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- 2/10/2024
- avclub.com
From left: Kathy Bates in Misery (Columbia Pictures); Peter Cowper in My Bloody Valentine (Paramount Pictures); Lina Leandersson in Let The Right One In (Sandrew Metronome)Graphic: The A.V. Club
Everyone celebrates Valentine’s Day in their own way, and sometimes that way can be hiding in their room and...
Everyone celebrates Valentine’s Day in their own way, and sometimes that way can be hiding in their room and...
- 2/7/2024
- by Matthew Jackson
- avclub.com
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato. In this edition, Matt wants you to "Let the Right One In.")
When Roger Ebert's right, he's right. The prolific film critic called Tomas Alfredson's "Let the Right One In" the best modern vampire movie upon its release, still relevant praise over a decade later. The movie is many things — sweet, compassionate, bloody, and supremely dark. Vampirism is what connects two outcast children, as they perform unspeakable acts for the benefit of each other. Alfredson stays in command of a vampire tale that's often an emotional journey first, relying on adolescent actors who shoulder the beloved international hit.
There's a specific moment where Virginia bursts into flames that is, probably, the most horror-forward shot of the entire film. That'd be most other...
When Roger Ebert's right, he's right. The prolific film critic called Tomas Alfredson's "Let the Right One In" the best modern vampire movie upon its release, still relevant praise over a decade later. The movie is many things — sweet, compassionate, bloody, and supremely dark. Vampirism is what connects two outcast children, as they perform unspeakable acts for the benefit of each other. Alfredson stays in command of a vampire tale that's often an emotional journey first, relying on adolescent actors who shoulder the beloved international hit.
There's a specific moment where Virginia bursts into flames that is, probably, the most horror-forward shot of the entire film. That'd be most other...
- 8/11/2023
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
What happens if you fall in love with a vampire? That was the big question in 2008 when two movies tried to answer the same question with wildly different results. The biggest, of course, was "Twilight," the tepid teen vampire romance adapted from the novel by Stephanie Meyer, who did away with some of the gnarlier elements of bloodsucker lore and had hers twinkling in the sunshine instead of their usual scorching fate.
Lesser known but far better received by horror fans and critics was Tomas Alfredson's bleak and tender "Let the Right One In." Adapting the screenplay from his own novel, author John Ajvide Lindqvist stated that his intention was to ditch any romanticized notions and imagine what life would really be like for a vampire stuck in the body of a 12-year-old child (via Ain't it Cool). Needless to say, it is much less glossy than Robert Pattinson...
Lesser known but far better received by horror fans and critics was Tomas Alfredson's bleak and tender "Let the Right One In." Adapting the screenplay from his own novel, author John Ajvide Lindqvist stated that his intention was to ditch any romanticized notions and imagine what life would really be like for a vampire stuck in the body of a 12-year-old child (via Ain't it Cool). Needless to say, it is much less glossy than Robert Pattinson...
- 1/15/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
Horror has always been a matter of perspective. The maniac with a knife just isn’t as intimidating when he’s facing off against a Swat team, and the only thing keeping Predator from turning into an all-out slasher flick is the size of the protagonists’ biceps. It’s a lot easier to fear for a helpless victim, and that’s why it makes sense that so many scary stories focus on children and childhood fears.
After all, what’s more vulnerable than a child? And with so many child-centric scary movies out there, we’ve come up with this list celebrating six of the best “Final Kid” performances in horror.
Talented child actors are hard to come by, so I think it’s time to shine a light on the pint-sized survivors that helped to make some of our favorite horror flicks so memorable.
While this list is based on personal opinion,...
After all, what’s more vulnerable than a child? And with so many child-centric scary movies out there, we’ve come up with this list celebrating six of the best “Final Kid” performances in horror.
Talented child actors are hard to come by, so I think it’s time to shine a light on the pint-sized survivors that helped to make some of our favorite horror flicks so memorable.
While this list is based on personal opinion,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire” is a great example of how a TV series can be an opportunity to modernize dated source material and films. This week, the vampires aren’t as lucky with Showtime’s “Let the Right One In.”
Many changes made for the series were done in the name of sustaining narrative television. The TV series follows the basic outline of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel, as well as Tomas Alfredson’s 2008 feature involving a young boy whose new friend is a vampire, as well as 2010’s American remake directed by Matt Reeves, “Let Me In.” From there, both movies take different routes to tell their story. Which version is right for you? It depends.
1. Formulaic Backstories
Advantage: “Let the Right One In,” the series
The two movies heavily focus on the relationship between a vampire and a bullied little boy. In the show, the vampire...
Many changes made for the series were done in the name of sustaining narrative television. The TV series follows the basic outline of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel, as well as Tomas Alfredson’s 2008 feature involving a young boy whose new friend is a vampire, as well as 2010’s American remake directed by Matt Reeves, “Let Me In.” From there, both movies take different routes to tell their story. Which version is right for you? It depends.
1. Formulaic Backstories
Advantage: “Let the Right One In,” the series
The two movies heavily focus on the relationship between a vampire and a bullied little boy. In the show, the vampire...
- 10/10/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
This article is presented by Plex.
Spooky season may have come and gone, but that hasn’t stopped us from including a few chilling titles in this month’s Plex free TV recommendations. However, our offerings aren’t completely horror-leaning. November is all about feasting, and here we have a wide-variety of critical darlings for you to sink your teeth into now available to watch on the free streaming service. It’s something you can truly be thankful for.
Plex is a globally available one-stop-shop streaming service offering 50,000+ free titles and 200+ of free-to-stream live TV channels, from the biggest names in entertainment, including Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Lionsgate, Legendary, AMC, A+E, Crackle, and Reuters. Plex is the only streaming service that lets users manage their personal media alongside a continuously growing library of free third-party entertainment spanning all genres, interests, and mediums including podcasts,...
Spooky season may have come and gone, but that hasn’t stopped us from including a few chilling titles in this month’s Plex free TV recommendations. However, our offerings aren’t completely horror-leaning. November is all about feasting, and here we have a wide-variety of critical darlings for you to sink your teeth into now available to watch on the free streaming service. It’s something you can truly be thankful for.
Plex is a globally available one-stop-shop streaming service offering 50,000+ free titles and 200+ of free-to-stream live TV channels, from the biggest names in entertainment, including Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Lionsgate, Legendary, AMC, A+E, Crackle, and Reuters. Plex is the only streaming service that lets users manage their personal media alongside a continuously growing library of free third-party entertainment spanning all genres, interests, and mediums including podcasts,...
- 11/12/2021
- by Nick Harley
- Den of Geek
Showtime has ordered the American version of “Let the Right One In” to series, Variety has learned.
