[Editor's note: The Disappeared premiers on IFC On Demand on Wednesday, July 15th. We like this one. Review here.]
Back in August of last year, Qe managed to get in on the UK premiere of Johnny Kevorkian's urban ghost story, The Disappeared at the Frightfest in London. Review here. The film went down a treat and was a highlght of the festival, Imho. A few weeks later Qe managed to catch a busy, and somewhat relieved Mr. Kevorkian, (no relation), for a coffee and a chat to discuss this very British film.
Qe: Where did the seed of the idea for The Disappeared originate?
Jk: Myself and Neil Murphy, the Producer had had a really bad experience of a film script that we had optioned. I'm not going to mention the name. We'd tweaked the script and made it much better, but then we lost the funding and it was very, very frustrating. We said to ourselves that we couldn't keep on getting other people's scripts and spending...
Back in August of last year, Qe managed to get in on the UK premiere of Johnny Kevorkian's urban ghost story, The Disappeared at the Frightfest in London. Review here. The film went down a treat and was a highlght of the festival, Imho. A few weeks later Qe managed to catch a busy, and somewhat relieved Mr. Kevorkian, (no relation), for a coffee and a chat to discuss this very British film.
Qe: Where did the seed of the idea for The Disappeared originate?
Jk: Myself and Neil Murphy, the Producer had had a really bad experience of a film script that we had optioned. I'm not going to mention the name. We'd tweaked the script and made it much better, but then we lost the funding and it was very, very frustrating. We said to ourselves that we couldn't keep on getting other people's scripts and spending...
- 7/14/2009
- QuietEarth.us
"The Disappeared," from writer and director Johnny Kevorkian, will make an early showing at the Institute of Contemporary Arts beginning June 17 and ending on the 28 of June. At its heart "The Disappeared," is a ghost story involving the possible abduction of young Tom Felton. Already picked up by IFC Films for North American distribution all the characters from "The Disappeared," can be seen in the United Kingdom starting in the summer while a North American wide release is forthcoming. Have a look at a mysterious trailer for the film inside and prepare for a roller coaster ride through the dark alleys of the imagination.
A partial synopsis for "The Disappeared," here...
Matthew Ryan's (Harry Treadaway) life is devastated after the disappearance of his younger brother, Tom. Matthew's father had left him to look after Tom and now Matthew feels responsible. His father is trying to hold back the anger...
A partial synopsis for "The Disappeared," here...
Matthew Ryan's (Harry Treadaway) life is devastated after the disappearance of his younger brother, Tom. Matthew's father had left him to look after Tom and now Matthew feels responsible. His father is trying to hold back the anger...
- 5/29/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Let’s face it: Big-screen ghost stories are tough puppies to pull off. The subgenre, by necessity, needs to exploit the things that go bump in the night, the unseen and the horrors of the mind, and is not the ideal place for filmmakers who like to splash around amputated limbs and mangled torsos.
Rather, the true greats (choice examples include The Haunting, Don’T Look Now and The Blair Witch Project) mess with the imagination and imply things that are far, far creepier than a bucket full of decapitated heads. Want to see a cinematic spook show done badly? Check out Jan de Bont’s frightless remake of The Haunting or the pitiful Platinum Dunes spin on The Amityville Horror. Indeed, it would seem that the bigger the budget, the more tempting it is for the big boys to go crazy with the special FX—the result being CGI...
Rather, the true greats (choice examples include The Haunting, Don’T Look Now and The Blair Witch Project) mess with the imagination and imply things that are far, far creepier than a bucket full of decapitated heads. Want to see a cinematic spook show done badly? Check out Jan de Bont’s frightless remake of The Haunting or the pitiful Platinum Dunes spin on The Amityville Horror. Indeed, it would seem that the bigger the budget, the more tempting it is for the big boys to go crazy with the special FX—the result being CGI...
- 11/12/2008
- Fangoria
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