Halloween comes with a wide array of spooky programming, ranging from the truly hellish offerings on Netflix to Syfy’s campy slasher flicks. Families can sample a dark kiddie anthology series or a gothic cooking show with a talking mummy cat. And for those who want to learn more about things that go bump in the night, AMC will dig into the history of horror on screen with filmmaker Eli Roth.
Check out IndieWire’s guide to all the terrifying TV this month:
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”Into the Dark” (Hulu)
This new anthology series by Blumhouse’s Jason Blum presents a holiday-themed horror movie each month. In the inaugural installment, “The Body,” hitman Wilkes (Tom Bateman) has four hours to dispose of his latest victim’s body, which he has wrapped in plastic (naturally) and is dragging through Los Angeles. The only problem is that it’s Halloween night, the streets are packed,...
Check out IndieWire’s guide to all the terrifying TV this month:
Now Streaming
”Into the Dark” (Hulu)
This new anthology series by Blumhouse’s Jason Blum presents a holiday-themed horror movie each month. In the inaugural installment, “The Body,” hitman Wilkes (Tom Bateman) has four hours to dispose of his latest victim’s body, which he has wrapped in plastic (naturally) and is dragging through Los Angeles. The only problem is that it’s Halloween night, the streets are packed,...
- 10/11/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Coming off of the success of The Raid: Redemption and its sequel, The Raid 2, the anticipated path for Welsh director Gareth Evans may not have been a horror film by way of 70s cult thrillers. Yet on closer inspection of his bone-cracking Indonesian action saga, the signs are all there. Both Raid films have a seedy side, often caked in dirt and dust, with a sense of being stuck in the wrong territory, or becoming completely engulfed in an abject world. The violence extends into horror, and Evans plays with tension building toward the release of action quite naturally. With his latest work, Apostle, Evans lets his freak flag billow gloriously in the cinematic wind; leaning into the perverse nature of his work, he fixates on tension and dread to craft a compelling journey enveloped in lunacy.
Apostle follows Thomas Richardson (a jittery and excellent Dan Stevens) who, in...
Apostle follows Thomas Richardson (a jittery and excellent Dan Stevens) who, in...
- 10/10/2018
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Netflix has released a new thrilling trailer for director Gareth Evans‘ new film Apostle and it as you’ll see it ramps up the horrific intensity! The trailer comes along with crazy new footage mixed in with the reviews that critics have been giving it. I’m always up for a bone-chilling horror thriller, and this one looks like it’s going to deliver!
Evans is the same director who brought us The Raid films. Apostle is definitely going to give us something very different and very crazy. The movie stars Dan Stevens and it’s been described as “a harrowing occult fable where the only thing more horrifying than madness is the sinister reality behind it.” Here’s the synopsis for the movie:
London, 1905. Prodigal son Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens) has returned home, only to learn that his sister is being held for ransom by a religious cult. Determined...
Evans is the same director who brought us The Raid films. Apostle is definitely going to give us something very different and very crazy. The movie stars Dan Stevens and it’s been described as “a harrowing occult fable where the only thing more horrifying than madness is the sinister reality behind it.” Here’s the synopsis for the movie:
London, 1905. Prodigal son Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens) has returned home, only to learn that his sister is being held for ransom by a religious cult. Determined...
- 10/9/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
We won’t be seeing the follow-up to “The Raid 2” anytime soon, but Gareth Evans isn’t exactly resting on his laurels. The writer/director began shooting “Apostle” last month, and we now have a first-look photo and synopsis for the cult thriller starring Dan “Cousin Matthew” Stevens.
Read More: ‘Apostle’: Dan Stevens to Star in ‘The Raid’ Director Gareth Evans’ Cult Thriller
Here’s the synopsis: “The year is 1905. Thomas Richardson travels to a remote island to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult demanding a ransom for her safe return. It soon becomes clear that the cult will regret the day it baited this man, as he digs deeper and deeper into the secrets and lies upon which the commune is built.”
Read More: ‘The Raid’ Remake: Joe Carnahan and Frank Grillo Reveal Big Changes for Their Adaptation
Evans first made...
