When watching “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone,” an image comes to mind of a secret cabal of horror writers, meeting in their private horror clubs, collectively raising their glasses and cursing the gosh-darned day that cellular phones were invented.
Cell phones, especially the “smart” ones, make many aspects of our lives more convenient. But for horror writers, they seem like a real pain in the rump. How do you strand someone in the middle of nowhere if they can call an Uber? How do you trap them in darkness if they always have a flashlight? How do you keep them ignorant of the plot when they can look up useful facts about demonology in an instant?
So many horror stories nowadays go out of their way to take phones out of the equation; take a drink whenever a character says they can’t get reception, and finish it if, for no rational reason,...
Cell phones, especially the “smart” ones, make many aspects of our lives more convenient. But for horror writers, they seem like a real pain in the rump. How do you strand someone in the middle of nowhere if they can call an Uber? How do you trap them in darkness if they always have a flashlight? How do you keep them ignorant of the plot when they can look up useful facts about demonology in an instant?
So many horror stories nowadays go out of their way to take phones out of the equation; take a drink whenever a character says they can’t get reception, and finish it if, for no rational reason,...
- 10/6/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Located halfway between the coming-of-age nostalgia of “Stand by Me” and the horror content of … well, nearly every other Stephen King-derived movie, “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” ends up too mild on either count to make a memorable impression. Still, John Lee Hancock’s adaptation of the same-named novella (which led off King’s 2020 collection “If It Bleeds”) handles the rather thin source material adeptly enough to make for an entertaining middleweight drama tinged with the supernatural. It premieres on Netflix Oct. 5, getting Halloween month off to a moderately creepy start.
Craig (Colin O’Brien) is still a child when his mother dies of cancer in 2003, leaving him alone in his Maine small town with an equally bereft father (Joe Tippett). It is a welcome distraction, then, when his Scripture recitals in church attract the attention of Mr. Harrigan (Donald Sutherland), a billionaire financial tycoon who’s retired to this nondescript burg...
Craig (Colin O’Brien) is still a child when his mother dies of cancer in 2003, leaving him alone in his Maine small town with an equally bereft father (Joe Tippett). It is a welcome distraction, then, when his Scripture recitals in church attract the attention of Mr. Harrigan (Donald Sutherland), a billionaire financial tycoon who’s retired to this nondescript burg...
- 10/3/2022
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Upon first glance, one might be inclined to dismiss the new horror film Antlers as being simply something schlocky without even giving it a chance. That would be a catastrophic disservice to both the film and to the viewer as Scott Cooper’s film may be one of the more terrifying yet satisfying films of the genre since Robert Eggers’ The Witch (2016).
Keri Russell plays Julia Meadows, a middle-school teacher who happens to have a student (Jeremy T. Thomas) whose work has manifested in disturbingly graphic and macabre drawings, which leads Julia to explore the possibility of abuse happening at home. But, when she enlists the assistance of her brother, the town’s sheriff (Jesse Plemons), it becomes clear that there is more to the young boy’s artwork than mere neglect.
Director Cooper – working from a script by himself, C. Henry Chaisson, and Nick Antosca (who also wrote the...
Keri Russell plays Julia Meadows, a middle-school teacher who happens to have a student (Jeremy T. Thomas) whose work has manifested in disturbingly graphic and macabre drawings, which leads Julia to explore the possibility of abuse happening at home. But, when she enlists the assistance of her brother, the town’s sheriff (Jesse Plemons), it becomes clear that there is more to the young boy’s artwork than mere neglect.
Director Cooper – working from a script by himself, C. Henry Chaisson, and Nick Antosca (who also wrote the...
- 10/29/2021
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Searchlight Pictures and Beyond Fest announced today the World Premiere of Scott Cooper’s new horror thriller Antlers as the October 11th Closing Night selection of the 2021 Beyond Fest, presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque. Watch the Scry trailer:
The premiere will launch a series of events leading up to the October 29th domestic theatrical release of the film, including a “Fantastic Fest Presents” Special Screening with Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in San Francisco and Austin on October 11th; the International Premiere at the 54th Sitges International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantastic de Catalunya) on October 13th; Closing Night of the 12th Annual Telluride Horror Show on October 17th ; and a special Drive-In Screening at the 57th Chicago International Film Festival on October 15th. Additionally Scott Cooper will host a horror retrospective in conjunction with Beyond Fest and the American Cinematheque this fall.
