"Band of Brothers" was one of the first shows to bridge the gap between television and film. It took the baton from Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" and improved on it, at least regarding character and story. There is nothing in "Band of Brothers" that is quite so arrestingly savage as Spielberg's genre-changing Omaha Beach sequence. However, HBO's 10-part miniseries is still a thunderous account of World War II, replete with many sad and brutal moments.
Based on Stephen Ambrose's non-fiction book of the same name, "Band of Brothers" follows "Easy" Company of the 101st Airborne Division through Normandy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the German interior. Human interest is somewhat diluted by the sheer number of characters involved, but there are focalizers in the ranks, namely Maj. Richard Winters (Damian Lewis) and Capt. Lewis Nixon (Ron Livingston). These men and their peers are quickly battle-hardened, facing the enemy in fields,...
Based on Stephen Ambrose's non-fiction book of the same name, "Band of Brothers" follows "Easy" Company of the 101st Airborne Division through Normandy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the German interior. Human interest is somewhat diluted by the sheer number of characters involved, but there are focalizers in the ranks, namely Maj. Richard Winters (Damian Lewis) and Capt. Lewis Nixon (Ron Livingston). These men and their peers are quickly battle-hardened, facing the enemy in fields,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Jack Hawkins
- Slash Film
Happy Cyber Monday, everyone, and welcome back for Day 3 of Daily Dead’s fourth annual Holiday Gift Guide! Once again, our goal is to help you navigate your way through the horrors of the 2016 shopping season with our tips on unique gift ideas, and we’ll hopefully help you save a few bucks over the next few weeks, too.
This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is being sponsored by several amazing companies including Mondo, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Magnolia Home Entertainment, who have all donated an assortment of goodies to help you guys get into the spirit of the season. Daily Dead also recently teamed up with Texas-based artist Dustin Pace of Duddy in Motion to create an amazing Stranger Things print that all of our giveaway winners will receive with our amazing prize packs that feature a collection of items including movies, graphic novels, and much more.
This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is being sponsored by several amazing companies including Mondo, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Magnolia Home Entertainment, who have all donated an assortment of goodies to help you guys get into the spirit of the season. Daily Dead also recently teamed up with Texas-based artist Dustin Pace of Duddy in Motion to create an amazing Stranger Things print that all of our giveaway winners will receive with our amazing prize packs that feature a collection of items including movies, graphic novels, and much more.
- 11/28/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Captain America: Civil War (Russos)
In seeking to create an expansive multi-film universe, Marvel has managed to both bless and curse each of its subsequent films. The blessing comes in the form of a character development that takes place over the course of films and phases instead of scenes and acts. Characters who we met eight years ago have grown and changed before our eyes, and...
Captain America: Civil War (Russos)
In seeking to create an expansive multi-film universe, Marvel has managed to both bless and curse each of its subsequent films. The blessing comes in the form of a character development that takes place over the course of films and phases instead of scenes and acts. Characters who we met eight years ago have grown and changed before our eyes, and...
- 9/2/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
April and the Extraordinary World (Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci)
Most writing on Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci‘s April and the Extraordinary World speaks as though they’ve adapted one of revered Frenchman Jacques Tardi‘s graphic novels. This isn’t quite the case. What they’ve actually done is bring his unique “universe” to life with help from previous collaborator Benjamin Legrand (writer of Tardi’s Tueur de cafards) instead. Legrand and Ekinci crafted this alternate...
April and the Extraordinary World (Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci)
Most writing on Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci‘s April and the Extraordinary World speaks as though they’ve adapted one of revered Frenchman Jacques Tardi‘s graphic novels. This isn’t quite the case. What they’ve actually done is bring his unique “universe” to life with help from previous collaborator Benjamin Legrand (writer of Tardi’s Tueur de cafards) instead. Legrand and Ekinci crafted this alternate...
- 8/2/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
August’s home entertainment releases are off to a strong start this Tuesday, as horror and sci-fi fans have a lot to look forward to this week. Scream Factory is keeping busy with a trio of releases—Bite, The Binding, and the Collector’s Edition release of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)—and Anchor Bay has a pair of indie genre offerings, Viral and Lazer Team, coming out on August 2nd as well. Ben Wheatley’s stunning adaptation of High-Rise is also coming home on Tuesday, and if you missed it last month, Most Likely to Die makes its way to DVD this week, too.
Other notable releases include DVDs of Panzer, Summer Camp, The Suffering, and the Blu-ray release of The Night Visitor.
Bite (Scream Factory, Blu-ray & DVD)
Your Fear Is Her Appetite.
While on her bachelorette party getaway, bride-to be Casey (Elma Begovic) gets a seemingly harmless bite from an unknown insect.
Other notable releases include DVDs of Panzer, Summer Camp, The Suffering, and the Blu-ray release of The Night Visitor.
