Splice

SPLICE Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: October 14th, 2010 at 5:55 am

The horror genre is very pliable, but studios often chase the familiar, and for good reason. A Nightmare on Elm Street is an easy sell, and remaking something gives it a built-in cache of awareness. A small, weird title about a mutant that borrows from David Cronenberg’s sensibilities is a harder sell, simply because the audience doesn’t know what to expect, and it’s obviously strange. Such may have been why Splice – which didn’t get that much traction – came out this summer and fell away quickly even though it’s one of the most interesting and accomplished horror films in quite some time. Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley star as geneticists working on creating spare parts for humans. When they use some human DNA, they accidentally create a baby mutant. Oh well, maybe it will be reborn on home video. My review of Splice on Blu-ray after the jump.

Running Dialogue Double Feature: Eps. #10 and #11 in Which We Discuss SPLICE, GET HIM TO THE GREEK, JONAH HEX, and TOY STORY 3

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 29th, 2010 at 12:41 pm

For fans of our podcast Running Dialogue, I would like to apologize for not posting these on time.  Our fantastic producer, Alejandro Leal, has been delivering them on time, but I’ve fallen behind.  With this in mind, I hope you’ll accept our two most recent episodes together in one article.  In Episode 10, we discuss Splice, Get Him to the Greek, and talk about the repercussions of MGM’s financial meltdown.  Episode 11 has us talking Toy Story 3, Jonah Hex, and the dearth of quality films so far this summer.  As always, my partners in crime are Curt Holman of Creative Loafing Atlanta and Russ Fischer of /Film.

I’ve also included a list of all the movies we’ve recommended so far after the jump.  Click here to listen to Episode 10 and click here to listen to Episode 11.  Finally, click here to add Running Dialogue to your RSS feed.

Weekend Box Office – With $25.3 Million SHREK FOREVER AFTER Leads Four New Releases

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: June 6th, 2010 at 9:35 am

Audiences gave another, giant “meh” to Hollywood’s crop of new releases this weekend; making this the second week in a row to see box office grosses fall significantly over the same period last year. That means that, almost by default, Shrek Forever After takes top honors with another decent hold of approximately 59% over last weekend.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Shrek 4	$25,300,000	$183
2	Get Him to the Greek	$17,400,000	$17.4
3	Killers	$16,100,000	$16.1
4	Prince of Persia	$13,900,000	$59.4
5	Sex & the City 2	$12,650,000	$73.4
6	Marmaduke	$11,300,000	$11.3
7	Iron Man 2	$7,783,000	$291.2
8	Splice	$7,450,000	$7.4
9	Robin Hood	$5,133,000	$94.2
10	Letters to Juliet	$3,000,000	$43.3

Friday Box Office – New Releases Can Not Overcome SHREK FOREVER AFTER

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: June 5th, 2010 at 9:52 am

After last weekend wrapped up one of the lowest-grossing Mays of the past decade, the 2010 summer box office season limped its way into June yesterday with four decidedly uninspiring debuts. Making the biggest impact was Get Him to the Greek from the Apatow clan. The R-rated comedy launched to an estimated $6.1 million from 2,696 locations, second only to the third week of Shrek Forever After…  Yes, it is exactly that bad. The Katherine Heigl/Ashton Kutcher spy-comedy Killers was third, earning $5.7 million and edging out the sophomore sessions of Sex & the City 2 and Prince of Persia. Meanwhile, the estimated $3.4 million earned by Fox’s Marmaduke was only good enough for sixth place while the creature effects of Splice took number seven with an estimated $2.6 million. Full details on an epically lackluster weekend when you check back here tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Shrek 4	$6,761,000	$164.5
2	Get Him to the Greek	$6,137,000	$6.1
3	Killers	$5,700,000	$5.7
4	Sex & the City 2	$4,435,000	$65.2
5	Prince of Persia	$4,130,000	$49.7

