read it and it felt like it the right weird.”
An innovative blend of high concept sci-fi and romcom tropes, “Colossal” gives “Kong: Skull Island” a run for its money as the disaster movie of the year, which is why it’s somewhat of a shock to consider that it almost didn’t get made at all. Vigalondo first gained exposure among genre fans for his labyrinthine time-travel comedy “Timecrimes,” but it has taken years for him to make a more widely-accessible crowdpleaser.
- 4/5/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Director Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal is as eagerly anticipated as it is bonkers, telling the tale of a heartbroken young woman who returns to her home town to discover she’s inadvertently controlling a gigantic kaiju monster that’s busy destroying Seoul. This kind of thing is par for the course for Vigalondo, who’s previously put out the trippy mystery Timecrimes and suspense-thriller Open Windows. His is a star on the ascent, then, but what would be his dream project? Why, an Alien sequel, of course!
Screen Rant interviewed Vigalondo at SXSW about his cinematic ambitions, and he revealed a couple of nuggets of info. First is a discussion of his adaptation of Supercrooks, a comic he co-wrote with Kick-Ass author Mark Millar. It’s a heist story with a twist – it’s being pulled off by a gang of supervillains. The comic has received rave reviews thus far...
Screen Rant interviewed Vigalondo at SXSW about his cinematic ambitions, and he revealed a couple of nuggets of info. First is a discussion of his adaptation of Supercrooks, a comic he co-wrote with Kick-Ass author Mark Millar. It’s a heist story with a twist – it’s being pulled off by a gang of supervillains. The comic has received rave reviews thus far...
- 3/28/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
We’re getting increasingly excited for the April 7 release of Nacho Vigalondo’s new movie Colossal, which stars Anne Hathaway as an alcoholic who finds that she can control a giant, rampaging kaiju with her mind. (You can read our Fantastic Fest write-up the film right here.) Now, Vigalondo—whose past credits include experimental weirdness like Timecrimes and Open Windows—has some tips for all the drinkers out there whose inebriation doesn’t give them city-smashing powers.
The advice itself is pretty basic—essentially, don’t flirt with people while you’re drinking, because it’ll never end well—but the fun comes from Vigalondo’s joking annoyance with the whole premise. “I don’t see Christopher Nolan making these things in order to promote Interstellar,” he grouses, before drowning his sorrows in an entire pitcher of Bloody Marys. (The moral of the story, apparently, being write what you ...
The advice itself is pretty basic—essentially, don’t flirt with people while you’re drinking, because it’ll never end well—but the fun comes from Vigalondo’s joking annoyance with the whole premise. “I don’t see Christopher Nolan making these things in order to promote Interstellar,” he grouses, before drowning his sorrows in an entire pitcher of Bloody Marys. (The moral of the story, apparently, being write what you ...
- 3/18/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
Author: Jon Lyus
We are huge fans of director Nacho Vigalondo here on HeyUGuys. Timecrimes is an undisputed classic. Extraterrestrial and Open Windows were neat takes on the sci-fi and horror genres respectively. Now with Colossal the director is taking on the monster movie genre with a typically unique vision.
Anne Hathaway plays a woman lost in a drunken downward spiral following a relationship break up. She returns to her home town and falls back into old, very bad, habits. She wakes one morning hungover to see news reports of a huge monster attacking the city of Seoul, and finds something even more strange is happening. As you’ll see from the trailer below…
It’s a neat subversion of the city-destroying monster trope we’ve grown so accustomed to. It’s no coincidence that this film makes its way to the big screen just as Warner Bros. and Legendary...
We are huge fans of director Nacho Vigalondo here on HeyUGuys. Timecrimes is an undisputed classic. Extraterrestrial and Open Windows were neat takes on the sci-fi and horror genres respectively. Now with Colossal the director is taking on the monster movie genre with a typically unique vision.
