Brad Anderson’s ‘Vanishing on 7th Street’ Coming to VOD Next Month
by Marc Patterson
We’ve just learned from the good folks over at Magnet Releasing that Brad Anderson’s latest film, Vanishing on 7th Street, will be getting a VOD release on January 7th and will be followed up by a limited theatrical release on February 18th. Pretty exciting news, considering we live in a day and age where we would normally have to wait an exorbitant amount of time for a film like this to play through limited theaters before slipping onto DVD months later, that we can get instant access to the film from the comfort of our own home. I don’t know about you, but I’m about to sit down with a cold beer to Hatchet II this evening for the very same reason. If you’re wondering why Anderson’s name is familiar it’s because he also helmed one of our most loved horror films, Session 9, so yeah… there’s some anticipation behind this project.
Here’s the official notification straight from the folks at Magnet Releasing:
From director Brad Anderson (Session 9, Transsiberian, The Machinist), comes VANISHING ON 7TH STREET, a terrifying, apocalyptic thriller that taps into one of humankind’s most primal anxieties: fear of the dark. An unexplained blackout plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, and by the time the sun rises, only a few people remain – surrounded by heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. A small handful of strangers that have survived the night (Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo and newcomer Jacob Latimore) each find their way to a rundown bar, whose gasoline-powered generator and stockpile of food and drink make it the last refuge in a deserted city. With daylight beginning to disappear completely and whispering shadows surrounding the survivors, they soon discover that the enemy is the darkness itself, and only the few remaining light sources can keep them safe. As time begins to run out for them, darkness closes in and they must face the ultimate terror.
VANISHING ON 7TH STREET World Premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. Written by Anthony Jaswinski. Director of Photography is Ute Briesewitz. Original Music by Lucas Vidal. Produced by Norton Herrick, Tove Christensen and Celine Rattray. Vanishing on 7th Street was shot entirely in Detroit, Michigan.
Wanna find out more? Visit the official website: http://magnetreleasing.com/vanishingon7th/#/home
