UK director Mike Leigh will receive a lifetime achievement award at Malta’s second annual Mediterrane Film Festival (June 22-30).
The seven-time Oscar nominee will also host a masterclass and participate in an in conversation with Adrian Wootton, CEO at the British Film Commission, with whom the festival has a partnership.
Leigh began his career in theatre and TV with work including Abigail’s Party in 1977. He focused on features throughout the 1990s, winning acclaim for films such as High Hopes, Life Is Sweet, Naked and Secrets And Lies. The latter won the Palme d’Or in 1996.
His following films included Topsy-Turvy,...
The seven-time Oscar nominee will also host a masterclass and participate in an in conversation with Adrian Wootton, CEO at the British Film Commission, with whom the festival has a partnership.
Leigh began his career in theatre and TV with work including Abigail’s Party in 1977. He focused on features throughout the 1990s, winning acclaim for films such as High Hopes, Life Is Sweet, Naked and Secrets And Lies. The latter won the Palme d’Or in 1996.
His following films included Topsy-Turvy,...
- 4/29/2024
- ScreenDaily
Mike Leigh, the veteran director of “Vera Drake,” “Another Year” and “Happy-Go-Lucky,” will be honored at Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival with its Career Achievement Golden Bee Award.
Leigh will also host a masterclass at the festival, the second edition of which is taking place June 22 to 30 in Malta’s capital city of Valletta. The director, who has earned seven Oscar nominations and won the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or for 1993’s “Naked,” will be in conversation with Adrian Wootton, chief executive of Film London and the British Film Commission.
The Mediterrane Film Festival has also revealed its first jury members, who will judge the festival’s competition section, consisting of 12 films from the region. At the festival’s Golden Bee Awards closing ceremony on June 30, prizes will be handed out for best feature film, acting performance, screenwriting, production design, creative technical performance and the special jury award.
Jury...
Leigh will also host a masterclass at the festival, the second edition of which is taking place June 22 to 30 in Malta’s capital city of Valletta. The director, who has earned seven Oscar nominations and won the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or for 1993’s “Naked,” will be in conversation with Adrian Wootton, chief executive of Film London and the British Film Commission.
The Mediterrane Film Festival has also revealed its first jury members, who will judge the festival’s competition section, consisting of 12 films from the region. At the festival’s Golden Bee Awards closing ceremony on June 30, prizes will be handed out for best feature film, acting performance, screenwriting, production design, creative technical performance and the special jury award.
Jury...
- 4/29/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
J.A. Bayona’s Netflix epic Society of the Snow swept Saturday night’s Platino Awards, picking up a total of six trophies including the top award of the night for best Ibero-American fiction film.
Bayona’s film follows the tragic events that take place after Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashes on a glacier in the heart of the Andes in 1972. Only 16 of the 45 passengers ultimately made it out alive as a handful of others perished on the mountain during the 72 days from the time of the crash until rescuers arrived.
Bayona also made his way to the stage to accept a trophy for best director, and his film’s haul also included best male performance for star Enzo Vogrincic, best editing for Jaume Marti and Andres Gil, best cinematography for Pedro Luque, and best sound for Oriol Tarragó, Marc Orts and Jorge Adrados.
Bayona’s film follows the tragic events that take place after Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashes on a glacier in the heart of the Andes in 1972. Only 16 of the 45 passengers ultimately made it out alive as a handful of others perished on the mountain during the 72 days from the time of the crash until rescuers arrived.
Bayona also made his way to the stage to accept a trophy for best director, and his film’s haul also included best male performance for star Enzo Vogrincic, best editing for Jaume Marti and Andres Gil, best cinematography for Pedro Luque, and best sound for Oriol Tarragó, Marc Orts and Jorge Adrados.
- 4/23/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
20,000 Species Of Bees, the debut film by Basque filmmaker Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, and Society Of The Snow, J. A. Bayona’s survival drama for Netflix, dominated the top honors at the eleventh Platino Awards Saturday evening.
The Mexican award show took place this year at the El Gran Tlachco theater in Xcaret Park, Riviera Maya. Bayona took best director on the night for Society Of The Snow. The film also won Best Feature while 20,000 Species Of Bees nabbed Best Screenplay and Best First Feature.
20,000 Species Of Bees debuted at the Berlin Film Festival, where lead actor Sofía Otero took the silver bear for best leading performance. The film is set during a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping and follows an eight-year-old and her mother experiencing revelations that will change their lives forever.
Bayona’s Society Of The Snow closed last year’s Venice Film Festival.
The Mexican award show took place this year at the El Gran Tlachco theater in Xcaret Park, Riviera Maya. Bayona took best director on the night for Society Of The Snow. The film also won Best Feature while 20,000 Species Of Bees nabbed Best Screenplay and Best First Feature.
20,000 Species Of Bees debuted at the Berlin Film Festival, where lead actor Sofía Otero took the silver bear for best leading performance. The film is set during a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping and follows an eight-year-old and her mother experiencing revelations that will change their lives forever.
Bayona’s Society Of The Snow closed last year’s Venice Film Festival.
- 4/21/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
In a triumphant night for Spain, J.A. Bayona’s Oscar-nominated “Society of the Snow” swept the top prizes at Platino Xcaret, named after the venue of the annual Platino Awards this year, which took place at the Xcaret Park, Riviera Maya, Mexico.
Argentina cinema’s plight, exacerbated by far-right president Javier Milei’s closure of its film institute, Incaa, was also on many people’s minds.
Citing veteran Argentine filmmaker Adolfo Aristarain as one of his inspirations, Bayona said upon receiving his best director award: “Argentina, we are here standing by your side, you’re not alone.”
