![]() ![]() So while I am the most visible face of the Madison Art Cinemas, there are others who helped make the Madison Art Cinemas a reality: The devoted work of Largo Construction Co. As with all other enterprises, one must collaborate with others who share your vision. I do not believe in the idea of the self-made man or woman. The theater reopened as the Madison Art Cinemas on May 21, 1999. Arnold Gorlick signed the lease in January 1999. Hoyts closed the theater as a mainstream Hollywood theater on April 30, 1998. Beneath the sloped wooden floor (painted in Brazilian green) is a basketball court. At some point in the building’s history, it served as a meeting hall and gymnasium as well. Hoyts Theatres (the Australian based chain) purchased the theater from its local owner-operator. In 1948 it was remodeled to the plans of architectural firm William Riseman Associates and was renamed Madison Theater. The Bonoff Theatre opened in 1912, originally as a single-screen theater, with a seating capacity given as 597 in 1941. Silver Linings Playbook, Slumdog Millionaire, The King’s Speech, Midnight in Paris, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Juno, Brokeback Mountain, The Descendants, The Imitation Game ![]() Lion, Manchester by the Sea, La La Land, A Man Called Ove, Moonlight, Florence Foster Jenkins, Lady in the Van Cast: Bailee Madison, Katie Homes, and Guy Pearce. Original Music: Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders. Director: Troy Nixey, Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins, based on the 1973 teleplay by Nigel McKeand. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark doesn’t.ĭon’t Be Afraid of the Dark is now playing in local theaters.Ī FilmDistrict Release. I’m all for that if the film earns the right to do so. In fact, I left the theater with more questions than answers. Who are they? What do they want with kids? What goes on underneath the house where they reside?īut at the end of the film, these questions are not effectively answered. The only thing that Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark has going for it is the mystery of these creatures. ![]() These thrills were prevalent even when there weren’t any gross-out effects, killings, or maimings. That lack of sophistication, however, gave these films their visceral thrills. Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead and Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre were shot on extremely low budgets and it showed. That shouldn’t happen with horror movies. Instead of being scared, my eyes kept darting across the screen, taking in the look. Every shot in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is polished and slick. There is an unwritten rule when it comes to horror films: the more artistic the sets and cinematography, the less scary the film. It’s easy to admire the handiwork until you realize that it’s a distraction. Even the staircases in the entryway are a work of art. ![]() Each set is large, expansive, and artfully and skillfully designed with an acute attention to detail. The filmmakers spare nothing, however, in the production design and cinematography. The more they appear on screen, the more they border on parody. They belong in a Harry Potter movie, not a horror film. When they’re finally revealed, they are small, cartoonish CGI gnome-sized furry monsters. The creatures in this film are nowhere near the caliber that Del Toro’s capable of. From the ghost in The Devil’s Backbone to the various monsters in Pan’s Labyrinth, he’s a master at his craft. #Silver screen madison movie#The movie was produced and co-written by Guillermo Del Toro who ranks among the best in creating movie creatures. They then try to snatch her for reasons never adequately explained. These creatures live deep underground below the estate. A bunch of creatures pick up on this and want her to be her friend. Her parents are divorced and she’d rather live with her mother in Los Angeles. Little Sally (Bailee Madison) moves in with her father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes) into their new Rhode Island mansion. It ranks right up there with the original Amityville Horror (1979) as one of the dullest haunted house movies I’ve seen. Facebook Journalism Project covid-19 reportingĪug(San Diego) – The trouble with Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark isn’t so much that it’s not scary but that it’s boring. ![]()
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