Bite (Scream Factory, Blu-ray & DVD)
Your Fear Is Her Appetite.
While on her bachelorette party getaway, bride-to be Casey (Elma Begovic) gets a seemingly harmless bite from an unknown insect.
- 8/2/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
To mark the release of High-Rise on 18th July, we’ve been given 3 bundles which contain High Rise on Blu-ray, the High-Rise book and a T-shirt to give away. 1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents […]
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- 7/14/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ever since making his mark stateside in 2011's Thor, UK actor Tom Hiddleston has made more than his fair share of Marvel fangirls swoon, helping Kevin Feige create a film studio dynasty. This specific section of Hiddleston's large fanbase will be pleased to know that the actor appears nude in Ben Wheatley's High-Rise, which co-stars Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Elisabeth Moss. The film debuted in 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) before premiering in the UK on March 18, 2016. The film received a very limited release in the Us before being made available via Video-On Demand (VOD). It will be made available on DVD and blu-ray on August 02. In this newly-released commentary clip, Hiddleston has a laugh at his nude scene, which Wheatley admittedly jokes that he attempted to base the film's entire marketing campaign around Hiddleston's nudity. Please enable Javascript to watch this video High-rise stars Hiddleston as Dr.
- 7/2/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Playing now in theatres, on Demand, on Amazon Video and on iTunes, watch Portishead’s music video cover of Abba’s ‘Sos’ as heard in High-rise.
High-rise is the latest film by cult British director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, A Field in England), an ambitious adaptation of the J.G. Ballard novel of the same name.
The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss.
High-rise stars Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class.
Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Miller), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Evans), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Moss); and Mr. Royal (Irons), the enigmatic architect who designed the building.
Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing.
High-rise is the latest film by cult British director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, A Field in England), an ambitious adaptation of the J.G. Ballard novel of the same name.
The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss.
High-rise stars Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class.
Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Miller), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Evans), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Moss); and Mr. Royal (Irons), the enigmatic architect who designed the building.
Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing.
- 6/24/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Based on J.G. Ballard’s brilliant novel of the same name, Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise stars Tom Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, who discovers a new way of life after moving into a skyscraper packed with peculiar characters. If you missed High-Rise in theaters, don’t despair, because Magnolia Home Entertainment will give the film a Blu-ray / DVD release this summer.
High-Rise is scheduled to come out on Blu-ray and DVD on August 2nd. Special features and official cover art have yet to be revealed, but we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further announcements. In case you missed it, check out Heather’s review of Ben Wheatley’s latest film:
http://dailydead.com/review-high-rise-effectively-proves-that-humanitys-greatest-threat-will-always-be-itself/
Synopsis: “High-rise stars Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Golden Globe® nominee Sienna Miller, American Sniper), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Luke Evans, Beauty and the Beast), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”); and Mr. Royal (Academy Award® winner Jeremy Irons, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), the enigmatic architect who designed the building. Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war.”
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High-Rise is scheduled to come out on Blu-ray and DVD on August 2nd. Special features and official cover art have yet to be revealed, but we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further announcements. In case you missed it, check out Heather’s review of Ben Wheatley’s latest film:
http://dailydead.com/review-high-rise-effectively-proves-that-humanitys-greatest-threat-will-always-be-itself/
Synopsis: “High-rise stars Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Golden Globe® nominee Sienna Miller, American Sniper), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Luke Evans, Beauty and the Beast), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”); and Mr. Royal (Academy Award® winner Jeremy Irons, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), the enigmatic architect who designed the building. Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war.”
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- 6/14/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Sienna Miller is unlike many actors I’ve interviewed in how she seems as intent in learning about you, as you are in learning about her. It’s the same quality that makes her so captivating to watch in films like Factory Girl, The Edge of Love and High-Rise, which was at the center of our conversation. In Ben Wheatley’s epic science-fiction thriller she plays Charlotte, a single mother living in the title building, where she meets the enigmatic Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) with whom she begins an affair. Ms. Miller provides Charlotte with an almost feline instinct, onscreen she slinks with premeditated effortlessness, seducing those on her path because life has revealed that is her strongest asset. She also infuses Charlotte with a droll sense of humor that in the hands of a lesser actor would make her seem heartless.
Like Charlotte, Ms. Miller is also very frank,...
Like Charlotte, Ms. Miller is also very frank,...
- 5/19/2016
- by Jose Solís
- The Film Stage
I haven't read J.G. Ballard's novel on which High-Rise is based, but considering the book's glowing reputation, I have to assume it has more depth to it than this adaptation, one of director Ben Wheatley's most inaccessible movies to date. It's a film you'd think would have a lot on its mind, but it's only really interested in creating a single metaphor about the effect of capitalism on social structures. It's a metaphor that's clearly laid out in the first ten minutes, and though things go off the rails in the story pretty quickly, there's not much else to this movie when all is said and done.
