Sick, the new slasher/home invasion film written by Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, opens with a mini-scroll. In addition to reminding audiences about the early onslaught of Covid, orders to self-isolate and the early death toll, there is a key establishing date: April 3, 2020.
The date is paramount in establishing the context for Sick. The film takes place during a single night in the very early days of the pandemic: a time when fear, distrust and, yes, rage dominated a lot of our interactions with anyone entering our six-foot radius.
There’s plenty of humor regarding Covid and its accompanying protocols, such as toilet paper shortages and refusing to assist someone in a life or death situation because they aren’t wearing a mask. We also see characters scrub down groceries with antibacterial wipes, an outdated practice that most people abandoned early during lockdown. Several of these moments are reminders...
The date is paramount in establishing the context for Sick. The film takes place during a single night in the very early days of the pandemic: a time when fear, distrust and, yes, rage dominated a lot of our interactions with anyone entering our six-foot radius.
There’s plenty of humor regarding Covid and its accompanying protocols, such as toilet paper shortages and refusing to assist someone in a life or death situation because they aren’t wearing a mask. We also see characters scrub down groceries with antibacterial wipes, an outdated practice that most people abandoned early during lockdown. Several of these moments are reminders...
- 1/11/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Untitled Horror Movie: "A comedy about making a horror movie from the director who brought you, Truth or Dare (2017). With their hit TV show on the brink of cancellation, six actors decide to film their own horror movie, unintentionally summoning a spirit with an affinity for violence."
Starring
Luke Baines (Shadowhunters) - @lukebaines Darren Barnet (Never Have I Ever) - @darrenbarnet Tim Granaderos (13 Reasons Why) - @timothygranaderos Claire Holt (Vampire Diaries) - @claireholt Katherine McNamara (Shadowhunters) - @kat.mcnamara Emmy Raver-Lampman (The Umbrella Academy) - @emmyraver Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar go to White Castle) - @kalpenn Aisha Tyler (Friends) - @aishatyler Kevin Daniels (Council of Dads) - @kevindaniels27 Lesly Kahn (Quantum Leap) - @leslykahn Sohm Kapila (Jane The Virgin) - @sohmkapila
Credits:
Directed by Nick Simon Written by Luke Baines & Nick Simon Produced by Bronwyn Cornelius, p.g.a., Marina Stabile, p.g.a. Producers Luke Baines, p.
Starring
Luke Baines (Shadowhunters) - @lukebaines Darren Barnet (Never Have I Ever) - @darrenbarnet Tim Granaderos (13 Reasons Why) - @timothygranaderos Claire Holt (Vampire Diaries) - @claireholt Katherine McNamara (Shadowhunters) - @kat.mcnamara Emmy Raver-Lampman (The Umbrella Academy) - @emmyraver Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar go to White Castle) - @kalpenn Aisha Tyler (Friends) - @aishatyler Kevin Daniels (Council of Dads) - @kevindaniels27 Lesly Kahn (Quantum Leap) - @leslykahn Sohm Kapila (Jane The Virgin) - @sohmkapila
Credits:
Directed by Nick Simon Written by Luke Baines & Nick Simon Produced by Bronwyn Cornelius, p.g.a., Marina Stabile, p.g.a. Producers Luke Baines, p.
- 6/16/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
VFX Firm Dneg Hires Global Head Of Research
Exclusive: VFX powerhouse Dneg, whose recent movies include The Matrix 4, Dune and F9: The Fast Saga, has appointed digital technology innovator and real-time workflow expert Roy C. Anthony as Global Head of Research. Hired by Dneg’s Global Cto, Paul Salvini, Anthony’s primary focus will be on emerging technologies, driving innovation within the domains of real-time technology and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the artist experience across visual effects and animation. Anthony spent 13 years as a Senior Solutions Architect in the Research & Innovation division at Christie Digital Systems and was most recently Vice President of Creative Development and Operations at Ventuz Technology. Anthony holds patents in Stereoscopy, VR / Ar display systems and calibration, and is a co-author of three academic publications on high frame-rate film. Oscar-winning firm Dneg has worked on movies and series including First Man,...
