Troll Hunter is the monster mockumentary that turned heads for its amazing production on a comparatively small budget when it was released in the cinema and for advancing the “found footage” genre further on from other films of a similar vein.
In the film student filmographers Thomas (Glenn Erland Tosterud), Johanna (Johanna Mørck) and Kalle (Tomas Alf Larsen) are told by the local bear hunters that the mysterious man who seems to turn up at the increasingly frequent cattle killings must be a poacher and have something to do with the deaths of the bears that are being blamed for the attacks. The students pursue him and after overcoming his surly reluctance to cooperate he agrees to take them on his troll hunting missions.
They, of course, think he’s out of his mind to believe in trolls and his eccentric behaviour would seem to support that belief but after...
In the film student filmographers Thomas (Glenn Erland Tosterud), Johanna (Johanna Mørck) and Kalle (Tomas Alf Larsen) are told by the local bear hunters that the mysterious man who seems to turn up at the increasingly frequent cattle killings must be a poacher and have something to do with the deaths of the bears that are being blamed for the attacks. The students pursue him and after overcoming his surly reluctance to cooperate he agrees to take them on his troll hunting missions.
They, of course, think he’s out of his mind to believe in trolls and his eccentric behaviour would seem to support that belief but after...
- 1/9/2012
- by Colin Hart
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
★★★★☆ Troll Hunter (2010) is a rare thing - a modern horror film which eschews visceral gore for subtlety and a genuine air of unease. Starring Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck and Tomas Alf Larsen, Norwegian director André Øvredal's debut feature was a smash hit at last year's Film4 Frighfest. Watching it now on DVD, you'll understand why.
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- 1/9/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
This is the Pure Movies review of Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren), directed by André Øvredal and starring Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum and Glenn Erland Tosterud. Written by Richard Parkin for Pure Movies. This year’s boldness award goes to Troll Hunter. The simple fact that a Norwegian film has managed to grab so much attention is justification enough for such an accolade, but when you consider its concept you could almost stand up and give the air a nice congratulatory round of applause. The film has barely hit our screens and word has got out that Chris Columbus has bagged the rights to make yet another Hollywood adaptation à la The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, or Let Me In.
- 1/8/2012
- by Richard Parkin
- Pure Movies
Troll Hunter
Stars: Otto Jespersen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Glenn Erland Tosterud | Written and Directed by André Øvredal
Finally! A film about a person who tracks and kills jerks on internet message boards! It’s every blogger’s dream; at last – vindication! Wait… what’s that you say? Oh…
Finally! A Norwegian found-footage film about a group youths that get embroiled with a professional troll hunter! Posing as recovered documentary footage, Troll Hunter concerns a trio of college students who film their pursuit of what they believe to be a bear poacher. Their dogged persistence in tracking him pays off when it turns out that Hans, the fellow in question, is actually a government sanctioned troll hunter, whose job is to research the beasts and kill them when they stray from their territory.
Of course, the trouble with the found footage genre (see The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity,...
Stars: Otto Jespersen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Glenn Erland Tosterud | Written and Directed by André Øvredal
Finally! A film about a person who tracks and kills jerks on internet message boards! It’s every blogger’s dream; at last – vindication! Wait… what’s that you say? Oh…
Finally! A Norwegian found-footage film about a group youths that get embroiled with a professional troll hunter! Posing as recovered documentary footage, Troll Hunter concerns a trio of college students who film their pursuit of what they believe to be a bear poacher. Their dogged persistence in tracking him pays off when it turns out that Hans, the fellow in question, is actually a government sanctioned troll hunter, whose job is to research the beasts and kill them when they stray from their territory.
Of course, the trouble with the found footage genre (see The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity,...
- 1/8/2012
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
To mark the release of Troll Hunter on DVD and Blu-ray 9th January, Momentum Pictures have given us a copy of the movie on Blu-ray, a t-shirt and a poster signed by director Andre Ovredal and star Otto Jespersen to give away! We got to chat with Andre last year about the movie which you can see here. Troll Hunter stars Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud and Johanna Mørck.
This “original and highly assured fusion of B-movie lore and fairytale terror” (The Hollywood Reporter) combines the vision of “Where The Wild Things Are” with the faux-documentary, found-footage stylings of “Cloverfield”, “Rec” and “The Blair Witch Project” to produce an “enormously entertaining” (Variety) and suspense-filled creature feature that the Daily Star rated as ‘one of the finest monster movies ever” and Total Film described as being “like David Attenborough taking a stroll into Roald Dahl’s brain.”
We’re big fans...
This “original and highly assured fusion of B-movie lore and fairytale terror” (The Hollywood Reporter) combines the vision of “Where The Wild Things Are” with the faux-documentary, found-footage stylings of “Cloverfield”, “Rec” and “The Blair Witch Project” to produce an “enormously entertaining” (Variety) and suspense-filled creature feature that the Daily Star rated as ‘one of the finest monster movies ever” and Total Film described as being “like David Attenborough taking a stroll into Roald Dahl’s brain.”
