Ahead of the first episode dropping on March 19, the podcast Black Velvet Fairies has been officially announced with an audio trailer this afternoon, and you can listen below.
Black Velvet Fairies comes from Mike Monello, Gregg Hale, and Eduardo Sanchez, the minds behind the found footage horror classic The Blair Witch Project.
From podcast publisher Prx, Black Velvet Fairies is the audio diary of Lucy Verdell, a woman whose grandmother leaves her four black velvet paintings of fairies. But not twinkly, little sprites – these are grim warriors, kings and queens.
As she investigates her family’s history with the artwork, disturbing dreams and unexplained encounters pull Lucy toward a dark and dangerous fairy world that some believe is real.
Black Velvet Fairies will be available free on demand across all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Overcast, with new episodes of the 13-episode series released on...
Black Velvet Fairies comes from Mike Monello, Gregg Hale, and Eduardo Sanchez, the minds behind the found footage horror classic The Blair Witch Project.
From podcast publisher Prx, Black Velvet Fairies is the audio diary of Lucy Verdell, a woman whose grandmother leaves her four black velvet paintings of fairies. But not twinkly, little sprites – these are grim warriors, kings and queens.
As she investigates her family’s history with the artwork, disturbing dreams and unexplained encounters pull Lucy toward a dark and dangerous fairy world that some believe is real.
Black Velvet Fairies will be available free on demand across all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Overcast, with new episodes of the 13-episode series released on...
- 3/12/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
"You're the only one who has been to the other side and back." Screen Media Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie sci-fi thriller titled Portals, an anthology film featuring a number of segments (three in total + a wrap-around story) all connected to cosmic events happening all over the world. After a series of blackouts, mysterious cosmic anomalies appear everywhere across. The few who are drawn to them, curious about what's inside, don't return. "With our collective love for horror anthologies, we wanted to challenge ourselves and do something new, unique and more cosmic from what's already been done previously," said creator and producer Chris White. "I think people are going to be pleasantly surprised by what Portals is offering especially with our line up of seriously kick-ass filmmakers... Get ready for an awesome ride!" The sci-fi film stars Neil Hopkins, Deanna Russo, Gretchen Lodge, Natacha Gott, Phet Mahathongdy,...
- 10/4/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ken Foree, known for his iconic role as a police officer in George Romero’s cult classic Dawn of the Dead, has signed for a lead role in Carnivale, a project by exec producer and screenwriter Rod High. Foree joins actress Gretchen Lodge, star of the 2011 Lovely Molly, who committed for the lead female role […]
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- 8/9/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
June ended up being a particularly busy month of releases, and here’s a look at three different indie films that I had the opportunity to check out over the last several weeks:
Camera Obscura: For his feature film directorial debut, co-writer/director Aaron B. Koontz concocts his own “weird episode of Goosebumps” (to borrow a phrase from the film) in Camera Obscura, which feels like a mash-up of Shutter (the original, not the remake) and Final Destination, with a bit of a slasher twist thrown in for good measure. Koontz deftly maneuvers through familiar genre tropes to create an unexpected horror treat, anchored by a strong performance from Christopher Denham (Shutter Island, The Bay).
In Camera Obscura, we meet photographer Jack Zeller (Denham), who has been struggling with Ptsd after returning from shooting photos in the Middle East. His supportive fiancée, Claire (Nadja Bobyleva), decides to pick him...
Camera Obscura: For his feature film directorial debut, co-writer/director Aaron B. Koontz concocts his own “weird episode of Goosebumps” (to borrow a phrase from the film) in Camera Obscura, which feels like a mash-up of Shutter (the original, not the remake) and Final Destination, with a bit of a slasher twist thrown in for good measure. Koontz deftly maneuvers through familiar genre tropes to create an unexpected horror treat, anchored by a strong performance from Christopher Denham (Shutter Island, The Bay).
In Camera Obscura, we meet photographer Jack Zeller (Denham), who has been struggling with Ptsd after returning from shooting photos in the Middle East. His supportive fiancée, Claire (Nadja Bobyleva), decides to pick him...
- 7/3/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
As a producer on projects like Starry Eyes and The Sacrament, Camera Obscura co-writer/director Aaron B. Koontz has been a fixture of the indie horror film community for some time now. Koontz recently celebrated the VOD and On Demand release of his debut feature, Camera Obscura, which ambitiously blends together the psychological horror/haunted camera/slasher genres for a truly unexpected cinematic treat.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak to Koontz about his experiences working on Camera Obscura, and he discussed how he approached both the story of the film as well as its conflicted protagonist, Jack Zeller (portrayed by Christopher Denham), how his earlier career helped prepare him to take the directorial reins, the joy of being able to collaborate with friends, and more.
I would love to hear about what inspired you to take the story route that you did, because I thought some of...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak to Koontz about his experiences working on Camera Obscura, and he discussed how he approached both the story of the film as well as its conflicted protagonist, Jack Zeller (portrayed by Christopher Denham), how his earlier career helped prepare him to take the directorial reins, the joy of being able to collaborate with friends, and more.
I would love to hear about what inspired you to take the story route that you did, because I thought some of...
- 6/14/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
On Friday, June 9th, Aaron B. Koontz’s Camera Obscura hits theaters before making its way onto VOD platforms everywhere just a few days later on the 13th. The psychological horror film stars Christopher Denham (Money Monster, The Bay), Nadja Bobyleva (Bridge of Spies), Noah Segan (Looper, Starry Eyes, Brick), and also features some other stellar supporting talent that should be familiar to genre fans, including Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End, Beyond the Gates), Andrew Sensenig (We Are Still Here), and Gretchen Lodge (Lovely Molly).
Daily Dead recently spoke to Segan about working on Camera Obscura with both Koontz and Denham, with whom he shares most of his scenes with. Segan also chatted about the privilege of being able to make movies with your friends, getting to be the “good guy,” and more.
Congrats on your impending fatherhood and getting married. Seems like you’ve got a lot...
Daily Dead recently spoke to Segan about working on Camera Obscura with both Koontz and Denham, with whom he shares most of his scenes with. Segan also chatted about the privilege of being able to make movies with your friends, getting to be the “good guy,” and more.
Congrats on your impending fatherhood and getting married. Seems like you’ve got a lot...
- 6/8/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
You know the one about the young girl who gets possessed, nobody believes it, and someone of power has to perform an exorcism in the 3rd act? Sure you do. We get this movie or some variation therein, a few times a year. Sometimes it’s a demon, sometimes it’s a ghost, but it always ends up being roughly the same film outline. Popping bones and inhuman movement or contortion is a given, speaking in lounges, and there’s a fake out where you think the entity has left…But Not Yet! Before going any further I should say that yes, The Vatican Tapes is precisely one of these movies. The last time I caught one before this was last year’s Deliver Us from Evil, which came from Scott Derrickson. I didn’t care for that, but coincidentally Derrickson’s The Exorcism of Emily Rose was the last theatrical one I really enjoyed.
