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That’s One Helluva Giant Rubber Monster on the ‘Colossal’ Poster
Neon just released a brand new poster for Colossal that carries all kinds of subtext. Not only does it feature a giant rubber monster, you know, giving a nod to the old-school-cool Godzilla films, but it also perfectly represents the movie. You see, the finger, we can presume, is that of Anne Hathaway. In the film, Hathaway somehow gains the ability to control a giant monster that destroys a city. On this wonderful piece of art, she’s controlling a plastic monster with her finger. Yes, it’s clever, cute, and eye-catching. But wait, there’s even more! She stars as a hard-partying New Yorker who uses her mind to battle a giant lizard half a world away in Seoul. The tagline hits this right on the head: “There’s a monster in all of us.” God damn, guys, this is one hell of an impressive one-sheet! (Check out this equally impressive “slider”.)
Our very own Kalyn Corrigan reviewed Colossal, calling it “a clever ned fascinating mega monster movie that’s just as deeply comedic and entertaining as it is casually wise and perceptive.”
From the exciting new distribution company, Neon, Nacho Vigalondo’s widely praised monster movie will open in theaters on April 7, 2017.
Gloria is an ordinary woman who, after losing her job and being kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. As events begin to spin out of control, Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the fate of the world.
Radius co-founder Tom Quinn and Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League will distribute the film that made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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