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Kat Flint-Nicol Reviews Savvas D. Michael's "Glorious And Trashy" RED RAGE.

Savvas D. Michael is an obvious talent and enjoys all aspects of filmmaking, as on his two projects to date de Michael oversees all aspects of production in writing, producing and directing. But while his debut feature, Smoking Guns, was a straight-up genre piece, the same cannot be said of RED RAGE. Indeed, it is fair to say this film will dodge any expectations you have, and it would be reductive to try and pin the film in in any one genre. This sprawling, imaginative and funny film has some g...

Grimmfest Announce 2021 Easter Horror Nights Award-Winners.

Josh Wallace and Devin Das's bloody and blackhearted satire of the American Dream, which received its European Premiere at Grimmfest Easter Horror NightsHonourable mention for Kourosh Ahari's surreal and disorientating THE NIGHT, which received its UK premiere and a special preview screening at the festival....

Comedy, Drama ANDIE THE GREAT Starring Matreya Scarrwener To Be Released On Demand 26th April 2021.

Synopsis: After dropping out of University, Andie moves back in with her parents; an over-bearing talk therapist mother and a has-been playwright father. Andie's year at home is not without drama. With unlimited day-drinking privilege's and no job, she turns her attention to unsuccessfully helping others with hilarious outcomes. Just where does Andie fit in the world? ANDIE THE GREAT will be available on Sky Store, iTunes & Prime Video 26th April 2021....

Corinna Faith Talks About Her Horror Film THE POWER, Which Is Available Exclusively On Shudder From 8th April.

Britflicks Podcast host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Corinna Faith about her debut feature film THE POWER. THE POWER is available exclusively on Shudder from the 8th April, 2021, courtesy of Vertigo Releasing. Britflicks Podcast · The Power with Corinna Faith...

Award-Winning Horror Anthology THE HAUNTED HOTEL Available Now On Amazon Video.

Made for approximately £10,000 and with a cast & crew of over 100, THE HAUNTED HOTEL drew filmmakers and creatives from all over East Anglia (UK) to the Great White Horse Hotel in Ipswich to create a portmanteau feature film with a truly local, independent spirit (no pun intended). A once-grand hotel that was name-checked by Charles Dickens in 'The Pickwick Papers', the now-abandoned building provided the blank (and rather dilapidated) canvas for 8 original tales from local writers who responde...

Sparky Pictures Drop Trailer For I USED TO BE NORMAL - A BOYBAND FANGIRL STORY.

From Brosettes to Beliebers, Durannies to Directioners, the Beyhive to the Britney Army, pop music acts have always had their legions of dedicated fans but none more so than the Boy Band. They may be carefully engineered packages of cute, young boys in coordinated outfits, singing in harmony about broken hearts but their music is some of the most enduring and beloved and their fans are legendary. For over six decades the Fan Girl has been the beating heart of boybands. They fell in lov...

Vertical Entertainment Release Trailer For Nathaniel Nuon's Unnerving New Horror Film VOICES.

Synopsis: After visiting her father's grave, Lilly and her mother are involved in a terrible car accident leaving Lilly orphaned and unable to see. In her youth, she struggles with her blindness and begins to hear voices. Unbeknownst to her they don't belong to the living. After years of learning to cope, Lilly is now happily married with a baby on the way. Lilly soon discovers her unborn baby has become a vessel a second chance for souls stuck in limbo to be re-born. Sh...

Frome The Book Of Saw, Lionsgate Drop Trailer To Darren Lynn Bousman's SPIRAL.

A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of th...

Vertical Entertainment Release UK Trailer For Taylor Chien’s Horror THE RESORT.

Tropical surroundings, a haunted hotel complex, and four keen explorers – THE RESORT is an exhilarating and terrifying joyride. Vibrantly shot on location, the film is an eerie dose of escapism not to be missed once it releases in the UK from 30th April. The film will be available on Sky Store, Virgin, iTunes, Amazon, Microsoft Store, Google Play, and Chili for digital and download.Directed, written, and produced by Taylor Chien, THE&...