- 7/24/2015
- by Mike Hassler
- Destroy the Brain
Horror Channel have announced their latest rund of UK television premieres for October, including three outstanding supernatural thrillers: Under The Bed, Steven C. Millar’s nightmare of all nightmares, The Gathering, starring Christina Ricci, and the haunting Lovely Molly (my personal fave of the three), from Blair Witch co-director Eduardo Sánchez.
Friday 3rd - The Gathering
Directed by Brian Gilbert (Wilde), this supernatural thriller stars Christina Ricci as Cassie Grant, an American traveller who suffers amnesia when hit by a car. After accepting sanctuary from the family of the car that hit her, Cassie starts hallucinating that terrifying strangers are following her. Is it concussion or second sight? And what do her frightening visions have to do with an ancient church? A riveting performance by Ricci is supported by a stellar cast including Ioan Gruffud, Stephen Dillane and Kerry Fox.
Friday 10th - Under The Bed
From Steven C. Miller,...
Friday 3rd - The Gathering
Directed by Brian Gilbert (Wilde), this supernatural thriller stars Christina Ricci as Cassie Grant, an American traveller who suffers amnesia when hit by a car. After accepting sanctuary from the family of the car that hit her, Cassie starts hallucinating that terrifying strangers are following her. Is it concussion or second sight? And what do her frightening visions have to do with an ancient church? A riveting performance by Ricci is supported by a stellar cast including Ioan Gruffud, Stephen Dillane and Kerry Fox.
Friday 10th - Under The Bed
From Steven C. Miller,...
- 9/24/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Skint newly-weds Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into her late father's creaking home to save themselves some cash. Small but strange things begin to happen - locked doors spring open in the night and and Molly feels an unflinching atmosphere of dread creeping through the corridors. With Tim's job as a truck driver taking him away for days at a time, the menace grows as she is left to fend for herself.
- 3/8/2013
- Sky Movies
Reviewed by Jesse Miller, MoreHorror.com
Lovely Molly is a psychological horror full of shadows and noises and supposed supernatural activity and yet, it is quite the slow burning film, opting to inject some long, slow passages into this rather peculiar tale – and does it work?
Writer / Director Eduardo Sanchez is no stranger to psychological horror – his first foray into it was The Blair Witch Project – and here, he showcases some of the same ideas and ingenious tricks that made that film so effective and, in the end, haunting.
With Lovely Molly, he presents to us the set up of the story and then we’re pretty much on our own, as we watch Molly wander the house by herself, learning bits and pieces of the back-story of the plot in softly spoken scenes of dialogue that make no sense at the time they’re delivered.
The film is a...
Lovely Molly is a psychological horror full of shadows and noises and supposed supernatural activity and yet, it is quite the slow burning film, opting to inject some long, slow passages into this rather peculiar tale – and does it work?
Writer / Director Eduardo Sanchez is no stranger to psychological horror – his first foray into it was The Blair Witch Project – and here, he showcases some of the same ideas and ingenious tricks that made that film so effective and, in the end, haunting.
With Lovely Molly, he presents to us the set up of the story and then we’re pretty much on our own, as we watch Molly wander the house by herself, learning bits and pieces of the back-story of the plot in softly spoken scenes of dialogue that make no sense at the time they’re delivered.
The film is a...
- 2/5/2013
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Chairman Troy Escamilla and the Fright Meter Awards Committee have announced that The Cabin in the Woods was named the Best Horror Movie of 2012, and the film also won in four more categories.
For helming the project, Drew Goddard nabbed Best Director; Goddard and Joss Whedon were honored for Best Screenplay; the cast garnered Best Ensemble; and Cabin's final win came for Best Make Up/Special Effects. Read on for the rest of 2012's best.
For more visit the official Fright Meter Awards website, "like" Fright Meter Awards on Facebook and follow Fright Meter Awards on Twitter (@FrightMeter).
2012 Fright Meter Award Winners
Best Horror Movie: The Cabin in the Woods
Best Director: Drew Goddard for The Cabin in the Woods
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Vincent D'Onofrio-Chained
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Gretchen Lodge-Lovely Molly
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Michael Fassbender-...
For helming the project, Drew Goddard nabbed Best Director; Goddard and Joss Whedon were honored for Best Screenplay; the cast garnered Best Ensemble; and Cabin's final win came for Best Make Up/Special Effects. Read on for the rest of 2012's best.
For more visit the official Fright Meter Awards website, "like" Fright Meter Awards on Facebook and follow Fright Meter Awards on Twitter (@FrightMeter).
2012 Fright Meter Award Winners
Best Horror Movie: The Cabin in the Woods
Best Director: Drew Goddard for The Cabin in the Woods
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Vincent D'Onofrio-Chained
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Gretchen Lodge-Lovely Molly
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Michael Fassbender-...
- 1/13/2013
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Each year horror fans are treated to some memorable and some horrifically bad films that either quench our appetites for shocks and scares or make us run for the exits of the theater. It’s no surprise that 2012 was any different. Although we had to suffer through such painful features as Silent Hill: Revelation, Paranormal Activity 4, and Chernobyl Diaries, at least we were given such terrifying treasures as Sinister, Silent House, and everyone’s favorite horror film of the year Cabin in the Woods. Unfortunately, there are so many independent horror films that get missed each year due to their lack of a wide release or only getting a DVD/Blu-ray release. We have all seen our fair share of direct-to-video crap, but there are always a few each year that stand apart from the rest. Just because it doesn’t have any major actors in it or...
- 1/2/2013
- by Michael Haffner
- Destroy the Brain
★★☆☆☆ Eduardo Sanchez was one half of the directorial team that unleashed the now prevalent found footage motif onto horror movies in 1999 with The Blair Witch Project. His latest offering to the genre, Lovely Molly (2011) - which hit cinemas earlier this year and is released this week on DVD - is a disconcerting movie which plays its cards close to its chest throughout and is unnerving without ever managing to truly scare. The eponymous Molly (Gretchen Lodge) is a young woman who we're introduced to through some video footage - welcome back Mr. Sanchez - of her wedding to truck driver Tim (Johnny Lewis).
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- 10/23/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Lovely Molly
Directed by: Eduardo Sanchez
Written by: Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash
2011, USA
Eduardo Sanchez made his name as one of the co-directors of The Blair Witch Project. Blair Witch wasn’t just an indication of his creative talent, but also a true passion, and belief in the idea that the less we see the more effective the horror. The act of visual discretion is admirable because it often balances on a razor’s edge. A director can just as easily lose the audience if ideas are not handled with a deft cleverness and attention to detail. In Lovely Molly, Sanchez continues to practice the ‘less is more’ approach to horror. It creates moments of great terror and suspense, but the approach also creates several moments of muddled sloppiness.
