'A Quiet Place' Will Leave You Shhhhhhaken
6 years, 11 months ago

'A Quiet Place' Will Leave You Shhhhhhaken

NPR  

'A Quiet Place' Will Leave You Shhhhhhaken Enlarge this image toggle caption Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount Pictures Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount Pictures Limitations are a horror filmmaker's best friend, whether it's confining characters to a haunted house, constructing a forest menace out of shaky "found footage," waiting until the third act to show the shark, or starving the senses in order to heighten them. A Quiet Place is about a wave of blind, deadly arachnid creatures that are sensitive to sound — imagine if the aliens in the Vin Diesel film Pitch Black were deposited on earth, more or less — but it's really about isolating an effect and custom-fitting a story around it. Sponsor Message There are high-minded ways to interpret A Quiet Place, which develops into an affecting metaphor for the perils of parenthood, but it's effective primarily as a back-to-basics statement of genre fundamentals. A Quiet Place operates like a more wide-open version of Don't Breathe, the superb Fede Álvarez thriller from two years ago about three robbers invading the home of a blind veteran.

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John Krasinski Is 'Worried' About The Opinion From These 2 Critics For His Next Movie
10 months, 3 weeks ago

John Krasinski Is 'Worried' About The Opinion From These 2 Critics For His Next Movie

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING John Krasinski doesn’t usually fret about reviews. “I always used to say to Emily, ‘I just, I wish we could go wherever it is they go, just for a little bit.’” John Krasinski attends the AOL Build presentation of the cast of "The Hollars" at AOL HQ on Aug. 17, 2016 in New York City. “My job …

A year later, Krasinski’s ‘Quiet Place’ ready to make noise
3 years, 10 months ago

A year later, Krasinski’s ‘Quiet Place’ ready to make noise

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — John Krasinski, whose “A Quiet Place Part II” is one of the biggest studio releases to open exclusively in theaters this year, recently returned to the movies, himself. Seeing my movie up there felt more emotional because of all we’ve been waiting for.” The wait for “A Quiet Place Part II” has been as long as the …

Review: Krasinski offers fresh thrills in ‘A Quiet Place 2’
3 years, 10 months ago

Review: Krasinski offers fresh thrills in ‘A Quiet Place 2’

Associated Press  

John Krasinski catches you off guard in the first moment of “ A Quiet Place Part II,” inviting you into his film with the most terrifying thing of all in this universe: Noise. Emily Blunt’s character, Evelyn, has not had time to go full Sarah Connor in “A Quiet Place Part II.” Like John Wick, the Abbotts don’t get a …

John Krasinski looks every-man cool during a special screening of A Quiet Place at MoMA in NYC
6 years, 3 months ago

John Krasinski looks every-man cool during a special screening of A Quiet Place at MoMA in NYC

Daily Mail  

John Krasinski has promised there will be a sequel to his critically acclaimed film A Quiet Place. So the actor/director was still out in force promoting his hit thriller during a stop by the Museum of Modern Art's Contenders screening in New York City on Sunday. Riding the wave: John Krasinski took part in a Q-and-A during a special screening …

John Krasinski confirms he's writing a sequel to A Quiet Place based on his own original idea
6 years, 5 months ago

John Krasinski confirms he's writing a sequel to A Quiet Place based on his own original idea

Firstpost  

John Krasinski recently revealed that he played two of the monsters in A Quiet Place. After the monumental commercial and critical success of A Quiet Place, writer-director John Krasinski is all set to write the the second instalment of the post-apocalyptic horror flick. Collider informs that John Krasinski, who had an idea for A Quiet Place’s sequel, was earlier on-board …

John Krasinski is 'definitely involved' in A Quiet Place sequel, confirms Paramount producer
6 years, 8 months ago

John Krasinski is 'definitely involved' in A Quiet Place sequel, confirms Paramount producer

Firstpost  

Producer Andrew Form has assured that despite his scheduling commitments, director-actor John Krasinski is “definitely involved” in A Quiet Place follow-up. So we’re gonna take our time, we’re gonna figure out where to go, but there is no rush on it and we’re just starting to talk about it. “We’re figuring out what everyone’s involvement’s gonna be and what the …

