He is best known for his work
in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror movies.
«Their expertise
in the horror film genre is exciting for us as a developer of interactive entertainment,» says Ubisoft Montreal VP
Speaking of the partnership, Patrick Plourde, Vice President of Ubisoft Montreal, said: «Their expertise
in the horror film genre is exciting for us.
Not exact matches
David Goldman tries to explain the growth
in the American
horror -
film genre while making the assumption that
horror is bad
in and of itself, with which I disagree.
This finding contradicts industry norms which see significantly fewer product placements
in horror films compared to other
genres.
5 MUST - SEE
FILMS FOR
HORROR FANS IN 2018 By R. C. Americo - 2018 is shaping up to be a fantastic run for the Horror genre, but don't just take my word f
HORROR FANS
IN 2018 By R. C. Americo - 2018 is shaping up to be a fantastic run for the
Horror genre, but don't just take my word f
Horror genre, but don't just take my word for it.
It twists and turns multiple times throughout its short running time, borrowing heavily from a variety of
films in the
horror genre (and other
genres as well), but under the sure direction and
It is very rare for a third
film (especially
in the
horror genre) to surpass it's predecessors, and while «Insidious: Chapter 3» doesn't quite capture the brilliant atmosphere created
in James Wan's original, it definitely is a step above his first sequel.
As with Eli Roth's Hostel
films, the context should be clear to anyone aware of the role America plays
in the developing world and the festering anti-American hostilities out there... or to anyone interested
in the politics of
horror and / or familiar with the
genre conventions
in this regard.
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.
Unlike many
films dealing with the pending Apocalypse, which are often told
in the
horror genre with the visual
horrors of the end of days, «Seeking a Friend for the End of the World» rightfully took a different perspective by focusing on people's natural reactions.
An excellent blend of comedy and thriller The Cabin
in the Woods has redefined the
horror film genre.
With an astoundingly funny vein of dark comedy running through the entire
film, this
film sets itself apart as a treatise of the
horror genre, something that Scream accomplished a decade previously but Cabin
in the Woods elevates to another level.
Following its premiere
in Toronto's Platform strand, «Beast» should enjoy broad festival play thanks to its canny art -
horror balance — it's a
film as suitable for midnight berths as it is for less
genre - inclined programs.
Nothing on Lionsgate's 2014 schedule of YA novel adaptations,
horror, and other
genre films suggests that the studio is going to start churning out critically praised
films, but with another Hunger Games installment due this year, the studio should remain
in the green financially, if not score-wise.
Either because they were being compared to some of the classics
in the
horror / comedy
genre or, as the consensus on here states, there's not a good enough of either comedy or
horror in the
film.
The distinction between actors and special effects shrinks ever further
in the video game - turned -
horror film «Silent Hill: Revelation 3D,» which reduces its human players to plastic action figures
in tired
genre settings.
Once again the most prolific distributor of the year, IFC maintained a more - than - one -
film - per - week pace throughout 2013, with releases
in multiple
genres coming through a variety of sub-brands, including the artier Sundance Selects and the
horror - oriented IFC Midnight.
When
films tend to recycle ideas under different titles, the
genre as a whole suffers, and we have several
films in the last few years that show the decline of great
horror.
William Girdler's Day of the Animals is an average nature gone wild
horror film that is entertaining, but is far from the best
in the
genre.
WHY: Michael Dougherty's 2007
horror anthology «Trick «r Treat» is one of the most underrated
films in the
genre, so it's a little surprising that audiences have had to wait so long for his follow - up.
This is a rare
horror film that was rumored to be shot
in one single uninterrupted shot to be even more suspenseful and realistic compared to other
films in this
genre.
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.
Although it shares many similarities with the first
film adaptation of the novel directed by Kon Ichikawa
in 1959, Tsukamoto chose to bring some of his more traditional
genre film experience to the project
in order to create a more vivid portrait of the
horror and obscenity of war.
Both
films were made with very small budgets, both proved extremely profitable relative to those budgets, and both spawned new trends
in the
horror genre — gory «torture porn» / new - wave splatter
films (Saw) and smaller - budgeted supernatural
horror films (Paranormal Activity).
While I can certainly agree with both
films not falling squarely
in line with the zombies, slashers, and extreme gore features that proudly wave their
horror flags, Get Out and The Shape of Water do exist
in the peripherals of
genre, both featuring monsters of very different ilk.
If you feel like the
horror genre has been ho - hum lately, rest assured as The Conjuring is one of the best
horror films that has come across the screen
in the last decade.
Beyond the Black Rainbow (d. Panos Cosmatos) When the dust settles and the smoke clears, I do wonder if guys like Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and Pascal Laugier won't finally get their due as the spearhead of a
horror revolution, the two of them landing with new
films in the same year that Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon received a round of applause for their
genre - hating The Cabin
in the Woods.