SPLICE Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 3rd, 2010 at 10:22 pm

Splice is for mature audiences only.  That note not only applies to the content of the film, but to its themes.  It’s a fun, entertaining movie but also one that’s deceptive and will unnerve audiences in unexpected ways.  The trailers for the movie depict it as a jump-scare film, but it’s nothing so disposable.  Splice is a movie that will stick with you if you’re willing to intellectually engage with it.  But there will come a point in the film that will shatter your expectations and mature audiences will become totally captivated by its bold decision.  Immature audiences will most likely check out completely and fail to see that Splice is not only entertaining, but it’s creepier than most “horror” films in recent memory.

Adrien Brody Exclusive Video Interview SPLICE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 3rd, 2010 at 4:53 pm

One of the best films I saw at this year’s Sundance Film festival was director Vincenzo Natali’s Splice. Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic scientists that create a new life form with severe consequences, the film is original, dark, twisted, and awesome.  Trust me, if you’re the kind of person that complains Hollywood never does anything original, you’re going to want to check out Splice this weekend.

Anyway, I recently got to sit down with Adrien Brody to talk about his work in Splice and all the other projects he’s working on like High School and Predators.  As a huge fan of his work in such films as The Pianist, The Brothers Bloom, The Darjeeling Limited, I’ll admit to being very excited getting the chance to talk with him.  Thankfully, he could not have been nicer and while our interview was scheduled for print (meaning no video), he agreed to let me use my new Kodak ZI8 flip camera.  Hit the jump to check out what he had to say:

SPLICE Giveaway

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 2nd, 2010 at 1:10 pm

Opening on June 4 is director Vincenzo Natali’s Splice.  Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic scientists that create a new life form with severe consequences, the film is original, dark, twisted, and awesome.  Trust me, if you’re the kind of person that complains Hollywood never does anything original, you’re going to want to check out Splice this weekend.  At any rate, we’ve been given some cool Splice swag to giveaway, so hit the jump to see what we’ve got and how you can enter to win:

New SPLICE Internet Trailer

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 2nd, 2010 at 8:14 am

Warner Bros. has released one final “internet trailer” for director Vincenzo Natali’s Splice.  Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic scientists that create a new life form with severe consequences, the film is original, dark, twisted, and awesome.  Trust me, if you’re the kind of person that always complains Hollywood never does anything original, you’re going to want to check out Splice this weekend.  Hit the jump to check out this lastest trailer and check back tomorrow for my exclusive video interviews with Adrien Brody, Vincenzo Natali, and Delphine Chaneac .

Producer Joel Silver on SPLICE, LOGAN’S RUN, SWAMP THING, THE APPARATION, PROJECT-X, UNKNOWN WHITE MALE

by Sara Wayland    Posted: May 22nd, 2010 at 8:58 pm

After seeing just one still of the movie in a trade paper, and then being sent the finished film, producer Joel Silver thought it was so effective that he ended up acquiring the rights to the horror feature Splice. Although he was always open to the possibility, acquiring an already-finished product was something he had never done before, under his Dark Castle banner.

While at the press day for the disturbing thriller, which stars Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody, the prolific producer also discussed a long list of other projects that he currently has in various stages, including Unknown White Male, The Apparition, The Factory and Project X.  He also talked about the disappointing box office for The Losers, his hopes to get Logan’s Run and Forbidden Planet into production, what’s holding up Swamp Thing and his thoughts on 3-D, as well as confirming that he is no longer working with The Wachowskis. Check out what he had to say after the jump.

SPLICE – 5 Movie Clips and 18 Images

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 22nd, 2010 at 6:53 pm

One of the best films I saw at this year’s Sundance Film festival was director Vincenzo Natali’s Splice. Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic scientists that create a new life form with severe consequences, the film is original, dark, twisted, and it looks like a Hollywood produced film.   That’s probably why Joel Silver agreed to distribute Splice through his Dark Castle label (via Warner Bros.) and it’s getting released June 4th.  Trust me, the film is absolutely worth seeing.

