Review by Bob Greenberger
Filmmakers always sound fascinating during their commentary tracks or “making of” featurettes. They have lofty ambitions for their movies and its always disappointing when the story they talk about proves more interesting than the finish film itself.
Such is the case with the thriller Not Forgotten, out this week on DVD from our pals at Anchor Bay Entertainment. Written by Tomás Romero and Dror Soref and directed by Soref, its atmospheric and has tremendous potential but remains largely uninvolving and winds up far more predictable than it should be.
Starring Simon Baker, the DVD release is playing up his name now that he is a major star thanks to the success of his CBS series The Mentalist. When the film was released very briefly in January, he was just another actor with Paz Vega and Claire Forlani the better recognized names.
Baker plays Jack Bishop, father...
Filmmakers always sound fascinating during their commentary tracks or “making of” featurettes. They have lofty ambitions for their movies and its always disappointing when the story they talk about proves more interesting than the finish film itself.
Such is the case with the thriller Not Forgotten, out this week on DVD from our pals at Anchor Bay Entertainment. Written by Tomás Romero and Dror Soref and directed by Soref, its atmospheric and has tremendous potential but remains largely uninvolving and winds up far more predictable than it should be.
Starring Simon Baker, the DVD release is playing up his name now that he is a major star thanks to the success of his CBS series The Mentalist. When the film was released very briefly in January, he was just another actor with Paz Vega and Claire Forlani the better recognized names.
Baker plays Jack Bishop, father...
- 11/5/2009
- by Barrett
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Despite minor genre trappings sprinkled throughout both, neither Whiteout (opening nationwide September 11) nor Not Forgotten (beginning a New York City engagement on the 11th ahead of a DVD release November 3) is really a horror film. That hasn’t stopped Warner Bros. from trying to sell Whiteout like one, though what they’re pitching as a literal chiller about a malevolent presence terrorizing an South Pole research station turns out to be a mystery/suspense drama without mystery, suspense or drama.
Kate Beckinsale trades in her Underworld leather garb for a parka to play U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, who’s about to wrap up a stint on Antarctica (which the film helpfully reminds us is “the coldest, most isolated land mass on the planet”). Within the film’s first eight minutes, she and the filmmakers demonstrate that they’ve remembered her fans via a lengthy shower scene, but she has...
Kate Beckinsale trades in her Underworld leather garb for a parka to play U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, who’s about to wrap up a stint on Antarctica (which the film helpfully reminds us is “the coldest, most isolated land mass on the planet”). Within the film’s first eight minutes, she and the filmmakers demonstrate that they’ve remembered her fans via a lengthy shower scene, but she has...
- 9/10/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
A gruesome little clip from Anchor Bay's upcoming thriller, Not Forgotten popped up on YouTube today that displays one of Simon Baker's little known talents -- he really knows how to make a point with a broken bottle.
The film, directed by Dror Soref, who co-wrote the script with Tomas Romero, and will be distributed in the Us, UK, and Australia by Anchor Bay Films, the new feature film division of Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Not Forgotten tells the story of Jack Bishop (Baker), a man with a secret past that is revealed when his daughter is kidnapped. To find her, he enlists the help of the cult La Santa Muerte and returns to his roots in the squalid, seedy barrios of Mexico. La Santa Muerte is a centuries-old mixture of Catholicism and paganism in which devotees pray to the saint known as The Holy Death for revenge and other acts against their enemies.
The film, directed by Dror Soref, who co-wrote the script with Tomas Romero, and will be distributed in the Us, UK, and Australia by Anchor Bay Films, the new feature film division of Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Not Forgotten tells the story of Jack Bishop (Baker), a man with a secret past that is revealed when his daughter is kidnapped. To find her, he enlists the help of the cult La Santa Muerte and returns to his roots in the squalid, seedy barrios of Mexico. La Santa Muerte is a centuries-old mixture of Catholicism and paganism in which devotees pray to the saint known as The Holy Death for revenge and other acts against their enemies.
- 5/7/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Anchor Bay Entertainment sent along the link to a new trailer to herald the theatrical release of its supernaturally tinged thriller Not Forgotten, starring Land Of The Dead and The Mentalist’s Simon Baker. You can check out the preview below.
