In his latest interview/podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Lucky McKee about writing and directing The Woman, collaborating with novelist Jack Ketchum (Rip) and the power of collaboration to making a movie. The Woman (2011) stars Pollyanna Mackintosh, Sean Bridgers, Angela Bettis and Lauren Ashley Carter.
The Woman is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilize” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle and daughter Peggy. The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned…
Brand new 4K restorations of The Woman and Offspring, supervised and approved by Lucky McKee and Andrew van den Houten are out now on Blu-ray, limited edition two...
The Woman is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilize” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle and daughter Peggy. The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned…
Brand new 4K restorations of The Woman and Offspring, supervised and approved by Lucky McKee and Andrew van den Houten are out now on Blu-ray, limited edition two...
- 8/7/2020
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
To celebrate the release of The Woman / Offspring – available on limited edition Blu-ray 25th May from Arrow Video – we have a copy up for grabs!
Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a ‘Master of Horror’ in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, an instant cause célèbre on its Sundance premiere.
The Woman is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilize” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle and daughter Peggy. The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned…...
Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a ‘Master of Horror’ in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, an instant cause célèbre on its Sundance premiere.
The Woman is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilize” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle and daughter Peggy. The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned…...
- 5/8/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
[Welcome back, readers! With the 2017 Sundance Film Festival beginning this week, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the great midnight movies that have come out of the fest over the years. Click here for more Midnight Memories from Daily Dead!]
It’s unfortunate that when many fans hear the names “Lucky McKee” and “Sundance” mentioned in the same sentence, the first thing that comes to mind is an incident in which an audience member had a total public meltdown after the festival screened McKee’s fourth feature (fifth if you count Red, which he co-directed), The Woman, in 2011. After the movie—an adaptation of a novel of the same name he co-wrote with Jack Ketchum—premiere as part of Sundance’s Midnights program, an irate man stood up and began shouting that the movie was “disgusting” and that it degraded both men and women. The freak-out was caught on video and went viral within the film community, garnering The Woman a reputation as a piece of art so potentially transgressive and shocking that it would warrant such a response even before most people saw the movie.
The bummer of the...
It’s unfortunate that when many fans hear the names “Lucky McKee” and “Sundance” mentioned in the same sentence, the first thing that comes to mind is an incident in which an audience member had a total public meltdown after the festival screened McKee’s fourth feature (fifth if you count Red, which he co-directed), The Woman, in 2011. After the movie—an adaptation of a novel of the same name he co-wrote with Jack Ketchum—premiere as part of Sundance’s Midnights program, an irate man stood up and began shouting that the movie was “disgusting” and that it degraded both men and women. The freak-out was caught on video and went viral within the film community, garnering The Woman a reputation as a piece of art so potentially transgressive and shocking that it would warrant such a response even before most people saw the movie.
The bummer of the...
- 1/20/2017
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Brooke Lewis, aka Ms. Vampy, and yours truly, Dr. Gash, have once again collaborated on a cacophony of cryptic clues to help you ring in Father's Day this Sunday, June 15th, in the best possible way. Read on to get the scoop.
Ms. Vampy says: Acknowledge Your Father for All His Hard Work
After 100 years, I still can’t figure out men, but what I do know is that men need and love to be acknowledged for all they do, provide and work for! So let your father or man in your life know that you recognize and are grateful for all he has done to keep your family afloat and happy.
Dr. Gash says: As a father and a man myself, I can attest to the fact that Ms. Vampy is 100 percent right on the nose with this one. A little appreciation goes a long way. Don't be an...
Ms. Vampy says: Acknowledge Your Father for All His Hard Work
After 100 years, I still can’t figure out men, but what I do know is that men need and love to be acknowledged for all they do, provide and work for! So let your father or man in your life know that you recognize and are grateful for all he has done to keep your family afloat and happy.
Dr. Gash says: As a father and a man myself, I can attest to the fact that Ms. Vampy is 100 percent right on the nose with this one. A little appreciation goes a long way. Don't be an...
- 6/14/2014
- by Scott Hallam
- DreadCentral.com
Your favorite messengers of madness and mayhem are back for another round of holiday tips. That's right; yours truly, Doctor Gash, and Brooke Lewis (aka Ms. Vampy) have once again collaborated and come up with some ideas to help you get the most out of your Good Friday.
Now, you may say that the only good Friday is one that has "the 13th" after it, but read on to see what DC's favorite dysfunctional duo have come up with for this holiday season. Sure, anybody can write some Easter drivel, but Fridays always seem to have so much more potential for a raucous good time than Sundays do.
So let's dig right in, Dreadies!
Ms. Vampy says: "Feel" What You Really Want To Do
I always say, "Don’t think it, feel it!" So only do the things you feel you want to do on this Good Friday and Easter weekend - like Jesus did!
Now, you may say that the only good Friday is one that has "the 13th" after it, but read on to see what DC's favorite dysfunctional duo have come up with for this holiday season. Sure, anybody can write some Easter drivel, but Fridays always seem to have so much more potential for a raucous good time than Sundays do.
So let's dig right in, Dreadies!
Ms. Vampy says: "Feel" What You Really Want To Do
I always say, "Don’t think it, feel it!" So only do the things you feel you want to do on this Good Friday and Easter weekend - like Jesus did!
- 4/18/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Horror films are filled with all types of unimaginable threats, from child-killing dream stalkers with razorblade fingers to invincible, homicidal summer-camp psychopaths, to escaped mental patients hell-bent on settling scores by way of murder. But sometimes we find that the greatest screen villain hits a little closer to home... or in some cases, literally at home. It’s unspeakably terrifying to entertain the idea that the family patriarch is a psycho, and that as a member of that family, you're unable to escape Dad's murderous rage and must comply with his every whim just to stay alive. So, for your reading pleasure, we are naming ten of the most unfit fathers in horror film history. [Warning: Big spoilers ahead!] Jerry Blake in The Stepfather Jerry is the poster boy for unfit parents: he has the best of intentions, but the moment things go awry, he starts to lose his cool and begins murdering anyone...