Tom Hiddleston plays Robert Laing, a neurologist who moves into a futuristic tower apartment complex that seems to lure residents in and never wants them to leave: with amenities like a squash courts, a swimming pool, and its own grocery store,...
Tom Hiddleston plays Robert Laing, a neurologist who moves into a futuristic tower apartment complex that seems to lure residents in and never wants them to leave: with amenities like a squash courts, a swimming pool, and its own grocery store,...
- 5/13/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Based on J.G. Ballard’s 1975 novel of the same name, High-Rise is the latest from filmmaker Ben Wheatley and stars Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Jeremy Irons, and Elizabeth Moss. Written by Amy Jump (who collaborated with Wheatley on Kill List, Sightseers, and A Field in England), High-Rise is a fascinatingly surreal cautionary tale of how class systems effectively break down and why society will always be its own worst enemy.
Set in 1975, High-Rise follows Dr. Robert Laing (Hiddleston) as he moves into a futuristic and luxurious apartment building in which residents are ranked by their stature in life and relegated to live on the floors the building’s architect and overseer, Anthony Royal (Irons), and his aristocratic associates see fit. The poorest folks live towards the bottom, the middle class reside above them, and so forth all the way up to Royal’s insanely intricate penthouse, complete with...
Set in 1975, High-Rise follows Dr. Robert Laing (Hiddleston) as he moves into a futuristic and luxurious apartment building in which residents are ranked by their stature in life and relegated to live on the floors the building’s architect and overseer, Anthony Royal (Irons), and his aristocratic associates see fit. The poorest folks live towards the bottom, the middle class reside above them, and so forth all the way up to Royal’s insanely intricate penthouse, complete with...
- 4/29/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Deadpool (Tim Miller)
As Hollywood struggles to reinvent their array of superheroes with each iteration, it’s no surprise that audiences would become hungry for something off the beaten path. While it’s not the first post-modern comic-book adaptation, Deadpool is billed as ushering in a new direction: a fan-spurred, self-aware tentpole that’s R-rated to its core, featuring a wise-ass character (don’t call him...
Deadpool (Tim Miller)
As Hollywood struggles to reinvent their array of superheroes with each iteration, it’s no surprise that audiences would become hungry for something off the beaten path. While it’s not the first post-modern comic-book adaptation, Deadpool is billed as ushering in a new direction: a fan-spurred, self-aware tentpole that’s R-rated to its core, featuring a wise-ass character (don’t call him...
- 4/29/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
[Editor's Note: This review of High Rise originally ran during our coverage of 2015's Fantastic Fest. We are re-running it, as the film is available On Demand today, and hits theaters May 13, 2016.]
England, the 1970’s. Margaret Thatcher rules and the last vestiges of post-World War II optimism have been wiped away. Tight polyester and bell bottoms are omnipresent, the sexual revolution of the 60’s has given way to rampant debauchery, and everyone numbs themselves with sex, shopping and petty domestic obsession.
Dr. Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) has just moved into the perfect embodiment of the times: a state of the art tower block designed by reclusive architect Anthony Royal (Jeremy Irons), whose top floor penthouse i [Continued ...]...
England, the 1970’s. Margaret Thatcher rules and the last vestiges of post-World War II optimism have been wiped away. Tight polyester and bell bottoms are omnipresent, the sexual revolution of the 60’s has given way to rampant debauchery, and everyone numbs themselves with sex, shopping and petty domestic obsession.
Dr. Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) has just moved into the perfect embodiment of the times: a state of the art tower block designed by reclusive architect Anthony Royal (Jeremy Irons), whose top floor penthouse i [Continued ...]...
- 4/28/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Saved by the book. Hiddlestoners, brace yourselves. Tom Hiddleton is doing away with his demureness for a very hot second (literally), stripping down to nothing but a book for his newest role in High-Rise. In this revealing, exclusive clip, the actor - who plays Dr. Robert Laing - is minding his own business sunbathing nude on the balcony of his new apartment when his neighbor Charlotte Melville (Sienna Miller) drops a wine bottle from above, nearly landing right on top of him. Laughing and apologizing for startling him in the midst of his peaceful moment, Melville - who refers to...
- 4/15/2016
- by Nicole Sands, @nicolesands901
- PEOPLE.com
Saved by the book. Hiddlestoners, brace yourselves. Tom Hiddleton is doing away with his demureness for a very hot second (literally), stripping down to nothing but a book for his newest role in High-Rise. In this revealing, exclusive clip, the actor - who plays Dr. Robert Laing - is minding his own business sunbathing nude on the balcony of his new apartment when his neighbor Charlotte Melville (Sienna Miller) drops a wine bottle from above, nearly landing right on top of him. Laughing and apologizing for startling him in the midst of his peaceful moment, Melville - who refers to...
