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Samantha Bee spent the top of the first post-midterms Full Frontal talking about President Donald Trump’s petulant reax to losing control of the House and becoming accountable to – anybody.

“It finally happened!” Bee said of Trump’s morning after move setting “free” Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Technically, Sessions “resigned,” Bee noted, because “he wanted to leave to spend more time doing what he loves most: racism.”

Trump told Sessions he had to pack his bags and get out that day, Bee remarked. “Already he’s packed up his things into a thimble and hitched a ride on a bluebird back to the statue of Jefferson Davis where he makes his nest.”

Meanwhile, Deputy Ag Rod Rosenstein has been “pushed aside” with the appointment of Sessions’ chief of staff who subscribes to the idea Robert Mueller’s Russia probe is a “witch hunt” and a “lynching.”

these personnel moves aren’t surprising,...

(Updated with final viewership numbers) Donald Trump says holding on to Senate was “big victory” for him and the Gop and Nancy Pelosi today heralded a “resounding verdict” as the Democrats took the House of Representatives in yesterday’s midterm elections. The spin will continue right up until the 2020 White House race ends, but no one can dispute that Fox News Channel was the big winner in the record breaking viewership battle last night.

Just like the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet did in the 2014 midterm elections, Fnc wiped the small screen floor with rivals CNN and MSNBC plus ABC, CBS and NBC proper when it came to where most Americans turned for results and more last night.

In the primetime thick of polls closing, votes being tallied and shifts in power in Washington DC, Fnc’s Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum anchored coverage was watched by 7.8 million viewers with a...

Don't mess with Winona Ryder.

The 46-year-old actress' career couldn't be hotter with the rising popularity of Stranger Things, but in a recently resurfaced story from her biography, Ryder describes a time when life wasn't as glamorous. In fact, the Golden Globe winner says she was bullied so bad in middle school that she once had to get stitches.

As Ryder explains, she wore a boy-ish haircut and dressed in boy's clothes in her pre-teen years, which caused traumatic harassment for her on the third day of seventh grade at Kenilworth Junior High in Petaluma, California.

Note: This story contains light spoilers from Stranger Things 2.

During “Madmax,” the first episode of Stranger Things 2, a reprisal of the song “Kids” -- a standout track from the show’s season one debut episode -- evokes instant nostalgia and excitement for fans of the first season as the young cast -- namely, Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) and Will (Noah Schnapp) -- are reintroduced to audiences. Later, one of the new songs, “Eulogy,” which was available on streaming services ahead of the season two premiere, calls forth a different, yet similarly passionate response.

The minds behind the music of Stranger Things, composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, admit to Et that the response has been pretty gratifying -- if a little surprising.

“It's pretty cool -- it's funny when you play a simple melody that people recognize, and connect with something we enjoy,” Dixon explains. “It's...

While fans no longer have to wait for Stranger Things season 2 (it hit Netflix Friday!), series star Winona Ryder herself still has no idea what's in store for the entire second run.

The 45-year-old actress opened up to Et's Leanne Aguilera at the season 2 premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday and also warned fans about the dangers of binge watching.

Related: Winona Ryder Says She ‘May Have Gone Too Far’ With ‘Stranger Things’ Character, Talks ‘Overwhelming’ Response

"I am still sort of wondering what is going to happen. I haven't seen the whole thing," Ryder admitted. "It is very dangerous binging. I am very guilty of it, but you know, you don't move, you sit there and suddenly the days go by. But it is fun."

The star added that she's more of a movie theater kind of girl.

"I still prefer going to movie theaters," she confessed. "I am old-fashioned that way, but [binging] is definitely...

Get ready to go Upside Down, there's a new poster for Stranger Things season two!

The new artwork debuts less than a week before the highly-anticipated season premieres on Netflix on Friday, Oct. 27, and it showcases all your favorites, plus some new characters.

Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven takes center stage, with her curly new 'do and an aura of epic power, topped off by the terrifying Shadow Monster that poor Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) may or may not have brought back with him after his time in the Upside Down.

Related: 'Stranger Things' Second and Final Trailer for Season 2 Is Here & It's Turning Our World Upside Down -- Watch!

