Reelscope’s 31 Days of Horror
Bug
Directed by: William Friedkin
Written by: Tracy Letts
Starring: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr.
Release Date: May 25, 2007
In Bug (2007), director William Friedkin and writer Tracy Letts craft a suffocating horror of paranoia and madness. Ashley Judd delivers one of the boldest, most fearless performances of her career.
The Lost Stardom of Ashley Judd
At one time, in the late 1990s, Ashley Judd seemed poised to become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. After the twin successes of Kiss the Girls and Double Jeopardy, she became the go-to leading lady for smart, tough thrillers. Unfortunately, that success also led to typecasting — Judd became trapped in a loop of increasingly absurd mystery thrillers, culminating in the nearly unwatchable Twisted (2003).
