“The Mist” (2007) – Director/writer Frank Darabont knows a thing or two about adapting Stephen King’s work, as he helmed the film versions of “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) and “The Green Mile” (1999). This King entry is infinitely more sinister than the aforementioned prison dramas, but “The Mist” is primarily incarcerated in one location, a grocery store, specifically. David Drayton (Thomas Jane) is a dad and husband, and the Draytons live out in the country a bit in Maine. (Of course, Maine, this movie is based on a King novella.)…
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31 Scary Movies that are 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon: ‘Martyrs’
“Martyrs” (2008) – One of the most depraved, if not the most depraved, films that AHFW has ever seen! A young girl, Lucie, escapes a decrepit industrial location where she was tortured for a year. Over a decade later, she (Mylene Jampanoi) suddenly bursts into a comfortable suburban home and massacres an entire family. Her friend, Anna (Morjana Alaoui), is shocked but helps Lucie clean up the carnage. Why did Lucie attack this ordinary family? Is there a connection to the torture she received as a kid? Well, Anna…
All the details about the 2022 Peoria Film Fest: Oct. 13 – 16
The 4th Annual Peoria Film Fest arrives at Harkins Theatres Arrowhead Fountains 18 in Peoria, Ariz. from Thursday, Oct. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, as it brings independent movies to Phoenix’s West Valley. The Phoenix Film Foundation is proud to bring this cinematic event to Peoria, and ArtHouseFilmWire conversed over email with Fest Executive Director Jason Carney. Jason spoke about the Fest’s connection with Peoria and the West Valley, four movies in the busy lineup, Opening Night’s cocktail party, and much more! You can check out the Fest’s schedule,…
