Malayalam cinema has been on a roll in the past few months. With many back-to-back hits and each movie having a different story to convey, this industry has become a hotbed of experimentation and fresh stories. Jithu Madhavan is known for last year’s blockbuster hit Romancham, which uniquely explored the horror-comedy genre. Basking on the success of his first film, Jithu Madhavan brings Aavesham, which loosely translates to ‘charge up.’ Aavesham is about a group of college students who become acquainted with a local gangster, and have their lives changed forever. Released on April 11th, 2024, it is a Malayalam language film.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did The Boys Move Out Of The Hostel?
Aavesham begins with a bunch of young boys joining a college in Bangalore, away from home for the first time. The whole idea was to have full freedom in a city where no one would know them.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did The Boys Move Out Of The Hostel?
Aavesham begins with a bunch of young boys joining a college in Bangalore, away from home for the first time. The whole idea was to have full freedom in a city where no one would know them.
- 4/12/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Even Eli Roth can’t believe that two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett was willing to learn to twirl guns and shoot baddies in “Borderlands,” the director’s gonzo adaptation of the popular video game.
Roth noted that since people loved seeing Blanchett wield a baton in “Tár,” where she portrayed a fictional world-famous conductor embroiled in controversy, the filmmaker said he might as well “put a flamethrower in her hand.”
In “Borderlands,” Blanchett sports a fiery red bob and is surrounded by the starry ensemble of Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black and “Barbie” breakout Ariana Greenblatt. The story follows Blanchett as Lilith, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past. She reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora and forms an unexpected alliance to find the missing daughter of Atlas.
Roth shared a trailer for the film during Lionsgate’s presentation at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie...
Roth noted that since people loved seeing Blanchett wield a baton in “Tár,” where she portrayed a fictional world-famous conductor embroiled in controversy, the filmmaker said he might as well “put a flamethrower in her hand.”
In “Borderlands,” Blanchett sports a fiery red bob and is surrounded by the starry ensemble of Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black and “Barbie” breakout Ariana Greenblatt. The story follows Blanchett as Lilith, an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past. She reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora and forms an unexpected alliance to find the missing daughter of Atlas.
Roth shared a trailer for the film during Lionsgate’s presentation at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie...
- 4/10/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Box office preview: Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ will try its best not to divide the moviegoing nation
After a quieter April opening weekend, we get a slightly busier one with one high profile wide release and a handful of smaller releases. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
The big release of the weekend is “Civil War,” filmmaker Alex Garland‘s fourth feature film as a director, and one that is reportedly A24’s biggest budget production, reportedly costing $50 million. Set in a dystopian war-torn future America, the movie stars Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny from “Priscilla” as two wartime journalists heading to D.C. to interview the President (Nick Offerman), who is about to be deposed by a group of opposing rebels. The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
Garland established himself as a screenwriter with films like Danny Boyle‘s “28 Days Later” and the 2012 “Dredd” movie starring Karl Urban, but his 2015 directorial debut “Ex Machina...
The big release of the weekend is “Civil War,” filmmaker Alex Garland‘s fourth feature film as a director, and one that is reportedly A24’s biggest budget production, reportedly costing $50 million. Set in a dystopian war-torn future America, the movie stars Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny from “Priscilla” as two wartime journalists heading to D.C. to interview the President (Nick Offerman), who is about to be deposed by a group of opposing rebels. The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
Garland established himself as a screenwriter with films like Danny Boyle‘s “28 Days Later” and the 2012 “Dredd” movie starring Karl Urban, but his 2015 directorial debut “Ex Machina...
- 4/10/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Wondering just when you’d be able to get your hands on the upcoming Survival Horror title Gore Doctor from Salient Games? You can do just that tomorrow! Yes, Salient Games has announced that Gore Doctor will be released for PC via Steam on March 22nd. And if you’ve been completely unaware of the game, you can still check out the demo, which has recently been updated.
Drawing inspiration from iconic films such as Saw, Hostel, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and even Rockstar’s Manhunt, Gore Doctor sees you in the shoes of a protagonist who finds himself abducted and imprisoned in the confines of Dr. Gorberg’s institute. Once a respected psychiatrist, Dr. Gorberg’s descent into madness followed the tragic loss of his wife, Scarlett, to an incurable illness. Unable to cope with his grief, he transformed his institute into a hellish realm of despair and death,...
Drawing inspiration from iconic films such as Saw, Hostel, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and even Rockstar’s Manhunt, Gore Doctor sees you in the shoes of a protagonist who finds himself abducted and imprisoned in the confines of Dr. Gorberg’s institute. Once a respected psychiatrist, Dr. Gorberg’s descent into madness followed the tragic loss of his wife, Scarlett, to an incurable illness. Unable to cope with his grief, he transformed his institute into a hellish realm of despair and death,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
In one of our recent Wtf episodes, we covered the eye-gouging, eastern European-set filthy shenanigans of Eli Roth’s nicely messed up torture porn movie, Hostel. The film helped pave the way for the exploitation horror subgenre to thrive in the early 2000s, and followed a group of American tourists who get a lot more than they bargained for during a trip to the lovely picturesque country of Slovakia. Poor lads. All they wanted was some promiscuous sex with hot European ladies, but they weren’t counting on a shady organization dishing out decapitation and slit throats, as a side dish to the fornication. The movie, according to the tagline, was ‘based upon true events’ and whether or not you believe this claim, it’s nothing if not brutally demented in parts. So, like any other horror movie that manages to whip up a frenzy with critics and fans alike,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
Quentin Tarantino is undoubtedly one of the most influential directors in Hollywood. There is one filmmaker who was influenced and guided by Tarantino and went on to become a prominent name in the horror genre. Eli Roth’s film, Restaurant Dogs, was a clear homage to the Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. The duo later became good friends and collaborated on several projects over the years.
Quentin Tarantino found his perfect partner after watching Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever
Roth’s films had their fair share of acclaim and criticism, depending on the audience of the film. He was put on the horror genre map with his controversial film franchise, Hostel. He went on to make Knock Knock with Keanu Reeves, which some fans consider as Reeves’ most disgusting movie.
Eli Roth And Quentin Tarantino Bonded Over Their Love For Horror Films Eli Roth as Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino’s...
Quentin Tarantino found his perfect partner after watching Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever
Roth’s films had their fair share of acclaim and criticism, depending on the audience of the film. He was put on the horror genre map with his controversial film franchise, Hostel. He went on to make Knock Knock with Keanu Reeves, which some fans consider as Reeves’ most disgusting movie.
Eli Roth And Quentin Tarantino Bonded Over Their Love For Horror Films Eli Roth as Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino’s...
