Previous Film of the Festival winners FGKO will return to Manchester for the world premiere of their new short film SECOND SOUFFLE as part of Manchester Film Festival 2019’s Opening Night Gala on Saturday 2nd March at 7PM. SECOND SOUFFLE tells the story of Jose, a former boxing champion who is trying to live with his…

One of the classic films of all time. Raiders Of The Lost Ark, a film that Id hazard a guess that every film fan has seen at one time in their life (but more than likely having viewed it more than once) I didnt see Raiders on its cinema release but did see its follow…

On Fri 1st Febuary, ‘Bowie Experience – a breathtaking concert celebrating the music of the world’s greatest pop icon David Bowie, will be performing at the Hackney Empire.A must see for all Bowie fans, this mesmerizing production promises an unforgettable journey of sound and vision, featuring all the hits from A to Ziggy. Whether you’re a music connoisseur or…

Grimmfest presents a ‘Bloody Crazy’ Double Bill, in association with Horror Channel’s January season The Cabin in the Woods (15): written by Joss Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard, staring Chris Hemsworth and Amy Acker. Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the…

One of the most iconic British films of all time.and hot on the heels of The Who’s announcement that they’re back in the studio for their first new studio album in 13 years and with a tour to follow. Its also a great announcement that  that this years Ealing Music & Film Festival will be screening the…

Its always a tradition not just with myself and my own podcast (and website) but also with pretty much every other broadcaster and website creator that at the end of the year, we reflect back over the previous twelve months and happily announce our favourite films and go through some of our highlights of the…

For the first time since the top-rated Emmy-winning series’ historic finale, five principal members from the original cast of NBC’s iconic 1980s-90s legal drama L.A. LAW will be reuniting in public exclusively for their fans next month here at Chiller Theater Expo. Corbin Bernsen, Susan Ruttan, Michele Greene, Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker, pillars of the original ensemble cast of the…

This Sunday (September 9th) Hereford Films present the star-studded world premiere of its latest film, THE KRAYS: DEAD MAN WALKING, at the Genesis Cinema in London. Whilst of course a lot of the tickets have gone to the cast, crew and friends of the cast and crew, some tickets have been made available to the public which…

GRIMMFEST 10TH ANNIVERSARY LINE-UP ANNOUNCED “I WANT MY CAKE!”  This year, GRIMMFEST, Manchester’s Festival of Horror, Cult and Fantastic Film, celebrates its 10th anniversary. Get ready for decimation, with the darkest, deadliest line-up yet of wild, weird, witty, thrilling, chilling, blood-spilling movies, every one of them a premiere or cult classic of one kind or…

A rare specimen from the more deranged end of the Grindhouse spectrum, Miss Leslie’s Dolls is a memorably demented tale of possession and transvestitism from director Joseph G. Prieto (who, under the name Joseph P. Mawra, directed the outrageous 1965 lesbian sexploitation “documentary” Chained Girls). Believed lost for decades, it has been remastered from original…

“Slick, sour, and razor sharp” Evening Standard   “One of the Smartest Comedians Iin America” The Guardian   “Fine comic fury…the diatribe is Kindler’s art form” The New Yorker   “A brilliant voice filled with vitriol…” Time Out New York   Over ten years have passed since Andy Kindler performed in the UK with his hit show Misery Loves Comedy, and there’s…

Fractured Visions is proud to announce the line-up for the inaugural ‘Fractured Visions Film Festival’. Over the past 10 months the festival has been privileged to witness some of the finest examples of modern horror from across the world. But after a tough selection process with dozens of stunning submissions, the official selection for the…

Manchester-based genre film festival GRIMMFEST is delighted to announce the first 3 of many UK premieres lined up for this year’s 10th anniversary edition. The festival can also now reveal details of some very special awards prizes on offer for films in the official selection.  Simeon Halligan, festival director and founder of Grimmfest, says “2018…

GRIMMFEST 2018 will take place from the 4th–7th October 2018 in Manchester UK and over the years has been such a great support of indie films and those creative souls behind and in front of the camera. and this year is no different. You have until the 4th of August to submit your films for entry…

Maisie Williams in CORVIDAE Arrow Video FrightFest 2018 showcases the best in short film from the UK and around the world, with ten countries representing five continents. From otherworldly ghosts to terrifying monsters, from the creepy to the baffling, from this dimension to those still unknown, this year’s selection unleashes the latest from upcoming and…

After a wonderful Premiere in London this week, The crew and cast of Of Gods And Warriors, still get no rest. With up and coming special Q&A screenings across the country ( Tickets available HERE ) some of the crew will also be showcasing the latest film by writer/director David LG Hughes (Hard Boiled Sweets)…

Of Gods and Warriors, the new film by writer/director David LG Hughes  had its London Premier this week (19th July) at the VUE Piccadilly and I wish I was there. Having followed the production of the film and seeing such a great cast and crew assembled has been so much fun and with the film…

Grimmfest want YOU. They want you if you are a filmmaker or want to be a filmmaker, They want you if you can deliver some of the best new horror shorts, the best new sci-fi shorts and the best extreme fantasy short + feature films from all over the world to screen at their 10th…

After the success of last year’s inaugural ‘New Blood’ search for new writers in the horror genre, the hunt is on for another batch of scribes to cook up a potent cauldron of original ideas and devilish tales. And the search starts today! New Blood 2 finds FrightFest once again teamed with Giles Edwards of…

GRIMMFEST’s special guest will be actress and horror genre icon BARBARA CRAMPTON. Renowned for her roles in cult classics such as RE-ANIMATOR and FROM BEYOND, Barbara continues to be a major figure in contemporary genre cinema, appearing in such acclaimed recent releases as YOU’RE NEXT, BEYOND THE GATES, SUN CHOKE, WE ARE STILL HERE and REPLACE. Festival…

