Director Ari Aster’s next film, Disappointment Blvd., has announced four new additions to its cast in Amy Ryan (Only Murders in the Building), Kylie Rogers (Cheaper by the Dozen), Nathan Lane (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) and Patti LuPone (Company). They will join Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) in the cast of the Midsommar and Hereditary […]
Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix team with A24 for Disappointment Blvd.
Deadline is reporting that Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster is set to team with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix for his next film Disappointment Blvd., which has been picked up by A24, the studio behind Aster’s first two movies. Plot details for Disappointment Blvd. are being kept under wraps, but Deadline describes the film as “an […]
Martin Scorsese praises Midsommar’s Ari Aster: “Right from the start, I was impressed”
When it comes to modern filmmakers, it’s not too often we hear Martin Scorsese express such reverence. However, in an upcoming book for Midsommar – released to celebrate the film’s first anniversary – Scorsese opens the piece with a wonderful introduction that praises not only the film but its director Ari Aster. Scorsese writes, “A […]
Ari Aster teases his next film will be a “four hour long nightmare comedy”
Following Hereditary and Midsommar, Ari Aster has established himself as a rising figure in the horror genre of the film industry and while little is known about his next feature film, the director has teased some minor details. In a recent interview with UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board (via Daily Nexus), Aster once again teased his next […]
Ranking 2019’s 26 Biggest Horror Movies
EJ Moreno ranks 2019’s big horror releases… On the surface, it would seem that A24 and Blumhouse dominated horror this year with significant releases. But on closer inspection, 2019 has a wide variety of horror movies coming from all over the place. The genre is in such a great spot in 2019 with a little […]
Modern Horror Directors You Should Be Watching
EJ Moreno on the must-see modern horror directors… The connection between a director and the horror genre is essential. You can feel when a creator loves horror, and you can quickly tell when someone is faking it. Throughout history, directors have made their mark on the genre through significant pieces of work and passion for […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 21 – Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary, 2018. Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd and Gabriel Byrne. SYNOPSIS: After the death of her secretive mother, Annie Graham and her family are subjected to a series of increasingly horrific events that threaten destroy her and her family. The relationship between a mother and her children […]
Amazon UK has listed the Midsommar Director’s Cut for Blu-Ray release in October
After being previously announced that the Director’s Cut of Midsommar would be released exclusively on Apple TV in the United States, Amazon has listed the extended cut for Blu-Ray release in the UK on 28th October. You can check out the official box art below… Midsommar is the second film by Hereditary director Ari Aster […]
A24 releasing unrated Director’s Cut of Midsommar this Friday
A24 films has announced the surprise release this Friday of an extended Director’s Cut of Midsommar, the second film from Hereditary filmmaker Ari Aster and starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, and Will Poulter. Check out a trailer for the extended cut below… SEE ALSO: From Midsommar to Us: The 3 Big Ways […]
Movie Review – Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar, 2019 Written and Directed by Ari Aster Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia, and Will Poulter. SYNOPSIS: A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at […]
