haunted mansion ( formerly retreat house and originally titled as rest house ) is a 2015 filipino supernatural , horror film directed and written by jun lana , starring janella salvador , marlo mortel , jerome ponce , janice de belen and iza calzado .

it was the debut film of janella salvador after their successful stints on television .

it was an official entry to the 41st metro manila film festival .

it was released on december 25 , 2015 .

the film follows a group of high school kids who are spending the night in a retreat house.when they learn that the retreat house is haunted , they set out to look for the ghosts just for fun , but find out soon enough that the urban legends are real .

the film received generally positive reviews from film critics praising its cinematography , visual effects , production design and musical score .

the film 's cast was also praised for its good performances .

haunted mansion ( 2015 film )

' haunted mansion . ' one of the horror flicks in mmff 2015 is ' haunted mansion . ' photo courtesy of regal films
the haunted mansion soundtrack review : this is a review of the film score the haunted mansion by mark mancina .
manila , philippines - 2015 is a critical year for the metro manila film festival ( mmff ) .
haunted mansion . the metro manila film festival entry stars janella salvador . photo courtesy of regal films
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here are the first day figures of the 2015 metro manila film festival ( mmff ) . read more »
regal films has released the official trailer of the upcoming horror film
haunted mansion .
read more »
the holiday version of haunted mansion has returned the fourth quarter of every year—always with clever , new enhancements . in 2015 , when disneyland celebrated its 60 anniversary , it was the 15th year for haunted mansion holiday .
but watching jun’s haunted mansion kept one awake for an hour and a half .
pirates is still totally fresh ; the haunted mansion could use more new ghosts .
a story of the mysterious mansion . they ' re many all the 999 happy haunts a friendly ghosts into the darkness mansion . there are great new spooky songs . and don ' t miss watch the disneyland movie the haunted mansion this fall 2015 ! ! !
haunted mansion ( formerly retreat house ) is an upcoming 2015 filipino supernatural horror film . the film was directed and written by jun lana , starring janella salvador , marlo mortel and jerome ponce . the film serve as the debut film of marnella ( marlo mortel and janella salvador ) love team . [ 1 ] it is an official entry to the metro manila festival and will be shown on december 25 , 2015 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
disneyland ' s haunted mansion is
the start of the haunted attraction industry ,
according to halloween expert lisa morton .
young actors marlo mortel and jerome ponce , who are both part of the horror film ,
the haunted mansion ,
share they scary experiences while shooting the film . read more »
manila , philippines – for followers of horror movies , the film one can easily recommend is jun lana’s haunted mansion produced by regal films .
as a general note , the haunted mansion has its own nightmare fuel page for the ride , the film , and the video game .
there are no critic reviews yet for the haunted mansion . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
it’s 2001 in yesterland . for the first time ever , the haunted mansion has been transformed .
the
hatbox ghost
is one of the most beloved attractions in disneyland ' s haunted mansion .
janella salvador feels overwhelmed that her debut movie “haunted mansion” is among the top - grossers at this year’s metro manila film festival ( mmff ) . read more »
stalk it : the evers’ house from the haunted mansion is located at 1480 north michigan avenue in pasadena .
haunted mansion holiday remains through the christmas season , which ends january 6 , 2016 at the disneyland resort .
the entries to the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) closed out 2015 with a combined p640 million box - office gross earnings , organizers announced on friday . read more »
pia and marlon “unfollowed” each other merely days after the miss universe 2015 met her crush siwon at the latter’s . . .
he ' s been attached to the project in some capacity since 2015 , as the film ' s screenplay has gone under numerous rewrites , with the search now on for a director .
the collective box office earnings of the eight entries to the 2015 metro manila film festival ( mmff ) is expected to cross the p1 billion mark , according to organizers . read more »
the winchester mystery house , built in san jose , california , greatly inspired walt disney ' s haunted mansion .
a few months ago , i was talking with [ marvel pr’s ] chris d’lando about the haunted mansion . he knows i have a bunch of haunted mansion merchandise in my office . and so we started to talk about how rad it would be to make a haunted mansion comic . little did i know , it was already in the works .
a film student who is obsessed with the movie grave encounters sets out with his friends to visit the psychiatric hospital depicted in the original film .
manila , philippines – there are absolutely no unnecessary pretensions here . jun lana’s haunted mansion is as original as its title is imaginative .
a must for the haunted mansion fan . detailed photos and backstories . the book takes you back to the ride from your home .
ryan gosling is in talks to star in disney ’s supernatural family movie “ the haunted mansion ” with guillermo del toro directing and producing .
which i think have much better story , performance , and overall feel to it that haunted mansion , but that ' s just me .
film traffic coordinator : imaginary friends studio ( as cris ryan m . mendez )
the interior of the home made an appearance in the film , as well .
shaquille o’neal to open a las vegas restaurant , film a show . . .
public support to the film is overwhelming and mother lily couldn’t be any grateful .
if you take the children they will scream ,
the outlet quoted him as saying at 2010 san diego comic - con .
we ' re making the haunted mansion the most haunted place on earth .
zak bagans discusses the background of the haunted museum he is set to open in a historic downtown las vegas mansion . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal
“the really weird thing is , i had been looking for a historic haunted place in las vegas for eight years , and never had luck of finding something , ” bagans says . he bought the mansion in 2015 and has converted its rooms into exhibit spaces — or , as he puts it , “habitats” — for his treasures .
it’s been pointed out that it was especially appropriate for there to be a tiki bar at the beginning of the film because at disneyland you walk by the enchanted tiki room in adventureland before you get to the haunted mansion in new orleans square .
foolish mortals : a haunted mansion documentary is an examination of the fan culture surrounding disney’s haunted mansion attraction . director james h carter ii will be digging into the lives , creative work and experiences of the countless masses who have reached out to share their love of this attraction , while unearthing the ghostly materials within .
this is a chronological list of mmff film entries every year since its inception in 1975 .
having watched the film on a midnight screening after a busy day , one was prepared to doze off and indeed the film might just look like a backdrop from a recurring nightmare .
haunted mansion
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haunted mansion subverts and shatters religious expectations , with characters begging for salvation from religious artifacts only to be betrayed . despite all the overt depictions of religion , the film is indisputably secular , with only the characters’ acts and the palpable evil of the mansion as true and definite . that all this cynicism is draped in a story that is all too mundane and commonplace to be of real merit is the film’s greatest conceit . – urltoken
ryan gosling is in talks to star in disney’s supernatural family movie “the haunted mansion” with guillermo del toro directing and producing . “the haunted mansion” has been in works at disney for the past five years and is based on the popular attraction at the disneyland theme park . del toro unveiled the project at comic - con [ … ]
“the haunted mansion” had its share of groanworthy gags and jokes , but it wasn’t the abomination it was made out to be . it’s probably worth watching once for the random tiki sighting , gorgeous mansion set and costume designs , and cameos by wallace shawn .
with the addition of jerry smith to the production team , the filmmakers are more confident than ever that they can make a film that honors the rich history of the haunted mansion while celebrating its loyal and passionate fanbase , including disney fans and hardcore horror fans .
this year , one of the horror movies in the lineup is haunted mansion , directed by jun lana , and starring marlo mortel , jerome ponce , and janella salvador .
