Mia Goth is arguably the reigning queen of horror. Though 2022 saw the return of legendary final girls and the rise of a few new scream queens, no one dominated the genre quite like Goth. The London-born actress kicked off the year with a dual role in Ti West’s X and a show-stopping performance in the prequel Pearl as a young woman destined to escape her rural roots.
Goth shows no signs of slowing down as this impressive run continues into 2023 with the highly anticipated Infinity Pool, the latest slice of mind-bending horror from writer-director Branden Cronenberg. Goth stars in the film as Gabi, a young socialite on a luxurious vacation at an all-inclusive island resort. Seemingly on a whim, she invites fellow travelers James (Alexander Skarsgård) and his wife Em (Cleopatra Coleman) to venture outside the grounds for a day trip that plunges the couple into a living nightmare.
Goth shows no signs of slowing down as this impressive run continues into 2023 with the highly anticipated Infinity Pool, the latest slice of mind-bending horror from writer-director Branden Cronenberg. Goth stars in the film as Gabi, a young socialite on a luxurious vacation at an all-inclusive island resort. Seemingly on a whim, she invites fellow travelers James (Alexander Skarsgård) and his wife Em (Cleopatra Coleman) to venture outside the grounds for a day trip that plunges the couple into a living nightmare.
- 1/20/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Pulsar Content and XYZ Films have dropped the teaser for “Tropic,” Edouard Salier sci-fi drama which world premiered at Fantastic Fest and will next play in competition at Sitges on Oct. 9.
Penned by Salier and Mauricio Carrasco, the film follows Lázaro and Tristán, two twin brothers and best friends who are training together for the Astronaut Academy entrance tests. One day, Tristán is contaminated with some mysterious residue which makes him monstrous physically and weakened mentally. This disaster forces Lázaro to let go of how he remembers his brother and learn to love him as he is now, in a world where there is no room for monsters.
“Tropic” stars Pablo Cobo, Louis Peres, Marta Nieto, and Marvin Dubart. It was produced by Ninon Chapuis and Jean-Michel Rey, Rezo Productions. The movie will be released in France by Rezo Films.
Salier comes from a graphic background and is passionate about science fiction,...
Penned by Salier and Mauricio Carrasco, the film follows Lázaro and Tristán, two twin brothers and best friends who are training together for the Astronaut Academy entrance tests. One day, Tristán is contaminated with some mysterious residue which makes him monstrous physically and weakened mentally. This disaster forces Lázaro to let go of how he remembers his brother and learn to love him as he is now, in a world where there is no room for monsters.
“Tropic” stars Pablo Cobo, Louis Peres, Marta Nieto, and Marvin Dubart. It was produced by Ninon Chapuis and Jean-Michel Rey, Rezo Productions. The movie will be released in France by Rezo Films.
Salier comes from a graphic background and is passionate about science fiction,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Pulsar Content and XYZ Films have partnered to handle sales on the Fantastic Fest and Sitges sci-fi drama Tropic, directed by Edouard Salier who also co-wrote with Mauricio Carrasco.
The film follows Lázaro and Tristán (19), twin brothers and best friends, who are training together for the Astronaut Academy entrance tests. One day, Tristán is contaminated with some mysterious residue which makes him monstrous physically and weakened mentally. This disaster forces Lázaro to let go of how he remembers his brother and learn to love him as he is now, in a world where there is no room for monsters.
The French-language feature stars Pablo Cobo, Louis Peres, Marta Nieto, and Marvin Dubart, and was produced by Rezo Productions, Ninon Chapuis, and Jean-Michel Rey. Above is a first-look clip.
The pic will world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 23 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar and will screen at Sitges...
The film follows Lázaro and Tristán (19), twin brothers and best friends, who are training together for the Astronaut Academy entrance tests. One day, Tristán is contaminated with some mysterious residue which makes him monstrous physically and weakened mentally. This disaster forces Lázaro to let go of how he remembers his brother and learn to love him as he is now, in a world where there is no room for monsters.
The French-language feature stars Pablo Cobo, Louis Peres, Marta Nieto, and Marvin Dubart, and was produced by Rezo Productions, Ninon Chapuis, and Jean-Michel Rey. Above is a first-look clip.
The pic will world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 23 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar and will screen at Sitges...
- 9/20/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Larsen Thompson (The Midnight Club) and Olwen Fouéré (The Northman) have joined the cast of the upcoming film Horrorscope, from Screen Gems and Alloy Entertainment. The actors join an ensemble which also includes Jacob Batalon, Alana Boden, Adain Bradley, Avantika, Humberly González and Wolfgang Novogratz, as previously announced.
The film based on Alloy’s same-name novel penned by Nicholas Adams follows a group of college friends who get their horoscopes read, and then begin dying in ways connected to their fortunes. Are their fates fatal or can they change what’s written in the stars?
Details as to Thompson and Fouéré’s roles are being kept under wraps. But Anna Halberg and Spenser Cohen wrote the script and will direct, in their feature debut, with production set to kick off this fall. Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton are producing through Alloy, along with Scott Glassgold of Ground Control,...
The film based on Alloy’s same-name novel penned by Nicholas Adams follows a group of college friends who get their horoscopes read, and then begin dying in ways connected to their fortunes. Are their fates fatal or can they change what’s written in the stars?
Details as to Thompson and Fouéré’s roles are being kept under wraps. But Anna Halberg and Spenser Cohen wrote the script and will direct, in their feature debut, with production set to kick off this fall. Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton are producing through Alloy, along with Scott Glassgold of Ground Control,...
- 8/29/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Fast-rising film production and investment company Logical Pictures has acquired The Jokers Films, a well-respected French distribution company boasting long-term bonds with Bong Joon-ho and Nicolas Winding Refn, among other filmmakers.
Under the deal, The Jokers Films, which is presided over by Manuel Chiche, will be integrated within Logical Pictures. Chiche, a forward-thinking French industry veteran who’s been one of the country’s top distributors for Asian and independent American films, will also become a partner in Logical Pictures while continuing to lead The Jokers Films.
Headed by Frédéric Fiore, Logical Pictures was founded in 2016 as a financial and co-production banner and has now expanded into different entertainment fields through key investments in banners such as Pulsar Content, Marie Garrett and Gilles Sousa’s sales company whose recent titles include Elie Grappe’s “Olga” and Stephen Fingleton’s “Nightride;” Loveboat, an advertising and branded content outfit; Black Mic Mac,...
Under the deal, The Jokers Films, which is presided over by Manuel Chiche, will be integrated within Logical Pictures. Chiche, a forward-thinking French industry veteran who’s been one of the country’s top distributors for Asian and independent American films, will also become a partner in Logical Pictures while continuing to lead The Jokers Films.
Headed by Frédéric Fiore, Logical Pictures was founded in 2016 as a financial and co-production banner and has now expanded into different entertainment fields through key investments in banners such as Pulsar Content, Marie Garrett and Gilles Sousa’s sales company whose recent titles include Elie Grappe’s “Olga” and Stephen Fingleton’s “Nightride;” Loveboat, an advertising and branded content outfit; Black Mic Mac,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin is back in the studio to talk about new Netflix movie Nightride. A low budget independent thriller starring Moe Dunford fresh off of Vikings, Knuckledust and the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Filmed in one take in real-time Netflix has truly picked up an absolute gem here and Kev can’t wait to talk about it.
Nightride is a real time, one shot thriller about a dealer trying to pull off one last job in order to go straight.
