So “The Hunger Games” is still doing quite well, “Wrath of the Titans” is performing tolerably, but looking to ripple the waters this weekend is the behemoth of behemoth blockbuster movies, “Titanic (in 3D),” which (re)opened on Wednesday. It will again make James Cameron a boatload of money (HA) so...
Read More »Cheap, slapped-together run-of-the-mill B-movie thrillers are a dime a dozen. And their egregiousness is often not worthy of outrage or scorn because frequently the films are made on the cheap with a knowing eye towards making a buck with direct-to-DVD sales or foreign markets that don’t care about ...
Read More »Three co-workers are trapped in an ATM vestibule by a killer -- and killer service fees!
Read More »Sometimes all you need is a setting to get the creative juices flowing, and for writer Chris Sparling and director David Brooks, it's something as simple as a cash machine in the middle of a vast parking lot that serves as the foundatoin for the thriller "ATM." For Sparling, he's a...
Read More »If you're looking to make your first film, a single-location thriller seems to be a pretty good way of doing it; a small cast, a manageable shoot, and a simple canvas on which to show off your direction (indeed, not so long ago, we ran a list of some of the best of the genre). That's the app...
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