- 3/8/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Packing your bags for a much-needed getaway? Before you zip that suitcase shut and dream of escaping the nine-to-five for sandy beaches or quaint European villages, I’ve got a little pre-trip entertainment that might just have you rethinking your out-of-office plans. We’re diving headfirst into the deep, dark world of the best vacation horror movies that specialize in turning your dream destinations into scenes straight out of a nightmare. This isn’t your standard travel prep checklist, but consider it an essential part of your vacation planning process—especially if you enjoy sleeping at night.
These horror movies about vacations gone wrong are the perfect concoction of thrill, chills, and “welp, I’m never leaving the house again” moments. From shark-infested waters to eerie, untouched ruins, these films will have you second-guessing that secluded Airbnb booking or that “adventurous” local excursion. So, grab your popcorn (or maybe a...
These horror movies about vacations gone wrong are the perfect concoction of thrill, chills, and “welp, I’m never leaving the house again” moments. From shark-infested waters to eerie, untouched ruins, these films will have you second-guessing that secluded Airbnb booking or that “adventurous” local excursion. So, grab your popcorn (or maybe a...
- 3/1/2024
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
Video game movies have come a long way in the last several years, with the likes of "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," among others, making great strides. As a result, many Hollywood studios are turning to the gaming world in hopes of finding the next great big-screen franchise. To that end, Lionsgate is set to release "Borderlands" as one of this summer's big blockbusters and yes, it is based on an extremely popular series of games.
This one has been in the works for a long time and even finished filming several years ago. But it's finally arriving this year and fans will soon know if this will be the next step in the right direction for video game movies. We're here to give you all of the need-to-know details about the film so you can be ready when it hits theaters -- from who is...
This one has been in the works for a long time and even finished filming several years ago. But it's finally arriving this year and fans will soon know if this will be the next step in the right direction for video game movies. We're here to give you all of the need-to-know details about the film so you can be ready when it hits theaters -- from who is...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Eli Roth follows up last year’s slasher movie Thanksgiving with this year’s video game adaptation Borderlands, and up next he’s writing and directing a sequel to the holiday slasher.
What else is Roth working on? Chatting with Entertainment Weekly, the Hostel and Cabin Fever filmmaker has revealed that he’s also writing another horror movie at the moment!
The mysterious untitled horror movie is being written by Eli Roth and his Borderlands star Ariana Greenblatt, Roth reveals in the new chat with Entertainment Weekly.
“We have a great idea, so we’re writing a movie together,” Roth tells Entertainment Weekly. “I don’t want to say anything about it yet, but she’s so smart I’m like, ‘Let’s write a movie together, and we’ll produce it together, and I’ll direct it, and you’ll star in it.'”
Roth notes in the chat...
What else is Roth working on? Chatting with Entertainment Weekly, the Hostel and Cabin Fever filmmaker has revealed that he’s also writing another horror movie at the moment!
The mysterious untitled horror movie is being written by Eli Roth and his Borderlands star Ariana Greenblatt, Roth reveals in the new chat with Entertainment Weekly.
“We have a great idea, so we’re writing a movie together,” Roth tells Entertainment Weekly. “I don’t want to say anything about it yet, but she’s so smart I’m like, ‘Let’s write a movie together, and we’ll produce it together, and I’ll direct it, and you’ll star in it.'”
Roth notes in the chat...
- 2/27/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The upcoming video game adaptation Borderlands has debuted an electric first trailer highlighting the movie’s stylish visuals and star-studded cast. But some fans argue director Eli Roth’s involvement has negatively impacted the project, despite acclaimed screenwriter Craig Mazin penning the script.
Borderlands stars Cate Blanchett as an alien outlaw named Lilith who returns home to Pandora seeking a legendary vault of treasures. She assembles a ragtag crew for the dangerous mission, including Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jack Black. Early footage wows with cel-shaded cinematography resembling the Borderlands games and offbeat humor. So why are fans worried about Roth’s contribution as director?
What Criticism Has Eli Roth Faced Over Borderlands? Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others in Borderlands
Eli Roth is best known for gritty horror films like Hostel and The Green Inferno. Borderlands mark new territory for the director within sci-fi and effects-heavy worldbuilding.
Borderlands stars Cate Blanchett as an alien outlaw named Lilith who returns home to Pandora seeking a legendary vault of treasures. She assembles a ragtag crew for the dangerous mission, including Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jack Black. Early footage wows with cel-shaded cinematography resembling the Borderlands games and offbeat humor. So why are fans worried about Roth’s contribution as director?
What Criticism Has Eli Roth Faced Over Borderlands? Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others in Borderlands
Eli Roth is best known for gritty horror films like Hostel and The Green Inferno. Borderlands mark new territory for the director within sci-fi and effects-heavy worldbuilding.
- 2/22/2024
- by Nivedita Dubey
- FandomWire
At long last, the first trailer for the "Borderlands" movie has arrived. Directed by Eli Roth, this is the long-awaited adaptation of the very popular series of video games from Gearbox and 2K. Lionsgate has been getting the film ready behind the scenes for several years, and with the release date set for this summer, the studio has finally decided to show us what they've cooked up. Check it out for yourself above.
There is much to discuss here. For anyone who has played the games, Roth and the filmmakers certainly nailed a lot of the look. Claptrap (the robot character voiced by Jack Black) looks like himself. The world looks like the world of the games. It feels right in that sense. It also feels, cinematically, like a mix between Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" films and "Mad Max." Whether or not it's anywhere near as good as those...
There is much to discuss here. For anyone who has played the games, Roth and the filmmakers certainly nailed a lot of the look. Claptrap (the robot character voiced by Jack Black) looks like himself. The world looks like the world of the games. It feels right in that sense. It also feels, cinematically, like a mix between Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" films and "Mad Max." Whether or not it's anywhere near as good as those...
- 2/21/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
It’s been twelve years since the last Hostel film was released. The series came out during a time when torture porn was a hot commodity in the mainstream thanks to Saw. The first Hostel did okay business when it was released by garnering $82 million worldwide. Hostel: Part II was released two years later and only collected $35 million worldwide. Lionsgate announced a Part III, but Eli Roth confirmed himself that he had nothing to do with the third chapter of the series. However watching the sequel, it does tie up some loose ends from the first film. Hostel: Part III...
- 2/21/2024
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. is ready to sell the South Beach hostel that is notoriously linked to the “pool boy” sex scandal, though the deal is currently held up in court.
A company set up by Falwell’s son bought the Alston Hostel for $4.7 million in 2013. Giancarlo Granda, who befriended Jerry and his wife, Becki, while working as a pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, was listed as a partner in the sale.
It was later leaked that Granda and Becki had been having sex in the years prior, with Granda claiming that Falwell filmed some of the encounters. The saga ultimately forced Falwell’s exit as president of Liberty University in 2020.