Lovely Molly is a psychological character study masquerading as a haunted house film. We watch the character of Molly, played by Gretchen Lodge,...
Directed by: Eduardo Sanchez
Written by: Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash
2011, USA
Eduardo Sanchez made his name as one of the co-directors of The Blair Witch Project. Blair Witch wasn’t just an indication of his creative talent, but also a true passion, and belief in the idea that the less we see the more effective the horror. The act of visual discretion is admirable because it often balances on a razor’s edge. A director can just as easily lose the audience if ideas are not handled with a deft cleverness and attention to detail. In Lovely Molly, Sanchez continues to practice the ‘less is more’ approach to horror. It creates moments of great terror and suspense, but the approach also creates several moments of muddled sloppiness.
Lovely Molly is a psychological character study masquerading as a haunted house film. We watch the character of Molly, played by Gretchen Lodge,...
- 10/22/2012
- by James Merolla
- SoundOnSight
Lovely Molly
Stars: Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden | Written by Eduardo Sanchez, Jamie Nash | Directed by Eduardo Sanchez
Known predominantly for the massive hit that was The Blair Witch Project (one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time no less), Eduardo Sanchez returns with what is his fourth directorial effort since that films groundbreaking debut and his best movie yet. Now I’ll admit I wasn’t a huge fan of Blair Witch, I enjoyed it for what it was but the obnoxious cast always put me off, however Sanchez’s 2006 directorial follow-up Altered was a stroke of genius that undeservedly shoved out as a direct to DVD release. But now he’s back, surpassing all expectations with Lovely Molly.
The film starts off innocently enough, with the titular Molly (Lodge) and her newlywed husband Tim (Lewis) moving into the old family homestead to start their married life together.
Stars: Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden | Written by Eduardo Sanchez, Jamie Nash | Directed by Eduardo Sanchez
Known predominantly for the massive hit that was The Blair Witch Project (one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time no less), Eduardo Sanchez returns with what is his fourth directorial effort since that films groundbreaking debut and his best movie yet. Now I’ll admit I wasn’t a huge fan of Blair Witch, I enjoyed it for what it was but the obnoxious cast always put me off, however Sanchez’s 2006 directorial follow-up Altered was a stroke of genius that undeservedly shoved out as a direct to DVD release. But now he’s back, surpassing all expectations with Lovely Molly.
The film starts off innocently enough, with the titular Molly (Lodge) and her newlywed husband Tim (Lewis) moving into the old family homestead to start their married life together.
- 10/21/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
I first watched Eduardo Sanchez’s Lovely Molly on VOD when it first came out several months ago. At that time I had heard very a little about the movie save that I had also been invited to a screening in New York City that I had to turn down due to a scheduling conflict. I was fairly disappointed to miss the screening. This is a movie from the same director who gave us The Blair Witch Project. Now I will tell you that that film, no matter how copied or mocked today was one of the most terrifying theatrical experiences of my theater going life. That’s mostly due to the clever ruse that painted it as a true found footage movie and not simply a movie shot in the found footage style. How could I miss the theatrical release of another movie by a filmmaker who had such amazing power over my emotions.
- 10/6/2012
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
Skint newly-weds Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into her late father's creaking home to save themselves some cash. Small but strange things begin to happen - locked doors spring open in the night and and Molly feels an unflinching atmosphere of dread creeping through the corridors. With Tim's job as a truck driver taking him away for days at a time, the menace grows as she is left to fend for herself.
- 10/1/2012
- Sky Movies
After a number of successful festival screenings last year, Lovely Molly was recently released to Blu-ray/DVD. I had a chance to interview director Eduardo Sánchez and star Gretchen Lodge, and learned about the initial concept, the audition process, and filming some of the difficult scenes from the movie:
With so many possession films being released these days, why was Lovely Molly the project that you decided to go forward with?
Eduardo Sánchez: Jamie Nash is my writing partner and he had this idea for a possession movie. The basic idea was following someone going through a possession. It was the perfect found footage idea and something really hit me with this story.
I’ve always been interested in doing some kind of exorcism or possession film. I started writing and it went in a direction I wasn’t expecting, where it became an exorcism movie without the exorcist.
With so many possession films being released these days, why was Lovely Molly the project that you decided to go forward with?
Eduardo Sánchez: Jamie Nash is my writing partner and he had this idea for a possession movie. The basic idea was following someone going through a possession. It was the perfect found footage idea and something really hit me with this story.
I’ve always been interested in doing some kind of exorcism or possession film. I started writing and it went in a direction I wasn’t expecting, where it became an exorcism movie without the exorcist.
- 9/17/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
It's hard to feel sorry for the directors of The Blair Witch Project. They made a movie that launched a whole new genre of filmmaking with their "found footage" technique. Since then, the Paranormal Activity franchise has squeezed millions out of the filming style while others followed in hot pursuit to cash in on the craze. There's been The Devil Inside, The Last Exorcism, and even Chronicle.
The sad thing is now when Blair Witch director Eduardo Sanchez uses the very cinematography he helped fashion in Lovely Molly, it comes across as stale and overused. Although it isn't fair to him, his new film proves even the owner of the well can't go back to it when it's used too often.
Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and her new husband (Johnny Lewis) move into the childhood home she lived in with her mother, father, and sister. Not long after they get settled,...
The sad thing is now when Blair Witch director Eduardo Sanchez uses the very cinematography he helped fashion in Lovely Molly, it comes across as stale and overused. Although it isn't fair to him, his new film proves even the owner of the well can't go back to it when it's used too often.
Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and her new husband (Johnny Lewis) move into the childhood home she lived in with her mother, father, and sister. Not long after they get settled,...
- 9/11/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
One-hit wonder horror director Eduardo Sánchez returns to the genre after years of fiddling with side projects and riding off of the hype of his co-directing effort The Blair Witch Project. His latest film Lovely Molly is only further proof that he got lucky with Blair Witch and that maybe he should stop making movies altogether. Lovely Molly is a lousy horror film that tries to mix found-footage and traditional filmmaking, but only results in two hours of unsatisfactory character work and very little real horror.
Molly (Gretchen Lodge) is starting a new life at her deceased father’s cabin. She and her newlywed husband Tim (Johnny Lewis) decide to move in and settle down. Tim is a truck driver, so he spends most of his time away, which leaves Molly all alone in her father’s former residence. There’s a haunted past that slowly creeps forward as Molly...
Molly (Gretchen Lodge) is starting a new life at her deceased father’s cabin. She and her newlywed husband Tim (Johnny Lewis) decide to move in and settle down. Tim is a truck driver, so he spends most of his time away, which leaves Molly all alone in her father’s former residence. There’s a haunted past that slowly creeps forward as Molly...