2 . haunted mansion is regal films ' horror entry to the mmff this year , as opposed to the usual new installment of the shake , rattle & roll series .
load up your doombuggy and don’t forget your death certificate , foolish mortals , as marvel teams up with disney’s imagineers to bring the haunted mansion to the world of comics .
for a horror film , it isn ' t scary , just funny . eddie murphy rocks !
hollywood may be home to the modern horror film , but when it comes to actual haunted houses australia certainly has its fair share of things that go bump in the night .
at california ' s disneyland , the haunted mansion holiday has returned . disney today released a time - lapse video of its culinary professionals assembling the 10 - foot
house of cards
gingerbread replica of the mansion facade that dominates the ballroom scene in the ride .
guillermo del toro has obviously achieved something monumental ( literally ) with the house he built for crimson peak , and it ' s hard to argue against its construction once you see it in the film . a flimsy set or a full cgi rendering just wouldn ' t offer the same atmosphere as a real mansion , and this haunted house film definitely benefits from having an actual house . now the only question left is : was it actually haunted ?
del toro announced his new haunted mansion movie seven years about after disney released a first movie adaptation . the 2003 film , a comedy starring eddie murphy , flopped at the domestic box office but was more successful abroad and made a total of $ 182 million worldwide . unlike that movie , the new haunted mansion will feature del doro ' s favorite characters from the ride , according to bloomberg . it will also be a lot darker than its predecessor .
i actually think the mansion looks quite fake in the faraway shots that appeared in the movie .
the script for the film , originally entitled
rest house
, took five years to make .
what you can ' t tell from the video is the overwhelming gingerbread aroma you will smell as your doom buggy turns the corner from the seance into the ballroom . just imagine that as you watch our ride - through video of haunted mansion holiday . remember that this year features the addition of the hatbox ghost , which debuted at the regular haunted mansion last may .
zak bagans , host of travel channel’s “ghost adventures , ” is opening a haunted museum in a thirty - room , historic downtown las vegas mansion . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal
even when i was a kid , i was amazed by the haunted mansion ride . it’s always been my favorite . i became a bit more obsessed with it when i was in my teens ; [ i was ] a little more into horror , macabre , and black humor . it’s where my obsession with haunted houses started . but really the haunted mansion is the best . what other [ theme ] park ride has a dead body hanging from the ceiling ?
haunted mansion opens with a sequence that has a boy enter a mansion only to be spooked by the traditional frights that is to be expected from a low - rent horror flick . as it turns out , the introduction is but an urban legend straight out of the immature minds of one of the characters . the actual film has markedly different feel from its aptly lousy introduction . in fact , the film is strangely elegant , a rarity for films like this , which is of supposedly meager ambitions .
welcome , foolish mortals , to the haunted mansion , one of the most popular attractions in the history of disney theme parks . the haunted mansion : imagineering a disney classic explores how the attraction ' s
999 happy haunts
were brought to life . rare early concept sketches , detailed architectural drawings , and stunning still photography illustrate the mansion ' s evolution as it was designed and built at each magic kingdom park around the world - including mystic manor at hong kong disneyland .
in this year’s imminent edition of the new york asian film festival ( june 19th – july 5th ) .
haunted mansion is most pleasurable in its 3rd half , where the world that lana has painstakingly created fittingly explodes and crumbles in a masterful move of supernatural violence where salvation is a farfetched fantasy .
the two also appeared on stage together at the 2015 sxsw festival last month in austin , texas to discuss the making of lost river , gosling ' s directorial and screenwriting debut , which hit theaters on friday .
good news ! it sounds like there’s finally some forward motion on one of guillermo del toro ‘s longtime passion projects – his disney collaboration , haunted mansion . per the wrap , ryan gosling is in talks to join del toro’s long - gestating film based on the beloved disney ride of the same name .
in fact it was my interest in it that lead to me writing ghosted , which is also a haunted house book , and then that lead to nailbiter , then birthright , and those jobs lead to me getting marvel work , which put me in the place to do haunted mansion .
fandom heresy : the haunted mansion is not under a curse , and the ghosts are not trying to move on . this is one of the things the fans never forgave the movie for changing .
haunted mansion was not a big favorite when the eight entries were announced early this year considering that lead teen stars janella salvador , marlo mortel and jerome ponce have yet to prove their drawing power .
a film crew moves into an abandoned psychiatric hospital with a shadowy past to shoot a low budget horror movie .
i thoroughly enjoyed learning more about the history behind this magical ride . i especially enjoyed learning about all of the ways the ride differs at the different parks around the world . having never been to the haunted mansion anywhere other than magic kingdom in orlando it was nice to learn more about the other rides ! i cannot wait to visit all the other haunted mansion ' s around the world now !
the latest version of this staple in my library includes long - anticipated information about the mansion ' s latest iteration , mystic manor , but sacrifices the chapters relating to the regrettable 2003 film interpretation of the haunted mansion . this book is absolutely essential reading for fans of the venerable disney parks attraction and theme park aficionados , full of history , concept art , and photographs , much of which has never been seen before . highly recommended .
first off , one star ? that ' s it ? i think this film deserves four ! second , common sense media says this film is a thriller , which is completely wrong ! haunted mansion is a comedy . and three , common sense says that there is no bad language in it . they use h * ll , * ss , crap , and d * mn muiltible times . i thought the movie was very good , it was a little bit scary , but mostly funny . there is one scene with spiders crawling all over a character for a breif moment that may be disturbing , and there is a scene with zombies that is frightining for young viewers . overrall , haunted mansion is a frightfully fun film that will delight fans of the ride .
the script for the film , originally entitled
rest house
, took five years to make . see more »
haunted mansion is — thus far — one of my candidates for best picture and best director for jun who — in his latest outputs — has proven he is at his best doing both indie and mainstream projects .
“tim burton’s the nightmare before christmas” teams up with disneyland® park’s haunted mansion on october 5 , to kick off a fantastically fun holiday event and a whole new reason to make the resort your holiday haunt this season .
urltoken finally , what sort of research are you two doing to capture the sights and ambiance of the haunted mansion ? this seems like the perfect opportunity for a trip to a disney park for “research purposes . ”
already scheduled to appear in the film is disney imagineer terri harden , artist nora see , special effects creator robert kurtzman , artist topher adam , and ‘skin wars’ contestant butch bihary . foolish mortals has already launched a kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed to produce the film . in exchange for fan support , they are offering many unique backer rewards , including a limited edition haunted mansion mystery box plus one - of - a - kind sculptures from terri harden .
on top of it , this horror film has outstanding cinematography , an excellent musical scoring and a fairly commendable production design .
a group of young people on retreat in a remote house find themselves haunted by a restless spirit .
the telluride horror show film festival hosted a special screening of the nightmare before christmas yesterday , with selick himself in attendance . devin faraci of birth movies death moderated the post - film q & a and bore witness when a young girl in the audience asked if the film was a christmas movie or a halloween movie . selick then made the cold , hard truth known :
a blonde maid in white robes carrying a chandelier in the dark , things that creep upon the corridors , a mysterious attic in a haunted mansion . . . these are very cliche elements of the subgenre haunted - house movie , but also very promising in the hands of director guillermo del toro . the creator of the masterpiece
zak bagans , host of travel channel ' s
ghost adventures ,
is opening a haunted museum in a thirty - room , historic downtown las vegas mansion . photo taken on monday , september 11 , 2017 , at zak bagans ' haunted museum , in las vegas . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal @ benjaminhphoto
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
as it is , jun re - emerged a fine and sharp storyteller in this film and the solid , if , unerring craftsmanship will surely make him a top contender in the best director category in this coming metro manila film festival ( mmff ) .
mix mischievous teens and a house brimming with vengeful ghosts and things will eventually get messy . haunted mansion follows its formula religiously , except that its manner of doing so raises suspicions that are grander than what is readily seen .
to reiterate the points made above , haunted mansion holiday helps sell halloween party tickets and is a major selling point in marketing materials during halloween time and the holiday season . and , well , it ' s very popular .
eight years after hitting movie theaters , the nightmare before christmas moved into disneyland’s haunted mansion on october 5 , 2001 . it was a holiday overlay in the tradition of country bear christmas special and “it’s a small world” holiday .
it is now no longer disney’s illegitimate child but their proverbial favorite son . the reissues have proudly reclaimed the walt disney pictures banner , while the film itself is now a cornerstone of disney’s marketing efforts during a key shopping season . it is now considered not a potentially dangerous horror film to traumatize young children , but rather an ideal first horror film for a generation of youngsters .
the film follows the life of miggy ( john lloyd cruz ) and laida ( sarah geronimo ) after their break - up which occurred after the events in the second film . miggy , is now in a relationship with . . . see full summary »
is it true they started shooting haunted mansion as early as april ? it’s direk jun who replies : “yes , we didn’t rush it para mapaganda nang husto . this is one of regal’s biggest budgeted horror films . we shot this on location in a mansion owned by the marcoses in cabuyao , laguna . mrs . marcos herself signed the permit to allow us to shoot there . maganda yung location and according to the caretakers , there are ghost sightings at the mansion . ”
“tim burton’s the nightmare before christmas” star jack skellington brings his vision of the holidays to the world - famous haunted mansion , transforming the attraction into a festival of the wild and wacky , the kooky and creepy . complete with its own unique soundtrack , the haunted mansion holiday features jack’s new take on the old favorites , from new décor on the mansion’s exterior and the transformation of the famous ballroom scene into the ultimate christmas ball , to the finale scene through the mansion’s graveyard , now covered in ghostly white snow , where playful ghosts are making their own unique christmas trees . see for yourself what happens when two holidays collide , but be warned , the results are somewhat ho - ho - horrific !
