Have You Seen My Son?‘s plot seemed pretty baseless to me, to be very honest. Jim Cliffe’s TV thriller film revolves around Catherine (Sarah Smyth), a mother who was sent to prison for manslaughter. She was accused of killing her son Alfie, (Elijah Fox), some 12 years ago. But the problem is that they did not find Alfie’s dead body. So, how can you send someone to prison without proper evidence, just based on some witnesses? I don’t know, one of the serious flaws in the screenplay to begin with. Anyway, after getting out of prison, Catherine decides to find out the truth about what really happened to Alfie because she can’t seem to remember anything at all. But Catherine is sure of one thing: she didn’t kill her own son. So, the question here is: Is Alfie really dead? And if he’s alive,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
Jim Cliffe, director and co-writer of Donovan's Echo, was given quite a thrilling assignment for his first feature film. He was tasked with bringing his supernatural tale to life and given Danny Glover and Bruce Greenwood to work with. Not bad.
With Donovan's Echo making a successful festival run and now available on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD, Cliffe sat down with Dread Central to discuss his experiences with the film.
Dread Central: Why the supernatural genre for your first feature?
Jim Cliffe: It’s a genre that I love. Growing up, I was into comic books, superheroes, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg films, and I’ve just always been fascinated by the unknown and extraordinary. While I like a wide range of cinema, I’ve always enjoyed movies that offer something out of the unordinary, particularly if it’s set within a reality that feels very authentic with grounded characters and everyday problems.
With Donovan's Echo making a successful festival run and now available on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD, Cliffe sat down with Dread Central to discuss his experiences with the film.
Dread Central: Why the supernatural genre for your first feature?
Jim Cliffe: It’s a genre that I love. Growing up, I was into comic books, superheroes, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg films, and I’ve just always been fascinated by the unknown and extraordinary. While I like a wide range of cinema, I’ve always enjoyed movies that offer something out of the unordinary, particularly if it’s set within a reality that feels very authentic with grounded characters and everyday problems.
- 7/17/2013
- by Scott Hallam
- DreadCentral.com
From Anchor Bay Entertainment and Union Pictures, Sneak Peek the Vancouver-lensed mystery suspense feature "Donovan's Echo" directed by Jim Cliffe, now available on DVD.
The film stars Danny Glover ("Predator 2"), Bruce Greenwood ("Star Trek"), Natasha Calis, Sonja Bennett, David Lewis, Ian Tracey ("Intelligence") and Lanette Ware :
"...'Donovan' (Danny Glover) returns home to discover that tragic events from his past are possibly repeating. Plagued by 'déjà vu', he is convinced his young neighbour and her mother are doomed to die on the anniversary of his wife and daughter’s deaths.
"Struggling to unlock the pattern, Donovan tries to solicit the help of his brother-in-law, police 'Sergeant Finnley' (Bruce Greenwood). When his facts don’t add up, Donovan’s sanity is questioned. Is he losing his mind, or running out of time ?..."
Screenplay is by Cliffe and Melodie Krieger, for producers Trent Carlson, Andria Spring and executive producers Mary Anne Waterhouse and Greenwood.
The film stars Danny Glover ("Predator 2"), Bruce Greenwood ("Star Trek"), Natasha Calis, Sonja Bennett, David Lewis, Ian Tracey ("Intelligence") and Lanette Ware :
"...'Donovan' (Danny Glover) returns home to discover that tragic events from his past are possibly repeating. Plagued by 'déjà vu', he is convinced his young neighbour and her mother are doomed to die on the anniversary of his wife and daughter’s deaths.
"Struggling to unlock the pattern, Donovan tries to solicit the help of his brother-in-law, police 'Sergeant Finnley' (Bruce Greenwood). When his facts don’t add up, Donovan’s sanity is questioned. Is he losing his mind, or running out of time ?..."
Screenplay is by Cliffe and Melodie Krieger, for producers Trent Carlson, Andria Spring and executive producers Mary Anne Waterhouse and Greenwood.
- 9/10/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
Director: Jim Cliffe.
Writers: Jim Cliffe, and Melodie Krieger.
Cast: Danny Glover, Bruce Greenwood and Natasha Calis.
Donovan's Echo was the final film to show at the Victoria Film Festival and this is a "psychological thriller" starring Danny Glover as director Jim Cliffe mentioned. This was a late showing on a Sunday night and this critic was looking for a few more thrills in Cliffe's movie debut. The director intentionally made the film in such a way to build the tension until the final climax.
There is no doubt that this is an above average film; however, there could have been more conflict in the early parts of the film. That aside, the story begins with Glover as Donovan, a retired physicist. Donovan had worked on the Manhattan Project, the experiment to develop the atomic bomb. Along the way, Donovan had also delved into cold fusion, but now he is...
Writers: Jim Cliffe, and Melodie Krieger.
