by King Hazard
The Skype-centric horror film which turned many heads, including ours, at film festivals last year under the original title, Cybernatural, is finally hitting the street this summer. Now, retitled as Unfriended for North American audiences, is one of the first in a new generation of found-footage thrillers coming to Digital HD July 28, 2015 and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand August 11, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Like I said, we saw this fine film last year in Montreal at Fantasia with our own bloody eyes and gave it 4 skulls out of five (review here). We even had a chance to interview Leo Gabriadze, the director behind this genre redefining thriller, who strongly believes there will be lots of sequels to come.
I believe there will be a lot of sequels, said Gabriadze. Because of the world we live in it is impossible that people will not tell the stories that happen to them on the desktop. This is a very democratic time. If you have a computer and you know how to edit, if you have a couple friends who can play actors, there will be even more than with just a video camera, so film is a little bit more democratic. I encourage everybody to get their Skypes on and to tell their stories no matter which genre.
Those who still haven’t seen Unfriended, give a shot next month. We promise you’ll love it!
FILMMAKERS
Cast: Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, Heather Sossamon
Directed By: Leo Gabriadze
Written By: Nelson Greaves
Produced By: Timur Bekmambetov, Nelson Greaves
Executive Produced By: Jason Blum
Director of Photography: Adam Sidman
Editors: Parker Laramie, Andrew Wesman
Production Designer: Heidi Koleto
Costume Designer: Veronika Belenikina
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: August 11, 2015
Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61168942
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rating: R for violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality, and drug and alcohol use – all involving teens.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDS
Sound: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Run Time: 1 hour, 23 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: August 11, 2015
Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61168935
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rating: R for violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality, and drug and alcohol use – all involving teens.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDS
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Run Time: 1 hour, 23 minutes
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