Gregory Lamberson (Slime City, Johnny Gruesome) has announced the first wave of feature film selections for Amazing Fantasy Fest, the new genre film festival he founded to replace long running Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, which ended last year after a decade. Sponsors for AFF include Uncork’d Entertainment, filmmaker/author Kristen Skeet, and Dean Beltrano. Amazing…
From Writer/Director Charles de Lauzirika (Love Bite, Crave) comes Honk, a short film starring Zach Galligan (Gremlins, Waxwork, Madness In The Method), Carlee Baker (The Woman, Robot Chicken, The Horror Geeks) and Tyler Mane (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, X Men, Jupiter’s Legacy) When reluctant divorcee Bill (played by Zack Galligan) is woken up early in the…
Screening at the upcoming Romford Film Festival (you can find out more about the festival here) is Under The Blue, from writer/directors James Curle & Linda Ludwig and starring Steph Parry (Malpractice) , Ed White (Doctor Who), Paul Cawley (Doctors), Akbar Kurtha (Holby City and also amazing in Season 8 of ’24’) and one…
Propstore—one of the world’s leading film and TV entertainment memorabilia auction specialists—has announced the launch of its 14th UK poster auction. Over 400 rare, sought-after movie posters and artworks are expected to fetch in excess of £300,000 ($330,000). The auction is now open for bidding online until 30 May 2024 in a hybrid event…
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Get ready Romford, the Romford Film Festival is back this May and running from May 24th- May 28th 2024. With a whole host of films to feast your eyes and ears on Romford Film Festival is a dream come true for film fans and the line up for May’s festival is yet another great one. …
Propstore – one of the world’s leading film and TV entertainment memorabilia auction specialists, has announced its live auction of film & entertainment posters and artwork this month, with the items on offer expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars. Over 600 rare and iconic lots will be sold during Propstore’s unique Collectible Posters Auction. Registration…
HALF-SHEET POSTER SIGNED BY ALEC GUINNESS, MARK HAMILL, CARRIE FISHER, HARRISON FORD AND MORE PRINTERS PROOFS OF STYLE A AND STYLE C ONE SHEETS FOR STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE RARE POLISH “VADER STYLE” FULL BLEED POSTER FOR THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Propstore – one of the world’s leading film and TV entertainment memorabilia auction…
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of cinematic masterpiece, On the Waterfront, Park Circus is re-releasing a 4k restored version of the classic film from 5th April 2024 across the UK, Ireland and selected international territories. This re-release also marks the joint 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures and the birth of the film’s star Marlon Brando. It is also available…
31st May – 2nd June, 2024 Get ready for a great weekend in London this Summer with The NeverEnding Fantasy Con, three days of celebration featuring guests, screenings, and a screening of Man and Witch:The Dance of a Thousand Steps, starring the Empress herself Tami Stronach. I remember my first every viewing of The Neverending…
Nicholas Gyeney (Beta Test, Ultra Low) and producer Kelsey Aho of Genie Productions are excited to announce that The Activated Man, Gyeney’s deeply personal latest feature, will make its U.K. debut at the Romford Horror Film Festival. The mind-bending thriller will premiere today Sunday, March 3rd at 8:00 p.m. at the Premier Cinemas in…
Maggie’s Check out their site here https://maggies-little-helpers.co.uk/ They also have a great Facebook page here This June, ‘Maggie’s are putting on not only a very worthwhile event that fills a full weekend, but also a film fans delight! Check out what they have going on at Maggie’s Cancer Centre The Royal Free Hospital Pond Street,…
Beautiful Things is a short film directed by Maya Zupano, written by Jessica Riches and produced by Rachel Warren & Jamie-Louise Davis. Starring Tallulah Haddon (The Last Duel) & Loreece Harrison (TV’s Pennyworth) as Daphne & Bambi ,two ageing beauty queens who decide to use something called Nostalg.AI, a device that helps them revisit…
The classic rom-com and first ever movie to be honoured with all five major Oscars : Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT is being celebrated as part of Columbia Pictures’ 100th Anniversary. Such a great film. Its a film I first saw I…
