Tag: A Quiet Place
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‘A Quiet Place’ and ‘Blockers’ Look Strong Heading into Weekend
March finished down -24% compared to last year’s record-breaking performance and yet the first quarter of the year finished down just -2% compared to last year, thanks in large part to Black Panther making up nearly 23% of the quarter’s overall gross. It’s far too early in April to make any declarations as to whether…
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‘A Quiet Place’: John Krasinski Wasn’t a Horror Fan, But He’s Resetting His Directing Career With An Ambitious Scary Movie
John Krasinski gets it. With his third directorial outing, the high-concept horror film “A Quiet Place,” the actor and filmmaker has gotten about as far away from his previous films – including an ambitious but flawed David Foster Wallace adaptation and a feel-good family dramedy seemingly made to debut at Sundance – as creatively possible.That…
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‘A Quiet Place’ Review: John Krasinski’s Almost-Silent Film Is About Terrifying As Movies Get
Horror films might have not lost their popularity, but a vast majority of them these days prove the well-worn genre is losing its mojo. Heightened sound effects and music cues are all-too-predictable ways to try to scare audiences, but truly innovative or classic contemporary examples — with the occasional exception of a not easily defined…
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Universal’s ‘Blockers’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
Universal Pictures claims the top spot in spending with “Blockers” in this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv.Ads placed for the comedy had an estimated media value of $6.55 million through Sunday, April 1, for 1,074 national ad airings on 38 networks. (Spend figures…
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Final ‘A Quiet Place’ Trailer Gives Us A Look At What Hunts The Silent Family
The marketing campaign for the upcoming horror film, “A Quiet Place,” has been incredible. The first trailer for the film featured no dialogue for the film but is easily one of the most tense teasers we’ve seen for a film in ages. Now, with the film getting close to its release, we have a final…
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‘A Quiet Place’ Final Trailer: Critics Scream Their Praise for John Krasinski’s Horror Film
Stars John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe may have to keep their mouths shut, but critics could not give louder praise to A Quiet Place. The Krasinski-directed horror film is garnering rave reviews, which the final A Quiet Place trailer gathers up in one convenient promotional video. Final A Quiet Place Trailer…
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Final ‘A Quiet Place’ Trailer Teases John Krasinski’s Critically Acclaimed Horror Thriller
Paramount Pictures has released a final trailer for director/star John Krasinski’s upcoming horror thriller A Quiet Place. Scripted by Krasinski, Bryan Woods, and Scott Beck, the film takes place in a sort of post-apocalyptic world where humans are terrorized by creatures that hunt only by using sound. This specific story revolves around the goings-on of…
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SXSW 2018 Winners List: ‘Thunder Road’ and ‘People’s Republic of Desire’ Claim Top Jury and Special Awards
Juried prizes were presented tonight at the 25th annual Swsw Film Festival. Jim Gaffigan, in Austin to represent the Miranda Bailey-directed ensemble comedy “You Can Choose Your Family,” presided as host. The venue was the Paramount Theatre, a 103-year-old landmark just blocks from the Texas Capitol.SXSW will continue screening films through Saturday, when most of…
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How John Krasinski, Emily Blunt & Team Cranked Up The Volume On ‘A Quiet Place’ – SXSW
When studio executives know they have a project that’s special, they waste no time in getting it to the screen. Such was the case with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck’s horror thriller script A Quiet Place which was fast-tracked by Paramount and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes. The feature was announced literally a year ago, and…
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Deadline Studio at SXSW 2018 – Day 2 – John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Danny McBride, Olivia Wilde, & More
The Deadline Studio is making its premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, opening its doors to the most riveting and groundbreaking talent at the 25th edition of the fest, running March 9-17, in Austin, Texas. Actors, directors and producers – from film and television – stopping by the Deadline Studio for portraits and video interviews…