An Update from Filmmaker Greg Hall ( @DirGregHall )


Here is the latest update from BrokeButMaking Films and Writer/Director Greg Hall. Many thanks for the information. Firstly (or afterwards, up to you)  Greg would love you to check out his brand spanking NEW website HERE Among its content, youll see that if features his new Showreel and all of Greg Halls career to date. Thast…

THE NIGHTMARES OF CARLOS FUENTES starring Nabil Elouhabi


Nabil Elouahabi & Nick of Time Productions Ltd present THE NIGHTMARES OF CARLOS FUENTES by Rashid Razaq, Based on a short story by Hassan Blasim Wednesday 23rd July 2014 – Saturday 16th August 2014 A black comedy – an Iraqi refugee comes to London in search of his dream… Salim, an Iraqi refugee, takes on…

The White Collar Hooligan is back. Part 3


One of the UK’s most succesful independent film franchises comes to a conclusion with “White Collar Hooligan 3: Revenge in Rio”. Following on from “The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan” and “White Collar Hooligan 2: England Away, the trilogy concludes as Mike and Eddie manage to track down the villain responsible for…

Clive Owen & Mila Kunis star in Guillame Canet’s BLOOD TIES


CLIVE OWEN – MILA KUNIS BILLY CRUDUP – MARION COTILLARD BLOOD TIES GUILLAUME CANET’S (Little White Lies, Tell No One) ENGLISH LANGUAGE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT IN CINEMAS & available on DIGITIAL DOWNLOAD and PREMIUM ON-DEMAND FRIDAY AUGUST 15TH   Lionsgate UK are pleased to confirm the combined UK theatrical, digital download and on-demand release of GuillameCanet’s English language directorial…

Looters, Tooters and the Press


With only a matter of weeks until UK thriller Looters, Tooters and Sawn off Shooters hits DVD, it was fantastic to see one of the cast Dean Maskell sharing a couple of photos from a Romford newspaper this morning.   Ive been looking forward to watching this film for well over a year as I…

Controversial Films :David Cronenbergs Crash (1996)


In the run up to the DVD release of Jake West’s documentary Video Nasties:Draconian Days, I have not only met with the man himself to record a wonderful (if I say so myself) interview/conversation, but have also been watching films that caused some chaos in the UK. Whilst we all generally know the term video…

Has Clerks 3 stumbled?


Awful news to wake up to. Okay its hardly world ending but for film fans and fans of Kevin Smith (me on both counts) It being reported that for now  Kevin Smith’s plans for “Clerks 3,” have hit a major speedbump or has it? Kevin Smith told Screen Daily that The Weinstein Company, who own…

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place : August release.


‘We Gotta Get Out of This Place is ‘Brothers Zeke and Simon Hawkins pay homage to pulp crime novelist Jim Thompson in their gritty debut feature…. lean, mean and highly watchable – a genre exercise that introduces a promising directing team’ THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER   ‘Beautifully shot, well acted and suspenseful’ **** THE LIST  …

Day of the Flowers: Home release July 21st


DAY OF THE FLOWERS    **** “A heart-warming, funny, emotional story about family, travel and breaking out of your comfort zone.”   COSMOPOLITAN Starring Eva Birthistle, Charity Wakefield and Carlos Acosta   Two young, strong-willed Scottish sisters, one a left-wing activist, the other a born-to-shop fashionista, take their late father’s ashes to Cuba, the site of…

When days were Draconian


More times than anything else, I will watch a documentary because I want to learn about a subject I dont know much about. For me its a way to learn an overview of a subject over a couple of hours rather than days or weeks reading a book on the same subject. However last week…

Trailer Park for July


Thought I would share some of the films coming out in July (and very early August) Not just on the big screen but also on the small screen in your house. I will keep this article updated as I come across more trailers for you but for now here are some of the highlights that…

Braquo released as a DVD Box Set on Monday 21st July 2014


  Following its acclaimed run on the FOX channel, Arrow Films’ Noir Label is pleased to announce that the long awaited third season of French cop-thriller BRAQUO will be released as a DVD Box Set on Monday 21st July 2014. Since the first two seasons were shown here in 2012, fans have been left guessing as to what creator Olivier Marchal, himself a…

Clive Barkers Nightbreed: Cabal Cut updates


In collaboration with Morgan Creek Productions and Clive Barker’s Seraphim, Inc. the long-awaited NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT is scheduled for a release of October 28th and will be available in two retail versions:   A 5,000 Unit Limited-Edition 3-Disc Blu-ray set   and a Special Edition DVD & Blu-ray Combo.  In 1990, the film was…

Murdered By My Boyfriend. BBC3 True Drama.


