(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
There was a lot of hype about how awesome the foreign vampire teen thriller Let The Right One In was, but I didn't get why. It's a good movie, but nothing earth shattering and I certaintly don't understand the need to remake it. And the only way it can make money is if they target it as a Twilight type film, which they'll probably do.Kick-Ass star Chloe Moretz posted the first look of her in the remake called Let Me In on her official website.Here's the synopsis from the original:a fragile introverted boy, 12-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. His wish for a friend comes true when he meets Eli (Lina Leandersson), also 12, who moves into the apartment next door with a man who is presumably her father. But coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of disappearances and...
- 5/7/2010
- LRMonline.com
Nordic (a.k.a. Scandinavian) Cinema – films made in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden – is known for its stark and foreboding landscapes, slow pacing, and strange humor that seems to toggle between absurdism, surrealism and just plain silly. Those are, admittedly, some over-arching stereotypes; but, personally, I most enjoy Nordic films that match those stereotypes to a tee. In fact, many of my favorite directors are from Nordic nations (Ingmar Bergman, Aki Kaurismäki, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Lasse Hallström, Lars von Trier, Lukas Moodysson, Susanne Bier, Risto Jarva, Erik Skjoldbjærg, Tomas Alfredson, Bent Hamer, Baltasar Kormákur, Dagur Kári, and Olaf de Fleur). I’m not sure what that says about me as a person? To the best of my knowledge, I am not of Nordic ancestry – so I cannot explain where I gained this strange affinity for Nordic cinema. In which case, I’ll just lay all of the blame...
- 3/5/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
In 1922, Robert J. Flaherty gave us Nanook of the North, one of my favourite silent films and an early example of a snow movie--that is, a movie that wouldn't be what it is without its wintry landscape. In some films, snow is incidental--a pretty backdrop or a minor metaphor (like the snowfall that blankets the Bride's duel with O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill Vol. I). In others, a snowy climate is central to the story or sometimes even a character in its own right. Here are 10 movies that each use ice, snow, and cold in a specific way; together, they collectively demonstrate the range one symbol can have.
As with a typical Pajiba Guide, many genres are represented (don't worry Nanook fans -- silent film, documentary, and Inuit culture are all covered below in some form). And as with a typical Guide, apologies must be made for omitting many more...
As with a typical Pajiba Guide, many genres are represented (don't worry Nanook fans -- silent film, documentary, and Inuit culture are all covered below in some form). And as with a typical Guide, apologies must be made for omitting many more...
- 2/18/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
As we've mentioned previously, November 10th is the release date of the band Flyleaf's new CD, entitled Memento Mori, and to help celebrate the occasion, their bass player, Pat Seals, has taken time out of his hectic schedule to prepare for Dread Central readers a list of his Top Ten favorite horror films.
Nothing relieves the stress of the holidays -- or anything really -- like a good horror flick, and Pat certainly has prepared an eclectic catalog that shows he knows his shit about our genre.
Without further ado, here's Pat's list (click each image to see the full poster):
1. The Addiction (1995) - Dir. Abel Ferrara, Starring Lili Taylor
This is my favorite vampire movie. It is the best. The best. Morality and the darkness of human nature are the focus, and Lili Taylor's performance is brutal. Plus, Christopher Walken waltzes in for a philosophical cameo. The...
Nothing relieves the stress of the holidays -- or anything really -- like a good horror flick, and Pat certainly has prepared an eclectic catalog that shows he knows his shit about our genre.
Without further ado, here's Pat's list (click each image to see the full poster):
1. The Addiction (1995) - Dir. Abel Ferrara, Starring Lili Taylor
This is my favorite vampire movie. It is the best. The best. Morality and the darkness of human nature are the focus, and Lili Taylor's performance is brutal. Plus, Christopher Walken waltzes in for a philosophical cameo. The...
- 11/10/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Last July, I told you that I was brokenhearted because one of my fave films from 2008 is being remade! Yes, "Let the Right One In" was being given that good, old Hollywood touch! (Take a look at my Top 10 Best Films of 2008)
And, "Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves is going to helm! I don't know about you, but the quiet tone of the original Swedish film is very different from the loud bang of "Cloverfield."
But, I'm giving Reeves, Hammer Films, and Overture the benefit of the doubt. They may surprise us! (Read my original article on the remake right here)
Before we talk about the cast (and it's a good sign, because the cast looks good), here's what you need to know about the remake:
1) Reeves is writing and directing the remake based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist
2) It's now going to be called "Let Me In"
3) The...
