Drag is a something of a legendary post-apocalyptic film. Directed by Mark Pavia way back in the pre-internet land of 1993, the 16 mm zombie short was championed by the master of horror himself, Stephen King, after Pavia sent him a copy in the mail.
When King saw it he was so impressed that he brought Pavia to write and direct an adaptation of The Night Flier, now something of vampire cult classic that premiered on HBO.
Shot in and around Pavia's home town of Lockport, Illinois, Drag was also an early effort by Academy Award winning Dp Mauro Fiore (Avatar)
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When King saw it he was so impressed that he brought Pavia to write and direct an adaptation of The Night Flier, now something of vampire cult classic that premiered on HBO.
Shot in and around Pavia's home town of Lockport, Illinois, Drag was also an early effort by Academy Award winning Dp Mauro Fiore (Avatar)
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- 11/16/2016
- QuietEarth.us
The 1997 film, The Night Flier, may not be the most famous adaptation of a Stephen King story, but it still has its loyal fans that will be happy to learn of an hour long video that has emerged with never-before-seen footage.
The video multiple features aspects of the filmmaking process, from set preparation to the visual effects behind the airplane sequences. The film’s writer and director Mark Pavia can be seen interacting with the cast and crew, which was perhaps the last time he was on a film set as a director, as we haven’t seen any new features from him since. You can see what it was like on the set of The Night Flier by checking out the video below.
The Night Flier follows journalists Richard Dees (Miguel Ferrer) and Katherine Blair (Julie Entwhistle) on the hunt for a vampire who leaves behind a trail of murder.
The video multiple features aspects of the filmmaking process, from set preparation to the visual effects behind the airplane sequences. The film’s writer and director Mark Pavia can be seen interacting with the cast and crew, which was perhaps the last time he was on a film set as a director, as we haven’t seen any new features from him since. You can see what it was like on the set of The Night Flier by checking out the video below.
The Night Flier follows journalists Richard Dees (Miguel Ferrer) and Katherine Blair (Julie Entwhistle) on the hunt for a vampire who leaves behind a trail of murder.
- 8/15/2013
- by Jemma George
- DailyDead
The anthology horror film is back in the wake of the success of chapter-style horror films like The Theatre Bizarre (2011) and its announced follow-up, V/H/S (2012), the soon-to-be-released sequel V/H/S 2 (2013) and The ABC’s of Death (2012).
While this movement generates a good deal of conversation about the fondly remembered Amicus productions of the 1960’s and 1970’s like Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965), Torture Garden (Freddie Francis, 1967), The House That Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971) and Asylum (Roy Ward Baker, 1972) among others, the comparison is not exactly accurate across the board.
While the segments of V/H/S are unified by shared visual style and a wraparound story, The Theatre Bizarre and The ABC’s of Death come off as collections of essentially unrelated horror short films loosely bound by a flimsy wraparound segment in the case of The Theatre Bizarre or a basic concept as...
While this movement generates a good deal of conversation about the fondly remembered Amicus productions of the 1960’s and 1970’s like Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965), Torture Garden (Freddie Francis, 1967), The House That Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971) and Asylum (Roy Ward Baker, 1972) among others, the comparison is not exactly accurate across the board.
While the segments of V/H/S are unified by shared visual style and a wraparound story, The Theatre Bizarre and The ABC’s of Death come off as collections of essentially unrelated horror short films loosely bound by a flimsy wraparound segment in the case of The Theatre Bizarre or a basic concept as...
- 4/5/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Most of us have seen John Carpenter's original Halloween so many times we can recite the dialogue in Pig Latin. So, although it's aged extremely well, anything that makes the film appear new is welcome. Thankfully, something has surfaced online that literally puts you in a movie theater to experience Halloween as it was during its initial release back in 1978 -- a live audience track. Check it out after the jump. Pretty neat, huh? I love the one guy who shouts out "One more time" when Michael is shot "to death" by Donald Pleasance. Yup, even audiences back then knew better. And had a sense of humor... Kudos to filmmaker Mark Pavia (The Night Flier, Drag) for...
- 9/12/2011
- FEARnet
Normal 0 false false false En-us X-none X-none MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I’ll let Jack Crow (James Woods) from John Carpenter’s Vampires lead us into this week’s retrospective: “Well first of all, they’re not romantic. It’s not like they’re a bunch of fuckin’ fags hoppin’ around in rented formal wear and seducing everybody in sight with cheesy Euro-trash accents, all right? Forget whatever you’ve seen in the movies: they don’t turn into bats, crosses don’t work. Garlic? You wanna try garlic? You could stand there with garlic around your neck and one of these buggers will bend you fucking over and take a walk up your strada-chocolata While he’s suckin’ the blood outta your neck, all right? And they don’t sleep in coffins lined in taffeta. You wanna kill one, you drive a wooden stake right through his fuckin’ heart. Sunlight turns ‘em into crispy critters.
- 7/22/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
There are more than a few folks in this field who owe their careers to Stephen King. But among the very few who can directly credit the horror legend with giving them their big break is Mark Pavia. Pavia's short film Drag caught King's attention back in the '90s, and led to King letting Pavia helm the vampire cult favorite The Night Flier, an adaptation of King's story of the same name. In Drag, however, Pavia crafted a mini zombie epic with a kick-ass heroine that King praised as "the best short horror film I've seen in twenty years- smart, scary, and ferocious." After the jump, celebrate both Tweet Like a Zombie Day and Women in Horror month by watching Drag -- for...
- 2/4/2011
- FEARnet
Around these parts we're big fans of director Mark Pavia, who first hit our radar with the deliciously creepy film adaptation of Stephen King's The Night Flier. Ever wonder how and why he got that gig? Well you're about to see for yourself.
Below you'll find Pavia's complete 16mm zombie short Drag, which was shot by Dp Mauro (Avatar) Fiore. The film was then seen by Stephen King, leading to Pavia's hiring on The Night Flier. Over the years fans have been clamoring to see the short, and the good news is that Pavia has just made it available for you all to dig on!
Drag was shot in 1993 and stars Ellie Cahill, Jack O'Donnell, and Marty Sanderson.
Check out the flick in three-part chapters or one full video below them. No matter how you watch, there's no doubt about one thing ... this friggin' rules!
Synopsis
The world is dead.
Below you'll find Pavia's complete 16mm zombie short Drag, which was shot by Dp Mauro (Avatar) Fiore. The film was then seen by Stephen King, leading to Pavia's hiring on The Night Flier. Over the years fans have been clamoring to see the short, and the good news is that Pavia has just made it available for you all to dig on!
Drag was shot in 1993 and stars Ellie Cahill, Jack O'Donnell, and Marty Sanderson.
Check out the flick in three-part chapters or one full video below them. No matter how you watch, there's no doubt about one thing ... this friggin' rules!
Synopsis
The world is dead.
- 2/3/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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