Early in Wes Craven's 1984 horror film "A Nightmare on Elm Street," the character of Tina (Amanda Wyss) has a violent dream about the demonic, blade-handed Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Freddy has been stalking the dreams of all the neighborhood teens, and the nightmares are so vivid that they fear for their lives. Tina dreams that Freddy is chasing her down an alley, that he cuts off his own fingers and feels nothing, and that he can teleport into her bedroom.
In one of the film's more notorious scenes, Tina is attacked and sliced up by Freddy who, defying gravity, drags her onto the wall of her bedroom and up onto the ceiling as she bleeds to death. Once Tina has perished, her body falls from the ceiling onto her bed, landing in a pool of blood, splattering the walls and the face of her poor helpless boyfriend Rod (Nick Corri...
In one of the film's more notorious scenes, Tina is attacked and sliced up by Freddy who, defying gravity, drags her onto the wall of her bedroom and up onto the ceiling as she bleeds to death. Once Tina has perished, her body falls from the ceiling onto her bed, landing in a pool of blood, splattering the walls and the face of her poor helpless boyfriend Rod (Nick Corri...
- 10/3/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Wes Craven was inspired to write his 1984 horror hit "A Nightmare on Elm Street" after a real-life case of what was called Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome that, according to several articles in the Los Angeles Times, was afflicting America's Hmong refugee population. People would suffer from horrifying nightmares and soon became afraid to fall asleep. When they did finally lose consciousness, they mysteriously died. The deaths remained unexplained for years. Craven extrapolated a horror movie from these cases, envisioning a nightmarish killer who occupied multiple people's dreams. If the killer killed you in your dream, you died in the waking world.
Craven named his killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) and explained that Freddy was the ghost of a neighborhood child murderer who had been killed by a group of local parents -- exercising vigilante justice -- years earlier. Somehow, Freddy passed into the realm of the supernatural. Now he "lives" as a burned-up,...
Craven named his killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) and explained that Freddy was the ghost of a neighborhood child murderer who had been killed by a group of local parents -- exercising vigilante justice -- years earlier. Somehow, Freddy passed into the realm of the supernatural. Now he "lives" as a burned-up,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic horror movie released in 1984, directed and written by Wes Craven. It follows the story of several teenagers living on Elm Street who are systematically targeted by an enigmatic killer with supernatural powers, Freddy Krueger. The teenagers discover that they can only survive if they stay awake, but even this proves futile as Freddy’s powers extend into the dream world.
The film spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, making it one of the most successful franchises in horror movie history. It also became one of the most recognized and beloved icons in cinema history, with Freddy Krueger’s iconic striped sweater and fedora becoming staples in popular culture. A Nightmare on Elm Street has been credited with revitalizing the slasher genre, inspiring many other movies throughout the years.
The movie was met with both commercial success and critical praise, receiving several Saturn Awards...
The film spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, making it one of the most successful franchises in horror movie history. It also became one of the most recognized and beloved icons in cinema history, with Freddy Krueger’s iconic striped sweater and fedora becoming staples in popular culture. A Nightmare on Elm Street has been credited with revitalizing the slasher genre, inspiring many other movies throughout the years.
The movie was met with both commercial success and critical praise, receiving several Saturn Awards...
- 3/3/2023
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
If you are a fan of supernatural horror films, you have probably seen at least one of the “Candyman” movies.
The Candyman is an American horror-slasher film series based on an urban legend called “Candyman,” a ghost who was murdered in the late 19th century.
The series began with the 1985 short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker and has since been adapted into several films.
The 1992 film adaptation of Candyman, directed by Bernard Rose and starring Tony Todd as the title character, was initially a box office bomb. However, it has since become a cult classic.
Four films in the Candyman series are sure to send chills down your spine; the series spanned from the first film in 1992 to the latest release in 2021. For starters, the “Candyman” movies are horror packed with great suspense, twists, and turns.
Secondly, the “Candyman” movies have an exciting storyline that will keep you entertained throughout the series.
The Candyman is an American horror-slasher film series based on an urban legend called “Candyman,” a ghost who was murdered in the late 19th century.
The series began with the 1985 short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker and has since been adapted into several films.
The 1992 film adaptation of Candyman, directed by Bernard Rose and starring Tony Todd as the title character, was initially a box office bomb. However, it has since become a cult classic.
Four films in the Candyman series are sure to send chills down your spine; the series spanned from the first film in 1992 to the latest release in 2021. For starters, the “Candyman” movies are horror packed with great suspense, twists, and turns.
Secondly, the “Candyman” movies have an exciting storyline that will keep you entertained throughout the series.
- 10/18/2022
- by Israr
- buddytv.com
With horror icon Robert Englund likely returning for the upcoming Nightmare on Elm Street reboot/sequel, we’re now being told by our sources – the same ones who said Bill Murray would return in Ghosbusters: Afterlife and that a Scream reboot was in the works, both of which we now know to be true – that other significant characters from the original film could be brought back as well. Just like how the upcoming Halloween sequels are bringing back actors from the first installment of their respective franchise, the series that put Freddy Krueger on the map could do the same thing.
Details are still scarce regarding the project as the Craven estate is still taking pitches for it, but it would certainly be nice to see some cast members reprise their roles from the first movie or even return as different characters. Lest we forget that Johnny Depp made his...
Details are still scarce regarding the project as the Craven estate is still taking pitches for it, but it would certainly be nice to see some cast members reprise their roles from the first movie or even return as different characters. Lest we forget that Johnny Depp made his...
- 12/9/2019
- by Evan Lewis
- We Got This Covered
From August 4th through August 6th, Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con took over the Windy City, and Daily Dead was on hand for all the horror-fied festivities. Throughout all three days, this writer served as one of Flashback’s co-hosts, and brought back some highlights from several of the panels held over the course of the convention.
Below is the first part of our excerpts from the panel featuring the women of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, and Ronee Blakley. The actresses discussed how the landmark film from Wes Craven helped define a generation of kids who were directly affected by divorce, and they also shared stories from their experiences collaborating with Craven. In case you missed it, you can read part 1 of our A Nightmare on Elm Street panel coverage Here.
One thing I want to discuss is the relationship between Marge and Nancy in Nightmare.
