The actor admits that Soderbergh's unusual way of capturing the film — told from a ghost's point of view — was a challenge to get used to: "it took the first day of shooting and a mini panic attack."
Smart, concise, and wonderfully wrought as only director Steven Soderbergh can do, “Presence” is a modern ghost story with the director starring as the ghost. ‘Presence’ (IMDb)
Moviefone speaks with Lucy Liu and Chris Sullivan about Steven Soderbergh's 'Presence'. "It was really a dream come true working with Steven," Liu said. Moviefone recently had the pleasure of ...
Steven Soderbergh often applies his brainy, process-based approach to new genres; with Presence, he tries his hand at ghost-story horror.
The entire film is shot entirely from the ghost's point of view, the audience haunting a family that has recently moved into a New Jersey home, not realizing that something was already living there. Critic Sean Burns says it's a great gimmick,
Film Review, a movie directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by David Koepp and starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang
“Presence” is a beautifully executed vision of a rather mediocre script. What makes it interesting is the POV “gimmick,” which Soderbergh demonstrates as a legitimate mode of cinematic storytelling. His camera movements take on such a human quality that we become emotionally connected to it as another character in the story.
Callina Liang’s Chloe, Chris Sullivan’s Chris, Eddy Maday’s Tyler, Lucy Liu’s Rebecca and Julia Fox’s Cece in Steven Soderbergh’s Presence Peter Andrews/The Spectral Spirit Company ...
The film stars Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Eddy Maday, and Callina Liang, and explores themes of trauma, family dynamics, and the supernatural.
The inventive director embraced POV filmmaking on “Presence,” his haunted-house film shot from the spirit’s perspective.
Ever since seeing his 1989 directorial debut, Sex, Lies, and Videotape , Lucy Liu and Chris Sullivan have been big fans of Steven Soderbergh’s film work. So when he rang up to pitch Presence , his first foray into horror,
Lucy Liu & Chris Sullivan discuss working with Steven Soderbergh on the horror film 'Presence' (and his great series 'The Knick'), and compare his process with Quentin Tarantino's.