Antlers comes from the visionary...
The premiere will launch a series of events leading up to the October 29th domestic theatrical release of the film, including a “Fantastic Fest Presents” Special Screening with Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in San Francisco and Austin on October 11th; the International Premiere at the 54th Sitges International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantastic de Catalunya) on October 13th; Closing Night of the 12th Annual Telluride Horror Show on October 17th ; and a special Drive-In Screening at the 57th Chicago International Film Festival on October 15th. Additionally Scott Cooper will host a horror retrospective in conjunction with Beyond Fest and the American Cinematheque this fall.
Antlers comes from the visionary...
- 9/23/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Scott Cooper’s horror thriller “Antlers” is finally ready to trot.
The Searchlight Pictures release, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, will bow as the closing night film of the annual Beyond Fest. After, it will continue rolling out at global genre festivals, including Fantastic Fest, the Telluride Horror Show and Sitges Film Festival.
The tour will conclude with a domestic theatrical release on Oct. 29.
“I made ‘Antlers’ as a communal theatrical experience for cinema lovers,” said director and co-writer Cooper. “I can’t think of a more apt series of screenings to launch our film before audiences across the globe — audiences whom I hope share an appreciation for horror films with a different perspective on our everyday fears and ancestral mythology.”
Cooper, whose credits include “Hostiles” and “Crazy Heart,” helms the pic, produced by Guillermo del Toro, David S. Goyer (“The Night House”) and J. Miles Dale of the upcoming “Nightmare Alley.
The Searchlight Pictures release, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, will bow as the closing night film of the annual Beyond Fest. After, it will continue rolling out at global genre festivals, including Fantastic Fest, the Telluride Horror Show and Sitges Film Festival.
The tour will conclude with a domestic theatrical release on Oct. 29.
“I made ‘Antlers’ as a communal theatrical experience for cinema lovers,” said director and co-writer Cooper. “I can’t think of a more apt series of screenings to launch our film before audiences across the globe — audiences whom I hope share an appreciation for horror films with a different perspective on our everyday fears and ancestral mythology.”
Cooper, whose credits include “Hostiles” and “Crazy Heart,” helms the pic, produced by Guillermo del Toro, David S. Goyer (“The Night House”) and J. Miles Dale of the upcoming “Nightmare Alley.
- 9/23/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Jane Perry, Jeff Hiller, Parker Sawyers, Brandon Lee Sears, Arthur Lee, Rosa Escoda, Jessica Predd, Thaddeus Daniels, Raven Dauda, Colm Feore, Zawe Ashton, Stephen Rea | Written by Neil Jordan, Ray Wright | Directed by Neil Jordan
Greta tells the story of a young woman befriends a lonely widow who’s harboring a dark and deadly agenda towards her… Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz are terrific as Greta Hideg and Frances McCullen, respectively. The former showcases an outstanding electrifying performance that gestates a harrowing ‘under the skin’ conviction of torment and despair. The underbelly of a character such as Greta Hideg is frightening to witness develop. The sheer cruelty and haunting persona grow in an engulfing bravado, almost like cancer as the film develops from one nightmarish scenario to the next with seizable abhorrent effects, albeit intoxicatingly addictive to witness the sheer depth...
Greta tells the story of a young woman befriends a lonely widow who’s harboring a dark and deadly agenda towards her… Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz are terrific as Greta Hideg and Frances McCullen, respectively. The former showcases an outstanding electrifying performance that gestates a harrowing ‘under the skin’ conviction of torment and despair. The underbelly of a character such as Greta Hideg is frightening to witness develop. The sheer cruelty and haunting persona grow in an engulfing bravado, almost like cancer as the film develops from one nightmarish scenario to the next with seizable abhorrent effects, albeit intoxicatingly addictive to witness the sheer depth...
