Over the years I have ‘virtually’ met many people, and have ‘virtually’ met many great ones. One of those is Mr Shaun O’Banion who not only have I swapped a great many Tweets with but also had the pleasure of recording several episodes of my audio podcast with. To hear some of the stories of…
Jennifer Lopez (Maid in Manhattan, Shades of Blue) proves it’s never too late to pursue your dreams in the romantic comedy, SECOND ACT, arriving on Digital May 20 and DVD June 3, courtesy of STXinternational, a division of STX Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. From director Peter Segal, (50 First Dates and Get Smart), SECOND ACT is an…
The Criterion Collection and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the titles to be released on Blu-ray in June 2019. On 10 June comes DAZED AND CONFUSED, among the best teen films ever made, directed by Richard Linklater and a launch pad for a number of future stars, it’s less about “the best years of our…
Arrow Academy’s June releases are two superb couple-on-the-run thrillers; a film-noir from Hollywood’s golden age of crime films; and the world home video premiere of a neglected British crime classic – both restored to their pristine glory and supplemented with a wealth of extras. First up in June is Nightfall, a masterful film noir from Cat People director…
Kareem Mortimer’s award-winning drama Cargo, starring Warren Brown (”Strike Back”) and Jimmy Jean Louis (”Heroes”), in theaters this May from Artist Rights Distribution. A sensitive fisherman transforms into a prolific human smuggler to pay his debts in “a must see film*” inspired by true events. When his income as a fisherman proves woefully insufficient to cover…
Heart and Fire Productions and Spirit Reckoning LLC has attached iconic actor Sean Patrick Flanery of THE BOONDOCK SAINTS and Lew Temple from Rob Zombie’s THE DEVIL’S REJECTS to their upcoming film SPIRIT RECKONING. In this horror-western epic, Sean will play gunfighter Lawson Lovette whose psychotic tendencies and skills with a revolver make him the…
Dark Star Pictures will premiere the Spanish Civil War whimsical comedy The Bastards Fig Tree in theaters this May. The theatrical season kicks off with a Los Angeles run on May 10, with the title to expand to other markets in the weeks following. Holding its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest this fall, Ana Murugarren’s genre-meshing masterpiece…
From Writer/Director Jeremy Saville, Loqueesha is the hilarious and heartwarming story of Joe, an astute and underachieving Detroit bartender who values truth above everything. When Joe finds out he needs to pay for his gifted son’s private school education, he submits an audition to a local radio station for his own talk therapy show. After he’s rejected,…
With over a decade of experience in the film industry SJ Evans has produced a variety of projects including features, critically acclaimed short films, documentaries and corporate films that have featured the likes of Danny DeVito, Dominic Cooper, Jessie Eisenberg, Tony Curtis, Luke Evans, Tony Todd, Daniel Radcliffe, Liv Tyler and Edgar Wright and many…
“Whats it about” and “Is it any good” are two of the most common questions that I find myself being asked when Im talking to people about the movies I have watched. In the case of James Bushe’s Cannibals and Carpet Fitters, well yes its very good and do I really need to tell you…
The stars of Step Brothers are reunited – this time playing the world’s greatest detective and his loyal sidekick & biographer – as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star as HOLMES & WATSON. Together they join forces to solve a murder at Buckingham Palace. They soon realize that they only have 5,760 minutes to solve the case, or…
‘Irresistible’ Time Out ‘Max Ophuls’ most enduringly popular film…beguiling’ The Observer Praised by directors, critics and cinephiles alike, master of cinema Max Ophuls’ masterpiece La Ronde (1950) is set for a newly restored release in high-definition, as Bluebell Films announces its arrival on Blu-ray and DVD this May. Winning the BAFTA Best Film award and earning double Oscar®nominations La Ronde’s scene-setting…
Recently paroled ex-convict, Dell Scott (Kevin Hart) strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Phillip Lacasse (Bryan Cranston) in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Phillip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of…
After the Horror Channel’s premiere of Pete Walker’s SCHIZO, horror and sexploitation movie writer/director DavidMcGillivray reflects on disastrous scripts, his volatile relationship with Walker and writing smut for Julian Clary SCHIZO is unusual in your body of work with director Pete Walker because the concept and narrative were not of your choosing. How much of a problem was that for you? Huge.…
