Riley learns that Brian will be back in town to oversee the talent show. I’ll try to be charitable and point out that the filmmakers were obviously aiming for over the top grotesqueries in certain scenes. Riley discovers Helena, who is tied up but alive. But there remains an understandably conflicted relationship between gender and slashers which makes the arrival of one aiming to do something with this seem like an enticing proposition. Kris suggests they go to the police but Riley demands they go to the fraternity to fight. It’s quick, cheap-looking and entirely devoid of suspense, atmosphere and dramatic tension, so inept at times that it makes 2006’s questionable remake suddenly seem like a misremembered masterwork. Kris discovers Jesse's body while Marty's boyfriend Nate arrives and is also murdered. Blumhouse's previously untitled horror project has been revealed to be a remake of Black Christmas, and it comes with an appropriate release date: Friday, December 13, 2019. After all, Blumhouse has a good track record with the genre, and Black Christmas is a name that carries weight within it. The remake of Black Christmas was successful in making me completely indifferent to both the killer and the victims while leaving me completely revolted though unscared. Black Christmas is a 2019 American slasher film directed by Sophia Takal, and written by Takal and April Wolfe. The Christmas Home. They argue and separate. Black Christmas 2 is a 2017 American-Canadian Slasher Film written and directed by Glen Morgan and starring Willa Holland, Shay Mitchell, Caity Lotz, Katherine Langford, Victoria Moroles, Britt Robertson, Bianca A. Santos, Brandon Flynn and Katie Cassidy. Riley kills the masked man but the girls are attacked by two other masked men. Cary Elwes plays a classic literature professor with some backwards ideas in the female-driven horror remake 'Black Christmas.' In the last few days of the fall semester, tensions rise at the college with a petition to dethrone a classics professor (Cary Elwes) for his curriculum, which doesn’t include enough diversity, and a prank played by Riley and her sisters aimed at calling out toxic masculinity among their male peers. Ten years ago, Black Christmas spread holiday fear at the box office. New, 7 comments. “There are not a lot of female directors, period, and even less who are inclined to do horror,” he said before swiftly being reminded that yes, women do like horror films too. When this third take on Black Christmas was announced this past summer, some horror lovers were excited. Unlike the previous two version of Black Christmas, the remake was rated PG-13 by the MPAA, a rating Takal sought in hopes of making it accessible to new audiences, especially young women who were interested in horror, and opening up discussions on major issues like sexual assault,[23] although she was ready to fully commit to utilizing the higher R rating if the ratings board would not grant it. However, she would not use the PG-13 rating to water down the film's violence to a large degree, making it only slightly less violent than the original film. It’s a film that urges us to believe women yet shows female characters not believing the legitimate concerns of their female friend. [32] However, after making $1.4 million on its first day (including $230,000 from Thursday night previews), estimates for the film were lowered to $4.5 million. The film stars Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, and Cary Elwes. It follows a premise similar to the original, but with a twist. By Karen Han … The director says the remake of the 1974 slasher flick, which builds on the original’s feminist themes, is more relevant in the #MeToo era. There’s also the small problem of a masked, hooded killer. After his debut feature, Willard (2003)—a remake of an earlier 1971 film—failed to perform well at the box office, Morgan was approached by Dimension Films to write and direct a remake of Black Christmas (1974). It reminds us of the importance of queer and trans voices yet includes an entirely straight cast of characters. Star Crystal Lowe noted Morgan's admiration and aim to "take the film to a different level," while "respecting the fact that [the original] was a great movie t… The behemoth-like production company that is Blumhouse, behind hits such as Get Out, The Purge, Happy Death Day, Split and last year’s Halloween revival, has come under fire for its lack of female directors, a fact made even worse by head honcho Jason Blum’s ill-advised comments last year. [29][30], In the United States and Canada, Black Christmas was theatrically released by Universal Pictures on December 13, 2019, coinciding with Friday the 13th. [24], Production began in New Zealand on June 23, 2019. The PG-13 death scenes are rushed and ineffective, the characters are anonymous and interchangeable and as the film takes a supernatural turn, it becomes clear that Wolfe and Takal seem to think they’re making the new Get Out but for women. Riley, Kris, and Marty are attacked by an assailant who injures Marty. In this video I pit both of the Black Christmas remakes (and the original) against each other to see which film will come out on top! REVIEW: Bob Clark ’s classic 1974 holiday horror, BLACK CHRISTMAS, is arguably one of the most creepy and atmospheric genre features ever made. Despite its reputation as a Hollywood player, Blumhouse's Black Christmas remake bombed big time at the box office, earning only $7 million worldwide. I’m talking about Blumhouse Productions’ remake of Black Christmas. Clark even gave Morgan his blessing in his vision of the film’s remake stating in an interview the remake was “still Black Christmas,” but instead explored new subplots that had not been fleshed out in the 1974 film. Instead of a faceless killer, we now have a mildly interesting back story that involves incest and cannibalism. Blumhouse Releasing BLACK CHRISTMAS Remake This December! [25][26][27] Principal photography occurred for 27 days around