While most European horrors are battling each other for shock value, the Spanish still seem more intrigued by the more classical horror themes. And with success as they've proven numerous times before. After [Rec] and El Orphanato more of the good stuff is coming our way. Quiroga is releasing No-Do (retitled The Haunting) upon us, turning what should have been a rather tedious ghost flick into one lovely chiller of a film.
If the name Elio Quiroga doesn't ring a bell it's not because he's a novice but because his films can't seem to land a decent audience (at least outside of Spain). This is about to change as the Frightfest people picked up No-Do and decided it worthy for distribution. No doubt a great chance for someone like Quiroga to gather himself an international audience and to harvest some praise for his hard work.
No-Do is essentially just another haunted house flick.
If the name Elio Quiroga doesn't ring a bell it's not because he's a novice but because his films can't seem to land a decent audience (at least outside of Spain). This is about to change as the Frightfest people picked up No-Do and decided it worthy for distribution. No doubt a great chance for someone like Quiroga to gather himself an international audience and to harvest some praise for his hard work.
No-Do is essentially just another haunted house flick.
- 9/2/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Choosing the big-screen fate of the eight Fangoria FrightFest movies begins next Monday, June 21, and one of the films yearning for your votes to win a theatrical release in the on-line sweepstakes (go here for more details) is the atmospheric Spanish spookfest The Haunting, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Elio Quiroga. See the exclusive trailer below the jump and in the homepage rotator.
- 6/14/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (FANGORIA Staff)
- Fangoria
Fangoria will show The Haunting aka No-Do at Frightfest if the film garners enough votes from horror fans and the trailer below shows supernatural spirits coming out of the walls and in to your imagination below. Also to release on DVD August 6th, The Haunting is a ghost story taken from "newsreels about unexplainable phenomena" (Fangoria). So, step inside director Eli Quiroga dark vision of "eerie specters" and then cast your vote for the film at Fangoria's Frighfest contest, with a link found below (begins June 21st).
The synopsis for The Haunting:
"The Haunting aka No-Do and The Beckoning, follows new parent Francesca (Ana Torrent), who’s consumed by motherhood, postpartum depression and a bevy of shadowy figures and eerie specters, all threatening to drive her mad. "The Haunting is a ghost story about people who can see invisible things,” Quiroga says, “and also the story of the people...
The synopsis for The Haunting:
"The Haunting aka No-Do and The Beckoning, follows new parent Francesca (Ana Torrent), who’s consumed by motherhood, postpartum depression and a bevy of shadowy figures and eerie specters, all threatening to drive her mad. "The Haunting is a ghost story about people who can see invisible things,” Quiroga says, “and also the story of the people...
- 6/9/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Fangoria’s FrightFest (see previous item here and go to www.fangoriafrightfest.com for more details) is nearing its summer debut, and one of the films yearning for your votes to win a theatrical release in the on-line sweepstakes is the atmospheric Spanish spookfest The Haunting, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Elio Quiroga. See the exclusive DVD art below the jump!
- 6/9/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Cool news from the cool people over at Fangoria: this summer they will be distributing eight horror films in a multi-platform program with the label "FrightFest". Through partnering with Lightning Media these films will be made available on DVD, Video-On-Demand and Digital Download.
Even more cool: on the FrightFest website readers can vote which of these films should get a theatrical release in July. Right now the site just shows the selected titles but trailers, clips and featurettes should follow soon.
And the titles are not to be sneezed at: James Isaac's "Pig Hunt", Jaume Balagueró's "Fragile", Steven Hentges' "Hunger", Dean Francis' "Road Train", Darin Scott's "Dark House", Martin Weisz' "Grimm Love", Elio Quiroga's "No-Do: The Beckoning", and finally Michael Staininger's "Ligeia".
Something for everyone I'm sure you'll agree. Granted, some of these titles are quite old and well known already from the festival circuit (wow,...
Even more cool: on the FrightFest website readers can vote which of these films should get a theatrical release in July. Right now the site just shows the selected titles but trailers, clips and featurettes should follow soon.