- 9/9/2013
- by Tyler Doupe
- FEARnet
Father's Day: the hallowed holiday where we celebrate dads everywhere, even the shining examples of fatherhood that see fit to terrorize their offspring as if they were the enemy. Wait! Those aren't the dads we want to celebrate! They're part of the problem!
Bad parenting seems to be a bit of a trend when it comes to horror, and we've got 13 daddies, a mixed bag of the good and bad, to celebrate the upcoming holiday...and perhaps make you appreciate your own father a little more.
First we celebrate the dedicated dads who'd do anything for their children – as few as there seem to be in fiction, that is.
Rick Grimes, “The Walking Dead”
Actor: Andrew Lincoln
A dedicated father through and through, Rick's first actions upon waking from his coma are searching for his wife and son in the midst of the zombie apocalypse, which has been raging on...
Bad parenting seems to be a bit of a trend when it comes to horror, and we've got 13 daddies, a mixed bag of the good and bad, to celebrate the upcoming holiday...and perhaps make you appreciate your own father a little more.
First we celebrate the dedicated dads who'd do anything for their children – as few as there seem to be in fiction, that is.
Rick Grimes, “The Walking Dead”
Actor: Andrew Lincoln
A dedicated father through and through, Rick's first actions upon waking from his coma are searching for his wife and son in the midst of the zombie apocalypse, which has been raging on...
- 6/15/2012
- by Molotov Cupcake
- DreadCentral.com
The Woman Directed by: Lucky McKee Written by: Lucky McKee and Jack Ketchum Starring: Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, Angela Bettis, Lauren Ashley Carter, Zach Rand Every year there are a handful of films that make waves on the festival circuit and manage to get people talking -- not necessarily because they are great films but because they are shocking and controversial. Some would say that the ability to provoke is the sign of a great work of art, but it can also divide audiences and completely turn viewers off. Clearly this kind of hype is a double-edged sword, and yet it's hard to deny that it can bring a smaller film plenty of attention. Lucky McKee's The Woman is a film whose reputation precedes it. After causing one audience member to faint and another to stand up and berate the director at Sundance last year, it soon became the talk of the town.
- 2/12/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The good people behind The Woman have a contest for you, and all you have to do is cruise around the Internet. Hell, you were going to do that anyway, right? To mark the release of the flick on DVD/Blu-ray/ VOD/iTunes Today (January 24th), you're officially invited to take part in a viral scavenger hunt!
With a nice grand prize available, what do you have to lose? Check out the official contest details below, and get clicking.
From the Press Release
Five brand new photos from The Woman have been hidden on different websites all over the Internet. Your job is to find the photos and then email the url/direct link to where the photos are located! Once you've found all five photos and their direct links, send them in an email to E-mail Here. Make sure to include the full web address of each picture's location...
With a nice grand prize available, what do you have to lose? Check out the official contest details below, and get clicking.
From the Press Release
Five brand new photos from The Woman have been hidden on different websites all over the Internet. Your job is to find the photos and then email the url/direct link to where the photos are located! Once you've found all five photos and their direct links, send them in an email to E-mail Here. Make sure to include the full web address of each picture's location...
- 1/24/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
On Tuesday, January 24th, co-writer/director Lucky McKee's controversial deconstruction of the ideal American family, The Woman, will be released everywhere on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD platforms courtesy of Bloody Disgusting Selects. Dread Central recently caught up with McKee for an exclusive interview to discuss his latest directorial efforts, balancing shock versus substance and more. The filmmaker also answers his critics over the outrage many felt by the story he and co-writer Jack Ketchum crafted for The Woman.
The titular character in McKee's The Woman (played by Pollyanna McIntosh) first appeared in Andrew van den Houten's 2009 flick Offspring. McKee, who was a big fan of the film, discussed just how a sequel came about after meeting van den Houten and why he came on board to not only tackle a film but a book project as well that teamed him up with legendary genre writer Jack Ketchum.
"I...
The titular character in McKee's The Woman (played by Pollyanna McIntosh) first appeared in Andrew van den Houten's 2009 flick Offspring. McKee, who was a big fan of the film, discussed just how a sequel came about after meeting van den Houten and why he came on board to not only tackle a film but a book project as well that teamed him up with legendary genre writer Jack Ketchum.
"I...
- 1/23/2012
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The good people behind The Woman have a contest for you, and all you have to do is cruise around the Internet. Hell, you were going to do that anyway, right? To mark the release of the flick on DVD/Blu-ray/ VOD/iTunes on January 24th, you're officially invited to take part in a viral scavenger hunt!
With a nice grand prize available, what do you have to lose? Check out the official contest details below, and get clicking.
From the Press Release
Five brand new photos from The Woman have been hidden on different websites all over the Internet. Your job is to find the photos and then email the url/direct link to where the photos are located! Once you've found all five photos and their direct links, send them in an email to E-mail Here. Make sure to include the full web address of each picture's location...
With a nice grand prize available, what do you have to lose? Check out the official contest details below, and get clicking.
From the Press Release
Five brand new photos from The Woman have been hidden on different websites all over the Internet. Your job is to find the photos and then email the url/direct link to where the photos are located! Once you've found all five photos and their direct links, send them in an email to E-mail Here. Make sure to include the full web address of each picture's location...
- 1/19/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Read our exclusive interview with actress Pollyanna McIntosh, who’s next set to appear as the title character in the horror crime drama ‘The Woman.’ The controversial film, which was directed and co-written by Lucky McKee, is set to be released on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Downlad on January 24, 2012 by Bloody Disgusting Selects. It follows a domineering, upper-middle class father, Chris Cleek, played by Sean Bridgers, who abducts the woman while on a hunting trip. He decides to civilize the woman, a decision he and his family soon regret. McIntosh discusses with us, among other things, what her working relationships with McKee and the rest of the...
- 1/18/2012
- by karen
- ShockYa
There were many delights to be found in UK cinemas in 2011 both in wide release and at the wide variety of festivals that still thrive here. I watched a great many films in 2011 and there were a large number that impressed me and below are some of my favourites.