We’re big fans...
- 1/6/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Trollhunter
Directed by Andre Ovredal
Starring Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Morck,
Norway, 2010
Saturday morning at Frightfest kicked off with The Troll Hunter. A film many of us had hoped to turn up at the festival the year prior (along with Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil) but that somehow ended up emerging this year instead, when most of us (myself included) had already had the joy of seeing it a few months prior.
Essentially this is The Troll Hunter Project – a classy and humorous hybrid of the found-footage genre and the, well, actually I’m not sure if there’s a genre for troll movies, but perhaps there should be.
It has (like all found-footage movies) a radiantly simple premise that sees three student news reporters / film-makers investigating an infamous illegal bearskin poacher – who turns out to be Norway’s unsung ‘hero’; their last living troll hunter. Unlike many films in this genre,...
Directed by Andre Ovredal
Starring Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Morck,
Norway, 2010
Saturday morning at Frightfest kicked off with The Troll Hunter. A film many of us had hoped to turn up at the festival the year prior (along with Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil) but that somehow ended up emerging this year instead, when most of us (myself included) had already had the joy of seeing it a few months prior.
Essentially this is The Troll Hunter Project – a classy and humorous hybrid of the found-footage genre and the, well, actually I’m not sure if there’s a genre for troll movies, but perhaps there should be.
It has (like all found-footage movies) a radiantly simple premise that sees three student news reporters / film-makers investigating an infamous illegal bearskin poacher – who turns out to be Norway’s unsung ‘hero’; their last living troll hunter. Unlike many films in this genre,...
- 9/18/2011
- by Al White
- SoundOnSight
The hills are alive with the sound of monsters in André Øvredal’s curious horror mockumentary, Troll Hunter. Here’s James’ review...
Much like the gang of students filming this odd, fantasy-tinged mockumentary, it’s hard to know what to make of director André Øvredal’s Troll Hunter.
A bizarre hybrid of The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, Hellboy and This Is Spinal Tap, the story follows a gang of three student filmmakers; Thomas (Glenn Erland Tosterud), Kalle (Tomas Alf Larsen) and Johanna (Johanna Mørck), as they attempt to make a documentary about a mysterious bear poacher known simply as Hans (Otto Jesperson).
Following him through the rural western Norwegian landscape, their attempts to interview the taciturn and evasive poacher are unsuccessful. However, after secretly following him to the site of one of his late night hunts, the students soon discover the truth about Hans’ secretive nocturnal hunting trips.
It turns...
Much like the gang of students filming this odd, fantasy-tinged mockumentary, it’s hard to know what to make of director André Øvredal’s Troll Hunter.
A bizarre hybrid of The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, Hellboy and This Is Spinal Tap, the story follows a gang of three student filmmakers; Thomas (Glenn Erland Tosterud), Kalle (Tomas Alf Larsen) and Johanna (Johanna Mørck), as they attempt to make a documentary about a mysterious bear poacher known simply as Hans (Otto Jesperson).
Following him through the rural western Norwegian landscape, their attempts to interview the taciturn and evasive poacher are unsuccessful. However, after secretly following him to the site of one of his late night hunts, the students soon discover the truth about Hans’ secretive nocturnal hunting trips.
It turns...
- 9/5/2011
- Den of Geek
Rank the week of August 23rd’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Blitz
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #9439
Win Percentage: 51%
Times Ranked: 215
Top-20 Rankings: 5
Directed By: Elliott Lester
Starring: Jason Statham • Paddy Considine • Aidan Gillen • Zawe Ashton • David Morrissey
Genres: Crime • Crime Thriller • Police Detective Film • Thriller
Rank This Movie
The Beaver
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #5199
Win Percentage: 52%
Times Ranked: 858
Top-20 Rankings: 6
Directed By: Jodie Foster
Starring: Mel Gibson • Jodie Foster • Anton Yelchin • Jennifer Lawrence • Zachary Booth
Genres: Comedy Drama • Drama • Psychological Drama
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Win Win
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2107
Win Percentage: 61%
Times Ranked: 2455
Top-20 Rankings: 6
Directed By: Thomas McCarthy
Starring: Paul Giamatti • Amy Ryan • Bobby Cannavale • Jeffrey Tambor • Burt Young
Genres: Comedy Drama • Drama • Sports Comedy • Sports Drama
Rank This Movie
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #5643
Win Percentage: 49%
Times Ranked: 725
Top-20 Rankings:...
