Cherry Tree Lane Directed by Paul Andrew Williams Starring: Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Jumayn Hunter, Ashley Chin, Sonny Muslim Runtime: 77 Minutes Films like Cherry Tree Lane are diamonds in the rough. For every horror film that’s released a year, few are actually noteworthy, while most settle for being so-bad-it’s-good (or bad) schlock. Yet when one comes along that shows true talent and ambition, it deserves to be praised. While not a perfect film, Cherry Tree Lane showcases Paul Andrew Williams strong directorial abilities. Williams has turned in a tense, gripping thriller that’s a far cut above the rest. Williams is the reason Cherry Tree Lane works, although he does [ Read More ]
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- 2/1/2013
- by philip
- ShockYa
This is the review of Cherry Tree Lane, which is screening at Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film stars Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Jumayn Hunter, Ashley Chin, Sonny Muslim, Jennie Jacques, Corinne Douglas, Kieran Dooner and Tom Kane, and is directed by Paul Andrew Williams. A couple argue over dinner, she slept with someone else a long time ago and he hasn’t gotten over it. None of this exposition matters as it’s just there to pass the time and never developed. The doorbell rings and a gang of three teenagers force their way into the family home, tying the couple up and then sitting down on the sofas to wait for the couple’s son to come home as they are seeking revenge, claiming the son is a snitch.
- 9/11/2010
- by Neil Rolland
- Pure Movies
Cherry Tree Lane
Stars: Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Sonny Muslim, Ashley Chin, Jumayn Hunter, Kieran Dooner, Tom Kane, Jennie Jacques, Corinne Douglas | Written and Directed by Paul Andrew Williams
Cherry Tree Lane, the latest offering from director Paul Andrew Williams, is an urban horror story in which on a seemingly normal day of the week, a normal family on a normal street in London is targeted by a group of youths and subjected to 1 hour 20 minutes of brutality. One word that had become synonymous with early buzz around the movie was ‘intense’. How very true this is, was soon apparent.
Having only recently seen Paul Andrew Williams’ last (and first) feature, London to Brighton, very recently, I was suitably impressed by his style, tone, pace and the way in which he presented gritty subject matter. I had high hopes going in to see the movie and my anticipation was quickly rewarded.
Stars: Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Sonny Muslim, Ashley Chin, Jumayn Hunter, Kieran Dooner, Tom Kane, Jennie Jacques, Corinne Douglas | Written and Directed by Paul Andrew Williams
Cherry Tree Lane, the latest offering from director Paul Andrew Williams, is an urban horror story in which on a seemingly normal day of the week, a normal family on a normal street in London is targeted by a group of youths and subjected to 1 hour 20 minutes of brutality. One word that had become synonymous with early buzz around the movie was ‘intense’. How very true this is, was soon apparent.
Having only recently seen Paul Andrew Williams’ last (and first) feature, London to Brighton, very recently, I was suitably impressed by his style, tone, pace and the way in which he presented gritty subject matter. I had high hopes going in to see the movie and my anticipation was quickly rewarded.
- 9/4/2010
- by Rob
- Nerdly
Cherry Tree Lane PosterCherry Tree Lane was recently in London at the city's Frightfest Film Festival and now the film is displaying a short trailer for the features, which shows some of the film's violence. Based on home invasions, Cherry Tree Lane puts an average middle class family up against an angry group of youths. The trailer below is for mature audiences and thriller fans can expect a release of the film September 3rd in the UK, with a North American release unknown. All the info' on the film is available below.
The synopsis for Cherry Tree Lane here:
"Christine and Mike are an ordinary middle-class couple, living in what could be any house on any street. It is an average evening as they prepare dinner, open a bottle of wine and bicker as they wait for their teenage son, Sebastian, to come home from football.
A ring at the door is answered by Christine.
The synopsis for Cherry Tree Lane here:
"Christine and Mike are an ordinary middle-class couple, living in what could be any house on any street. It is an average evening as they prepare dinner, open a bottle of wine and bicker as they wait for their teenage son, Sebastian, to come home from football.
A ring at the door is answered by Christine.
- 8/12/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Empire have previewed a brand new trailer for Cherry Tree Lane, Paul Andrew Williams’ latest British thriller. Cherry Tree Lane is Williams’ follow-up to 2008′s The Cottage, and opened to mixed review at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June.
Cherry Tree Lane features an all-British cast, including performances from Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Jennie Jacques, Ashley Chin, Kieran Donner and Sonny Muslim.
Synopsis: Prosperous professional couple Mike and Christine are settling in for a standard evening of wine, TV and low-level marital hostility when a ring on their doorbell changes everything. Turns out their son Sebastian is in a little trouble with some local boys, who are quite prepared to camp out and wait for him to get home… The resulting culture-clash chamber drama is raw, revealing and nerve-splittingly tense.