Granda’s name was removed from the hostel’s annual corporate filings last year, though he still claims to have a stake in the business.
Court filings by plaintiff LeaseFlorida a $5.5 million sales...
A company set up by Falwell’s son bought the Alston Hostel for $4.7 million in 2013. Giancarlo Granda, who befriended Jerry and his wife, Becki, while working as a pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, was listed as a partner in the sale.
It was later leaked that Granda and Becki had been having sex in the years prior, with Granda claiming that Falwell filmed some of the encounters. The saga ultimately forced Falwell’s exit as president of Liberty University in 2020.
Granda’s name was removed from the hostel’s annual corporate filings last year, though he still claims to have a stake in the business.
Court filings by plaintiff LeaseFlorida a $5.5 million sales...
- 2/9/2024
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Sony is bringing Eli Roth’s long-awaited slasher Thanksgiving (read our review Here, check out our interview with Roth at This Link) back to theatre screens, and they’re not waiting for the Thanksgiving holiday to do it. Our friends at Bloody Disgusting report that Thanksgiving, which was just released to theatres for the first time back in November, will be returning to more than 500 theatres this weekend. The movie already received a digital release last week, so presumably this theatrical boost is meant to promote Blu-ray and DVD release that’s coming on January 30th.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim...
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim...
- 1/26/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
When director Michael Winner and screenwriter Wendell Mayes adapted Brian Garfield's novel "Death Wish," it's doubtful that they had any idea they'd be launching a film franchise that would change the landscape of vigilante thrillers forever, and solidify Charles Bronson as one of the greatest stars of action cinema. The "Death Wish" films start out as a twisted character study of a man named Paul Kersey as he slowly descends into a life of vengeance and violence, bearing arms and serving as a one-man judge, jury, and executioner. There's a real allure to righting wrongs outside of the American justice system, but as Kearsey's arc shows, his desire to kill has perhaps always been a part of him -- which makes him part of the problem.
As the franchise went on, the "Death Wish" films cared less and less about the moral conundrums of its hero and instead wanted...
As the franchise went on, the "Death Wish" films cared less and less about the moral conundrums of its hero and instead wanted...
- 1/22/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Cold Sore Terrorism, Period Sex, and John Waters as Your Youth Pastor? Nice Work, Pauline!
It’s my understanding that the tampons were handmade.
Unfortunately, I was unable to hunt down the contact information for “Excision” writer/director Richard Bates Jr. to confirm that fact in time for this column’s ceremonial 11:59pm publication. (Cut me some slack; it’s festival season!) But what little information I could uncover about his debut film’s 2012 Sundance premiere — a storied screening that took place as part of that year’s Park...
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Cold Sore Terrorism, Period Sex, and John Waters as Your Youth Pastor? Nice Work, Pauline!
It’s my understanding that the tampons were handmade.
Unfortunately, I was unable to hunt down the contact information for “Excision” writer/director Richard Bates Jr. to confirm that fact in time for this column’s ceremonial 11:59pm publication. (Cut me some slack; it’s festival season!) But what little information I could uncover about his debut film’s 2012 Sundance premiere — a storied screening that took place as part of that year’s Park...
- 1/20/2024
- by Alison Foreman and Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Hailing from the country that gave us such grim social critics as Michael Haneke and Ulrich Seidl, Vantablack Austrian satire “Veni Vidi Vici” opens with a senseless homicide. It’s a startling scene, no less upsetting than the Scorpio killing that kick-starts “Dirty Harry” — except that in this case, the incident is calibrated as the darkest sort of comedy. Rather than picking off an unsuspecting rooftop swimmer, the serial killer does his hunting out in the open, without shame or any pretense of covering his tracks.
The movie makes no mystery of the sniper’s identity, revealing it right from the jump, the way a “Columbo” episode might. And yet the authorities show zero interest in arresting the guilty party, even going so far as to toss an eyewitness out of the police station (that man winds up offing himself in exasperation). That’s because the person responsible, Amon Maynard (Laurence Rupp), is a millionaire,...
The movie makes no mystery of the sniper’s identity, revealing it right from the jump, the way a “Columbo” episode might. And yet the authorities show zero interest in arresting the guilty party, even going so far as to toss an eyewitness out of the police station (that man winds up offing himself in exasperation). That’s because the person responsible, Amon Maynard (Laurence Rupp), is a millionaire,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Following a November theatrical release, Eli Roth’s long-awaited slasher Thanksgiving (read our review Here, check out our interview with Roth at This Link) received a PVOD release at the end of last month (you can rent or buy it on Amazon), and now Sony has confirmed that Thanksgiving is going to receive a digital release on January 16th, with a Blu-ray and DVD release to follow on January 30th.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at the chance to get the movie made,...
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at the chance to get the movie made,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Looking back on the horror genre throughout time, there’s always been a period where certain sub-genres have been most prominent. The 70s and 80s were all about the slasher flicks, with masked villains marauding around sleepy suburbs or high school kids having their heads chopped off, while remakes such as House of Wax and Ring dominated the early noughties. There’s another sub-genre, however, that had its roots in splatter films such as Peter Jackson’s superbly gross Bad Taste and Braindead, plus ‘video nasties’ like 1978’s I Spit on Your Grave. That’s right folk, we’re talking about ‘Torture Porn’, an exploitation horror subgenre known for its nasty, gory, and violent films. Do a quick Google search for the sub-genre, preferably with safe-search activated if you’re at work or Uni, just in case, and you’ll more than likely find several Top 10 lists of the best...
- 1/10/2024
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
Eli Roth’s long-awaited slasher Thanksgiving (read our review Here, check out our interview with Roth at This Link) can still be found playing in some theaters, but it also received a PVOD release earlier this week, and you can rent or buy it on Amazon. To help entice you to check out the full film, the first 10 minutes of the movie have been posted online – and you can watch them in the embed above!
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
- 12/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Eli Roth’s long-awaited slasher Thanksgiving can still be found playing in some theaters, but if you’d like to watch it in the comfort of your own home, we have some good news for you: the film is now available on PVOD! You can rent or buy it on Amazon… and to help promote the PVOD release, we’re proud to unveil an Exclusive deleted scene from the film. Check it out in the embed above!
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
- 12/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Based on his fake trailer from the Grindhouse Double Feature (2007), Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving served up a heaping helping of gory slasher fun in theaters ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Today, Roth’s holiday slasher carves its way onto PVOD! Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive “Behind the Screams” featurette to celebrate the surprise home release.
Thanksgiving is now available in theaters and to buy or rent on PVOD, offering more ways to enjoy holiday horror this season.
