Beginning today, Meet Cute will make five hit rom-com shows available exclusively on Wondery+. These top-performing audio shows include Mile High, Exes for End Times, Dump Him!, Kerri, and Christmasuzannukkah, and highlight the unexpected ways love shows up in our modern lives. Each original show has six episodes, except for Mile High which has three. All 27 episodes are now available exclusively on Wondery+.
"With the holidays fast approaching, our team is thrilled to bring these cinematic shows to a new audience with Wondery Plus,” said Naomi Shah, Founder and CEO of Meet Cute. “I’m sure everyone will find a new favorite rom-com in this slate!”
In Christmasuzannukkah, Noah (played by Noah Galvin of The Good Doctor and Theatre Camp) must contend with his eccentric family for the holidays. His mom, Suzanne (played by Amy Sedaris of The Mandalorian and BoJack Horseman), is a well-known journalist who, come the holidays,...
"With the holidays fast approaching, our team is thrilled to bring these cinematic shows to a new audience with Wondery Plus,” said Naomi Shah, Founder and CEO of Meet Cute. “I’m sure everyone will find a new favorite rom-com in this slate!”
In Christmasuzannukkah, Noah (played by Noah Galvin of The Good Doctor and Theatre Camp) must contend with his eccentric family for the holidays. His mom, Suzanne (played by Amy Sedaris of The Mandalorian and BoJack Horseman), is a well-known journalist who, come the holidays,...
- 11/22/2023
- Podnews.net
Drag queen Alyssa Edwards is back in “Alyssa’s Secret — The Reboot.”
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 5 contestant’s return is part of World of Wonder’s 2023 slate of original content for their SVOD service, Wow Presents Plus.
“Alyssa’s Secret,” which first began airing 10 years ago on the Wow Presents YouTube channel, is returning to Wow Presents Plus after four years. Since its inception, the series has been a fan-favorite as the charm of Season 5 breakout Alyssa Edwards has captivated viewers. With “Alyssa’s Secret – The Reboot,” Alyssa will be spilling tea and popping tongues alongside a sparkling lineup of guests in a fresh take on the original series. “Alyssa’s Secret – The Reboot” premieres exclusively on Wow Presents Plus on April 26.
Additional titles include brand-new originals and new seasons of beloved series.
Originals include “Click Boys,” a revealing docuseries exposing the real-life triumphs and struggles of today’s biggest Lgbtqia OnlyFans entertainers,...
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 5 contestant’s return is part of World of Wonder’s 2023 slate of original content for their SVOD service, Wow Presents Plus.
“Alyssa’s Secret,” which first began airing 10 years ago on the Wow Presents YouTube channel, is returning to Wow Presents Plus after four years. Since its inception, the series has been a fan-favorite as the charm of Season 5 breakout Alyssa Edwards has captivated viewers. With “Alyssa’s Secret – The Reboot,” Alyssa will be spilling tea and popping tongues alongside a sparkling lineup of guests in a fresh take on the original series. “Alyssa’s Secret – The Reboot” premieres exclusively on Wow Presents Plus on April 26.
Additional titles include brand-new originals and new seasons of beloved series.
Originals include “Click Boys,” a revealing docuseries exposing the real-life triumphs and struggles of today’s biggest Lgbtqia OnlyFans entertainers,...
- 2/9/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Both Amazon Prime’s “Homecoming” and Netflix’s “Russian Doll” provocatively play with the 30-minute format, cramming their existential journeys with confusing timelines and visual detail. But, thanks to binge watching, the two shows actually function like long movies, according to editors Rosanne Tan (“Homecoming”) and Laura Weinberg (“Russian Doll”).
In “Homecoming,” the ’70s-style conspiracy thriller from director Sam Esmail (“Mr. Robot”), social worker Heidi (Julia Roberts) tries to help troubled soldiers transition back to civilian life in one timeline (shot in a wide aspect ratio), while attempting to solve the strange mystery of her memory loss as a result of a nefarious plot in a future timeline (shot in a shorter aspect ratio). And, in “Russian Doll,” the black comedy from showrunner/star Natasha Lyonne, her self-absorbed software engineer, Nadia, repeatedly dies on her 36th birthday in a “Groundhog Day”-like loop, only to discover fellow traveler, Alan (Charles Barnett), also stuck in time.
In “Homecoming,” the ’70s-style conspiracy thriller from director Sam Esmail (“Mr. Robot”), social worker Heidi (Julia Roberts) tries to help troubled soldiers transition back to civilian life in one timeline (shot in a wide aspect ratio), while attempting to solve the strange mystery of her memory loss as a result of a nefarious plot in a future timeline (shot in a shorter aspect ratio). And, in “Russian Doll,” the black comedy from showrunner/star Natasha Lyonne, her self-absorbed software engineer, Nadia, repeatedly dies on her 36th birthday in a “Groundhog Day”-like loop, only to discover fellow traveler, Alan (Charles Barnett), also stuck in time.
- 6/6/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Greg Yaitanes was “a rabid Stephen King fan growing up.” So he jumped at a chance to helm an episode of “Castle Rock,” the new Hulu series that mixes characters and themes from many of the author’s stories, placing them in one of the fictional Maine towns that is often the setting of his work. Watch our exclusive video interview with Yaitanes above.
See Sissy Spacek movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ ‘Carrie,’ ‘In the Bedroom’
Yaitanes directed the first season’s seventh episode, “The Queen,” in which lifelong Castle Rock resident Ruth Deaver (Sissy Spacek) is haunted by memories from her past as she struggles with dementia. As she grapples with her fading memory, dark secrets are revealed. “This episode was a standalone,” the director explains, “and almost entirely from Ruth’s point of view, which gave me something very visceral to grab onto.
See Sissy Spacek movies: 15 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ ‘Carrie,’ ‘In the Bedroom’
Yaitanes directed the first season’s seventh episode, “The Queen,” in which lifelong Castle Rock resident Ruth Deaver (Sissy Spacek) is haunted by memories from her past as she struggles with dementia. As she grapples with her fading memory, dark secrets are revealed. “This episode was a standalone,” the director explains, “and almost entirely from Ruth’s point of view, which gave me something very visceral to grab onto.
