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Back then, no one was expecting The Descent to go on and become one of the most widely acclaimed horror films of the decade. Even today, Neil Marshall’s second creature-feature (the first being Dog Soldiers) remains a favorite among audiences and critics everywhere. This iconic film defies those expectations based on its cast and pitch — not a man in sight as six women battle a clan of cave-dwelling monsters — and then delivers a thoughtful study of friendships, grief, and survival.

So when a sequel was announced, fans’ curiosity and anticipation turned into nervousness once it was revealed that Marshall was neither directing nor writing the follow-up. Instead, the first film’s editor, Jon Harris, was promoted to director, and the script was handled by James McCarthy, J Blakeson, and James Watkins. Other details about The Descent Part 2 were scant prior to its 2009 release, but after it was finally seen,...

Nb. This podcast was originally record in August 2014 ahead of Film4Frightfest 2014.

Jeremy Wooding, director/producer of Blood Moon talks us through the making of his ambitious gothic western horror movie, which we reviewed last year: Blood Moon Review.

Shaun Dooley (The Women In Black), George Blagden (Vikings), Anna Skellern (The Descent II) and Corey Johnson (Captain Philips) star in Blood Moon, a werewolf Western set in a remote mining town where a stagecoach full of passengers are held hostage by two outlaws on the run from the law. But events take an unexpected turn when the group fall prey to a mythical creature known to locals as a skin walker. They must settle their differences and combine their strengths if they re going survive the night of a blood red Moon.

Blood Moon is to be released (VOD and Digital HD) on 5 October 2015 by StudioCanal. Ahead of that they...

Director Jeremy Wooding takes festival audiences to a time when the West was also home to werewolves in “Blood Moon.” The film, which features a unique mashup of genres and the second western film shot in the UK, will come to DVD and digital platforms Sept. 1 from Uncork’d Entertainment. The film stars “Vikings” star George Blagden, “The Descent II” star Anna Skellern and “Captain Phillips” star Corey Johnson. In a recent interview, Wooding said more about how he directed the film and what certain challenges were. One of the challenges included learning more about his craft. “On Blood Moon I spent more time in pre-production and more time working [ Read More ]

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Start your morning (or afternoon) off with a Q&A with the director of Blood Moon, Jeremy Wooding. Also: a new trailer from the horror video game Until Dawn and an update on the Blood Rage Blu-ray / DVD due out at the end of September.

Blood Moon: Press Release: "Los Angeles, August 4 - Referee the ultimate showdown between gunslinger and lycanthrope when acclaimed western-horror Blood Moon hits DVD and Digital September 1 from Uncork’d Entertainment.

The old west howls when a town is overtaken by skinwalkers. Knowing they’ve got to combine forces if they want to survive the night, the passengers of a stagecoach unite with a heroic gunslinger and a couple of outlaws to battle the beastly enemy under the blood moon.

Only the second ever western to be filmed in the UK, the award-winning film stars The Woman in Black’s Shaun Dooley, George Blagden (TVs...

Hopefully, there won't be a need for paramedics at the Mile High Horror Film Festival which will host, alongside Fangoria, a screening of The Return of the Living Dead. Also: a behind-the-scenes video for From Dusk Till Dawn Season 2, Blood Moon release details, and Kickstarter details for Claymation project, Dagon.

The Return of the Living Dead Screening: Press Release: "August 4th, 2015 -- Denver, Co -- For over 35 years, Fangoria has been a trusted institution in the horror community, offering unique insights into every aspect of horror culture. And in spreading its brand, Fangoria has sought to bring fright fans the latest and greatest in the world of horror, which is why the Mile High Horror Film Festival is proud to announce our media partnership with Fangoria. For our first announcement with this partnership, Fangoria will present the 30th Anniversary Screening of The Return Of The Living Dead with star and...

Cowboys face off against werewolves in Uncork’d Entertainment’s upcoming horror-western mash-up, “Blood Moon.” The creative film comes to DVD and digital platforms Sept. 1. The film is directed by Jeremy Wooding from an Alan Wightman script and stars Shaun Dooley (“The Woman in Black”), George Blagden (“Vikings”) Anna Skellern (“The Descent II”) and Corey Johnson (“Captain Phillips”). The film became a festival highlight at FrightFest and several other high profile film festivals, giving fans a new look at the Old West. This film also bears the unique distinction of being only the second-ever western to be filmed in the UK. The film focuses on a group of mystical beings known [ Read More ]

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Blood Moon is to be released by StudioCanal in the UK on 5th October. Prior to that the movie is coming out in the Us (distributed by Uncork’d), on 1st September. This gothic western, werewolf movie premiered at Frightfest 2014. Funfact: the 19th century Colorado was recreated in deepest, darkest Kent, UK; And Blood Moon is only the second Western to be filmed in the UK, the first being Carry on Cowboy in 1966.

