New agendas in theory and research new agendas in communication series kindle edition by mcglone, matthew s. Swaggering shock jock grant mazzy has just been hired by the local radio station, and this particular day sees the snowstorm from hell descend on pontypool. Jul 29, 2008 pontypool changes everything is an extraordinary novel, and bruce mcdonald is a fantastic director. Pontypool really grew when in 1588, richard hanbury bought land locally and constructed an ironworks. Jan 07, 2020 this new play by tony burgess expands on the authors bestselling novel pontypool changes everything previously adapted into the cult film pontypool, about a deadly virus that hits the sleepy. Ive been burned by enough entries on the best horror movies youve never seen lists that pontypools nearly universal inclusion did it no favors. During the sixteenth century, largely due to the influence of the. Pontypool changes everything depicts just such an epidemic. Adapted by tony burgess from his own sprawling, baroque 1998 novel pontypool changes everything, from which only the bare essence has been extracted, this wildly imaginative siege dramapseudozombie flick, confined almost entirely within a radio broadcast studio, makes good on the promise of canadian maverick bruce mcdonalds preceding.
If pontypoolbased on the book pontypool changes everything by tony burgess. Burgess excels at either elevating pulp to high art, or elevating high art to pulp because he somehow manages to write deeply philosophical works using absolutely sick imagery, while not. May 25, 2009 s tephen mchattie has a voice like a baritone snake, equal parts silky and sinister, and its the main attraction of bruce mcdonalds pontypool. The first sequel was supposed to film in 2010 and obviously that didnt happen. Pontypool director bruce mcdonald presents a peculiar wedding 09 may 2020 the film stage.
When the horror in a film is mostly psychological, this is always a danger. The third and final installment of the trilogy he began with the hellmouths of bewdley, and continued in pontypool changes everything the zombie tale thats soon to be a major motion picture by bruce mcdonald, caesarea is about a town that cant get to sleep at night. I agree with others that the ending feels contrived, but the rest of the film is good enough that i dont think its too big a. You catch it through conversation, and once it has you, it leads you on a strange journey into another world where the undead chase you down the streets of the smallest towns and largest cities. Sep 03, 2009 if you havent seen the film, id highly recommend you do before giving it a complete listen. Pontypool was an amazing film for a number of reasons. Pontypool has a notable history as one of the earliest industrial towns in wales. Maverick filmmaker bruce mcdonald, whose the tracey fragments was a highlight of last years canadian front, is back in full force with pontypool, a taut, smart chamber horror story in which a. Pontypool is based on a weighty book, but thats at least as opaque as the movie, if not more so. By james crypticpsych lasome bruce mcdonalds pontypool is based on a novel by tony burgess called pontypool changes everything. This whole mess began with a flyer for a missing cat, honey.
As fantastic as the audio side is, one of the best things about the film is bruce mcdonalds hes the films director ability to visually trap you within the confines of the radio station, which is something i fear this 40 minute shorter. Just when she least expected it, sara gets pregnant but decides to wait the third month before telling alex. This film will reportedly feature a whole new cast. Directed by bruce mcdonald and adapted by tony burgess from his novel pontypool changes everything.
Pontypool, however, is not a zombie film, although it doesnt mention zombies or any other form of undead. The town and its immediate surroundings were home to significant industrial and technological innovations, with links to the iron industry dating back to the early fifteenth century when a bloomery furnace was established at pontymoile. The director of the movie adaptation of pontypool changes everything, bruce mcdonald, has described the virus as having three stages, the first stage is you might begin to repeat a word. A throwback to the genre films of the 50s, hellmouth is about a gravekeeper who is drawn into a hell dimension to save the soul of a beautiful woman. You aint seen nothing yet in first teaser poster for. Another nugget of good news is that it looks like there might be a sequel called pontypool changes the novel is call pontypool changes everything. In this somewhat stagey adaptation of tony burgesss novel pontypool changes everything, a magnetic mchattie, his profile turned pointy by a cowboy hat, is rabblerousing talk radio host grant mazzy, who, having been fired from his bigcity job. In its postromero form, the zombie genre almost always centers on a virulent outbreak of some kind but in this case, the form of transmission is unique. S tephen mchattie has a voice like a baritone snake, equal parts silky and sinister, and its the main attraction of bruce mcdonalds pontypool. The existence for it is sort of buried in there, well the title of the book sort of suggests it, pontypool changes everything, and one of the things ive always love about the notion of this, is that the virus could effect something as abstract as the english language, it can leap into reality itself. It was adapted into the 2008 film pontypool with a screenplay by burgess.