- 4/15/2016
- by Nicole Sands, @nicolesands901
- PEOPLE.com
Or when your costumes look like a building. Odile Dicks-Mireaux’s designs for High Rise (2016) are far more than that. But for a film set in such a heavily stylised world, especially one created by sci-fi author J.G. Ballard, homogeny is everything. In fact homogeny is terrifying. Everything is reflected in the aesthetic. The building towers, Tom Hiddleston’s trouser legs tower, and Luke Evans towers over everyone.
Director Ben Wheatley has claimed that he did not want High Rise to look like a ‘greatest hits of the seventies‘, but really that’s exactly what he’s got, certainly in terms of costume design – and that’s okay. It might not be the 1970s that everyone lucky enough to be around and partying in those days remembers, yet it is the one we as viewers want and expect to see. The building, the first of creator Anthony Royal’s (Jeremy Irons...
Director Ben Wheatley has claimed that he did not want High Rise to look like a ‘greatest hits of the seventies‘, but really that’s exactly what he’s got, certainly in terms of costume design – and that’s okay. It might not be the 1970s that everyone lucky enough to be around and partying in those days remembers, yet it is the one we as viewers want and expect to see. The building, the first of creator Anthony Royal’s (Jeremy Irons...
- 4/15/2016
- by Lord Christopher Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Those in the U.K. are lucky enough to walk into their local theater and see one of the year’s best movies, but we’ve still got a bit to go here in the U.S. before Ben Wheatley‘s adaptation of J.G. Ballard‘s 1975 dystopian novel High-Rise lands. To help hold one over, the full score from Clint Mansell is now available to stream in full, and while I’ll be waiting until I’ve seen the film to partake, we have it embedded below.
“The film is all about the building,” Mansell tells Little White Lies. “We talked about its moving presence and it’s the building that dictates the behaviour [of the characters], it’s like the sea in Solaris. One thing I had to do was at least make sure there was some sense of optimism at the beginning of the film, create a Brave New World sort of vibe.
“The film is all about the building,” Mansell tells Little White Lies. “We talked about its moving presence and it’s the building that dictates the behaviour [of the characters], it’s like the sea in Solaris. One thing I had to do was at least make sure there was some sense of optimism at the beginning of the film, create a Brave New World sort of vibe.
- 3/20/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
He may not like film critics all that much, but we loved Ben Wheatley‘s High-Rise when it premiered at Tiff last year. As the review went, “This thing is dense, wild, hilarious, timelessly prescient, and a feast for eyes and ears. I’m not sure ten viewings would be enough to even start recognizing each detail of set, characters, or plot.” That was just one man’s opinion, sure, but said opinion was strong enough to get the rest of us itching to see this thing.
Being that there have been plenty of opportunities to take peeks at High-Rise in the past several months, and it’s about a month-and-a-half until U.S. audiences are served the whole thing, a new trailer and multiple clips might seem like a bit much. (This is especially true if you’re like me and hope to avoid any shred of footage, .gifs included.
Being that there have been plenty of opportunities to take peeks at High-Rise in the past several months, and it’s about a month-and-a-half until U.S. audiences are served the whole thing, a new trailer and multiple clips might seem like a bit much. (This is especially true if you’re like me and hope to avoid any shred of footage, .gifs included.
- 3/16/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
★★★☆☆ "It takes a lot of determination to row against the current," our polished protagonist Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) is informed upon his arrival in the soaring setting of Ben Wheatley's J.G. Ballard adaptation High-Rise. Having moved into an apartment on the 25th floor, he's surveying the scene at a 40th floor party, realising that social mobility won't be as simple as riding the glassy mirrored lift. Ballard's novel converted a tower block into a powder keg of class warfare and while the aforementioned scene and others nod towards thematic heft, Wheatley and writer Amy Jump are far more interested in witnessing the explosion - in all its delirious spectacle.
- 3/16/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Over 40 years after its initial publication, J. G. Ballard’s brilliant novel High-Rise has been adapted for the big screen. A new trailer for the Ben Wheatley film has arrived from Magnet Releasing, teasing close quarters combat, stylish parties, and Tom Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing.
“High-Rise stars Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Miller), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Evans), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Moss); and Mr. Royal (Irons), the enigmatic architect who designed the building. Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins...
“High-Rise stars Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Miller), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Evans), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Moss); and Mr. Royal (Irons), the enigmatic architect who designed the building. Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins...