Its Back! Its time to prepare for the chilling return of the Romford Horror Festival, an extended four-day plunge into the heart of cinematic horror, starting on Thursday, 29th February. Now in its fourth year, this festival, a twisted offshoot of the Romford Film Festival, is gearing up to unleash an unparalleled experience, unveiling…
https://www.romfordhorrorfestival.com/ The Romford Horror Festival is back for a fantastic 4 days run and kicks off on the 29th February 2024 and finishes 3rd March. Now in its fourth year and returning with its most impressive lineup yet. 168 feature films & short films. 33 of those films will be global premieres. If you are…
The UK and Ireland Horror Critics Group has announced the nominees for the 2024 Golden Claw awards. The most nominations went to Evil Dead Rise and Talk To Me, who are tied on 12 nominations each. Just behind them are Godzilla Minus One (8 nominations), When Evil Lurks (6 nominations) and Infinity Pool (5 nominations). …
Thu, 8 Aug 2024 – Mon, 12 Aug 2024 Get ready for Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention) which is returning to Glasgow’s SEC from August 8-12, 2024. So what is Worldcon? Well its title is pretty self answering ( World Science Fiction Convention) but to go into a little more detail Worldcon is a yearly…
At the height of the Battle of Britain, a handful of exhausted spitfire pilots fight to the last man in defence of their country, in this brand-new World War II drama from the producers of Lancaster Skies and Spitfire Over Berlin. A young pilot, fresh out of training, is called to join a Flight while they wait…
Grimmfest, Manchester’s International Festival of Fantastic Film, celebrated its fifteenth anniversary this year with four days of the very best in genre cinema, screening at Odeon Manchester Great Northern from 5–8 October. The lineup included 16 feature films and three programmes of shorts, all new to Manchester, many receiving international, European or UK premieres…
Wednesday 11th of October, in celebration of the release of Sumotherhood, only in cinemas from Friday the 13th of October, Paramount Pictures UK & Tundra Esports hosted a first-of-its-kind gaming event. In attendance were Director/Star Adam Deacon, co-star Jazzie Zonzolo, British grime MC & rapper PMoney. Sumotherhood’s Jazzie Zonzolo battled against PMoney…
Amazing Fantasy Fest, a new film festival created by cult filmmaker and Buffalo resident Gregory Lamberson (Slime City, Killer Rack) will debut in the Nickel City in 2024. Gregory previously co-founded Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival, which ran for three years, and Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, which just concluded an acclaimed ten-year run. Amazing Fantasy…
Comedian Seann Walsh stars in British independent feature film The Bystanders released exclusively in UK cinemas from 3rd November through Screenbound Pictures with special preview Q&A screenings in Manchester (17th Oct), Brighton (18th Oct) and London (3rd Nov). The Bystanders, from debut feature director Gabriel Foster Prior, is an off-the-wall sci-fi comedy set in a…
Author, comedian and Terry Pratchett fan, Marc Burrows invites audiences to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark comic fantasy Discworld series with this beautiful tribute. In 2020, Marc penned the first ever biography of Sir Terry. The book received critical acclaim, won a Locus Award and was embraced by fans. This new, live…
It is time to re-experience the sublime agony of Hellraiser, as Clive Barker’s outrageously gruesome and influential horror masterwork returns to UK cinemas in a brand new 4K restoration – Hell has never looked so good! In the 1980s, Clive Barker changed the face of horror fiction, throwing out the rules to expose new vistas…
Sudbury, Suffolk’s very own horror film festival Dead And SudBuried returns this October, with a horror packed schedule featuring 8 classic horrors, 8 brand new festival run features including one UK premiere, 19 new horror shorts, food trucks, merchandise and much more over three scare filled days from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd October 2023. The…
Camille O’Sullivan is delighted to return to the beautiful Union Chapel for her first live performance in London for over a year. Tickets are on sale NOW and you can get them HERE Chameleon-like on stage, Camille will perform songs and stories about loss, love, joy, light and darkness – some are hymnal and…
