After taking a look back at House II: The Second Story (a favorite of mine since childhood), House of 1000 Corpses (which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year), the awesomeness of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, the leg smashing in the Stephen King adaptation Misery, three separate moments from John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, the “Jason vs. Tina” battle in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, the “all hell breaks loose” sequence from the start of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, the opening sequence of Pitch Black, and the “Burn” scene from The Crow, JoBlo’s own Lance Vlcek is continuing his The Best Scene video series with a look at a moment from genre regular Alexandre Aja‘s breakthrough film High Tension (watch it Here). To find out which scene Lance chose as the best, check out the video embedded above!
- 5/2/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
‘A French slasher throwback… deadly serious in giving its audience the pleasures of a damn good scare’
Mark Kermode
Prepare for some pulse-racing, heart-pounding High Tension. The fantastic French horror from Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Piranha 3D) gets a brand-new Limited Edition 4K/Blu-ray Dual Edition Box set release from masters in the field Second Sight Films.
A new entry to the French extremity movement on its release in 2003, this fearsomely violent slasher stars Cécile de France (The French Dispatch, Around the World in 80 Days) and Maïwenn (One Deadly Summer, The Fifth Element), as two best friends whose sleepover goes shockingly awry. This brutally violent, fear-fuelled cult classic arrives in the Limited Edition and Standard Edition 4K and Blu-ray versions, on 22nd January 2024.
Alex (Maïwenn) and Marie’s (Cécile de France) study-weekend takes a savage turn, when a murderous maniac (Philippe Nahon – Irreversible), turns up on their doorstep.
Mark Kermode
Prepare for some pulse-racing, heart-pounding High Tension. The fantastic French horror from Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Piranha 3D) gets a brand-new Limited Edition 4K/Blu-ray Dual Edition Box set release from masters in the field Second Sight Films.
A new entry to the French extremity movement on its release in 2003, this fearsomely violent slasher stars Cécile de France (The French Dispatch, Around the World in 80 Days) and Maïwenn (One Deadly Summer, The Fifth Element), as two best friends whose sleepover goes shockingly awry. This brutally violent, fear-fuelled cult classic arrives in the Limited Edition and Standard Edition 4K and Blu-ray versions, on 22nd January 2024.
Alex (Maïwenn) and Marie’s (Cécile de France) study-weekend takes a savage turn, when a murderous maniac (Philippe Nahon – Irreversible), turns up on their doorstep.
- 1/31/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
To celebrate the release of High Tension on Limited Edition Dual 4K Uhd/Blu-ray Box Set & Standard Editions on 4K Uhd & Blu-ray from 11 December, we’re giving away a Limited Edition Dual 4K Uhd/Blu-Ray Box Set to a lucky winner!
Prepare for some pulse-racing, heart-pounding High Tension. The fantastic French horror from Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Piranha 3D) gets a brand-new Limited Edition 4K/Blu-ray Dual Edition Box set release from masters in the field Second Sight Films this December.
A new entry to the French extremity movement on its release in 2003, this fearsomely violent slasher stars Cécile de France and Maïwenn, as two best friends whose sleepover goes shockingly awry. This brutally violent, fear-fuelled cult classic arrives in the Limited Edition and Standard Edition 4K and Blu-ray versions, on 11 December 2023.
Alex (Maïwenn) and Marie’s (Cécile de France) study-weekend takes a savage turn, when a murderous...
Prepare for some pulse-racing, heart-pounding High Tension. The fantastic French horror from Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Piranha 3D) gets a brand-new Limited Edition 4K/Blu-ray Dual Edition Box set release from masters in the field Second Sight Films this December.
A new entry to the French extremity movement on its release in 2003, this fearsomely violent slasher stars Cécile de France and Maïwenn, as two best friends whose sleepover goes shockingly awry. This brutally violent, fear-fuelled cult classic arrives in the Limited Edition and Standard Edition 4K and Blu-ray versions, on 11 December 2023.
Alex (Maïwenn) and Marie’s (Cécile de France) study-weekend takes a savage turn, when a murderous...
- 12/3/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Blue Finch Film Releasing will release Calvaire on Digital Platforms from 19th September 2023. Synopsis: Marc Stevens is a travelling singer in rural Belgium. At the nursing home where he is performing, the concert has ended, and Marc takes to the road. Shortly afterwards his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. He is taken in by Bartel, an innkeeper who became psychologically fragile after his wife Gloria left him. This is how Marc’s ordeal begins… Re-released on UK Digital Platforms from 19th September 2023, director Fabrice Du Welz’s unrelenting modern horror classic Calvaire, considered a key part of the New French Extremity movement of bold and challenging horror cinema, was shot by cinematographer Benoît Debie (Gaspar Noé’s Irréversible) and stars Laurent Lucas (Raw), Philippe Nahon and Jackie Berroyer.
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- 9/2/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
For a lot of people, Alexandre Aja‘s High Tension (Haute Tension) was their first taste of the New French Extremity. And since 2003, this French slasher has been a source of frustration for horror buffs; they feel betrayed after witnessing one of the most shocking plot twists to come out of the genre. All the while, there are those who are fascinated by the film’s audacity and multifaceted story. Wherever someone might fall on the spectrum, though, everyone can at least agree that High Tension is impossible to forget.
The conventional slasher film never quite caught on in France like it did in the United States. There are exceptions here and there, of course, but as a whole, this subgenre of horror is more of a local flavor than a universal one. However, by the time High Tension had come out, American slashers themselves were victims of postmodern overkill,...
The conventional slasher film never quite caught on in France like it did in the United States. There are exceptions here and there, of course, but as a whole, this subgenre of horror is more of a local flavor than a universal one. However, by the time High Tension had come out, American slashers themselves were victims of postmodern overkill,...
- 6/16/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Although hailing from Belgium, Fabrice du Welz’s debut Calvaire has been considered a staple of New French Extremity, as coined by James Quandt around the turn of the 21st century. Now, nearly two decades after its initial release, a new HD remaster of the film is arriving. Courtesy of Yellow Veil Pictures, it’ll arrive in theaters on February 24 and digitally on March 3 followed by a collector’s edition Blu-ray.
The first part of the director’s Ardennes trilogy, the film follows a traveling entertainer who falls victim to a dangerously unhinged innkeeper determined to keep him captive. “A lucid nightmare… A dark absurdist descent into hell… Calvaire’s meditation on identity, possession, and cruelty remains horribly vivid,” said Guillermo del Toro.
See the trailer and poster below for the film starring Laurent Lucas, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon, and Brigitte Lahaie.
Calvaire opens in theaters on February 24 and arrives...
The first part of the director’s Ardennes trilogy, the film follows a traveling entertainer who falls victim to a dangerously unhinged innkeeper determined to keep him captive. “A lucid nightmare… A dark absurdist descent into hell… Calvaire’s meditation on identity, possession, and cruelty remains horribly vivid,” said Guillermo del Toro.
See the trailer and poster below for the film starring Laurent Lucas, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon, and Brigitte Lahaie.
Calvaire opens in theaters on February 24 and arrives...
- 2/2/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon that the HD remaster of Fabrice du Welz’s 2004 Belgian horror movie Calvaire will be re-released in theaters February 24 followed by VOD and a limited edition Blu-ray release this spring from Yellow Veil Pictures.
Released at the height of the New French Extremity movement, Calvaire follows a traveling entertainer who falls victim to a dangerously unhinged innkeeper determined to keep him captive.
Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro called Calvaire “a lucid nightmare,” further describing it as “a dark absurdist descent into hell… Calvaire’s meditation on identity, possession, and cruelty remains horribly vivid.”
As du Welz’s first feature, Calvaire would go on to become the first part of his thematic Ardennes Trilogy (alongside 2014’s Alleluia and 2019’s Adoration) and immediately define the young director as a voice to watch in Belgium. Calvaire takes its cues not only from the contemporary extreme cinema of France and Belgium,...
Released at the height of the New French Extremity movement, Calvaire follows a traveling entertainer who falls victim to a dangerously unhinged innkeeper determined to keep him captive.
Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro called Calvaire “a lucid nightmare,” further describing it as “a dark absurdist descent into hell… Calvaire’s meditation on identity, possession, and cruelty remains horribly vivid.”
As du Welz’s first feature, Calvaire would go on to become the first part of his thematic Ardennes Trilogy (alongside 2014’s Alleluia and 2019’s Adoration) and immediately define the young director as a voice to watch in Belgium. Calvaire takes its cues not only from the contemporary extreme cinema of France and Belgium,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon that Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired all distribution rights in North America for the HD remaster of Fabrice du Welz’s 2004 Belgian horror movie Calvaire. Released at the height of the New French Extremity movement, Calvaire follows a traveling entertainer who falls victim to a dangerously unhinged innkeeper determined to keep him captive. The U.S. premiere of the remaster will take place next month as part of the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.
As du Welz’s first feature, Calvaire would go on to become the first part of his thematic Ardennes Trilogy (alongside 2014’s Alleluia and 2019’s Adoration) and immediately define the young director as a voice to watch in Belgium. Calvaire takes its cues not only from the contemporary extreme cinema of France and Belgium, but also from iconic works like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to create a poetically brutal study of human nature.
As du Welz’s first feature, Calvaire would go on to become the first part of his thematic Ardennes Trilogy (alongside 2014’s Alleluia and 2019’s Adoration) and immediately define the young director as a voice to watch in Belgium. Calvaire takes its cues not only from the contemporary extreme cinema of France and Belgium, but also from iconic works like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to create a poetically brutal study of human nature.
- 9/16/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
If conception and birth are always present themes in Gaspar Noé's cinema, death is equally important for him: “When you write your sentence, you always put a dot at the end. Talking about death is just putting a dot at the end of your sentence.” For example, the France-based filmmaker developed a passage from his first feature film, I Stand Alone, in a nursing home and emphasized the bleak thoughts about old age and death of the butcher played by Philippe Nahon, the character who appeared for the first time in the medium-length film Carne. For the iconic Enter the Void, Noé took inspiration from The Tibetan Book of the Dead and captured a psychedelic astral trip in first person after the murder of the...
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- 5/9/2022
- Screen Anarchy
Mathieu Kassovitz’s celebrated story of inequality in a Paris banlieue is a timely rerelease in the Black Lives Matter era
Mathieu Kassovitz’s classic of banlieue rage has been rereleased after 25 years with a new urgency and relevance in the Black Lives Matter era. What comes across now isn’t the “hate” of the title, more the aimless, directionless comedy of three guys hanging around, bantering and squabbling about things such as which cartoon character is the most badass. It is touches like this which make you realise how very 90s it all is, similar to Tarantino and Trainspotting (with a nod to Taxi Driver’s “You talkin’ to me?” scene) but it also has a little something of the French New Wave, the world of Jacques Rivette’s Paris Belongs to Us, all of which influenced the later Americans. It’s a film about which I’ve had fluctuating views.
Mathieu Kassovitz’s classic of banlieue rage has been rereleased after 25 years with a new urgency and relevance in the Black Lives Matter era. What comes across now isn’t the “hate” of the title, more the aimless, directionless comedy of three guys hanging around, bantering and squabbling about things such as which cartoon character is the most badass. It is touches like this which make you realise how very 90s it all is, similar to Tarantino and Trainspotting (with a nod to Taxi Driver’s “You talkin’ to me?” scene) but it also has a little something of the French New Wave, the world of Jacques Rivette’s Paris Belongs to Us, all of which influenced the later Americans. It’s a film about which I’ve had fluctuating views.
- 9/11/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform.
To fill the void left by the absence of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this column is currently dedicated to films that premiered at the festival over the course of seven decades.
A year without the Cannes Film Festival means a year without Cannes controversy, and that just won’t do. As Gaspar Noé told IndieWire at the 2015 festival, Cannes “needs a scandalous movie or two or three every year to make it lively.” If IndieWire is to properly celebrate Cannes this year with this column, then it’s only right we cover a bit of Cannes outrage.
Cue Gaspar Noé, the Argentine provocateur who has premiered all five of his features at Cannes. Noé has been bringing films to the festival for over two decades,...
To fill the void left by the absence of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this column is currently dedicated to films that premiered at the festival over the course of seven decades.
A year without the Cannes Film Festival means a year without Cannes controversy, and that just won’t do. As Gaspar Noé told IndieWire at the 2015 festival, Cannes “needs a scandalous movie or two or three every year to make it lively.” If IndieWire is to properly celebrate Cannes this year with this column, then it’s only right we cover a bit of Cannes outrage.
Cue Gaspar Noé, the Argentine provocateur who has premiered all five of his features at Cannes. Noé has been bringing films to the festival for over two decades,...
- 5/20/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Annecy– Paris-based sales agent Doc & Film International has picked up international rights to Aurélien Froment’s feature debut “Josep,” which was presented during a packed Wip session at the Annecy Festival on Tuesday.
The feature is an emotional and beautifully crafted portrait of Josep Bartolí, the Catalan illustrator, soldier, Hollywood stage designer, and painter who fought in the Spanish Civil War and fled to Mexico after escaping from a concentration camp. In the U.S. he was part of the influential 10th Street artists group, which included luminaries like Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. After landing on Senator Joseph McCarthy’s blacklist during his tenure in Hollywood, Bartolí was forced to flee to Mexico. He died in New York at the age of 85, leaving a noteworthy and yet poorly recognized artistic legacy.
Bartolí’s amazing life journey inspired the film, a veritable love-story and homage to a passion for drawing.
The feature is an emotional and beautifully crafted portrait of Josep Bartolí, the Catalan illustrator, soldier, Hollywood stage designer, and painter who fought in the Spanish Civil War and fled to Mexico after escaping from a concentration camp. In the U.S. he was part of the influential 10th Street artists group, which included luminaries like Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. After landing on Senator Joseph McCarthy’s blacklist during his tenure in Hollywood, Bartolí was forced to flee to Mexico. He died in New York at the age of 85, leaving a noteworthy and yet poorly recognized artistic legacy.
Bartolí’s amazing life journey inspired the film, a veritable love-story and homage to a passion for drawing.
- 6/12/2019
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Female-fronted action movies like Tomb Raider are becoming more popular than ever before. That makes now a perfect opportunity to look back at some previously stellar, but less widely known examples.
While the female-led action films have been released since the dawn of cinema, they remain less than a common occurrence in theaters. Until now, studios just haven’t had the same confidence that audiences will turn out for female action heroes much in the same way that they do for male ones. Part of this reason is the stereotypes associated with the genre, and the connections we have with certain actors filling familiar roles. However, just because there aren’t a lot of female-led action films doesn’t mean they haven’t been any good. This is an example of 10 female-led action films which might not be that familiar to you, but definitely deserve to be.