Check out the exclusive featurette below, where Roth and co-writer Jeff Rendell track their friendship and the road to creating the original new slasher.
In Thanksgiving, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.”
The cast for the feature length slasher movie includes Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Jalen Thomas Brooks (“Walker”), Milo Manheim (Zombies), Nell Verlaque (“Big Shot”), Gina Gershon...
Thanksgiving is now available in theaters and to buy or rent on PVOD, offering more ways to enjoy holiday horror this season.
Check out the exclusive featurette below, where Roth and co-writer Jeff Rendell track their friendship and the road to creating the original new slasher.
In Thanksgiving, “After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.”
The cast for the feature length slasher movie includes Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Jalen Thomas Brooks (“Walker”), Milo Manheim (Zombies), Nell Verlaque (“Big Shot”), Gina Gershon...
- 12/19/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Eli Roth made his return to rated “R” horror with the slasher movie Thanksgiving last month, and we learned last week that Roth will return to direct Thanksgiving 2 in 2025.
This year’s holiday slasher is of course a feature length expansion of Roth’s popular faux trailer from Grindhouse (2007), and it seems it’s reignited his passion for his past work.
Speaking with CinePop for a new interview that ran this week (watch the video below), Eli Roth reveals that he’s hungry to return to the worlds of both Hostel and Cabin Fever!
“Hostel there’s a lot more to do. I’d love to go back to Hostel at some point. And Cabin Fever as well,” Roth tells the outlet. “They’re a part of me. They’re like my children.”
“I feel like I’ve ignored them for too long,” Roth continues. “And I’d love to...
This year’s holiday slasher is of course a feature length expansion of Roth’s popular faux trailer from Grindhouse (2007), and it seems it’s reignited his passion for his past work.
Speaking with CinePop for a new interview that ran this week (watch the video below), Eli Roth reveals that he’s hungry to return to the worlds of both Hostel and Cabin Fever!
“Hostel there’s a lot more to do. I’d love to go back to Hostel at some point. And Cabin Fever as well,” Roth tells the outlet. “They’re a part of me. They’re like my children.”
“I feel like I’ve ignored them for too long,” Roth continues. “And I’d love to...
- 12/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Eli Roth just kicked off a new horror franchise with his slasher movie Thanksgiving (read our review Here), as it was recently announced that Thanksgiving 2 is on track for a 2025 release. But while Roth is currently focused on holiday slashing, two franchises he previously created – the Hostel and Cabin Fever franchises – came up while he was sitting down for an interview with CinePOP. And during this interview, he said he hopes to revisit and revive those franchises someday!
Roth told CinePOP, “Hostel, there’s a lot more to do. I’d love to go back to Hostel at some point. And Cabin Fever as well. They’re a part of me, like my children, and I feel like I’ve been ignoring them for too long. I’d love to go back to them, in some way. I have ideas.“
Roth directed the first two Hostel movies and the first Cabin Fever,...
Roth told CinePOP, “Hostel, there’s a lot more to do. I’d love to go back to Hostel at some point. And Cabin Fever as well. They’re a part of me, like my children, and I feel like I’ve been ignoring them for too long. I’d love to go back to them, in some way. I have ideas.“
Roth directed the first two Hostel movies and the first Cabin Fever,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
To say that Eli Roth has had an incredibly successful career would be pretty accurate, but that doesn’t mean everything has worked. Remember that ‘Clock’ kids film with Cate Blanchett? Exactly. And it seems like his “Borderlands” film was basically ripped away from him. But with those setbacks, he returned in a big way with “Thanksgiving,” going back to his horror roots.
Continue reading Eli Roth Is Ready To Return With New ‘Hostel’ & ‘Cabin Fever’ Films: “I’ve Been Ignoring Them For Too Long” at The Playlist.
Continue reading Eli Roth Is Ready To Return With New ‘Hostel’ & ‘Cabin Fever’ Films: “I’ve Been Ignoring Them For Too Long” at The Playlist.
- 12/4/2023
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
John Carver will kill again! Director Eli Roth has confirmed that his recent slasher hit "Thanksgiving" is indeed getting a sequel. Sony Pictures went ahead and made it official, with the follow-up expected to hit theaters sometime in 2025. Roth took to Instagram to personally share the news with his fans in a brief video, expressing his gratitude to everyone who made the first film a success.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Eli Roth (@realeliroth)
Plot details remain under wraps, but (and not to spoil anything) the ending of the first film was just ambiguous enough to leave the door open for a follow-up. No word yet on who, if any, of the cast members from the first film will return for "Thanksgiving 2." Roth also said in the video that the sequel will arrive in 2025 "probably around Thanksgiving," although a firm release date has not yet been set.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Eli Roth (@realeliroth)
Plot details remain under wraps, but (and not to spoil anything) the ending of the first film was just ambiguous enough to leave the door open for a follow-up. No word yet on who, if any, of the cast members from the first film will return for "Thanksgiving 2." Roth also said in the video that the sequel will arrive in 2025 "probably around Thanksgiving," although a firm release date has not yet been set.
- 11/30/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
A lot of genre fans had been waiting sixteen years to see director Eli Roth’s holiday slasher Thanksgiving (read our review Here), ever since he contributed a faux trailer for the concept to the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse back in 2007. The movie hasn’t exactly done massive numbers since reaching theatres a week and a half ago; so far it has racked up just over $30 million at the global box office. But that’s enough to get Sony’s TriStar Pictures to greenlight a sequel! Roth took to social media to announce that Thanksgiving 2 is a go, and he’ll be returning to the helm for this follow-up! Roth’s announcement can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Roth says that he and Thanksgiving co-writer Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) will be taking the next year to working on the Thanksgiving 2 script,...
Roth says that he and Thanksgiving co-writer Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) will be taking the next year to working on the Thanksgiving 2 script,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Director Eli Roth is returning for seconds of “Thanksgiving.” He’s cooking up a sequel to his holiday-themed slasher film, with the follow-up set to open theatrically in 2025. It’s unclear which — if any — any cast members will be back.
“Beeaking News! John Carver will kill again!” the director captioned a video on Instagram, referring to the film’s villain. “Thank you everyone who supported Original Horror in theaters!!! Go see it now on the big screen while it’s in cinemas, sequel set for release in 2025! Taking a year to really get the script right, working on it starting today!”
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Eli Roth (@realeliroth)
“Thanksgiving” debuted earlier in November to $10 million in North America and has grossed $30 million globally to date, which isn’t necessarily a blockbuster result. But the film cost $15 million to produce, so Sony’s TriStar Pictures, who backed the original,...
