Siren :-noun GREEK MYTHOLOGY women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks. The indie film Deadly Waters takes us into a world where we can learn a little more about Sirens, what they do and who they are. But beware! Whilst investigating the disappearances of several people over a long period…
ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS In what would well be my favourite documentary of the year (closely followed by Star Wars Begins, A Fan Documentary). Electric Boogaloo:The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films took me back to my younger years. I loved Cannon films, as cheesy and crazy as some of…
When charismatic terrorist Adam Qasim (Elyes Gabel) escapes from MI5 custody during a high profile handover, the legendary Harry Pearce (Peter Firth), Head of Counter-terrorism, is blamed. Disgraced and forced to resign, no-one’s surprised when Harry disappears one night off a bridge into the Thames Kit Harington, Jennifer Ehle, Elyes Gabel, Peter Firth With MI5 on its…
Pernicious The new film from James Cullen Bressack June 19 in theatres and On Demand. Pernicious, starring Emmy-nominated Emily O’Brien (Young and the Restless), Ciara Hanna (Power Rangers) and Jackie Moore (100 Ghost Street), is “a carnival for the eyes” (Dread Central) and “sexy, bloody, and heinous” (Horror News). The movie tells of three young…
Kids animation DINO TIME comes to cinemas from 22nd May and DVD from 1st June, featuring the voices of Melanie Griffiths, Rob Schneider, William and Stephen Baldwin and Jane Lynch. Three kids find out that it really is a Jurassic world this summer as hilarious family animationDINO TIME roars into cinemas from May 22nd 2015…
Limb snapping his way into our film viewing habits back in 1988, Steven Seagal has never gone away. With over 40 acting roles since his debut in Nico (a.k.a. Above The Law) Steven Seagal has pretty much stuck to exactly the same formula for most if not all of his film projects. But that’s not…
A Talking Pony is such a lovely,innocent film. Making a change from gun battles,boss fights, car chases and violence. A Talking Pony harks back to films I used to watch in my very much younger days. The live action Disney-type films that could have a crazy premise like being able to hear ponies talk, but…
Arrow Video is excited to announce the Blu-ray world premiere release of Yasuharu Hasebe’sRetaliation starring Jo Shishido (Branded to Kill). This gritty and cynical Japanese thriller will be released in both the UK and US from 11th/12th May 2015. Hasebe and Shishido are here on the upswing from their earlier collaboration on the cool monochrome…
September 2015. Legend hits UK cinema screens with not one Tom Hardy, but two Tom Hardys. Tom Hardy stars as Ron & Reg Kray Identical twin gangsters who terrorized the criminal world during the 1950s and 1960s in London. Directed by Brian Helgeland. The cast also features Christopher Eccleston, Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Taron Egerton, Lorraine…
“A seductive take on Paganini as a rock star” LA TIMES “Beautiful and thoughtful” ROGEREBERT.COM DIRECTED BY BERNARD ROSE (CANDYMAN, IMMORTAL BELOVED, MR NICE) STARRING VIOLIN SUPERSTAR DAVID GARRETT, JARED HARRIS (MAD MEN, SHERLOCK HOLMES: GAME OF SHADOWS), JOELY RICHARDSON (THE TUDORS, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO) & CHRISTIAN MCKAY (THE THEORY…
THE DEATH OF “SUPERMAN LIVES”; WHAT HAPPENED? Easily one of my most ainticipated documenteries of recent years, I first heard of this on a movie podcast and have followed Jon Schnepps updates, eagerly looking forward to the day when I see just what happened to Superman Lives. The Death of Superman Lives; What Happened? delves…
The 12th London Independent Film Festival announced its 2015 awards, concluding an 11-day festival which showcased the best of low-budget filmmaking from the UK and abroad. Director Alexander Thomas took the UK Short Film Prize at LIFF for his film BEVERLEY, produced by Cass Pennant for Urban Edge Films. The film explores British identity through…
The first ever feature-length horror film to be shot entirely on an iPhone when HOOKED UP arrives on DVD from today (April 27th, 2015), courtesy of Signature Entertainment. Following in the dark and twisted footsteps of found-footage classics like Paranormal Activity, the horrors of HOOKED UP are delivered through the iPhones ofTonio (Jonah Ehrenreich) and Peter (Stephen…
