#Drew Dowdle

[brokehorrorfan]

As Above, So Below will be released on Blu-ray on October 1 via Scream Factory. The 2014 found footage horror film was shot on location in the catacombs of Paris.

John Erick Dowdle (Devil, Quarantine) directs from a script he co-wrote with brother Drew Dowdle. Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert, and Ali Marhyar star.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Interview with director/co-writer John Erick Dowdle

Interview with co-writer Drew Dowdle

Inside As Above/So Below

Trailer

Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above/So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all.

Pre-order As Above, So Below.

[howardhawkshollywoodannex]

No Escape (2015) was co-written with his brother Drew and directed by John Dowdle. John was born in St Paul MN and has 10 director credits from 1996, his second credit in 2005, to three episodes of a 2023 series. None of his other credits are notable.

[nabakovian]

films that are classics to me: part 2

just saw someone else do this but i'm making a running list of movies that are classics To Me (a mix of movies that are widely considered classics and movies that no one on god's green earth cares about except me)

full list on letterboxd

1. knives out (dir. rian johnson)

2. the devil wears prada (dir. david frankel)

3. casablanca (dir. michael curtiz)

4. hot tub time machine (dir. steve pink)

5. terrifier (dir. damien leone)

6. barbarian (dir. zach cregger)

7. insidious (dir. james wan)

8. the conjuring (dir. james wan)

9. us (dir. jordan peele)

10. thoroughbreds (dir. cory finley)

11. train to busan (dir. yeon sang-ho)

12. hell house, llc (dir. stephen cognetti)

13. raw (dir. julia ducournau)

14. the judge (dir. david dobkin)

15. as above, so below (dir. john erick dowdle)

16. it follows (dir. david robert mitchell)

17. a girl walks home alone at night (dir. ana lily amirpour)

18. whiplash (dir. damien chazelle)

19. under the skin (dir. jonathan glazer)

20. snowpiercer (dir. bong joon-ho)

21. the perks of being a wallflower (dir. stephen chbosky)

22. american mary (dir. jen and sylvia soska)

23. the hunger games (dir. gary ross)

24. project x (dir. nima nourizadeh)

25. sinister (dir. scott derrickson)

26. cabin in the woods (dir. drew goddard)

27. all about evil (dir. peaches christ)

28. fantastic mr. fox (dir. wes anderson)

29. popcorn (dir. mark herrier)

30. misery (dir. rob reiner)

[james-master]

31 Days of Horror Day 6: As Above So Below (2014)

One of the goals for this month is to watch some of the classics like Candyman (1992) and some of the really old classics like the original Dracula (1931). However, it seems as if I’m stuck in the 2010s. Because for Day 6, I watched As Above So Below (2014). The film is written by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle and is directed by John Erick Dowdle. It stars Perdita Weeks (Scarlett), Ben…

[moviesandmania]

THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES (2007) Reviews of infamous found-footage horror

‘The last thing his victims saw… was his camera.’ The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a 2007 American documentary-style horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine; Devil; As Above, So Below) from a screenplay co-written with his brother Drew, who produced. The movie stars Bobbi Sue Luther, Samantha Robson and Ivar Brogger. Plot: When police raid a house in Poughkeepsie, a city north of New York,…

[redrusty66]

Found Footage Week - Day 4 :  As Above So Below  (2014)

Discussing the 2014 Found Footage Horror Film : 3 :  As Above So Below

Starring : Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert, Ali Marhyar Director : John Erick Dowdle Writer : John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle

My Score 8/10

IMDB : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2870612/

Trailer : https://youtu.be/X_BaqNzdGXY

My IMDB : https://www.imdb.com/user/ur48636572 My Letterboxed : https://letterboxd.com/Redrusty66/ My Poetry : https://allpoetry.com/Redrusty66

#review #horror #foundfootage #thriller #moviereview #film

[tomorrowedblog]

Friday Releases for April 14

Friday is the busiest day of the week for new releases, so we've decided to collect them all in one place. Friday Releases for April 14 include Renfield, SAKRA, Glorious Game, and more.

Renfield

Renfield, the new movie from Chris McKay, is out today.

In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.

SAKRA

SAKRA, the new movie from Ka-Wai Kam and Donnie Yen, is out today.

Based on the classic wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Louis Cha (known worldwide by his pen name Jin Yong), SAKRA stars Donnie Yen as Qiao Feng, the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin story—and the unknown enemies working to destroy him from the shadows.

The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope's Exorcist, the new movie from Julius Avery, is out today.

Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican (Russell Crowe), The Pope’s Exorcist follows Amorth as he investigates a young boy’s terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

Rare Objects

Rare Objects, the new movie from Katie Holmes, is out today.

A young woman with a traumatic past seeks to rebuild her life when she begins working at a New York City antique shop.

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, the new movie from Pierre Földes, is out today.

A lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives in the animated feature Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman.

Mafia Mamma

Mafia Mamma, the new movie from Catherine Hardwicke, is out today.