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #9439
Win Percentage: 51%
Times Ranked: 215
Top-20 Rankings: 5
Directed By: Elliott Lester
Starring: Jason Statham • Paddy Considine • Aidan Gillen • Zawe Ashton • David Morrissey
Genres: Crime • Crime Thriller • Police Detective Film • Thriller
Rank This Movie
The Beaver
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #5199
Win Percentage: 52%
Times Ranked: 858
Top-20 Rankings: 6
Directed By: Jodie Foster
Starring: Mel Gibson • Jodie Foster • Anton Yelchin • Jennifer Lawrence • Zachary Booth
Genres: Comedy Drama • Drama • Psychological Drama
Rank This Movie
Win Win
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2107
Win Percentage: 61%
Times Ranked: 2455
Top-20 Rankings: 6
Directed By: Thomas McCarthy
Starring: Paul Giamatti • Amy Ryan • Bobby Cannavale • Jeffrey Tambor • Burt Young
Genres: Comedy Drama • Drama • Sports Comedy • Sports Drama
Rank This Movie
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #5643
Win Percentage: 49%
Times Ranked: 725
Top-20 Rankings:...
- 8/23/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
This is the Pure Movies trailer of Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren), directed by André Øvredal and starring Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud. Truly original and wildly entertaining, Troll Hunter is an epic monster chiller that will make you question your grip on reality. Filmmaker André Øvredal weaves a thrilling and hilarious tale of a group of unlikely heroes who uncover the world of beasts known only to them in stories from their childhood. Find more movie trailers at www.puremovies.co.uk/trailers...
- 7/17/2011
- by admin
- Pure Movies
Troll Hunter
Stars: Otto Jespersen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Glenn Erland Tosterud | Written and Directed by André Øvredal
Finally! A film about a person who tracks and kills jerks on internet message boards! It’s every blogger’s dream; at last – vindication! Wait… what’s that you say? Oh…
Finally! A Norwegian found-footage film about a group youths that get embroiled with a professional troll hunter! Posing as recovered documentary footage, Troll Hunter concerns a trio of college students who film their pursuit of what they believe to be a bear poacher. Their dogged persistence in tracking him pays off when it turns out that Hans, the fellow in question, is actually a government sanctioned troll hunter, whose job is to research the beasts and kill them when they stray from their territory.
Of course, the trouble with the found footage genre (see The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity,...
Stars: Otto Jespersen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Glenn Erland Tosterud | Written and Directed by André Øvredal
Finally! A film about a person who tracks and kills jerks on internet message boards! It’s every blogger’s dream; at last – vindication! Wait… what’s that you say? Oh…
Finally! A Norwegian found-footage film about a group youths that get embroiled with a professional troll hunter! Posing as recovered documentary footage, Troll Hunter concerns a trio of college students who film their pursuit of what they believe to be a bear poacher. Their dogged persistence in tracking him pays off when it turns out that Hans, the fellow in question, is actually a government sanctioned troll hunter, whose job is to research the beasts and kill them when they stray from their territory.
Of course, the trouble with the found footage genre (see The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Norwegian mountain Trolls are dumb. And they smell bad. And they have a low red blood cell count that causes them to either explode or turn to stone when exposed to light. Just when the ‘Found Footage’ genre was getting stale, it gets a much-needed shot in the arm with Trollhunter, a new mock-documentary from Norway about a dude who hunts trolls that deftly straddles satire and thrills. It’s not without its flaws but Trollhunter is one of the best times I’ve had at the movies so far this year.
A trio of Norwegian college students (Glenn Erland Tosterud, Tomas Alf Larsen, and Johanna Morch) is filming a documentary about illegal bear poachers when they meet and interview a gruff, curious recluse named Hans (Otto Jespersen) who turns out to be an ace troll hunter who works for a secret Norwegian government agency known as the Troll Security Service.
A trio of Norwegian college students (Glenn Erland Tosterud, Tomas Alf Larsen, and Johanna Morch) is filming a documentary about illegal bear poachers when they meet and interview a gruff, curious recluse named Hans (Otto Jespersen) who turns out to be an ace troll hunter who works for a secret Norwegian government agency known as the Troll Security Service.
- 7/1/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Found footage films, almost always taking place within horror, have certainly made themselves a cozy spot in the bevy of subgenres within cinema. Every time one of them comes out, its detractors call found footage played out and tired. Because these films have such an immediately recognizable and visually set format, it begs to be railed against every time a mediocre offering is released. Yet just because Rec 2, The Last Exorcism, Paranormal Activity and now The Troll Hunter underwhelm, does not mean I will write off found footage. They offer a different way of presenting a story; one that places the audience front and center in any given situation, giving it as much potential as any other kind of storytelling. It is hasty to take down found footage just because The Troll is Hunter stuck in its own mild and forgettable limbo.
College student filmmakers Thomas (Glenn Erland Tosterud), Johanna...
College student filmmakers Thomas (Glenn Erland Tosterud), Johanna...
- 6/29/2011
- by Catherine Stebbins
- CriterionCast
TrollHunter (Trolljegeren) is a genre that I don’t often see done well: self-aware horror-comedy. André Øvredal directs this mockumentary with Otto Jespersen as the Troll Hunter himself, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Tomas Alf Larsen, and Johanna Mørck. And if you can’t already tell, the film comes from Norway.