Starring Moe Dunford, Joana Ribeiro, Gerard Jordan, John Travers and Stephen Rea and directed by Stephen Fingleton (The Survivalist), Nightride is available to watch on Netflix now.
Nightride is a real time, one shot thriller about a dealer trying to pull off one last job in order to go straight.
Starring Moe Dunford, Joana Ribeiro, Gerard Jordan, John Travers and Stephen Rea and directed by Stephen Fingleton (The Survivalist), Nightride is available to watch on Netflix now.
- 3/8/2022
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
A4 presents Kagonada’s second feature After Yang in limited release, the latest in the distributor’s varied indie slate ahead of wide-release horror slasher X on 3/18 and sci-fi adventure Everything Everywhere All At Once on 3/25 — which is also opening SXSW Film Festival.
This is a weekend where The Batman casts a long shadow, but the specialty market is also hungry for new content with moviegoers demonstrably, measurably, more willing to return to theaters in person.
A24 has been a strong voice in the pandemic-scarred cinema landscape. Green Knight, Zola and C’mon, C’mon helped juice the indie box office last year as odd Icelandic horror film Lamb and porno-themed Red Rocket became culty favorites. Other releases included The Humans, The Souvenir: Part II and Saint Maude. The distributor took three Oscar noms with Apple TV+ for The Tragedy of Macbeth. X as well as A24’s upcoming Bodies Bodies Bodies...
This is a weekend where The Batman casts a long shadow, but the specialty market is also hungry for new content with moviegoers demonstrably, measurably, more willing to return to theaters in person.
A24 has been a strong voice in the pandemic-scarred cinema landscape. Green Knight, Zola and C’mon, C’mon helped juice the indie box office last year as odd Icelandic horror film Lamb and porno-themed Red Rocket became culty favorites. Other releases included The Humans, The Souvenir: Part II and Saint Maude. The distributor took three Oscar noms with Apple TV+ for The Tragedy of Macbeth. X as well as A24’s upcoming Bodies Bodies Bodies...
- 3/4/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Moe Dunford shines in Stephen Fingleton’s well-constructed Belfast-set drug-deal drama that, though not perfect, has craftsmanship and brio in abundance
First-time screenwriter Ben Conway has put together an interesting Belfast crime thriller, which pans out in a single, unbroken 97-minute take in real time, about a drug dealer doing one last catastrophic deal. Stephen Fingleton, who made an impression with his own 2015 debut The Survivalist, directs it with some elan.
Most of the film is a single, locked-off shot of a guy at the wheel of his car, talking tensely to people via a hands-free mobile while his life terrifyingly unravels. This owes quite a bit to Steven Knight’s lo-fi 2014 classic Locke, starring Tom Hardy doing very much the same thing. Moe Dunford (from Paddy Breathnach’s homelessness drama Rosie) plays Budge: a tough drug dealer looking for the traditional final big score to get him out of...
First-time screenwriter Ben Conway has put together an interesting Belfast crime thriller, which pans out in a single, unbroken 97-minute take in real time, about a drug dealer doing one last catastrophic deal. Stephen Fingleton, who made an impression with his own 2015 debut The Survivalist, directs it with some elan.
Most of the film is a single, locked-off shot of a guy at the wheel of his car, talking tensely to people via a hands-free mobile while his life terrifyingly unravels. This owes quite a bit to Steven Knight’s lo-fi 2014 classic Locke, starring Tom Hardy doing very much the same thing. Moe Dunford (from Paddy Breathnach’s homelessness drama Rosie) plays Budge: a tough drug dealer looking for the traditional final big score to get him out of...
- 3/1/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
"A minute late, the deal is off!" Brainstorm Media has revealed an official US trailer for an indie thriller titled Nightride, arriving in the US starting in early March. The film is a "realtime one shot" thriller from BAFTA-nomninated director Stephen Fingleton and starring Moe Dunford. A small-time dealer tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes wrong and the deal is off, he races against the clock to find his missing product and secure a new buyer before the loan shark finds him. In addition to Moe Dunford as the driver, the small cast includes Joana Ribeiro, Gerard Jordan, Ciaran Flynn, John Travers, and Stephen Rea. This first premiered at last year's Toronto Film Festival as well, but there wasn't much buzz then. It looks quite good. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Stephen Fingleton's Nightride, direct from YouTube...
- 2/4/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
This year’s Diff will run as physical event from February 23-March 6.
Sasha King’s Vicky and Dónal Foreman’s The Cry Of Granuaile are among the world premieres screening at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival (Diff), which will run as a physical event from February 23-March 6.
Produced by King and Bill Snodgrass, documentary Vicky tells the story of Irish woman Vicky Phelan’s work to expose the truth behind Ireland’s Cervical Check healthcare scandal.
The Cry Of Granuaile is produced by Foreman, Liam Beatty and Edwina Forkin and centres on an American filmmaker, reeling from the...
Sasha King’s Vicky and Dónal Foreman’s The Cry Of Granuaile are among the world premieres screening at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival (Diff), which will run as a physical event from February 23-March 6.
Produced by King and Bill Snodgrass, documentary Vicky tells the story of Irish woman Vicky Phelan’s work to expose the truth behind Ireland’s Cervical Check healthcare scandal.
The Cry Of Granuaile is produced by Foreman, Liam Beatty and Edwina Forkin and centres on an American filmmaker, reeling from the...
- 2/4/2022
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Brainstorm Media has acquired North American rights for “Nightride,” a dark humored, action-packed thriller from BAFTA-nominated helmer Stephen Fingleton (“The Survivalist”), starring Moe Dunford and Joana Ribeiro (“The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”).
The deal, which was handled by UTA Independent Film Group, will see Brainstorm releasing the film in select theaters and on demand next spring.
“Nightride” is set in Belfast over the course of a single night, and follows a smalltime dealer, Budge, as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes terribly wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against the clock to get a hold of his missing product and find a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down. Irish scribe Ben Conway (“Hunter’s Fall”) penned the script.
“We are thrilled to be working again with Pulsar on another stellar film,” said Brainstorm’s head of distribution,...
The deal, which was handled by UTA Independent Film Group, will see Brainstorm releasing the film in select theaters and on demand next spring.
“Nightride” is set in Belfast over the course of a single night, and follows a smalltime dealer, Budge, as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes terribly wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against the clock to get a hold of his missing product and find a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down. Irish scribe Ben Conway (“Hunter’s Fall”) penned the script.
“We are thrilled to be working again with Pulsar on another stellar film,” said Brainstorm’s head of distribution,...
- 11/4/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Gilbery was formerly the head of film and TV financing company Media Finance Capital.
David Gilbery has been appointed as the new CEO of Bill Kenwright Films, the UK production outfit behind Off The Rails and Another Mother’s Son.
The company is owned by Everton Football Club chairman and West End theatre producer Bill Kenwright.
Earlier this year, Gilbery stepped down as CEO of UK-based film and TV financing company Media Finance Capital, which he founded in 2018. His previous film credits include as a producer on Stephen Fingleton’s The Survivalist and as an executive producer on Bone Tomahawk, Arkansas and Honest Thief.
David Gilbery has been appointed as the new CEO of Bill Kenwright Films, the UK production outfit behind Off The Rails and Another Mother’s Son.
The company is owned by Everton Football Club chairman and West End theatre producer Bill Kenwright.