Anne Hathaway plays a woman lost in a drunken downward spiral following a relationship break up. She returns to her home town and falls back into old, very bad, habits. She wakes one morning hungover to see news reports of a huge monster attacking the city of Seoul, and finds something even more strange is happening. As you’ll see from the trailer below…
It’s a neat subversion of the city-destroying monster trope we’ve grown so accustomed to. It’s no coincidence that this film makes its way to the big screen just as Warner Bros. and Legendary...
- 3/2/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Anne Hathaway has remained relatively low-key in the years since winning her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, turning up in “The Intern” and “Interstellar” but hardly moving the needle forward for her career. That’s all about to change this spring thanks to Nacho Vigalondo’s “Colossal,” a surprising and inventive twist on the monster movie that finds Hathaway taking full control of what has to be the strangest role of her career to date.
Read More: ‘Colossal’ Review: Anne Hathaway Is a Killer Kaiju In Nacho Vigalondo’s Hilarious Monster Movie
“Colossal” stars Hathaway as an alcoholic named Gloria who discovers her movements in a playground control a giant monster terrorizing South Korea. The film co-stars Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson, but it’s really a star vehicle for Hathaway to surprise viewers in a way she never has before.
It should also kick...
Read More: ‘Colossal’ Review: Anne Hathaway Is a Killer Kaiju In Nacho Vigalondo’s Hilarious Monster Movie
“Colossal” stars Hathaway as an alcoholic named Gloria who discovers her movements in a playground control a giant monster terrorizing South Korea. The film co-stars Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson, but it’s really a star vehicle for Hathaway to surprise viewers in a way she never has before.
It should also kick...
- 2/16/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
This spring, Warner Bros. will bring cinema’s most famous ape back to the big screen in “Kong: Skull Island.” And following on the heels of movies like “Godzilla” and “Pacific Rim,” it seems we’re living in a new era of monster mayhem at the multiplex. But there is nothing quite like “Colossal.”
The latest from director Nacho Vigalondo (“Timecrimes,” “Extraterrestrial,” “Open Windows“) sees Anne Hathaway playing a woman at the lowest point in her life, only to discover she has a strange connection to monstrous happenings occurring on the other side of the world.
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The latest from director Nacho Vigalondo (“Timecrimes,” “Extraterrestrial,” “Open Windows“) sees Anne Hathaway playing a woman at the lowest point in her life, only to discover she has a strange connection to monstrous happenings occurring on the other side of the world.
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- 2/16/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
As the world of indie films continues to grow, we enter a realm where a given year might see the same actors in biggest efforts of the year and the craziest… the zaniest… the goofiest. With a writer/director you don’t know, Nacho Vigalondo (Open Windows), a relatively tiny budget, and a story that is so bonkers that you’ll think the whole project is made up if given the synopsis, Colossal nevertheless has Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, and Tim Blake Nelson on board.
Gloria (Hathaway) is currently unemployed and her boyfriend kicks her out of her apartment, which forces her to leave New York and move back to her hometown. This happens just as a giant monster shows up to start destroying Seoul, South Korea. Two events couldn’t be less related, right?
But, as time goes on (and you’ll get this in the trailer...
Gloria (Hathaway) is currently unemployed and her boyfriend kicks her out of her apartment, which forces her to leave New York and move back to her hometown. This happens just as a giant monster shows up to start destroying Seoul, South Korea. Two events couldn’t be less related, right?
But, as time goes on (and you’ll get this in the trailer...
- 1/23/2017
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
One of the more weirder entries at last year’s Fantasticfest, Nacho Vigalando’s (Timecrimes, Open Windows) Colossal came out of the festival with a ton of praise for it’s darkly funny tale of the boozy Gloria (Anne Hathaway), whose life is falling apart before her very eyes, and the giant Kaiju she seems to control half a world away. Our first look at the movie has finally come our way, and short and sweet may it be, I have a feeling this could be one of my favourite movies of 2017. This seems weird to type, but this may be the most grounded giant monster movie you will ever see. Using the Kaiju as a metaphor for Gloria’s alcoholism, it promises to say some very interesting things on the matter, and while the tone may be very goofy and lightweight, something tells me there is more to Colossal than meets the eye.