And, "Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves is going to helm! I don't know about you, but the quiet tone of the original Swedish film is very different from the loud bang of "Cloverfield."
But, I'm giving Reeves, Hammer Films, and Overture the benefit of the doubt. They may surprise us! (Read my original article on the remake right here)
Before we talk about the cast (and it's a good sign, because the cast looks good), here's what you need to know about the remake:
1) Reeves is writing and directing the remake based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist
2) It's now going to be called "Let Me In"
3) The...
- 10/2/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Spike TV [1] Scream Awards, dedicated to horror, sci-fi, and fantasy, has just announced the nominees for the 4th annual award show. Aside from questionable nominees like Twilight and Transformers 2, many of the smaller genre pictures Sound On Sight has championed in the past year made an appearance in one of the several categories. These films include Splinter for best horror film, Drag Me To Hell, nominated for the Ultimate Scream award, and Moon for best Science Fiction movie. The links below will lead you to the Sound On Sight episode when we reviewed the movies. Take a listen and let us know if you agree with our views. Below I have also indicated our picks from the list of nominees. Enjoy! In the mean time you can also head over to their site and cast your vote. http://www.spike.com/event/scream2009 [2] The ceremony will take place on Saturday,...
- 9/2/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Its the most wonderful time of the year, that is if your into Spike TV’s 4th annual Scream Awards 2009. There they choose the best of the best, the weirdest of the weird and the most badass films with the help of you, the viewers, to crown who is the victor in each film. Ranging from science fiction, action, to anything comics, this award show is dripping with awesome enough to catch your attention. Below is the nomination list, and if you’d like you can go to Spike TV’s Scream 2009 voting website in order to voice who you want to take the award. The show airs on Tuesday, October 27th at 10 pm, which means that the voting will start wrapping up soon, so get your votes in while you still can!
The Ultimate Scream
“Drag Me to Hell” “Let the Right One In” “Star Trek” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen...
The Ultimate Scream
“Drag Me to Hell” “Let the Right One In” “Star Trek” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen...
- 9/1/2009
- by Melissa Molina
- Atomic Popcorn
“Resistance is futile” this October as Spike TV presents the fourth annual Scream, the first and only global event of its kind to honor the best in sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic genres. Taping on Saturday, October 17, at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Scream 2009 celebrates the hottest films, TV shows, comics, actors, creators, icons and pioneers who have influenced and shaped the industry. This year’s show will also continue the tradition of featuring exclusive World Premieres from some of the most anticipated movies of 2010. The two-hour extravaganza will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 Pm-Midnight, Et/Pt). Presenters and musical performers will be announced shortly.
“Eight out of the 10 highest grossing films of all time are in the ‘Scream’ genres, which is due to the incredible passion and loyalty of these fans,” said Casey Patterson, executive producer of Scream 2009 and senior vice president of event production,...
“Eight out of the 10 highest grossing films of all time are in the ‘Scream’ genres, which is due to the incredible passion and loyalty of these fans,” said Casey Patterson, executive producer of Scream 2009 and senior vice president of event production,...
- 8/31/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
For the past four years, Spike TV has been on the map of cable TV award shows with their annual Scream Awards, giving notice to genres and categories that all other award shows overlook. From comic books to horror films, the Scream Awards have made basic cable award shows fun for the rest of us.
The network just released their list of nominees for this year’s show, which have been chosen by their Advisory Board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders. On the board are known genre names such as Tim Burton, Wes Craven, Roland Emmerich, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Eli Roth, Zack Snyder, and more.
The voting begins today at Scream.Spike.com so check out the list after the jump. Be sure to tune into Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10 Pm-Midnight Et/Pt) for the 2009 Scream Awards.
The Ultimate Scream
-“Drag Me to Hell”
-“Let the Right One In...
The network just released their list of nominees for this year’s show, which have been chosen by their Advisory Board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders. On the board are known genre names such as Tim Burton, Wes Craven, Roland Emmerich, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Eli Roth, Zack Snyder, and more.
The voting begins today at Scream.Spike.com so check out the list after the jump. Be sure to tune into Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10 Pm-Midnight Et/Pt) for the 2009 Scream Awards.
The Ultimate Scream
-“Drag Me to Hell”
-“Let the Right One In...