Speaking of Will, he's just below Eleven on the poster, with his mom Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Sheriff Hopper (David Harbour) to his left, looking confused and concerned.

Hair icon Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) looks ready for battle, wielding a baseball...

Exclusive: Shoot has kicked off on UK forbidden love drama.

I, Anna director Barnaby Southcombe has started principal photography on Scarborough, starring Jodhi May, Jordan Bolger and Jessica Barden. Great Point Media, Southcombe’s Embargo Films and Poisson Rouge Pictures are producing; the four-week shoot kicked off on May 15 on location in Scarborough.

The film is adapted by Southcombe from Fiona Evans’ award-winning play, about two dangerously charged teacher-pupil relationships. The story unfolds over two weekends in the faded grandeur of seaside resort Scarborough.

Producer is Christopher Granier-Deferre (Gone Too Far!), with Chris Simon of Embargo and Jim Reeve of Great Point serving as executive producers.

Southcombe said: “This is a really important project for me, one I’ve been yearning to do ever since I first saw the play at the Royal Court. It dares to look at these people as humans not monsters, asking you for one brief moment not to pass judgment. I guarantee...

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The 2017 Loco Film Festival begins in London on the 4th of May at the BFI Southbank. In its 6th iteration the founders of the festival are using their spotlight to focus on the theme of hope.

In this exclusive piece co-founder Jonathan Wakeham talks us through his highlights of the festival, and why we need comedy films now more than ever.

Programming a film festival is like having children: you shouldn’t really have a favourite. But at our sixth Loco London Film Festival it’s hard not to highlight Aki Kaurismäki’s Berlin Best Director winner The Other Side of Hope.

That’s partly because, like all of Kaurismäki’s films, it’s beautifully written, acted and filmed, every frame a perfect composition glowing with his signature rich 1950s colour palette. It’s deeply touching too, spiked with deadpan humour and features many of his regular players...

Author: Jon Lyus

In late October of last year BAFTA announced their 2016 Breakthrough Brits cohort. It is the fourth such contingent spotlighted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, providing invaluable support and a host of possibilities for those on the programme.

We spoke exclusively to the ‘Class of ’16’ shortly after the announcement was made, and the sense of potential the programme offered was tangibly felt. Part of the great work done by BAFTA is in the guidance offered to the new generation of creative artists. It is an essential part of their work, as much as it is an essential part of our cultural identity.

Today we are continuing our ongoing coverage of the BAFTA Breakthrough Brits programme by finding out exactly what made the initiative so important to emerging talent.

The 2016 BAFTA Breakthrough Brits

Some of the brightest stars of this country’s film, television and...

Gordon Ramsay is never one to shy away from a culinary critique, and it appears not even Halloween candy is safe from his wrath.

In a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night, the chef gave a predictably expletive-ridden rant about the 5 worst candies you can hand out to trick-or-treaters on October 31. “This Halloween, excited young children will come to your door with bags open,” he began. “Now, you have a choice: You can give them something good to eat, or you can give them…”

1. Smarties

“The perfect combination of Aspirin and Tums,” he remarked after dramatically spitting the candy all over the floor.

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...

Making its New York City premiere at the New Voices in Black Cinema Festival, which runs April 21 to 24 at BAMCinematek in Brooklyn, is the acclaimed drama from the BBC, "Danny and the Human Zoo," written by Lenny Henry and directed by BAFTA Rising Star Destiny Ekaragha (whose feature debut, "Gone Too Far," was covered on this blog, and also made its New York premiere at New Voices last year). The film is a fictionalized account of actor/comedian Lenny Henry's life as a talented teenager in the 1970s, in Dudley, England. It stars newcomer Kascion Franklin playing the title character, Danny, with Lenny Henry playing his dad, Samson, and...

Announcement coincides with the unveiling of six films by BFI graduates.

The UK’s Department for Education has announced it will invest $1.4m (£1m) of funding to support the BFI Film Academy in 2016-17.

The boost is on top of the $5.6m (£4m) the Dfe has invested in the Academy’s residential and regional programmes since 2012.

