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Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ Director’s Cut to Premiere in New York on August 17th

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5 years ago

July 17, 2019

We’ve been talking a lot about Ari Aster‘s extended cut of Midsommar, which is said to run around three hours in length, 30-minutes longer than the theatrical cut that’s now in theaters.

Aster had teased a potential festival screening prior to this fall’s Blu-ray release, and this morning news hit of a World Premiere to take place at
the Lincoln Center in New York City on August 17th. The screening will be of what they’re calling a “director’s cut” as opposed to just an extended cut, which implies it was Aster’s original vision before the MPAA got involved (it was originally an NC-17 for six weeks).

Aster will appear in person for a Q+A following the screening. We’re jealous.

While details are slim, Aster previously explained that we can expect a more developed picture between several relationships: “A more nuanced picture of Harga, more rituals and more nuance for the relationship between Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor), and more by way of the thesis competition between Josh (William Jackson Harper) and Christian.”

Expect a release on video this fall.

Movies

‘Monster’ – Indonesian Remake of ‘The Boy Behind the Door’ Heading to Netflix

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2 mins ago

April 24, 2024

Meagan Navarro

An Indonesian remake of Justin Powell andDavid 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.

Scary woman in Monster