From the legendary halls of Oxford to the grim and bloody trenches of World War I, this enthralling biopic explores the early years of J.R.R Tolkien (played by Nicholas Hoult) and the relationships that defined the legendary author he would become. Chronicling his romance with Edith Brant (played by Lily Collins), as well as the…
Venturing into the wonderful world of Shudder this week, sees me head for another film that I hadnt heard of, knew nothing about and never bothered watching the trailer before I pressed play on the film. But which film was it. This weeks choice was the 2017 Brian Darwas directed horror thriller Get My Gun…
IMAX debuted an all-new IMAX exclusive trailer for Brad Pitt’s intergalactic adventure film, Ad Astra. The IMAX release of Ad Astra hits cinemas September 18 and will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. IMAX remains the premier destination for space exploration cinema and only in IMAX cinemas…
The Rob Zombie 2003 classic film “House of 1000 Corpses” has made its mark on Shudder, the streaming platform that specializes in horror films and shows and which is most definitely keeping me entertained with its show and movies. Its been a few years since ive seen ‘House Of 1000 Corpses’ but will be revising…
Along with ‘Who will Sing the Bond Theme’ (which we dont know yet) ‘What is the new Bond film going to be called’ is always an exciting question that Bond film fans ponder. For Bond 25, the once to be directed by Danny Boyle but now to be directed by Cary Fukunaga finally has an…
3 Days With Dad follows a manic Roman Catholic family who is preparing for the death of their dying father, Bob (played by Brian Dennehy). He’s still alive and kicking, but knows his fate. Eddie (played by Larry Clarke), the son supposedly in charge, isn’t ready for any of this, especially having to deal with…
As my journey through Shudder continues, I had limited time this week to catch up on more than one film, but the one film that I did check out on the horror streaming platform was an absolute treat. When we first meet Derek Cho (played by Steven Yeun) he takes up a job at law…
From Writer/Director Paul Knight, the creator of 24 Little Hours, and A Landscape of Lies comes Kill Shot, a feature film which was recently announced on their Facebook page. (here) this week. Whilst little is known about the storyline, the cast or any further updates. What is known is that the team behind the film…
A disgruntled priest, conflicted with his faith, has his world turned upside down when an unlikely person enters his confessional in director Matthew Tibbenham‘s Surviving Confession, premiering on digital this July. Clayton Nemrow (Nymphomaniac: Vol I) and Jessica Lynn Parsons (“House of Lies”) star in a Nathan Shane Miller-penned comedy-drama that is set entirely in a…
On 15 November 2019, Lupita Nyong’o, fresh from the success of Jordan Peele’s Us, returns to the screens in another brilliantly inventive and fantastically entertaining horror comedy, LITTLE MONSTERS – but this time with laughs and musical numbers! Also starring Josh Gad (Olaf from Frozen) andAlexander England (Alien: Covenant), this is the funniest zombie horror since Shaun of the Dead, bolstered by a knowing self-awareness…
Lothar Schramm, the so-called “Lipstick Killer”, lies dying in a pool of blood and paint. As he expires, fragments of his life flash before his eyes – his uneasy friendship with the prostitute that lives next door (Nekromantik 2’s Monika M); the brutal slaughter of a pair of doorstep evangelists whose bodies he poses in…
In UK cinemas 30 August on DVD & On Demand 2 September ‘An absolutely crucial entry in the about-ALIEN canon…lovingly demonstrates the alchemical creative process among O’Bannon, Scott and artist H.R. Giger’ Bloody Disgusting ‘Memory is most valuable for its fresh recontextualisation of Alien in the same feminist air space as Kramer vs. Kramer…
The Criterion Collection and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are delighted to confirm the titles to be released on Blu-ray in September 2019. On 2 September SHOCK CORRIDOR is released. In Shock Corridor, the great American writer-director-producer Samuel Fuller (The Naked Kiss, The Big Red One) masterfully charts the uneasy terrain between sanity and dementia. Seeking a Pulitzer Prize, reporter Johnny Barrett…
After a searing summer, Arrow Video isn’t letting things flag in September, with the release of a pristine new print of an unsung early slasher; a superb sequel to a 70s horror classic; and a stunning boxset of films from an Italian horror master. As if it needs saying, the releases are beautifully packaged, and…