A group of young journalists are on a mission to investigate some bear attacks, but in the process discover a plot to cover up masses of trolls living in the forests. They are kept at bay from civilization by Jespersen, who decides to enlighten the crew to the ways of the troll, due to his increasing resentment of the government directing him.
When I was first shown the creatures, I felt a mixture of confusion and a little joy. These were actually very well-created CG monsters which looked like something out of Where the Wild Things Are. It perfectly describes the...
A group of young journalists are on a mission to investigate some bear attacks, but in the process discover a plot to cover up masses of trolls living in the forests. They are kept at bay from civilization by Jespersen, who decides to enlighten the crew to the ways of the troll, due to his increasing resentment of the government directing him.
When I was first shown the creatures, I felt a mixture of confusion and a little joy. These were actually very well-created CG monsters which looked like something out of Where the Wild Things Are. It perfectly describes the...
- 6/23/2011
- by Catherine
- Movie Gnome
Reviewed by Bryan Buss
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: André Øvredal
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck, Tomas Alf Larsen and Hans Morten Hansen.
Norwegian import “Trollhunter” had the potential to be a surprise scarefest or a campy hoot. As it is, it falls somewhere in the middle, so it never quite achieves the screams or the giggles it should. Another “found footage” documentary-style thriller, the film focuses on a trio of college kids who tag along with a legendary bear killer because they sense something is amiss.
They’re right.
Writer-director André Øvredal’s debut feature is refreshing (while trolls may not be as sexy as vampires, or werewolves, or, hell, even zombies for that matter, at least they haven’t been done to death yet), and there are some amusing bits between the action sequences. (Turns out trolls can smell Christians. Why? Who knows?) But it’s just not thrilling enough,...
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: André Øvredal
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck, Tomas Alf Larsen and Hans Morten Hansen.
Norwegian import “Trollhunter” had the potential to be a surprise scarefest or a campy hoot. As it is, it falls somewhere in the middle, so it never quite achieves the screams or the giggles it should. Another “found footage” documentary-style thriller, the film focuses on a trio of college kids who tag along with a legendary bear killer because they sense something is amiss.
They’re right.
Writer-director André Øvredal’s debut feature is refreshing (while trolls may not be as sexy as vampires, or werewolves, or, hell, even zombies for that matter, at least they haven’t been done to death yet), and there are some amusing bits between the action sequences. (Turns out trolls can smell Christians. Why? Who knows?) But it’s just not thrilling enough,...
- 6/23/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Bryan Buss
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: André Øvredal
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck, Tomas Alf Larsen and Hans Morten Hansen.
Norwegian import “Trollhunter” had the potential to be a surprise scarefest or a campy hoot. As it is, it falls somewhere in the middle, so it never quite achieves the screams or the giggles it should. Another “found footage” documentary-style thriller, the film focuses on a trio of college kids who tag along with a legendary bear killer because they sense something is amiss.
They’re right.
Writer-director André Øvredal’s debut feature is refreshing (while trolls may not be as sexy as vampires, or werewolves, or, hell, even zombies for that matter, at least they haven’t been done to death yet), and there are some amusing bits between the action sequences. (Turns out trolls can smell Christians. Why? Who knows?) But it’s just not thrilling enough,...
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: André Øvredal
Starring: Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck, Tomas Alf Larsen and Hans Morten Hansen.
Norwegian import “Trollhunter” had the potential to be a surprise scarefest or a campy hoot. As it is, it falls somewhere in the middle, so it never quite achieves the screams or the giggles it should. Another “found footage” documentary-style thriller, the film focuses on a trio of college kids who tag along with a legendary bear killer because they sense something is amiss.
They’re right.
Writer-director André Øvredal’s debut feature is refreshing (while trolls may not be as sexy as vampires, or werewolves, or, hell, even zombies for that matter, at least they haven’t been done to death yet), and there are some amusing bits between the action sequences. (Turns out trolls can smell Christians. Why? Who knows?) But it’s just not thrilling enough,...
- 6/23/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
It’s no secret that The Troll Hunter, André Øvredal’s Norwegian found-footage mockumentary, was the film from this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival that I was most anticipating. Following Finland’s excellent Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale and off the back of King of Devil’s Island (review coming shortly), I hoped that these two Scandinavian successes might have rubbed off on Øvredal’s film. With critics already deeming it ”amazing”, I was positively rabid with curiosity.
Anyone under the impression that the found footage method had peaked with Rec and Cloverfield, or even earlier with The Blair Witch Project, will soon be eating their words with The Troll Hunter, which is a thrilling revival of the format that strikes a delightfully successful balance between ultra-low budget subtlety and Hollywood frills. Director André Øvredal has triumphed with a movie that delivers on just about every level.
Opening...
Anyone under the impression that the found footage method had peaked with Rec and Cloverfield, or even earlier with The Blair Witch Project, will soon be eating their words with The Troll Hunter, which is a thrilling revival of the format that strikes a delightfully successful balance between ultra-low budget subtlety and Hollywood frills. Director André Øvredal has triumphed with a movie that delivers on just about every level.
