Supernatural teen angst and romance are in the chilly air of fashion photographer-turned-filmmaker Carter Smith’s (The Ruins) brooding and mostly naturalistic psychodrama, ripped from the pages of Christopher Barzak’s young-adult novel One for Sorrow. The naked corpse of Jamie Marks (Noah Silver, looking like Harry Potter’s sinister doppelgänger) is found under a creek bridge in upstate New York, stumbled upon by rock-collecting loner Gracie (Homeland’s Morgan Saylor). Also profoundly affected: Adam (Shameless’s Cameron Monaghan), a stoic ginger and cross-country track star who witnessed his teammates bullying Jamie but never stepped up to befriend or defend him. Brought together by their mutual empathy and...
- 8/27/2014
- Village Voice
If horror has taught us anything, it’s that you should proceed with caution when interacting with the spirits of the dead. However, that doesn’t seem to be of Cameron Monaghan‘s concern, as evident by the first trailer for Carter Smith‘s “Jamie Marks Is Dead.” Based on the novel “One for Sorrow” by Christopher Barzak, the film centers on the events that follow after the corpse of Jamie Marks (played by round spectacle-wearing Noah Silver, who may I say looks distractingly like “Order of the Phoenix” era Daniel Radcliffe), a high school student who was often bullied if not ignored, is [...]
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- 7/17/2014
- by Alfonso Espina
- UpandComers
The horror feature Jamie Marks is Dead had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Now, the film is slated to release through video-on-demand and in a few UK theatres in late August. This moody film stars Cameron Monaghan ("Shameless"), Noah Silver, Liv Tyler and Judy Greer. The film's first trailer is below. The clip shows Jamie Marks (Silver) haunting a moor. Adam (Monaghan) and his girlfriend, Gracie, investigate Mark's apparition and this spectre has a story to tell. Now, Marks will not rest until revenge is taken against those who have wronged him. The trailer is very atmospheric. The ghost appears in the night and in gloom. This spectre looks almost colourless as he moves about. Fans of horror, or ghost stories are encouraged to take a look at the spook below. Release Date: August 29th, 2014 (Limited Theatrical). Director: Carter Smith. Writers: Christopher Barzak and Carter Smith.
- 7/15/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Gravitas Ventures has released a trailer for Jamie Marks is Dead, opening in select theaters on August 29th. Shameless co-star Cameron Monaghan leads the cast which also includes Noah Silver, Live Tyler (The Leftovers) and Judy Greer (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes). The film is an adaptation of Christopher Barzak’s “One for the Sorrow.” Carter Smith of The Ruins directs.
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- 7/14/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Some Sundance titles take their sweet time making a deal — just this week we’ve had two other 2014 Sundance title announcements. Unlike, say Michael Tully’s Ping Pong Summer, which Gravitas Ventures picked up when there was still snow in Park City, it is now Carter Smith’s long-awaited sophomore pic that has been snapped up by the day & date label. Indiewire reports that Jamie Marks Is Dead will receive a theatrical/VOD release on August 29th.
Gist: Based on the novel One for Sorrow by Christopher Barzak, in a wintry small town, the body of a teenager named Jamie Marks is found by the river. Adam, the star of his cross-country team, becomes fascinated with Jamie—a boy nobody really knew or interacted with, except occasionally to bully him.
Worth Noting: Judy Greer and Liv Tyler are among the supporting cast.
Do We Care?: A hard sell for...
Gist: Based on the novel One for Sorrow by Christopher Barzak, in a wintry small town, the body of a teenager named Jamie Marks is found by the river. Adam, the star of his cross-country team, becomes fascinated with Jamie—a boy nobody really knew or interacted with, except occasionally to bully him.
Worth Noting: Judy Greer and Liv Tyler are among the supporting cast.
Do We Care?: A hard sell for...
- 6/14/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The company has picked up North American rights from ICM Partners to Stephen Belber’s drama starring Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard.
The story, based on Belber’s Tony-nominated stage play, premiered at Tribeca and follows a couple who visit a renowned dance instructor ostensibly to interview him about his past.
David Permut, Matt Ratner and Rick Rosenthal produced while David Beitchman, Adam Brawer, Chris Mangano, Nick Morton and Lawrence Kopeikin are the executive producers.
Gravitas Ventures has picked up Us rights from UTA to fashion photographer and filmmaker Carter Smith’s Jamie Marks Is Dead. The teen horror thriller is based on Christopher Barzak’s novel One For Sorrow and premiered at Sundance. The cast includes Cameron Monaghan, Morgan Saylor and Liv Tyler. Verisimilitude’s Alexander Orlovsky and Hunter Gray produced with Jacob Jaffke, Omri Bezalel and Smith. Gravitas has set an August 29 theatrical and digital release.McN The Orchard...