I have divided the films into released and unreleased categories, thereby allowing me to include films seen at festivals that have have not (yet) been released in the UK. Some of these films are still without a distributor (including my number one film) and therefore may never be eligible for inclusion in a ‘released top ten list’.
Released Top Ten
1. 13 Assassins (Takashi Miike)
“Who would have thought the age of war would be like this? It’s magnificent.”
Having followed Takashi Miike’s career for a number of years there has been plenty of variety, from fantastical kid’s films to graphically violent experimentation,...
I have divided the films into released and unreleased categories, thereby allowing me to include films seen at festivals that have have not (yet) been released in the UK. Some of these films are still without a distributor (including my number one film) and therefore may never be eligible for inclusion in a ‘released top ten list’.
Released Top Ten
1. 13 Assassins (Takashi Miike)
“Who would have thought the age of war would be like this? It’s magnificent.”
Having followed Takashi Miike’s career for a number of years there has been plenty of variety, from fantastical kid’s films to graphically violent experimentation,...
- 1/6/2012
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It seems like every year I get to the end of December and I am always mad at myself for seemingly missing out on tons of great horror fare. I spend the first few months of the next year catching up. In 2011 I had the great fortune of watching more new movies than I had previous years. I also am lucky enough to live in a town (Rochester, NY) that has two Independent theaters, so I ended up seeing a lot of stuff that a lot of small or even moderately sized cities missed out on. When I sat down and tried to come up with my top ten list I realized that I couldn’t. It wasn’t that I didn’t see enough good films, I definitely did, but it seemed like I had four films that I considered to be the best, and the rest were all...
- 1/6/2012
- by Kristy
- The Liberal Dead
By Lianne Spiderbaby
Last February I wrote a controversial article entitled I Spit On Your Movie that was published on Fangoria’s website. I have strong opinions about the 2010 I Spit On Your Grave remake, and I wasn’t afraid to share them publicly, figuring I was entitled to my opinion, but a few readers did not enjoy my idea of free speech (especially when cutting up their precious and pathetic remake). I prepared myself for praise and the death threats, both of which I still receive in plenty as a result. I concluded my article (now housed on my own site) by stating that I hoped to see some nondiscriminatory portrayals of women in the future – an equal playing field for women in horror on the big screen. I had no idea that my dream would come true just one year later, in 2011.
Give yourself a pat on the back,...
Last February I wrote a controversial article entitled I Spit On Your Movie that was published on Fangoria’s website. I have strong opinions about the 2010 I Spit On Your Grave remake, and I wasn’t afraid to share them publicly, figuring I was entitled to my opinion, but a few readers did not enjoy my idea of free speech (especially when cutting up their precious and pathetic remake). I prepared myself for praise and the death threats, both of which I still receive in plenty as a result. I concluded my article (now housed on my own site) by stating that I hoped to see some nondiscriminatory portrayals of women in the future – an equal playing field for women in horror on the big screen. I had no idea that my dream would come true just one year later, in 2011.
Give yourself a pat on the back,...
- 1/4/2012
- by Justin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The latest YouTube horror-show sensation, Fright Bytes, has just uploaded it’s 14th episode! This time your horror-hosts Lianne Spiderbaby and Steve Mac take you to the Toronto After Dark Film Festival where Lucky McKee’s The Woman is screening!
The Woman has been a controversial film on the festival circuit this year, and it is probably the most anticipated and talked about horror film of the year. Lianne Spiderbaby interviews lead actor, Sean Bridgers, about his role as Chris Cleek, the film’s villian, as well as producer Andrew Van Den Houten on how the film came together, and where you can… More...
The Woman has been a controversial film on the festival circuit this year, and it is probably the most anticipated and talked about horror film of the year. Lianne Spiderbaby interviews lead actor, Sean Bridgers, about his role as Chris Cleek, the film’s villian, as well as producer Andrew Van Den Houten on how the film came together, and where you can… More...
- 11/26/2011
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
2011 Toronto After Dark Fest Wraps Up with Record Crowds and Reviews – Here Are The Festival Winners
We recently wrapped up our coverage of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival but we haven’t had a chance to post the festival winners, until now. The big winner was the cult action film Father’s Day from Winnipeg-based film collective Astron-6 which won the festival’s top prize, the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film (Gold). The Divide, the dark apocalyptic sci-fi movie from Xavier Gens (Frontiers, Hitman) won the Audience Silver, while zombie movie fans will be delighted to hear that indie undead buddy comedy Deadheads (from the Pierce Brothers) was given the Audience Choice 3rd Place Prize, Bronze. In the specialty categories, fans gave suburban horror film The Woman a number of key awards including Best Director (Lucky McKee), Best Actor (Sean Bridgers) and Best Actress (Pollyanna McIntosh). The other major winner was British mountain-set thriller, A Lonely Place to die which took home the...
- 11/8/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Director: Lucky McKee. Review: Adam Wing. You can’t live with them and you can’t live without them. You can however - if writer-director Lucky McKee is to be believed - kidnap them, chain them up in your cellar and domesticate them. When kooky lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers - True Blood) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh - Exam) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives. Quality time is given a whole new meaning when Chris takes home the ‘next family project’. After capturing her, Chris chains The Woman up in a fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. Helping him in his civic duty are two daughters, a peculiar son and his put upon wife. Things don’t go according to plan; it...
- 10/17/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: Lucky McKee. Review: Adam Wing. You can’t live with them and you can’t live without them. You can however - if writer-director Lucky McKee is to be believed - kidnap them, chain them up in your cellar and domesticate them. When kooky lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers - True Blood) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh - Exam) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives. Quality time is given a whole new meaning when Chris takes home the ‘next family project’. After capturing her, Chris chains The Woman up in a fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. Helping him in his civic duty are two daughters, a peculiar son and his put upon wife. Things don’t go according to plan; it...