Jan 30, 2010 the film is based on burgess novel pontypool changes everything and its a mighty strange beast, an intellectual bmovie that offers equal parts semiotics and projectile gore. It stars stephen mchattie as grant mazzy, a brash, almost don imuslike radio host whos recently been hired to host early morning talk radio in the tiny canadian town of pontypool, ontario. View in itunes from bruce mcdonald, among canadas most distinctive filmmakers. The result is a well executed action thriller that is quite different. Pontypool the source material for the film pontypool, pontypool changes everything by tony burgess, is both typical and an exemplar of his work. Overview of pontypool, 2009, directed by bruce mcdonald, with stephen mchattie, lisa houle, georgina reilly, at turner classic movies. If you havent seen the film, id highly recommend you do before giving it a complete listen. The story pays a respectful homage to horror greats like night of the living dead and 28 days later without ever becoming cliche. Its the compelling, terrifying story of a devastating virus.
While the argument can be made that it is a twist on the zombie genre, mcdonald spoke out against classifying this film as a zombie movie at rue morgues festival of fear expo in 2008. I imagine this marriage is going to make one hell of a film. Pontypool is based on tony burgess novel pontypool changes everything. Pontypool could work at any budget so long as the acting is good, and i very much respect the film because of this. Here a group of people infected through language trap the radio dj and two others in the audio booth. Random selection of books i have read in no particular order.
The approach to the mass infection was something that i never saw coming. The dark side of humanity is explored in this electrifying science fiction thriller where an epidemic virus infects the people of pontypool. Pontypool full movie 2008 lets join, fullhd moviesseasonepisode here. To the north at blaenavon the big pit preserves a former coal mine as a museum. The hanbury family lived in what would become pontypool park and it was around this family of industrial pioneers that the town grew. Perhaps this pontypool radio drama would have been broadcast on cbc radio one too.
The entire movie takes place in a radio broadcasting building in the small canadian town of pontypool, where a radio host gets breaking news that hundreds of people are rioting and chanting gibberish. Its the kind of movie that, if its seen in the right place and right time, can really. Based on the book pontypool changes everything by tony burgess, the story takes place in the small southern ontario town of pontypool near peterborough where dj grant mazzy is about to start his day, getting up early in the morning and driving through the snow to reach the little radio station where he works. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. The 30 best movies set in a single location taste of.
Its technically well made, well acted, creepy, funny, and weird. Jul 29, 2019 pontypool changes everything by tony burgess. A canadian horror film from 2008, set almost entirely inside a radio studio in the town of pontypool, ontario. Haywire is yet again a fine film that has a good story, good cast an effective directing to create something unique to watch. Burgess adapted the material for the screen himself. Based on the award winning novel pontypool changes everything by tony burgess. The 30 best movies set in a single location posted on july 15, 2015 september 16, 2019 by shane scotttravis one of the most rewarding and contrasting cinematic detours for audiences is the chamber piece, sometimes referred to as a chamber drama or chamber film. Pontypool isnt just the best zombie film of the year and i say this as someone who absolutely loved zombieland, although its technically true that this was a 2008 production and that was 2009, its the best zombie film in many years. The sequel to pontypool, in which a virus is transferred from one person to another by way of words in the english language. What is the significance of the postcredits scene in pontypool.
Pontypool is a 2009 canadian horror film about a deadly virus that infects a small ontario town. Strawdog theatre companys hugel hall presents the remount. Find out where pontypool is streaming, if pontypool is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Pontypool the radio drama thursday, september 3, 2009 jesse willis audio drama. Jun 27, 2016 the film is written by tony burgess, who based it on his novel titled pontypool changes everything. Pontypool 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A slanted poster with the complete running order of the festival was taped to the tile wall. Pbts just in time for this ghoulish holiday season is the thrilling, chilling, thoughtprovo.
The source material for the film pontypool, pontypool changes everything by tony burgess, is both typical and an exemplar of his work. Jul 15, 2015 the 30 best movies set in a single location posted on july 15, 2015 september 16, 2019 by shane scotttravis one of the most rewarding and contrasting cinematic detours for audiences is the chamber piece, sometimes referred to as a chamber drama or chamber film. Pontypool is a 2008 canadian horror film directed by bruce mcdonald and written by tony burgess, based on his novel pontypool changes everything. Cool off with these 18 horror movies set in the freezing cold. Symptoms begin with palilalia as they repeat certain words usually terms of endearment, proceeding to full aphasia and finally cannibalistic rage as the victim falls to insanity from an inability to express themselves clearly. This is the second installment in a planned trilogy. Then last year a kinda crummy teaser poster for pontypool changes was released, so apparently it hasnt completely fallen off the radar. Tony burgess, pontypool changes everything ecw press, 1998 and the award for mostadapted screenplay goes to bruce mcdonalds pontypool, one of the best films of 2008. The key thing being understanding of english words a guess could be montreal, where englishspeaking canadians and frenchspeaking canadians reside and how hard it is to interact. I say mostadapted because burgess screenplay for the film and the book burgess wrote ten years before the film was released are two entirely different animals.
