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The story is about a couple on a countryside caravan trip that goes wrong.

Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that separates these wonders in his life. But it doesn’t take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina’s meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris’s dreams and send him, and anyone who rubs him up the wrong way, over a very jagged edge…

Beg For This Sad, But Hilarious ‘Sightseers’ Clip!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 08, 2013 @ 6:45am
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Here’s a new clip from Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers (review), opening in limited theaters May 10 from IFC Films (also on VOD May 13).

In the dark comedy, “Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that accompanies these wonders in his life.

But it doesn’t take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina’s meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris’s dreams and send him, and anyone who rubs him up the wrong way, over a very jagged edge…” READ MORE

The Stanley Film Festival Adds ‘The Purge’, ‘Sightseers’, ‘Macabre’ And A Shorts Program To The Lineup!

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Posted by EvanDickson on April 09, 2013 @ 2:28pm
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The Stanley Film Festival really came out of the gate swinging last week with a whammy of a lineup that included films like Aftershock, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, Frankenstein’s Army, Maniac, Tower Block and V/H/S/2. It’s the first year for the Fest, which will be held May 2-5 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. That’s right, the hotel that inspired The Shining. Now they’ve added even more movies like opening night selection The Purge, Ben Wheatley’s singular horror comedy Sightseers, BD Selects title Macabre (from The Mo Brothers Timo Tjahjamto and Kimo Stamboel) and a special screening of Cabin Fever. Since Eli Roth will already be on hand for Aftershock, he’ll be hosting a screening his classic debut as well!

The mission statement, “The Stanley Film Festival is a unique opportunity to showcase exhilarating voices in classic and contemporary horror within a haunted space chosen to amplify the experience beyond the terrors shown on screen. Armed with the goal of procuring the most imaginative tales of fright from around the globe, we will proudly present short and feature films that offer a vast spectrum of tantalizing thrills and ghastly delights throughout the weekend. Like the best spooky stories told in the dark, each will be wildly distinct, inventive and unexpected. The Stanley Hotel’s ghostly history as one of our eeriest landmarks, and its inspiration for some of cinema’s most unnerving spectacles, make this the perfect place to tempt the spirits and bring out your deepest fears in a way no other venue can. Enter if you dare, and let these films stay with you forever. And ever. And ever.”

Head inside for the additions to the lineup. This also includes the Shorts Selections, I’ve only seen one of these – The Cub – but it’s a lot of fun. READ MORE

Conquer The Bloody Rock With This ‘Sightseers’ Poster!

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Posted by EvanDickson on April 04, 2013 @ 11:37am
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I think I liked Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers just a bit more than Mr. Disgusting did (review here), but it’s something I admire rather than love. I just don’t see myself wanting to spend time with the characters again. They’re well written and played mind you, they’re just unpleasant. I’d still recommend the film for at least one viewing though, and I really dig this new poster – they almost had me again!

In the comedy, “Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that accompanies these wonders in his life.

IFC Films releases Sightseers on May 10th. READ MORE

IFC Films Finally Set To Release Creepy ‘Antiviral,’ Comedic ‘Sightseers’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 14, 2013 @ 1:18pm
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We’re told IFC Films is taking a step back from acquiring genre films, but until then, they have quite a few to unload.

First, Brandon Cronenberg’s social commentary horror Antiviral, pictured above, gets released on April 12. Starring Caleb Landy Jones, Malcolm McDowell and Sarah Gadon, the son of David Cronenberg’s film “Revolves around a salesman (Jones) for a clinic that replicates celebrity diseases for public consumption. He becomes obsessed with a celebrity and injects himself with her disease, then must figure out how to cure it before time runs out.” I was a pretty big fan of the flick, read my review here.

Getting released on May 10 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s serial killer comedy Sightseers, pictured below, which I thought was pretty OK. The film is “The story is about a couple on a countryside caravan trip that goes wrong.”