- 8/31/2009
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
Director: Tomas Alfredson Writer(s): John Ajvide Lindqvist (novel and screenplay) Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson It's the 1980's and twelve-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) lives in the harsh, wintery blackness of Sweden. There's something not quite right about Oskar. It could be that he picks knife fights with trees, is fascinated with violence, is continually bullied by his schoolmates, or maybe those long Swedish nights are just draining a bit of his soul. Regardless of Oskar's bad state, a savior appears in the form of Eli (Lina Leandersson), a two hundred-year-old vampire that has settled in to graze on Oskar's sleepy town. Oskar and Eli meet on the playground at night where the two hit it off, with Oskar being smitten by the young Eli, and Eli being fascinated with Oskar's Rubik's cube. Oskar provides something that's missing in Eli's somewhat fiendish existence—a friend. In return Eli brings...
- 7/1/2009
- by Dirk Sonniksen
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Then again, Let the Right One In is less about a neck-chomping vampire than it is about the friendship forged between said eternally 12-year-old bloodsucker Eli (Lina Leandersson) and the introverted, bullied Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a tale of two souls whose meeting is either the best or the worst thing that could happen to each of them. Eli arrives in the Stockholm town in which Oskar lives in the middle of nighttime, accompanied by an older man in the shape of Hakan (Per Ragnar), who, we learn, assists Eli in claiming her human victims. As troubled Oskar begins to awkwardly communicate with Eli, a bond grows between them that begins to see Oskar's confidence build.
- 4/12/2009
- by Tom Elce
- DearCinema.com
It's been lauded from Toronto to Timbuktu as one of the best horror movies ever, and one of the best movies in years. Swedish vampire movie Let The Right One In is like nothing you've ever seen: childishly sweet, blood-soaked, realistic and fantastical in equal measure. So you'll want to check out this exclusive new UK trailer and poster immediately.The story follows Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a 12 year-old boy who is bullied in school as he befriends the new girl next door, Eli (Lina Leandersson) - who may have a secret. Like maybe she's not quite human. Tentative friendship, preadolescent love and extreme violence ensue.Click the thumbnail below to view the film's final poster.The film's out here on April 10, which by our count is not soon enough.
- 3/11/2009
- EmpireOnline
Lately, I’ve been watching a steady steam of Hollywood movies and so when I got the chance to review Let the Right One In, a movie I’ve been hearing very good thing about, I jumped at it. This film tells the story of a lonely 12 year old boy named Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) who is bullied at school. Oskar fantasies about getting back at his bullies. Oskar finds an unusual friend in his new neighbor Eli (Lina Leandersson). Eli is also lonely however her predicament is different since she’s a 200 year old vampire in a 12-year old girl’s [...]...
- 3/10/2009
- by The Critic
- SmartCine.com
By Matt Singer
I wouldn't say I liked "Twilight," but I think I get it. The action is clumsy, the acting is clunky, but the core mythos of Stephenie Meyer's source material survives the transition to the big screen intact, and while it doesn't necessarily appeal to me, I can see why it might to others (at least as a novel; the movie, I'm not so sure). The world that Meyer created -- a teen soap opera against a backdrop of supernatural intrigue in which clans of vampires walk the earth, some protecting humanity, others methodically eating them -- is a chick-lit twist on the classic formula of the "X-Men" comic books. "Twilight" was previewed for the press at a multiplex in Times Square to give critics a taste of what the authentic experience is like: the theater was packed with teenage girls. These young women, by and large,...
I wouldn't say I liked "Twilight," but I think I get it. The action is clumsy, the acting is clunky, but the core mythos of Stephenie Meyer's source material survives the transition to the big screen intact, and while it doesn't necessarily appeal to me, I can see why it might to others (at least as a novel; the movie, I'm not so sure). The world that Meyer created -- a teen soap opera against a backdrop of supernatural intrigue in which clans of vampires walk the earth, some protecting humanity, others methodically eating them -- is a chick-lit twist on the classic formula of the "X-Men" comic books. "Twilight" was previewed for the press at a multiplex in Times Square to give critics a taste of what the authentic experience is like: the theater was packed with teenage girls. These young women, by and large,...
- 12/4/2008
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Let the Right One In
Starring Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson
Directed by Tomas Alfredsson
Rated R
One of the year's more alarming and most interesting films is about young outcasts, one of them a vampire, who are connected by a strange love that neither one of them fully comprehends. And no, that movie is not Twilight.
Let the Right One In has already leapt onto the list of the top 250 films ever made at IMDb. Is it really that good? No, probably not, but it's surprising just how good it is considering our cultural familiarity with bloodsuckers and how little this strays from that path in order to tell a complex and full story.
The last great new invention in this genre was Night Watch, the Russian film by Wanted director Temur Bekmambetov. That film created an entirely different universe for vampires, making it so wildly unlike our reality...