Earlier this year, Gilbery stepped down as CEO of UK-based film and TV financing company Media Finance Capital, which he founded in 2018. His previous film credits include as a producer on Stephen Fingleton’s The Survivalist and as an executive producer on Bone Tomahawk, Arkansas and Honest Thief.
- 10/25/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Benedict Cumberbatch and Kristen Stewart among stars set for digital sessions.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has set Kenneth Branagh, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun for the In Conversation With… sessions at this year’s event, running September 9-18.
TIFF also announced additional special events, the makeup of its Platform Prize Jury and the titles in the 2021 Industry Selects section.
In Conversation With… sessions will all take place digitally and be accessible worldwide.
Branagh comes to the festival with his new film Belfast, which will get a gala presentation in Toronto. Cumberbatch has Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog...
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has set Kenneth Branagh, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun for the In Conversation With… sessions at this year’s event, running September 9-18.
TIFF also announced additional special events, the makeup of its Platform Prize Jury and the titles in the 2021 Industry Selects section.
In Conversation With… sessions will all take place digitally and be accessible worldwide.
Branagh comes to the festival with his new film Belfast, which will get a gala presentation in Toronto. Cumberbatch has Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog...
- 8/24/2021
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Timur Bekmambetov, the Russian writer-director-producer behind such pics as 2004’s “Night Watch” and 2008’s “Wanted,” has just started shooting his latest production, the English-language sci-fi thriller “Resurrected” in L.A. with Dave Davis.
Up-and-coming Russian director Egor Baranov, whose credits include the Russian B.O. hit trilogy “Gogol” and Netflix’s “Sparta” series, is directing the film. Bekmanbetov is producing “Resurrected” with Maria Zatulovskaya through the banner Bazelevs, with David Meadeb at Logical Pictures, in association with Aleksandr Fomin at Pulsar Content, the sales banner launched by Gilles Sousa and Marie Garrett.
The film is being made using Bekmanbetov’s pioneering Screenlife storytelling and technology, revolving solely around the screen activity of characters who are seen through their digital devices. Bekmanbetov previously delivered several hit films in this Screenlife format, notably “Searching” which was released worldwide by Sony, as well as the “Unfriended” franchise released by BlumHouse and Universal, and “Profile,...
Up-and-coming Russian director Egor Baranov, whose credits include the Russian B.O. hit trilogy “Gogol” and Netflix’s “Sparta” series, is directing the film. Bekmanbetov is producing “Resurrected” with Maria Zatulovskaya through the banner Bazelevs, with David Meadeb at Logical Pictures, in association with Aleksandr Fomin at Pulsar Content, the sales banner launched by Gilles Sousa and Marie Garrett.
The film is being made using Bekmanbetov’s pioneering Screenlife storytelling and technology, revolving solely around the screen activity of characters who are seen through their digital devices. Bekmanbetov previously delivered several hit films in this Screenlife format, notably “Searching” which was released worldwide by Sony, as well as the “Unfriended” franchise released by BlumHouse and Universal, and “Profile,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Pulsar Content has secured worldwide sales on “Nightride” a Belfast-set thriller from BAFTA-nominated helmer Stephen Fingleton (“The Survivalist”), starring Moe Dunford and Joana Ribeiro (“The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”).
Shot in one take over an action-packed night, “Nightride” is laced with dry humor and follows a smalltime dealer, Budge, as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes terribly wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against the clock to get a hold of his missing product and find a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down.
Now in post, the high-concept film is produced by Silk Mass, Village Films and Logical Pictures, and written by Irish scribe Ben Conway (“Hunter’s Fall”). It marks Fingleton’s sophomore feature, following his critically acclaimed debut “The Survivalist,” a post-apocalyptic thriller which was nominated for a BAFTA and won prizes at Tribeca,...
Shot in one take over an action-packed night, “Nightride” is laced with dry humor and follows a smalltime dealer, Budge, as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes terribly wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against the clock to get a hold of his missing product and find a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down.
Now in post, the high-concept film is produced by Silk Mass, Village Films and Logical Pictures, and written by Irish scribe Ben Conway (“Hunter’s Fall”). It marks Fingleton’s sophomore feature, following his critically acclaimed debut “The Survivalist,” a post-apocalyptic thriller which was nominated for a BAFTA and won prizes at Tribeca,...
- 6/16/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Euphoria star Storm Reid is set to join Kevin Bacon, Colson Baker and Travis Fimmel in the thriller One Way. Also joining the cast are Casie Baker, Drea de Matteo, Meagan Holder, Thomas Francis Murphy, Luis Da Silva Jr., Rhys Coiro, Danny Bohnen and Scotty Bohnen. Andrew Baird will direct from a script by Ben Conway.
Principal photography is underway in Thomasville, Ga. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, with Thomasville Pictures producing.
“Storm Reid is one of the most talented young actors of this generation. We are thrilled to have her join the cast of One Way alongside an all-star cast with a huge international appeal,” Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser said. Added Highland Film Group COO Delphine Perrier: “Andrew Baird has lined up a dream cast. We are excited to start shooting very soon in Georgia. The team is following rigorous Covid-19 protocols to...
Principal photography is underway in Thomasville, Ga. Highland Film Group is handling worldwide sales, with Thomasville Pictures producing.
“Storm Reid is one of the most talented young actors of this generation. We are thrilled to have her join the cast of One Way alongside an all-star cast with a huge international appeal,” Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser said. Added Highland Film Group COO Delphine Perrier: “Andrew Baird has lined up a dream cast. We are excited to start shooting very soon in Georgia. The team is following rigorous Covid-19 protocols to...
- 2/8/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Shoot is underway in Northern Ireland on feature thriller Black Medicine, starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days), Orla Brady (American Horror Story), Amybeth McNulty (Anne With An E) and John Connors (King Of The Travellers).
The screenplay, written and directed by Lisburn native Colum Eastwood, is the eleventh film to come through Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme, which has supported films including Shelly Love’s A Bump Along the Way, Ryan and Andrew Tohill’s The Dig, Chris Baugh and Brendan Mullin’s Bad Day for the Cut, Stephen Fingleton’s The Survivalist and Michael Lennox’s A Patch of Fog.
Black Medicine follows a black-market medic who carries out illegal operations for the criminal underworld. When she gives refuge to a young girl, she must to choose between breaking her medical oath or crossing her ruthless employers.
Janine Cobain produces for 12Ten Productions. Financed by Northern Ireland Screen...
The screenplay, written and directed by Lisburn native Colum Eastwood, is the eleventh film to come through Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme, which has supported films including Shelly Love’s A Bump Along the Way, Ryan and Andrew Tohill’s The Dig, Chris Baugh and Brendan Mullin’s Bad Day for the Cut, Stephen Fingleton’s The Survivalist and Michael Lennox’s A Patch of Fog.
Black Medicine follows a black-market medic who carries out illegal operations for the criminal underworld. When she gives refuge to a young girl, she must to choose between breaking her medical oath or crossing her ruthless employers.
Janine Cobain produces for 12Ten Productions. Financed by Northern Ireland Screen...
- 12/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
BAFTA-nominated director Stephen Fingleton has been cleared of sexual assault. The case came to a close in a London court on Wednesday, with the jury finding the Northern Irish director not guilty.
He had been accused of sexually assaulting an actress – who was in her 20s and cannot be named, in accordance with U.K. law – in a London apartment after a meeting to discuss professional matters. The pair had earlier met at a BFI London Film Festival event, according to earlier reports.