The story, based on Belber’s Tony-nominated stage play, premiered at Tribeca and follows a couple who visit a renowned dance instructor ostensibly to interview him about his past.
David Permut, Matt Ratner and Rick Rosenthal produced while David Beitchman, Adam Brawer, Chris Mangano, Nick Morton and Lawrence Kopeikin are the executive producers.
Gravitas Ventures has picked up Us rights from UTA to fashion photographer and filmmaker Carter Smith’s Jamie Marks Is Dead. The teen horror thriller is based on Christopher Barzak’s novel One For Sorrow and premiered at Sundance. The cast includes Cameron Monaghan, Morgan Saylor and Liv Tyler. Verisimilitude’s Alexander Orlovsky and Hunter Gray produced with Jacob Jaffke, Omri Bezalel and Smith. Gravitas has set an August 29 theatrical and digital release.McN The Orchard...
- 6/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Just a warning, the trailer for Jamie Marks Is Dead opens with a group of teen boys peeing on another teen boy, so if that’s not your thing… Look, this movie looks creepy as hell. There is a ghost who only wears tighty whities. There are pedophiles? Maybe? And other ghosts who kill their families a lot? I don’t know, it seems like there is a lot going on in this movie, but it has a good cast led by Cameron Monaghan, who is pretty great in Shameless, and it is written and directed by Carter Smith, who made killer plants scary in The Ruins.
Here is the synopsis:
In a wintry small town, the body of a teenager named Jamie Marks is found by the river. Adam, the star of his cross-country team, becomes fascinated with Jamie-a boy nobody really knew or interacted with, except occasionally to bully him.
Here is the synopsis:
In a wintry small town, the body of a teenager named Jamie Marks is found by the river. Adam, the star of his cross-country team, becomes fascinated with Jamie-a boy nobody really knew or interacted with, except occasionally to bully him.
- 4/10/2014
- by Mily Dunbar
- GeekTyrant
Coming off The Ruins, director Carter Smith returned with the smaller-scale effort Jamie Marks is Dead, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Based on the novel One for Sorrow by Christopher Barzak, the story follows ghost of a deceased teenager as he influences the lives of those he left behind. Although it hasn’t picked up U.S. [...]...
- 4/7/2014
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
The story of a teenage boy who sees the ghost of a fellow classmate doesn't exactly inspire excitement but the fact that said story is directed by Carter Smith, a relative newcomer who managed to take the ridiculous premise of killer plants and managed to deliver an impressive horror movie in The Ruins, definitely gets my attention.
Six years after the release of The Ruins, Smith returns this year with Jamie Marks Is Dead. Adapted by Smith from Christopher Barzak's acclaimed coming-of-age novel "One for Sorrow," it's the story of Jamie Marks (Noah Silver), a quiet, shy boy who turns up dead. Adam (Cameron Monaghan) and Gracie (Morgan Saylor) both see Jamie's ghost but whereas Gracie wants nothing to do with it, Adam finds himself drawn to the ghost and slowly beings [Continued ...]...
Six years after the release of The Ruins, Smith returns this year with Jamie Marks Is Dead. Adapted by Smith from Christopher Barzak's acclaimed coming-of-age novel "One for Sorrow," it's the story of Jamie Marks (Noah Silver), a quiet, shy boy who turns up dead. Adam (Cameron Monaghan) and Gracie (Morgan Saylor) both see Jamie's ghost but whereas Gracie wants nothing to do with it, Adam finds himself drawn to the ghost and slowly beings [Continued ...]...
- 4/7/2014
- QuietEarth.us
Exclusive: France’s Celluloid Dreams has picked up international rights to Sundance competitor Jamie Marks Is Dead and is launching sales at Filmart.
Carter Smith’s follow-up to The Ruins is a supernatural drama adapted from Christopher Barzak novel One For Sorrow.
The film centres on teenagers Adam and Gracie, played by Cameron Monaghan and Morgan Saylor, who are visited by the ghost of their recently deceased classmate, Jamie Marks (Noah Silver). Co-stars include Judy Greer and Liv Tyler.
Celluloid Dreams president Hengameh Panahi said: “We are delighted to welcome Carter Smith under our Directors’ Label.
“This is a perfect acquisition where all the elements are miraculously aligned; an amazingly singular talented director to promote worldwide, plus the immensely creative and dedicated producers Alex Orlovsky and Hunter Gray of Verisimilitude.”
