Many subjects are hard to tackle, be it politics, social class or sexual orientation. However, one of the hardest things to base a film around is pregnancy. In discussing the hardship of bringing a child into the world you risk insulting what is, for many, the greatest time of their life, contrary to that, if you idealise this time (like most Hollywood productions) you have many battle worn mums and dads sat at home sarcastically saying, “yeah, that’s clearly how it goes”. Handling a subject like this takes care…or, you can go for broke and create the world’s first pregnancy slasher comedy! And that indeed is what Alice Lowe (best known perhaps as the co-writer & star of director Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, 2012) has done.
The concept alone is enough to pique the interest of most cinema-goers, let alone those remarking that there are just not enough refreshing ideas around anymore.
The concept alone is enough to pique the interest of most cinema-goers, let alone those remarking that there are just not enough refreshing ideas around anymore.
- 5/24/2017
- by Jack Bottomley
- The Cultural Post
Today is a fun day indeed because we’ve got an interview with James Griffith of Toydrum, the composing duo who created the haunting soundtrack for the horror comedy Prevenge (review). However, not only do we have an interview but we… Continue Reading →
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- 3/31/2017
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
An unconventional tale of revenge, Alice Lowe's Prevenge is now available to stream on Shudder, and to celebrate the film's release and its haunting synth score, we caught up with Pablo Clements and James Griffith (of the band Toydrum) to discuss the creativity that went into scoring Lowe's multidimensional horror film.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us! How did you initially get involved with Alice Lowe’s Prevenge?
"We met Alice a few years back when we scored a short called Pieces, directed by our good friend Jack Weatherley, and Alice was part of the cast. A year later, Alice asked us to score her short film called Solitudo, and a year after that she came to us with Prevenge. We always got on really well and have a mutual respect for each other's work, so it was easy and enjoyable to work together.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us! How did you initially get involved with Alice Lowe’s Prevenge?
"We met Alice a few years back when we scored a short called Pieces, directed by our good friend Jack Weatherley, and Alice was part of the cast. A year later, Alice asked us to score her short film called Solitudo, and a year after that she came to us with Prevenge. We always got on really well and have a mutual respect for each other's work, so it was easy and enjoyable to work together.
- 3/29/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If “The Boss Baby” offered the family-friendly suggestion that having a child is akin to a corporate merger, Alice Lowe’s gleefully demented “Prevenge” makes the far less pacifying argument that carrying one is more like a hostile takeover. Or, at least for one unfortunate Cardiff woman, a demonic possession.
Ruth (Lowe) is eight months pregnant, newly widowed, and beginning to hear a bloodthirsty voice from inside her own body — from her womb, to be exact. Speaking in a high-pitched coo that sounds like Shirley Henderson with a homicidal twist, the unseen fetus (Lowe, effectively talking to herself) paints a nihilistic picture of the world, coercing her prospective mother to see other people through a black veil of her own grief. “People may be sweet,” Ruth’s bump whispers up at her, “but I’m bitter.”
Is she ever. A psychotic brew of specific hurt and standard hormones, the fetus...
Ruth (Lowe) is eight months pregnant, newly widowed, and beginning to hear a bloodthirsty voice from inside her own body — from her womb, to be exact. Speaking in a high-pitched coo that sounds like Shirley Henderson with a homicidal twist, the unseen fetus (Lowe, effectively talking to herself) paints a nihilistic picture of the world, coercing her prospective mother to see other people through a black veil of her own grief. “People may be sweet,” Ruth’s bump whispers up at her, “but I’m bitter.”
Is she ever. A psychotic brew of specific hurt and standard hormones, the fetus...
- 3/23/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Ahead of its March 24th release on the streaming service Shudder, Alice Lowe's dark comedy horror film Prevenge is teased in an official clip and trailer.
In case you missed it, read Heather's SXSW review of Prevenge, and check here for our other coverage of the SXSW Film Festival.
From the Press Release: "Prevenge marks the directorial debut from Lowe (star and writer of Ben Wheatley’s “Sightseers”), who is a true triple threat, writing, directing, and acting in the film during her own real-life pregnancy. The film received praise from critics and audiences alike at the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, as well as a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Directorial Debut.
A pitch black, wryly British horror comedy from the mind of Alice Lowe (“Sightseers,” “Hot Fuzz,” “Paddington”), Prevenge follows Ruth, a pregnant woman on a killing spree, that’s as funny as it is vicious.
In case you missed it, read Heather's SXSW review of Prevenge, and check here for our other coverage of the SXSW Film Festival.
From the Press Release: "Prevenge marks the directorial debut from Lowe (star and writer of Ben Wheatley’s “Sightseers”), who is a true triple threat, writing, directing, and acting in the film during her own real-life pregnancy. The film received praise from critics and audiences alike at the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, as well as a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Directorial Debut.
A pitch black, wryly British horror comedy from the mind of Alice Lowe (“Sightseers,” “Hot Fuzz,” “Paddington”), Prevenge follows Ruth, a pregnant woman on a killing spree, that’s as funny as it is vicious.
- 3/16/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Many horror fans may remember Alice Lowe as the tourist Tina on the vacation that went horribly wrong in Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, and the actress / filmmaker is now bringing another memorable character to life in her new horror comedy Prevenge, which has been acquired for North American distribution by the streaming service Shudder.
Shudder will release Prevenge on their streaming service (and in select New York and Los Angeles theaters) beginning March 24th, following the film’s showing at the SXSW Film Festival. Below, we have the official press release with full details.
Press Release (via Rama’s Screen): New York, NY (February 8, 2017) – Shudder announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Alice Lowe’s pregnancy horror comedy Prevenge. The film will be available on the premium thriller, suspense and horror video streaming service and play theatrically in New York and Los Angeles from March 24th,...
Shudder will release Prevenge on their streaming service (and in select New York and Los Angeles theaters) beginning March 24th, following the film’s showing at the SXSW Film Festival. Below, we have the official press release with full details.
Press Release (via Rama’s Screen): New York, NY (February 8, 2017) – Shudder announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to Alice Lowe’s pregnancy horror comedy Prevenge. The film will be available on the premium thriller, suspense and horror video streaming service and play theatrically in New York and Los Angeles from March 24th,...
- 2/8/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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