Event Horizon

76-poster
release date August 15 1997
studio Paramount Pictures
director Paul W.S. Anderson
writer Philip Eisner
starring Sam Neill, Laurence Fishburne
rating
R
tagline Infinite Space - Infinite Terror
site uip.com/event2
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Shooting Begins, Full Cast for ‘Buried’ Director’s ‘Red Lights’

After two and a half months of pre-production in Barcelona and Toronto, Buried director Rodrigo Cortés is officially back behind the camera with his psychological horror Red Lights. Toby Jones (The Rite, Harry Potter), Joely Richardson (Event Horizon, “Nip/Tick”) and Leonardo Sbaraglia round out the cast that includes Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, and Elizabeth Olsen. READ MORE

Quartet of Slash Films Revealed: Guitarist to Work with Niles and Natali!

With the Sundance Film Festival in full effect, ex-Guns ‘n Roses guitarist Slash has been all over the news with dribbles of announcements regarding his newly launched Slasher Films. Usually an announcement like so would have my giggling at the lunacy of it all, but finding out that Slash is working on adaptation Steve Niles’ awesome “Wake the Dead” made my head spin. We just now got word on all four films in development, and they’re all quite impressive. Details inside. (more…) READ MORE

Ring in the New Year with 10 Futuristic Horror Films

The beginning of a new decade is always a great time for reflection – both on what’s come before and where we’re headed. Cinematically, countless writers and directors have given us their visions of the future, both near and far – some dystopian and rugged, others shiny and overflowing with astonishing new technologies. We’ve learned from past experience not to take their ideas all that seriously (weren’t we supposed to have flying cars by now?), but it’s a lot of fun to entertain the notion of a future world bearing little resemblance to our own. In the horror genre, this future world is almost uniformly presented as a dark, hostile place, filled with malevolent organisms that would sooner rip your head off than engage in a “meaningful dialogue”. To celebrate these films, and to mark the new decade, I’ve listed ten of the best. Let’s just hope our real-world destiny is a lot more hospitable. (more…) READ MORE

A ‘Thirst’ For Redemption: 12 Movies They Won’t Show You At Bible Camp!

To go along with the exclusive clip we just posted, Bloody-Disgusting’s Ryan Daley has compiled a very special list in honor of Focus Features’ forthcoming Thirst, which arrives in theaters July 31. A huge subplot of Park Chan-wook’s film is the conflict between faith and sin. So we decided to throw together a list that we like to call “A ‘Thirst’ For Redemption: 12 Movies They Won’t Show You At Bible Camp!” Read on and then say 10 Hail Marys. (more…) READ MORE

Double Murder, Sunshine Vs Event Horizon

Space Madness! Ominously Named Spacecrafts! In this episode, Danny! and Tim review and compare outer space epics, Sunshine and Event Horizon. Will Danny Boyle’s ode to 2001 and Solaris, Sunshine, make the grade? Or will Paul WS Anderson’s masterpiece of space terror, Event Horizon, come out on top? Tune in now to find out, and be sure to check the guys out at HorrorHound in Indianapolis this weekend! Visit our Podcasts Page to subscribe or listen in directly. You can also check out all the BD podcasts on iTunes for free by searching the music store for “Bloody Disgusting”. (more…) READ MORE

Mini Review for Paul W.S. Anderson’s ‘Death Race’

If you head on over to my Official B-D Blog you can read my thoughts on Paul W.S. Anderson’s (Event Horizon, Resident Evil) Death Race remake, which test screened in Los Angeles yesterday. This is by no means an official review as it is far from complete, but it is my initial reaction to the movie as a whole. Good, bad? Find out above. But I will say this… the audience LOVED it. (more…) READ MORE

Official Score: 3 / 5