Screenwriter and producer Theodore’ Ted’ Logan III speaks about TRI, which screens at this week’s Boston International Film Festival. Is this your first screenplay? I have written a number of stories and treatments, but this is my first full screenplay. As such, I felt it was important to work with more experienced writers to get…
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…
A companion piece to the very topical, award-winning triumph The Big Short ( though, as opposed to it, this is seen through the eyes of ‘the people’) California Winter– available now from Indie Rights – and tells of an ambitious young real estate agent who must fight to save her integrity and her father’s home from…
The Hunt is On with The Horde this May The Horde, hits on Demand in the US and Canada from May 6th 2016 from Gravitas Ventures. . A 313 Films and Razors Edge Productions feature, this action-horror film stars Paul Logan (Mega Piranha), Costas Mandylor (Saw IV), Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects), Vernon Wells (The…
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…
1959: A helpless British astronaut(played by Edmund Kingsley) is suffering from Hypoxia and is locked in a dysfunctional Cold War space Capsule orbiting planet earth. With limited contact with his own team, the deeply suspicious Russians and Americans attempt to intervene…Can he get home? Who will help him? Will he make the right choice?…
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…
“DECAY is an amazing piece of filmmaking” – Aint it Cool News Written and Directed by Joseph Wartnerchaney The “meticulous and engrossing” (Aint it Cool News) Decay hits theatres and On Demand April 8 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Featuring a “mesmerizing” performance by Rob Zabrecky, writer-director Joseph Wartnerchaney’s vividly nightmarish pic focuses on a middle-aged grounds keeper…
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…
Arrow Video is thrilled to announce the release of Toshio Masuda’s Outlaw: Gangster VIP, a gritty yakuza yarn based on the writings of real life ex-gangster Goro Fujita. Packed with a wealth of bonus content, this exclusive box-set, limited to only 3,000 copies, will be released on 18th April 2016. In 1968, acclaimed director Toshio…
Spooky suspense and high death count as a demon curse hits small town… THE CURSED, a supernatural thriller Starring Costas Mandylor (Saw IV, V, VI), Louis Mandylor (Daylight’s End), and Brad Thornton (Kickboxer 4), Available to download in the UK on Google Play, iTunes and Blinkbox from April 11, 2016 £4.49 HD £3.49 SD VOD…
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)…
A companion piece to topical, award-winning triumph The Big Short ( though, as opposed to it, this is seen through the eyes of ‘the people’) California Winter– available this month On Demand from Indie Rights – tells of an ambitious young real estate agent who must fight to save her integrity and her father’s home…
Arrow Video are thrilled to announce the release of Luciano Ercoli’s Italian horror classics Death Walks on High Heels and Death Walks at Midnight which premiere on Blu-ray in this beautifully restored, limited edition collection. Emerging at the peak of the giallo boom of the early ’70s, Luciano Ercoli’s Death Walks films are two superlative…
‘KILLER RACK’ JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER Killer Rack, the horror comedy currently screening to acclaim at film festivals around the world, is joining The Lynn Sage Foundation to battle breast cancer. Stickers bearing the teaser art for Killer Rack designed by Toronto artist Kelly Forbes are now available for purchase for $3.00, with…
The Best Brothers on Film The complexities of relationships between siblings is an endlessly fascinating topic for a film-maker to explore, and over the years cinema has given us countless portrayals of brother and sisters (whether completely fictional or based in fact) to mull over. To celebrate the release of crime drama Fall of the…
The Royals continue to reign after a scandalous first season. After the tragic murder of King Simon (Vincent Regan – TV’s Atlantis) by an unknown assailant, Cyrus (Jake Maskall – TV’s Eastenders), Simon’s arrogant brother, has taken the throne with the help of Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley). Prince Liam (William Moseley – The Chronicles of…
