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News This is not intended to be comprehensive. It's just somewhere to plug my mates' projects (and mine!) and to pass on any cult movie-related info that is sent to me by PR people or film-makers. 7th August 2010 7th August 2010 7th August 2010 7th August 2010 Something has been killing live stock in a remote part of North Wales and now it’s started attacking humans. SOPHIE, a teenager with a troubled past, puts herself and her friends at the mercy of this wild beast, when her obsession of the unexplained leads them deep into the Welsh countryside. Looking for evidence within an abandoned building, Sophie witnesses a vicious attack on her friend and then finds herself incarcerated in a locked room. She cannot escape and her only hope is that her friends manage to find her before her captor makes them his latest victim… 7th August 2010 In this twisted modern day fairy tale ZOE, a young teenage girl, is lured into an after hours carnival tent by the sleazy rock-n-roll carney RIMO, she then gets more she bargained for. It is up to the mysterious PRINCESS, the star of the new knife show at ROSCOE'S CARNIVAL & FREAK SHOW to pull Zoe out of the wolf den that she has fallen into to. Apparently the film is breaking new ground by being distributed as an ‘iPhone app’. I don’t even know what that means - it’s some sort of young person’s thing. If you understand, you can find out stuff at www.redprincessblues.com 7th August 2010 7th August 2010 Lonely pensioner, Harold Gimble, has become the first man to suffer from a new neurological disease that is slowly turning him into a zombie-like state. Harold’s hermit-like existence is shaken up when a vivacious nurse, Penny Rudge, is sent along to alleviate his stiffness. Her ‘special’ massage techniques work a treat on Harold and they become close friends. Harold agrees to trial a possible cure for the disease at a private institute, and the initial results are excellent. But the following day he’s in an even worse state than before, and after Penny accidentally overhears the doctor’s dire prognosis for Harold she decides to sneak him away the next morning. Word soon gets out, and before long a small group of bloodthirsty thugs are pursuing Harold and Penny across dramatic moorlands in the hope of a kill. The film stars Stan Rowe, Sarah Spencer, Andy Pandini, Lee Thompson, Richard Harrison and Phil Gascoyne with the cast also including the always fabulous Eleanor James and the indie movie legend that is Keith S Wright. Eleanor is in a spoof advert that you can watch online. 7th August 2010 Maddie Curtis and her friends Lily and Suzanne are ready for a great Halloween night. They’re going to a party thrown by their friend Angela at the notorious Broussard Mansion in New Orleans. Over eighty years ago, six people disappeared from the mansion without a trace – and the owner, Evangeline Broussard, hung herself. The dark history only serves to enhance Broussard Mansion’s appeal on Halloween. At the decadent, out of control party, Maddie and Lily run into their exes, Colin and Dex, while Suzanne parties it up. Good times end, however, when the police bust up the party. After the rest of the guests leave, Angela, Maddie, Lily, Jason, Dex, Colin and Suzanne discover a horrible secret. Their cell phones don’t work. The mansion gates are now mysteriously locked. Soon it becomes clear that supernatural forces are at work at the Broussard Mansion, and that there may be more to the tale of Evangeline Broussard than anyone knew. It turns out that the Broussard Mansion is home to demons that need to possess seven vessels to break free of their ancient curse. One by one the guests fall victim, transforming into hideous creatures. Only Maddie, Colin and Jason remain – but can they make it through the night and keep evil forces from spreading into the world? 7th August 2010 7th August 2010 Nail-biting tension, indescribable terror and a primal fear of the unknown dominate the proceedings in Basement, the debut feature from writer-director Asham Kamboj and co-writer Ewen Glass and the latest addition to a refreshing new wave of British independent horror cinema. Boasting a strong cast of home-grown talent that includes Danny Dyer (Dead Cert; Doghouse), Jimi Mistry (2012; RocknRolla), Emily Beecham (The Calling; 28 Weeks Later), Kierston Wareing (Fish Tank), Lois Winstone (Tamara Drewe; Beyond The Rave) and Christopher Ellison (The Bill), Basement takes the classic ‘fear of the dark’ horror movie set-up and gives it a unique and shocking twist. Driving home from an anti-war protest, five demonstrators – Gary (Dyer), Sarah (Wareing), Saffron (Winstone), Derek (Mistry) and his girlfriend Pru (Beecham) – are forced to make a pit stop in the middle of the forest in order to answer nature’s call. Taking the opportunity to stretch their legs, the individuals wander off briefly with Gary, Sarah and Pru returning to the car to find Derek and Saffron missing. Their search for their companions leads them to a metal hatch leading down to a dank and dirty underground shelter. Believing Derek and Saffron must have gone down into it and somehow become lost or trapped, Gary