- 10/17/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Director: Lucky McKee. Review: Adam Wing. You can’t live with them and you can’t live without them. You can however - if writer-director Lucky McKee is to be believed - kidnap them, chain them up in your cellar and domesticate them. When kooky lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers - True Blood) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh - Exam) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives. Quality time is given a whole new meaning when Chris takes home the ‘next family project’. After capturing her, Chris chains The Woman up in a fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. Helping him in his civic duty are two daughters, a peculiar son and his put upon wife. Things don’t go according to plan; it...
- 10/17/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Well it’s the start of another week, so you know what that means – yet more DVD and Blu-ray releases hit the high street, ready and waiting to swallow up all your hard-earned cash! So here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, October 17th 2011.
Pick(S) Of The Week
The Woman (DVD/Blu-ray)
When lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers – True Blood, Deadwood) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh – Exam, Burke and Hare) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives. Capturing her, Chris chains The Woman up in the fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. But when the task at hand proves to be more difficult than first imagined, he sets in motion a collision course for a brutal showdown between...
Pick(S) Of The Week
The Woman (DVD/Blu-ray)
When lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers – True Blood, Deadwood) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh – Exam, Burke and Hare) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives. Capturing her, Chris chains The Woman up in the fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. But when the task at hand proves to be more difficult than first imagined, he sets in motion a collision course for a brutal showdown between...
- 10/17/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
We're just a day away from The Woman's limited theatrical release courtesy of Bloody Disgusting Selects so they've sent us a new clip to make sure all our readers are keeping the film in the forefront of their minds and will seek it out this weekend. Dig it!
The film is directed by Lucky McKee and stars Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, and Angela Bettis. Check out the new clip below the synopsis along with the other one we debuted earlier this month.
For more information visit the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country...
The film is directed by Lucky McKee and stars Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, and Angela Bettis. Check out the new clip below the synopsis along with the other one we debuted earlier this month.
For more information visit the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country...
- 10/13/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Loaded with torture, rape, and other explicit abuses enacted on a variety of female characters by a single oppressive male, Lucky McKee's grim parable "The Woman" earns its status as the most controversial movie from January's Sundance Film Festival. However, because that reputation has no mind of its own, it buries the function of those grisly acts. It's fair to say that "The Woman," in which backcountry lawyer Chris Cleek ...
- 10/10/2011
- Indiewire
With director Lucky McKee’s The Woman bowing in limited theatrical release via Bloody Disgusting Selects on Friday, October 14th, Dread hit its La premiere last Thursday, October 6th, at Laemmle Sunset 5 in Hollywood, CA, and chatted with the film’s director on the red carpet along with stars Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, Zach Rand and Carlee Baker. We also brought back some ocular candy. Read on!
“It’s pretty crazy!” director McKee, whose previous and touted directorial efforts include the 2002 film May, 2006’s The Woods and the Masters of Horror episode "Sick Girl", said of the buzz surrounding The Woman (review here). “I’m excited. I’m amazed to be here on Sunset Boulevard. When I was in film school (at USC), we used to come here all of the time to see cool stuff.”
No stranger to subversive material, Dread queried the 36-year-old director as to what expressly attracted him to the project,...
“It’s pretty crazy!” director McKee, whose previous and touted directorial efforts include the 2002 film May, 2006’s The Woods and the Masters of Horror episode "Sick Girl", said of the buzz surrounding The Woman (review here). “I’m excited. I’m amazed to be here on Sunset Boulevard. When I was in film school (at USC), we used to come here all of the time to see cool stuff.”
No stranger to subversive material, Dread queried the 36-year-old director as to what expressly attracted him to the project,...
- 10/8/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Revolver Entertainment have released a new UK-only trailer for Lucky McKee’s The Woman. Co-written by McKee with acclaimed author Jack Ketchum, the film stars Pollyanna McIntosh, Angela Bettis, Sean Bridgers, Zach Rand and Lauren Ashley.
When lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Bridgers) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (McIntosh) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he immediately makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives.
Chris captures the woman and chains her up in the fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. To assist him, he enlists the help of his long-suffering wife Belle (Bettis), their two teenage children, Peggy and Brian, and even their youngest daughter, Darlin’. But when the task at hand proves to be more difficult than first imagined, the Cleek family’s fascination and well-intentioned compassion quickly turns to abhorrence and sadistic cruelty.
When lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Bridgers) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (McIntosh) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he immediately makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives.
Chris captures the woman and chains her up in the fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. To assist him, he enlists the help of his long-suffering wife Belle (Bettis), their two teenage children, Peggy and Brian, and even their youngest daughter, Darlin’. But when the task at hand proves to be more difficult than first imagined, the Cleek family’s fascination and well-intentioned compassion quickly turns to abhorrence and sadistic cruelty.
- 10/8/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Still have that old reliable turntable handy but not a lot of things to play on it? How does winning the soundtrack to Lucky McKee's controversial horror film The Woman on vinyl sound? We know the record itself sounds dark and powerful -- the perfect background to all your upcoming Halloween festivities!
Here are a few more details about the disc:
The Woman Motion Picture Soundtrack features music and lyrics from indie veteran Sean Spillane. Spillane, best known for his time in Subpop’s critically acclaimed band Arlo, his role in electro-pop/rock band Midway, and soundtrack work on films such as The United States of Leland, blends synth pop, Americana roots and an aura of sinister melodies to capture the eerie and gruesome atmosphere of one of this month's most anticipated films.
Spillane produced, wrote and recorded the songs for the film while on location during the shooting...
Here are a few more details about the disc:
The Woman Motion Picture Soundtrack features music and lyrics from indie veteran Sean Spillane. Spillane, best known for his time in Subpop’s critically acclaimed band Arlo, his role in electro-pop/rock band Midway, and soundtrack work on films such as The United States of Leland, blends synth pop, Americana roots and an aura of sinister melodies to capture the eerie and gruesome atmosphere of one of this month's most anticipated films.
Spillane produced, wrote and recorded the songs for the film while on location during the shooting...
- 10/5/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Here is a new clip from the incredibly disturbing film The Woman, which was directed by Lucky McKee. It's based on the bestselling novel by Jack Ketchum, written Ketchum and McKee by and produced by Andrew van den Houten and Robert Tonino.