- 3/15/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing sent over this new trailer and poster for Ben Wheatley's newest film High-Rise, and it's another good reminder that this movie looks super interesting. I haven't seen the film yet, so I'm not sure if it gives away any of the story's best moments, but just to be safe, I'd say if you're already intrigued by the premise and the cast — which includes Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Moss, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, and Luke Evans — it might actually be worth skipping this trailer just to be safe. This one seems to put more of an emphasis on the societal allegory than any of the other trailers, and it looks like it could get pretty trippy. Wheatley is a hell of a filmmaker, and I'm looking forward to seeing how this adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel turns out.
High-Rise hits theaters on May 13, but will...
High-Rise hits theaters on May 13, but will...
- 3/15/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
StudioCanal
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect’s dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home.
To celebrate the release of High-Rise starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss – in cinemas March 18 – we’re giving away 3 amazing High-Rise prize bundles each consisting of:
– Kill List on Blu-ray, Sightseers...
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect’s dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home.
To celebrate the release of High-Rise starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss – in cinemas March 18 – we’re giving away 3 amazing High-Rise prize bundles each consisting of:
– Kill List on Blu-ray, Sightseers...
- 3/14/2016
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
In the famous opening line from J. G. Ballard’s High Rise the calm chaos of the character of Dr. Robert Laing is pinpointed perfectly. The strange mixture of violence and serenity in our avatar in Ballard’s moral maelstrom is part of what makes Tom Hiddleston such a compelling on-screen presence. In this interview James Kleinmann
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- 3/10/2016
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Things look very promising for Ben Wheatley's (Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England) adaption of J.G. Ballard’s visionary novel, High-Rise, especially with Tom Hiddleston leading the cast. A new clip has come our way, showing Hiddleston holding his own against Jeremy Irons in a scene that delves into the history of the movie’s ominous, seemingly world, and wrings an unreliable amount of tension out of two men talking about a lake. Released: 18th March Synopsis: 1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the...
- 3/10/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Time and again, we've noted that the cast for Ben Wheatley's "High-Rise" —Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Peter Ferdinando and Keeley Hawes— is pretty killer. However, one name has is slightly less mentioned in the run-up to the release of the movie: Clint Mansell. Read More: Tiff Review: Ben Wheatley's 'High-Rise' Starring Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans & Elizabeth Moss The composer who has scored such films as "Moon," "Black Swan," "Requiem For A Dream" provides immediately recognizable work. And he brings that unique touch to "High-Rise," and you can get an indication as such with the track "Cine-Camera Cinema" below. But first, you can check out the first clip from the movie, in which Hiddleston's Dr. Robert Laing meets Jeremy Irons, playing the architect of the building that will soon collapse into chaos. "High-Rise"...
- 3/9/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
From RedBand.Ca, take a look @ the new restricted 'red band' trailer supporting "High-Rise", the British science fiction action thriller directed by Ben Wheatley, starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy and Keeley Hawes, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by author J.G. Ballard:
"...in London, UK, circa 1975, 'Robert Laing' is a young doctor living in a high-rise building, in an isolated community, cut off from the rest of society in a luxury tower block.
"Taking up residence on the twenty-fifth floor, Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, striking up a relationship with 'Charlotte'.
"After Laing befriends 'Richard Wilder', a documentary filmmaker also living in the building, a dangerous social situation develops and the high-rise eventually fragments into violent tribes..."
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"...in London, UK, circa 1975, 'Robert Laing' is a young doctor living in a high-rise building, in an isolated community, cut off from the rest of society in a luxury tower block.
"Taking up residence on the twenty-fifth floor, Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, striking up a relationship with 'Charlotte'.
"After Laing befriends 'Richard Wilder', a documentary filmmaker also living in the building, a dangerous social situation develops and the high-rise eventually fragments into violent tribes..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "High-Rise"...
- 3/6/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
London, 1975. Robert Laing is a young doctor seduced by the lifestyle in a high-rise, an isolated community, cut off from the rest of society in their luxury tower block, and its creator, the architect Anthony Royal. Taking up residence on the twenty-fifth floor, Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte. After Laing befriends Richard Wilder, a documentary filmmaker relegated to the second floor who is determined to provoke the class injustices inherent in the high-rise, a dangerous social situation develops and the high-rise eventually fragments into violent tribes. The new movie stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, [ Read More ]
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- 3/5/2016
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
He may not like film critics all that much, but we loved Ben Wheatley‘s High-Rise when it premiered at Tiff last year. As the review went, “This thing is dense, wild, hilarious, timelessly prescient, and a feast for eyes and ears. I’m not sure ten viewings would be enough to even start recognizing each detail of set, characters, or plot.” That was just one man’s opinion, sure, but that opinion was strong enough to get the rest of us itching to see this thing.
There have been plenty of opportunities to take peeks at High-Rise in the past several months, and it’s nearly two more until U.S. audiences are served the whole thing, so perhaps a red band trailer isn’t necessary — but there are undoubtedly some who will want to a) see more and b) through a more unfiltered lens. If that’s not to your liking,...