- 6/5/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Brian De Palma has used the Italian film composer Pino Donaggio on and off for over 40 years, ever since their first (and still greatest) collaboration, “Carrie,” in 1976. Donaggio, with his lushly purple neo-Bernard Herrmann dissonant extravagance, is to De Palma what Angelo Badalamenti has been to David Lynch: a composer of rapturous dread-infused melodies that evoke a kind of meta-romantic Old Hollywood delirium. Yet to hear the unmistakable sounds of yet another lavishly orchestrated Donaggio swoonfest laid over the flat, static expository scenes of the choppy benumbed “international” police thriller “Domino” is to watch De Palma trying to create cinematic fire out of burnt-out match sticks.
There are legendary examples of directors claiming that their work was cut to ribbons by clueless producers: the 1954 George Cukor version of “A Star Is Born”, or Jonathan Demme’s “Swing Shift.” But what are we to make of a movie like “Domino,...
There are legendary examples of directors claiming that their work was cut to ribbons by clueless producers: the 1954 George Cukor version of “A Star Is Born”, or Jonathan Demme’s “Swing Shift.” But what are we to make of a movie like “Domino,...
- 6/2/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Between them, Stephen King and John Carpenter have produced some of the finest works of fiction ever to grace the horror genre.
For King, that literary oeuvre includes such classics as It, The Shining, Carrie, Salem’s Lot, Misery and Gerald’s Game – even The Dark Tower has sprinklings of horror spread throughout its eight-part saga. And then there’s John Carpenter, whose cinematic résumé touts the likes of Escape From New York, The Thing and the original Halloween movie, which is due for a sequel of its own later this year.
Turns out both King and Carpenter helped inspire Johannes Roberts on The Strangers: Prey at Night, and while doing press for his long-anticipated sequel, the director revealed his desire to remake John Carpenter’s Christine, itself an adaptation of the Stephen King classic.
I go into Sony every week, under the pretense of doing something else. Like, ‘Oh yeah,...
For King, that literary oeuvre includes such classics as It, The Shining, Carrie, Salem’s Lot, Misery and Gerald’s Game – even The Dark Tower has sprinklings of horror spread throughout its eight-part saga. And then there’s John Carpenter, whose cinematic résumé touts the likes of Escape From New York, The Thing and the original Halloween movie, which is due for a sequel of its own later this year.
Turns out both King and Carpenter helped inspire Johannes Roberts on The Strangers: Prey at Night, and while doing press for his long-anticipated sequel, the director revealed his desire to remake John Carpenter’s Christine, itself an adaptation of the Stephen King classic.
I go into Sony every week, under the pretense of doing something else. Like, ‘Oh yeah,...
- 3/5/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Marc Buxton Dec 21, 2017
Stephen King's more human villains are by far his most frightening. Here are 10 of his most deranged human antagonists...
Stephen King is the creator of many preternaturally terrifying villains. Vampires, devils, demonic clowns, aliens, witches, werewolves, dark wizards, and even a killer automobile or two, but it is his human monsters that are the most frightening. King’s serial killers, despots, murderers, bullies, and crooks of all types could be our neighbors, our friends, our coworkers, and even our family. They exist in the real world and lurk around every corner, just waiting for their moment to strike.
Here are just some of King’s most enduring human monsters that may not exist under your bed, but they could be next to you on a bus, in the next bathroom stall, or next to you on the couch.
10. Margaret White
Carrie (1974)
"I can see your dirtypillows.
Stephen King's more human villains are by far his most frightening. Here are 10 of his most deranged human antagonists...
Stephen King is the creator of many preternaturally terrifying villains. Vampires, devils, demonic clowns, aliens, witches, werewolves, dark wizards, and even a killer automobile or two, but it is his human monsters that are the most frightening. King’s serial killers, despots, murderers, bullies, and crooks of all types could be our neighbors, our friends, our coworkers, and even our family. They exist in the real world and lurk around every corner, just waiting for their moment to strike.
Here are just some of King’s most enduring human monsters that may not exist under your bed, but they could be next to you on a bus, in the next bathroom stall, or next to you on the couch.
10. Margaret White
Carrie (1974)
"I can see your dirtypillows.
- 10/18/2016
- Den of Geek
Becky Lea Dec 22, 2017
Brian De Palma memorably brought Stephen King's novel Carrie to the screen. We take a look back...
Welcome to the very first instalment of our journey through the world of Stephen King screen adaptations and oh, what a varied bunch it will be. We shall begin as all things must, at the beginning, with the first of King’s adaptations to appear in the cinema, Brian De Palma’s high school classic, Carrie. What better place to start than with a cautionary tale of why you should never bully the quiet girl with the latent telekinetic powers?
The Film:
Carrie (Sissy Spacek) is the shy and quiet girl at the back of the gym class. When she heads into the showers after the lesson, she gets her period. Having been raised by a nightmarish mother (the imperious Piper Laurie) who neglected to mention any of these biological developments to her daughter,...
Brian De Palma memorably brought Stephen King's novel Carrie to the screen. We take a look back...
Welcome to the very first instalment of our journey through the world of Stephen King screen adaptations and oh, what a varied bunch it will be. We shall begin as all things must, at the beginning, with the first of King’s adaptations to appear in the cinema, Brian De Palma’s high school classic, Carrie. What better place to start than with a cautionary tale of why you should never bully the quiet girl with the latent telekinetic powers?
The Film:
Carrie (Sissy Spacek) is the shy and quiet girl at the back of the gym class. When she heads into the showers after the lesson, she gets her period. Having been raised by a nightmarish mother (the imperious Piper Laurie) who neglected to mention any of these biological developments to her daughter,...
- 9/4/2016
- Den of Geek
With just two previous productions to her name across the past 14 years (Boys Don’t Cry, Stop-Loss), director Kimberly Peirce’s latest endeavour is the somewhat contentious decision to adapt Stephen King’s renowned novel Carrie. Though it should be taken into account that this feature is a mere adaptation as opposed to a remake, given the iconic status of Brian De Palma’s cult favourite, 1976 offering, the validity of this entire reimagining comes with some justifiably raised eyebrows.