Yes, Madam! (1985) [aka Ultra Force 2, or The Super Cops]
Director: Corey Yuen
Starring: Michelle Yeoh,...
While the female-led action films have been released since the dawn of cinema, they remain less than a common occurrence in theaters. Until now, studios just haven’t had the same confidence that audiences will turn out for female action heroes much in the same way that they do for male ones. Part of this reason is the stereotypes associated with the genre, and the connections we have with certain actors filling familiar roles. However, just because there aren’t a lot of female-led action films doesn’t mean they haven’t been any good. This is an example of 10 female-led action films which might not be that familiar to you, but definitely deserve to be.
Yes, Madam! (1985) [aka Ultra Force 2, or The Super Cops]
Director: Corey Yuen
Starring: Michelle Yeoh,...
- 3/14/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Special Mention: Dressed To Kill
Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Brian De Palma
1980, USA
Genre: Thriller
Brian De Palma’s films, like Tarantino’s, are a cinematic mash-up of influences from the past, and in De Palma case he borrows heavily from Alfred Hitchcock. Obsession is De Palma’s Vertigo, Blow Out his Rear Window, and with Dressed to Kill the director set its sights on Psycho. Dressed To Kill is more thriller than horror but what a stylish and twisted thriller it is! The highlight here is an amazing ten-minute chase sequence set in an art gallery and conducted entirely without dialogue. There are a number of other well-sustained set pieces including a race in the subway system and even, yes, a gratuitous shower murder sequence. Dressed To Kill features an excellent cast (Michael Caine, Nancy Allen, Angie Dickinson), a superb score (courtesy of Pino Donaggio) and...
Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Brian De Palma
1980, USA
Genre: Thriller
Brian De Palma’s films, like Tarantino’s, are a cinematic mash-up of influences from the past, and in De Palma case he borrows heavily from Alfred Hitchcock. Obsession is De Palma’s Vertigo, Blow Out his Rear Window, and with Dressed to Kill the director set its sights on Psycho. Dressed To Kill is more thriller than horror but what a stylish and twisted thriller it is! The highlight here is an amazing ten-minute chase sequence set in an art gallery and conducted entirely without dialogue. There are a number of other well-sustained set pieces including a race in the subway system and even, yes, a gratuitous shower murder sequence. Dressed To Kill features an excellent cast (Michael Caine, Nancy Allen, Angie Dickinson), a superb score (courtesy of Pino Donaggio) and...
- 10/25/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
Love
Director: Gaspar Noé // Writer: Gaspar Noé
The most controversial director in our top ten list has to be Argentinean director Gaspar Noé, who has made an infamous name for himself with a trio of French titles, beginning with 1998’s I Stand Alone, which starred a grizzled Philippe Nahon (who many should recognize for an equally unsettling role in Aja’s 2003 film High Tension) as a butcher spiraling into a violent rampage. But it was Noe’s 2002 title, Irreversible, which still makes entries on many lists documenting the most shocking or disturbing films ever made, thanks mostly to a nine minute rape scene featuring Monica Bellucci. And if we thought he couldn’t outdo himself there, Noe managed to do so with controversial Enter the Void (2009), in which the soul of a drug dealer is our guide through the underbelly of Tokyo, starring Paz de la Huerta in a terribly underrated performance.
Director: Gaspar Noé // Writer: Gaspar Noé
The most controversial director in our top ten list has to be Argentinean director Gaspar Noé, who has made an infamous name for himself with a trio of French titles, beginning with 1998’s I Stand Alone, which starred a grizzled Philippe Nahon (who many should recognize for an equally unsettling role in Aja’s 2003 film High Tension) as a butcher spiraling into a violent rampage. But it was Noe’s 2002 title, Irreversible, which still makes entries on many lists documenting the most shocking or disturbing films ever made, thanks mostly to a nine minute rape scene featuring Monica Bellucci. And if we thought he couldn’t outdo himself there, Noe managed to do so with controversial Enter the Void (2009), in which the soul of a drug dealer is our guide through the underbelly of Tokyo, starring Paz de la Huerta in a terribly underrated performance.
- 1/9/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
jacketThe Man in the Orange Jacket takes a familiar scenario and turns it on its head. And writer-director Aik Karapetian brings plenty of visual flare to this Latvian slasher/home invasion entry, but there's a lot of posturing on display here that doesn't amount to much in the end. Seemingly inspired by the menace of Philippe Nahon's costume in High Tension - work garb, hat pulled down low - Karapetian introduces us to the harbor worker (Dan, per the credits, although he's never identified). There's something about his anonymous visage - with his orange safety vest and hat pulled down low - that sets off a red flag.
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- 7/30/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
We first told you about Horsehead (Fievre) two years ago, and it's only looking weirder now. Come on in and check out a trailer that certainly has our attention.
Fievre (or Fever in English) is an English-speaking French horror film and it's Basset's feature film directorial debut. The film is being brought to us by HorseHead Pictures. It was co-written by Basset and Karim Chériguène and stars starring legendary Catriona MacColl (Lucio Fulci's muse), Franco-Australian revelation Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, famous English singer and actor Murray Head (Say It Ain't So, One Night In Bangkok), French model and actor Fu'ad Aït Aattou (The Last Mistress) and the French horror icon Philippe Nahon (I Stand Alone, High Tension).
For more visit the official Fievre website and "like" Fievre on Facebook.
Synopsis
Jessica has never dreamed in her life but has had regular nightmares, the meanings of which have escaped her. This peculiarity...
Fievre (or Fever in English) is an English-speaking French horror film and it's Basset's feature film directorial debut. The film is being brought to us by HorseHead Pictures. It was co-written by Basset and Karim Chériguène and stars starring legendary Catriona MacColl (Lucio Fulci's muse), Franco-Australian revelation Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, famous English singer and actor Murray Head (Say It Ain't So, One Night In Bangkok), French model and actor Fu'ad Aït Aattou (The Last Mistress) and the French horror icon Philippe Nahon (I Stand Alone, High Tension).
For more visit the official Fievre website and "like" Fievre on Facebook.
Synopsis
Jessica has never dreamed in her life but has had regular nightmares, the meanings of which have escaped her. This peculiarity...
- 5/16/2014
- by Matt Serafini
- DreadCentral.com
We've been talking about Romain Basset's debut feature Fever for a few years now, and our excitement for the film has officially hit a fever pitch now that the trailer has finally made its way onto the net. If you love gory French horror, you're gonna love this sneak peek. Dig it!
The film stars Catriona MacColl, Philippe Nahon, Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, Murray Head, Emmanuel Bonami, Shane Woodward, Gala Besson, Fu’ad Ait Aattou, Vernon Dobtcheff, and Joe Sheridan.
Synopsis
Jessica has never dreamed in her life but has had regular nightmares, the meaning of which escaped her. This peculiarity has led her to conduct studies specializing in the psychophysiology of dreams and to follow a therapy with Sean, her mentor and boyfriend, to try and understand the origins of her nightmares.
Following the death of her maternal grandmother whom she scarcely knew, Jessica must return reluctantly to the family home.
The film stars Catriona MacColl, Philippe Nahon, Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, Murray Head, Emmanuel Bonami, Shane Woodward, Gala Besson, Fu’ad Ait Aattou, Vernon Dobtcheff, and Joe Sheridan.