Here is an excerpt from Venkman's review:
The Woman left me speechless when I walked out of the theater after seeing it. What in the hell do you say about a movie as sadistically jacked up as this one? I thought I Saw the Devil was a pretty disturbing, demented, and violent film, but The Woman was far worse, and I honestly didn't think it could get any worse. The film was just a terrifyingly hard movie to watch, but I would gladly watch it again because it was so damned entertaining! There was a lot of uncomfortable laughter in the theater, laughter to cover up the uncomfortable...
Here is an excerpt from Venkman's review:
The Woman left me speechless when I walked out of the theater after seeing it. What in the hell do you say about a movie as sadistically jacked up as this one? I thought I Saw the Devil was a pretty disturbing, demented, and violent film, but The Woman was far worse, and I honestly didn't think it could get any worse. The film was just a terrifyingly hard movie to watch, but I would gladly watch it again because it was so damned entertaining! There was a lot of uncomfortable laughter in the theater, laughter to cover up the uncomfortable...
- 10/5/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
We've all had to endure the torment of a parent/teacher conference or two in our lifetimes, and the one that takes place in Lucky McKee's The Woman is either every adolescent's wildest dream or worst nightmare. Check it out!
Opening in limited theaters October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects, the film starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis prompted furious debates and walkouts during its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight program at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Reports surfaced of people becoming sick while watching the graphic scenes, and one irate Sundance audience member went so far as to say that the film "ought to be confiscated, burned. There's no value in showing this to anyone."
Oh, how we love it when folks get offended by latex and Karo syrup! Assholes.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is...
Opening in limited theaters October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects, the film starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis prompted furious debates and walkouts during its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight program at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Reports surfaced of people becoming sick while watching the graphic scenes, and one irate Sundance audience member went so far as to say that the film "ought to be confiscated, burned. There's no value in showing this to anyone."
Oh, how we love it when folks get offended by latex and Karo syrup! Assholes.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is...
- 10/5/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Want to attend the red carpet Los Angeles premiere of Lucky McKee's controversial feature The Woman? A pair of passes for the carpet and screening are up for auction courtesy of The Woman co-star Carlee Baker, with proceeds to benefit The Horror Starlets and their involvement with the non-profit charity The Busted Foundation, which supports Los Angeles women battling breast cancer in the annual Bowling for Boobies event. Read on for details!
The premiere takes place at The Laemmle Sunset 5 Theatre (8000 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA) this Thursday, October 6th, at 7:00 Pm with the screening to start at 7:30 Pm and a reception immediately following at Sushi Dan, adjacent to the theater. Two tickets are up for auction via eBay here. The high bidder's tickets will be available at the theater's box-office (the auction ends October 5th at 12:41 Pst so don't delay in bidding!)
For more information...
The premiere takes place at The Laemmle Sunset 5 Theatre (8000 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA) this Thursday, October 6th, at 7:00 Pm with the screening to start at 7:30 Pm and a reception immediately following at Sushi Dan, adjacent to the theater. Two tickets are up for auction via eBay here. The high bidder's tickets will be available at the theater's box-office (the auction ends October 5th at 12:41 Pst so don't delay in bidding!)
For more information...
- 10/4/2011
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Few movies are able to create the firestorm that The Woman has, before even being released at the theater. A brutal story that has drawn both praise and scorn, there is one thing that can't be denied: The Woman has already left a huge mark on the history of our genre.
Author Jack Ketchum and director Lucky McKee know how important that you, the fans, have been in keeping The Woman alive, and your support has been invaluable. So with the theatrical release of The Woman looming near (October 14th), the men behind the madness want to pay you back.
All you have to do is send in your ticket stub for The Woman, dated October 14th-16th, along with a Sase (self-addressed stamped envelope) to:
Joshua Jabcuga
Attn: Lucky Jack
69 Sherwood Ave.
Hamburg, NY 14075
The first 101 people to get in their ticket stubs will receive one of the pages...
Author Jack Ketchum and director Lucky McKee know how important that you, the fans, have been in keeping The Woman alive, and your support has been invaluable. So with the theatrical release of The Woman looming near (October 14th), the men behind the madness want to pay you back.
All you have to do is send in your ticket stub for The Woman, dated October 14th-16th, along with a Sase (self-addressed stamped envelope) to:
Joshua Jabcuga
Attn: Lucky Jack
69 Sherwood Ave.
Hamburg, NY 14075
The first 101 people to get in their ticket stubs will receive one of the pages...
- 10/2/2011
- by dougevil
- DreadCentral.com
Today we bring you the very first film clip to the incredibly disturbing film The Woman. There's really nothing I can say to prepare you for how jacked-up this movie really is. At least without spoiling it for you. The gleefully sadistic film was was well made with great acting and great direction. It's most definitely not for everyone, there are people that will hate this movie. Here's what I had to say in my review,
The Woman left me speechless when I walked out of the theater after seeing it. What in the hell do you say about a movie as sadistically jacked up as this one? I thought I Saw the Devil was a pretty disturbing, demented, and violent film, but The Woman was far worse, and I honestly didn't think it could get any worse. The film was just a terrifyingly hard movie to watch, but I...
The Woman left me speechless when I walked out of the theater after seeing it. What in the hell do you say about a movie as sadistically jacked up as this one? I thought I Saw the Devil was a pretty disturbing, demented, and violent film, but The Woman was far worse, and I honestly didn't think it could get any worse. The film was just a terrifyingly hard movie to watch, but I...
- 9/30/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The Woman is controversial, feral, and dangerous. Yep, that's everything we like about our babes. Trust us; you haven't lived until you've been with a chick who's just as likely to gut you as she is to fu... oh, never mind. More images. Now. Dig 'em!
Opening in limited theaters October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects, the film starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis prompted furious debates and walkouts during its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight program at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Reports surfaced of people becoming sick while watching the graphic scenes, and one irate Sundance audience member went so far as to say that the film "ought to be confiscated, burned. There's no value in showing this to anyone."