Fingleton, 35, had always denied assaulting the actress. He told the court he had lost a deal to work on a U.S. movie that had name talent attached as a result of the case. The director is now expected to attempt to rebuild his career. Court reports said he thanked the jury after the verdict was delivered following several hours of deliberation.
Fingleton had started to emerge...
He had been accused of sexually assaulting an actress – who was in her 20s and cannot be named, in accordance with U.K. law – in a London apartment after a meeting to discuss professional matters. The pair had earlier met at a BFI London Film Festival event, according to earlier reports.
Fingleton, 35, had always denied assaulting the actress. He told the court he had lost a deal to work on a U.S. movie that had name talent attached as a result of the case. The director is now expected to attempt to rebuild his career. Court reports said he thanked the jury after the verdict was delivered following several hours of deliberation.
Fingleton had started to emerge...
- 2/14/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Surviving the elements and disease is hard enough in the post-apocalypse, but it can be even more difficult to survive among other healthy (but not necessarily happy) humans, as evidenced in The Survivalist, an IFC Midnight movie that was recently released on a Blu-ray / DVD combo pack from Scream Factory. To celebrate the film's new home media release, we've been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
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2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “The Survivalist Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
- 10/6/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Topps and Creepy Co. have teamed up to bring us Garbage Pail Kids puffy stickers, enamel pins, and pin-back buttons! The 'member berries sure do taste sweet! Also in today's Highlights: Blu-ray and DVD release details for The Survivalist, a look at the trailers for The Crucifixion and Cold Moon, and Five Wild Animals teaser posters.
Garbage Pail Kids Collectibles Revealed: From Creepy Co.: “Topps® and Creepy Co.® partner to bring you collectible items that celebrate the sensational history of the premiere gross-out franchise that is Garbage Pail Kids.™
The inaugural release features 5 enamel pins, a 6-pack of pinback buttons, and a reproduction sticker sheet straight out of 1986!
Check back on Thursday night for the full release and look for even More items as this collection expands over the months ahead.”
To learn more, keep an eye on Creepy Co.'s official website.
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The Survivalist Blu-ray...
Garbage Pail Kids Collectibles Revealed: From Creepy Co.: “Topps® and Creepy Co.® partner to bring you collectible items that celebrate the sensational history of the premiere gross-out franchise that is Garbage Pail Kids.™
The inaugural release features 5 enamel pins, a 6-pack of pinback buttons, and a reproduction sticker sheet straight out of 1986!
Check back on Thursday night for the full release and look for even More items as this collection expands over the months ahead.”
To learn more, keep an eye on Creepy Co.'s official website.
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The Survivalist Blu-ray...
- 9/6/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Nikki Baughan Aug 25, 2017
Canaries is a British feature getting a Horror Channel FrightFest screening this weekend. We've been taking a look...
Think of big screen science fiction, and it’s likely to bring to mind glossy images of alien spacecrafts obliterating the White House, monsters running amuck in New York or Tokyo, or a post-apocalyptic Los Angelean wasteland. It’s perhaps unsurprising that these are the moments which linger in our collective consciousness; on screen at least, such cataclysmic events are usually clustered around the world’s big cities, with filmmakers giving little thought to how they might play out elsewhere.
There have been exceptions of course, such as classics like Village Of The Damned (1960) and The Stepford Wives (1975) and, in more recent years, UK filmmakers have also been looking to redress the balance. Marc Price set his 2008 zombie movie Colin on a suburban British estate, for example, while Stephen Fingleton...
Canaries is a British feature getting a Horror Channel FrightFest screening this weekend. We've been taking a look...
Think of big screen science fiction, and it’s likely to bring to mind glossy images of alien spacecrafts obliterating the White House, monsters running amuck in New York or Tokyo, or a post-apocalyptic Los Angelean wasteland. It’s perhaps unsurprising that these are the moments which linger in our collective consciousness; on screen at least, such cataclysmic events are usually clustered around the world’s big cities, with filmmakers giving little thought to how they might play out elsewhere.
There have been exceptions of course, such as classics like Village Of The Damned (1960) and The Stepford Wives (1975) and, in more recent years, UK filmmakers have also been looking to redress the balance. Marc Price set his 2008 zombie movie Colin on a suburban British estate, for example, while Stephen Fingleton...
- 8/24/2017
- Den of Geek
One family is forced to shelter another in this deeply unsettling post-plague chiller that speaks to our paranoid age
Fear eats the soul in It Comes at Night, a dread-laden tale of apocalyptic American paranoia from Trey Edward Shults, writer/director of the startlingly revealing family drama Krisha (2015). Set in the wake of an unspecified plague-like outbreak, Shults’s second feature finds a family struggling to survive in a remote woodland home, isolated from the world and increasingly from one another. As with Stephen Fingleton’s similarly bleak The Survivalist, the story unfolds at the edges of a collapsed civilisation, with characters driven by distrust, desperation and a steely determination to protect what is theirs. Yet whatever fairytale terrors may lurk out there in the woods, it’s what comes from within that threatens to tear these people apart.
The film opens with the sound of breathing, of voices muffled...
Fear eats the soul in It Comes at Night, a dread-laden tale of apocalyptic American paranoia from Trey Edward Shults, writer/director of the startlingly revealing family drama Krisha (2015). Set in the wake of an unspecified plague-like outbreak, Shults’s second feature finds a family struggling to survive in a remote woodland home, isolated from the world and increasingly from one another. As with Stephen Fingleton’s similarly bleak The Survivalist, the story unfolds at the edges of a collapsed civilisation, with characters driven by distrust, desperation and a steely determination to protect what is theirs. Yet whatever fairytale terrors may lurk out there in the woods, it’s what comes from within that threatens to tear these people apart.
The film opens with the sound of breathing, of voices muffled...
- 7/9/2017
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Before I Fall (Ry Russo-Young)
Harold Ramis certainly didn’t invent it, but his Groundhog Day made the narrative loop device a mainstream mainstay, lovingly aped in everything from Source Code to Edge of Tomorrow to 50 First Dates. In Before I Fall, the loop treatment is utilized rather intelligently by director Ry Russo-Young, from Maria Maggenti screenplay adapted from Lauren Oliver‘s novel. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon,...
Before I Fall (Ry Russo-Young)
Harold Ramis certainly didn’t invent it, but his Groundhog Day made the narrative loop device a mainstream mainstay, lovingly aped in everything from Source Code to Edge of Tomorrow to 50 First Dates. In Before I Fall, the loop treatment is utilized rather intelligently by director Ry Russo-Young, from Maria Maggenti screenplay adapted from Lauren Oliver‘s novel. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon,...
- 5/19/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, and to paraphrase those renowned seventies scholars the Brady Bunch, “When it’s time to change then it’s time to change.”
While I’ve tried my hardest to slowly sneak those changes in, it’s gotten to the point where we’ll need to do something more drastic if the few of you reading the Weekend Warrior on a weekly basis actually want it to remain coming to you on a weekly basis. Because of that, we’re going to try something different by not throwing in as much independent limited releases for those checking the column out, and making the column a little more focused at least for the time being. (I’m probably going to move reviews for my Top Picks over to my blog, which is easy enough to...
While I’ve tried my hardest to slowly sneak those changes in, it’s gotten to the point where we’ll need to do something more drastic if the few of you reading the Weekend Warrior on a weekly basis actually want it to remain coming to you on a weekly basis. Because of that, we’re going to try something different by not throwing in as much independent limited releases for those checking the column out, and making the column a little more focused at least for the time being. (I’m probably going to move reviews for my Top Picks over to my blog, which is easy enough to...