Synopsis
Jessica has never dreamed in her life but has had regular nightmares, the meaning of which escaped her. This peculiarity has led her to conduct studies specializing in the psychophysiology of dreams and to follow a therapy with Sean, her mentor and boyfriend, to try and understand the origins of her nightmares.
Following the death of her maternal grandmother whom she scarcely knew, Jessica must return reluctantly to the family home.
- 4/28/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Colt 45
Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Writer: Fathi Beddiar
Producers: Julien Arnoux, Sébastien Delloye, Thomas Langmann, Emmanuel Montamat
U.S. Distributor: Rights Avilable
Cast: Gerard Lanvin, Joey Starr, Alice Taglioni, Philippe Nahon
The very busy Belgian director Fabrice Du Welz makes our 2014 list twice (see the number 20 position), and this second entry feels like more of departure for the director. An cop thriller from a first time screenwriter, we’re curious to see Welz’s union with Joey Starr, along with uniting once more with the generally terrifying Philippe Nahon.
Gist: Weapon supervisor and shooting instructor for National Police, Vincent Milès is an expert in combat shooting. He’s only 25 and the elites from all around the globe are courting him. Against all odds, he refuses to join the prestigious field squads. His life takes a crucial turn when he meets Milo Cardena, a mysterious field agent, who drags him...
Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Writer: Fathi Beddiar
Producers: Julien Arnoux, Sébastien Delloye, Thomas Langmann, Emmanuel Montamat
U.S. Distributor: Rights Avilable
Cast: Gerard Lanvin, Joey Starr, Alice Taglioni, Philippe Nahon
The very busy Belgian director Fabrice Du Welz makes our 2014 list twice (see the number 20 position), and this second entry feels like more of departure for the director. An cop thriller from a first time screenwriter, we’re curious to see Welz’s union with Joey Starr, along with uniting once more with the generally terrifying Philippe Nahon.
Gist: Weapon supervisor and shooting instructor for National Police, Vincent Milès is an expert in combat shooting. He’s only 25 and the elites from all around the globe are courting him. Against all odds, he refuses to join the prestigious field squads. His life takes a crucial turn when he meets Milo Cardena, a mysterious field agent, who drags him...
- 2/26/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Ablations
Director: Arnold de Parscau
Writer: Benoit Delepine
Producers: Jpg Films, Nexus Factory, No Money Productions
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Denis Menochet, Virginie Ledoyen, Philippe Nahon, Yolande Moreau, Julie Delpy, Olivier Gourmet
This is Arnold de Parscau’s feature debut, based on a 2012 short film he directed of the same name. Besides a fantastic cast of Gallic greats, what’s even more exciting is that the screenplay was penned by Benoit Delepine, who has co-directed a number of brilliantly bizarre films with Gustave de Kervern, such as Mammuth and Le Grand Soir. We’re sure this will be equally offbeat as well as a notable title in the coming year. Here’s the trailer.
Gist: The story begins with a man waking up one morning in an open field, half-naked, with no memories of his mishaps of the previous day. As soon as he gets back to his hotel,...
Director: Arnold de Parscau
Writer: Benoit Delepine
Producers: Jpg Films, Nexus Factory, No Money Productions
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Denis Menochet, Virginie Ledoyen, Philippe Nahon, Yolande Moreau, Julie Delpy, Olivier Gourmet
This is Arnold de Parscau’s feature debut, based on a 2012 short film he directed of the same name. Besides a fantastic cast of Gallic greats, what’s even more exciting is that the screenplay was penned by Benoit Delepine, who has co-directed a number of brilliantly bizarre films with Gustave de Kervern, such as Mammuth and Le Grand Soir. We’re sure this will be equally offbeat as well as a notable title in the coming year. Here’s the trailer.
Gist: The story begins with a man waking up one morning in an open field, half-naked, with no memories of his mishaps of the previous day. As soon as he gets back to his hotel,...
- 2/6/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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.
Come Back Tonight To See My List Of The 200 Best!
****
Special Mention:
Wait until Dark
Directed by Terence Young
Written by Robert Carrington
USA, 1967
Directed by Terence Young,...
Come Back Tonight To See My List Of The 200 Best!
****
Special Mention:
Wait until Dark
Directed by Terence Young
Written by Robert Carrington
USA, 1967
Directed by Terence Young,...
- 10/31/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Tied Trailer, Poster, Images. Hélène Fillières‘ Tied / Une Histoire D’Amour (2013) movie trailer, movie poster, movie photographs star Benoît Poelvoorde, Laetitia Casta, Richard Bohringer, Reda Kateb, and Philippe Nahon. Tied‘s plot synopsis: “The Banker meets the Young Woman one spring evening. He is a man of enormous power and wealth. That night [...]
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- 5/17/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Throughout the month of October, Editor-in-Chief and resident Horror expert Ricky D, will be posting a list of his favorite Horror films of all time. The list will be posted in six parts. Click here to see every entry.
As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up.
****
Special Mention:
American Psycho
Directed by Mary Harrron
Written by Mary Harron
2000, USA
Bret Easton Ellis’s dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s was brought to the big screen by director Mary Harron. Initially slapped with the MPAA’s kiss of death (an Nc-17 rating), American Psycho was later re-edited and reduced to a more commercially dependable “R”. Perhaps the film works best as a slick satire about misogyny,...
As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up.
****
Special Mention:
American Psycho
Directed by Mary Harrron
Written by Mary Harron
2000, USA
Bret Easton Ellis’s dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s was brought to the big screen by director Mary Harron. Initially slapped with the MPAA’s kiss of death (an Nc-17 rating), American Psycho was later re-edited and reduced to a more commercially dependable “R”. Perhaps the film works best as a slick satire about misogyny,...
- 10/25/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
We've given you the information as we've gotten it about the upcoming Roman Basset film Fievre. You can now take your first look at the movie in a teaser trailer that left us wondering what exactly we saw, and wanting to see more.
Fievre (or Fever in English) is an English-speaking French horror film and it's Basset's feature film directorial debut. The film is being brought to us by HorseHead Pictures. It was co-written by Basset and Karim Chériguène and stars starring legendary Catriona MacColl (Lucio Fulci's muse), Franco-Australian revelation Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, famous English singer and actor Murray Head (Say It Ain't So, One Night In Bangkok), French model and actor Fu'ad Aït Aattou (The Last Mistress) and the French horror icon Philippe Nahon (I Stand Alone, High Tension).
For more visit the official Fievre website and "like" Fievre on Facebook.
Synopsis
Jessica has never dreamed in her life but has had regular nightmares,...
Fievre (or Fever in English) is an English-speaking French horror film and it's Basset's feature film directorial debut. The film is being brought to us by HorseHead Pictures. It was co-written by Basset and Karim Chériguène and stars starring legendary Catriona MacColl (Lucio Fulci's muse), Franco-Australian revelation Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, famous English singer and actor Murray Head (Say It Ain't So, One Night In Bangkok), French model and actor Fu'ad Aït Aattou (The Last Mistress) and the French horror icon Philippe Nahon (I Stand Alone, High Tension).
For more visit the official Fievre website and "like" Fievre on Facebook.
Synopsis
Jessica has never dreamed in her life but has had regular nightmares,...