ryan gosling may return to his disney roots again . the actor is in talks to star in the studio giant ' s new movie the haunted mansion , the hollywood reporter and variety reported this week . gosling , director guillermo del toro and disney have not commented . the film is based on the fan favorite theme park ride and was announced in 2010 .
the gate to the compound where the mansion and an outbuilding , also said to be haunted , are situated had previously been left open for much of the day . but to deal with the sudden surge in interest following the film’s premiere , the owners , the beijing catholic diocese , have decided to keep it closed to help control the flow of visitors .
one of hundreds of artifacts on display at zak bagans’ haunted museum . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal
a costumed performer stands at the gate of shanghai nightmare , china ' s first halloween haunted house attraction .
the haunted mansion ride , popular in the us parks in both california and florida , changed its title to mystic manor for the hong kong park and dropped the ghosts . superstitious chinese culture wasn’t ready to consider ghosts as jolly entertainment .
this year i hesitantly added disney’s notorious “haunted mansion” movie from 2003 to our viewing list . ( it was not nearly as well - received as their other theme - park - attraction - turned - film from that year : “pirates of the caribbean . ” ) at any rate , i’m 10 years late to the party of discovering that there’s a tiki bar scene !
zak bagans , host of travel channel ' s & quot ; ghost adventures , & quot ; is opening a haunted museum in a thirty - room , historic downtown las vegas mansion . photo taken on monday , september 11 , 2017 , at zak bagans ' haunted museum , in las vegas . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal @ benjaminhphoto
not a very good film . really dumb . a scary part were there are zombies that really scared my little brother as a kid
here ' s a look at the colorful floats in the annual metro manila film festival parade of stars held wednesday . read more »
do you have any idea what song was playing in the tiki bar scene of the haunted mansion ? i think i hear the phrase “go man go” in the song , but it’s really hard to identify due to the talking and other noises .
zak bagans , host of travel channel ' s & quot ; ghost adventures , & quot ; discusses the background of the haunted museum he is set to open in a historic downtown las vegas mansion . photo taken on monday , september 11 , 2017 , at zak bagans ' haunted museum , in las vegas . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal @ benjaminhphoto
the interior of the gracey estate was an elaborate set constructed at barwick studios where the haunted mansion was lensed . you can read a fabulous blog post written by a few lucky souls who were able to visit the set on the doombuggies website here .
in addition to joining the foolish mortals team , jerry is currently raising funds for his own short film and directorial debut , love is dead , starring indie horror queen tristan risk and aaron “small hands” thompson . click here to visit the film’s indiegogo page to help support indie horror .
a trend , of course , all started with the monumental success of the pirates of the caribbean franchise , continuing with the upcoming pirates of the caribbean 5 : salazar ' s revenge , though we ' ve also seen a pretty cringeworthy adaptation of the haunted mansion , alongside the under - performing tomorrowland film , which took on an entire section of the park as opposed to a singular ride .
disney resurrects its haunted museum property with this spooky production headed up by producer and co - writer guillermo del toro .
a group of high school students who are spending the night in a old mansion . when they learn that the house is haunted they set to look out for ghosts just for fun , but they find out soon enough that the urban legends are real .
another classic paranormal investigation story , richard matheson’s 1971 novel hell house sees a physicist , his wife , and two mediums temporarily move into the famous belasco house , an impossibly terrifying haunted mansion , with the goal to determine whether there is life after death . matheson adapted the book for the screen as the legend of hell house in 1973 ; john hough directed and roddy mcdowall starred in the film .
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as hollywood began to embrace slasher movies like halloween , a nightmare on elm street , and friday the 13th , the haunted house industry reaped the benefits . the horror boom fueled a demand for scary attractions , not to mention cross - promotional advertisements .
if you went to a haunted house in the 1980s and 1990s , you would ' ve seen a lot of freddy krueger , jason , pinhead . the haunted house industry really followed the movie industry at that time ,
larry kirchner , president of haunted house association , a trade group for haunted house operators , tells smithsonian . com .
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the haunted house didn ' t become a cultural icon , though , until walt disney decided to build one . disneyland’s haunted mansion opened in 1969 , nearly two decades after disney first approved the beleaguered project . the attraction , which was designed in the style of the evergreen house and the winchester mystery house , quickly became a success . in a single day shortly after its debut , more than 82 , 000 people passed through the haunted mansion . the attraction ' s centerpiece is the grand hall , a 90 - foot - long ballroom sequence of dancing ghouls at a birthday party . disney brought to scene to life through an exceptionally complex series of illusions known as pepper ' s ghost , which use refracted light to project and shape ethereal images .
a lot of the professional haunters will point to one thing , and that ' s disneyland ' s haunted mansion . it ' s the start of the haunted attraction industry ,
morton says . the attraction was revolutionary , as she explains in trick or treat :
dirty little secrets are exposed when five friends become stranded at an abandoned motel haunted by a dark secret of its own .
one of hundreds of artifacts on display at zak bagans’ haunted museum in las vegas . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal
evil spirits , creaky stairs , ominous music . . . . here are some of the most haunted houses of hollywood .
can ' t un hear it : jennifer tilly ' s distinct voice for leota works out evenly , when compared to the rest of the film .
) , dir . nobuhiko obayashi , special screening at the 2009 new york asian film festival ( june 25 , 10 p . m . at the
“this history is very difficult to get straight , ” said mr . xu , who has taken an active interest in unearthing the mansion’s history .
during the press conference for the movie on december 9 , producer lily monteverde ( aka mother lily ) explained ,
it ' s because i believe so much in haunted mansion . i believe so much in my newest babies , janella , marlo , and jerome .
the filmmakers are now asking for fan help to create the documentary and support the gigantic efforts of the production . for more information on foolish mortals : a haunted mansion documentary , please visit their kickstarter page to donate and share , as well as their website at urltoken .
a movie about the much - debated war on drugs is officially serving as re - launch pad for a local film outfit that last produced . . .
this is basically a reprint of 2003 ' s
the haunted mansion : from the magic kingdom to the movies
, completely scrubbed of any references to the underwhelming eddie murphy film , and with a new chapter on hong kong disneyland ' s mystic manor ( informative with lots of illustrations and photos ) and a few new spreads on recent additions to the anaheim and orlando attractions ( the attic bride and hatbox ghost for disneyland , the new elaborate queue and gift shop at wdw ) . even though the film was a letdown , its a shame to completely omit it from this new version - - it is part of the attraction ' s history and produced some interesting design work that is worthy of inclusion . also , too bad they didn ' t include a section on mansion collectibles - - a glaring omission from the first edition that they could have corrected here . that said , this is still the tops book for haunted mansion fans and there ' s enough new material here to warrant a repurchase .
urltoken josh , i understand you’re a pretty big fan of this ride . do you remember your first time riding the haunted mansion , and if so , what did you think at the time ? also , which park were you visiting when you were first exposed to it ?
an official entry to the 2015 metro manila film festival starring : janella salvador , marlo mortel , jerome ponce janice de belen and iza calzado also starring : dominic ochoa , lj reyes , joem bascon , sharlene san pedro ingrid dela paz , devon seron , eliza pineda , phytos ramirez , paolo gumabao directed by jun robles lana follow @ regalfilms on twitter and like the official facebook page of regal entertainment inc . for more updates ! urltoken . . . urltoken urltoken
slow writing : thom andersen on cinema is the first collection of writings by a filmmaker who is known and much respected for his celebrated documentary essays including red hollywood ( 1996 , made with noël burch ) , los angeles plays itself ( 2003 ) , and the thoughts that once we had ( 2015 ) .
this is what a haunted house is supposed to do . they exist to scare people . the idea behind haunted houses is not new , of course— people have entertained themselves with spooky stories for centuries — but haunted houses are different because they are inseparable from the holiday that vaulted them to cultural prominence . the tradition could not exist without halloween ; halloween would not be the same without it .