In a two-year deal with Vue Entertainment, the festival has the option to return to the Vue Leicester Square in 2017, following maintenance to the venue. FrightFest co-director Ian Rattray said today: “After much consideration, and in consultation with the Vue Management, we decided the 12-auditoria establishment in Shepherd’s Bush would not only fit our…
DRAGON BLADE On Blu-ray and DVD from March 14th, 2016 The living martial arts legend that is Jackie Chan makes his long awaited return to action when DRAGON BLADE arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from March 14th, 2016, courtesy of Signature Entertainment. Two thousand years ago, a mysterious legion of extremely fearsome warriors galloped…
Suffragette is out now on DVD and Digital. If I ever manage to invent a time machine. Im headed back to 1912 to slap some people silly! Today I sat down and watched Suffragette, the 2015 film directed by Sarah Gavron, written by Abi Morgan and lived by women in the early 20th century. Whilst…
Over the years I have set myself many challenges. Never really sure why, but I guess why not. There was the time I wanted to see how long I could stay awake. I managed to get half way through the third day. There was also the time I wanted to see how long I could…
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,…
The Golden Globe® and Primetime Emmy®-nominated comedy series Grace and Frankie: Season One, starring JANE FONDA, LILY TOMLIN, MARTIN SHEEN and SAM WATERSTON, is out to own on DVD and Download from the 18th April. From MARTA KAUFFMAN, the co-creator of Friends, Grace and Frankie is a hysterical, not-to-be-missed US series that follows two frenemies…
INTERNATIONAL CULT SOCIETIES THE LAST WITCH HUNTER is the intense, action-packed sci-fi adventure starring Vin Diesel, Michael Caine, Elijah Wood and Rose Leslie, from the visionary Director Breck Eisner and the producers of 300, Riddick and the Fast & Furious franchise. Hundreds of years ago, the mighty warrior Kaulder (Diesel) vanquished the all-powerful Witch Queen,…
MICHAEL CAINE: THE ULTIMATE KEEPER THE LAST WITCH HUNTER is the intense, action-packed sci-fi adventure starring Vin Diesel, Michael Caine, Elijah Wood and Rose Lesley, from the visionary Director Breck Eisner and the producers of 300, Riddick and the Fast & Furious franchise. Hundreds of years ago, the mighty warrior Kaulder (Diesel) vanquished the all-powerful…
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…
Horror Channel presents a ‘Laugh or Die’ Season this March, with a collection of extremely bloody and funny films spearheaded by the UK TV premiere of Jon Wright’s GRABBERS, a ‘Father Ted’ vs. ALIENS monster romp from Ireland and the network premiere of Jake West’s gore-ridden, exuberant zomcom DOGHOUSE, starring Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke &…
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…
I’m always a fan of podcasting with people that are involved in the making of the films I watch. Even though I have recorded/edited/hosted etc over 310 episodes in the years I have been at this, I never tire of the excitement of spending some time chatting with actors, producers, editors, writers and anyone else…
On the eve of THE SEASONING HOUSE receiving its Network Premiere on HORROR CHANNEL, director Paul Hyett talks about the difficulty of casting the lead role, the virtues of listening and the proudest moment of his career (so far!) Did you know from a young age that you wanted to work in movies? Yeah,…
‘Sweeney Todd’ style thriller K-Shop set in a British kebab shop unleashed its first red band trailer this week.The feature film, written and directed by Dan Pringle features a wonderful cast including Scot Williams (Redirected, Hard Boiled Sweets), Lucinda Rhodes Flaherty (Serial Kaller, Death Walks), Ewan MacIntosh (The Lobster, The Office) and many more and…
When five friends head off into a forest for a day of drinking and escapism, you just know by the title Twisted Part 1 that things arent going to be a brilliant day out for the group. Twisted Part 1 was first hatched in 2010 with the script and has finally seen the light of day…
The Stagg Do is a film directed by James DeMarco and written by James DeMarco and Martin Paterson and is bonkers. But its bonkers in a fun great way. I was swapping tweets with some of the crew and a comment that cropped up a couple of times was ‘Its not a film for everyone’.…
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