Fasten your seatbelts (again) – the critically acclaimed and ultra-stylish noir thriller Drive is back in the fast lane. For the first time ever experience the film with both the original soundtrack (which was and is amazing) but this release of the film also features an alternative BBC Radio 1 version, curated by Zane Lowe…
SAINT BERNARD From Gabe Bartalos, the FX master behind GREMLINS 2, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, DARKMAN, LEPRECHAUN, DOLLS and more! Warwick Davis (Leprechaun, Willow) features in the hallucinatory new horror epic Saint Bernard, releasing this May! From legendary FX Master Gabe Bartalos (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Darkman) comes a “must-see for the truly adventurous” (UnseenFilms.net),…
Based on an extraordinary true story ON THE BASIS OF SEX charts the early cases of the historical career of legal pioneer Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with an all-star cast this powerful film will be available to download and own on DVD this June. When Ruth takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her attorney husband Martin, she…
Hastings’ premiere embroidery and merchandise company 1066 Logos has teamed up with leading British film company Hereford Films to launch a range of official licensed merchandise – three t-shirts inspired by their cult films We Still Kill the Old Way and We Still Steal the Old Way featuring stars Ian Ogilvy, Chris Ellison and Tony Denham. The high quality garments will be available to purchase from…
Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart in this thrilling drama following the rise and fall of Senator Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. But his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna…
‘A beguiling memorial to the film-maker’ ★★★★ The Times ‘The camerawork under the sea, combined with mesmeric score creates an awe-inspiring sight…dispels notion that sharks are anything other than beautiful creatures that ought to be left entirely alone’ ★★★★ HeyuGuys ‘A documentary with real bite, and a moving, fitting and important memorial to a dedicated…
Starring Megan Purvis and Hannah Louise Howell, this fast-paced horror follows a group of friends as they arrive at a secluded campsite, where they plan on spending a relaxing weekend by the lake. What they didn’t plan on, was being tricked into eating burgers made of human flesh. This act summons an unrelenting supernatural creature, which…
After a devastating family tragedy, a priest travels to China to find deeper spirituality, but instead is endowed with an ancient ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first, he is horrified by his newfound superpower, but a local prostitute convinces him to use his newfound gift to fight evil – and…
After the takeover/merger of Disney and Fox, Disneys film studio chief Alan Horn has begun the task of streaming the workload and already several Fox projects have been jettisoned from the development and preproduction list.. It was recently reported that the $170 million budgeted film Mouse Guard, had been culled, and now an adaptation of…
Some of my favourite names from the British acting circuit have gathered together in the latest film by Director Simon Rumley, Once Upon A Time In London, a dramatization (written by WIll Gilbey, Simon Rumley & Terry Stone ) of the violent reign of two of London’s most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (played by Leo…
UNRESTRICTED VIEW FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Tuesday 23rd April – Sunday 28th April 2019 Islington based film festival announces this year’s programme with the Multi Award Winning ‘Dragonflies Only Live For 24 Hours’ A micro-budget independent feature film; opening a week celebrating independent cinema The North London based ‘Unrestricted View Film Festival’ is delighted to announce their 2019 programme for…
Internationally recognized superstars Tony Todd (Candyman, Final Destination), Clifton Powell (“Black Lightning”) and Miguel A.Nunez Jr (Street Fighter) star in an inspiring, action-packed fusion of Kickboxer and Rocky in ‘Worth’ now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. Directed by and starring Eduardo Castrillo, Worth is a love letter to Muay Thai Kickboxing and tells of Ricky (Castrillo,…
