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Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid gets a first teaser poster

December 16, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

With Hereditary and Midsommar behind them, there’s certainly a lot of anticipation for A24 and director Ari Aster’s third collaboration, and we now have a look at the teaser poster for Beau Is Afraid, headlined by Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Previously titled Disappointment Blvd. and described by the filmmaker as a “nightmare comedy”, the film is […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ari Aster, Beau is Afraid, Joaquin Phoenix

Martin Scorsese praises Midsommar’s Ari Aster: “Right from the start, I was impressed”

July 1, 2020 by EJ Moreno

When it comes to modern filmmakers, it’s not too often we hear Martin Scorsese express such reverence. However, in an upcoming book for Midsommar – released to celebrate the film’s first anniversary – Scorsese opens the piece with a wonderful introduction that praises not only the film but its director Ari Aster. Scorsese writes, “A […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Ari Aster, Martin Scorsese, Midsommar

A Big Year for Three Modern Horror Masters

June 1, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

The Lighthouse

Tom Jolliffe takes a look ahead to The Nightingale, Midsommar and The Lighthouse… There’s been some great horror films in the last five years. Three in particular for me really harked back to a classic era sensibility, owing a lot to the best era in creepy atmospheric horror. These would evoke films (among others…) like […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Ari Aster, Hereditary, Jennifer Kent, Midsommar, Robert Eggers, Robert Pattinson, The Babadook, The Lighthouse, The Nightingale, the witch

Midsommar (2019) – October Horrors 2022

October 26, 2022 by Graeme Robertson

Midsommar, 2019. Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Ellora Torchia, Archie Madekwe and Will Poulter. SYNOPSIS: A dysfunctional couple travel to Scandinavia with friends to take part in a midsummer festival which occurs every 90 years. Upon arrival however, their trip turns into something much more sinister. […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Archie Madekwe, Ari Aster, Ellora Torchia, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Midsommar, Vilhelm Blomgren, Will Poulter, William Jackson Harper

Nicolas Cage joins Ari Aster-produced A24 comedy Dream Scenario

August 31, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Following some of the best notices of his career for self-deprecating comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Nicolas Cage is set to remain in the business of making people laugh by signing on for A24’s Ari Aster produced Dream Scenario.  Deadline reports that Dream Scenario will be written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, whose […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: A24, Ari Aster, Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage

Movie Review – Midsommar (2019)

July 5, 2019 by Robert Kojder

Midsommar, 2019 Written and Directed by Ari Aster Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia, and Will Poulter. SYNOPSIS: A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Ari Aster, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Midsommar, Will Poulter, William Jackson Harper

Ari Aster’s Disappointment Blvd. adds Amy Ryan, Kylie Rogers, Nathan Lane, and Patti LuPone

June 23, 2021 by Liam Waddington

Director Ari Aster’s next film, Disappointment Blvd., has announced four new additions to its cast in Amy Ryan (Only Murders in the Building), Kylie Rogers (Cheaper by the Dozen), Nathan Lane (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) and Patti LuPone (Company). They will join Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) in the cast of the Midsommar and Hereditary […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Amy Ryan, Ari Aster, Disappointment Blvd., Kylie Rogers, Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone

Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix team with A24 for Disappointment Blvd.

February 21, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster is set to team with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix for his next film Disappointment Blvd., which has been picked up by A24, the studio behind Aster’s first two movies. Plot details for Disappointment Blvd. are being kept under wraps, but Deadline describes the film as “an […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: A24, Ari Aster, Disappointment Blvd., Joaquin Phoenix

Ari Aster teases his next film will be a “four hour long nightmare comedy”

June 5, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Following Hereditary and Midsommar, Ari Aster has established himself as a rising figure in the horror genre of the film industry and while little is known about his next feature film, the director has teased some minor details. In a recent interview with UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board (via Daily Nexus), Aster once again teased his next […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ari Aster

Amazon UK has listed the Midsommar Director’s Cut for Blu-Ray release in October

September 19, 2019 by Liam Waddington

After being previously announced that the Director’s Cut of Midsommar would be released exclusively on Apple TV in the United States, Amazon has listed the extended cut for Blu-Ray release in the UK on 28th October. You can check out the official box art below… Midsommar is the second film by Hereditary director Ari Aster […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ari Aster, Midsommar

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