The title role is taken on by Chloë Grace Moretz, as a young girl ostracised by her peers at school and bullied for her unique and peculiar personality, certainly not helped along by her deranged upbringing, where she shares a damaged relationship with her spiritual mother Margaret (Julianne Moore). When an incident in the changing rooms after gym class – involving bullies Sue (Gabriella Wilde) and Chris (Portia Doubleday) – turns the school on Carrie’s side,...
The title role is taken on by Chloë Grace Moretz, as a young girl ostracised by her peers at school and bullied for her unique and peculiar personality, certainly not helped along by her deranged upbringing, where she shares a damaged relationship with her spiritual mother Margaret (Julianne Moore). When an incident in the changing rooms after gym class – involving bullies Sue (Gabriella Wilde) and Chris (Portia Doubleday) – turns the school on Carrie’s side,...
- 11/28/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I’m struck by the perversity of a story four decades old about religious misogyny and basic feminism and the perniciousness of bullying that still feels fresh and relevant… I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): wondering why this movie needed to be remade
I have read the source material (and I like it)
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The first question to ask is this: Why? Why remake a classic film from a 40-year-old novel? I wondered about that from the moment I first heard we were getting Carrie again… and particularly why director Kimberly Peirce (Stop-Loss) would be interested in this. And now that I’ve finally seen it, the thing I’m most struck by is the perversity of how a story from four decades back about religious misogyny and the necessity of the most basic form of feminism...
I’m “biast” (con): wondering why this movie needed to be remade
I have read the source material (and I like it)
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The first question to ask is this: Why? Why remake a classic film from a 40-year-old novel? I wondered about that from the moment I first heard we were getting Carrie again… and particularly why director Kimberly Peirce (Stop-Loss) would be interested in this. And now that I’ve finally seen it, the thing I’m most struck by is the perversity of how a story from four decades back about religious misogyny and the necessity of the most basic form of feminism...
- 11/26/2013
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Kimberly Peirce bravely brings out the ultimate American high school experience from the much-loved Stephen King/Brian De Palma classic
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First question: Carrie, why? Possible answers: the remake rights were just lying there, like as not. And it's been a profitable property several times over now, taking a circuitous, money-spinning four-decade journey through pretty much every medium of popular entertainment: a huge bestselling print debut for Stephen King in 1974, the much-beloved 1976 Brian De Palma adaptation, fancied nowadays as one of the greatest horror movies of all time, a Broadway musical adaptation in 1988, a pretty trashy sequel in 1999, a 2002 TV remake intended as the pilot for a series that was never picked up (nice work as Carrie's mom by Patricia Clarkson), and now a wholesale big-screen remake from Boys Don't Cry director Kimberly Peirce (my compulsive penchant for completism compels me also to...
Click here to see the Stephen King infographic
First question: Carrie, why? Possible answers: the remake rights were just lying there, like as not. And it's been a profitable property several times over now, taking a circuitous, money-spinning four-decade journey through pretty much every medium of popular entertainment: a huge bestselling print debut for Stephen King in 1974, the much-beloved 1976 Brian De Palma adaptation, fancied nowadays as one of the greatest horror movies of all time, a Broadway musical adaptation in 1988, a pretty trashy sequel in 1999, a 2002 TV remake intended as the pilot for a series that was never picked up (nice work as Carrie's mom by Patricia Clarkson), and now a wholesale big-screen remake from Boys Don't Cry director Kimberly Peirce (my compulsive penchant for completism compels me also to...
- 11/25/2013
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
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- 10/29/2013
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
We have some strange connections to Carrie, and you may already know that, especially you pay attention to the fact that we hail from Bangor, Me, but it’s going to be hard to call foul on us this week, because we just couldn’t stand this movie.
There are a lot of reasons really, but at the end of the day we were just bored. The actors did their job, but the screenplay was a miss that should go down in legend.
As far as we were concerned, if you tried to make the worst decision you could at every juncture, this is the movie you’d come up with.
The tension is pulled out of the film in a way that you don’t generally see even among bad movies.
We do have some variety in what we dislike most though, and that may come from the background...
There are a lot of reasons really, but at the end of the day we were just bored. The actors did their job, but the screenplay was a miss that should go down in legend.
As far as we were concerned, if you tried to make the worst decision you could at every juncture, this is the movie you’d come up with.
The tension is pulled out of the film in a way that you don’t generally see even among bad movies.
We do have some variety in what we dislike most though, and that may come from the background...
- 10/26/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
With so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we bring you this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair well with the latest theatrical releases. Looking to Carrie, 12 Years a Slave and Escape Plan for inspiration, we've pulled together a selection of classic horror, historical epics, and escape thrillers. Carrie Kimberly Peirce re-imagines the Stephen King novel about a bullied teen girl whose incredible powers of telekinesis enable her to wreak a terrible and bloody vengeance at prom. Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore star; Peirce directs. Read our full review here, and our book to movie comparison here. With Halloween just around the corner, it's the perfect time to make a marathon of some seriously gory and scary cinema. Whether it's De Palma's nightmarish look at high school, Polanski's terrifying maternity tale,...
- 10/25/2013
- cinemablend.com
Chloe Moretz has opened up about the emotional toll of playing a tortured teenager in her remake of Carrie.
The actress told Flicks and Bits that she wanted to stay away from directly referencing Sissy Spacek's portrayal of Carrie in the 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's novel.
> Chloe Grace Moretz: 'Carrie delay was to make it scarier'
"The role of Carrie is an incredibly emotional role," Moretz said.
"It's probably the most vulnerable I've ever been as an actor, so in some ways it's kind of terrifying for people to see it, but at the same time it's very exciting and kind of an awakening for me because it's something I've never done before."
She continued: "We were able to put our own spin on [the character], just because we wanted it to be original. And I didn't want to watch the movie or anything.
