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[Blu-ray Review] ‘Red Lights’ Is Unfocused Despite Talent And Ambition

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Posted by David Harley on October 01, 2012 @ 8:01pm
Category: Movies / Home Video

Reviewed by Michael Erb

Dr. Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and Dr. Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) have dedicated their careers to debunking bogus paranormal events and teaching how these supernatural occurrences can be faked. But the pair are thrown for a loop when world renown psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro) comes out of retirement and attracts a great deal of publicity. Even with the help of Buckley’s star student and new paramour (Elizabeth Olsen), the skeptics are experiencing some genuinely strange phenomenon when they look into Silver. The team may have to accept the possibility that Silver is the real deal and coming straight for them. READ MORE

[BD Review] ‘Red Lights’ Fails to Illuminate

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Posted by David Harley on August 03, 2012 @ 5:50pm
Category: Movies / Reviews

Starting on July 13, Rodrigo Cortes’ Red Lights began its theatrical run and has continued to expand over the last few weeks, with more locations to come. Mike Ferraro caught up with the film this past week and found it to be a “dramatic film with no real payoff.” Check inside to read his thoughts.

In the film, “Robert De Niro stars as Simon Silver, a legendary psychic, perhaps the most famously gifted of all time, who returns after thirty years of mysterious absence to become the world’s greatest challenge to orthodox science and professional skeptics. Meanwhile, paranormal fraud investigator Tom (Cillian Murphy) begins to develop a dense obsession Silver, whose magnetism is enhanced dangerously with each new manifestation of inexplicable phenomena.”

Don’t forget to write your own review and let all of B-D know what you thought. READ MORE

Red Lights

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on July 13, 2012 @ 12:00am
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Veteran paranormal researchers Dr. Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) debunk fraudulent claims of ghost whispering, faith healing and other psychic phenomena by detecting what Matheson calls “red lights,” the subtle tricks behind every staged supernatural occurrence. But when the legendary blind psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro)comes out of retirement after 30 years, his once-fearless adversary Matheson warns Buckley to back off, fearing reprisal from the powerful Silver. Determined to discredit Silver, Buckley and his star student (Elizabeth Olsen) use every tool at their disposal to uncover the truth behind the charismatic, spoon-bending, mind reader. But Buckley is forced to reexamine his own core beliefs as his quest builds to a mind-blowing conclusion in this taut psychological thriller from award-winning writer and director Rodrigo Cortes (Buried).

[San Diego Comic-Con '12] Take A Peak At A Seance From ‘Red Lights’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on July 11, 2012 @ 12:39pm
Category: Movies / Videos

In theaters this Friday, July 13 Millenium Entertainment takes us inside an extended seance scene from their forthcoming Red Lights (Ryan Daley’s review), which hails from Buried director Rodrigo Cortes. Before you get to the video you have to sit through an agonizing introduction by Sigourney Weaver.

Having premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to negative reviews, “Veteran paranormal researchers Dr. Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) debunk fraudulent claims of ghost whispering, faith healing and other psychic phenomena by detecting what Matheson calls “red lights,” the subtle tricks behind every staged supernatural occurrence. But when the legendary blind psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro)comes out of retirement after 30 years, his once-fearless adversary Matheson warns Buckley to back off, fearing reprisal from the powerful Silver. Determined to discredit Silver, Buckley and his star student (Elizabeth Olsen) use every tool at their disposal to uncover the truth behind the charismatic, spoon-bending, mind reader. But Buckley is forced to reexamine his own core beliefs as his quest builds to a mind-blowing conclusion in this taut psychological thriller.”

Watch several more clips here.

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[Interview] Transcript From Our Twitter Interview With ‘Buried’ And ‘Red Lights’ Director Rodrigo Cortes

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 06, 2012 @ 12:42pm
Category: Movies / Exclusives

In theaters July 13 from Millenium Entertainment is Red Lights, the new thriller from Buried director Rodrigo Cortes. Last week we conducted a Twitter interview with him (via @rodrigocor7es and @BDisgusting) to get his take on psychics, Robert De Niro and how Red Lights compares to Buried.

Having premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, “Veteran paranormal researchers Dr. Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) debunk fraudulent claims of ghost whispering, faith healing and other psychic phenomena by detecting what Matheson calls “red lights,” the subtle tricks behind every staged supernatural occurrence. But when the legendary blind psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro)comes out of retirement after 30 years, his once-fearless adversary Matheson warns Buckley to back off, fearing reprisal from the powerful Silver. Determined to discredit Silver, Buckley and his star student (Elizabeth Olsen) use every tool at their disposal to uncover the truth behind the charismatic, spoon-bending, mind reader. But Buckley is forced to reexamine his own core beliefs as his quest builds to a mind-blowing conclusion in this taut psychological thriller.”

