Ludlow
Ludlow is the brain child of Stacie Ponder aka Final Girl. Stacie chronicles the short films trials and tribulations in a series of very entertaining blog posts. The in depth recounting of the movies creation planted a seed and now it has sprouted into a feverish needy plant. I can't wait to see this in its entirety.
Pontypool
I had actually resigned myself to the fact that I'd have to wait to see this on DVD. BUT, we are going to a screening next Wednesday. Let me first say that yes, this is a "virus" movie. And yes, I too am bored to tears with that premise. I am an eternal optimist. I cling to the hope that maybe one day something will blow me away. Pontypool may be clever enough, or different enough to provide me with what I feel this genre lacks. I'll let you know.
The Box
I don't know what's going on with this movie. The release date kept changing, people's expectations are low, Cameron Diaz is not my favorite dramatic actress, etc. But yet it sits on my list. This is a Richard Kelly film. I can't really say I'm a fan of his. I enjoyed Donnie Darko, but that's it. Still trying to explain why this is on my list... OK, this is based on a Richard Matheson story, Button Button. That story got turned into a fabulous episode of The Twilight Zone. So you can chalk my interest in this up to morbid curiosity. I am awaiting this film so I can point out everything that I deem incorrect. I'm so petty. The Release date is October 30th and there is no trailer I could find.
Cabin in the Woods
This is the Joss Whedon/Drew "Cloverfield" Goddard film that barely exists yet. Unless you want to read a string of speculation, the only link I can send you to in good conscious is the imdb. I love Joss and Drew's work. I will see this no matter what. The release date is listed as February 2010. February is often referred to as a "dumping ground" or a place to "bury films".
Sexy Killer
This film caught my attention at TIFF last year. It was one of a handful of films that etched into my memory. Looks like it will hit the US this year. If when watching the trailer you find the lead actress looks familiar, you may be correct. She was the hot yet creepy tentacle girl in Dagon (a film I love!). She aka Macarena Gomez is super good at being creepy and odd looking yet hot. Frankly, she is the reason I want to see this so badly.
4 comments:
Bout time lady!
I love the Final Girl blog and am interested in seeing how Ludlow turns out.
PontyPool looks amazing and the idea of an infection caused by endearing words or conversation is super interesting. It seems that even though Zombie/Infection films are way over played, there still is a good amount of them that turn out to be very good.
I loved Donnie Darko and cant wait for the Box. But I have waited for the box for a long ass time now. I remember there was a time when Eli Roth was attached to direct, I met him once and asked him about the film...he sounded very excited about it. That was 6 years ago.
The only film I hadn't heard of on this list is Sexy Killer. After seeing the trailer...I would have very much found a place for it on my top 10 list. And I too loved Dagon and also though that Macarena Gomez was hot and creepy looking. Sexy Killer looks so great!
Bomb list Christine!
I know I've seen a trailer for Box. I can't remember where though. I think it was on Ain't it Cool. It looks like they've expanded on the Matheson story just a whole lot. But I guess they had to. The original story was pretty short.
I'm pretty excited for it either way, just because I loved that episode of the Twilight Zone as well.
I'm also really looking forward to The Road. The book was amazing and I've got pretty high hopes for the movie. All the stills I've seen so far have been like screengrabs from my mind.
And after History of Violence and Eastern Promises, I'll pretty much follow Viggo Mortensen anywhere.
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