Lauded by Mark Kermode as a “brilliantly intelligent thriller” and one of his top 10 films of the decade, Iranian director Babak Anvari’s Sundance 2016 hit Under the Shadow is loved by audiences and critics alike, and was the UK’s Foreign Language submission to the Academy Awards. Part ghost story, part social thriller with cutting political commentary, the film is already…
LITTLE MONSTERS follows Dave (Alexander England ALIEN: COVENANT), as a recently dumped washed-up musician who volunteers to chaperone his nephew’s kindergarten class field trip after taking a serious liking to the fearless schoolteacher, Miss Caroline (Lupita Nyong’o US). Dave’s intentions are complicated by the presence of the world’s most famous kids’ show personality and competition…
Available to Download & Keep, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD Hailed as “a turbo-charged rock fantasia that pushes hard against the boundaries of the medium” (Phil de Semlyen, TIME OUT) and “An incredible feast for the eyes” (Halina Watts, THE MIRROR), ROCKETMAN is available to Download & Keep and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray,…
Wicket the Ewok (played by Warwick Davis ) and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.. In this 1984 television spin off from Return Of The Jedi, the budgets are lower and story doesnt really involve the Empire and new characters are introduced…
It feels strange to know that I may have seen the final Star Wars film to feature a Skywalker family member. (you never know, they might continue it) I was there in 1977 (aged 6 years old, but I dont really recall the film, but do know I was there) and I was there in…
The first trailer for Barry Jay’s Killer Therapy has been released. The follow-up to Jay’s well-received Ashes (released in July), Killer Therapy stars Return of the Living Dead alum Thom Mathews, along with PJ Soles (Halloween), Adrienne King (Friday the 13th), Daeg Faerch (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Michael Qeliqi, Elizabeth Keener and Ivy George. Brian is a disturbed child with sociopathic tendencies dealing…
PATCHWORK finally gets its UK TV premiere on Horror Channel. Excited or what? Relieved actually. It’s been a long time coming. The third screening of the film ever happened at FrightFest in Glasgow and since then I’ve had people asking me when it was going to come out. The UK genre fans are among the…
Above The Stag have announced that they will be bringing Jake Brunger’s witty and comic play, FOUR PLAY to Vauxhall this coming January. A darkly comic looks at sex and commitment in the 21st century, Four Play will run in Above The Stag theatre’s newly refurbished studio from 15th January until 22nd February 2020. Exploring the muddy dynamics of faithfulness…
Mike Ferguson (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”) and Jasper Cole (“American Horror Story”) have been cast in Dustin Ferguson’s “Hell of the Screaming Undead”. It’s the Summer of 1988 and a powerful, unknown virus from New Guinea hits the streets of Los Angeles, turning everyday citizens into flesh hungry, screaming corpses! A tough-as-nails ex-Con “Buzz” (Mike Ferguson)…
When jaded New Yorker (Catriona MacColl) inherits a New Orleans hotel, she calls on composed local doctor (David Warbeck) to contain the inexplicable and increasingly gory accidents that are plaguing the building and its grounds. But soon the Gates of Hell themselves open under the hotel, rendering their fight futile as the dead emerge to…
The Prophecy says that on January 14, 2020 Michael Madsen and Nicola Posener will see Angels Fallen. After the tragic loss of his wife battling the forces of darkness, Gabriel (Houston Rhines, Criminal Minds) is persuaded to rejoin his former team of demon hunters traveling from relatively obscurity in America to the deep unknown regions of Europe.…
The year is 1963 and Kellerman’s Resort is back for another summer of love. Kick off your vacation with some Cha Cha lessons or enjoy live music with an exotic cocktail in hand. The night is young and at Kellerman’s, your everyday life will be nothing but a distant memory. However, whispers are sweeping through…
Above The Stag is proud to announce a same-sex reimagining of Peter Quilter’s (writer of ‘End of the Rainbow adapted into the hit 2019 film ‘Judy’ starring Renée Zellweger) modern comedy about love, sex and relationships ‘The Morning After’, which will run in the venue’s main house from 22nd January – 1st March 2020 Premiering in 2012 at Arena…
The first time I saw the David Cronenbergs Rabid (1977) was perhaps the early to mid 80s, I saw it on VHS (thats an old plastic cassette to all you non physical media young un’s) I had seen Scanners (1981) a few years before and loved it so when I discovered that Mr Cronenberg had…