Anyway, earlier today I did the press day for Splice and in the near future you can expect interviews with the cast and director Vincenzo Natali.  Until then…hit the jump to check out five clips from the film and 18 images.  I’ve also incvluded the full synopsis:

SPLICE Director Vincenzo Natali Talks HIGH RISE and NEUROMANCER

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 10th, 2010 at 2:52 pm

Last week, we excitedly reported that director Vincenzo Natali (Splice) would be taking over the adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer from Joseph Kahn (Torque).  Speaking with io9, Natali clarified that he hasn’t signed the contracts yet, but he does have Gibson’s blessing.  Natali then went on at length about what he finds fascinating about Neuromancer and how he plans to adapt it.  He also spoke about his “social disaster” film High Rise, which he mentioned to Steve this year at WonderCon.

Hit the jump to read what he had to say about Neuromancer and High Rise.  Splice hits theaters on June 4th.

SPLICE Director Vincenzo Natali to Helm Adaptation of William Gibson’s NEUROMANCER

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 7th, 2010 at 12:13 pm

Director Vincenzo Natali (Splice) has signed on to helm Fire Development Inc.’s adaptation of William Gibson’s seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer.  THR provides a nice one sentence plot synopsis for the book: “a washed-up computer hacker hired by a mysterious employer to work on the ultimate hack.”   Joseph Kahn (Torque) had been attached since early 2008 and as recently as Monday was telling the /Filmcast how he was still committed to the film and his plans for it.  Not sure what happened in the last five days, but I’d listen to this week’s episode of /Filmcast After Dark to find out.

I think the best news is that if Natali’s been brought on board, it shows that the film may be moving out of development hell and it may get out even faster should Splice turn out to be a hit when it opens on June 4th.

Hit the jump for the Amazon review of the book.

SPLICE Teaser Poster in High Resolution

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 4th, 2010 at 1:54 pm

Warner Bros. has just released the teaser poster for the upcoming sci-fi horror film Splice.  Directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody, Steve really dug the film when he saw at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.  However, we also learned that this cut won’t be exactly the same as the one shown at Sundance, but in essence, it’ll be the same film.

For those who don’t know, the film is about two genetic researchers who take scientific matters into their own.  The result of their experiment is a strangely beautiful but also deadly and nightmarish creature.  Hit the jump to check out the poster along with the official synopsis.  Splice hits theaters on June 4th.

New Trailer for Vincenzo Natali’s Sci-Fi Horror Film SPLICE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 28th, 2010 at 1:04 pm

Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Vincenzo Natali’s sci-fi horror film Splice.  Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic scientists that create a new life form with severe consequences, the film is original, dark, twisted, and it’s perfectly timed, as real science continues to push the boundaries of what is acceptable.

I saw Splice at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and it was one of my favorites at the fest.  It’s a great film with an awesome third act.  Hit the jump to check out the new trailer.  While it’s very well cut and it really sells the film, I think the last 30 or so seconds reveals a bit too much.  But you’ve got to sell the film…

Vincenzo Natali WonderCon Video Interview SPLICE – Plus Updates on HIGH RISE and TUNNELS

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 7th, 2010 at 9:40 pm

One of the best films I saw at this year’s Sundance Film festival was director Vincenzo Natali’s Splice. Starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic scientists that create a new life form with severe consequences, the film is original, dark, twisted, and it looks like a Hollywood produced film.   That’s probably why Joel Silver agreed to distribute Splice through his Dark Castle label (via Warner Bros.) on June 4th.  Trust me, the film is absolutely worth seeing.

Anyway, a few days ago I was at WonderCon and got to speak with Vincenzo Natali.  We discussed what edits he’s made since Sundance, how the film came together, how Joel Silver got involved, some possible next projects like High Rise and Tunnels, and a lot more.  Watch it after the jump:

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