- 1/20/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
In Nacho Vigalondo's latest, Colossal, Anne Hathaway discovers that catastrophic events across the world caused by a giant rampaging monster are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering. I have been a massive fan of everything Vigalondo has done since Time Crimes. Incredibly versatile, he's sometimes able to use and bend genre to tell human stories unlike anyone else (read: Extraterrestrial), and sometimes he just wants to revel in genre for the love of it (read: Open Windows). Based on strong word-of-mouth out of last year's festival circuit and now this trailer, it appears Vigalondo is taking his fun seriously this time. To me this seems to occupy the same magical realist space that Gondry does so well. Really looking forward to...
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- 1/19/2017
- Screen Anarchy
SpectreVision partners actor Elijah Wood, directors Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller and CEO Lisa Whalen have formed a new production entity, Company X, which will produce a diverse array of projects with no limitations on genre or budget. SpectreVision will remain intact, with Company X to become its parent company.
Read More: SpectreVision and Cinefamily Host SpectreFest 2015
“Expansion has always been our goal, but we waited until we had a slate of projects we couldn’t pass up,” states Whalen. “SpectreVision exists in a very specific and unique area in the indie genre space. We’re often approached with projects that we love, that aren’t right for SpectreVision’s indie, genre space. Now we can engage with those projects, without stretching the SpectreVision brand. Company X is any genre, at any budget, and allows us to connect with wider and more diverse audiences.”
Under this new arrangement, the...
Read More: SpectreVision and Cinefamily Host SpectreFest 2015
“Expansion has always been our goal, but we waited until we had a slate of projects we couldn’t pass up,” states Whalen. “SpectreVision exists in a very specific and unique area in the indie genre space. We’re often approached with projects that we love, that aren’t right for SpectreVision’s indie, genre space. Now we can engage with those projects, without stretching the SpectreVision brand. Company X is any genre, at any budget, and allows us to connect with wider and more diverse audiences.”
Under this new arrangement, the...
- 11/8/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Yesterday, the North American buyer of Toronto International Film Festival premiere “Colossal” seemed to be cloaked in mystery. Today, the truth turns out to be as cozy as a basket of poutine.
Tom Quinn and Tim League’s as-yet-unnamed company is the buyer, and while there’s still plenty to be learned — it’s backed by an unspecified Chinese-based media company — League and Quinn’s ties to the filmmaker extend nearly a decade.
As a Magnolia Pictures executive, Quinn released Vigalondo’s first film, “Timecrimes,” in 2008. That film also played Tim League’s Fantastic Fest, in 2007. Quinn and League, who are longtime friends, also became tight with Vigalondo, whose subsequent titles “Extraterrestrial” and “Open Windows” also played Fantastic Fest. “Open Windows” was even shot at League’s Alamo Drafthouse. (“Colossal” has already been announced as the Fantastic Fest closing-night film for later this month.)
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Tom Quinn and Tim League’s as-yet-unnamed company is the buyer, and while there’s still plenty to be learned — it’s backed by an unspecified Chinese-based media company — League and Quinn’s ties to the filmmaker extend nearly a decade.
As a Magnolia Pictures executive, Quinn released Vigalondo’s first film, “Timecrimes,” in 2008. That film also played Tim League’s Fantastic Fest, in 2007. Quinn and League, who are longtime friends, also became tight with Vigalondo, whose subsequent titles “Extraterrestrial” and “Open Windows” also played Fantastic Fest. “Open Windows” was even shot at League’s Alamo Drafthouse. (“Colossal” has already been announced as the Fantastic Fest closing-night film for later this month.)
RelatedTom Quinn and Jason Janego Are...
- 9/14/2016
- by Graham Winfrey and Dana Harris
- Indiewire
Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo is no stranger to readers of these pages, his films Timecrimes, Extraterrestrial and Open Windows have held sway over many in the genre film community. In many ways Colossal however is his most accomplished and in turn most mainstream film, brilliantly using an A-grade cast to tell a twist on a B-movie plot. It’s mature silliness, a dark and complex rumination on what lies at the heart of certain tropes. And it’s also a hell of a lot of fun. So while some may want to bemoan their favourite underground director inching towards the mainstream, have no fear. This is no by-the-numbers flick, but rather one that manages to surprise and entertain in equal measure. Knowing little about the narrative is...