Shaun Dooley (The Women In Black), George Blagden (Vikings), Anna Skellern (The Descent II) and Corey Johnson (Captain Philips) star in Blood Moon, a werewolf Western set in a remote mining town where a stagecoach full of passengers are held hostage by two outlaws on the run from the law. But events take an unexpected turn when the group fall prey to a mythical creature known to locals as a skin walker. They must settle their differences...

Jinga Films’ werewolf western has also been picked up for distribution in the Us, Middle East and Portugal.

Studiocanal has picked up Jeremy Wooding’s werewolf western Blood Moon from genre specialist Jinga Films. It will distribute in the UK and Ireland.

Shaun Dooley, George Blagden, Corey Johnson, Raffaello Degruttola and Anna Skellern star in the film about an enigmatic gunslinger who comes to the rescue of a stagecoach full of passengers held hostage by bank robbers.

Blood Moon has also been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment for the Us, Italia for the Middle East and Cinema Novo for Portugal.

Stars: Ian Whyte, George Blagden, Anna Skellern, Corey Johnson, Shaun Dooley, Jack Fox, Eleanor Matsuura, David Sterne, Amber Jean Rowan | Written by Alan Wightman | Directed by Jeremy Wooding

It’s safe to say horror westerns don’t have the best track record. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a good amount of decent examples out there such as Grim Prarie Tales, Ravenous, Dead Birds and The Burrowers. But there’s also a Lot of bad horror westerns, two of which – Gallowalkers and Umbrage – debuted at Frightfest’s of the past. Given that, it was with a sense of trepidation that I approached Blood Moon…

Set in Colorado in 1887, Blood Moon sees a stagecoach full of strange passengers and an enigmatic gunslinger Calhoun (Dooley) find themselves prisoners of two desperate outlaws on the run. As the prairie travellers attempt to outwit the outlaws in any way they can it soon...

Jinga Films is handling the distribution of the werewolf film Blood Moon. This title will be released in the United Kingdom November 2014. Recently, a trailer for the film has been released and the clip shows an old western town assailed by a hairy beast. The film stars George Blagden (After the Dark), Ian Whyte (Prometheus) and Anna Skellern. A preview for Blood Moon is here. In the story, a group of travellers are kidnapped by a gang of outlaws. But then, both the outlaws and the passengers are attacked by skinwalkers aka werewolves. Can anyone survive this night of terror? The trailer for the film shows characters and settings. As well, the hairy villain is shown late in the clip. Fans of indie horror features can preview the film's release here, with the launch set to take place shortly. Release Dat: November 2014 (United Kingdom). Director: Jeremy Wooding. Writer: Alan Wightman.

Film4 FrightFest will be screening a record twenty short films, twelve of them world premieres, at this year’s August event at the Vue West End, Leicester Square – including the latest from director Federico Zampaglione entitled Remember, the Fiona Dourif starring She (which I backed on Kickstarter many moons ago) and the second Jessica Cameron-starring production showing at Frightfest, the UK-lensed short The Tour.

Spearheading this year’s selection is the world premiere of Show Pieces, three tales of terror written by Alan Moore, the genius 2000 Ad writer behind Watchmen, The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell and V For Vendetta. Moore has never previously written specifically for the screen, until now. Directed by his close friend and internationally acclaimed photographer Mitch Jenkins, this interconnected trilogy kicks off with. ‘Act of Faith’ in which a young woman looking for the next step in sexual excitement unfortunately finds it. ‘Jimmy...

Tagline: "When it's red, you're dead." Blood Moon is a film from director Jeremy Wooding and writer Alan Wightman. Wightman developed this feature from a short film, of the same name. Blood Moon is currently in Cannes; here, the film had its World Premiere. Now, a concept poster and several stills are available for this horror, western feature. All of the available promotional material for the film is hosted here. The story begins in Colorado. The year is 1887 and several stagecoach robbers find themselves hounded by a wild beast. Passengers of a nearby stagecoach must also deal with this murderous creature, which only comes out during the blood red moon (to feed)! The film stars George Blagden (After the Dark), Ian Whyte (Prometheus) and Anna Skellern. These actors can be seen in three early stills, which are shown below. The movie stills show characters stalked by a sharp taloned monster.