The move came on the day that 66 young filmmakers from the BFI Film Academy unveiled six short films to British film industry figures including producers Alison Owen (Suffragette, Saving Mr. Banks), Faye Ward (Suffragette, Jane Eyre) and Duncan Kenworthy (The Pass, Love Actually).

The screening and graduation ceremony, held today at BFI Southbank in London, showcased films created as part of the BFI Film Academy course at the National Film and Television School.

BFI CEO Amanda Nevill said: “Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not, and the BFI Film Academy is designed to change that. If UK film...

Event miniseries about American slavery stars Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte; teaser trailer released.

A+E Studios’ adaptation of Roots is to receive its world premiere at Miptv in Cannes on April 4.

Based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel, which was made into a seminal 1977 TV series, the new adaptation is described as a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family’s will to survive.

The narrative spans multiple generations, beginning with young Kunta Kinte, who is captured in his homeland in the Gambia and transported in brutal conditions to colonial America, where he’s sold into slavery.

Throughout the series, the family continues to face adversity while bearing witness and contributing to notable events in Us history - including the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slave uprisings and eventual emancipation.

Kunta Kinte is played by UK actor and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), who will attend the premiere screening...

The UK industry has something to celebrate about women in film - at least compared to more dismal stats in the Us.

Across 11 top territories in the global film industry, women make up an average of 7% of directors, 19.7% of writers and 22% of producers.

But in UK independent film, women number 27.3% of directors, while in the Us last year, only two women directed films in the top 100.

Among writers, the UK has 58.8% female screenwriters, compared to 11.8% in the Us.

In UK independent films, 37.9% of characters seen on screen are female, but that drops to 23.6% when the UK collaborates with the Us.

Those were some of the stats presented by Madeline Di Nonno, CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender In Media as part of the Institute’s Symposium at BFI Southbank yesterday (Oct 8), presented with the BFI and Wftv.

Related story: Geena Davis keynote speech

The Institute’s recent research examined 11 of the world’s largest film territories...

Screen International has revealed its Stars of Tomorrow, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers.

Click here to access the Screen Stars of Tomorrow microsite, including full profiles, picture gallery and digital edition

Now in its 12th year, the annual showcase spotlights up-and-coming actors, writers, directors and producers who will be making waves in the years to come.

Scroll down for the full list

Past Stars of Tomorrow selected by Screen include Benedict Cumberbatch (2004), Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne (2005), Suffragette star Carey Mulligan, Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega (2011) and last year’s cover stars Taron Egerton, Olivia Cooke and Sam Keeley.

Stars of Tomorrow editor Fionnuala Halligan curates the stars after considering hundreds of candidates and consulting with industry experts including casting agents, talent agents, managers, producers and directors.

This year marks a partnership with the BFI London Film Festival (Oct 7-18), which will present the Stars as part of its programme of events.

Halligan...

Screen International has revealed its Stars of Tomorrow, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers.

Click here to access the Screen Stars of Tomorrow microsite, including full profiles, picture gallery and digital edition

Now in its 12th year, the annual showcase spotlights up-and-coming actors, writers, directors and producers who will be making waves in the years to come.

Scroll down for the full list

Past Stars of Tomorrow selected by Screen include Benedict Cumberbatch (2004), Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne (2005), Suffragette star Carey Mulligan, Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega (2011) and last year’s cover stars Taron Egerton, Olivia Cooke and Sam Keeley.

Stars of Tomorrow editor Fionnuala Halligan curates the stars after considering hundreds of candidates and consulting with industry experts including casting agents, talent agents, managers, producers and directors.

This year marks a partnership with the BFI London Film Festival (Oct 7-18), which will present the Stars as part of its programme of events.

Halligan...

British actor Malachi Kirby (he starred in fellow Brit Destiny Ekaragha's feature film debut, "Gone Too Far," and was a regular on the TV series "EastEnders") has signed up to play Kunta Kinte, joining the previously-cast Laurence Fishburne as the second actor to be book a role in the upcoming remake of "Roots," which History, A&E and Lifetime have all teamed up for, calling it a scripted event series for a new generation of viewers, which will simulcast on all three flagship networks.  Fishburne will play Alex Haley (James Earl Jones played him in the original 1970s series). Will Packer is an executive producer,...

