High-Rise (Movie Review)

PLOT: The assorted rich and poor tenants of a technocratic tower block begin to unravel after a sudden suicide is committed. REVIEW: With a prolific half-decade of moviemaking that has yielded four wildly disparate but equally astounding results – DOWN...

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The final High-Rise trailer is a lofty success

Ben Wheatley's HIGH-RISE is prepping for its UK release (on March 18th), so the final trailer has dropped. In it, you get a much clearer sense of what the film is about, but enough about that. The score in this trailer...
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Ben Wheatley’s High Rise acquired by Magnet Releasing

Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights to HIGH-RISE, the new film from KILL LIST director Ben Wheatley. HIGH-RISE stars Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller and Elizabeth Moss....
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Tom Hiddleston cast as lead in Ben Wheatley’s High Rise

We've been keeping close tabs on Ben Wheatley's upcoming adaptation of J.G. Ballard's HIGH-RISE with our latest report on it coming just yesterday when we shared Wheatley's plans to keep the darker tone of the novel in his film version....
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Ben Wheatley talks plans for his adaptation of High Rise

Back in August of last year we told you about KILL LIST and SIGHTSEERS director Ben Wheatley's plans to take the helm on a long-gestating adaptation of J.G. Ballard's HIGH RISE, and now Wheatley has spoken out about his vision...
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