Horror in many forms |
Written by GR Staff | |||
Friday, September 28 2012 12:32 | |||
Inspired by Los Angeles Times writer Leslie Gornstein’s article “A Jinx in a Box,” this film tells the tale of a broken family that comes under attack from a malevolent supernatural entity of Jewish folklore. Director: Ole Bornedal. Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis, Madison Davenport, Matisyahu. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:31. The Awakening A famed author and noted skeptic attempts to debunk a haunting at a prestigious London prep school, and encounters a supernatural force that seems beyond human comprehension in this creepy gothic chiller set in England, 1921. Director: Nick Murphy. Cast: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Shaun Dooley, Joseph Mawle. Rated: R. Time: 1:47. The Devil’s Double This fact-based docudrama centers on the nightmarish experiences of an Iraqi army lieutenant whose life became a living hell after he was hand-selected to be a “fiday” (body double) for Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s ruthless son Uday in Baghdad, 1987. Director: Lee Tamahori. Cast: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast, Mimoun Oaissa. Rated R. Time: 1:48. Resident Evil: Retribution Awakening in a top-secret Umbrella facility as the T-virus threatens to wipe out the last remnants of humanity, Alice must battle her way through virtual simulations in order to break out of the complex and save the Earth in this fifth Resident Evil film. Director: Paul W.S. Anderson. Cast: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Colin Salmon, Michelle Rodriguez, Kevin Durand. Rated: R. Time: 1:35.
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