Arrow Academy’s August Blu-ray releases are an astoundingly innovative and legendary cult classic that turned Hollywood upside down and a beautiful box set featuring a stunning and sublime trilogy from a Japanese master. The releases include fascinating behind-the-scenes bonus features, brand new sleeve artwork, and lavish booklets with new insights on the films. First up…
François Ozon’s critically acclaimed & award winning BY THE GRACE OF GOD is an engrossing and topical examination of the Catholic Church abuse scandal, telling the story of three friends who pursue justice for the abuse they suffered as children. Alexandre lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day he learns that the…
From the director of some of the best films ever made William Friedkin (,Sorcerer,The Exorcist, The French Connection) directed Al Pacino as an undercover cop pitched into New York’s seedy underbelly in the 1980 drama thriller CRUISING – available for the first time on Blu-ray in a brand new director-approved transfer with a host of…
Arrow’s Michael Rowe stars in the powerful new crime drama CROWN AND ANCHOR, premiering on DVD and Digital July 2 from Uncork’d Entertainment. A raw look at the effects of childhood trauma through the eyes of two estranged cousins, writer-director Andrew Rowe’s “unique, rather unflinching perspective on the fragile nature of the human psyche”* bowed…
Slippery psychological thriller…facts of the story are fractured and distorted, seen through the prism of a broken mind’ «««« The Observer ‘Haggard, painful, longing, poignant, confused, alarmed, amused, dejected, sinister… [Toby] Jones can be all these things without saying a word. You’re with him all the way, trying to decode the mysteries of his life…
Acclaimed horror directors Jen and Sylvia Soska aka ‘The Twisted Twins’ (American Mary) are back with their next nightmare – the bloody, brutal and deranged Rabid! After aspiring fashion designer Rose (Laura Vandervoort) suffers a disfiguring traffic accident she undergoes a radical and untested stem-cell treatment. The experimental transformation is a miraculous success, transforming her…
Arrow Academy’s September Blu-ray releases are a brace of classic debuts – the first Hollywood starring role for a legendary actor, and the US debut of a celebrated auteur. Both discs are presented in stunning high definition, crammed with extras and accompanied with lavishly illustrated booklets featuring penetrating writing on the films. First in September…
Truth is wilder than fiction in this captivating retelling of one of the literary world’s most infamous hoaxes. Coming to cinemas following a Closing Night Gala performance at BFI Flare Festival 2019. Laura Albert (Laura Dern, Big Little Lies) writes as her “avatar,” a disenfranchised young queer man named JT LeRoy. When her debut novel…
My Week with Shudder is a new ‘series’ of articles launched here on frompage2screen.com which will keep you updated with the many horror shows, and films that I will watch during downtime from my night job. Someone asked me earlier what Shudder is, and the best way to sum things up is that Shudder is…
LOVE, HONOUR, secrets, betrayal…welcome to Beecham House. Bend it like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha pens this lavish ‘Delhi Downton’ drama, set amongst British nobles in India during the cusp of the 19th century. Airing this Summer on ITV, the stunning six-part series is set to arrive on DVD and digital from Acorn Media International. Tom…
With more Cesar Awards to her name than any other French actor and a host of Academy Award nominations, Isabelle Adjani (Possession, Nosferatu the Vampyre) is perhaps the most celebrated French screen star of all time. In 1983 she hit a career defining high, in Jean Becker’s much-lauded crime classic One Deadly Summer (L’ete Meurtrier), a potent blend…
On the hunt for an elusive serial rapist and murderer, battle-hardened cop Marshall (Henry Cavill) crosses paths with vigilante duo Cooper (Ben Kingsley) and Julia (Eliana Jones) as they trap online predators and deliver their own extreme methods of justice. When Julia is kidnapped, Marshall, Cooper and the police hunt down the perpetrator but the…