And the titles are not to be sneezed at: James Isaac's "Pig Hunt", Jaume Balagueró's "Fragile", Steven Hentges' "Hunger", Dean Francis' "Road Train", Darin Scott's "Dark House", Martin Weisz' "Grimm Love", Elio Quiroga's "No-Do: The Beckoning", and finally Michael Staininger's "Ligeia".
Something for everyone I'm sure you'll agree. Granted, some of these titles are quite old and well known already from the festival circuit (wow,...
- 5/12/2010
- Screen Anarchy
http://latinhorror.com/frightfest/
Long-time horror staple Fangoria announced today that it has teamed up with multi-faceted distributor Lightning Media to launch a new film distribution entity named "Fangoria FrightFest," and plans to release eight horror feature films under the banner via a wide-ranging DVD, VOD and digital download deal, with fans additionally choosing one of the selected films for a theatrical distribution run.
Listed among the eight releases are two Latin horror titles: Fragile (finally!) from Rec and Rec 2 helmer Jaume Balagueró (word is there will be a third in that series - 'Rec Apocalypse,' but I digress), and 'The Haunting,' which is fronted by Elio Quiroga. Both directors hail from Spain, a treasure trove of great horror films the last decade.
A similar deal was announced recently between After Dark Films, Lionsgate, and Syfy under the 'After Dark Originals' moniker (read 'Adf Ties Not With Lionsgate & Syfy'). Unfortunately,...
Long-time horror staple Fangoria announced today that it has teamed up with multi-faceted distributor Lightning Media to launch a new film distribution entity named "Fangoria FrightFest," and plans to release eight horror feature films under the banner via a wide-ranging DVD, VOD and digital download deal, with fans additionally choosing one of the selected films for a theatrical distribution run.
Listed among the eight releases are two Latin horror titles: Fragile (finally!) from Rec and Rec 2 helmer Jaume Balagueró (word is there will be a third in that series - 'Rec Apocalypse,' but I digress), and 'The Haunting,' which is fronted by Elio Quiroga. Both directors hail from Spain, a treasure trove of great horror films the last decade.
A similar deal was announced recently between After Dark Films, Lionsgate, and Syfy under the 'After Dark Originals' moniker (read 'Adf Ties Not With Lionsgate & Syfy'). Unfortunately,...
- 5/12/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (LATIN HORROR)
- Latin Horror
It's time to see if your shorts and features made the cut - Shriekfest 2009, which runs October 1st-4th, 2009, has released the titles of those films that have made its 2009 Finalists list.
The judges must be busy with the long list of titles that have made it thus far. Included among them is a short film from some of our very own, "Thirsty", directed by Andrew Kasch, written by Joe Knetter, screenplay by David Rosiak, shot by Buz Wallick, and starring Joe Lynch and Tiffany Shepis. I've seen the film and it's a riot; let's hope the judges agree!
Here's the rundown of the features that are Finalists:
"Dark House"
directed by Darin Scott
"Dawning"
directed by Gregg Holtgrewe
"Evil Angel"
directed by Richard Dutcher
"Evilution"
directed by Chris Conlee
"How to be a Serial Killer"
directed by Luke Ricci
"Hurt"
directed by Barbara Stepansky
"Lo"
directed by Travis Betz...
The judges must be busy with the long list of titles that have made it thus far. Included among them is a short film from some of our very own, "Thirsty", directed by Andrew Kasch, written by Joe Knetter, screenplay by David Rosiak, shot by Buz Wallick, and starring Joe Lynch and Tiffany Shepis. I've seen the film and it's a riot; let's hope the judges agree!
Here's the rundown of the features that are Finalists:
"Dark House"
directed by Darin Scott
"Dawning"
directed by Gregg Holtgrewe
"Evil Angel"
directed by Richard Dutcher
"Evilution"
directed by Chris Conlee
"How to be a Serial Killer"
directed by Luke Ricci
"Hurt"
directed by Barbara Stepansky
"Lo"
directed by Travis Betz...
