Another tale of two sisters
Since when is Stephen Rea a staple of horror film? Rea's last two finished flicks are Stuart Gordon's Stuck and Stephen Hopkins's really very silly plague-countdown thriller The Reaping; he's also got a starring role in an upcoming version of Kafka's Metamorphosis.
Already finished but waiting for U.S. release (though it premiered at the Sitges film festival nearly a year ago and has already aired on cable in Argentina [?]) is Rea's turn alongside Chloë Sevigny and Lou Doillon in Sisters. (Doillon, daughter of Jane Birkin and director Jacques Doillon, replaced Asia Argento, who was slated to star but dropped out due to 'personal reasons.') The original is great early-70s fun from Brian De Palma (try a double feature with Dead Ringers), featuring Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt in a tale of twin sisters, murder, and Svengali science.
The flick is directed by Douglas Buck, whose Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America, an assembly of his three previous well-regarded shorts, pops up occasionally in discussions of low-budget but well-done independent psychological drama fare. On this basis, he seems like a good match for Sisters, though early reviews are average.
The appearance of a matched pair (natch) of very nicely done one-sheets might indicate Sisters is looking at a release in the near future, but a release date is still nowhere to be found.
Already finished but waiting for U.S. release (though it premiered at the Sitges film festival nearly a year ago and has already aired on cable in Argentina [?]) is Rea's turn alongside Chloë Sevigny and Lou Doillon in Sisters. (Doillon, daughter of Jane Birkin and director Jacques Doillon, replaced Asia Argento, who was slated to star but dropped out due to 'personal reasons.') The original is great early-70s fun from Brian De Palma (try a double feature with Dead Ringers), featuring Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt in a tale of twin sisters, murder, and Svengali science.
The flick is directed by Douglas Buck, whose Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America, an assembly of his three previous well-regarded shorts, pops up occasionally in discussions of low-budget but well-done independent psychological drama fare. On this basis, he seems like a good match for Sisters, though early reviews are average.
The appearance of a matched pair (natch) of very nicely done one-sheets might indicate Sisters is looking at a release in the near future, but a release date is still nowhere to be found.