"So what we really did was,...
The actress told Flicks and Bits that she wanted to stay away from directly referencing Sissy Spacek's portrayal of Carrie in the 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's novel.
> Chloe Grace Moretz: 'Carrie delay was to make it scarier'
"The role of Carrie is an incredibly emotional role," Moretz said.
"It's probably the most vulnerable I've ever been as an actor, so in some ways it's kind of terrifying for people to see it, but at the same time it's very exciting and kind of an awakening for me because it's something I've never done before."
She continued: "We were able to put our own spin on [the character], just because we wanted it to be original. And I didn't want to watch the movie or anything.
"So what we really did was,...
- 10/24/2013
- Digital Spy
On this week's Voice Film Club podcast, Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice and Amy Nicholson of L.A. Weekly discuss Kimberly Peirce's reimagining of Stephen King's Carrie -- and Nicholson convinces Stephanie to go see Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. "It didn't work for me," says Zacharek of this new Carrie, but she adds that Chloë Grace Moretz brings something to the role that Sissy Spacek couldn't in Brian De Palma's 1976 version of the film: "She's probably closer to the Carrie that Stephen King desc...
- 10/24/2013
- Village Voice
Kimberly Pierce's hapless Carrie remake, starring Chloe Grace Moretz in the title role, didn't quite light the box office on fire over the weekend, failing to plug the gap in the horror movie schedule vacated by Paranormal Activity 5, which moved to next fall. (Read Eric's review of Carrie here.) Carrie '13 is a good example of a remake that nobody asked for - the original Carrie, like The Exorcist, was a product of its time and its unique ability (then) to surprise an audience seeing it for the first time. As the remake proves, if you've seen one shower of pig's blood, you've seen 'em all. As The Dissolve pointed out, a big problem with Carrie '13 is Carrie herself, and the actress playing...
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- 10/23/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Every Friday night, Movies.com sends cinephiles (and newlyweds) Sarah and Joe Piccirillo to see a film. Afterwards, they answer a few questions about it. Below is their discussion. Carrie Synopsis: In this remake of the Stephen King classic, Chloë Grace Moretz plays Carrie White, a bullied teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is pushed too far by her cruel classmates. With Julianne Moore. Was this a good date movie? Sarah: Nope. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that a movie that includes both period blood and pig’s blood is not a good date movie. Joe: But it does offer an open-minded take on marital rape. I agree with you, though, It’s not scary or campy or fun. Your date is going to think you’re just as unoriginal as this...
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- 10/23/2013
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Carrie has been one of the most discussed genre films to see release in a number of years. Its a film with a lot going for it. Julianne Moore is amazing. Chloe Grace Moretz is the true definition of surging Hollywood prospect. And for the love of horror its a Stephen King adaptation The lone deterrent comes in the fact that its not just a remake its a remake of a remake (there was also a sequel squeezed in the lineup circa 1999). Given the inconsistencies of remakes thats an issue that no doubt hung heavy on the shoulders of potential consumers.
- 10/22/2013
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
In theaters now, Carrie is director Kimberly Peirce’s reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Carrie is based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King.
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Wamg is offering you the chance to win some great swag from the film.
Answer the following:
In the original 1976 Carrie film starring Sissy Spacek,
who played Margaret White, Sue Snell, Billy Nolan and Miss Collins?
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- 10/21/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I'm not the biggest fan of remakes, but there are a few of them that have been made over the years that have been just as good or better than the original. I was pretty disappointed when I learned that Stephen King's Carrie was going to get a remake. I grew up on the original Brian De Palma film, and it scared the hell out of me when I was a kid -- and no, I don't know why, but my parents let me watch these kinds of rated R movies while growing up. I wasn't really familiar with the director of the film, Kimberly Peirce, but she managed to cast a group of very talented actors led by Julianne Moore and Chloe Grace Moretz, who were both awesome in the movie!
Moore absolutely stole the show as Carrie's insane religious mother. She was scary as hell, and gave an incredible performance,...
Moore absolutely stole the show as Carrie's insane religious mother. She was scary as hell, and gave an incredible performance,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
“You Will Know Her Name” proclaimed the poster for the Carrie remake. Perhaps the problem was everyone already knew her name, or maybe it was because the target audience wasn’t old enough to know her name yet. Whatever the reason, the only major horror release of the Halloween season failed to scare up big box office.
The Kimberly Peirce-directed, Chloe Moretz/Julianne Moore-starring remake of the 1976 Brian De Palma-directed, Sissy Spacek/Piper Laurie-starring adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie didn’t exactly light the box office on fire like so many high school gymnasiums despite a rather aggressive marketing campaign and having the Halloween horror crowd all to itself.
In all seriousness, why are there more horror movies opening in January of next year than the Halloween month of October this year? The moment Paranormal Activity moved to 2014, some studio should have had the sense...
The Kimberly Peirce-directed, Chloe Moretz/Julianne Moore-starring remake of the 1976 Brian De Palma-directed, Sissy Spacek/Piper Laurie-starring adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie didn’t exactly light the box office on fire like so many high school gymnasiums despite a rather aggressive marketing campaign and having the Halloween horror crowd all to itself.
In all seriousness, why are there more horror movies opening in January of next year than the Halloween month of October this year? The moment Paranormal Activity moved to 2014, some studio should have had the sense...
- 10/20/2013
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
"These are godless times" – Mamma White As the poster suggests: You Will Know Her Name. Or in Breaking Bad terms, you will meet another person with the last name, White that you shouldn't mess with. A reimagining of the classic splatter fest (based on Stephen King's debut novel) that starred Sissy Spacek, Carrie is the fourth in the series following the '76 original, the ill-conceived sequel, Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) and a made-for-tv movie from 2002. The good news is that Carrie White and her blood bucket drenched prom dress have returned to the big screen to scare a new generation. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick Ass 2) as Carrie, Julianne Moore (Don Jon) as her...