David Gyasi and EastEnders' Jo Joyner are to star in new BBC One series The Interceptor.

The eight-part hour-long drama, from Strike Back writer Tony Saint, will focus on the Unit - an elite surveillance team who track dangerous criminals.

White Heat actor Gyasi will play new recruit Ash, with Joyner cast as his feisty wife Lorna.

Trevor Eve will play Ash's ultimate target, the ruthless criminal Roach, with Anna Skellern, Lorraine Ashbourne and Ewan Stewart all playing members of the Unit team.

Completing the cast are EastEnders actor Gary Beadle and Coronation Street veteran Lee Boardman as criminals Docker and Xavier.

"I am simply thrilled to be working with this creative team and to be a part of this exciting new project," said series lead Gyasi.

The Interceptor - helmed by Luther director Farren Blackburn - starts filming next month in London and will air on BBC One in the autumn.

Review Rob Kemp 2 Feb 2014 - 22:00

The Musketeers delves further into Athos' past in episode three. Here's Rob's review of Commodities...

This review contains spoilers.

1.3 Commodities

Commodities sees The Musketeers head in a different direction from its opening episodes. With style, characters and setting largely established it is perhaps unsurprising that writer Adrian Hodges decided to add some darker layers to what had been up to now, the very bright personalities of the Musketeers themselves. The series has won a lot of people over with its fun and adventurous take on this well-loved story, any departure – especially so soon in the season – could therefore be considered risky. The question is, will the change win over those critics who wanted a little more drama with their swashbuckling?

On first glance, Commodities’ opening would appear no different, stylistically speaking, than those that have come before it. Heavy on the action and humour,...

Go ahead... go on your hike! Spend some time in the middle of nowhere dealing with ancient evil forces whose territory you have absolutely no business being in. We'll be sitting here, popcorn in hand, cackling at your inevitable demise!

Writer/director Richard Parry's A Night in the Woods stars Anna Skellern, Scoot McNairy, and Andrew Hawley. Look for it on Blu-ray and DVD on February 11th.

Synopsis

When three friends go hiking, jealousies, sexual tensions, and strained relationships come to a head, turning what should have been a peaceful camping adventure into a terror trip. As collective paranoia reaches fever pitch, it becomes clear that there is a much darker force at work in their ancient, eerie surroundings. Who or what is after them? And can any one of them survive a night in the woods?

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At this point I feel I should add "For Found Footage Format Fans Only" in big, bold letters at the start of certain film reviews. (Like the current one, the blandly titled A Night in the Woods.) Put quite simply, there have to be over a hundred of these "micro-budget, handheld, most improvised, shot in a nearby forest" movies that have hit the shelves in the last five years -- and one certainly couldn't blame a horror fan for simply lumping most of them together and dismissing the entire "first-person shaky cam" format completely.   But for those of us who think there's actually some novelty, promise, and innate creepiness to be found in these movies (to say nothing of the writers who cover horror films and try to separate the crap from the quality for other folks), well, here's another one. A Night in the Woods. Three young (and rather...

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Those of us who have stuck with Heading Out have often wondered what it would come down to in this final episode, wherein Sara finally gets the showdown with her parents that the entire series has been built around. A lot of folks guessed that either Sara’s parents would already know she was gay or wouldn’t be surprised; I also wondered if there would be room for the sitcom to grow once this premise was played out. And in these aspects, I have to say, well done, Sue Perkins! We were all wrong!

We start the episode with Daniel and Sara giving each other a hard time per usual at the vet office, which I actually don’t mind as much as I usually do in vet scenes, perhaps because there aren’t any distracting and ridiculous client plotlines involved this time. And maybe...

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Much of our fourth episode of Heading Out takes place in Sara’s vet practice, which as I’ve mentioned before tends to produce some of my least favorite bits. Yet overall, I found this episode much funnier than the last one, and a lot of that has to do with Nicola Walker.