- 5/17/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
As wonderful as the spectacle in George Miller’s vision of the post-apocalypse may be, in reality, the end of the world would probably look less like Mad Max: Fury Road and more like The Survivalist. Set in the near future, when overpopulation has led to widespread starvation and the breakdown of society, director Stephen Fingleton’s spare, striking debut feature takes a minimalist approach to the post-apocalyptic thriller. The film—which is coming to American theaters two years after its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival and a year after its release in its native U.K.—shares similar settings and themes with Krisha director Trey Edward Shults’ upcoming It Comes At Night. The difference here is in the direction: Shults uses the tension between a small band of survivors to create nail-biting suspense, while Fingleton concentrates on quiet character moments to explore themes of loyalty and betrayal.
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- 5/17/2017
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by IFC Films. Director/writer: Stephen Fingleton. Cast: Mia Goth, Martin McCann and Andrew Simpson. The Survivalist is an indie film from Northern Irish director Stephen Fingleton. This title has been completed since 2015 and it has appeared at a number of film festivals, in the interim. In the future, oil is scarce and the population is dwindling as people turn on each other. Alone, one man has survived the post-collapse world by laying low and farming. This strategy for survival quietens the film considerably. Much of the film is told via body language, through the film's trio of characters. And, The Survivalist answers an important question, for this viewer, how would the Irish survive the looming apocalypse? The Survivalist is more than a worst-case scenario and film fans are encouraged to find out how. The protagonist never speaks his name.
- 5/1/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
When it comes to moving pictures this month, in terms of anticipation, there’s no films that match up to new work from Wachowskis and David Lynch on the small screen, but there’s still plenty of promising options to go around. From alien attacks to European adventures (both pleasant and harrowing), some of the year’s best documentaries, the final film from a late master, and more, there’s something for everyone.
Matinees to See: Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (5/5), Last Men in Aleppo (5/5), Chuck (5/5), A Woman’s Life (5/5), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (5/5), Folk Hero & Funny Guy (5/12), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (5/12), Wakefield (5/19), The Commune (5/19), and The Here After (5/26)
15. War Machine (David Michôd; May 26)
Synopsis: An absurdist war story for our times.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Brad Pitt has gone back to World War II a handful of times in the last decade or so,...
Matinees to See: Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (5/5), Last Men in Aleppo (5/5), Chuck (5/5), A Woman’s Life (5/5), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (5/5), Folk Hero & Funny Guy (5/12), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (5/12), Wakefield (5/19), The Commune (5/19), and The Here After (5/26)
15. War Machine (David Michôd; May 26)
Synopsis: An absurdist war story for our times.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Brad Pitt has gone back to World War II a handful of times in the last decade or so,...
- 5/1/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A lonely survivor faces threats of all kinds—including a potential alliance that might not be what it seems—in the new trailer and poster for The Survivalist, coming out this May from IFC Midnight.
"A time of starvation. The Survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest protecting his crop from intruders with his shotgun and improvised traps. But the long years alone have taken their toll on him and he is beginning to lose his grip on reality.
Everything changes when a starving woman called Kathryn and her teenage daughter, Milja, discover the farm. Desperate for shelter, the mother offers up her daughter to spend the night with him in return for bed and board. Overcome with desire, Survivalist breaks his strict code of self-preservation and accepts them into his cabin. As the exchange becomes an uneasy ongoing arrangement, the women plot to get...
"A time of starvation. The Survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest protecting his crop from intruders with his shotgun and improvised traps. But the long years alone have taken their toll on him and he is beginning to lose his grip on reality.
Everything changes when a starving woman called Kathryn and her teenage daughter, Milja, discover the farm. Desperate for shelter, the mother offers up her daughter to spend the night with him in return for bed and board. Overcome with desire, Survivalist breaks his strict code of self-preservation and accepts them into his cabin. As the exchange becomes an uneasy ongoing arrangement, the women plot to get...
- 4/20/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
We've been eagerly awaiting writer/director Stephen Fingleton's The Survivalist since the first trailer dropped back in 2016. Shades of The Road and Z for Zachariah abound.
Well the wait it over thanks to IFC Midnight who will release the film next month.
Synopsis:
A time of starvation. The Survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest protecting his crop from intruders with his shotgun and improvised traps. But the long years alone have taken their [Continued ...]...
Well the wait it over thanks to IFC Midnight who will release the film next month.
Synopsis:
A time of starvation. The Survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest protecting his crop from intruders with his shotgun and improvised traps. But the long years alone have taken their [Continued ...]...
- 4/19/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Director Stephen Fingleton's The Survivalist is being distributed, via IFC Films. The film will see several theatres, while simultaneously showing through Video-on-demand; the launch begins in mid-May. In this Irish shot feature, one man has lived alone for seven years. Then, two women enter his farm, like the serpent in the garden. Soon, the survivalist's own life is in danger, when even more people enter the area. The film centrally stars: Martin McCann (Clash of the Titans), Mia Goth (The Tunnel) and Olwen Fouéré. The Us release details for The Survivalist are hosted here. The trailer reveals more of the story. The survivalist uses traps and camouflage, in an attempt to hide his farm. Kathryn (Fouéré) and Milja (Goth) discover it anyway and they come to agreement over trade. But, the survivalist puts his life on the line, when Milja is kidnapped. The material definitely has a post-apocalyptic vibe.
- 4/19/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
One of my absolute favorite movies at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival was Stephen Fingleton‘s “The Survivalist,” a pragmatic post-apocalyptic film about the lengths people will go to survive. Unlike many films in the genre — which tends to focus on either spectacle or heavy-handed parables explaining why humanity is the true monster — “The Survivalist” offers audiences a future where our own standards of morality have long been put to rest.
Continue reading Watch The Bleak New Trailer For Stephen Fingleton’s ‘The Survivalist’ at The Playlist.
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- 4/19/2017
- by Matthew Monagle
- The Playlist
After hitting the festival circuit and then arriving on U.K. VOD, the nerve-jangling debut feature from writer-director Stephen Fingleton, The Survivalist, is finally getting U.S. distribution through IFC Midnight. With a strong visual aesthetic coated in grim and grit, The Survivalist follows a lone man in a post-apocalyptic landscape who’s been living in a cabin in the woods for seven years. When two women show up at his doorstep asking for a share of his crop, the man’s world is shaken.
It apparently lives up to the fine premise. As we said in our review from Lff, “Post-apocalyptic thrillers don’t come much leaner or meaner than Northern Irish director Stephen Fingleton’s gripping debut feature The Survivalist. The world’s population has polluted the earth to the point of extinction – a fact snappily brokered by an opening graph comparing increasing oil production to a rapid...
It apparently lives up to the fine premise. As we said in our review from Lff, “Post-apocalyptic thrillers don’t come much leaner or meaner than Northern Irish director Stephen Fingleton’s gripping debut feature The Survivalist. The world’s population has polluted the earth to the point of extinction – a fact snappily brokered by an opening graph comparing increasing oil production to a rapid...
- 4/19/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Back in 2015, Alchemy had acquired North American distribution rights to writer/director Stephen Fingleton’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Survivalist, which premiered at that year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Then, the company that also acquired Rob Zombie’s 31 and Bernard Rose’s new Frankenstein tale, as well as the werewolf movie Howl, went out of business, leaving many films in limbo. Well, IFC Midnight saved the film, slating […]...
