Tag: chrissparling
Review: THE DESPERATE HOUR Exploits Real-Life Tragedy to Questionable Effect
In big, broad, unsubtle strokes, writer Chris Sparling (Greenland, Mercy, Buried) and veteran director Philip Noyce (Salt, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Clear and Present Danger) sketch out the background of the central character, Amy Carr (Naomi Watts), in The Desperate Hour, a...
GREENLAND Giveaway: Win a Blu-ray of the Gerard Butler Action Disaster Flick
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and STX Films released Ric Roman Waugh's disaster action flick Greenland starring Gerard Butler on Tuesday. We're a little behind but we do have three (3) copies on Blu-ray to give away to Screen Anarchy readers...
EL AVISO: Taut First Teaser Arrives For Spanish Thriller
Veteran director Daniel Calparsoro returns to screens soon with El Aviso, and based on the freshly released teaser we've got a taut, slick thriller to look forward to. Ten-year-old Nico receives a threatening letter and now his life is in...
Frightfest Glasgow 2015 Review: THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE Examines A Harrowing Legacy
Straddling the grey area between found footage and faux documentary, The Atticus Institute purports to investigate the events leading to the sudden closure of an underfunded centre for parapsychological research in 1976, and the disappearance, maybe even demise, of its...
Hey, Glasgow! Get Ready For The FrightFest Invasion!
London's premiere horror festival will be making its way to its second home, to bring a weekend of chills and thrills to Glasgow! Celebrating its 10th year in the north in conjunction with the Glasgow Film Festival, this fabulous FrightFest...
THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE: Watch A Sister's Regret In This Exclusive Clip
Chris Sparling's directorial debut The Atticus Institute will be available On Demand and on DVD and Blu-ray on January 20th from Anchor Bay. We have been given an exclusive clip to share with you. I have also included the full trailer.In...
THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE: Check Out The Key Art And Stills Gallery
The Atticus Institute will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on January 20th, 2015. We have the key art and a fresh batch of stills from the horror film to share with you, so you know what to keep an...
THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE: Anchor Bay Investigates Demonic Possession
Anchor Bay Entertainment will be releasing Chris Sparling's directorial debut The Atticus Institute on DVD and Blu-ray on January 20th, 2015. Sparling wrote the Ryan-Reynolds-in-a-box horror film Buried. Dubiously billed as 'The Only Case of Demonic Possession Recognized by the U.S...
The Producer Of THE CONJURING And Writer Of BURIED Team For THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE
Producer Peter Safran made a huge splash in the horror world with The Conjuring and he's hoping to do it again with Buried writer Chris Sparling's feature directorial debut The Atticus Institute. Dr. Henry West founded The Atticus Institute in...