| release date (limited theaters) | June 1 2012 |
| studio | Paramount Pictures |
| director | Sean Byrne |
| writer | Sean Byrne |
| starring | Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson, Victoria Thaine, Xavier Samuel, John Brumpton, Robin McLeavy |
| rating | R |
| tagline | Prom Night Can Be Torture. |
| site | thelovedonesmovie.com |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
| trailer 2 | Trailer #2 |
As you can imagine, I watch a lot of horror movies, and having to choose my favorite films of the year was a righteous challenge. It’s a rare occurrence to sit through a movie and feel completely fulfilled. But it’s the great films that make my job so worthwhile. Taking the time to reflect on my favorite films of 2012 allowed me to appreciate just how wonderful horror can be. It made me proud to be a part of this community. READ MORE
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Sean Byrne’s Aussie thriller The Loved Ones (reviewed here) was released by Paramount Insurge in limited theaters on June 1st with a last minute switch to DCP over film along with the issuing of a cut censored for the MPAA. Thankfully, the unedited director’s cut will be available on DVD, VOD and digital download on September 11th along with special features that include Cast and Crew interviews. And now we have a cool clip from one of the behind-the-scenes features on the disc! READ MORE
Sean Byrne’s Aussie thriller The Loved Ones (reviewed here) was released by Paramount Insurge in limited theaters on June 1st. The release didn’t go down all that well – with a last minute switch to DCP over film along with the issuing of a cut censored for the MPAA. Thankfully, the unedited director’s cut will be available on DVD, VOD and digital download on September 11th along with special features that include Cast and Crew interviews (no word on a commentary yet). READ MORE
Now in limited theaters via Paramount Insurge and Tugg is Sean Byrne’s 2009 Australian horror thriller The Loved Ones, which is being projected digitally with 9 seconds edited out to appease the MPAA. READ MORE
Paramount Insurge has officially released the 2009 Aussie horror thriller The Loved Ones in limited theaters where demanded. Using Tugg as the source of the push, what they didn’t tell you is that Sean Byrne’s indie has been trimmed by 9 seconds to appease the MPAA and land an R-rating. Furthermore, this caused the flick to be released digitally, instead of on 35mm. It’s an unfortunate turn of events, but for those of you who have yet to see it, I feel this is still a great opportunity to check it out in theaters. Only, buyer beware. READ MORE
Sean Byrne’s Aussie thriller The Loved Ones (reviewed here) is being released by Paramount Insurge in limited theaters beginning June 1. The studio previously shared with us the theatrical trailer, alongside the first dates and ticket links, as provided inside, with information how you can “Tugg” it to your city. Get on it! READ MORE
Give it up to Paramount Insurge for getting behind Sean Byrne’s absolutely fantastic 2009 Aussie thriller The Loved Ones (reviewed years ago here), which they will release in limited theaters beginning June 1. The studio has shared with us the theatrical trailer, alongside the first dates and ticket links, as provided inside, with information how you can “Tugg” it to your city. READ MORE
This June Paramount Insurge Pictures will be using Tugg to release Sean Byrne’s long, long, longggg delayed Aussie thriller The Loved Ones (two reviews) in theaters. READ MORE
Paramount’s Insurge label has announced that The Loved Ones will be available exclusively through Tugg this June. Tugg is “an innovative collective action web platform that enables individuals to choose the films that play at local theaters.” Check it out here. READ MORE
Twentieth Century Fox is working like lightning in casting Timur Bekmambetov’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 3D. Benjamin Walker landed the lead, assuming the role of the 16th President who hunts vampires, while Anthony Mackie and Dominic Cooper were also cast. READ MORE
There really is no more effective form of movie advertising than the trailer, and putting a good one together probably isn’t as easy as it looks. In a mere two minutes the studio must boil down the film’s basic premise and provide audiences with enough visual and aural flash to compel them to cough up their hard-earned money to see it. With the barrage of movie trailers we see every year very few manage to get it quite right, but those that do are often more compelling than the movies themselves. To commemorate the year in film advertising, B-D’s Chris Eggertsen has sifted through the trailers released in 2010 to put together his list of the ten best – the truly memorable horror spots that made us sit up and take notice. (more…) READ MORE