“Beeaking News! John Carver will kill again!” the director captioned a video on Instagram, referring to the film’s villain. “Thank you everyone who supported Original Horror in theaters!!! Go see it now on the big screen while it’s in cinemas, sequel set for release in 2025! Taking a year to really get the script right, working on it starting today!”
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Eli Roth (@realeliroth)
“Thanksgiving” debuted earlier in November to $10 million in North America and has grossed $30 million globally to date, which isn’t necessarily a blockbuster result. But the film cost $15 million to produce, so Sony’s TriStar Pictures, who backed the original,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Eli Roth is back in the horror genre with the holiday-themed slasher movie Thanksgiving, which dropped just 31% in its second weekend at the box office here in the United States.
TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s Thanksgiving made $2.785 million on Friday, $2.785 million on Saturday and a projected $1.580 million on Sunday from 3,204 locations in the US/Canada. The studio projects $11.125 million for the five-day holiday weekend, a stellar hold, bringing the film’s total domestic gross to $24.193 million through Sunday.
Internationally, the film made $1.5 million over the weekend (traditional 3-day) from 2,400+ screens in 16 markets for an international cume of $4.9 million. The global total for Thanksgiving is now $29.1 million. The rated “R” bloodbath was produced for just $15 million.
No word yet on the film’s at-home premiere date. Stay tuned.
The film, an expansion of Roth’s faux trailer seen in Grindhouse (2007), was released in theaters worldwide by TriStar Pictures and...
TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s Thanksgiving made $2.785 million on Friday, $2.785 million on Saturday and a projected $1.580 million on Sunday from 3,204 locations in the US/Canada. The studio projects $11.125 million for the five-day holiday weekend, a stellar hold, bringing the film’s total domestic gross to $24.193 million through Sunday.
Internationally, the film made $1.5 million over the weekend (traditional 3-day) from 2,400+ screens in 16 markets for an international cume of $4.9 million. The global total for Thanksgiving is now $29.1 million. The rated “R” bloodbath was produced for just $15 million.
No word yet on the film’s at-home premiere date. Stay tuned.
The film, an expansion of Roth’s faux trailer seen in Grindhouse (2007), was released in theaters worldwide by TriStar Pictures and...
- 11/27/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Thanksgiving might be over, but the scrumptious scent of Eli Roth’s “Thanksgiving” still lingers over the holiday horror season.
The director’s murderous pilgrim slasher — set in Plymouth, Massachusetts the year after a violent Black Friday trampling leaves three dead on the floor of a department store and puts a masked killer on the path to revenge — invaded our real-world theaters on November 17. It’s doing well with critics and audiences alike, who have been gorging on its themed gore and delighting in its snappy satire and inventive use of corncob holders as a victorious reunion for the “Cabin Fever” director and the horror genre.
Slasher fans have quickly accepted the rampage of the mysterious “John Carver” as a success by all important metrics (it’s doing well at the box office and on Rotten Tomatoes), but the villain’s Thanksgiving-timed arrival in theaters has been a longtime coming for Roth.
The director’s murderous pilgrim slasher — set in Plymouth, Massachusetts the year after a violent Black Friday trampling leaves three dead on the floor of a department store and puts a masked killer on the path to revenge — invaded our real-world theaters on November 17. It’s doing well with critics and audiences alike, who have been gorging on its themed gore and delighting in its snappy satire and inventive use of corncob holders as a victorious reunion for the “Cabin Fever” director and the horror genre.
Slasher fans have quickly accepted the rampage of the mysterious “John Carver” as a success by all important metrics (it’s doing well at the box office and on Rotten Tomatoes), but the villain’s Thanksgiving-timed arrival in theaters has been a longtime coming for Roth.
- 11/25/2023
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Sixteen years after director Eli Roth contributed the faux slasher trailer Thanksgiving to the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse, a feature version of the concept is now playing in theatres (you can read our review of Thanksgiving at This Link) – and the collectible makers at Neca are now accepting pre-orders for three different action figures based on John Carver, the slasher from the movie!
First up is the Ultimate John Carver 7” Scale Action Figure, which goes for the price of $34.99 and can be pre-ordered Here. This Ultimate John Carver action figure is highly articulated and comes with all the trimmings: musket, sledgehammer, axe, dart gun, meat tenderizer, knives, removable hat, extra hands, and three interchangeable masks. The 7” scale figure comes in collector-friendly window box packaging with opening flap.
Then there’s the John Carver 8” Clothed Action Figure, which also goes for the price of $34.99 and can be pre-ordered Here.
First up is the Ultimate John Carver 7” Scale Action Figure, which goes for the price of $34.99 and can be pre-ordered Here. This Ultimate John Carver action figure is highly articulated and comes with all the trimmings: musket, sledgehammer, axe, dart gun, meat tenderizer, knives, removable hat, extra hands, and three interchangeable masks. The 7” scale figure comes in collector-friendly window box packaging with opening flap.
Then there’s the John Carver 8” Clothed Action Figure, which also goes for the price of $34.99 and can be pre-ordered Here.
- 11/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Thanksgiving came early this year for Eli Roth after his new holiday slasher film, Thanksgiving, arrived in cinemas to some of the best reviews of the filmmaker’s career. Well-regarded for groundbreaking 2000s horror films like Cabin Fever (2002) and Hostel (2005), Roth has been trying to make Thanksgiving for nearly as long. Originally conceived as a “joke” trailer to be inserted between Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse double feature in 2007, Thanksgiving has been an idea that never left Roth or his childhood friend Jeff Rendell, the latter of whom co-wrote both the Grindhouse trailer and the actual 2023 slasher that is making a bloody splash today.
When we spoke to Roth about Thanksgiving, we chatted about his and Rendell’s affection for the curious subgenre of holiday-themed slasher movies released in the 1970s and ‘80s, as well as how the director finally figured out the best way to spread the...
When we spoke to Roth about Thanksgiving, we chatted about his and Rendell’s affection for the curious subgenre of holiday-themed slasher movies released in the 1970s and ‘80s, as well as how the director finally figured out the best way to spread the...
- 11/21/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Sixteen years after the film’s trailer premiered as part of the Grindhouse theatrical experience, Eli Roth’s slasher movie Thanksgiving carved its way into theaters over the weekend.
The rated “R” bloodbath was produced for just $15 million, a number that the film is likely to pass in the coming days. Here in the United States, Thanksgiving scared up $10.2 million in its debut weekend, with the film’s worldwide opening bringing the current total to $12.6 million.
While not exactly a massive opening weekend for Roth’s return to horror – factoring in marketing costs and other factors, Thanksgiving likely needs to hit $30 million before it starts making a profit – it’s just great to see a bloody-as-hell, old school slasher carving out a piece of the box office pie here in 2023. And most importantly, fans and critics alike are raving about the back-to-basics slasher, which currently has an 83% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The rated “R” bloodbath was produced for just $15 million, a number that the film is likely to pass in the coming days. Here in the United States, Thanksgiving scared up $10.2 million in its debut weekend, with the film’s worldwide opening bringing the current total to $12.6 million.
