Based on the bestselling book by Alan Warner and directed by Michael Caton-Jones (Memphis Belle, Rob Roy) OUR LADIES follows a group of Catholic school girls as they head to Edinburgh from their small coastal town for a choir competition. It’s an important day for the girls but they are more interested in partying than winning and…
From the makers of Daimajin comes a trilogy of terror ripped from the pages of Japanese folklore, with ghosts and monsters from ancient myths and legends brought to life through stunning special effects, alongside an epic, big-budget reboot of the series from a modern-day master of the macabre, now available together on Blu-ray for the first time. In…
TERROR AT BLACK TREE FOREST is a re-imagining of the 2010 film of the same name by US Filmmaker Dustin Ferguson (Demonoids, 5G Zombies). TrashArts were approached by Dustin to helm a UK remake in 2019 but due to delays, cast availability and then a global pandemic filming was delayed until July 2021. The original 2010 film was…
In 2018, David Gordon Green’s Halloween, starring icon Jamie Lee Curtis, killed at the box office, earning more than $250 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing chapter in the four-decade franchise and setting a new record for the biggest opening weekend in history for a horror film starring a woman. And the Halloween night when Michael Myers returned…
Ever since I saw 2006’s London to Brighton, I knew that Writer Director Paul Andrew Williams was a filmmaker to keep an eye on, and I wasn’t wrong. London To Brighton was Paul’s first feature film and to this day remains one of my favourite films and most certainly one of my favourite UK films…
It’s been a little over 25 years since the first digital film was released. The first fully digital Live Action Feature Film (allegedly) ever made was made by Neil Johnson, A British Director, who has gone on to make 15+ feature films and a couple dozen TV shows and in definitely a fan of his…
A sinister video shop holds the key to a collection of terrifying VHS related tales, told by a collective of UK indie horror filmmakers. Video Shop Tales of Terror is a new horror anthology film which brings together some of the UK’s best indie horror filmmakers including; Alex Churchyard and Michael Holiday of TIS Films (I Scream on the Beach!/ Mosiac), Thomas…
Dark Star Pictures is proud to announce the theatrical and on demand release of TIME NOW, writer/director Spencer King’s highly anticipated new mystery-thriller starring Eleanor Lambert and Claudia Black (“Farscape”, “The Nevers”) for October 26. Several years after a falling out with her family in Detroit, a young woman returns to the city she…
AMC Network’s Shudder, the premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today the new Original Film Raging Grace, written and directed by BIFA-nominee Paris Zarcilla (Pommel, The Century Egg), produced by Chi Thai (The Promise, Little Miss Sumo) and starring Filipina actress Max Eigenmann (Verdict) and David Hayman (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Finding Your Feet). Described as a “Coming of Rage” film, which…
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has announced that psychological thriller Dead & Beautiful will premiere on Thursday, November 4 in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The film, which is written and directed by David Verbeek, is also set to play at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX on Saturday, September…
After a year of “home invasions” in the form of virtual screenings and online events, this October sees Grimmfest returning to the cinema at last. From 7th to 10th October, the festival will be back at its regular venue, Odeon Great Northern, Manchester, with four whole days of movie premieres, Q&As and exclusive events. But…
Vertigo Releasing has announced that the striking psychological horror-thriller JOHN AND THE HOLE will be released in cinemas and on digital platforms in the UK and Ireland on 8th October. The film recently had its UK premiere at FrightFest. From debut filmmaker and artist Pascual Sisto and Academy Award-winning writer Nicolás Giacobone (Oscar winner for his script…
1946 – the aftermath of World War II. The Dutch East Indies colony has declared its independence and the Dutch government wants to suppress this fight for freedom as quickly as possible. One hundred thousand young soldiers are sent from the Netherlands to fight yet another war… Among the troops is Johan, a young man…
Over the years I have often wondered why there weren’t more documentaries about the stuntmen and stuntwomen that performed such death defying feats in hundreds of the movies that ive seen over the years. Yes now and again we get a small featurette on a DVD or a bluray taking us behind the scenes of…
In the 2004 horror-comedy Shaun of the Dead a group of Londoners led by Shaun (Simon Pegg) battled zombies and held out in a London pub. The film was a box office hit that, almost two decades on, still has an ever-expanding fan base. How did a low-budget British movie become a beloved global pop culture…
As part of a ‘rewatch’ series that I am going through, I decided to revisit a film I hadnt seen for a few years. The Crew, Directed by Adrian Vitoria ‘Age of Heroes’ So i ventured into my DVD ‘vault’ and popped the disc into my player and revisted 2008’s The Crew. Set in Liverpool,…
Blue Finch Film Releasing & Infinite Hermit are excited to announce that hilarious new docu-comedy The ParaPod: A Very British Ghost Hunt will be coming to UK cinemas this September & on VOD 27th September. After 3.5 million podcast downloads, sold-out live shows and hit specials, get ready to go on the road with hardwired…
The “most wonderful time of the year” for Shudder kicks off today with its “61 Days of Halloween” annual event, featuring a slate of weekly new movie premieres and original series debuts, a new Halloween special with Joe Bob Briggs (and more specials to be announced), horror film favorite added to the Shudder library from Brian De Palma’s Carrie to…
Director Kim Jee-woon (A Bittersweet Life, I Saw The Devil) made his international reputation with this richly conceived, stylishly shot, and genuinely scary chiller, one of the key films of the Korean New Wave. Released from a mental institution, Su-mi returns home with her father and her younger sister, Su-yeon, only to face her cold…
The Dig meets Saving Private Ryan in writer/director J.P. Watts’ debut feature, about a maverick plan to defeat the German army during the Battle of Messines in 1917. The film stars Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders) as William Hackett, the miner desperate to join the army who, after being turned down at the recruitment office, gets the chance to serve his…
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, has acquired the horror films Slapface and The Advent Calendar ahead of their FrightFest premieres in London later this month. Shudder will release the films exclusively in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The Advent Calendar from writer/director Patrick Ridremont will debut on the service…