Bayona’s harrowing account of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash, from which only 16 people survived after 72 days stranded in the Andes, became Netflix’s second most-viewed non-English film of all time. “I wouldn’t be here without the book that Pablo Vierci wrote,” said Bayona, who also thanked his cast and crew,...
Argentina cinema’s plight, exacerbated by far-right president Javier Milei’s closure of its film institute, Incaa, was also on many people’s minds.
Citing veteran Argentine filmmaker Adolfo Aristarain as one of his inspirations, Bayona said upon receiving his best director award: “Argentina, we are here standing by your side, you’re not alone.”
Bayona’s harrowing account of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash, from which only 16 people survived after 72 days stranded in the Andes, became Netflix’s second most-viewed non-English film of all time. “I wouldn’t be here without the book that Pablo Vierci wrote,” said Bayona, who also thanked his cast and crew,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Spanish cinema was celebrated at the 38th Annual Goya Awards in Valladolid, with Netflix’s The Society of the Snow taking a total of 12 trophies, the most of the night.
J.A. Bayona won in the Best Director category for The Society of the Snow (La Sociedad de la Nieve), with the film also taking Best Film.
The top acting awards went to Malena Alterio for Antonio Méndez Esparza’s Que Nadie Duerma (Something Is About to Happen) and to David Verdaguer for David Trueba’s Saben aquell (Jokes & Cigarettes).
Sigourney Weaver was honored with an International Goya during the ceremony with Juan Mariné receiving an honorary Goya.
See all the winners in the list below.
Premios Goya 2024 Complete Winners List
Honorary Goya
Juan Mariné
Best Supporting Actor
José Coronado
Cerrar los ojos (Close Your Eyes)
Best Original Song
“Yo solo quiero amor”
Rigoberta Bandini
Te estoy amando locamente
Best...
J.A. Bayona won in the Best Director category for The Society of the Snow (La Sociedad de la Nieve), with the film also taking Best Film.
The top acting awards went to Malena Alterio for Antonio Méndez Esparza’s Que Nadie Duerma (Something Is About to Happen) and to David Verdaguer for David Trueba’s Saben aquell (Jokes & Cigarettes).
Sigourney Weaver was honored with an International Goya during the ceremony with Juan Mariné receiving an honorary Goya.
See all the winners in the list below.
Premios Goya 2024 Complete Winners List
Honorary Goya
Juan Mariné
Best Supporting Actor
José Coronado
Cerrar los ojos (Close Your Eyes)
Best Original Song
“Yo solo quiero amor”
Rigoberta Bandini
Te estoy amando locamente
Best...
- 2/11/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
We’re happy to report that after five days, all of our New Years Resolutions are still intact. Except for the one about doing 20 minutes of yoga in the morning. Impossible. And the one about not eating the entire bag of potato chips in one sitting. Yeah, nah. Oh! We also didn’t stop doomscrolling, smoking or clipping our toenails at the gym. But other than that? Perfectly on track. And while there are still two long months of awards season left to endure enjoy, the New Year has brought a bountiful crop of Don’t-Miss Indies.
The Lady Bird Diaries
When You Can Watch: Now
Where You Can Watch: Hulu
Director: Dawn Porter
Why We’re Excited: Acclaimed documentarian Dawn Porter’s moving new documentary offers a singular vantage point on of the most important administrations in US history, based on 123 hours of former First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson’s own audio diaries.
The Lady Bird Diaries
When You Can Watch: Now
Where You Can Watch: Hulu
Director: Dawn Porter
Why We’re Excited: Acclaimed documentarian Dawn Porter’s moving new documentary offers a singular vantage point on of the most important administrations in US history, based on 123 hours of former First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson’s own audio diaries.
- 1/5/2024
- by Su Fang Tham
- Film Independent News & More
J.A. Bayona’s “Society of the Snow,” the true-life survival thriller about the 1972 plane crash in the Andes with the Uruguayan rugby team, was shot with documentary-like realism by cinematographer Pedro Luque to connect the characters with the hostile environment. This was enhanced by photo-realistic VFX (including the use of mobile LED screens for 360-degree mountain backgrounds), led by supervisors Félix Bergés and Laura Pedro of El Ranchito. The Spanish film made the Oscar shortlists for international feature, visual effects, and sound.
“Being as real as possible is counter-intuitive,” Luque told IndieWire. “This happened in the 1970s. It’s not there anymore. It can’t be real, but it has to be real. That drive, it’s from Bayona, to be as precise as we can.”
The cinematographer and VFX team studied the Valley of the Tears, the site of the plane crash, to understand the geography, the space, and its dimensions.
“Being as real as possible is counter-intuitive,” Luque told IndieWire. “This happened in the 1970s. It’s not there anymore. It can’t be real, but it has to be real. That drive, it’s from Bayona, to be as precise as we can.”
The cinematographer and VFX team studied the Valley of the Tears, the site of the plane crash, to understand the geography, the space, and its dimensions.
- 12/23/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The lore of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which fell out of the sky and crashed into the South American Andes in 1972, typically summons grisly images of cannibalism and gangrene. The 72 days that a Uruguayan rugby team en route to Chile endured, snow-drifted and hungry, have been dramatized elsewhere, including the 1993 survival drama “Alive,” starring a mostly white and Anglicized cast. Now, after a moment under the tentpole sun with the ill-conceived “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona returns to the style of more personal and human disasters with “Society of the Snow.” Shot in Spanish with Uruguayan accents, this muscular and often brutal depiction is chiseled with authenticity, but it’s too psychologically schematic to make much in the way of an emotional impact.
That’s not to say Bayona and his team haven’t devised some seriously impressive filmmaking: “Society of the Snow” was filmed in Spain...
That’s not to say Bayona and his team haven’t devised some seriously impressive filmmaking: “Society of the Snow” was filmed in Spain...