- 9/10/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Here's the fist teaser trailer for {Romain Basset}}'s first feature "Fievre", co-produced by Oh My Gore !. As a reminder, the casting of "Fever" is composed of: -- Catriona MacColl (Lucio Fulci's muse), -- Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux ("Platane" - French TV Show), -- Murray Head (actor - "Sunday Bloody Sunday", Singer - "Say it ain't so", "One Night in Bangkok"), -- Vernon Dobtcheff ("The Spy Who Loved Me", "The Name Of The Rose", "Indiana Jones And The Last Cruisade"), -- Emmanuel Bonami ("Djinns"), -- Fu'ad Ait Aattou ("The Last Mistress", he's the lead role in the next Alexander Arcady movie "Ce Que Le Jour Doit A La Nuit"), -- Joe Sheridan ("The Ninth Gate", "Dangerous Liaisons"); -- Gala Besson ("Romeo And Juliet" stage play), -- Philippe Nahon ("I Stand Alone", "The Crimson...
- 9/2/2012
- www.ohmygore.com/
Craig here with this week's Take Three. Today: Cécile De France
Take One: Haute tension/Switchblade Romance (2004)
De France brings an entirely new meaning to the term ‘Final Girl’ in Alexandre Aja’s Haute tension (or, to give it its more exploitation-happy title, Switchblade Romance). Spoiler Alert: Although we see Philippe Nahon doing the relentless butchering throughout the film, it emerges toward the end that he’s merely a projection of De France’s Marie’s imagination; he’s the product of pent-up sexual urge in Marie to create a marauding male monster in her mind. It all gets very muddy before becoming incredibly bloody. We witness the farmhouse massacre (the central setting for the film) alongside Marie, and place misguided hopes onto De France to ‘save the day’. With close-cropped hair and slightly (deliberately?) awkward mannerisms suggesting ambiguous duplicity, she's a a striking presence. Some careful direction and judicious...
Take One: Haute tension/Switchblade Romance (2004)
De France brings an entirely new meaning to the term ‘Final Girl’ in Alexandre Aja’s Haute tension (or, to give it its more exploitation-happy title, Switchblade Romance). Spoiler Alert: Although we see Philippe Nahon doing the relentless butchering throughout the film, it emerges toward the end that he’s merely a projection of De France’s Marie’s imagination; he’s the product of pent-up sexual urge in Marie to create a marauding male monster in her mind. It all gets very muddy before becoming incredibly bloody. We witness the farmhouse massacre (the central setting for the film) alongside Marie, and place misguided hopes onto De France to ‘save the day’. With close-cropped hair and slightly (deliberately?) awkward mannerisms suggesting ambiguous duplicity, she's a a striking presence. Some careful direction and judicious...
- 6/19/2012
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
British actor and singer Murray Head has joined the cast of dream-themed movie Fever.
London-born Head, 66, is the elder brother of Anthony Head (Buffy, Merlin) and is known for his 80s pop hit One Night in Bangkok along with TV and film roles including 1971's Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Also in the cast of Romain Basset's feature film debut is Vernon Dobtcheff, whose credits include Roger Moore's Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me as well as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Dobtcheff appeared with another Bond actor, Sean Connery, in thriller The Name of the Rose.
Fever co-producers Oh My Gore revealed the names in an announcement of the full cast of the film, which takes place in the world of lucid dreams.
Also on board are Fu'ad Ait Aattou, Joe Sheridan (Hannibal Rising, The Ninth Gate, Dangerous Liaisons) and Philippe Nahon (Brotherhood of the Wolf, War Horse).
Previously announced were Catriona MacColl,...
London-born Head, 66, is the elder brother of Anthony Head (Buffy, Merlin) and is known for his 80s pop hit One Night in Bangkok along with TV and film roles including 1971's Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Also in the cast of Romain Basset's feature film debut is Vernon Dobtcheff, whose credits include Roger Moore's Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me as well as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Dobtcheff appeared with another Bond actor, Sean Connery, in thriller The Name of the Rose.
Fever co-producers Oh My Gore revealed the names in an announcement of the full cast of the film, which takes place in the world of lucid dreams.
Also on board are Fu'ad Ait Aattou, Joe Sheridan (Hannibal Rising, The Ninth Gate, Dangerous Liaisons) and Philippe Nahon (Brotherhood of the Wolf, War Horse).
Previously announced were Catriona MacColl,...
- 4/1/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
We recently dropped the news that Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux and Gala Besson were the newest lovely ladies added to the cast of Romain Basset's French horror film Fever (Fievre). Today co-production company Oh My Gore! has announced the rest of the cast.
Joining the also previously announced Catriona MacColl and Emmanuel Bonami, the official cast of Fever includes: Murray Head (actor - Sunday Bloody Sunday, singer - Say it Ain't So, One Night in Bangkok), Vernon Dobtcheff (The Spy Who Loved Me, The Name of the Rose, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Fu'ad Ait Aattou (The Last Mistress, he's also the lead in the next Alexander Arcady film Ce Que Le Jour Doit A La Nuit), Joe Sheridan (The Ninth Gate, Dangerous Liaisons) and Philippe Nahon (I Stand Alone, The Crimson Rivers, War Horse). Those players bring some pretty impressive resumes to Fever, which takes place in the world of lucid dreams.
Joining the also previously announced Catriona MacColl and Emmanuel Bonami, the official cast of Fever includes: Murray Head (actor - Sunday Bloody Sunday, singer - Say it Ain't So, One Night in Bangkok), Vernon Dobtcheff (The Spy Who Loved Me, The Name of the Rose, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Fu'ad Ait Aattou (The Last Mistress, he's also the lead in the next Alexander Arcady film Ce Que Le Jour Doit A La Nuit), Joe Sheridan (The Ninth Gate, Dangerous Liaisons) and Philippe Nahon (I Stand Alone, The Crimson Rivers, War Horse). Those players bring some pretty impressive resumes to Fever, which takes place in the world of lucid dreams.
- 3/26/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Following the announcement of Catriona MacColl, Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, Gala Besson and Emmanuel Bonami, the official cast of Fever, the first feature film of Romain Basset.
Murray Head (yes, the man who sang "One Night in Bangkok"), Vernon Dobtcheff (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Fu'ad Ait Aattou (The Last Mistress), Joe Sheridan (The Ninth Gate) and Philippe Nahon (Crimson Rivers) just finished completing the cast of this fantastic movie which takes place in the world of lucid dreams.
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Murray Head (yes, the man who sang "One Night in Bangkok"), Vernon Dobtcheff (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Fu'ad Ait Aattou (The Last Mistress), Joe Sheridan (The Ninth Gate) and Philippe Nahon (Crimson Rivers) just finished completing the cast of this fantastic movie which takes place in the world of lucid dreams.
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- 3/26/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Choosing my favourite horror films of all time is like choosing between my children – not that I have children, but if I did, I am sure I would categorize them quite like my DVD collection. As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. Also, it was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried. I based my list taking into consideration three points:
1- Technical accomplishments / artistry and their influence on the genre.
2- How many times I’ve revisited the films and how easily it makes for a repeated viewings.
3- Its story, atmosphere and how much it affected me when I first watched them.
Finally, there are many great films such as The Witchfinder General, The Wickerman and even Hour Of The Wolf that won’t appear here. I...
1- Technical accomplishments / artistry and their influence on the genre.
2- How many times I’ve revisited the films and how easily it makes for a repeated viewings.
3- Its story, atmosphere and how much it affected me when I first watched them.