Below is the first part of our excerpts from the panel featuring the women of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, and Ronee Blakley. The actresses discussed how the landmark film from Wes Craven helped define a generation of kids who were directly affected by divorce, and they also shared stories from their experiences collaborating with Craven. In case you missed it, you can read part 1 of our A Nightmare on Elm Street panel coverage Here.
One thing I want to discuss is the relationship between Marge and Nancy in Nightmare.
- 8/18/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Stars: Antonio Sabato Jr., Shannen Doherty, Mason Douglas, Jsu Garcia, Juliocesar Chavez, Jade Pettyjohn, Sally Kirkland, Kylie Rogers, Richard Riehle, Eddy Salazar, Reese Hartwig, Paul Kouri, Paloma Maria Mettler | Directed by Emilio Ferrari
When Jamie makes a Christmas wish of having different parents and no annoying sister that comes true, he finds himself living the extravagant lifestyle he always dreamed of. He has every toy he has ever wanted and could never have got in his previous life… But at what cost?
Ok well, reviewing a Christmas film three months away from the actual event is probably one of the weirdest experiences ever. But, here we are. I have watched it, so now you get to read what I thought of it. As you should expect, All I Want For Xmas, like most Christmas films, spends most of the time reminding you it is Christmas in as many ways possible.
When Jamie makes a Christmas wish of having different parents and no annoying sister that comes true, he finds himself living the extravagant lifestyle he always dreamed of. He has every toy he has ever wanted and could never have got in his previous life… But at what cost?
Ok well, reviewing a Christmas film three months away from the actual event is probably one of the weirdest experiences ever. But, here we are. I have watched it, so now you get to read what I thought of it. As you should expect, All I Want For Xmas, like most Christmas films, spends most of the time reminding you it is Christmas in as many ways possible.
- 9/27/2015
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
[Editor's Note: "They hate it, we love it!" - A carryover from Deadly Magazine, Deadly Pleasures will now be a regular column on Daily Dead. Each installment, a different writer will defend an often hated genre movie.]
Even though grossly maligned when released in October 1995, Vampire in Brooklyn has become something of an unfortunate punch line in the careers of both its director and star. Although it’s been misunderstood and wrongly forced to take a time out in the horror genre’s “Shame Corner” over the last two decades, I still adore the hell out of Vampire in Brooklyn.
Starring Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison and John Witherspoon, and directed by Wes Craven, Vampire in Brooklyn is pretty much Nosferatu meets Coming to America with a Blaxploitation twist. Murphy plays a smooth-talking vampire from the Caribbean, named Maximillian, who must sire a companion to spend eternity with before the passing of the next full moon or he’ll be doomed to walk the Earth alone forever. As it turns out, a troubled NYPD Detective (played by Bassett) is destined to be Max’s...
Even though grossly maligned when released in October 1995, Vampire in Brooklyn has become something of an unfortunate punch line in the careers of both its director and star. Although it’s been misunderstood and wrongly forced to take a time out in the horror genre’s “Shame Corner” over the last two decades, I still adore the hell out of Vampire in Brooklyn.
Starring Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison and John Witherspoon, and directed by Wes Craven, Vampire in Brooklyn is pretty much Nosferatu meets Coming to America with a Blaxploitation twist. Murphy plays a smooth-talking vampire from the Caribbean, named Maximillian, who must sire a companion to spend eternity with before the passing of the next full moon or he’ll be doomed to walk the Earth alone forever. As it turns out, a troubled NYPD Detective (played by Bassett) is destined to be Max’s...
- 9/10/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Wes Craven
1984, USA
A Nightmare on Elm Street has a special place in my heart. It was not only the first horror film I had ever watched, but it was the first film in which I took notice of a film’s director and its stars. Prior to A Nightmare On Elm Street, perhaps the only director I was familiar with was George Lucas. A Nightmare On Elm street was my gateway into the world of cinema, and I owe Wes Craven for that. For those who dare dismiss it as trash, I give you 2060 words as to why you are so very, very wrong.
Wes Craven intended Nightmare to be an exploration of surreal horror as opposed to just another stalk-and-slash horror movie, and not only did Nightmare offer a wildly imaginative, inspired concept, but it was a...
Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Wes Craven
1984, USA
A Nightmare on Elm Street has a special place in my heart. It was not only the first horror film I had ever watched, but it was the first film in which I took notice of a film’s director and its stars. Prior to A Nightmare On Elm Street, perhaps the only director I was familiar with was George Lucas. A Nightmare On Elm street was my gateway into the world of cinema, and I owe Wes Craven for that. For those who dare dismiss it as trash, I give you 2060 words as to why you are so very, very wrong.
Wes Craven intended Nightmare to be an exploration of surreal horror as opposed to just another stalk-and-slash horror movie, and not only did Nightmare offer a wildly imaginative, inspired concept, but it was a...
- 9/3/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Ja from Mnpp here, gleeful to say tis the season for spooky shenanigans, aka my favorite time of year - the trees are turning, the Moon is creeping out earlier every day, and the shelves of the local drugstores are stuffed with those beastly orange and purple Peeps - Happy Halloween-time, everybody! Y'all ought to know by now I'll take any chance I can to cram horror up in here, so here's the deal: we're gonna spend the next few ocassions leading up to The Big Night using our weekly "Beauty vs Beast" poll to face off some of our favorite Final Girls and the Big Bad Nasties they've faced off with.
This week we're getting the ball rolling with Wes Craven's classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, which celebrates it's 30th anniversary next month, to give you the choice between the police chief's haunted daughter Nancy Thompson...
This week we're getting the ball rolling with Wes Craven's classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, which celebrates it's 30th anniversary next month, to give you the choice between the police chief's haunted daughter Nancy Thompson...
- 10/6/2014
- by JA
- FilmExperience
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Wes Craven
2014, USA
Wes Craven intended Nightmare to be an exploration of surreal horror as opposed to just another stalk-and-slash horror movie, and not only did Nightmare offer a wildly imaginative, inspired concept, but it was a solid commercial genre entry for the dating crowd. Elm Street was New Line’s first genuine mainstream cinematic venture (after Alone In The Dark), and made the company a huge pile of money. The film was shot in 30 days at a cost of roughly $1.8 million, but it made back its figure and then some on opening weekend. New Line Cinema was saved from bankruptcy by the success of the film, and was jokingly nicknamed “the house that Freddy built.” Perhaps the most influential horror film of the ’80s, Craven’s 1984 slasher about a quartet of high school kids terrorized in their dreams...
Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Wes Craven
2014, USA
Wes Craven intended Nightmare to be an exploration of surreal horror as opposed to just another stalk-and-slash horror movie, and not only did Nightmare offer a wildly imaginative, inspired concept, but it was a solid commercial genre entry for the dating crowd. Elm Street was New Line’s first genuine mainstream cinematic venture (after Alone In The Dark), and made the company a huge pile of money. The film was shot in 30 days at a cost of roughly $1.8 million, but it made back its figure and then some on opening weekend. New Line Cinema was saved from bankruptcy by the success of the film, and was jokingly nicknamed “the house that Freddy built.” Perhaps the most influential horror film of the ’80s, Craven’s 1984 slasher about a quartet of high school kids terrorized in their dreams...
- 10/2/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
A Nightmare On Elm Street - Freddy Krueger Cosplayer: Lollipop Bunnie * Photographer: Jota Jota RugalCLICK Here To See The Full Set Can your nightmares be fatal? In this classic of the horror film genre that launched a movie franchise, a hideously scarred pedophile who was murdered by a lynch mob returns years later in the terrifying nightmares of his killers' teenage children -- and the dreaming teenagers are starting to die in their sleep. Starring Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Johnny Depp ("Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy"), Golden Globe-winner John Saxon ("Enter the Dragon," "The Appaloosa"), Heather Langenkamp (TV's "Just the Ten of Us") and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger ("Urban Legend," "The Mangler"). Actors: Amanda Wyss, Blakely Ronee, Charles Fleischer, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Johnny Depp, Jsu Garcia, Nick Corri and Robert Englund. Director: Wes Craven...
- 4/30/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
As horror fans, we make it our business to know the most obscure details about our favorite films. We watch the bonus features on the Special Edition releases of our favorite DVDs; we read retrospectives and interviews in support of our most beloved titles. But even the most diligent fan is bound to miss something along the way. So, to help you get the lowdown, we're running a recurring segment that rounds up some lesser-known trivia from your favorite horror films.
For this installment, we're setting our sights on the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street. There are plenty of well-known talking points regarding A Nightmare on Elm Street but we have rounded up some slightly more obscure facts that we hope will even enlighten even the super fan.
Now, we present to you: twelve things you may not have known about Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street.
For this installment, we're setting our sights on the slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street. There are plenty of well-known talking points regarding A Nightmare on Elm Street but we have rounded up some slightly more obscure facts that we hope will even enlighten even the super fan.
Now, we present to you: twelve things you may not have known about Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street.
- 3/24/2014
- by Tyler Doupe
- FEARnet
Robert Englund calls it “a junior high school shop project from hell.” The man who played iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger in eight feature films isn’t talking about a poorly constructed student project like the block of wood I received an F+ for in 8th grade. Enlgund instead describes a weapon composed of razor-sharp steel and leather: Freddy Krueger’s bladed glove from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and its seven sequels.
Crudely made in a boiler room that was Freddy’s own private hell on earth for children, the bladed glove is an iconic piece of horror cinema, and it’s just one of many topics from the Elm Street movies featured in directors Daniel Farrands and Andrew Kasch’s meticulous 2010 documentary film, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, which was released recently as a two-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray.
Having worked together on His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th...
Crudely made in a boiler room that was Freddy’s own private hell on earth for children, the bladed glove is an iconic piece of horror cinema, and it’s just one of many topics from the Elm Street movies featured in directors Daniel Farrands and Andrew Kasch’s meticulous 2010 documentary film, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, which was released recently as a two-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray.
Having worked together on His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th...
- 2/24/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The third and final chapter in the independently-produced film trilogy based on Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged" has gone into production, and once again all the film's cast members have changed.
Laura Regan ("Mad Men," "Unbreakable") and Rob Morrow ("Northern Exposure") take on the roles of Dagny Taggart and Hank Rearden respectively. They take over from Taylor Schilling and Grant Bowler in the first film, and Samantha Mathis and Jason Beghe in the second.
Joaquim de Almeida ("The Mentalist," "Revolution") takes over from Jsu Garcia and Esai Morales as Francisco d’Anconia, while Eric Allan Kramer has been cast as the modern-day maritime pirate Ragnar Danneskjold.
Kristoffer Polaha ("Ringer," "Devil's Knot") takes on the key role of John Galt himself in the film, the mysterious figure orchestrating a bizarre 'strike' involving the most productive members of society.
This final chapter, entitled "Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?", is planned for a release in September.
Laura Regan ("Mad Men," "Unbreakable") and Rob Morrow ("Northern Exposure") take on the roles of Dagny Taggart and Hank Rearden respectively. They take over from Taylor Schilling and Grant Bowler in the first film, and Samantha Mathis and Jason Beghe in the second.
Joaquim de Almeida ("The Mentalist," "Revolution") takes over from Jsu Garcia and Esai Morales as Francisco d’Anconia, while Eric Allan Kramer has been cast as the modern-day maritime pirate Ragnar Danneskjold.
Kristoffer Polaha ("Ringer," "Devil's Knot") takes on the key role of John Galt himself in the film, the mysterious figure orchestrating a bizarre 'strike' involving the most productive members of society.
This final chapter, entitled "Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?", is planned for a release in September.
- 1/23/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Every year, we here at Sound On Sight celebrate the month of October with 31 Days of Horror; and every year, I update the list of my favourite horror films ever made. Last year, I released a list that included 150 picks. This year, I’ll be upgrading the list, making minor alterations, changing the rankings, adding new entries, and possibly removing a few titles. I’ve also decided to publish each post backwards this time for one reason: the new additions appear lower on my list, whereas my top 50 haven’t changed much, except for maybe in ranking. I am including documentaries, short films and mini series, only as special mentions – along with a few features that can qualify as horror, but barely do.
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Special Mention:
Häxan
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Denmark / Sweden, 1922
Häxan (a.k.a The Witches or Witchcraft Through The Ages) is a 1922 silent documentary about the history of witchcraft,...
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Special Mention:
Häxan
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Denmark / Sweden, 1922
Häxan (a.k.a The Witches or Witchcraft Through The Ages) is a 1922 silent documentary about the history of witchcraft,...