- 4/19/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The summer movie season is upon us, which means a seemingly endless pile-up of superheroes, reboots, and sequels will crowd the multiplexes. While a select few show some promise, we’ve set out to highlight a vast range of titles — 40 in total — that will arrive over the next four months, many of which we’ve already given our stamp of approval.
There’s bound to be more late-summer announcements in the coming months, and a number of titles will arrive on VOD day-and-date, so follow us on Twitter for the latest updates. In the meantime, see our top 40 picks for what to watch this summer below, in chronological order, and let us know what you’re looking forward to most in the comments.
Berlin Syndrome (Cate Shortland; May 5)
While the recent 10 Cloverfield Lane and Room told stories of captivity with various hooks — science-fiction and the process of healing, respectively — Cate Shortland...
There’s bound to be more late-summer announcements in the coming months, and a number of titles will arrive on VOD day-and-date, so follow us on Twitter for the latest updates. In the meantime, see our top 40 picks for what to watch this summer below, in chronological order, and let us know what you’re looking forward to most in the comments.
Berlin Syndrome (Cate Shortland; May 5)
While the recent 10 Cloverfield Lane and Room told stories of captivity with various hooks — science-fiction and the process of healing, respectively — Cate Shortland...
- 4/18/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
The search is on for Screen International’s annual talent showcase.
Screen International is looking for new actors, writers, directors and producers from the UK and Ireland to showcase in its 14th annual Stars of Tomorrow portfolio.
For the second year, Screen has a direct line for recommendations, which should be directed to stars@screendaily.com.
Open from now, the final deadline for submissions is June 2, 2017.
Candidates for inclusion in Screen International Stars of Tomorrow should be professional and with a track record, albeit brief, in the film business. They should be UK or Republic of Ireland nationals, ideally under the age of 30. All names will be verified in a lengthy vetting process.
Stars of Tomorrow is the film industry’s most successful new talent showcase, with an unrivalled track record for discovering fresh UK and Irish actors and key creatives.
Screen International’s reviews editor and chief film critic Fionnuala Halligan will select 15 actors and 15 directors...
Screen International is looking for new actors, writers, directors and producers from the UK and Ireland to showcase in its 14th annual Stars of Tomorrow portfolio.
For the second year, Screen has a direct line for recommendations, which should be directed to stars@screendaily.com.
Open from now, the final deadline for submissions is June 2, 2017.
Candidates for inclusion in Screen International Stars of Tomorrow should be professional and with a track record, albeit brief, in the film business. They should be UK or Republic of Ireland nationals, ideally under the age of 30. All names will be verified in a lengthy vetting process.
Stars of Tomorrow is the film industry’s most successful new talent showcase, with an unrivalled track record for discovering fresh UK and Irish actors and key creatives.
Screen International’s reviews editor and chief film critic Fionnuala Halligan will select 15 actors and 15 directors...
- 4/3/2017
- ScreenDaily
After years of anticipation, the sequel to 2008’s home invasion hit The Strangers is officially moving forward with Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of the Door) directing from a screenplay co-written by Bryan Bertino, the director of the first film. Bloom has acquired international rights to the sequel, which is slated to start filming this summer and will feature the return of the killers from the first film:
Press Release: Berlin (February 4, 2017) –– Bloom has taken international rights to The Strangers 2, the sequel to the 2008 hit which grossed over $82 million worldwide. Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of the Door, 47 Meters Down) is on board to direct from a script written by Bryan Bertino, who wrote and directed the original, and Ben Ketai. The Fyzz Facility Pictures’ Wayne Marc Godfrey (The Foreigner, The Survivalist), Robert Jones (Centurion, The Usual Suspects), Mark Lane & James Harris (47 Meters Down, I Am Not A Serial Killer) are producing,...
Press Release: Berlin (February 4, 2017) –– Bloom has taken international rights to The Strangers 2, the sequel to the 2008 hit which grossed over $82 million worldwide. Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of the Door, 47 Meters Down) is on board to direct from a script written by Bryan Bertino, who wrote and directed the original, and Ben Ketai. The Fyzz Facility Pictures’ Wayne Marc Godfrey (The Foreigner, The Survivalist), Robert Jones (Centurion, The Usual Suspects), Mark Lane & James Harris (47 Meters Down, I Am Not A Serial Killer) are producing,...
- 2/4/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A journey into blindness, strange magic from Japan, and an Iranian spine-tingler are among the year’s must-sees
• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in full
Every year we hear the same horror story; that cinema is overrun by formulaic franchise fodder, with nothing but superheroes and sequels on display. Yet turn your attention away from the monotony of the multiplexes, where the dreary Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the disappointing Suicide Squad may rule the roost, and the picture is quite different. At independent cinemas around the UK, we are constantly reminded of the stunning breadth and scope of modern movies, thanks to films such as Peter Middleton and James Spinney’s electrifying Notes on Blindness, an exceptional sensory experience, based on the audiotape memoirs of theologian John M Hull.
Notes on Blindness was just one of several superb homemade indie pics released in the UK this year.
• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in full
Every year we hear the same horror story; that cinema is overrun by formulaic franchise fodder, with nothing but superheroes and sequels on display. Yet turn your attention away from the monotony of the multiplexes, where the dreary Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the disappointing Suicide Squad may rule the roost, and the picture is quite different. At independent cinemas around the UK, we are constantly reminded of the stunning breadth and scope of modern movies, thanks to films such as Peter Middleton and James Spinney’s electrifying Notes on Blindness, an exceptional sensory experience, based on the audiotape memoirs of theologian John M Hull.
Notes on Blindness was just one of several superb homemade indie pics released in the UK this year.
- 12/4/2016
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Celebrating its ninth consecutive edition, the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival has revealed a full slate of high-caliber movies. True to its roots as a fantastic film festival while unafraid to cover some new ground, the Flemish fest still takes place in the historic city center of Bruges, in the Cinema Liberty; from 10th – 15th November.
Beginning the festivities on Thursday the 10th of November, Razor Reel looks to Belgium-born Johnny Galecki for inspiration by hosting the national premiere of The Master Cleanse. Following its opening film with another screening at midnight, Razor Reel presents the long-awaited Belgian premiere of The Devil’s Candy, Sean Byrne’s ode to heavy metal Satanism. Closing the festival in style on Tuesday the 15th of November is South-Korea’s zombie-outbreak horror Train to Busan, which has delighted audiences around the world since its Cannes 2016 premiere.
In between these genre fest regulars Razor Reel...
Beginning the festivities on Thursday the 10th of November, Razor Reel looks to Belgium-born Johnny Galecki for inspiration by hosting the national premiere of The Master Cleanse. Following its opening film with another screening at midnight, Razor Reel presents the long-awaited Belgian premiere of The Devil’s Candy, Sean Byrne’s ode to heavy metal Satanism. Closing the festival in style on Tuesday the 15th of November is South-Korea’s zombie-outbreak horror Train to Busan, which has delighted audiences around the world since its Cannes 2016 premiere.
In between these genre fest regulars Razor Reel...
- 10/17/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Taking place in Bruges, Belgium, the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival's complete lineup was recently announced, giving horror fans plenty of good reasons to circle November 10th–15th on their calendars, as the anticipated screenings include The Devil's Candy, I Am Not a Serial Killer, The Barn, Teenage Cocktail, and more.