We start with Sara and Daniel going over some inventory at the office, which includes checking off things like “Hampster Snuggle Pouch.” Again, the props, they’re good! Also, a Hampster Snuggle Pouch: that sounds pretty awesome, actually. Do they make them in human size?

I also enjoyed this:

Sara: One Supreme Gerbil Fortress, one Supreme Gerbil Palace.

Daniel: Check. Oh, hang on. No fortress.

Sara: Well, that’s fine. I’ve got the palace, so I’m happy.

Daniel: No, but they’re not the same thing. A palace is just a posh house.

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In Episode Trois of Heading Out, we really start to dig into Sara’s deep neuroses, to satisfying but often frustrating degrees. There’s also a lot of French going on, to satisfying but often frustrating degrees.

We begin in Sara’s living room, where Jamie’s reading a book and Justine’s watching a quiz show on the telly — she’s sold her own TV “to save for a new DVD player” — and guessing “Dick Francis” for every answer. She assures Sara that it’ll be the right answer someday; it’s just a matter of waiting. Justine is the best. Short aside: This reminds me of when I used to frequently play Cranium with some friends, like more than most normal people play Cranium, and every time we had to sculpt something out of that purple clay one of our friends would yell, “Clay!

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This really weird thing has happened. The BBC is airing a show about a 40-year-old woman finally being pushed by her friends to come out to her parents. Sounds normal enough, but get this: it’s a comedy! Wait. Lesbians can be funny? Shut the front door, Sue Perkins!

Welcome to Heading Out, written by and starring Sue Perkins as Sara, who we first meet at her vet practice where she’s currently dealing with a pretty-dead cat and its deranged owner. We also meet her friend and co-worker Daniel, played by Steve Oram, as he’s working on this brilliant display in the lobby, a display which seals the deal that we’re going to like this show. As if we weren’t already signed onto the deal of a show with a funny lesbian vet protagonist.

Now That’S how you do a boob joke,...

This latest poster for the upcoming Gambit film now substitutes the suitcase / trunk used on the previous poster and here too, with gold bars for star Cameron Diaz to sit on, with Colin Firth looking almost the same, save looking in a different direction. Hey, it's not exactly comfortable, but I'd also be grinning with that wealth under my cheeks. Directed by Michael Hoffman from the script by Ethan and Joel Coen, Gambit also includes Alan Rickman Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern and Tom Courtenay Pic follows an art curator decides to enact his revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

This latest poster for the upcoming Gambit film now substitutes the suitcase / trunk used on the previous poster and here too, with gold bars for star Cameron Diaz to sit on, with Colin Firth looking almost the same, save looking in a different direction. Hey, it's not exactly comfortable, but I'd also be grinning with that wealth under my cheeks. Directed by Michael Hoffman from the script by Ethan and Joel Coen, Gambit also includes Alan Rickman Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern and Tom Courtenay Pic follows an art curator decides to enact his revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

We’ve just been sent this brilliant first clip from new British comedy I Give it a Year. The movie has a wonderful cast and when you see this clip, you’ll really get a sense of the tone they’re trying to set with it. The film stars Anna Faris, Rose Byrne, Simon Baker, Rafe Spall, Stephen Merchant, Craig Izzard, Minnie Driver, Olivia Colman, Anna Skellern and Jason Flemyng, the latter stealing the show in this first clip which I’ve embedded below. Dan Mazer directs what must have been a wonderfully funny movie to make.

I Give It A Year is the hilarious new comedy from Working Title Films, the producers of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary, and the writer of Borat.

Starting where other romantic comedies finish, I Give It A Year lifts the veil on the realities of the first year of marriage, and...

Check out the seventh poster for Gambit also with Alan Rickman in the comedy starring Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz. Scripted Ethan and Joel Coen, the crime comedy helmed by Michael Hoffman opened in the UK last week, and we have yet to get a release date for the U.S. Gambit follows an art curator decides to enact his revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. The CBS Films release also stars Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern and Tom Courtenay. Adam Ripp, Mike Lobell and Rob Paris produce while Philip Elwat and Rizal Risjad serve as executive producers.

Check out the seventh poster for Gambit also with Alan Rickman in the comedy starring Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz. Scripted Ethan and Joel Coen, the crime comedy helmed by Michael Hoffman opened in the UK last week, and we have yet to get a release date for the U.S. Gambit follows an art curator decides to enact his revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. The CBS Films release also stars Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern and Tom Courtenay. Adam Ripp, Mike Lobell and Rob Paris produce while Philip Elwat and Rizal Risjad serve as executive producers.