recently , the team behind the project just announced the addition of jerry smith as associate producer of foolish mortals : a haunted mansion documentary . jerry is an active member of the horror community and has worked for several years as a popular film journalist and critic . he’s also the editor in chief for the long running and well respected icons of fright and a freelance writer for blumhouse . com , shock till you drop , fangoria and delirium magazine .
the titular mansion here is a retreat house where ella and her classmates are to spend a few days for prayerful reflection . as it turns out , the ornate mansion has an ominous past involving upper crust sisters ( iza calzado and lj reyes ) and their illicit entanglements with a commoner ( joem bascon ) .
we were there last week , and i can assure you , the seasonal overlay is a smash . on friday evening the stand - by line was 125 minutes . over two hours for haunted mansion , a ride with a continuous loading system . i still can ' t believe it .
and the mansion wasn ' t just physically real — it could practically be lived in , too . the scary elevator actually worked as a functional elevator . the fireplaces were also real . in fact , the only thing fake about the mansion was the hole in the ceiling . since the mansion wasn ' t built outside , they couldn ' t very well look up and see the sky , so cgi was used to achieve this effect . and in case you couldn ' t tell already , the mansion is huge . both del toro and hiddleston have said it ' s the largest set they ' ve ever worked on .
don’t make the mistake of belittling the film though , since it’s quite something . set in the same high school world where bullies roam to torment the weak and men inexplicably find themselves fighting over girls who don’t seem to know how beautiful they are , lana’s film takes a lot of time to explore what’s already old and familiar .
alvin yapans gaydar is one of the three featured films at this years q cinema : the 2013 quezon city film festival that will run from october 3 - 5 at trinoma cinemas . there was actually a short comedy film of the same title written and produced by terry ray and larry lafond in 2002 but it seems [ … ]
the gross earnings of the eight entries to the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) have reached p834 million after nine days in the cinemas . read more »
what made the haunted mansion so successful and so influential , however , was not its similarity to haunted houses and
dark rides
( that is , tawdry carnival haunted houses ) of the past , but its use of startling new technologies and effects . ghosts were no longer simply sheets hung in a tree , but were instead actual shimmering translucent figures that moved , spoke and sang . a witch wasn ' t just a rubber - masked figure bent over a fake cauldron , but a completely realistic bodiless head floating in a crystal ball , conducting a complex séance .
tristan thompson goes house hunting alone as he checks out $ 2m property in la with its own basketball court . . . just minutes from khloe ' s mansion
prescription pill bottles found at the scene of truman capote’s death on display at zak bagans’ haunted museum . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal
chaonei no . 81 , arguably beijing’s most celebrated “haunted house , ” has seen a steady stream of visitors over the years . until recently , they were a niche assortment — mostly thrill - seekers , urban explorers and history buffs — looking to experience firsthand the lurid tales of the once - grand french baroque - style mansion , which has long sat dilapidated and abandoned . foremost among the many legends associated with chaonei no . 81 is that the mansion is haunted by the ghost of the mistress of a kuomintang official who hanged herself there after her lover abandoned her following the communist victory in 1949 .
that’s eight versus one : my bebe love , walang forever , haunted mansion , all you need is pag - ibig , beauty and the bestie , nilalang , buy now , die later and honor thy father in all 300 - plus 2d cinemas nationwide as against the force awakens in eight imax theaters .
josh williamson : wow , well , i had actually talked to disney years ago about doing a haunted mansion all - ages book , or a picture book , and a little bit about a comic book . so they knew i was interested . it’s been a dream of mine for a long time .
previously , disney has hedged their bets with labeling the nightmare before christmas as belonging to one holiday or the other . the various 3d re - releases of the film have generally been timed to take advantage of both holidays , as has the elaborate annual re - theming of disneyland’s haunted mansion attraction . why make it one or the other when you stand to profit from both seasons ? you just know that at least one disney accountant has a selick - induced headache this morning .
here , at no cost to you , are three unofficial tips for visiting zak bagans’ soon - to - open haunted museum on charleston boulevard .
' this video evidence is real and more difficult for us to disprove than people believing they have had paranormal experiences from other haunted dolls . '
the eight entries to the 41st metro manila film festival have surpassed last year ' s record box office haul of p1 . 014 billion , according to organizers . read more »
the collective box office earnings of the movies in the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) have passed the p1 billion mark , organizers said late thursday . read more »
ben affleck ' s $ 19m la mansion is surrounded by moving trucks . . . as it ' s revealed girlfriend lindsay shookus plans to spend more time on west coast
in haunted mansion , she attends a retreat with her classmates without knowing that their venue is haunted . she later gets possessed by an evil spirit . “it’s really scary that’s why don’t miss it if you want to have a good scare . my co - stars here are jerome ponce and marlo mortel and we ourselves , we got scared while shooting our frightening scenes kasi ang husay - husay ni direk jun lana in cooking up scenes na nenerbiyusin ka talaga . ”
crimson peak is the latest film from writer / director guillermo del toro , a man known for blending his creepy monster creations with the breathtaking beauty of his sets . and his new movie seems to show off the author at the top of his game in both respects . master of horror stephen king said the film was
gorgeous and just f * * * ing terrifying ,
while del toro himself has referred to it as the most beautiful film he ' s ever made . and anyone who has even viewed the trailer can clearly see what they ' re talking about . crimson peak , about a haunted mansion in turn - of - the century england , features visuals that are so breathtaking they often end up stealing the spotlight from the movie ' s notable stars ( jessica chastain and tom hiddleston chief among them ) , and the most stunning visual of all has to be the house itself , a creepy and opulent mansion . so trust me , you ' re not alone in wondering where crimson peak was filmed .
shirley jackson’s 1959 novel is one of the most celebrated haunted house fiction books of all time , and provided the basis for robert wise’s 1963 film the haunting . when a paranormal investigator invites a small group of people , including a psychic and a troubled young woman , to the potentially haunted hill house , they end up wishing they had never sought out the supernatural in the first place . you may find yourself going to sleep with the lights on after reading this one .
manila , philippines – december 25 is fast approaching , and with christmas day comes the release of the 8 entries for this year ' s metro manila film festival ( mmff ) .
the seasoned actors , however , make a strong presence in the film namely , vangie labalan , janice de belen , archie adamos , joem bascon and iza calzado , among others .
the suspicions seemed confirmed when , just before the 1979 film came out , local lawyer william weber claimed he had dreamt up the story with the lutzes ‘over many bottles of wine’ .
such was the case with the haunted mansion – only the interior of the property was used in the filming . the exterior of the evers’ house was never shown , not even in an establishing shot , which i found a bit weird . you can check out some photographs of the inside of the home here and here .
“ crimson peak ” fared less well . the gothic romance from guillermo del toro proved too niche for mainstream crowds , falling flat with a $ 12 . 6 million debut . the story about a virginal bride ( mia wasikowska ) who moves into a haunted mansion cost $ 55 million to bring to the screen . legendary pictures fully financed the picture and universal is distributing the film . the studio believes that “ crimson peak ” struggled to break out in part because of the wealth of fare such as “bridge of spies” and “sicario” aimed at older crowds . it also was more of a romance than a straight scare machine , which may have disappointed ticket buyers looking for a more traditional horror film .
chris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens
the entries to the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) have outgrossed last year ' s pool of movies by more than p28 million , organizers announced on thursday . read more »
the gross earnings of the eight entries to the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) stand at p737 million , beating last year ' s record by p36 million . read more »
an amusement park mogul offers a group of diverse people $ 1 , 000 , 000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past .
ryan gosling is circling a lead role in the haunted mansion , guillermo del toro’s long - gestating film based on the disneyland attraction . del toro electrified the crowd when he announced the project during disney’s panel at comic - con in 2010 . it has been in development since . gosling’s recent credits include only god forgives , gangster squad and the place beyond the pines . he next appears in terrence malick’s weightless . gosling made his writing and directing debut on lost river , which premiered at cannes and opens friday via warner bros .
the haunted mansion is a 2003 american fantasy horror comedy film directed by rob minkoff and starring eddie murphy , marsha thomason & jennifer tilly . it is based on the disney theme park attraction of the same name . married realtors jim and sara with their children go to gracey manor and mr . gracey is enamored with sara and they discover that sara looks like mr . gracey’s old girlfriend , elizabeth , who died young and they think it was a suicide but discover something more sinister . the score is composed by mark mancina .