- 10/20/2013
- E! Online
U.S. Viewers Don't Care About Julian Assange Film The Fifth Estate. Warner Bros. Pictures' Gravity starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney continued its hot winning streak as the film easily topped the box office for a third weekend in a row with $31 million, bringing its domestic total past $170.5 million thus far. The Alfonso Cuaron and Jonas Cuaron-written sci-fi thriller averaged $8,123 from 3,820 theaters. Screen Gems had to be content with second place as Captain Phillips turned in $17.3 million in its sophomore weekend run. However, the film may swap places with Carrie come Monday actual numbers as the latter posted a close-behind debut figure of $17 million. If horror fans deliver later tonight, we could see the Chloe Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore and Gabriella Wilde starrer under Kimberly Peirce in second. Captain Phillips directed by Paul Greengrass and powered by Tom Hanks, has now accumulated over $53.3 million domestically. Carrie opened in 3,157 theaters,...
- 10/20/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine is home to the deeply religious and conservative Margaret White and her daughter Carrie. Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society. Gym teacher Miss Desjardin tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty Chris Hargenson, but only Chris’ best friend, Sue Snell, regrets their actions. In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob Tommy Ross, to take Carrie to prom. Pushed to the limit by her peers at the dance, Carrie unleashes telekinetic havoc. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz as Carrie White Julianne Moore as Margaret White Judy Greer as Miss Desjardin Gabriella Wilde as Sue Snell Alex Russell as Billy Nolan Cynthia Preston as Eleanor Snell Ansel Elgort as Tommy Ross Max Topplin as Jackie Talbott Kim Roberts as Ms. Arlene Walsh Release Date: October 18th,...
- 10/19/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity continues to travel at warp speed in its third weekend, topping the chart Friday with $9.1 million for a projected $30 million weekend. That's nearly double its nearest competitor, Carrie. The remake took in $6.5 million Friday for a softer-than-expected opening in the $15 million to $16 million range. Directed by Kimberly Pierce, Carrie stars Chloe Grace Moretz in the title role opposite Julianne Moore. MGM and Sony's Screen Gems spent under $30 million to produce the horror pic, which received a B- CinemaScore. THR Cover: The Confessions of Benedict Cumberbatch Carrie placed
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- 10/19/2013
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sneak Peek all the footage released to date from director Kimberly Peirce's telekinetic thriller "Carrie", starring Chloë Grace Moretz ("Kick-Ass 2"), based on the novel by author Stephen King:
"...the quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine, is home to the deeply religious and conservative 'Margaret White' (Julianna Moore) and her daughter, Carrie (Moretz).
"Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society.
"Gym teacher 'Miss Desjardin' (Judy Greer) tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty 'Chris Hargenson' (Portia Doubleday), but only Chris’ best friend, 'Sue Snell' (Gabriella Wilde), regrets their actions.
"In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob 'Tommy Ross' (Ansel Elgort), to take Carrie to her high school prom. But pushed to the limit by the bullying of her peers at the dance, Carrie unleashes 'telekinetic' havoc.
"...the quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine, is home to the deeply religious and conservative 'Margaret White' (Julianna Moore) and her daughter, Carrie (Moretz).
"Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society.
"Gym teacher 'Miss Desjardin' (Judy Greer) tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty 'Chris Hargenson' (Portia Doubleday), but only Chris’ best friend, 'Sue Snell' (Gabriella Wilde), regrets their actions.
"In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob 'Tommy Ross' (Ansel Elgort), to take Carrie to her high school prom. But pushed to the limit by the bullying of her peers at the dance, Carrie unleashes 'telekinetic' havoc.
- 10/19/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Carrie, MGM and Screen Gems' new adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel, was unleashed on Thursday night, earning $725,000 in late-night and midnight runs. The horror film starring Kick-Ass actress Chloe Grace Moretz in the titular role opposite Julianne Moore has the potential to take the No. 1 spot from Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity, now in its third week in theaters. Photos: 25 of Fall's Most Anticipated Movies Directed by Kimberly Peirce, Carrie, which opened at 10 p.m. in some cities, comes to theaters 37 years after Brian De Palma's big-screen adaptation, which starred Sissy Spacek. The
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- 10/18/2013
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The only question is whether Warner Bros’ space drama Gravity will orbit #1 for its 3rd straight weekend despite 3 newcomers in the domestic marketplace. Fandango reports it’s selling more tickets on its third weekend than most movies sell on their first weekend. Sony’s Screen Gems/MGM’s completely unnecessary Carrie remake levitated $725K in Thursday late shows and Friday midnights as the only new horror movie in October. But it’s a teen drama masquerading as a genre film and may not satisfy bloody Saw fans or Paranormal Activity addicts looking for more thrills since both pics have dominated the pre-Halloween box office since 2004. Still, Carrie will easily beat Lionsgate’s been there/done that Sylvester Stallone/Arnold Schwarzenegger pairing Escape Plan and DreamWorks’ over-the-top melodrama The Fifth Estate whose trailers and TV ads were as misguided as WikiLeaker Julian Assange. More...
- 10/18/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
- Deadline Hollywood
Chloë Grace Moretz's Carrie remake hits theaters on Friday, Oct. 18, and the revenge fantasy flick promises to be just as terrifying as the book it's based on. "I was intimidated on taking on a Stephen King novel," the actress tells ABC's Nightline. "That's what scared me…trying to take something that was one of his most iconic pieces of work that he's ever written and try and breathe life, even halfway as good, as the words that he has put into a book." The 16-year-old movie star stayed in character in between to takes, ostracizing herself from the cast and crew. "It was the first movie I ever did in which I wanted to try method [acting]," Moretz recalled....
- 10/18/2013
- E! Online
"You will know her name," predicts the posters for the new "Carrie." Chances are you already do, whether or not you've seen the 1976 Brian De Palma-directed original, or read the Stephen King novel both films were based on. That's because, like Freddy or Jason, when it comes to horror movie characters, Carrie White is already a household name.
