Thanks to the runaway success of The Blair Witch Project in 1999, found footage movies quickly became the hottest thing in horror. By relying on camcorders, surveillance footage, and other unlikely camera sources, filmmakers could not only add some verisimilitude to their stories but could also do it on the cheap. But just as quickly, found footage became the most hated subgenre, as fans and critics decried its rigid constraints, laughing at the ridiculous ways characters justified recording when they should be running.
Just as the subgenre died, a new and more relevant approach emerged: desktop movies taking place entirely on computer screens, using webcams, streaming video, and recordings to tell their stories. Not only do desktop movies offer more variety in visual style, but they also better reflect our actual lives, as we spend a lot of time staring at computer and phone screens.
Exciting as the subgenre certainly is,...
Just as the subgenre died, a new and more relevant approach emerged: desktop movies taking place entirely on computer screens, using webcams, streaming video, and recordings to tell their stories. Not only do desktop movies offer more variety in visual style, but they also better reflect our actual lives, as we spend a lot of time staring at computer and phone screens.
Exciting as the subgenre certainly is,...
- 1/21/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Monday, July 13 Doug Belgrad Developing Unabomber Project as Psychological Thriller
“Bad Boys for Life” producer Doug Belgrad is developing a psychological thriller about Ted Kaczynski, the domestic terrorist who became known as the Unabomber.
Kaczynski, in an attempt to foment revolution, conducted a bombing campaign between 1978 and 1995 that killed three people and injured 23 others before he was arrested. He pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole in 1998.
Belgrad and Sophie Cassidy are producing through Sony-based 2.0 Entertainment, which has hired writers Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves to write the script. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Philippine Documentary ‘A Thousand Cuts’ Scheduled for U.S. Release
Frontline and PBS Distribution have set an Aug. 7 theatrical release for the documentary “A Thousand Cuts” from Ramona S. Diaz.
The film examines the crackdown on the news media in the Philippines...
“Bad Boys for Life” producer Doug Belgrad is developing a psychological thriller about Ted Kaczynski, the domestic terrorist who became known as the Unabomber.
Kaczynski, in an attempt to foment revolution, conducted a bombing campaign between 1978 and 1995 that killed three people and injured 23 others before he was arrested. He pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole in 1998.
Belgrad and Sophie Cassidy are producing through Sony-based 2.0 Entertainment, which has hired writers Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves to write the script. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Philippine Documentary ‘A Thousand Cuts’ Scheduled for U.S. Release
Frontline and PBS Distribution have set an Aug. 7 theatrical release for the documentary “A Thousand Cuts” from Ramona S. Diaz.
The film examines the crackdown on the news media in the Philippines...
- 7/14/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Doug Belgrad’s Sony-based 2.0 Entertainment has hired writers Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves to write a psychological thriller about Ted Kaczynski, who went from Harvard math prodigy, to the subject of an intense psychological experiment, ultimately becoming the Unabomber.
Chalsen and Greaves began their writing career together after their pilot Potus Maximus sold to Fox with Howard Gordon executive producing. Their blind deal at Warner Bros led to the pair writing the videogame adaptation Spy Hunter as well as a reboot of Inspector Gadget for Disney and producer Dan Lin.
When not writing together, Chalsen moved from writing on Fox’s Sleepy Hollow to CW’s The Flash while Greaves recently has been employed at Apple on both See and an Untitled David Weil show. Greaves also wrote the 2015 horror pic Unfriended, which off a small budget of $1M and a $64M global box office gross, was...
Chalsen and Greaves began their writing career together after their pilot Potus Maximus sold to Fox with Howard Gordon executive producing. Their blind deal at Warner Bros led to the pair writing the videogame adaptation Spy Hunter as well as a reboot of Inspector Gadget for Disney and producer Dan Lin.
When not writing together, Chalsen moved from writing on Fox’s Sleepy Hollow to CW’s The Flash while Greaves recently has been employed at Apple on both See and an Untitled David Weil show. Greaves also wrote the 2015 horror pic Unfriended, which off a small budget of $1M and a $64M global box office gross, was...
- 7/13/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the weekend, Unfriended: Dark Web, the somewhat secret sequel to Unfriended, enjoyed its world premiere during the 2018 SXSW Film Festival in Austin. With the original film screening took place here just a few years back, it only seemed right that Dark Web would do the same, and Daily Dead had the opportunity to sit down with two of the creative forces behind the sequel, producer Timur Bekmambetov and writer/director Stephen Susco, as well as Dark Web co-star Colin Woodell, whose character Matias ends up triggering some very disturbing events after he steals a laptop and gets mixed up in a deadly game that could cost the lives of himself and everyone he loves.
Timur, I want to start with you. What's really interesting about your career is you can see how technologically driven a lot of the stories you're involved with have been. In terms of this idea and concept for the sequel,...
Timur, I want to start with you. What's really interesting about your career is you can see how technologically driven a lot of the stories you're involved with have been. In terms of this idea and concept for the sequel,...
- 3/14/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
A classic horror trope: Secure, private spaces can be infiltrated by dreadful forces and when danger lurks in showers, bedrooms, and suburban neighborhoods, nothing’s really safe. Filmmakers inevitably came for the computer screen and that was 2014’s “Unfriended,” a new-age found-footage horror movie unfolding exclusively on a desktop screen. The unexpected commercial hit found a group of friends dealing with a ghostly threat over frantic Skype conversations and Facebook chats, reinventing old chills for the social media age. Made on the cheap and plugged into a millennial vernacular, it was only a matter of time before there was a sequel.
See More:‘A Quiet Place’ Review: John Krasinki’s Monster Movie is a Riveting, Near-Silent Thriller — SXSW 2018
With the Blumhouse-branded “Unfriended: Dark Web” (previously titled “Unfriended: Game Night,” until that became the title of a studio comedy), the new screen-based chiller trades the earlier entry’s supernatural component for...
See More:‘A Quiet Place’ Review: John Krasinki’s Monster Movie is a Riveting, Near-Silent Thriller — SXSW 2018
With the Blumhouse-branded “Unfriended: Dark Web” (previously titled “Unfriended: Game Night,” until that became the title of a studio comedy), the new screen-based chiller trades the earlier entry’s supernatural component for...
- 3/10/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Rob Leane Sep 20, 2016
From Assassin’s Creed to The Witcher, via Mass Effect, Minecraft and maybe more Warcraft...
Latest update: Uncharted delayed.