- 9/18/2009
- by Tristan Sinns
- DreadCentral.com
We are great fans of Spanish film maker Elio Quiroga in these parts, in no small part due to his genre-mashing tour de force La Hora Fria - or The Dark Hour - a film that didn’t find nearly the audience it deserved with its ambitious blend of post-apocalyptic scifi horror. Since La Hora Fria, Quiroga has been hard at work on his next film, No Do, a picture which once again fuses genres into a unique and compelling blend. Is it a haunted house story? Religious conspiracy theory? A loss-driven drama? Yes to all, and it’s a wee bit more, besides. Here’s how the sales agent describes it:
The film tells the story of Francesca, a young pediatrician who has been traumatized by the loss of a child through crib death. When the family moves to a new home in the country, supposedly to help her recover from the experience,...
The film tells the story of Francesca, a young pediatrician who has been traumatized by the loss of a child through crib death. When the family moves to a new home in the country, supposedly to help her recover from the experience,...
- 5/6/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
Upcoming Film Scores lists the ten most exciting, promising and anticipated film scores of 2009, according to its editor Mikael Carlsson who can't wait to hear what will come out musically of these projects:
1. Avatar (James Horner)
Director James Cameron and composer James Horner are of course best known for the multi-zillion-whatever-megahit Titanic, but they also gave us Aliens in 1986 which stands out as one of the most exciting nailbiter scores in sci-fi history. On that film, Cameron gave Horner a pretty hard time as judging from the composer interview on the special edition DVD, and basically what you hear in the film is the result of a composer writing under enormous pressure. On Avatar, the situation is the complete opposite. A luxury in film scoring today, the total time given to the scoring process on this film will probably exceed one year! Horner is currently working exclusively on this film,...
1. Avatar (James Horner)
Director James Cameron and composer James Horner are of course best known for the multi-zillion-whatever-megahit Titanic, but they also gave us Aliens in 1986 which stands out as one of the most exciting nailbiter scores in sci-fi history. On that film, Cameron gave Horner a pretty hard time as judging from the composer interview on the special edition DVD, and basically what you hear in the film is the result of a composer writing under enormous pressure. On Avatar, the situation is the complete opposite. A luxury in film scoring today, the total time given to the scoring process on this film will probably exceed one year! Horner is currently working exclusively on this film,...
- 1/3/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
In the final part of my 2009 American Film Market report and review roundup, I tackle another 11 movies that I caught during my annual Santa Monica moviegoing orgy. For an overview of the trip, see here; the first batch of reviews can be found here. And for more information on the Afm, held each November in Los Angeles, go here.
Not Quite Hollywood: Fans of “Ozploitation” will jump over the barbie for Mark Hartley’s winning documentary on exploitation films produced in Australia since the ’70s, tackling everything from Patrick to Wolf Creek. Just about anyone ever associated with an Australian genre film is interviewed here, including actors (Jamie Lee Curtis and Stacy Keach on Road Games; Dennis Hopper on Mad Dog Morgan), directors (George Miller, Brian Trenchard-Smith, the late Richard Franklin), screenwriters (Everett De Roche, who wrote almost every Aussie fright flick) and producers (Antony Ginnane, who wrangled financing for...
Not Quite Hollywood: Fans of “Ozploitation” will jump over the barbie for Mark Hartley’s winning documentary on exploitation films produced in Australia since the ’70s, tackling everything from Patrick to Wolf Creek. Just about anyone ever associated with an Australian genre film is interviewed here, including actors (Jamie Lee Curtis and Stacy Keach on Road Games; Dennis Hopper on Mad Dog Morgan), directors (George Miller, Brian Trenchard-Smith, the late Richard Franklin), screenwriters (Everett De Roche, who wrote almost every Aussie fright flick) and producers (Antony Ginnane, who wrangled financing for...
- 12/17/2008
- Fangoria
Yes, I realize that I’m using the Spanish poster for this film to accompany the English language trailer which calls the film by a different title and, yes, I realize this might be confusing for some but I’ve got a particular fondness for this poster so that’s just how it’s going to be.