John Krasinski will definitely be involved in A Quiet Place sequel
6 years, 8 months ago

John Krasinski will definitely be involved in A Quiet Place sequel

Hindustan Times  

Producer Andrew Form has assured that despite his scheduling commitments, director-actor John Krasinski is “definitely involved” in the sequel to A Quiet Place. This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Emily Blunt in a scene from A Quiet Place. This image released by Paramount Pictures shows John Krasinski, left, and Noah Jupe in a scene from A Quiet Place. Krasinski …

Horror, cheap and in-demand, comes to Hollywood’s rescue
6 years, 11 months ago

Horror, cheap and in-demand, comes to Hollywood’s rescue

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Finding dependable, bankable box-office hits for anything without a superhero has been a downright scary proposition for Hollywood. There was “Split,” by M. Night Shyamalan, a veteran of the last horror craze in 1999 when his “The Sixth Sense” was released along with “The Blair Witch Project.” And, of course, Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” a $5 million …

Unanswered Mystery From 'A Quiet Place' Finally Gets Nailed Down
6 years, 11 months ago

Unanswered Mystery From 'A Quiet Place' Finally Gets Nailed Down

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Warning! John Krasinski’s new horror movie, “A Quiet Place,” does a pretty good job of answering viewers’ lingering questions, but a few essential ones are still bothering us. Here’s how a small metal spike became the movie’s most perturbing antagonist: Early on in “A Quiet Place,” Emily Blunt’s character, Evelyn, is doing laundry and, in the process …

The perfect parental dread of "A Quiet Place"
6 years, 11 months ago

The perfect parental dread of "A Quiet Place"

Salon  

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD FOR "A QUIET PLACE" When I was pregnant with my first child, a neighbor with three kids of his own offered me the most reassuring and terrifying wisdom I've ever heard on the subject of parenting. Eighteen years later, it's why I can't get "A Quiet Place" out of my head. But it's also impossible to …

A Quiet Place and the sounds of silence: How absence of noise is the main character in John Krasinski's film
6 years, 11 months ago

A Quiet Place and the sounds of silence: How absence of noise is the main character in John Krasinski's film

Firstpost  

The vast potential of silence does the trick in A Quiet Place — one of the most terrifying films in recent times for its execution of a unique brand of horror. As I type this, John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place has become the second-highest grossing Hollywood film globally, and has topped the North American box office in its opening weekend. …

How John Krasinski’s newfound love for horror led to defying expectations with ‘A Quiet Place’
6 years, 11 months ago

How John Krasinski’s newfound love for horror led to defying expectations with ‘A Quiet Place’

LA Times  

When John Krasinski took to the stage after the world premiere of his movie “A Quiet Place” last month at the South by Southwest Film Festival, he seemed startled and surprised not only by the intensity of the audience’s response but also, perhaps, even by the movie itself. “I mean, I saw ‘The Hollars’ and there is no way I’d …

A Quiet Place, John Krasinski’s new horror movie, reviewed.
6 years, 11 months ago

A Quiet Place, John Krasinski’s new horror movie, reviewed.

Slate  

The most extraordinary part of A Quiet Place doesn’t happen on screen, but in the theater. In an era of distracted viewing when cinemagoers often treat cineplexes as extensions of their living rooms, John Krasinski’s hushed thriller not only compels active viewing but rewards it—or make that active listening. The movie cheats its silences sometimes: There’s a score by Marco …

Silence is the star of ‘A Quiet Place’
6 years, 11 months ago

Silence is the star of ‘A Quiet Place’

Associated Press  

John Krasinski, known most readily for his role in “The Office,” not only stars in the new horror/thriller “A Quiet Place,” but he also wrote and directed it. It’s fall, and dressed in sweaters, the family walks barefoot back to their home in absolute silence, only to have the sweet family of five quickly become a family of four thanks …