The 10-episode series, based on the hit Swedish novel and film of the same name, was originally ordered to pilot at the premium cabler back in March. It is expected to go into production in New York City in early 2022.
Demián Bichir leads the cast, which also includes Anika Noni Rose, Grace Gummer, Madison Taylor Baez, Kevin Carroll, Ian Foreman, and Jacob Buster.
“Let the Right One In” centers on Mark (Bichir) and his daughter Eleanor (Baez) whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive.
Andrew Hinderaker wrote the pilot and...
The 10-episode series, based on the hit Swedish novel and film of the same name, was originally ordered to pilot at the premium cabler back in March. It is expected to go into production in New York City in early 2022.
Demián Bichir leads the cast, which also includes Anika Noni Rose, Grace Gummer, Madison Taylor Baez, Kevin Carroll, Ian Foreman, and Jacob Buster.
“Let the Right One In” centers on Mark (Bichir) and his daughter Eleanor (Baez) whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive.
Andrew Hinderaker wrote the pilot and...
- 9/22/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime has ordered “Let the Right One In,” an adaptation of the 2008 Swedish movie (itself adapted from a novel), to series. This version will star Demián Bichir, Anika Noni Rose, Grace Gummer, Madison Taylor Baez, Kevin Carroll, Ian Foreman and Jacob Buster.
Andrew Hinderaker wrote the pilot and will serve as showrunner. He’ll executive produce along with Seith Mann, who directed the pilot and will also direct additional episodes.
“Let the Right One In” has a 10-episode order. It will begin production in New York City in early 2022.
The series version centers on Mark (Bichir) and his daughter Eleanor (Baez), whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive.
Andrew Hinderaker wrote the pilot and will serve as showrunner. He’ll executive produce along with Seith Mann, who directed the pilot and will also direct additional episodes.
“Let the Right One In” has a 10-episode order. It will begin production in New York City in early 2022.
The series version centers on Mark (Bichir) and his daughter Eleanor (Baez), whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive.
- 9/22/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Grace Gummer has been cast in the “Let the Right One In” pilot at Showtime, Variety has learned.
She joins previously announced cast members Demián Bichir and Anika Noni Rose. The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.
Gummer will play the role of Claire. The heiress of a pharmaceutical empire, Claire is a brilliant scientist who turned down the family’s billion-dollar business to pursue a humbler, nobler career in disease research. But her life gets turned upside down when her estranged, ailing father summons her home and reveals a terrible secret.
She joins previously announced cast members Demián Bichir and Anika Noni Rose. The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.
Gummer will play the role of Claire. The heiress of a pharmaceutical empire, Claire is a brilliant scientist who turned down the family’s billion-dollar business to pursue a humbler, nobler career in disease research. But her life gets turned upside down when her estranged, ailing father summons her home and reveals a terrible secret.
- 4/29/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Anika Noni Rose has been cast in the “Let the Right One In” pilot at Showtime, Variety has learned.
She joins previously announced cast member Demián Bichir. The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.
Rose will appear in the series regular role of Naomi. Described as brilliant but cynical, Naomi balances life as a single mother with her career as a homicide detective. She’d do anything for her son, Isaiah, and when Isaiah befriends the girl who’s just moved in next door, Naomi’s thrilled, until she starts to...
She joins previously announced cast member Demián Bichir. The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.
Rose will appear in the series regular role of Naomi. Described as brilliant but cynical, Naomi balances life as a single mother with her career as a homicide detective. She’d do anything for her son, Isaiah, and when Isaiah befriends the girl who’s just moved in next door, Naomi’s thrilled, until she starts to...
- 4/15/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime has ordered a pilot inspired by the hit Swedish novel and film “Let the Right One In,” Variety has learned.
Demián Bichir is attached to star in the series, with Andrew Hinderaker onboard as showrunner and executive producer. Seith Mann will also executive produce in addition to directing the pilot.
The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.
“’Let the Right One In’ quickly establishes itself as a thrilling, high-stakes drama that asks the question: How far would you go to save your child from the monsters out there – would you risk becoming a monster yourself?...
Demián Bichir is attached to star in the series, with Andrew Hinderaker onboard as showrunner and executive producer. Seith Mann will also executive produce in addition to directing the pilot.
The series centers on Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.
“’Let the Right One In’ quickly establishes itself as a thrilling, high-stakes drama that asks the question: How far would you go to save your child from the monsters out there – would you risk becoming a monster yourself?...
- 3/15/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform.
Most English-language remakes of acclaimed recent films tend to register as pointless at best, insulting at worst. Ten years ago, Matt Reeves’ “Let Me In” proved a notable exception to the rule. Three years after director Tomas Alfredson’s elegant Swedish vampire drama became a festival hit, Reeves treated the gig as an opportunity to engage with the aesthetic of the original that made it so chilling and distinct. “Let Me In” plays less like a remake than a remix, with alluring flourishes overlaid across the same magnetic beat.
That achievement is worth revisiting a decade later, as Reeves continues to work on the latest iteration of “The Batman,” with Robert Pattinson donning the cape and cowl. Reeves has several other credits...
Most English-language remakes of acclaimed recent films tend to register as pointless at best, insulting at worst. Ten years ago, Matt Reeves’ “Let Me In” proved a notable exception to the rule. Three years after director Tomas Alfredson’s elegant Swedish vampire drama became a festival hit, Reeves treated the gig as an opportunity to engage with the aesthetic of the original that made it so chilling and distinct. “Let Me In” plays less like a remake than a remix, with alluring flourishes overlaid across the same magnetic beat.
That achievement is worth revisiting a decade later, as Reeves continues to work on the latest iteration of “The Batman,” with Robert Pattinson donning the cape and cowl. Reeves has several other credits...
- 5/5/2020
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
At the core of Let the Right One In, one of the most memorable vampire films of the past decade, was Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a lonely, misfit, and bullied young boy with little attention from his divorced parents. He found an unexpected bond of friendship and love with a girl Eli (Lina Leandersson), who initially hid a bloody secret. Imagine that a girl equivalent to the Oskar that we know at the beginning of Let the Right One In –- that is, someone who is despised by others for being “different" –- has grown up and has incorporated into society in a productive way. With this, you have an idea of the type of character that is Tina (Eva Melander) in Ali Abbasi's Border, a...
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- 11/16/2018
- Screen Anarchy
“The Walking Dead” season nine continues on Sunday, November 11th at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. On the all-new episode, “Who Are You Now?” the survivors encounter unfamiliar faces outside the safety of their community’s walls and must decide whether or not this new group can be trusted. The episode is written by Eddie Guzelian and directed by Larry Teng.
