Using the endless lapping waves of an infinite blue ocean as his canvas, writer/director/cinematographer Chris Kentis paints a terrifying portrait of primitive human fears and intimate survival in OPEN WATER, the astonishing project washed up from the shores of the truly independent underground. Based on the true story of two married scuba divers left behind by a careless boat crew, then speculating on the shark-infested journey that followed, this drama is so raw and chilling you may find yourself clinging to the moviegoer next to you. Featuring an unapologetically tight lens on the drifting couple, along with photography that uses no digital effects, the film's unique flow of time slows and bends as water and sky change color and mood around them.
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August 19, 2004: Open Water TV spot:
In case you're living in
a tree somewhere or drank
too much over the weekend and completely forgot to mention that OPEN
WATER was also one of the films that was opening wide this weekend...
August 6, 2004: Review: Open Water:
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July 21, 2004: New Open Water poster:
If you're one of the lucky ones on your way to the San Diego ComiCon and not one of the people stuck behind to run a website while the rest of the site's writers are all at said ComiCon hanging with famous people and catching insanely awesome sneak peeks (GRRR),...
June 15, 2004: Pics: Open Water:
Am I the only one who
thinks OPEN
WATER can't get here soon enough? (for now, it's
slated for limited release on August 6th) We've been hearing about
this movie since the...
May 27, 2004: Posters: Open Water, Collateral:
Our ideal drinking buddies over at CHUD have scored the exclusive new look at
the final poster for Lion's Gate's
OPEN WATER .
Looks pretty lonely, except for the dozens of blood thirsty sharks circling
their torsos. We'll finally get a chance to watch the...
May 19, 2004: Pics: Sin, shark, slut:
The first images of Robert Rodriguez's SIN CITY have popped up over at ET
Online. Not much to go on here but man, is Jessica Alba hot or what?
Entertainment Tonight is on the set of the film so expect some good coverage on
their daily television show. ET...
April 30, 2004: New Movie Trailers:
Eight NEW
MOVIE TRAILERS were added to the site this
week, including yet another creepy -- yet somewhat less intriguing
than SIGNS -- teaser trailer from the master of the creeps,...
April 29, 2004: Open Water trailer:
The trailer for Chris Kentis' low budget shark thriller,
OPEN WATER , has
finally hit the web. Lots of water, lots of crying, not enough goosebumps. I was
expecting an edge of your seat glimpse into the situation these two stranded
divers get themselves...
March 29, 2004: Excl: Open Water poster:
One of the lesser known upcoming movies that is getting our panties in a
bunch here at the site is Chris Kentis' shark thriller,
OPEN WATER . The
film opens in limited release on May 21st and then kicks into high gear with
over 2000 theatres on June 11th....
February 15, 2004: Open Water opens on..:
If
you haven't heard about OPEN
WATER yet, you haven't been paying much attention to movie news
over the past month or so. The film, which premiered with much success at this
year's Sundance Film Festival, was picked up by Lions Gate Films (who else?)...
February 9, 2004: Open Water clip:
Back on day 3 of our
buddy Scott Weinberg's coverage of the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, he touched
on a little film called OPEN WATER. Blanchard Ryan and Daniel Travis play a busy
couple that happily boards the Reef Explorer with a group of over 20 divers...
January 20, 2004: Sundance FF: Day 3:
I (JoBlo) wasn't able to get my ass up
to Park City this freezing winter, but was lucky enough to receive an offer for
coverage from friend of the site, Scott Weinberg, who will let us all know what
the shit's going on up there. Read DAY
1 / DAY 2...