Exclusive: UK actor cast as Kunta Kinte in A+E Networks’ scripted event series.

UK actor Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far) has been cast in the lead role in A+E Networks’ anticipated remake of landmark 1977 miniseries Roots.

Former Screen Star of Tomorrow Kirby is set to play Kunta Kinte in the seven-part series, which is described as a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family’s will to survive.

The narrative spans multiple generations, beginning with young Kunta Kinte, who is captured in his homeland in the Gambia and transported in brutal conditions to colonial America, where he’s sold into slavery.

Throughout the series, the family continues to face adversity while bearing witness and contributing to notable events in Us history - including the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slave uprisings and eventual emancipation.

Rising star

The fast-rising Kirby, who played in 2013 comedy drama Gone Too Far and Toronto-bound Afghan war thriller...

From the BBC, and starring newcomer Kascion Franklin, comes the dramatic feature "Danny and the Human Zoo," written by Lenny Henry, which is a fictionalized account of the actor/comedian's his life as a talented teenager in the 1970s, in Dudley, England. Franklin of course plays the title character, Danny, with Lenny Henry playing his dad, Samson, and Cecilia Noble his mum, Myrtle.  Arthur Darvill, Richard Wilson, and Mark Benton round out the starring cast, with BAFTA Rising Star Destiny Ekaragha (whose feature debut, "Gone Too Far," was covered on this blog) is director. Good for her! I wondered what she would do next... Said Lenry Henry in a press statement...

TV newcomer Kascion Franklin has landed the lead role of Danny in Danny And The Human Zoo, Lenny Henry's fictionalised account of his life as a talented teenager in 1970s Dudley.

Kascion (represented by Red Talent Management) from Birmingham, trained at the University of Northampton and Identity School of Acting.

He will star alongside Lenny Henry who will play his dad Samson and Cecilia Noble as his mum Myrtle. Arthur Darvill plays Danny’s Manager Jonesy, Richard Wilson plays promoter James Broughto, Mark Benton plays seasoned entertainer Syd Bolton, and Cherrelle Skeete plays Danny's sister Dee Dee,

BAFTA Rising Star Destiny Ekaragha (Gone Too Far) directs the drama which is being made by Red Production Company for BBC One.

Lenry Henry said: "I can't believe that we're finally shooting my screenplay Danny And The Human Zoo! This is a fantasy memoir of the first two years of my career - my beginnings,...

The BBC has today announced the casting of newcomer Kascion Franklin, in the lead role for "Danny and the Human Zoo," written by Lenny Henry, which is a fictionalized account of the actor/comedian's his life as a talented teenager in the 1970s, in Dudley, England. Franklin will play the title character, Danny, with Lenny Henry playing his dad, Samson, and Cecilia Noble his mum, Myrtle.  Arthur Darvill, Richard Wilson, and Mark Benton round out the starring cast, with BAFTA Rising Star Destiny Ekaragha (whose feature debut, "Gone Too Far," was covered on this blog) is attached to direct. Good for her! I wondered what she would do next... Said Lenry Henry in a...

Day 3 of the 5th annual New Voices in Black Cinema Festival in Brooklyn, NY, at BAMcinématek, includes the New York premiere of the British drama "Gone Too Far," a feature film written by Bola Agbaje, and directed by Destiny Ekaragha (both Nigerian Brits), a funny, sharp and observant coming-of-age comedy, set on a small up-beat estate in Peckham, in the heart of the Afro-Caribbean community, that follows a group of kids (led by two estranged teenage brothers meeting for the first time - Yemi and his older brother Ikudayisi, who's arriving from Nigeria) over a single day, as they overcome conflict in an effort to simply...

BAFTA celebrated the second edition of its annual endorsement of U.K. rising talent on Monday night, naming its "Breakthrough Brits" of 2014. At a special reception held at Burberry’s flagship London store 18 newcomers from the film, television and gaming industries were honored, as selected by a panel of experts. The 18 names comprised actors Stacey Martin (Nymphomaniac), Katie Leung (who plays Cho Chang in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and other movies in the franchise) and Callum Turner (Ripper Street), directors Destiny Ekaragha (Gone Too Far!) and Sarah Walker, producer/directors Mike Brett & Steve Jamison (The War

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The UK culture minister talks about the current strengths and challenges of the British film industry.