Press Release: Bruges, Belgium - October 5, 2016 - Celebrating its ninth consecutive edition, the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival has revealed a full slate of high-caliber movies. True to its roots as a fantastic film festival while unafraid to cover some new ground, the Flemish fest still takes place in the historic city center of Bruges, in the Cinema Liberty. Film fans are welcome to attend from 10-15 November.
Beginning the festivities on Thursday the 10th of November, Razor Reel looks to Belgium-born Johnny Galecki for inspiration by hosting the national premiere of The Master Cleanse. Following its opening film with another screening at midnight,...
Press Release: Bruges, Belgium - October 5, 2016 - Celebrating its ninth consecutive edition, the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival has revealed a full slate of high-caliber movies. True to its roots as a fantastic film festival while unafraid to cover some new ground, the Flemish fest still takes place in the historic city center of Bruges, in the Cinema Liberty. Film fans are welcome to attend from 10-15 November.
Beginning the festivities on Thursday the 10th of November, Razor Reel looks to Belgium-born Johnny Galecki for inspiration by hosting the national premiere of The Master Cleanse. Following its opening film with another screening at midnight,...
- 10/6/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Twenty-two emerging producers to receive up to £2.2m; almost 500 applicants.Scroll Down For Recipients
The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.
The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.
The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.
Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.
In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...
The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.
The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.
The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.
Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.
In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...
- 8/24/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Sterling performances by Conleth Hill and Stephen Graham as an author and his stalker lend ballast to Michael Lennox’s debut feature
Michael Lennox is the Northern Irish director whose 2014 short Boogaloo and Graham was nominated for the short film Oscar, and won Bafta’s equivalent award for the same film. (Lennox also directed Awaydays, the Stephen Fingleton-scripted short that Fingleton himself expanded into the widely admired post-apocalyptic thriller The Survivalist.) Now Lennox is making his own feature film debut with this Belfast-set thriller, which treads a well-worn path as it investigates the symbiotic relationship between a celebrated author and TV personality, and his security-guard stalker.
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Michael Lennox is the Northern Irish director whose 2014 short Boogaloo and Graham was nominated for the short film Oscar, and won Bafta’s equivalent award for the same film. (Lennox also directed Awaydays, the Stephen Fingleton-scripted short that Fingleton himself expanded into the widely admired post-apocalyptic thriller The Survivalist.) Now Lennox is making his own feature film debut with this Belfast-set thriller, which treads a well-worn path as it investigates the symbiotic relationship between a celebrated author and TV personality, and his security-guard stalker.
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- 6/22/2016
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: The Survivalist producer David Gilbery joins the investment company whose credits include Under The Shadow and The President.
London-based investment firm Creativity Capital has hired David Gilbery as its director of film and media investments.
Gilbery joins from production and finance outfit The Fyzz Facility where he was head of business operations.
Gilbery’s producer credits include recent BAFTA-nominee The Survivalist from Screen Star of Tomorrow director Stephen Fingleton, and Michael Lennox’s A Patch Of Fog.
His executive producer credits include S. Craig Zahler’s Kurt Russell-starring Bone Tomahawk and Ryan Little’s Luke Goss-starring War Pigs.
In his new position, he will work alongside Creativity Capital’s co-founders Patrick Fischer and Richard Kondal with the aim of expanding the finance outfit, which specialises in tax credit lending, pre-sale and Mg lending and Gap lending.
Creativity Capital was founded in 2013 and to-date has invested in the likes of Babak Anvari’s Sundance premiere...
London-based investment firm Creativity Capital has hired David Gilbery as its director of film and media investments.
Gilbery joins from production and finance outfit The Fyzz Facility where he was head of business operations.
Gilbery’s producer credits include recent BAFTA-nominee The Survivalist from Screen Star of Tomorrow director Stephen Fingleton, and Michael Lennox’s A Patch Of Fog.
His executive producer credits include S. Craig Zahler’s Kurt Russell-starring Bone Tomahawk and Ryan Little’s Luke Goss-starring War Pigs.
In his new position, he will work alongside Creativity Capital’s co-founders Patrick Fischer and Richard Kondal with the aim of expanding the finance outfit, which specialises in tax credit lending, pre-sale and Mg lending and Gap lending.
Creativity Capital was founded in 2013 and to-date has invested in the likes of Babak Anvari’s Sundance premiere...
- 5/4/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Production underway on thriller from The Survivalist and A Patch Of Fog scheme.
Principal photography is underway in Northern Ireland on thriller Bad Day For The Cut, which is backed by Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme, which has previously supported features including Stephen Fingleton’s The Survivalist and Michael Lennox’s A Patch of Fog.
Bad Day For The Cut is the first film from production outfit Six Mile Hill and follows a farmer who seeks revenge for the murder of this mother and is drawn into a world of violence where he discovers a devastating secret about his family.
The film stars Nigel O’Neill (The Secret) alongside Susan Lynch (Happy Valley), Stuart Graham (The Frankenstein Chronicles) and young charges Jozef Pawłowski (Jack Strong) and Anna Próchniak (Warsaw 44).
The screenplay, written by Chris Baugh and Brendan Mullin, was developed through Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme with Lottery funding...
Principal photography is underway in Northern Ireland on thriller Bad Day For The Cut, which is backed by Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme, which has previously supported features including Stephen Fingleton’s The Survivalist and Michael Lennox’s A Patch of Fog.
Bad Day For The Cut is the first film from production outfit Six Mile Hill and follows a farmer who seeks revenge for the murder of this mother and is drawn into a world of violence where he discovers a devastating secret about his family.
The film stars Nigel O’Neill (The Secret) alongside Susan Lynch (Happy Valley), Stuart Graham (The Frankenstein Chronicles) and young charges Jozef Pawłowski (Jack Strong) and Anna Próchniak (Warsaw 44).
The screenplay, written by Chris Baugh and Brendan Mullin, was developed through Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme with Lottery funding...
- 4/20/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
A beautifully observed film about ugly human emotions and experiences, and a stunning example of how big a world can be sketched on a tiny budget. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It is a near future world of apocalyptically reduced resources; we learn of an oil crash that precipitated a population crash, and we may presume resource wars made the crashes even worse. But all we see now is a man (Martin McCann: X+Y) living alone in a rough cabin, eking out a hardscrabble living hidden deep in an Irish forest. And then his solitude is interrupted by the arrival of Kathryn (Olwen Fouere) and her teenaged daughter, Milja (Mia Goth: Everest), who have seeds — seeds are valuable in this world — and, er, other things to trade for food and shelter for a spell.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It is a near future world of apocalyptically reduced resources; we learn of an oil crash that precipitated a population crash, and we may presume resource wars made the crashes even worse. But all we see now is a man (Martin McCann: X+Y) living alone in a rough cabin, eking out a hardscrabble living hidden deep in an Irish forest. And then his solitude is interrupted by the arrival of Kathryn (Olwen Fouere) and her teenaged daughter, Milja (Mia Goth: Everest), who have seeds — seeds are valuable in this world — and, er, other things to trade for food and shelter for a spell.
- 4/19/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Nominated for best Debut Feature at this year's BAFTA Awards and winner of best Debut Director at the 2015 British Independent Film Awards, Bulldog Film Distribution is pleased to announce the UK release of The Survivalist, available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD from 18 April 2016. A captivating thriller, The Survivalist marks the feature debut of writer-director Stephen Fingleton. Hailed by Indiewire as 'Mad Max in the countryside', and we have 3 copies on DVD up for grabs.. Contest Ends on Monday, April 25, 2016...
