"The mansion is the star of the movie. We are mere chess pieces within it." Disney has unveiled a series of promo videos for the Haunted Mansion movie, based on the beloved theme park attraction. It's opening in a few weeks, hence the big final marketing push launching now. The movie is directed by Justin Simien. Two new behind-the-scenes featurettes below also go into the making of the movie, and how thy wanted to take this Disneyland ride and turn it into something even more exciting and cinematic. In this movie, a single mom named Gabbie hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest, and historian to help exorcise their newly bought mansion; after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts. This stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Dan Levy, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jared Leto as The Hatbox Ghost. I love making...
- 7/13/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Sean Scolnick still remembers the doctor’s reaction when he asked for a refill of tranquilizers. The Americana singer-songwriter who performs under the name Langhorne Slim was on a solo tour of Europe when his prescription pills to combat anxiety ran out. The doctor was dismayed by how quickly Slim burned through his prescription and how freely the drugs were administered in the U.S.
“I was in a country where I didn’t speak the language and I found out they don’t prescribe that. I went to a doctor and I said,...
“I was in a country where I didn’t speak the language and I found out they don’t prescribe that. I went to a doctor and I said,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Dead Shack
This is a decent zombie horror-comedy from multitalented director Peter Ricq. While on vacation, three kids discover a nearby neighbor is harboring her undead family who need to be fed, and they have to save their unsuspecting parental guardians. It’s kind of a tourist trap led up by Lauren Holly as the neighbor. There’s some good humor from the father Roger (Donavon Stinson) who’s got good timing even if those around him don’t. He was the highlight for me, while the kids were all decent as well.
This is a fun little zombie flick, offering up cute comedy and decent gore effects, but it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. The biggest problem for me was a tonal shift; what’s relatively lighthearted for 90% of the movie is heavily marred by a shockingly grim finale. Worth a look for fans of the genre,...
This is a decent zombie horror-comedy from multitalented director Peter Ricq. While on vacation, three kids discover a nearby neighbor is harboring her undead family who need to be fed, and they have to save their unsuspecting parental guardians. It’s kind of a tourist trap led up by Lauren Holly as the neighbor. There’s some good humor from the father Roger (Donavon Stinson) who’s got good timing even if those around him don’t. He was the highlight for me, while the kids were all decent as well.
This is a fun little zombie flick, offering up cute comedy and decent gore effects, but it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. The biggest problem for me was a tonal shift; what’s relatively lighthearted for 90% of the movie is heavily marred by a shockingly grim finale. Worth a look for fans of the genre,...
- 8/29/2017
- by Mike Hassler
- Destroy the Brain
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