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Mizerab la

Ekri ak dirije pa frè Brett ak Drew Pierce, Mizerab la is a twisted fairy tale that creates its own fun and freaky folklore. With the sensibilities of a classic 80s horror and the spark of a modern indie horror, the film strikes a good balance to introduce its own ideas.

In a bit of a witchy mix between Dèyè fenèt ak Lannwit laperèz, the film follows defiant teenage Ben who — with a broken arm and his parents facing an imminent divorce — is sent to spend his summer with his father in a small coastal town. As Ben casually observes his new neighborhood, he begins to notice strange activity and soon finds himself facing off against a thousand year-old witch that wears the skin of her victims to accomplish her gruesome goals. 

The technical elements of Mizerab la are thoroughly impressive. For the sound design, the Pierce brothers found the perfect fit with Eliot Connors, whose other sound design credits include Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Aquaman, ak Star charyo Beyond. So much of the terror of the film is steeped in the crunching, snapping, and slopping sounds that crawl under your skin; they’re visceral. You can feel every sound effect shiver through you, enriching an image that’s only partially visual. 

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The lighting draws focus and elevates atmosphere, pulling the audience deep into the dark woods of the story. Shifting from bright daylight in the open air of a marina to the focused point of a flashlight or porch light when all else is steeped in darkness, the lighting leads us through the tone of each scene. It highlights just the right elements, plunging all else in shadow — which gives graceful flexibility to the film’s practical effects. 

Exemplary practical effects are in the Pierce brothers’ blood — their father worked on the effects for Jounal Evil Mouri back in 1981. Part of the magic of creating your own monster lore is that you can really control its rules and details. The Pierce brothers take full advantage of this, developing a vocabulary of effects and effective visuals to build their beast.

Shifting skin and ragged talons punctuate the witch’s feral design as she claws her way through each scene. Her presence is announced by tearing flesh, masterfully accomplished by the effects team. One performance-based effect is the twitching, snapping physicality of the witch. It’s a simple detail, but it’s consistently creepy as hell. 

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As connoisseurs of horror films, it’s easy to become jaded by the tolerance we build to any horrific elements. It becomes a bragging point to announce that a film simply wasn’t scary. Watching Mizerab la, I thought on what the film must feel like for the casual audience member who perhaps hasn’t developed that thick skin. I imagine it would certainly be effective. Instead of relying on jump scares, the film uses mood and tension to escalate the danger — and it’s genuinely scary. If you’re looking to tickle that part of your brain that longs for a classic spine-tingling atmospheric horror, Mizerab la ou kouvri. 

In the spirit of traditional fairy tales and classic 80s horror, it’s the children who are in real danger. When it comes to its victims, Mizerab la pulls no punches. We are confronted with the reality of the witch’s hunt early on in a shocking sequence that sets the tone for the rest of the film. Nothing is sacred and no one is safe. 

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Overall, each actor’s performance is on point — there are no real weak links here. But the standout characters are the three female leads; Mallory (Piper Curda), Abbie (Zarah Mahler), and Sara (Azie Tesfai). Each character is well rounded with strong personality and gumption, presenting traditional roles in an atypical way. The teen love interest, Mallory, is an endearing and quirky comic relief. Young mother Abbie is a confident, tattooed, deer dressing dynamo. Dad’s new girlfriend, Sara, has her own sense of agency outside of that relationship — she doesn’t have a large presence in the film, but she’s very well utilized. 

These archetypes aren’t uncommon at all, but they’re often presented in a rather two-dimensional, stereotypical way. Mizerab la treats these characters as the unique individuals they are, with each actress breathing life into their role. Notably, Curda as Mallory is wonderfully charming and she steals every scene she’s in. 

Alafen, Mizerab la has the bones of a classic 80s horror, but has been polished and refurbished to make an entirely different beast. The Pierce brothers obviously put a great deal of love and care into the film, showing their passion for the art of filmmaking and the horror genre as a whole. It’s a humble offering, but it shows great promise for the future. We’ll just hope they don’t shed that horror skin. 

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Mizerab la is now available to rent on most streaming services.