  Arrow Video FrightFest 2018 is delighted to present Graham Humphreys’ stunning artwork for this year’s annual Bank Holiday event, the UK’s largest celebration of genre cinema, taking place at Cineworld Leicester Square and The Prince Charles Cinema between Thurs Aug 23 & Mon Aug 27, 2018. For Graham, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s…

GRIMMFEST are mad about horror on the big screen, and few decades have provided more cult classics than the 1980s. For their next event they celebrate the gems of 1982. Kicking off with a special pre-release screening of remastered British cult classic, XTRO, following this up with a tribute to the late great George Romero,…

Arrow Video and FrightFest have agreed a one-year partnership deal, which sees the leading UK independent film distributor become headline sponsor for the UK’s biggest and most popular genre film festival. Mike Hewitt, Brand Marketing Manager for Arrow Video, said today: “As a long-time fan of FrightFest, Arrow Video are incredibly excited to be partnered with FrightFest for a…

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of GRIMMFEST, the Manchester based genre festival is pleased to announce the first GRIMMFEST AWARDS, a new scheme to celebrate the very best genre titles selected for the annual festival and the creative teams behind them. This year’s GRIMMFEST festival takes place in Manchester UK from the 4th–7th October and the…

New workshops, events, panels and masterclasses on sale now for inaugural Newcastle International Film Festival A timely wide-ranging discussion on Women and Film in the light of the #TimesUp and #MeToo Movement and how we can move beyond the headlines to effect positive change. Silent Child Inclusive Screening and InConversation Join cast and Crew of…

Are you an independent filmmaker? Joining the crowd at #NIFF2018? Well theyve got a treat for you. Come and join them at their Filmmakers’ Hub at Colonel Porter’s down by Newcastle’s Quayside. Open from 10 am to 4 pm Thursday, March 29th through April 1st 2018! The perfect place to socialise, network, discuss the great…

  Urban & the Shed Crew World Premiere and Cast & Crew ‘InConversation’ This tale of young runaways and the adults who cared about them is an emotional rollercoaster you don’t want to miss! Join the cast and crew in an exclusive ‘InConversation’ about the film and the important topic at the heart of it.…

Join Grammy Award-winning producer, director and local hero Geoff Wonfor as he is joined ‘InConversation’ by Jools Holland, one of the UK’s leading musicians, producers and musical performers. Together, the duo will discuss Geoff’s journey from Newcastle’s City Road, where it all began, to winning the Grammy Award for his directorship and collaboration with the…

Brooke Conway’s “Onceupona” Childrens Show premieres at this year’s Newcastle International Film Festival. Brooke has been a huge success across the UK as a published writer, performer director and producer working across national stages including Edinburgh Fringe BBC Stage, Childrens Story Telling Centres and London’s Olympic Park Copper Box Arena where she performed with over…

Get ready for the The Newcastle Film Festival which will feature films for everyone, from Hollywood movies to Bollywood movies, from a super Glamorous Awards Ceremony, to Masterclasses with some of the Legends of the silver screen alongside a range of movie magic events across the City of Newcastle and the North East of England.…

  MANIFF18 takes place at the ODEON Great Northern Warehouse from the 1st -4th March, and will welcome the artist trio, comprising U.S. actor and artist Shia LaBeouf, Finnish artist Nastja Säde Rönkkö, and British artist Luke Turner, who will all be in Manchester to premiere their documentary film #TAKEMEANYWHERE before its worldwide release. The…

Ahead of the special screening of GHOST STORIES at the Horror Channel Frightfest Glasgow 2018 event, writer / director team Andy Nyman & Jeremy Dyson discuss their special relationship, the film’s journey from stage to screen and no, they don’t believe in ghosts… GHOST STORIES receives it’s Scottish Premiere at FrightFest Glasgow 2018. Excited?  We…

Be prepared to feast on a chilling cornucopia of savage shocks, unsettling surprises and devilish delights as the UK’s favourite horror fantasy event returns to the Glasgow Film Festival for its 13th year, from Thurs 1 March to Sat 3 March 2018. This year’s bold line-up, once again housed at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre, embraces…

GHOST STORIES writer and director team Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson will join Hex Studio’s Lawrie Brewster, FrightFest’s Paul McEvoy and Glasgow Film Festival head honcho Allison Gardner on the judge’s panel for the FrightFest Glasgow 90 Second Challenge.  Aspiring filmmakers living in Scotland are invited to create an entertaining Horror, Sci-Fi or Fantasy film within just 90 seconds.  Films must be shot in…

FrightFest, in association with Glasgow Film Festival, are delighted to announce an exciting new initiative to discover the next wave of emerging Scottish talent. FrightFest has always championed new film-makers since its inception in 2000. Now, for the very first time they are encouraging talent to rise to the challenge of creating an entertaining film…

  CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH YOUR FAVORITE TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX INSPIRED GIFTS   Buffy the Vampire Slayer Encyclopedia | Price: $14.99 A comprehensive, authorized compendium of all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer, published in celebration of the revered show’s twentieth anniversary.  Fans can now discover Buffy’s world with this full-color A-to-Z encyclopedia that catalogs, explains, and cross-reference every…

APE-MAZING ICE SCULPTURE TO GALLOP INTO LONDON ON CYBER MONDAY TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF ‘WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES’ ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD Life-sized ice sculpture of Caesar on horseback being created by chainsaws to be revealed in Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London on Monday 27 November The ice sculpture, which is…