Oh, how we love it when folks get offended by latex and Karo syrup! Assholes.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Opening in limited theaters October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects, the film starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis prompted furious debates and walkouts during its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight program at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Reports surfaced of people becoming sick while watching the graphic scenes, and one irate Sundance audience member went so far as to say that the film "ought to be confiscated, burned. There's no value in showing this to anyone."
Oh, how we love it when folks get offended by latex and Karo syrup! Assholes.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
- 9/30/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Celebrating its UK theatrical release today, September 30th, Lucky McKee’s already-controversial The Woman is guaranteed to get all sorts of boats a-rockin’. To mark the occasion, we have an exclusive look at a new UK clip for you! Come see!
As mentioned, the flick hits UK cinemas today and, should you be unfortunate enough to miss the theatrical run, will be available to pick up from Blu-ray and DVD shelves on October 17th.
Synopsis:
When lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he immediately makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives.
Chris captures the woman and chains her up in the fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. To assist him, he enlists the help of his long-suffering wife, Belle (Angela Bettis), their two teenage children,...
As mentioned, the flick hits UK cinemas today and, should you be unfortunate enough to miss the theatrical run, will be available to pick up from Blu-ray and DVD shelves on October 17th.
Synopsis:
When lawyer and proud family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) stumbles across a wild, feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) bathing in a woodland stream near his isolated country home, he immediately makes a decision that will dramatically change both their lives.
Chris captures the woman and chains her up in the fruit cellar below his house, intending to tame and civilize her. To assist him, he enlists the help of his long-suffering wife, Belle (Angela Bettis), their two teenage children,...
- 9/30/2011
- by Pestilence
- DreadCentral.com
This bizarre and brutal horror film featuring a Josef Fritzl-style storyline adds a misjudged extra-horror factor to its final minutes
Josef Fritzl meets Tobe Hooper in this bizarre, icily constructed horror film which brutally hammers home its satirical points but adds a misjudged extra horror-factor into the mix in the final 10 minutes. Sean Bridgers plays Chris Cleek, a prosperous provincial lawyer, who within the confines of his idyllic family home, is a horrendous abuser and wife-beater. While hunting in the woods he discovers a semi-naked woman, entirely feral, living wild in the undergrowth; he makes her a prisoner and sexual plaything in his toolshed, for the amusement of his equally loathsome teenage son. The movie skilfully persuades you to believe in this woman, and therefore to be horrified at her fate, but I found that the film's rigour dissolved in the final act.
Rating: 2/5
HorrorJosef FritzlPeter Bradshaw
guardian.co.uk...
Josef Fritzl meets Tobe Hooper in this bizarre, icily constructed horror film which brutally hammers home its satirical points but adds a misjudged extra horror-factor into the mix in the final 10 minutes. Sean Bridgers plays Chris Cleek, a prosperous provincial lawyer, who within the confines of his idyllic family home, is a horrendous abuser and wife-beater. While hunting in the woods he discovers a semi-naked woman, entirely feral, living wild in the undergrowth; he makes her a prisoner and sexual plaything in his toolshed, for the amusement of his equally loathsome teenage son. The movie skilfully persuades you to believe in this woman, and therefore to be horrified at her fate, but I found that the film's rigour dissolved in the final act.
Rating: 2/5
HorrorJosef FritzlPeter Bradshaw
guardian.co.uk...
- 9/29/2011
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
When Chris Cleek (Sean Bridges) is out on a hunting trip and stumbles across a feral woman living in the woods his immediate thought isn’t to help her or to inform the authorities, the first thing he does is spy on her. He watches her from afar with a deeply uncomfortable, for an audience, sexualized gaze. His immediate sexualization of The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) is heavily signposted to the audience in one particular shot in which her clothes momentarily disappear as she walks in slow motion to the slow percussive song playing on the soundtrack.
This sort of technical approach, and it is one that is occasionally repeated throughout, is certainly a striking cinematic choice but also one that risks severe dissonance, throwing the audience out of the film, but the way in which director Lucky McKee employs it is skilful enough to just about make it work. That...
This sort of technical approach, and it is one that is occasionally repeated throughout, is certainly a striking cinematic choice but also one that risks severe dissonance, throwing the audience out of the film, but the way in which director Lucky McKee employs it is skilful enough to just about make it work. That...
- 9/28/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Director Lucky McKee’s The Woman has already won plaudits at this year’s FrightFest. Here’s Luke’s review of a flawed yet thought-provoking horror...
Lucky McKee’s The Woman had a positive showing at this year’s FrightFest, scooping a best actress award for Pollyanna McIntosh (for her snarling portrayal of the titular, nameless Woman), and winning the prize of the third best overall film, behind such illustrious company as Kill List and Ti West’s The Innkeepers.
Yet there are two types of people who will end up seeing the film: those familiar with the backstory of novelist Jack Ketchum’s Dead River series (to which the film belongs), and those that aren’t.
Those with knowledge of The Woman’s backstory will find their experience of the film significantly altered. Yet this knowledge is not a requisite, and as such the film will be judged here as a standalone story.
Lucky McKee’s The Woman had a positive showing at this year’s FrightFest, scooping a best actress award for Pollyanna McIntosh (for her snarling portrayal of the titular, nameless Woman), and winning the prize of the third best overall film, behind such illustrious company as Kill List and Ti West’s The Innkeepers.
Yet there are two types of people who will end up seeing the film: those familiar with the backstory of novelist Jack Ketchum’s Dead River series (to which the film belongs), and those that aren’t.
Those with knowledge of The Woman’s backstory will find their experience of the film significantly altered. Yet this knowledge is not a requisite, and as such the film will be judged here as a standalone story.
- 9/26/2011
- Den of Geek
A new still has hit our desks for Lucky McKee's highly controversial new film, The Woman, and it's too splattery good not to share. Get ready to dig on some extreme eye candy and wipe your mouth once you're done!
Opening in limited theaters October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects, the film starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis prompted furious debates and walkouts during its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight program at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Reports surfaced of people becoming sick while watching the graphic scenes, and one irate Sundance audience member went so far as to say that the film "ought to be confiscated, burned. There's no value in showing this to anyone."
Oh, how we love it when folks get offended by latex and Karo syrup! Assholes.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is...