Following the episode, viewers can catch an all-new episode of “Talking Dead” hosted by Chris Hardwick at 10:20 p.m. Et/Pt, featuring the co-host of Hgtv’s “Property Brothers,” Drew Scott and “The Walking Dead” cast members Angel Theory and Lauren Ridloff.
Then late night, “AMC Visionaries: Eli Roth’s History of Horror” continues on Sunday, November 11th at 12:40 a.m. Et/Pt. On the all new-episode, “Vampires,” Eli Roth discusses how modern vampires come in many guises, but they all address our fascination with sex and death.
Following the episode, viewers can catch an all-new episode of “Talking Dead” hosted by Chris Hardwick at 10:20 p.m. Et/Pt, featuring the co-host of Hgtv’s “Property Brothers,” Drew Scott and “The Walking Dead” cast members Angel Theory and Lauren Ridloff.
Then late night, “AMC Visionaries: Eli Roth’s History of Horror” continues on Sunday, November 11th at 12:40 a.m. Et/Pt. On the all new-episode, “Vampires,” Eli Roth discusses how modern vampires come in many guises, but they all address our fascination with sex and death.
- 11/11/2018
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Hoyte van Hoytema has emerged as one of the great cinematographers of our time: cerebral, emotional, poetic. He creates texture and beauty with formal precision. He’s the thinking person’s cinematographer, who synthesizes the past and the present, but prefers shooting on film for organic, analog warmth.
No wonder director Christopher Nolan was drawn to the Dutch-Swedish cinematographer. They are kindred spirits, and their work on “Interstellar” and “Dunkirk” (shot mostly with the 15-perf IMAX film camera) recalls the scope and intimacy of the legendary David Lean and Freddie Young pairing on “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago.”
In all likelihood, “Dunkirk,” which portrays the heroic evacuation of Allied soldiers from German occupation during the early stages of World War II, should result in Hoytema’s first Oscar nomination. Shot from three perspectives — land, sea, and air — the footage we’ve seen thus far is breathtaking in its visceral force.
No wonder director Christopher Nolan was drawn to the Dutch-Swedish cinematographer. They are kindred spirits, and their work on “Interstellar” and “Dunkirk” (shot mostly with the 15-perf IMAX film camera) recalls the scope and intimacy of the legendary David Lean and Freddie Young pairing on “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago.”
In all likelihood, “Dunkirk,” which portrays the heroic evacuation of Allied soldiers from German occupation during the early stages of World War II, should result in Hoytema’s first Oscar nomination. Shot from three perspectives — land, sea, and air — the footage we’ve seen thus far is breathtaking in its visceral force.
- 7/7/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Our countdown of the 100 best films of the 21st century continues. This is Part 3 #50 through 26.
Click here for Part 1 (#100 - 76)!
Click here for Part 2 (#75-51)!
The first decade and a half of the 21st century has brought a lot of changes to the landscape of film. The advancement and sophistication of computers has made realistic computer generated effects a mainstay in both big-budget and small-budget films. The internet and streaming technologies have given big Hollywood new competition in films produced independently and by non-traditional means. We went from purchasing films on yards of tape to plastic disks, and now we can simply upload them to the cloud. Advertisements for films have reached a higher, more ruthless level where generating hype through trailers and teasers is crucial for a film’s commercial success. Movie attendance has fluctuated along with the economy, but that hasn’t stopped films from breaking box office records,...
Click here for Part 1 (#100 - 76)!
Click here for Part 2 (#75-51)!
The first decade and a half of the 21st century has brought a lot of changes to the landscape of film. The advancement and sophistication of computers has made realistic computer generated effects a mainstay in both big-budget and small-budget films. The internet and streaming technologies have given big Hollywood new competition in films produced independently and by non-traditional means. We went from purchasing films on yards of tape to plastic disks, and now we can simply upload them to the cloud. Advertisements for films have reached a higher, more ruthless level where generating hype through trailers and teasers is crucial for a film’s commercial success. Movie attendance has fluctuated along with the economy, but that hasn’t stopped films from breaking box office records,...
- 1/20/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Norman Bates and the resurrected people of The Returned could be getting more company in the growing horror community on A&E, as the network is developing a TV series adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist's world-renowned Sweden-set vampire novel, Let the Right One In.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that A&E is collaborating with Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf showrunner) and Brandon Boyce (who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Stephen King's Apt Pupil and also played Dr. Vandenburg in Teen Wolf) on the adaptation of the 2004 novel, Let the Right One In, aka Låt den rätte komma in, with both Davis and Boyce set to scribe the script.
A&E and Showtime were both looking to adapt the vampiric coming-of-age story, with the former outbidding the latter in the end and gaining the optioned story from Hammer Films Productions.
A&E is currently developing the series in-house along with Tomorrow Studios.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that A&E is collaborating with Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf showrunner) and Brandon Boyce (who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Stephen King's Apt Pupil and also played Dr. Vandenburg in Teen Wolf) on the adaptation of the 2004 novel, Let the Right One In, aka Låt den rätte komma in, with both Davis and Boyce set to scribe the script.
A&E and Showtime were both looking to adapt the vampiric coming-of-age story, with the former outbidding the latter in the end and gaining the optioned story from Hammer Films Productions.
A&E is currently developing the series in-house along with Tomorrow Studios.
- 3/17/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With Halloween fast approaching, EW is picking the five best films in a variety of different horror movie categories. Each day, we’ll post our top picks from one specific group—say, ghost movies or slasher flicks—and give you the chance to vote on which is your favorite. On Oct. 31, EW will reveal your top choices. Today, we’re talking about vampire movies. The Twilight franchise may now be the first films that come to mind when the subject turns to vampire flicks—for better (Eclipse) or worse (anything before Eclipse). But even if you unapologetically enjoy those movies,...
- 10/29/2014
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside Movies
Halloween is coming and we thought with all those kids that are out trick or treating, dressing up to be grown ups, that we would give these halfstacks their due, children can be creepy as well. The staff has got together and compiled thirteen films where children are to be feared.
The Children From The Children
Tom Shankland’s film shares themes in common with a couple other “youth gone mad” films of the past, but these kids are terrifying in their own way. A virus of some sort is turning the children into blodthirsty, malevolent creatures. They still look sweet, but they’re ready to kill, kill, kill. The scary imps in Cronenberg’s The Brood are spooky, but nothing freaks me out more than a normal looking child becoming violent. Kids toys become tools of murder here, and a parent’s worst nightmare is born. This well directed...
