This post contains spoilers for "True Detective: Night Country."
"True Detective: Night Country" is starting to look more and more like a horror show. Two episodes into the season's six-part run, things in Ennis, Alaska just keep getting stranger. The severed tongue of Indigenous activist Anne appeared on a research facility's floor six years after she died. The scientists at said research facility (who remind us a lot of horror classic "The Thing") ended up dead in the snow, naked and frozen with ruptured eardrums and scratched-out eyes. At least two characters have heard a voice whisper "She's awake" in their minds, and a little girl is drawing pictures of a local folk figure — a woman in the snow with bloody, dripping hands. On top of all that, the ghost of Rust Cohle's dad may or may not be out in the wilderness, possibly worshipping the sky.
At the risk of stating the obvious,...
"True Detective: Night Country" is starting to look more and more like a horror show. Two episodes into the season's six-part run, things in Ennis, Alaska just keep getting stranger. The severed tongue of Indigenous activist Anne appeared on a research facility's floor six years after she died. The scientists at said research facility (who remind us a lot of horror classic "The Thing") ended up dead in the snow, naked and frozen with ruptured eardrums and scratched-out eyes. At least two characters have heard a voice whisper "She's awake" in their minds, and a little girl is drawing pictures of a local folk figure — a woman in the snow with bloody, dripping hands. On top of all that, the ghost of Rust Cohle's dad may or may not be out in the wilderness, possibly worshipping the sky.
At the risk of stating the obvious,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
One of the most buzzed-about horror movies from 2019, Issa López's Tigers Are Not Afraid is coming out on Blu-ray/DVD SteelBook and DVD on May 5th from Rlje Films, and we've been provided with a look at the cover art and the full list of bonus features, including a 43-minute behind-the-scenes video and an audio commentary with López.
Read on for the full SteelBook Blu-ray/DVD and DVD release details, and in case you missed them, read Heather Wixson's interview with López and Ben Larned's review of Tigers Are Not Afraid.
Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Shudder’s, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, Tigers Are Not Afraid which releases on May 5, 2020 on DVD and DVD/Blu-ray SteelBook. Written and directed by Issa López (Secondary Effects), the horror/thriller stars...
Read on for the full SteelBook Blu-ray/DVD and DVD release details, and in case you missed them, read Heather Wixson's interview with López and Ben Larned's review of Tigers Are Not Afraid.
Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Shudder’s, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, Tigers Are Not Afraid which releases on May 5, 2020 on DVD and DVD/Blu-ray SteelBook. Written and directed by Issa López (Secondary Effects), the horror/thriller stars...
- 3/25/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This film’s premise may promise many flights of fantasy and endearing whimsical humor, but what it delivers is something else entirely. A group of modern street kids must work together in a re-imagining of classic fairy tales. Sounds a bit like last year’s The Kid Who Would Be King, doesn’t it? Well, there are really few similarities, since this setting is a Mexican city turned war zone, with vicious drug runners blasting away at anyone, kids especially, that gets in their way. Can their belief in the power of those iconic stories and characters save these urchins, or will their sense of wonder lead them to their doom? Maybe they can learn to become fearless since Tigers Are Not Afraid.
We meet the film’s two main characters in the pre-title scenes. Middle school student Estrella (Paola Lara) is excited by the class assignment. Using classic characters and setting,...
We meet the film’s two main characters in the pre-title scenes. Middle school student Estrella (Paola Lara) is excited by the class assignment. Using classic characters and setting,...
- 9/27/2019
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Film premiered at Fantastic Fest.
Genre specialist Raven Banner has reported a flurry of deals following Toronto International Film Festival on Issa Lopez’s dark Mexican fairy tale Tigers Are Not Afraid.
The film received its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, and has played in more than 50 festivals around the world.
Toronto-based Raven Banner closed deals in Japan (Zazie), Middle East (Falcon), France (Karma), Spain (Tukurifilms), South Korea (Lumix), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Benelux (Film Events), Scandinavia (Njuta), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), and Greece (Seven Films).
Shudder acquired Tigers Are Not Afraid for North America, the UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, and...
Genre specialist Raven Banner has reported a flurry of deals following Toronto International Film Festival on Issa Lopez’s dark Mexican fairy tale Tigers Are Not Afraid.
The film received its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, and has played in more than 50 festivals around the world.
Toronto-based Raven Banner closed deals in Japan (Zazie), Middle East (Falcon), France (Karma), Spain (Tukurifilms), South Korea (Lumix), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Benelux (Film Events), Scandinavia (Njuta), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), and Greece (Seven Films).
Shudder acquired Tigers Are Not Afraid for North America, the UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, and...
- 9/19/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
For many horror fans, the Halloween season starts in September (if not earlier), and if you have the streaming service Shudder in the Us, then you'll have 10 new movies to look forward to in the coming weeks, along with the premiere of the new Creepshow series, more episodes of AMC's NOS4A2, the creepypasta-based Channel Zero: The Dream Door, and a mysterious Halloween treat that will arrive on October 25th.
