Grand Piano was one of the most entertaining films I saw in 2013 -- its premiere screening at Fantastic Fest last year had the crowd roaring with delight, and was the thing everyone talked about for the rest of the fest. Coming from director Eugenio Mira, who did the music for Timecrimes; star Elijah Wood; and screenwriter…
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People joke about being able to perform with a gun to their head, but that's literally the crux of Grand Piano. Directed by Eugenio Mira (Agnosia), the film stars Elijah Wood as a famous concert pianist who returns from a hiatus only to have his life threatened while on stage. If he plays one note wrong, a watchful…
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Elijah Wood has spent the last couple years doing new stuff. He toplined the gruesome and controversial remake of Maniac, and this year is in two thrillers from Spanish directors. We just saw the trailer for the first, Nacho Vigalondo's Open Windows, and now here's a look at the other. Grand Piano is directed by…
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Years ago, after the Keanu Reeves/Sandra Bullock thriller Speed dominated summer box office, jokes quickly spawned about how studio development of films based on the success of a story about a bomb-rigged bus that had to maintain speed in order to avoid detonation. "Speed on a Plane," " Speed in an Elevator," and other gags…
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