Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: A Cure for Wellness, and Carrie.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 5pm Saturday in NZ, 3pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies A Cure for Wellness from 2016, and Carrie from 1976.
A Cure for Wellness is a 2016 psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe.
Haythe and Verbinski were inspired by Thomas Mann's 1924 novel The Magic Mountain while coming up with the idea for the film.
Starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, and Mia Goth, the plot follows a young executive who is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from a mysterious rehabilitation centre in the Swiss Alps.
An international co-production based in the United States, Germany, and Luxembourg, the film was shot on location at various German locations, including Hohenzollern Castle inBaden-Württemberg.
A Cure for Wellness was released on 17 February 2017, by 20th Century Fox and received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its visuals, cinematography, performances, and ambition, but criticized its length, script, and narrative.
It grossed $26 million against its $40 million production budget, making it a
box-office bomb.
Directed by: Gore Verbinski.
Screenplay by: Justin Haythe.
Story by: Justin Haythe, and Gore Verbinski.
Produced by: Arnon Milchan, Gore Verbinski, and David Crockett.
Starring: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Harry Groener, Celia Imrie, and Adrian Schiller.
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli.
Edited by: Lance Pereira, and Pete Beaudreau.
Music by: Benjamin Wallfisch.
Production companies: Regency Enterprises, Blind Wink Productions, and New Regency Productions.
Distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Release dates: 10 December 2016 (Alamo Drafthouse), and 17 February 2017 (United States).
File Length: 147 minutes.
Countries: United States, Germany, and Luxembourg.
Language: English.
Budget: $40 million.
Box office: $26.6 million.
Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 epistolary novel of the same name.
The film stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy teenage girl who is constantly mocked and bullied at her school.
She later develops the power of telekinesis and uses it to wreak vengeance on her tormentors.
The film also features Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley, and John Travolta in supporting roles.
It is the first film in the Carrie franchise.
The film was based on King's first published novel.
De Palma was intrigued by the story and pushed for the studio's permission to direct while Spacek was encouraged by her husband to audition.
It is the first of more than 100 film and television productions adapted from, or based on, the published works of King.
Theatrically released on 3 November 1976, by United Artists, Carrie became critically and commercially successful, grossing over $33.8 million against its $1.8 million budget.
It received two nominations at the 49th Academy Awards: Best Actress (for Spacek) and Best Supporting Actress (for Laurie).
Critics and audience members alike widely cite it as the best adaptation of the novel amongst the numerous films and television shows based on the character, as well as one of the best films based on King's publications.
The film has significantly influenced popular culture, with several publications regarding it as one of the greatest horror films ever made.
In 2008, Carrie was ranked 86th on Empire's list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.
It was ranked 15th on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies, and 46th on the American Film Institute list AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills.
The film's prom scene has had a major influence on popular culture and was ranked eighth on Bravo's 2004 program The 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Directed by: Brian De Palma.
Screenplay by: Lawrence D. Cohen.
Based on: Carrie by Stephen King.
Produced by: Paul Monash.
Starring: Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, and Piper Laurie.
Cinematography: Mario Tosi.
Edited by: Paul Hirsch.
Music by: Pino Donaggio.
Production company: Red Bank Films.
Distributed by: United Artists.
Release date: 3 November 1976.
File Length: 92 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $1.8 million.
Box office: $33.8 million.
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