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25 Must-See British Crime and Gangster Films

Compiling a list of Best British Films whatever the genre is not a perfect science, ranking them in preference order even less so. This list was originally published in 2015. If you’re thinking why the hell did I include that or why the hell I haven’t included that? Then leave your comments at the bottom of the page and tell us about your best British gangster films! If you have produced a British Gangster Film that you would like Britflicks to feature then send an email to contacts@bri...

10 Must-See Football Hooligan Films

There's no doubt there's still a huge appetite for British football hooligan films and while sky and the FA do their upmost to destroy our beautiful game by turning it into a sterile prawn sandwich over-priced commodity that working people struggle to afford, football including some of the less Savoury aspects of it remains very much part of our culture. ...

THE INTENT 2: THE COME UP Film Review

THE INTENT 2: THE COME UP directed by Femi Oyeniran & Nicky Slimting Walker is a prequel to Femi Oyeniran & Kalvadour Peterson underground hit THE INTENT.  But whereas the first film was raw and rough around the edges, THE INTENT 2: THE COME UP is slick & glossy, with a production value to match anything Hollywood has to offer. Beverley superbly played by Sharon Duncan-Brewster is the head of a gang that controls London. She’s ruthlessly ruled her boys Jay (Justin Clarke Samuels, aka...

Terry Stone Talks To Britflicks About His British Gangster Film Epic ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON

Britflicks (BF) is delighted to speak with Terry Stone (TS), writer, producer and lead actor in Simon Rumley’s British gangster film epic, ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON. ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the rise and demise of two of the UK’s most dangerous gangsters, Billy Hill and Jack ‘Spot’ Comer. BF) How did ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON come about? TS: It came about due to a family connection with Jack Spot and having heard the many stories and myths growing up, I became very interested,...

COLD-BLOODED KILLERS: David Wilde's British Gangster Film Now Available On Amazon Prime Video

David Wild's British gangster film shot on the beautiful isle of Arran is available and free to view on Amazon Prime Video courtesy of My Spotlight Independent....

Soprano, Rachel Zeffira To Feature In Upcoming Historical Gangster Film ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON

Rachel Zeffira, the talented, award-winning Canadian soprano, famous for her work as one-half of alt-pop duo ‘Cat's Eyes’, has composed a number of songs for director Simon Rumley’s historical gangster thriller feature film ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON, which is currently shooting in the East End. Rachel also appears in the movie as a singer in a 1940’s’ club band, which includes Sam Doyle from ‘The Maccabees’ on drums, Faris Badwan from ‘The Horrors’ on trumpet; a...

Josh Myers Talks To Britflicks About His Role In British Gangster Epic ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON

BritFlicks (BF) talks with Josh Myers (JM) about his role in Simon Rumley's ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON.Josh Myers has recently been in Greg Hall's BONDED BY BLOOD 2 where he played Ricky Percival, RISE OF THE FOOT SOLDIER 3: THE BEGINNING and very successful THE KRAYS: DEAD MAN WALKING from Jonathan Sothcott's Hereford Films.BF) Josh tell us about your character Moisha Blueball in ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON?JM) Moisha Blueball is a Jewish gangster who is a tough guy but also Jack Comer...

Exclusive: British Gangster Film Supremo Craig Fairbrass Talks LONDON HEIST And More...

Britflicks (BF) Talks Exclusively With Craig Fairbrass (CF) about his starring role in LONDON HEIST, working with James Cosmo and what British films are coming next.  BF) It seems to have taken an age for LONDON HEIST to finally get released so you must be very excited to see it finally out there?  CF: Too be honest the response has been seriously overwhelming! I’ve had so many positive messages from people and fans really appreciating our film and who f...

RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER Part 2 - Ricci Harnett & Shawn Birch Q&A

Ricci Hartnett plays the lead character Carlton Leach, and the story picks up from where the original film left off with the infamous real-life story of the Rettendon Triple Murders, aka the 'Range Rover murders', when Pat Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe were shot to death in a Range Rover on a farm track in Essex....

BritFlicks Talks With British Actor George Russo

Britflicks sat down with rising star George Russo to talk BONDED BY BLOOD 2, where he plays Damon Alvin and his acting career both past and present. From his lead role in TURNOUT which he also co-wrote to films soon to be released, MY NAME IS LENNY and LONDON HEIST. George also gives us an insight into his acting technique and what plans he has for the future....

Britflicks Talks ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN With Rufus Sewell, George Isaac and Pierre Mascolo.

Kidulthood producer George Isaac makes his directorial debut with a story that follows a battle for supremacy between two men on opposite sides of the law. Parker (Rufus Sewell) is head of a maverick police unit who will stop at nothing to end the reign of London crime lord Corso (Gabriel Byrne), but when a Riley (Toby Stephens), a professional thief, is unwittingly drawn into their deadly cat and mouse game, the stakes get higher and the line between law and crime become blurred beyond rec...

TOP DOG: Britflicks Talks With Martin Kemp & Leo Gregory

Top Dog is the hard-hitting new British crime thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Green Street writer Dougie Brimson. Produced by Jonathan Sothcott (Vendetta), directed by Martin Kemp (The Krays, EastEnders) and starring Leo Gregory (Green Street, Cass), Ricci Harnett (28 Days Later, Rise Of The Footsoldier) and Vincent Regan (Clash Of The Titans, St George’s Day), Top Dog is released Monday 26 May on Blu-ray and DVD through Universal Pictures (UK). ...

