Tag: The Cabin in the Woods
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‘Return of the Living Dead’ Turned Romero’s Zombies Into a Really Good Joke
Horror, like few other genres, can bring out intense emotion from its audience. The only other genre that comes close is comedy. One makes your heart race with fear, the other makes you laugh. Then there’s the combination of the two: the horror-comedy. When done right, they’ll have you in stitches while ripping you open…
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This Is the Funniest Thing That’s Ever Happened in a Horror Movie
The Cabin in the Woods (2011), directed by Drew Goddard, is a sharp horror-comedy movie with a brilliant twist. Offering a slick commentary on recognizable horror tropes and subgenres, it parodies typical horror elements from the isolated cabin to the classic jump scare and also underscores tired horror movie archetypes like the “dumb blonde” and…
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This ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Scene Defines Horror-Comedy
Horror comedies have long been popular among moviegoers by combining the best of both worlds. No film genres get a bigger physical reaction than the heart-pumping anxiety of horror and the deep belly laughs of comedy. If the two are combined just right, where the scares are still aplenty and not watered down by the…
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‘Hpi’: Drew Goddard’s Next Project Is An Adaptation Of French Detective Series For ABC
When he’s not making films like “The Cabin In The Woods” or “Bad Times At The El Royale,” Drew Goddard puts his signature on TV shows of all kinds. And over the years, he’s left his mark on shows as diverse as “Alias,” “Lost,” “Daredevil,” and “The Good Place.” Now he looks to do it…
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Mass Director Fran Kranz Worries About Our Attention Spans [Interview]
Actor Fran Kranz takes a serious swing with his feature directorial debut, “Mass.” Set almost entirely in one location, Kranz’s film shows two couples coming together to discuss a tragedy involving their children and a shooting. Both technically and dramatically, it’s an ambitious debut for the actor, known for “The Cabin in the Woods” and…
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Dave Bautista To Join Fantasy Island which is Described as Westworld Meets The Cabin In The Woods
Dave Bautista is in negotiations to join the upcoming film adaptation of the classic TV series Fantasy Island. He will join Michael Peña, who is talking on the role of the iconic character Mr. Roarke.The movie is described as being a “tonal mix of Westworld meets The Cabin in the Woods, centering on a group…
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‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ Review: Drew Goddard’s Fiendishly Clever Second Film Proves ‘Cabin in the Woods’ Was No Fluke
Drew Goddard likes to watch. As he made clear in his sly and self-reflexive 2012 debut “The Cabin in the Woods,” he likes to place his characters in a hall of mirrors that only he can see clearly, and he likes to make his audiences to shudder at their own reflections in the glass.Of the…
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‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ Interviews: Drew Goddard, Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, and Dakota Johnson
In June, I visited Lake Tahoe, California to attend an early press day for Bad Times at the El Royale, a new crime thriller from writer/director Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods). That’s the setting for the new film, a mystery that unfolds in 1969 and centers on a run-down motel on the state…