Is there anything worse than a thriller that doesn’t thrill? Well, I’m pretty sure you can think of things comparable and worse, but it still ranks pretty low. Katie Aselton’s Black Rock is such a film. It wants to get your blood pumping, it wants to have you caught up in the narrative, but these things it cannot do because it’s what is known as a “by the numbers” film where the audience is always two steps ahead of the characters. You know what they’re going to do before they do it, even if it’s a really bad decision. As you can imagine, this doesn’t exactly make for a particularly engrossing experience.
The film follows the story of three women, Abby (Katie Aselton), Lou (Lake Bell), and Sarah (Kate Bosworth), who come together to go on vacation to a small, remote island. Two...
The film follows the story of three women, Abby (Katie Aselton), Lou (Lake Bell), and Sarah (Kate Bosworth), who come together to go on vacation to a small, remote island. Two...
- 7/30/2013
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The UK trailer for Black Rock has been released.
Katie Aselton's horror film stars Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell and Aselton herself as three childhood friends, who reunite for a getaway weekend on a remote island.
After the trio encounter three servicemen recently returned from war (Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson and Anslem Richardson), they find themselves being hunted after a misunderstanding leads to tragedy.
The screenplay for Black Rock was written by Mark Duplass.
Aselton has appeared in comedies including Our Idiot Brother and Jeff, Who Lives at Home, the latter of which was also penned by Duplass.
Black Rock is released in the UK on June 21.
Katie Aselton's horror film stars Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell and Aselton herself as three childhood friends, who reunite for a getaway weekend on a remote island.
After the trio encounter three servicemen recently returned from war (Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson and Anslem Richardson), they find themselves being hunted after a misunderstanding leads to tragedy.
The screenplay for Black Rock was written by Mark Duplass.
Aselton has appeared in comedies including Our Idiot Brother and Jeff, Who Lives at Home, the latter of which was also penned by Duplass.
Black Rock is released in the UK on June 21.
- 6/14/2013
- Digital Spy
Stars: Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Katie Aselton, Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson | Written by Mark Duplass | Directed by Katie Aselton
Black Rock tells the story of three girls Abby (Aselton), Lou (Bell), and Sarah (Bosworth) who, in an attempt to mend broken fences between them, venture out to a deserted island where they run into three war veterans who are on the island to hunt deer, having recently been dishonorably discharged from the army. Recognising one of the men, Lou invites them to join them at their beach campsite for a few beers. However things take a nasty turn when one of the men, Henry, tries to rape and attack Abby, who accidentally kills him in self-defense. Already slightly unstable, the death of their friend sees the other two vets snap and they attack and tie up the three girls, who eventually managing to escape, have no option but...
Black Rock tells the story of three girls Abby (Aselton), Lou (Bell), and Sarah (Bosworth) who, in an attempt to mend broken fences between them, venture out to a deserted island where they run into three war veterans who are on the island to hunt deer, having recently been dishonorably discharged from the army. Recognising one of the men, Lou invites them to join them at their beach campsite for a few beers. However things take a nasty turn when one of the men, Henry, tries to rape and attack Abby, who accidentally kills him in self-defense. Already slightly unstable, the death of their friend sees the other two vets snap and they attack and tie up the three girls, who eventually managing to escape, have no option but...
- 5/31/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Katie Aselton's 'Black Rock' is heading onto Blu-ray and DVD towards the end of July courtesy of Lionsgate. The survival thriller starring Aselton herself alongside Kate Bosworth ('Straw Dogs'), Lake Bell, Alana Costello, Jay Paulson, Will Bouvier and Anslem Richardson will hit shelves on 30 July. Bell and Aselton will be providing various commentaries on the release which will also include the featurettes 'Behind The Scenes of Black Rock' and 'A Thrilling Score: The Music of Black Rock'...