Cast: Danny Glover, Bruce Greenwood and Natasha Calis.
Donovan's Echo was the final film to show at the Victoria Film Festival and this is a "psychological thriller" starring Danny Glover as director Jim Cliffe mentioned. This was a late showing on a Sunday night and this critic was looking for a few more thrills in Cliffe's movie debut. The director intentionally made the film in such a way to build the tension until the final climax.
There is no doubt that this is an above average film; however, there could have been more conflict in the early parts of the film. That aside, the story begins with Glover as Donovan, a retired physicist. Donovan had worked on the Manhattan Project, the experiment to develop the atomic bomb. Along the way, Donovan had also delved into cold fusion, but now he is...
- 2/13/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
From Canadian distributor Union Pictures, Sneak Peek the Vancouver-lensed mystery suspense feature "Donovan's Echo" directed by Jim Cliffe, opening in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and other select Canadian theatres, February 24th, 2012.
"Donovan's Echo" stars Danny Glover ("Predator 2"), Bruce Greenwood ("Star Trek"), Natasha Calis, Sonja Bennett, David Lewis, Ian Tracey ("Intelligence") and Lanette Ware :
"...'Donovan' (Danny Glover) returns home to discover that tragic events from his past are possibly repeating. Plagued by 'déjà vu', he is convinced his young neighbour and her mother are doomed to die on the anniversary of his wife and daughter’s deaths.
"Struggling to unlock the pattern, Donovan tries to solicit the help of his brother-in-law, police 'Sergeant Finnley' (Bruce Greenwood). When his facts don’t add up, Donovan’s sanity is questioned. Is he losing his mind, or running out of time ?..."
Screenplay is by Cliffe and Melodie Krieger, for producers Trent Carlson, Andria Spring...
"Donovan's Echo" stars Danny Glover ("Predator 2"), Bruce Greenwood ("Star Trek"), Natasha Calis, Sonja Bennett, David Lewis, Ian Tracey ("Intelligence") and Lanette Ware :
"...'Donovan' (Danny Glover) returns home to discover that tragic events from his past are possibly repeating. Plagued by 'déjà vu', he is convinced his young neighbour and her mother are doomed to die on the anniversary of his wife and daughter’s deaths.
"Struggling to unlock the pattern, Donovan tries to solicit the help of his brother-in-law, police 'Sergeant Finnley' (Bruce Greenwood). When his facts don’t add up, Donovan’s sanity is questioned. Is he losing his mind, or running out of time ?..."
Screenplay is by Cliffe and Melodie Krieger, for producers Trent Carlson, Andria Spring...
- 2/7/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
In our eyes Danny Glover will always be the man who put a leash on two of Hollywood's biggest beasts ... The Predator and Mel Gibson. But now the seasoned actor has a whole new sort of threat that he has to tango with ...
Below you'll find the first details about Donovan's Echo. The film, directed by Jim Cliffe, stars Danny Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Natasha Calis, Sonja Bennett, David Lewis, Ian Tracey, and Lanette Ware.
Synopsis
Donovan Matheson is a brilliant mathematician who, as a young man, helped to develop the atomic bomb. Obsessed with making a positive contribution to the world, Donovan neglects his family, which results in the accidental death of his wife and daughter.
30 years later, Donovan returns to his family’s home and as the anniversary of the tragic event approaches, he discovers an unsettling similarity between random events of the present and events that occurred in the past.
Below you'll find the first details about Donovan's Echo. The film, directed by Jim Cliffe, stars Danny Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Natasha Calis, Sonja Bennett, David Lewis, Ian Tracey, and Lanette Ware.
Synopsis
Donovan Matheson is a brilliant mathematician who, as a young man, helped to develop the atomic bomb. Obsessed with making a positive contribution to the world, Donovan neglects his family, which results in the accidental death of his wife and daughter.
30 years later, Donovan returns to his family’s home and as the anniversary of the tragic event approaches, he discovers an unsettling similarity between random events of the present and events that occurred in the past.
- 11/10/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Afm news continues to pour online as we've just now landed the sales trailer for Donovan's Echo, which stars Saw's Danny Glover, along with Bruce Greenwood and Sonja Bennett. Jim Cliffe directs the Stealth Media Group thriller that's currently in post. "Once a brilliant mathematician, Donovan Matheson (Danny Glover) has been an outcast since an accident that killed his wife and daughter three decades ago for which he blames himself. He finally returns home as the tragic events 30th anniversary approaches and begins discovering similarities to what had happened to him in the past. Convinced history is repeating itself, Donovan risks everything to save an unsuspecting family from the same tragic fate."...
