Let's compare dating mistakes to the mistakes characters
make in horror films.
And if that wasn't enough reason to turn you away, «Prom Night» features some of the most illogical decisions ever
made in a horror film.
Not exact matches
The Weinstein Co's sale documents need to
make clear the bankrupt
film studio will defend Lionsgate Entertainment Corp
in intellectual property disputes stemming from two
horror movies, Lionsgate said on Thursday
in court papers.
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.
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.
If you haven't tried one yourself, you've surely seen them all over Instagram: those white or animal - printed masks that
make the wearer look like the villain
in a
horror film.
So, when we were
in New Orleans you better believe we
made our way over to where American
Horror Story: Coven was
filmed!
The idea is to
make you feel like a character trapped
in a
horror film.
The cost of
making quality
horror films has never been high, so a more modest box office is acceptable if you're still pulling
in ten bucks for every dollar spent.
Another
film that went on to have it's own franchise pushed the boundaries of
horror,
made on a shoestring budget and executed
in the most simplest of terms was Saw.
One of the few last successful
horror franchises
in modern history would have to be the Paranormal Activity flicks where it goes to show, that a
film that
makes noises
in another room can scare the living hell out of millions of people.
This combination of classic
horror action and satire
make The Cabin
in the Woods unique and a
film that is sure not to disappoint fans of campy gore and violence.
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?
The fifth
in the apparently never - ending series of
horror films actually has the highest Metascore of any
film in the franchise, which doesn't
make it good, per se; just not bad.
When I first saw the trailer for this movie I thought it was good to be another awful
horror film, but the twist led by the characters played by Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins
makes this one of the most inventive
horror films I've seen
in a while.
An intelligent and scary
horror film that
makes a more than welcome commentary on the
horrors of war and gender oppression
in Iran, using a lot of symbolism and keeping us
in an increasing state of anxiety as it moves
in a deliberate, slow - burning pace towards a terrifying climax.
The way they appear and vanish is almost supernatural, and it deliberately mimics the way
horror movies toy with their audiences; there's a bit
in the first
film where Speedman is desperately rifling through his car and a finger menacingly
makes its way into the frame to tap him on the shoulder, barely a half step away from having someone actually jump out and yell, «Boo!»
There are some gruesomely well - orchestrated scenes of body
horror (one particular dissection is nightmarishly staged) and Garland's knack for gonzo imagery ensures that many scenes
in the
film will
make a lasting impression.
Even though the
film feels low budget, this still a fairly well done Sci Fi
horror flick, though lacking
in plot, it
makes up for it
in thrills.
This sequel does willingly give itself
make to Meta, and with gusto, bringing
in an entirely new cast to replace the archetypes of the original and jumpstarting the original's breadth of knowledge on
horror films.
He also had a bad habit of being killed off before the
film was half over;
in 1940, Trowbridge had the distinction of being murdered (by Lionel Atwill and George Zucco respectively)
in two separate Universal
horror films, Man
Made Monster and The Mummy's Hand.
Pearce's script perhaps errs a little
in making Moll's family almost inhumanly ghastly, though such exaggeration is understable
in a
film partially fashioned as a warped adult fairytale — at least, until the
horror mechanics take hold.
Even though it relies on a gripping feel of intense paranoia, this is an overlong sci - fi /
horror movie that suffers from certain problems
in logic and kills its tension with long passages that
make the pacing irregular, not even being smart enough as an allegory like the original
film.
The lack of a convoluted motivation felt that much more terrifying, a tactic also used
in 2006's Them and 2016's Hush, maybe because the indiscriminate nature of the violence
makes us all feel unsafe and maybe because, as many classic
horror films have shown, the less we know, the more terrifying it can all seem.
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.
The hard - working actress has
made a career of choosing diverse and challenging projects both
in film and television, starting with her acting debut
in the movie JOE, which she soon followed with the 1975 cult classic THE ROCKY
HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
Well, you can't expect too much from a show
made in 2015 even if it is somehow connected to your most beloved
horror film franchise.
When it's finally ready to resemble a
horror film, it borrows liberally from the art direction and creature designs of the Silent Hill games, including several monsters specific to Silent Hill 2 and a slew of sets from Silent Hill 3 (already the first game
in the series to drift away from what
made it special).