- 5/24/2013
- Horror Asylum
Earlier this year I reviewed Austin Chick’s Girls Against Boys, a mean-spirited gender hating flick with little value and a misguiding name as there was never really a battle. When I read the title Girls Against Boys, I actually imagined a movie more along the lines of Katie Aselton’s Black Rock, a true boys versus girls fight for survival penned by “Mumblecore” aficionado Mark Duplass. It’s very much the type of horror you’d expect from Duplass, finding terror in an incredibly (alright, somewhat) realistic scenario, but fans of the Duplass brothers will definitely see their independent influence permeating Aselton’s second directorial feature. Though Aselton has had a pretty busy career thus far, most of you will probably know her as Jenny in The League – but Black Rock is a definite departure from the wisecracking wifey us Fantasy Football fans know and love.
Also featuring Lake Bell and Kate Bosworth,...
Also featuring Lake Bell and Kate Bosworth,...
- 5/20/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Chicago – I really admire the girl power approach to the thriller genre in Katie Aselton’s surprising genre effort, “Black Rock,” but the admirable effort doesn’t change the fact that the movie just doesn’t feel fully fleshed out nor does it play to the strengths of its filmmaker. The what-if scenario that incites the action of “Black Rock” is captivating but Aselton and co-writer/husband Mark Duplass don’t build on that scenario enough to make the venture successful overall. I really wanted to like “Black Rock” given how much I truly think Aselton holds “The League” together and love Duplass but the script needed more work and the direction needed to be tighter. We need more directors as unpredictable as Aselton (after “The Freebie,” No One would have predicted her follow-up would look like this) but just being unpredictable isn’t enough.
Sarah (Kate Bosworth) wants...
Chicago – I really admire the girl power approach to the thriller genre in Katie Aselton’s surprising genre effort, “Black Rock,” but the admirable effort doesn’t change the fact that the movie just doesn’t feel fully fleshed out nor does it play to the strengths of its filmmaker. The what-if scenario that incites the action of “Black Rock” is captivating but Aselton and co-writer/husband Mark Duplass don’t build on that scenario enough to make the venture successful overall. I really wanted to like “Black Rock” given how much I truly think Aselton holds “The League” together and love Duplass but the script needed more work and the direction needed to be tighter. We need more directors as unpredictable as Aselton (after “The Freebie,” No One would have predicted her follow-up would look like this) but just being unpredictable isn’t enough.
Sarah (Kate Bosworth) wants...
- 5/16/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Well, at least the credits to "Black Rock" showed promise.
It was written by one of the Duplass brothers, creators of "The Puffy Chair," "Cyrus" and "Jeff Who Lives at Home." Mark Duplass wrote it for a member of that "Puffy Chair" circle, actress-turned-actress / director Katie Aselton.
But slumming in the land of the horror thriller doesn't pay off for anyone involved.
"Rock" is a poorly written and ineptly-directed genre piece that lacks tension, suspense, fear -- all those things that make' a "thriller" thrilling.
Lake Bell, playing one of a trio of single thirtyish women off for a camping trip on the tiny coastal New England island of their youth, puts it best: "This is Such a bad idea."
Sarah (Kate Bosworth) has lured Lou (Bell) and Abby (Aselton), two ex-friends estranged since high school (over a boy, naturally) under false pretenses. They'll spend a weekend on remote Black Rock,...
It was written by one of the Duplass brothers, creators of "The Puffy Chair," "Cyrus" and "Jeff Who Lives at Home." Mark Duplass wrote it for a member of that "Puffy Chair" circle, actress-turned-actress / director Katie Aselton.
But slumming in the land of the horror thriller doesn't pay off for anyone involved.
"Rock" is a poorly written and ineptly-directed genre piece that lacks tension, suspense, fear -- all those things that make' a "thriller" thrilling.
Lake Bell, playing one of a trio of single thirtyish women off for a camping trip on the tiny coastal New England island of their youth, puts it best: "This is Such a bad idea."
Sarah (Kate Bosworth) has lured Lou (Bell) and Abby (Aselton), two ex-friends estranged since high school (over a boy, naturally) under false pretenses. They'll spend a weekend on remote Black Rock,...
- 5/16/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Here we have a new red band clip from upcoming survival thriller 'Black Rock'. The project directed, co-written and starring Katie Aselton is set to hit a limited selection of theatres from tomorrow and involves a trio of girl friends whom take to a small island only to find theirselves fighting for their lives against 3 angry ex-servicemen with 'hunting' on their agenda. The new clip reveals that these 'so-called' friends may not be the only problems they'll have to face during their time on the island. Kate Bosworth -below ('Straw Dogs'), Lake Bell, Alana Costello, Jay Paulson, Will Bouvier and Anslem Richardson all star. Check out the new clip, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies below....