In the years since Den Of Geek first sprung into existence, we’ve consistently kept an eye on the videogames that have been touted for the big screen treatment. We’ve tried to list them all in a big article a few times before, and it feels like the time has come to pull a new version together.
If we haven’t heard anything about a certain videogame movie in two years or more, it seems safe to assume that it’s quietly been binned. That’s why you won’t find the likes of BioShock, Devil May Cry, Far Cry, Gears Of War, Halo, Heavy Rain and Rollercoaster Tycoon on this list. If we get proven wrong on any of those, we’ll update this article as more information comes to light.
From Assassin’s Creed to The Witcher, via Mass Effect, Minecraft and maybe more Warcraft...
Latest update: Uncharted delayed.
In the years since Den Of Geek first sprung into existence, we’ve consistently kept an eye on the videogames that have been touted for the big screen treatment. We’ve tried to list them all in a big article a few times before, and it feels like the time has come to pull a new version together.
If we haven’t heard anything about a certain videogame movie in two years or more, it seems safe to assume that it’s quietly been binned. That’s why you won’t find the likes of BioShock, Devil May Cry, Far Cry, Gears Of War, Halo, Heavy Rain and Rollercoaster Tycoon on this list. If we get proven wrong on any of those, we’ll update this article as more information comes to light.
- 11/27/2015
- Den of Geek
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It once had Dwayne Johnson potentially involved - but after a lengthy silence, the Spy Hunter movie is back on the cards.
We've been reporting on plans to bring the videogame series Spy Hunter to the big screen for many years, with the classic 80s arcade game seemingly ripe for the journey in the light of the Fast & Furious series' success.
However, the film - which last we heard at the end of 2012 had Zombieland's Ruben Flesicher attached to direct - seemed to fall off the radar. Fleischer had been talking back then about seeing Spy Hunter as "an opportunity to create a new spy franchise", and it seemed that things were moving ahead. At one stage, Dwayne Johnson was linked, although it seems his videogame of project at the moment is Rampage.
Anyway, fast forward to now, and three years later, we've finally got further...
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It once had Dwayne Johnson potentially involved - but after a lengthy silence, the Spy Hunter movie is back on the cards.
We've been reporting on plans to bring the videogame series Spy Hunter to the big screen for many years, with the classic 80s arcade game seemingly ripe for the journey in the light of the Fast & Furious series' success.
However, the film - which last we heard at the end of 2012 had Zombieland's Ruben Flesicher attached to direct - seemed to fall off the radar. Fleischer had been talking back then about seeing Spy Hunter as "an opportunity to create a new spy franchise", and it seemed that things were moving ahead. At one stage, Dwayne Johnson was linked, although it seems his videogame of project at the moment is Rampage.
Anyway, fast forward to now, and three years later, we've finally got further...
- 11/9/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Title: Unfriended Universal Director: Levan Gabriadze Writer: Nelson Greaves Cast: Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki Running Time: 83min , Rated R (Violence, Language, Mild Sexuality) Special Features: None On DVD, BluRay and Digital Download on July 28th It is the one year anniversary when teenager Blaire Lily (Shelley Hennig of Teen Wolf) killed herself and it was all caught on video and uploaded to the internet. The reason behind her suicide has been linked to another video that was uploaded prior that caused her to be the ridicule of the entire school. A group of friends- Laura (Heather Sossaman) , Mitch (Moses Storm), Ken [ Read More ]
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- 8/10/2015
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Teens face a supernatural cyberspace threat in Unfriended. If you missed the Skype-centric horror film in theaters, don't despair—Universal Studios Home Entertainment is releasing it on Digital HD this July and on Blu-ray and DVD in August:
Press Release: "Universal City, California, June 9, 2015 – For a group of teenage friends, a devastating fate lurks on the other side of a computer screen in Unfriended, the first in a new generation of found-footage thrillers coming to Digital HD July 28, 2015 and Blu-Ray™, DVD and On Demand August 11, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Unfriended is a startlingly contemporary nail-biterfrom two modern masters of mayhem, executive producer Jason Blum (The Purge, Ouija, Sinister) and producer Timur Bekmambetov (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Wanted).
What starts as a seemingly innocent online prank produces a sequence of events that spirals out of control. During a routine group video chat, high-school friends are terrorized by an unseen figure.
Press Release: "Universal City, California, June 9, 2015 – For a group of teenage friends, a devastating fate lurks on the other side of a computer screen in Unfriended, the first in a new generation of found-footage thrillers coming to Digital HD July 28, 2015 and Blu-Ray™, DVD and On Demand August 11, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Unfriended is a startlingly contemporary nail-biterfrom two modern masters of mayhem, executive producer Jason Blum (The Purge, Ouija, Sinister) and producer Timur Bekmambetov (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Wanted).
What starts as a seemingly innocent online prank produces a sequence of events that spirals out of control. During a routine group video chat, high-school friends are terrorized by an unseen figure.
- 6/9/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
For a group of teenage friends, a devastating fate lurks on the other side of a computer screen in Unfriended, the first in a new generation of found-footage thrillers coming to Digital HD July 28, 2015 and Blu-Ray, DVD and On Demand August 11, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Unfriended is a startlingly contemporary nail-biter from two modern masters of mayhem, executive producer Jason Blum (The Purge, Ouija, Sinister) and producer Timur Bekmambetov (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Wanted).
What starts as a seemingly innocent online prank produces a sequence of events that spirals out of control. During a routine group video chat, high-school friends are terrorized by an unseen figure. The anonymous intruder implicates each of them in the death of an acquaintance, revealing damning secrets and transforming trusted allies into wary adversaries. Forced into a sordid “game,” the teens try to figure out who is behind the mysterious threat, but all signs...
Unfriended is a startlingly contemporary nail-biter from two modern masters of mayhem, executive producer Jason Blum (The Purge, Ouija, Sinister) and producer Timur Bekmambetov (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Wanted).
What starts as a seemingly innocent online prank produces a sequence of events that spirals out of control. During a routine group video chat, high-school friends are terrorized by an unseen figure. The anonymous intruder implicates each of them in the death of an acquaintance, revealing damning secrets and transforming trusted allies into wary adversaries. Forced into a sordid “game,” the teens try to figure out who is behind the mysterious threat, but all signs...
- 6/9/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Reviewed by Jesse Miller
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‘Unfriended’ (2015)
Synopsis: Six high school friends with a dark secret receive a Skype message from a classmate who committed suicide a year ago after someone uploaded a video of her online.