Not everything is as it seems in tense thriller Gold Digger – starring Primetime Emmy® winner Julia Ormond (Mad Men) – making her British television debut in a lead role – and Ben Barnes (Westworld, The Punisher). The story focuses on a wealthy woman who falls in love with a much younger man and the impact this…
For lovers of traditional 2D top down fantasy JRPG’s, independent games developer XNZONE will be releasing The Disguiser Of Fate on Steam on December 19. The Disguiser Of Fate is a 16-bit like role playing game starred by a black knight and a slave maid who embark themselves in a dangerous adventure with more than 20 monsters to fight against.…
New theatre company 45North, founded by award winning producer and director Jessica Rose McVay, has been launched to champion the work of emerging playwrights and theatre makers, and to present new writing to a variety of audiences. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before moving to the UK in 2016, company founder Jessica Rose McVay gives…
A frightening new horror experience for a new decade, Inner Ghosts from writer/director Paula Leite, on DVD and Digital January 2020. If ghosts can think and remember who they are, then the physical brain is not the only place where we store our inner selves. Helen is asked to train two young women into the art of…
Following the success of their Kickstarter campaign, independent games publisher Keybol Games and solo developer Drix Studios announce the release of Grand Guilds for Nintendo Switch and Steam in Q1 2020. Grand Guilds is a story driven, turn-based RPG with unique card combat mechanics. Travel through Irin, a continent on the brink of another war, and unveil a mystery that’s…
Climate change, migration, disability, homelessness and sexuality are just some of the subjects explored in The Uncertain Kingdom. The ground-breaking anthology of twenty short films from twenty directors offers a unique portrait of the nation today. The Uncertain Kingdom features an ensemble cast of actors including Alice Lowe (Sightseers, Prevenge), BAFTA nominated Mark Addy (The Full Monty, Game of Thrones), Steve Evets (Looking for…
Elegantly directed by Hollywood veteran Roy William Neill (best known for his 11 Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone), Black Angel is an underappreciated film noir treasure, adapted from a novel by the acclaimed crime writer Cornell Woolrich (Phantom Lady). When the beautiful singer Mavis Marlowe (Constance Dowling) is slain in her chic apartment, the…
Following the recent release of a new trailer and poster, it has now been announced that The Special will starts its festival run as an official selection for SF Indie Fest where it will have its exclusive World Premiere. The Special is the latest film from director Harrison Smith (Death House, Camp Dread), which has continued to gain interest due to its controversial themes…
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil— which soared to No. 1 worldwide on opening weekend and earned a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes — releases on Digital in HD and 4K Ultra HDTM on Feb 10, and physically on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM and DVD on Feb 17, 2020. The thrilling sequel to 2014’s Maleficent, starring…
This impressive, big budget French production, with director Antonin Baudry helming his first feature, plunges the viewer deep into the highly-charged underwater world of the submarine crew, combining the claustrophobic atmosphere of Das Boot with the nerve-shredding action sequences of The Hunt For Red October. Lead actors Francois Civil (As Above, So Below), Omar Sy…
Two couples, each working through relationship issues, rent a gorgeous house in the desert for a sex and drug-fuelled escape from reality. Sarah (Angela Trimbur) and Estelle (Janel Parrish) are long-time best friends looking forward to reconnecting after a period apart; their boyfriends, however, are immediately wary of one another. As tensions escalate over the…
Donna McRae’s critically acclaimed Lost Gully Road to haunt US audiences this December. Available on DVD and Digital December 3 from Wild Eye Releasing, the “gothic-tinged Aussie ghost story” (Filmink) stars Adele Perovic (The Code), Jane Clifton (Beast), and John Brumpton (The Loved Ones), with a mesmerising musical score by Clare Moore and Dave Graney. Lost Gully…
From director Stephen Gallacher, and in the tradition of Hard Target and The Most Dangerous Game, comes the nail-biting crime thriller Nothing Man. Available January 14 2020 on DVD and Digital, the film stars Daniel Hall as Noam, a frightened amnesiac who has taken himself away from society, living life as a homeless man. When his only friend…