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- 9/11/2016
- Screen Anarchy
What makes a monster? It’s a question that director Nacho Vigalondo (“Timecrimes,” “Open Windows”) explores both literally and figuratively in “Colossal,” a monster movie that truly defies any preconceived notions of that description. Indeed, Toho, who own the rights to Godzilla, thought they had the film figured out, suing production company Voltage Pictures over concerns […]
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- 9/10/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Having its world premiere at this weekend’s Toronto International Film Festival and Us premiere later this month at Fantastic Fest is Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo’s (Timecrimes, Open Windows) romantic-comedy/monster movie Colossal, and on tap today are many goodies. So read… Continue Reading →
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- 9/9/2016
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this week, and with it, the rest of a very busy fall festival season. In preparation for the Canadian festival, we’ll be rolling out a series of previews to point you in the direction of all the movies you have to see (or at least, all the movies you have to start anticipating right now). Next up, a batch of new features we’ve yet to see…and can’t wait to check out in the coming days.
“The Promise”
Oscar-winning director Terry George has been Mia from the big screen since 2011’s “Stand Off” (a little-seen Brendan Fraser vehicle that’s hardly worth mentioning) and the awards conversation since 2004’s “Hotel Rwanda” (though his subsequent film, the 2007 Mark Ruffalo-starring “Reservation Road” got a little love), but he seems poised to be back in a big way, thanks to a sweeping...
“The Promise”
Oscar-winning director Terry George has been Mia from the big screen since 2011’s “Stand Off” (a little-seen Brendan Fraser vehicle that’s hardly worth mentioning) and the awards conversation since 2004’s “Hotel Rwanda” (though his subsequent film, the 2007 Mark Ruffalo-starring “Reservation Road” got a little love), but he seems poised to be back in a big way, thanks to a sweeping...
- 9/6/2016
- by Kate Erbland, Eric Kohn, Anne Thompson, David Ehrlich, Chris O'Falt, Graham Winfrey and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
As we learned earlier this week, the latest film from Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes, Open Windows) is headed to next month’s Toronto International Film Festival, and it’s set to be a Colossal monster movie that you won’t want to… Continue Reading →
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- 8/11/2016
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Blair Witch, The Bad Batch and more: Our top picks from today's #TIFF16 announcement Blair Witch, The Bad Batch and more: Our top picks from today's #TIFF16 announcement Adriana Floridia8/9/2016 11:55:00 Am
Horror fans were in for a treat this morning when the Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its Midnight Madness line-up, which is the best ticket to a horror film that you can get, well, pretty much anywhere.
Whether you're attending the festival or not, it's still exciting to see what new films will be gracing a theatre screen sometime in the near future, but if you are able to attend, seeing the world premiere of a new horror flick in a crowd of die-hard horror aficionados at midnight is truly an experience not to be missed.
Today Tiff announced their line-ups for Midnight Madness, Vanguard (which is kind of like Mm's younger sibling, still including bizarre, daring,...
Horror fans were in for a treat this morning when the Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its Midnight Madness line-up, which is the best ticket to a horror film that you can get, well, pretty much anywhere.
Whether you're attending the festival or not, it's still exciting to see what new films will be gracing a theatre screen sometime in the near future, but if you are able to attend, seeing the world premiere of a new horror flick in a crowd of die-hard horror aficionados at midnight is truly an experience not to be missed.
Today Tiff announced their line-ups for Midnight Madness, Vanguard (which is kind of like Mm's younger sibling, still including bizarre, daring,...