Both films played strong through the festival scene and are worthy of a VOD rental. READ MORE

Crazy Sweet Posters For ‘Sightseers’ and ‘John Dies At The End’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 03, 2013 @ 5:10pm
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Check out this crazy sweet new poster for Phantasm director Don Coscarelli’s awesome John Dies at the End, which played at Sundance, SXSW and TIFF’s Midnight Madness over the past year. In theaters January 25, “It’s all about the Soy Sauce, a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. Users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John (Rob Mayes) and David (Chase Williamson), a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No.No, they can’t.”

In addition, Twitch stitched together a slick German one-sheet for Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, which ends its festival rounds at this month’s Sundance Film Festival. IFC will release the black horror comedy later this year. “The story is about a couple on a countryside caravan trip that goes wrong. ” READ MORE

[Sundance '13] Park City at Midnight and Other Genre Titles Announced; Hi-Res Image Gallery!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 29, 2012 @ 2:56pm
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Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier, as well as the installations and performances to be featured in the Festival’s New Frontier venue. The Festival takes place January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

Inside you’ll find the full announcement with (mostly) first ever images from Ass Backwards, Hell Baby, In Fear, kink, S-VHS, Sightseers, The Rambler, Virtual Heroes and We Are What We Are!

In addition to those announced today, films in the U.S. and World Competition and NEXT < => sections have been announced. Films for the Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections have not yet been announced. For a full list of films announced to date visit the official Sundance website. READ MORE

Hi-Res Image Gallery For Ben Wheatley’s ‘Sightseers’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 29, 2012 @ 10:09am
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Opening in UK cinemas November 30 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, a new horror comedy in the vein of Natural Born Killers. We’ve now landed the full image gallery loaded with hi-res stills.

IFC Films will release here in the States. READ MORE

Chris Is Such A Dick In New ‘Sightseers’ Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 22, 2012 @ 10:01am
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Opening in UK cinemas November 30 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, a new horror comedy in the vein of Natural Born Killers. Check out the second clip where

IFC Films will release here in the States. READ MORE

Natural Beauty and Dog Crap In First ‘Sightseers’ Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 14, 2012 @ 9:57am
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Opening in UK cinemas November 30 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, which will also screen at next month’s Toronto International Film Festival. Check out the first clip where a hiker makes the biggest mistake of his life in approaching the killer duo.

IFC Films will release here in the States. READ MORE

Full Trailer For ‘Kill List’ Director’s Black Comedy ‘Sightseers’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on November 09, 2012 @ 9:48am
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Opening in UK cinemas November 30 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers..

IFC Films will release here in the States. READ MORE

Hilarious Classified Ads For Ben Wheatley’s Horror Comedy ‘Sightseers’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 30, 2012 @ 12:09pm
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Opening in UK cinemas November 30 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, which also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival this past September (here’s my review). Check out 11 hilarious classified ads that tie in to the comedy.

Merged UK Quad For Ben Wheatley’s Horror Comedy ‘Sightseers’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 18, 2012 @ 1:06pm
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Opening in UK cinemas November 30 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, which also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival this past September (here’s my review). Check out a new UK quad that merges two previous character sheets.

Comical UK Posters For Ben Wheatley’s ‘Sightseers’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 11, 2012 @ 10:08am
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Opening in UK cinemas November 30 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, which will also screen at next month’s Toronto International Film Festival (here’s my review). Check out three comical character posters that perfectly capture the tone of the film.

[TIFF '12 Review] The Shocking, Brutal And Beautiful ‘Sightseers’ Ultimately Fizzles

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Posted by EvanDickson on September 12, 2012 @ 4:12pm
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Kill List was one of last year’s best horror movies and earned its director, Ben Wheatley, a must-see status from me in regard to checking out his future films. His followup, Sightseers, premiered during the Vanguard portion of TIFF this week and Brad (Mr. Disgusting) writes in with the review. I agree with him in some regards, though overall I think I liked the film a bit more.

“Sightseers is Wheatley’s version of ‘Natural Born Killers’ or ‘God Bless America’, only instead of taking on the media and pop culture, he focuses on the elitist and self-absorbed attitudes of today’s youth… the message doesn’t have much impact post the initial kill. Sightseers may be worth a glance, but it’s not a place you’d visit again”

Click here to read the review in its entirety. The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 6th-16th.