While not exactly a massive opening weekend for Roth’s return to horror – factoring in marketing costs and other factors, Thanksgiving likely needs to hit $30 million before it starts making a profit – it’s just great to see a bloody-as-hell, old school slasher carving out a piece of the box office pie here in 2023. And most importantly, fans and critics alike are raving about the back-to-basics slasher, which currently has an 83% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- 11/20/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Horror maestro Eli Roth returns with the long-awaited Thanksgiving, ushering in a new holiday-themed slasher villain with a one hell of an appetite for body destruction. After an ill-advised early Black Friday sale results in several grizzly deaths, a masked madman known as The Carver turns a small town into his hunting ground as he seeks revenge on the people responsible. It’s dyed-in-the-wool Slasher with some best-of-the-year kill sequences and made with lifelong horror fans in mind.
Adapted from a fake movie trailer included in Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse (2007), Roth’s Thanksgiving is the throwback the Slasher crowd has been dying to see for over a decade now. Expanding on the camp and craze of that previous short, Thanksgiving (2023) reunites Roth and previous Thanksgiving (2007) screenwriter Jeff Rendel with an expanded cast including Patrick Dempsey (Scream 3), Gina Gershon (Bound), Rick Hoffman (Hostel), and Nell Verlaque (Big Shot...
Adapted from a fake movie trailer included in Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse (2007), Roth’s Thanksgiving is the throwback the Slasher crowd has been dying to see for over a decade now. Expanding on the camp and craze of that previous short, Thanksgiving (2023) reunites Roth and previous Thanksgiving (2007) screenwriter Jeff Rendel with an expanded cast including Patrick Dempsey (Scream 3), Gina Gershon (Bound), Rick Hoffman (Hostel), and Nell Verlaque (Big Shot...
- 11/19/2023
- by Jonathan Dehaan
Horror maestro Eli Roth returns with the long-awaited Thanksgiving, ushering in a new holiday-themed slasher villain with a one hell of an appetite for body destruction. After an ill-advised early Black Friday sale results in several grizzly deaths, a masked madman known as The Carver turns a small town into his hunting ground as he seeks revenge on the people responsible. It’s dyed-in-the-wool Slasher with some best-of-the-year kill sequences and made with lifelong horror fans in mind.
Adapted from a fake movie trailer included in Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse (2007), Roth’s Thanksgiving is the throwback the Slasher crowd has been dying to see for over a decade now. Expanding on the camp and craze of that previous short, Thanksgiving (2023) reunites Roth and previous Thanksgiving (2007) screenwriter Jeff Rendel with an expanded cast including Patrick Dempsey (Scream 3), Gina Gershon (Bound), Rick Hoffman (Hostel), and Nell Verlaque (Big Shot...
Adapted from a fake movie trailer included in Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse (2007), Roth’s Thanksgiving is the throwback the Slasher crowd has been dying to see for over a decade now. Expanding on the camp and craze of that previous short, Thanksgiving (2023) reunites Roth and previous Thanksgiving (2007) screenwriter Jeff Rendel with an expanded cast including Patrick Dempsey (Scream 3), Gina Gershon (Bound), Rick Hoffman (Hostel), and Nell Verlaque (Big Shot...
- 11/19/2023
- by Jonathan Dehaan
In honor of Thanksgiving now playing in theaters, I decided to take a look at the filmography of Eli Roth. After spending a few days watching films like Cabin Fever, Hostel and The Green Inferno, I cried in the shower for about twenty minutes and am vegan now!
In no particular order, here are the most gnarly moments of Roth’s fun career in horror…
“I’m Never Gonna Shave Again” – Cabin Fever (2002)
Without a doubt my favorite Eli Roth film and in my opinion one of the most underrated horror comedies of all time, Cabin Fever features tons of laughs and gross-out scares. One in particular that is hard to forget. Specifically, for those who shave their legs.
After Sweet Lou (the always memorable Joey Kern) decides to reasonably say “To hell with all of you since you Won’T Stop Touching The Bleeding And Infected People” and storm...
In no particular order, here are the most gnarly moments of Roth’s fun career in horror…
“I’m Never Gonna Shave Again” – Cabin Fever (2002)
Without a doubt my favorite Eli Roth film and in my opinion one of the most underrated horror comedies of all time, Cabin Fever features tons of laughs and gross-out scares. One in particular that is hard to forget. Specifically, for those who shave their legs.
After Sweet Lou (the always memorable Joey Kern) decides to reasonably say “To hell with all of you since you Won’T Stop Touching The Bleeding And Infected People” and storm...
- 11/17/2023
- by Mike Holtz
- bloody-disgusting.com
Thanksgiving Parade from TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group, LLC Thanksgiving
Back in 2007, Quentin Tarantino rounded up some pals for a release called Grindhouse, intended to re-create the experience of going to a drive-in for a schlocky double feature, complete with jingles for the snack bar and fake trailers for other movies. Funny thing about the way that turned out.
The Grindhouse package did fairly well at the box office but the trailers eventually outstripped its performance by a wide margin. Robert Rodriguez’s Machete clip turned into two wildly successful comedic gore-fests, with a third on the way, and boosting Danny Trejo into the stratosphere of celebrity status. Hobo With A Shotgun became a cultish outing for Rutger Hauer. Two other trailers stayed as such – Edgar Wright’s Don’T and Rob Zombie’s Werewolf Women Of The S.S. Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving teaser preview is now the...
Back in 2007, Quentin Tarantino rounded up some pals for a release called Grindhouse, intended to re-create the experience of going to a drive-in for a schlocky double feature, complete with jingles for the snack bar and fake trailers for other movies. Funny thing about the way that turned out.
The Grindhouse package did fairly well at the box office but the trailers eventually outstripped its performance by a wide margin. Robert Rodriguez’s Machete clip turned into two wildly successful comedic gore-fests, with a third on the way, and boosting Danny Trejo into the stratosphere of celebrity status. Hobo With A Shotgun became a cultish outing for Rutger Hauer. Two other trailers stayed as such – Edgar Wright’s Don’T and Rob Zombie’s Werewolf Women Of The S.S. Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving teaser preview is now the...
- 11/17/2023
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nell Verlaque stars in TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s ‘Thanksgiving’
Way back in 2007, when Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez teamed up for the epic shlockfest Grindhouse, they got some of their pals to produce fake, genre-perfect trailers to go along with their two features. A couple of these, Machete and Hobo with a Shotgun, have actually been made into real movies since, but the one that fans have been clamoring to be produced is Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving. Finally, more than 15 years later, Roth has given the people what they want. Thanksgiving is here.
