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"The Evil Dead: The Black Book" (directed by Federico Alvarez).
The return of the 1981 cult horror film about a cabin in the woods, the book of the dead and evil forces awakened by unsuspecting students. In a modern guise, with new characters, but an old plot. Sam Raimi, the author of the original trilogy, is overseeing the project as a producer. I would like to believe that he made sure that in the remake one of the main highlights of old films remained: along with bloodthirstiness and elements of classic horror, there was also a fair amount of humor and self-irony, which gave the action such a deliberately grotesque shade. These were, after all, some of the first satirical horror films that flirted with genre clichés in a bold and creative way. It seems that maintaining this characteristic feature of the series is one of the fundamental points that fans will pay special attention to.
However, so far the authors have given no reason to doubt their commitment to the ideals of the franchise. Thus, the initial version of the edit received a rental rating of NC-17 (adults only) in the States, which is almost a unique case for a non-sexual film. This suggests that the degree of this very bloodthirstiness and naturalism exceeds all reasonable limits. Naturally, after that, the filmmakers had to clean up the material a little to squeeze in at least an R rating (and even so, debutant director Alvarez boasts that they probably got the bloodiest ending in the history of the genre). So with all kinds of scenes of violence, everything will definitely be okay. The trailers are also good, in which, on the one hand, you can easily guess the features of the “Evil Dead” of the 80s (forest, hut, chainsaw, hatch in the floor), and on the other hand, you can see the desire of the authors to meet modern standards of greater realism (as far as possible in film about evil spirits). Now, if the necessary balance is achieved between these two components, we will get a truly excellent spectacle that will delight both fans and simply connoisseurs of the genre.
In addition, the seriousness of the author's ambitions is reinforced by the recent words of people involved in the project (including Raimi) that in the future it is planned not only a sequel to the Black Book, but also a continuation of the original trilogy (a film with the working title Army of Darkness 2 "). And even that's not all. The big idea is to combine the storylines of the future Army of Darkness and the new Evil Dead in another film, which will become the seventh in the franchise if the plan works (its implementation depends, of course, primarily on the box office receipts of The Black Book "). That is, the current film is not even a remake, but, according to the author’s plans, a spin-off. It seems that Raimi was completely fed up with all these superheroes in tights and talking monkeys, since he so enthusiastically jumped at the opportunity to return to his own legacy. This means that we have not only more and more Evil Dead ahead, but also the likely return of our old friend Ash. Bruce Campbell is all for it. We are even more so.
"Trans" (directed by Danny Boyle).
Honored British director Danny Boyle, having fulfilled his duty to the Fatherland and staged the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London, returns to the usual orbit of feature films. If over the past few years (before the 2012 Olympic Games) Danny was clearly flirting with the American Film Academy ("Slumdog Millionaire" eventually collected a solid harvest of awards, and "127 Hours" was filmed with the obvious expectation of at least nominations), but now he, apparently, got tired of it, and decided to just have a good time, filming an unpretentious thriller about hypnosis and bandits. Actually, it was on such unusual crime stories ("Shallow Grave", "Trainspotting") that Boyle once made a name for himself. This is his native element, so we can expect a very high-quality spectacle. In fact, the Briton is not God knows what kind of thinker (of all his films, perhaps only “Inferno” can be classified as a “smart movie”, and then with reservations), but he, like no one else, has a sense of rhythm and has a special energy , loves spectacular angles and knows how to present them, is famous for his original editing solutions. This is the set of qualities that usually characterizes a truly great genre director. And Boyle, in essence, is just that. You shouldn't expect any generalizations or particularly great meaning from "Trance". I'm sure they won't be there. Rather, we are waiting for something in the spirit of the recent "Side Effect": a confusing thriller with several unexpected plot twists. Fortunately, the topic allows it. Soderbergh had antidepressants that have an unclear effect on a person, Boyle had hypnosis, which is also a little-studied thing. Here you can even play Nolan a little.
Starring: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson.
"One Less" (directed by Niels Arden Oplev).
The Hollywood debut of the Dane Oplev, known in our country mainly for the Scandinavian version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (some put it even higher than Fincher’s). Colin Farrell plays a Hungarian immigrant who sets out to take revenge on the gangsters who killed his family. Noomi Rapace plays a French woman with a disfigured face (however, this is too strong a description of what we ultimately see on the screen), also obsessed with a thirst for revenge. Why did someone suddenly decide that Farrell looked like a Hungarian, and Rapace looked like a French woman? This is an extremely interesting question, but meaningless. In any case, you will have to put up with this somehow. But here the situation is generally clear: a thriller about revenge in its different variations. With a high degree of probability, we are waiting for the usual mediocre genre craft. As a rule, European debutants in Hollywood are not trusted to do something more serious.
"Olympus Has Fallen" (directed by Antoine Fuqua).
Gerard Butler single-handedly rescues the US President (Aaron Eckhart), who has been taken hostage by North Korean terrorists (they're all the rage these days), in an old-school action thriller from the director of Training Day and King Arthur. Well, it’s always nice to see how the next bad people bomb the White House.
"A Million for Dummies" (directed by Ramaa Mosley).
A comedy about newlyweds who are losers and suddenly take possession of a magic teapot. The magic comes in the form of dollar bills materializing in the teapot when the characters hurt themselves. It soon becomes clear that you can cause pain, fueling your well-being, not only to yourself or each other, but also to strangers. And not only physical, but also mental. Naturally, all this changes the characters far from for the better. Excessively violent Hasidic Jews are included (in such a story there is nowhere without them). One of the main roles is played by the wonderful Juno Temple, a rising British starlet and a real discovery of last year.
"The Good Doctor" (directed by Lance Daly).
A thriller with an obvious claim to psychologism: about a doctor who had the imprudence to fall in love with a pretty patient and is now using all available means to leave her in the clinic as long as possible. Orlando Bloom is trying to go beyond the usual stereotypes about himself: he grows stupid bangs, looks like a boring nerd and tries to give his character depth and ambiguity. The effort is laudable. Another question is what did he get out of it in the end? Why not watch a movie?
"Cool Cupcakes" (directed by John Stuhlberg).
A comedy about school stoners. The main thing worth paying attention to here is the bearded Adrien Brody in the role of some fierce Rastafarian who has a habit of talking to a toad.
"Samsara" (directed by Ron Fricke).
A monumental documentary film, filmed over 5 years in 25 countries and demonstrating the most amazing places on our planet. You can already see from the trailer that the film is at least incredibly beautiful.
"Jurassic Park" in 3D (directed by Steven Spielberg).
The re-release boom continues. I must say that “Jurassic Park” probably even deserved such an honor. Indeed, in the early 90s, this film by Steven Spielberg about animated dinosaurs personified a new round of technological evolution in cinema. The huge, toothy, snarling tyrannosaurus then became a symbol that the last barriers had been destroyed and the impossible had now become possible. They also say that it was “Jurassic Park” that inspired George Lucas to create the new “Star Wars” trilogy.