In the tradition of Best in Show and A Mighty Wind, and inspired by today’s obsession with reality TV and social media stars, writer-director Steven Jay Bernheim’s clever mockumentary fixes on a Paris Hilton-esque heiress named “London” (newcomer Julia Faye West) who is struggling to regain fame after being pushed out of the limelight by three Kardashian-type sisters…
Filmmaker Asif Kapadia scores yet another goal in my eyes with his latest feature documentary focusing on footballing legend Diego Maradona. Brilliantly constructed from hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage, the 2 hour documentary centres on the years that Diego played for Naples but also takes us on a journey through Diegos early years and…
We now live in a day and age where we can watch some of the worlds best actors, appear in a film made by one of the worlds best directors on our home screen. Mindblowing. I woke up this morning, had some breakfast, a cup of tea and then figured. You know what. Im going…
2020 sees Grimmfest reaching the dirty dozen: Twelve years at the cutting edge of genre film. And to celebrate, next year’s festival will be bigger, bolder, and bloodier than ever – running from the evening of Wed 7th Oct through to the evening of Sunday 11th Oct at Odeon Great Northern in Manchester UK. Hell…
Arrives on DVD & digital 6 January 2020 ‘Tense, gripping stuff with a neat allegorical twist’ Times Saturday Review ‘Gripping thriller’ The Sun What would you do if you only had 8 Days left to live? A meteorite is on a collision course with Earth. The chances to survive in Central Europe: Zero. This colossally ambitious German…
Considered unfilmable for decades, Hunter S. Thompson’s literary landmark of psychedelic excess finally met its cinematic match in anarchic visionary director Terry Gilliam (Twelve Monkeys) and two no-holds-barred star performances by Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. Raoul Duke (Depp) and his volatile Samoan attorney Dr. Gonzo (del Toro) are en route to Las Vegas, ostensibly on a banal journalistic assignment,…
The ultimate ending to the legendary Rambo franchise, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD arrives on Home Entertainment this January on Digital Download, DVD, Blu-ray™ and 4K UHD. Almost four decades after he drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo. Now, Rambo must confront his past and unearth…
Screen icon Lily Tomlin features alongside an electric ensemble, including Hunter G. Williams, Edin Gali, Tessa Farrell, Lily Tomlin, Kristen Carpenter and Devon Ogden in The Madness Within, available December 6 from Midnight Releasing. Russ Washington is a successful businessman on top of the world. But when addiction, secrets, and faulty relationships send him spiraling down the…
Catherine the Great is the epic, romantic and stunning masterpiece series following the power, politics, and passions of the legendary monarch, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms. Oscar winner Dame Helen Mirren (The Queen) stars as one of the greatest rulers in history, the legendary mother of the Russian Empire, Catherine the Great. This…
Introducing She Sees Red – a gritty, interactive movie that will be hitting Android and iOS soon after Thanksgiving – Wednesday, December 4. If you were a teenager in the ‘90s, you probably remember the promise – and ultimate failure – of FMV games. They looked grainy, offered zero meaningful choices, and often forced us to stare at…
Billy Zane (Titanic, Tombstone), Randy Couture (The Expendables franchise), Danny Trejo (Heat, Machete) and James Russo (Donnie Brasco, Django Unchained) have come onboard Legion XIII’s indie action film The Protector. Written and directed by Justin Lee (Badland, Swell), The Protector focuses on Mickey Rome (Ed Morrone), an aging protection specialist who is ready to holster his guns…
Using a groundbreaking concept, Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil worked alongside director Jamie Adams to create Balance, Not Symmetry, a film and album of the same name, using both as inspiration for each other to create two wonderful works of art. Following its premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival, the film is out now on digital and DVD thanks to Pinpoint Films via…
This fascinating new film focuses on the thrilling journey of Quentin Tarantino’s first eight movies providing an insider look at the celebrated filmmaker’s work through interviews with his actors and industry experts with newly animated recreations of key events. Tarantino’s films inspire, provoke and challenge us individually and as a society to the utmost extremes,…
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