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'Strange Darling' ak Kyle Gallner ak Willa Fitzgerald Lands Nationwide Release [Gade Clip]

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Etranj cheri Kyle Gallner

'Etranj cheri,' yon fim rekòmandasyon prezante Kyle Gallner, ki moun ki nominasyon pou yon iHorror prim pou pèfòmans li nan 'Pazaj la,' ak Willa Fitzgerald, te akeri pou yon laj teyat lage nan Etazini pa Magenta Light Studios, yon nouvo antrepriz ki soti nan pwodiktè veteran Bob Yari. Anons sa a, te pote pou nou pa Varyete, swiv kree siksè fim nan nan Fantastic Fest nan 2023, kote li te fè lwanj inivèsèl pou rakonte istwa kreyatif li yo ak pèfòmans irezistib, reyalize yon nòt pafè nan 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes soti nan 14 revizyon.

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Dirije pa JT Mollner, 'Etranj cheri' se yon naratif sezisman nan yon koneksyon espontane ki pran yon vire inatandi ak tèt chaje. Fim nan remakab pou estrikti naratif inovatè li yo ak aji eksepsyonèl nan mennen li yo. Mollner, li te ye pou antre 2016 Sundance li "Onelwa ak zanj yo," te yon lòt fwa ankò anplwaye 35mm pou pwojè sa a, simante repitasyon li kòm yon sineast ak yon stil diferan vizyèl ak naratif. Kounye a li patisipe nan adapte roman Stephen King la "Mache nan Long" an kolaborasyon ak direktè Francis Lawrence.

Bob Yari te eksprime antouzyasm li pou fim nan lage kap vini, pwograme pou Out 23rd, mete aksan sou kalite inik ki fè 'Etrange cheri' yon adisyon enpòtan nan genre nan laterè. “Nou kontan dèske n ap pote odyans teyat nan tout peyi a fim inik ak eksepsyonèl sa a ak pèfòmans formidable pa Willa Fitzgerald ak Kyle Gallner. Dezyèm karakteristik sa a soti nan ekriven-direktè talan JT Mollner destine vin tounen yon klasik kil ki defye rakonte istwa konvansyonèl yo," Yari te di Variety.

Varyete revize nan fim nan nan Fantastic Fest fè lwanj apwòch Mollner a, li di, "Mollner montre tèt li pi pi devan pase pifò kamarad li yo. Li klèman yon etidyan nan jwèt la, yon moun ki etidye leson zansèt li yo ak adroits pou pi byen prepare tèt li pou mete pwòp mak li sou yo." Lwanj sa a souliye angajman espre ak reflechi Mollner ak jan an, pwomèt odyans lan yon fim ki reflechi ak inovatè.

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Renesans 'Barbarella' Sydney Sweeney a Forges Avant

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Sydney Sweeney Barbarella

sydney sweeney te konfime pwogrè kontinyèl nan rdemare nan anpil espere nan barbarella. Pwojè a, ki wè Sweeney pa sèlman jwe, men tou pwodiktè egzekitif la, vize pou bay yon nouvo lavi nan karaktè ikonik ki premye kaptire imajinasyon odyans lan nan ane 1960 yo. Sepandan, nan mitan espekilasyon, Sweeney rete sere sou patisipasyon posib direktè selebre. Edgar wright nan pwojè a.

Pandan aparans li sou la Kè kontan tris konfonn podcast, Sweeney te pataje antouzyasm li pou pwojè a ak karaktè Barbarella, ki deklare, "Li se. Mwen vle di, Barbarella se jis yon karaktè plezi yo eksplore. Li vrèman jis anbrase féminines li ak seksyalite li, e mwen renmen sa. Li itilize sèks kòm yon zam e mwen panse ke li se yon fason enteresan nan yon mond Sci-Fi. Mwen te toujou vle fè Sci-Fi. Se konsa, nou pral wè sa k ap pase."

Sydney Sweeney konfime li barbarella rdemare se toujou nan travay yo

barbarella, orijinèlman yon kreyasyon Jean-Claude Forest pou V Magazine an 1962, Jane Fonda te transfòme an yon icon sinematik anba direksyon Roger Vardim an 1968. Malgre yon fen, Barbarella Goes Down, pa janm wè limyè a nan jounen an, karaktè a te rete yon senbòl nan Sci-Fi atiran ak lespri avantur.

Pandan plizyè deseni yo, plizyè non wo-pwofil ki gen ladan Rose McGowan, Halle Berry, ak Kate Beckinsale te flote kòm mennen potansyèl pou yon rdemaraj, ak direktè Robert Rodriguez ak Robert Luketic, ak ekriven Neal Purvis ak Robert Wade te deja tache pou reviv franchiz la. Malerezman, pa youn nan iterasyon sa yo te fè li pase etap konseptyèl la.

