Sentences with phrase «horror film director»

«I think everyone enjoys a nice murder, provided he's not the victim,» said famed horror film director Alfred Hitchcock.

The basic premise is that protagonist Lila has to wander the town, rounding up surviving townsfolk and marines, and leading them back to a church (where the priest is named Carpenter, after horror film director John Carpenter).

Horror film director M Night Shyamalan is to mix the ancient past with (practically) the present, announcing that he's planning a sequel to two of his movies: Unbreakable and Split.Taking to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon...

Horror film director M Night Shyamalan is to mix the ancient past with (practically) the present, announcing that he's planning a sequel to two of his movies: Unbreakable and Split.

... an impressive second entry, and proof perfect that Salva may become a legendary horror film director.

Not exact matches

Avnet (whose father, Jon, is a veteran Hollywood director and producer as well as the studio's co-CEO) told Fortune the studio wanted to maintain the film's authenticity — they wanted viewers to think the horror film playing out in real - time might really be happening — so they avoided marketing the movie and, in fact, they did not even run the idea by Snapchat before proceeding.

Recent and upcoming releases include the romance - horror hybrid Spring; the hotly - anticipated The Look Of Silence, Oppenheimer's companion piece to The Act Of Killing; The Connection, a 70's - set true crime epic and European flipside to William Friedkin's The French Connection starring Oscar ® winning Best Actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist); The Keeping Room, from director Daniel Barber (Harry Brown), based on Julia Hart's acclaimed Black List screenplay, starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington; the multiple Cannes award winning The Tribe, filmed entirely in Ukrainian Sign Language with a cast of deaf, non-professional actors; and a remastered re-release, in conjunction with Olive Films, of the 1981 disasterpiece Roar, the most dangerous film ever made, starring Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and a cast of 150 untrained lions, tigers and exotic animals.

But it's good to know that I'm not alone in my horror: Director Luke Gilford has skewered the extreme ends of «wellness» in his new short film Connected, starring Pam Anderson as Jackie, a lonely spinning instructor who wants to feel more, well, connected — so she joins a wellness cult and gets wifi shot into her brain so that Jane Fonda (no, really, she does a voiceover cameo) can tell her how «limitless» she is all the time.

But it's good to know that I'm not alone in my horror: Director Luke Gilford has skewered the extreme ends of «wellness» in his new short film

The founder of the Mexican school of horror cinema is considered director Juan Bustillo Oro, who directed over 50 films since the

The founder of the Mexican school of horror cinema is considered director Juan Bustillo Oro, who directed over 50 films since the 1920s.

Director Frank Acosta poised to start principal filming on new Sci - Fi horror film June 3, 2016, at 7:15 p.m. El Paso, TX.

Director James Cameron's 1986 blockbuster follow - up to Ridley Scott's Oscar winning science - fiction / horror flick that became one of the biggest grossing films of 1979 asks a good question to a successful hit... How do you make a successful sequel to a film in which much of the suspense comes from learning about the mysterious monster?

Where the first film was something of a teen horror film, the follow - up, again from writer - director Stefan Ruzowitzky, is more of an unintentional comedy.

The scariest thing to be found in this pointless horror film is that its director, Rob Schmidt, has less prowess as a genre filmmaker in his third film than Eli Roth did in his first.

Wasn't too sure what to expect with this being based on a children's fable yet filmed as a serious horror / thriller flick, to my pleasant surprise it was quite enjoyable and had a nice gothic almost German expressionist type feel to it that you might expect from directors such as Burton or Gilliam.

Like many horror directors, Flanagan felt he could build a feature - length film around his brief idea.

The film does use elements from other horror films, and director George Bowers steadily builds up the tension to a surprise final.

While directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion want to have their laughs and horror, too, the film is something of a zombie itself: half - alive and bloody, but lacking any heart.

The original film celebrated the diverse inclinations of the horror genre, while also poking fun at it thanks to veteran director Craven helming the vehicle.

Synopsis: A sexually transmitted haunting plagues a Detroit teenager in this stylized horror film from director David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the Americ... [MORE]

Coming off the success of the horror film It Follows, writer - director David Robert Mitchell shifts into noir with his latest feature, but the results appear to be much less favorable.

With an eclectic mix of ground - breaking and genre - defining content including horror films, documentaries, Director's Nights and supernatural series, you'll be entertained, informed and terrified.

Not that it matters, but as personal as the director can make, the horror of the film is personal for all the people in Middle East.

In a perfect demonstration that horror and trauma are the stuff of real, everyday life and not the macabre vision of fantasists, Cries and Whispers marked Bergman's recovery as one of Europe's greatest film directors.