Opening in limited theaters October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects, the film starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis prompted furious debates and walkouts during its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight program at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Reports surfaced of people becoming sick while watching the graphic scenes, and one irate Sundance audience member went so far as to say that the film "ought to be confiscated, burned. There's no value in showing this to anyone."
Oh, how we love it when folks get offended by latex and Karo syrup! Assholes.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is...
- 9/21/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Lucky McKee's controversial horror film The Woman is opening in limited theaters October 14th, but in the meantime we have a sneak peek of "Distracted", the first single from the film's soundtrack, available for you right now! The eerily calm, dark yet melodic and powerful song will be released tomorrow, September 15th, with the full soundtrack following soon after on October 1st from ModernCine.
The Woman Motion Picture Soundtrack features music and lyrics from indie veteran Sean Spillane. Spillane, best known for his time in Subpop’s critically acclaimed band Arlo, his role in electro-pop/rock band Midway, and soundtrack work on films such as The United States of Leland blends synth pop, Americana roots and an aura of sinister melodies to capture the dark and gruesome atmosphere of Halloween’s most anticipated film.
Spillane produced, wrote and recorded the songs for the film while on location during the...
The Woman Motion Picture Soundtrack features music and lyrics from indie veteran Sean Spillane. Spillane, best known for his time in Subpop’s critically acclaimed band Arlo, his role in electro-pop/rock band Midway, and soundtrack work on films such as The United States of Leland blends synth pop, Americana roots and an aura of sinister melodies to capture the dark and gruesome atmosphere of Halloween’s most anticipated film.
Spillane produced, wrote and recorded the songs for the film while on location during the...
- 9/15/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
After watching a YouTube clip of an enraged man walking out of a viewing for The Woman, I knew that this was a film that I Had to see (view below). If some “cinema” buff could not digest everything that he was witnessing, how horrifying must it have been? I’m not all too familiar with Lucky McKee’s work, and the only Ketchum material I experienced was, The Girl Next Door (which is quite good). I put off watching The Woman for a week or so because I didn’t know what this movie was going to do to me emotionally. I must say that, despite the very few problems I had with The Woman, I was both disturbed and enlightened (yeah, figure that out).
The Woman is a standalone film that is technically a sequel to The Offspring. Pollyanna McIntosh stars in both films as “The Woman”, but...
The Woman is a standalone film that is technically a sequel to The Offspring. Pollyanna McIntosh stars in both films as “The Woman”, but...
- 9/13/2011
- by Jesse Bartel
- The Liberal Dead
*here be some spoilers.
**a screener of this film was provided by Platform Group.
Director. Lucky McKee.
Writers: Lucky McKee and Jack Ketchum.
The Woman is film from director Lucky McKee and horror writer Jack Ketchum. These two have also teamed together on 2008's Red. Here, they bring at least one feral person out of the wilderness and into civilization. The result is a little chaotic, with a misogynistic theme bringing the film to a bloody conclusion. Not terribly exciting and not terribly ground-breaking, The Woman pokes fun at the nuclear family while these two writers also look at power roles. The Woman is more psychological thriller than horror film, which might disappoint some viewers.
Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) is the head of the household and the domineering figure of the film and of his family. He spends his days slapping his wife around and flirting with his secretary. But,...
**a screener of this film was provided by Platform Group.
Director. Lucky McKee.
Writers: Lucky McKee and Jack Ketchum.
The Woman is film from director Lucky McKee and horror writer Jack Ketchum. These two have also teamed together on 2008's Red. Here, they bring at least one feral person out of the wilderness and into civilization. The result is a little chaotic, with a misogynistic theme bringing the film to a bloody conclusion. Not terribly exciting and not terribly ground-breaking, The Woman pokes fun at the nuclear family while these two writers also look at power roles. The Woman is more psychological thriller than horror film, which might disappoint some viewers.
Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) is the head of the household and the domineering figure of the film and of his family. He spends his days slapping his wife around and flirting with his secretary. But,...
- 9/12/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
When Chris Cleek (Sean Bridges) is out on a hunting trip and stumbles across a feral woman living in the woods his immediate thought isn’t to help her or to inform the authorities, the first thing he does is spy on her. He watches her from afar with a deeply uncomfortable, for an audience, sexualized gaze. His immediate sexualization of The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) is heavily signposted to the audience in one particular shot in which her clothes momentarily disappear as she walks in slow motion to the slow percussive song playing on the soundtrack.
This sort of technical approach, and it is one that is occasionally repeated throughout, is certainly a striking cinematic choice but also one that risks severe dissonance, throwing the audience out of the film, but the way in which director Lucky McKee employs it is skilful enough to just about make it work. That...
This sort of technical approach, and it is one that is occasionally repeated throughout, is certainly a striking cinematic choice but also one that risks severe dissonance, throwing the audience out of the film, but the way in which director Lucky McKee employs it is skilful enough to just about make it work. That...
- 9/1/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Lucky McKee shot onto the horror scene with his fiery, darkly comic little indie May in 2002, and has since dipped his feet into more mainstream Hollywood fare with acclaimed and established actors (The Woods, Red). His latest film, The Woman, however sees him return to his roots, guiding a mostly unknown cast through a brooding and disquieting plot about another troubled woman trying to escape dire circumstances, and under these low-fi conditions outside of the Hollywood system, one gets the sense McKee is probably better at home.
The Woman begins with family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) stumbling upon a feral, dirty woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) during a hunting trip, and thinking of no better idea than to take her back to his family home and chain her up in the basement. While initially it appears that Chris’s intention is to domesticate her, this soon gives way to his more pervasive,...
Lucky McKee shot onto the horror scene with his fiery, darkly comic little indie May in 2002, and has since dipped his feet into more mainstream Hollywood fare with acclaimed and established actors (The Woods, Red). His latest film, The Woman, however sees him return to his roots, guiding a mostly unknown cast through a brooding and disquieting plot about another troubled woman trying to escape dire circumstances, and under these low-fi conditions outside of the Hollywood system, one gets the sense McKee is probably better at home.