Finally, there are many great films such as The Witchfinder General, The Wickerman and even Hour Of The Wolf that won’t appear here. I...
- 10/29/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
How sweet! Fresh meat! At least for our friends across the pond. Here in the States our meats are usually processed with fillers like pretty teens, PG-13 kills, and of course floating heads on posters.
Arriving on UK DVD September 26th from Matchbox Films is Benjamin Viré's Cannibal, which stars Helena Coppejans and Nicolas Gob. Philippe Nahon (High Tension) co-produced the film with Eric Godon (the two previously collaborated on The Pack).
Synopsis
Max (Gob), an agoraphobic golfing enthusiast with a murky past, leads a secluded life in the remote Belgian countryside. While out in the woods practising his swing, he stumbles across an unconscious young woman (Coppejans) covered in dirt and blood and takes her home to clean her up and take care of her. Despite not fully trusting the stranger, whom he decides to call Bianca, Max begins to develop an attraction towards this mysterious beauty.
One evening,...
Arriving on UK DVD September 26th from Matchbox Films is Benjamin Viré's Cannibal, which stars Helena Coppejans and Nicolas Gob. Philippe Nahon (High Tension) co-produced the film with Eric Godon (the two previously collaborated on The Pack).
Synopsis
Max (Gob), an agoraphobic golfing enthusiast with a murky past, leads a secluded life in the remote Belgian countryside. While out in the woods practising his swing, he stumbles across an unconscious young woman (Coppejans) covered in dirt and blood and takes her home to clean her up and take care of her. Despite not fully trusting the stranger, whom he decides to call Bianca, Max begins to develop an attraction towards this mysterious beauty.
One evening,...
- 9/20/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Newcomer Helena Coppejans and award winning Belgian TV actor Nicolas Gob star in Cannibal , a film hitting UK DVD this month that we thought we'd bring your attention to. Philippe Nahon ( High Tension ) co-produced the film with Eric Godon (the two previously collaborated on The Pack ). Benjamin Viré directs. It's Twilight , but with a cannibal...yeah, that's it. (I kid.) We'll let you know if this hits the U.S. Max (Gob), an agoraphobic golfing enthusiast with a murky past, leads a secluded life in the remote Belgian countryside. While out in the woods practising his swing, he stumbles across an unconscious young woman (Coppejans) covered in dirt and blood and takes her home to clean her up and take care of her. Despite not fully trusting the stranger, whom he decides to...
- 9/20/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Franck Richard’s “The Pack” arrives Stateside in the form of a VOD release Tuesday, September 27th, courtesy of Indomina Releasing. Check out the latest U.S. trailer and some stills from the movie below. Interested? Check your local Video on Demand outlets for availability. Charlotte is alone on a road trip. On an isolated side road, she picks up Max, a hitchhiker, who disappears in the bathroom of a truck-stop restaurant a few miles later. Puzzled, Charlotte comes back at night to look for him but gets caught by La Spack, a singular woman in charge of an odd pack. Charlotte quickly realizes…. she’s next on the menu. Starring Yolande Moreau, Emilie Dequenne, Benjamin Biolay, Philippe Nahon, and Georges Lini. function getVideo() { var so = new SWFObject("http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/yo033.swf?pid=byhw013&siteId=243&videoId=354963&autostart=false&file=http://cms.springboard.gorillanation.com/xml...
- 9/9/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Indomina has released some brand new imagery from Franck Richard's The Pack (La Meute), which will be hitting U.S. shores on September 27th, and we've got the goods for you right here!
The film stars Yolande Moreau, Emilie Dequenne, Eric Godon, Philippe Nahon, and Benjamin Biolay. Its synopsis follows:
The Pack follows Charlotte (Emilie Dequenne), a beautiful but rough around the edges kind of girl, who drives a beat-up station wagon in the countryside of northern France. Her journey takes a turn when she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker (Benjamine Biolay), with whom she strikes an unusual bond. Stopping at a roadside diner, her new companion strangely disappears, and Charlotte finds herself knocked unconscious and held captive. She soon encounters a peculiar and disturbed woman (Yolande Moreau) and discovers that her blood is being used to feed a “pack” of flesh-eating ghouls.
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The film stars Yolande Moreau, Emilie Dequenne, Eric Godon, Philippe Nahon, and Benjamin Biolay. Its synopsis follows:
The Pack follows Charlotte (Emilie Dequenne), a beautiful but rough around the edges kind of girl, who drives a beat-up station wagon in the countryside of northern France. Her journey takes a turn when she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker (Benjamine Biolay), with whom she strikes an unusual bond. Stopping at a roadside diner, her new companion strangely disappears, and Charlotte finds herself knocked unconscious and held captive. She soon encounters a peculiar and disturbed woman (Yolande Moreau) and discovers that her blood is being used to feed a “pack” of flesh-eating ghouls.
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- 8/23/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-sec
Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon | Written and Directed by Luc Besson
Luc Besson directs his first live action film since 2005’s Angel-a with this adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s quaint seventies comic strip, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec. To be simplistic, it’s easiest to think of this film as a French, female version of Indiana Jones with an odd streak a mile wide. Adèle is an intrepid and resourceful young journalist who travels the world exploring its wonders. We find our heroine in Egypt, recovering the lost sarcophagus of an Ancient Egyptian doctor, whom Adèle believes can impart vital lost knowledge that can revive her sister who has been incapacitated in a freak accident; that is, if the Egyptian can be resurrected by a local scientist who has learned to do so by hatching...
Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon | Written and Directed by Luc Besson
Luc Besson directs his first live action film since 2005’s Angel-a with this adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s quaint seventies comic strip, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec. To be simplistic, it’s easiest to think of this film as a French, female version of Indiana Jones with an odd streak a mile wide. Adèle is an intrepid and resourceful young journalist who travels the world exploring its wonders. We find our heroine in Egypt, recovering the lost sarcophagus of an Ancient Egyptian doctor, whom Adèle believes can impart vital lost knowledge that can revive her sister who has been incapacitated in a freak accident; that is, if the Egyptian can be resurrected by a local scientist who has learned to do so by hatching...
- 8/14/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
The Pack
Stars: Yolande Moreau, Emilie Dequenne, Benjamin Biolay, Philippe Nahon | Written and directed by Franck Richard
France right now is arguably a boiling pot for horror. Whether it’s a movie like Martyrs, designed to make you think more about the subject matter, or like Haute Tension, an onslaught of pure violence, the French are never scared to push the boundaries of what we see on the screen. The Pack is one of the latter… in some ways. It’s a movie of two halves and these two halves get quite confused with themselves at times.
At the start of The Pack Charlotte is running away from life or that’s what it seems anyway. She’s a girl with an attitude and she won’t take any crap from anybody. This is proven when she gets into a verbal argument with some bikers. This argument, plus being alone...
Stars: Yolande Moreau, Emilie Dequenne, Benjamin Biolay, Philippe Nahon | Written and directed by Franck Richard
France right now is arguably a boiling pot for horror. Whether it’s a movie like Martyrs, designed to make you think more about the subject matter, or like Haute Tension, an onslaught of pure violence, the French are never scared to push the boundaries of what we see on the screen. The Pack is one of the latter… in some ways. It’s a movie of two halves and these two halves get quite confused with themselves at times.