MAFIA MAMMA is a hilarious, action-packed comedy about a suburban American woman who inherits her grandfather’s Mafia empire, and guided by the Firm’s trusted consigliere defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.

Waco: Aftermath

Waco: Aftermath, the new TV series from John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, is out today.

WACO: THE AFTERMATH focuses on the fallout of the Waco disaster: the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidian sect and the rise of homegrown terrorist, Timothy McVeigh.

The Last Thing He Told Me

The Last Thing He Told Me, the new TV series from Laura Dave and Josh Singer, is out today.

This gripping limited series follows Hannah, a woman who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.

Queenmaker

Queenmaker, the new TV series from Moon Ji-young and Oh Jin-seok, is out today.

After a tragic accident, a powerful fixer uses her skills to transform a civil rights lawyer into the next mayor — and take down her former employer.

Blindspotting S2

The second season of Blindspotting, the TV series from Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, is out today.

Six months after Ashley and Miles’s prison wedding, Ashley is navigating the chaos of her life in Oakland alongside her family and doing her best to be a fun mom for her son… with mixed results.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S5

The fifth season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the TV series from Amy Sherman-Palladino, is out today.

In the fifth and final season, Midge finds herself closer than ever to the success she's dreamed of, only to discover that closer than ever is still so far away.

Glorious Game

Glorious Game, the new album from Black Thought and El Michels Affair, is out today.

[21st-in-germantown]

JacketOff Comedy Presents

An extremely funny selection of local, regional, and touring comics. Chosen from our very own weekly open mic. A showcase of some of the best up and coming comedians, paired with some very funny professionals.

Host: Ehrin Dowdle

Special guests: Roseileen Fitts, Crystal Phoenix, & Jen Cooper

Featuring: Neriah Romero, Drew Blankenship, & Rick Gene

Headliners: Uncool Randy & Evan Lewis

7:30 Doors

8:00 Show

$5 at the Door

Friday

March 10th

The Barrel Room at 21st

1481 South Shelby Street

Louisville KY

21st in Germantown

#21stingermantown #do502 #louisvilleky #comedyshow #smokehouse #standupcomedian #standupcomedy #liveevent #germantown #louisville #louisvillekentucky #louisvillefoodies #comedynight

[twinsfawn]

THE ONLY WAY OUT IS DOWN • AS ABOVE SO BELOW (2014)

[spookytuesdaypod]

sometimes revisiting the classics doesn't just mean watching the original halloween. spooky tuesday is a (now not so new!) podcast where we’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week.

the thing about the 2014 film as above so below is that we're actually not smart enough to take it on on our own — so when we decided to cover it for the pod, we knew we had to invite a pal to join us. cue actual italian literature and apparent dante/virgil shipper manu!!! as we explore the catacombs and all nine circles of hell, she's helping us figure out what exactly happened, who's deserving and who's damned, and if this movie was just too smart for all the critics who declared it rotten.

give spooky tuesday a listen on apple podcasts, spotify, iheart radio, or stitcher

[felicereviews]

As Above So Below (2014)

A beautiful archeologist with a lot of off-the-shoulder sweater sets convinces her friend to go with her and a crew into the Paris catacombs to search for some lost artifact.

I basically watched this movie to see the catacombs again.  2014 was the first time the French government allowed filming down there.  It can’t be terribly safe or comfortable to film inside the catacombs since it feels confining and overwhelming to be down there at all.

It takes quite a while for anything to happen in this horror movie.  So if you are looking for quick action or some boobs - you won’t find them here.  But eventually, even though the crew decide to take the established route to get where they’re going, they still have trouble.  I’m guessing it was the singing monster women who led them astray but I may be grasping at straws.

The trope is very similar to The Descent.   A team goes underground and monsters pick them off one by one.  But there were a couple of good parts.  Like when the camera man got stuck.  And you get to see the actual catacombs.  Which is cool.

[yourdailykitsch]

Netflix Has Another Borrowed Hit On Its Hands With ‘Waco’