Exclusive: VFX powerhouse Dneg, whose recent movies include The Matrix 4, Dune and F9: The Fast Saga, has appointed digital technology innovator and real-time workflow expert Roy C. Anthony as Global Head of Research. Hired by Dneg’s Global Cto, Paul Salvini, Anthony’s primary focus will be on emerging technologies, driving innovation within the domains of real-time technology and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the artist experience across visual effects and animation. Anthony spent 13 years as a Senior Solutions Architect in the Research & Innovation division at Christie Digital Systems and was most recently Vice President of Creative Development and Operations at Ventuz Technology. Anthony holds patents in Stereoscopy, VR / Ar display systems and calibration, and is a co-author of three academic publications on high frame-rate film. Oscar-winning firm Dneg has worked on movies and series including First Man,...
- 3/29/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Demons of the mind come alive in a cavernous Los Angeles hotel in “The Night,” a scary and stylish psychological horror thriller by Iranian American director Kourosh Ahari. Featuring excellent performances by Shahab Hosseini and Niousha Jafarian (“Here and Now”) as a married couple with a baby daughter and a frayed relationship, this predominantly Farsi-language production sneaks up on viewers and delivers a knockout final act.
The first U.S. production approved for commercial exhibition in Iran since 1979, “The Night” has been acquired by IFC Midnight, which aims to release it in North American cinemas in January 2021. Comparisons with Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” are inevitable for just about any film about people stuck in a haunted old hotel building. Ahari and co-writer Milad Jarmooz take this in stride, nodding here and there to Kubrick’s classic while stamping this visit to a hostile hostelry with its own distinct personality.
The first U.S. production approved for commercial exhibition in Iran since 1979, “The Night” has been acquired by IFC Midnight, which aims to release it in North American cinemas in January 2021. Comparisons with Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” are inevitable for just about any film about people stuck in a haunted old hotel building. Ahari and co-writer Milad Jarmooz take this in stride, nodding here and there to Kubrick’s classic while stamping this visit to a hostile hostelry with its own distinct personality.
- 10/27/2020
- by Richard Kuipers
- Variety Film + TV
We're back with another edition of Horror Highlights! In today's installment, we're featuring Pixel Elixir's Terror Kitties 2 enamel pin collection Kickstarter, the trailer for Homewrecker, clips from The Luring, ArcLight Cinemas' drive-in screening of The Rental, release details for A Deadly Legend, and Nima Fakhrara's soundtrack for Becky.
Pixel Elixir's Terror Kitties 2 Enamel Pin Collection Kickstarter: "A cute-yet-terrifying enamel pin project, featuring even more of your favorite horror movie villains, in cat form! Starring Camp Killer Kitty, Candycat, Lost Kitty, Xenocat, Clown Kitty, Saw Kitty, Tricky Kitty, Cat Torrance, Lo Cat, Cat-thulhu and Scary Movie Kitty!
Backer Rewards:
Highly detailed, deluxe 2" soft enamel pins with dual rubber clutches, logo backstamp and glossy, embossed backer cards Retro-style Terror Kitties puffy stickers - perfect for decorating your Trapper Keeper Crocheted Terror Kitties mini dolls - fully poseable and 100% handmade by master stitcher and crochet expert Tales From the Stitch! ...plus...
Pixel Elixir's Terror Kitties 2 Enamel Pin Collection Kickstarter: "A cute-yet-terrifying enamel pin project, featuring even more of your favorite horror movie villains, in cat form! Starring Camp Killer Kitty, Candycat, Lost Kitty, Xenocat, Clown Kitty, Saw Kitty, Tricky Kitty, Cat Torrance, Lo Cat, Cat-thulhu and Scary Movie Kitty!