- 10/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
On a scale of one to ten, how scary has your Monday been so far? Whatever your score, never fear: we're about to make it scarier for you. The original and best A Nightmare On Elm Street is getting a one-night-only re-release this Halloween, and there's a new trailer to support it, which you can see below. brightcove.createExperiences();The classic horror sees the horribly burned, knife-gloved Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) prey on teenagers in their dreams. And when you're killed in these dreams, you wake up dead! Cue caffeine overdoses and some of the scariest moments of the '80s. Look out for the scene where a young up-and-comer called Johnny Depp faces off with the monstrous Krueger.A Nightmare On Elm Street was directed by Wes Craven, and also starred Heather Langenkamp, Nick Corri, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Joe Unger and Charles Fleischer. It will hit UK cinemas on October 31, for maximum spookiness.
- 9/2/2013
- EmpireOnline
Of all the ’80s slasher films, a group crowded with all sorts of efforts, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare On Elm Street still reigns supreme as one of the more imaginative of the entire bunch. Nightmares have been fodder for many horror films over the decade, but here they’re particularly insidious and memorable. The film basically turned its producing studio, New Line Cinema, into a major player, gave a fresh breath of life into a genre that had grown stale, boosted the career of Craven, turned its scarred bogeyman Freddy Krueger into a pop culture icon (hat, red & green striped sweater, designer glove and all), made Robert Englund (as Krueger) a bona fide genre star, and provided a key early role for Johnny Depp. The impact A Nightmare On Elm Street has made in about 29 years is undeniable. The story, for those out there who have lived under a rock all this time,...
- 5/28/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Interviewed by Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror.com
I recently had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with the lovely Amanda Wyss from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). You might not know her name but you will definitely recognize her from the role of “Tina” in that film. She has the pleasure of being known as Freddy Krueger’s very first murder victim.
Amanda has worked extensively in film and Television with some of her more well-known films being Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Silverado (1985), and Better Off Dead (1985). Her genre roles include the vampire thriller To Die For (1988), Shakma (1990), Black Magic Woman (1991), To Die For 2 (1991), and The Graves (2009).
Amanda has had over 50 Television appearances in everything from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1981), St. Elsewhere (1985), Cagney & Lacey (1986), Quantum Leap (1991), Dexter (2006), CSI (2011), and many more.
Amanda is such a versatile actress, with so many great roles under her belt, she is gracious...
I recently had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with the lovely Amanda Wyss from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). You might not know her name but you will definitely recognize her from the role of “Tina” in that film. She has the pleasure of being known as Freddy Krueger’s very first murder victim.
Amanda has worked extensively in film and Television with some of her more well-known films being Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Silverado (1985), and Better Off Dead (1985). Her genre roles include the vampire thriller To Die For (1988), Shakma (1990), Black Magic Woman (1991), To Die For 2 (1991), and The Graves (2009).
Amanda has had over 50 Television appearances in everything from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1981), St. Elsewhere (1985), Cagney & Lacey (1986), Quantum Leap (1991), Dexter (2006), CSI (2011), and many more.
Amanda is such a versatile actress, with so many great roles under her belt, she is gracious...
- 11/28/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
So few people actually saw Atlas Shrugged – Part I in theaters, that they may be wondering, how we got to a second film. The first film pulled in a meager $4.6 million against its $20 million budget and raised concern that the second film might not happen. But producers Harmon Kaslow and John Aglialoro persevered, scrapping the cast from Part I and hiring a new director to adapt the second part of Ayn Rand's novel. The casting swap goes as follows – Samantha Mathis replaces Taylor Schilling as railroad exec Dagny Taggart, John Beghe replaces Grant Bowler as steel owner Henry Rearden, Esai Morales steps in for Jsu Garcia as mining heir Francisco d'Anconia and D.B. Sweeney takes over for Paul Johansson as the mysterious John Galt. John Putch, who...
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- 9/6/2012
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Throughout November, Sos staffers will be discussing the movies that made them into film fanatics.
A Nightmare on Elm Street has a special place in my heart. It was not only the first horror film I had ever watched but it was the first film in which I took notice of a film’s director and its stars. Prior to A Nightmare On Elm Street, perhaps the only director I was familiar with was George Lucas – after all Return Of The Jedi was the first film I had seen on the big screen. The difference between the two, and the reason why I decided to write about Nightmare, is because unlike Star Wars, a film that was pushed upon me by my older brother, Nightmare was something that I took interest in on my own. Perhaps it was the brim hat Freddy wore, and his sharp claws, or perhaps it...
A Nightmare on Elm Street has a special place in my heart. It was not only the first horror film I had ever watched but it was the first film in which I took notice of a film’s director and its stars. Prior to A Nightmare On Elm Street, perhaps the only director I was familiar with was George Lucas – after all Return Of The Jedi was the first film I had seen on the big screen. The difference between the two, and the reason why I decided to write about Nightmare, is because unlike Star Wars, a film that was pushed upon me by my older brother, Nightmare was something that I took interest in on my own. Perhaps it was the brim hat Freddy wore, and his sharp claws, or perhaps it...
- 11/5/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
What happens when a documentary crew follows a group of illegal immigrants across the American border? You’re about to find out when director Chris Peckover’s “Undocumented” hits VOD this September from IFC Midnight. The film, which has been described as a cross between “Paranormal Activity” and “Saw”, stars Scott Mechiowicz, Alona Tal, Greg Serano, Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias, Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan, Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lore’l Medina, Castulo Guerra, and Greta Quezada. Truthfully, the only name in that list that means anything to me is Peter Stormare. Nothing against the rest of the cast, mind you, but Stormare is exceptionally badass. “Undocumented” crosses the border onto VOD on September 14th, 2011. If you live in New York, you can catch the film in select theaters starting September 9th. Source: Dread Central function getVideo() { var so = new SWFObject("http://cdn.
- 9/9/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Just a few days ago we shared a new trailer with you for Chris Peckover's Undocumented that has been thankfully scooped up by IFC for distro. And now? Now we've got a really cool poster for you to dig on.
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lore’l Medina, Castulo Guerra, and Greta Quezada.
Look for the film in theaters September 9th in New York and On Demand nationwide September 14th via IFC Midnight.
Undocumented tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the Border,...
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lore’l Medina, Castulo Guerra, and Greta Quezada.
Look for the film in theaters September 9th in New York and On Demand nationwide September 14th via IFC Midnight.
Undocumented tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the Border,...
- 9/8/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It's been a long while since last we spoke about Chris Peckover's Undocumented, but thankfully IFC has stepped in and scooped up this truly chilling thriller for distro. Get ready for your first look at the teaser trailer.