As fantastic as the audio side is, one of the best things about the film is bruce mcdonalds hes the. Just a bizarre concept that could easily have fell flat handled brilliantly by an excellent director. Pontypool prospered during the napoleonic wars due to an increase in the demand for munitions. There are nylon, pharmaceutical, and automotive parts industries. Jul 24, 2012 you aint seen nothing yet in first teaser poster for pontypool sequel pontypool changes. Orson welles infamous radio broadcast of the war of the worlds inspired the approach that they decided to take.
Situations in films like this often degenerate due to failures in communication, but pontypool literalizes this by turning words into a virus that infects its victims by effectively turning their brains inside out. The film is based on burgess novel pontypool changes everything and its a mighty strange beast, an intellectual bmovie that offers equal parts semiotics and projectile gore. If you havent seen bruce mcdonalds other films i recommend you do so immediately. Also based on the book pontypool changes everything by writer tony burgess. What on earth is going on in this utterly baffling and stunningly boring zombie horror thriller, asks peter bradshaw. It would be cool if there was a trilogy that played upon the title. Entertainment weekly has already declared it one of the 25 best of all time in the genre. Nonetheless, a curious notion does begin to take shape.
This film also succeeded in giving me chills at several points, which is an extremely rare occurrence. Though i knew most of the fests schedule, i had overlooked one film the one that was next. Pontypool article about pontypool by the free dictionary. From all the theories ive read about the plot, i have not been met with anything like, i assume, mine. Drinking at the bar across the street was preferable to seeing this movie. This films most masterful stroke is digging in and further exploring how communication functions in such a setting. Bruce mcdonalds dreamland coming to vod trailer 07 may 2020 quietearth. The 30 best movies set in a single location taste of cinema. In the small town of pontypool, ontario, radio announcer grant mazzy is accosted by a nonsensical woman who repeats the word blood several times before staggering away. I think it may have mentioned the word cannibal once, but i could be mistaken.
It narrowly dangles on the precipice of ghastly action sequence, but then goes immediately back to desperate entrapment horror. He is one of the few people who have kept canadian cinema from being a complete joke. Dec 31, 20 based on the tony burgess novel, pontypool changes everything, and the popular cult film, pontypool, by bruce mcdonald, the story is a new and refreshing take on the zombie genre. New hellraiser tv series coming to hbo separate from film remake. You aint seen nothing yet in first teaser poster for pontypool sequel pontypool changes. After a strange encounter with a nonsensical woman who staggers. Mendez is a hilarious, overthetop nod to grindhouse scientists who are fascinated by the infection, and not terribly concerned about the victim. In pontypool, the communication of a message lead to spreading where as the miscommunication changing the meaning lead to the cure. Further, im not a big fan of contemporary zombies movie which is how pontypool seemed to get inaccurately but understandably classified i was lukewarm on director bruce mcdonalds punk mockumentary hard core logo, and the radio station.
In this somewhat stagey adaptation of tony burgesss novel pontypool changes everything, a magnetic mchattie, his profile turned pointy by a cowboy hat, is rabblerousing talk radio host grant mazzy, who, having been fired. The 10 best things to do in pontypool 2020 with photos. Shock jock grant stephen mchattie has once again been kicked off big city air waves, so now its the early shift at clsy radio, broadcasting from the basement of the only church in tiny pontypool. Certain words like terms of endearment have come carriers. As fantastic as the audio side is, one of the best things about the film is bruce mcdonalds hes the films director ability to visually trap you within. Pontypool was adapted from the novel pontypool changes everything by the author, tony burgess and directed by bruce mcdonald. A metaphysical, deconstructionist virus spread by the english language. Why pontypool didnt become a huge cult hit during its initial theatrical release is beyond me. The new film pontypool is a zombie film without zombies. Pontypool is a 2008 canadian horror film directed by bruce mcdonald and written by tony burgess, based on his novel. Sara and alex lost the son they were expecting due to miscarriage and since that day their life changed. According to mcdonald, the writer hashed out a script in 48 hours. First look behind the scenes at bruce mcdonalds pontypool.
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