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Magnolia Acquires Sundance Hit 'V/H/S'
Given that none of us here at Spill are actually at Sundance this year, we have to rely on buzz from our colleagues to keep us updated on which films we should keep an eye out for later. One movie getting incredibly enthusiastic, and almost universal praise this year is the horror anthology 'V/H/S.' The film is a collection of frightening tales told found footage style, and features a collaboration between some of horror's best young talent. This talent pool includes Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard, who respectively wrote and directed the inhumanly awesome 'You're Next,' which is due out in theaters in October. Also in the mix is Ti West, director of the phenomenal 'House of the Devil' and 'The Innkeepers.' Well it seems the buzz was simply too palpable to ignore. Magnolia Pictures has purchased North American distribution rights to the film. The plan is to give the film both a theatrical and a VOD release.
I am exceedingly happy for both 'V/H/S' and Magnolia. From everything I've heard, and from what I know of some of the artists involved in this film, 'V/H/S' sounds like a great pick up for Magnolia who specializes in the cream of the genre crop; often snatching the top titles from Austin's Fantastic Fest. Of course, as a stalwart supporter of the VHS format, I am doubly interested in this film. I'm not going to pretend that the fact that two people who took in a screening of the film during Sundance were so affected by one scene in particular that they had to be treated by paramedics doesn't pique my interest. But more than that, I love the conceit here. A group of criminals are charged with breaking into a house to find and retrieve a particular VHS tape, but what they find is a cache of tapes featuring various unspeakable horrors. It sounds like the old school Amicus horror anthologies which is a clever new spin to put on the tired found footage genre. Plus, the guys behind this flat out get horror; both in terms of what fans love and of what they are growing weary. I cannot wait to see this film and I hope the theatrical release it receives is far-reaching.
Are you guys intrigued by this concept? What are some of your favorite anthology horror films?
Source: THR
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Comment by StevenSpillberg74 on February 1, 2012 at 5:42am -
@The Dork Knight - i'm the same as you.
And I for one am certainly intrigued; 2 of my fave tropes of the horror genre, found footage and anthology all in one? Arghhh, I've been trying to come up with an anthology concept for a script and already I feel like I might wanna put that to one side lol
I shall definately be all over this like white on rice when us mere mortals get to see it (as well as "You're Next" although I thought that was out already? I know I've read about it a few times somewhere) And I've yet to see "House Of The Devil" or "The Innkeepers" but I'm going to check that shit out soon as.
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Comment by Richard Dempsey on January 26, 2012 at 9:45pm -
Found footage + Crowd pleaser = disaster. That's why Cloverfield was awesome.
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Comment by Makalu on January 26, 2012 at 8:47pm -
seeing this on saturday, really looking forward to it.
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Comment by Taylor on January 26, 2012 at 5:50pm -
Really looking forward to this.
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Comment by Martin F. on January 26, 2012 at 3:45pm -
Really? 2 people treated by EMTs because it was so scary? Riiiight. This kind of marketing tool worked great. You know -- 55 mother fucking years ago
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Comment by The Dork Knight on January 26, 2012 at 3:05pm -
I'm all good with found footage films as long as its effective.
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Comment by SoberBob on January 26, 2012 at 1:48pm -
Sounds awesome but I have a weak spot for found footage films like The Poughkeepsie Tapes and Rec.
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Comment by godkind20 on January 26, 2012 at 1:38pm -
yeah !!!! I've worked with these guys before and I'm really happy this got picked up !!!
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