Other producers include Jacob Jaffke, Omri Bezalel and Carter Smith from Verisimilitude Production, which made the film in association with Mountaintop Productions, Kings County...
Carter Smith’s follow-up to The Ruins is a supernatural drama adapted from Christopher Barzak novel One For Sorrow.
The film centres on teenagers Adam and Gracie, played by Cameron Monaghan and Morgan Saylor, who are visited by the ghost of their recently deceased classmate, Jamie Marks (Noah Silver). Co-stars include Judy Greer and Liv Tyler.
Celluloid Dreams president Hengameh Panahi said: “We are delighted to welcome Carter Smith under our Directors’ Label.
“This is a perfect acquisition where all the elements are miraculously aligned; an amazingly singular talented director to promote worldwide, plus the immensely creative and dedicated producers Alex Orlovsky and Hunter Gray of Verisimilitude.”
Other producers include Jacob Jaffke, Omri Bezalel and Carter Smith from Verisimilitude Production, which made the film in association with Mountaintop Productions, Kings County...
- 3/24/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Jamie Marks Is Dead
Director: Carter Smith
Writer: Carter Smith
Producers: Alex Orlovsky, Hunter Gray, Jacob Jaffke, Omri Bezalel, Carter Smith
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Cameron Monaghan, Noah Silver, Morgan Saylor, Madisen Beaty, Judy Greer, Liv Tyler
Much like the fate of those featured in his feature debut (The Ruins) the adults fall by the wayside and the teens in this long-awaited sophomore film are left to their own devices. Tonally speaking, Jamie Marks Is Dead is compelling because it works from some oddball premise material, but atmospherically with generous amounts of creepiness and with plenty of subtext — perhaps not Bugcrush sophistication, we find a Carter Smith in master-mode.
Gist: Based on Christopher Barzak’s novel (One for Sorrow), Adam McCormick (Monaghan) had just turned fifteen when the body was found in the woods. It is the beginning of an autumn that will change his life forever. Jamie...
Director: Carter Smith
Writer: Carter Smith
Producers: Alex Orlovsky, Hunter Gray, Jacob Jaffke, Omri Bezalel, Carter Smith
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Cameron Monaghan, Noah Silver, Morgan Saylor, Madisen Beaty, Judy Greer, Liv Tyler
Much like the fate of those featured in his feature debut (The Ruins) the adults fall by the wayside and the teens in this long-awaited sophomore film are left to their own devices. Tonally speaking, Jamie Marks Is Dead is compelling because it works from some oddball premise material, but atmospherically with generous amounts of creepiness and with plenty of subtext — perhaps not Bugcrush sophistication, we find a Carter Smith in master-mode.
Gist: Based on Christopher Barzak’s novel (One for Sorrow), Adam McCormick (Monaghan) had just turned fifteen when the body was found in the woods. It is the beginning of an autumn that will change his life forever. Jamie...
- 2/24/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
With writer / director Carter Smith’s supernatural horror/love story Jamie Marks Is Dead having just played the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, we thought it time to chat with the filmmaker regarding the feature, as well as to bring you three exclusive stills and a clip.
Based on the Christopher Barzak novel One for Sorrow, Jamie Marks Is Dead documents the discovery of the body of the titular character (portrayed by Noah Silver) in a small wintry town. Adam (Cameron Monaghan), the star of his cross-country team, becomes fascinated with Jamie, a boy nobody really knew or interacted with, except occasionally to bully him. When Jamie’s ghost begins to appear both to Adam and Gracie (Morgan Saylor), the classmate who discovered the body, Adam is caught between two worlds. He has a budding romance with Gracie, but he also feels a deep connection to Jamie, who...
Based on the Christopher Barzak novel One for Sorrow, Jamie Marks Is Dead documents the discovery of the body of the titular character (portrayed by Noah Silver) in a small wintry town. Adam (Cameron Monaghan), the star of his cross-country team, becomes fascinated with Jamie, a boy nobody really knew or interacted with, except occasionally to bully him. When Jamie’s ghost begins to appear both to Adam and Gracie (Morgan Saylor), the classmate who discovered the body, Adam is caught between two worlds. He has a budding romance with Gracie, but he also feels a deep connection to Jamie, who...
- 1/27/2014
- by Sean Decker
- FEARnet
Jamie Marks is Dead was kind of a ridiculous film. It had an interesting concept, and it's a very different and unique take on the ghost story horror genre. I'm a big horror and ghost story fan, but this was more of a supernatural drama about a teenager's death and its hard hitting effects on one of his classmates.