The Woman begins with family man Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) stumbling upon a feral, dirty woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) during a hunting trip, and thinking of no better idea than to take her back to his family home and chain her up in the basement. While initially it appears that Chris’s intention is to domesticate her, this soon gives way to his more pervasive,...
- 8/28/2011
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
Synopsis:
When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to “civilize” the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy
Don’t Forget to check out the Trailer for “The Woman”
Review:
By now you’ve probably seen the posters or caught wind of this new up and coming feature. Featuring the simple title of “The Woman”, it stars Pollyanna McIntosh as a feral hunter-wild-woman who is discovered by local family man / lawyer (Sean Bridgers) Chris Cleek while out hunting.… More...
When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to “civilize” the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy
Don’t Forget to check out the Trailer for “The Woman”
Review:
By now you’ve probably seen the posters or caught wind of this new up and coming feature. Featuring the simple title of “The Woman”, it stars Pollyanna McIntosh as a feral hunter-wild-woman who is discovered by local family man / lawyer (Sean Bridgers) Chris Cleek while out hunting.… More...
- 8/26/2011
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
Dread Central has the great trailer for the latest flick from Lucky McKee, as well as what theaters will be playing it. The Woman opens in limited release on October 14, 2011.
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.
New York City
AMC Empire 25
234 West 42nd St. New York, NY 10036
AMC Lowes 34th Street 14
312 W. 34th St. New York,...
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.
New York City
AMC Empire 25
234 West 42nd St. New York, NY 10036
AMC Lowes 34th Street 14
312 W. 34th St. New York,...
- 8/25/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
All right, kids! Time to find out if Lucky McKee's highly controversial new film, The Woman, is playing near you. Trust us ... this is one chick you don't want to break a date with!
Opening in limited theaters October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects, the film starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis prompted furious debates and walkouts during its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight program at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Reports surfaced of people becoming sick while watching the graphic scenes, and one irate Sundance audience member went so far as to say that the film "ought to be confiscated, burned. There's no value in showing this to anyone."
Oh, how we love it when folks get offended by latex and Karo syrup! Assholes.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is the last surviving member of a...
Opening in limited theaters October 14 from Bloody Disgusting Selects, the film starring Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers and Angela Bettis prompted furious debates and walkouts during its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight program at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Reports surfaced of people becoming sick while watching the graphic scenes, and one irate Sundance audience member went so far as to say that the film "ought to be confiscated, burned. There's no value in showing this to anyone."
Oh, how we love it when folks get offended by latex and Karo syrup! Assholes.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is the last surviving member of a...
- 8/25/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
While most dug the angst and primitive feeling to the U.S. poster for Lucky McKee’s The Woman, coming soon from Bloody Disgusting Selects, this UK poster (known as a Quad sheet) hammers home the brutal nature better of the character and the tone.
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.
- 8/25/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
The UK artwork for the latest flick to join the Bloody Disgusting Selects fold has come our way, and as per usual it makes the U.S. one pale in comparison. Check it out for yourself!
The Woman stars Angela Bettis, Pollyanna McIntosh, and Sean Bridgers. Look for it in limited release this October.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project - to capture her and "break...
The Woman stars Angela Bettis, Pollyanna McIntosh, and Sean Bridgers. Look for it in limited release this October.
For more information dig on the official website for The Woman.
Synopsis
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project - to capture her and "break...
- 8/24/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Coming via the folks at Total Film, here’s the new quad poster for the controversial The Woman, which is directed by Lucky McKee and co-written by McKee with acclaimed author Jack Ketchum. The film recieves its UK debut at this years London Film4 Frightfest before going on release nationwide courtesy of UK distributors and all-round independent movie loving good guys Revolver Entertainment.
When Chris Cleek discovers a primitive woman in the wilderness on a hunting trip, he traps and locks her up in a cellar to domesticate her into a civilised human being. Assigning other Cleek family members to her care, the treatment of the woman shifts from compassionate to vicious; from sexual to violent. McKee tests the limits of viewers’ tolerance with genuine shocks and scares that don’t need sharp weapons to make a disturbing statement. With psychological twists and emotional reveals that keep its haunting climax impossible to turn away from,...
When Chris Cleek discovers a primitive woman in the wilderness on a hunting trip, he traps and locks her up in a cellar to domesticate her into a civilised human being. Assigning other Cleek family members to her care, the treatment of the woman shifts from compassionate to vicious; from sexual to violent. McKee tests the limits of viewers’ tolerance with genuine shocks and scares that don’t need sharp weapons to make a disturbing statement. With psychological twists and emotional reveals that keep its haunting climax impossible to turn away from,...
- 8/24/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Bloody Disgusting Selects have released the official Us poster for The Woman.
Directed by Lucky McKee (The Woods), The Woman stars Carlee Baker, Shana Barry, Marcia Bennett, Angela Bettis, Sean Bridgers and Lauren Ashley Carter.
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.
The Woman premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to rave reviews, and will receive its U.
Directed by Lucky McKee (The Woods), The Woman stars Carlee Baker, Shana Barry, Marcia Bennett, Angela Bettis, Sean Bridgers and Lauren Ashley Carter.
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project – to capture her and “break” The Woman – a decision that will soon threaten the lives of Cleek, his family and The Woman.
The Woman premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to rave reviews, and will receive its U.
- 8/22/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Here's the official poster for the incredibly jacked up film The Woman coming from Bloody-Disgusting Selects. The movie opens up on October 14th, and for those of you looking to see one of the most twistedly disturbing films of the year, then this is the film to see. You can watch the teaser trailer for the film here. and you can read my review for the movie here.
Here's the synopsis:
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project -...
Here's the synopsis:
The Woman is the last surviving member of a feral clan that has roamed the Northeast Coast for decades. When the last of her family is killed in a battle with the police, The Woman finds herself alone, severely wounded and vulnerable. Unfortunately, she is now a far too easy prey for local hunter, successful country lawyer and seriously disturbed family man Christopher Cleek. With his twisted set of ideals, Cleek decides to embark upon a deranged project -...
- 8/22/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
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