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THE KILLING ZONE: British Indie Film Made In 1998 By Working-Class Filmmakers, Available To Watch For FREE On YouTube.

Before the advent of the internet, THE KILLING ZONE was made way back in 1998 by people who were not part of the British film industry, but with the desire to achieve the impossible, everyone told them they would fail. With a budget of only 14 thousand pounds, a limited supply of Super 16mm film and a two-week schedule, the members of the Seventh Twelve Collective achieved the impossible.The story of this working-class group has been ignored, but hopefully, through YouTube and the powe...

Film Trailer Drops For Fredi 'Kruga' Nwaka's British Comedy ON THE OTHER FOOT.

Outline: Billy (Tim Faraday) is constantly pushing his racist agenda, but when his daughter starts dating a Black man, it tips him over the edge. She convinces him to attend her boyfriend's African church, but when he wakes up the next morning he looks in the mirror and realises that he now appears Black… The film has a stellar cast, including Tim Faraday (‘Snatch’, ‘Legend’), Chidi Ajufo (‘The Gentleman’), Lee Charles (‘Gangs Of London’), Pippa Winslow (‘Torchwood’, �...

BritFlicks' Indie Film Trailers Top 10: INVASION PLANET EARTH Regains Top Spot As It Closes In On 2 Million Views.

October 2021 saw a total of 735,057 views on the BritFlicks YouTube Channel, with Simon Cox's sci-fi INVASION PLANET EARTH, regaining top spot as it closes in on to 2,000,000 views. Nick Nevers's British gangster film RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: ORIGINS retains 2nd place and passes the 100,000 views. If you would like BritFlicks to host your feature film trailer or to be considered for a set visit, Email us at contacts@britflicks.com. Please subscribe to the BritFlicks YouTube Channels,&n...

Film Trailer Drops For Philip Stevens' British Historical Drama LAPWING.

Bulldog Film Distribution announces that stunning debut feature, the dark, atmospheric period drama LAPWING, is set to be released on 26th November 2021.  Synopsis: A mute young woman, Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyon...

THE UNITED STATES OF HORROR: CHAPTER 1 - Premieres Exclusively On Vimeo On Demand This Halloween

Narrated by Hellraiser's Pinhead himself, Doug Bradley, the macabre collection is the first in a trilogy comprised of shorts from every single state in the USA. Volume 1 features films from Nevada, California, North Carolina, Florida, Conneticut, New Hampshire, Utah, Maine, Arkansas, Michigan, Washington, Pennsylvania and Missouri, with the remaining states completing volumes 2 and 3 in 2022. Each short film is from an upcoming and exciting new talent, with the collection carefully cur...

Pre-Production Underway For Hiroshi Katagiri’s Action Movie END OF LOYALTY, Starring Michael Pare & Vernon Wells.

Special effects master and cult director Hiroshi Katagiri has announced his next production, in prep now, will be an all-out Action film; titled END OF LOYALTY. Sales will be handled through Un'corked Entertainment, who board the production ahead of an LA based shoot in December. The film centres around two rival gangs with an escalating blood feud, and two brothers on opposite sides of the law trying to walk the line between peace and all out war. The cast includes Michael Sirow, Sho Ikushima, ...

Jane Foster Reviews Mike Leigh’s NAKED, Which Has Been Newly Remastered In 4K By The BFI National Archive.

Newly remastered, Mike Leigh’s NAKED, is a tour de force of acting from David Thewlis, still a bit of a newbie at the time. Set in the London of the early 1990’s, the character he plays, runs from Manchester to escape being beaten up or prosecuted, and arrives in London where his life slowly spirals even more out of control. The film won Mike Leigh the Cannes best director prize, and deservedly so, the direction is spot on. David Thewlis also won the best actor award. Worth a watch for anyon...

Jane Foster Reviews Will Sharpe's Vibrant & Imaginative THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN.

As vibrant, imaginative and original as the man himself was, THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN, tells the enchanting tale of one the England’s most endearing artists from the late 19th century, and also one of the best-known portrayers of cats anywhere, at any time. Many people recognize the famous, stylish, slightly potty, large eyed pictures of cats as ‘Louis Wain Cats,’ but not so much is known about his life, which was eccentric too. He had five sisters, and was part of what was the ne...

Bethan Waller Talks About Her Role In Leroy Kincaide's Exorcism Horror Movie, THE LAST RITE.