I gotta think Cameron Diaz’s Texas cowboy character is a put-on in this remake of “Gambit”. It’s gotta be some kind of ploy and she’s purposefully doing an atrocious “Texan” accent, and we find out at the end of the movie that she was a New York chick all along trying to pull a con (besides the obvious con with Alan Rickman, I mean). If that isn’t the case, then oh boy… Anyways. Check out three clips from “Gambit”. It’s wacky. It’s accent-heavy. It’s got Colin Firth with wet stands on the front of his trousers. Hijinks! An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. Also starring Tom Courtenay, Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern, and Togo Igawa.

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It’s been sad times in the UK lately as lesbians across the land come to terms with the fact that the continued no-news from the BBC about Lip Service is making the chance of a Series 3 look as dead in the water as Cat in the road. This is a good time to urge you to sign the petition.

In the meantime we need a bit of good news, so what if we told you that Anna Skellern (Lexy) was to play gay again in a show written by, and starring the baking hot Sue Perkins alongside Shelley Conn, who once locked lips with Laura Fraser in Nina’s Heavenly Delights? Well, this is exactly what we’re telling you. This is happening in real life.

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The show is called Heading Out, it’s just completed filming in Manchester and...

Earlier we posted some footage from the trailer for the upcoming Gambit remake of the 1966 comedy and today we have the full international trailer.

The film follows Harry Dean (Colin Firth) whose revenge plan to his boss is missing one final component: the participation of a beautiful woman to act as his gambit. Dean then meets Pj Puznowski (Cameron Diaz), someone who appears to be the perfect candidate to be his gambit. However, Dean himself becomes enraptured with her, causing his plan to take a series of wrong turns.

Gambit, written by Joel and Ethan Coen, directed by Michael Hoffman (Restoration, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), also stars Alan Rickman, Tom Courtenay, Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern, and Togo Igawa.

Gambit premieres in U.K. on November 21st, 2012 and a U.S. release date is still to be decided.

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Check out the new trailer and fourth poster for Ethan and Joel Coen's Gambit, starring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman. Michael Hoffman directs the CBS Films release which opens on November 21, 2012 in the U.K. with a date yet to be determined for U.S. release. In Gambit an art curator decides to enact his revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. Also in the cast are Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern and Tom Courtenay.

Check out the new trailer and fourth poster for Ethan and Joel Coen's Gambit, starring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman. Michael Hoffman directs the CBS Films release which opens on November 21, 2012 in the U.K. with a date yet to be determined for U.S. release. In Gambit an art curator decides to enact his revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. Also in the cast are Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern and Tom Courtenay.

Apparently today is the day for releasing trailers featuring actors doing, er, questionable Southern accents. First it was Emma Thompson in the “Beautiful Creatures” trailer, and now it’s Cameron Diaz going way, Way overboard with her “Texan” accent in “Gambit”. The film, a remake of the 1966 film starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine, boasts a kooky script from Ethan and Joel Coen, but is directed by Michael Hoffman, just so you don’t get confused. Diaz’s ridiculous accent notwithstanding, “Gambit” looks like a goofy good time at the theaters. Or at least, on DVD. An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. “Gambit” also stars Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Tom Courtenay, Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern, and Togo Igawa. The UK gets...

A Night In The Woods

Stars: Scoot McNairy, Anna Skellern, Andrew Hawley | Written and Directed by Richard Parry

Reading the title of the film gives it all away really, A Night in the Woods. That’s what this film is and pretty much that is what happens, three characters spend A Night in the Woods and we get to see the footage found afterwards. Sounds a bit like The Blair Witch Project doesn’t it? Well you may just be right.

Brody and his girlfriend Kerry are taking a trip into Dartmoor’s Wistman’s Woods with her “cousin” Leo. The local villagers in the pub give them stories about the woods and it’s dubious past which they laugh off as they make their way onto the moors, then into the woods themselves. What is found is the footage of what happened that night as sexual tension runs high,...

Anna Karenina (12A)

(Joe Wright, 2012, UK/Fra) Keira Knightley, Kelly Macdonald, Jude Law, 130 mins

Bringing period drama up-to-date, Wright's radical reinterpretation of Tolstoy's tragedy stages the action almost entirely in a theatre – backstage areas, red curtains and all. It's a smart framing device for the Imperial Russia on display, even if the stylisation puts emotion at a slight remove, not helped by the love-or-loathe leads. But it's still a sight to behold, with rich colours, doll's-house sets and costumes to die for (spoiler alert!).