- 9/2/2012
- by Jeremy Lebens
- We Got This Covered
Home Invasion is a weekly post every Tuesday which shows you what is being released on Blu-Ray & DVD today! If you buy any of these products through the links provided, you help support the site as well. All links take you to Amazon.com. Our Picks of the Week are releases that we are looking forward to checking out, have reviewed and/or were are Picks of the Week on the Dtb Podcast. All descriptions are courtesy of Amazon.com.
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- 8/28/2012
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Lovely Molly will be released to Blu-ray/DVD tomorrow and we’ve been given an exclusive clip to share with our readers. This particular clip shows a segment from the film where Molly is investigating noises in her house. It includes commentary from director Eduardo Sánchez and co-writer Jamie Nash, who talk about how working inside of a claustrophobic house helped get everyone into the right mood.
“When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, remainders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own huanted past or some supernatural ‘thing,’ tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her. Alone and isolated in a centuries-old house, she soon begins an inexorable descent into depravity. Somewhere in the house, in that terrible space between psychosis and possession, lies an evil that will pull Molly and all those around her into darkness and death.”
Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge,...
“When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, remainders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own huanted past or some supernatural ‘thing,’ tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her. Alone and isolated in a centuries-old house, she soon begins an inexorable descent into depravity. Somewhere in the house, in that terrible space between psychosis and possession, lies an evil that will pull Molly and all those around her into darkness and death.”
Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge,...
- 8/27/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Lovely Molly hits stores next Tuesday via Image Entertainment, and we have two copies of the film on Blu-ray to give away! Read on for details.
Lovely Molly is the latest effort from The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sánchez. It’s produced by Mark Ordesky, who served as executive producer on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Gretchen Lodge stars as a newlywed who moves into her abandoned childhood home, where she encounters a… More...
Lovely Molly is the latest effort from The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sánchez. It’s produced by Mark Ordesky, who served as executive producer on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Gretchen Lodge stars as a newlywed who moves into her abandoned childhood home, where she encounters a… More...
- 8/23/2012
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- Horror News
A Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre releases for August.
Jaws (1975) Universal Blu-ray/DVD/Digital combo Available Now
Steven Spielberg’s classic thriller has been painstakingly restored from the original film elements. Amity Island has never been so beautiful. The movie itself seems to improve with age, with amazing performances and scenes that still manage to unnerve — Susan Backlinie’s death at the beginning is truly one of the most horrifying ever portrayed onscreen. Making this a true “special edition” is the long-awaited release of The Shark Is Still Working, an expansive documentary on the making and the impact of the 1975 film. All of the surviving cast and crew are interviewed along with several minutes of never-before-seen footage.
Special Features:
*Digitally remastered and fully restored from high resolution 35mm original film elements.
*Digital Copy of Jaws
*UltraViolet Copy of Jaws
*The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy...
Jaws (1975) Universal Blu-ray/DVD/Digital combo Available Now
Steven Spielberg’s classic thriller has been painstakingly restored from the original film elements. Amity Island has never been so beautiful. The movie itself seems to improve with age, with amazing performances and scenes that still manage to unnerve — Susan Backlinie’s death at the beginning is truly one of the most horrifying ever portrayed onscreen. Making this a true “special edition” is the long-awaited release of The Shark Is Still Working, an expansive documentary on the making and the impact of the 1975 film. All of the surviving cast and crew are interviewed along with several minutes of never-before-seen footage.
Special Features:
*Digitally remastered and fully restored from high resolution 35mm original film elements.
*Digital Copy of Jaws
*UltraViolet Copy of Jaws
*The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy...
- 8/22/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com
Lovely Molly, the film that the New York Times called “Harrowing.” is being released on Blu-ray & DVD on August 28th, 2012 by Image Entertainment.
To kick things off, thanks to the kind people from Image Entertainment, we've go two Blu-ray copies of Lovely Molly to give away.
*Conetst Is Now Closed. Winners are Michel Sabourin and Suzy Southwick. Thanks for your interest and keep your eyes peeled for more horror giveaways soon.
Good luck, and check out the new animated poster art from the film below the official release details.
From The Press Release
Some things never leave home. Image Entertainment presents the chilling and disturbing Lovely Molly, which opened to critical acclaim when it was unveiled at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011, making its VOD premiere July 16th, with the Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download arriving on August 28th. Fresh from its critically acclaimed national theatrical engagements,...
Lovely Molly, the film that the New York Times called “Harrowing.” is being released on Blu-ray & DVD on August 28th, 2012 by Image Entertainment.
To kick things off, thanks to the kind people from Image Entertainment, we've go two Blu-ray copies of Lovely Molly to give away.
*Conetst Is Now Closed. Winners are Michel Sabourin and Suzy Southwick. Thanks for your interest and keep your eyes peeled for more horror giveaways soon.
Good luck, and check out the new animated poster art from the film below the official release details.
From The Press Release
Some things never leave home. Image Entertainment presents the chilling and disturbing Lovely Molly, which opened to critical acclaim when it was unveiled at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011, making its VOD premiere July 16th, with the Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download arriving on August 28th. Fresh from its critically acclaimed national theatrical engagements,...
- 8/17/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Alrighty, kids! On tap right now we have both a commentary clip and a look at the lenticular packaging for Image Entertainment's upcoming release of the disturbing little flick Lovely Molly! Check it out! The power of Christ compels you to do so!
Written by Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash, directed by Sanchez, and executive produced by Andy Jenkins and Robert Eick, Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, and Johnny Lewis.
Image Entertainment will be releasing the film on August 28th. Extras will include four features ("Path To Madness", "Haunted Past", "Demonic Forces", "Is It Real") plus the theatrical trailer.
For more right now check out the official Lovely Molly website, and "like" Lovely Molly on Facebook!
Synopsis
Lovely Molly is a gripping horror thriller that begins as newlywed Molly Reynolds moves back into her long-abandoned childhood home. Soon, she experiences unnerving and impossible things. What starts as...
Written by Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash, directed by Sanchez, and executive produced by Andy Jenkins and Robert Eick, Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, and Johnny Lewis.
Image Entertainment will be releasing the film on August 28th. Extras will include four features ("Path To Madness", "Haunted Past", "Demonic Forces", "Is It Real") plus the theatrical trailer.
For more right now check out the official Lovely Molly website, and "like" Lovely Molly on Facebook!
Synopsis
Lovely Molly is a gripping horror thriller that begins as newlywed Molly Reynolds moves back into her long-abandoned childhood home. Soon, she experiences unnerving and impossible things. What starts as...