Ed Vaizey, the Conservative MP for Wantage and Didcot, is the UK’s Minister of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Earlier this week, the Dcms released figures about the strength of British film production — with total UK spend for film so far this year at £750m, with £600m coming from inward investment – a “significant increase on the same point in 2013.” (Total spend in 2013 was £1.1bn.) The Dcms noted that for every £1 invested through the Film Tax Relief, £12 is generated for UK Gdp.

On the occassion of the BFI London Film Festival, Vaizey spoke to Screen editor Wendy Mitchell about the job being done by the BFI, the challenges ahead for the British film industry, and the current bright spots to celebrate in the UK’s creative industries.

We’ve seen...

Want to know what British films are coming out this month? Then look no further than our fabulous movie calendar...

Welcome to our new, regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you. 

So here's what's coming up in the future. 

12 September 2014

Pride

Director: Matthew Warchus

Cast: Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott

Details: A drama about a group of gay and lesbian activists donating to people in need during the 1984 miners' strike.

Jack To A King - The Swansea Story

Director: Marc Evans

Cast: Tbc

Details: A documentary about Swansea football fans.

19 September 2014

Night Will Fall

Director: Andre Singer

Cast: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein

Details: A documentary...

BFI-backed productions must comply with new ‘three ticks’ rule from September.

UK film productions that receive money from the BFI Film Fund must adhere to new diversity quotas from September, the BFI has announced today.

The BFI’s new three ticks assessment - designed to improve diversity of ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation and socio-economic background in the industry - requires applicants to demonstrate commitment across three areas of their production: on screen diversity, off-screen diversity and employment opportunities.

At least one ‘tick’ will be needed in two of the three areas for a project to be eligible for funding (full criteria and guidelines below).

Projects will be independently assessed by the BFI’s Certification Unit with qualifying films receiving a BFI diversity logo.

To incentivise good practice, each year one qualifying producer will be given a Lottery award to fund a diversity opportunity or work placement within their company for 12 months.

The BFI is...

BFI-backed productions must comply with new ‘three ticks’ rule from September.

UK film productions that receive money from the BFI Film Fund must adhere to new diversity quotas from September, the BFI has announced today.

The BFI’s new three ticks assessment - designed to improve diversity of ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation and socio-economic background in the industry - requires applicants to demonstrate commitment across three areas of their production: on screen diversity, off-screen diversity and employment opportunities.

At least one ‘tick’ will be needed in two of the three areas for a project to be eligible for funding (full criteria and guidelines below).

Projects will be independently assessed by the BFI’s Certification Unit with qualifying films receiving a BFI diversity logo.

To incentivise good practice, each year one qualifying producer will be given a Lottery award to fund a diversity opportunity or work placement within their company for 12 months.

The BFI is...

BFI-backed productions must comply with new ‘three ticks’ rule from September.

UK film productions that receive money from the BFI Film Fund must adhere to new diversity quotas from September, the BFI has announced today.

The BFI’s new three ticks assessment - designed to improve diversity of ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation and socio-economic background in the industry - requires applicants to demonstrate commitment across three areas of their production: on screen diversity, off-screen diversity and employment opportunities.

At least one ‘tick’ will be needed in two of the three areas for a project to be eligible for funding (full criteria and guidelines below).

Projects will be independently assessed by the BFI’s Certification Unit with qualifying films receiving a BFI diversity logo.

To incentivise good practice, each year one qualifying producer will be given a Lottery award to fund a diversity opportunity or work placement within their company for 12 months.

The BFI is...

The upcoming Robert Englund vehicle The Last Showing looks to serve as an interesting commentary on today's modern horror audience, backed by a premise that's sure as hell going to get my ass in the seat.

One week after the teaser trailer hit the Net, the full trailer has arrived, which we think you're going to dig!

