Director/writer: Wyatt Weed.
Cast: Caitlin McIntosh, Jason Contini and Carlos Antonio León
Shadowland is a unique film that, despite its tight indie budget, works. If Bram Stoker ever decided to write his novel, Dracula, from Lucy Westenra’s perspective, this film would be it.
In this movie, she is known as Laura (Caitlin McIntosh). She comes into vampyric existence trying to comprehend modern times. Some incident in the past has caused her to lose her voice, and McIntosh's ability to emote the better part of this film is part of this movie’s charm. Viewers soon figure out that she just wants to be left alone, but at what cost? Since she is a ‘mute,’ what she does to remember what happened to her life is a mystery that slowly unravels itself.
McIntosh does a superb job in expressing frustration and confusion without words. Just as equally noteworthy is the work writer,...
Cast: Caitlin McIntosh, Jason Contini and Carlos Antonio León
Shadowland is a unique film that, despite its tight indie budget, works. If Bram Stoker ever decided to write his novel, Dracula, from Lucy Westenra’s perspective, this film would be it.
In this movie, she is known as Laura (Caitlin McIntosh). She comes into vampyric existence trying to comprehend modern times. Some incident in the past has caused her to lose her voice, and McIntosh's ability to emote the better part of this film is part of this movie’s charm. Viewers soon figure out that she just wants to be left alone, but at what cost? Since she is a ‘mute,’ what she does to remember what happened to her life is a mystery that slowly unravels itself.
McIntosh does a superb job in expressing frustration and confusion without words. Just as equally noteworthy is the work writer,...
- 10/25/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The creative vampire flick form Pirate Pictures that haters of the Twilight series should enjoy titled "Shadowland" released on DVD today. This movie is a great example of how a decent storyline and a little creativity can bring about a nice film, even while being hog-tied with a low budget. Take a look at our Shadowland Review Here and also find the synopsis, movie poster and movie trailer below. Enjoy.
Official Synopsis:
A taut reinvention of vampire lore, Shadowland opens in modern day North America, where construction workers uncover an old stone cross and what appears to be a wooden stake. They remove the stake from the ground, allowing Laura (Caitlin McIntosh), a slumbering vampire, to revive and rise from the earth. Beaten and weak, Laura is unable to speak, remember who she is, or even the fact that she is a vampire!
As Laura attempts to make sense of...
Official Synopsis:
A taut reinvention of vampire lore, Shadowland opens in modern day North America, where construction workers uncover an old stone cross and what appears to be a wooden stake. They remove the stake from the ground, allowing Laura (Caitlin McIntosh), a slumbering vampire, to revive and rise from the earth. Beaten and weak, Laura is unable to speak, remember who she is, or even the fact that she is a vampire!
As Laura attempts to make sense of...
- 12/1/2010
- by admin
- MoreHorror
There are two notable horror films moving to DVD and Blu-Ray this week and one other, which is mostly known for softening the horror genre. Joshua Grannell's debut film, All About Evil releases today and this is an independent film, with many well known actors participating. Thomas Dekker will star with Natasha Lyonne and Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira. The film puts real life murders on the screen for fans to watch, until they are the next to die! Moving on to Shadowland, which is the first time this film has been seen by 28Dla, readers will find an independent and creative take on the vampire myth. Vampire hunter faces vampire in this production from Pirate Pictures. The last is The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - which releases later in the week (December 4th). More details on two of these films are below.
The synopsis for All About Evil is here:...
The synopsis for All About Evil is here:...
- 11/30/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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