Trailer Drops For Stephanie Zari’s Dark Comedy Thriller ZEBRA GIRL.

Catherine’s seemingly perfect rural life is turned upside down after she discovers her husband is hiding a dark secret that leads her to the unthinkable. Murder. Cue Anita, Catherine’s mysterious best friend who shows up to help dispose of the body. As Catherine and Anita reminisce whilst chopping up and bagging up, their intimately intertwined and tortured past rears its ugly head. Reality blurs as Catherine’s tragic past is slowly revealed along with a secret she’s hiding to fight for ...

Blue Finch Releasing Drop UK Trailer For John Murlowski’s Horror Sci-Fi ASSIMILATE.

Synopsis: A thrilling slice of science fiction from the executive producer of Independence Day. Three friends discover that their neighbours are being replaced with perfect clones & only have one hope…warn the world before they too fall victim to strange creatures that are taking over their town....

Lionsgate Drop Trailer For Guy Richie's WRATH OF MAN Starring Jason Statham.

Synopsis: WRATH OF MAN is a revenge based action thriller from acclaimed and innovative director Guy Ritchie (Aladdin, Sherlock Holmes, Snatch). This contemporary movie tells the story of the cold and mysterious ‘H’ as he goes to work at a cash truck company that moves hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles every week.H’s objective is unique and unanticipated, but is only revealed incrementally, utilizing a suspenseful and carefully constructed nonlinear narrative to lay bare h...

Blue Finch Film Releasing Presents BEAST BEAST On Digital Download 30 April 2021.

Synopsis:  Three interwoven stories of youth navigating identity, first love, petty crime, and gun violence in a Southern, American town. Brimming with energy and style, Beast Beast captures what it means to come of age in an era marked by technology and social media, where violent clashes awaken dormant passions and teenagers are faced with growing up all too quickly....

MUBI Drop Trailer For Ben Sharrock's BAFTA Nominated LIMBO.

MUBI, the global distributor and curated film streaming service, has released the official UK trailer for Ben Sharrock’s critically acclaimed British debut feature Limbo, which will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 30 July 2021. Written and directed by Ben Sharrock and starring Amir El-Masry (The One, Industry, Jack Ryan, The Night Manager), Limbo is a wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardshi...

Sovereign Film Distribution To Re-Release Richard Laxton’s EFFIE GRAY, Starring Dakota Fanning

Emma Thompson’s first solo original screenplay puts a feminist spin that’s almost contemporary on the true story of the ill-fated marriage of influential Victorian art critic and artist John Ruskin and the beautiful, teenage Effie Gray, daughter of family friends.  As Effie, American Dakota Fanning (with an excellent English accent) has perfect pre-Raphaelite features. Just a flick of her eyes reveals her emotions. Only 19, she marries family friend John Ruskin, played by...

Sovereign Film Distribution Release Acclaimed Romanian Director Cristi Puiu’s Historical Drama MALMKROG, In Virtual Cinemas & VOD.

Synopsis: Guests arrive at the mansion of aristocratic landowner and man of the world Nikolai over the Christmas holidays. Among them are a politician, a young countess and a general with his wife. They converse and dine – what a wonderful, much-missed way of life – indulge in parlour games and discuss politics, progress, morality, death, and the Antichrist. As the debate becomes more heated, cultural differences become increasingly apparent and the mood grows tense. In the end, everyon...

Sovereign Film Distribution To Release Francisco Márquez’s Argentinian Psychological Thriller A COMMON CRIME 9th April 2021.

Award-winning director Márquez (Cannes nominated for 2016’s The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis), in assured command of his material, gets a truly remarkable lead performance from Elisa Carricajo (The Tenth Man), who, present in almost every frame, commands the screen as a woman torn between the concepts of idealism and the reality of taking action. Intimate, increasingly claustrophobic and brilliantly realised, A COMMON CRIME is an example of Latin American cinema at its most potent and prof...

Signature Entertainment Drop UK Trailer For John Berardo’s High School Slasher INITIATION.