[BD Review] ‘Sightseers’ Shocking, But Still Falls Flat

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Posted by MrDisgusting on September 03, 2012 @ 12:14pm
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Director Ben Wheatley slammed into my world last year. His Kill List topped my list of the best horror of 2011, and quickly became “the” filmmaker to watch. Keeping his festival run afloat, Wheatley’s black comedy Sightseers screened with much anticipation at the Toronto International Film Festival. Unfortunately, what works so well in Kill List is what ultimately tanks this genre film.

Sightseers follows a relatively young couple – Chris (Steve Oram) and Tina (Alice Lowe) – who take a journey through the British Isles in Abbey Oxford Caravan. Chris is quickly pushed over the edge and the vacation becomes littered with dead bodies.

Sightseers is Wheatley’s version of Natural Born Killers or God Bless America, only instead of taking on the media and pop culture, he focuses on the elitist and self-absorbed attitudes of today’s youth. After beating someone’s head in with a stick, Chris is quick to point out that people get away with being pieces of sh*t and nobody does anything to stop them (basically they get away with “murder”, so to speak).

Wheatley’s message is clear and focused, only his decision to keep it snail-paced is what gums up the entertainment. While Kill List‘s pace is all about the impact finale, Sightseers is supposed to be a comedy with some energy. If anything, there’s no energy here, albeit, plenty of shocking moments fierce with impact. And it’s not very funny.

While Sightseers is beautifully made, and features rock solid performances by the entire cast, it just sort of falls a bit flat. The joke gets a bit old, quickly, and while there’s some juxtaposing between Tina and Chris, the message doesn’t have much impact post the initial kill. Sightseers may be worth a glance, but it’s not a place you’d visit again.

Trailer For ‘Kill List’ Director’s Black Comedy ‘Sightseers’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 28, 2012 @ 10:33am
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Opening in UK cinemas November 30 is Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, which will also screen at next month’s Toronto International Film Festival.

[TIFF '12] Vanguard Selection Highlights: ‘Sightseers’, ‘Thale’, ‘Here Comes The Devil’ And More!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 6:41pm
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Earlier today we gave you detailed rundowns on images from almost all of the TIFF Midnight Madness selections – along with a separate overall guide. While the Midnight Madness selections offer a great selection of horror (John Dies At The End, The Lords Of Salem, Aftershock, Hellbenders 3D, The ABC’s Of Death etc…) that’s not all the festival has to add to the genre world.

The Vanguard Selections might be less overtly gory, but a lot of them have the potential to be strong and disturbing genre efforts. Kill List director Ben Wheatley has Sightseers, there’s the horror sound booth chiller Berberian Sound Studios, animated comedy Hotel Transylvania (which technically falls into the “Kids” section, but hey – monsters), chick-with-a-tail tale Thale and much more.

The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 6th-16th. Head inside for a preliminary rundown! READ MORE

Ben Wheatley’s ‘Freakshift’ Closer To Happening, Could Be The Rare High-Concept Movie That Actually Turns Out Great!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 26, 2012 @ 9:30pm
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Ben Wheatley directed the amazing Kill List (and I can’t wait for Sightseers) so I’m stoked that director’s planned cops-and-monsters film, Freakshift, might be acquired in pre-production by Lava Bear who will help co-finance the movie with Film4.

Per Variety, “Lava Bear is in exclusive negotiations to acquire monster action thriller “Freakshift,” which “Kill List” director Ben Wheatley will helm. Rook Films’ Andrew Starke, Claire Jones and Lava Bear will produce. Katherine Butler will exec produce via the Film4 banner which developed and co-financed the project.”

Co-written by Wheatley and Amy Jump, “pic is set in a world where monsters rise from the ground and terrorize citizens when night falls. The Freakshift is a band of government-organized misfits and lawbreakers who hunt and kill the creatures for civic duty, sport and money. Wheatley told me back in February: “It’s like “Hill Street Blues” vs. Monsters. But it’s like 15 million [budget] so it’s quite big. That’s our first kind of American film as well. We’re hoping to start it in the beginning of next year, all things being equal.”