The film is based on a book called One of Sorrow, written by Christopher Barzak. The story is set in a small town, and it starts out with the discovery of a dead bullied teenage boy named Jamie, who no one really knew. The main character, Adam, becomes obsessed and fascinated with the dead teenager, and Jamie's ghost eventually appears to him and his friend Gracie, who also happens to be his love interest.
Things get really wired when Adam finds himself caught between the world of the living and the world of the dead.
The film is based on a book called One of Sorrow, written by Christopher Barzak. The story is set in a small town, and it starts out with the discovery of a dead bullied teenage boy named Jamie, who no one really knew. The main character, Adam, becomes obsessed and fascinated with the dead teenager, and Jamie's ghost eventually appears to him and his friend Gracie, who also happens to be his love interest.
Things get really wired when Adam finds himself caught between the world of the living and the world of the dead.
- 1/21/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
It’s funny how things start to pair up over festivals. You’ll notice themes across at least two films, maybe more. Could just be the exhaustion. The six films I’ve seen since I last filed a diary definitely partner nicely and yet one can also trace through lines through them, despite their completely different genres. Let’s get going…
The first pair are related by being so completely distinct in the history of film. There’s Steve James’ “Life Itself”, a documentary about the most important film critic of all time, and Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood”, a film with a production process like no other. These films represent a pair of experiences that I’ve never had before and likely will never have again. My personal connection to “Life Itself” made the world premiere an emotional, powerful night, and “Boyhood” the next morning took 12 years to make. The...
The first pair are related by being so completely distinct in the history of film. There’s Steve James’ “Life Itself”, a documentary about the most important film critic of all time, and Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood”, a film with a production process like no other. These films represent a pair of experiences that I’ve never had before and likely will never have again. My personal connection to “Life Itself” made the world premiere an emotional, powerful night, and “Boyhood” the next morning took 12 years to make. The...
- 1/21/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Park City - One of the more intriguing aspects of the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival is just how unconventional it has been. Dramedies and films with slight sci-fi elements have been a mainstay of the festival's premier category, but straight comedies, zombies and supernatural horror? Well, that's something very new to the mix. One picture that mixes serious drama and supernatural elements in this year's dramatic competition premiered Sunday night, "Jamie Marks is Dead." Adapted from Christopher Barzak's novel "One for Sorrow," "Jamie Marks" begins with Gracie ("Homeland's" Morgan Saylor) discovering the dead body of the...
- 1/20/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Carter Smith has managed to bring to light the deep regrets of an unfulfilled life in his dark feature film drama "Jamie Marks Is Dead." Based on Christopher Barzak's novel "One For Sorrow," the film revolves around a deceased bullied teen who gets a second chance at experiencing the things he never did when he was alive, blurring the line between life and death and showing how far more connected the two are than anyone could've realized. What It's About: A murdered high school boy who comes back as a ghost, looking for the love and friendship that he never had before his death. And So It's Really About: Loneliness. Belonging. Love. How complicated and difficult those things can be for a small town teen (living or dead) who hasn't yet figured out where they fit in the world. Tell us briefly about yourself. What's your background? By day...
- 1/13/2014
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
A dark and supernaturally-tinged coming of age tale, a cast of relatively unknown rising stars headline Sundance 2014 selection “Jamie Marks is Dead,” and we have the first photos of the cast featuring Cameron Monaghan, Noah Silver, Morgan Saylor, Madisen Beaty and more. Based on the novel “One for Sorrow” by Christopher Barzak, the Carter [...]
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- 12/5/2013
- by Linda Ge
- UpandComers
While The Ruins, his feature debut, didn’t open up the opportunities for this all-in-one talent pool, the best item to come out of Sundance 2006 was Carter Smith’s short Bugcrush, and the equally engaging Yearbook (we were there for the preem) was a 2011 reminder that Smith has got the goods. Reteaming with cinematographer Darren Lew, his sophomore film commenced production in March of this year (here is a rather nice set-visit journal from the book novelist) with a smart casting set comprised of Liv Tyler, Judy Greer and Cameron Monaghan, the indie-budgeted Jamie Marks Is Dead might be the fun in the woods anti-thesis of last year’s The Kings of Summer (Toy’s House) that puts a well deserved talent in the spotlight.
Gist: Based on Christopher Barzak’s novel (One for Sorrow), Adam McCormick (Monaghan) had just turned fifteen when the body was found in the woods.
Gist: Based on Christopher Barzak’s novel (One for Sorrow), Adam McCormick (Monaghan) had just turned fifteen when the body was found in the woods.
- 11/19/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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