Sentences with phrase «budget horror films such»

«I thought it was a terrific, Hitchcockian thriller,» said Blum, whose Blumhouse Productions had made low - budget horror films such as Paranormal Activity as well as the best - picture - nominated drama Whiplash.

Not exact matches

I am not exactly sure why schlock horror director William Castle has been such a source for remaking films for today's audiences, except the idea that his films might be better if they weren't so low - budget.

A more thought - provoking and brilliantly paced horror film with so palpable a physicality as Green Room is rare, and on such a modest budget, this tale of terra incognita cruelty is remarkable.

Some authors have pointed to a distinct house style in the 1930s (see Thomas Schatz and Paul Grainge), when MGM's Leo the Lion symbolized the opulence and grandeur of musicals (The Brodway Melody of 1938) and epics (Mutiny on the Bounty); Warner Bros. distributed «gritty,» social dramas and gangster films; Universal produced low - budget horror films (Dracula); and Paramount's distinctly «European» flavor, employing emigree directors such as Josef von Sternberg and Ernst Lubitsch.

In the liner notes to DigitMovies» soundtrack CD, author / Bavaphile Tim Lucas explains that horror films were quite verboten by Mussolini during the dictator's reign, and it's rather startling that the country's premiere sound thriller made it to the screen with such grand style when the budget wasn't as massive as a glossy Hollywood production.