If you like silly horror films, then you'll most likely want to watch this film.Veteran horror director Steve Miner (Friday The 13th Part 2, 3, House, Halloween H20) directs this film with wit, and Minder definitely knows how to craft a good, fun, B movie style creature film.

A few minutes into director Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, immediately following the notoriously awkward scene between the 16th president of the United States and a pair of African - American Union soldiers, is a brief moment of horror expressionism that greatly informs the remainder of the film.

Funny satire that looks at the film industry through the eyes of a terrible B - Horror movie director played by David Naughton (An American Werewolf in London).

In - jokes for horror - film fans abound (the dog is named Jason, the monster in the Friday the 13th series; a cafe is the Craven Inn - Wes Craven directed the first Nightmare on Elm Street), and it's possible that those fans will be satisfied with the expensive, surreal special effects unleashed by director Renny Harlin.

Director Johannes Roberts begins the film with a synth - infused version of Kim Wilde's «Kids in America» and retro title styling, letting the audience know what decade of horror we're in for, even if the characters are blissfully unaware of what's coming.

From Rodney Ascher, the director of Room 237, comes a documentary - horror film exploring the phenomenon of Sleep Paralysis through the eyes of eight very different people.

Poor Jannie... I do nt know if the David Self script simply blew or the horror - terror - scare beats were simply missed by inferior directing, but this flat film really only has a audience comprised of architecture students, and art directors.

Following its superb debut at Sundance, «Hereditary» director Ari Aster is re-teaming with A24 for his next horror film «Midsommer».

Writer - director Thom Eberhardt (Captain Ron, The Night Before), who had just come off of a similar survivalist horror tale, Sole Survivor, imbues his film with a tongue planted firmly in his cheek, and a genuine love for the various B - movie genres that gives the film the necessary sense of fun needed in order to not get bogged down in deadly seriousness that would have done the film in for sure.

To make one of the most inventive and unnerving horror films in recent memory, writer - director Robert Eggers conducted extensive research into folktales from the witch - hunt era of 17th century New England.

The racial - justice horror film from first - time director Jordan Peele is likely to do quite well, and it's one of the movies we're most pulling for.

Director Adam Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett follow up their popular film festival circuit flick, You're Next, continuing to combine traditional thrills with horror tropes in The Guest.

The upcoming horror film «Scream 4» from writer Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries) by director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Cursed, Red Eye) stars Courteney Cox (Cougar Town, Scrubs), Neve Campbell (The Simpsons, Vivaldi, Owl Song), David Arquette (Pushing Daisies, Hamlet 2, Conception) and produced by Bob and Harvey Weinstein (Halloween III, Inglourious Basterds, Piranha 3 - D).

Venom's premise, which is borderline nonsensical in its unfolding, is curiously played straight by director Piers Haggard as something closer to the similarly location - bound Dog Day Afternoon than the more populist horror films that cropped up during the early 1980s.

THE CONJURING The director James Wan («Saw,» «Insidious») continues to scramble up the genre ladder with a classically paced horror film about a husband - and - wife team of paranormal investigators (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) who meet a particular challenge at a Connecticut farmhouse.

Written and directed by Michele Soavi of Cemetery Man (1994) and The Church (1989) fame, this documentary from 1985 takes an in - depth look at Dario Argento, the master Italian director most well known for his «giallo» horror films.

Writer / director Vaughn Stein's upcoming horror thriller Terminal is fast approaching its theatrical release date, and today an official teaser trailer for the film has been revealed...

Since then, director Mike Flanagan has become a hotter horror property, with another Netflix film, Hush, the Karen Gillan - led Oculus, and the sequel - no - one - wanted - but - actually - wasn't - bad Ouija: Origin of Evil all pointing him out as one to watch.

With its combination of psychological and body horror, The Brood laid the groundwork for many of the director's films to come, but it stands on its own as a personal, singularly scary vision.

Australian director Jennifer Kent had us on the edge of our seats with her breakthrough film as writer / director, 2014's chilling horror The Babadook.

Naturally, remaking such a revered film is bound to lead to criticism, and the director has acknowledged that in an interview with The Guardian, describing his take as a homage to the horror masterpiece, rather than a commercially - driven decision.

Acclaimed director Ridley Scott returned once more to the Alien franchise he helped start decades ago with this brutal sci - fi horror film.

Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman Edgar Wright's follow - up to «Shaun of the Dead» is a bigger, busier, slightly less focused ramble through small - town cop - movie clichés, but it might just be the better film, benefiting from a script packed with smart one - liners and neat riffs on everything from Hammer horror to cosy ITV dramas.

Iranian director Ana Lily Amirpour «s debut feature, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, is an amalgam of stylistic influences, including — but certainly not limited to — spaghetti westerns,»50s teenage movies, atmospheric horror films, and»80s Jim Jarmusch.

Many directors choose to start off their careers with horror films.