Press Release: September 4, 2019, New York, NY — Shudder, AMC Networks premiere streaming destination for exclusive and original genre entertainment, has announced its unbeatable seasonal slate of new horror, thriller and supernatural programming for Halloween, including the series premiere of Creepshow—the most highly anticipated new horror show of the season—and a killer lineup of 10 exclusive new movies that can't be streamed anywhere else.
Said Craig Engler, Gm of Shudder, "For us, Halloween starts now, and this year we’re going...
Press Release: September 4, 2019, New York, NY — Shudder, AMC Networks premiere streaming destination for exclusive and original genre entertainment, has announced its unbeatable seasonal slate of new horror, thriller and supernatural programming for Halloween, including the series premiere of Creepshow—the most highly anticipated new horror show of the season—and a killer lineup of 10 exclusive new movies that can't be streamed anywhere else.
Said Craig Engler, Gm of Shudder, "For us, Halloween starts now, and this year we’re going...
- 9/9/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A graffiti tiger paces behind the bars of his spray-painted cage. Rivulets of blood snake from a crime scene to track characters through paint-peeling hallways. A grand piano burns amid the shadows of a gutted warehouse. Goldfish swim in puddles carved into the cement that surrounds a shattered tank. These and the countless more equally stunning images crowd Issa López’s “Tigers Are Not Afraid,” searing themselves upon the brain — each and every one a metaphor (some more intuitive than others) for the dangers that daily face a group of Mexican street children, collateral damage in the country’s senseless drug war.
A well-established screenwriter whose credits run the gamut from romantic comedies to the tense, Tim Roth-starring cartel thriller “600 Miles,” still finding her voice as a director, López feels her way forward in a way that simply can’t be ignored with “Vuelven.” The title means “They Return” in Spanish,...
A well-established screenwriter whose credits run the gamut from romantic comedies to the tense, Tim Roth-starring cartel thriller “600 Miles,” still finding her voice as a director, López feels her way forward in a way that simply can’t be ignored with “Vuelven.” The title means “They Return” in Spanish,...
- 8/23/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Thousands of people have been murdered or gone missing in the ongoing violent drug war in Mexico. One of the often unacknowledged side effects is the now-orphaned children, many of whom end up on the streets. In her third feature, writer/director Issa López takes on the story of five such children, literally and metaphorically caught in the crossfire. Magical, terrifying, violent, filled with both cruelty and love, Tigers Are Not Afraid takes a child's-eye view of the daily struggle to survive. Estrella (Paola Lara) and her mother live in a Nothern border town where violence in the streets is endemic and where children at school sometimes have to lie on the floor to avoid gunfire that might come in from the street. On one such...
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- 8/22/2019
- Screen Anarchy
‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ Film Review: Child’s Eye View of Narco Wars Produces Chilling Childhood Tale
In the imaginative worlds of director Guillermo del Toro, fantasy can be a tool to understand the cruelty of our reality. The scary creatures in his movies are not always the villains. Instead, they’re the people among us, capable of horrors grave enough to create ghosts and monsters out of their victims. Recently, the generous director has taken up championing the work of one of his fellow countrymen, Issa López, whose latest film “Tigers Are Not Afraid” charmed del Toro and audiences across the festival circuit with its enchanting tale of loss, violence, fantasy, grief, and yes, tigers.
In López’s film, 10-year-old Estrella (Paola Lara) lives in a world full of uncertainty and fear. One day, a gang shooting disrupts her class, and her teacher pushes three pieces of chalk into her hand, telling her to take these three wishes. Classes are canceled and her life is about to take a dark turn.
In López’s film, 10-year-old Estrella (Paola Lara) lives in a world full of uncertainty and fear. One day, a gang shooting disrupts her class, and her teacher pushes three pieces of chalk into her hand, telling her to take these three wishes. Classes are canceled and her life is about to take a dark turn.
- 8/20/2019
- by Monica Castillo
- The Wrap
Tigers Are Not Afraid Shutter Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Issa López Screenwriter: Issa López Cast: Paola Lara, Juan Ramón Lópex, Hanssel Casillas, Rodrigo Cortes, Ianis Guerrero, Tenoh Huerta Screened at: Technicolor Screening Room, NYC, 8/6/19 Opens: August 23, 2019 Feel free to call this movie an […]
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- 8/18/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
In his four-star Boston Underground Film Festival review of Tigers Are Not Afraid, Ben Larned called Issa Lopez's film a "heartbreaking, harrowing sociological fantasy," and ahead of its theatrical release, the film's official trailer has been revealed.
Written and directed by Issa López, Tigers Are Not Afraid stars Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, and Hanssel Casillas. Shudder will release the film theatrically in New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto on August 23rd, followed by a national release. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, and check out the official trailer and poster below.
Synopsis: "A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico's devastating drug wars, Tigers Are Not Afraid follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents. Filmmaker Issa López creates a world that recalls the early films of Guillermo del Toro,...