The project is likely to shoot in spring 2013 and I couldn’t be more excited. Usually projects like Freakshift sound great in development, but get watered down along the way. I don’t see that happening here.

IFC Nabs ‘Kill List’ Director’s ‘Sightseers’ Out Of Cannes

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 23, 2012 @ 8:37am
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Some acquisition news out of Cannes as IFC Films has nabbed Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s The Sightseers, which stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram as a couple on a countryside caravan trip that goes wrong. Below you’ll once again find the first piece of footage from the horror comedy that begins when the couple have a face-to-face with a local about not picking up their dog’s crap from the ground. I’d get pissed off too if somebody didn’t pick up after their mutt.

“Chris (Oram) wants to show Tina (Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that separates these wonders in his life. But it doesn’t take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina’s meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris’s dreams and send him, and anyone who rubs him up the wrong way, over a very jagged edge…” READ MORE

Dog Crap Centerpiece Of Verbal FIght In Very First ‘Sightseers’ Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 14, 2012 @ 5:38am
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Next up from Kill List director Ben Wheatley’s The Sightseers is the first ever clip from the film starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram as a couple on a countryside caravan trip that goes wrong. Premiering at Cannes, the first piece of footage begins the nosedive into insanity when the couple have a face-to-face with a local about not picking up their dog’s crap from the ground. I’d get pissed off too if somebody didn’t pick up after their mutt.

Leftover Bones Litter Latest ‘The Sightseers’ Image!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 12, 2012 @ 7:00am
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Easily the best genre film of 2011 was Ben Wheatley’s mind-blowing slow burn, Kill List, which dabbled in various genres while providing one hell of a shocker twist.

Next up for Wheatley is The Sightseers, starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram as a couple on a countryside caravan trip that goes wrong. The film will have its premiere at Cannes. While we’ve already shared a trio of stills, we’ve landed one more that brings some death into the picture. Dig on it inside.

First ‘Sightseers’ Pic Is Indeed A Sight To Behold

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Posted by EvanDickson on January 24, 2012 @ 5:41pm
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First Sightseers Pic Is Indeed A Sight To Behold

With Kill List topping multiple year-end lists, including Mr. Disgusting’s, all eyes are on director Ben Wheatley’s next project Sightseers.

It started shooting a few months back and now, courtesy of Empire Online, we have our first look at the film itself. In the accompanying interview, Wheatley concedes that the film will be less dark. Per Empire, “There will be kills, and there may even be a list of some kind, but Wheatley insists that this is lighter fare than his last two outings, ‘Down Terrace’ and the film that birthed the Kill List Stare. It’s not as dark as Kill List,’ Wheatley tells Empire, ‘I’d have to shoot a child in the head live on television to be darker than that, but it has the same humour and the same worldview. But it’s also quite romantic, a bit more of a love story.’”

Actors Alice Lowe and Steve Oram wrote the script about a couple on a countryside caravan trip that goes wrong. “Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that separates these wonders in his life. But it doesn’t take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina’s meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris’s dreams and send him, and anyone who rubs him up the wrong way, over a very jagged edge…”

Hit the jump to check out the pic and head to the film’s official website for more info. I’m picking up a Malick vibe from the pic. How about you? READ MORE

Chris is About to Go Over the Edge in ‘Sightseers’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 06, 2011 @ 4:42pm
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Chris is About to Go Over the Edge in Sightseers

It was announced the other day that Kill List director Ben Wheatley has just begun shooting Sightseers in Derbyshire, Yorkshire and the Lake District.

Actors Alice Lowe and Steve Oram wrote the script about a couple on a countryside caravan trip that goes wrong. This morning an official website was launched, which gives us an official plot crunch:

“Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that separates these wonders in his life. But it doesn’t take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina’s meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris’s dreams and send him, and anyone who rubs him up the wrong way, over a very jagged edge…” Basically, everyone’s an asshole, and Chris loses it. Sweet.

Check out the film’s logo.
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