- 12/21/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
In director J.A. Bayona and cinematographer Pedro Luque’s new film Society of the Snow, the filmmakers set out to create an ambitious adaptation of a book (of the same name) about the 1972 Uruguayan Andes flight disaster. The nonfiction book, which was written 40 years after the crash, documents the accounts of the 16 survivors — Bayona was attracted to the material because it was “less about the action and more about the reflection,” he told The Hollywood Reporter tech editor Carolyn Giardina during a special edition of THR Presents: Live from EnergaCameraimage.
The Netflix production, he adds, was treated in effect as a documentary; he began with extensive interviews with survivors and the families of victims. “I really wanted to find a new angle in the story because I knew the stories are very popular,” Bayona said. “To me, it was more about capturing the meaningful details.”
Filming took place at the...
The Netflix production, he adds, was treated in effect as a documentary; he began with extensive interviews with survivors and the families of victims. “I really wanted to find a new angle in the story because I knew the stories are very popular,” Bayona said. “To me, it was more about capturing the meaningful details.”
Filming took place at the...
- 12/11/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Weekly Commentary: The National Board of Review, New York Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association chose three different cinematographers for their picks as the best of the year.
Rodrigo Prieto won a combination prize from NBR for his work on “Barbie...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Weekly Commentary: The National Board of Review, New York Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association chose three different cinematographers for their picks as the best of the year.
Rodrigo Prieto won a combination prize from NBR for his work on “Barbie...
- 12/10/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The 31st edition of the Camerimage Film Festival, Europe’s top cinematography event, will welcome a host of stellar guests to the Gothic Polish town of Torun, including Adam Driver, Sean Penn and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer.
Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.”
As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses. That’s because Camerimage, with limited event space for now, strategically holds filmmaker talks following film projections, often in the same hall of the Jordanki cinema space.
Which means opening-night audiences who linger after Camerimage screens Robbie Ryan-shot “Poor Things,” the Frankenstein-esque fairytale by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, will be able to...
Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.”
As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses. That’s because Camerimage, with limited event space for now, strategically holds filmmaker talks following film projections, often in the same hall of the Jordanki cinema space.
Which means opening-night audiences who linger after Camerimage screens Robbie Ryan-shot “Poor Things,” the Frankenstein-esque fairytale by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, will be able to...
- 11/6/2023
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including WSJ. Magazine‘s Innovator Awards and Halloween party highlights.
Nhmc Impact Awards Gala
The National Hispanic Media Coalition hosted its annual Impact Awards Gala on Oct. 27, honoring those making strides towards a positive portrayal of the Latine community, both in front of and behind the camera. Hosted by actress Francia Raisa and Mj Acosta-Ruiz, the event honored Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez, Miguel, Gina Torres, Jharrel Jerome and Ángel Manuel Soto.
Jharrel Jerome, Jessica Sarowitz, Gina Torres, Aarón Sanchez, Brenda Victoria Castillo, Julissa Prado, Miguel, Angel Manuel Soto, Eva Longoria and Eugenio Derbez
Montclair Film Festival Filmmaker Tribute event
Martin Scorsese sat down for a tribute conversation with Stephen Colbert on Oct. 27 at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center as part of the 2023 Montclair Film Festival.
Martin Scorsese and Stephen...
Nhmc Impact Awards Gala
The National Hispanic Media Coalition hosted its annual Impact Awards Gala on Oct. 27, honoring those making strides towards a positive portrayal of the Latine community, both in front of and behind the camera. Hosted by actress Francia Raisa and Mj Acosta-Ruiz, the event honored Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez, Miguel, Gina Torres, Jharrel Jerome and Ángel Manuel Soto.
Jharrel Jerome, Jessica Sarowitz, Gina Torres, Aarón Sanchez, Brenda Victoria Castillo, Julissa Prado, Miguel, Angel Manuel Soto, Eva Longoria and Eugenio Derbez
Montclair Film Festival Filmmaker Tribute event
Martin Scorsese sat down for a tribute conversation with Stephen Colbert on Oct. 27 at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center as part of the 2023 Montclair Film Festival.
Martin Scorsese and Stephen...
- 11/3/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has dropped a teaser for J.A. Bayona’s highly anticipated survival thriller “Society of the Snow,” which will represent Spain in the Oscars international feature film race. The film world premiered on closing night of the Venice Film Festival and is playing this week at the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon.
Based on Uruguayan journalist Pablo Vierci’s 2009 book, “Society of the Snow” tells the true story of survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster who had to take extreme measures, including cannibalism, to stay alive.
“Society of the Snow” is the first Netflix film to have been selected by the Spanish committee for the Oscars and marks Bayona’s second Oscar entry following “The Orphanage” in 2007.
The film will roll out in select theaters across Latin American on Dec. 14, as well as in Spain on Dec. 15 and in the U.S. and in the U.K. on Dec. 22. “Society of the Snow...
Based on Uruguayan journalist Pablo Vierci’s 2009 book, “Society of the Snow” tells the true story of survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster who had to take extreme measures, including cannibalism, to stay alive.
“Society of the Snow” is the first Netflix film to have been selected by the Spanish committee for the Oscars and marks Bayona’s second Oscar entry following “The Orphanage” in 2007.
The film will roll out in select theaters across Latin American on Dec. 14, as well as in Spain on Dec. 15 and in the U.S. and in the U.K. on Dec. 22. “Society of the Snow...
- 10/20/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Spain has selected J.A. Bayona’s latest film, Society of the Snow, which debuted last month at the Venice Film Festival, as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2024 Oscars.
The announcement marks the first time a Netflix-backed film has been selected by Spain and the second time J.A. Bayona has made the cut following his 2007 film The Orphanage.