during the next two decades , the number of professional haunted houses erupted . kirchner estimates that roughly 2 , 700 of them operated nationwide last year . a large haunted house attraction can reportedly earn $ 3 million during the halloween season , and the industry is worth $ 300 million , according to an nbc report .
his side of the story would probably have remained secret had a friend not contacted a young film - maker , eric walter , who had set up a website devoted to the amityville saga .
the film’s creators are veteran producers of content , director james h . carter ii ( host of the creepy kingdom podcast ) and producer ryan grulich bring a wealth of production value and a true affinity for the subject matter to the table . the filmmakers stress that this isn’t an expose . they aren’t shooting on disney property , out of respect for the parks , and there’s no attempt to dig up old corpses or expose trade secrets . they love the haunted mansion and want to preserve and protect its intimacy within the rabid fan culture .
bagans hosts the travel channel’s “ghost adventures” series , in which he and his team investigate the paranormal . for the past several years , he’s been working on his latest project : the haunted museum , opening oct . 2 , where aficionados of the otherwordly can see his extensive collection of bizarre , macabre and haunted objects .
you ain ' t afraid of no ghost ? see if you can keep from getting spooked as urltoken counts down the 13 most haunted hotels in the world .
in my opinion , haunted mansion holiday is still the best seasonal attraction ever created . in fact , i would say it is superior to the original version of the attraction . seriously , except for first - time visitors i would absolutely suggest visiting during the october - december window if you can only go once per year just for this ride .
instead of filming on location , the team is creating an amazing photo realistic 3d render of the mansion and plan to feature it in a way never before seen . they are collaborating with industry partners and creatives associated with the mansion worldwide to craft a one - of - a - kind experience that will bring fans deeper into the appeal of the attraction than ever before .
while lana still employs shock tactics to keep the film’s audience at the edge of their seats , the film is nevertheless deliberate in its pacing . it creeps meaningfully , initially concentrating on the banal concerns of its characters before thrusting its purpose of betraying innocent beliefs with a climax that haphazardly has the lives of all the characters , whether they are good or bad , endangered with explicit savagery .


the informer is a 1929 british part-talkie drama film directed by arthur robison and starring lya de putti , lars hanson , warwick ward and carl harbord .

the picture was based on the novel the informer by liam o'flaherty .

in the film , a man betrays his best friend , a member of a terrorist organisation , to the authorities and is then pursued by the other members of the organisation .

the later , better known , remake the informer ( 1935 ) was directed by john ford .

the informer ( 1929 film )

the sound version of the informer ( 1929 , 1 : 24 : 08 - 1080p , 15 . 5 gig / 21 mbps )
novel of the same name ; the first version was released in 1929 . for the 1935 film , dudley nichols wrote the script in six days , and
the informer is a silent drama , from 1929 , about a member of a paramilitary group , who goes on the run after unwittingly killing a high - ranking police officer .
one of the most exciting annual announcements in the silent film calendar , at least for us brits , is the london film festival archive gala . so start rolling those drums now . this year , the beneficiary of a digital restoration , a new score , a gala screening and and a blu / dvd release is … arthur robison’s the informer ( 1929 ) .
provides the ability to see this film - one of the best out of britain from the 1920s .
the informer is one of a number of british films made during the period of transition from silent to talking pictures . the most celebrated of these is alfred hitchcock ' s blackmail ( 1929 ) , but numerous other films included sound sequences to varying degrees of artistic success . like blackmail , the informer was released in sound and silent versions , with significant differences between the two .
i really enjoyed the informer . the restoration was like stepping back in time watching the film at its initial showing . it ' s a fabulous thriller and i appreciated the ability to also watch the sound version and partake of the extras . the bfi
the informer is showing at the san francisco silent film festival in june 2017 , a long way to travel ? yes . but i have written an essay about the film for the festival catalogue so you can look forward to that appearing online in due course .
the newly restored version of the informer will be released on dvd and blu - ray by bfi dvd in february 2017 .
take this as a hot tip from me , the informer is a disc to add to your wishlist .
so the informer is a movie on the cusp – geographically and historically . it’s fitting then that it was filmed in both silent and sound versions . the bfi restored the talkie informer a while back , but in 2016 , the silent version got the full makeover treatment , and was presented as the london film festival archive gala with a new score by garth knox .
the 1929 adaptation of liam o flaherty’s the informer has all the hallmarks of a classic film noir , just a decade too early and an ocean away . set in the revolutionary ferment of newly independent ireland , this tale of personal betrayal is an impressively international affair . the bfi national archive’s new restoration of this classic silent is presented with a new recorded score by irish composer and violist garth knox .
while the informer may not achieve the heady heights of the german expressionist classics , it is certainly a different type of film to watch and there is power behind the performances and a suspense . it’s definitely one for noir fans .
so , unbeknownst to me , when i volunteered to review the informer , that i would be watching a silent film . the film in question is an elstree studios production from 1929 , directed by arthur robison , and the first half is shot as silent . i thought i was set up to watch the 1935 version , directed by john ford and starring victor mclaglen . it didn’t occur to me that the original film would suffer the same fate as many popular silent films – remade in glorious sound and technicolour as soon as the new era of cinema was ushered in .
academy award , any of a number of awards presented annually by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences , located in beverly hills , california , u . s . , to recognize achievement in the film industry . the awards were first presented in 1929 , and winners receive…
according to novelist o’flaherty , he wrote the informer “based on the technique of the cinema , ” as “a kind of high - brow detective story” . the bfi says that the film draws on this lead , with an expressionist vibe that looks forward to film noir . robison’s studio - shot film is tense , and claustrophobic , reflecting the anxieties of the lead characters , almost exclusively shot in mid - shot or close - up .
uk | 1929 | black and white and tinted | 100 minutes | silent with music | original aspect ratio 1 . 33 : 1 | cert pg ( moderate violence )
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the informer truly put the “international” into british international pictures . this film , shot entirely in the elstree studios in 1929 , was adapted from an irish novel , directed by a german , and starred a swedish man and a hungarian woman . as far as in - front - of - the - camera talent goes , this is exactly the kind of international collaboration that would perish with the coming of sound . behind the scenes , british studios would only welcome in more european personnel through the 1930s , though sadly for the worst of reasons .
like hitchcock’s blackmail ( 1929 ) , the informer was shot in both silent and sound versions . building on our previous work in restoring the sound version , the restoration team disentangled the two versions from existing film copies in order to establish the silent edit . this detailed analysis applied not only to the differing camera takes but also the text of intertitles . all the copies in the archive collection were thoroughly examined and the restoration work has drawn on them all – crucially , the existence of an original nitrate release print established the film’s delicate tint colour . restoration work began in 2014 and has taken many thousands of hours of work to recreate a masterpiece . the restoration was generously supported by matt spick .
british international pictures , limited , production ; distributed by wardour films , limited . / scenario by benn w . levy and rolfe e . vanlo , from the play the informer by liam o’flaherty . cinematography by werner brandes and theodor sparkuhl . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / the film was also released in the united kingdom in a silent version . the play was subsequently filmed as the informer ( 1935 ) . / full - sound film ( with dubbed dialogue ) .
after an irishman informs against his ira compatriots , he spends the money on a night on the town . john ford ' s the informer shows ford ' s irish sympathies with the same gusto that the quiet man did , but here he ' s more political , shaming an irish informant for ninety - one minutes . the film ' s politics are anti - establishment , but the strength of this film is the performance by victor mclaglen whose burly size and imposing physique belie the vulnerability with which he carouses through the story . it ' s a remarkably human portrayal in a remarkably political film . overall , mclaglen keeps the film grounded and interesting .
the informer is out now , rrp £19 . 99 . you can order a copy for £14 . 99 at the bfi shop here or on amazon here .
summary the informer is a british drama in which a man tells the police where a wanted murderer is hiding only to find himself hunted for being a snitch .
o’flaherty claimed that he wrote the informer as a ‘high - brow detective story’ that was ‘based on the technique of the cinema’ . director robison’s approach , emphasising the sense of claustrophobia and playing up the chiaroscuro , anticipates the mood of later film noir thrillers . german cinematographers werner brandes and t . sparkuhl make the most of the a - list international stars , lars hanson and the languorously beautiful lya de putti .
this is the earliest adaptation of o’flaherty’s novel the informer . it has been adapted a total of four times , most famously by o’flaherty’s cousin , john ford in 1935 .
having watched the silent version of the informer last week , i decided to give this sound variation ( simultaneously produced in 1929 ) a go . and for the first 47 minutes , i decisively preferred it to the silent film . being a sound version in this instance did not initially appear to mean spoken dialogue as i had expected , but simply a musical score permanently attached to the film , along with various audible sound effects such as gunfire , rattling door handles and breaking glass . i very much favoured this original score over the new music written by garth knox to accompany the recent silent restoration . i felt it matched the darkness of the material far more closely . gone was the self - consciously irish gaiety , …
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o’flaherty claimed in his autobiography that he wrote the informer “based on the technique of the cinema , ” as “a kind of high - brow detective story” . robison’s style in the film reflects this , anticipating the expressionistic aesthetics of film noir . less ostentatiously arty than some of his contemporaries , robison’s claustrophobic design has one foot in the 1930s . the oppressive , boxed - in feel is reinforced by the studio photography , with nearly all shots framed in mid - shot or close - up .