Later this year, he will star as the lead
in the
horror film TRUTH OR DARE, and
make a cameo appearance
in WORLD WITHOUT END, the sequel to PILLARS OF THE EARTH.
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.
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).
Comedy, sci - fi,
horror, romance, adventure, action, drama, and thriller, it covers quite a lot of territory
in a short amount of time, and does so with its own sense of style that
makes it different from any other
film, even if it is an homage
film at its core.
Dylan Bank wasn't just interested
in making a
horror film, he wanted to say something more with his project though what that «something» is remains illusive.
Foreign
films made a splash — Michael Haneke's Funny Games, Peter Jackson's Dead Alive, and a wave of Japanese
films that would have a powerful influence
in the next decade of American
horror.
The
film is set
in 1971 and it feels like director James Wan set out to
make the
film have the same tone and aura of those
horror movies from that era.
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.
A few unexpected minor pleasures: the time - travel flick Predestination, an adaptation of a Robert A. Heinlein short story that's one of those rare sci - fi movies that feels like it was
made by people who read sci - fi; the
horror Western Bone Tomahawk, which feels,
in the best way, like someone filmed a first draft script and didn't cut anything, all its little quirks of character kept intact, narrative expediency be damned; and In The Heart Of The Sea, the cornball sea adventure of which I enjoyed every minut
in the best way, like someone
filmed a first draft script and didn't cut anything, all its little quirks of character kept intact, narrative expediency be damned; and
In The Heart Of The Sea, the cornball sea adventure of which I enjoyed every minut
In The Heart Of The Sea, the cornball sea adventure of which I enjoyed every minute.
if I was Canadian, and interested
in horror films, I might defend the
film — its definitely creepy, but also you have a
film here where the protagonist has zero character definition and much of the very deliberate color grading and lighting
makes the
film look like it has gaping continuity errors.
After landing a part
in the
horror film The Last Exorcism, Jones decided to
make the move to Los Angeles.
While largely avoiding the Twilights and Divergents of the world, he's
made interesting career decisions, weaving
horror and indie
films throughout his comedy roles, and largely using social media
in a much more subversive and less thirsty way than some of his peers.
Joe Dante's a great filmmaker, but I wish he had
made his return to features with a movie better than Burying The Ex, a glib, EC Comics - influenced
horror comedy that would probably work better as a short chapter
in an anthology
film.
Its just not a substantive movie, but I guess, if you want a
horror film, the mean spirited dialogue, creepiness and stabbings will
make it worthwhile, but those aren't really features of a great movie
in general.
Easier to
make a buck by marketing it as a
horror film «from the director of William Friedkin» than a new level of psychological torment
in cinema.
, who has
made a name for himself playing creepy dudes, got his first big lead role
in the 2012
horror film
Cemetery Man is a fine comedy
horror film that is effectively directed by
horror master Michele Soavi, who has
made his mark
in Italian
horror by directing La Chiesa (The Church).
Lifeforce is not a great
film, but it is a good
horror yarn that tries to do something different
in the medium, and it does it
in a way to
make you take notice and appreciate what the filmmakers have done here.
In the early 1970s, cult filmmaker Jess Franco inspired by the Hammer horror films being made in the UK revisited the iconic monsters of yesteryear, placing them in the castles and crypts of the Spanish countryside, and bracketing the thrills with scenes of frank eroticis
In the early 1970s, cult filmmaker Jess Franco inspired by the Hammer
horror films being
made in the UK revisited the iconic monsters of yesteryear, placing them in the castles and crypts of the Spanish countryside, and bracketing the thrills with scenes of frank eroticis
in the UK revisited the iconic monsters of yesteryear, placing them
in the castles and crypts of the Spanish countryside, and bracketing the thrills with scenes of frank eroticis
in the castles and crypts of the Spanish countryside, and bracketing the thrills with scenes of frank eroticism.
Filmmakers, especially those operating
in the indie
horror space, love these non-endings because they
make viewers think about the
film and draw their own conclusions.
This week
in home video releases features one of the most talked - about
films of last year, a trilogy from one of America's best directors, a documentary about the people who launched the careers of John Belushi and Bill Murray, the sequel to one of the best
horror films ever
made, and much, much more.
Dario Argento's Suspiria is one of the best
horror films ever
made, a hyper - stylized thriller about a dancer who discovers her ballet school
in Germany is actually a coven of evil witches.