Head inside to check out the interview! READ MORE

A Taste Of Psychic Warfare In Several ‘Red Lights’ Clips

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Posted by MrDisgusting on July 04, 2012 @ 11:10am
Category: Movies / Videos

In theaters July 13, we’ve just added several clips from Millenium Entertainment’s Red Lights (Ryan Daley’s review), which hails from Buried director Rodrigo Cortes.

Interview

[Interview] Tune In To Twitter For Our Interview With ‘Red Lights’ Director Rodrigo Cortes!

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Posted by EvanDickson on June 26, 2012 @ 11:20am
Category: Movies / Interviews

In theaters July 13 from Millenium Entertainment is Red Lights, the new thriller from Buried director Rodrigo Cortes. We’ll be interviewing him on Twitter at 11AM PST/2PM EST Today! All you have to do is tune in at that time and make sure you’re following @rodrigocor7es and of course @BDisgusting and you’re all set!

Head inside for the trailer! READ MORE

Robert De Niro’s Bright Lights Tainted by ‘Red Lights’ In Fresh Imagery

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Posted by MrDisgusting on June 15, 2012 @ 12:36pm
Category: Movies / Images

In theaters July 13, Millenium Entertainment has provided us with 5 new hi-res stills from Red Lights (Ryan Daley’s review), hailing from Buried director Rodrigo Cortes.

‘Red Lights’ Trailer Questions Simon Silver’s Extraordinary Powers!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 30, 2012 @ 7:02pm
Category: Movies / Trailers

Millenium Entertainment has released the Hitchcockian one sheet and official theatrical trailer for Red Lights (Ryan Daley’s review), which hails from Buried director Rodrigo Cortes.

In theaters July 13, “Veteran paranormal researchers Dr. Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) debunk fraudulent claims of ghost whispering, faith healing and other psychic phenomena by detecting what Matheson calls “red lights,” the subtle tricks behind every staged supernatural occurrence. But when the legendary blind psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro)comes out of retirement after 30 years, his once-fearless adversary Matheson warns Buckley to back off, fearing reprisal from the powerful Silver. Determined to discredit Silver, Buckley and his star student (Elizabeth Olsen) use every tool at their disposal to uncover the truth behind the charismatic, spoon-bending, mind reader. But Buckley is forced to reexamine his own core beliefs as his quest builds to a mind-blowing conclusion in this taut psychological thriller.”

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 12, 2012 @ 9:36am
Category: Movies / Trailers

In theaters July 13 from Millennium Entertainment is ever so disappointing Red Lights, the follow-up to Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried.

Sigourney Weaver plays a psychologist who investigates into paranormal activity focuses on whether or not a world-renowned psychic, played by Robert DeNiro, is actually a fraud, her results are far from expected. Cillian Murphy is the film’s actual protagonist who goes head-to-head with DeNiro. Out of the Sundance premiere Ryan Daley wrote, “‘Red Lights’ left [the audience] squirming in outright boredom.”

While we’ve already seen a Spanish trailer, the boys at Empire scored the first English-language trailer via the UK release, which hits their cinemas on June 22. READ MORE

‘Red Lights’ Will Display Battle Of The Uber-Psychics This July

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 06, 2012 @ 1:09pm
Category: Movies / News

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Millenium Entertainment is to release Rodrigo Cortes’ battle of the psychics, Red Lights, in theaters on July 13.

Starring Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Olsen and Cillian Murphy, “Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional skeptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.”

We were not a fan out of its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Unfortunately, as we update to the new site, the review is not available at this time. READ MORE

Magnolia Picks Up ‘Emergo’, Film Avoids Getting A Red Light Or Being Buried,

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 08, 2012 @ 4:52pm
Category: Movies / News

EmergoLand20812 Magnolia Picks Up Emergo, Film Avoids Getting A Red Light Or Being Buried,

Emergo, a haunted house flick directed by Carles Torrens and written by Buried and Red Lights helmer Rodrigo Cortes has been picked up by Magnolia and will hit VOD prior to a theatrical run.

Per Variety, “Magnolia has acquired U.S. rights to “Emergo,” the latest genre pic from Rodrigo Cortes and Adrian Guerra, the team behind Sundance players “Buried” and “Red Lights.”