- 8/9/2016
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Who are the exciting new film-makers emerging from Spain? Elisabet Cabeza profiles seven to keep an eye on.Esteban Crespo
Experienced in TV documentaries, short films and commercials, this Madrid-born film-maker had a significant career breakthrough with his successful short That Wasn’t Me (Aquel No Era Yo), which won the Goya for best short film in 2013 and the Oscar for best live-action short film in 2014. Crespo is now working on his first feature, To Love (Amar), about an adolescent couple in love, based on his own script. Shooting starts in April in Valencia and Avalon is producing. Crespo is then set to direct another thriller, Black Beach, produced by Lazona. He is repped by CAA in the Us and by Anxo Talent in Spain.
Contact Agent: anxo@zigguratfilms.com
Leticia Dolera
Chainsaw in hand and wearing a blood-spattered bridal dress — this is how Leticia Dolera appeared in Rec 3, the third instalment in the successful zombie franchise...
Experienced in TV documentaries, short films and commercials, this Madrid-born film-maker had a significant career breakthrough with his successful short That Wasn’t Me (Aquel No Era Yo), which won the Goya for best short film in 2013 and the Oscar for best live-action short film in 2014. Crespo is now working on his first feature, To Love (Amar), about an adolescent couple in love, based on his own script. Shooting starts in April in Valencia and Avalon is producing. Crespo is then set to direct another thriller, Black Beach, produced by Lazona. He is repped by CAA in the Us and by Anxo Talent in Spain.
Contact Agent: anxo@zigguratfilms.com
Leticia Dolera
Chainsaw in hand and wearing a blood-spattered bridal dress — this is how Leticia Dolera appeared in Rec 3, the third instalment in the successful zombie franchise...
- 4/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Nacho Vigalondo is one of the most interesting filmmakers working today. Breaking into the scene with his modern classic Timecrimes, his output since has been consistently challenging both formally and thematically. From his prescient hacking/stalking thriller Open Windows, which takes place entirely on one computer screen, to his intimate alien invasion romance, Extraterrestrial, his films never fail to come at genre with a new spin.
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- 3/6/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Look, I don’t have a lot to say about these two movies, so I’m going to try and keep it short, and sweet. One of these, The Boy, is a film produced by Elijah Wood’s new horror movie production company, SpectreVision called The Boy, featuring Rainn Wilson and David Morse, and the other is an IFC title, formerly known as Junk, now going by Narcopolis. Neither one of these movies are what I could honestly refer to as compelling, but after the massive release day Scream Factory had last week, they’re allowed one dud of a week.
As mentioned above, The Boy(not that one) is a new film from Elijah Wood’s production company SpectreVision, which also had a hand in films like Cooties, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Open Windows, and Toad Road. Please don’t let that list of films fill...
As mentioned above, The Boy(not that one) is a new film from Elijah Wood’s production company SpectreVision, which also had a hand in films like Cooties, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Open Windows, and Toad Road. Please don’t let that list of films fill...
- 3/1/2016
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Stunt performer extraordinaire and frequent Quentin Tarantino collaborator Zoe Bell takes the lead in Camino, the latest from McCanick director Josh C Waller with Timecrimes and Open Windows helmer Nacho Vigalondo chewing up scenery in the villain role. Set in 1985, war photographer Avery Taggert (Zoë Bell) has built a solid career with her stark and honest imagery, all the while remaining emotionally distant from her subjects. When she embeds in the jungles of Colombia with a squad of missionaries led by a beloved and charismatic Spaniard known as "El Guero" (Nacho Vigalondo), she finds herself in the middle of a conflict as violent as any she's photographed. One night, she happens upon El Guero committing a heinous atrocity, capturing the vile act on film,...
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- 1/26/2016
- Screen Anarchy
I've been itching to see the violent jungle thriller Camino since Carlos Prime sang its praises coming out of Fantastic Fest last year. The film's first trailer has finally dropped and it looks as good as expected, with Spanish filmmaker/actor Nacho Vigalondo (Time Crimes, Open Windows) turning in a manic performance while Zoe Bell does what she does best - kick ass and throw herself off stuff.
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Set in 1985, war photographer Avery Taggert (Zoë Bell) has built a solid career with her stark and honest imagery, all the [Continued ...]...
