Recently I had the pleasure of checking out the TobyTobias film ‘Blood Orange’ which I was fortunate enough to discover recently. Its perhaps a film that not that many people have heard of in the mainstream film world but its a certainly a film with which you should become familiar with. For me the ‘Will it…

“Daley” I know nothing about ‘Daley’, what sort of person he is. What he is up to, what he isnt up to or how he fits into the world of Kidulthood, Adulthood and now Brotherhood, the third in the brilliant series. I loved Kidulthood, loved Adulthood and am very excited to get to August 2016…

CABIN FEVER Eli Roth (Hostel) presents a new horror based on his own stomach-churning 2002 classic. Taken from the same script as the original, it follows a group of friends plagued by a deadly flesh-eating virus. With exciting young director Travis Zariwny (Intruder), a cast of up-and-coming talent, and stunning visuals, the flesh-crawling terror of Cabin Fever is…

The Hollow From writer-director Miles Doleac. Starring James Callis (Battlestar Galactica, Bridget Jones’s Baby), Christiane Seidel (Boardwalk Empire), Jeff Fahey (Lost), William Sadler (Iron Man 3), William Forsythe (Boardwalk Empire), Miles Doleac (Containment) and David Warshofsky (Now You See Me). Produced by Historia Films and distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment, The Hollow chronicles the murder of…

Like Neil Blomkamp and his District 9, Taking Earth is a unique, frightening futuristic thriller shot by a South African in and around his own veranda. Empress Road Pictures will at this years Cannes Film Festival  shopping the anticipated hi-tech chiller, an official trailer has been released. Grant Humphreys directs, with Grant Knight and Michael…

Hot on the heels of its Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice partnership, comparethemarket.com has today released the first half of a two part comic book, in partnership with DC Entertainment, home to DC Comics. Illustrated by artistic master Neal Adams, known for his previous work with iconic Super Heroes including Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow, and written by DC staple…

https://twitter.com/KShopmovie Take a trip into the world of the K Shop. A Sweeney Todd inspired horror film set in a UK Kebab Shop which is also involved with cleaning up the streets of its alcohol obsessed troublemakers. Easily one of the more unique films due out this year. K Shop is written and directed by…

SEIZE THE NIGHT has been one of the most talked about short films on the independent horror scene over the past year.  In its time on the festival circuit the film has won creator Emma Dark an MMBF Rising Star award at Ireland’s The Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival, garnered favourable reviews from a multitude…

MINUSCULE In cinemas from May 27th, 2016 If you go down to the woods this spring, you’re sure of a tiny surprise as the mini-beasts go antennae-to-antennae for the spoils of a picnic in MINUSCULE, in cinemas from May 27th, 2016 courtesy of Lionsgate Films. In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a picnic…

This morning I decided to check out Deadly Intent, a film that I have seen mentioned many times on social media of late, and which I found on Amazon Prime. Having just finished watching the film. I thought I would try and put my thoughts down on the site so that others can check out…

Bad Lieutenant meets Lethal Weapon in this blackly-comic buddy cop thriller. Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Kick-Ass) delivers his best performance in years as a nihilistic cop who teams with a reluctant young officer played by Elijah Wood (Maniac, Sin City) to stage a big money heist. After premiering at SXSW, The Trust has already…

First there was Then they entered and now we will find out all about Written and Directed by Noel Clarke.   Featuring Noel Clarke (I Am Soldier, The Anomaly),Jason Maza (The Hooligan Factory, Fish Tank), Nick Nevern (White Collar Hooligan Trilogy, Terry) , Steven Cree (The Knot, Tower Block) , Olivia Chenery ( Legacy, Penny…

After a weekend of watching horror films. Its now back to UK films for me. I decided to revisit the UK/Irish film In The Name Of The Father, which I havent seen since it was released on VHS in the 90s. Directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot)) and with a cast featuring Daniel Day Lewis…

Cathy Come Home is a 1966 BBC television play which was part of the series The Wednesday Play that ran from 1964 to 1970 (the year before I was born). Directed by Ken Loach, (credited onscreen as Kenneth Loach)  Cathy Come Home is often talked about as one of  the “best single television drama” of all…

EPIC ADVENTURE MOVIE “Time Traveller” STARRING JOSH HARTNETT AND TAMSIN EGERTON   RELEASED IN THE UK ON DVD AND VOD MONDAY 25THAPRIL 2016 Epic adventure movie “Time Traveller” starring Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor, Sin City) and Tamsin Egerton (St. Trinian’s, Camelot) with Bollywood superstar Bipasha Basu, will release in the UK on Monday 25th April…

Who’s Jenna…? is a riotously funny but super sweet rom-com about a man whose new girlfriend (AOFF award winner Tracey Birdsall) looks suspiciously like a famous porn star.  Jonathan Burke (Bill Sorvino), a successful financial advisor, starts dating Jenna Casey (Birdsall), an accomplished lawyer.  Jonathan’s best friend, Andy Roma (Joseph D’Onofrio) is convinced she looks…

Eli Roth (Hostel) presents a new horror based on his own stomach-churning 2002 classic. Taken from the same script as the original, it follows a group of friends plagued by a deadly flesh-eating virus. With exciting young director Travis Zariwny (Intruder), a cast of up-and-coming talent, and stunning visuals, the flesh-crawling terror of Cabin Fever…