Directed by feature first-timer Dror Soref from a script he wrote with Tomás Romero, Not Forgotten stars Baker as a man whose search for his abducted daughter (The Eye’s Chloe Moretz) takes him through the darkest corners of Mexico, where he encounters much worse things than swine flu—including a death cult called Santa Muerte. Paz Vega, Michael DeLorenzo, Ken Davitian, Claire Forlani and Mark Rolston co-star; the behind-the-scenes talent includes Dp Steven Bernstein, production designer Craig Stearns (a veteran of genre fare going back to John Carpenter’s Halloween and The Fog) and composer Mark Isham. The movie’s big-screen play includes Friday, May 15 openings at the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood,...
Directed by feature first-timer Dror Soref from a script he wrote with Tomás Romero, Not Forgotten stars Baker as a man whose search for his abducted daughter (The Eye’s Chloe Moretz) takes him through the darkest corners of Mexico, where he encounters much worse things than swine flu—including a death cult called Santa Muerte. Paz Vega, Michael DeLorenzo, Ken Davitian, Claire Forlani and Mark Rolston co-star; the behind-the-scenes talent includes Dp Steven Bernstein, production designer Craig Stearns (a veteran of genre fare going back to John Carpenter’s Halloween and The Fog) and composer Mark Isham. The movie’s big-screen play includes Friday, May 15 openings at the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood,...
- 5/5/2009
- Fangoria
The Slamdance Film Festival wrapped up a few weeks ago, and today we got news of the first theatrical distribution pick-up from the fest so far: Myriad Pictures' Not Forgotten starring Simon Baker and Paz Vega.
The thriller was directed by Dror Soref, who co-wrote the script with Tomas Romero, and will be distributed in the Us, UK, and Australia by Anchor Bay Films, the new feature film division of Anchor Bay Entertainment. Not Forgotten tells the story of Jack Bishop (Baker), a man with a secret past that is revealed when his daughter is kidnapped. To find her, he enlists the help of the cult La Santa Muerte and returns to his roots in the squalid, seedy barrios of Mexico. La Santa Muerte is a centuries-old mixture of Catholicism and paganism in which devotees pray to the saint known as The Holy Death for revenge and other acts against their enemies.
The thriller was directed by Dror Soref, who co-wrote the script with Tomas Romero, and will be distributed in the Us, UK, and Australia by Anchor Bay Films, the new feature film division of Anchor Bay Entertainment. Not Forgotten tells the story of Jack Bishop (Baker), a man with a secret past that is revealed when his daughter is kidnapped. To find her, he enlists the help of the cult La Santa Muerte and returns to his roots in the squalid, seedy barrios of Mexico. La Santa Muerte is a centuries-old mixture of Catholicism and paganism in which devotees pray to the saint known as The Holy Death for revenge and other acts against their enemies.
- 2/3/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Variety reports that Anchor Bay Entertainment has picked up U.S., British and Australian rights to Dror Soref’s thriller Not Forgotten. The Myriad Pictures production played at the recently concluded Slamdance Film Festival.
Simon Baker from The Ring Two, Land Of The Dead and the recent The Lodger, plays a man whose young daughter (Chloe Moretz from The Amityville Horror, Wicked Little Things and The Eye) is kidnapped. His search for her leads him to Mexico and uncovers dark secrets from his past, including his connection to a death-worshipping cult called Santa Muerte. The cast also includes Paz Vega, Claire Forlani and Michael DeLorenzo; Soref made his feature directorial debut on Not Forgotten from a script he wrote with Tomás Romero. Anchor Bay plans a 2009 release, but a date his not yet been determined. You can read our early review here and see a clip below and find out...
Simon Baker from The Ring Two, Land Of The Dead and the recent The Lodger, plays a man whose young daughter (Chloe Moretz from The Amityville Horror, Wicked Little Things and The Eye) is kidnapped. His search for her leads him to Mexico and uncovers dark secrets from his past, including his connection to a death-worshipping cult called Santa Muerte. The cast also includes Paz Vega, Claire Forlani and Michael DeLorenzo; Soref made his feature directorial debut on Not Forgotten from a script he wrote with Tomás Romero. Anchor Bay plans a 2009 release, but a date his not yet been determined. You can read our early review here and see a clip below and find out...
- 2/1/2009
- Fangoria
The Slamdance competition is open only to under-$1 million budgeted films from first-time filmmakers and runs at the same time as Sundance (in Utah) to show a more truer "independent" film style. This year they've got some great looking films, including a sweet looking vampire flick which has the Karate Kid Ralph Macchio himself, Rosencantz and Guildenstern are Undead. I Sell the Dead which was well received at Tad will be opening the fest. Also playing will be The Broken Lizard's latest film The Slammin' Salmon, and Mum and Dad.
