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Brad Anderson on Vanishing on 7th Street: Horror Interview Podcast

Posted on by Dan Persons

It's Always Darkest Before It Gets Even Darker: Thandie Newton and Hayden Christen brave the shadows in VANISHING ON 7TH STREET.
It's Always Darkest Before It Gets Even Darker: Thandie Newton and Hayden Christen brave the shadows in VANISHING ON 7TH STREET.

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.
Click on the player to hear my interview with Anderson.

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Vanishing on 7th Street on screen

Posted on by Steve Biodrowski

Magnet Releasing offers limited theatrical engagements of this TWILIGHT ZONE-type film, with engagements starting in New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Philadelphia in February, then expanding to San Diego, Portland, Seattle and more in March. The story: When a massive power blackout causes a city’s population to vanish, a handful of survivors band together inside a tavern in an effort to survive as darkness approaches. Brad Anderson directs from a script by Anthony Jaswinski. Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, and John Leguizamo head the cast.
Advance word suggests that the film’s atmosphere is impressive, but the plot line feels like a half-hour episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE stretched to feature length.

PLAYDATES:

vanishing on 7th street
February 18

  • New York, NY: Village East Cinemas

February 25

  • West Los Angeles, CA: Nuart Theatre
  • Denver, CO: Mayan Theatre
  • Philadelphia, PA: Ritz at the Bourse

March 4

  • San Diego, CA: Ken Cinema
  • Royal Oak, MI: Main Art Theatre
  • Portland, OR: Hollywood Theatre
  • Seattle, WA: Varsity Theatre

March 11

  • Palm Desert, CA: Cinemas Palme D’Or 7

March 19

  • Columbus, OH: Gateway 8

You can check Magnet Releasing’s website for additional playdates.

New Trailer For THE VANISHING ON 7TH STREET

Posted on by R. Patrick Alberty

Check out the recently released trailer for the new horror/thriller THE VANISHING ON 7TH STREET. Starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo, and directed by Brad Anderson (SESSION 9) this film follows a group of people as they fight to survive in a world slowly going dark:

A mysterious, seemingly global blackout causes countless populations to simply vanish, leaving only their clothes and possessions behind. A small handful of survivors band together in a dimly-lit tavern on 7th Street, struggling to combat the apocalyptic horror. Realizing they may in fact be the last people on earth, the darkness hones in on them alone.


If the trailer is any indication, Mr. Anderson may have another hit on his hands. THE VANISHING ON 7TH STREET debuts in theaters later this year.
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