The critically-acclaimed, contemporary crime drama, The Bay, is released on DVD on 6thMay 2019 and is available on Digital Download now. From award-winning writer and playwright Daragh Carville (Being Human), The Bay stars Morven Christie (The A Word, The Replacement) as Detective Sergeant Lisa Armstrong, a fierce and hard-working Family Liaison Officer who, trained never to…
Bloody, brutal and brilliant. Scott Adkins delivers a career-best performance” Loaded “A modern action classic” ★★★★★ The Action Elite “Relentlessly brutal” Kung Fu Kingdom While granted leave from prison, a lowly criminal (Scott Adkins, Accident Man, Doctor Strange) evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him…
Welcome to Thames, New Zealand. Population: 7,518 – and falling. Unless of course you’re Johnny (Anton Tennet), the new member of a local gang led by Shelton (Jonathan Brugh, What We Do in the Shadows). He’s multiplying. After Johnny is foiled in an effort to double-cross Shelton at his own game of masterminding the sleepy town’s…
Star Wars:The Rise Of Skywalker Check out the official teaser trailer too. It does what it needs to. It teases us. I Like it….. What do you think? Now I know by that the time I’ve even typed these words, large portions of the internet will be losing their minds and bitching and moaning about…
The sun comes out for film fanatics this June as Arrow Video release a prophetic sci-fi classic, a post-apocalyptic Canuxploitation action thriller, a cult spine-chiller, a new volume of unmissable horror obscurities, and a dazzling giallo, all beautifully packaged and positively groaning with fascinating extras. First up is The Andromeda Strain, a brilliant sci-fi thriller from…
Finally reunited, Claire and Jamie’s epic time-traveling love story continues when OUTLANDER: SEASON FOUR debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD on May 27 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Based upon Drums of Autumn, the fourth of eight books in Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling Outlanderliterary series, OUTLANDER: SEASON FOUR sees Claire (Caitriona Balfe in her Golden Globe®-nominated role) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) trying to…
Ahead of the theatrical & VOD release of British gangster movie ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON on April 19, actor Roland Manookian reflects on the challenge of playing a young Frankie Frazer, the joy of working with Nick Cave and the tragedy of knife crime. Roland, you play ‘Mad’ Frankie Fraser in ONCE UPON…
Twenty years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war but buried deep under the wasteland lies a power that could save the last of humanity or destroy it once and for all. The truth behind the creation of…
Based on the books by Justin Cronin, The Passage was a super exciting book that then became a trilogy.Its my type of story, a tale of good versus bad, and science gone wrong, with humanity being in jeopardy. A few years ago, I heard that Ridley Scott’s production company had purchased the rights to make…
Highly-anticipated suspense thriller Room for Rent, starring veteran actress Lin Shaye (the Insidious franchise, Ouija) and directed by Tommy Stovall, will be released in theaters and on digital this May. Written by Stuart Flack, Room for Rent stars Shaye as a lonely widow who rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests. The…
In late August, at the world premiere of the movie The Old Man & The Gun Robert Redford told the crowd, “The truth is that I really do feel that it’s time for me to move into retirement. I’ve been doing this since I was 21. I’ve put my soul and heart into it over…
At a medical research facility in Puerto Rico, daring neuroscientist Will Foster (Keanu Reeves) is on the verge of successfully transferring human consciousness into a robot when his family is tragically killed in a car crash. Not wanting to say goodbye to his wife (Alice Eve) and three children, Will recruits his colleague Ed (Thomas…
‘Simply brilliant’ The Guardian ‘Just when you think a series couldn’t get any better…this one pulls something out of the bag…Funny shocking and dramatic, it’s a wonderful hour of telly’ The Mirror ‘Part Veep, part The Devil Wears Prada, and part Scandal… touches on subjects and themes that feel vital and underplayed in drama right now’ The Atlantic…
Sixteen-year-old Vivien is trapped in The Vestalis Academy, a prison-like boarding school, keeping to herself and sticking her neck out for no one. Until she is reunited with Sophia — the former friend who betrayed her. Together the girls embark on a dangerous search to uncover the horrifying truth behind their imprisonment. Soon running for…
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