- 11/10/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Came across this trailer and thought it was interesting in The Mothman Prophecies -but-without-a-Mothman sort of way. It's for a film called Donovan's Echo . Not a horror film, per se, but definitely a twisty-turny thriller with Danny Glover and, one of my personal favorites, Bruce Greenwood. This is writer-director Jim Cliffe's feature debut and it recently played at the American Film Market. We'll keep you posted if it gets distribution. Once a brilliant mathematician, Donovan Matheson (Danny Glover) has been an outcast since an accident that killed his wife and daughter three decades ago for which he blames himself. He finally returns home as the tragic event.s 30th anniversary approaches and begins discovering similarities to what had happened to him in the past....
- 11/9/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
With a well constructed script and strong performances from actors Danny Glover and Bruce Greenwood, Canadian made Donovan's Echo emerges as a solid supernatural mystery drama and a nice little surprise from this year's Edmonton International Film festival. And with the conviction of a veteran who knows exactly where his story is headed, director/co-writer Jim Cliffe allows his feature film debut to unfold slowly, which lets the movie breath and its actors to really find a life inside the frame. A rare strength in a new director and one that I think really helped the film be engaging.
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- 9/25/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Donovan’s Echo Trailer. Jim Cliffe‘s Donovan’s Echo (2011) movie stars Danny Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Chelah Horsdal, Sonja Bennett, and Natasha Calis. Donovan’s Echo‘s plot synopsis: “Once a brilliant mathematician, Donovan Matheson (Danny Glover) has been an outcast since an accident that killed his wife and daughter three decades ago for which he blames himself. He finally returns home as the tragic event’s 30th anniversary approaches and begins discovering similarities to what had happened to him in the past. Convinced history is repeating itself, Donovan risks everything to save an unsuspecting family from the same tragic fate.”
Great premise but the execution may be a little dubious. It’s strength is the storyline and that it may remind the viewer of Rubicon and Proof because Danny Glover’s character is a mathematician and there is a visible mystery.
Donovan’s Echo also stars David Lewis, Hiro Kanagawa,...
Great premise but the execution may be a little dubious. It’s strength is the storyline and that it may remind the viewer of Rubicon and Proof because Danny Glover’s character is a mathematician and there is a visible mystery.
Donovan’s Echo also stars David Lewis, Hiro Kanagawa,...
- 9/13/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
I think Danny Glover is ready to make his comeback.
I know what you're thinking: he hasn't exactly disappeared and you're absolutely right � he's still around and making movies but nothing memorable. Then I see a trailer for Jim Cliffe's Donovan's Echo and I tell you, it looks like Glover is back and in memorable fashion.
Glover stars as Donovan, a man who lost his family in a tragic accident thirty years ago. A series of events, and from the looks of the trailer some dreams as well, leads him to believe that history is repeating itself so he goes out of his way to try and save his neighbour's from a similar fate. Starring opposite Glover are the great Bruce Greenwood and BSG's Sonja Bennett.
I'm not thrilled by the first trailer for the film which is a little on the long side and reveals quite a...
I know what you're thinking: he hasn't exactly disappeared and you're absolutely right � he's still around and making movies but nothing memorable. Then I see a trailer for Jim Cliffe's Donovan's Echo and I tell you, it looks like Glover is back and in memorable fashion.
Glover stars as Donovan, a man who lost his family in a tragic accident thirty years ago. A series of events, and from the looks of the trailer some dreams as well, leads him to believe that history is repeating itself so he goes out of his way to try and save his neighbour's from a similar fate. Starring opposite Glover are the great Bruce Greenwood and BSG's Sonja Bennett.
I'm not thrilled by the first trailer for the film which is a little on the long side and reveals quite a...
- 9/8/2011
- QuietEarth.us
I’ve always maintained the belief that Danny Glover has to be one of the most employable actors around and here’s my latest proof. The film, titled Donovan’s Echo, stars Glover as a mathematician and primarily focuses on the “deja vu” concept.
A description for the film states…”Donovan Matheson (Danny Glover) is a brilliant mathematician who, as a young man, helped develop the atomic bomb. Plagued by regret in the years that followed, Donovan grew obsessed with making a positive contribution to the scientific community, neglecting family and friends in favor of personal and professional redemption. His neglect results in an accidental tragedy. Overcome with guilt, Donovan withdraws from life and relationships for decades. Thirty years later, Donovan returns home and as the anniversary of the tragic event approaches, he discovers an unsettling similarity between random events of the present and events that occurred in the past.
A description for the film states…”Donovan Matheson (Danny Glover) is a brilliant mathematician who, as a young man, helped develop the atomic bomb. Plagued by regret in the years that followed, Donovan grew obsessed with making a positive contribution to the scientific community, neglecting family and friends in favor of personal and professional redemption. His neglect results in an accidental tragedy. Overcome with guilt, Donovan withdraws from life and relationships for decades. Thirty years later, Donovan returns home and as the anniversary of the tragic event approaches, he discovers an unsettling similarity between random events of the present and events that occurred in the past.
- 3/29/2011
- by Cynthia
- ShadowAndAct
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