Directed by: Levan Gabriadze
Written by: Nelson Greaves
Starring: Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Will Peltz
When I caught the trailer for Unfriended, the idea that stood out to me was the concept of telling a story solely using a computer screen, rather than just having a shaky cam to tell the story.
Here, the film’s teenagers use iMessage, Skype, Spotify, Facebook – even a torrent program gets a nod, already giving the film a unique feel. I mean, it’s desktop pretty much looks like mine, only cleaner. So, the concept of using these programs to tell the story and how it relies on the audience to scan for things like conversations or weird occurrences is pretty clever.
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‘Unfriended’ (2015)
Synopsis: Six high school friends with a dark secret receive a Skype message from a classmate who committed suicide a year ago after someone uploaded a video of her online.
Directed by: Levan Gabriadze
Written by: Nelson Greaves
Starring: Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Will Peltz
When I caught the trailer for Unfriended, the idea that stood out to me was the concept of telling a story solely using a computer screen, rather than just having a shaky cam to tell the story.
Here, the film’s teenagers use iMessage, Skype, Spotify, Facebook – even a torrent program gets a nod, already giving the film a unique feel. I mean, it’s desktop pretty much looks like mine, only cleaner. So, the concept of using these programs to tell the story and how it relies on the audience to scan for things like conversations or weird occurrences is pretty clever.
- 5/27/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Scary and subversive, Unfriended is the first time our online lives have been successfully represented on the big screen – where it has to be seen
There are some films you can’t watch on your phone or your tablet, films you absolutely need to see on the big screen – like Lawrence of Arabia or Metropolis. Weirdly, Unfriended is one of them.
It’s a nasty, tasty supernatural horror about cyberbullying and social media that takes place entirely online, in fact more or less entirely on one computer screen. But you can’t watch it on a titchy computer screen yourself without losing its essential flavour, and missing out on the eerie “blow-up” effect. You have to see those browsers, with all their irritating little features and insidious ads and prompts, all those designs that have become embedded in your subconscious mind, magnified to the size of Stonehenge. Part of the creepy effect of this movie,...
There are some films you can’t watch on your phone or your tablet, films you absolutely need to see on the big screen – like Lawrence of Arabia or Metropolis. Weirdly, Unfriended is one of them.
It’s a nasty, tasty supernatural horror about cyberbullying and social media that takes place entirely online, in fact more or less entirely on one computer screen. But you can’t watch it on a titchy computer screen yourself without losing its essential flavour, and missing out on the eerie “blow-up” effect. You have to see those browsers, with all their irritating little features and insidious ads and prompts, all those designs that have become embedded in your subconscious mind, magnified to the size of Stonehenge. Part of the creepy effect of this movie,...
- 4/30/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Director: Levan Gabriadze; Screenwriter: Nelson Greaves; Starring: Shelley Hennig, Will Peltz, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Heather Sossaman, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson; Running time: 83 mins; Certificate: 15
Unfriended is a horror film set entirely on someone's social media feeds that unfolds solely on one laptop screen. Whatever next? Attack of the Killer Emojis? Nightmare on Elm Street: Meme Warriors?
Such presumptuous cynicism about a film best described as 'streaming footage' is understandable given the abundance of abysmal 'found footage' horror flicks in recent times. Yet these fears are quashed by the skillful execution of a surprisingly fresh storytelling form. For Unfriended is innovative, scary and smart, capturing the neuroses and pressures on today's youth within the claustrophobic confines of the digital age. It does for Skype what The Blair Witch Project did for forests.
Through a screencast of high school student Blaire's (Shelley Hennig) laptop, we witness her online interactions with her...
Unfriended is a horror film set entirely on someone's social media feeds that unfolds solely on one laptop screen. Whatever next? Attack of the Killer Emojis? Nightmare on Elm Street: Meme Warriors?
Such presumptuous cynicism about a film best described as 'streaming footage' is understandable given the abundance of abysmal 'found footage' horror flicks in recent times. Yet these fears are quashed by the skillful execution of a surprisingly fresh storytelling form. For Unfriended is innovative, scary and smart, capturing the neuroses and pressures on today's youth within the claustrophobic confines of the digital age. It does for Skype what The Blair Witch Project did for forests.
Through a screencast of high school student Blaire's (Shelley Hennig) laptop, we witness her online interactions with her...
- 4/30/2015
- Digital Spy
Independence Day 2: Director Roland Emmerich announced that Maika Monroe has joined the cast of Independence Day 2. Monroe starred recently in the breakout indie horror title It Follows; it's not yet clear what role she will be playing in the blockbuster sequel opposite the likes of Liam Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum. The movie is set for release on June 24, 2016. [Twitter] Unfriended: Low-budget horror thriller Unfriended has grossed more than $25 million in box office returns in the U.S., and thus has earned a sequel. The movie unfolds entirely on a young woman's personal computer, as the mysterious revenge story is told through the use of a variety of computer programs. Nelson Greaves will once again write the screenplay. [Bloody...
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- 4/28/2015
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Unfriended is exactly the kind of film studios love. It.s a movie that was produced for practically nothing and made millions at the box office. After debuting in U.S. theaters on April 17, the film has earned more than $25 million. So it shouldn.t come as a major shocker that Universal has green lit Unfriended 2. According to Bloody Disgusting, the sequel to Unfriended, which is being hailed by critics as the most creative horror film of the year, is officially in the works. Nelson Greaves, who wrote the script for the first film, is already drafting the treatment for Unfriended 2. Unfriended was produced by Timur Bekmambetov and directed by Leo Gabriadze. Taking place entirely on a MacBook screen, the film follows six high school friends who receive a Skype message from their deceased classmate, Laura Barns. A year earlier, a video was anonymously posted online, showing her drunk and...
- 4/27/2015
- cinemablend.com
Read More: The Death-by-Skype Horror Movie 'Unfriended' is an Unlikely Critical Hit Let's face it -- the majority of horror films released by studios nowadays are neither all that scary or particularly creative. Universal's current micro-budget hit "Unfriended," written by Nelson Greaves and directed by Leo Gabriadze, is both. Dreamed up by "Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov, "Unfriended" plays out entirely on a MacBook screen, where six high school students -- plus one sinister seventh party -- group chat on Skype on the one-year anniversary of their classmate Laura Barns' suicide. When the mystery user claims to be Barns, the teens start dying, one by one. The ingenious execution of "Unfriended" (who knew static webcam images could induce suspense?) hasn't gone unnoticed by film critics, many of whom embraced the film prior to its theatrical launch last week -- a rarity for the horror genre. For a roundup of the positive.