Starring Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson
Directed by Tomas Alfredsson
Rated R
One of the year's more alarming and most interesting films is about young outcasts, one of them a vampire, who are connected by a strange love that neither one of them fully comprehends. And no, that movie is not Twilight.
Let the Right One In has already leapt onto the list of the top 250 films ever made at IMDb. Is it really that good? No, probably not, but it's surprising just how good it is considering our cultural familiarity with bloodsuckers and how little this strays from that path in order to tell a complex and full story.
The last great new invention in this genre was Night Watch, the Russian film by Wanted director Temur Bekmambetov. That film created an entirely different universe for vampires, making it so wildly unlike our reality...
- 11/26/2008
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
You’ve never seen a vampire movie like this before -- that I can promise you. There hasn’t been one like this before. Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson, working from an internationally bestselling novel by by John Ajvide Lindqvist [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon U.K.] (who also wrote the screenplay) posits befriending a vampire as the cure for what ails lonely, beat-up-on 12-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant)... sort of. His new neighbor, Eli (Lina Leandersson), who’s also 12 (and has been for a really long time -- she’s undead), is full of ideas about how he can defend himself against bullies, though they’re probably not the wisest defenses he could be deploying. Meditative and mournful, this unexpectedly poetic film punctuates its serene atmosphere with shocking moments of unexpected gore, some of which are almost funny in their wildness -- cats, it turns out, really don’t like the bloodsuckers -- and others of which are...
- 11/21/2008
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The vampire genre, both in film and literature, has always been closely tied to gothic romance, going all the way back to Bram Stoker’s Dracula or even John Polidori’s The Vampyre. As far as monsters go, vampires are the dream lover; hopelessly romantic in conduct, yet beast-like when it comes to sex. So what happens when this dynamic is reinterpreted into prepubescent kids, with the severity of the consequences intact? After all, you can’t play with a vampire without getting bit—Er, figuratively speaking, of course (or maybe not). Would a vampire still retain its sexuality even if she looks and behaves like a twelve year old girl?Set in the early 80s, this genre-melding Swedish film explores puppy love in a devilishly original manner. The title refers to the myth that vampires can’t come in unless they’re invited by the homeowner, but it’s...
- 11/7/2008
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
A lot has transpired before 12-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) finds the nerve to ask the new girl next door, Eli (Lina Leandersson), if she wants to be his girlfriend. Gruesome murders have occurred in the Stockholm suburb where Oskar lives with his mother. His bullying at school by classmates has reached a dangerous level. But none of that matters compared to Oskar's feelings for the dark-haired Eli, a mystery girl with snow-white skin and ruby red lips, a girl who also drinks blood. Tomas Alfredson's Swedish horror film "Let the Right One In," awarded Best Narrative at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, is quiet in all the right places, building the suspense to a feverish pitch, dreamlike with its dark, winter imagery and eerie from start to finish. While "Let the Right One," from Magnet Releasing, part of their 6 Shooter Film Series, has its fair share of horrific shocks, Alfredson...
- 11/7/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
In the Stockholm suburb of Let The Right One In, terrible things can happen just out of sight. Kåre Hedebrant, a 12-year-old child of divorce, knows this well; he frequently falls victim to a pack of bullies in empty bathrooms or deserted hallways between classes. His new neighbor Per Ragnar knows it too. He uses the dark woods to drug passersby and drain them of blood while headlights flash on a nearby street. In the dark, victims and victimizers find common ground. Hedebrant has another new neighbor in Ragnar's apartment, 12-year-old Lina Leandersson, who introduces herself to Hedebrant with the words, "I can't be your friend," then proceeds to spend every evening with him in the halfhearted park outside their apartment complex. Sometimes she smells bad and looks haggard. At other moments, she looks like a girl in the flush of youth. Meanwhile, residents keep disappearing, and Hedebrant starts...
- 11/6/2008
- by Keith Phipps
- avclub.com
By Aaron Hillis
Sweden isn't particularly known internationally for its horror films (Bergman's "Hour of the Wolf," notwithstanding), but then again, neither is Tomas Alfredson. Already well respected in his native country, the Swedish filmmaker ("Four Shades of Brown") is quickly becoming a name to know on these shores by both the Fangoria horror hounds and the Film Comment art snobs, all for a beautifully haunting youth romance with a splatter of blood on its hands. Adapted by John Ajvide Lindqvist from his own best-selling novel, "Let the Right One In" (or, as we say in Swedish: "Låt den rätte komma in") raises its curtain on a bleak and snowy Stockholm suburb in the '80s, where 12-year-old introvert Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) plays in solitude, acting out brutal revenge fantasies on the kids who bully him. Arriving around the same time that a series of deaths start to spring up,...