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lore’l Medina, Castulo Guerra, and Greta Quezada.
Look for the film in theaters September 9th in New York and On Demand nationwide September 14th via IFC Midnight.
Undocumented tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the Border, but their...
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lore’l Medina, Castulo Guerra, and Greta Quezada.
Look for the film in theaters September 9th in New York and On Demand nationwide September 14th via IFC Midnight.
Undocumented tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the Border, but their...
- 8/30/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
"Whatever you think this is, it's far worse." In theaters September 9th in New York, and On Demand nationwide September 14th via IFC Midnight, is Chris Peckover's politically charged genre film Undocumented, which promises to be a night of excruciating hell. The features is a suspense thriller in which a documentary crew accompanies a group of illegal immigrants crossing the border, but run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic Radicals on location in New Mexico. The exclusive teaser trailer found below is a really smart introduction to the film, giving nothing away, and still promoting the promise of a severe situation. I've seen the movie and it's pretty amazing. Add this one to your "must see" calendars.... Scott Mechiowicz, Alona Tal, Greg Serano, Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias, Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan, Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lorel Medina all star.
- 8/30/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
1984 - 92 mins. - Rated R
D: Wes Craven
C: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss, Johnny Depp, Nick Corri
Group of teens are slaughtered while dreaming about a child murderer who was burnt to death over ten years ago by their parents.
Frustratingly overrated horror "classic" does have one of the most original film premises of the 80's, but the execution doesn't match the originality of the premise. Starts out well enough with an atmospheric set piece and some genuinely scary touches in the introductory dream sequences, but quickly falls apart after the first act. A Nightmare on Elm Street never fully takes advantage of the limitless possibilities it could have explored from a creative standpoint. There is no play on dreams versus reality as the viewer is all too aware of when the characters are dreaming. There is no psychological elements. There is no depth to the Freddy Krueger character.
D: Wes Craven
C: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss, Johnny Depp, Nick Corri
Group of teens are slaughtered while dreaming about a child murderer who was burnt to death over ten years ago by their parents.
Frustratingly overrated horror "classic" does have one of the most original film premises of the 80's, but the execution doesn't match the originality of the premise. Starts out well enough with an atmospheric set piece and some genuinely scary touches in the introductory dream sequences, but quickly falls apart after the first act. A Nightmare on Elm Street never fully takes advantage of the limitless possibilities it could have explored from a creative standpoint. There is no play on dreams versus reality as the viewer is all too aware of when the characters are dreaming. There is no psychological elements. There is no depth to the Freddy Krueger character.
- 7/17/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
What I'm about to tell you doesn't matter. You've already made up your minds on what your thoughts are on the film and of Ayn Rand. Conservatives and Christians are so fucking paranoid as to their own personal worldviews that anyone disparaging a product in line with their own ideologies are trashing it solely because they harbor a bias. It can't possibly be because the final product is actually inferior. You're not interested in my dimestore second-hand interpretation of the Puritanical Gordon Gekko crackpot movement Ayn Rand hatched called Objectivism, but by virtue of her infusing her novel Atlas Shrugged with it I need to delve somewhat. I know going in, it's a fruitless endeavor -- like Emily Dickinson wrote, "Haters gonna hate." But regardless of whether you feel that America is a welfare state bleeding the rich to slake the slavering laggard poor, or that no matter if it's...
- 4/18/2011
- by Brian Prisco
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson
(April 2011)
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Written by: John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner and Paul Johansson
Among the central tenets of Objectivism, the philosophy at the center of Ayn Rand’s 1,000-plus-page tome “Atlas Shrugged,” are rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism. When these entitlements are violated, America’s great innovators — from industrialists to artists, although the movie version focuses on the former — go on strike, leading to the collapse of society.
The same fate seems to have befallen the first attempt at adapting Rand’s controversial 1957 novel: Despite at one time attracting such filmmaking talent as screenwriter Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”), director Vadim Perelman (“House of Sand and Fog”), Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt, the project was ultimately rushed into production in order to avoid...
(April 2011)
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Written by: John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner and Paul Johansson
Among the central tenets of Objectivism, the philosophy at the center of Ayn Rand’s 1,000-plus-page tome “Atlas Shrugged,” are rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism. When these entitlements are violated, America’s great innovators — from industrialists to artists, although the movie version focuses on the former — go on strike, leading to the collapse of society.
The same fate seems to have befallen the first attempt at adapting Rand’s controversial 1957 novel: Despite at one time attracting such filmmaking talent as screenwriter Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”), director Vadim Perelman (“House of Sand and Fog”), Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt, the project was ultimately rushed into production in order to avoid...
- 4/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson
(April 2011)
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Written by: John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner and Paul Johansson
Among the central tenets of Objectivism, the philosophy at the center of Ayn Rand’s 1,000-plus-page tome “Atlas Shrugged,” are rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism. When these entitlements are violated, America’s great innovators — from industrialists to artists, although the movie version focuses on the former — go on strike, leading to the collapse of society.
The same fate seems to have befallen the first attempt at adapting Rand’s controversial 1957 novel: Despite at one time attracting such filmmaking talent as screenwriter Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”), director Vadim Perelman (“House of Sand and Fog”), Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt, the project was ultimately rushed into production in order to avoid...
(April 2011)
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Written by: John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner and Paul Johansson
Among the central tenets of Objectivism, the philosophy at the center of Ayn Rand’s 1,000-plus-page tome “Atlas Shrugged,” are rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism. When these entitlements are violated, America’s great innovators — from industrialists to artists, although the movie version focuses on the former — go on strike, leading to the collapse of society.
The same fate seems to have befallen the first attempt at adapting Rand’s controversial 1957 novel: Despite at one time attracting such filmmaking talent as screenwriter Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”), director Vadim Perelman (“House of Sand and Fog”), Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt, the project was ultimately rushed into production in order to avoid...
- 4/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
I believe the first time I ever mentioned a filmed adaptation of Ayn Rand's controversial 1957 novel "Atlas Shrugged" was October 18, 2006 when Randall Wallace (Braveheart, Pearl Harbor) was assigned the task of scripting the film with Angelina Jolie attached to star as Dagny Taggart, in a story that follows Taggart's struggles to manage a transcontinental railroad amid the pressures and restrictions of massive bureaucracy. Her antagonistic reaction to a libertarian group seeking an end to government regulation is later echoed and modified in her encounter with a utopian community, Galt's Gulch, whose members regard self-determination rather than collective responsibility as the highest ideal.