Society of the Snow closed this year’s Venice Film Festival. Based on the book of the same name by Pablo Vierci, first published in 2008, the film charts the story of the 45 people who, on October 13, 1972, boarded Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 from Montevideo to Chile. There were five crew members on board and 40 passengers, including 19 members of the Old Christians Club rugby team. Tragedy struck when the pilot began his descent too early, crashing into the Andes and killing 12 immediately. The survivors clung to the belief that help was coming,...
The announcement marks the first time a Netflix-backed film has been selected by Spain and the second time J.A. Bayona has made the cut following his 2007 film The Orphanage.
Society of the Snow closed this year’s Venice Film Festival. Based on the book of the same name by Pablo Vierci, first published in 2008, the film charts the story of the 45 people who, on October 13, 1972, boarded Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 from Montevideo to Chile. There were five crew members on board and 40 passengers, including 19 members of the Old Christians Club rugby team. Tragedy struck when the pilot began his descent too early, crashing into the Andes and killing 12 immediately. The survivors clung to the belief that help was coming,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed deep in the Andes, en route to Chile. The 45 passengers included the Old Christian Rugby team, friends, and family. 29 of them initially survived. A whole 72 days later, only 16 lived to tell the tale. And told they did in a carefully composed chronicle authored with journalist Pablo Vierci. Spanish director J. A. Bayona made a film bearing the same title, Society of the Snow, in collaboration with Vierci to bring this monumental survival tale to the Netflix screens, big and small. As the closing title of this year’s Venice Film Festival, it reaffirms the need for togetherness in the face of insurmountable dangers.
The snow-covered Andes are an emanation of the sublime: shiny silver, vast, perilous. Captured in wide-lens long shots, they appear foreign and impossible-to-touch, so when the passengers emerge from under the debris, this landscape’s infinitude overcomes all hope. Making home...
The snow-covered Andes are an emanation of the sublime: shiny silver, vast, perilous. Captured in wide-lens long shots, they appear foreign and impossible-to-touch, so when the passengers emerge from under the debris, this landscape’s infinitude overcomes all hope. Making home...
- 9/9/2023
- by Savina Petkova
- The Film Stage
The Venice Film Festival will close with the world premiere of J. A. Bayona’s Netflix survival thriller La Sociedad De La Nieve (Society Of The Snow).
The latest film from The Orphanage and The Impossible director charts the iconic true story of a 1970s rugby team whose plane crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survived the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments. The story was told by Frank Marshall in 1993 pic Alive.
The Out Of Competition screening will take place September 9 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony.
Starring in the Spanish-language film are Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
Pic is produced by Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida and J.A. Bayona. Screenplay comes from J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques and Nicolás Casariego from the novel by Pablo Vierci.
The latest film from The Orphanage and The Impossible director charts the iconic true story of a 1970s rugby team whose plane crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survived the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments. The story was told by Frank Marshall in 1993 pic Alive.
The Out Of Competition screening will take place September 9 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony.
Starring in the Spanish-language film are Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Esteban Kukuriczka and Tomas Wolf.
Pic is produced by Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida and J.A. Bayona. Screenplay comes from J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques and Nicolás Casariego from the novel by Pablo Vierci.
- 7/22/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Spanish director J.A. Bayona’s “Society of the Snow,” a reconstruction of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes that forced survivors to take extreme measures, including cannibalism, has been set as the Venice Film Festival’s closing film.
The deeply immersive Spanish-language saga is a Netflix original film shot in Andalusia’s Sierra Nevada, mainland Spain’s highest mountain range, using a 300-person crew. “Society of the Snow” will world premiere on the Lido out of competition on Sept. 9. Its official screening will be held in the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony.
In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to bring Montevideo’s Old Christians Rugby Club team to Chile, crashed at an altitude of 11,712 feet in the Andes. Of its 45 passengers – which consisted mostly of the rugby team, friends and family – only 29 survived. Without food, the survivors, who belonged to Uruguay’s elite, were forced...
The deeply immersive Spanish-language saga is a Netflix original film shot in Andalusia’s Sierra Nevada, mainland Spain’s highest mountain range, using a 300-person crew. “Society of the Snow” will world premiere on the Lido out of competition on Sept. 9. Its official screening will be held in the Palazzo del Cinema after the awards ceremony.
In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to bring Montevideo’s Old Christians Rugby Club team to Chile, crashed at an altitude of 11,712 feet in the Andes. Of its 45 passengers – which consisted mostly of the rugby team, friends and family – only 29 survived. Without food, the survivors, who belonged to Uruguay’s elite, were forced...
- 7/22/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been nearly 5 years since we last saw The Blind Man (Stephen Lang) nearly take down an entire group of petty criminals in Don’t Breathe, and now he’s returned for more murder and mayhem for the appropriately-named sequel, Don’t Breathe 2, which finds Rodo Sayagues at the helm this time, taking over for Fede Alvarez. There’s no denying that the sequel doesn’t quite hit the same tension-fueled heights as the first, but there’s still quite a bit of b-movie brutality on display throughout Don’t Breathe 2, and I really enjoyed how this time around, the story shifts away from The Blind Man and becomes the story of a young girl (played by Madelyn Grace) who goes through hell and becomes her own hero along the way.
Before I jump into my review, I want to go ahead and address the elephant in the room: there...
Before I jump into my review, I want to go ahead and address the elephant in the room: there...
- 8/16/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
If you hang around with the boogeyman long enough, he stops boogying, and turns back into a man. At least, that’s the theory that Rodo Sayagues’ “Don’t Breathe 2” seems desperate to prove, despite an overwhelming lack of evidence to the contrary. “Don’t Breathe 2” may not be the first horror movie sequel to try to transform the monster into an antihero, but it’s hard to think of another one that whiffs it this hard.