Dredd (18)

(Pete Travis, 2012, UK) Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Rakie Ayola. 95 mins

Aiming to please old 2000Ad fans rather than convert new ones, this post-apocalyptic sci-fi has all the violent justice and jutting-chin action you'd want, with some visual flourishes to make up for a straightahead plot.

Lawless (18)

(John Hillcoat, 2012, Us) Tom Hardy, Shia Labeouf, Guy Pearce. 116 mins

Cops, gangsters and a family of moonshine...

heck out a lovely-looking Cameron Diaz in the latest character poster for Ethan and Joel Coen's Gambit comedy, also starring Colin Firth and Alan Rickman. The crime comedy helmed by Michael Hoffman (The Last Station, One Fine Day, Soapdish) tells of an art curator who decides to take revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the aid of an unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. This joins the previous two character posters for Alan Rickman and Colin Firth we added recently. Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern, Tom Courtenay and Togo Igawa co-star.

heck out a lovely-looking Cameron Diaz in the latest character poster for Ethan and Joel Coen's Gambit comedy, also starring Colin Firth and Alan Rickman. The crime comedy helmed by Michael Hoffman (The Last Station, One Fine Day, Soapdish) tells of an art curator who decides to take revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the aid of an unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. This joins the previous two character posters for Alan Rickman and Colin Firth we added recently. Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern, Tom Courtenay and Togo Igawa co-star.

A good-looking British entry burrows more deeply into character than the average found-footage foray into the woods

Another week, another found-footage horror. This good-looking, creditably tangled Brit entry benefits from a better-than-average jolt-count and rigorous, dirty-fingernails acting from Scoot McNairy (Monsters) and Anna Skellern as a troubled couple – he's a garrulous Yank, she's a repressed Brit – using their handicams as digital confidants whileon a camping tour of Dartmoor; an opening title card informs us that the pair, along with Skellern's cousin Leo (Andrew Hawley), subsequently disappeared. Richard Parry's film suffers from a certain post-Blair Witch familiarity as the night-vision gets toggled, and evidence of a local legend ("the Huntsman") is discovered dangling from the trees. Yet it's unusual in using its 80-odd minutes to burrow down into these characters and match their psychic states with the (still underfilmed) location's physical terrain: one way or another, these relationships will end up on the rocks.

Check out 2 character posters for Ethan and Joel Coen's eagerly-anticipated Gambit with Colin Firth and Alan Rickman. The Michael Hoffman-directed crime comedy also stars Cameron Diaz, Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern and Tom Courtenay. Gambit follows an art curator who decides to take revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the aid of an unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. With the Coen brothers (The Big Lebowski, Intolerable Cruelty, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and True Grit) on board as scribes, this promises to be a great time at the movies.

Check out 2 character posters for Ethan and Joel Coen's eagerly-anticipated Gambit with Colin Firth and Alan Rickman. The Michael Hoffman-directed crime comedy also stars Cameron Diaz, Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman, Anna Skellern and Tom Courtenay. Gambit follows an art curator who decides to take revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet. His plan however, requires the aid of an unpredictable Texas rodeo queen. With the Coen brothers (The Big Lebowski, Intolerable Cruelty, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and True Grit) on board as scribes, this promises to be a great time at the movies.

More “Blair Witch Project” style shenanigans arrive in the form of “A Night in the Woods”, a British effort which could at least never be accused of not living up to its title, following a trio of the usual types wandering around the moors and forests of Northern England. The found footage film was directed by Richard Parry (“South West 9”), who previously worked as a conflict zone cameraman, helming various documentaries in Iraq and Afghanistan, with cinematography by Simon Dennis (“The Sweeney”), and the international cast of American star Scoot McNairy (“Monsters”), Australian actress Anna Skellern (“The Descent: Part 2”) and up and coming British actor Andrew Hawley (“Snow White And The Huntsman”). The Vertigo Films release is set for a brief run in UK cinemas in early September, arriving shortly afterwards on DVD. The very recognisable plot follows an American called Brody (Scoot McNairy), his girlfriend Kerry (Anna Skellern...