Opening...
- 6/20/2011
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I walked into Troll Hunter, aka Trolljegeren , expecting a campy, wacky bit of genre-bending silliness. I'm surprised and pleased to admit that it was a completely different experience that defied that expectation resoundingly. Because Troll Hunter, written and directed by André Øvredal, takes itself very, very seriously. Sort of. It's complicated.
At first glance, it's yet another entry in the found footage/faux documentary genre, one that has grown a bit tiresome of late. Yet it's done with a combination of biting wit and seemingly earnest, heartfelt sincerity that it's hard not to find the film compelling. Troll Hunter starts off as three amateur documentarians, Thomas (Glenn Erland Tosterud), Kalle (Tomas Alf Larsen) and Johanna (Johanna Mørck) are trying to find the source of a series of bear attacks and deaths. Along the way, they stumble upon Hans (Norwegian comedian Otto Jespersen), a man reputed to be a bear poacher,...
At first glance, it's yet another entry in the found footage/faux documentary genre, one that has grown a bit tiresome of late. Yet it's done with a combination of biting wit and seemingly earnest, heartfelt sincerity that it's hard not to find the film compelling. Troll Hunter starts off as three amateur documentarians, Thomas (Glenn Erland Tosterud), Kalle (Tomas Alf Larsen) and Johanna (Johanna Mørck) are trying to find the source of a series of bear attacks and deaths. Along the way, they stumble upon Hans (Norwegian comedian Otto Jespersen), a man reputed to be a bear poacher,...
- 6/10/2011
- by TK
Momentum Pictures have unveiled the official UK trailer for Norwegian horror-thriller Troll Hunter.
Written and directed by André Øvredal (Future Murder), Troll Hunter stars Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Nærum, Robert Stoltenberg and Glenn Erland Tosterud.
A group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. as they start to follow a mysterious hunter, they realise that it is a troll, rather than the bears, that is his prey.
Troll Hunter will receive its UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 22, before being released nationwide on September 9.
Head over to Orange to watch the trailer.
Written and directed by André Øvredal (Future Murder), Troll Hunter stars Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Nærum, Robert Stoltenberg and Glenn Erland Tosterud.
A group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. as they start to follow a mysterious hunter, they realise that it is a troll, rather than the bears, that is his prey.
Troll Hunter will receive its UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 22, before being released nationwide on September 9.
Head over to Orange to watch the trailer.
- 6/9/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Directed by: André Øvredal
Written by: André Øvredal
Cast: Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Nærum, Robert Stoltenberg, Glenn Erland Tosterud
All governments of the world have secrets.
Such secrets will vary strongly from the fabulously dull to the fantastically strange. How strange? Well, it might be a fancy new organic-based spaceship that's powered on human brains, an ancient arcane device that can be used to summon the great hoary lord of the infernal abyss, or it just may be something like, I don't know, maybe…
Troooooooooooooll!
A small group of students venture out into Western Norway, intent on creating a student film documentary on reported occurrences of bear poaching in the region. The team manages to get on the trail of Hans (Otto Jespersen), who's strange comings and goings has put him under suspicion by the locals of being involved in a recent string of illegal bear killings.
Written by: André Øvredal
Cast: Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Nærum, Robert Stoltenberg, Glenn Erland Tosterud
All governments of the world have secrets.
Such secrets will vary strongly from the fabulously dull to the fantastically strange. How strange? Well, it might be a fancy new organic-based spaceship that's powered on human brains, an ancient arcane device that can be used to summon the great hoary lord of the infernal abyss, or it just may be something like, I don't know, maybe…
Troooooooooooooll!
A small group of students venture out into Western Norway, intent on creating a student film documentary on reported occurrences of bear poaching in the region. The team manages to get on the trail of Hans (Otto Jespersen), who's strange comings and goings has put him under suspicion by the locals of being involved in a recent string of illegal bear killings.
- 5/6/2011
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
Title: The Troll Hunter Director: Andre Ovredal Starring: Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Morck, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Naerum Simply put, the 90 minute documentary styled “The Troll Hunter,” is easily the best in the genre since “The Blair Witch Project” popularized this concept. In some instances, it may actually be better than the innovative horror flick that has inspired this genre of fake documentaries; including the current “Paranormal Activity” franchise. By cutting out the all the pondering and ancillary footage, that really doesn’t have any entertainment value for the viewer – something that “Paranormal Activity” failed to do – this presentation requires one’s...