- 3/5/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
It’s the score that finally gives it away, after an airless first 15 minutes in which it seems like perhaps Neil Jordan — “Crying Game” and “Michael Collins” and “Butcher Boy” Neil Jordan! — has finally lost it and taken Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz along for the ride. It opens as a stilted, awkward drama, complete with the always-delightful Maika Monroe giving literal voice to what appears to be the film’s obvious theme — and then it takes a surprising flip.
Give thanks to the overwrought instrumental cue from composer Javier Navarrete: This is meant to be campy, a B-movie in disguise. The tension-filled strings cut in first, horror-movie music that wouldn’t be out of place in a “Conjuring” film, and then we see what they’re meant to highlight: Huppert, blithely flipping through Facebook to mine information about her latest prey. It’s a daring little twist,...
Give thanks to the overwrought instrumental cue from composer Javier Navarrete: This is meant to be campy, a B-movie in disguise. The tension-filled strings cut in first, horror-movie music that wouldn’t be out of place in a “Conjuring” film, and then we see what they’re meant to highlight: Huppert, blithely flipping through Facebook to mine information about her latest prey. It’s a daring little twist,...
- 9/7/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In an age where special effects reign supreme, there’s one aspect of the filmmaking process that hasn’t gone through a radical transformation — music. Some of the best movies in any given year would be sorely lacking without their memorable scores, and this has remained true well into the first two decades of the 21st century.
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Film composers play an integral part in the filmmaking process, and there are a handful whose bodies of work stand out in recent years. Of course, this list of 12 major composers only begins to scratch the surface of the talent out there. There are plenty of other worthy contributors to the medium who didn’t make the cut — Danny Elfman and John Williams, we’re looking at you — but rest assured that this top dozen represent the cream of the crop.
Hans Zimmer...
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Film composers play an integral part in the filmmaking process, and there are a handful whose bodies of work stand out in recent years. Of course, this list of 12 major composers only begins to scratch the surface of the talent out there. There are plenty of other worthy contributors to the medium who didn’t make the cut — Danny Elfman and John Williams, we’re looking at you — but rest assured that this top dozen represent the cream of the crop.
Hans Zimmer...
- 8/7/2017
- by Gabrielle Kiss
- Indiewire
I talk in pictures, not in words
-- "And Through the Wire" by Peter Gabriel
Welcome to Sounds Like Film, Slackerwood's new monthly feature on music in local and independent film.
Music plays an integral role in film. Whether it's a well-placed song with lyrics to enhance a mood or scene or a film score that evokes an emotional response, the audience's experience is heightened by music. Studies have demonstrated that music stimulates several areas of the brain: the auditory, limbic and motor regions as well as the less-understood orbitofrontal cortex which is thought to be key in sensory integration.
This concept relates to our movie experience in many ways, as familiar songs or scores can evoke a particular emotion or memory. In my own experience, there are many film-related compositions that can do just that -- Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" in The Breakfast Club, Ennio Morricone...
-- "And Through the Wire" by Peter Gabriel
Welcome to Sounds Like Film, Slackerwood's new monthly feature on music in local and independent film.
Music plays an integral role in film. Whether it's a well-placed song with lyrics to enhance a mood or scene or a film score that evokes an emotional response, the audience's experience is heightened by music. Studies have demonstrated that music stimulates several areas of the brain: the auditory, limbic and motor regions as well as the less-understood orbitofrontal cortex which is thought to be key in sensory integration.
This concept relates to our movie experience in many ways, as familiar songs or scores can evoke a particular emotion or memory. In my own experience, there are many film-related compositions that can do just that -- Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" in The Breakfast Club, Ennio Morricone...
- 5/20/2014
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
We are a couple of weeks away from the Sundance London film and music festival hitting the O2 arena in the capital. The full lineup of panels, music events and films was announced last week and we’ve decided to dive in and surface here with our picks of the festival.
As you’ll see we have chosen a number of films to keep an eye on, noted a couple of the panels and highlighted an event or two. You can find more information on all of these events right here at the Sundance London homepage or keep an eye here on HeyUGuys as we’ll be bringing you the best coverage of one of our favourite festivals.