At the start of The Pack Charlotte is running away from life or that’s what it seems anyway. She’s a girl with an attitude and she won’t take any crap from anybody. This is proven when she gets into a verbal argument with some bikers. This argument, plus being alone...
- 7/2/2011
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
Director: Franck Richard. Review: Adam Wing. Billed as a French horror comedy, Franck Richard’s The Pack (La Meute) rips flesh from several breeds of horror and throws them in a blender. After being hassled by a motorbike gang in the middle of nowhere, loner Charlotte Massot (Emilie Dequenne) picks up hitchhiker Max (Benjamin Biolay) for added security. When Max goes missing at the La Spack truck-stop café and she investigates his disappearance, Charlotte discovers that she’s being set up to take part in an unholy ritual. Philippe Nahon and Yolande Moreau join Dequenne and Biolay in this peculiar take on the zombie sub-genre. Three horror movies for the price of one, that’s what you get when you spend the night with The Pack. Coming on like The Ordeal, Franck Richard’s debut introduces a familiar collection of oddball characters and quirky situations. The fledgling director laces the...
- 6/20/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: Franck Richard. Review: Adam Wing. Billed as a French horror comedy, Franck Richard’s The Pack (La Meute) rips flesh from several breeds of horror and throws them in a blender. After being hassled by a motorbike gang in the middle of nowhere, loner Charlotte Massot (Emilie Dequenne) picks up hitchhiker Max (Benjamin Biolay) for added security. When Max goes missing at the La Spack truck-stop café and she investigates his disappearance, Charlotte discovers that she’s being set up to take part in an unholy ritual. Philippe Nahon and Yolande Moreau join Dequenne and Biolay in this peculiar take on the zombie sub-genre. Three horror movies for the price of one, that’s what you get when you spend the night with The Pack. Coming on like The Ordeal, Franck Richard’s debut introduces a familiar collection of oddball characters and quirky situations. The fledgling director laces the...
- 6/20/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Franco-Belgian co-production The Pack nestles into the recent wave of extreme French horror alongside the likes of Haute Tension (Switchblade Romance/High Tension) and Martyrs somewhat uneasily. A superb cast featuring the Dardenne Brothers' Rosetta (Emilie Dequenne) and the wonderful Phillippe Nahon betrays its lofty ambitions within the genre. Yet, a disjointed narrative and a confused positioning thwart the enjoyment. In a familiar set-up, Charlotte (Dequenne) picks up a hitchhiker on a desolate country road. When they stop for a coffee at the grimy cafe La Spack, they're accosted by a trio of bikers. Having previously had a run-in with Charlotte at a roadside snack stop, they're intent on wreaking all sorts of unpleasantness. The proprietor (Yolande Moreau) steps in and sends the trouble-makers on...
- 6/19/2011
- Screen Anarchy
With current wave of brutal Euro-horror showing no signs of abating, the playing field is becoming pretty crowded, with film makers already being reduced to trying to one-up each other in terms of gore and nastiness. Thankfully, although “The Pack”, marking the debut of writer-director Franck Richard has more than then requisite servings of grue, it makes at least a little effort to throw a few new ideas into the mix. The French film also has a surprisingly high calibre cast of recognisable faces, including Benjamin Biolay (“Stella”), award winning Belgian actresses Yolande Moreau (recently in the “Gainsbourg” biopic) and Emilie Dequenne (“Brotherhood of the Wolf”) and acclaimed French veteran, Philippe Nahon (“Switchblade Romance”, “Irreversible”). Having impressed during a run at international genre festivals, the film lands shortly on region 2 DVD via Icon Home Entertainment, coming complete with specially commissioned exclusive artwork from British film poster artist Graham Humphreys. The plot,...
- 6/14/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
*here be some spoilers.
Director/writer: Franck Richard.
La Meute or The Pack attended Cannes 2010 and the film has also been to the Fantasia Film Festival, as well. This is director Franck Richard's first feature film and there are many of the film elements here that make French horror so unique. There are buckets of blood and gore, desolate farmlands and one young woman trying to escape a living nightmare. This is a pretty straight forward horror thriller, with one or two clever moments added in, from a clever cop, which creates much of the interesting conflict.
Charlotte (Emilie Dequenne) sets off on a driving adventure. Along the way she meets a group of bi-sexual bikers and a quiet hitchhiker. Remember horror fans, never pick up hitchhikers! This mysterious traveller disappears in to the washroom of La Spack's (Yolande Moreau) rundown diner. Then, Charlotte looks for her new friend,...
Director/writer: Franck Richard.
La Meute or The Pack attended Cannes 2010 and the film has also been to the Fantasia Film Festival, as well. This is director Franck Richard's first feature film and there are many of the film elements here that make French horror so unique. There are buckets of blood and gore, desolate farmlands and one young woman trying to escape a living nightmare. This is a pretty straight forward horror thriller, with one or two clever moments added in, from a clever cop, which creates much of the interesting conflict.
Charlotte (Emilie Dequenne) sets off on a driving adventure. Along the way she meets a group of bi-sexual bikers and a quiet hitchhiker. Remember horror fans, never pick up hitchhikers! This mysterious traveller disappears in to the washroom of La Spack's (Yolande Moreau) rundown diner. Then, Charlotte looks for her new friend,...
- 6/2/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The Pack Trailer has premiered. Franck Richard‘s The Pack / La Meute (2010) Movie stars Yolande Moreau, Émilie Dequenne, Benjamin Biolay, Philippe Nahon, and Brice Fournier. The Pack‘s plot synopsis: “In the middle of a snowy no man’s land, Charlotte picks up Max, a hitchhiker; they stop in a truck-stop restaurant, and when Max doesn’t come back from the bathroom, Charlotte starts looking for him in vain. She decides to return during the night but gets kidnapped by the bartender, La Spack, who turns out to be Max’s mother and needs to feed her kids, ‘The pack’, a bunch of blood lusting ghouls. Charlotte now faces a terrifying reality: these ghouls are already dead… and hungry. Alone and in the middle of nowhere, she quickly realizes… she’s next on the menu!”
This horror movie looks gloriously nuts. One question: What’s in that tube going into Charlotte (Émilie Dequenne)’s mouth?...
This horror movie looks gloriously nuts. One question: What’s in that tube going into Charlotte (Émilie Dequenne)’s mouth?...
- 5/26/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Franck Richard's 'The Pack' (Aka 'La Meute') has been picked up by Icon here in the UK and will be receiving a UK-based DVD and Blu-Ray release! And in addition to this great bit of newsage it appears that the Brit horror illustrator Graham Humphreys will be providing the sleeve art (check it out below). Humphreys, as you should know(!), is responsible for some fantastic artwork from some classic horror's such as 'Evil Dead', 'Evil Dead II', 'Basket Case' and a bunch of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' video artwork too (parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). My personal favourite is his 'Evil Dead 2' UK Quad poster which has been attached to my office wall for years! 'The Pack' stars stars Emilie Dequenne (below), Yolande Moreau, Eric Godon, Philippe Nahon, Benjamin Biolay, Brice Fournier and is written as well as helmed by Richard. Check the artwork and trailer below.
- 5/25/2011
- Horror Asylum
Indomina Releasing will be distributing Franck Richard's French language horror film The Pack theatrically in North America, but no specific date has been set. To help whet your appetites, a new United Kingdom trailer has become available for this demonic creature feature, which shows many of the sightless and sighted villains.
