The Box: First Preview

Based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by author Richard Matheson, comes a new horror film which will mark as the first time effort for Cameron Diaz to be the main cast in a horror film along with James Marsden. The film is written and directed by Richard Kelly with the production has began since November 2007 and concluded in February 2008. The film is set for release in March 2009, but in the latest update, the film has been delayed to 6 November 2009 release date. The plot is set in Raleigh, North Carolina in the year 1976. An unhappily married couple (Diaz and Marsden) receive a box from a mysterious stranger (Langella), who tells them that pushing a button on the box will award them with a large monetary sum, and simultaneously, someone the couple does not know will die. The project was funded with a budget of over $30 million by Media Rights Capital. Kelly described his intent for the film, "My hope is to make a film that is incredibly suspenseful and broadly commercial, while still retaining my artistic sensibility."

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Humanimal: Chille Horror

When browsing on the net, I've found there's also a Chilian Horror by director Francesc Morales which stars Ramón Llao, Jenny Cavallo and Sebastián Layseca in its main roles. In this look like a B-horror film, it's all revolves around the clumsy Turtle which is a victim of the smart Fox. When Cat appears, they compete to seduce her. Cat is only interested in the one that incorporates human habits. Turtle realizes he can gain some advantage by feeding a strange creature with animal meat. Sound strange enough? Just check the trailer embedded below.

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Borre: Norwegian Horror

It's time for foreign horror previews today, next is from Norwegian, a horror film titled Børre (Borre). From Quiet Earth site, here we have the synopsis for the film and also the subbed trailer below.

Synopsis: Somewhere, someplace lives a loner called Børre, a man in his early thirties. He's got a boring good for nothing job that he hates, and a Swedish grease ball pig boss he’d love to see drop dead on the spot. To escape the reality of his sad boring life, he finds comfort in his bong. His only friend is a Pac-Man loving, dope dealing, Lowriding wannabe-gangster named Ludo. Børre knows a lot about old porn flicks, and his greatest hero of all time is the great, one and only Charles Bronson… Mr. Majestyk!
Every woman he ever cared for has disappeared from him, into the thin air. His self-esteem is not exactly high. Dr. Kronenberg is trying to help him solve his problems. Now, Børre has met Barbra, a sweet happy go lucky girl with an appetite for life, she is the love of his life. She loves him too. Børre is happy; his life is getting back on track…but something is lurking in the dark.

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