Film – Frank
It’s hard to pass up the opportunity to see Michael Fassbender take on one of the oddest figures in the last thirty years of British popular culture. Papier Mâché...
As you’ll see we have chosen a number of films to keep an eye on, noted a couple of the panels and highlighted an event or two. You can find more information on all of these events right here at the Sundance London homepage or keep an eye here on HeyUGuys as we’ll be bringing you the best coverage of one of our favourite festivals.
Film – Frank
It’s hard to pass up the opportunity to see Michael Fassbender take on one of the oddest figures in the last thirty years of British popular culture. Papier Mâché...
- 4/10/2014
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Established in 2012, Sundance London is growing into a quiet fixture on the British film calendar -- a three-day roundup of highlights from the Sundance Film Festival lineup making their UK premiere, I'm not sure if it's built up much of a public profile -- possibly because of its less-than-central location in the vast O2 Dome -- but for the many Brit industry folk and film fanatics who can't fork out for the January trip to Park City, it's a handy catch-up, and returns for its third edition next month. The lineup was announced today -- and while many of the bigger Sundance sensations have been pinched by the programmers of the London, Edinburgh and Sheffield festivals, it's a healthy mix. Among the most notable inclusions are: "The Case Against 8," the same-sex marriage documentary that confirmed its Us release date last week; "Obvious Child," the Jenny Slate-starring feminist romantic...
- 3/24/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler, comedian David Cross and Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker among those set to attend the festival.Scroll down for full line-up
Sundance has revealed its programme of films and panel discussions for the third Sundance London film and music festival (April 25-27), held at the O2.
The festival will include 21 feature films and 18 short films across five sections. A total of 23 films will make their world, international, European or UK premieres and seven are by first-time feature filmmakers.
The films collectively received 12 awards when they premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and filmmakers expected to attend are Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler and Arrested Development star David Cross, who brings his directorial debut Hits.
Persepolis director Marjane Satrapi will bring the international premiere of her latest feature, The Voices, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a disturbed factory worker who hears advice from his pet dog and cat.
Us actress...
Sundance has revealed its programme of films and panel discussions for the third Sundance London film and music festival (April 25-27), held at the O2.
The festival will include 21 feature films and 18 short films across five sections. A total of 23 films will make their world, international, European or UK premieres and seven are by first-time feature filmmakers.
The films collectively received 12 awards when they premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and filmmakers expected to attend are Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler and Arrested Development star David Cross, who brings his directorial debut Hits.
Persepolis director Marjane Satrapi will bring the international premiere of her latest feature, The Voices, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a disturbed factory worker who hears advice from his pet dog and cat.
Us actress...
- 3/24/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
“Hi! Are you a fairy?”
Pan’S Labyrinth is one of the few fantasy films ever nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. It lost that prize to The Lives Of Others in 2006 but won Oscars for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Make-up.
Director Guillermo del Toro’s film is a gorgeous , charming , bloody and deadly fairy tale . It’s set in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and is a highly original combination of war drama and pure phantasmagorical fantasy. Its central character is a young girl named Ofelia. She follows her mother to a remote outpost where she joins her new husband, sadistic army Capitán Vidal. Ofelia, a shy bookish girl who loves fairy stories, discovers a parallel reality; an underground labyrinth presided over by a huge faun. This strange world is contrasted with her grim reality, a joyless world full of violence and hopelessness.
Pan’S Labyrinth is one of the few fantasy films ever nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. It lost that prize to The Lives Of Others in 2006 but won Oscars for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Make-up.
Director Guillermo del Toro’s film is a gorgeous , charming , bloody and deadly fairy tale . It’s set in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and is a highly original combination of war drama and pure phantasmagorical fantasy. Its central character is a young girl named Ofelia. She follows her mother to a remote outpost where she joins her new husband, sadistic army Capitán Vidal. Ofelia, a shy bookish girl who loves fairy stories, discovers a parallel reality; an underground labyrinth presided over by a huge faun. This strange world is contrasted with her grim reality, a joyless world full of violence and hopelessness.