- 4/24/2015
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
A group of tech-savvy teens are picked off one-by-one by an unseen force in the new horror flick "Unfriended," with all 85 minutes of the film unspooling on one young girl's computer desktop. As Blaire (Shelley Hennig) chats with her friends via Skype, their conversation is interrupted by someone calling themselves Laura Barnes, a classmate of theirs who committed suicide after an embarrassing video of her went viral. There's no way they can cut her from their call and soon enough, "Laura" starts claiming lives as secrets threaten to break the group apart. The computer screen Pov is definitely a unique twist on the teen slasher genre, something writer Nelson Greaves and producer Jason Blum were very excited about when chatting with toofab's Brian Particelli about the film. Keep reading to see what they said about comparisons to "The Blair Witch Project," how the stars improvised on set and what they've...
- 4/17/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Computers have become an integral part of our lives, but movies still haven’t come up with an interesting way of depicting their use. The character hunched over his or her laptop has replaced the character poking away at a typewriter as the dullest “action” that can happen in a movie. Writer Nelson Greaves and director Levan Gabriadze light upon an innovative, if obvious, solution to the problem in the cyber-horror flick Unfriended: their movie is one 80-minute shot of the protagonist’s computer screen. The computer is no longer just an aid to the plot; it is the medium through which not only the characters, but the audience, experience the plot.
Unfriended follows a group of high-school friends as they participate in a Skype chat over the course of a night. As far as horror archetypes are concerned, the gang’s all here. We’ve got Adam (Will Peltz...
Unfriended follows a group of high-school friends as they participate in a Skype chat over the course of a night. As far as horror archetypes are concerned, the gang’s all here. We’ve got Adam (Will Peltz...
- 4/17/2015
- by Patrick Dunn
- CinemaNerdz
Unfriended
Written by Nelson Greaves
Directed by Levan Gabriadze
USA, 2014
Unfriended is the most ingenuous ‘contained thriller’ to come along in some time. Sadly, it doesn’t work nearly as well as a horror film, relying on the same tired jump scares to punctuate its well-constructed suspense. Director Levan Gabriadze makes everything refreshingly barebones and tech-savvy for maximum realism. The timely nature of its subject matter, cyber-bullying, and its clever premise keep Unfriended entertaining, even if we don’t logoff completely satisfied.
One year ago, High School junior Laura Barns (Heather Sossaman) killed herself after an embarrassing YouTube video resulted in relentless hazing. Now, on the anniversary of her death, six of her friends are terrorized during a Skype chat by a malicious browser claiming to be Laura. If any of them logoff without Laura’s permission, they all die. It’s an elegant premise, but can it sustain our attention for 80 minutes?...
Written by Nelson Greaves
Directed by Levan Gabriadze
USA, 2014
Unfriended is the most ingenuous ‘contained thriller’ to come along in some time. Sadly, it doesn’t work nearly as well as a horror film, relying on the same tired jump scares to punctuate its well-constructed suspense. Director Levan Gabriadze makes everything refreshingly barebones and tech-savvy for maximum realism. The timely nature of its subject matter, cyber-bullying, and its clever premise keep Unfriended entertaining, even if we don’t logoff completely satisfied.
One year ago, High School junior Laura Barns (Heather Sossaman) killed herself after an embarrassing YouTube video resulted in relentless hazing. Now, on the anniversary of her death, six of her friends are terrorized during a Skype chat by a malicious browser claiming to be Laura. If any of them logoff without Laura’s permission, they all die. It’s an elegant premise, but can it sustain our attention for 80 minutes?...
- 4/17/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Tapping into the dangers of evolving technology and how detrimental social media can be when used for bullying is Unfriended. The surprisingly intense cyber-thriller follows a group of friends on the one-year anniversary of the suicide of one of their classmates who took her life after being relentlessly tormented after an embarrassing video of her was released online. As they begin Skyping with each other and immersing in the usual nonsensical teenage drama and chit-chat, something sinister has joined in on the fun and wants to play a deadly game where whoever loses will pay the ultimate price.
Unfriended is completely contained within the computer screen of Blaire (Shelly Hennig), the longtime friend of suicide victim Laura Barns, an approach from writer Nelson Greaves and director Levan Gabriadze that adds a nice level of realism to the overall story. By allowing viewers to feel like they’re immersed inside of...
Unfriended is completely contained within the computer screen of Blaire (Shelly Hennig), the longtime friend of suicide victim Laura Barns, an approach from writer Nelson Greaves and director Levan Gabriadze that adds a nice level of realism to the overall story. By allowing viewers to feel like they’re immersed inside of...
- 4/16/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
After relentless online bullying, Laura Barns killed herself. She went out to the school yard, took a handgun, turned it on herself and that was it. Footage of the suicide remains on YouTube a year later as does the original video that started the whole thing, video of an inebriated Laura, passed out in the dirt with menstrual blood staining her shorts and legs. Tonight, a group of friends that knew Laura have gathered on Skype for a nightly chat. Unfriended is shot entirely from this perspective, capturing the desktop of one of Laura's friends, Blaire (Shelley Hennig), as she chats it up with her boyfriend (Moses Jacob Storm) and a growing group of friends and one unknown visitor. Seen only as an anonymous icon in their Skype chat, it soon becomes evident someone or -- dun, dun, dun -- something has hacked their chat and their malevolent motivations soon become clear.
- 4/16/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Universal Pictures’ Unfriended opens in theaters this Friday, and in celebration of the films release Wamg was invited to participate in the Blumhouse panel at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA last weekend. Shelley Hennig Moses, Jacob Storm, Will Peltz, Renee Olstead, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, Jason Blum and Nelson Greaves joined a room of fans and convention attendees to talk about their new cyber-thriller. Check it out below.
Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
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Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
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Unfriended connects with theaters this Friday
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- 4/14/2015
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Unfriended" is a very silly film. "Unfriended" is also a very clever film. For a very silly film. And that combination of clever and silly will most likely make "Unfriended" a small sensation of sorts among the audience it is clearly chasing. It made me laugh when a group of teens paused mid-conversation to explain to one another what a "troll" is, because every person in that conversation would 100% already know that word. It's clearly a nod to the idea that my parents might see "Unfriended," and they wouldn't know, so someone has to explain it. The makers of "Unfriended" shouldn't worry, though, because there's little or no chance my parents would ever see this movie. While this is being released by a studio, it's actually a pick-up, an independent film that started life on the festival circuit with the title "Cybernatural." Director Levan Gabriadze and writer Nelson Greaves were...