Grimmfest, Manchester’s International Festival of Fantastic Film, have now announced their full feature film lineup for 2023 and also unveiled their official poster (by Uncle Frank Productions ) The festival will be returning to regular venue the Odeon Great Northern in Manchester on October 6-8 to showcase the best in genre cinema. There are also…
Whilst generally I do focus on movies and television, I do branch out at times when I see a project that gets my attention. One such project is Lico Jiménez The Ebony Liszt, a documentary film and concert which is currently running a fundraising campaign to film the performance of Estudio Sinfónico, by José Manuel “Lico”…
A UK first of its kind Batman immersive pop-up is to open its doors in London for an exclusive run of three days from 15th – 17th September and will be located at the following address: 180 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London W1J 9ER The ticketed event marks the annual, global Batman Day, as well…
Prepare to pay the Piper in a fear-inducing new horror starring Elizabeth Hurley. This wickedly creepy fantasy from Anthony Waller (Mute Witness) tells a terrifying tale of children paying for the sins of their parents.The film is set for its world premiere at the seminal FrightFest 2023, on 27th August from 101 Films. Liz (Elizabeth Hurley) and her daughter Amy…
Get ready for a creature feature like no other, Minore, from award-winning director and visual effects expert extraordinaire Konstantinos Koutsoliotas. Renowned for his work on Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,1917, West Side Story, Guardians of The Galaxy and more, Koutsoliotas brings his artistic brilliance to this unique, Greek, magnificent monster movie. Filled with…
The Book of Darkness and Light are bringing HAUNTED, a one-man play performed by actor and writer Adam Z. Robinson, to Manchester! At 8pm on Friday 6 October, The Storyteller will bring to life two classic ghost stories for a unique and thrilling solo show at The Lion’s Den. In ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ by W.W. Jacobs, the White…
Step back in time to 17th century rural England for a wickedly enthralling folk horror, To Fire You Come At Last, from writer-director Sean Hogan (Little Deaths, The Devil’s Business). This mini feature is an atmospheric homage to the great tradition of British supernatural television from the 1970s and gets its world premiere at FrightFest 2023 on Saturday,…
Ahead of their month-long run of performances at the Edinburgh Festival, Berlin’s prince and princess of art rock and Europop, Otto & Astrid (best known as Die Roten Punkte) have released two competing singles in an attempt to prove to one another who is the real star of Berlin’s Euro-punk-pop scene. Otto & Astrid – who together have won a host…
To celebrate the Digital home entertainment release of SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has teamed up with the UK’s Museum of Youth Culture to launch a nationwide ‘FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOODS’ photography competition today on International Spider-Man Day! The Museum of Youth Culture – which is dedicated to the styles, sounds and social movements innovated by…
When the world’s most famous martial artist and screen icon Bruce Lee died in 1974, at just 32 years of age, he’d completed only four films. But within hours of his funeral, Hong Kong studios began producing hundreds of unauthorised biopics, sequels, prequels and spin-offs, finding a new legion of stars whose main skill was that they…
Meet Cliff Twemlow – AKA Mancunian Man… Bouncer. Novelist. Composer. Screenwriter. Producer. Star. Stuntman. In 1980s Britain Twemlow was all of these and much, much more. For more than a decade, he was in fact Britain’s most prolific indie filmmaker and in his hometown of Manchester, he was – and remains – a bone-fide legend. Between 1992 and 1993,…
Pageman Productions is thrilled to confirm that following their hugely successful UK Premiere at FrightFest Glasgow, the gory, action-horror Here For Blood will be now heading to London for Pigeon Shrine FrightFest on 25th August. Directed by Daniel Turres, Here For Blood stars Shawn Roberts, best known by horror fans for his role as Albert Wesker in the Resident Evil film franchise,…
Prepare to pay the Piper in a fear-inducing new horror starring Elizabeth Hurley. This wickedly creepy fantasy from Anthony Waller (Mute Witness) tells a terrifying tale of children paying for the sins of their parents. The film is set for its world premiere at the seminal FrightFest 2023, on 27th August and gets its general release on 16 October 2023…
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