In director Kimberly Peirce's version, it's Chloe Grace Moretz who plays the character that Sissy Spacek first made famous, a tormented (and telekinetic) high schooler who goes berserk on prom night. But as with any remake, that name recognition can be a double-edged sword. Because while it helps bring in the crowds, the main concern is typically how well the new version compares to the original -- especially when it comes to an undisputed classic like "Carrie." So here's a look at what Peirce's modern update got right, and what it got wrong.
In director Kimberly Peirce's version, it's Chloe Grace Moretz who plays the character that Sissy Spacek first made famous, a tormented (and telekinetic) high schooler who goes berserk on prom night. But as with any remake, that name recognition can be a double-edged sword. Because while it helps bring in the crowds, the main concern is typically how well the new version compares to the original -- especially when it comes to an undisputed classic like "Carrie." So here's a look at what Peirce's modern update got right, and what it got wrong.
- 10/18/2013
- by Rick Mele
- Moviefone
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Horror remakes have proven themselves time and time again to be rather tricky and problematic to execute with enough justification for their mere existence. That intricate delicacy is heightened when the movie you’re remaking, Carrie, is not only an Oscar nominated film and acclaimed novel by Stephen King, but one of the horror genre’s greatest achievements in general. Some will go into this 2013 modernization wondering what the hell the point is while others unfamiliar with the story will most likely be finally pushed over the edge to see what the fuss is about. Fortunately, for everyone involved from the actors to the viewers, whether you’re familiar with Carrie or not, it’s easily one of the more respectable facelifts delivered upon to us by Hollywood.
This updated version would be dead in the water without acquiring some fantastic acting talent to match Sissy Spacek...
Horror remakes have proven themselves time and time again to be rather tricky and problematic to execute with enough justification for their mere existence. That intricate delicacy is heightened when the movie you’re remaking, Carrie, is not only an Oscar nominated film and acclaimed novel by Stephen King, but one of the horror genre’s greatest achievements in general. Some will go into this 2013 modernization wondering what the hell the point is while others unfamiliar with the story will most likely be finally pushed over the edge to see what the fuss is about. Fortunately, for everyone involved from the actors to the viewers, whether you’re familiar with Carrie or not, it’s easily one of the more respectable facelifts delivered upon to us by Hollywood.
This updated version would be dead in the water without acquiring some fantastic acting talent to match Sissy Spacek...
- 10/18/2013
- by Robert Kojder
- Obsessed with Film
The list of "high profile" horror film remakes is a long and colorful one indeed. One tends to think of these "reboots" as disposable at best, or (in most cases) complete worthless. But if you look a little more closely it seems that classics like The Thing, The Blob, The Fly, Dawn of the Dead, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers all inspired some damn good remakes. And that's not even including the half-decent if not exactly spectacular remakes like Fright Night, My Bloody Valentine, Friday the 13th, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
A remake (or a sequel or a prequel) is its own film, and it will live or die based on the creativity of the filmmakers at hand. With that in mind, we approach the "unnecessary" but still legitimately provocative idea of a Carrie remake with equal parts skepticism and optimism. Does this version blaze any new trails,...
A remake (or a sequel or a prequel) is its own film, and it will live or die based on the creativity of the filmmakers at hand. With that in mind, we approach the "unnecessary" but still legitimately provocative idea of a Carrie remake with equal parts skepticism and optimism. Does this version blaze any new trails,...
- 10/18/2013
- by Scott Weinberg
- FEARnet
It’s prom night in October, and although horror remake Carrie is eying a solid debut, the film will have to work some major box office magic to prevent Gravity from being crowned queen for a third weekend. Carrie isn’t the only new wide release hitting theaters — there’s also Escape Plan and The Fifth Estate, whose prospects are decidedly dimmer.
Here’s how the box office might shake out this weekend:
1. Gravity – $34 million
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are headed to another massive weekend at the box office. Gravity only fell by 23 percent last weekend — and that was...
Here’s how the box office might shake out this weekend:
1. Gravity – $34 million
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are headed to another massive weekend at the box office. Gravity only fell by 23 percent last weekend — and that was...
- 10/17/2013
- by Grady Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Hey fiends! Tomorrow, Kimberly Peirce’s re-imagining of the Stephen King novel Carrie will be hitting the screen. We have some swag to randomly give away to one lucky person!
Synopsis
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
In Theaters, October 18, 2013 Download the iTunes App Website
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Synopsis
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
In Theaters, October 18, 2013 Download the iTunes App Website
Prize Pack
One Men’s Carrie shirt
One Woman’s Carrie shirt
Copy of the novel by Stephen King
Carrie poster
Rules
One Entry per Household (if entered multiple times, you will be disqualified)
Must be in the United States
No purchase necessary.
- 10/17/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
This remake of Stephen King's Carrie is so familiar and without surprise that whether you've read the book, seen Brian De Palma's 1976 adaptation, know the plot line or have only seen the trailer there's hardly a second you won't be expecting. Only once in the film's 100-minute running time do I remember something that actually made me take notice, otherwise this is the remake equivalent of a child's coloring book with a director that didn't want to color outside the lines. Set in Chamberlain, Maine, the story follows a young girl, let's call her Carrie (Chloe Moretz), who's a bit weird thanks to a sheltered upbringing. She's able to go about her high school days largely unnoticed until she begins her menstrual cycle in the gym shower and thanks to her mother (Julianne Moore) not preparing her for her transition into womanhood Carrie thinks she's dying. Her classmates throw tampons at her,...
- 10/17/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Chicago – Director Kimberly Peirce (“Boys Don’t Cry”) doesn’t convey the dread or atmosphere of Stephen King’s “Carrie” to a degree that elevates it to the source material’s true potential but she does handle performance in a way that’s rare in the genre, making this remake one of the best horror films of the season.
It won’t soon supplant the De Palma version but it brings King’s story to another generation, finding the relatable truth in the story of a girl pushed too far by religion, adolescence, bullying, and society. If your threshold of remake relevance is that it must exceed the original creatively than don’t bother with this “Carrie .” It doesn’t have the personality of De Palma’s vision. However, if you’re not automatically attuned to smash remakes for their very existence, Peirce’s update works on its own terms...