‘A Quiet Place’ review: Making horror great again
6 years, 11 months ago

‘A Quiet Place’ review: Making horror great again

The Hindu  

If there is a film genre that evokes an unfiltered, instantaneous response, it’s horror. But it’s not often that a Hollywood film breaks free of its notoriously formulaic mould and experiments unabashedly to produce a rewarding horror experience like John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place. A Quiet Place Director: John Krasinski Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe Story …

A Quiet Place movie review: Destined to become a classic, John Krasinski’s horror film will haunt you for days
6 years, 11 months ago

A Quiet Place movie review: Destined to become a classic, John Krasinski’s horror film will haunt you for days

Hindustan Times  

A Quiet Place Director - John Krasinski Cast - John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe Rating - 4.5/5 John Krasinski makes one of the best horror movie debuts of all time with A Quiet Place, starring real life wife, Emily Blunt. It’s unlikely that John Krasinski’s new film replicates these sensations but A Quiet Place has that rare …

A Quiet Place movie review: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt-starrer is a masterclass in the art of pacing a horror thriller
6 years, 11 months ago

A Quiet Place movie review: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt-starrer is a masterclass in the art of pacing a horror thriller

Firstpost  

A Quiet Place, directed by John Krasinski, is almost like a master class in the art of pacing a horror thriller. Cleverly, Krasinski and his writers Bryan Woods and Scott Beck weave the threat in the plot around the horror trope of a jump scare – much like in Don’t Breathe, the gimmick here is that making noise would be …

Expect to be mesmerised: Rashid Irani reviews A Quiet Place
6 years, 11 months ago

Expect to be mesmerised: Rashid Irani reviews A Quiet Place

Hindustan Times  

A QUIET PLACE Direction: John Krasinski Actors: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski Rating: 4.5 / 5 A genuinely shuddersome horror-thriller, A Quiet Place establishes actor-turned-director John Krasinski as one of the leading new exponents of the genre. The film’s acoustic design, augmented by the spare use of music, is chillingly effective. The nerve shredding suspense-over-jump scares approach is striking too. For …

Review: Shut up and spread the word: ‘A Quiet Place’ is a thrillingly intelligent monster movie
6 years, 11 months ago

Review: Shut up and spread the word: ‘A Quiet Place’ is a thrillingly intelligent monster movie

LA Times  

Film Critic I can’t recall the last time I found myself caring as intently for the characters in a horror picture as I did for the family in “A Quiet Place,” the sensationally gripping and emotional new alien-invasion thriller from the actor and writer-director John Krasinski. John Krasinski and Emily Blunt bring their family thriller ‘A Quiet Place’ to SXSW …

Film reviews roundup: A Quiet Place, Death Wish, Thoroughbreds, 120 BPM, Ghost Stories
6 years, 11 months ago

Film reviews roundup: A Quiet Place, Death Wish, Thoroughbreds, 120 BPM, Ghost Stories

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Quiet Place ★★★★☆ Dir John Krasinski, …

Review: Krasinski’s ‘A Quiet Place’ is intoxicatingly creepy
6 years, 11 months ago

Review: Krasinski’s ‘A Quiet Place’ is intoxicatingly creepy

Associated Press  

Let’s start with a popcorn warning. If you’re bringing your usual tub of multiplex popcorn into “A Quiet Place,” just be aware that you’ll be hearing every single crunch. As the family goes about its soundless daily routines — cooking meals silently, eschewing the washer-dryer for hand washing, playing board games with soft pieces, dancing to music on headphones — …

A Quiet Place first reviews roundup: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt-starrer is 'unique high-concept science fiction'
7 years ago

A Quiet Place first reviews roundup: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt-starrer is 'unique high-concept science fiction'

Firstpost  

A Quiet Place, which stars John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, is set in post-apocalyptic upstate New York which has been taken over by strange spider-like alien creatures. John Krasinski — known to everyone as Jim Halpert from The Office — has written and directed the upcoming horror-thriller movie titled A Quiet Place. A Quiet Place, which stars John Krasinski and …

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