- 4/14/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
This review was originally published during our coverage of the 2015 SXSW Film Festival.
In order to survive, one must adapt. As the world changes and influences shift, society must move with the times in order to keep advancing. The same goes for horror films. In order for such a manipulative genre to survive, filmmakers have to adapt to the times and find horror in the ways people are living Today, not twenty years ago. Cell phones get service everywhere, video cameras capture everything, and the internet has turned into a cesspool of hatred that’s ten times more terrifying than Leatherface’s dungeon – so why not use it?
That’s exactly what Unfriended does. Teenagers don’t have to be galavanting around isolated campgrounds to become genre victims anymore; all they need is an internet connection, a free night, and a pile of twisted secrets like ammunition for a loaded gun.
In order to survive, one must adapt. As the world changes and influences shift, society must move with the times in order to keep advancing. The same goes for horror films. In order for such a manipulative genre to survive, filmmakers have to adapt to the times and find horror in the ways people are living Today, not twenty years ago. Cell phones get service everywhere, video cameras capture everything, and the internet has turned into a cesspool of hatred that’s ten times more terrifying than Leatherface’s dungeon – so why not use it?
That’s exactly what Unfriended does. Teenagers don’t have to be galavanting around isolated campgrounds to become genre victims anymore; all they need is an internet connection, a free night, and a pile of twisted secrets like ammunition for a loaded gun.
- 4/14/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new horror film “Unfriended” from horror producer Jason Blum (“Paranormal Activity,” “The Purge” and “Insidious” series) and visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (“Wanted,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”)!
“Unfriended,” which opens on April 17, 2015 and is rated “R,” stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson and Heather Sossaman from director Levan Gabriadze and writer Nelson Greaves. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
To win your free “Unfriended” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases...
“Unfriended,” which opens on April 17, 2015 and is rated “R,” stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson and Heather Sossaman from director Levan Gabriadze and writer Nelson Greaves. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
To win your free “Unfriended” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases...
- 4/12/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
After Universal executives saw a test screening of Unfriended terrify a test audience, the studio acquired the thriller that was developed and conceived by visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter). Directed by Levan Gabriadze, Unfriended is written by Nelson Greaves and produced by Bekmambetov and Greaves, as well as Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions.
The film stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, Heather Sossaman.
Unfriended hits theaters April 17.
Wamg invites you to enter for a chance to win passes (Good for 2) to the advance screening of Unfriended on Wednesday, April 15th at 7pm in the St.
After Universal executives saw a test screening of Unfriended terrify a test audience, the studio acquired the thriller that was developed and conceived by visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter). Directed by Levan Gabriadze, Unfriended is written by Nelson Greaves and produced by Bekmambetov and Greaves, as well as Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions.
The film stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, Heather Sossaman.
Unfriended hits theaters April 17.
Wamg invites you to enter for a chance to win passes (Good for 2) to the advance screening of Unfriended on Wednesday, April 15th at 7pm in the St.
- 4/8/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On the first night of the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, Levan Gabriadze’s Unfriended premiered in front of a packed audience. Daily Dead had the opportunity to catch up with Gabriadze as well as screenwriter Nelson Greaves and producer Jason Blum the following day to talk about the film and the horrific realities of cyberbullying.
I’d love to start off talking about the premise behind Unfriended because when you look at where the horror genre is at these days, not many films are tackling the concept of bullying straight on like you do here or even fully exploring the dangers of social media, or being too ‘connected’ in this world. What inspired you to take on these issues then?
Levan Gabriadze: A lot of this came from Timur (Bekmambetov, Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) originally because he spends so much time doing business on Skype. Because he lives in...
I’d love to start off talking about the premise behind Unfriended because when you look at where the horror genre is at these days, not many films are tackling the concept of bullying straight on like you do here or even fully exploring the dangers of social media, or being too ‘connected’ in this world. What inspired you to take on these issues then?
Levan Gabriadze: A lot of this came from Timur (Bekmambetov, Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) originally because he spends so much time doing business on Skype. Because he lives in...
- 3/20/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
At this point in the festival your brain is most likely spinning because you can't keep all the film titles straight. Hopefully this gallery can help you put some (famous) faces to the names of films. Read More: The 2015 Indiewire SXSW Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During Run of Festival "Ex Machina" actor Oscar Isaac."Ava's Possessions" director Jordan Galland and actress Louisa Krause."Unfriended" writer Nelson Greaves, executive producer Jason Blum and director Leo Gabriadze."Hello My Name is Doris" actress Sally Field."Adult Beginners" actor Nick Kroll."The Boy" actor Rainn Wilson."Excess Flesh" cast and crew."7 Chinese Brothers" and "The Overnight" actor Jason Schwartzman."We Are Still Here" actor Andrew Sensenig, co-writer/director Ted Geoghegan and producer Travis Stevens."The Boy" executive producer Elijah Wood."Uncle John"...
- 3/15/2015
- by Shipra Gupta
- Indiewire
The 2015 SXSW Film Festival will be running from March 13th through March 21st in Austin, Texas and the first wave of selections were announced today to get attendees excited for all the amazing films coming our way next month. And while horror fans have to wait until next week for the announcement of the Midnighters slate, here’s a look at some of the genre-related titles already revealed amidst SXSW’s other film categories for this year.
Narrative Feature Competition
Manson Family Vacation
Director/Screenwriter: J. Davis
The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family. Cast: Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Leonora Pitts, Tobin Bell, Adam Chernick, Davie-Blue. (World Premiere)
Headliners
Ex Machina
Director/Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller Ex Machina, starring Domhnall Gleeson,...
Narrative Feature Competition
Manson Family Vacation
Director/Screenwriter: J. Davis
The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family. Cast: Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Leonora Pitts, Tobin Bell, Adam Chernick, Davie-Blue. (World Premiere)
Headliners
Ex Machina
Director/Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller Ex Machina, starring Domhnall Gleeson,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
South by Southwest, the multi-faceted film, music and technology festival held annually in Austin, TX will feature such upcoming films as Paul Feig’s Spy, David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn, Alex Gibney’s documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, and Ondi Timoner’s Russell Brand profile Brand: A Second Coming as headliners in this year’s film festival lineup.
SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.
Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.
On the small screen,...
SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.
Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.
On the small screen,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Unfriended is the latest found footage horror movie that will try to copy the Paranormal Activity formula of making a microbudget film a box office hit. The film begins when the most popular girl in school Laura Barns commits suicide due to ridicule received over an embarrassing video of her passed out at a party. Following the suicide six classmates have decide to get together to talk with one another via Skype but are illprepared when an uninvited seventh person logs onto Lauras old Skype chat. Lets just hope the entire movie does not happen during a Skype chat. Unfriended is in theaters on April 17th 2015. Directed by Levan Gabriadze written by Nelson Greaves and stars Cal Barnes Matthew Bohrer and Courtney.
- 1/28/2015
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Sleepy Hollow, Season 2, Episode 14, “Kali Yuga”
Story by Heather V. Regnier
Teleplay by Sam Chalsen & Nelson Greaves
Directed by Doug Aaronowski
Airs Mondays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
It’s interesting that “Kali Yuga” is an episode that centers so heavily on Nick Hawley and Frank Irving, because those two characters are indicative of the attention deficit disorder Sleepy Hollow has with its supporting cast. Hawley, brought in to add roguish flair and romantic interest to the show, has since drifted to the point that even the showrunner admitted they threw out their original conception of the character. And Irving, after going from an implied villain in the pilot, has been shuffled from ally to asylum to afterlife so much that it’s become wearing when the show has to give him screen time. “Kali Yuga” tries hard to give both of these characters a bit of shading, but unfortunately...
Story by Heather V. Regnier
Teleplay by Sam Chalsen & Nelson Greaves
Directed by Doug Aaronowski
Airs Mondays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
It’s interesting that “Kali Yuga” is an episode that centers so heavily on Nick Hawley and Frank Irving, because those two characters are indicative of the attention deficit disorder Sleepy Hollow has with its supporting cast. Hawley, brought in to add roguish flair and romantic interest to the show, has since drifted to the point that even the showrunner admitted they threw out their original conception of the character. And Irving, after going from an implied villain in the pilot, has been shuffled from ally to asylum to afterlife so much that it’s become wearing when the show has to give him screen time. “Kali Yuga” tries hard to give both of these characters a bit of shading, but unfortunately...
- 1/27/2015
- by Les Chappell
- SoundOnSight
This April revenge comes online in the new cyber-slasher film Unfriended. MTV launched the new trailer for the horror film recently (see above). And now, thanks to Universal Studios, the film finally has an official release date set for April 17, 2015.
Unfriended, you may recall, was originally called Cybernatural as it made its way through the genre festival circuit. The death-by-Skype tale of a group of friends being stalked online on the anniversary of their clasmate’s death looks to breath new life into the found footage genre and give everyone a reason to stay offline in the near future. For my money, this looks intriguing enough to give a look as something that could be a bit more enjoyable than the latest offerings in the field (I’m looking at you endless Paranormal Activity films).
About The Film
Unfirended: Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds...
Unfriended, you may recall, was originally called Cybernatural as it made its way through the genre festival circuit. The death-by-Skype tale of a group of friends being stalked online on the anniversary of their clasmate’s death looks to breath new life into the found footage genre and give everyone a reason to stay offline in the near future. For my money, this looks intriguing enough to give a look as something that could be a bit more enjoyable than the latest offerings in the field (I’m looking at you endless Paranormal Activity films).
About The Film
Unfirended: Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds...
- 1/19/2015
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
MTV exclusively broke out the trailer for the latest horror film, Unfriended, via their YouTube page. Jo Satana reviewed the film back when it played under the title Cybernatural at Fantasia 2014 in Montreal.
If you can’t wait, read Jo’s review here.
This sort of reminds me of the other film, The Upper Footage, mixed in with with that segment from V/H/S/2. I’ve heard decent things about the flick so I’m looking forward to some cyber scares when it comes out April 17, 2015.
Synopsis
Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
After Universal executives saw a test screening of Unfriended terrify a test audience, the studio acquired...
If you can’t wait, read Jo’s review here.
This sort of reminds me of the other film, The Upper Footage, mixed in with with that segment from V/H/S/2. I’ve heard decent things about the flick so I’m looking forward to some cyber scares when it comes out April 17, 2015.
Synopsis
Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
After Universal executives saw a test screening of Unfriended terrify a test audience, the studio acquired...
- 1/19/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
“Online, your memories last forever… but so do your mistakes.” The deceptive safety of the screen between teens and the online world is shattered when a malevolent entity crashes a Skype session between six high school friends, forcing them to commit gruesome, self-inflicted acts of violence in front of the computer camera. Going viral gets vicious in Unfriended, as shown in the film’s newly released trailer and poster.
“While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it’s a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends’ darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something out of this world, something that wants them dead.”
Directed by Levan Gabriadze off a screenplay by Nelson Greaves and produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Unfriended stars Shelley Hennig, Renee Olstead,...
“While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it’s a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends’ darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something out of this world, something that wants them dead.”
Directed by Levan Gabriadze off a screenplay by Nelson Greaves and produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Unfriended stars Shelley Hennig, Renee Olstead,...
- 1/13/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
When you hear that the horror flick called Unfriended unfolds over Skype and instant messaging, you'll probably roll your eyes. But if you take a couple minutes to watch the trailer for the film created and produced by Timur Bekmambetov, you just might change your mind. In theory, this movie just sounds silly, but as you'll see in the trailer, this actually looks pretty damn scary and suspenseful. I was immediately skeptical when the trailer began, but it sucked me in, and this looks at least like a better way to approach the found footage horror craze (Open Windows tried something similar). Anyway, give it a chance. Watch it! Here's the first trailer for Levan Gabriadze's Unfriended from MTV: Unfriended is directed by Levan Gabriadze, making his American filmmaking debut, with a script from Nelson Greaves, who is also producing the film with Jason Blum (producer of Paranormal Activity,...
- 1/13/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The story behind Unfriended is that Universal execs saw a test screening and apparently it terrified a test audience, so they up and picked up the cyber thriller (previously titled Cybernatural) which unfolds over a teenager's computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier. Of course, this immediately reminds me of the short film Noah (watch that here), which also takes place entirely on someone's computer. I can only assume director Levan Gabriadze and writer Nelson Greaves saw the short and were inspired by it, though I'm not sure if they or producer Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) will be admitting that any time soon. Today the first trailer, poster and some pictures from the movie have come online. The pic hits theaters on April...