Using the same release strategy as on “Melancholia,” Magnolia will bow “Emergo” via its Magnet label with the early VOD release timed for April 27 and theatrical six weeks later on June 1… The English-language ‘Emergo’ turns on a team of high-tech parapsychologists who investigate anomalous phenomena in an old, eerie house.

‘Emergo’ cost under $3 million, aided by a Spain shoot, with Barcelona doubling for California, and 90% interiors, Guerra said. Nevertheless, it uses 200 vfx, while 90% of effects are physical, he added.”

An earlier press release we reported on in November stated “All types of cameras are used – video, HD, 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm – as we follow scientists’ footsteps through a haunted house, casting a frightening spell over the audience. Brace yourself for this terrifying experience!”

Sounds like it could be interesting. It’s also encouraging that the film managed to get through post production with the whole “90% practical effects” thing intact.

Kai Lennox, Michael O’Keefee, Gia Mantegna, Rick Gonzalez, Fionna Glascott, Francesc Garrido all star. READ MORE

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[Sundance '12] Interview: ‘Red Lights’ Director Rodrigo Cortes

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Posted by Fred-Topel on February 02, 2012 @ 7:23pm
Category: Movies / Interviews

[Sundance 12] Interview: Red Lights Director Rodrigo Cortes

Rodrigo Cortes’ film Red Lights (review) divided audiences at Sundance. Some viewers really dug it. Cortes could tell I was not a fan, even though my questions were objective and diplomatic. It was cool though, he welcomed my discussion anyway.

Red Lights is named for the giveaway clues that something doesn’t belong. Cillian Murphy and Sigourney Weaver play scientific debunkers of paranormal hoaxes, faced with their match (Robert DeNiro), who either can circumvent all their countermeasures, or he really has psychic powers.

In his introduction to the premiere screening, Cortes told the audience not to expect anything. Now that you may have heard, we present my discussion with Cortes from the Sundance Film Festival. READ MORE

Robert De Niro, BluBlockers and ‘Red Lights’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on April 01, 2011 @ 2:24pm
Category: Movies / News

Way behind on my movie watching, I just recently caught Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried On Demand (I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love On Demand) and was blown away. This guy is for realz….

Next up for Cortes is Red Lights, and having his name attached isn’t enough excitement for you, how about the casting of Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, and Cillian Murphy?

Lights, now in post-production, turns on a psychologist, played by Weaver, and her assistant whose study of paranormal activity leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic (De Niro). Below you’ll find your first look at a badass (and blind?) De Niro.

Robert De Niro, BluBlockers and Red Lights!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on March 29, 2011 @ 3:38pm
Category: Movies / News

I was a huge fan of Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, a suspenseful indie that stuck viewers inside a coffin with Ryan Reynolds for an intense hour and a half. It was so good it’s hard to not be excited for Red Lights, his sophomore effort that stars A-listers Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, and Cillian Murphy, along with Elizabeth Olsen, Toby Jones, Joely Richardson, and Leonardo Sbaraglia,

Lights turns on a psychologist, played by Weaver, and her assistant whose study of paranormal activity leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic (De Niro).

A hi-res look at the first official teaser one sheet was finally put online with the tagline “Is anybody there?” I can’t help but think this will be a modern Flatliners…
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Buried’

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Posted by David Harley on January 15, 2011 @ 8:43pm
Category: Movies / News

A few years back, I was lucky enough to catch a performance of Nevermore, a one-man stage show starring Jeffrey Combs as the depressed and poverty-stricken poet, Edgar Allen Poe. I never had the opportunity to see something like that before, but it was a beautiful, minimalistic experience, and definitely one that has stuck with me – in fact, I find myself hoping it’ll make it over to my neck of the woods, but that’s bound to never happen. There are very few films that attempt to pull off what the Gordon/Paoli/Combs collaboration did, with only Sleuth and Duncan Jones’ Moon springing to mind initially (even though both have more than one actor in them). Buried, directed by newcomer Rodrigo Cortés, is probably the closest I’ve seen that emulates a similar experience, immersing the audience in terrifying – and somewhat plausible – situation without a traditional use of breaking down the fourth wall, and boasts a performance by Ryan Reynolds that would have him nominated for an Oscar in a perfect world.
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Buried

Posted by Ryan Daley on September 24, 2010 @ 12:00am
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A U.S. contractor working in Iraq awakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it’s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Official synopsis: Paul Conroy is not ready to die.

But when he wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery, and a dwindling oxygen supply become his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time- fighting panic, despair and delirium, Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true.