There really is no more effective form of movie advertising than the trailer, and putting a good one together probably isn’t as easy as it looks. In a mere two minutes the studio must boil down the film’s basic premise and provide audiences with enough visual and aural flash to compel them to cough up their hard-earned money to see it. With the barrage of movie trailers we see every year very few manage to get it quite right, but those that do are often more compelling than the movies themselves. To commemorate the year in film advertising, B-D’s Chris Eggertsen has sifted through the trailers released in 2010 to put together his list of the ten best – the truly memorable horror spots that made us sit up and take notice. (more…) READ MORE
It was a rough year finding good horror films in theaters. The last two years seemed to have some great gems. Not to mention a lot of theaters pulled some great horror movies out way to early (but I won’t go into that whole shenanigans right now). I had to look elsewhere for decent horror and stumbled upon a few I think will be soon to be classics. So read below and check out my top list of 2010. (more…) READ MORE
Out of all the lists I’ve done for the site, this year’s best-of compilation was easily the most difficult to write. When I first starting thinking about this way back in August, I was hard pressed to come up with five films that I liked, let alone ones that were strictly horror. But by the time we crossed over into December and all was said and done, my tally sheet was much harder to sort through but for a different reason: I had to narrow a list of twenty-two films down to ten, with an extra three as honorable mentions. Even after I had run them through my normal list of criteria of what I think makes a film great, my count-down order changed numerous times, and only one question helped me determine the iteration you’re looking at now: if I had the option to march right back into the theatre after watching any of these to see it again, which ones would I watch first? Immediately, the fight between a killer tire and ballerina had a winner, and my decision as to whether or not a powerful film was worth including if it made me depressed for days afterwards became clear. (more…) READ MORE
Not every film released to direct-to-disc can be a winner. This list contains five such disc only releases from 2010. I attempted to not pick on the little guys (too much) and instead took a look at some of the larger disc release disappointments of the year. Luckily or unluckily depending on your outlook, it wasn’t hard to come up with a list of failures. Check ‘em out below. While this list is only DVD releases I would feel guilty if I didn’t at least mention widely released Legion in this intro. So I will. Legion. You suck. (more…) READ MORE
According to the Caleel Agency (among a few other agency sources) Kimble Rendall will replace Russell Mulcahy as the director for Arclight Films’ Bait 3D. Jesse Spencer was originally attached to star, with previous offers out to both Xavier Samuel (The Loved Ones, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and Julian McMahon (Faces in the Crowd, “Nip/Tuck”), sources tell Bloody Disgusting. No word on the status of their involvement. Rendall was the second unit director on such films as Knowing, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and the two Matrix sequels. In a sleepy coastal resort community, shoppers at an underground supermarket find themselves terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs… A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped inside a flooded supermarket with an armed maniac and rushing water threatening to entomb them all in a watery grave, the imprisoned band of survivors discover they’re not alone. The tsunami has brought some unwanted visitors from the depths. As the waters rise they must overcome not only the threat of drowning, but another threat, just as deadly and far more bloodthirsty… Packs of hungry tiger sharks. (more…) READ MORE
Yes, it’s a “must see!” but in all honesty it’s much BETTER than that. Optimum Home Entertainment has announced the DVD and Blu-ray release of The Loved Ones (review) for the 4th of October in the UK (sorry rest of the world). Extras include: Interviews with Director and Cast and B-Roll Footage. Extra bonus: getting an awesome movie at home. Check out the cover art inside. Brent, a 17 year old student, still grieving for his father, declines an invitation to the school formal from Lola, the quietest girl in school. When Lola and her father kidnap Brent he must fight to survive the macabre celebration they have in store for him. (more…) READ MORE
It’s time to wrap up our SXSW Film Fest review coverage as Tim Anderson has submitted his thoughts on Sean Byrne’s Aussie thriller The Loved Ones, a film we’ve been praising here on B-D since last September (read my review). In the film Brent, a 17-year-old student, still grieving for his father, declines an invitation to the school formal from Lola, the quietest girl in school. When Lola and her father kidnap Brent he must fight to survive the macabre celebration they have in store for him. Read his review below. (more…) READ MORE
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