The Last Showing will make its world premiere at London's Film4 FrightFest on August 22nd and embark on a UK theatrical release on the same date. A UK DVD, Blu-ray and VOD release follows on August 25th.

The Philm Company is behind the film, a $2M psychological horror that was shot over four weeks entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Phil Hawkins directed.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star.

The first official teaser trailer in promotion of Robert Englund's latest endeavor into evil, The Last Showing, is here; and it is rocking a nice malevolent feel. We dig it! Will you? Check it out and let us know!

The Philm Company is the company behind the film, a $2M psychological horror that was shot over four weeks, entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Phil Hawkins directs.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star.

Synopsis:

When a life-long projectionist (Englund) is made redundant, he looks to exact his vengeance on a generation that no longer requires his skills. He traps a couple inside his multiplex cinema and manipulates them into becoming characters in a horror film being captured by CCTV cameras.

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Screen International is today unveiling its 2014 UK Stars of Tomorrow, profiling rising actors, writers, directors, producers and heads of department.Click here for the digital edition [Subscribers]Gallery: UK Stars of Tomorrow 2014

The 2014 Class of Screen International UK Stars of Tomorrow are: (click on each name for individual profile)

The Actors

Jamie Blackley

The South London native will star opposite Chloe Grace Moretz in If I Stay for Warner Bros/MGM.

Olivia Cooke

The 20-year-old Manchester native is already a familiar face in the Us, where she stars in TV series Bates Motel.

Sophie Cookson

The Oxford School of drama graduate landed the female lead in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service.

McKell David

At just 17, this Harrow teenager is a veteran of his own YouTube show and will star in three new features: Don’t Grow Up, Legacy and Montana.

Calvin Demba

The 20-year-old East Ender has just shot an episode of Babylon and will star...

More acquisition news out of Cannes... Screen Daily reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has acquired UK rights to The Last Showing featuring Robert Englund from The Philm Company and Sc Films.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star. Phil Hawkins directs.

Synopsis:

When a life-long projectionist (Englund) is made redundant, he looks to exact his vengeance on a generation that no longer requires his skills. He traps a couple inside his multiplex cinema and manipulates them into becoming characters in a horror film being captured by CCTV cameras.

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Birds Eye View Film Festival | The Lunchbox Taster Screening | Cinema Of Childhood | Art Screen

This festival champions new women film-makers, praises current ones and reinstates neglected ones. If you're looking for a new heroine, you're spoilt for choice: Destiny Ekaragha, for example, director of Peckham-Nigerian comedy Gone Too Far. Or the teen friends at the heart of Georgian thriller In Bloom. Or tattooed, pierced, homeless mother Lucky the subject of Kate Checkoway's documentary. More familiar names include Gurinder Chadha, Kelly Reichardt and Gloria Swanson, while you'll find neglected figures such as animator Joy Batchelor and Broadway legend Elaine Stritch, and 1970s indie Girlfriends, which has admirers including Stanley Kubrick and Lena Dunham.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o take prizes at awards celebrating diversity.

Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the big winner at the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards in London last night.

The period drama won Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent), beating competition from The Butler, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and House at the End of the Street.

Chiwetel Ejiofor won Best Male Performance in a Film for his role in 12 Years a Slave, an award he previously picked up at the Screen Nation awards in 2003 for his role in Dirty Pretty Things.

Lupita Nyong’o, who co-starred alongside Ejiofor in McQueen’s period epic, picked up Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent at the awards, which celebrate diversity in film and television.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did not leave empty-handed as Naomie Harris was awarded Female Performance in Film.

Biyi Bandele’s Half of A Yellow Sun was...

A new one-sheet in promotion of Robert Englund's latest endeavor into evil, The Last Showing, is here; and it expands on the concepts we've seen thus far. Check it out!

The Philm Company is the company behind the film, a $2M psychological horror that was shot over four weeks, entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star. Phil Hawkins directs.

Synopsis:

When a life-long projectionist (Englund) is made redundant, he looks to exact his vengeance on a generation that no longer requires his skills. He traps a couple inside his multiplex cinema and manipulates them into becoming characters in a horror film being captured by CCTV cameras.