“the bfi national archive is delighted to have restored another major british feature film from the silent period and to be premiering it at the bfi london film festival . the quality of the restoration is extraordinary , despite some huge challenges that we had to overcome . the noirish cinematography looks spectacular once again , especially the lustrous quality of the inky , velvety shadows achieved by the restoration team . ”
“the bfi national archive is delighted to have restored another major british feature film from the silent period and to be premiering it at the bfi london film festival . the quality of the restoration is extraordinary , despite some huge challenges that we had to overcome . the noirish cinematography looks spectacular once again , especially the lustrous quality of the inky , velvety shadows achieved by the restoration team . ”
you know all this already , of course , if you saw the informer at the london film festival last year . now , however , the bfi has released it on a classy dual - format dvd / blu - ray edition for you to take home . which is very pleasing .
the 60th bfi london film festival in partnership with american express® is proud to announce this year’s archive gala – the world premiere of a new bfi national archive restoration of arthur robison ’s the informer ( 1929 ) . this rare silent adaptation of liam o’flaherty ’s famous novel is set among dublin revolutionaries in the early days of the newly independent irish free state , formed in 1922 . the archive gala will take place at bfi southbank on friday 14 october , 6 . 30pm in nft1 and features a specially commissioned live score by irish composer garth knox with a six piece ensemble .
“the archive gala has become one of the festival’s most anticipated presentations for film lovers , matching vibrant film restoration work with newly commissioned scores . our commitment to profiling the history of british cinema , and the vital preservation and restoration work of our bfi colleagues , feels more essential than ever in our 60th year when we also shine a light on the bfi london film festival’s heritage . ”
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newly restored by the bfi national archive , with a new score from acclaimed violist / composer garth knox and premiered at the 2016 bfi london film festival , the informer is one of the finest british films of the 1920s and deserves a place alongside other silent greats such as blackmail , a cottage on dartmoor and piccadilly . this dual format edition includes the silent version alongside the rare sound version which was produced at the same time
( from left ) joe sawyer , una o ' connor , heather angel , and victor mclaglen in the informer ( 1935 ) , directed by john ford .
the digital restoration has substantially cleaned up the film , which was made in both silent and talkie versions at the dawn of the sound era – and reintroduced the lavender tinting it would have enjoyed on its first release .
liam o’flaherty’s story of personal betrayal — newly restored by the bfi national archive — is a silent proto film noir .
john ford , iconic american film director , best known today for his westerns , though none of the films that won him the academy award for best direction— the informer ( 1935 ) , the grapes of wrath ( 1940 ) , how green was my valley ( 1941 ) , and the quiet man ( 1952 ) —was of this genre . his films , whether…
thankfully , the bfi re - release also contains the original version of the informer . this , i could sink my teeth in to . sure , it’s a bit scratchy and rough around the edges , but it’s glorious . the music is much tamer and more in keeping with the unfolding events .
superior in most respects to the john ford film until it goes sour ( i . e . , sickly sweet ) at the end in the same way the ford film does . a great film would have ended with . . . talking vaguely . . . a shooting in a bed , a marvelously ironic parallel
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fatality . instead we get the fallacy of the talking killer who even runs offstage ffs . but until then , we get a proto film noir , with much less of ford ' s boozy - oirish
hail king gypo
shtick and a much better and more - relevant female lead ( lya de putti from variety ) . the german - expressionist lighting and subtle tinting in the context of this story gives this informer less the feel of ford and more that of odd man out , though lars hanson then feels a little out of place as james mason .
bfi make the most of their ability to pull in a host of archive material on the disc , including 8 contemporary documentary shorts as well as well written essays discussing the film and its differences to o’flaherty’s novel . a once overlooked film that will hopefully receive new recognition .
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there are a few times where the informer seems to shudder and halt , owing to odd changes in pace . it is actually quite a fast - moving film , with frequent shoot outs and car chases being the main driving force behind the action . but a couple of lengthy sequences of dialogue slow this right back down again .
for a british silent film , i thought this was rather impressive there are some excellent performances and beautifully choreographed camera work . i ' ve not seen the john ford remake but i can see why this film gathered attention .
fantastic film from john ford with an outstanding performance by victor mclaglen . a perfect example that fog can be used to set a mood . i was surprised by the intensity that the film showed in some scenes and also mixed with some really funny moments .
the 60th bfi london film festival in partnership with american express is proud to announce this year’s archive gala – the world premiere of a new bfi national archive restoration of arthur robison’s the informer ( 1929 ) . this rare silent adaptation of liam o’flaherty’s famous novel is set among dublin revolutionaries in the early days of the newly independent irish free state , formed in 1922 . the archive gala will take place at bfi southbank on friday 14 october , 6 . 30pm in nft1 and features a specially commissioned live score by irish composer garth knox with a six piece ensemble . the new restoration by the bfi will offer a chance to see this powerful and important film in its silent form with newly reinstated atmospheric , lavender tinting . bfi national archive curator , bryony dixon has described it as “ one of the finest films produced in a british studio in the 1920s ” – 100 silent films ( 2011 ) .
image can ' t be faulted as there was some extensive work in the restoration . you can ' t look any better than the source and i think this lavender tine gives the informer a rich , very appealing , presentation with some depth visible in the latter half .
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free showing as part of the national gallery of art film program . silent version recently restored by the bfi with a newly composed score featuring irish themes and instruments .
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i settled down to watch the bfi restored version , complete with a new score from the acclaimed composer garth knox . the film had also been gently colourised . i must admit , just ten short minutes in to the film and i was struggling . the music was so insistent ; it completely jarred with the action on screen and felt like an utter distraction . i knew i wasn’t going to be able to last the duration .
the use of a synchronised ( non - dialogue ) soundtrack is also creatively used in the first part of the film . the jaunty jazz record katie plays to mask the sounds of mcphilip ' s escape incongruously persists throughout her confrontation with gypo . it is eventually and dramatically silenced with gypo ' s smashing of a glass , and replaced by the rising swell of the film ' s orchestral score that accompanies his subsequent exit , intensifying the emotional fallout of the quarrel . the film ' s pace briefly falters early in the second half , with two rather stilted dialogue sequences , but picks up again with gypo ' s exciting escape into the path of an oncoming train and katie ' s final betrayal .
the reviews posted are for the later john ford american version . this is a restored bfi re - issue of the 1929 british version - not released until april 2017 so it cannot be reviewed yet - hence my 3 stars , i had to put a star rating to get this information on - line so that people are not misled by reviews referring to another version .
although made at elstree studios by british international pictures , the informer was a supremely international production , boasting an acclaimed german / american director , arthur robison ; english actor carl harbord plays the tragic francis , while swedish actor lars hanson is his love rival gypo nolan . the object of their affections is the luminously beautiful hungarian star , lya de putti . the informer was entirely photographed in the studio , although the design and photography – by j . elder wills and germans werner brandes and theodor sparkuhl respectively – is good enough make you believe you are in 1920s dublin .
the bfi continues to mine the nation ' s cinema archive and come up with a surprising amount of gems from one of its previously most overlooked seams , the late silent era . based on the novel by liam o ' flaherty ( that would again be adapted for the screen in 1935 and win john ford his first oscar ) this earlier british production can now be seen to it ' s full advantage as a really well made silent film , rather than as the stilted part - talkie version that had previously been most commonly available . set around the troubles in ireland , the film is surprisingly apolitical in tone and the letters ira are never used . in many ways the film is like the prototype gangster films that were…
exciting , dense and atmospheric , john ford ' s the informer employs the best of silent and sound movie techniques . victor mclaglen is a magnificent as the ira brute and traitor who is forced to come to terms with his betrayal . brilliant expressionist cinematography and a rousing max steiner score .