Our image gallery for the latest "kids go into the woods, kids end up facing some horrific stuff" flick from the UK, A Night in the Woods, is here so sit back, relax, and laugh at the misfortune of others. C'mon, you know it's fun as long as it's a movie!

A Night In The Woods hits UK cinemas on September 7th via Vertigo Films. The cast includes Scoot McNairy (Monsters, Argo), Anna Skellern (W.E.), and rising star Andrew Hawley. It's directed by the BAFTA-nominated war photographer, documentary maker Richard Parry (South West 9).

Synopsis

On what is intended to be a fun camping trip to investigate and to chill in the atmosphere of the legendary haunted past of Dartmoor’s Wistman’s Woods, Brody, his girlfriend Kerry, and her cousin Leo very soon find themselves mysteriously ill at ease both with their surroundings and their companions. Bad moods and...

Vertigo Films’ A Night in the Woods, which is set for a UK release on September 7th, comes from the makers of Monsters and stars Scoot McNairy (Argo, Killing Them Softly, Monsters), Anna Skellern (W.E.) and Andrew Hawley; and is directed by BAFTA nominated Richard Parry (South West 9).

On what is intended to be a fun camping trip to investigate and to chill in the atmosphere of the legendary haunted past of Dartmoor’s Wistman’s Woods, Brody, his girlfriend Kerry and her cousin Leo very soon find themselves mysteriously ill at ease both with their surroundings and their companions. Bad moods and minor disagreements rapidly lead to feelings of severe paranoia, sexual tension, fear and, eventually, violence between the three friends, a situation that worsens as the evening draws in. At first, they suspect the conflicts are simply the result of being thrown together in the ancient, eerie surroundings,...

Vertigo Films have released the first trailer for their new horror movie, A Night in the Woods which comes from the makers of Monsters which was the catalyst for the awesome Gareth Edwards to make his mark on the world of filmmaking. A Night in the Woods stars Scoot McNairy (Argo, Killing Them Softly, Monsters) and is directed by BAFTA nominated Richard Parry (South West 9). The film co-stars Anna Skellern (W.E.) and rising star Andrew Hawley and will be with us September 7th.

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On what is intended to be a fun camping trip to investigate and to chill in the atmosphere of the legendary haunted past of Dartmoor’s Wistman’s Woods, Brody, his girlfriend Kerry and her cousin Leo very soon find themselves mysteriously ill at ease both with their surroundings and their companions.

Here at Dread Central we love when people head out into the woods to go camping and such. Mainly because they usually get dismembered and terrorized by any number of baddies. This makes us giddy. If it does you as well, dig on this latest trailer, etc.

A Night In The Woods hits UK cinemas on September 7th via Vertigo Films. The cast includes Scoot McNairy (Monsters, Argo), Anna Skellern (W.E.) and rising star Andrew Hawley. It's directed by the BAFTA-nominated war photographer, documentary maker Richard Parry (South West 9).

Synopsis

On what is intended to be a fun camping trip to investigate and to chill in the atmosphere of the legendary haunted past of Dartmoor’s Wistman’s Woods, Brody, his girlfriend Kerry, and her cousin Leo very soon find themselves mysteriously ill at ease both with their surroundings and their companions. Bad moods and minor disagreements rapidly lead to feelings of severe paranoia,...

Vertigo Films has revealed a trailer and poster for the September 7th UK release A Night in the Woods.

This one stars Scoot McNairy, you might remember him from Monsters. Anna Skellern (W.E.) and Andrew Hawley also star.

Documentarian filmmaker Richard Parry (South West 9) is in the director's chair and it appears he may be at home with this film which is of the found footage variety.

On what is intended to be a fun camping trip to investigate and to chill in the atmosphere of the legendary haunted past of Dartmoor’s Wistman’s Woods, Brody, his girlfriend Kerry and her cousin Leo very soon find themselves mysteriously ill at ease both with their surroundings and their companions. Bad moods and minor disagreements rapidly lead to feelings of severe paranoia, sexual tension, fear and, eventually, violence between the three friends, a situation that worsens as the evening draws in.

Asylum Blackout Trailer, The Incident Trailer. Alexandre Courtès‘ Asylum Blackout / The Incident (2011) movie trailer stars Anna Skellern, Rupert Evans, Dave Legeno, Richard Brake, and Kenny Doughty. Asylum Blackout‘s plot synopsis: “It’s a thin line that separates a domesticated man from his repressed animalistic side. On a dark and rainy night, three friends are forced to cross [...]