- 7/15/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – It doesn’t sound like a particularly bad idea. In exploring the globe-trotting adventures of author Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, why not use archival footage of the actual sights and sounds that they encountered, while nesting the actors into the frame, a la “Forrest Gump”? I didn’t think it was a bad idea at all until roughly three minutes into the movie.
Suddenly the picture fades into a grainy blue haze as Hemingway (Clive Owen) is witnessed on his fishing boat, pulling in his latest big catch with cavalier bravado. The moment is supposed to function as a stirring introduction to his character, but it’s completely undermined by the jarringly amateurish special effects juxtaposing the actors against a green screen projecting old footage of a jarring sea (even the splashes of water seem superimposed). Considering the often stellar production values of HBO films, it...
Suddenly the picture fades into a grainy blue haze as Hemingway (Clive Owen) is witnessed on his fishing boat, pulling in his latest big catch with cavalier bravado. The moment is supposed to function as a stirring introduction to his character, but it’s completely undermined by the jarringly amateurish special effects juxtaposing the actors against a green screen projecting old footage of a jarring sea (even the splashes of water seem superimposed). Considering the often stellar production values of HBO films, it...
- 4/11/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Showtime series Homeland swept the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards netting popular awards for Damien Lewis (Best Actor), Claire Danes (Best Actress), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Best Drama Series.
The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.
HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.
Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...
The Primetime wins helped Homeland secure its place as the Emmy's surprise hit of 2012. Lewis beat out Emmy favourites Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston, who himself won the award twice for his role as Walter White in AMC.s Breaking Bad.
HBO.s Game Change tied with Homeland with four awards won, including Jay Roach.s Best Director for a Miniseries and Outstanding Miniseries. Combined with the Creative Arts Emmy wins, Homeland won a collective six awards this Emmy season.
Despite Showtime.s popular wins, HBO came out on top earning six awards in total for their programs nominated. ABC came soon after with five awards with its flagship show Modern Family earning an Outstanding Directing for a...
- 9/24/2012
- by Anthony Soegito
- IF.com.au
In theaters on Friday March 30th, watch as Wrath Of The Titans director Jonathan Liebesman and actor Sam Worthington talk about the beast Chimera – “The Omen of Destruction.” Worthington leads an international cast which includes Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Edgar Ramirez, Toby Kebbell and Danny Huston, with Academy Award® nominees Ralph Fiennes (.The English Patient.) and Liam Neeson (.Schindler.s List.).
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) .the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson). is attempting to live quietly as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year-old son, Helius.
But unbeknownst to Perseus, a struggle for supremacy has been raging between the gods that will come to threaten his idyllic life. Dangerously weakened by humanity.s lack of devotion, the gods are losing hold of their immortality, as well as control over the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus,...
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) .the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson). is attempting to live quietly as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year-old son, Helius.
But unbeknownst to Perseus, a struggle for supremacy has been raging between the gods that will come to threaten his idyllic life. Dangerously weakened by humanity.s lack of devotion, the gods are losing hold of their immortality, as well as control over the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus,...
- 3/21/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In 3D and 2D theaters and IMAX® Friday, March 30, Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson star once again as gods at war in Wrath Of The Titans, under the direction of Jonathan Liebesman.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And E-mail Address Below. Real First Name Required.
3. Answer The Following Question: Who do you want to see battle on the screen in Wrath Of The Titans ?
Winners will be chosen at random from all entries. Supplies are limited. Limit one (1) pass per person, passes admit (2) two. Sponsor’s employees and their dependants are ineligible. Screening is overbooked to ensure capacity.
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) “the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson)” is attempting to live quietly as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year-old son, Helius.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And E-mail Address Below. Real First Name Required.
3. Answer The Following Question: Who do you want to see battle on the screen in Wrath Of The Titans ?
Winners will be chosen at random from all entries. Supplies are limited. Limit one (1) pass per person, passes admit (2) two. Sponsor’s employees and their dependants are ineligible. Screening is overbooked to ensure capacity.
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) “the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson)” is attempting to live quietly as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year-old son, Helius.