- 8/15/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Lovely Molly is the latest film from The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sanchez and will be released to Blu-ray/DVD on August 28th. We’ve been given a new clip to share with readers and it includes commentary from director Eduardo Sanchez and co-writer Jamie Nash:
“When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, remainders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own huanted past or some supernatural ‘thing,’ tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her. Alone and isolated in a centuries-old house, she soon begins an inexorable descent into depravity. Somewhere in the house, in that terrible space between psychosis and possession, lies an evil that will pull Molly and all those around her into darkness and death.”
Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, Johnny Lewis, Ken Arnold, Daniel Ross, Katie Foster, and Lauren Lakis. Catch up on...
“When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, remainders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own huanted past or some supernatural ‘thing,’ tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her. Alone and isolated in a centuries-old house, she soon begins an inexorable descent into depravity. Somewhere in the house, in that terrible space between psychosis and possession, lies an evil that will pull Molly and all those around her into darkness and death.”
Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, Johnny Lewis, Ken Arnold, Daniel Ross, Katie Foster, and Lauren Lakis. Catch up on...
- 8/15/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Director: Eduardo Sánchez. Writers: Jamie Nash and Eduardo Sánchez. Cast: Alexandra Holden, Johnny Lewis, Gretchen Lodge, Ken Arnold, and Lauren Lakis. Lovely Molly is a film from director Eduardo Sánchez. Sánchez might be best known for his work on the Blair Witch Project (1999). In his latest, he sticks with horror and perhaps Sánchez further perfects his art with Lovely Molly. After all, this is a truly unsettling picture with actress Gretchen Lodge playing an often tormented Molly. This film's many horrifying scenes might make viewers question the source of Molly's increasingly violent actions. This reviewer believes the events are caused by three elements: a supernatural site (haunted house), abuse and possession. These three elements come together like a whirlwind of terror in the film's story. That terror comes from the writing team of Jamie Nash and Sánchez. These two have written a horrifying tale, which puts Molly up against a demonic force.
- 8/15/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
If you choose to marry someone, to theoretically spend the rest of your life with them, and they have a history of drug abuse and institutionalization, you really can’t be all that surprised if they begin to engage in troubling, puzzling behavior.
Tim (Johnny Lewis) is having such a problem with his new wife Molly (Gretchen Lodge). Making matters worse is the fact that as a truck driver he is away from home for long periods of time. Molly should not be left alone under any circumstances.
In Lovely Molly, writer/director Eduardo Sanchez (co-director of The Blair Witch Project) makes it clear that something is wrong from the start. A distraught Molly tells the camera that bad stuff just went down but she isn’t responsible. Then we cut to her wedding day a year earlier, happier times for the young couple.
Molly and Tim move into her childhood home after getting married.
Tim (Johnny Lewis) is having such a problem with his new wife Molly (Gretchen Lodge). Making matters worse is the fact that as a truck driver he is away from home for long periods of time. Molly should not be left alone under any circumstances.
In Lovely Molly, writer/director Eduardo Sanchez (co-director of The Blair Witch Project) makes it clear that something is wrong from the start. A distraught Molly tells the camera that bad stuff just went down but she isn’t responsible. Then we cut to her wedding day a year earlier, happier times for the young couple.
Molly and Tim move into her childhood home after getting married.
- 8/14/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick have had an interesting trajectory. They co-directed The Blair Witch Project thirteen years ago, that “found footage” granddaddy which would prove not only to be an incredible success, but a great inspiration to genre filmmakers a decade later. Love it or hate it, Blair Witch is a milestone whose lasting impact can’t be ignored. While Myrick has made a few Dtv clunkers, Sánchez has managed to make two Dtv gems — Altered, a dark horror-comedy about alien abduction revenge, and Seventh Moon, a hand-held camera honeymoon nightmare in China. Worth checking out. So, how does his latest effort stack up?
Lovely Molly combines a traditional style with found-footage elements through a handi-cam Molly carries around with her. There’s usually a dumb excuse as to why the characters are carrying around a camera while they’re freaked out. Molly’s isn’t really that important,...
Lovely Molly combines a traditional style with found-footage elements through a handi-cam Molly carries around with her. There’s usually a dumb excuse as to why the characters are carrying around a camera while they’re freaked out. Molly’s isn’t really that important,...
- 8/8/2012
- by Mike Hassler
- Destroy the Brain
Lovely Molly is the latest film from The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sanchez. Image Entertainment will release the movie to Blu-ray/DVD later this month and we’ve been given one of the bonus features for you to watch. The six minute feature is titled “Is It Real?” and focuses on the strange noises and events that happened in the house while the cast and crew were filming.
“When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, remainders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own huanted past or some supernatural ‘thing,’ tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her. Alone and isolated in a centuries-old house, she soon begins an inexorable descent into depravity. Somewhere in the house, in that terrible space between psychosis and possession, lies an evil that will pull Molly and all those around her into darkness and death.
“When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, remainders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own huanted past or some supernatural ‘thing,’ tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her. Alone and isolated in a centuries-old house, she soon begins an inexorable descent into depravity. Somewhere in the house, in that terrible space between psychosis and possession, lies an evil that will pull Molly and all those around her into darkness and death.
- 8/6/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Another new featurette has landed online for Image Entertainment's upcoming release of the disturbing little flick Lovely Molly, and we have every inquisitive second of it on tap for you cats right here. Dig it!
Written by Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash, directed by Sanchez, and executive produced by Andy Jenkins and Robert Eick, Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, and Johnny Lewis.
Image Entertainment will be releasing the film on August 28th. Extras will include fouir features ("Path To Madness", "Haunted Past", "Demonic Forces", "Is It Real") plus the theatrical trailer.
For more right now check out the official Lovely Molly website, and "like" Lovely Molly on Facebook!
Synopsis
Lovely Molly is a gripping horror thriller that begins as newlywed Molly Reynolds moves back into her long-abandoned childhood home. Soon, she experiences unnerving and impossible things. What starts as a simple story about things going bump in...
Written by Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash, directed by Sanchez, and executive produced by Andy Jenkins and Robert Eick, Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, and Johnny Lewis.
Image Entertainment will be releasing the film on August 28th. Extras will include fouir features ("Path To Madness", "Haunted Past", "Demonic Forces", "Is It Real") plus the theatrical trailer.
For more right now check out the official Lovely Molly website, and "like" Lovely Molly on Facebook!
Synopsis
Lovely Molly is a gripping horror thriller that begins as newlywed Molly Reynolds moves back into her long-abandoned childhood home. Soon, she experiences unnerving and impossible things. What starts as a simple story about things going bump in...
- 8/6/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Lovely Molly is a film that I knew absolutely nothing about, beyond the fact that it existed, and was directed by Eduardo Sanchez, director of The Blair Witch Project. After festival screenings, and an extremely limited theatrical run, opinions varied greatly. I’ve heard from some that it was a terrifying experience, and that they loved every second of it, while others felt the film was a little lacking. Image Entertainment sent me the Blu Ray to take a look at, which is being released on the 28th of August. I sat down to watch the movie with my wife, as I assumed it was a haunted house story, and she loves such things. The reality of the situation is, even after watching, I have no idea how to label Lovely Molly. Ghosts? Possession? Manic depression? Drug addiction? Pick one of these topic and you’d be able to accurately,...