“White Dreams” is still on course to hit its new release date in July 2015. (It was earlier planned for a June release) An earlier teaser trailer was released and can be found HERE. However the crew behind the psychological thriller have dropped another teaser trailer for us all to see. White Dreams centres around Jason…
Its always great to hear when a filmmaker I am a fan of moves onto making another film and this article is such a pleasure to type, not only because Director Nirpal Bhogal is making another film but also because creative genuis Paul Hyett is also onboard. Shooting started last week on THEA, a new film…
The concept of dystopian worlds is one that has always been popular in cinema, but seems to have captured film-goers imagination more so than ever in recent years. With massive franchises taking on the subject matter, the notion of a future in which something is very, very wrong has transferred from cult sci-fi to the…
I first heard about Leviathan in 2014, I saw the hard work the crew were putting into their labour of love and now its complete and pretty soon, you can check out Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II which is a feature length documentary uncovering the history, making of and unknown details…
RELEASED ON BLU-RAY & DVD 4th MAY 2015 AVAILABLE IN A STEELBOOK OR AS A LIMITED EDITION BOX SET INCLUDING ‘MONA LISA’ AND AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC RE-RELEASED in cinemas 19th JUNE Arrow Video do it again, with yet another excellent release of an excellent film that I have seen many times. I recently watched…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has dropped its second trailer, seeing Harrison Ford back in the role of Han Solo. The teaser premiered at the Star Wars convention taking place in Anaheim this week, which Force Awakens director JJ Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy kicked off this morning with a special panel. Check out the…
A Mouse’s Tale Adventure and fun for your mouse-hold this May half term HOLIDAY Starring the vocal talents of Carey Elwes (The Princess Bride), Jon Heder(Napoleon Dynamite) and Tom Arnold, A MOUSE’S TALE is a magical animation little pests will love! In order to save their kingdom from evil rodents, Samantha and Sebastian are…
THE LOFT On digital platforms from June 8th, 2015 On DVD from June 15th, 2015 Misogyny comes home to roost for five high-flying Lotharios in THE LOFT, released on digital platforms from June 8th, 2015 and on DVD from June 15th 2015 courtesy of Signature Entertainment. Taking its cues from director Erik Van Looy’s own…
Pinocchio On DVD and digital platforms from May 25th, 2015 The enchanting fairytale of a lovable wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy finally comes to life on DVD and digital platforms from May 25th, 2015, courtesy of Signature Entertainment. The elderly puppet maker Geppetto (Mario Adorf – A Christmoose Carol, The Secret…
Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of Ted 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original adult-rated comedy of all time. Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow Ted writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as…
SUFFRAGETTE will open in UK cinemas on 30 October 2015, Pathé announced today. SUFFRAGETTE is the first feature film to tell the story of the ordinary British women at the turn of the last century who risked everything in the fight for equality and the right to vote. With the UK General Election taking place…
Demetrius Stear currently co-stars opposite Jamie Kennedy in the hit DVD release Buddy Hutchins. Here we grab a quick ‘chat’ with the amiable actor to talk about his journey, and how gratifying it is to see his years of hard work finally pay off. How did you get into this industry, Demetrius? I started out with a…
Slaughtered Lamb Productions has released the first trailer for the screwball horror comedyKiller Rack, directed by Gregory Lamberson (Slime City). The film stars newcomers Jessica Zwolak and screenwriter Paul McGinnis (both of whom appeared in Lamberson’s Dry Bonesand Gave Up The Ghost), as well as genre veterans Debbie Rochon, Michael Thurber, Lloyd Kaufman, Roy Frumkes…
Unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, The Tribe is an experience everyone should have in 2015’ Sam Ashurst, DAZED ‘Actions, emotions and desperate impulses speak far louder than words in The Tribe, a formally audacious coup de cinema that marks a stunning writing-directing debut’ VARIETY ‘I can’t stop thinking about it’ Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN…
July 17th sees the much talked about Marvel film Ant-Man hitting the big screen and today the trailer has been released for the world to see. With the departure of Edgar Wright early on, and director Peyton Reed taking over with a script by Adam McKay. All eyes will be on Ant Man this summer.…
LAST KNIGHTS Morgan Freeman Clive Owen FROM KAZUAKI KIRIYA, DIRECTOR OF CASSHERN Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption, Invictus) and Academy Award® nominee Clive Owen (Closer, Children of Men) star in Last Knights, the electrifying English language debut from Japanese auteurKazuaki Kiriya (Casshern, Goemon). In an age of honour and justice by the…
Hot new heist movie ELECTRIC SLIDE, starring Jim Sturgess, Isabel Lucas, Patricia Arquette, Constance Wu, Chloe Sevigny, Christopher Lambert and Will McCormack, is available ON DEMAND now! 1983 Los Angeles is full of beautiful girls, luxurious mansions, and glamorous parties. Eddie Dodson (Jim Sturgess), a hip and charismatic dealer of antique furniture for the rich…
Chris (played by Chris Bell) & Johnny (played by Alan Lund) two best friends who not only grew up together in London but also go through the Bosnian war, leave the army and become London gang bosses dealing in money, and violence. When tempers fracture, things go wrong and slide a divide between the two…
WILD AT HEART PARTNERS WITH LIONSGATE UK TO LAUNCH FILM INSPIRED BOUQUET To celebrate the release of A LITTLE CHAOS, in cinemas 17th April Lionsgate UK have partnered with the luxury florist Nikki Tibbles Wild at Heart to create a limited edition bouquet inspired by the floral tones of country gardens and woodlands. Following a…
Tracey Birdsall. Actress, producer, and model and actually a very talented writer. With her demanding acting commitments – and now producing obligations, too – the Malibu-based actress doesn’t get a lot of time to write, but when she does the result is usually special. Tick Tock, a self-penned short that won accolades and impressed festival committees a…
The Red Road is a brand new original series from the AMC stable who brought Breaking Bad, Mad Men and The Walking Dead. From the writer of Prisoners. ( Aaron Guzikowski) “Best new series” – Rolling Stone “Excellent” – New York Times “Well acted, well shot and intriguing series”– The Hollywood Reporter The Red Road is about two warring…
James Crow, a name that I was familiar with more as a writer than a director having seen his work on such films as Riot (a.k.a. GBH), He Who Dares, and most recently having seen the story he wrote for the extremly impressive Dominic Burns directed film ‘Allies’. So it was with interest last year…
Opening in the US in select theatres and on VOD April 10, Infernal is the latest in a long line of demonic kid’s movies – only difference? This one’s very good and not just trying to Xerox Richard Donner’s The Omen. Writer/director Bryan Coyne talks us through the process of writing such a terrifically frightening…
Since I started writing (or typing) articles, and also the wonderful world of podcasting. Out of the many things I enjoy about it all (and there are many) is when I encounter someone new, be it face to face, online or by email. I still find the world of FromPage2Screen verey surreal sometimes and a…
When the last will and testament of a recently deceased Mother is read. Her plans of the reconciliation between her husband and grown up son begins. This is the very basic premise of The Caravan, directed by Simon Powell and starring Mark Sheals as “Keith” (The Husband) and Darren Connolly as “James” (The Son) in…
Following up from the introductory article “What Is White Dreams” which you can find here, its time to re-enter the world of the James Hastings directed film by shining a spotlight on some of its cast members. White Dreams centres around Jason who lives alone and works as a chef in a cafe. For reasons unexplained…
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