the film ' s gorgeous black - and - white cinematography - - with its streams of fog and sparkling cobblestones - - gave audiences a new glimpse as to the potential artistry of cinema .
max steiner , austrian - born u . s . composer and conductor . a prodigy , he wrote an operetta at age 14 that ran in vienna for a year . he immigrated to the u . s . in 1914 and worked in new york city as a theatre conductor and arranger , and then he moved to hollywood in 1929 . he became one of the first and…
the film is a dramatisation of a 1925 novel by liam o’flaherty . it was more famously made by john ford in 1935 with stoney faced victor mclaglen playing gypo , more similar in description to that in o’flaherty’s novel . it so happened that o’flaherty was also ford’s cousin . there are many liberties taken with the novel in the film . it certainly has more melodrama elements to it and pushes the katie fox character to the foreground while neatly wrapping up the ending in the manner of any good melodrama .
what is evident in viewing both the part - talkie sound version and the silent version is how much quicker the action is in the silent film , despite its longer length ( at 100 minutes as opposed to 84 minutes ) . on one of the extras on the disc there is a scene comparison scene in which katie is being questioned about the gang when the gang member states that he has seen the money . the dialogue is slow in the sound version , while the accents are totally off ( ward with a strong british accent and de putti who was hungarian was dubbed into english , not irish ) . the accents are even clearer as irish in the intertitles of the silent version – “i saw the money , so i did” . knox’s new score also gives the film an irish accent as he uses tin whistles , pipes and bodhran drums to good effect . ( there is an extra on the disc and in the booklet the added value garth knox’s music adds is made clear . )
it seems remarkable that northern ireland was addressed in british cinema at all during this period , considering the restrictions on political subject matter at the time . but then the informer isn’t really a political film . liam o’flaherty’s source novel is so universal in its view of political violence and tensions that jules dassin could transplant it into the 1960s african - american civil rights movement in his film uptight . in robison’s version , it’s something close to a love triangle involving lars hanson’s gypo selling out wanted ira assassin francis ( carl harbord ) to the black and tans after realising his girlfriend katie ( lya de putti ) has feelings for him .
the film itself continues to ooze charisma on disc , especially on the blu - ray transfer , and there is a substantial selection of extra material here too . a booklet with essays by bryony dixon , michael brooke and knox , a restoration demo , a 10 - minute featurette with knox discussing his score and a raft of silent newsreels documenting the fight for irish independence from 1921 and 1922 . oh yes , and the sound version of the informer . rather nice to have the sound version included as an extra on a silent disc , rather than the other way around , eh ?
the film is great , though . a gripping drama that vividly explores guilt and betrayal , the limitations of atonement and the ultimate balm of forgiveness , via a sharply undulating tale set in a pleasingly gloomy , shadowy dublin . it perhaps twists a little hard as it…
description : based on liam o ' flaherty ' s popular novel this gripping thriller is set amongst a group of revolutionaries in the newly independent ireland of 1922 . when one of their number , francis , kills the chief of police he goes on the run . but when he returns to say goodbye to his mother and former lover he is cruelly betrayed by his one - time friend , gypo . newly restored by the bfi national archive , with a new score from acclaimed violist / composer garth knox and premiered at the 2016 bfi london film festival , the informer is one of the finest british films of the 1920s and deserves a place alongside other silent greats such as blackmail , a cottage on dartmoor and piccadilly . this dual format edition includes the silent version alongside the rare sound version which was produced at the same time .
robison’s direction pre - dates film - noir but has all the tricks and tells of the genre : window blinds casting horizontal shadows ; men lighting cigarettes by flicking a match off a wall ; the claustrophobic sense of space . nearly all of the shots are mid - range or close up . you feel like you are actually in conversation with the characters .
the new restoration by the bfi will offer a chance to see this powerful and important film in its silent form with newly reinstated atmospheric , lavender tinting . bfi national archive curator , bryony dixon has described it as “one of the finest films produced in a british studio in the 1920s” – 100 silent films ( 2011 ) .
an overly melodramatic script and hammy acting typical of the silent era detract from a well directed and photographed film . some of the scene transitions and camera moves are really quite advanced , coupled with mood enhancing lighting effects and some lovely shot compositions . but the story is overlong and the over emotive acting is far too distracting .
the films length and lack of sound means that relationships and emotions are dense and quickly developed . the plot leaves us , like phillip and his love interest katie ( lya de putti ) torn between personal and political loyalty . capturing the uncertainty of ireland at the time , no one in the film is entirely innocent – even small acts of defiance can seem morally questionable .
…academy award for best direction— the informer ( 1935 ) , the grapes of wrath ( 1940 ) , how green was my valley ( 1941 ) , and the quiet man ( 1952 ) —was of this genre . his films , whether westerns or in other genres , are notable for a turn - of - the - 20th - century ideal of american masculinity—loyal , self - deprecating yet competent , dependable in a…
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the restoration here is something to coo over – with fine detail in the faces of our pulchritudinous leading trio and those grotty urban landscapes both , and soft tinting to enhance the mood . more good news arrives with garth knox’s sensitive , irish - inflected score . he seems to have absorbed the delicacy of the film’s style rather than the crudeness of its subject matter , and his music is melodic and nicely supportive of this twisting - turning thriller .
about creating the score . there are also eight ' topical budget ' films from newly independent ireland , all running around 1 - minute or less plus the package comes with an illustrated booklet with full film credits and essays by bryony dixon , garth knox and michael brookes . the dual - format package includes a dvd .
it’s interesting that the film was made so soon after the vast majority of ireland became a republic – it seems a brave move to make , given that tensions would still have been high . i also love the fact that the cast comes from hungary , sweden and germany ( to name a few ) – silent cinema truly was an international , boundary - less effort .
wow . i have seen the cranky talkie version of this before , but tonight the restoration of the silent version premiered at the london film festival , with excellent live musical accompaniment ( a new score by garth knox which included viola , flute , accordion , percussion and even an imaginative use of ' danny boy ' to represent a gramophone record in an early scene ) .
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from bfi . it ' s dual - layered with a high bitrate and includes the sound version with a lower bitrate but also in 1080p ( 1929 , 1 : 24 : 08 - 1080p , 15 . 5 gig / 21 mbps ) . the silent version gets a lavender tinting which imbues a smokey atmosphere and you get used to it very quickly . it looks very strong in - motion with a few , acceptable , imperfections . the sound version actually looks great - and perhaps a bit sharper with some decent contrast layering . it was a great idea to include it in 1080p . this
the silent informer is a british - made movie , filmed at elstree by british international pictures , but has the flavour of an international co - production too , starring englishman carl harbord , swedish lars hanson , and hungarian lya de putti ( you may know her from varieté ) . the story is set in early 1920s dublin , during the first years of the irish free state and it is a tale of revolution and betrayal , with an underground cell of activists torn apart when one of their member accidentally kills a police officer .
lars hanson is superb as gypo , the man who informs as a result of jealousy , in this tense , emotional roller coaster . lya de putti excels as the unbalanced and fickle katie , whose hesitation over her previous beau ( and police - killing fugitive ) francis , played by carl harbord , causes the tragic events of the film to unfold . and warwick ward is very good indeed…
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victor melaglen has never given an abler performance , and the film , even if it sometimes underlines its points rather crudely , is a memorable picture of a pitiless war waged without honour on either side in doorways and cellars and gin shops .
clearly i just wasn ' t ready for this . i see the merit of how much the film makers were able to do with such limited technology , but truly i was bored out of my mind sitting through this . might be a while before i attempt another pre - talkies era movie .
either way , the story and characters remain the same . the portrayal of both , however , is completely different . based on liam o’flaherty’s novel , the silent thriller is set among a group of * ahem * revolutionaries in the newly - established republic of ireland . francis mcphillip ( carl harbord ) accidentally kills the chief of police and is forced to go on the run . his attempts at returning to dublin do not run smoothly as betrayal and paranoia flood the streets of the emancipated eire .
