‘A pregnant woman on a killing spree’ pre-order Prevenge, Alice Lowe’s pitch black comedy
The due date of Prevenge, the British black comedy and Alice Lowe’s directorial debut has been announced for downloads and DVDs, etc
Bristol harbourside doubles as Jersey in new WW2 film
Bristol’s Princes Wharf is set to shine on cinema screens with the UK premiere of new British World War II feature Another Mother’s Son on 24 March.
Six Rounds: new British indie film holds its fists up to the status quo
Marcus Flemmings’s new film Six Rounds focuses on a boxing match set against the backdrop of the 2011 London riots
Take 70: Edinburgh International Film Festival presents 70 years of highlights for its 70th anniversary year
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is looking for help in its nation-wide search for EIFF memory submissions in a bid to uncover never-before-seen gems
Raiders of the Lost Ark get live orchestra performane at Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra will accompany a Raiders of the Lost Ark live at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Cinema Made In Italy: programme features the UK premiere of the newly restored The Battle of Algiers
Cinema Made in Italy is a great chance to catch up on your Italian flicks, with 10 screenings between March 1 and March 5, in London
Comet: romance in a parallel universe
The romance set in a parallel universe, Sam Esmail’s Comet, starring Justin Long and Emmy Rossum is out
Everyone’s Going To Die: a true indie film with ‘a sense of humour and moments of unexpected tenderness’
Everyone’s Going To Die has met with unexpected tenderness in reviews, maybe its the title, now the film has a cinema release so you can see for yourself
Tommy Lee Jones’ The Homesman release dates
The Homesman, directed by and staring Tommy Lee Jones, promises an atmospheric dusty story of the American West
Ashley Thorpe triptych at National Media Museum’s Fantastic Films Weekend
Exeter filmmaker Ashley Thorpe is having three of his films screened in British Horror Revival triptych at the National Media Museum’s Fanstastic Films Weekend
Ever felt you were destined for something big? Megamind movie launched.
Ever wanted something different from your destiny? To be a Megamind maybe? Well that’s what happened at the Megamind launch in Leicester Square
Exeter filmmaker Ashley Thorpe to contribute to New York horror radio show Tales from Beyond the Pale
Exeter-based writer/director Ashley Thorpe has contributed to the New York-based Horror Factory Glass Eye Pix macabre radio project Tales from Beyond the Pale
Alice in Wonderland interview: Mia Wasikowska
Mia Wasikowska, who plays Alice in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, interview. In advance of the Alice in Wonderland DVD release we got our hands on interviews with cast and crew from the film, what with the movie’s connection to the D+CFilm stomping ground
Volunteer film co-ordinater needed for Open Cinema project in Exeter
An Exeter cinema project with Open Cinema needs a film enthusiast or filmmaker as a coordinator for a free community cinema project in Exeter for socially marginalised people
Truro director James Marsh’s Man On Wire appears in Observer Best British Films 1984-2009 poll
Oscar- and BAFTA-winning documentary Man On Wire, directed by Cornwall’s James Marsh, has come in at number 22 in the Observer Film Magazine’s Best British Films 1984-2009 poll. The list was compiled from the opinions of more than 60 experts – directors, screenwriters, actors, critics – and a few smart ‘outsiders’ (eg, novelist Jonathan Coe…
Crediton’s Harry Treadaway stars in Andrea Arnold’s Cannes Jury Prize winner Fish Tank
Crediton’s Harry Treadaway stars in Red Road director Andrea Arnold’s latest movie, Fish Tank, next month. Harry, who went to Sandford School and Crediton’s Queen Elizabeth’s Community College, appears alongside Inglourious Basterds’ Michael Fassbender and 17-year-old newcomer Katie Jarvis, who was apparently cast after being spotted arguing with her boyfriend in a train station!