Backer Rewards:
Highly detailed, deluxe 2" soft enamel pins with dual rubber clutches, logo backstamp and glossy, embossed backer cards Retro-style Terror Kitties puffy stickers - perfect for decorating your Trapper Keeper Crocheted Terror Kitties mini dolls - fully poseable and 100% handmade by master stitcher and crochet expert Tales From the Stitch! ...plus...
- 6/16/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Comedians going dark can sometimes lead to a real cinematic discovery. They don’t even need to necessarily go dark, but to show another side of themselves is often a joy to witness. Look no further than Adam Sandler’s revelatory turn last year in Uncut Gems, continuing what he’s been able to show in work like Punch Drunk Love. Now, Sandler’s pal Kevin James takes a crack at it in the thriller Becky, a gory gender swapped take on material covered far lighter in Home Alone. James is certainly chillingly evil here, but the mean streak, especially in relation to dogs, found here ends up soiling the picture. The movie is a thriller, beginning with some father/daughter drama. Becky (Lulu Wilson) is headed to her family’s lake house with her father Jeff (Joel McHale) and their two dogs, sometime after her mother/his wife has passed away.
- 6/4/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Thirteen can be a petulant age, but hell hath no fury like the pubescent heroine of “Becky,” who has the ill luck to confront a gang of escaped cons — though that’s definitely worse luck for them, as it turns out. Offering fairly brutal action on the verge of black comedy, this indie thriller from the directorial duo of Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott is lean, mean, nasty fun that will appeal to genre fans with hard-edged tastes. It may be less appealing to surprised fans of comedian Kevin James, who’s a long way from “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” as the sadistic chief villain here. Selected for Tribeca this year, the feature is instead going straight to digital and on demand (plus available theatrical venues) on June 5.
Her mother having died a year ago, Lulu Wilson’s titular teen is still grieving in her particular way, which mostly means...
Her mother having died a year ago, Lulu Wilson’s titular teen is still grieving in her particular way, which mostly means...
- 6/2/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Actor-turned-producer David Moscow (Big), an executive producer on David Robert Mitchell’s Cannes Competition entry Under The Silver Lake, will produce Iraq war drama A Brotherhood, which is currently scouting locations in the Middle East.
Moscow will produce under his UnLtd Productions banner, which has previously produced movies including To Dust, Thirst Street and Hellbenders. Fellow Under The Silver Lake execs Jason Dreyer (To Dust) and Todd Remis (Magic Magic) will serve as executive producers on the project, which is the second feature from writer-director Bandar Albuliwi, whose 2013 debut Peace After Marriage starred Hiam Abbas (Insyriated).
A Brotherhood tells the story of William, a struggling U.S. veteran of the Iraq War, who is forced to return to the Middle East after Isis kidnaps his estranged brother. Albuliwi was inspired to write the film after coming across a 2015 article about a 28-year old former American soldier who travelled from...
Moscow will produce under his UnLtd Productions banner, which has previously produced movies including To Dust, Thirst Street and Hellbenders. Fellow Under The Silver Lake execs Jason Dreyer (To Dust) and Todd Remis (Magic Magic) will serve as executive producers on the project, which is the second feature from writer-director Bandar Albuliwi, whose 2013 debut Peace After Marriage starred Hiam Abbas (Insyriated).
A Brotherhood tells the story of William, a struggling U.S. veteran of the Iraq War, who is forced to return to the Middle East after Isis kidnaps his estranged brother. Albuliwi was inspired to write the film after coming across a 2015 article about a 28-year old former American soldier who travelled from...
- 5/22/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Three hundred twenty-three feature films are eligible for the 2014 Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
To be eligible for 87th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 87th Academy Awards” is available at http://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also announced that 114 scores...
To be eligible for 87th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 87th Academy Awards” is available at http://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also announced that 114 scores...