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- 1/25/2016
- QuietEarth.us
The conceit behind Ratter is pretty straight forward and pulled directly from creepy headlines: the camera of a young woman's computer is hacked and her life monitored from afar, presumably by the cute-but-somewhat-creepy guy she meets at the library.
I know, I know, this sounds like just the latest tech thriller but there's something about Ratter that's caught my attention. In part it's the fact that Open Windows (review) was really enjoyable and Unfriended turned out to be far better than I had expected so I'm a little more open to these set-ups but I must admit that both Ashley Bensen and Matt McGorry (of "Pretty Little Liars" and "Oran [Continued ...]...
I know, I know, this sounds like just the latest tech thriller but there's something about Ratter that's caught my attention. In part it's the fact that Open Windows (review) was really enjoyable and Unfriended turned out to be far better than I had expected so I'm a little more open to these set-ups but I must admit that both Ashley Bensen and Matt McGorry (of "Pretty Little Liars" and "Oran [Continued ...]...
- 1/13/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Colossal
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Writer: Nacho Vigalondo
We’ve been a bit underwhelmed with Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo’s two follow-ups to his fun 2007 debut Timecrimes, those being the alien invasion comedy Extraterrestrial (2011) and his English language internet thriller Open Windows (2014) with Elijah Wood. But we have high hopes for his current project, Colossal, which managed to score a cast including Anne Hathaway, Dan Stevens, and Jason Sudeikis. A minor hiccup occurred between the director and rights holder of Godzilla, which was thankfully settled so Vigalondo could return to doing something more meaningful. In short, Hathaway stars as woman discovering that severe catastrophic events are related to her own mental breakdown….which sounds a lot like The Brood (1979) meets forgotten Richard Burton thriller The Medusa Touch (1978).
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Tim Blake Nelson
Production Co.: Brightlight Pictures, Sayaka Producciones Audiovisuales
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. Tbd...
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Writer: Nacho Vigalondo
We’ve been a bit underwhelmed with Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo’s two follow-ups to his fun 2007 debut Timecrimes, those being the alien invasion comedy Extraterrestrial (2011) and his English language internet thriller Open Windows (2014) with Elijah Wood. But we have high hopes for his current project, Colossal, which managed to score a cast including Anne Hathaway, Dan Stevens, and Jason Sudeikis. A minor hiccup occurred between the director and rights holder of Godzilla, which was thankfully settled so Vigalondo could return to doing something more meaningful. In short, Hathaway stars as woman discovering that severe catastrophic events are related to her own mental breakdown….which sounds a lot like The Brood (1979) meets forgotten Richard Burton thriller The Medusa Touch (1978).
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Tim Blake Nelson
Production Co.: Brightlight Pictures, Sayaka Producciones Audiovisuales
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. Tbd...
- 1/9/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Vancouver is currently playing host to Nacho Vigalondo’s (Timecrimes, Open Windows, Extraterrestrial) atypical monster movie Colossal, which has Anne Hathaway in the driver’s seat as a young woman caught in the crossfire when a towering, mysterious creature lays siege to Seoul, South Korea.
It’s still early days on Vigalondo’s creature feature, though Variety brings word that Downton Abbey and The Guest alum Dan Stevens has boarded the project. Billed as a cinematic concoction that blends the emotional beats of Lost in Translation with the show-stopping, city-levelling spectacle of Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla reboot, it’s a premise that is brimming with dramatic potential.
Upon losing her job and boyfriend in New York City, Hathaway’s protagonist returns to her home town to embark on some soul-searching. Out of luck and out of love, her life is unceremoniously upended once more when a giant monster washes up on Seoul’s shores,...
It’s still early days on Vigalondo’s creature feature, though Variety brings word that Downton Abbey and The Guest alum Dan Stevens has boarded the project. Billed as a cinematic concoction that blends the emotional beats of Lost in Translation with the show-stopping, city-levelling spectacle of Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla reboot, it’s a premise that is brimming with dramatic potential.