Written and directed by Issa López, Tigers Are Not Afraid stars Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, and Hanssel Casillas. Shudder will release the film theatrically in New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto on August 23rd, followed by a national release. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, and check out the official trailer and poster below.
Synopsis: "A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico's devastating drug wars, Tigers Are Not Afraid follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents. Filmmaker Issa López creates a world that recalls the early films of Guillermo del Toro,...
- 7/30/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"We forget who we are... when things from outside come to get us." Shudder has released a new official Us trailer for Mexican horror fairytale film Tigers Are Not Afraid, which first premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2017 and is finally getting a theatrical release this August. The film is both written & directed by Mexican filmmaker Issa López (follow her @IssitaLopez) and she has earned the respect of Guillermo del Toro and Stephen King. "López creates a world that recalls the early films of del Toro, imbued with her own gritty urban spin on magical realism to conjure a wholly unique experience that audiences will not soon forget." It's about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created by the drug war. Starring Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, and Hanssel Casillas. A worthy discovery. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for...
- 7/29/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Paradigm represents English-speaking territory rights.
Toronto-based Raven Banner has picked up international sales rights to the dark fairy tale Tigers Are Not Afraid (Vuelven) and has introduced to buyers in Tiff.
Issa Lopez wrote and directed the film, which takes place against the backdrop of the Mexican drug war and stars Paola Lara as Estrella, a 10-year-old girl granted three wishes shortly after her mother disappears.
Estrella’s first wish brings unexpected results when finds herself on the streets and must form an alliance with gang of orphaned boys.
The film has won several awards and was nominated for 10 Ariel Awards including best director.
Toronto-based Raven Banner has picked up international sales rights to the dark fairy tale Tigers Are Not Afraid (Vuelven) and has introduced to buyers in Tiff.
Issa Lopez wrote and directed the film, which takes place against the backdrop of the Mexican drug war and stars Paola Lara as Estrella, a 10-year-old girl granted three wishes shortly after her mother disappears.
Estrella’s first wish brings unexpected results when finds herself on the streets and must form an alliance with gang of orphaned boys.
The film has won several awards and was nominated for 10 Ariel Awards including best director.
- 9/9/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
You know things are bad when the art coming out of an area reaches a point where “dark, metaphorical fairy tale” becomes a necessary style to wield as intense catharsis. There’s probably better markers to highlight when a community’s abject horror fosters enough self-destruction and futility to reach full exposure and ensure children can no longer be shielded from its truth, but that doesn’t diminish the heartbreaking sorrow this type of artistic choice lays bare. Because it’s one thing to accept a state of affairs under the belief that you still have the ability to avoid the nightmare so many others couldn’t and another to discover that control over your life has been taken out of your hands. Reality becomes too much to bare once men become monsters.
We therefore help our kids understand through fantasy, granting them an escape as we desperately cling to...
We therefore help our kids understand through fantasy, granting them an escape as we desperately cling to...
- 7/31/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Thousands of people have been murdered or gone missing in the ongoing violent drug war in Mexico. One of the often unacknowledged side effects is the now-orphaned children, many of whom end up on the streets. In her third feature, writer/director Issa López takes on the story of five such children, literally and metaphorically caught in the crossfire. Magical, terrifying, violent, filled with both cruetly and love, Tigers Are Not Afraid takes a child's-eye view of the daily struggle to survive. Estrella (Paola Lara) and her mother live in a nothern border town violence in the streets is endemic and where children at school sometimes have to lie on the floor to avoid gunfire that might come in from the street. On one such day,...
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- 9/28/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Don Kaye Oct 12, 2019
Our list of the best modern horror movies of the 21st century is downright terrifying. These are the scariest films around.
Every once in a while, someone likes to declare that the horror genre is dead, and so far, every one of those predictions has been wrong.
Horror movies have been around almost as long as filmmaking itself, and while the genre has always been cyclical in nature --dipping, sometimes drastically, in both quality and quantity from time to time -- all it usually takes is a well-timed box office hit, a fresh new angle or a hot young filmmaker to reanimate it again.
The 21st century has been, overall, an extremely healthy one for horror. There’s been the usual amount of dross, of course, but the genre has branched out in a number of interesting new directions as well. We had absolutely no problem tallying...
Our list of the best modern horror movies of the 21st century is downright terrifying. These are the scariest films around.
Every once in a while, someone likes to declare that the horror genre is dead, and so far, every one of those predictions has been wrong.
Horror movies have been around almost as long as filmmaking itself, and while the genre has always been cyclical in nature --dipping, sometimes drastically, in both quality and quantity from time to time -- all it usually takes is a well-timed box office hit, a fresh new angle or a hot young filmmaker to reanimate it again.
The 21st century has been, overall, an extremely healthy one for horror. There’s been the usual amount of dross, of course, but the genre has branched out in a number of interesting new directions as well. We had absolutely no problem tallying...
- 10/2/2015
- Den of Geek
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