The original “Don’t Breathe,” co-written by Sayagues and director Fede Alvarez, was a violent and mean-spirited horror thriller about a group of teenaged thieves who break into a rich blind man’s house, only to discover what he’s hiding isn’t money. As played by Stephen Lang, the former Navy Seal Norman Nordstrom was a grotesquely violent kidnapper, murderer, and much, much worse, whose motives did nothing to excuse his evil. Nordstrom...
The original “Don’t Breathe,” co-written by Sayagues and director Fede Alvarez, was a violent and mean-spirited horror thriller about a group of teenaged thieves who break into a rich blind man’s house, only to discover what he’s hiding isn’t money. As played by Stephen Lang, the former Navy Seal Norman Nordstrom was a grotesquely violent kidnapper, murderer, and much, much worse, whose motives did nothing to excuse his evil. Nordstrom...
- 8/12/2021
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
While the premise of “Antebellum” has been shrouded in mystery, activist filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (credited as Bush + Renz) worked with their crew to deliver a wild ride delving into the current climate of racism.
In choosing to deal with the pandemic situation, “Antebellum” will only be available on VOD in the United States, beginning Sept. 18, even though it will see a theatrical release internationally. “It’s still not the same,” Bush says, “Because the movie is for America.”
“We consider ourselves activists who use art to communicate our very specific point of view and amplifying a host of issues that felt urgent,” says Bush, who worked with his partner and crew to deliver the story of an accomplished woman trapped in a horrifying reality.
Janelle Monáe stars as Veronica Henley, the woman caught in this mind-bending mystery somehow connecting to Eden (also Monáe), a Civil War-era enslaved woman.
In choosing to deal with the pandemic situation, “Antebellum” will only be available on VOD in the United States, beginning Sept. 18, even though it will see a theatrical release internationally. “It’s still not the same,” Bush says, “Because the movie is for America.”
“We consider ourselves activists who use art to communicate our very specific point of view and amplifying a host of issues that felt urgent,” says Bush, who worked with his partner and crew to deliver the story of an accomplished woman trapped in a horrifying reality.
Janelle Monáe stars as Veronica Henley, the woman caught in this mind-bending mystery somehow connecting to Eden (also Monáe), a Civil War-era enslaved woman.
- 9/18/2020
- by Aaron Neuwirth
- Variety Film + TV
One of the appalling — and appealing — traits of malevolent presences onscreen is that they can be so darn imprecise in their revenge. Often victims of unfairness, ghosts and assorted other supernatural baddies may exact a semi-rational but flawed retribution. (Got bullied? Easy: Kill all the randy teens.) So it’s right to wonder what’s up with the cop killer in “Body Cam,” starring Mary J. Blige, with fine backup from Nat Wolff.
After all, the targets of the ravenous violence appear to be cops of color — not that the police department takes note of the pattern. But for viewers, it should be striking. What can that fact possibly portend? What’s the contemporary moral here? These questions dog “Body Cam,” making it intriguing, though not exactly visionary; it’s more twisted puzzle than horror ride. Not that there aren’t jumpy moments, and tense interludes.
In his sophomore feature,...
After all, the targets of the ravenous violence appear to be cops of color — not that the police department takes note of the pattern. But for viewers, it should be striking. What can that fact possibly portend? What’s the contemporary moral here? These questions dog “Body Cam,” making it intriguing, though not exactly visionary; it’s more twisted puzzle than horror ride. Not that there aren’t jumpy moments, and tense interludes.
In his sophomore feature,...
- 5/19/2020
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
Janelle Monáe has quickly gone from celebrated avant-garde R&b artist to a powerful screen actress ever since her supporting role in 2016’s “Moonlight.” She’s since starred in “Hidden Figures,” “Welcome to Marwen,” and “Harriet,” along with lending her voice to “UglyDolls” and “Lady and the Tramp.” She will finally take the lead next year with the mysterious horror movie “Antebellum.” Check out the seriously creepy first trailer below.
Here’s the movie’s logline: “Successful author Veronica (Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.” Given the Southern Gothic atmosphere of the trailer, and the fact that the title refers to the Civil War era, it’s safe to say this is going to be a social thriller in the vein of “Get Out” and “Us” — whose producer Sean McKittrick also produced “Antebellum.” Yet there’s also...
Here’s the movie’s logline: “Successful author Veronica (Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.” Given the Southern Gothic atmosphere of the trailer, and the fact that the title refers to the Civil War era, it’s safe to say this is going to be a social thriller in the vein of “Get Out” and “Us” — whose producer Sean McKittrick also produced “Antebellum.” Yet there’s also...
- 11/21/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Watching Adrian Lyne’s classic “Jacob’s Ladder” raises a lot of complex psychological and spiritual questions. The film stars Tim Robbins as a Vietnam veteran who suffers from horrifying visions and persecution nightmares, but Lyne’s film dares to ask if nightmares are, perhaps, beautiful experiences viewed from the wrong angle. What is existential truth? What is sanity? What is the difference, if any, between heaven and hell?
David M. Rosenthal’s remake of “Jacob’s Ladder” doesn’t have the same ambition as Lyne’s 1990 film, but it does re-use much of the same imagery to tell a vaguely similar story. Michael Ealy stars as Jacob Singer, a veteran who lost his brother in Afghanistan, and now works at a V.A. hospital in Atlanta. When he’s not helping other traumatized veterans get pharmaceutical help for their conditions, he’s having flashbacks of his own.
The plot...
David M. Rosenthal’s remake of “Jacob’s Ladder” doesn’t have the same ambition as Lyne’s 1990 film, but it does re-use much of the same imagery to tell a vaguely similar story. Michael Ealy stars as Jacob Singer, a veteran who lost his brother in Afghanistan, and now works at a V.A. hospital in Atlanta. When he’s not helping other traumatized veterans get pharmaceutical help for their conditions, he’s having flashbacks of his own.