The Children From The Children
Tom Shankland’s film shares themes in common with a couple other “youth gone mad” films of the past, but these kids are terrifying in their own way. A virus of some sort is turning the children into blodthirsty, malevolent creatures. They still look sweet, but they’re ready to kill, kill, kill. The scary imps in Cronenberg’s The Brood are spooky, but nothing freaks me out more than a normal looking child becoming violent. Kids toys become tools of murder here, and a parent’s worst nightmare is born. This well directed...
- 10/13/2014
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 13 Feb 2014 - 06:39
Our voyage through history's underappreciated films arrives at the year 2008 - another great year for lesser-seen gems...
For some, 2008 will be memorable as the year of The Dark Knight, with its astonishingly unhinged turn from the late Heath Ledger. Alternatively, it could be remembered as the year a legion Indiana Jones fans left cinemas glum-faced, having sat through Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.
Elsewhere, Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan sang and danced on a Greek island in Mamma Mia!, while Will Smith played an alcoholic superhero in Hancock. But as usual, 2008 offered plenty of watchable movies outside the top 10, which is where we swoop in - like Hancock after a bottle of gin.
So as usual, here's our selection of 25 underappreciated films from the year 2008 - starting with a British horror film starring Michael Fassbender...
25. Eden Lake
James Watkins had written...
Our voyage through history's underappreciated films arrives at the year 2008 - another great year for lesser-seen gems...
For some, 2008 will be memorable as the year of The Dark Knight, with its astonishingly unhinged turn from the late Heath Ledger. Alternatively, it could be remembered as the year a legion Indiana Jones fans left cinemas glum-faced, having sat through Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.
Elsewhere, Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan sang and danced on a Greek island in Mamma Mia!, while Will Smith played an alcoholic superhero in Hancock. But as usual, 2008 offered plenty of watchable movies outside the top 10, which is where we swoop in - like Hancock after a bottle of gin.
So as usual, here's our selection of 25 underappreciated films from the year 2008 - starting with a British horror film starring Michael Fassbender...
25. Eden Lake
James Watkins had written...
- 2/12/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Abdellatif Kechiche’s controversial drama Blue is the Warmest Colour is a harrowing account of first love from the view of teenager Adèle, played with heartbreaking credibility by Adèle Exarchopoulos, performing against Léa Seydoux’s Emma.
This poignant piece offers an exemplary illustration of the joys and tribulations of young romance, so to mark the release of the winner of the hugely prestigious Palme d’Or award – which hits our cinema screens on November 22nd – we take a look at some other prime cinematic examples of first love.
10) Let the Right One In (2008)
dir. Thomas Alfredson
Based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s vampire novel and pinching a line from Morrissey’s Let The Right One Slip In for its title, Alfredson’s chilling adaptation is as sweet as it is sinister. Set in a haunting Stockholm suburbia, a solitary and bullied twelve year old boy Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) finds solace in an enchanting new neighbour,...
This poignant piece offers an exemplary illustration of the joys and tribulations of young romance, so to mark the release of the winner of the hugely prestigious Palme d’Or award – which hits our cinema screens on November 22nd – we take a look at some other prime cinematic examples of first love.
10) Let the Right One In (2008)
dir. Thomas Alfredson
Based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s vampire novel and pinching a line from Morrissey’s Let The Right One Slip In for its title, Alfredson’s chilling adaptation is as sweet as it is sinister. Set in a haunting Stockholm suburbia, a solitary and bullied twelve year old boy Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) finds solace in an enchanting new neighbour,...
- 11/21/2013
- by Beth Webb
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Iron Sky producer Mark Overett is developing Pig Hunt, a violent thriller about a family man who gets caught up in a deadly cat-and-mouse game in the Australian Outback.
The film will be co-produced by Overett.s New Holland Pictures and UK-based Feature One. The script is by Englishman Ross Williams. No director has yet been announced. It.s set to shoot in the first half of 2014.
The project was unveiled during the Cannes Film Market. Overett said, .Pig Hunt is a project that has a clearly defined audience which is currently under-served in the market place. Working with the team at Feature One is an exciting opportunity to further explore the world of co-productions following our successful productions with Denmark, Germany, Holland, Finland and New Zealand..
The plot follows the protagonist Doug Richards as he.s forced to choose between life or death after a young couple is killed...
The film will be co-produced by Overett.s New Holland Pictures and UK-based Feature One. The script is by Englishman Ross Williams. No director has yet been announced. It.s set to shoot in the first half of 2014.
The project was unveiled during the Cannes Film Market. Overett said, .Pig Hunt is a project that has a clearly defined audience which is currently under-served in the market place. Working with the team at Feature One is an exciting opportunity to further explore the world of co-productions following our successful productions with Denmark, Germany, Holland, Finland and New Zealand..
The plot follows the protagonist Doug Richards as he.s forced to choose between life or death after a young couple is killed...
- 5/22/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Tomas Alfredson's acclaimed Swedish drama to show at Dundee Rep Theatre, with John Tiffany directing
Let the Right One In, Tomas Alfredson's acclaimed Swedish drama about a little girl vampire and the bullied boy who loves her, looks set to rise again, as a stage production, in the Scottish town of Dundee. "It is a deeply felt love story and that sense of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the world of coldness, seems just right for a Scottish setting," explained Vicky Featherstone, the outgoing artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland.
The vampire romance will form the centrepiece of the Nts's 2013 programme and will open at the Dundee Rep Theatre, with John Tiffany directing. "If it delights the people of Dundee, it would be nice to think it would have a future life in other places," said Featherstone.
Based on the 2004 novel by John Ajvide Lindquist, Let the Right One In...
Let the Right One In, Tomas Alfredson's acclaimed Swedish drama about a little girl vampire and the bullied boy who loves her, looks set to rise again, as a stage production, in the Scottish town of Dundee. "It is a deeply felt love story and that sense of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the world of coldness, seems just right for a Scottish setting," explained Vicky Featherstone, the outgoing artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland.
The vampire romance will form the centrepiece of the Nts's 2013 programme and will open at the Dundee Rep Theatre, with John Tiffany directing. "If it delights the people of Dundee, it would be nice to think it would have a future life in other places," said Featherstone.
Based on the 2004 novel by John Ajvide Lindquist, Let the Right One In...
- 9/28/2012
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
With the upcoming release of the creepy Hammer film The Woman in Black on DVD May 22nd, we thought it would be a good time to look back at some of our favorite frightening women from horror films of the past. Believe me; these aren't your average scream queens. These women bite back...hard!
