Archives For April 19, 2013

Just yesterday Anchor Bay landed the rights to Karl Mueller’s Mr. Jones and now I’ve got the first clip to dish out! So far, I like what I see from the flick. The clip doesn’t show a whole lot but it does create some quick tension that by the end of it you’ll really want to know what was behind that damn door!

From the producer of the Sundance smash hit The Pact and the writer of Xavier Gens’ The Divide, Mr. Jones is a journey into a nightmare that’s so real, even daylight brings no relief.

Scott and Penny just moved to a remote cabin to escape the pressures of the world and breathe new life into their art. Their only neighbor for miles is a strange hermit who only comes out at night, under the shroud of darkness. As Scott and Penny get deeper into his world, they start to suspect that this man is actually an infamous artist known only as “Mr. Jones” and they’ve stumbled across a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to document his bizarre existence.But this is only the beginning. When Scott and Penny delve too deeply into Mr. Jones’ existence, everything around them turns in on itself, and their only escape is through the realm of their own nightmares…

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Taking part in this year’s Sundance UK line-up is the independent chiller from director Francesca Gregorini, Emanuel and the Truth about Fishes. Starring in the flick is Jessica Biel, Kaya Scodelario, Alfred Molina and Frances O’Connor and I’ve got the film’s first trailer right here for you guys.

A troubled girl (Emanuel) becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor (Linda), who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother. In offering to baby-sit Linda’s newborn, Emanuel unwittingly enters a fragile, fictional world, of which she becomes the gatekeeper.

This is really a great trailer that pulls on some of the same strings that Stoker did as it has the same sort of psychological drama vibe going on about a troubled teen. The trailer moves along at a quiet pace with a wonderful score that adds to the mysteriousness of the film. So far, it looks like a solid flick so this is one to certainly keep an eye on.

628[Written for AITH]