The plot...
- 8/22/2019
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has taken U.S. rights to Ld Entertainment’s Jacob’s Ladder, a re-imagination of the 1990 thriller about a Vietnam vet who suffers from a severe case of dissociation.
Dish will premiere Jacob’s Ladder in an exclusive July window, followed by a theatrical release in August. David M. Rosenthal directed the film which stars Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams, Nicole Beharie, and Karla Souza.
The Exchange is currently selling international rights at the 2019 Cannes Film Market.
In Rosenthal’s Jacob’s Ladder, Jacob Singer is getting his life back together after his brother is killed in Afghanistan. Jacob has a beautiful wife, a newborn child and a successful career as surgeon in a Va hospital. When a stranger approaches Jacob and reveals that...
Dish will premiere Jacob’s Ladder in an exclusive July window, followed by a theatrical release in August. David M. Rosenthal directed the film which stars Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams, Nicole Beharie, and Karla Souza.
The Exchange is currently selling international rights at the 2019 Cannes Film Market.
In Rosenthal’s Jacob’s Ladder, Jacob Singer is getting his life back together after his brother is killed in Afghanistan. Jacob has a beautiful wife, a newborn child and a successful career as surgeon in a Va hospital. When a stranger approaches Jacob and reveals that...
- 5/17/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
For those who wanted more of the artful meditation on societal misogyny that David Fincher brought to his 2011 film version of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling Swedish crime drama The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, you have my condolences. The Girl in the Spider’s Web, directed with gun-to-the-head urgency by Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe), settles for being a tension-packed, go-go-go thriller that will pump adrenaline into your nervous system for nearly all of its suspenseful if implausible 117 minutes. Oscar nominee Rooney Mara is out as the Lisbeth Salander; we now get Claire Foy,...
- 11/7/2018
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the American adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s 2005 bestseller, was most successful as a mood piece, one that provided brooding, wintry surfaces masquerading the impression of depth. Though aided by a compelling turn from Rooney Mara, who transcended the atmospherics by imbuing protagonist Lisbeth Salander with deadpan fury, Dragon Tattoo was hobbled by the source material’s exposition-laden mystery narrative, which was unable to absorb on its own accord even with the best procedural director currently working in Hollywood behind the camera. Fincher makes the film watchable because he excels at elevating this type of work, but sometimes the work remains the work.
Yet, much of the film’s visual language—Salander’s characterization, gray Swedish exteriors, feminist-driven vigilante justice, casual sadism—have become effortlessly iconic in the interim. It’s no surprise that Hollywood would try to revamp the series and...
Yet, much of the film’s visual language—Salander’s characterization, gray Swedish exteriors, feminist-driven vigilante justice, casual sadism—have become effortlessly iconic in the interim. It’s no surprise that Hollywood would try to revamp the series and...
- 10/26/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
This is some weird, twisted shit. Don't groan when I say Don't Breathe is a home-invasion thriller. Uruguayan writer-director Fede Alvarez, of 2013's gory Evil Dead remake, is as good as it gets when it comes to playing with the toys of the genre. The setup is pure cliché: Three teen burglars — Alex (Dylan Minnette), Rocky (Jane Levy), and her boyfriend Money (Daniel Zovatto) — break into the creepy Detroit home of a blind Iraq vet and try to rob the dude while he's sleeping. Alex, who has an unrequited crush on Rocky,...
- 8/25/2016
- Rollingstone.com
After an initial trailer that neatly set-up with the premise of Fede Alvarez‘s Evil Dead follow-up Don’t Breathe — despite possibly spoiling the treat of going unaware into the film’s mad conceit — a new red band (aka Nsfw) trailer has been unleashed. While it is rather expertly constructed, playing with the recent trend of cutting trailers in a musical, momentous manner, it reveals quite a lot of new imagery and plot beats. In other words, I’d advise staying away from this trailer if you plan to see the film when it opens in a few weeks.
The bare bones conceit of the film is as follows: three friends need money — including Evil Dead’s Jane Levy, who wants to leave her hometown behind — and decide to rob a blind man’s (Stephen Lang) house. Once inside, they realize that, “just because he’s blind, don’t make him a saint,...
The bare bones conceit of the film is as follows: three friends need money — including Evil Dead’s Jane Levy, who wants to leave her hometown behind — and decide to rob a blind man’s (Stephen Lang) house. Once inside, they realize that, “just because he’s blind, don’t make him a saint,...
- 8/11/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
The film that was most shrouded in mystery going into the 2016 SXSW Film Festival was undoubtedly Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe, his sophomore directorial effort and first film since 2013’s Evil Dead. The highly intense thriller stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette and Daniel Zovatto as a trio of thieves who break into a blind man’s home (portrayed by Stephen Lang) and quickly find out just why their plan to rob him was ill-conceived. Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Alvarez the day after the premiere of Don’t Breathe and he discussed reuniting with Levy and working with Lang to create the film’s ferociously unstoppable villain.
Last night, you said that you really appreciated being involved with a movie that hasn’t had the opportunity to be overhyped. It was really fun to experience Don’t Breathe without knowing much because it added a lot to the experience.
Last night, you said that you really appreciated being involved with a movie that hasn’t had the opportunity to be overhyped. It was really fun to experience Don’t Breathe without knowing much because it added a lot to the experience.
- 3/14/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
For his second feature film, Fede Alvarez goes for the jugular with Don’t Breathe, a relentless and harrowing story that shows us why some houses should never be ventured into. A bit like The People Under the Stairs meets Panic Room, the latest collaboration from Alvarez and Ghost House pummels its viewers (in a good way, of course) as much as it punishes its characters, and just when you think that things can’t possibly get any crazier, Don’t Breathe kicks things up a notch, creating a blisteringly fun thrill ride that’s a perfect showcase for Alvarez’s macabre cinematic sensibilities.