Netflix has a unique power that it seems to be beginning to understand. It can take a halfway decent show, completely ignored on a more traditional TV Network, adopt it into its Netflix family, and then turn it into a hit by the simple fact that it exists on the service. That’s what we’re seeing with Waco, a series that aired on the Paramount Network back in 2018 that chronicles the real-life standoff at Waco between the government and David Koresh’s cult that killed 74 people. I had no idea what the Paramount Network was, and I had to do some research to discover that it’s actually what SpikeTV got turned into after it was killed, and CBS wants it to be a competitor with the likes of FX and AMC on cable. Well, I’m not sure that’s gone to plan, but one of its highest profile shows was meant to be Waco, which now is passing itself off as a Netflix production, if you didn’t know any better. Waco stars Friday Night Lights’ Taylor Kitsch as Koresh and has performances from a huge swath of other talented actors like Michael Shannon, Boardwalk Empire’s Shea Whigham, Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist and Ozark’s Julia Garner. It’s a stacked cast and intense historical topic that looks right at home on Netflix. But it’s not a Netflix show. And it aired in 2018. That has not stopped it from appearing in Netflix’s Top 10 list this week, where it currently sits at #5 on the overall list, and is the #2 drama series on the service behind only new Netflix original, Outer Banks. If you’re wondering when you’ve seen this happen before, it would be for You, the Lifetime serial killer series that ended up becoming a hit when it was ported over to Netflix, so much so that they actually bought it outright and it’s now an official Netflix original going forward, keeping its concept and lead in place. Waco is likely to be a different story given that A) it’s a miniseries and B) it’s based on an actual event so no, there is not going to be a Waco season 2 unless this becomes sort of cult-focused miniseries where we move on to Jonestown with a new cast next, or something like that. Waco is being praised for its stellar performances all across its cast, but I’m hearing a lot of good things about Michael Shannon and Shea Whigham specifically. It could be possible that if this does well enough on Netflix, they could recruit John and Drew Dowdle, who made the show, to craft something new for them, if they’re not locked into a deal with Paramount. I will likely be checking out Waco this week as the 245th show I have watched during quarantine. You may want to give it a shot as well.

[pipocacomcafe]

Quarentena 2: Terminal (2011)

Quarantine 2: Terminal

Direção: John G. Pogue;

Roteiro: John G. Pogue; continuação baseada nas personagens e situações do filme Quarentena (2008), roteirizado por John Erick Dowdle e Drew Dowdle; que, por sua vez, é baseado no filme [REC] (2007), escrito por Jaume Balagueró, Luis A. Berdejo e Paco Plaza; 

Gênero: Suspense; Terror;

País: EUA.

Apesar dos três anos que separam a produção de Quarentena da produção desta continuação, a narrativa de Quarentena 2 situa-se temporalmente concomitante às situações desenvolvidas no primeiro filme. A novidade da produção de 2011 é que, apesar da premissa ser derivada diretamente da produção de 2008 - e, consequentemente, do filme espanhol [REC] (2007) -, a narrativa é original e a realização técnica da película afasta-se da forma peseudodocumental, que definira tanto [REC] quanto Quarentena. Neste sentido, Quarentena 2, com relação ao filme de 2008, sobressai-se justamente porque apresenta alguma originalidade, além de constituir-se relativamente como mais assustadora. Mesmo assim, é um filme com muitas irregularidades técnicas e narrativas e atuações não muito convincentes. 

Enquanto o prédio do Centro de Los Angeles - onde a estranha e mortífera epidemia viral teria se iniciado - permanece isolado e em quarentena, um avião decola do aeroporto da cidade. Poucos minutos depois, um dos passageiros começa a apresentar os sintomas da grave enfermidade: uma espécie de raiva biologicamente modificada, mais potente e mais fatal, que transforma seus portadores em seres semelhantes a zumbis. O pânico rapidamente se espalha entre tripulantes e passageiros - entre estes está Henry (Josh Cooke), um estranho rapaz que transporta alguns ratos de laboratório. Após uma das aeromoças - Paula (Bre Blair) - ter sido mordida pelo passageiro infectado, o avião precisará realizar um pouso de emergência em Las Vegas. Após pousarem, os passageiros se veem presos, em quarentena, entre a aeronave e o terminal de carregamento do aeroporto. Toda a tripulação está infectada, menos a corajosa aeromoça Jenny (Mercedes Masöhn), que passará a liderar o grupo de sobreviventes na luta por permanecerem vivos, fugindo dos infectados famintos, e na procura por uma saída daquele espaço. Acontece, no entanto, que nem todos os passageiros são quem realmente dizem que são. Entre eles, há um que fugira de Los Angeles após ter criado o vírus em seu apartamento e o espalhado deliberadamente. Só este passageiro possui um antídoto que impediria a propagação do vírus.

⭐ 2.5 / 5.0

[filmandtvhistory]

August 29, 2014 - As Above, So Below is released in Canada, the UK, Ireland, Norway, and the US.

The horror film was directed by John Erick Dowdle. Dowdle also co-wrote the screenplay with his brother, Drew Dowdle. It stars Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert and Ali Marhyar.

Fun fact: The filmmakers were granted permission from the French authorities to film in the actual catacombs of Paris, no sets were used.

[cinefilesreviews]

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) Movie Review

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) Movie Review

Over the past decade, The Poughkeepsie Tapes has become an artifact of horror fandom lore. Initially set for a 2007 release, John Erick Dowdle’s mockumentary profiling of a serial killer was pulled from the release slate and faded away.  In 2014, the film received a light VOD release and vanished again.

On October 10, 2017, The Poughkeepsie Tapes was given, for the first time, a proper release.…

[thelowdownunder]

Waco Trailer John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle (As Above So Below) are behind this new mini-series about the Waco Siege of 1993 that's locked in an impressive roster of talent to bring it to life.