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

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Something like a Shakespearean comedy, full of highly amusing, sharply drawn characters and offering wicked insight into how identity is shaped by city living and immigrant culture clash. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Give a couple of guys a camera and the notion to make a movie on a London estate (the British equivalent of U.S. public housing projects), and in what direction do they generally go? Gangsters. Give the same stuff to a couple of gals, and what do they come up with? Something like a Shakespearean comedy full of highly amusing, sharply drawn characters whose bumbling around on a single day in south London offers wicked insight into how identity is shaped by city living and immigrant culture clash. Bola Agbaje’s Olivier Award-winning play, which the writer adapted herself for...

Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.

Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).

Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.

Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.

Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.

The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.

Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...

Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.

Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).

Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.

Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.

Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.

The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.

Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...

Christopher Granier-Deferre succeeds Tristan Goligher who is currently overseeing post-production and delivery on films previously greenlit under the scheme.

Creative England, BFI Film Fund and BBC Films have appointed Christopher Granier-Deferre as executive producer for the next round of iFeatures.

Granier-Deferre, whose recently produced Gone Too Far! which premiered at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, succeeds Tristan Goligher who is currently overseeing post-production and delivery on films previously greenlit under the scheme, the UK’s flagship initiative for emerging feature film talent.

iFeatures will re-open for submissions from Jan 27, 2014, with a number of roadshows for prospective applicants taking place in Newcastle, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Brighton during January and February.

Granier-Deferre commented: “iFeatures is at the heart of supporting emerging talent in England, particularly outside of London, and I’m delighted to be joining the incredibly dynamic film team at Creative England. I look forward to making a real difference in how we...

The international flavor of the indie film scene - celebrating the latest from Romania one week, Japan the next - can sometimes obscure the extent of white dominance in the UK and American industries. Beyond every “Fruitvale Station” and “12 Years a Slave” there are dozens of smaller films featuring black talent behind and in front of the camera which simply don’t get seen, as festival and distribution slates remain dominated by the visions and ideals of white filmmakers. The British industry, while certainly not short of empty rhetoric on diversity and outreach, does at least have state funding mechanisms at its disposal. In the past year for example, three feature films from black female directors (Amma Asante’s “Belle”, Debbie Tucker Green’s “Second Coming” and Destiny Ekaragha’s “Gone Too Far!”) have received significant funding from the BFI Film Fund, a government body funded by the tax payer...

Six-week course is part of BFI Film Academy.

Destiny Ekaragha, director of Gone Too Far and a former Screen International Star of Tomorrow, will support a new BFI Film Academy course that Hackney-based youth media group Mouth That Roars is launching.

The course launch evening will be held on Dec 10 in the evening at Mtr Studio; the course will run for six weeks starting in January 2014.

Mtr’s Academy course is about creating real opportunities for disadvantaged young people who often lack the confidence or financial backing to take on the challenges of starting up a career in the film industry.

“We are completely thrilled that professionals like Destiny have come on board with the Academy, it’s so important that our young people have someone they can relate to and aspire to be like. We can nurture talent, but it’s having positive role models that will encourage and enable young people, who lack confidence...

The first images from Robert Englund's new endeavor into evil, The Last Showing, are here; and they are surprisingly colorful... almost Eighties movie colorful. Check 'em out right here.

The Philm Company is the company behind the film, a $2M psychological horror that was shot over four weeks, entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star. Phil Hawkins directs.

Synopsis:

When a life-long projectionist (Robert Englund aka Freddy Krueger) is made redundant, he looks to exact his vengeance on a generation that no longer requires his skills. He traps a couple inside his multiplex cinema and manipulates them into becoming characters in a horror film being captured by CCTV cameras.

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There is no denying the poignant, uplifting message behind Destiny Ekaragha’s comedy Gone Too Far! as a film that certainly has a lot of heart behind it, but, regrettably, falls flat with a lacklustre screenplay. The way our characters question their own identity and culture and almost seem embarrassed by their roots makes for an intriguing narrative, but it’s one that simply hasn’t been executed well enough.