Set in the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Thanksgiving opens up with a riot at a Right-Mart Black Friday sale that, as all good Black Friday sales do, begins at 6:00pm on Thanksgiving Day. Lives are lost and lawsuits are settled, and one year later, everything is back to normal.
Well, not really. Much...
Way back in 2007, when Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez teamed up for the epic shlockfest Grindhouse, they got some of their pals to produce fake, genre-perfect trailers to go along with their two features. A couple of these, Machete and Hobo with a Shotgun, have actually been made into real movies since, but the one that fans have been clamoring to be produced is Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving. Finally, more than 15 years later, Roth has given the people what they want. Thanksgiving is here.
Set in the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Thanksgiving opens up with a riot at a Right-Mart Black Friday sale that, as all good Black Friday sales do, begins at 6:00pm on Thanksgiving Day. Lives are lost and lawsuits are settled, and one year later, everything is back to normal.
Well, not really. Much...
- 11/16/2023
- by James Jay Edwards
- Showbiz Junkies
Eli Roth is back. And he’s here for “Thanksgiving.”
For the past decade, Roth has nimbly moved through different genres – erotic thriller (“Knock Knock”), revenge movie (“Death Wish”), family fantasy (“The House with a Clock in Its Walls”), nature documentary (“Fin”) and big budget video game adaptation (next year’s “Borderlands”). But now he’s back with a down-and-dirty horror movie, this time centered around one of the happiest time of year.
In “Thanksgiving,” adapted from a fake trailer that Roth had made for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” project, a superstore’s super sale leads to tragedy. A year later a masked man in a pilgrim costume, known as John Carver, starts taking out the townspeople involved in the tragedy, one by one. And, yes, the kills are just as creative and stomach-churning as you’d expect from the man behind “Hostel,” “Cabin Fever” and “The Green Inferno.
For the past decade, Roth has nimbly moved through different genres – erotic thriller (“Knock Knock”), revenge movie (“Death Wish”), family fantasy (“The House with a Clock in Its Walls”), nature documentary (“Fin”) and big budget video game adaptation (next year’s “Borderlands”). But now he’s back with a down-and-dirty horror movie, this time centered around one of the happiest time of year.
In “Thanksgiving,” adapted from a fake trailer that Roth had made for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” project, a superstore’s super sale leads to tragedy. A year later a masked man in a pilgrim costume, known as John Carver, starts taking out the townspeople involved in the tragedy, one by one. And, yes, the kills are just as creative and stomach-churning as you’d expect from the man behind “Hostel,” “Cabin Fever” and “The Green Inferno.
- 11/16/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Eli Roth is home for the holidays with enough fiendish fun and ripped flesh to send horror fans to theaters multiple times between now and Thanksgiving.
The “Hostel” director hasn’t touched his signature genre in almost a decade, but he’s been cooking up his latest film with writer Jeff Rendell since they were teenagers — and it’s more than worth the wait. The duo first realized their childhood concept of an eponymous “Thanksgiving” slasher as a fake trailer appearing in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” in 2007. That cinematic morsel immediately stirred up cries for a full-blown adaptation, and for its annual re-watchers, the feature-length “Thanksgiving” is exactly what you’d expect.
Part “Thankskilling,” part “Scream,” this modern horror-comedy is a brilliant retrofitting of the moments you already know and love from the “Grindhouse” version (cheerleader trampoline stab!), serving up the original idea cranked to high heat...
The “Hostel” director hasn’t touched his signature genre in almost a decade, but he’s been cooking up his latest film with writer Jeff Rendell since they were teenagers — and it’s more than worth the wait. The duo first realized their childhood concept of an eponymous “Thanksgiving” slasher as a fake trailer appearing in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” in 2007. That cinematic morsel immediately stirred up cries for a full-blown adaptation, and for its annual re-watchers, the feature-length “Thanksgiving” is exactly what you’d expect.
Part “Thankskilling,” part “Scream,” this modern horror-comedy is a brilliant retrofitting of the moments you already know and love from the “Grindhouse” version (cheerleader trampoline stab!), serving up the original idea cranked to high heat...
- 11/16/2023
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
You don’t make a movie called Thanksgiving without mentally preparing for critics to label it a turkey. I suspect that pun will be dispensed quite a lot in reviews of Eli Roth’s latest slasher, reheated like leftovers from the holiday and all the more flavorless with every bite. Possibly from low expectations––this is, after all, an adaptation of a fake in-movie trailer from a box office flop approaching 17 years old, spin-offs of which are the underwhelming likes of Machete and Hobo with a Shotgun––I didn’t find myself in that camp, even if the taste it left in my mouth wasn’t altogether pleasant.
With 2006’s Hostel, Roth popularized the “torture porn” genre within the mainstream, but even as his films have become more slapstick in violence, the benevolence with which they treat their characters remains the same. At his worst, it would seem Roth sees...
With 2006’s Hostel, Roth popularized the “torture porn” genre within the mainstream, but even as his films have become more slapstick in violence, the benevolence with which they treat their characters remains the same. At his worst, it would seem Roth sees...
- 11/15/2023
- by Alistair Ryder
- The Film Stage
Like gravy-soaked mashed yams with marshmallows on top, Eli Roth’s cinema is, how shall we put it, an acquired taste. His work—usually something ridiculous, in poor taste but inexplicably fun—is much like the aforementioned dish. It’s either your thing, or it isn’t.
Fortunately, Roth’s “Thanksgiving” proves to be more a main course-type spread anyway, serving up a strangely appealing old-school small-town slasher you might want a second helping of next Thanksgiving, one that’s equal parts entertaining and amusingly bloody with broad appeal.
Just like much of what you’ve seen in Roth’s “Hostel,” expect plenty of decapitated heads, exploding limbs and sliced up body parts here. It’s a madly hilarious experience you’ll want to experience in a movie theater for those communal (and perishable) screams.
And in some of the film’s more, ahem, creative torture scenes, prepare your eyeballs...
Fortunately, Roth’s “Thanksgiving” proves to be more a main course-type spread anyway, serving up a strangely appealing old-school small-town slasher you might want a second helping of next Thanksgiving, one that’s equal parts entertaining and amusingly bloody with broad appeal.
Just like much of what you’ve seen in Roth’s “Hostel,” expect plenty of decapitated heads, exploding limbs and sliced up body parts here. It’s a madly hilarious experience you’ll want to experience in a movie theater for those communal (and perishable) screams.
And in some of the film’s more, ahem, creative torture scenes, prepare your eyeballs...