Dunedin and Oamaru, with the University of Otago providing the setting. The group arrives at the DKO fraternity where Riley catches a glimpse of a strange ritual involving new pledges for DKO and black goo leaking out of the Calvin Hawthorne bust. Director Takal worked extensively to make this vision of Black Christmas as feminist as she could, stating in an interview, "I wanted to make a movie where instead of feeling objectified or watched from a distance, the audience felt seen. Black Christmas was theatrically released in the United States on December 13, 2019 by Universal Pictures, coinciding with Friday the 13th. Black Christmas is a 2019 slasher film directed by Sophia Takal, and written by Takal and April Wolfe. S adly, it does not work. Aside from its earning a cult following since its release, a novelization written by Lee Hays was published in 1976. But using terms like “white supremacist patriarchy” in every other line of dialogue isn’t enough by itself and the film fails to support its superficially progressive thesis with a smart enough plot, trucking ahead with speed but without ingenuity. ", "A Black Christmas remake is coming this year from the team behind Halloween", "Imogen Poots to star in Blumhouse remake of horror classic Black Christmas", "Blumhouse's 'Black Christmas' Remake Gets Doubly Appropriate Release Date", "Imogen Poots to Star in 'Black Christmas' Remake for Blumhouse, Universal", "Surprise! The pair escape in Nate's car and Riley theorizes that Hawthorne, who was known for dabbling in black magic, is responsible for the killings via his bust and the black goo. Riley has a strange encounter with Gelson, where she finds a list of the MKE girls among his papers. The rest of Hawthorne College is preparing for the Christmas holiday break. Announced in June, with production starting later that month, and now out just under six months later, there’s an inescapable, palpable sense of hurry throughout the 2019 iteration. [8][9] Part of the Black Christmas series, it is the loose second remake of the 1974 Canadian film Black Christmas, after the 2006 film, and follows a group of sorority sisters at Hawthorne College as they are preyed upon by an unknown stalker. Sorority sister Fran is killed by the masked man. This holiday season, get ready to scream. Meanwhile, Helena is abducted by Lindsey's attacker. Screenwriter April Wolfe recently took to social media to explain why the film is being changed from an R rating to a PG-13 rating and it’s not for what you think. Soon after, he hired rising indie actor-director Sophia Takal for an instalment in his Hulu-based horror series Into the Dark called New Year, New You, an intriguing, often insightful, attempt to satirise the dark side of self-care. But while Jordan Peele’s devious game-changer was able to neatly inject racial politics into an increasingly fantastical horror film, the creaks here are deafening. The film has since received retroactive recognition and has been regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made. ", "Blumhouse 'Black Christmas' Remake Cast Adds Cary Elwes", "How 'Black Christmas' Takes Dead Aim At The Patriarchy", "Behind the Scenes Images from Blumhouse's Remake Bring 'Black Christmas' in July", "Can 'Jumanji' Sequel Achieve Next-Level Box Office Success? On the same day, Sophia Takal was announced as director and co-writer, and principal photography began soon after, lasting for 27 days in New Zealand. It’s a … "[35] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100 based on reviews from 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [34], On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 38% based on 109 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. At times, there has even been room for knife-edge commentary on the extreme dangers of misogyny and slut-shaming, most memorably in the crowd-pleasing finale of Scream where two women bring down a pair of murderous incels. Major credit must go to director Bob Clark (who went on to direct the epic "Citizen Kane" remake and because of legal reasons had to change it's title to "Porky's") who like John Carpenter in "Halloween", is able to create a current and simplistic creepy atmosphere. Riley Stone, a student at the College's Mu Kappa Epsilon (ΜΚΕ) sorority, is still struggling to move on from being raped by Delta Kappa Omicron (DKO) fraternity president Brian Huntley. The intention of Black Christmas, to bring a more pronounced feminism and female agency to the slasher film, is one to be applauded and somewhere in the universe there’s an intelligent, self-aware script capable of doing this, cleaning up dusty tropes and dragging them to the present day. It's widely considered one of the first actual slasher films, in addition to being some genuinely good, scary fun. It’s an unwieldy and messy thing, drearily directed and boringly written, taking its agenda seriously yet not providing a robust enough framework to surround it. It is revealed that Helena has been secretly working with the fraternity and stole items from her sisters that allowed the possessed pledges to locate their targets. Marty dies while Riley and Kris kill the attacker. At the DKO house, the frat brothers convince Landon to be a pledge. Development of the project began in June 2019, when Jason Blum announced that he would produce the film through his studio Blumhouse Productions. In a mid-credit scene, the cat that was the MKE sisters' pet licks the black liquid. Oliver Hudson in Black Christmas (2006). Gelson explains that after Kris forced the bust's relocation, they discovered Hawthorne's plan, involving a spell and the black goo, to keep unruly women in check. Editor’s Note: The following essay contains massive spoilers for the 2006 horror remake, Black Christmas.. [31], Black Christmas grossed $10.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $8.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $18.5 million.
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