CouchPotatoesOnline:
After only one year in business new studio and distributor FilmDistrict has already made an impression on the movie industry by releasing such hits as 'Insidious' and possibly the new movie 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'.
Coming Soon:
FilmDistrict announced today that it will co-finance the supernatural horror tale The Last Word, from screenwriter Ben Ketai.
Based on actual events, the horror film will focus on the strange and tragic aftermath endured by the participants in the trial of a young man in Texas who was wrongly convicted and executed for the rape and murder of a nun.
Coming Soon:
FilmDistrict announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Constantin Film and Impact Pictures’ Pompeii, the period-based action film from acclaimed director Paul W.S. Anderson.
FilmDistrict will distribute Pompeii through Sony’s TriStar Pictures on February 28, 2014.
I find this movie to be extremely interesting. The end of Pompeii will translate very nicely to the big screen as long as they don't try to get too flashy with the SFX. My big fear is that they'll shoe horn some sort of schmoopy love story into it.
The Playlist:
Spike Lee's on the comeback trail these days -- the ever-controversial auteur roared back with his intimate, personal "Red Hook Summer" at Sundance this year, with the film hitting theaters last month, and followed it up swiftly with his affectionate, fascinating Michael Jackson documentary "Bad 25," which premiered at Venice a week ago, and will air (in slightly edited form) on ABC on Thanksgiving weekend.
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Both are great films. Everyone is into these films that keep you on the edge these days. With so much going on in the world I guess it's just fun to just go see stuff like that sometimes and forget about the real world outside the theather.
I thought Insidious was a comedy to be honest. I never laughed that hard during a horror film in my life.
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark looks like a big step up though. Good for them I guess.