Bloody jaws, treacherous fins sticking out of the water, and a killer stare are the standard staples of shark attack movies. Monster thriller/horror is a celebrated genre and while it may not be as mainstream as sci-fi or romance, it still has a staunch following. Breakthrough classics like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea have set a precedent that has instilled a generational fear among watchers regarding these majestic creatures.
It’s safe to say that viewers have at least once felt that the things depicted in shark movies are real or bound to happen to someone at some point. Although not all sharks in the sea are looking to devour human flesh, most facts in such movies are for entertainment purposes only. However, the audience would be surprised to know that several popular titles in the genre are more or less based on actual events.
Updated by Alex Roush...
It’s safe to say that viewers have at least once felt that the things depicted in shark movies are real or bound to happen to someone at some point. Although not all sharks in the sea are looking to devour human flesh, most facts in such movies are for entertainment purposes only. However, the audience would be surprised to know that several popular titles in the genre are more or less based on actual events.
Updated by Alex Roush...
- 12/30/2024
- by Maham Arsalan, Alex Roush
- CBR
On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. Today’s Free Movie of the Day is the 2008 comedy The Deal, starring William H. Macy and Meg Ryan. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Based on a novel by Peter Lecourt, The Deal was directed by Steven Schachter, who also wrote the screenplay with Macy. The film has the following synopsis: A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew’s film about 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli, but can only get financing if he casts a well-known action star. Production is halted however, when the lead actor is kidnapped, so the producer hatches a scheme with a struggling...
Based on a novel by Peter Lecourt, The Deal was directed by Steven Schachter, who also wrote the screenplay with Macy. The film has the following synopsis: A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew’s film about 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli, but can only get financing if he casts a well-known action star. Production is halted however, when the lead actor is kidnapped, so the producer hatches a scheme with a struggling...
- 2/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most famous directors in film history, having directed numerous classics such as Psycho and Strangers on a Train, and the impact of his works can be felt even today, as his feature Vertigo recently dethroned Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane at the top of the popular Sight & Sound Best Films list. But the private life of Hitchcock is also a fascinating subject, particularly his tumultuous relationship with actress Tippi Hedren. The latter is the focus of a Hitchcock-based tv movie by HBO and BBC, titled The Girl, which sees Toby Jones play the legendary director, with Sienna Miller taking on the part of Tippi Hedren, and Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Kate Tilley, and Adrian Galley rounding out the cast. A teaser for the movie has now been released, which you can see below.
- 8/24/2012
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
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