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Watch the Short that Inspired ‘Cube’
Canada’s Vincenzo Natali remains one of my favorite filmmakers and 1997’s Cube is still, in my opinion, one of the best high-concept thrillers of all time. The low-budget horror movie about a group of strangers trapped in endless levels of stark white cubes-that-kill was so popular it spawned two sequels and ushered in a host of one-room thrillers like Saw.
The film’s legacy even continues to this day with Lionsgate developing a remake/reboot with Prometheus‘ Jon Spaihts and Saman Kesh at the helm.
So where did Natali get the idea for his influential film? Turns out Natali was inspired by a now obscure German short film called Balance, which even won an Academy Award in 1989. Balance is directed by Wolfgang and Christoph Lauenstein.
Synopsis:
A group of fishermen on a precariously balanced platform fight over a trunk.
Check out the experimental short below.
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‘The Last House’ Trailer – Wagner Moura & Greta Lee Star in Mysterious Sci-fi Horror Movie from Netflix
From director Louis Leterrier (“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”), the sci-fi horror thriller The Last House is coming to Netflix this summer, and the official trailer has arrived.
Greta Lee and Wagner Moura star in The Last House. “A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.”
Watch the trailer below and find The Last House only on Netflix August 7.
This one looks similar to The End of Oak Street, which is coming to theaters one week later. Both films center on families trapped in their suburban neighborhoods with a mysterious sci-fi/horror threat prowling outside, so they should make for a good double feature this summer.
Riley Chung (Sunrise), Emma Ho (“The Expanse”), Noah Alexander Sosnowski (Section 8), and Gabriel Barbosa (May December) also star in Netflix’s The Last House.
Matthew Robinson (Love and Monsters, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die) penned the script.
Leterrier produces alongside Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, & Kori Adelson and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Oly Obst. Executive producers include Thomas Benski, Cecile Gaget, Lars Sylvest, Thorsten Schumacher, and Damian Anderson.
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