To prime the proverbial pump, we have some honorable mentions for those who just missed the list. Who wasn't creeped out by Cécile De France in Haute Tension (High Tension) or Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan. I remember looking through my fingers at the woman-thing at the end of [Rec], and Rebecca De Mornay was simply cold-blooded in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle. Rie Ino'o gave us an iconic image in Ring, which Daveigh Chase duplicated in the American remake. And Lina Leandersson was eerie as Ellie in Lat den ratte komma in (Let the Right One In). Hell,...
To prime the proverbial pump, we have some honorable mentions for those who just missed the list. Who wasn't creeped out by Cécile De France in Haute Tension (High Tension) or Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan. I remember looking through my fingers at the woman-thing at the end of [Rec], and Rebecca De Mornay was simply cold-blooded in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle. Rie Ino'o gave us an iconic image in Ring, which Daveigh Chase duplicated in the American remake. And Lina Leandersson was eerie as Ellie in Lat den ratte komma in (Let the Right One In). Hell,...
- 5/11/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Let Me In
Directed by Matt Reeves
vs. Let The Right One In
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Even in a pop culture landscape littered with the bloodthirsty undead, Let The Right One In stood out as a poignant coming of age story as well as a bone-chilling horror film. The haunting mediation on the difficult and often painful transition into adolescence garnered much praise on the festival circuit in 2008. The film earned a loyal cult following through word of mouth and when Matt Reeves announced his American remake, those very same cinephiles lashed out in anger. The general consensus was, “why fix something that isn’t broken?”
Sadly, mainstream audiences seem to have a problem with subtitles, so it was inevitable that the film would be remade. That said, fans of the original should be grateful that Matt Reeves (Cloverfield), alongside legendary British horror brand Hammer Films (a studio that...
Directed by Matt Reeves
vs. Let The Right One In
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Even in a pop culture landscape littered with the bloodthirsty undead, Let The Right One In stood out as a poignant coming of age story as well as a bone-chilling horror film. The haunting mediation on the difficult and often painful transition into adolescence garnered much praise on the festival circuit in 2008. The film earned a loyal cult following through word of mouth and when Matt Reeves announced his American remake, those very same cinephiles lashed out in anger. The general consensus was, “why fix something that isn’t broken?”
Sadly, mainstream audiences seem to have a problem with subtitles, so it was inevitable that the film would be remade. That said, fans of the original should be grateful that Matt Reeves (Cloverfield), alongside legendary British horror brand Hammer Films (a studio that...
- 10/23/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
This week in honor of the release of Paranormal Activity 3 and in anticipation for Halloween, we’re dedicating the entire column to all things horror. Whatever your preferred Halloween watching — be it satanic scares, ghoulish ghosts, creature features or humorous horror — we’ve got you covered with the spookiest movies streaming online.
Is it spawns of Satan that scare you most? Then pregame for Paranormal Activity 3, by taking in the prequel’s sister flicks…or visiting with another little brunette girl plagued by dark forces.
Paranormal Activity (2007) Shortly after moving in together, Katie and Micah begin to experience strange late night phenomenon. Initially amused, Micah decides to set up a camera to record the paranormal activity, never realizing he’ll shoot his own demise. This...
This week in honor of the release of Paranormal Activity 3 and in anticipation for Halloween, we’re dedicating the entire column to all things horror. Whatever your preferred Halloween watching — be it satanic scares, ghoulish ghosts, creature features or humorous horror — we’ve got you covered with the spookiest movies streaming online.
Is it spawns of Satan that scare you most? Then pregame for Paranormal Activity 3, by taking in the prequel’s sister flicks…or visiting with another little brunette girl plagued by dark forces.
Paranormal Activity (2007) Shortly after moving in together, Katie and Micah begin to experience strange late night phenomenon. Initially amused, Micah decides to set up a camera to record the paranormal activity, never realizing he’ll shoot his own demise. This...
- 10/20/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
This is the Pure Movies review of Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass), Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas, Dylan Minnette (Lost), Sasha Barrese and Dylan Kenin. It is a remake of Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. Adapted from the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. In 2008, Tomas Alfredson directed Let The Right One In from a screenplay adapted by John Ajvide Lindqvist, who also wrote the book of the same name. It was a Swedish success story. The film featured to wide critical acclaim on the film festival circuit and won numerous awards. Prior to its release, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves bought the rights to the film to widespread bemusement. He wanted to bring the story to a 'wider audience'. Despite the universal praise, Let The Right One In...
- 3/12/2011
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
Horror movies have gotten maximum mileage out of spooky children over the years. Seeing a tot with a grim visage and no fire in his or her eyes is a quick way to give audiences the willies, and Let Me In (new this week from Anchor Bay Entertainment) effectively uses young Chloe Moretz -- giving a grim, chilling performance -- as a centuries-old vampire in the body of what appears to be a pre-adolescent girl. (Moretz is following in the capable footsteps of Lina Leandersson from Let Me In's superior predecessor, Let the Right One In.) Who are some other movie kids you wouldn't want to babysit without garlic, holy water, and an Ak-47? Glad you asked!
- 2/1/2011
- Movieline
2008 - 115 mins. - Rated R
D: Tomas Alfedson
C: Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
Odd young boy befriends a young girl that has moved into the same apartment complex as himself. Over time, he slowly begins to realize that she is a vampire.
The cinematography of Let The Right One In is some of the most striking in recent memory. However, cinematography alone does not make a film. The central plot line involves two odd, weird characters that society has shunned coming together and finding friendship and mutual understanding with one another. While the performances from its two young leads are competent as stand alone performances, these two young actors fail to find a flow with one another. They fail to ignite chemistry with one another. They just don't feed off of one another. People who get one another or are friends with one another, have that...
D: Tomas Alfedson
C: Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
Odd young boy befriends a young girl that has moved into the same apartment complex as himself. Over time, he slowly begins to realize that she is a vampire.
The cinematography of Let The Right One In is some of the most striking in recent memory. However, cinematography alone does not make a film. The central plot line involves two odd, weird characters that society has shunned coming together and finding friendship and mutual understanding with one another. While the performances from its two young leads are competent as stand alone performances, these two young actors fail to find a flow with one another. They fail to ignite chemistry with one another. They just don't feed off of one another. People who get one another or are friends with one another, have that...
- 2/1/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Christmas has a hell of a PR agent. A good PR maximises the audience for their client, always looking for lateral markets beyond the core appeal of the product. So if Christmas is fundamentally about giving, goodwill and forgiveness, there's no harm - from a PR's point of view - if it can also be made to be about sex, death and loneliness too. We seem to have had our traditional - and always sad - fusillade of pre-Christmas celebrity deaths this year, and if we're lucky, the period between now and new year will bring no new and nasty surprises in that line.