Sweden isn't particularly known internationally for its horror films (Bergman's "Hour of the Wolf," notwithstanding), but then again, neither is Tomas Alfredson. Already well respected in his native country, the Swedish filmmaker ("Four Shades of Brown") is quickly becoming a name to know on these shores by both the Fangoria horror hounds and the Film Comment art snobs, all for a beautifully haunting youth romance with a splatter of blood on its hands. Adapted by John Ajvide Lindqvist from his own best-selling novel, "Let the Right One In" (or, as we say in Swedish: "Låt den rätte komma in") raises its curtain on a bleak and snowy Stockholm suburb in the '80s, where 12-year-old introvert Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) plays in solitude, acting out brutal revenge fantasies on the kids who bully him. Arriving around the same time that a series of deaths start to spring up,...
- 10/29/2008
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
2 Days in Paris Release Date: Oct. 24 (New York)
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Writer: John Ajvide Lindqvist
Cinematographer: Dariusz Wolski
Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
Studio/Running Time: Magnolia Pictures, 114 mins.
A gorgeous vampire love story from Sweden...seriously
It is hard to believe that after about a hundred years of vampires in the cinema there would be anything left to say on the subject. But then comes a surprise out of Sweden that brings a fresh angle to the genre. Let the Right One In features an introverted boy, Oskar, who makes friends with an odd young girl, Eli, who has just moved into his apartment building with her father. Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) doesn’t understand why Eli (Lina Leandersson) never goes to school, never gets cold and has blood under her fingernails. And her supposed father is making strange, late-night walks while carrying a toolkit. As the bodies pile up,...
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Writer: John Ajvide Lindqvist
Cinematographer: Dariusz Wolski
Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
Studio/Running Time: Magnolia Pictures, 114 mins.
A gorgeous vampire love story from Sweden...seriously
It is hard to believe that after about a hundred years of vampires in the cinema there would be anything left to say on the subject. But then comes a surprise out of Sweden that brings a fresh angle to the genre. Let the Right One In features an introverted boy, Oskar, who makes friends with an odd young girl, Eli, who has just moved into his apartment building with her father. Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) doesn’t understand why Eli (Lina Leandersson) never goes to school, never gets cold and has blood under her fingernails. And her supposed father is making strange, late-night walks while carrying a toolkit. As the bodies pile up,...
- 10/23/2008
- Pastemagazine.com
By Neil Pedley
A run-up to Halloween week that's surprisingly light on the gore gives way to some refreshingly subtle visions of terror, both real and imagined, taking their place alongside some of the award season's more established heavy hitters.
"Changeling"
Nothing rings the Oscar bell quite like a Clint Eastwood period drama, and by now we all know exactly what to expect from the old master -- another superbly crafted, slightly cold exercise in melodrama where fate casts an icy glare on someone quite undeserving, and then buries him or her under a tiny mountain of misery. (Divided audiences to follow.) Based on the infamous Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, the film stars Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins, the single mother wronged by police who return a strange boy to her as her missing son, and then attempt to quiet their mistake by quieting her. John Malkovich co-stars as the...
A run-up to Halloween week that's surprisingly light on the gore gives way to some refreshingly subtle visions of terror, both real and imagined, taking their place alongside some of the award season's more established heavy hitters.
"Changeling"
Nothing rings the Oscar bell quite like a Clint Eastwood period drama, and by now we all know exactly what to expect from the old master -- another superbly crafted, slightly cold exercise in melodrama where fate casts an icy glare on someone quite undeserving, and then buries him or her under a tiny mountain of misery. (Divided audiences to follow.) Based on the infamous Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, the film stars Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins, the single mother wronged by police who return a strange boy to her as her missing son, and then attempt to quiet their mistake by quieting her. John Malkovich co-stars as the...
- 10/20/2008
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
We learned tis afternoon that Magnet Releasing has finally slated Let The Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in), the horror love story from director Tomas Alfredson, for release in Los Angeles and New York on October 24, followed by a national roll-out. In the film, Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire. You can read a longer synopsis indie or click the title for a review and stills. A fragile introverted boy, 12-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. His wish for a friend comes true when he meets Eli (Lina Leandersson), also 12, who moves into the apartment next door with a man who is presumably her father. But coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of disappearances and macabre murdersa man is found strung up in a tree,...
- 7/30/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
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