It’s only with the smallest bit of hyperbole that you can say Ti West is the most interesting new voice in the world of American horror movies. The indie filmmaker is probably best know for his ’80s-throwback “The House of the Devil,” a methodical movie about devil worshippers that takes its nail-biting time to scare the hell out its audience. With ominous art direction and creeping camera-work, West’s filmmaking style has earned him more comparisons to Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick, than the slasher schlock of the genre ( he even got a Alfred Hitchcock comparison out of Roger Ebert ).
Today, as you’re reading this, a new “found footage” film titled “Chronicle” is playing at your local theater.
Remember when the trailer for “One for the Money” came out and it looked almost exactly like that Jennifer Aniston/Gerard Butler movie, “The Bounty Hunter”? No? Well, let this mashup be further proof that Hollywood just can’t get enough of a good (bad?) thing
It has been a good couple of weeks for Janet McTeer . The 50-year-old British star was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in “Albert Nobbs,” where she does such a good job playing a woman living as a man that she steals the movie from fellow nominee Glenn Close, doing the same thing in the title role. And this week, she further proves her versatility by starring as a grief-stricken mother alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the gothic horror film “The Woman in Black.” Still, two weeks ago, you might not even have heard of Janet McTeer
Just 50 days remain until “The Hunger Games” explodes into theaters, and in honor of that special occasion, Lionsgate has unveiled a brand new trailer for the highly anticipated YA adaptation. The better news?