Riotous Films in association with FOUR plus10 Films and Little Narwhal Films are delighted to annouce that their new comedy-horror mockumentary, When the Screaming Starts, will have its World Premiere at FrightFest this August. Described as “If Louis Theroux met the Manson Family”, the film will debut alongside this year’s most prestigious and hotly anticipated horrors and…
Following a previous attempt in the 1970s, to turn Frank Herbert’s bestselling sci-fi epic Dune into a big screen epic, Dune finally made it to the big screen as the third film by emerging surrealist wunderkind David Lynch, featuring an all-star cast that includes several of Lynch’s regular collaborators. The year is 10,191, and four planets…
RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: ORIGINS, starring legendary leading man Vinnie Jones, is showing exclusively in cinemas from September 3, courtesy of Signature Entertainment. and has now revealed its trailer and its a wonderful one. We see ‘old friends’ , we see wonderful slick visuals, and the trailer is everything it should be to get fans…
Starring Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil franchise, The Fifth Element), written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil franchise) and based on the global video game series phenomenon by Capcom, MONSTER HUNTER is available to Download & Keep on September 6, and to Rent on Digital, on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on September 20 from Sony Pictures Home…
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, will release Superhost, written and directed by Brandon Christensen (Z, Still/Born), in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on September 2. “Led by Gracie Gillam’s unshackled and wildly fun performance, Superhost is an unexpected, darkly humorous new terror from Brandon Christensen,” said Craig Engler, general manager…
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired the period horror feature The Last Thing Mary Saw ahead of its August 15 world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival. Shudder will release the film, which is written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New…
After a year of “home invasions” in the form of virtual screenings and online events, this October sees Grimmfest returning to the cinema at last. The festival team is delighted to announce that from 7th to 10th October, they will be back at their regular venue, Odeon Great Northern, Manchester, with four whole days of…
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired the occult horror feature Hellbender ahead of its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival. Shudder will release the film, which is written and directed by Toby Poser, John Adams and Zelda Adams, in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New…
I always enjoy hosting these fun Spending Time With…conversations, whilst they are of course more fun doing them face to face, The past year or two has played havoc with a lot of that (or most of that really) but thankfully with modern technology and a little bit of time. the Spending Time With…conversations live…
There is a a list of filmmakers that get me super excited whenever a new project is announced, and Canadian Filmmaker David Cronenberg has long been on that list. Variety have reported that filming has now begun in “Crimes of the Future” which is now filming on Athens, Greece. Whilst I don’t know too much…
Fantasy film ‘Man & Witch’ has now added Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Saunders and Bill Bailey to the wonderful cast. and will be voicing the characters of a goose, sheep, and donkey, respectively, in the family film about a lonely goatherd looking for love. The film is described as “a heart-warming homage to the lo-fi fantasy films of the 80s”…
THE LAST RITE, the stunning feature debut from ex-Undertaker and professional wrestler turned actor / film director, Leroy Kincaide, will have its World premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest on Saturday August 28 at the Cineworld, Leicester Sq. The supernatural horror stars newcomer Bethan Waller as Lucy, a medical student suffering from sleep paralysis, soon after moving in with her boyfriend.…
The Toll is a hugely entertaining, irresistibly clever and darkly-comic crime caper, reminiscent of the Coen brothers’ finest work and starring Michael Smiley (Kill List, Luther), Annes Elwy (Little Women), Iwan Rheon (Game Of Thrones) and Paul Kaye (The Ghoul). On the Pembrokeshire border, a man (Smiley) working solo shifts in the quietest toll booth…
Vertigo Releasing bring us BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL, the ultimate Dracula ‘origin story’, which will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on 6th August. Vertigo will be partnering with Wildcard for the Irish theatrical release. The film stars Peaky Blinders’ Jack Rowan, and Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland. Just when you thought the vampire film had been drained dry, along comes an unexpected…
As Arrow Video FrightFest stalks the dark recesses of the big screen again, the search resumes for new writers in the horror genre through its New Blood initiative. New Blood reunites FrightFest with Giles Edwards of Queensbury Pictures with its mission to find emerging UK-based writers dedicated to the genre and nurture their projects from script to screen. Queensbury is ultimately interested…
Parkland Entertainment has confirmed that their feelgood drama From The Vine, will be heading to UK Cinemas on 10th September and on Digital Download from 13th September. Directed by Sean Cisterna, the film stars Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix / Midnight Run) alongside Wendy Crewson (Air Force One / Sixth Day), Marco Leonardi (Once Upon A Time In Mexico) and Paula Brancati. …
International sales and production company Number 11 Entertainment, founded by veteran producer Keith Wells, announces that they have set iconic “Queen of Mean” MMA fighter Miriam Nakamoto as the lead in the action adventure/romance WILDWOOD. The film will be directed by Delany Bishop (TERROR EYES) and was written by screenwriter and novelist Cara Vescio, best…
A terrifying late night encounter in a remote national forest provides the setting in indie monster movie ‘The Encounter At Boundless’,which you can view now. The Encounter At Boundless tells the story of a Father and his estranged children as they spend a weekend away together to try to heal old wounds and find some…
Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento bring you THE Gonzo Horror movie of the 1980s with Demons, a frenzied slice of gore heavy shock cinema that gives up on logic and instead assaults the screen with a riot of X-rated violence, face chewing demons and pounding heavy metal. In a mysterious cinema, an audience is watching…
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