and thank goodness it did , because , whether you have seen the stilted and shaky sound version or not , the silent informer is a breath of fresh air . this is a truly accomplished late silent drama , with a graceful moving camera and fine performances , and all that emotion is heightened by slinky black shadows and high - angled shots that recall director arthur robison’s achievements in german expressionism ( you may have seen warning shadows , 1923 ) . the story may be set in early 1920s dublin , but this vampiric treatment suits it perfectly . liam o’flaherty pictured his moody thriller being made into a german film when it was still words on a page .
in this taut , cat - and - mouse thriller , lars hanson plays gypo nolan , one of a disintegrating band of irish revolutionaries , who tips off the police to the whereabouts of his exiled comrade , francis , played by carl harbord . famed vamp star lya de putti plays the woman they both love . the story plays out in the mean streets of dublin – there’s a claustrophobic sense of place as we feel that the characters are trapped in the city streets by their ideals as much as by their betrayals . but this city could also be any city where the people and the police are at odds . it could be weimar berlin , for example . and it’s uncannily like the crime - infested la of 1940s film noir . those shadows get everywhere .
the dense narrative develops in a short time heightening the intensity of emotional effect . our sympathies are challenged to deal with the complexity of personal versus political loyalties , where no - one is entirely innocent and the implications of seemingly minor or impulsive decisions create inescapable moral dilemmas for all the protagonists .
irish republican army ( ira ) , republican paramilitary organization seeking the establishment of a republic , the end of british rule in northern ireland , and the reunification of ireland . …
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the first half of the sound version is shot as silent , with german director arthur robison fully demonstrating the level of technical sophistication that this style of filmmaking had reached by its twilight years . without the constraints of cumbersome sound equipment , robison ' s camera roams freely , with one particularly accomplished long take following gypo as he pushes his way through a crowded street , halting with dreadful finality at the door of the police station where he intends to betray his best friend . cinematographer werner brandes ' lighting is imaginative and atmospheric throughout , and the film ' s numerous chases and shoot - outs are exhilarating and rapidly edited by emile de ruelle .
liam o’flaherty’s 1925 novel about betrayal amidst the chaotic political and revolutionary environment of the newly independent ireland of 1922 was famously adapted for the screen by john ford . this earlier , silent adaptation is arguably finer , bringing to bear the best of late 1920s european filmmaking , but with one foot in the 1930s .
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the 100 minute silent version , with the new garth knox score . a score that sadly i did not particularly like . i found it too gaily , broadly irish in tenor for my tastes ( it kept recalling the dance scene from ‘titanic’ ! an inappropriate , mildly unsavoury association to keep springing into one’s mind during a dark thriller ) . and knox seemed to read the film very differently to me , consistently matching ill - fittingly upbeat , uptempo music to heavy , serious scenes .
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an early , silent adaptation of liam o’flaherty’s 1925 novel about betrayal amid the political and revolutionary environment of the newly independent ireland of 1922 .
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the new bfi commissioned score is by irish composer and violist garth knox . garth is at the forefront of the new music scene in many fields , drawing on his vast experience as viola player of the arditti quartet and the ensemble intercontemporain . composing for a six piece ensemble including accordion , flute , irish pipes and viola d’amore , he brings a wealth of cutting edge composition techniques , whilst also opening up the music of the past with his interest in medieval , baroque and traditional celtic music .
the story grips you . great atmosphere . before on the waterfront there was this . the main character , gypo nolan ( mclaglen ) , is at once suffocated by guilt and yet his internal struggle is uplifting .
wanted by the british authorities . nolan receives a cash reward for his information , money that he and his girlfriend need to buy passage to the united states , but he realizes all too soon that the “reward” came at the cost of his self - respect and maybe even his life .
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this rare silent adaptation of liam o’flaherty’s famous novel is set among dublin revolutionaries in the early days of the newly independent irish free state , formed in 1922 . the archive gala will take place at bfi southbank on friday 14
what i do love about silent cinema is the glorious facial expressions – thick with stage make up – performed by the actors . lars hanson , as the traitorous gypo nolan , rolls his eyes , flares his nostrils and smirks with aplomb . by today’s nuanced standards , it’s all incredibly over the top , but it’s wonderful . there is a real sense of ‘putting the character across’ .
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the action begins when a group of revolutionaries from an unnamed group are meeting undercover in a working - class district unknowingly observed by the police . during the ensuing raid the chief of police is shot and killed by francis , a trigger - happy member of the group , who is forced to flee in order to preserve the group’s secrecy . when he returns to say goodbye to his mother he goes to see his former lover and co - revolutionary , kate . when he discovers that she appears to have taken up with another of their comrades , the scene is set for betrayal and tragedy as events gather pace over during the following day and night .
john ford won the first of his four oscars for this tale of betrayal , set against the irish revolution of 1922 , which is more impressive visually than thematically .
working class irishmen lars hanson ( as gypo nolan ) and carl harbord ( as francis mcphillipp ) are members of an anti - establishment
party
, where politics is punctuated with gunfire . while maintaining a friendship with his comrade , mr . hanson is obviously interested in mr . harbord ' s fickle moll , the lovely lya de putti ( as katie fox ) . after harbord kills the local police chief ( during a gunfight ) he is driven underground ; leaving ms . de putti free to hook up with hanson . then , when harbord surfaces to visit his mother , hanson suspects he is seeing de putti . so , hanson becomes
the informer
, hounded by detective warwick ward ( as dan gallagher ) .
one particular shot stands out : robison utilises an achingly long take as he follows gypo down a crowded street , only coming to a halt because the character has arrived at the door of the police station – where he intends to betray his love rival , francis .
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in the opening credits , the characters of francis mcphillip and his mother are spelled with a single ' p ' at the end , but in francis ' s letter to gypo , his surname is spelled ' mcphillipp ' with a double - ' p ' . . .
during the irish rebellion of 1917 , gypo nolan informs on his friend for shooting a policeman .
liam o’flaherty was born in the aran islands off galway and was still in his 20s when he wrote the novel in 1925 . he was involved briefly in the post - treaty troubles in 1922 and so was in a position to write with some authority about this complex period in ireland’s recent past .
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during a gun battle in dublin , ireland , between an i . r . a . cell and some other political faction , dan gallagher , a member of the cell , accidentally shoots and kills the chief of police . he goes on the run , and hides in the mountains while his comrades try to work out a deal with the police . they fail to reach an agreement , and advise gallagher to leave the country and relocate to america . he comes to dublin to see his mother one last time , and expects his girlfriend katie to go with him . during his absence in the mountains , his best friend gypo nolan has fallen in love with katie . when he sees gallagher leaving her apartment , he is consumed with jealousy and…
audio , with a new score by violinist composer garth knox , comes in the option of a robust linear pcm 2 . 0 channel ( 24 - bit ) or a dts - hd master 5 . 1 surround ( 24 - bit . ) i watched with the former and nothing but positives here for the audio transfer as well sounding beautifully tight and clean adding even further to the atmosphere . there are original english intertitles and my
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based on liam o ' flaherty ' s popular novel this gripping thriller is set amongst a group of revolutionaries in the newly independent ireland of 1922 . when one of their number , francis , kills the chief of police he goes on the run . but when he returns to say goodbye to his mother and former lover he is cruelly betrayed by his one - time friend , gypo .
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the new score for the gala and blu - ray release has been written by a composer from ireland , garth knox . the music draws on his interest in medieval , baroque and traditional celtic music , and uses some traditional irish instruments as well as avant - garde composition styles . it will be performed by a six - piece ensemble including accordion , flute , irish pipes and viola d’amore .
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i will always be grateful for those who painstakingly and lovingly restore classic gems such as this , but i couldn’t get to grips with the orchestration .
dublin is convincingly realised – one virtuoso tracking shot takes you from a rooftop down to a bustling street as it follows gypo nolan ( lars hanson ) , elbowing his way through the crowd , on his way to inform on his friend . love and loyalty struggle to survive the consequences of his action .
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but i would profess to be neither a raving enthusiast , nor remotely knowledgeable about that particular era in cinema . whilst the films i have listed are generally regarded as classic , silent cinema ( for me ) conjures up the notion of archetypal damsels in distress , moustache twirling villains and frantic piano playing . it wouldn’t be my first choice .
shot it in less than three weeks . mclaglen , who frequently worked with ford , won an oscar for his performance . ford also received the first of his four academy awards for best director .
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