11 months later "Atlas Shrugged" was back in the news when Vadim Perelman (House of Sand and Fog) was attached to direct as it was said Wallace had finally boiled Rand's 1,100-plus page book down to a 127-page script. At the time Jolie was still attached to star...
11 months later "Atlas Shrugged" was back in the news when Vadim Perelman (House of Sand and Fog) was attached to direct as it was said Wallace had finally boiled Rand's 1,100-plus page book down to a 127-page script. At the time Jolie was still attached to star...
- 4/15/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A man out clubbing is later found dead in his apartment. His body is later processed at the Cs by a man, with Mac (Gary Sinise) observing. He is Hector Vargas (Jsu Garcia) from the Barcelona Police Crime Lab supervisor. Jo (Sela Ward) has been to Barcelona in 2004 to help under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, when she was at the FBI. Mac lets him photograph the Cs. The Vic's girlfriend, Natalia (Melina Lizette) found the body and the Vic's mother, Eva Martinez (Karina Lombard) is a diplomat. Hector notified the NYPD ten hours after the Db was found. Jo translates his Spanish when Hector promises to find whoever killed his nephew. Mac asks him to leave his Cs. The Vic's father was killed twelve years ago in an accident and Hector questions Mac if his relative was killed elsewhere, would he investigate. Mac wouldn't jeopardize the investigation. There's always...
- 4/5/2011
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
Producers, directors, representatives and even cast members typically bond, one way or another, during the overall production process. Whether the film takes 14 months from concept to delivery, or, in the case of Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, forty years, filmmakers typically pride themselves on the space between.
In the case of Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, it’s 40 years way too late and unbelievably uninviting. Over time things weather out and get stale. Not only had mold and bacteria formed around the edges of the film before this version’s inception, but it seemed as if a bio-hazard team was moments away from infiltrating the sets and taking away anything and everything in order to protect the dream that once was Atlas Shrugged.
First published in 1957, the Ayn Rand novel was a well-received allegory concerning a dystopian United States at an unspecific time where leading innovators, ranging from industrialists to artists, refuse to be exploited by society.
In the case of Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, it’s 40 years way too late and unbelievably uninviting. Over time things weather out and get stale. Not only had mold and bacteria formed around the edges of the film before this version’s inception, but it seemed as if a bio-hazard team was moments away from infiltrating the sets and taking away anything and everything in order to protect the dream that once was Atlas Shrugged.
First published in 1957, the Ayn Rand novel was a well-received allegory concerning a dystopian United States at an unspecific time where leading innovators, ranging from industrialists to artists, refuse to be exploited by society.
- 3/1/2011
- by Timothy Farmer
- The Film Stage
Check out this new clip from Atlas Shrugged: Part I, starring Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia and Michael Lerner. Paul Johansson directs Atlas Shrugged, a mystery sci-fi drama from the screenplay by John Agialoro and Brian Patrick O'Toole, based on the novel by Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged Synopsis: Dagny Taggart (Taylor Schilling) runs Taggart Transcontinental, the largest remaining railroad company in America, with intelligence, courage and integrity, despite the systematic disappearance of her best and most competent workers...
- 2/21/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out this new clip from Atlas Shrugged: Part I, starring Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia and Michael Lerner. Paul Johansson directs Atlas Shrugged, a mystery sci-fi drama from the screenplay by John Agialoro and Brian Patrick O'Toole, based on the novel by Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged Synopsis: Dagny Taggart (Taylor Schilling) runs Taggart Transcontinental, the largest remaining railroad company in America, with intelligence, courage and integrity, despite the systematic disappearance of her best and most competent workers...
- 2/21/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sneak Peek the new poster and trailer supporting the $5 million "Atlas Shrugged Part I", the adaptation of author Ayn Rand's 1957 novel.
The new film is scheduled for release April 15, directed by Paul Johansson, starring Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia and Michael Lerner.
In "Atlas Shrugged Part 1", 'Dagny Taggart' (Schilling) runs 'Taggart Transcontinental', the only remaining railroad company in America, despite the disappearance of her best workers.
She becomes attracted to 'Henry Rearden' (Bowler) and his invention of the super-strength metal alloy 'Rearden Metal', that holds the promise that innovation can overcome a slide into anarchy.
"Atlas Shrugged" also introduces a theory of sex based in broader ethical and psychological theories. Rather than considering sexual desire a debasing animal instinct, Rand portrays it as the highest celebration of human values.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Atlas Shrugged- Part 1"...
The new film is scheduled for release April 15, directed by Paul Johansson, starring Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia and Michael Lerner.
In "Atlas Shrugged Part 1", 'Dagny Taggart' (Schilling) runs 'Taggart Transcontinental', the only remaining railroad company in America, despite the disappearance of her best workers.
She becomes attracted to 'Henry Rearden' (Bowler) and his invention of the super-strength metal alloy 'Rearden Metal', that holds the promise that innovation can overcome a slide into anarchy.
"Atlas Shrugged" also introduces a theory of sex based in broader ethical and psychological theories. Rather than considering sexual desire a debasing animal instinct, Rand portrays it as the highest celebration of human values.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Atlas Shrugged- Part 1"...
- 2/15/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The story behind the adaptation of Ayn Rand's classic novel Atlas Shrugged into a feature film is a very interesting one, and I honestly didn't think it would end up being a good film. But today the first trailer for the film has been released for part one of the saga, and it looks like they aren't going to pull off an epic adaptation that this story deserves, bt there's a lot of effort behind it.
The film was originally supposed to be directed by Stephen Polk, son of former MGM chairman Louis Polk, but Paul Johansson, creator and director of the TV show One Tree Hill, was eventually brought in to direct and star in the film adaptation. The film was rushed into production at the last minute to keep the producer John Aglialoro from losing the film rights to the novel, so he jumped into production at...
The film was originally supposed to be directed by Stephen Polk, son of former MGM chairman Louis Polk, but Paul Johansson, creator and director of the TV show One Tree Hill, was eventually brought in to direct and star in the film adaptation. The film was rushed into production at the last minute to keep the producer John Aglialoro from losing the film rights to the novel, so he jumped into production at...