There have been plenty of opportunities to take peeks at High-Rise in the past several months, and it’s nearly two more until U.S. audiences are served the whole thing, so perhaps a red band trailer isn’t necessary — but there are undoubtedly some who will want to a) see more and b) through a more unfiltered lens. If that’s not to your liking,...
- 3/4/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
London, 1975. Robert Laing is a young doctor seduced by the lifestyle in a high-rise, an isolated community, cut off from the rest of society in their luxury tower block, and its creator, the architect Anthony Royal. Taking up residence on the twenty-fifth floor, Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte. After Laing befriends Richard Wilder, a documentary filmmaker relegated to the second floor who is determined to provoke the class injustices inherent in the high-rise, a dangerous social situation develops and the high-rise eventually fragments into violent tribes. The new movie stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, [ Read More ]
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- 3/4/2016
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
London, 1975. Robert Laing is a young doctor seduced by the lifestyle in a high-rise, an isolated community, cut off from the rest of society in their luxury tower block, and its creator, the architect Anthony Royal. Taking up residence on the twenty-fifth floor, Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte. After Laing befriends Richard Wilder, a documentary filmmaker relegated to the second floor who is determined to provoke the class injustices inherent in the high-rise, a dangerous social situation develops and the high-rise eventually fragments into violent tribes. The new movie stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, [ Read More ]
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- 3/3/2016
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Another set of excellent posters for High-Rise has been released just a few weeks before the premiere.
We’ve got four character posters designed in a manner that very distinctly reflects on the chaotic and mad nature of the movie. The character posters show off some of the cast, including Tom Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, Sienna Miller as Charlotte Melville, Luke Evans as Richard Wilder, and Jeremy Irons as the visionary architect Anthony Royal.
Directed by Ben Wheatley, High-Rise can hardly be described as a mass market production. By the look of it, it isn’t going to be a film for everybody. Surely, though, fans of more adventurous, cunning, and extraordinary movies are going to like this one.
The film hits theaters in the U.K. on March 18 and will be coming stateside on May 13. Are you excited about it?...
We’ve got four character posters designed in a manner that very distinctly reflects on the chaotic and mad nature of the movie. The character posters show off some of the cast, including Tom Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, Sienna Miller as Charlotte Melville, Luke Evans as Richard Wilder, and Jeremy Irons as the visionary architect Anthony Royal.
Directed by Ben Wheatley, High-Rise can hardly be described as a mass market production. By the look of it, it isn’t going to be a film for everybody. Surely, though, fans of more adventurous, cunning, and extraordinary movies are going to like this one.
The film hits theaters in the U.K. on March 18 and will be coming stateside on May 13. Are you excited about it?...
- 3/2/2016
- by Katie Mikova
- GeekTyrant
Meet the agents of chaos. Even more unique posters from Ben Wheatley's High-Rise worth featuring. This latest batch is a set of four character posters for Wheatley's movie about a high-rise building that represents the hierarchy of economic classes in society. There's one for Jeremy Irons as Anthony Royal, at the very top, plus Tom Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, Luke Evans as Richard Wilder, and Sienna Miller as Charlotte Melville. A few weeks ago I wrote that High-Rise has the best posters of the year so far, and that's still the case, especially with these trippy kaleidoscopic designs. They've done such an excellent job selling this movie, the more we get, the more I'm looking forward to finally seeing it. Check out the posters below. Here's the new set of character posters for Ben Wheatley's High-Rise - click for full-size via IMPAwards: For more updates on High-Rise,...
- 3/1/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Check out the trailer for Ben Wheatley's 'High Rise.' in UK cinemas March 18th. Adapted from J.G. Ballard’s visionary novel the film stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss.
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect’s dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home….
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1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect’s dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home….
It open...
- 2/20/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Studiocanal have released the “final” (and Clockwork Orange-esque) UK poster for Ben Wheatley’s (Sightseers, A Field in England) highly anticipated High Rise, which stars Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss and Jeremy Irons and will arrive in UK cinemas on March 18th. Check out our High Rise review here.
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his...
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his...
- 2/18/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem.
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem.
- 2/17/2016
- by admin
- Pure Movies
Moviegoers in the UK are almost a month out from the release of High-Rise, the latest in a growing line of Ben Wheatley’s psychological thrillers.
If Kill List focused on the unhinged mindset of a former soldier, and Sightseers chronicled the backroads journey of Alice Lowe and Steve Oram’s peculiar couple, then Wheatley’s latest very much places us in the shoes of a relatively sane protagonist: Tom Hiddleston’s successful Dr. Robert Laing, who seeks to start a fresh chapter in his life by taking up residence in the title tower block, only to discover that it’s harboring a dark, unspeakable secret.