BritFlicksExtra welcomed British actress Bethan Waller to the Screen South studio in Folkestone, to talk with Shanaiya Pithiya, about her brilliant performance in Leroy Kincaide's exorcism horror movie, THE LAST RITE.  Here Bethan talks about how she prepped for the role and her favourite and most challenging scene. After celebrating it's World Premiere at FrightFest 2021, THE LAST RITE will be released in the U.S,  26.11.21 by Samuel Goldwyn Films....

Leroy Kincaide Talks About Making His Exorcism Horror Movie THE LAST RITE, Starring Bethan Waller.

BritFlicksExtra welcomed British film director Leroy Kincaide to the Screen South studio in Folkestone, to talk with Shanaiya Pithiya about his exorcism horror THE LAST RITE, starring Bethan Waller.  How do you make an exorcism horror? Leroy talks about his style of writing, directing and the techniques he uses to make his brilliantly crafted horror film that celebrated its World Premiere at FrightFest, and will be released in the U.S,  26.11.21 by Samuel Goldwyn Films....

Psychological Horror FATHER OF FLIES, To Celebrate Physical UK Premiere At Raindance Film Festival, 6th November 2021.

Directed by Brit, Ben Charles Edwards and shot in Suffern - upstate New York, FATHER OF FLIES stars Camilla Rutherford (Gosford Park, Phantom Thread), Sandra Andreis (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Davi Santos (Tell Me a Story), Page Ruth (Shameless), and Nicholas Tucci, the star of cult horror film ‘You’re Next’ who unfortunately has since passed away. This was one of the final films Nicholas had completed on....

Film Trailer Drops For Marcus Flemmings's Heist Movie, BLONDE. PURPLE.

London New Wave and 1091 Pictures have announced that their heist thriller BLONDE. PURPLE will be heading to Digital Download from 30th November.   Directed by Marcus Flemmings (Palindrome, Six Rounds), the film stars Julian Moore-Cook, Elle Bindman, Adam J Bernard and Jennifer Lee Moon....

Movie Trailer Drops For Peter Goddard's British Horror, HARVEST OF THE DEAD: HALLOWEEN NIGHT.

HARVEST OF THE DEAD: HALLOWEEN NIGHT will be released on Blu-ray this Halloween from Darkside Releasing Watch our exclusive HARVEST OF THE DEAD: HALLOWEEN NIGHT behind the scenes on BritFlicksExtra►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICnKi......

Film Trailer Drops For James Smith's Smartphone Shot SURVEILLED.

RAYA FILMS are thrilled to announce that their smartphone-shot thriller, SURVEILLED, has been selected as Feature Film Finalist at the SF3 Flickfest in Sydney, Australia. Shot just before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, SURVEILLED is a creepy horror/mystery that embraces the surge in demand for ‘smart horror’ films: less gore with more humour and story originality mixed with fascinatingly complex characters.“There’s already a great deal of interest in SURVEILLED due to its unique...

Kirsty Bell's A BIRD FLEW IN Officially Selected & Nominated for Best UK Film At Raindance Film Festival.

The emotional drama starring Derek Jacobi, Jeff Fahey, Sadie Frost and a host of British Talent will celebrate its UK Premiere at Raindance on 5th November 2021.Goldfinch Entertainment is delighted to share the poster and trailer for their latest film, A Bird Flew In. It has been Officially Selected for Raindance Film Festival and nominated for Best UK Feature and will have it's World Premiere at the Festival on November 5th at Curzon Soho. It is also in competition at t...

Film Trailer Drops For British Crypto Comedy DECRYPTED.

Get ready to go underground and delve deep into the world of cryptocurrency and unscrupulous government agencies in this provocative film from father and son writing/directing duo Mick Sands and Tom Sands and producer Phil Harris, the team that that brought us Rupert, Rupert & Rupert and The Holly Kane Experiment. When an extremely mismatched team of National Security Agency operatives take on a covert mission to kidnap the creator of Bitcoin – Satoshi Nakamoto – to extract, by any means nec...

Film Trailer Drops For Steph Du Melo's British Found Footage Horror AS A PRELUDE TO FEAR.

AS A PRELUDE TO FEAR is directed by Steph Du Melo and stars Francis Magee & Lara Lemon. Synopsis: When a young cellist called Eve Taylor gets kidnapped and imprisoned in a dungeon-like basement, Police Detective Barnbrooke believes it is the work of the notorious psychopath the media has named "The Pied Piper". But having failed to stop him in over fourteen years and with three other girls missing-presumed dead, Police Detective Barnbrooke knows all too well that if he can’t pin down his only ...

