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JUST A GIRL: BritFlicks Goes Behind The Scenes With Claudia Grace McKell.

JUST A GIRL is a film written and directed by Claudia Grace McKell, which highlights the difficulties a young adult has when she loses her hearing, as well as showcasing the pressures it has on family life. The film follows the story of a troubled, young, deaf woman and how her life shifts when she meets the local hero in a karate class. The film also highlights the image of female fighters competitively and their struggle to compete in a sport dominated by men. It aims to showcase the ability o...

An Exhibition Celebrating The Works Of Film Poster Designer VIC FAIR To Take Place In London 4th – 28th October 2019.

Vic Fair (1938-2017), a long standing resident of Highgate Village, was a British film poster designer and illustrator and is considered by many to be one of the most accomplished of his generation.  The exhibition  will feature approximately 20 original works and a number of original film posters over a distinguished career from the swinging 60's all the way to the gradual decline in illustration by hand in the 80's. There will be opportunity to purchase for a limited time....

Trailer Drops For British Horror THE SEVEN Starring Dean Cain & Dave Courtney.

THE SEVEN is best described as an American teen horror movie meets a teen coming of age movie; think Scream meets The Breakfast Club! In 1968 Seckford Hall was run by a group of 'human sacrificing' devil worshipers Called the cult of the seven true believers. This cult was led by an evil man, high priest Aseal (Dean Cain). However they all died in a mysterious fire which burnt, Seckford Hall, their mansion down to the ground, this the very night they sacrificed a young pregnant girl to the devil...

FrightFesters Keith Eyles & Clive Ashenden Talk With Stuart Wright About Their Favourite Films At This Year’s Festival Of Dark Cinema.

It's take over Britflicks.com podcast time for Best Of Frightfest 2019 with veteran frightfesters and filmmakers in their own right: Keith Eyles and Clive Ashenden. They talk to BritFlicks Podcast host Stuart Wright about their favourite film according to his Britflicks Awards, but against the clock......

Signature Entertainment To Release WW2 Thriller THE BIRDCATCHER In UK Cinemas, Digital & DVD From 4th October 2019.

Synopsis: Inspired by harrowing true events. This gripping new thriller uncovers a hidden slice of World War II history that is as shocking as it is inspiring. Norway, 1942. During her attempt to flee Nazi persecution, 14-year-old Jewish girl Esther finds herself alone and forced to conceal her identity on a Nazi sympathiser farm. Forced to make a series of choices, her actions shift the paths of those around her. From collaboration to resistance, the population’s reaction to their Nazi conque...

The Heart Athletes Talk About How They Came To Cut & Compose Trailers For Steven Berkoff’s SALOME & OEDIPUS.

Firstly let us say that we have always been a massive fans of Steven Berkoff’s writing, directing and unique methods of stage and film acting. One of our favourite films is his version of the Oscar Wilde play ‘Salome’. Beautifully filmed live at the Ginza Saison Theatre in Tokyo in Japan it is an experience never to be forgotten." 'The Heart Athletes' is a Chester based collaboration between Phillip Allan and David Watson formed in 2017 to write and play original songs about this theatre o...

Curzon Drop UK Trailer For François Ozon's Award-Winning Movie BY THE GRACE OF GOD.

François Ozon’s critically acclaimed & award winning BY THE GRACE OF GOD is an engrossing and topical examination of the Catholic Church abuse scandal, telling the story of three friends who pursue justice for the abuse they suffered as children. Alexandre lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day he learns that the priest who abused him when he was in the scouts is still working with children. He decides to take action and is soon joined by two other victims of the priest, François ...

Patryk Vega’s “Gory Surgical Potboiler” BOTOXX To Be Released On Digital In UK 21st October 2019.

You might not have heard of controversial Polish director Patryk Vega but his films have been major cinematic hits both in Poland and the UK. On its UK cinema release his brutal mob saga Women of Mafia took nearly £900,000, while gory surgical potboiler BOTOXX amassed over £1m making it the third highest foreign language film that year. ...

Dark Fantasy Horror TO TOKYO To Hit Selected Everyman, Picturehouse & Independent Cinemas From 30th September 2019.

Caspar Seale-Jones, multi award-winning dark fantasy horror TO TOKYO, will be released in selected Everyman, Picturehouse and independent cinemas from 30th September 2019....

Tony Newton's Documentary On The "Cult Video Nasty Era" VHS NASTY: VHS LIVES 3 Released On DVD & Digital.

In the early 1980's, VCR players were in every house, but a legendary cult following developed during the VHS era like no other, those that loved The Video Nasty!  Yes kids, with video stores on every corner during the VHS boom, they were flooded with an array of exploitation and horror the likes of which we will never see again. The art on the VHS sleeves was awesome and these unregulated horror, gore and sexploitation films rocked before they were banned in t...

Director Alexandre Franchi Talks About His "Haunting & Original Film" HAPPY FACE.

BritFlicks Podcast host Stuart Wright talks HAPPY FACE with co-writer/director Alexandre Franchi. HAPPY FACE plays at FANTASTIC FEST September 19-26th 2019 https://fantasticfest.com/films/happy-face...

Sharni Tapako Brown & Gary Rogers Talk About Their Indie Film ABATEMENT & Country Star Productions.

Sharni Tapako Brown & Gary Rogers talk about their indie film ABATEMENT and setting up production company Country Star Productions. twitter.com/ABATEMENT17 www.facebook.com/abatementfeaturefilm...

Hendrik Harms' ALL THAT YOU LOVE WILL BE CARRIED AWAY To Premiere At Odeon Worcester 22nd September.