- 8/2/2012
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
During the chaos of the San Diego Comic-Con, it was really hard to find a spot to set up an on-the-go office for you cats so we could bring you the headlines from the event as they happened. Thankfully there was a savior within our midst.
The Movies on Demand lounge not only gave us weary workers a place to hang our hats, but it was also rife with celebrity guests and so much more! Luckily for you and us, they were filming the festivities. First up, Ed Sanchez and Gretchen Lodge talked Lovely Molly (available on demand before DVD from July 16th through September 15th) with their host, the lovely Camille Ford.
Written by Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash, directed by Sanchez, and executive produced by Andy Jenkins and Robert Eick, Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, and Johnny Lewis.
Image Entertainment will be releasing the film on August 28th.
The Movies on Demand lounge not only gave us weary workers a place to hang our hats, but it was also rife with celebrity guests and so much more! Luckily for you and us, they were filming the festivities. First up, Ed Sanchez and Gretchen Lodge talked Lovely Molly (available on demand before DVD from July 16th through September 15th) with their host, the lovely Camille Ford.
Written by Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash, directed by Sanchez, and executive produced by Andy Jenkins and Robert Eick, Lovely Molly stars Gretchen Lodge, Alexandra Holden, and Johnny Lewis.
Image Entertainment will be releasing the film on August 28th.
- 7/18/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
An hour or so ago we revealed what Image Entertainment's plans are for this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Now we have an exclusive look at the limited edition "Holliston" and Lovely Molly one-sheets that you can have signed at the big dance! Dig it!
From the Press Release
What: Image Entertainment events / titles at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
When: Thursday, July 12th through Sunday, July 15th
Time: Events Thursday – Saturday (see schedule below)
Where: San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Details: Image Entertainment takes the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con by storm with a host of events highlighting such upcoming titles as “Holliston: The Complete First Season” from genre favorites Adam Green (Hatchet I & II, Frozen, Chillerama) and Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, Chillerama, the upcoming Knights of Badassdom); Lovely Molly from The Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sanchez, The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel, the...
From the Press Release
What: Image Entertainment events / titles at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
When: Thursday, July 12th through Sunday, July 15th
Time: Events Thursday – Saturday (see schedule below)
Where: San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Details: Image Entertainment takes the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con by storm with a host of events highlighting such upcoming titles as “Holliston: The Complete First Season” from genre favorites Adam Green (Hatchet I & II, Frozen, Chillerama) and Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, Chillerama, the upcoming Knights of Badassdom); Lovely Molly from The Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sanchez, The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel, the...
- 7/11/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Image Entertainment has quickly carved out a niche for itself as one of horror's best friends, and judging by every single cool thing they have happening at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, we're sure you'll agree. Read on!
From the Press Release
What: Image Entertainment events / titles at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
When: Thursday, July 12th through Sunday, July 15th
Time: Events Thursday – Saturday (see schedule below)
Where: San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Details: Image Entertainment takes the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con by storm with a host of events highlighting such upcoming titles as “Holliston: The Complete First Season” from genre favorites Adam Green (Hatchet I & II, Frozen, Chillerama) and Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, Chillerama, the upcoming Knights of Badassdom); Lovely Molly from The Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sanchez, The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel, the critically acclaimed “The Twilight Zone” Blu-ray sets and more.
From the Press Release
What: Image Entertainment events / titles at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
When: Thursday, July 12th through Sunday, July 15th
Time: Events Thursday – Saturday (see schedule below)
Where: San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
Details: Image Entertainment takes the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con by storm with a host of events highlighting such upcoming titles as “Holliston: The Complete First Season” from genre favorites Adam Green (Hatchet I & II, Frozen, Chillerama) and Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, Chillerama, the upcoming Knights of Badassdom); Lovely Molly from The Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sanchez, The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel, the critically acclaimed “The Twilight Zone” Blu-ray sets and more.
- 7/11/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
From one of the directors of The Blair Witch Project, this is a hollow psychological horror about newlywed Molly (Gretchen Lodge), left alone by her new husband in her dead parents' creepy house, where voices whisper and she finds her old syringe and spoon stuffed inside a teddy bear. Soon enough, she's flashing her knickers at the pastor, being raped by a ghost at the shopping mall and rocking naked on a bed muttering "He's alive". Silly Molly.
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- 6/30/2012
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
Dark Horse (15)
(Todd Solondz, 2011, Us) Selma Blair, Jordan Gelber, Christopher Walken, Mia Farrow, Justin Bartha, Zachary Booth. 86 mins
Trust Todd Solondz to give us the flipside of movie man-childhood. There's nothing funny or adorable about 35-year-old Abe (Gelber), who lives with his parents, collects action figures and has no idea of his own uselessness. He meets his match (sort of) in the virtually comatose Blair, and what ensues is a romcom that's neither romantic nor comical, but beneath the misanthropy lurks some kind of compassion.
Killer Joe (18)
(William Friedkin, 2011, Us) Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple. 102 mins
Curdling Texan noir and melodrama in a bizarre, curiously fascinating thriller.
The King Of Devil's Island (12A)
(Marius Holst, 2010, Nor/Fra/Swe/Pol) Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad. 116 mins
Prison thriller set on a 1950s Norwegian borstal island.
Storage 24 (15)
(Johannes Roberts, 2012, UK) Noel Clarke, Colin O'Donoghue. 87 mins
Minimal sci-fi thriller set in a London storage unit.
(Todd Solondz, 2011, Us) Selma Blair, Jordan Gelber, Christopher Walken, Mia Farrow, Justin Bartha, Zachary Booth. 86 mins
Trust Todd Solondz to give us the flipside of movie man-childhood. There's nothing funny or adorable about 35-year-old Abe (Gelber), who lives with his parents, collects action figures and has no idea of his own uselessness. He meets his match (sort of) in the virtually comatose Blair, and what ensues is a romcom that's neither romantic nor comical, but beneath the misanthropy lurks some kind of compassion.
Killer Joe (18)
(William Friedkin, 2011, Us) Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple. 102 mins
Curdling Texan noir and melodrama in a bizarre, curiously fascinating thriller.
The King Of Devil's Island (12A)
(Marius Holst, 2010, Nor/Fra/Swe/Pol) Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad. 116 mins
Prison thriller set on a 1950s Norwegian borstal island.
Storage 24 (15)
(Johannes Roberts, 2012, UK) Noel Clarke, Colin O'Donoghue. 87 mins
Minimal sci-fi thriller set in a London storage unit.
