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Oscar Nominations 2019: Bloody Disgusting’s All-Horror Edition!
The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards dropped this morning, and save for A Quiet Place earning a nomination for Sound Editing, horror was once again shut out. No one is surprised, of course, but it still stings considering just how powerful the genre has been in the last few years. From bold new voices to powerhouse performances and brilliant screenplays, 2018 was an exceptional year in particular, and the Academy once again ignored it all.
In response, we offer up some of the Oscar nominations that should have been… the all-horror edition!
Best Picture:
“Hereditary”
“Mandy”
“Annihilation”
“A Quiet Place”
“The Endless”
“Revenge”
“Halloween”
“Upgrade”
Lead Actor:
Nicolas Cage, “Mandy”
Logan Marshall-Green, “Upgrade”
Dan Stevens, “Apostle”
Matt Dillon, “The House That Jack Built”
Alex Wolff, “Hereditary”
Lead Actress:
Toni Collette, “Hereditary”
Madeline Brewer, “Cam”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “Halloween”
Tilda Swinton, “Suspiria”
Matilda Lutz, “Revenge”
Supporting Actor:
Linus Roache, “Mandy”
Wyatt Russell, “Overlord”
Vincent Colombe, “Revenge”
Oscar Isaac, “Annihilation”
Dylan McDermott, “The Clovehitch Killer”
Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Annihilation”
Milly Shapiro, “Hereditary”
Millicent Simmonds, “A Quiet Place”
Andrea Riseborough, “Mandy”
Judy Greer, “Halloween”
Director:
Ari Aster, “Hereditary”
Panos Cosmatos, “Mandy”
Coralie Fargeat, “Revenge”
Demian Rugna, “Terrified”
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorheard, “The Endless”
Best Screenplay:
“Hereditary,” Ari Aster
“A Quiet Place,” Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski
“Mandy,” Panos Cosmatos & Aaron Stewart-Ahn
“Cam,” Isa Mazzei
“Anna and the Apocalypse,” Alan McDonald, Ryan McHenry
Cinematography:
“Annihilation,” Rob Hardy
“Revenge,” Robrecht Heyvaert
“The Nun,” Maxime Alexandre
“Overlord,” Laurie Rose, Fabian Wagner
“Tumbbad,” Pankaj Kumar
Production Design:
“The Nun,” Jennifer Spence
“Hell Fest,” Michael Perry
“Apostle,” Tom Pearce
“Overlord,” Jon Henson
“The Strangers: Prey at Night,” Freddy Waff
Best Score:
“Mandy,” Jóhann Jóhannsson
“Halloween,” John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
“Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,” Fabio Frizzi
“Suspiria,” Thom Yorke
“Hereditary,” Colin Stetson
Makeup FX:
“Suspiria”
“Terrified”
“Halloween”
“The Nun”
“The Dark”
Creature FX:
“The Ritual”
“Annihilation”
“The Predator”
“Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich”
“Primal Rage”
Visual Effects:
“Annihilation”
“A Quiet Place”
“Overlord”
“The Predator”
“The House with a Clock in Its Walls”
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‘Monster’ – Indonesian Remake of ‘The Boy Behind the Door’ Heading to Netflix
An Indonesian remake of Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s intense 2021 thriller The Boy Behind the Door, titled Monster, is on its way. Netflix has unveiled images from the twisted thriller ahead of its debut on the streaming service.
In Monster, “After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.”
As of now, Netflix hasn’t set an official date for Monster, only that it’s coming soon.
Monster is directed by Rako Prijanto and written by Alim Sudio. It stars Sultan Hamonangan, Anantya Kirana, Alex Abbad, and Marsha Timothy.
The Boy Behind the Door follows twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, as they’re abducted from a park. Bobby wakes alone in a trunk and escapes, only to return when he realizes his best friend is still held captive inside a desolate house.
The Indonesian remake gender swaps the ill-fated kids embarking on a harrowing cat-and-mouse chase to escape, but, according to an interview with Kapanlagi, Monster also updates the original story by making one of the main characters mute. Meaning, expect very little dialogue in this update. The change will likely make the horror-thriller even more suspenseful, which is saying a lot considering how intense The Boy Behind the Door is.
I wrote in my review of The Boy Behind the Door that “it gives a unique and intense spin on the home invasion. The constant ratcheting of tension leaves you alternating between edge-of-your-seat panic and cringe-worthy repulsion; this thriller isn’t afraid to put its children through absolute hell.”
Check out new images from Monster below, as well as a tense trailer from the film’s premiere at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival last November.
Stay tuned for an official release date as it’s announced, but expect this to arrive on Netflix soon.
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