Named for the frozen treat that appears
in each
film, the two comedies feature British actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost combining comedy with elements of the
horror and action
film genres.
The Toronto International
Film Festival announced this morning that The Voices, a
genre film starring Amityville
Horror «s Ryan Reynolds, is playing
in their Vanguard section.
Sprinkled with little personality bits here and there (Tallahassee's mad quest for an ever - elusive Twinkie, Columbus's crippling fear of clowns, etc.), Zombieland doesn't break any new ground
in the
horror genre so much as make for a strong dose of escapist fun for knowing fans of the
films.
One of the most cinematically compelling recent
films in any
genre, the enigmatic
horror story by director Konstantinos Koutsoliotas, The Winter, depicts the porous boundary
in the human imagination between fantasy and reality, past and pre...
They own the rights to thousands of different
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genres with a heavy focus on European
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Click for showtimes and tickets — JR Byzantium Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) shows there's plenty of life left
in the undead - bloodsucker
genre: His Irish - seaside
horror story features a brilliantly brooding performance by Saoirse Ronan as an adolescent vamp, and the kind of mythic, adult - fairy - tale imagery — a mountain waterfall running crimson red — at which this incomparable
film fantasist excels.
[Watch the trailer for true story - inspired The Disappointments Room right HERE] Disturbia director D.J. Caruso returns to the
horror genre with a haunted house
film that was inspired by true events
in The Disappointments Room, a psychological thriller that they are saying is
in the same vein as The Shining.
In this rapidly changing industry,
genre film remains a strongly communal experience, as
horror, sci fi, fantasy and cult
films continue to flourish under the banner of event cinema.
One of the most cinematically compelling recent
films in any
genre, the enigmatic
horror story by director Konstantinos Koutsoliotas, The Winter, depicts the porous boundary
in the human imagination between fantasy and reality, past and pre... more
The term «family
horror film» is enough to send any hardened
genre fan running
in the opposite direction, but over the...
The Strangers
In about as simple a
horror film premise as a high school screenwriting student might come up with, this night out with Scott Speedman («Felicity,» «Anamorph») and Liv Tyler («The Lord of the Rings» series) hits the standard
horror buttons to ensure a spectrum of shocks so that inveterate
genre fans won't won't be demanding their money back.
I've been enjoying a lot of the Trailblazing Women programming myself but since we're
in the middle of Schocktober, I thought I'd set aside some time to highlight some of my favorite
horror films and thrillers directed by women who have left their macabre mark on a
genre that many mistakenly assume is not very female friendly.
In other hands, a zombie movie is just a zombie movie, but Land of the Dead, a
horror film laced with rife with social commentary, political satire, and black humor, is not just a return to the
genre he practically single - handedly created (or at least definitively redefined), but a return to form.
Astonishingly this thriller is one of the creepier
films, not to be placed
in the
horror genre, that I have ever seen.
The actor went on to appear
in many popular and critically acclaimed
films including YOUNG CHURCHILL (1972), THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973), THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (1974) and ZULU DAWN (1979) but throughout his career Ward returned again and again to the
horror genre.
The
film owes a little to the
horror genre, certain visual moments capturing that hair - raising creepiness common
in the
genre greats — I'm thinking of the way the camera foregrounds and backgrounds people and space
in a certain sequence towards the end (reminiscent of Mike Gioulakis and David Robert Mitchell's efforts
in It Follows).
For example, prior to digital distribution,
horror films from filmmakers working
in countries like Japan, Spain, and Italy were traded on VHS and DVDs by American fans of the
genre, including movies that never saw an official theatrical release
in the United States.
From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN
IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing
horror film that turns the
genre inside out.
Despite devoting roughly half its running time to Ian and Sofi's relationship, I Origins is ultimately not a romance, or at least, not only a romance: As the plot advances, Cahill's
film reveals new incarnations of itself
in a variety of
genre trappings — sci - fi parable, grisly medical drama, globe - trotting thriller, and even,
in one bizarre and possibly genius scene, a Saw-esque
horror flick.
Is the latest found - footage
horror movie, «Apollo 18» (this time
in space) as entertaining as similar
films, «Paranormal Activity» and «The Blair Witch Project,» or is this
genre finally played - out?
By its very existence it begs the question of whether this (or the upcoming Kevin Costner vehicle Dragonfly) would even have been considered if not for the success of the supposedly non-influential The Blair Witch Project: a mainstream
horror film that flies
in the face of conventional
genre wisdom (at least since The Exorcist)
in refraining from gore as steadfastly as it refuses to show its bogeyman.
The 54 - year - old director left a successful run
in British theater and television to tackle a striking range of
genres on
film:
horror, romantic comedy, family drama, thriller, dark comedy, among others.