In the meantime our TV screens have filled up customarily with ads for perfume and booze which remind us that Christmas is also a Pagan-style locus for celebrations of the carnal and sensory. And with campaigns targeted at those who have no invite to the celebrations...
In the meantime our TV screens have filled up customarily with ads for perfume and booze which remind us that Christmas is also a Pagan-style locus for celebrations of the carnal and sensory. And with campaigns targeted at those who have no invite to the celebrations...
- 12/23/2010
- Shadowlocked
Throughout the course of a year, movie goers come across thousands of actors. If they are good, we remember them. But sometimes an actor can appear in numerous films, and every time he or she pops up, we get excited. Throw away any Oscar talk, not because they don’t deserve it, but this is to honor an actress that wowed us in 2010 in terms of fun and powerful performances.
Each film, she not only impressed, but made us go to her IMDb page (here) to see what she’s going to be in next. I think there is no higher honor, than that of the anticipation from a fan to an actor for they’ll do next. Before we get to her 2011 films, let’s take a minute to look back at her work in 2010 and give some props.
Without further ado, Killer Film’s Actress of the Yearis Chloe Moretz!
Each film, she not only impressed, but made us go to her IMDb page (here) to see what she’s going to be in next. I think there is no higher honor, than that of the anticipation from a fan to an actor for they’ll do next. Before we get to her 2011 films, let’s take a minute to look back at her work in 2010 and give some props.
Without further ado, Killer Film’s Actress of the Yearis Chloe Moretz!
- 12/8/2010
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
This is a UK competition for Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. Adapted from the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. The film is the basis of Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass), Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas, Dylan Minnette (Lost), Sasha Barrese and Dylan Kenin. Critically acclaimed Let The Right One In arrives with a special redesigned sleeve on Blu-ray and DVD on 25 October 2010 from Momentum Pictures to coincide with the release of Let Me In this Halloween, securing its position as the original and the best. To celebrate the release, Pure Movies if giving away three copies on DVD.
- 10/25/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
Tomas Alfredson, 2008
The snow whirls, the nights draw in and a gloomy Swedish housing estate becomes a pocket murderess's hunting ground. Let the Right One In is based on a book by John Ajvide Lindqvist and directed by Tomas Alfredson, a former comedian. Here is a vampire story born out of the shadows; a film of whispered secrets. But don't lean too close: it may well pull out your throat.
Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is a bullied 12-year-old schoolboy who befriends Eli (Lina Leandersson), who is pale of skin and dark of eye and wise beyond her years ("I've been 12 for a very long time," she explains). Eli has recently moved into the estate with a man who may possibly be her father, or a paedophile (as he was in the novel), or a lover who has grown old while she remains young. She needs constant feeding and her blundering, alcoholic neighbours provide easy pickings.
The snow whirls, the nights draw in and a gloomy Swedish housing estate becomes a pocket murderess's hunting ground. Let the Right One In is based on a book by John Ajvide Lindqvist and directed by Tomas Alfredson, a former comedian. Here is a vampire story born out of the shadows; a film of whispered secrets. But don't lean too close: it may well pull out your throat.
Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is a bullied 12-year-old schoolboy who befriends Eli (Lina Leandersson), who is pale of skin and dark of eye and wise beyond her years ("I've been 12 for a very long time," she explains). Eli has recently moved into the estate with a man who may possibly be her father, or a paedophile (as he was in the novel), or a lover who has grown old while she remains young. She needs constant feeding and her blundering, alcoholic neighbours provide easy pickings.
- 10/22/2010
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
This is the day 2 vodcast on Pure Movies for the London Film Festival covering the premiere of Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass), Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas, Dylan Minnette (Lost), Sasha Barrese and Dylan Kenin. It is a remake of Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. Adapted from the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. In 2008, Tomas Alfredson directed Let The Right One In from a screenplay adapted by John Ajvide Lindqvist, who also wrote the book of the same name. It was a Swedish success story. The film featured to wide critical acclaim on the film festival circuit and won numerous awards. Prior to its release, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves bought the rights to the film to widespread bemusement. He wanted to bring the story to a 'wider audience'.
- 10/20/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
With filmmakers everywhere suffering from budget cuts, our latest World Cinema column provides some handy tips for cash-strapped directors...
Cuts. More cuts. France is on strike again. Demonstrations. It's pretty depressing right now out there. And if it's bad for us, think what it must be for those poor struggling Hollywood filmmakers!
The Spider-Man reboot is a prime example, which has had its budget cut from Spider-Man 3's bloated $258 million to a paltry $80 million. How will they even feed themselves on set?! Maybe there will no longer be a choice between the salmon and the crab?
But take heart, and don't despair, as filmmakers have for years been creative and, indeed, crafty at squeezing maximum product out of budgets that, to be honest, probably couldn't even pay for a port-a-loo in Hollywood...
Shoot on location
Can't afford to build expensive sets? Why bother? The world will provide. This has...
Cuts. More cuts. France is on strike again. Demonstrations. It's pretty depressing right now out there. And if it's bad for us, think what it must be for those poor struggling Hollywood filmmakers!
The Spider-Man reboot is a prime example, which has had its budget cut from Spider-Man 3's bloated $258 million to a paltry $80 million. How will they even feed themselves on set?! Maybe there will no longer be a choice between the salmon and the crab?
But take heart, and don't despair, as filmmakers have for years been creative and, indeed, crafty at squeezing maximum product out of budgets that, to be honest, probably couldn't even pay for a port-a-loo in Hollywood...
Shoot on location
Can't afford to build expensive sets? Why bother? The world will provide. This has...
- 10/20/2010
- Den of Geek
This is the first trailer on Pure Movies for Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas, Sasha Barrese and Cara Buono. The film is a remake of the fantastic Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz), an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father (Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins). A frail, troubled child about Owen's age, Abby emerges from her heavily curtained apartment only at night and always barefoot, seemingly immune to the bitter winter elements. Recognizing a fellow outcast, Owen opens up to her and before long,...
- 10/9/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
Remaking one of the most celebrated genre movies of recent years was always going to be a challenge. Winning a legion of fans, particularly among critics, Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In is a remarkable film, and on hearing Matt Reeves was to follow Cloverfield with this adaptation I was sceptical.
English language remakes have much to overcome, remakes of popular films even more so. The misconception that they exist only to cater for those too lazy to read subtitles is a popular one, and not without a certain truth to it. But it is wrong to decry them all as pale imitations shoehorning known actors into often foreign parts to run through emotions and events second hand.
To write off remakes with a swipe of the hand is to devalue the work and success of the reanimators, and we can lose sight of what we are here...