METRODOME RELEASES NEW POSTER FOR THE 6th MAY THEATRICAL RELEASE OF EVOLUTION 10-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother on a remote island, in a village inhabited solely by women and young boys. In a hospital overlooking the ocean, all the boys are subjected to a mysterious medical treatment. Only Nicolas questions what is happening around…

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre meets House of 1000 Corpses in a new sweat-inducing new horror jaunt from Jim Lane, director of Deadly Famousstarring Mikayla Gibson, Bill Oberst Jr (Criminal Minds, Circus of the Dead), Trae Ireland (13/13/13), Omar Gooding (Barbershop), Reatha Grey (Chocolate City), Joey Bell, David Brown, Elizabeth Castillo, Jamie B.Cline, Adam Dunnells,…

Filmmaker Emma Dark announces release date for SEIZE THE NIGHT British independent filmmaker EMMA DARK has announced the highly anticipated online release date for her sensational horror/action short film SEIZE THE NIGHT Emma Dark’s self-produced and directed short film SEIZE THE NIGHT has been one of the most talked about films on the independent horror…

At some point in 2014, I attended a cast and crew screening of a small British indie film entitled ‘He Who Dares’ , a fun sort of film that to this day I still enjoy (and its sequel) directed by Paul Tanter, and starring a whole host of names i’m familiar with. That was actually…

Set in the year 1971, Gary Hook is a British soldier who is part of a unit deployed to the troubled area of Northern Ireland. When his unit is involved as part of what should be a routine operation, things dont go according to military planning and Gary finds himself alone, trapped and in grave…

Frankenstein meets Twin Peaks in in writer-director Kyle Broom’s “jarring, unpredictable, immensely fun”* horror-thriller Tabloid Vivant. Jesse Woodrow (TV’s Charmed) and Tamzin Brown (The Adderall Diaries) are spellbinding in the award-winning** festival fave that’s due for release later this year. Max is an artist seduced by the allure of fame. Sara is an art critic…

10-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother on a remote island, in a village inhabited solely by women and young boys. In a hospital overlooking the ocean, all the boys are subjected to a mysterious medical treatment. Only Nicolas questions what is happening around him. He senses that his mother is lying to him, and is…

  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be released December 16th 2016 and today debuted its first trailer on Good Morning America. Have you seen it? What do you think?  

Over the past couple of years, I have made time to watch more short films than I ever used to. Short films arent as easy to find as feature films. They dont get the same amount of ‘press’ or coverage as the Hollywood blockbuster films, they are shot on a far lower budget than most…

Critically-acclaimed festival favorite THE DIVINE TRAGEDIES, from writer-director Jose Prendes, will be distributed in the US by Uncork’d Entertainment. The first feature from Dual Visions, the company headed up by Jon and James Kondelik, has been called “a dangerous and perfect little nightmare that needs to be seen” (Aint it Cool News) and “simply divine”…

Coming Spring 2016, Who’s Jenna…? is a riotously funny but super sweet rom-com about a man whose new girlfriend (AOFF award winner Tracey Birdsall) looks suspiciously like a famous porn star. Jonathan Burke (Bill Sorvino), a successful financial advisor, starts dating Jenna Casey (Tracey Birdsall), an accomplished lawyer.  Jonathan’s best friend, Andy Roma (Joseph D’Onofrio)…

For the first time in Canada, Silent Retreat, an elevated genre horror creature feature by director Tricia Lee, is now available to own on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/ca/movie/silent-retreat/id1076066716.  Today, you can get the film that Ain’t It Cool News calls “a tense little beast of a movie that has some powerfully terrifying moments”.  The film took…

The first photos  from the set of DEATHAUS FILMS’ ‘BLOOD BATH’ have been released. Made by the same team behind MASSACRE (starring Pandie Suicide, Billy Morrison, London May, Jeordie White, Jeff Hilliard, Katy Foley, Rob Patterson), BLOOD BATH  is written and produced by New Zealand-born actress and writerPANDIE SUICIDE (Ditch Day Massacre, David Lynch’s ‘Crazy…

Prepare to be inspired by a young boy’s heart-warming bravery and imagination in the enchanting animated adventure A WARRIOR’S TAIL, in cinemas from April 1st, 2016, courtesy of Signature Entertainment. Milla Jovovich (the Resident Evil series, The Fifth Element) leads an all-star cast of voice talent that also features Whoopi Goldberg (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,…

KICKING OFF is a new football comedy starring Greg McHugh (Fresh Meat) and Warren Brown (Luther), about two loyal football fans who kidnap the referee after he disallows a goal on an important game. Despite a mare of a season, loyal fans Wigsy (Warren Brown) and Cliff (Greg McHugh) join the thousands of adoring supporters…

Next up in my 24hr British indie film marathon is the 2003 Richard Jobson written and directed film 16 years of Alcohol, starring Kevin McKidd (Rome, Trainspotting), Ewan Bremner (Pearl Harbor, Trainspotting), Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) and many more familiar faces in what is a very odd mix of films. Part-Neds, Part A Sense Of…

Ive decided to spend twenty four hours watching some of the British indie film DVDs that sit on my shelves. Ive opted to go through the films I havent seen before. Why? Well why not? The backlog of DVDs is getting out of control in my house with around 200 or so at a guess,…

Five years ago, a masked killer known in the media as ‘The Hunter’ brutally murdered a group of friends. Since then, Camryn (Akasha Villalobos), the lone survivor, has struggled to reclaim her shattered life. Wracked with guilt and paranoia, Camryn leads a depressingly lonely existence until Nick (Brian Villalobos), a new co-worker, befriends Camryn and attempts…