How The Ballerina Vampire Film 'Abigail' Draws Inspiration From 'The Shining' | Director Interview
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- The horror genre has been on a box office tear this year with what feels like a new entry hitting theaters every week. Today, we welcome back the director duo known as Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, and Tyler Gillett, to discuss their new vampire flick “Abigail.” After two turns at the wheel of the “Scream” franchise, the two bring a unique spin to their story which follows a group of criminals who find themselves in over their heads after kidnapping a young vampire.
The film finds inspiration from all the right places including “The Shining” and “From Dusk Till Dawn,” the two share just how important films like that are to their own and more.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:10:17 - ‘Abigail’ Interview |
00:27:33 - ‘Civil War’ Marks A24’s Best Box Office Opening Weekend
00:34:51 - Scorsese And Spielberg Both Have Some Big Upcoming Pictures
00:43:03 - Review: ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
00:51:18 - Review: ‘Abigail’
00:57:10 - Outro
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ALL 3 OF THE BOYS!!! Dynamic trio glad to see everyone back together
Yasss the whole Reelblend gang is back! Nice to see the (fantastic) four of you again!
The Moment I heard about The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. I thought when that in the cinemas. Only to discover it not a cinema release in the UK, it straight to amazon prime.
Glad you guys touched on the topic of Cavill's bankability. I had the same thoughts recently, seeing all the Ministry press materials pop up.
I like the guy and want him to do well, but he's become one of those guys who's famous for being famous. People think of him as a movie star because he looks like one and they tell you he is one, but if he's not Superman, nobody seems to care.
I can't speak to The Witcher as I haven't seen any of it, but if we keep it strictly to films then I think a large part of his problem is that he doesn't seem to really have an eye for good material. I don't know if it's just the stuff he's being offered and making the best out of that, but on paper none of these films he's done were ever going to be particularly successful.
Just going back to Ministry, to illustrate what I mean: I've said I like the guy and I also like Guy Ritchie well enough (I'm actually a Revolver defender). I also generally like WW2 films, if they're done well. So I should be in the tank for this film, and yet I have no interest in ever seeing it. Why? Well because I'm a stickler for historical accuracy in my historical fiction - I want the topic handled with respect - and Ministry just looks like a cartoon; I don't buy any of it. I think this could be the case with other people who would have otherwise been interested in seeing it also. This type of topic is normally going to attract older audiences who want the topic handled seriously - and the film is nominally based on a non-fiction book - and I think you alienate that audience by taking this approach. It just looks like a b-grade version of Inglorious Basterds (another film I am not a fan of, but with that one I at least understand why it was a hit).
It's decisions like these that undo him. Similar thing happened with The Man from UNCLE (another Ritchie film). That one was fairly decent but he was just miscast in that role.
Now having said all that, I am genuinely excited what he does with Highlander. That, on paper - and if done well - could end up being something. I think he's actually well cast in the role but the bigger factor is Chad Stahelski directing. If Stahelski can do for Cavill as Connor MacLeod anything like what he did for Keanu as John Wick then we might get something great.
The Witcher is massive on Netflix
Also, say back to black last Friday, and was surprised it has released 5 weeks earlier in the uk, and isn't out in the U.S until May 17th.
Sean you aren't supposed to be looking at these lol😂
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Current count and Trivia Question below.
Since it came up today: This week's TRIVIA QUESTION: who do you think has missed more podcasts, Jake or Kevin? Bonus: how many times do you think each have missed?
Current intro count:
Jake - 142
Kevin - 152
Gabe - 7
I am definitely excited to see where Scream 7 goes with Neve Campbell and I will definitely check out Abigail when I get the chance. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Matt and Tyler end up working with Neve again. She has praised them and I'm sure she would love to work with them again. But it won't be horror. Outside of Scream Neve won't touch horror.
NOLAN TIER LIST!!
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I thought pennywise was bouta be a surprise guest on the pod
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Are y'all gonna review boy kills world when it comes out
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