Here’s a brief look at this week’s new Blu-ray releases:
Hit the jump for details on the extras included on the aforementioned Blu-rays.
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Box office rankings were frozen in time this weekend as the top three films remained unchanged for a third straight frame. Once again, top honors went to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, closely followed by Skyfall. Spielberg’s Lincoln claimed third. There were also two new releases, though neither hailed from a major studio. The Weinstein Co.’s Killing Them Softly had the most promise, but not even Brad Pitt’s presence could push the drama to $10 million on this notoriously low-grossing weekend.
|
Title |
Weekend |
Total |
| 1. |
Breaking Dawn Part 2 |
$17,400,000 |
$254.5 |
| 2. |
Skyfall |
$17,000,000 |
$246 |
| 3. |
Lincoln |
$13,509,000 |
$83.6 |
| 4. |
Rise of the Guardians |
$13,500,000 |
$48.9 |
| 5. |
Life of Pi |
$12,000,000 |
$48.3 |
| 6. |
Wreck-It Ralph |
$7,020,000 |
$158.2 |
| 7. |
Killing Them Softly |
$7,000,000 |
$7 |
| 8. |
Red Dawn |
$6,550,000 |
$31.3 |
| 9. |
Flight |
$4,140,000 |
$81.5 |
| 10. |
The Collection
|
$3,400,000 |
$3.4 |
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Opening this weekend is The Collection. The film is a sequel to 2009′s The Collector and centers on returning survivor Arkin (Josh Stewart), who is coerced into helping a team of mercenaries rescue a young woman, Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick), after she is captured by The Collector. The first movie was a lean, ruthless horror-thriller; this time around the characters are thrust into a brutal action-horror with a broader scale, bigger guns, and buckets of blood.
At the L.A. press day I sat down with co-stars Josh Stewart and Emma Fitzpatrick. We talked about the most difficult scenes to shoot, the satisfaction of surviving a horror film shoot, the grander scale of the second film, being afraid to watch their own movie, what makes Elena a standout horror heroine, what drew them to the project, and their memories of working with David Fincher. Check out the full transcript after the jump.
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Opening this weekend is The Collection. The film is a sequel to 2009′s The Collector and centers on returning survivor Arkin (Josh Stewart), who is coerced into helping a team of mercenaries rescue a young woman, Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick), after she is captured by The Collector. The first movie was a lean, ruthless horror-thriller; this time around the characters are thrust into a brutal action-horror with a broader scale, bigger guns, and buckets of blood.
At the L.A. Press day, I sat down with writer/director Marcus Dunstan and writer Patrick Melton. We talked about how the sequel makes a complete 180 from its predecessor, why 35mm was their medium of choice, their approach to the action-horror sub-genre, bringing back Josh Stewart as Arkin, why they opted for practical effects, and more. Check out a transcript of the full interview after the jump.
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The first trailer and poster banner for the horror film The Collection have been released. Written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton (Saw IV, V, VI, and 3D) and directed by Dunstan, the sequel to 2009′s The Collector centers on a woman who is abducted by a psychopathic killer and taken to a hotel that he has transformed into his own private maze. Her wealthy father hires a group of mercenaries to retrieve her with the help of the only man to have ever escaped the killer’s lair. The trailer looks like it could be pretty fun, but it’s quite similar to the set up of the Saw films. The clip opens with a terrifying rave trap and there are murderous booby traps rigged throughout the killer’s house that look to do some serious damage.
Hit the jump to watch the trailer and check out the banner. The film stars Emma Fitzpatrick (The Social Network), Josh Stewart (The Dark Knight Rises), and Christopher McDonald. The Collection will have its world premiere this weekend at Fantastic Fest and is set for release on November 30th.
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We’ve already seen two waves of film announcements for the upcoming Fantastic Fest in Austin, including Dredd 3D, Room 237, The Shining, Looper, Sinister, The ABCs of Death, and Red Dawn as the festival’s closing film. Now the festival has announced the final wave of films including the world premiere of the horror film The Collection. This final wave of films also includes Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral, the remake of Pusher, and the bizarre World War II film Danger 5.
Hit the jump to check out the press release, which includes the full final wave of film announcements. The 2012 Fantastic Fest will take place September 20 – 27 in Austin, Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse.
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