Read More: ‘Apostle’: Dan Stevens to Star in ‘The Raid’ Director Gareth Evans’ Cult Thriller
Here’s the synopsis: “The year is 1905. Thomas Richardson travels to a remote island to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult demanding a ransom for her safe return. It soon becomes clear that the cult will regret the day it baited this man, as he digs deeper and deeper into the secrets and lies upon which the commune is built.”
Read More: ‘The Raid’ Remake: Joe Carnahan and Frank Grillo Reveal Big Changes for Their Adaptation
Evans first made...
- 5/6/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
If Dan Stevens was last seen sporting heavy prosthetic for Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast – a lucrative reimagining of the fairytale classic that has since gone on to become a box office juggernaut – the actor’s next project couldn’t be more different.
It’s called Apostle, and it comes from the mind of Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans. If that name rings a bell, it should; Evans is the creative genius behind hardboiled action thriller The Raid and its divisive sequel, and after flirting with the possibility of a third film in the franchise – incidentally, the filmmaker recently gave his seal of approval to an English-language reimagining involving Frank Grillo and Joe Carnahan – Gareth Evans is now knee-deep in his bloody revenge thriller.
As the official synopsis reveals, Dan Stevens is on board to play the part of Thomas Richardson, a lone protagonist who wanders onto a remote...
It’s called Apostle, and it comes from the mind of Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans. If that name rings a bell, it should; Evans is the creative genius behind hardboiled action thriller The Raid and its divisive sequel, and after flirting with the possibility of a third film in the franchise – incidentally, the filmmaker recently gave his seal of approval to an English-language reimagining involving Frank Grillo and Joe Carnahan – Gareth Evans is now knee-deep in his bloody revenge thriller.
As the official synopsis reveals, Dan Stevens is on board to play the part of Thomas Richardson, a lone protagonist who wanders onto a remote...
- 5/4/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The Raid helmer Gareth Evans is currently deep into production on his latest effort, the English language period set thriller Apostle, in his native Wales. And for those eager for a peek, well, we've got one as Evans has just posted the first official still of the film on his Instagram. This is obviously a very different world and story than what he brought us with The Raid films but the production values on display here are impressive. Story? The synopsis goes like this: The year is 1905. Thomas Richardson travels to a remote island to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult demanding a ransom for her safe return. It soon becomes clear that the cult will regret the day...
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- 5/4/2017
- Screen Anarchy
They came in suits and shorts, heels and flip-flops, somber dresses, casual T-shirts — and at least one black tank top embellished with a message hand-written in alternating red, white, and green paint: “Riposa in Pace, Capo.”
“I have to show my respect,” the tank top’s designer — Assunta, a silver-haired woman from Yonkers — said, gesturing to her handiwork. “You can read it, if you like: ‘Rest in peace, Boss.’ That’s what he is. He was the boss.”
Assunta had gathered with what seemed like all of New York City’s Italian-American community — not to mention Mario Batali, Alec Baldwin,...
“I have to show my respect,” the tank top’s designer — Assunta, a silver-haired woman from Yonkers — said, gesturing to her handiwork. “You can read it, if you like: ‘Rest in peace, Boss.’ That’s what he is. He was the boss.”
Assunta had gathered with what seemed like all of New York City’s Italian-American community — not to mention Mario Batali, Alec Baldwin,...
- 6/27/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW - Inside TV
Earlier this morning, friends, family, and hundreds of fans gathered to pay their respects to James Gandolfini at Manhattan’s Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. Four mourners — Gandolfini’s wife, Deborah Lin Gandolfini; his assistant, Thomas Richardson; his acting coach, Susan Aston; and his old boss, Sopranos creator David Chase — delivered eulogies at the service.
A transcript of Chase’s speech, which he structured as a letter to his late friend, is reprinted below.
Dear Jim,
Your family asked me to speak at this service. I am so honored and touched. I’m also really scared, and I say that because you,...
A transcript of Chase’s speech, which he structured as a letter to his late friend, is reprinted below.