- 2/12/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The trailer for the $5 million Atlas Shrugged Part I , the adaptation of Ayn Rand's 1957 novel, is now online and can be watched using the player below. Scheduled to hit theaters on April 15, the Paul Johansson-directed drama stars Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia and Michael Lerner. In the film, Dagny Taggart (Schilling) runs Taggart Transcontinental, the largest remaining railroad company in America, with intelligence, courage and integrity, despite the systematic disappearance of her best and most competent workers. She is drawn to industrialist Henry Rearden (Bowler), one of the few men whose genius and commitment to his own ideas match her own. Rearden's super-strength metal alloy, Rearden Metal, holds the promise that...
- 2/11/2011
- Comingsoon.net
After last week's so-so episode. CSI: New York stepped back up to a level of storytelling I have come to expect with last night's installment, "Holding Cell."
One of the best things about this week was getting a bit more of Mack. I love the way he firmly plants his feet when dealing with outside investigative forces stepping onto his turf.
His swift action when he sees possible compromising elements, and his handling of Hector Vargas, the visiting CSI from Barcelona, was reflective of all the leadership qualities that make Mack such a brilliant main character.
As soon as he found out that the CSI was related to the victim he kept Hector from being involved in the processing of evidence, but he also showed proper respect and courtesy by keeping Hector in the loop, even after Hector hadn't been completely forthcoming.
Guest star Jsu Garcia's turn as Hector Vargas,...
One of the best things about this week was getting a bit more of Mack. I love the way he firmly plants his feet when dealing with outside investigative forces stepping onto his turf.
His swift action when he sees possible compromising elements, and his handling of Hector Vargas, the visiting CSI from Barcelona, was reflective of all the leadership qualities that make Mack such a brilliant main character.
As soon as he found out that the CSI was related to the victim he kept Hector from being involved in the processing of evidence, but he also showed proper respect and courtesy by keeping Hector in the loop, even after Hector hadn't been completely forthcoming.
Guest star Jsu Garcia's turn as Hector Vargas,...
- 1/15/2011
- by alithea.sexton@gmail.com (Alithea Sexton)
- TVfanatic
Another flick playing on September 24th at this year's Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas that we're really looking forward to is Chris Peckover's Undocumented. To celebrate the flick's premiere the first teaser poster has just hit online and we have a peek at it for you!
Undocumented tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the Border, but their plans run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic radicals in New Mexico.
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lore’l Medina, Castulo Guerra,...
Undocumented tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the Border, but their plans run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic radicals in New Mexico.
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lore’l Medina, Castulo Guerra,...
- 9/20/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Premiering this Friday, September 24 at the Austin, Texas Fantastic Fest is Chris Peckover's Undocumented, a suspense thriller in which a documentary crew accompanies a group of illegal immigrants crossing the border, but run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic Radicals on location in New Mexico. The director and a bunch of the cast will be there to introduce the film. Scott Mechiowicz, Alona Tal, Greg Serano, Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias, Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan, Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lorel Medina, Castulo Guerra all star. Inside you'll find our exclusive poster debut that was made for the Fantastic Fest premiere! It gives a little nod to David Fincher's upcoming The Social Network.
- 9/20/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
One flick we're really looking forward to around these parts is Chris Peckover's cinéma-vérité style shocker, Undocumented which will be having its world premiere at this year's Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. To celebrate the film's release we've gotten our hands on five stills, some bloody, some moody, and some spooky! Dig it!
Undocumented tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the Border, but their plans run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic radicals in New Mexico.
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez,...
Undocumented tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the Border, but their plans run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic radicals in New Mexico.
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez,...
- 8/31/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Flying wayyyyy under the radar is Chris Peckover's Undocumented, a supernatural thriller having its world premiere at next month's Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. Described as a "suspense thriller", the pic follows a documentary crew accompanying a group of illegal immigrants crossing the border, but run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic Radicals on location in New Mexico. Think that's it? You're wrong. Check out some first ever stills inside! Scott Mechiowicz, Alona Tal, Greg Serano, Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias, Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan, Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lorel Medina, Castulo Guerra all star.
- 8/30/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
Filming has now started for 5 weeks on the $5 million big screen adaptation of author Ayn Rand's 1957 novel "Atlas Shrugged".
Shooting in Los Angeles, "Atlas Shrugged Part One" is directed by Paul Johansson from a script by Patrick O'Toole, for producers John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow.
The book explores a dystopian United States where leading innovators, ranging from industrialists to artists, refuse to be exploited by society. Protagonist, 'Dagny Taggart', sees society collapse around her as the government increasingly asserts control over all industry, while society's most productive citizens, led by the mysterious 'John Galt', progressively drop out. Galt describes the strike as "stopping the motor of the world" by withdrawing the "minds" that drive society's growth and productivity; with their strike these creative minds hope to demonstrate that the economy and society would collapse without the profit motive and the efforts of the rational and productive.
The novel,...
Shooting in Los Angeles, "Atlas Shrugged Part One" is directed by Paul Johansson from a script by Patrick O'Toole, for producers John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow.
The book explores a dystopian United States where leading innovators, ranging from industrialists to artists, refuse to be exploited by society. Protagonist, 'Dagny Taggart', sees society collapse around her as the government increasingly asserts control over all industry, while society's most productive citizens, led by the mysterious 'John Galt', progressively drop out. Galt describes the strike as "stopping the motor of the world" by withdrawing the "minds" that drive society's growth and productivity; with their strike these creative minds hope to demonstrate that the economy and society would collapse without the profit motive and the efforts of the rational and productive.
The novel,...
- 6/15/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Paul Johansson ("One Tree Hill"), Taylor Schilling ("Mercy") and Grant Bowler ("True Blood") have been cast as John Galt, Dagny Taggart and Hank Reardon respectively in the independently-produced film adaptation of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" reports Variety.
Producer John Aglialoro had to get production going on this film adaptation of one of literature's most famous works by this past Saturday or lose the feature rights. Well he met the date, with the $5 million-budget "Atlas Shrugged Part One" kicking off its five week shoot over the weekend with Paul Johansson directing from Brian Patrick O'Toole's script.
The project has dwelt in development hell for decades until this year when Aglialoro quickly decided to make the film on his own without any studio backing. As a result, the cast is essentially made up of mostly unknowns including those three above.
Joining them are Michael Lerner ("A Serious Man") as lobbyist...