English language remakes have much to overcome, remakes of popular films even more so. The misconception that they exist only to cater for those too lazy to read subtitles is a popular one, and not without a certain truth to it. But it is wrong to decry them all as pale imitations shoehorning known actors into often foreign parts to run through emotions and events second hand.
To write off remakes with a swipe of the hand is to devalue the work and success of the reanimators, and we can lose sight of what we are here...
- 9/29/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This is second trailer for Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas, Sasha Barrese and Cara Buono. The film is a remake of the fantastic Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. Let Me In tells a terrifying tale about an alienated 12-year old boy named Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz), an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father (Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins). A frail, troubled child about Owen's age, Abby emerges from her heavily curtained apartment...
- 9/25/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
This is the teaser trailer for Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas, Sasha Barrese and Cara Buono. The film is a remake of the fantastic Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz), an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father (Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins). A frail, troubled child about Owen's age, Abby emerges from her heavily curtained apartment only at night and always barefoot, seemingly immune to the bitter winter elements. Recognizing a fellow outcast, Owen opens up to her and before long,...
- 9/24/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
We are only four Fridays away from Let Me In, the Us remake of Let the Right One In that will probably do more business in its first three days than the original did in its entire Us release window. That's a pity, but as I always say, there's a chance people will see the new one, and with their antennae raised about it, go back to watch the real thing.
Five new images for Matt Reeves' remake have been released, along with our first clip from the film. It stars Chloe Moretz, best known for Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass, a performance that nearly made Roger Ebert call Child Protective Services. So why didn't he say a goddamn thing about Bobby J. Thompson's foul mouth in Role Models or, indeed, Lina Leandersson's bloodlust in Let the Right One In? But I digress.
Her co-star in Let Me In is Kodi Smit-McPhee,...
Five new images for Matt Reeves' remake have been released, along with our first clip from the film. It stars Chloe Moretz, best known for Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass, a performance that nearly made Roger Ebert call Child Protective Services. So why didn't he say a goddamn thing about Bobby J. Thompson's foul mouth in Role Models or, indeed, Lina Leandersson's bloodlust in Let the Right One In? But I digress.
Her co-star in Let Me In is Kodi Smit-McPhee,...
- 9/8/2010
- by Colin
- GetTheBigPicture.net
The Vampires of the Twilight movies don't seem to be faring too well in lists of the best bloodsuckers.
A recent poll by SFX magazine named Dracula the top vampire and put Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen at No 14.
And now a newly published top 10 has declared Peter Facinelli (right) the worst vampire of all time.
The actor, who plays Dr Carlisle Cullen in The Twilight Saga, topped the Worst Vampires On Film And TV list in Rolling Stone magazine, while Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula was named Best Vampire.
Fortunately, Facinelli took it with a sense of humour, tweeting: "Yes! I finally came in number one in something!"
Critic Peter Travers, who compiled the list, wrote: "Facinelli is a solid actor, but playing Carlisle Cullen, the white-haired head of the fang-challenged Cullen vampire family, he looks about as terrifying as Project Runway winner Austin Scarlett (below right), whom Carlisle closely resembles.
A recent poll by SFX magazine named Dracula the top vampire and put Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen at No 14.
And now a newly published top 10 has declared Peter Facinelli (right) the worst vampire of all time.
The actor, who plays Dr Carlisle Cullen in The Twilight Saga, topped the Worst Vampires On Film And TV list in Rolling Stone magazine, while Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula was named Best Vampire.
Fortunately, Facinelli took it with a sense of humour, tweeting: "Yes! I finally came in number one in something!"
Critic Peter Travers, who compiled the list, wrote: "Facinelli is a solid actor, but playing Carlisle Cullen, the white-haired head of the fang-challenged Cullen vampire family, he looks about as terrifying as Project Runway winner Austin Scarlett (below right), whom Carlisle closely resembles.
- 8/30/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Hello, monster mavens. Let me introduce myself to all you cognescenti of the creepy.
I’m Max Cheney, better known by my onscreen moniker of “The Drunken Severed Head.” I’ve been given some space here to write about many things: the intersection of the screen and the scream, the mad monsters of movies and magazines, the art of alternate worlds and the dark denizens of the diabolic. In short, if it’s something that belongs in the dark, I’ll talk about it here. I’ve been taking a cockeyed look at such stuff for over three years at my blog (the winner of a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award, he said modestly), and now I’m happy to have more corners to explore at Famous Monsters.
If you want to know more about me (and perhaps you’re just strange enough to), I was interviewed for Famous Monsters,...
I’m Max Cheney, better known by my onscreen moniker of “The Drunken Severed Head.” I’ve been given some space here to write about many things: the intersection of the screen and the scream, the mad monsters of movies and magazines, the art of alternate worlds and the dark denizens of the diabolic. In short, if it’s something that belongs in the dark, I’ll talk about it here. I’ve been taking a cockeyed look at such stuff for over three years at my blog (the winner of a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award, he said modestly), and now I’m happy to have more corners to explore at Famous Monsters.
If you want to know more about me (and perhaps you’re just strange enough to), I was interviewed for Famous Monsters,...
- 8/10/2010
- by Max
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Long before Robert Pattinson, Max Schreck made screaming teens scream louder What do Max Schreck, Catherine Deneuve, Lina Leandersson, and Robert Pattinson have in common? Well, for one thing, they are/were all human. Second: They are/were all actors. Third: They’ve all played movie vampires. Fourth: They’ve all been included in Mark Kermode‘s The Guardian list featuring the top ten movie vampires of all time. John Amplas (Martin), Ingrid Pitt (The Vampire Lovers), and Federico Luppi (Cronos) are also there — inevitably, so is Bela Lugosi — but missing in action are Delphine Seyrig (Daughters of Darkness), Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu), Frank Langella (Dracula), George Hamilton (Love at First Bite), and, gasp, Christopher Lee.
- 7/11/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Mark Kermode picks film and TV's most enduring bloodsuckers
Max Schreck, Nosferatu (1922)
An unacknowledged adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula (which was banned in Britain after copyright complaints from the author's litigious widow), Fw Murnau's silent gem still startles and amazes; the sight of the vampire's shadowy hand grasping at the heart of his victim ranks among cinema's most enduring images. So convincing was Max Schreck's unearthly performance that the modern movie Shadow of the Vampire would playfully suggest that he was the real deal; a genuine vampire hiding his identity in plain sight beneath the cover of movie magic.
Federico Luppi, Cronos (1993)
Debunking that most enduring vampire cliche, Guillermo del Toro's chilling masterpiece manages utterly to desexualise its antihero's bloodlust with extraordinary results. Having availed himself of the weirdly mechanical "Cronos" device, Federico Luppi's Jesus Gris staves off death with the occasional snifter of spilled claret. A...
