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Dec 14, 2012 · Neil Labute made three tightly-wound films about Gender Wars, and now he’s made a fourth, “Lakeview Terrace,” with race added to the battlefield. Like his other films, it involves close scrutiny of the behavior of men in conflict and women in between. The movie opens Friday (Sept. 19).
Sep 15, 2022 · Writer-director Neil LaBute chats with Screen Rant about the inspiration behind his horror film and centering it around a "nice guy" character.
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- Neil LaBute's Turn Toward Horror
- From The Wicker Man to House of Darkness
- Labute Is in Control with House of Darkness
LaBute's first film, In the Company of Men, was a disturbing dark comedy about two bored businessmen who decide to find a vulnerable woman and do whatever they can to emotionally hurt her. The filmmaker and playwright followed this up with other acclaimed films, but his misanthropic world of middle-class yuppies and romantically confused, sexually ...
Even if his new film is the very good House of Darkness, mentioning The Wicker Man is seemingly inescapable when attempting to speak of LaBute and horror in the same breath. LaBute loved the horror genre and the original movie so much that it's almost a shame to see how much mockery has been made of his passion with The Wicker Man. Known primarily ...
House of Darknesswas an entirely different situation. "In this case, I certainly, for better or worse, had just complete control over the kind of thing I'm trying to create," said LaBute. "Some people may say, 'Oh, well that was a play,' or, 'That was boring,' or whatever, but at least I can tell you that's what I intended to do. Less so in the oth...
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Aug 24, 2022 · Early on in Neil LaBute’s “Out of the Blue,” a pair of James M. Cain novels get checked out by Diane Kruger’s cool, composed seductress at an elegant old library.
Dec 12, 2023 · The film’s writers, David Loughery and Howard Korder drew inspiration from the true story of Irsie Henry, an LAPD officer, and John and Mellaine Hamilton, an interracial couple residing in a small neighborhood in Altadena, California.
Sep 9, 2022 · LaBute: Yes, really, really funny. We don’t ask her to be too funny, but she’s got a really good sense of humor. House of Darkness will be released in select theaters on Friday, Sept 9, and then will be available on digital starting Tuesday, Sept. 13. Out of the Blue is also now available on demand.
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Jul 22, 2003 · Neil LaBute is best known for his caustic debut, In The Company Of Men, the blackly comic Nurse Betty, the underrated Possession, and The Shape Of Things. Here he opens up about his controversial...