Continue reading: Asylum Blackout / The Incident (2011) Movie Trailer...

Having never been in a high security mental institution I can only imagine what the interaction between cook and patient really is. I keep thinking of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest… Nurse Ratchet. McMurphy. Chief. It would seem to me it’s a rather humorous place to be if you just take the Ken Kesey angle (until Billy kills himself… then it’s no fun for anyone). Maybe the institution of Asylum Blackout is more like Arkham Asylum from the world of Batman. Dark. Demented. The patients ready to get out and exact revenge, insanely, on a staff that cared too little. Mostly I think of the thorazine shuffle. I think of heavily medicated folks drooling on themselves meandering about their padded cell. With that in mind, when I tell you that Asylum Blackout didn’t quite do it for me, it’s not for the lack of...

*full disclosure: a DVD screener of this film was provided by IFC Midnight. Director: Alexandre Courtès. Writers: S. Craig Zahler, and Jérôme Fansten. Cast: Anna Skellern, Rupert Evans and Dave Legeno. The Asylum Blackout creates the right atmosphere for a horror feature. There are dark halls, mutilated corpses and the criminally insane hiding out in every dark corridor. The environment is chilling; yet, something is missing. The writing follows a linear structure with few deviations. This is director Alexandre Courtes' first feature with writer Craig Zahler also creating his first script here. So, understandably, the writing is cautious. The contradiction between the thrilling settings with the straight forward approach to writing still creates for an entertaining time. The plot structure is fairly simple. Three friends and bandmates work at the local Sans Mental Institution in Washington, State. Here, they feed the crazed and hungry. Then, the crazed feed on the.

Time to add a little darkness in the literal sense to your afternoon. Two new clips from Asylum Blackout (formerly The Incident (review here)) have made their way online and we have 'em both right here. Dig it!

Look for the movie in select theaters and on IFC Midnight Cable VOD and Digital Outlets like SundanceNOW, iTunes, Amazon Streaming, Xbox Zune, and Playstation Unlimited on May 4th.

Alexandre Courtes' Asylum Blackout stars Rupert Evans, Kenny Doughty, Unax Ugalde, Dave Legeno, Anna Skellern, Richard Brake, Eric Godon, Joseph Kennedy, and Marcus Garvey.

Synopsis

George, Max, and Ricky are in a rock band and waiting for their big breakthrough. Between small gigs and rehearsals they work in the kitchen of a high-security asylum for good pay at minimum risk — they have no physical contact with the inmates. One night just before dinnertime, a big storm shuts down the security system, the doors open,...

Hot on the heels of yesterday's one-sheet debut for the newly renamed Asylum Blackout (formerly The Incident (review here)), we now have the trailer for you cats. Dig it!

Look for the movie in select theaters and on IFC Midnight Cable VOD and Digital Outlets like SundanceNOW, iTunes, Amazon Streaming, Xbox Zune, and Playstation Unlimited on May 4th.

Alexandre Courtes' Asylum Blackout stars Rupert Evans, Kenny Doughty, Unax Ugalde, Dave Legeno, Anna Skellern, Richard Brake, Eric Godon, Joseph Kennedy, and Marcus Garvey.

Synopsis

George, Max, and Ricky are in a rock band and waiting for their big breakthrough. Between small gigs and rehearsals they work in the kitchen of a high-security asylum for good pay at minimum risk — they have no physical contact with the inmates. One night just before dinnertime, a big storm shuts down the security system, the doors open, and the lunatics break loose. Help is on...

IFC Midnight will release the inmates with Asylum Blackout. The rioting begins May 4th on video-on-demand. This is the date when a storm hits, the power goes out and a group of friends must then fight for their lives! This film was partially shot in Brussels, Belgium and this is director Alexandre Courtès first entry into the horror genre. And Asylum Blackout is truly terror filled. Enjoy the film's trailer and movie poster here until the breakout begins in just a few days! Release Date: May 4, 2012. (Video-on-demand). Director: Alexandre Courtès. Writers: S. Craig Zahler and Jérôme Fansten. Cast: Rupert Evans, Dave Legeno and Anna Skellern. The film's trailer is here: *previously called The Incident.  |  |  |  Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28Dla Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis Email Subscription

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