- 5/5/2011
- by joe
- ShockYa
We have added the new domestic trailer the Norwegian action adventure documentary style movie "The Troll Hunter." The André Øvredal directed film was a hit when released in Norway and is now set for an international release.Watch the trailer below;"The Troll Hunter" is released on demand from May 6th, and on limited Us screens from June 10th.The films Scandanavian cast includes Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Nærum, Robert Stoltenberg and Glenn Erland Tosterud.A group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
- 4/25/2011
- by Anthony Pearson
- Monsters and Critics
The Troll Hunter review. Sundance 2011: Sharp wit, explosive action and great humor make Troll Hunter too good for just the genre boys. (5 out of 5 Stars) "The Troll Hunter" combines action, humor and towering monsters for a rollicking thrill ride. Three college filmmakers (Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Morch and Tomas Alf Larsen) attempt to interview a trailer park loner named Hans (Otto Jespersen) for a documentary about illegal bear poaching in the Norwegian backcountry. The true nature of Han's visits to remote forests turns out to be unbelievably fantastic. Hans is a troll hunter on the payroll for the secret agency known as the Troll Security Service operated by the Norwegian government. It's Hans' job to go and clean...
- 2/10/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Troll Hunter review. Sundance 2011: Sharp wit, explosive action and great humor make Troll Hunter too good for just the genre boys. (5 out of 5 Stars) "The Troll Hunter" combines action, humor and towering monsters for a rollicking thrill ride. Three college filmmakers (Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Morch and Tomas Alf Larsen) attempt to interview a trailer park loner named Hans (Otto Jespersen) for a documentary about illegal bear poaching in the Norwegian backcountry. The true nature of Han's visits to remote forests turns out to be unbelievably fantastic. Hans is a troll hunter on the payroll for the secret agency known as the Troll Security Service operated by the Norwegian government. It's Hans' job to go and clean...
- 2/10/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sundance 2011 is in full swing so of course Dread Central is there to bring you all of the genre's latest and greatest goodies! Below you'll find a transcript of the post-film Q&A with director Andre Øvredal and star Glenn Erland Tosterud - the men behind the sensation known as Troll Hunter (review here)!
Andre Øvredal: The film was shot in 29 days in the fall of 2009. It was shot all over the country. We wanted to shoot a road movie. A lot of the film was improvised. I had to get actors who could just “be the characters”. These actors were still fairly new to our company and primarily had only shot commercials to this point. The film only took 3-4 million dollars to make.
Question: Was the sound the really most important part of the film?
Øvredal: There were only like 80 effects shots in the film. We really had...
Andre Øvredal: The film was shot in 29 days in the fall of 2009. It was shot all over the country. We wanted to shoot a road movie. A lot of the film was improvised. I had to get actors who could just “be the characters”. These actors were still fairly new to our company and primarily had only shot commercials to this point. The film only took 3-4 million dollars to make.
Question: Was the sound the really most important part of the film?
Øvredal: There were only like 80 effects shots in the film. We really had...
- 1/23/2011
- by kalebson
- DreadCentral.com
After announcing the 58 films in four categories that would be eligible for awards at Sundance, the film fest has now announced the next 57 movies to be screened this coming January. These 57 films are of course out of competition and will be included in Premieres, Next, Spotlight, New Frontiers and Midnight categories. Most are big name projects from already established filmmakers and some have already made their way around film festival in 2010. The list includes Kevin Smith’s Red State, Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Submarine, I Saw the Devil (which had plenty of buzz at Tiff) and my most anticipated film of 2011, Hobo With a Shotgun.
Here is the full list:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films.
Here is the full list:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films.
- 12/3/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Festival Adds New Native Showcase
As Previously Announced, Slacker to Screen From the Collection
Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Next (<=>), Spotlight, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight, as well as a new Native Showcase. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at http://www.sundance.org/festival/.
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming said, “The Sundance Film Festival is uniquely a festival of discovery and we are once again privileged to showcase the work of talented new artists, including a special section devoted to Native filmmakers. But it’s also exciting to see returning directors honing their skills and emerging with dazzling new films. And the Next section highlights visionary work that shows aesthetic creativity is not limited by budget.
As Previously Announced, Slacker to Screen From the Collection
Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Next (<=>), Spotlight, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight, as well as a new Native Showcase. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at http://www.sundance.org/festival/.
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming said, “The Sundance Film Festival is uniquely a festival of discovery and we are once again privileged to showcase the work of talented new artists, including a special section devoted to Native filmmakers. But it’s also exciting to see returning directors honing their skills and emerging with dazzling new films. And the Next section highlights visionary work that shows aesthetic creativity is not limited by budget.
- 12/3/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As you no doubt noticed, Uncle Creepy has been busily bringing you early news and photos from several of the recently announced films that will be playing at Sundance 2011, both in competition and out. But he hasn't quite covered everything yet so here's a list of all the even slightly genre-related offerings that are a part of the upcoming Sundance film festival (running January 20-30).
In Competition:
On the Ice (Director and screenwriter: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean) - On the snow-covered Arctic tundra, two teenagers try to get away with murder. Cast: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith, Adamina Kerr, Sierra Jade Sampson. (More thriller than horror, we still thought it worth mentioning).
