THE BOX
USA
2009
114 minutes
In 1976 Virginia, a struggling suburban couple are faced with a mysterious box left at their door: press the button inside and they'll receive one million dollars, but someone they don't know will die. Moody, disquieting horror mystery straight out of The Twilight Zone; occasionally trips on the sense of its own importance but is so expertly staged and cleverly put together as to be clearly the work of a true talent.
Media Rights Capital presents a Darko Entertainment production; produced in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (US distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures.)
Starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella; James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne, Sam Oz Stone, Gillian Jacobs, Celia Weston, Deborah Rush.
Directed by Richard Kelly; produced by Sean McKittrick, Mr. Kelly, Dan Lin; screenplay by Mr. Kelly, based on the short story by Richard Matheson, Button, Button; music by Win Butler, Régine Chassagne and Owen Pallett; director of photography (Technicolor, Panavision Digital), Steven Poster; production designer, Alexander Hammond; costume designer, April Ferry; film editor, Sam Bauer; visual effects supervisor, Thomas Tannenberger.
Screened: distributor advance press screening, Zon Lusomundo screening room (Lisbon), August 17th 2010.
2009
114 minutes
In 1976 Virginia, a struggling suburban couple are faced with a mysterious box left at their door: press the button inside and they'll receive one million dollars, but someone they don't know will die. Moody, disquieting horror mystery straight out of The Twilight Zone; occasionally trips on the sense of its own importance but is so expertly staged and cleverly put together as to be clearly the work of a true talent.
Media Rights Capital presents a Darko Entertainment production; produced in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (US distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures.)
Starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella; James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne, Sam Oz Stone, Gillian Jacobs, Celia Weston, Deborah Rush.
Directed by Richard Kelly; produced by Sean McKittrick, Mr. Kelly, Dan Lin; screenplay by Mr. Kelly, based on the short story by Richard Matheson, Button, Button; music by Win Butler, Régine Chassagne and Owen Pallett; director of photography (Technicolor, Panavision Digital), Steven Poster; production designer, Alexander Hammond; costume designer, April Ferry; film editor, Sam Bauer; visual effects supervisor, Thomas Tannenberger.
Screened: distributor advance press screening, Zon Lusomundo screening room (Lisbon), August 17th 2010.
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