On August 9, Midnight Releasing sets free Wicked Witches, the creepy, witchy new horror jaunt from The Pickering Brothers. After being thrown out of his home by his wife for being promiscuous, Mark finds himself back at Dumpling Farm, a place of youthful memories and parties, but things aren’t quite right. His old buddy Ian,…
Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment present SEEDS, in theaters September 13 and on VOD/DVD September 24. Starring Trevor Long, star of Netflix drama Ozark, which was this week nominated for 9 Emmy Awards, director Owen Long’s SEEDS is a gothic horror about a man haunted by his dark past while pursuing some self-care…
The first July title from Criterion and Sony is SWING TIMEIn this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (Top Hat) are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match. Director George Stevens (Womanof the Year)…
Arrow Academy’s July Blu-ray releases are a classic Hollywood romantic drama making it’s hi-def debut, and a magnificent Dostoyevsky adaptation, both with lavishly illustrated collector’s booklets, video appreciations and rare radio plays, along with much, much more. First in July is Hold Back the Dawn (1941), a heart-rending romantic drama, from one of the most underrated directors…
This summer a writers retreat takes a very dark turn when its obsessive showrunner manipulates his team into playing along in his disturbed, hidden-camera “masterpiece”. American Killing on VOD and DVD August 6 from High Octane Pictures. Jeb’s cartoon is on the verge of cancellation, so the studio sends him and an eclectic team of…
In July 1969, the space race ended when Apollo 11 fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” No one who witnessed the lunar landing will ever forget it. Al Reinert’s documentary FOR ALL MANKIND is the story of the twenty-four men who travelled to the moon,…
Scary Stories, the highly anticipated documentary about Alvin Schwartz’ iconic Scary Stories to Tell in the Darkbook series, will be released on DVD July 16 via Wild Eye Releasing. Explore the history of one of the most controversial works of modern children’s literature: The best selling teen classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which scared…
A Disney Legend for a New Generation Comes Home On Digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray on 29th July Extras explore how one of cinema’s most imaginative filmmakers and an award-winning cast and crew collaborated with Disney to bring to life this beloved classic for the entire family Dumbo, the grand live-action adventure from Disney and…
Prepare for take-off as Flight of the Navigator, the action-packed classic from the 80s adventure, gets a brand new 4K scan and restoration and makes its arrival on Limited Edition Blu-ray thanks to Second Sight Films on 26 August 2019. Whilst I havent seen the film for many years, Flight Of The Navigator was one…
“Such a Funny Life” is about the Guiterrez family who moves to New York from “nowhere”. Our main character, David grew up in a challenging household with an abusive and plotting father Ralph, and mentally challenged mother Mariah. David is a complete pariah in school and in the street but he is destined to be…
In Hong Kong, a former triad member-turned-property tycoon (Andy Lau, Chasing the Dragon, House of Flying Daggers, Infernal Affairs) publicly offers a $100 million bounty to eliminate the notorious, number one drug dealer in the city (Louis Koo, Paradox, Call of Heroes, The White Storm). Causing a ripple effect throughout the underworld, the bounty sets off…
Perennially picked-on high school nerds Gary (Anthony Michael Hall, Sixteen Candles) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) are sick of their status at the bottom of the social food chain. Using Wyatt’s computer, the two hatch a plan to create their dream woman – and following a massive power surge, that woman unexpectedly appears in the form of…
Multi award winning short film director Matt Routledge tackles his second full feature with a brutal stylistic Horror Action genre movie ‘ TRIBAL – Get Out Alive. The film started production in March 2019 and is due to wrap in a few more weeks as it begins its journey into post production but has already…
Velox Ent. are pleased to announce that Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment have snapped up the UK rights for their first feature film ‘24 Little Hours’. Damien Morley, CEO of Velox Entertainment: “‘24 Little Hours’ was filmed in just 8 days and is a prime example for the quality film I want associated with my company. Productions…
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