Harms Way Studios presents ALL THAT YOU LOVE WILL BE CARRIED AWAY a new short film based on the short story written by Stephen King, premiering 22nd September 2019 at the Odeon Worcester. Further screenings will be in Birmingham and along the festival circuit. TicketsSynopsis: ALL THAT YOU LOVE WILL BE CARRIED AWAY tells the story of Alfie Zimmer, a travelling salesman, that collects interesting graffiti. Every time he finds a new piece he writes it in his book. These scribblings are his â€...

COUNTDOWN: Would You Download An App That Tells You When you Will Die?

IF YOU COULD FIND OUT EXACTLY WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO DIE... WOULD YOU WANT TO KNOW? In COUNTDOWN, when a young nurse downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out....

Trailer & Images Drop For British Gangster Film RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER 4: MARBELLA.

Signature Entertainment presents Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella in Cinemas & on Digital 8 November 2019. The unstoppable and biggest British crime series returns. And this time the boys are going international in Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella....

TERROR FILMS & SHUDDER Launch HELL HOUSE LLC III: LAKE OF FIRE Official Trailer.

The official trailer for Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire, from genre distributor TERROR FILMS, is finally here! The highly anticipated 3rd installment in the popular Hell House LLC franchise, from writer and director Stephen Cognetti along with producer Joe Bandelli, is set to premiere exclusively on SHUDDER Thursday, September 19th.  In addition to the trailer debut, TERROR FILMS and SHUDDER are offering fans a special 14-Day Free Tri...

Lightbulb Film Distribution Drop Trailer To Jimmy Henderson's Cambodian Action Movie THE PREY.

Lightbulb Film Distribution have released the official trailer and poster for upcoming survival-thriller feature, THE PREY. Described as Cambodia’s first $1M-budgeted action movie, the film will be available On Demand and download across all major digital platforms from October 7th, including iTunes, Amazon, Sky Store, Virgin Media and Google Play....

Trailer Drops For Tom Lee Rutter’s British Guerilla Acid Western, DAY OF THE STRANGER.

After nearly 6 years of obstacles and hardship, with a traumatic behind the scenes story as dramatic as the movie itself DAY OF THE STRANGER finally looks set to be unleashed upon the world. In true guerilla fashion film-maker Tom Lee Rutter and co. took to the sand-stoned countryside of Worcestershire to achieve the unthinkable; a West Midlands psychedelic, horror Western. True to form what started as a group of enthusiastic individuals making a film turned into an ordeal which spanned nea...

Vertigo Releasing Acquire UK & Irish Rights To Jennifer Kent’s Thriller THE NIGHTINGALE.

Vertigo Releasing have announced the acquisition of Jennifer Kent’s THE NIGHTINGALE, to be released in cinemas and on digital in the UK and Ireland on 29th November. Kent’s second feature, since THE BABADOOK, is a meditation on the consequences of violence and the price of seeking vengeance, with stunning performances from Aisling Franciosi and new-comer Baykali Ganambarr. Set during the colonization of Australia in 1825, the film follows Clare (AISLING FRANCIOSI), a 21-year-old Ir...

Trailer Drops For Mitch McLeod's Award-Winning U.S Indie Horror SILHOUETTE.

The trailer has dropped for Mitch McLeod's U.S indie horror SILHOUETTE. Made on a budget of just $25,000, SILHOUETTE has begun winning awards in its early festival run with several more festivals approaching, and will be released later this year through ITN Distribution....

Adrian Stewart's Romantic, Artificial Intelligence, Sci-Fi, DIMINUENDO Released On Amazon Prime.

In one of his final performances, 'Battlestar: Galactica' star Richard Hatch plays has-been filmmaker Haskell Edwards. Once a renowned director, Haskell has wallowed in a haze of drug and alcohol for nine years since witnessing the suicide of girlfriend, iconic actress Cello Shea (Chloe Dykstra).When a cutting edge tech-company approaches Haskell to direct a film about Cello’s life, he's stunned to meet the actress who will portray her... a hyper-realistic robot called a LifeDoll.Number 8 mimi...

HARRYHAUSEN: THE LOST MOVIES (Book) To Be released 10th September 2019

HARRYHAUSEN: THE LOST MOVIES by John Walsh, the official guide to the unreleased films of Cinema icon Ray Harryhausen, will be available in hardback from 10th September 2019. Order from Amazon....

BritFlicks Talks With Greg Hall & Nick Nevern At The Portobello Film Festival 2019

Britflicks headed to West London to host the Q&A screening of Greg Hall's SMACK EDD and Nick Nevern's TRIGGER FINGER!....

Production To Commence On James Webber’s Urban Drama SORORITY Starring Sophie Kennedy Clark & Kate Dickie.

The Springhead Film Company in association with the Salt Partnership are proud to announce debut feature film, SORORITY, starring Scottish BAFTA winners Sophie Kennedy Clark (Philomena, Nymphomaniac, Obey, The Danish Girl) and Kate Dickie (Red Road, Peaky Blinders, The Witch, Star Wars: The Last Jedi). The film begins shooting in and around South-West London mid-September of 2019.  SORORITY explores the lives and relationships of two sisters; Sarah, a talented writer on the verge of attendi...

Trailer Drop For British Folk-Horror THE VILLAGE IN THE WOODS.

Lightbulb Film Distribution and Brake3 have released the official trailer for upcoming independent British folk-horror feature, THE VILLAGE IN THE WOODS.. THE VILLAGE IN THE WOODS will be available On Demand and download across all major digital platforms from 14th October including iTunes, Sky Store, Amazon and Google Play. Starring Richard Hope (Poldark, Broadchurch), Rebecca Johnson (The Trip, The Flood) and Therese Bradley (Tommy’s Honour, Peaky Blinders), this feature is the debut fr...