Film Trailer Drops For Antony Meadley's Domestic Abuse Thriller, TYPO.

Outline: Abbie (Melissa Hollett) is an aspiring writer who finds that her marriage is not the dream she expected after her husband (Guy Barnes) starts abusing her. As her life starts to spiral out of control, she needs to find a way out… but her plans have consequences that she couldn’t have imagined. Watch TYPO on Amazon...

Film Trailer Drops For Steph Du Melo's British Found Footage Horror C.A.M.

Synopsis: The films footage was found in 2013 and documents the start of a deadly new virus. When “Disease Control” are alerted that food at a local meat processing plant has been contaminated by a rare virus, trainee tactical police are sent in by the Cyber-tri-Tech Bio Company to evacuate the workers with a civilian camera crew to document the operation. They find the virus has infected the workers that are displaying extreme violent behaviour. When all is not what it appears and the infec...

Film Trailer Drops For Insane Clown Posse's THE UNITED STATES OF INSANITY.

THE UNITED STATES OF INSANITY, a documentary following the Insane Clown Posse’s Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, and their one million die-hard fans (called Juggalos) that were classified as a gang organization by the FBI. In the film, “The World’s Most Hated Band,” notorious rappers Insane Clown Posse, find themselves as unwitting warriors for the First Amendment after they take on the FBI following the classification of all one million of their fans as gang members. With t...

Trailer Drops For Berlin Golden Bear-Winner BAD LUCK BANGING or LOONY PORN Ahead Of UK Release.

LUCK BANGING or LOONY PORN won the prestigious Golden Bear at this year’s 71st Berlin International Film Festival and is the latest film from Romanian writer/director Radu Jude (The Happiest Girl in the World). Shot in Romania in 2020, it incorporates the ongoing pandemic into the storyline, with the cast wearing masks on screen throughout. Featuring an explicit opening sequence that clearly sets out the film’s themes from the start, BAD LUCK BANGING or LOONY PORN is a fearless and sometimes...

Trailer Drops For Australian Revenge Movie THE FLOOD.

Synopsis: Set during WWII this is the story of Jarah’s coming-of-age in a brutal and lawless land - growing from a sweet child to a strong, independent and ferocious woman taking on Australia’s corrupt and bigoted system one bad guy at a time. In the best tradition of the gunslinging outlaw, when the enigmatic Jarah is pushed to the limit she explodes in a fury of retribution. But for a revenge western there is a surprising series of twists and turns that lead us closer to redemption and rec...

Trailer drops For Psychological Thriller DISAPPEARANCE AT LAKE ELROD Ahead Over November UK Release.

Lightbulb Film Distribution will release psychological thriller DISAPPEARANCE AT LAKE ELROD (aka Through the Glass Darkly ) on Digital Download & DVD in UK/EIRE, 1st November. Pre-order now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3jcugHq and AppleTV.Disappearance at Lake Elrod stars an impressive cast of Robyn Lively (Teen Witch, Wildcats), Shanola Hampton (Shameless), Bethany Anne Lind (Ozark) and Michael Trucco (Midnight Mass, The Bye Bye Man). Outline: A year after her daughter's disappearance, another gir...

Trailer Drops For Chaplin Documentary, THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

In an innovative blend of newly-unearthed audio recordings, dramatic reconstructions and personal archive, the film traces Charlie Chaplin’s meteoric rise from the slums of Victorian London to the heights of Hollywood superstardom, before his scandalous fall from grace.  Refracting his life through a kaleidoscope of previously unheard voices and perspectives, the film sheds new light on the many sides of a groundbreaking, controversial and visionary artist. For decades he was the most fam...

Howard J Ford’s British Horror Movie THE LOCKDOWN HAUNTINGS, To Be Released In The US By Distribution Solutions.

A paranormal serial killer comes out to attack in Howard J Ford’s feature film is THE LOCKDOWN HAUNTINGS, soon to be released in the US by Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment. It will be on digital and OnDemand from Oct 19, and on DVD from Nov 16, 2021.   The film is currently available to watch in the UK on digital platforms including Apple, Amazon, Google, Sky Store and Virgin. The award-winning director behind The Dead, The Dead 2 India...