Cinematographer Gordon Willis, whose photography for “The Godfather” film series helped define the look of 1970s cinema, has died, according to his close associate Doug Hart’s Facebook page. He was 82. Gordon Willis was known as the Prince of Darkness for his artful use of shadows, and he was the director of photography on seminal 1970s films including …
It must be at least a year since I wrote a blog article entitled ‘Who Is Leo Gregory‘. Now just a reminder. I knew and still know exactly who Leo Gregory is and was, but sadly for a lot of ‘average’ film fans, they just werent familiar with his name, even though they knew who…
Ms. Vampy is in “vampylicious” action, she is back in-studio and about to launch her new interactive LOVE & DATING advice internet show MS. VAMPY’S LOVE BITES. Many of you have asked where she has been lately. Well, she went back to school and is now a Life Coach and Dating Expert. When I asked her publicist,…
Back by popular demand, Ms. Vampy is about to launch her new interactive advice internet show MS. VAMPY’S BITES. Many of you have asked where she has been lately. Well, she went back to school and is now a Life Coach When Brooke Lewis asked Ms Vampy’s publicist, his response was: “These days, Ms. Vampy lives in her…
I stuck out a tweet earlier on asking if anyone knew about a 7 hr Friday The 13th Documentary that was rumoured. Well no sooner had I sent the tweet, I found a ton of info about it online. Panic Productions and Hutson Ranch Media were creating a definitive look at the film franchise. (they previously put together the amazing…
Welcome to the first blog which was posted over at the book side of FromPage2Screen, wonderfully entitled FromPen2Page. You can find the blog over at http://www.frompen2page.wordpress.com My Partner, Annette runs the @frompen2page Twitter account and runs the blog, but of course for now I shall share the articles here at frompage2screen.com We have been very…
Great week for film fans in the UK. This coming Monday sees the DVD & Blu ray release of writer/director Eran Creevy’s Welcome To The Punch, a crime thriller that is one of the best films that I have seen so far this year. I saw the film on its cinema release and it looks…
A few days ago I posted an ‘article’ with press release info on the film ‘Porcelain Presence’ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2572090/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Directed by : Emily Bibb & Chris Jay Written by Emily Bibb, Chris Jay and Nicholas Mills A tale of a murder which sends the lives of three women spiralling way beyond their control. Well not too long…
ANATOMY OF A MOVIE MONSTER by Writer/Director Adam Spinks of The Expedition Building “Alfonso” So, we thought it was about time that we told you a bit more about BIG AL! As you know we’re working VERY hard to keep the identity of our monster secret but that doesn’t mean we can’t tell you a bit more about how we’re creating him!…
Its that time of week again where I wave the flag for one of the most powerful films that I have seen. 2006’s London to Brighton by Paul Andrew Williams. But I am not going to be talking about Paul other than this mention, this article is to tell you about another one of the…
The cover art describes the film as ‘The Krays meets Reservoir Dogs”. I can see why that comparison is made and why Entertainment in Video decided to place that tag line on the cover of this 1996 film. Originally I thought this was a bad tagline, but as the film went on I thought ‘fair…
The 6 Degrees of Separation with Writer/Director Paul Tanter (White Collar Hooligan 2 :England Away, He Who Dares) Crikey. It works. Sean Bean :- Danny Dyer (Starred in Outlaw with Sean Bean) – Paul Tanter (Wrote Jack Said, which Starred Danny Dyer) Cate Blanchett:- Bruce Willis (Starred with Cate Blanchett in Bandits):- Jean Claude Van…
Inspired by the people that help the homeless and dedicated to the homeless of the UK. This film will tackle the issues that are swept under the carpet and it won’t be a romantic comedy or blood fest and it doesn’t contain one single gangster but the cold hard truth about some of the UK’s…
As the launch week of my most anticipated British film of recent times (White Collar Hooligan 2:England Away) continues. So do my ramblings about the film and its cast. Earlier in the week, I wrote about Rita Ramnani who plays Katie in the film. In this ‘article’ I am going to focus on the wonderful…
Never mind Avengers Assemble, How about Zombie Extras Assemble So it seems the undead are very much alive especially when it comes to the amount of UK films and TV programmes that are zombie related at the moment, With ‘Being Human’, ’28 Days Later’ ‘In the Flesh’, ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and the awesome ‘Cockneys vs…
As I sit down, prepping my 18th episode of The British Movie Show (Im about to begin recording in ten minutes or so), I decided to share with you some video interviews that have come my way. They are by the principle cast of the wonderful British film White Collar Hooligan 2:England Away, the second…
1756:So its nearly time to start hearing and seeing what this NextBox360 will look like, sound like and perform like. I know that myself, like many others are awaiting the lights up and the Xbox Reveal to begin. I have never gone in for predictions, I know a lot of people have been speculating about…
As I clicked the ‘upload’ button on my thoughts about White Collar Hooligan 2:England Away, I decided that I would write a few more articles (I still hate classing my thoughts as articles, but hey ho) on some of the people connected with the film. They are in no specific order and are just going…
May 2012, I started seeing Tweets and interviews online about a film that in all honesty I hadn’t heard of., It starred people that I wasn’t familiar with and was written, directed and made by names I wasn’t familiar with. That should reflect anything on the people I speak of. It was more the fact…