- 1/13/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
The film stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson and Heather Sossaman.
Levan Gabriadze is directing from a script by Nelson Greaves, with Timur Bekmambetov, Greaves and Jason Blum producing.
Unfriended hits theatres April 17th.
Source: Universal...
The film stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson and Heather Sossaman.
Levan Gabriadze is directing from a script by Nelson Greaves, with Timur Bekmambetov, Greaves and Jason Blum producing.
Unfriended hits theatres April 17th.
Source: Universal...
- 1/13/2015
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Ushering in a new era of horror, Universal Pictures’ Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
After Universal executives saw a test screening of Unfriended terrify a test audience, the studio acquired the thriller that was developed and conceived by visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov ( MGM/Paramount’s upcoming remake of Ben Hur as well as Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter).
Directed by Levan Gabriadze, Unfriended is written by Nelson Greaves and produced by Bekmambetov and Greaves, as well as Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions (Ouija and Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Insidious series).
The thriller stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, and Heather Sossaman.
Unfriended opens in theaters April 17.
https://twitter.com/unfriendedmovie
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After Universal executives saw a test screening of Unfriended terrify a test audience, the studio acquired the thriller that was developed and conceived by visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov ( MGM/Paramount’s upcoming remake of Ben Hur as well as Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter).
Directed by Levan Gabriadze, Unfriended is written by Nelson Greaves and produced by Bekmambetov and Greaves, as well as Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions (Ouija and Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Insidious series).
The thriller stars Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, and Heather Sossaman.
Unfriended opens in theaters April 17.
https://twitter.com/unfriendedmovie
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- 1/13/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Not too long ago we published our list of the 25 best horror films we watched in 2014 and on that list is Cybernatural, now titled Unfriended, a film directed by Levan Gabriadze from a script by Nelson Greaves. Timur Bekmambetov (Nightwatch, Wanted) has put on his Producer’s Hat to deliver a riveting work that also breaks considerable new ground. With a theatrical release on April 17th, the studio has released a brand new trailer which you can watch below. But first, here’s what film editor Justine Smith had to say in her review:
“The film is not only one of the year’s best but presents an interesting direction for the future of our understanding of cinema. Set in real time and taking place exclusively on a computer screen, Unfriended challenges our understanding of “real” images and the power of the cinematic frame. Recontextualizing the computer screen under the terms of narrative and art,...
“The film is not only one of the year’s best but presents an interesting direction for the future of our understanding of cinema. Set in real time and taking place exclusively on a computer screen, Unfriended challenges our understanding of “real” images and the power of the cinematic frame. Recontextualizing the computer screen under the terms of narrative and art,...
- 1/13/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
With the New Year just days away, Universal Pictures has released brand new photos, storylines and dates for some of the most anticipated movies in 2015.
First up is Ted 2.
Hitting theaters on June 26, 2015, Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of Ted 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time.
Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow “Ted” writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark.
http://www.tedisreal.com
Photo Credit: Tippett Studios/Universal Pictures © 2015 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
(L to R) Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite for Sisters
Sisters – December 18, 2015
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Dianne Wiest, John Cena and James Brolin
Directed by: Jason Moore
Writer:...
First up is Ted 2.
Hitting theaters on June 26, 2015, Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of Ted 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time.
Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow “Ted” writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark.
http://www.tedisreal.com
Photo Credit: Tippett Studios/Universal Pictures © 2015 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
(L to R) Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite for Sisters
Sisters – December 18, 2015
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Dianne Wiest, John Cena and James Brolin
Directed by: Jason Moore
Writer:...
- 12/29/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Universal recently acquired Blumhouse’s horror film Cybernatural, in which a malevolent force haunts six high school friends during a Skype session that turns deadly when the unseen presence forces its victims to commit gruesome, self-inflicted acts of violence in front of the computer camera. It’s now been announced that Universal has re-named Cybernatural and moved its release date just a bit.
According to Box Office Mojo, Cybernatural is now called Unfriended, giving it a Facebook-related title that ties in with its modern technology tale. Originally scheduled to come out on April 10th of next year, Unfriended will now be released one week later on April 17th, 2015.
“While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it’s a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends’ darkest secrets, they...
According to Box Office Mojo, Cybernatural is now called Unfriended, giving it a Facebook-related title that ties in with its modern technology tale. Originally scheduled to come out on April 10th of next year, Unfriended will now be released one week later on April 17th, 2015.
“While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it’s a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends’ darkest secrets, they...
- 11/12/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Sleepy Hollow, Season 2, Episode 7, “Deliverance”
Written by Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves
Directed by Nick Copus
Airs Mondays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
After a string of episodes where Sleepy Hollow has run the risk of feeling too formulaic, “Deliverance” is a welcome breath of fresh air for the season. The show has always done a better job than it needs to of balancing episodic concerns with the broader arc, but “Deliverance” is the first time since the premiere that it’s been able to cede the entire running time to character arcs over cool monster design. It’s a well-constructed hour of the show, one that hits a lot of emotional beats and even draws close to the idea that it might excise one of its main cast before the midpoint of the season.
The member of the cast in the crosshairs is Katrina, who was seen last week...
Written by Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves
Directed by Nick Copus
Airs Mondays at 9pm (Et) on Fox
After a string of episodes where Sleepy Hollow has run the risk of feeling too formulaic, “Deliverance” is a welcome breath of fresh air for the season. The show has always done a better job than it needs to of balancing episodic concerns with the broader arc, but “Deliverance” is the first time since the premiere that it’s been able to cede the entire running time to character arcs over cool monster design. It’s a well-constructed hour of the show, one that hits a lot of emotional beats and even draws close to the idea that it might excise one of its main cast before the midpoint of the season.
The member of the cast in the crosshairs is Katrina, who was seen last week...
- 11/4/2014
- by Les Chappell
- SoundOnSight
Fox has handed out a script commitment for "Potus," a high-intensity drama from "24" producers Howard Gordon, Many Coto and Evan Katz. Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves will pen the script and co-executive produce.
The story follows an American president, frustrated with politics as usual, who decides to play by his own rules. His good intensions ultimately become corrupted by power.
Meanwhile, TNT has handed out a ten-episode series order for the series "Agent X" to debut in the second half of 2015. Sharon Stone, Jeff Hephner and Gerald McRaney star.