The Beckoning - or No Do in the Spanish speaking world - is the latest film from La Hora Fria (The Cold Hours) writer / director / producer / effects whiz Elio Quiroga and was one of my more anticipated screenings at this year’s edition of Afm. Why? Because La Hora Fria is pretty much a textbook example of how to make a solid genre film on a tight budget and is one solid, solid picture that hasn’t generated near the love that it deserves and my hope was that Quiroga would finally turn some heads with this one.
The Beckoning - or No Do in the Spanish speaking world - is the latest film from La Hora Fria (The Cold Hours) writer / director / producer / effects whiz Elio Quiroga and was one of my more anticipated screenings at this year’s edition of Afm. Why? Because La Hora Fria is pretty much a textbook example of how to make a solid genre film on a tight budget and is one solid, solid picture that hasn’t generated near the love that it deserves and my hope was that Quiroga would finally turn some heads with this one.
- 11/13/2008
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
The trailer for Elio Quiroga's next just dropped, and while it looks like your simple haunted house with a past story I have very high expectations. I really hope this is as good as La Hora Fría.
"The film tells the story of Francesca, a young pediatrician who has been traumatized by the loss of a child through crib death. When the family moves to a new home in the country, supposedly to help her recover from the experience, she begins seeing completely inexplicable things. Even worse she gradually faces the possibility of going completely mad because of the visions and apparitions she continuously witnesses. The answer to Francesca’s problem is hidden in some “secret No-do’s”, news programmer made in the forties to inform Church leaders about miraculous happenings in Spain, and which are thought to have disappeared."
Check it out after the break. Special thanks to...
"The film tells the story of Francesca, a young pediatrician who has been traumatized by the loss of a child through crib death. When the family moves to a new home in the country, supposedly to help her recover from the experience, she begins seeing completely inexplicable things. Even worse she gradually faces the possibility of going completely mad because of the visions and apparitions she continuously witnesses. The answer to Francesca’s problem is hidden in some “secret No-do’s”, news programmer made in the forties to inform Church leaders about miraculous happenings in Spain, and which are thought to have disappeared."
Check it out after the break. Special thanks to...
- 11/11/2008
- QuietEarth.us
It was just yesterday that we posted the international sales poster for No Do - known as The Beckoning outside of Spain - the latest project from La Hora Fria (The Cold Hours) director Elio Quiroga. We’re still waiting for a trailer on this one - and expecting rather a lot from it since La Hora Fria was pretty much a textbook example of what talent can accomplish on a budget - but in the meantime we’ve just stumbled across the official - and much superior, in my opinion - Spanish poster for the film. Very nice.
Shot in Spanish with substantial high-tech effects, “No-do” is a horror story in which a woman sees ghosts. The explanation to their appearance lies in an old No-do newsreel (i.e., one of the state-sanctioned documentaries made during Franco’s regime).
The film speculates around the little known “Secret No-DOs”, made...
Shot in Spanish with substantial high-tech effects, “No-do” is a horror story in which a woman sees ghosts. The explanation to their appearance lies in an old No-do newsreel (i.e., one of the state-sanctioned documentaries made during Franco’s regime).
The film speculates around the little known “Secret No-DOs”, made...
- 10/31/2008
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
Spanish director Elio Quiroga made a lot of fans in these parts with his film La Hora Fria (The Cold Hours), a stunning little post apocalyptic genre bender revolving around a small band of humans trying to survive in an underground bunker after a catastrophic event unleashed both aliens and zombie-like hordes upon the earth. La Hora Fria is a perfect example of what talent can accomplish on a budget and we’ve been awaiting the next from Quiroga ever since.
Well, announced back in December of 2006 - we have the first stills here - that film is No Do, a ghost story that has been held up in post production for over a year but is now complete and about to take a bow at the upcoming American Film Market under it’s new international title The Beckoning. Here’s what we know:
Shot in Spanish with substantial high-tech effects,...
Well, announced back in December of 2006 - we have the first stills here - that film is No Do, a ghost story that has been held up in post production for over a year but is now complete and about to take a bow at the upcoming American Film Market under it’s new international title The Beckoning. Here’s what we know:
Shot in Spanish with substantial high-tech effects,...
- 10/30/2008
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
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