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Pwogrè fim nan te pran yon vire pwomèt apeprè dizwit mwa de sa lè Sony Pictures te anonse desizyon l pou l te mete Sydney Sweeney nan wòl titular la, yon mouvman ke Sweeney li menm te sijere te fasilite pa patisipasyon li nan. Madame Web, tou anba banyè Sony a. Desizyon estratejik sa a te vize pou ankouraje yon relasyon benefisye ak estidyo a, espesyalman ak la barbarella rdemare nan tèt ou.

Lè yo te sonde sou wòl potansyèl Edgar Wright kòm direktè, Sweeney te fè yon fason ki bon, li te jis remake ke Wright te vin yon zanmi. Sa a te kite fanatik yo ak siveyan endistri yo espekile sou limit nan patisipasyon li, si genyen, nan pwojè a.

barbarella se li te ye pou istwa avantur li yo nan yon jèn fanm travèse galaksi a, angaje yo nan escapades ki souvan enkòpore eleman nan seksyalite-yon tèm Sweeney sanble anvi eksplore. Angajman li pou re-imajine barbarella pou yon nouvo jenerasyon, pandan y ap rete fidèl nan sans orijinal karaktè a, son tankou fè nan yon rdemare gwo.

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'Premye Omen' Prèske Resevwa yon Rating NC-17

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Mete pou yon avril 5 lage teyat, 'Premye Omen' pote yon R-rating, yon klasifikasyon ki te prèske pa reyalize. Arkasha Stevenson, nan wòl direktè fim inogirasyon li, te fè fas a yon defi formidable nan sekirize evalyasyon sa a pou prequel nan franchiz la estime. Li sanble kreateur yo te oblije fè fas ak tablo evalyasyon an pou anpeche fim nan te sele ak yon evalyasyon NC-17. Nan yon konvèsasyon revele ak fangoria, Stevenson te dekri eprèv la kòm 'yon batay long', youn pa te mennen sou enkyetid tradisyonèl tankou gore. Olye de sa, pwen enpòtan nan konfli a santre sou deskripsyon anatomi fi a.

Vizyon Stevenson pou "Premye Presay la" fouye byen fon nan tèm dezimanizasyon an, patikilyèman nan lantiy akouchman fòse. "Laterè nan sitiyasyon sa a se jan fanm sa a dezumanize", Stevenson eksplike, mete aksan sou siyifikasyon nan prezante kò fi a nan yon limyè ki pa seksyalize pou adrese tèm repwodiksyon fòse otantik. Angajman sa a pou réalisme te prèske ateri fim nan yon Rating NC-17, ki te pwovoke yon negosyasyon pwolonje ak MPA a. "Sa a se lavi mwen pou yon ane ak yon mwatye, goumen pou piki a. Se tèm fim nou an. Se kò fi a ke yo vyole soti anndan an deyò ". li deklare, mete aksan sou enpòtans ki genyen nan sèn nan mesaj debaz fim nan.

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Pwodiktè David Goyer ak Keith Levine te sipòte batay Stevenson a, rankontre sa yo te konnen kòm yon estanda doub nan pwosesis evalyasyon an. Levine revele, "Nou te oblije ale ak vini ak tablo evalyasyon an senk fwa. Etranj, evite NC-17 la te fè li pi entans", fè remake ki jan lit la ak tablo evalyasyon an entansifye pwodwi final la inadvèrtans. Goyer ajoute, "Gen plis tolerans lè w ap fè fas ak gwo chabwak gason, patikilyèman nan laterè kò", sijere yon patipri sèks nan ki jan laterè kò evalye.

Apwòch fonse fim nan nan defi pèsepsyon telespektatè yo pwolonje pi lwen pase konfli evalyasyon yo. Ko-ekriven Tim Smith te note entansyon pou debarase atant ki tradisyonèlman asosye ak franchiz The Omen, ki vize sipriz odyans lan ak yon nouvo konsantre naratif. "Youn nan gwo bagay nou te eksite pou fè se te rale tapi a soti anba atant moun yo", Smith di, souliye dezi ekip kreyatif la pou eksplore nouvo teren tematik.

Nell Tiger Free, li te ye pou wòl li nan "Sèvitè", mennen jete a nan "Premye Presay la", mete pou lage pa 20th Century Studios sou avril 5. Fim nan swiv yon jèn fanm Ameriken ki voye Wòm pou sèvis legliz la, kote li bite sou yon fòs sinistre ki souke lafwa li nan nwayo li yo ak revele yon konplo efreyan ki vize a rele sa ki mal enkarne.

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