- 11/15/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
We’re just a few days away from the theatrical release of Eli Roth‘s long-awaited slasher movie Thanksgiving, which is set to reach theatres on November 17th (that being the Friday before Thanksgiving this year), and the final poster for the film has arrived online. You can see it at the bottom of this article, and it was designed as a throwback to the slasher movies of the 1990s.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at the chance to get the movie made,...
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at the chance to get the movie made,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Eli Roth‘s long-awaited slasher movie Thanksgiving is set to reach theatres on November 17th (that being the Friday before Thanksgiving this year), and with just over two weeks to go until we reach that date, the movie has just earned its rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board. And it’s exactly the rating we’ve been hoping to see for this one. Thanksgiving has officially earned an R rating for strong bloody horror violence and gore, pervasive language and some sexual material. It is a bit surprising not to see nudity specified on that list, but the rest of the reasons were expected.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer (which did feature nudity) Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer,...
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer (which did feature nudity) Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Director Eli Roth‘s long-awaited slasher movie Thanksgiving is set to reach theatres on November 17th (that being the Friday before Thanksgiving this year) – but if you want to enter the world of the film before then, you should check out the new mobile, desktop, and VR game Survive Thanksgiving, a collaboration between Spyglass Media Group, Sony Pictures, and the AI and metaverse company MeetKai. The game can be played at This Link.
VentureBeat reports that Survive Thanksgiving was developed on MeetKai’s metaverse platform and transports players into a nightmarish reality set in the peaceful town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Through compatible VR headsets or any web browser on mobile or desktop devices, participants find themselves face-to-face with a menacing killer who has been terrorizing residents using infamous holiday themes. The game offers three realistic 3D avatars for players to embody as they attempt to escape the clutches of the town’s killer,...
VentureBeat reports that Survive Thanksgiving was developed on MeetKai’s metaverse platform and transports players into a nightmarish reality set in the peaceful town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Through compatible VR headsets or any web browser on mobile or desktop devices, participants find themselves face-to-face with a menacing killer who has been terrorizing residents using infamous holiday themes. The game offers three realistic 3D avatars for players to embody as they attempt to escape the clutches of the town’s killer,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The killer in director Eli Roth‘s long-awaited slasher movie Thanksgiving, which is set to reach theatres on November 17th (that being the Friday before Thanksgiving this year), wears a mask inspired by John Carver, the first governor of the Plymouth colony. In a newly released trailer, Roth and cast members Nell Verlaque (Big Shot) and Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) build up the legend of this new John Carver in quick interview snippets that are intercut with new footage from the film. You can check it out in the embed above.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago.
Thanksgiving is a feature expansion of the faux trailer Roth made for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse sixteen years ago. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago.
- 10/31/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Want some news to cure the forthcoming Halloween blues? (You know they’re coming.) Well, Alamo Drafthouse has the early ticket on Eli Roth’s highly anticipated new slasher Thanksgiving, which hits theaters on November 17th.
As part of their Fantastic Fest Presents series, they’re showing the film on Wednesday, November 15th — and tickets are available now. That’s not all. The early bird showing — pun most certainly intended — will feature a taped introduction with Roth, and guests will receive commemorative masks on a first come, first serve basis, and while supplies last.
The film, an expansion of Roth’s faux trailer seen in Grindhouse (2007), will be released in theaters worldwide by TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group (Scream).
Watch the Red Band trailer for Thanksgiving below, which removes the Grindhouse-style filter of grime that was applied to the original faux trailer back in 2007. What we’re getting...
As part of their Fantastic Fest Presents series, they’re showing the film on Wednesday, November 15th — and tickets are available now. That’s not all. The early bird showing — pun most certainly intended — will feature a taped introduction with Roth, and guests will receive commemorative masks on a first come, first serve basis, and while supplies last.
The film, an expansion of Roth’s faux trailer seen in Grindhouse (2007), will be released in theaters worldwide by TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group (Scream).
Watch the Red Band trailer for Thanksgiving below, which removes the Grindhouse-style filter of grime that was applied to the original faux trailer back in 2007. What we’re getting...
- 10/30/2023
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Over the years, horror movies have become more and more extreme. In the 70s, films like Dawn of the Dead and Cannibal Holocaust caused controversy and were banned in some countries. However, as technology and cinema has evolved, the level of gore and violence has increased, with movies like Saw and Hostel pushing boundaries and desensitizing audiences. Despite this, there are still some countries that will ban movies that depict extreme violence, such as A Serbian Film, which was banned in several countries for its graphic and disturbing content. It can be argued that the evolution of horror movies reflects...
- 10/27/2023
- by Matthew C. F
- TVovermind.com
This Thanksgiving, there will be no leftover victims.
Eli Roth’s long-awaited “Thanksgiving” is a holiday-set slasher, with a masked pilgrim terrorizing the residents of Plymouth, Massachusetts years after a Black Friday riot ended in tragedy.
Patrick Dempsey stars as the local police officer investigating the slew of killings, including a woman being baked alive in an oven. Addison Rae, Gina Gershon, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Nell Verlaque, and Rick Hoffman also star.
“Thanksgiving” is co-written and directed by Roth, who previously created a mock trailer for the film to lead into Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s “Grindhouse” in 2007. Roth told Collider that there were “rights issues” for the film, as well as pressure to get the tone right.
“For years, I was just connecting the dots between the trailer, and then I was like, ‘Am I just filming the scenes in between what I already did before it?...
Eli Roth’s long-awaited “Thanksgiving” is a holiday-set slasher, with a masked pilgrim terrorizing the residents of Plymouth, Massachusetts years after a Black Friday riot ended in tragedy.
Patrick Dempsey stars as the local police officer investigating the slew of killings, including a woman being baked alive in an oven. Addison Rae, Gina Gershon, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Nell Verlaque, and Rick Hoffman also star.
“Thanksgiving” is co-written and directed by Roth, who previously created a mock trailer for the film to lead into Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s “Grindhouse” in 2007. Roth told Collider that there were “rights issues” for the film, as well as pressure to get the tone right.
“For years, I was just connecting the dots between the trailer, and then I was like, ‘Am I just filming the scenes in between what I already did before it?...
- 10/27/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sixteen years after Eli Roth made the ’80s slasher faux trailer Thanksgiving for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse, the concept has finally been expanded into a feature film that’s set to reach theatres on November 17th – that being the Friday before Thanksgiving this year. In the build-up to this long-awaited release, our friends at Bloody Disgusting got their hands on a batch of Thanksgiving posters that pay tribute to classic slashers, and you can now check them out at the bottom of this article!
Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at the chance to get the movie made,...
Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving ever since he made the faux trailer, and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. The feature has happened thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding. Roth jumped at the chance to get the movie made,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.