Moms have been an important part of cinema since the beginning, as one of the first humans to appear in a film was Sarah Whitley, mother-in-law of inventor/director Louis Le Prince, in the extremely short 1888 work Roundhay Garden Scene. Since then, we’ve had mothers serving important roles in quintessential masterpieces of Soviet cinema (Mother), Bollywood (Mother India), experimental film (Window Water Baby Moving), animated features (Bambi, Dumbo, etc.), documentary (Grey Gardens), political thriller (The Manchurian Candidate), science fiction (The Terminator), horror (Psycho, Friday the 13th, Carrie, etc.), comedy (The Graduate) and of course melodrama (the whole maternal subgenre). And we’ve all grown up identifying with certain movie moms, and actresses who often played moms; for me they were usually portrayed by Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Dee Wallace Stone and Diane Wiest. Therefore it would be an enormous task and read if I were to attempt to either list all or narrow down the best...
- 5/12/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Magnolia Pictures’s genre arm, Magnet Releasing, announced today that they have acquired the rights to Playback, starring Christian Slater. The horror film will be available for viewing through its Ultra Video on Demand program in February before being released in theaters in March. Here’s a summary:
While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock a dark secret, unleashing an evil spirit that takes possession of its victims.
This sounds all fine and well, but a far more awesome description of the movie can be found by clicking around the film’s website:
Inspired by a true story, “Playback” is rooted in the mysterious disappearance of Louis Le Prince.
Louis Le Prince was a French inventor considered by many film historians to be the true father of motion pictures. In October 1888, Le Prince captured “Roundhay Garden Scene” and “Leeds Bridge Scene...
While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock a dark secret, unleashing an evil spirit that takes possession of its victims.
This sounds all fine and well, but a far more awesome description of the movie can be found by clicking around the film’s website:
Inspired by a true story, “Playback” is rooted in the mysterious disappearance of Louis Le Prince.
Louis Le Prince was a French inventor considered by many film historians to be the true father of motion pictures. In October 1888, Le Prince captured “Roundhay Garden Scene” and “Leeds Bridge Scene...
- 10/10/2011
- by Marc
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
IGN dropped the new trailer for the supernatural thriller Playback starring Christian Slater. the movie is written and directed by Michael A. Nickles. Dig on the trailer after the jump, it looks pretty good!
From the Press Release:
Bennett Robbins Productions has completed post-production of Playback, an independent horror thriller starring Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Jonathan Keltz, Alessandra Torresani, Jennifer Missoni, and featuring Christian Slater. The producers are currently seeking distribution of the film.
The film features music from The Sounds, Shiny Toy Guns, AWOLNation, innerpartysystem, My Passion, Kill Hannah, High Tension Wires, K.Flay, Guadalupe Plata, Carol Bui, Youth Mass, and Playback star Johnny Pacar's own band Forever the Day.
Synopsis - While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now an evil spirit has been awakened to possess and destroy its victims through video playback,...
From the Press Release:
Bennett Robbins Productions has completed post-production of Playback, an independent horror thriller starring Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Jonathan Keltz, Alessandra Torresani, Jennifer Missoni, and featuring Christian Slater. The producers are currently seeking distribution of the film.
The film features music from The Sounds, Shiny Toy Guns, AWOLNation, innerpartysystem, My Passion, Kill Hannah, High Tension Wires, K.Flay, Guadalupe Plata, Carol Bui, Youth Mass, and Playback star Johnny Pacar's own band Forever the Day.
Synopsis - While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now an evil spirit has been awakened to possess and destroy its victims through video playback,...
- 6/5/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Debuting quietly this weekend over at IGN is the trailer for the new supernatural spooker starring Christian Slater, Playback, written and directed by Michael A. Nickles and based on true events (of course). Get ready for your first look at all the demonic happenings.
From the Press Release:
Bennett Robbins Productions has completed post-production of Playback, an independent horror thriller starring Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Jonathan Keltz, Alessandra Torresani, Jennifer Missoni, and featuring Christian Slater. The producers are currently seeking distribution of the film.
The film features music from The Sounds, Shiny Toy Guns, AWOLNation, innerpartysystem, My Passion, Kill Hannah, High Tension Wires, K.Flay, Guadalupe Plata, Carol Bui, Youth Mass, and Playback star Johnny Pacar's own band Forever the Day.
Synopsis - While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now an evil spirit...
From the Press Release:
Bennett Robbins Productions has completed post-production of Playback, an independent horror thriller starring Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Jonathan Keltz, Alessandra Torresani, Jennifer Missoni, and featuring Christian Slater. The producers are currently seeking distribution of the film.
The film features music from The Sounds, Shiny Toy Guns, AWOLNation, innerpartysystem, My Passion, Kill Hannah, High Tension Wires, K.Flay, Guadalupe Plata, Carol Bui, Youth Mass, and Playback star Johnny Pacar's own band Forever the Day.
Synopsis - While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now an evil spirit...
- 6/4/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
As usually happens at least once or twice per day, an indie filmmaker has dropped us a line about his latest project. In this case it's Playback, written and directed by Michael A. Nickles, which was shot in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and inspired by a true story.
From the Press Release:
Bennett Robbins Productions has completed post-production of Playback, an independent horror thriller starring Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Jonathan Keltz, Alessandra Torresani, Jennifer Missoni, and featuring Christian Slater. The producers are currently seeking distribution of the film.
The film features music from The Sounds, Shiny Toy Guns, AWOLNation, innerpartysystem, My Passion, Kill Hannah, High Tension Wires, K.Flay, Guadalupe Plata, Carol Bui, Youth Mass, and Playback star Johnny Pacar's own band Forever the Day.
Synopsis - While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now...
From the Press Release:
Bennett Robbins Productions has completed post-production of Playback, an independent horror thriller starring Toby Hemingway, Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Jonathan Keltz, Alessandra Torresani, Jennifer Missoni, and featuring Christian Slater. The producers are currently seeking distribution of the film.
The film features music from The Sounds, Shiny Toy Guns, AWOLNation, innerpartysystem, My Passion, Kill Hannah, High Tension Wires, K.Flay, Guadalupe Plata, Carol Bui, Youth Mass, and Playback star Johnny Pacar's own band Forever the Day.
Synopsis - While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now...
- 5/17/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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