Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)
Directed by Brad Anderson
A mysterious global blackout yields 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, a dark shadow hones in on them alone.
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The film's conceit—of an inexplicable, non-material, undead force haunting the living, who in turn combat their enemies via flashlight—merges Carpenter's fantastic The Fog with Remedy Games's excellent Xbox 360 thriller Alan Wake , though Anderson's film never feels egregiously derivative so much as familiar with genre hallmarks.
I love "Session 9," and I think "The Machinist" is a great slow burn.
The director of “Session 9,” “The Machinist,” and “Transsiberian,” Anderson has found his niche in bleak thrillers that fuel up on nightmarish imagery.
Like Anderson’s The Machinist and Session 9, this is most effective as an exercise in style over plausibility.
Early on, director Brad Anderson (Next Stop Wonderland, The Machinist) and first-time screenwriter Anthony Jaswinski signal their storytelling influences by having Christensens character step on a pair of wire-rimmed reading glasses, an homage, surely, to the final shot of Time Enough at Last, the unforgettable Twilight Zone episode in which Burgess Meredith portrayed a bookish bank clerk who becomes the last man on Earth.
Director Brad Anderson is an interesting filmmaker whose resume includes “Next Stop Wnderland” and “The Machinist.”
No one will accuse screenwriter Anthony Jaswinski ("Vanishing on 7th Street") of subtlety.
In The Shallows, written by Anthony Jaswinski ( Vanishing on 7th Street ), it’s just as Nancy finally truly relaxes and lets her guard down to enjoy this glorious bit of nature that the bad thing she was not anticipating happens: a shark attacks.
Director Jaume Collet-Serra (2009's " Orphan ") and screenwriter Anthony Jaswinski (2011's " Vanishing on 7th Street ") tighten the screws of their minimalist premise to a riveting 87 minutes while placing the viewer squarely next to the lead character for the duration.
Even films that arguably fell apart at some point in the production process like “ The Call ” or “Vanishing on 7th Street” have been elevated by Anderson’s involvement.
The guy who did Session 9, The Machinist, Transsiberian, and Vanishing on 7th Street?