Don’t Breathe follows Rocky (Jane Levy), Money (Daniel Zovatto) and Alex (Dylan Minnette), who burglarize wealthy homes around Detroit in hopes of escaping the economic woes that have long plagued the metropolitan area. Until now, they’ve always grabbed smaller items such as clothes and electronics,...
Don’t Breathe follows Rocky (Jane Levy), Money (Daniel Zovatto) and Alex (Dylan Minnette), who burglarize wealthy homes around Detroit in hopes of escaping the economic woes that have long plagued the metropolitan area. Until now, they’ve always grabbed smaller items such as clothes and electronics,...
- 3/12/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The Silent House (La Casa Muda) directed by Gustavo Hernandez and photographed by Pedro Luque (Ataque de Pánico), is the first Latin America film (and the second world wide) to have been filmed by a photographic camera. It also claims to be the first horror film to be filmed in one single shot using the Slr digital, a Canon Eos 5D Mark and a minimal low budget of $6000. If you’re a fan of Blair Witch Project, [Rec] and Paranormal Activity, you should certainly be interested in seeing this movie. Screened at the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, The Silent House generated a tremendous amount of buzz and is said to be based on a true story.
Synopsis:
Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Gustavo Alonso) settle down in a remote cottage in order to renovate it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will soon put the house up for sale. They...
Synopsis:
Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Gustavo Alonso) settle down in a remote cottage in order to renovate it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will soon put the house up for sale. They...
- 3/25/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
While the remake is making a lot of noise over at the Sundance Film Festival, some new stills for the original Silent House (La Casa Muda) have made their way online! Dig it!
Directed by Gustavo Hernandez, photographed by Pedro Luque, and produced by Gustavo Rojo at an amazingly low budget that amounts to $6,000 (Us). La Casa Muda (The Silent House) digs deeply into the unexplored subject of psychological terror, and here's the full synopsis provided to us by Rojo:
Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Gustavo Alonso) settle down in a cottage that seems to be off the beaten track in order to update it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will soon put the house up for sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and...
Directed by Gustavo Hernandez, photographed by Pedro Luque, and produced by Gustavo Rojo at an amazingly low budget that amounts to $6,000 (Us). La Casa Muda (The Silent House) digs deeply into the unexplored subject of psychological terror, and here's the full synopsis provided to us by Rojo:
Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Gustavo Alonso) settle down in a cottage that seems to be off the beaten track in order to update it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will soon put the house up for sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and...
- 1/30/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
When Uruguayan single-take horror picture La Casa Muda screened in Cannes I commented on how flawed I found the film, and laid out my belief that most of the things that worked about the film could be traced back to ace cinematographer Pedro Luque.
Beyond La Casa Muda, Luque was also the cinematographer for hit giant-robot short Panic Attack - the short that got its director signed to direct a thirty million dollar feature for Sam Raimi - and the combination was enough to get me thinking that Luque is a man to watch, a major new emerging talent.
And what's Luque up to now? He's shooting an 80's pop musical titled Miss Tacuarembo for director Martin Sastre. And, yeah. The first trailer has just arrived and - as is now standard for Luque - it looks gorgeous. Check it out below.
Beyond La Casa Muda, Luque was also the cinematographer for hit giant-robot short Panic Attack - the short that got its director signed to direct a thirty million dollar feature for Sam Raimi - and the combination was enough to get me thinking that Luque is a man to watch, a major new emerging talent.
And what's Luque up to now? He's shooting an 80's pop musical titled Miss Tacuarembo for director Martin Sastre. And, yeah. The first trailer has just arrived and - as is now standard for Luque - it looks gorgeous. Check it out below.
- 7/9/2010
- Screen Anarchy
This is for those who thought Paranormal Activity was the sh*t. Take note of Gustavo Hernández's La Casa Muda (The Silent House) - a Director's Fortnight selected title from Uruguay with the uniqueness being that the picture is filmed in one take (think Russian Ark, Pvc-1) and is impressive feat when you consider that there's a thin, but applicable narrative based on a true story. Hernández and cinematographer Pedro Luque do a great job with the lighting and the camera isn't one of those vomit enducing shaky cam headaches, but something that allows for you to see the incremental fear and then delirium in actress Florencia Colucci's face. - This is for those who thought Paranormal Activity was the sh*t. Take note of Gustavo Hernández's La Casa Muda (The Silent House) - a Director's Fortnight selected title from Uruguay with the uniqueness being that...
- 5/17/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
This is for those who thought Paranormal Activity was the sh*t. Take note of Gustavo Hernández's La Casa Muda (The Silent House) - a Director's Fortnight selected title from Uruguay with the uniqueness being that the picture is filmed in one take (think Russian Ark, Pvc-1) and is impressive feat when you consider that there's a thin, but applicable narrative based on a true story. Hernández and cinematographer Pedro Luque do a great job with the lighting and the camera isn't one of those vomit enducing shaky cam headaches, but something that allows for you to see the incremental fear and then delirium in actress Florencia Colucci's face. Here's a montage of the presentation.
- 5/17/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Gustavo Hernandez's La Casa Muda proves surprisingly difficult to address.
When the trailer for the film first appeared and caused something of a cult buzz in the online community, the attention was split evenly between the fact that the film was contained in a single uninterrupted shot and that what glimpses we got of that shot were remarkably cinematic - perhaps the best looking of the first-person horror films released to date. And on that level La Casa Muda delivers wholeheartedly.
The film is a remarkable exercise in atmosphere, impeccably shot by Pedro Luque - also behind the camera for viral sensation, giant robot short film Panic Attack - and graced with aggressive and effective sound design. That the jumps work and the film plays to a crowd is undeniable.