Upon losing her job and boyfriend in New York City, Hathaway’s protagonist returns to her home town to embark on some soul-searching. Out of luck and out of love, her life is unceremoniously upended once more when a giant monster washes up on Seoul’s shores,...
- 10/27/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Production is underway right now on Colossal, the next film from Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes, Open Windows, Extraterrestrial). The film is shooting in Vancouver with Anne Hathaway on board the project that has been described as Lost in Translation meets Godzilla (we’ll explain that below). And now one more cast member has just been […]
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- 10/27/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Elijah Wood’s genre-driven production company SpectreVision has already made its mark on the scene in just a couple short years, with films like Open Windows, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, and Cooties thus far being served up by… Continue Reading →
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- 10/22/2015
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
If this were Law & Order: Black Magic, which it almost seems like it wants to be, it’d be a helluva lot more interesting than it is. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
First of all, why is Vin Diesel the last witch hunter? It doesn’t make any sense. There should be lots of witch hunters. It’s not like the need for them died out. Sure, Diesel’s Kaulder (K: the sexy new C) has been around since the Middle Ages, cuz a witch cursed him with immortality and stuff — bloody typical — but he was a witch hunter before that when he was still mortal. He doesn’t have superpowers or anything. He’s just a guy doing a job, and it’s a job that still needs doing, even in the 21st century.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
First of all, why is Vin Diesel the last witch hunter? It doesn’t make any sense. There should be lots of witch hunters. It’s not like the need for them died out. Sure, Diesel’s Kaulder (K: the sexy new C) has been around since the Middle Ages, cuz a witch cursed him with immortality and stuff — bloody typical — but he was a witch hunter before that when he was still mortal. He doesn’t have superpowers or anything. He’s just a guy doing a job, and it’s a job that still needs doing, even in the 21st century.
- 10/21/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Meet some of the best directors working today, who haven't gone down the blockbuster movie route...
Ever find it a bit lame when the same big name directors get kicked around for every high profile project? Christopher Nolan, Jj Abrams, maybe the Russo Brothers? With so much focus on blockbuster films these days, getting a major franchise job seems like the main acknowledgement of success for a filmmaker. And yes, both the financial and creative rewards can be great. But there are plenty of other directors out there, doing their own thing, from art house auteurs to Dtv action specialists.
Here are 25 examples.
Lee Hardcastle
Even if you don’t know his name, you’ve probably seen Lee Hardcastle’s ultraviolent claymations shared on social media. He first started getting noticed for his two-minute remake of The Thing, starring the famous stop motion penguin Pingu. Far from just a cheap one-joke mash-up,...
Ever find it a bit lame when the same big name directors get kicked around for every high profile project? Christopher Nolan, Jj Abrams, maybe the Russo Brothers? With so much focus on blockbuster films these days, getting a major franchise job seems like the main acknowledgement of success for a filmmaker. And yes, both the financial and creative rewards can be great. But there are plenty of other directors out there, doing their own thing, from art house auteurs to Dtv action specialists.
Here are 25 examples.
Lee Hardcastle
Even if you don’t know his name, you’ve probably seen Lee Hardcastle’s ultraviolent claymations shared on social media. He first started getting noticed for his two-minute remake of The Thing, starring the famous stop motion penguin Pingu. Far from just a cheap one-joke mash-up,...
- 9/30/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Cinderella (Kenneth Branagh)
Disney is once again, after a reasonable hiatus, back in the business of princesses. Since the studio’s surprise success and subsequent exploitation of Frozen, the Mouse House seems destined to resurrect all their classic animated female characters in a manner resembling Marvel’s superhero line-up. After the empty and muddled special-effects spectacles that were Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent, the proposition of...
Cinderella (Kenneth Branagh)
Disney is once again, after a reasonable hiatus, back in the business of princesses. Since the studio’s surprise success and subsequent exploitation of Frozen, the Mouse House seems destined to resurrect all their classic animated female characters in a manner resembling Marvel’s superhero line-up. After the empty and muddled special-effects spectacles that were Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent, the proposition of...
- 9/18/2015
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
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