The Claustrophobia is Stifling
Season 2: Episode 51
Room (2015)
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Emma Donoghue based on her best selling book. When the book was published, Emma Donoghue wrote the screenplay and had it ready. She received numerous offers and rejected them due to creative differences. Lenny Abrahamson wrote a ten page fan letter to Donoghue which opened a successful negotiation.
Brie Larson won the lead role over such actors which include Emma Watson, Rooney Mara, Shailene Woodley and Mia Wasikowska. Larson would throw herself into the role which include consultant with a trauma expert and nutritionist and avoided sunlight. Jacob Tremblay was cast in the role of Jack.
The film is a Canadian, United States, United Kingdom and Ireland co-production and filmed in Toronto. The film would go on to be nominated and won numerous awards. The film also stars William H Macy and Joan Allen in supporting roles.
Season 2: Episode 52
Inside (2014)
Part of the French Extreme horror cycle, this home invasion film about a pregnant stuck in her house whilst a woman wants her baby for her own is a movie that will not leave your subconscious long after the final credits roll. Starring Alysson Paradis and Beatrice Dalle and directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo.
The film is ranked as one of the top 20 horror films of the this decade and nothing will shake it off. This film is brutal, psychological and it did have an American remake that decided to sanitize the film for an American audience. Banned in numerous countries, Inside is a classic that will be with you for a long, long time.
Frozen (2009)
Written and directed by Adam Green, the film deals with three youths stuck on a ski lift in the middle of winter in the dead of night.
This tense claustrophobic thriller caused people to faint in theatres on its initial release due to high tension. The film did reasonably well at the box office. It stars Emma Bell, Shawn Ashworth and Kevin Zegers.
In interesting fact is Kane Hodder (Jason Vroohees) plays the part of Cody.
Season 2: Episode 53
Lifeboat (1944)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with script by Jo Swerling (It’s A Wonderful Life) based on a story idea by John Steinbeck. It is the first limited setting films by Alfred Hitchcock which he would continue with Rope, Dial M for Murder and Rear Window. It was highly controversial when released due to what many interpreted as a sympathetic German U-boat captain.
The film is known to have no musical soundtrack except for the beginning and end credits. It is also known for its troubled shoots due to illnesses of all the cast and the near death accident of Hume Cronyn.
The film stars Tallulah Bankhead in a rare film appearance, Canada Lee, Hume Cronyn and William Bendix. Alfred Hitchock’s cameo appears ingeniously which he would use again in the film Rope. The film was nominated for numerous awards and remade a science fiction thriller called Lifepod.
Season 2: Episode 54
