Grimmfest Interview
By Alix Turner - 25YL
“There have been so many films and stories about vampires over the years that it’s always intriguing to find one that has a novel take. That’s where the new film, LandLord, has its hook: its central baddie is a vampire who doesn’t need to be invited in, as he owns the homes where his prey live. Sitting down at my laptop to interview its writer, Remington Smith, I had lots more to talk about than just that, though, starting with the visual style.
“From a very, very early stage,” he said, “maybe 2014 when it started to percolate, I knew I wanted to make a horror film that was balanced between John Carpenter’s The Fog and Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank. When I saw Fish Tank, maybe in 2010, Mia’s life was spot on for my experience growing up, wanting to get out, and struggling with poverty. Seeing it depicted like that, in a way that was really empathetic and honest…”