Director Michael Dougherty and actors Allison Tolman, Adam Scott
and the fabulous Toni Collette
©2015 Angela María Ortíz S.
They are so many new film releases; we thought we would mention two that caught our attention. And they are both family films.
Krampus is a holiday horror-comedy film based on an Austrian and German folkloric beast of pagan origin. The beast is an ugly thing, with horns, hooves, and chains. The film is not perfect and it’s not for little ones under 8, in my opinion. They are a few moments that are solid with some good sentiments; and I found it to have some future cult following potential.
Allison Tolman
Michael Dougherty
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus, a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
Toni Collette
Adam Scott
We were part of a press conference where we got to talk to the writer/director Michael Dougherty and a few of the stars, Adam Scott, Toni Collette, and Allison Tolman. I mentioned to Toni Collette that Muriel’s Wedding is one of my favorite films and she thought it was sweet. Now sit back and listen in on the conversations.
The horror-comedy also stars Conchata Ferrell, David Koechner, Stefania Lavie Owen, and Krista Stadler. —A.O.
“He sees you when you are sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, he knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake.”
Capture the Flag is inspired by the 1960s space race and sees a ruthless billionaire bent on exploiting the source of Helium 3, the clean energy of the future. His plan involves rewriting history to excise the feats of the Apollo XI astronauts and the Moon landing. Enter headstrong 12-year-old surfer, Mike Goldwing, who along with his friends, a small lizard with delusions of Godzilla-like grandeur, and his grandfather, travels to the Moon to thwart evil.
Directed by Enrique Gato and the voice stars are: Dani Rovira, Michelle Jenner, Camilo Garcia, Javier Balas, Oriol Tarrago, and Carme Calvell.
Released in 3D and 2D. —A.O.