- 3/15/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jonathan Liebesman's upcoming fantasy epic, Wrath Of The Titans, will be released in theaters later this month. To accompany the film, Watertower Music will be releasing the official soundtrack album (which is composed by Pan's Labyrinth's Javier Navarrete). Note: The track listing below contains some possible spoilers, so don't read if you don't want to know anything about the movie. 1. Wrath of the Titans 2. Humans Stopped Praying 3. Zeus In The Underworld 4. Attack Of The Chimera 5. Son Of Zeus 6. Pegasus 7. Andromeda 8. Cyclops 9. The Orb 10. Ares Fights 11. Perseus In The Labyrinth 12. Escape From Tartarus 13. To The Battle 14. Brother Ares 15. Zeus Leaves 16. Kronos Megalos Remix Click here to listen to preview clips from the soundtrack. Starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Rosamund Pike, Wrath Of The Titans hits theaters March 30th, later this month. In other soundtrack news, Henry Jackman - who has previously scored X-Men: First Class and Man On A Ledge...
- 3/11/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the remake of Footloose directed by Craig Brewer and stars Kenny Wormaid, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Blake Shelton, Zac Brown, The Smashing Pumpkins, Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes and Big & Rich. For audio clips and more information about the album, visit our previous article. The film’s score is written by Deborah Lurie and no separate score release has been announced.
Also opening wide is the horror prequel The Thing directed by Matthijs van Heijingen Jr. and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen and Joel Edgerton. Marco Beltrami has written the music for the film. A soundtrack album featuring Beltrami’s score has been released by Varese Sarabande earlier this week. For more information about the album and to...
Opening in most theaters is the remake of Footloose directed by Craig Brewer and stars Kenny Wormaid, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Blake Shelton, Zac Brown, The Smashing Pumpkins, Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes and Big & Rich. For audio clips and more information about the album, visit our previous article. The film’s score is written by Deborah Lurie and no separate score release has been announced.
Also opening wide is the horror prequel The Thing directed by Matthijs van Heijingen Jr. and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen and Joel Edgerton. Marco Beltrami has written the music for the film. A soundtrack album featuring Beltrami’s score has been released by Varese Sarabande earlier this week. For more information about the album and to...
- 10/15/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
What must the pressure be like for a first-time filmmaker with an uncle and a father that are both world-class filmmakers? For Jordan Scott, daughter of Ridley and niece to Tony, it must be pretty damn awesome, especially when your debut feature film is as surprisingly well crafted as Cracks.
Jordan Scott directed and co-wrote Cracks with Ben Court and Caroline Ip, based on the novel by Sheila Kohler. What begins innocently enough as a drama about the lives of a group of girls at a British boarding school, this calm pot of water gradually simmers, slowly disrupting the surface, developing tension from an unexpected twist in the characters. lives.
Eva Green (Casino Royale, Kingdom Of Heaven) plays Miss G, a relatively young and uncommonly attractive teacher and mentor at the boarding school, whom the girls look up to and admire. Astonished by her stories of travel and experience, Miss...
Jordan Scott directed and co-wrote Cracks with Ben Court and Caroline Ip, based on the novel by Sheila Kohler. What begins innocently enough as a drama about the lives of a group of girls at a British boarding school, this calm pot of water gradually simmers, slowly disrupting the surface, developing tension from an unexpected twist in the characters. lives.
Eva Green (Casino Royale, Kingdom Of Heaven) plays Miss G, a relatively young and uncommonly attractive teacher and mentor at the boarding school, whom the girls look up to and admire. Astonished by her stories of travel and experience, Miss...
- 5/13/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cracks is the rarest of creatures -- the type of film that you watch, and once it's finished and the credits are rolling, one of the first thoughts to flow through your mind is, "I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like that." It's a wonderful feeling, that you've seen something that's as interesting and stirring as Cracks. That isn't to say that it's wholly unique, but instead it combines a complex and difficult set of circumstances and creates something wondrous and thought-provoking.
Cracks, based on the 2000 novel by Sheila Kohler and directed by first time director Jordan Scott (who is the daughter of Ridley Scott who, along with brother Tony, served as producers), takes place in 1934 in a bucolic English boarding school for girls. It's actually part orphanage and part boarding school, filled with girls whose parents take them there and yet, they never seem to pick them up.