Dear Jim,
Your family asked me to speak at this service. I am so honored and touched. I’m also really scared, and I say that because you,...
- 6/27/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW - Inside TV
Thousands of family members, friends, co-stars, and fans flocked to James Gandolfini's funeral Thursday, June 27, to remember the 51-year-old actor who had a "huge heart and spirit."
The ceremony, held at New York City's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, featured tributes from "The Sopranos" creator David Chase and Gandolfini's widow, Deborah Lin. Famous faces in attendance included Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Steve Buscemi, Alec Baldwin, Julianna Margulies, NBC News anchor Brian Williams, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
"My husband was an honest, kind, and loving man," said Lin. "He cared more about others than himself. He took the time to ask others in the course of the day how they were doing."
Thomas Richardson, Gandolfini's former assistant, said that care for others stretched to helping victims of Hurricane Sandy along the Jersey Shore, as well aiding disabled veterans through his longtime involvement with the Wounded Warriors Project.
The ceremony, held at New York City's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, featured tributes from "The Sopranos" creator David Chase and Gandolfini's widow, Deborah Lin. Famous faces in attendance included Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Steve Buscemi, Alec Baldwin, Julianna Margulies, NBC News anchor Brian Williams, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
"My husband was an honest, kind, and loving man," said Lin. "He cared more about others than himself. He took the time to ask others in the course of the day how they were doing."
Thomas Richardson, Gandolfini's former assistant, said that care for others stretched to helping victims of Hurricane Sandy along the Jersey Shore, as well aiding disabled veterans through his longtime involvement with the Wounded Warriors Project.
- 6/27/2013
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
James Gandolfini has been laid to rest. On Thursday, the late actor's family, friends and costars attended his funeral at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City. The ceremony was led by Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalsku.Gandolfini's wife, Deborah Lin Gandolfini, family friends Thomas Richardson and Susan Aston, and "The Sopranos" executive producer David Chase, shared their remembrances during the service, according to an HBO spokesman.James' "Sopranos" costars Eddie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Siger, Steve Schirripa, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Aida Turturro, Jerry Adler and Vincent Curatola were also spotted, and each paid respect to the actor. Other stars who attended the funeral included Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Last Wednesday, the 51-year-old died of a heart attack while on a trip to Rome -- James' wife, 9-month-old daughter Lily, and 13-year-old son Michael were also vacationing with Gandolfini at the time.
- 6/27/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Friends and family are saying their final goodbyes to James Gandolfini. During the late actor's Thursday morning funeral service at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the triple-Emmy winner was remembered by his wife Deborah Lin Gandolfini, family friends Thomas Richardson and Susan Aston and David Chase, the creator and executive producer of the television show that made Gandolfini a household name, The Sopranos. Also in attendance were Gandolfini's Sopranos costars Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Lorraine Bracco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Steve Schirripa, Tony Sirico, Vincent Pastore, Aida Turturro, Dominic Chianese, Joe Pantoliano, Julianna Margulies and Steve Buscemi,...
- 6/27/2013
- PEOPLE.com
James Gandolfini was laid to rest at Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City on Thursday, June 27. The Zero Dark Thirty actor's funeral began at 10 a.m. Est and was led by the Very Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski. According to a spokesman for HBO, remembrances were provided by the late star's wife, Deborah Lin Gandolfini; family friends Thomas Richardson and Susan Aston; and The Sopranos' creator and executive producer, David Chase. Music ranged from traditional hymns to contemporary selections, the spokesman adds. [...]...
- 6/27/2013
- Us Weekly
Emotions ran high Wednesday night at a New Jersey funeral home for a by-invitation-only private wake for James Gandolfini, who died last week. The actor's widow, Deborah Lin, and their 8-month-old daughter, Liliana, were among the first mourners to arrive, having flown in from California, reports New York's Daily News. "It's a nightmare for the whole family. It's a horrible, horrible thing, everybody is just devastated,” Bob Price, whose wife is a cousin of the late star, told the newspaper. "This man was everybody's hero. It's just the worst thing that could have happened." • James Gandolfini Dies at Age 51Friends...
- 6/27/2013
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
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