{"id":19373,"date":"2016-01-24T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T20:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=19373"},"modified":"2016-01-24T07:19:28","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T12:19:28","slug":"karyn-kusamas-the-invitation-reveals-an-unnerving-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=19373","title":{"rendered":"Karyn Kusama&#8217;s &#8216;The Invitation&#8217; reveals an unnerving teaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karyn Kusama&#8217;s return to feature films has\u00a0taken a typically claustrophobic, single-set indie thriller, infusing it with a hell of a lot of intelligence, and cramming it full of surprises and twists that gets you\u00a0reeling until its brilliant final shot\u00a0&#8211; the film is &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/drafthousefilms.com\/film\/the-invitation\" target=\"_blank\">The Invitation<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Invitation&#8217;\u00a0went on to screen at Stanley Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, and more festivals across the world, continuing to shock audiences at each stop. And it&#8217;s finally gearing up for its wide release,\u00a0in theaters and On Demand starting March 25th.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/campaignmail.topspin.net\/wf\/click?upn=qJfYJWVJ-2BHxc0l4tyU-2FAK0m2PmIexRFIYT9nDdmPQXChJEmtbw3dqLxLjdEo18a8_9hXar9nv9t8gdQ9knYmuEMvwu8sLZ7JVe7L8KI-2BVoXJqmiVaoeHVXlaaWCufqfLupXIGWNZRUxrw9-2F0Go9h5BIEdYgu792o8WmAwYOmgQfSq5LAa0w39hb-2BkCKV8LdjndeqLElvtiPXKhpIpEa6kVH5Kjx6fPE6H25z9vrP40jM5T89u0mbfB0Ri349pY7o2haA-2BIbbHR3A5-2BnFjJb5KJVQmKQMgPE9EQLIGYpIRUw5-2BRGv-2BOf0NpxowlLDlMsKY2tP9LkXfbv0IgZG9hrt3Yg-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">first official teaser<\/a>\u00a0for the film was revealed, and you can\u00a0check it out below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ul7kA785jdQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this taut psychological thriller by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight,\u00a0Jennifer\u2019s Body), the tension is palpable when Will (Logan Marshall-Green,\u00a0Prometheus) shows up to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife Eden (Tammy Blanchard,\u00a0Into the Woods) and new husband David (Michiel Huisman, \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d). The estranged divorcees\u2019 tragic past haunts an equally eerie present; amid Eden\u2019s suspicious behavior and her mysterious house guests, Will becomes convinced that his invitation was extended with a hidden agenda. Unfolding over one dark evening in the Hollywood Hills,\u00a0The Invitation\u00a0blurs layers of mounting paranoia, mystery, and horror until both Will\u2014and the audience\u2014are unsure what threats are real or imagined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Karyn Kusama&#8217;s return to feature films has\u00a0taken a typically claustrophobic, single-set indie thriller, infusing it with a hell of a lot of intelligence, and cramming <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=19373\" title=\"Karyn Kusama&#8217;s &#8216;The Invitation&#8217; reveals an unnerving teaser\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15,27],"tags":[4158,4157],"class_list":["post-19373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-movie","tag-karyn-kusama","tag-the-invitation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ma-inv-3.jpg?fit=550%2C325","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-52t","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19923,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=19923","url_meta":{"origin":19373,"position":0},"title":"Loyola Marymount University presents\u00a0GRRRLS ON FILM,\u00a0a free festival featuring films and music from groundbreaking female artists","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Grrrls on Film\u00a0is a weekend-long celebration of the feminist acts of making sound and vision. 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