Cracks, based on the 2000 novel by Sheila Kohler and directed by first time director Jordan Scott (who is the daughter of Ridley Scott who, along with brother Tony, served as producers), takes place in 1934 in a bucolic English boarding school for girls. It's actually part orphanage and part boarding school, filled with girls whose parents take them there and yet, they never seem to pick them up.
- 3/18/2011
- by TK
Paul Broucek, a former New Line exec, is joining Warner Bros. Pictures as president of music.
The veteran music exec and producer will report to Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov, who announced the appointment Tuesday.
He will be responsible for the creative direction of Warners' music operations and also will oversee the department's administrative, production and day-to-day business functions and will work with Warners producers and directors on music-related initatives. He also will serve as president of New Line Records, which he will run with executive vp Jason Linn, while reporting to New Line president Toby Emmerich on that business.
Broucek most recently launched Common Market, a music consulting, production and publishing company. He also formed a creative partnership with record producer Salaam Remi for a lineup of film projects, including New Line's "Sex and the City 2," and served as exec producer of the Javier Navarrete score...
The veteran music exec and producer will report to Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov, who announced the appointment Tuesday.
He will be responsible for the creative direction of Warners' music operations and also will oversee the department's administrative, production and day-to-day business functions and will work with Warners producers and directors on music-related initatives. He also will serve as president of New Line Records, which he will run with executive vp Jason Linn, while reporting to New Line president Toby Emmerich on that business.
Broucek most recently launched Common Market, a music consulting, production and publishing company. He also formed a creative partnership with record producer Salaam Remi for a lineup of film projects, including New Line's "Sex and the City 2," and served as exec producer of the Javier Navarrete score...
- 12/8/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
First things first: it could be as long as a year before Joe Dante’s newest feature, The Hole, is released theatrically in North America. Those who are disappointed to hear this news should take solace in the following statement: it will be well worth the wait.
Produced independently by Bold Films and screened for potential distributors in Toronto and Venice (where it won the first ever prize for Best 3D film, beating out such prestigious competitors as Disney/Pixar’s Up), director Dante even expressed some apprehension about interviews and promoting the movie this early. His concern was that by the time The Hole would be finally unleashed on audiences, some might believe that the movie was old and had already been released (hope he doesn’t mind this review). However, with proper marketing, this title should prove more than successful and, like many of the director’s previous titles,...
Produced independently by Bold Films and screened for potential distributors in Toronto and Venice (where it won the first ever prize for Best 3D film, beating out such prestigious competitors as Disney/Pixar’s Up), director Dante even expressed some apprehension about interviews and promoting the movie this early. His concern was that by the time The Hole would be finally unleashed on audiences, some might believe that the movie was old and had already been released (hope he doesn’t mind this review). However, with proper marketing, this title should prove more than successful and, like many of the director’s previous titles,...
- 9/19/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Glenn Kay)
- Fangoria
I don't believe I have ever reported the nominees for the International Film Music Critics Association before, but in the spirit of covering more award season news than is probably necessary I figured, "What the hell?" The nominees listed below make up the fifth annual International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Excellence with Wall-e receiving the most nominations including Film Score of the Year, Best Score for an Animated Film, Best Film Composition (for "Define Dancing") and Composer of the Year for Thomas Newman. The other big nominee is Danny Elfman who received the most individual nominations this year with seven: Composer of the Year; Film Score of the Year and Best Documentary Score for Standard Operating Procedure; Best Drama Score for Milk; Best Action/Adventure Score and Best Individual Cue for Wanted ("Success Montage"); and Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Score for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The International...
- 1/17/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Spanish composer Javier Navarrete will compose the score for the upcoming Kevin Costner thriller, The New Daughter, directed by the writer of acclaimed Spanish horror hit Rec, Luis Berdejo. The film is produced by Gold Circle Films, who are already working on their next film with Berdejo, sci-fi adventure Pod. The New Daughter is about a single father who witnesses his daughter's increasingly strange behavior. Javier Navarrete, who came to international prominense with his Pan's Labyrinth score, has recently finished his score for Cracks, a boarding school drama starring Eva Green, Juno Temple and María Valverde.
