Fear the Dark: Horror Director Brad Anderson on VANISHING ON 7TH STREET
From: Daniel Persons
Series: Mighty Movie Show
Length: 25:40
In an entertaining and wide-ranging interview with film journalist Dan Persons, director Brad Anderson discusses his newest film, VANISHING ON 7TH STREET, a tale of terror -- starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, and John Lequizamo -- in which shadows become a malevolent, world-consuming force. Anderson discusses his atmospheric approach to horror, and the parallels he sees between the victims' desperate fight for survival and how humanity's isolation is being advanced through the pervasive spread of communitcations technology .
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In an entertaining and wide-ranging interview with film journalist Dan Persons, director Brad Anderson discusses his newest film, VANISHING ON 7TH STREET, a tale of terror -- starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, and John Lequizamo -- in which shadows become a malevolent, world-consuming force. Anderson discusses his atmospheric approach to horror, and the parallels he sees between the victims' desperate fight for survival and how humanity's isolation is being advanced through the pervasive spread of communitcations technology .
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Brad Anderson knows his way around old school horror — you know, the kind that relies on atmosphere and suggestion, the kind values the power of the disturbing thought as much as or more than threateningly wielded power tools and bleeding limb-stumps. In films such as THE MACHINIST (where Christian Bale almost literally wasted away on-screen) and SESSION 9 (where David Caruso went slowly nuts listening to a tape recording) he got considerable mileage out of the power of nuance. Now, with VANISHING ON 7TH STREET, he turns the encroaching dark into a malevolent force, throwing Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, and John Leguizamo together to face the deadly (and digitally enhanced) shadows. “Watch this with the lights on,” is an old cliché, but in this case, it’s all too applicable.
Film journalist Dan Persons sits down with Brad Anderson for a wide-ranging discussion.
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