Its pretty easy to review most films. Transformers 4 for example. Liked it, didnt like it etc etc, films too long, and so on. However sometimes youll watch a film (or in this case a TV drama) that is not easy to review because there are words you cant use in your comments about it.…

Stuntman Terry Richards Dies at 81


He fought Indiana Jones, he battled with four James Bonds. He battled John Rambo and even Luke Skywalker. Now sadly he has gone. Stuntman Terry Richards has died at the age of 81 years young. “He fought Indiana Jones, James Bond, Luke Skywalker and Rambo – there’s not many people who can say that,” his…

Josef Altin’s Top 3 UK Films


Following on from another Top 3 films article  that I posted yesterday, I pondered who to select for the next article.  Of course the title of this gives it away, so no point in trying to surprise you is there. Yes its Josef Altin I asked Josef, the exact same question that I asked everyone who…

Interview with Matthew Kane: Broadcaster


Interview with Matthew Kane Broadcaster,Film Fan, Video Gamer player, A very talented guy. Stuart: I first met Matthew Kane when I began podcasting. He was connected with a podcasting network and to be honest I wasn’t even aware what a podcasting network was or how it could assist me in what I needed to do. I have kept…

Scintilla ft @thecraigconway


SCINTILLA (alternate title The Hybrid) is a science fiction thriller set deep underground in the wilds of a former Soviet state, where strange genetic experiments are taking place. JOHN LYNCH (Black Death, In The Name of The Father, BBC’s The Fall,) a war weary mercenary, is hired to lead MORJANA ALAOUI (Martyrs), a company scientist,…

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Lets hear from some of the cast about Witch


Here are the first of many cast interviews from the film ‘Witch’, an indie film currently shooting and a film that I have been keeping an eye on for a year or thereabouts. Written and Directed by Trevor Hayward, Witch is pretty much clouded in mystery which for me makes it a lot of fun to…

The Hooligan Factory plus extra Melts!!!!


Don’t be a psy (nice little in joke there for fans of UK films) . The nationwide Premiere gala screenings of The Hooligan Factory is for ONE NIGHT ONLY (June 9 2014), so book it now!   Not only will you get to see easily one of the funniest films of the year, and probably…

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Top Dog thoughts.


When I first heard that Actor Leo Gregory was reuniting with Author Dougie Brimson on a project, I got nice and excited. When I found out that not only was Leo taking the centre stage role but joining him on the cast list was one of my favourite actresses Lorraine Stanley, I began counting down…

The Shield’ Actor Arrested in Shooting Death of His Wife


Its being reported on Variety, that Michael Jace, who appeared in the FX cop drama “The Shield,” has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of murder following the shooting death of his wife. Michael Jace was detained by the LAPD at the couple’s home on Monday night after his wife, April, was found dead of gunshot wounds.…

We Are The Best July 28 2014


  METRODOME ANNOUNCES 28th JULY HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE DATE FOR WE ARE THE BEST!   ‘The most honest film about being young and in love with music ever made……this is a riot’ THE SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE   ‘A coming of age masterpiece which recalls the perceptive comedy of Shane Meadow’s A Room For Romeo Brass and…

The Hooligan Factory NEW TRAILER


I saw the green band trailer and it made me howl with laughter. One of the few trailers that I ave watched more than once in the same day. Now check out the latest trailer, more swearing, some boobs, and a hell of a lot more insanity in The Hooligan Factory Red Band Trailer. I…

The Godfather’ Cinematographer Gordon Willis Dies. Aged82


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 …

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Billboard Music Awards: Full Winners List


Whilst my music tastes are stuck in the world of mostly film scores and albums I have had for years. I know Im in the minority.  Last night the 2014 Billboard Music Awards were held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The event did look spectacular but sadly my invite must have been lost…

Documented : A short film by Nick Trenchard


As I often mention, I dont watch as many short films as I should. I am getting better at that but still nowhere near up to speed. One of the ones I recently checked out was this one. Documented, by Nick Trenchard. I got in touch with Nick and asked him a little bit more…

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Orphan Black star Dylan Bruce to attend London Comic Con


Orphan Black star Dylan Bruce is to be a special guest at this month’s MCM London Comic Con, the show organisers have announced.  The critically acclaimed, award winning sci-fi thriller sees Tatiana Maslany (Parks And Recreation) play Sarah Manning and her clone sisters, on the run from sinister biotech corporations, religious cults and the police. Dylan…

The Hooligan Factory trailer.


  Ive watched this trailer loads of times now and it always cracks me up. 2 mins and 21 seconds and itll cheer you up. I promise. Have a look and see what you think? But more than that. Leave a comment on this blog article so I can track your thoughts. The cast is…

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Deth Enemy & Tom E Morrison


Just over a year ago, Annette and I took a trip over to Liverpool. We had been invited to a press evening for the stage show ‘Hope’ that had been put on by Scot Williams.  Just to give you some back story. That previous year, I started producing/hosting/writing etc etc, The British Movie Show, an…

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The Derby Film Festival.


Today I had a set timetable, check emails, look at Twitter, write some articles for Flixal and so on. But I received an email this morning and snapped up the chance to have a chat with Peter and Adam, two of the powers that be (overlords you might say) of The Derby Film Festival which…

Who is Lorraine Stanley?


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…

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‘Charlie’ Starring @LukeGoss


Today I decided to rewatch the 2004 film ‘Charlie’. Written and Directed by Malcolm Needs, ‘Charlie’ is based on the real life Charlie Richardson. In the 1960s , London was unofficially ruled by two families, North of the River were the Krays (Ronnie and Reg) ,and to the South, the Richardson family. In this film Luke…

The Snare starring @EaoifaForward


Three students decided to head to the seafront for a drunken weekend. But soon find themselves imprisoned on the top floor of their holiday apartment By a malevolent paranormal force. This is the premise for The Snare. Starring Eaoifia Forward. Dan Paton Rachel Warren and Renate Morley Written and Directed by Christopher Anthony Cooper, the film is due…