And this is not one family that you want to dine with, as seen by the clip. Because those invited to La Spack's abode will soon be the main meaty course. Have a look at the gory clip below, with Icon to release this title on DVD and Blu-Ray July 4th - exclusively in the United Kingdom. Hell awaits below.
The synopsis for The Pack aka La Meute:
"Alone on a road trip, Charlotte (Émilie Dequenne) stops at the side of an isolated side to pick up a hitchhiker, Max (Benjamin Biolay). But when the pair pulls...
And this is not one family that you want to dine with, as seen by the clip. Because those invited to La Spack's abode will soon be the main meaty course. Have a look at the gory clip below, with Icon to release this title on DVD and Blu-Ray July 4th - exclusively in the United Kingdom. Hell awaits below.
The synopsis for The Pack aka La Meute:
"Alone on a road trip, Charlotte (Émilie Dequenne) stops at the side of an isolated side to pick up a hitchhiker, Max (Benjamin Biolay). But when the pair pulls...
- 5/24/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Here in the Us we're still waiting for word from Indomina Releasing as to when they'll be putting out Franck Richard's The Pack (La Meute), but our friends across the pond in the UK will be able to see the flick this July 4th courtesy of Icon Home Entertainment, who has provided a new trailer, clip, and some totally badass artwork.
The film stars Yolande Moreau, Emilie Dequenne, Eric Godon, Philippe Nahon, and Benjamin Biolay. Its synopsis follows:
The Pack follows Charlotte (Emilie Dequenne), a beautiful but rough around the edges kind of girl, who drives a beat-up station wagon in the countryside of northern France. Her journey takes a turn when she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker (Benjamine Biolay), with whom she strikes an unusual bond. Stopping at a roadside diner, her new companion strangely disappears, and Charlotte finds herself knocked unconscious and held captive. She soon encounters...
The film stars Yolande Moreau, Emilie Dequenne, Eric Godon, Philippe Nahon, and Benjamin Biolay. Its synopsis follows:
The Pack follows Charlotte (Emilie Dequenne), a beautiful but rough around the edges kind of girl, who drives a beat-up station wagon in the countryside of northern France. Her journey takes a turn when she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker (Benjamine Biolay), with whom she strikes an unusual bond. Stopping at a roadside diner, her new companion strangely disappears, and Charlotte finds herself knocked unconscious and held captive. She soon encounters...
- 5/24/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
On July 4, Icon Home Entertainment will release The Pack on UK DVD. That's a look at the pretty cook cover art to the left. Directed by Franck Richard, the French shocker stars Emilie Dequenne, Yolande Moreau, Philippe Nahon and Benjamin Biolay. Indomina is handling the domestic release. Still no word when the company is releasing the film. Synopsis: Charlotte is alone on a road trip.On an isolated side road she picks up Max, a hitchhiker who disappears in the bathroom of a truck-stop restaurant a few miles later. Puzzled, Charlotte come back at night to look for him but gets caught by La Spack, a singular woman in charge of an odd pack. Then Charlotte quickly realises, she is next on the menu... Click below for our full photo gallery.
- 5/24/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-sec
Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon | Written and Directed by Luc Besson
Luc Besson directs his first live action film since 2005’s Angel-a with this adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s quaint seventies comic strip, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec. To be simplistic, it’s easiest to think of this film as a French, female version of Indiana Jones with an odd streak a mile wide. Adèle is an intrepid and resourceful young journalist who travels the world exploring its wonders. We find our heroine in Egypt, recovering the lost sarcophagus of an Ancient Egyptian doctor, whom Adèle believes can impart vital lost knowledge that can revive her sister who has been incapacitated in a freak accident; that is, if the Egyptian can be resurrected by a local scientist who has learned to do so by hatching...
Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon | Written and Directed by Luc Besson
Luc Besson directs his first live action film since 2005’s Angel-a with this adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s quaint seventies comic strip, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec. To be simplistic, it’s easiest to think of this film as a French, female version of Indiana Jones with an odd streak a mile wide. Adèle is an intrepid and resourceful young journalist who travels the world exploring its wonders. We find our heroine in Egypt, recovering the lost sarcophagus of an Ancient Egyptian doctor, whom Adèle believes can impart vital lost knowledge that can revive her sister who has been incapacitated in a freak accident; that is, if the Egyptian can be resurrected by a local scientist who has learned to do so by hatching...
- 4/29/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Luc Besson has taken a break from his usual routine of only writing and producing to direct another feature. Not the epic sci-fi movie that he’s been talking up recently, but the period piece action film The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, based on the fantasy-adventure novel by Jacques Tardi.
Starring Louise Bourgoin as the titular character, Mathieu Amalric, Jean-Paul Rouve, and even Phillipe Nahon, who committed unspeakable acts as “The Butcher” in Gaspar Noe‘s I Stand Alone. Judging by this trailer, though, it seems like this won’t have any of that film’s content.
The movie follows the heroine, who must stop, among other things, a pterodactyl who’s just hatched from an egg in 1911 Paris. The trailer itself is alright enough, but the groan-inducing voiceover and spotty CG isn’t exactly helping out. Still, it could be fun, and you can check out the trailer...
Starring Louise Bourgoin as the titular character, Mathieu Amalric, Jean-Paul Rouve, and even Phillipe Nahon, who committed unspeakable acts as “The Butcher” in Gaspar Noe‘s I Stand Alone. Judging by this trailer, though, it seems like this won’t have any of that film’s content.
The movie follows the heroine, who must stop, among other things, a pterodactyl who’s just hatched from an egg in 1911 Paris. The trailer itself is alright enough, but the groan-inducing voiceover and spotty CG isn’t exactly helping out. Still, it could be fun, and you can check out the trailer...
- 3/23/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
LoveFilm have posted the official UK trailer for The Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, an adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s fantasy-adventure comic novel.
Directed by Luc Besson (Leon), The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec stars Louise Bourgoin, Gilles Lellouche, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon, Jean-Paul Rouve, Mathieu Amalric and Nicolas Giraud.
An adventure set in the early party of the 20th century focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec will be released in the UK on April 22.
Head over to LoveFilm to watch the mouth-watering UK trailer.
Directed by Luc Besson (Leon), The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec stars Louise Bourgoin, Gilles Lellouche, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon, Jean-Paul Rouve, Mathieu Amalric and Nicolas Giraud.
An adventure set in the early party of the 20th century focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec will be released in the UK on April 22.
Head over to LoveFilm to watch the mouth-watering UK trailer.
- 3/23/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Empire have exclusively revealed the official UK poster for The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec.
Adapted from the Jacques Tardi’s fantasy-adventure comic book, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec is directed by Luc Besson (Leon) and stars Louise Bourgoin, Gilles Lellouche, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon, Jean-Paul Rouve, Mathieu Amalric and Nicolas Giraud.
An adventure set in the early party of the 20th century focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
The Adventures Of Adèle Blanc-Sec will be released in the UK on April 22.
Check out the poster below:...
Adapted from the Jacques Tardi’s fantasy-adventure comic book, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec is directed by Luc Besson (Leon) and stars Louise Bourgoin, Gilles Lellouche, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon, Jean-Paul Rouve, Mathieu Amalric and Nicolas Giraud.
An adventure set in the early party of the 20th century focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
The Adventures Of Adèle Blanc-Sec will be released in the UK on April 22.
Check out the poster below:...
- 3/21/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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