Synopsis: Sex, drugs and cyber-bullying collide in this edgy slasher about a cruel social media game that spins out of control. Initiation sees Whiton University unravel on the night a star-athlete is murdered in the wake of a buried assault allegation, kicking off a spree of social media-linked slayings. As a masked killer targets students across campus, a trio of sorority sisters races to uncover the truth behind the school’s hidden secrets — and the horrifying meaning of an excla...

Hard-Hitting Documentary Film BLACKS CAN'T SWIM: THE SEQUEL To Be Released On Digital Platforms 10th May 2021.

Ed Accura, Producer of new documentary feature BLACKS CAN'T SWIM: THE SEQUEL is excited to share the trailer, poster and release date for the first time. The film will be available from 10th May on all major digital download platforms. The eye opening BLACKS CAN'T SWIM: THE SEQUEL follows the success of Accura and director Mysterex's first film last year that dove into reasons why 95% of black adults and 80% of black children in England do not swim. The sequel combines ...

Christopher Smith’s Talks About His “Classy, Period Horror” THE BANISHING, Ahead Of It’s 26th March Release.

Britflicks Podcast Host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Chris Smith (Creep, Triangle, Detour) about his horror movie THE BANISHING. At Frightfest 2020, Britflicks concluded: "THE BANISHING is a classy, period horror that oozes confidence in the directorial choices of genre master Chris Smith. This kind of creepy story, emanating from past dirty-deeds, generations ago, coupled with such a strong cast of oddball characters is what British horror does best." Britflicks Podcast · Th...

Trailer Drops For Savvas D. Michael's THE BEZONIANS Starring Vinnie Jones.

In the Bezonians social club in North London, A group of down and outs scheme, plot and dream of becoming rich and breaking out of the monotony of their dreary and financially impotent lives....

Tristen Stafford's LGBTQ Stoner Comedy PRETENDERS, Streaming Now At Cinequest Film Festival, March 20-30th.

“Queer struggle and trauma is often fetishized in movies,” says writer, director and editor Tristen Stafford, who is queer. “I wanted to write a movie that rebelled against that, with goofy stoner characters who aren’t necessarily struggling with that aspect of themselves.”  The story begins with Jasper (Libby Larkin) and Hannah (Emma Grace Myers), two “hometown heroes'' who never fully grew up. They reunite with Nick (Diata Coleman), their childhood best friend and recent colle...

Sparky Pictures To Release Danny Huston’s THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH On Digital Platforms 26th April 2021.

It is 2003, and former businessman Tom (Huston) runs a small bookstore in London's Chelsea. He has cut himself off to numb the pain of his loss and is dismissive of anyone who tries to get close, including the well-meaning owner of the café next door, Hannah (Sarita Choudhury), and best friend (Vincent Regan).  One morning, two thieves create a distraction in the shop (Jaime Winstone and Imogen Waterhouse) and run off with Tom's bag. It contains his most treasured possession - th...

Trailer Drops For Julio Maria Martino’s Award-Winning Dark Arthouse Mystery COUNTRY OF HOTELS.

Outline: COUNTRY OF HOTELS  tells the stories of the desperate souls who pass through the doors of 508, a room on the fifth floor of an anonymous, decaying hotel. We are taken on a surreal and blackly comic journey down its lonely corridors and behind its out-dated furnishings and stained surfaces. The story plunges us into the ever-turning carousel of haunted lives who check in and check out of the establishment. Director Julio Maria Martino is known for directing plays around the wor...

Watch Antony Spina's Short Drama SAD LITTLE BOY On Britflicks Until 7th April 2021.

Outline: It's the story of Del (Alexander Mandrides), who in the midst of a bad break up with his now ex Carla (Angela Peters). He is left feeling utterly broken and completely cut off from the rest of the world. Carla has left him a sad and angry man and as the days go by, his mind delves from one unsettling extreme to the other - maddening hope to vengeful anger. So much so it just might push him over the edge, and make him do something stupid. Terribly stupid ... all to make her sorry. Watch&...