It won’t soon supplant the De Palma version but it brings King’s story to another generation, finding the relatable truth in the story of a girl pushed too far by religion, adolescence, bullying, and society. If your threshold of remake relevance is that it must exceed the original creatively than don’t bother with this “Carrie .” It doesn’t have the personality of De Palma’s vision. However, if you’re not automatically attuned to smash remakes for their very existence, Peirce’s update works on its own terms...
- 10/17/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This weekend features nostalgic horror, big action, and a pair of likely Oscar contenders. A man is stranded at sea in "All Is Lost," a free man is sold into slavery in "12 Years a Slave," a telekinetic teenage girl wreaks havoc in the re-imagined "Carrie," and a structural engineer must escape a prison high-security prison in "Escape Plan."
From "Shame" director Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" is an adaptation of Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Northup, a free black man living in the antebellum United States who is abducted and sold into slavery. The historical epic, already dubbed the best film of the year by many, also stars Michael K. Williams ("The Road"), Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Quevenzhane Wallis, Paul Giamatti, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, and more. If there's any film you'll want to see before award season strikes, it's this one.
Written and directed...
From "Shame" director Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" is an adaptation of Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Northup, a free black man living in the antebellum United States who is abducted and sold into slavery. The historical epic, already dubbed the best film of the year by many, also stars Michael K. Williams ("The Road"), Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Quevenzhane Wallis, Paul Giamatti, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, and more. If there's any film you'll want to see before award season strikes, it's this one.
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- 10/17/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Moviefone
Chloe Grace Moretz is only 16 and already has 50 credits to her name, including “(500) Days of Summer,” “Kick-Ass,” and “Let Me In.” She filmed “The Amityville Horror” remake on the North side of the city when she was only 5 and returned this week to talk about starring in her first lead role, the title part in Kimberly Peirce’s remake of the Stephen King classic, “Carrie.”
From how this part challenged her to her favorite actresses to her love for Hillary Duff, Moretz is as engaging, well-spoken, and fascinating as fans of her work would expect.
Hollywoodchicago.Com: I saw the piece in EW that mentioned that this was your first lead and I was startled because I felt like that had happened by now given how much you’ve acted. Do you feel more pressure playing lead for the first time as opposed to supporting? More nerves?
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From how this part challenged her to her favorite actresses to her love for Hillary Duff, Moretz is as engaging, well-spoken, and fascinating as fans of her work would expect.
Hollywoodchicago.Com: I saw the piece in EW that mentioned that this was your first lead and I was startled because I felt like that had happened by now given how much you’ve acted. Do you feel more pressure playing lead for the first time as opposed to supporting? More nerves?
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- 10/16/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Carrie opens in theaters nationwide on Friday with early screenings Thursday night. It's been a long road to the big screen for the remake of the 1976 horror classic. We take a look back, using star Chloe Grace Moretz to explain the time line from green light to big screen. Carrie was originally slated to release back in March, but ended up being delayed to October. Many Moretz fans were disappointed by the delay. But once they made peace with the delay, the anticipation began to build. First poster? First trailer? When are tickets on sale? At last here we are, on the eve of Thursday night screenings! Do you have your tickets? Or are you waiting for the weekend? If so, check out our exclusive cast video interviews here....
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- 10/16/2013
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Sometimes being a teenage girl is a real hassle. Just ask Carrie White, the poor protagonist of Stephen King's horror novel "Carrie." The telekinetic misfit is tortured by the other girls and abused by her fanatically religious mom at home, but the final straw is when she's crowned Prom Queen as a joke and then liberally doused with pig's blood. Once the plasma hits the floor, Carrie unleashes her mental powers on those present and manages to wipe out everyone at the prom (and then some).
Sissy Spacek snagged an Oscar nomination for her performance as the meek teen in Brian De Palma's 1976 adaptation, as did Piper Laurie for her properly banana portrayal of Carrie's mom. In October, we'll get a gander at a whole new "Carrie," directed by Kimberly Peirce ("Stop-Loss," "Boys Don't Cry") with Chloe Moretz in the title role and Julianne Moore as her manic mama.
Sissy Spacek snagged an Oscar nomination for her performance as the meek teen in Brian De Palma's 1976 adaptation, as did Piper Laurie for her properly banana portrayal of Carrie's mom. In October, we'll get a gander at a whole new "Carrie," directed by Kimberly Peirce ("Stop-Loss," "Boys Don't Cry") with Chloe Moretz in the title role and Julianne Moore as her manic mama.
- 10/16/2013
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
A third clip from Carrie has made its way online and continues to focus on the struggle between Carrie and Margaret White. Directed by Kimberly Peirce, Carriewill be released on October 18th in the Us and November 29th in the UK.
“The quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine is home to the deeply religious and conservative Margaret White (Moore) and her daughter Carrie (Moretz). Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society. Gym teacher Miss Desjardin (Greer) tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty Chris Hargenson (Portia Doubleday, Youth in Revolt), but only Chris’ best friend, Sue Snell (Gabriella Wilde, The Three Musketeers), regrets their actions. In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob Tommy Ross (newcomer Ansel Elgort), to take Carrie to prom. Pushed to the limit by her peers at the dance,...
“The quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine is home to the deeply religious and conservative Margaret White (Moore) and her daughter Carrie (Moretz). Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society. Gym teacher Miss Desjardin (Greer) tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty Chris Hargenson (Portia Doubleday, Youth in Revolt), but only Chris’ best friend, Sue Snell (Gabriella Wilde, The Three Musketeers), regrets their actions. In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob Tommy Ross (newcomer Ansel Elgort), to take Carrie to prom. Pushed to the limit by her peers at the dance,...
- 10/16/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
For a movie that opens on Friday, there isn't a whole lot we know about "Carrie," the highly anticipated remake of the beloved Brian De Palma film (based, once again, on Stephen King's debut novel). "Boys Don't Cry" filmmaker Kimberly Peirce directed the remake from a script by certifiable genius Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, although studio Sony has been cagey about screening the movie and only a handful of people have actually seen it (including those who attended the "Carrie" panel at New York Comic Con last weekend). Instead, we'll all have to make due with the clips that have been popping up online—like the one we have right here (via Comic Book Movie). In the clip, Margaret White (memorably played by Piper Laurie in the original and here essayed by Julianne Moore), the mother of the troubled, telekinetic teen Carrie (once Sissy Spacek, now Chloe Grace Moretz), is seen...