Malachi Kirby plays Yemi, a youngster who desperately wants to attract the attention of Armani (Shanika Warren-Markland), despite the fact she’s only leading him on to pettily get back at her ex-boyfriend Razer (Tosin Cole). Yemi’s chances take an even bigger blow when his estranged brother Iku (O.C. Ukeje) comes to London from Nigeria, and he’s left with the responsibility on showing him around the city, despite feeling ashamed of his native sensibilities. However their simple trip...

Gone Too Far, a feature film project written by Bola Agbaje, and directed by Destiny Ekaragha (both Nigerian Brits) is a project we first alerted you to over 2 years ago, when it was selected as one of 12 projects shortlisted for Film London’s 4-day boot camp, backed by BBC Films, and includes seminars, masterclasses and mentoring from established directors, writers and producers. Afterward, the filmmaker teams were given an extended development period, to eventually later pitch their projects to a greenlight panel. After that, 6 of the 12 feature projects were indeed greenlit in February 2012, with budgets of up to £120,000, or about $186,000. ...

British film-making has “never been stronger” according to director Paul Greengrass, who was speaking at the programme launch of the London Film Festival, which will open with his latest feature Captain Phillips.Click here for full line-upIN Pictures: Galas, Competition titles

Speaking at the Odeon Leicester Square this morning, where the line-up for this year’s Lff was unveiled, the British director of The Bourne Ultimatum and United 93 said: “Something very important is going on in this country in terms of our filmmaking culture.

“If you look at the films in Venice, films like Stephen Frears’ Philomena, British filmmaking has never been stronger and it’s been so now for a number of years. A lot of that is down to the interface between the goverment, the BFI and the broader filmmaking community.”

Referring to Gravity, which will have a gala screening during the London Film Festival, Greengrass added: “We are attracting the best talent in the...

This morning at London's Odeon Leicester Square, the British Film Institute announced the full programme for the 57th BFI London Film Festival, a twelve-day extravaganza showcasing the very best in upcoming mainstream, world and experimental cinema. With British director Paul Greengrass' hijack thriller Captain Phillips and Disney's Saving Mr. Banks (both starring Tom Hanks) already announced as the opening and closing films, the stage was set for a whole raft of high profile Gala screenings and premieres, including the cream of 2013's international festival crop. Amongst these will be Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity, Steve McQueen's Twelve Years a Slave and the Coens' Inside Llewyn Davis.

This year's Lff will screen a total of 234 narrative and documentary features, including 22 World Premieres, 16 International Premieres, 29 European Premieres and 20 Archive films. A stellar line-up of directors, cast and crew are also expected to take part in career interviews, master classes and other special events.

Browse all the sections of the 57th London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.

Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status

Wp = Wp

Ep = European Premiere

IP = International Premiere

UK = UK Premiere

Gala’s

Opening Night

Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep

Closing Night

Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep

Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...

The 57th BFI London Film Festival line-up has officially been revealed, and it is led by a slew of incredibly promising films, many of which have already been buzzing on the festival circuit, and a number of which will be making their debuts here in London.

As previously announced, Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips will open the festival next month, and John Lee Hancock’s Saving Mr. Banks will close it, book-ending the festival with Tom Hanks leading two highly prominent, Oscar-primed movies.

Stephen Frears’ Philomena was also previously announced as the Lff American Express Gala, with The Epic of Everest announced as the Lff Archive Gala.

And leading the line-up alongside them this year will be some of the most Oscar-buzzed movies of 2013, including Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, Jason Reitman’s Labor Day, Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (in 3D), Joel and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis, Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem,...

Robert Englund. Just his presence in a project can elevate it, and luckily for us the man has reveled in staying true to the horror genre. Word has come regarding his latest endeavor into evil, The Last Showing. Read on for details.

The Philm Company has announced the start of principal photography of The Last Showing, a $2M psychological horror that will shoot for four weeks, entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet) and Keith Allen (Shallow Grave) join a cast that includes Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington (The White Queen).

Synopsis:

The story centers on young couple Martin (Jones) and Allie (Berrington), who head to their local cinema to see the late night horror show but unwitting become stars of their own horror story.

Englund, who memorably took...