Jeremy Irons stars as the seedy architect Anthony Royal, the creator that designed the sky-scraping cesspools in the first place. Ordering the lower class to the bottom and the upper echelons of society, High-Rise quickly descends into a dystopian nightmare of drugs, violence and sex,...
If Kill List focused on the unhinged mindset of a former soldier, and Sightseers chronicled the backroads journey of Alice Lowe and Steve Oram’s peculiar couple, then Wheatley’s latest very much places us in the shoes of a relatively sane protagonist: Tom Hiddleston’s successful Dr. Robert Laing, who seeks to start a fresh chapter in his life by taking up residence in the title tower block, only to discover that it’s harboring a dark, unspeakable secret.
Jeremy Irons stars as the seedy architect Anthony Royal, the creator that designed the sky-scraping cesspools in the first place. Ordering the lower class to the bottom and the upper echelons of society, High-Rise quickly descends into a dystopian nightmare of drugs, violence and sex,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Studiocanal have released a a new trailer (which dubbed the “main trailer”) for Ben Wheatley’s (Sightseers, A Field in England) highly anticipated High Rise, which stars Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss and Jeremy Irons and will arrive in UK cinemas on March 18th. Check out our High Rise review here.
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits...
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits...
- 2/14/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
What if the floor you lived on reflected your place in society? High-Rise is a sci-fi thriller about an isolated community living in a very modern luxury high-rise building. “London, 1975. Robert Laing is a young doctor seduced by the lifestyle in a high-rise, an isolated community, cut off from the rest of society in […]
Read Tom Hiddleston is Moving Up in the Trailer for High-Rise on Filmonic.
Read Tom Hiddleston is Moving Up in the Trailer for High-Rise on Filmonic.
- 2/13/2016
- by Alex
- Filmonic.com
The latest trailer for High - Rise has landed and it's promising all kinds of epicness. Adapted from J.G. Ballard’s visionary novel by screenwriter Amy Jump, the movie stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss. Hiddleston in particular, looks to be on top form. Check out the latest trailer below. Released: 18th March Synopsis: 1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later,...
- 2/9/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
Providing an interesting bit of social commentary, “High-Rise” just released a new preview trailer ahead of its Stateside release later this year.
The Ben Wheatley-directed project stars Tom Hiddlestonm Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Elisabeth Moss and Luke Evans and is based on J.G. Ballard’s bestselling novel.
Per the synopsis, “The film centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart. Enter Robert Laing, a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal. Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte. But rot has set in beneath the flawless surface. Sensing discord amongst the tenants,...
The Ben Wheatley-directed project stars Tom Hiddlestonm Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Elisabeth Moss and Luke Evans and is based on J.G. Ballard’s bestselling novel.
Per the synopsis, “The film centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart. Enter Robert Laing, a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal. Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte. But rot has set in beneath the flawless surface. Sensing discord amongst the tenants,...
- 2/9/2016
- GossipCenter
If you're not dying to see Ben Wheatley's High-Rise after this latest trailer I don't know what to tell you because this third one gives us our best look yet and the view is staggering.
Arguably Wheatley's most ambitious film to date, original author J.G. Ballard's vision and themes seem wholly intact and what a great idea to set it in the past.
Synopsis:
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly.
As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the b [Continued ...]...
Arguably Wheatley's most ambitious film to date, original author J.G. Ballard's vision and themes seem wholly intact and what a great idea to set it in the past.
Synopsis:
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly.
As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the b [Continued ...]...
- 2/9/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Later this year, moviegoers will be cordially invited to StudioCanal’s High-Rise (otherwise known as Ben Wheatley’s twisted tower of terror), and today’s poster and trailer showcase what happens when Tom Hiddleston’s protagonist bids farewell to the real world.
The actor assumes the role of the intellectual Dr. Robert Laing, who seeks residence in the titular sky-scraper. Held up as the solution to the societal ills of 1970s London, the tower block quickly descends into a cesspool of drugs and violence, with Hiddleston’s Laing caught up somewhere in the middle. Where exactly our protagonist finds himself is of the utmost importance, too, considering that the setup bears semblance to Snowpiercer by relegating the lower class to the bottom floors and upper class to the penthouses.
Less utopian haven and more dystopian nightmare, High-Rise has all the makings of a dark psychological thriller, and considering that Wheatley...
The actor assumes the role of the intellectual Dr. Robert Laing, who seeks residence in the titular sky-scraper. Held up as the solution to the societal ills of 1970s London, the tower block quickly descends into a cesspool of drugs and violence, with Hiddleston’s Laing caught up somewhere in the middle. Where exactly our protagonist finds himself is of the utmost importance, too, considering that the setup bears semblance to Snowpiercer by relegating the lower class to the bottom floors and upper class to the penthouses.