- 10/16/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Sneak Peek more new footage, plus all the other footage released to date from director Kimberly Peirce's telekinetic thriller "Carrie", starring Chloë Grace Moretz ("Kick-Ass 2"), based on the novel by author Stephen King:
"...the quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine, is home to the deeply religious and conservative 'Margaret White' (Julianna Moore) and her daughter, Carrie (Moretz).
"Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society.
"Gym teacher 'Miss Desjardin' (Judy Greer) tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty 'Chris Hargenson' (Portia Doubleday), but only Chris’ best friend, 'Sue Snell' (Gabriella Wilde), regrets their actions.
"In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob 'Tommy Ross' (Ansel Elgort), to take Carrie to her high school prom. But pushed to the limit by the bullying of her peers at the dance,...
"...the quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine, is home to the deeply religious and conservative 'Margaret White' (Julianna Moore) and her daughter, Carrie (Moretz).
"Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society.
"Gym teacher 'Miss Desjardin' (Judy Greer) tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty 'Chris Hargenson' (Portia Doubleday), but only Chris’ best friend, 'Sue Snell' (Gabriella Wilde), regrets their actions.
"In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob 'Tommy Ross' (Ansel Elgort), to take Carrie to her high school prom. But pushed to the limit by the bullying of her peers at the dance,...
- 10/16/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. The quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine, is home to the deeply religious and conservative Margaret White (Moore) and her daughter, Carrie (Moretz). Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society. Gym teacher Miss Desjardin (Judy Greer) tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty Chris Hargenson (Portia Doubleday, Youth in Revolt), but only Chris’ best friend, Sue Snell (Gabriella Wilde, The Three Musketeers), regrets their actions. In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob Tommy Ross (newcomer Ansel Elgort), to take Carrie to prom. Pushed to...
- 10/16/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Carrie is almost here to haunt your prom forever! Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore star in the horror remake the 1976 classic about a girl with telekinetic powers. And who could ever forget the famous scene where Carrie gets dowsed in blood before taking revenge on her bullies? "It was exciting, but it was kind of terrifying," Moretz told us at the film's premiere of filming the iconic blood scene. "It was sticky and uncomfortable and I just wanted to get a shower at the end of the night." And it turns out that Moretz did such a good job of playing the demented character, she even scared herself! "Of course, I definitely scared myself because I had to watch it in third...
- 10/15/2013
- E! Online
Judy Greer stars opposite Chloë Moretz in Carrie as a sympathetic - but ultimately helpless - teacher who tries to defend the outcast teen. We caught up with the actress to ask how her own prom experience compares to the one in the film, why Halloween has a whole new meaning to her now that she's a mom, and why Chloë's powerful performance was at times "hard to watch." Carrie hits theaters this weekend.
- 10/15/2013
- by Lindsay Miller
- Popsugar.com
Carrie directed by Kimberly Peirce is a re-imagining of the classic horror tale of Stephen King’s best selling novel about Carrie White (Chloe Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Carrie also stars Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, and Ansel Elgort.
Kimberly was it a bit scary to take on a project that was so iconic for people?
Kimberly Peirce: It was overwhelmingly challenging but it’s also a place in my arc where I don’t mind going, same thing when I was writing about Stop Loss. My brother was fighting in Iraq and it was killing me and people were dying and I thought if I’m going to write about this I better know...
Kimberly was it a bit scary to take on a project that was so iconic for people?
Kimberly Peirce: It was overwhelmingly challenging but it’s also a place in my arc where I don’t mind going, same thing when I was writing about Stop Loss. My brother was fighting in Iraq and it was killing me and people were dying and I thought if I’m going to write about this I better know...
- 10/15/2013
- by Fernando Esquivel
- LRMonline.com
Chloë Grace Moretz has been home-schooled since the age of nine.
After dealing with a rather nasty high school clique in her last movie, and now headlining the remake of the ultimate prom nightmare, the busy, 16-year-old actor does not feel like shes missed out on anything.
"Between being bullied by the girls in Kick-Ass 2 and Carrie, Im pretty happy that I don’t have to go to real school, definitely,” Moretz says during a call from Europe.
"Although, I guess it's not as bad as it seems to me," she adds with a knowing laugh.
Moretz has suffered far more alarming incidents on screen than she'd be likely to face on a school campus.
After dealing with a rather nasty high school clique in her last movie, and now headlining the remake of the ultimate prom nightmare, the busy, 16-year-old actor does not feel like shes missed out on anything.
"Between being bullied by the girls in Kick-Ass 2 and Carrie, Im pretty happy that I don’t have to go to real school, definitely,” Moretz says during a call from Europe.
"Although, I guess it's not as bad as it seems to me," she adds with a knowing laugh.
Moretz has suffered far more alarming incidents on screen than she'd be likely to face on a school campus.
- 10/14/2013
- by Bob Strauss - Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
A new TV spot has arrived for Carrie, and it will have you singing along. Well, maybe not singing exactly. Shrieking? Yes, shrieking along! That will work just fine! Check it out, and look for our review soon!
Carrie has been rated R for "Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes." Ah, the good stuff! For more information visit WhatHappenedToCarrie.com!
Related Story: Official Carrie News Archive
Synopsis:
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
The quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine, is home to the deeply religious and conservative Margaret White (Moore) and her daughter, Carrie (Moretz). Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast...
Carrie has been rated R for "Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes." Ah, the good stuff! For more information visit WhatHappenedToCarrie.com!
Related Story: Official Carrie News Archive
Synopsis:
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
The quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine, is home to the deeply religious and conservative Margaret White (Moore) and her daughter, Carrie (Moretz). Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast...
- 10/11/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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