Tag: Searching
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Talk To Me Prequel Film Based On Opening Scene Has Already Been Shot
In the spirit of fellow A24 horror filmmaker Ti West, “Talk To Me” directors Danny and Michael Philippou have just revealed to The Hollywood Reporter (via Bloody Disgusting) that they already have a whole prequel to their new hit movie locked and loaded. The filmmaking siblings behind the terrifying new seance flick told THR that…
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‘Missing’s Alien Invasion Subplot Continues, Filmmakers Say
If you watched 2018’s thriller movie Searching, you know that—much like in real life—there was a lot of stuff going on on-screen during the story. Not only because that’s where movies are watched, but also because the movie itself features screens throughout from beginning to end. The story has a desperate father going through every…
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Sony Announces New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie, Pushes ‘Madame Web’ and ‘Kraven the Hunter’
Sony Pictures has announced the “return of the original ‘Karate Kid’ franchise” to the big screen by dating a new “Karate Kid” movie for June 7, 2024. While the franchise has lived on thanks to Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” series, which just debuted its fifth season on the streaming platform, this new “Karate Kid” project will…
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‘Profile’ Trailer: ‘Wanted’ Director Timur Bekmambetov Mines Real Dangers for Screenlife Thriller
Inspired by the 2015 nonfiction book In the Skin of a Jihadist, Profile takes the real story of Isis recruitment to the screen. To the Screenlife format, specifically — the computer-screen “genre” that has been gaining recent popularity in films like Unfriended and Searching. Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov, who produced both of those films, takes…
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‘Searching’ Sequel Will Be Directed By Editors Of Original Film, Will Feature New Story And Characters
We haven’t spent as much time staring at screens as we did during the past year, so it’s inevitable that movies would reflect that. There was the popular (and really good) Zoom horror film “Host,” and now, the sequel to the very successful thriller “Searching” finally found its directors.Read More: ‘The Last Of Us’: HBO…
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‘Run’, the New Film from the Director of ‘Searching’, Dashes to Hulu from Lionsgate
Run, the new thriller starring Sarah Paulson, is the latest theatrical film to forgo a theatrical release here in the era of coronavirus. The film, which hails from Searching director Aneesh Chaganty, was supposed to open in theaters in May but was pulled due to widespread theatrical closures. Now, Run is bypassing movie theaters entirely…
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Ethan Hawke Wins Best Actor at the Spirit Awards, and the Oscar Should’ve Been Next
Ethan Hawke has won the Indie Spirit Award for Best Male Lead thanks to his performance in Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed.” The victory is the latest in a long line of award wins Hawke received this season, including Best Actor accolades from major critic groups such as the New York Film Critics Circle and the…
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‘Eighth Grade’ Might Head the Class of First Features
From the stripped-down authenticity of Jonah Hill’s “Mid90s,” to the fed-up outcry of Carlos López Estrada’s “Blindspotting,” to the prestige Oscar-bait trappings of Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” 2018’s class of debut filmmaking talent built impressively on the promise of cinema’s future. Directors such as Ari Aster (“Hereditary”), Aneesh Chaganty (“Searching”), Josie Rourke (“Mary…
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Exclusive: Sarah Paulson to Star in Thriller ‘Run’ from ‘Searching’ Filmmakers
Emmy winner Sarah Paulson is set to star in the Lionsgate thriller Run, which hails from the creative team behind the acclaimed indie movie Searching, Collider has exclusively learned. The story follows a teenage girl — raised in total isolation by her mother (Paulson) — whose life begins to unravel as she discovers her mother…
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Tops Labor Day Weekend, ‘Fallout’ is Big in China & ‘Incredibles 2’ Tops $600 Million
It was a big weekend for milestones as Crazy Rich Asians continued its stellar run, finishing atop the weekend box office for the third weekend in a row and topping $110 million domestically. Meanwhile, Sony’s Searching delivered a strong performance in expanded release while Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout made a big splash in China…