- 6/29/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The success of The Blair Witch Project is not lost on its co-director Eduardo Sánchez, and in reigniting the found footage element the horror genre was flooded with pale imitations of either slight variations on the theme or outright rip-offs with none of the invention or understanding of why Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick’s feature debut worked so well.
It’s with a sigh of relief that, despite a dalliance (and an origin) with found footage, Sánchez’s latest film is a genuinely great horror film; as much Martha Marcy May Marlene as it is The Exorcist with a fantastic performance from its lead, our Lovely Molly, Gretchen Lodge.
I sat down with the director last week to talk about his journey with the film, from conception to the serendipity of budget constraints and the discovery of a lead actress able to dive deep into a compelling character, unable...
It’s with a sigh of relief that, despite a dalliance (and an origin) with found footage, Sánchez’s latest film is a genuinely great horror film; as much Martha Marcy May Marlene as it is The Exorcist with a fantastic performance from its lead, our Lovely Molly, Gretchen Lodge.
I sat down with the director last week to talk about his journey with the film, from conception to the serendipity of budget constraints and the discovery of a lead actress able to dive deep into a compelling character, unable...
- 6/29/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It’s Friday, so you know what that means – lots more films released in cinemas across the country and this is week it’s a mixed bag, from by-the-numbers rom-com Friends With Kids to the fantastic horror flick Lovely Molly, by way of WIlliam (The Exorcist) Friedkin’s Killer Joe to the UKs very own alien monster movie Storage 24… My choice of the week? That’s easy. Lovely Molly. If it’s playing near you go check it out and see one of the years creepiest movies!
Nationwide Releases Storage 24
London is in chaos. A military cargo plane has crashed leaving its highly classified contents strewn across the city. Completely unaware London is in lockdown, Charlie (Noel Clarke) and Shelley (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), accompanied by best friends Mark (Colin O’Donoghue) and Nikki (Laura Haddock), are at Storage 24 dividing up their possessions after a recent break-up. Suddenly, the power goes off.
Nationwide Releases Storage 24
London is in chaos. A military cargo plane has crashed leaving its highly classified contents strewn across the city. Completely unaware London is in lockdown, Charlie (Noel Clarke) and Shelley (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), accompanied by best friends Mark (Colin O’Donoghue) and Nikki (Laura Haddock), are at Storage 24 dividing up their possessions after a recent break-up. Suddenly, the power goes off.
- 6/29/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Blair Witch director Eduardo Sánchez doesn't replicate those found-footage chills in a derivative scary movie
In 1999, as the era of affordable digital videocameras dawned, Eduardo Sánchez co-wrote and co-directed The Blair Witch Project, and so co-created the found-footage or first-person horror film: later examples were Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity. It would be nice if Sánchez's new film Lovely Molly was a masterclass in this type of chiller, but despite a good performance from newcomer Gretchen Lodge it's a bit of a mess, a derivative scary movie with a jumbled plot and pointless added bits of digital video, with the red "Rec" sign in the top right of the screen and the date pedantically and redundantly showing in the bottom left. Lodge is Molly, a troubled young woman who moves with her new husband back into her childhood home now her parents are dead. But the house is haunted with horrible memories.
In 1999, as the era of affordable digital videocameras dawned, Eduardo Sánchez co-wrote and co-directed The Blair Witch Project, and so co-created the found-footage or first-person horror film: later examples were Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity. It would be nice if Sánchez's new film Lovely Molly was a masterclass in this type of chiller, but despite a good performance from newcomer Gretchen Lodge it's a bit of a mess, a derivative scary movie with a jumbled plot and pointless added bits of digital video, with the red "Rec" sign in the top right of the screen and the date pedantically and redundantly showing in the bottom left. Lodge is Molly, a troubled young woman who moves with her new husband back into her childhood home now her parents are dead. But the house is haunted with horrible memories.
- 6/28/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
After 2008's disastrous Seventh Moon, the Director of The Blair Witch Project bravely returns to the horror genre with a tried and tested formula. Teaming up with his Altered and Seventh Moon writing partner, Jamie Nash, he attempts to emulate the success of his first feature in reusing the found footage technique to crank up the tension...
“Whatever happened, it wasn’t me…. I’m not in control any more…”
...sobs a young girl holding a knife to her neck. In stark contrast to this arresting opening, the action shifts to the joyous atmosphere of the titular character’s wedding day. From home video footage to the taut shaky-cam start, Sánchez momentarily moves away from amateur film, allowing us to see the first days of Tim and Molly’s married life. Sinister music gradually becomes louder to signify a change in mood and a close-up of a dust sheet covering...
“Whatever happened, it wasn’t me…. I’m not in control any more…”
...sobs a young girl holding a knife to her neck. In stark contrast to this arresting opening, the action shifts to the joyous atmosphere of the titular character’s wedding day. From home video footage to the taut shaky-cam start, Sánchez momentarily moves away from amateur film, allowing us to see the first days of Tim and Molly’s married life. Sinister music gradually becomes louder to signify a change in mood and a close-up of a dust sheet covering...
- 6/23/2012
- Shadowlocked
Eduardo Sanchez, the co-writer/co-director of The Blair With Project and the director of the under-rated (and little seen) Altered is back for another slice of the horror pie with Lovely Molly which stars Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden. The film centers on a troubled young woman and the evil power that exists inside of her.
I’ve seen and reviewed the film (Lovely Molly Review) and can safely say it’s one of the most effective horror movies I’ve seen in a long time – which is why it was such as pleasure to get to sit down with Eduardo to talk all things Lovely Molly:
Newlyweds Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into Molly’s deceased father’s house in the countryside. An ex-addict with a deeply troubled past, Molly is strong in her new life of recovery. Unexplained disturbances in the night unnerve the couple,...
I’ve seen and reviewed the film (Lovely Molly Review) and can safely say it’s one of the most effective horror movies I’ve seen in a long time – which is why it was such as pleasure to get to sit down with Eduardo to talk all things Lovely Molly:
Newlyweds Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into Molly’s deceased father’s house in the countryside. An ex-addict with a deeply troubled past, Molly is strong in her new life of recovery. Unexplained disturbances in the night unnerve the couple,...
- 6/22/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Eduardo Sanchez helped to refresh the horror genre and kickstart the current wave of 'found footage' releases when he co-wrote and co-directed 1999's The Blair Witch Project.
He continued in that vein with Altered and Seventh Moon and is now filming his newest venture Exists, in which a group of friends are stalked by Bigfoot.
Meanwhile, his most recent completed project is about to scare its way into UK cinemas.
Lovely Molly is directed by Sanchez and co-penned with Jamie Nash. It arrives on screens on June 29, following several festival appearances.
The official synopsis is included here along with the trailer, the poster (above) and a selection of stills.