Take Shelter (Director and screenwriter: Jeff Nichols) - A working-class husband and father questions whether his terrifying dreams of an apocalyptic storm signal something real to come or the onset of an inherited mental illness he's feared his whole life.
In Competition:
On the Ice (Director and screenwriter: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean) - On the snow-covered Arctic tundra, two teenagers try to get away with murder. Cast: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith, Adamina Kerr, Sierra Jade Sampson. (More thriller than horror, we still thought it worth mentioning).
Take Shelter (Director and screenwriter: Jeff Nichols) - A working-class husband and father questions whether his terrifying dreams of an apocalyptic storm signal something real to come or the onset of an inherited mental illness he's feared his whole life.
- 12/3/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Yes, you read that right, they are out of competition but into lesbians courtesy of the midnight lineup.
What do we have to look forward to waiting two years for? Let's see..
Hobo With a Shotgun
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (you had me at lesbian)
Attenberg (I'm loving the coming Greek weird wave)
And many many more films, some of which we'll probably never get to see. Damn.
Full list after the break.
Next ()
Eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. Each is a world premiere.
Bellflower / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Evan Glodell) - A ballad for every person who has ever loved and lost - with enough violence, weapons, action and sex to tell a love story with apocalyptic stakes. Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes.
The Lie / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Leonard; Screenwriters: Jeff Feuerzeig,...
What do we have to look forward to waiting two years for? Let's see..
Hobo With a Shotgun
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (you had me at lesbian)
Attenberg (I'm loving the coming Greek weird wave)
And many many more films, some of which we'll probably never get to see. Damn.
Full list after the break.
Next ()
Eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. Each is a world premiere.
Bellflower / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Evan Glodell) - A ballad for every person who has ever loved and lost - with enough violence, weapons, action and sex to tell a love story with apocalyptic stakes. Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes.
The Lie / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Leonard; Screenwriters: Jeff Feuerzeig,...
- 12/2/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Following yesterday's announcement of the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions, the Sundance Film Festival has unveiled the second part of their lineup, which includes the more starry-eyed Premieres section, the best-of-fests Spotlight section, the sure-to-be-culty Park City at Midnight section, the low-budget Next section, and the more experimental New Frontier section (an extension of New Frontier Program, the collection of video art installations which has already been noted here for playing James Franco's dramatic multimedia examination of "Three's Company.")
In addition to the return of filmmakers like "Chuck & Buck"'s Miguel Arteta, "Clockwatchers" director Jill Sprecher, Kevin Smith and "The Station Agent"'s Thomas McCarthy to Park City, the festival will also welcome less frequent or first-time Sundance attendees such as Hollywood types Al Pacino ("Son of No One") and Tobey Maguire ("The Details") and mumblecore alums Joe Swanberg ("Uncle Kent," which announced it's been...
In addition to the return of filmmakers like "Chuck & Buck"'s Miguel Arteta, "Clockwatchers" director Jill Sprecher, Kevin Smith and "The Station Agent"'s Thomas McCarthy to Park City, the festival will also welcome less frequent or first-time Sundance attendees such as Hollywood types Al Pacino ("Son of No One") and Tobey Maguire ("The Details") and mumblecore alums Joe Swanberg ("Uncle Kent," which announced it's been...
- 12/2/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Michael Tully (Septien), Todd Rohal (The Catechism Cataclysm) and Lucky McKee (The Woman featuring Amazonian beauty Pollyanna McIntosh) are seven of the eight filmmakers who'll be premiering their latest films in a Park City at Midnight Section. On paper, this year's eight selected titles is perhaps the best since I've been going to the fest and shows that should be quick sell outs are Hobo with A Shotgun, Corman’s World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel and the international preem for Troll Hunter will remind some of The Blair With Project from several years back. Here are the lucky eight. The Catechism Cataclysm /U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Todd Rohal) After becoming disinterested with the church, a priest tracks down his old classmate, a former metalhead whom he idolized in high school. When the two embark on a canoeing trip together, all hell breaks loose. Cast: Steve Little, Robert Longstreet,...
- 12/2/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The Sundance Film Festival announced the in competition film line-up for the film festival running January 20th through January 30th 2011 in Park City, Utah.
Today the festival has announced the line-up for the non-competition films and there is one hell of a line-up! There are a ton of great films that will be premiering at the festival, and if you're going you have a lot of great films to choose from!
Each film has an incredible cast and a great story. These films include Cedar Rapids, about a man traveling to an insurance conference, featuring Ed Helms, John C. Reilly and Sigourney Weaver; Kevin Smith's Red State, about a group of misfits encounter extreme fundamentalism in Middle America; The Details, about domestic tensions spawned by raccoons with Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert; I Melt With You, starring Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay,...
Today the festival has announced the line-up for the non-competition films and there is one hell of a line-up! There are a ton of great films that will be premiering at the festival, and if you're going you have a lot of great films to choose from!