Im guessing many years ago, actors (and other filmcrew) had showreels done on VHS, perhaps before then they were done in Super 8 or some format. Nowadays its all online which makes it far easier to send showreels around and attract new projects to their front door. Lately I have found myself browsing the internet…
WHITE SETTLERS pitches the modern urbanites’ dream – starting a simple life in the country – against the possibility of a very different, horrific reality… It’s Ed and Sarah’s first night in their new home, an isolated farmhouse on the Scottish borders. But as darkness falls, Sarah suspects they’re not alone, Ed goes to investigate…
After the success of football terrace gangster flick THE RISE AND FALL OF A WHITE COLLAR HOOLIGAN, Writer/Director Paul Tanter (The Fall of The Essex Boys, Jack Falls,He Who Dares) is back on our screens with the DVD release of the sequel WHITE COLLAR HOOLIGAN 2: ENGLAND AWAY, out on 20 May 2013. Also released on…
The Ford Brothers, the British director, writer and producer team behind the acclaimed African-set zombie road movie ‘The Dead’, are in post-production with THE DEAD 2: INDIA – the first-ever International production of a zombie film shot in India. “We have upped our game immensely in scale and adrenaline fuelled action sequences with some terrifying situations in locations never…
As 2013 carries on at a speedy rate, there is no slowing down for wonderful films from the UK. You will have seen me typing about many of them and that shows no sign of changing. The latest film that has shown up on my radar is being released on limited cinema screens on May…
One of the three films that caused me to begin talking more about British movies than I previously had been was Rise & Fall Of A White Collar Hooligan. A film that I took from a recommendation from that movie I discovered a heap of talent that I have kept an eye on ever since. I…
Britain do several things wonderfully. One of those things is television drama and one of the most recent shows I watched was The Fades. Not heard of it? Doesnt surprise me as it was underadvertised. At least I dont recall seeing too much about it when it aired in 2011. Thankfully its out on DVD…
Many years ago. I saw a wonderful film called “Whistle Down The Wind”. Made in 1961, I first saw this film in the late 1980s on a TV broadcast Telling the story of an escaped convict, found in a barn by children who mistake the runaway (played by Alan Bates) for Jesus. Lovely film, happy…
On the eve of the UK TV premiere of THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS on Horror Channel, Sean Hogan talks about the future of the horror film industry, the importance of a good script and his forthcoming doc on the UK comic 2000AD. THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS is broadcast on Sat May 11, 22:55 on The Horror Channel.…
“The Harryhausen family regret to announce the death of Ray Harryhausen, Ray was a pioneer and groundbreaker in the world of movie visual effects Ray was a multi-award winner (including a special Oscar and BAFTA award. What can we say about his work. I first became aware of the man with films like…
Now it is 184 films that I own on original DVD. All UK made films and out of that amount there are perhaps 16 or so that I havent seen. The latest additions to my collection are as follows. Local Hero (1983) Directed by Bill Forsyth. This is the only film EVER to make me…
I am so hard to please when it comes to foreign language films. Years ago, I was terrible and wouldnt even bother with a film that wasnt in English/American but with an afternoon spent watching some amazing films such as The Bicycle Thief and Bullet In The Head, I quickly realised that just because a film…
As I currently finish off reading Total Recall:The Autobiography of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Annette has started what I think is the eleventh book of 2013 (I am on my third) So which book has Annette opted for? Well its this one Because Annette is only seven or eight chapters into the story. It is too early…
One of the brilliant things about living in this day and age is the social media side of things. Yes it has its bad points like rumours, trolls who hide behind keyboards and slander people but there are far more positives (in my opinion) than negatives. I often speak or write about what it was…
As much as I would love to make a living from doing what I do here. I dont. As much as I would love to see every single film that comes out, I just haven’t gotten that much up to speed yet (either time wise or financial wise). So when someone offers to review a film for…
I got up at 8am today and decided to try and fit in a couple of films before I start work at 2pm-10pm. Browsing through the selection on Lovefilm (through my Xbox) I was a little overwhelmed at the amount of films on there and just couldn’t decide on anything to view. I started something called Room…
Today, I managed to check out the latest film by Tom Cruise and the second film by Director Joseph ‘Tron Legacy’ Kosinski. Can I get it out the way that I was a huge fan of the work done in Tron:Legacy and I also remember seeing Tron on the big screen in 1982. I know…
KING OF THE TRAVELLERS Released on DVD & Blu Ray this week. Directed by Mark O’Connor Starring Michael Collins, Thomas Collins, John Connors, Peter Coonan and Packy Lee King of the Travellers is a contemporary drama grounded in the traditions of the Irish traveller community and driven by emotive Shakespearean themes of love, betrayal, friendship…
I have around 1000 films on DVD. Included in that are 160 something British Made films. I decided tonight to count up the films that start a very cool guy called Nick Nevern http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2339680/?ref_=sr_1 Turns out I have 11 DVDs that have roles with Nick in. They are as follows. The Fall Of The…
Richard Griffiths, whilst best known for his role as Harry Potters Uncle Vernon has died. He was 65. For me though Richard was best known as ‘Monty’ in the British Classis/Cult film ‘Withnail & I. Of course TV fans will be most familiar with his role in the 90s TV show ‘Pie In The Sky’…
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