- 5/16/2013
- Horror Asylum
Title: Black Rock Directed by Katie Aselton (‘The Freebie’) Starring: Kate Bosworth, Katie Aselton, Lake Bell (‘No Strings Attached,’ TV’s ‘The League’), Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson (TV’s ‘Mad Men’) and Anslem Richardson (‘NCIS: Los Angeles’) Childhood friends who have known each other for years often have a tendency to drift apart as they enter adulthood, and begin to develop their own ideas what their lives should be like and what would truly make them happy. But there’s often is one person who becomes stuck in the middle of their friends’ continued fighting, who takes it upon themselves to take whatever means necessary to bring the group back together, no matter [ Read More ]
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- 5/14/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
After playing last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Katie Aselton’s Black Rock was acquired by Ld Entertainment (The Collection) for a theatrical run. Here’s a new clip from the thriller starring Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson and Will Bouvier. In the first clip, the girls talk about their newfound treasure map... Read More...
- 5/7/2013
- by MrDisgusting
- bloody-disgusting.com
Check out images from Ld Entertainment's Black Rock horror, starring Kate Bosworth, Katie Aselton and Lake Bell. In the film, three young women – Sarah (Kate Bosworth), Abby (Katie Aselton) and Lou (Lake Bell) – get together for a private campout at one of the iconic settings of their childhood, an empty island off the coast of Maine, to renew their bond of sisterhood. They quickly learn, though, that the island is anything but empty, when they encounter three recently-returned servicemen, who have come to the island to hunt. A misunderstanding quickly turns to tragedy, and the three women soon find themselves the targets of the hunt. What started as a simple getaway to recall old times is now a race for survival as three ordinary woman must find extraordinary strength in order to beat the odds against violence and the elements. The film directed by star Aselton from the script by Mark Duplass,...
- 2/28/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out images from Ld Entertainment's Black Rock horror, starring Kate Bosworth, Katie Aselton and Lake Bell. In the film, three young women – Sarah (Kate Bosworth), Abby (Katie Aselton) and Lou (Lake Bell) – get together for a private campout at one of the iconic settings of their childhood, an empty island off the coast of Maine, to renew their bond of sisterhood. They quickly learn, though, that the island is anything but empty, when they encounter three recently-returned servicemen, who have come to the island to hunt. A misunderstanding quickly turns to tragedy, and the three women soon find themselves the targets of the hunt. What started as a simple getaway to recall old times is now a race for survival as three ordinary woman must find extraordinary strength in order to beat the odds against violence and the elements. The film directed by star Aselton from the script by Mark Duplass,...
- 2/28/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the trailer for Ld Entertainment's Black Rock , starring Katie Aselton, Kate Bosworth and Lake Bell. The horror mystery opens in theaters on May 17th, 2013 and is also helmed by Aselton, from the script by Mark Duplass. Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival. Also in the cast are Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson and Anslem Richardson.
- 11/29/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the trailer for Ld Entertainment's Black Rock , starring Katie Aselton, Kate Bosworth and Lake Bell. The horror mystery opens in theaters on May 17th, 2013 and is also helmed by Aselton, from the script by Mark Duplass. Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival. Also in the cast are Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson and Anslem Richardson.
- 11/29/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
As if relations between the sexes weren’t strained enough already, along comes Black Rock, a new thriller from writer Mark Duplass (from everything) and director Katie Aselton (The Freebie) that looks like it’s going to fan the flames further, ensuring that we get at least another year of clueless nincompoops publicly declaring their unsettling opinions about rape. The basic story follows three ladies (Aselton, Lake Bell, and Kate Bosworth) who trek out to an isolated island where they used to have camping trips when they were young; you know, to rekindle lost youth or something. When they’re out there though, the island proves to not be as isolated as they thought. They happen upon a group of three very male hunters (Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson, and Anslem Richardson), one of the ladies gets a little frisky with a bearded gentleman around the campfire, and then he gets way handsy and his buddies suddenly turn...
- 11/29/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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