- 12/13/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Original scores from The Boxtrolls, Divergent, Exodus: Gods And Kings and The Grand Budapest Hotel are among 114 scores eligible for nominations in the Original Score category for the 87th Oscars. The noms will be announced on January 15. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs,” Vivek Maddala, composer
“Anita,” Lili Haydn, composer
“Annabelle,” Joseph Bishara, composer
“At Middleton,” Arturo Sandoval, composer
“Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?,” Elia Cmiral, composer
“Bears,” George Fenton, composer
“Belle,” Rachel Portman, composer
“Big Eyes,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Big Hero 6,” Henry Jackman, composer
“The Book of Life,” Gustavo Santaolalla and Tim Davies, composers
“The Boxtrolls,” Dario Marianelli, composer
“Brick Mansions,” Trevor Morris, composer
“Cake,” Christophe Beck, composer
“Calvary,” Patrick Cassidy, composer
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Henry Jackman, composer
“The Case against 8,” Blake Neely, composer
“Cheatin’,” Nicole Renaud,...
“American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs,” Vivek Maddala, composer
“Anita,” Lili Haydn, composer
“Annabelle,” Joseph Bishara, composer
“At Middleton,” Arturo Sandoval, composer
“Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?,” Elia Cmiral, composer
“Bears,” George Fenton, composer
“Belle,” Rachel Portman, composer
“Big Eyes,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Big Hero 6,” Henry Jackman, composer
“The Book of Life,” Gustavo Santaolalla and Tim Davies, composers
“The Boxtrolls,” Dario Marianelli, composer
“Brick Mansions,” Trevor Morris, composer
“Cake,” Christophe Beck, composer
“Calvary,” Patrick Cassidy, composer
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” Henry Jackman, composer
“The Case against 8,” Blake Neely, composer
“Cheatin’,” Nicole Renaud,...
- 12/13/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
Independent sci-fi can be a dicey proposition. Lower budgets can mean terrible special effects, the need to create intimacy can lead to poor execution. Luckily, director William Eubank avoids most, if not all of the problems, with his new film The Signal, one of the most compelling indie sci-fi films in the past few years.
The story of The Signal is one of twists and turns and yet everything feels like it happened as it should. Nick (Brenton Thwaites), Jonah and Hailey, Nick’s girlfriend are traveling across the country. Nick and Jonah are MIT freshman who are chasing after the illusive Nomad, a hacker who almost got them expelled. When they get a clue about his location, they drive to the middle of the desert where they have a frightening confrontation that leaves the trio in a government facility. What starts as just a...
Managing Editor
Independent sci-fi can be a dicey proposition. Lower budgets can mean terrible special effects, the need to create intimacy can lead to poor execution. Luckily, director William Eubank avoids most, if not all of the problems, with his new film The Signal, one of the most compelling indie sci-fi films in the past few years.
The story of The Signal is one of twists and turns and yet everything feels like it happened as it should. Nick (Brenton Thwaites), Jonah and Hailey, Nick’s girlfriend are traveling across the country. Nick and Jonah are MIT freshman who are chasing after the illusive Nomad, a hacker who almost got them expelled. When they get a clue about his location, they drive to the middle of the desert where they have a frightening confrontation that leaves the trio in a government facility. What starts as just a...
- 1/24/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
It’s that time again. The biggest American film festival is upon us, and this year the Ioncinema crew will be descending on Park City with eight feet on the ground and eight eyes on Park City’s various and plentiful screens. Eric Lavallee, Nicholas Bell, Caitlin Coder and I will be covering just about every inch of this year’s festival here at Ioncinema.com, as well as on that ever increasingly vibrant instanews network – Twitter. Be sure to follow @ioncinema and, as stated above, my personal handle @Rectangular_Eye, as we’ll be tweeting throughout the festival with breaking news, reviews, and sightings, all the while trying to keep up with the massive amount of content sure to be coming from this year’s Sundance filmmakers themselves, most of which have their own Twitter accounts and are listed at length below (minus the world & short programs). Whether you...
- 1/16/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
It seems with part five of our Sundance Twitterverse series, horror fans are taking over the interwebs as if infected with some kind of zombifying virus. Be sure to follow every single one of this raucous bunch as they’re sure to blow up your feed with gloriously distasteful Park City goodness all week.