The story follows an agent of unknown identity trained to protect U.S. citizens from all manner of threats by any means necessary in times of extreme crisis. Said agent is deployed only at the careful discretion of the vice president (Stone).
Source: The Live Feed...
The story follows an American president, frustrated with politics as usual, who decides to play by his own rules. His good intensions ultimately become corrupted by power.
Meanwhile, TNT has handed out a ten-episode series order for the series "Agent X" to debut in the second half of 2015. Sharon Stone, Jeff Hephner and Gerald McRaney star.
The story follows an agent of unknown identity trained to protect U.S. citizens from all manner of threats by any means necessary in times of extreme crisis. Said agent is deployed only at the careful discretion of the vice president (Stone).
Source: The Live Feed...
- 11/1/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
In director Levan Gabriadze’s Cybernatural, an embarrassing viral video causes a notorious bully to commit suicide. One year later, someone with supernatural power wants revenge, and they will use the Internet as their own twisted conduit to deliver it. Universal and Blumhouse have acquired Cybernatural, with the former revealing the release date for the film that takes place entirely on a computer screen.
According to Variety, Universal will release Cybernatural on April 10th. Directed by Levan Gabriadze off a screenplay by Nelson Greaves, Cybernatural stars Shelley Hennig, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Courtney Halverson, Matthew Bohrer, Heather Sossaman, and Jacob Wysocki. Gabriadze and Greaves also produce alongside Blumhouse’s Jason Blum.
Synopsis (via The Awesome Fest): “While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. A first they think it’s a prank, but when...
According to Variety, Universal will release Cybernatural on April 10th. Directed by Levan Gabriadze off a screenplay by Nelson Greaves, Cybernatural stars Shelley Hennig, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Courtney Halverson, Matthew Bohrer, Heather Sossaman, and Jacob Wysocki. Gabriadze and Greaves also produce alongside Blumhouse’s Jason Blum.
Synopsis (via The Awesome Fest): “While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. A first they think it’s a prank, but when...
- 10/16/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Cybernatural
Written by Nelson Greaves
Directed by Levan Gabriadze
U.S.A., 2014
Being at the cutting edge of technology in film is a recipe from which filmmakers and audiences alike can reap extraordinary benefits. Be it via the means utilized by the people behind the project to create their motion picture or a fresh idea developed within the story itself that sparks the imagination of an attentive viewer, modern technology (an odd term considering that technology is continuously evolving) can be a powerful tool in storytelling. In other examples filmmakers will adapt new gizmos that have already gained traction in the public sphere to help spruce up their tale. Screenwriter Nelson Greaves and director Levan Gabriadze collaborate on Cybernatural, a movie that puts online Skype conversations, Facebook and instant messaging front and center of a tale of revenge from beyond the grave.
Six friends, Blaire (Shelley Henning), boyfriend Mitch (Moses Jacob Storm...
Written by Nelson Greaves
Directed by Levan Gabriadze
U.S.A., 2014
Being at the cutting edge of technology in film is a recipe from which filmmakers and audiences alike can reap extraordinary benefits. Be it via the means utilized by the people behind the project to create their motion picture or a fresh idea developed within the story itself that sparks the imagination of an attentive viewer, modern technology (an odd term considering that technology is continuously evolving) can be a powerful tool in storytelling. In other examples filmmakers will adapt new gizmos that have already gained traction in the public sphere to help spruce up their tale. Screenwriter Nelson Greaves and director Levan Gabriadze collaborate on Cybernatural, a movie that puts online Skype conversations, Facebook and instant messaging front and center of a tale of revenge from beyond the grave.
Six friends, Blaire (Shelley Henning), boyfriend Mitch (Moses Jacob Storm...
- 8/3/2014
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Philadelphia's Awesome Fest sounds… well… awesome. To be clear, though, it appears this is an evolution of the already-existent event, which is now being called The Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival. As you would expect with a name like that, Bruce Campbell will indeed be there as part of the four-day event in Rosemont, Il, where they'll also be screening a slate of horror titles curated by Scott Weinberg, horror maven and the resident critic at the just-killed FEARnet. They'll also have panels, and they've got some great ones planned. Overall, it looks like a really cool chance to see a fistful of the best of what indie horror has going on right now with bonuses that simply make the weekend better. From August 21 to August 24, you'll be able to check out some great films. How? Well, here's how they put it: Tickets for All screenings are free to attend...
- 8/2/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Horror fans are in for a treat during Wizard World Chicago. It has been announced that the first ever Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival will coincide with Wizard World Chicago, featuring new horror films, special guests, and a screening of the first three Evil Dead movies:
“Rosemont, Il – July 31, 2014 – Philadelphia’s The Awesome Fest, in partnership with Wizard World Inc. and horror icon Bruce Campbell, announced today the first ever Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, running August 21-24, 2014 in Rosemont, Il. The four-day event will coincide with Wizard World Chicago Comic Con and will feature the best in independent horror cinema with a full slate of film premieres, panels, special guests, movie marathons, and of course, Bruce Campbell!
“We could not be any more thrilled to partner with Bruce Campbell on this festival”, said fest director & programmer Josh Goldbloom. “From the ground up, we’ve been able to design a...
“Rosemont, Il – July 31, 2014 – Philadelphia’s The Awesome Fest, in partnership with Wizard World Inc. and horror icon Bruce Campbell, announced today the first ever Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, running August 21-24, 2014 in Rosemont, Il. The four-day event will coincide with Wizard World Chicago Comic Con and will feature the best in independent horror cinema with a full slate of film premieres, panels, special guests, movie marathons, and of course, Bruce Campbell!
“We could not be any more thrilled to partner with Bruce Campbell on this festival”, said fest director & programmer Josh Goldbloom. “From the ground up, we’ve been able to design a...
- 7/31/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
I know what you’re thinking. Probably because I thought it as soon as I saw the title of the movie. Cybernatural. That sounds awful. You know what? It’s really not. If you check out the trailer or read the synopsis, you may get bad deja vu and recall back to a time when you watched The Den. It’s in a similar vein, but a completely different direction. (Also, if you haven’t seen The Den, don’t bother.) Levan Gabriadze and Nelson Greaves manage to take a premise that sounds completely contrived and turn it into a slick, fast-paced thriller that shows off the twisted side of human nature more than the somewhat downplayed supernatural aspect of the movie.
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- 7/24/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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