- 12/18/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
Complete list of Oscar nominations
PICTURE
Babel
The Departed
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
DIRECTOR
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel
Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Paul Greengrass, United 93
ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
After the Wedding, Denmark
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)," Algeria
The Lives of Others, Germany
Pan's Labyrinth, Mexico
Water, Canada.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer & Todd Phillips, Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"
Alfonso Cuaron & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby, Children of Men
William Monahan, The Departed
Todd Field & Tom Perrotta, Little Children
Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Guillermo Arriaga, Babel
Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis, Letters from Iwo Jima
Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo Del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth
Peter Morgan, The Queen
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House
ART DIRECTION
Dreamgirls
The Good Shepherd
Pan's Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Prestige
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Black Dahlia
Children of Men
The Illusionist
Pan's Labyrinth
The Prestige
SOUND MIXING
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Dreamgirls
Flags of Our Fathers
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
SOUND EDITING
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
ORIGINAL SCORE
Babel, Gustavo Santaolalla
The Good German, Thomas Newman
Notes on a Scandal, Philip Glass
Pan's Labyrinth, Javier Navarrete
The Queen, N0006035">Alexandre Desplat.
ORIGINAL SONG
I Need to Wake Up from An Inconvenient Truth, Melissa Etheridge
Listen from Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven
Love You I Do from Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger and Siedah Garrett
Our Town from Cars, Randy Newman
Patience from Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger and Willie Reale.
Babel
The Departed
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
DIRECTOR
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel
Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Paul Greengrass, United 93
ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
After the Wedding, Denmark
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)," Algeria
The Lives of Others, Germany
Pan's Labyrinth, Mexico
Water, Canada.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer & Todd Phillips, Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"
Alfonso Cuaron & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby, Children of Men
William Monahan, The Departed
Todd Field & Tom Perrotta, Little Children
Patrick Marber, Notes on a Scandal
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Guillermo Arriaga, Babel
Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis, Letters from Iwo Jima
Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo Del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth
Peter Morgan, The Queen
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House
ART DIRECTION
Dreamgirls
The Good Shepherd
Pan's Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Prestige
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Black Dahlia
Children of Men
The Illusionist
Pan's Labyrinth
The Prestige
SOUND MIXING
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Dreamgirls
Flags of Our Fathers
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
SOUND EDITING
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
ORIGINAL SCORE
Babel, Gustavo Santaolalla
The Good German, Thomas Newman
Notes on a Scandal, Philip Glass
Pan's Labyrinth, Javier Navarrete
The Queen, N0006035">Alexandre Desplat.
ORIGINAL SONG
I Need to Wake Up from An Inconvenient Truth, Melissa Etheridge
Listen from Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven
Love You I Do from Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger and Siedah Garrett
Our Town from Cars, Randy Newman
Patience from Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger and Willie Reale.
- 1/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Blending an engaging, if hectic, storyline with powerful visuals and winning perfs, Mexican Guillermo del Toro’s psychodrama “The Devil’s Backbone,” has the helmer toning down the perverse, comicbook imagination of his first two features — the Spanish-language “Chronos” (1993) and English-language “Mimic” (1997) — in favor of a muted, warmer and more psychological approach. Though it fails in its final reels to capitalize on its early promise, pic is still stylish, accomplished and tremendously enjoyable fare. Pre-sold heavily to many major territories, it did terrific first weekend B.O. at home after opening April 20 on the back of heavy marketing.
Pic will do nothing to harm del Toro’s reputation as perhaps Latin America’s foremost genre talent. However, auds expecting the conceptual hi-jinx of the earlier pics — particularly the multiple award-winning “Chronos” — are likely to be disappointed, and the movie’s psychology is too bargain basement to be of much interest in itself.
Pic will do nothing to harm del Toro’s reputation as perhaps Latin America’s foremost genre talent. However, auds expecting the conceptual hi-jinx of the earlier pics — particularly the multiple award-winning “Chronos” — are likely to be disappointed, and the movie’s psychology is too bargain basement to be of much interest in itself.
- 4/30/2001
- by Jonathan Holland
- Variety Film + TV
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