Checkout the full lineup after the break!
Narrative Feature Competition
The Ante
Max Perrier (Director), Danek S. Kaus, James Chancellor & Simon Perrier (Writers)
West Coast Premiere, Black Comedy/Thriller, 2006, Canada, 82 minutes
An innocent man becomes the killer everyone wants him to be when he gambles with his freedom in order to save it.
A Quiet Little Marriage
Mo Perkins (Director/Writer)
Utah Premiere,...
Checkout the full lineup after the break!
Narrative Feature Competition
The Ante
Max Perrier (Director), Danek S. Kaus, James Chancellor & Simon Perrier (Writers)
West Coast Premiere, Black Comedy/Thriller, 2006, Canada, 82 minutes
An innocent man becomes the killer everyone wants him to be when he gambles with his freedom in order to save it.
A Quiet Little Marriage
Mo Perkins (Director/Writer)
Utah Premiere,...
- 12/8/2008
- QuietEarth.us
"I Sell the Dead," Glenn McQuaid's darkly comic horror tale about bumbling grave robbers starring Dominic Monaghan and Ron Perlman, will serve as the opening-night film of the 15th annual Slamdance Film Festival, which runs Jan. 15-23 in Park City.
The fest will screen 29 narrative and documentary features, 20 of which come from the U.S. and 31% of which were directed by women. The 100-film lineup also includes shorts and, for the first time, music videos.
"This year we look forward to increasing our audience through new online formats we believe have the ability, in the long run, to level the playing field for the independent filmmaker," Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter said.
Bringing the fest to a worldwide audience for the first time, the films also will stream live at a new Web site, indieroad.net/slamdance, part of Slamdance's newly formed online venture with Indieroad.net.
The...
The fest will screen 29 narrative and documentary features, 20 of which come from the U.S. and 31% of which were directed by women. The 100-film lineup also includes shorts and, for the first time, music videos.
"This year we look forward to increasing our audience through new online formats we believe have the ability, in the long run, to level the playing field for the independent filmmaker," Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter said.
Bringing the fest to a worldwide audience for the first time, the films also will stream live at a new Web site, indieroad.net/slamdance, part of Slamdance's newly formed online venture with Indieroad.net.
The...
- 12/8/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The Devil Wears Prada star Simon Baker has been cast in the lead role of Dror Soref's indie psychological thriller Not Forgotten.
Baker will play a bank manager in a U.S.-Mexico border town haunted by the death of his daughter. He and his wife approach a Latina soothsayer to find out what happened to the girl, but the old woman's visions threaten to dredge up secrets from their tortured pasts.
Soref wrote the original screenplay with Tomas Romero and will produce the film with Donald Zuckerman. Myriad Pictures CEO Kirk D'Amico, Michelle Seward and Dennis Stuart Murphy will executive produce.
The feature is set to begin principal photography in January in New Mexico. Myriad will rep presales on the project at the upcoming American Film Market in Santa Monica.
Said Zuckerman, "The key points in this film -- the love of a family, Latino culture, spirituality -- are interpreted in a way we rarely ever see in the movies."
Added D'Amico: "I've been wanting for some time to make a film exploring this culture, and I eagerly anticipate (Soref's) interpretation of the material."
Australian actor Baker starred in the title role of the CBS series The Guardian for three years.
Baker will play a bank manager in a U.S.-Mexico border town haunted by the death of his daughter. He and his wife approach a Latina soothsayer to find out what happened to the girl, but the old woman's visions threaten to dredge up secrets from their tortured pasts.
Soref wrote the original screenplay with Tomas Romero and will produce the film with Donald Zuckerman. Myriad Pictures CEO Kirk D'Amico, Michelle Seward and Dennis Stuart Murphy will executive produce.
The feature is set to begin principal photography in January in New Mexico. Myriad will rep presales on the project at the upcoming American Film Market in Santa Monica.
Said Zuckerman, "The key points in this film -- the love of a family, Latino culture, spirituality -- are interpreted in a way we rarely ever see in the movies."
Added D'Amico: "I've been wanting for some time to make a film exploring this culture, and I eagerly anticipate (Soref's) interpretation of the material."
Australian actor Baker starred in the title role of the CBS series The Guardian for three years.
- 10/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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