Steven Berkoff & Tony Denham Interview (2014) WE STILL KILL THE OLD WAY

Britflicks' Joanna Ebuwa had a blast when she paid the guys over at Richwater Films(Vendetta) a visit to talk about their latest feature We Still KIll The Old Way. Here she talks  to director Sacha Bennett, producer Jonathan Sothcott and actors Steven Berkoff, Tony Denham, Lysette Anthony and Dani Dyer. ...

Jane Alexander Foster Talks About Her Micro Budget Feature

Jane Alexander Foster talks to Britflicks about her indie feature GRACIE. GRACIE is out now on Amazon Prime Video courtesy of www.myproduction.co.uk. Gracie thought her life was over, but destiny had other plans… 2am. Despairing Gracie, (29) climbs the railings of Waterloo bridge, intending to jump, and kill herself, but desperate though she is, she just can’t do it.  So she stares out over the river, in the depths of misery, not wanting to live, and wonders what next?&nb...

UK Director GREG HALL Talks With BritFlicks About His Indie Filmmaking Journey.

Britflicks sat down with up and coming indie film director Greg Hall, who at the age of 37 has already put Six feature films under his belt: THE PLAGUE, KAPITAL, SSDD: SAME SHIT DIFFERENT DAY, COMMUNION, DANGEROUS MIND OF A HOOLIGAN and BONDED BY BLOOD  2.   Here Greg tells us how he got started in the British film industry, editing on a VHS recorder, working on BONDED BY BLOOD 2 and setting up Production Company, Medium Kool Films with...

Daniel Fitzsimmons Talks About His Highly Acclaimed Debut Sci-Fi Feature NATIVE.

Synopsis: A signal from the other side of the universe is received by a hive-like society. Two scientists, Cane (Rupert Graves)and Eva (Ellie Kendrick), are chosen to leave their home planet and journey many light years to find and colonize the distant world that sent this transmission.  As their telepathic connection to home weakens, they begin to question the morality of the mission and the very meaning of their own existence in the isolation of deep space....

Britflicks Talks With TONY DENHAM - The British Gangster Film Icon Who Taught James Bond How To Fight!

With the recent releases of WE STILL STEAL THE OLD WAY, BONDED BY BLOOD 2 and LONDON HEIST, Britflicks sat down for a chat with a guy who's in all three movies, Britflicks favourite Mr TONY DENHAM....

Britflicks Talks DEAD RINGER & British Film With Richard Colton & Amar Adatia

Britflicks visited the west end offices on British indie film company Amarich Productions to talk with director Richard Colton & producer Amar Adatia about their latest film, action movie DEAD RINGER.  We also talked about their horror film which is set for release in 2019, THE SEVEN. ...

Mark A.C. Brown Talks About His debut feature Film GUARDIANS

Synopsis: Two disparate men are thrown together to be live-in Guardians of a 200 yr old townhouse in London's East End. But living with each other becomes secondary to living through the night as the apparently cursed house comes under attack from unseen assailants that may or may not the disgruntled spirits of ancients gangsters, sex fiends, labourers or politicians....

Behind The Scenes Of Tom Paton's sci-fi / horror STAIRS

Britflicks is delighted to bring you our exclusive behind the scenes look at Tom Paton's latest British movie, STAIRS. Shot in Romford, Essex and Nuneaton, Warwickshire, STAIRS tell the story of a Special operations unit "Hell's Bastards" who are sent to infiltrate a civil war to retrieve Intel, but the unit soon find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell and so are forced to climb or die. To survive, they must confront their past crimes if they ever want to get off....

BLACK SITE: Britflicks Goes Behind The Scenes Of Tom Paton's Latest Movie.

Britflicks had the pleasure of visiting the set of Tom Paton’s (Pandorica, Redwood) latest film BLACK SITE. Shot in a maze of cold dark tunnels and featuring some breath-taking fight scenes choreographed by Movie Works International stunt team, BLACK SITE is looking very exciting!...

Behind The Scenes Of Boxing Comedy GLOVES OFF

Britflicks went behond the scenes of GLOVES OFF, when we visited them on location in Leeds. Take a look at our featurette below with Brad Moore, Denise Van Outen, Ricky Tomlinson, Paul Barber, Laurie Kynaston, Gary Cargil and Kab Silva....

Behind The Scenes Of The Blazing Cannons

Britflicks recently paid the guys at Happy Pup Films a visit on the set of their latest film THE BLAZING CANNONS, directed by Mark Noyce and Ben Shockley.  On the day of our visit to deepest East Anglia, they were filming a fetish scene set in a private club, with a cast that included Lyndsey Honey (aka Ben Dover) and a host of other guys and girls in various kinky outfits, it made for a very interesting day. ...

Behind The Scenes Of UK Horror A ROOM TO DIE FOR

A ROOM TO DIE FOR tells of the Terrifying horror that unfolds upon on a broke young couple after taking up lodgings with an elderly couple....

Britflicks Visits The Set Of Jenny Lu’s THE RECEPTIONIST 接線員

Britflicks' Ivo Bochenski visited the London set of THE RECEPTIONIST where he spoke to director JENNY LU (盧謹明) and cast Teresa Daley (紀培慧), Sophie Gopsill (卓見), Fan Shixuan (范時軒) and Shuang Teng (溫爽)....