Less utopian haven and more dystopian nightmare, High-Rise has all the makings of a dark psychological thriller, and considering that Wheatley...
- 2/9/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
We've got a new trailer to share with you for Tom Hiddleston's upcoming thriller High-Rise. The movie comes from writer and director Ben Wheatley, who is the creator of several awesomely bold films that include Kill List, Sightseers, and A Field in England. I'm a fan of Wheatley's filmmaking style and the intense twistedness he brings to his stories. High-Rise looks like it's going to be a great addition to his resume.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard and also stars Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Ferdinando, and Dan Renton Skinner. Here's the synopsis for the movie:
London, 1975.
A slick apartment tower rises above the Thames, the beginnings of what will soon become the world’s biggest financial hub. Dominating the landscape, it is simply called the High-rise… its address a mark of exclusivity.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard and also stars Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Ferdinando, and Dan Renton Skinner. Here's the synopsis for the movie:
London, 1975.
A slick apartment tower rises above the Thames, the beginnings of what will soon become the world’s biggest financial hub. Dominating the landscape, it is simply called the High-rise… its address a mark of exclusivity.
- 2/9/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Tom Hiddleston is one of the few Marvel stars sitting out this summer’s Captain America: Civil War, but he might have something even better up his sleeve. This spring brings the release of Ben Wheatley‘s High-Rise, in which he plays a doctor named Robert Laing who moves into a high-end apartment building. He’s seduced by the easy […]
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- 2/9/2016
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
A brand new full-length trailer is now online for a big screen adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel High-rise, starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss and James Purefoy.
High-rise centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart.
Enter Robert Laing (Hiddleston), a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal (Irons). Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte (Miller).
But rot has set in beneath the flawless surface. Sensing discord amongst the tenants, Laing meets Wilder, a charismatic provocateur bent on inciting the situation. Wilder initiates Laing into the...
High-rise centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart.
Enter Robert Laing (Hiddleston), a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal (Irons). Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte (Miller).
But rot has set in beneath the flawless surface. Sensing discord amongst the tenants, Laing meets Wilder, a charismatic provocateur bent on inciting the situation. Wilder initiates Laing into the...
- 2/9/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
“How’s the high life?” Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) is asked. “Prone to fits of narcissism, mania and power failure,” he replies. This new UK trailer for Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise establishes the woozily dystopic tone. (No, Portishead’s much-discussed cover of Abba’s “Sos” isn’t in it.) “High-Rise begins at the end, with Tom Middleston amidst ruin and bloodstains, roasting the leg of a dog on a spit, so when his character Dr. Robert Laing first moves into the building, we already know where things are headed,” Whitney Mallett wrote from last year’s Tiff. “Sex, violence, and retro-modernism are everywhere, even […]...
- 2/9/2016
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
“How’s the high life?” Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) is asked. “Prone to fits of narcissism, mania and power failure,” he replies. This new UK trailer for Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise establishes the woozily dystopic tone. (No, Portishead’s much-discussed cover of Abba’s “Sos” isn’t in it.) “High-Rise begins at the end, with Tom Middleston amidst ruin and bloodstains, roasting the leg of a dog on a spit, so when his character Dr. Robert Laing first moves into the building, we already know where things are headed,” Whitney Mallett wrote from last year’s Tiff. “Sex, violence, and retro-modernism are everywhere, even […]...
- 2/9/2016
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Tom Hiddleston and Luke Evans anchor the cast of High Rise, the Ben Wheatley adaptation of Jg Ballard's novel. And while the cast may have gotten much higher profile than the norm for Wheatley the filmmakers underlying anarchic spirit remains very much intact.1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building's residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing's good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is...
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- 2/9/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Finally set for a U.S. theatrical release on May 13th (and VOD bow on April 28th), Ben Wheatley‘s adaptation of J.G. Ballard‘s 1975 dystopian novel High-Rise will first arrive in the U.K. in less than a month. They’ve been doing a stellar job of promotion over there and today we have another new trailer for the film following a doctor, played by Tom Hiddleston, who moves into a luxury apartment complex that is cut off from the rest of society.
We said in our review, “As soon as the voice of Tom Hiddleston‘s Dr. Robert Laing was heard speaking narration above his weathered and crazed visage manically moving from cluttered, dirty room to darkened feverish corner, my mind started racing. Terry Gilliam’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas popped into my consciousness and then his Brazil, after a quick title card shoves us back...
We said in our review, “As soon as the voice of Tom Hiddleston‘s Dr. Robert Laing was heard speaking narration above his weathered and crazed visage manically moving from cluttered, dirty room to darkened feverish corner, my mind started racing. Terry Gilliam’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas popped into my consciousness and then his Brazil, after a quick title card shoves us back...
- 2/9/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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