Top 10 Asian Remakes Sep 4, 2008
Nowadays the trend is towards remaking horror films, such as Shutter, Pulse, Dark Water, and The Eye ... An Americanized version of Hideo Nakata's Japanese fable, Dark Water is yet another westernized Japanese horror film with another exceptional cast ... Like most Japanese "imports" in the genre, Dark Water tries to nail psychological trickery, despite the tendency for many from this 'J-wave' to come up short (outside of The Ring, that is). (IGN FilmForce)
Call of the Wild’ (47) Mar 2, 2008
The pig-tailed girl at the counter was Ariel, who played Jennifer Connelly s daughter in the movie Dark Water. And among those sampling ice cream was Graye, Ozz in the film, who also played teenage Dexter Morgan on the Showtime hit series Dexter. (Montana Standard, MT)
The Serious Side of Horror: A Look at Horror Oscar Winners Nov 3, 2007
With hit movies such as The Ring and Scream, horror films are now gaining clout as well as A-list Oscar-caliber players--including the newest addition, Dark Water ... Dark Water stars Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) as a mom in a bitter custody battle over her daughter who holes up in a haunted apartment. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Asian horror cinema: Not enough to stand 'Alone' Jul 30, 2007
From modern technological objects, such as videotapes (Japan's Ringu or its remake, The Ring) and cameras (Shutter), to natural causes such as water (Hideo Nakata's Dark Water), Asian horror films have injected fright to these tools, creating a certain phobia of everyday objects ... One will quickly notice that the film is carried almost entirely by its lead actress, Marsha Wattanapanich; another repeated formula, with Angelica Lee single-handedly maintaining Hong Kong's The Eye, and in remakes,... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Maddening movie migraines give experts real headache Jun 10, 2007
And nearly half of characters who suffer headaches died, often violently, such as James Cagney in "White Heat" and Jennifer Connelly in "Dark Water.". "We know that it doesn't make good film to show someone suffering for three hours," Henry said. (FOX59, IN)
Oscar File: Will Jennifer Hudson Be Doomed If She Wins? Feb 8, 2007
even her flops, "Hulk" and "Dark Water," are high-concept. Next: Connelly plays a mother who loses her son to a hit-and-run in "Reservation Road." "It's such a beautiful, moving script. As a mom, I was really moved by my character, Grace," Connelly told MTV News. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Love letters across a time warp Jun 24, 2006
As a bestselling mystery-writer whose son drowns and then returns to bring her messages on Etch-a-Sketch, Moore's courting what might be called the femme-horror dollar - it worked for Naomi Watts in The Ring and Jennifer Connelly in Dark Water. It doesn't work here at all, partly because Moore herself is a chilling dead zone, but mainly because Craig Rosenberg's film changes its mind in the middle and gives us a totally risible conspiracy plot instead. (Telegraph.co.uk)
DiCaprio injured on set Apr 25, 2006
The Blood Diamond' - which also stars 'Dark Water' star and wife of Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly - is about two men who find a rare jewel that can change their lives. It is due to be released in the US later this year. (Monsters and Critics.com)
The year in movies: It was a zoo Jan 1, 2006
Our favorites, though, were the leaky ceilings in Dark Water and The Ring Two, which pleased male viewers no end by forcing Jennifer Connelly and Naomi Watts to run around in wet clothes. Best excuse to apply for a name change. (USA Today -- Movies)