Unfortunately, what is also undeniable is that there are some significant flaws as well, prime among them a serious...
When the trailer for the film first appeared and caused something of a cult buzz in the online community, the attention was split evenly between the fact that the film was contained in a single uninterrupted shot and that what glimpses we got of that shot were remarkably cinematic - perhaps the best looking of the first-person horror films released to date. And on that level La Casa Muda delivers wholeheartedly.
The film is a remarkable exercise in atmosphere, impeccably shot by Pedro Luque - also behind the camera for viral sensation, giant robot short film Panic Attack - and graced with aggressive and effective sound design. That the jumps work and the film plays to a crowd is undeniable.
Unfortunately, what is also undeniable is that there are some significant flaws as well, prime among them a serious...
- 5/17/2010
- Screen Anarchy
http://latinhorror.com/onthehorrizon/lacasamuda
The stuff of horror and the conventions filmmakers use to frighten us are nothing new: science has not discovered any new human emotion to tamper with, and the filmmaker's toolbox has contained the same tricks or treats for over a 100 years now (more or less); it's all been done before. But an original story with an approach that speaks to the director's singular vision will always feel fresh and sincere.
First impressions are everything, and judging from the trailer of La Casa Muda (The Silent House), Uruguayan national Gustavo Hernández is set to put that South American region, mostly known for its agriculture, on the international map of horror, as well bring more exposure to the genre of Latin-based horror. Especially since it was announced just yesterday that La Casa Muda was selected to be among the 24 films that will showcase as part of this...
The stuff of horror and the conventions filmmakers use to frighten us are nothing new: science has not discovered any new human emotion to tamper with, and the filmmaker's toolbox has contained the same tricks or treats for over a 100 years now (more or less); it's all been done before. But an original story with an approach that speaks to the director's singular vision will always feel fresh and sincere.
First impressions are everything, and judging from the trailer of La Casa Muda (The Silent House), Uruguayan national Gustavo Hernández is set to put that South American region, mostly known for its agriculture, on the international map of horror, as well bring more exposure to the genre of Latin-based horror. Especially since it was announced just yesterday that La Casa Muda was selected to be among the 24 films that will showcase as part of this...
- 4/22/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (LATIN HORROR)
- Latin Horror
Here's an intriguing premise and concept for a new Spanish horror film. The Silent House aka La Casa Muda directed by Gustavo Hernandez, photographed by Pedro Luque and produced by Gustavo Rojo boasts to be the first horror film to be shot in one long continuous take. Filmed digitally using the Canon Eos 5D Mark, the film was meticulous planned to be shot without any cuts to give horror viewers an experience unlike any other they've ever seen in a narrative feature. Real fear in real time. (Could this be the next [Rec] ?) No release details yet for here in the States, but we'll keep our ears open for this one. Check out the trailer below, followed by the synopsis and two images. Synopsis: Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father ( Gustavo Alonso)...
- 2/3/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The down side to this current boom in first-person perspective horror films is that it gives many people the idea that all you need to succeed is to be cheap, as though somehow removing the need for complicated camera setups and heavy duty post production also removes the need to have actual talent. For every Oren Peli or Jaume Balaguero there are scores of others out there cranking out frankly unwatchable junk that they trumpet as the next Paranormal Activity or [Rec]. The vast majority of these films will, justifiably, never be heard of and simply disappear.
The good side, however, is that true talent rises quickly. When you can't hide what you're doing in expensive post production effects and all there is is you and your camera it becomes immediately obvious where the real talent is. And Uruguayan director Gustavo Hernandez - to say nothing of his Dp Pedro Luque...
The good side, however, is that true talent rises quickly. When you can't hide what you're doing in expensive post production effects and all there is is you and your camera it becomes immediately obvious where the real talent is. And Uruguayan director Gustavo Hernandez - to say nothing of his Dp Pedro Luque...
- 1/26/2010
- Screen Anarchy
About a month ago we first learned about La Casa Muda, the first Latin American film to be shot entirely with a professional photo camera that also happened to be filmed in one single 72-minute sequence shot. And now we have an English-subbed teaser trailer to check out to see how things are progressing.
The film is still in audio post-production and on track for its March, 2010, completion. It was directed by Gustavo Hernandez, photographed by Pedro Luque, and produced by Gustavo Rojo at an amazingly low budget that amounts to $6,000 (Us). La Casa Muda (The Silent House) digs deeply into the unexplored subject of psychological terror, and here's the full synopsis provided to us by Rojo:
Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Gustavo Alonso) settle down in a cottage that seems to be off the beaten track in order to update it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will...
The film is still in audio post-production and on track for its March, 2010, completion. It was directed by Gustavo Hernandez, photographed by Pedro Luque, and produced by Gustavo Rojo at an amazingly low budget that amounts to $6,000 (Us). La Casa Muda (The Silent House) digs deeply into the unexplored subject of psychological terror, and here's the full synopsis provided to us by Rojo:
Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Gustavo Alonso) settle down in a cottage that seems to be off the beaten track in order to update it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will...
- 1/26/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
We just received word of an intriguing-sounding Spanish-language indie thriller, The Silent House. Directed by Gustavo Hernandez, photographed by Pedro Luque (known for his work on Ataque de Pánico) and produced by Gustavo Rojo, Silent House cost only six thousand dollars to make. The film, done in one single continuous shot, was filmed with a Slr digital (a Canon Eos 5D Mark) and is apparently the first one in Latin America, the second one in the world, and the first horror film anywhere to have been filmed with a "photograph camera" (I assume this means still camera). The story, told in real time, is described thusly: "Laura ( Florencia...
- 1/26/2010
- FEARnet
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