Park City At Midnight
The Babadook - @TheBabadook
Actor Ben Winspear – @BenWinspear
Cooties – @cootiesmovie
Co-Director Cary Murnion – @carymurnion
Co-Director Jonathan Milott – @jmilott
Screenwriter/Actor Leigh Whannell – @LWhannell
Producer Daniel Noah – @selfishgiant_
Actor/Producer Elijah Wood – @woodelijah
Producer Tove Christensen – @ToveChristensen
Cinematographer Lyle Vincent – @lylevincent
Actor Rainn Wilson – @rainnwilson
Dead Snow; Red Vs. Dead
Writer/Director Tommy Wirkola – @tommy_wirkola
Screenwriter/Actor Vegar Hoel – @vegarhoel
Actor Martin Starr – @MartinStarr
Actor Ørjan Gamst – @LordGamst
Actress Ingrid Haas – @ihaas
Actress Jocelyn DeBoer – @Jocelyn_DeBoer
The Guest – @TheGuestMovie
Director/Editor Adam Wingard – @AdamWingard
Screenwriter Simon Barrett – @Simon_Barrett
Producer Keith Calder...
Park City At Midnight
The Babadook - @TheBabadook
Actor Ben Winspear – @BenWinspear
Cooties – @cootiesmovie
Co-Director Cary Murnion – @carymurnion
Co-Director Jonathan Milott – @jmilott
Screenwriter/Actor Leigh Whannell – @LWhannell
Producer Daniel Noah – @selfishgiant_
Actor/Producer Elijah Wood – @woodelijah
Producer Tove Christensen – @ToveChristensen
Cinematographer Lyle Vincent – @lylevincent
Actor Rainn Wilson – @rainnwilson
Dead Snow; Red Vs. Dead
Writer/Director Tommy Wirkola – @tommy_wirkola
Screenwriter/Actor Vegar Hoel – @vegarhoel
Actor Martin Starr – @MartinStarr
Actor Ørjan Gamst – @LordGamst
Actress Ingrid Haas – @ihaas
Actress Jocelyn DeBoer – @Jocelyn_DeBoer
The Guest – @TheGuestMovie
Director/Editor Adam Wingard – @AdamWingard
Screenwriter Simon Barrett – @Simon_Barrett
Producer Keith Calder...
- 1/16/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Nima Fakhrara has been hired to score the crime action thriller The Courier. The movie starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mickey Rourke and Til Schweiger centers on a daredevil courier who’s pursued by corrupt cops and rival crime bosses when he has to deliver a briefcase to a notorious underworld figure who can’t be found. The film is directed by Hani-Abu Assad, who is best known for helming the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning political thriller Paradise Now. The movie’s screenplay is written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (3:10 to Yuma, Wanted). The project is arguably the highest-profile scoring assignment to date for Fakhrara. No release date has been set yet for The Courier.
To find out more about Fakhrara and listen to selections of his previous work, visit his official website. The composer also has the superhero family movie Pizza Man coming up. The film stars...
To find out more about Fakhrara and listen to selections of his previous work, visit his official website. The composer also has the superhero family movie Pizza Man coming up. The film stars...
- 5/23/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
New York, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Land Varied International, led by writer/director Luis Landivar, has signed Nima Fakhrara to compose the score for the international independent film, Bushwick. The movie, with a hopeful immigrant storyline, was shot on location in the industrial core of Bushwick and examines the underbelly of American society and the sexploitation of young women. Best known for his work on the film, The Dark Knight, the Persian-born Fakhrara has established a reputation for creating powerful, soaring and lyrical film scores. "As evidenced by the worldwide box office and critical success of The Dark Knight, Fakhrara's musical style grips the hearts and minds of viewers that will reverberate long after the film's initial viewing. His music for Bushwick will be as haunting and memorable," said Landivar.
- 12/10/2009
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