Max Schreck, Nosferatu (1922)
An unacknowledged adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula (which was banned in Britain after copyright complaints from the author's litigious widow), Fw Murnau's silent gem still startles and amazes; the sight of the vampire's shadowy hand grasping at the heart of his victim ranks among cinema's most enduring images. So convincing was Max Schreck's unearthly performance that the modern movie Shadow of the Vampire would playfully suggest that he was the real deal; a genuine vampire hiding his identity in plain sight beneath the cover of movie magic.
Federico Luppi, Cronos (1993)
Debunking that most enduring vampire cliche, Guillermo del Toro's chilling masterpiece manages utterly to desexualise its antihero's bloodlust with extraordinary results. Having availed himself of the weirdly mechanical "Cronos" device, Federico Luppi's Jesus Gris staves off death with the occasional snifter of spilled claret. A...
- 7/10/2010
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
The Us version of the startling Swedish horror film Let the Right One In looks like it may be another unnecessary English language remake
There are some movies that just should not be remade, but that you know will end up getting the Hollywood treatment anyway. There are other films where one tries as hard as one can to imagine the motivation behind the new versions – the conversations which must have taken place before they came into being – but still cannot fathom what was going through producers' minds.
Let Me In, the forthcoming Us remake of the genuinely startling 2008 Swedish horror Let the Right One In, falls firmly into the latter category. The original seemed like a product from another cinematic universe entirely, the Nordic setting and bizarre premise (a troubled young boy falls in love with a 12-year-old vampire who has lived for hundreds of years and may not...
There are some movies that just should not be remade, but that you know will end up getting the Hollywood treatment anyway. There are other films where one tries as hard as one can to imagine the motivation behind the new versions – the conversations which must have taken place before they came into being – but still cannot fathom what was going through producers' minds.
Let Me In, the forthcoming Us remake of the genuinely startling 2008 Swedish horror Let the Right One In, falls firmly into the latter category. The original seemed like a product from another cinematic universe entirely, the Nordic setting and bizarre premise (a troubled young boy falls in love with a 12-year-old vampire who has lived for hundreds of years and may not...
- 7/5/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The first trailer appears for Let Me In, Matt Reeves’ remake of the Swedish vampire tale Let The Right One In
With Twilight mania reaching fever pitch in the wake of the release of Eclipse, I suppose it was inevitable that somebody would decide to remake Tomas Alfredson's excellent Let The Right One In, first released last year.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let The Right One In was a mixture of childhood drama and atmospheric vampire tale. Set in a chilly 80s Stockholm beautifully realised by Alfredson, the film related the story of quiet, perpetually bullied 12-year-old Oskar and his relationship with Eli, an enigmatic female vampire of the same age.
Helmed by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, Let Me In relocates the story from Sweden to New Mexico, while remaining particularly faithful to Alfredson's 2009 adaptation. When Let Me In was announced last year,...
With Twilight mania reaching fever pitch in the wake of the release of Eclipse, I suppose it was inevitable that somebody would decide to remake Tomas Alfredson's excellent Let The Right One In, first released last year.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let The Right One In was a mixture of childhood drama and atmospheric vampire tale. Set in a chilly 80s Stockholm beautifully realised by Alfredson, the film related the story of quiet, perpetually bullied 12-year-old Oskar and his relationship with Eli, an enigmatic female vampire of the same age.
Helmed by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, Let Me In relocates the story from Sweden to New Mexico, while remaining particularly faithful to Alfredson's 2009 adaptation. When Let Me In was announced last year,...
- 7/2/2010
- Den of Geek
Let The Right One In was a really interesting look at the vampire genre. Atmospheric, creepy, and entirely unsettling. And so much of that was the performance by Lina Leandersson. It was a role that could be tricky to pull off, but she brought it.
And that's all fine and good for some weak European artsy fartsy crap. But in America, we want our jailbait vampires to kick some ass.
And who's our favorite under-aged emasculator? Chloe Moretz, the murder machine best known as Hit Girl.
Oh... Well that's not exactly what I expected. She doesn't really look creepy or dangerous. I think that's how most kids her age look all the time. Messy face, slack-jaw, always knocking on windows. This image is not really impressing me.
But you know what would? And I don't really have any information on this but just follow me- Nic Cage as Håkan, the...
And that's all fine and good for some weak European artsy fartsy crap. But in America, we want our jailbait vampires to kick some ass.
And who's our favorite under-aged emasculator? Chloe Moretz, the murder machine best known as Hit Girl.
Oh... Well that's not exactly what I expected. She doesn't really look creepy or dangerous. I think that's how most kids her age look all the time. Messy face, slack-jaw, always knocking on windows. This image is not really impressing me.
But you know what would? And I don't really have any information on this but just follow me- Nic Cage as Håkan, the...
- 5/9/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
This is the first image of Chloe Moretz in Matt Reeves 'Let Me In,' the Us remake of 'Let The Right One In.' Moretz who stole the show in 'Kick-Ass' will have some pretty big shoes to fill as she plays Abby, the Eli character from the original who was played brilliantly by Lina Leandersson.
Updated: Below is a new image of Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) meeting Abby (Mortez) for the first time.
Synopsis:
An alienated 12-year-old boy befriends a mysterious young newcomer in his small New Mexico town, and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood in Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (Cloverfield).
Twelve-year old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on...
Updated: Below is a new image of Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) meeting Abby (Mortez) for the first time.
Synopsis:
An alienated 12-year-old boy befriends a mysterious young newcomer in his small New Mexico town, and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood in Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (Cloverfield).
Twelve-year old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on...
- 5/7/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
A couple of months ago I wrote a post here about why the remake of Let the Right One In, retitled Let Me In, might not be terrible. I am still very cautious about looking forward to this remake as it probably will be pretty bad but Moretz as Abby (Eli in the original) certainly gives me some hope.
Today The Playlist Nation highlighted a scan online of an exclusive first look at Moretz in Let Me In to be included in the May the 14th issue of Entertainment Weekly.
I’m not sure you can tell a lot from a photo like this but Moretz does look a little too much like a sweet little girl in it unlike Lina Leandersson, who didn’t really in the original.
What do you think?...
Today The Playlist Nation highlighted a scan online of an exclusive first look at Moretz in Let Me In to be included in the May the 14th issue of Entertainment Weekly.
I’m not sure you can tell a lot from a photo like this but Moretz does look a little too much like a sweet little girl in it unlike Lina Leandersson, who didn’t really in the original.
What do you think?...
- 5/7/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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