Producer John Aglialoro had to get production going on this film adaptation of one of literature's most famous works by this past Saturday or lose the feature rights. Well he met the date, with the $5 million-budget "Atlas Shrugged Part One" kicking off its five week shoot over the weekend with Paul Johansson directing from Brian Patrick O'Toole's script.
The project has dwelt in development hell for decades until this year when Aglialoro quickly decided to make the film on his own without any studio backing. As a result, the cast is essentially made up of mostly unknowns including those three above.
Joining them are Michael Lerner ("A Serious Man") as lobbyist...
- 6/14/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It looks like Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged has actually moved into film production. The movie started shooting over the weekend, which is a surprise because last we heard there was no official word on who was attached to star in or direct it. The only thing we really knew what that producer John Aglialoro was going to get the film into production and in front of cameras no matter what.
The film was originally supposed to be directed by Stephen Polk, son of former MGM chairman Louis Polk, but at some point during the last couple of weeks Paul Johansson, creator and director of the TV show One Tree Hill, was brought in to develop the film adaptation.
It should be very interesting to see how this movie turns out, I have a feeling it's not going to be good. This film was rushed into production at the...
The film was originally supposed to be directed by Stephen Polk, son of former MGM chairman Louis Polk, but at some point during the last couple of weeks Paul Johansson, creator and director of the TV show One Tree Hill, was brought in to develop the film adaptation.
It should be very interesting to see how this movie turns out, I have a feeling it's not going to be good. This film was rushed into production at the...
- 6/14/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Some films need to be reviewed twice, or even several times; with each generation, there may be a new way to interpret it. Approaching it 30 years after the fact, Nightmare on Elm Street has only become further distinguished from its era and the genre it spawned in the years since its release. Though its immense popularity at the time is doubtlessly due to Robert Englund’s performance as Freddy Krueger, its enduring appeal can be chalked up to its wit, its intelligence, and its uncommon sensitivity to the pain and suffering of its teenage victims. Even after Happiness, American Beauty, and almost countless indie dramas, Elm Street makes the most trenchant statements about living in the suburbs that any American film has ever made, and it makes it with the clarity that only a slasher film could.
The set-up for an Elm Street film (pretty much all of them) is a simple one,...
The set-up for an Elm Street film (pretty much all of them) is a simple one,...
- 4/17/2010
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
By Sean O’Connell
HollywoodNews.com stays on top of the latest DVD and Blu-ray releases so you know which films are worth your time and money. This week, we recommend:
A Nightmare on Elm Street (Blu-ray)
One, two, Freddy’s killing on Blu.
As New Line prepares to unleash an updated version of dream stalker Freddy Krueger, the studio revisits Wes Craven’s original 1984 horror and gives it the Blu-ray polish.
Along with Michael Myers (“Halloween”) and Jason Voorhees (“Friday the 13th”), Krueger formed the holy trinity of 1980s horror icons. A child murderer who avoided jail time on a legal technicality, Krueger was hunted and mortally burned by vigilante parents, only to return and haunt his tormentors’ children in their dreams.
Sadly and surprisingly, Craven’s “Nightmare” plays better in my memories than it does in my Blu-ray player. Was Englund’s Freddy always this corny? Craven, who...
HollywoodNews.com stays on top of the latest DVD and Blu-ray releases so you know which films are worth your time and money. This week, we recommend:
A Nightmare on Elm Street (Blu-ray)
One, two, Freddy’s killing on Blu.
As New Line prepares to unleash an updated version of dream stalker Freddy Krueger, the studio revisits Wes Craven’s original 1984 horror and gives it the Blu-ray polish.
Along with Michael Myers (“Halloween”) and Jason Voorhees (“Friday the 13th”), Krueger formed the holy trinity of 1980s horror icons. A child murderer who avoided jail time on a legal technicality, Krueger was hunted and mortally burned by vigilante parents, only to return and haunt his tormentors’ children in their dreams.
Sadly and surprisingly, Craven’s “Nightmare” plays better in my memories than it does in my Blu-ray player. Was Englund’s Freddy always this corny? Craven, who...
- 4/13/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
One, two, Freddy.s coming to Blu. Three, four, it.s clearer than before. Five, six, you get some remake tix. Seven, eight, it sure looks great. Nine, ten, you.ll end up buying it again. A girl is being chased through a dirty boiler room by a burnt man with a glove that has razors attached to it. She sits bolt upright in bed and we discover that her pursuit was just a dream. We find out that the girl is named Tina (Amanda Wyss) and the next day she meets up with some of her friends. Nancy (Heather Langenkamp), Glen (Johnny Depp), and Rod (Nick Corri) are planning an unsupervised sleepover at Tina.s house. Eventually they find out...
- 4/6/2010
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
There are plenty of real life horrors out there to go along with the made-up stuff that we hold near and dear. In fact, there's probably more. Constant jokes are made about Mexican border-crossers, but the way our country is going ... pretty soon the shoe is likely to be on the other foot. Director Chris Peckover is taking the subject of "illegals" and adding a horror twist to the affair.
Bloody-Disgusting scored the skinny on Peckover's new film, Undocumented, which tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the border but run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic radicals in New Mexico.
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman,...
Bloody-Disgusting scored the skinny on Peckover's new film, Undocumented, which tells the tale of a documentary crew who accompany a group of illegal immigrants crossing the border but run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic radicals in New Mexico.
The film, said to be a cross between Paranormal Activity and Saw, was shot on location in New Mexico and stars Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator: Salvation), Kevin Weisman,...
- 12/15/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Bloody Disgusting just caught wind of an interesting horror film that was shot way under the radar by Shepherd Glen Productions. Being tested at Warner Bros. Pictures this week, Chris Peckover's Undocumented is said to be a mix of Saw and Paranormal Activity. The features is a suspense thriller in which a documentary crew accompanies a group of illegal immigrants crossing the border, but run afoul when they're captured by a gang of sadistic Radicals on location in New Mexico. Scott Mechiowicz (Mean Creek), Alona Tal (Night of the Living Dead: Origins), Greg Serano (Terminator Salvation), Kevin Weisman, Tim Draxl, Yancey Arias (Legion), Peter Stormare, Adam Kulbersh, Jsu Garcia, Noah Segan (Cabin Fever 2, Deadgirl), Nick Tucci, Jose Marquez, Deborah Martinez, Carmen, Corral, Lorel Medina, Castulo Guerra and Greta Quezada all star. We'll see if we can't find out more about the film from the producers.
- 12/15/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
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