Official synopsis
When newlywed Molly Reynolds (Gretchen Lodge) returns to her long-abandoned family home, reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own haunted past or some supernatural thing, tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her.
He continued in that vein with Altered and Seventh Moon and is now filming his newest venture Exists, in which a group of friends are stalked by Bigfoot.
Meanwhile, his most recent completed project is about to scare its way into UK cinemas.
Lovely Molly is directed by Sanchez and co-penned with Jamie Nash. It arrives on screens on June 29, following several festival appearances.
The official synopsis is included here along with the trailer, the poster (above) and a selection of stills.
Official synopsis
When newlywed Molly Reynolds (Gretchen Lodge) returns to her long-abandoned family home, reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. A malevolent force, whether her own haunted past or some supernatural thing, tirelessly seeks to overwhelm her.
- 6/21/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
The 66th Edinburgh International Film Festival is officially under way – last night the opening film, Killer Joe, screened in Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre, and though I wasn’t there I do wonder how it went down. It’s a provocative movie, and if it gets people arguing then at least it’s got people talking; last year’s deliberately unglamorous festival didn’t achieve even that. The screening was attended by its director, William Friedkin, who the night before introduced a screening of his classic The French Connection in the Filmhouse, and actress Gina Gershon; jury members Jim Broadbent and Elliott Gould were also in attendance.
After Friedkin’s memorable opener, I started my Festival with Pusher, that most suspicious of film product: a dreaded English-language remake. The original, a cult Danish film from the ’90s, was the first film from director Nicolas Winding Refn, of whom I have been...
After Friedkin’s memorable opener, I started my Festival with Pusher, that most suspicious of film product: a dreaded English-language remake. The original, a cult Danish film from the ’90s, was the first film from director Nicolas Winding Refn, of whom I have been...
- 6/21/2012
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
★★★☆☆ From one half of the team that brought us The Blair Witch Project (1999) comes Eduardo Sanchez's Lovely Molly (2011) - a severely unnerving yet utterly absurd horror which whilst an incoherent mess, is an undeniably harrowing piece of extreme cinema.When Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and her new husband Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into her late father's countryside home, it doesn't take long for the painful memories of Molly's childhood to re-emerge.
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- 6/19/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
Newlyweds Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into Molly’s family’s house on the outskirts of a forest. With his job as a truck driver requiring him to be away for long stretches of time, Molly finds herself living alone, desperately trying to avoid resorting to the drugs hat once ruined her life, and dwelling on the horrid days of her childhood. However, when she starts hearing peculiar noises and see things that may or may not be real, it’s clear her traumatic past is coming back to haunt her in ways that not only prove dangerous for her, but for those close to her.
Written and directed by Eduardo Sánchez, one half of the duo responsible for The Blair Witch Project (the other being Daniel Myrick), and introducing the cinema world to the found footage technique, Lovely Molly finds the filmmaker on familiar territory. And,...
Written and directed by Eduardo Sánchez, one half of the duo responsible for The Blair Witch Project (the other being Daniel Myrick), and introducing the cinema world to the found footage technique, Lovely Molly finds the filmmaker on familiar territory. And,...
- 6/19/2012
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
By MoreHorror.com
From the co-director of The Blair Witch Project, Lovely Molly will be releasing on VOD July 16th followed by Blu-ray ™, DVD and Digital Video August 28th.
From the Official Release:
Some things never leave home. Image Entertainment presents the chilling and disturbing Lovely Molly, which opened to critical acclaim when it was unveiled at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011, making its VOD premiere July 16th, with the Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download arriving on August 28th. Fresh from its critically acclaimed national theatrical engagements, Lovely Molly is from the Executive Producer of the Lord of the Rings and marks the long overdue return to first-person horror from the co-director of the revolutionary horror film The Blair Witch Project.
When newlywed Molly Reynolds (Gretchen Lodge) moves back into her long-abandoned childhood home, she begins to experience unnerving and impossible things. What starts as a simple story about things...
From the co-director of The Blair Witch Project, Lovely Molly will be releasing on VOD July 16th followed by Blu-ray ™, DVD and Digital Video August 28th.
From the Official Release:
Some things never leave home. Image Entertainment presents the chilling and disturbing Lovely Molly, which opened to critical acclaim when it was unveiled at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011, making its VOD premiere July 16th, with the Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download arriving on August 28th. Fresh from its critically acclaimed national theatrical engagements, Lovely Molly is from the Executive Producer of the Lord of the Rings and marks the long overdue return to first-person horror from the co-director of the revolutionary horror film The Blair Witch Project.
When newlywed Molly Reynolds (Gretchen Lodge) moves back into her long-abandoned childhood home, she begins to experience unnerving and impossible things. What starts as a simple story about things...
- 6/8/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Eduardo Sanchez, the co-writer/co-director of The Blair With Project and the director of the under-rated (and little seen) Altered is back for another slice of the horror pie with Lovely Molly which stars Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden. The film centers on a troubled young woman and the evil power that exists inside of her.
I’ve seen and reviewed the film (Lovely Molly Review) and can safely say it’s one of the most effective horror movies I’ve seen in a long time – which is why I’m pleased to be able to bring you this exclusive, and scary, clip from the film:
Newlyweds Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into Molly’s deceased father’s house in the countryside. An ex-addict with a deeply troubled past, Molly is strong in her new life of recovery. Unexplained disturbances in the night unnerve the couple,...
I’ve seen and reviewed the film (Lovely Molly Review) and can safely say it’s one of the most effective horror movies I’ve seen in a long time – which is why I’m pleased to be able to bring you this exclusive, and scary, clip from the film:
Newlyweds Molly (Gretchen Lodge) and Tim (Johnny Lewis) move into Molly’s deceased father’s house in the countryside. An ex-addict with a deeply troubled past, Molly is strong in her new life of recovery. Unexplained disturbances in the night unnerve the couple,...
- 6/5/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Welcome to Hype, a new weekly column where I give my two cents worth on movie marketing hype. The studios sure know how to whet the appetites of us movie buffs, from viral video campaigns, tantalising teasers and revealing one-sheets, more and more we are being fooled into believing that the next big movie release is the most exciting thing ever to grace the big screen. Often our hopes are elevated just to be dashed when we realise, actually, it wasnt all that- but every now and again our minds are well and truly blown and our faith in cinema is restored.
With a marketing campaign so huge that even the trailer had its own trailer, Prometheus sucked in fans of every genre as well as the die-hard Alienites and had the online world chasing its own tail with avid speculation, scrutinising the the imagery for clues about the story...
With a marketing campaign so huge that even the trailer had its own trailer, Prometheus sucked in fans of every genre as well as the die-hard Alienites and had the online world chasing its own tail with avid speculation, scrutinising the the imagery for clues about the story...
- 6/4/2012
- by Chelsey Burdon
- Obsessed with Film
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