- 4/14/2016
- Horror Asylum
Leonardo Dicaprio and Spotlight also pick up prizes from the Irish Film and Television Academy.Scoll down for full list of winners
Lenny Abrahamson’s Room swept the Ifta Awards for Film and Drama at a ceremony in Dublin last night, winning seven trophies.
The film, about a mother and son kept captive in a bunker, won best film, best director, best screenplay, best score and best editing. It also picked up awards for best sound and best international actress for Brie Larson, who won the Oscar for best actress in February.
The award means that Room producer Element Pictures has won six best film awards in the 13 years the Ifta’s have been running.
Liam Neeson was in Dublin to receive the Ifta Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award – recognition for his celebrated 30 year career in cinema. Neeson was presented the award by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, with tributes...
Lenny Abrahamson’s Room swept the Ifta Awards for Film and Drama at a ceremony in Dublin last night, winning seven trophies.
The film, about a mother and son kept captive in a bunker, won best film, best director, best screenplay, best score and best editing. It also picked up awards for best sound and best international actress for Brie Larson, who won the Oscar for best actress in February.
The award means that Room producer Element Pictures has won six best film awards in the 13 years the Ifta’s have been running.
Liam Neeson was in Dublin to receive the Ifta Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award – recognition for his celebrated 30 year career in cinema. Neeson was presented the award by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, with tributes...
- 4/11/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The search is on for Screen International’s annual talent showcase.
Screen International is looking for new actors, writers, directors and producers to showcase in its 13th annual Stars of Tomorrow portfolio.
For the first time, Screen will open a direct line for recommendations, which should be directed to stars@screendaily.com.
Open from now, the final deadline for submissions is June 1, 2016.
Candidates for inclusion in Screen International Stars of Tomorrow should be professional and with a track record, albeit brief, in the film business. They should be UK or Republic of Ireland nationals, ideally under the age of 30. Directors may not yet have shot their first feature. All names will be verified in a lengthy vetting process.
Stars of Tomorrow is the film industry’s most successful new talent showcase, with an unrivalled track record for discovering fresh UK and Irish actors and key creatives.
Screen International’s reviews editor and chief film critic Fionnuala Halligan...
Screen International is looking for new actors, writers, directors and producers to showcase in its 13th annual Stars of Tomorrow portfolio.
For the first time, Screen will open a direct line for recommendations, which should be directed to stars@screendaily.com.
Open from now, the final deadline for submissions is June 1, 2016.
Candidates for inclusion in Screen International Stars of Tomorrow should be professional and with a track record, albeit brief, in the film business. They should be UK or Republic of Ireland nationals, ideally under the age of 30. Directors may not yet have shot their first feature. All names will be verified in a lengthy vetting process.
Stars of Tomorrow is the film industry’s most successful new talent showcase, with an unrivalled track record for discovering fresh UK and Irish actors and key creatives.
Screen International’s reviews editor and chief film critic Fionnuala Halligan...
- 3/31/2016
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Mia Goth, Martin McCann, Andrew Simpson, Olwen Fouere, Kieri Kennedy, Douglas Russell, Ryan McParland, Barry Ward, Hussina Raja, Michael Og Lane | Written and Directed by Stephen Fingleton
In a kill-or-be-killed world where starvation is rife and strangers are always dangerous, The Survivalist lives off the grid, and by his wits. When a starving woman and her teenage daughter discover his forest refuge, his loneliness drives him to overcome his suspicion and strike a bargain with them in return for bed and board. But as desire becomes stronger than necessity, the exchange becomes an uneasy, ongoing arrangement which threatens not only his carefully constructed world but also his life.
If I had to live alone in a forest, I probably wouldn’t last long enough to tweet for help. It would be a #disaster. The Survivalist, however, seems to have got surviving down (although with a name like that, who is surprised?...
In a kill-or-be-killed world where starvation is rife and strangers are always dangerous, The Survivalist lives off the grid, and by his wits. When a starving woman and her teenage daughter discover his forest refuge, his loneliness drives him to overcome his suspicion and strike a bargain with them in return for bed and board. But as desire becomes stronger than necessity, the exchange becomes an uneasy, ongoing arrangement which threatens not only his carefully constructed world but also his life.
If I had to live alone in a forest, I probably wouldn’t last long enough to tweet for help. It would be a #disaster. The Survivalist, however, seems to have got surviving down (although with a name like that, who is surprised?...
- 2/29/2016
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
With stylistic nods towards arthouse and grindhouse, this dystopian drama makes for an impressive, unsettling debut
The Survivalist is a stripped-down exercise in cinematic exposition that suggests its creator is a major talent
Somewhere between the dystopian dreamscapes of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, the gothic western intrigue of Don Siegel’s The Beguiled, and the low-budget invention of Shane Carruth’s Primer lies this impressively unforgiving debut feature from Derry-born writer/director Stephen Fingleton. Set in a nonspecific future in which depleted mankind has reverted to a subsistence-level existence, this Bafta-nominated sci-fi anomaly is a bleak parable about the price of food, sex and shelter in a post-civilised world. Although the title seems at first to apply to Martin McCann’s unnamed loner who ekes out a solitary existence in a woodland shack, it could equally apply to any of the three central characters who form its dramatic core. Telling...
The Survivalist is a stripped-down exercise in cinematic exposition that suggests its creator is a major talent
Somewhere between the dystopian dreamscapes of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, the gothic western intrigue of Don Siegel’s The Beguiled, and the low-budget invention of Shane Carruth’s Primer lies this impressively unforgiving debut feature from Derry-born writer/director Stephen Fingleton. Set in a nonspecific future in which depleted mankind has reverted to a subsistence-level existence, this Bafta-nominated sci-fi anomaly is a bleak parable about the price of food, sex and shelter in a post-civilised world. Although the title seems at first to apply to Martin McCann’s unnamed loner who ekes out a solitary existence in a woodland shack, it could equally apply to any of the three central characters who form its dramatic core. Telling...
- 2/14/2016
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
With stylistic nods towards arthouse and grindhouse, this dystopian drama makes for an impressive, unsettling debut
The Survivalist is a stripped-down exercise in cinematic exposition that suggests its creator is a major talent
Somewhere between the dystopian dreamscapes of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, the gothic western intrigue of Don Siegel’s The Beguiled, and the low-budget invention of Shane Carruth’s Primer lies this impressively unforgiving debut feature from Derry-born writer/director Stephen Fingleton. Set in a nonspecific future in which depleted mankind has reverted to a subsistence-level existence, this Bafta-nominated sci-fi anomaly is a bleak parable about the price of food, sex and shelter in a post-civilised world. Although the title seems at first to apply to Martin McCann’s unnamed loner who ekes out a solitary existence in a woodland shack, it could equally apply to any of the three central characters who form its dramatic core. Telling...
The Survivalist is a stripped-down exercise in cinematic exposition that suggests its creator is a major talent
Somewhere between the dystopian dreamscapes of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, the gothic western intrigue of Don Siegel’s The Beguiled, and the low-budget invention of Shane Carruth’s Primer lies this impressively unforgiving debut feature from Derry-born writer/director Stephen Fingleton. Set in a nonspecific future in which depleted mankind has reverted to a subsistence-level existence, this Bafta-nominated sci-fi anomaly is a bleak parable about the price of food, sex and shelter in a post-civilised world. Although the title seems at first to apply to Martin McCann’s unnamed loner who ekes out a solitary existence in a woodland shack, it could equally apply to any of the three central characters who form its dramatic core. Telling...
- 2/14/2016
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
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