Watch five-minute redband teaser for Scott Stewart’s Legion
Holy cow – now this looks like a movie! Yes, the extended redband teaser gubbins for Scott Stewart’s Legion has hit the interweb, and it rocks. The story sees God sending a legion of avenging angels to Earth to bring about the Apocalypse – imagine him shaking a big celestial Etch-A-Sketch…
Enter this year’s Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards
The Royal Television Society is accepting submissions towards its Craft and Design Awards 2008/2009. The gongs recognise the variety of skills and processes involved in programme production – from costume design and digital effects to editing and lighting. Paul Jackson, CEO of Eyeworks and former ITV director of entertainment and comedy, is chairing this year’s…
Quentin Tarantino’s top 20 movies released since 1992
We’ve just been watching Quentin Tarantino introducing Death Proof on Sky Movies. What can we say – there’s not much on telly tonight. We were anticipating the usual anodyne ‘this is my film – hope you enjoy it’ kinda crap, but this was actually fairly interesting. Quentin didn’t really bother getting into the specifics of…
Andrew Oxley and David Williams’ Making The Difference shortlisted for national Virgin Media awards
A documentary created through Exeter Phoenix’s short film bursary scheme has been shortlisted for the prestigious Virgin Media Shorts awards. Andrew Oxley and David Williams’ flick, titled Making The Difference, is one of the twelve finalists selected from 2,000 entries by a judging panel including Hollywood actor/director Kevin Spacey. It will be shown in 214…
Behind the scenes footage of Ashley Wing’s sci-fi drama Fracture
Well, this behind the scenes footage of Paignton filmmaker Ashley Wing’s new sci-fi short Fracture looks like just the most amount of fun a D+Cineaste could ever hope to experience. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that even the biggest movies are actually put together by people like us – massive film fans. One thing’s for…
See concept art for Ashley Wing’s sci-fi drama Fracture
Yesterday we promised you some concept art from Paignton filmmaker Ashley Wing’s new sci-fi short Fracture (nothing to do with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, we’re assured). Before we have a look, let’s just remind ourselves of the synopsis, shall we? On the bleak and unforgiving surface of a distant world a fragile mining base…
Ashley Wing seeks artists to work on new sci-fi drama Fracture
Paignton filmmaker Ashley Wing (he of Poppies, Hard Day’s Knight, and Between The Lines fame) has got in touch to tell us about an absolutely stonking opportunity for all you talented and arty D+Cineastes out there. What is the opportunity? Here is the opportunity. (And yes, Ashley does speak in italics.)
Aviva advert stars Paul Whitehouse as a Plymouth Argyle fan
The new Aviva advert, which features Fast Show star Paul Whitehouse as a Plymouth Argyle fan, is the talk of the interweb. Whitehouse wears this season’s shirt (we’ll take their word for it) and talks (in a very bizarre accent) about how expensive it is for him, Big Dave, Burd, Buey and Janner to get…
Terrestrial premiere for Man On Wire from Truro director James Marsh
Oscar- and BAFTA-winning documentary Man On Wire, directed by Cornwall’s James Marsh, gets its terrestrial premiere on BBC2 at 9pm tonight (August 2). The flick looks at tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York’s World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1974; what some consider ‘the artistic crime of the…
Check out screenplays by the world’s top filmmakers on the Daily Script
D+Cineastes who find themselves at a bit of a loose end this weekend, might wanna check out the Daily Script website. It boasts a buncha movie scripts and screenplays to serve as a resource for writers, actors and those who simply enjoy reading movie scripts. The scripts are presented in their proper format (for the…
First look at Wes Anderson’s animated Fantastic Mr Fox
We can’t quite put our finger on it but something seems a bit off in the trailer for Wes Anderson’s animated adap of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox.
D+CFilm gets ready for ‘No Megan Fox Day’
D+CFilm’s online onanists (you know who you are) will be aghast to discover that August 4 has been designated ‘No Megan Fox Day’ by men’s websites in fear of over-exposing the actress. Yes, you’re right – we do need to bring back National Service. Apparently a buncha blokey bloggers and online magazines have decided to…
Behind the scenes of Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are
We in the UK have gotta wait until December 11 before we can see Spike Jonze’s adap of Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s book Where The Wild Things Are but, if this short look behind the scenes is anything to go by, it should be worth waiting for.
Nine-minute look at the new remake of The Prisoner
What do we want? We want information – and a penny farthing. You’re not gonna get it! Yes, we’re officially Quite Excited about the new remake of The Prisoner – even though there’s notta bike in sight. The biggest shock so far is the calibre of actors involved in the project – Ian McKellen and…
