Word: boom
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...with budgets of about $10,000 per one-hour segment forced Asian horror's avant-gardists to rely on suspense instead of special effects. "With horror, bigger budgets don't necessarily mean better movies," says Ichise. "This group was making terrifying stuff on a shoestring. The Asian horror-movie boom that everybody's talking about grew out of that scene." To make Ringu, Ichise cobbled together $1.4 million for Nakata, who was then scraping by on a small studio salary while living in a dingy Tokyo dorm room. Few shared Ichise's faith in the project. "Most of the stars...
...camera stumbles upon a door, it bursts open, the hand of the dying woman drops, a guttural boom blasts from the sub, and that four-dollar bucket of flat Diet Coke resting patiently at your side becomes fizzy and fresh on your lap as you jump—hard. It’s these moments—when some random horrific element comes from nowhere—that make the first act of The Grudge, Hollywood’s latest attempt at remaking a foreign blockbuster, extremely enjoyable. Yet tension gives way to torpor as the first act crawls...
...He’s not a guy that has a lot of yards after the catch,” Murphy said. “He just is a big body. Boom. They just stick the ball...
...anyone interested in American theater, the boom in theater for young people is mighty encouraging. Main- stream theaters are worried about their audiences aging; children's theaters foster a love for drama almost from the time kids can walk. Theaters are seeking to expand their audiences; children's theaters have long pioneered color-blind casting and plays aimed at an ethnically and racially diverse audience...
...camera stumbles upon a door, it bursts open, the hand of the dying woman drops, a guttural boom blasts from the sub, and that four-dollar bucket of flat Diet Coke resting patiently at your side becomes fizzy and fresh on your lap as you jump—hard. It’s these moments—when some random horrific element comes from nowhere—that make the first act of The Grudge, Hollywood’s latest attempt at remaking a foreign blockbuster, extremely enjoyable. Yet tension gives way to torpor as the first act crawls...