Each film has an incredible cast and a great story. These films include Cedar Rapids, about a man traveling to an insurance conference, featuring Ed Helms, John C. Reilly and Sigourney Weaver; Kevin Smith's Red State, about a group of misfits encounter extreme fundamentalism in Middle America; The Details, about domestic tensions spawned by raccoons with Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert; I Melt With You, starring Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay,...
- 12/2/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Well, yesterday, we saw the full list of films in-competition; today, we get to see those titles that have been selected for Sundance 2011′s out-of-competition lineup.
And as I said with yesterday’s post, I’ll be going over the complete list, highlighting titles that need to be, taking into consideration this blog’s specific interests. The only title that immediately stands out is Brit John Akomfrah’s The Nine Muses, which MsWOO positively reviewed, after seeing it at the London Film Festival in October. Read her review Here.
But look for future posts profiling any other titles I deem worthy. I’ve applied for press credentials to attend next year’s festival. I won’t know until the 23rd of this month, whether I’ve been granted press access or not. If I am, I will attend the festival; and if I’m not, well, I probably won’t.
And as I said with yesterday’s post, I’ll be going over the complete list, highlighting titles that need to be, taking into consideration this blog’s specific interests. The only title that immediately stands out is Brit John Akomfrah’s The Nine Muses, which MsWOO positively reviewed, after seeing it at the London Film Festival in October. Read her review Here.
But look for future posts profiling any other titles I deem worthy. I’ve applied for press credentials to attend next year’s festival. I won’t know until the 23rd of this month, whether I’ve been granted press access or not. If I am, I will attend the festival; and if I’m not, well, I probably won’t.
- 12/2/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Well, if the Competition titles at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival don't generate any early year Oscar buzz, I think it's safe to say the Out of Competition titles will. Several films that have already been seen and positively reviewed can be found in the fest's Spotlight Line-Up along with a batch of anticipated hopefuls in the Premiere Section.
Beginning with the festival's premieres, Miguel Arteta (Youth in Revolt) is bringing Cedar Rapids to Park City where it will debut before it hits theaters only a couple weeks later on February 11. "Big Love" co-producers, Jill and Karen Sprecher are bringing an impressive cast for their crime drama The Convincer. Jacob Aaron Estes's The Details, which was shot only a few miles from my house in the Queen Anne district of Seattle, arrives with Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Tobey Maguire in tow.
Mark Pellington (The Mothman Prophecies) will debut I Melt with You,...
Beginning with the festival's premieres, Miguel Arteta (Youth in Revolt) is bringing Cedar Rapids to Park City where it will debut before it hits theaters only a couple weeks later on February 11. "Big Love" co-producers, Jill and Karen Sprecher are bringing an impressive cast for their crime drama The Convincer. Jacob Aaron Estes's The Details, which was shot only a few miles from my house in the Queen Anne district of Seattle, arrives with Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Tobey Maguire in tow.
Mark Pellington (The Mothman Prophecies) will debut I Melt with You,...
- 12/2/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Wednesday, the 2011 Sundance Film Festival announced the 58 films in four categories [1] that would be eligible for awards. Today, they've announced the next slice of their line up - 57 out of competition films in the Premieres, Next, Spotlight, New Frontiers and Midnight categories. This is generally where you get many of the bigger name projects and this year is no exception. We already knew [2] that Kevin Smith's Red State would be on the list, but there's also Tom McCarthy's new film Win Win, Morgan Spurlock's documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, the highly buzzed-about Submarine, Fantastic Fest darling I Saw the Devil as well as Hobo With a Shotgun and a whole bunch more including films with Al Pacino, Tobey Maguire, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Paul Rudd and others. As we said yesterday, the announcement of the movies playing the 2011 Sundance Film Festival is like looking into our film futures.
- 12/2/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Yesterday we revealed the in-competition line-up for this years Sundance Film Festival. Today the programmers have announced the second wave, the out-of-competition line-up. It includes six categories and you can check them all out below. We already knew Kevin Smith‘s Red State would be screening, as he announced on his podcast last night. The rest of this out-of-competition line-up is pretty unbelievable.
We get Cedar Rapids (from Youth In Revolt‘s Miguel Arteta), Mark Pellington‘s I Melt With You, My Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd, Tom McCarthy‘s Win Win, as well as Dito Montiel‘s third feature The Son of No One. We also have new documentaries by Morgan Spurlock and Eugene Jarecki. Some of my favorite Tiff films are also making an appearance, including Submarine (pictured above) and Meek’s Cutoff. Check it out below.
Premieres
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance...
We get Cedar Rapids (from Youth In Revolt‘s Miguel Arteta), Mark Pellington‘s I Melt With You, My Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd, Tom McCarthy‘s Win Win, as well as Dito Montiel‘s third feature The Son of No One. We also have new documentaries by Morgan Spurlock and Eugene Jarecki. Some of my favorite Tiff films are also making an appearance, including Submarine (pictured above) and Meek’s Cutoff. Check it out below.
Premieres
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance...
- 12/2/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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