Perhaps it’s just me, but it looks like a decent British thriller from an uncompromising talent. It’s a shame,...
Cherry Tree Lane features an all-British cast, including performances from Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Jennie Jacques, Ashley Chin, Kieran Donner and Sonny Muslim.
Synopsis: Prosperous professional couple Mike and Christine are settling in for a standard evening of wine, TV and low-level marital hostility when a ring on their doorbell changes everything. Turns out their son Sebastian is in a little trouble with some local boys, who are quite prepared to camp out and wait for him to get home… The resulting culture-clash chamber drama is raw, revealing and nerve-splittingly tense.
Perhaps it’s just me, but it looks like a decent British thriller from an uncompromising talent. It’s a shame,...
- 8/6/2010
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Several horror film features have been announced as participating in the Frightfest 2010 Film Festival. Based in London, Frightfest is the premiere horror film festival in the United Kingdom, which hosts some of the most anticipated World Premieres in the thriller genre. Cherry Tree Lane is a film from director Paul Andrew Williams (The Cottage) that tackles the subjects of home invasions and youth violence in under eighty minutes. This feature will show at Frightfest August 28th and to build some excitement on the showing, two movie stills are on display below. In the photos characters Mike and Christine are held against their will in a brutal showdown between two distraught parents and a gang of youths. Step inside Cherry Tree Lane past the break.
The synopsis for Cherry Tree Lane here:
"Christine and Mike are an ordinary middle-class couple, living in what could be any house on any street. It...
The synopsis for Cherry Tree Lane here:
"Christine and Mike are an ordinary middle-class couple, living in what could be any house on any street. It...
- 7/4/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Several horror film features have been announced as participating in the Frightfest 2010 Film Festival. Based in London, Frightfest is the premiere horror film festival in the United Kingdom, which hosts some of the most anticipated World Premieres in the thriller genre. Cherry Tree Lane is a film from director Paul Andrew Williams (The Cottage) that tackles the subjects of home invasions and youth violence in under eighty minutes. This feature will show at Frightfest August 28th and to build some excitement on the showing, two movie stills are on display below. In the photos characters Mike and Christine are held against their will in a brutal showdown between two distraught parents and a gang of youths. Step inside Cherry Tree Lane past the break.
The synopsis for Cherry Tree Lane here:
"Christine and Mike are an ordinary middle-class couple, living in what could be any house on any street. It...
The synopsis for Cherry Tree Lane here:
"Christine and Mike are an ordinary middle-class couple, living in what could be any house on any street. It...
- 7/4/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film4 FrightFest has released what could very well be another one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place from Thursday the 26th of August to Monday the 30th of August, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!
From the Press Release
This year there are eight British films in the main programme (another record) including Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ sensational post-Apocalyptic debut, The Ford Brothers’ Cannes-hyped African Zombie flick The Dead and Johannes Roberts F – in which a school gets a lesson in horror! Other home-grown titles are Dead Cert (East-End gangsters meet Eastern European vampires), Isle Of Dogs (nasty gangland horror), Paul Andrew Williams’ harrowing Cherry Tree Lane and werewolf thriller 13Hrs. Plus, Jake West will be presenting his in-depth documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship And Videotape, which will be followed by a Q & A panel discussion.
From the Press Release
This year there are eight British films in the main programme (another record) including Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ sensational post-Apocalyptic debut, The Ford Brothers’ Cannes-hyped African Zombie flick The Dead and Johannes Roberts F – in which a school gets a lesson in horror! Other home-grown titles are Dead Cert (East-End gangsters meet Eastern European vampires), Isle Of Dogs (nasty gangland horror), Paul Andrew Williams’ harrowing Cherry Tree Lane and werewolf thriller 13Hrs. Plus, Jake West will be presenting his in-depth documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship And Videotape, which will be followed by a Q & A panel discussion.
- 7/2/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The complete lineup for the 2010 edition of the Film4 Frightfest has just been announced and, as usual, it is a quality selection of the best in horror film from the UK and around the world. The program splits into two programs - the main lineup and sidebar Discovery program - and you'll find both below!
Programme = Screen 1
Thursday Aug 26
6.30pm Hatchet II (World Premiere)
FrightFest continues its strong relationship with Adam Green by hosting the world premiere of the sequel to his 2006 slasher sensation. Picking up right where the splatter-tastic original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher. Delivering unapologetically unrestrained gushers of gore,...
Programme = Screen 1
Thursday Aug 26
6.30pm Hatchet II (World Premiere)
FrightFest continues its strong relationship with Adam Green by hosting the world premiere of the sequel to his 2006 slasher sensation. Picking up right where the splatter-tastic original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher. Delivering unapologetically unrestrained gushers of gore,...
- 7/2/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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