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[BD Review] ‘Sinister’ Is Super Scary But Doesn’t Always Add Up

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Posted by EvanDickson on March 12, 2012 @ 2:24pm
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[BD Review] Sinister Is Super Scary But Doesnt Always Add Up

Summit Entertainment’s Sinister had a “secret” screening last night at The SXSW Film Festival in Austin. I had to put “secret” in quotes because a certain trade magazine decided to spoil the surprise just because they could. Directed by The Exorcism of Emily Rose‘s Scott Derrickson, the film stars Ethan Hawke, James Ranson, and Juliet Rylance and there’s been quite a bit of anticipation for it, especially considering that it doesn’t open until October 5th. Sadly, the film didn’t live up to expectations. Mr. Disgusting writes in with his review.

“While the chiller will cloud your mind with extreme visuals and a brooding score/sound design, you shouldn’t be tricked into thinking this is a good movie… Sinister is a plot-laden mess that requires an incredibly high amount of suspension of disbelief. The best way to describe it is ’8MM’ meets ‘Paranormal Activity’. In an odd turn of events, this film is still highly recommended for those seeking one good scare and an unnerved stomach, it’s highly effective.”

Penned by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, “the story follows a journalist who moves his family into a house where another family was murdered. After moving in, he uncovers found footage that leads to clues about the murders.”

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Release Date Shifts: ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D’ and ‘Sinister’ Bumped

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Posted by MrDisgusting on February 25, 2012 @ 6:55am
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Release Date Shifts: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and Sinister Bumped

You’re going to be waiting a bit longer for two hotly anticipated horror titles. Get ready to ring in the New Year with Leatherface when Lionsgate’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D arrives in theaters. The John Luessenhop-directed sequel will tear through cinemas on January 4, 2013. It was originally slated for release this coming October.

Moving out of its August slot is Sinister (pictured above). The Scott Derrickson-directed thriller not hits theaters October 5 from Summit Entertainment. The story follows a journalist (Ethan Hawke) who moves his family into a house where another family was murdered. After moving in, he uncovers found footage that leads to clues about the murders. READ MORE

First Look: Ethan Hawke’s ‘Sinister’ Investigation

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 11, 2012 @ 2:26am
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First Look: Ethan Hawkes Sinister Investigation

Not only does Summit Entertainment have both Warm Bodies and Gone in theaters this year, they’ve also set Sinister for August 24.

Directed by The Exorcism of Emily Rose‘s Scott Derrickson, and starring Ethan Hawke, James Ranson, and Juliet Rylance, Bloody Disgusting is excited to share with you the first ever images from the snuff-themed horror.

Jason Blum (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) produces. READ MORE

Summit Taking Over August of 2012

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Posted by MrDisgusting on October 25, 2011 @ 7:45pm
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Summit Entertainment is already planning on taking over August 2012 with two genre films in production.

On August 10 All the Boys Love Many Lane director Jonathan Levine’s Warm Bodies will take a bite out of theaters. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, John Malkovich and Lizzy Caplan, “the story centers on an existentially tormented zombie who begins an unlikely friendship with the girlfriend of one of his victims and starts a chain reaction that will transform him and his fellow zombies.”

Scott Derrickson’s found footage thriller Sinister, which stars Ethan Hawke, James Ranson and Juliet Rylance, will arrive on August 24. ‘The story follows a journalist who moves his family into a house where another family was murdered. After moving in, he uncovers found footage that leads to clues about the murders.” READ MORE

‘Sinister’ Cast Begins to Fill

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Posted by MrDisgusting on September 06, 2011 @ 3:24pm
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James Ransone (Prom Night, “Treme,”"How To Make It in America”) has signed on to Summit Entertainment’s untitled found-footage thriller also starring Ethan Hawke and Juliet Rylance.

Scott Derrickson (Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Day the Earth Stood Still) is directing with Jason Blum (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) producing, says Variety.

“The story follows a journalist who moves his family into a house where another family was murdered. After moving in, he uncovers found footage that leads to clues about the murders.” Ransone will play a deputy.

Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill penned the script
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Scott Derrickson’s Found Footage Gets ‘Sinister’ Title

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 23, 2011 @ 2:24am
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After hitting box office gold with Paranormal Activity and Insidious, Gaul’s Wild Bunch Distribution has acquired the latest Jason Blum production, helmer Scott Derrickson’s (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Day the Earth Stood Still) formerly untitled Sinister, reports Variety. The title was revealed exclusively by Shocktillyoudrop last week.

Repped by IM Global, pic was picked up by Summit Entertainment for domestic distribution earlier this month.

Penned by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, “pic turns on a journalist who discovers film footage revealing why a family was murdered in the house he’s just moved into.”

Sinister is produced by Blum’s Blumhouse banner and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones’ Automatik Entertainment. Production is expected to begin next month.

Wild Bunch Distribution rolled out Paranormal Activity, which grossed e6.52 million ($9.39 million) in France, and “Insidious,” which took $4.12 million.
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