convinces the others follow, despite Pru and Sarah’s reservations. In the eerie darkness of the shelter, their worst fear becomes a reality when the hatch clanks shut above them, locked and leaving them no option but to walk deeper into the basement’s depths in search for another way out. Worse, in the shadows lurks an unseen terror that will soon have all five friends fighting for the lives unaware that one of their number knows much more about their circumstances than they are letting on. Atmospheric, chilling and featuring solid performances allround, Basement marks director Asham Kamboj as an emerging talent well worth watching. Basement (cert. 15) will be available in cinemas and on Sky Box Office, FilmFlex, iTunes, Playstation and LoveFilm from 20th August 2010, and on DVD from 23rd August 2010 28th July 2010 28th July 2010 28th July 2010 When the U.S. government unleashes a highly toxic bio-weapon on the residents of a small Maryland city, all Hell breaks loose as six strangers find themselves seeking refuge inside a local movie theatre from the bloodthirsty, infected citizens roaming the streets. Writer-director Gary Ugarek follows up his 2007 indie sleeper hit Deadlands: The Rising with this non-stop action thrill ride starring Jim Krut (Dawn of the Dead) and Josh Davidson (Perkins 14, Ghosts Don’t Exist). Before then, Fat Cat/Tempe release Don’t Look in the Cellar on 5th October. There is an abandoned asylum in a small town that is said to be haunted. A group of college students decide to spend Halloween night there to party and also to research the history of the asylum for a class project. As the night moves on, secrets come to light that one of the students might be related to Smiley. It becomes a race to see if the students can find a way out and discover the truth behind the asylum’s secrets before they are all brutally murdered. 28th July 2010 Synopsis: Death row inmate Jang Jin attempts to commit suicide by using a sharpened toothbrush handle to stab himself in the neck. Seeing this incident reported on the news, something about it captures the mind of depressed housewife and former sculptress Yeon, who spends all her time cleaning her family’s apartment. On impulse she visits Jang and confides in him in ways that she cannot with anyone else, including her own husband. She returns each season to redecorate his cell and sing to him. As they draw closer over time, Yeon’s husband grows suspicious, while one of Jang’s fellow inmates cannot go rebuffed any longer… 28th July 2010 David Kittredge's mind-bending Pornography: A Thriller is a Cronenberg-meets-David-Lynch psychological thriller like no other. Do you dare to watch? Handsome gay couple Michael and William move into an expensive New York apartment, only to find that the building has a dark past. When Michael finds a videotape hidden in the wall, he discovers that it could be a 'snuff' movie showing the murder of notorious porn star Mark Anton, who famously disappeared many years ago. Michael becomes further embroiled in the mysteries surrounding the videotape when a strange masked figure starts to haunt him. As tensions escalate, Michael's perceptions of what is real and what is not begin to blur, and he must do all he can to avoid a fate worse than death... 28th July 2010 The paperback: Hunt Among the Killers of Men, a pulpy softcover thriller in the ‘Gabriel Hunt’ series founded by Hard Case Crime kingpin Charles Ardai (who also published Gun Work). The adventures are written as ‘as-told-to’ books, and this one’s my installment. The fabulous cover is by Glen Orbik. Yes, there are guns. The hardcover: Internecine, my first novel since 2003’s Bullets of Rain; what I hope is received as a ‘suspenser’. Yes, there are lots more guns. (That’s Thomas Jane on the cover - twice - as rendered by Tim Bradstreet). The pricier hardcover: The Art of Drew Struzan, which is pretty self-explanatory except that THIS is a book of comps - all the different interpretations of various movies before they get to the poster-painting stage (like those vetoed Indiana Jones posters with the swastikas on them, or the SIX OTHER VERSIONS of the famous Creature from the Black Lagoon limited-edition print). Drew speaks at length on these and his retirement from the Hollywood grind; I interpret what he says. Virtually no guns at all in this one. David also has articles in Video Watchdog 157, Monsters from the Vault 27 and issue 251 of the reborn Famous Monsters. 14th July 2010
14th July 2010 Los Angeles, Christmas Eve: a series of power outages, minor earth tremors and other strange events threaten to ruin the holidays. But when the residents of a suburban apartment block experience a sudden total blackout, they are determined to investigate. Deep in the cavernous basement they make a shocking discovery - what is seemingly the breeding ground of a new race of blood-thirsty creatures. With it quickly becoming apparent that the frightening occurrences overtaking LA are connected, this group of rag-tag neighbours must put aside their differences and fight to save their city from an eternal blackness. With time running out and the murderous creatures just getting started, they know they must restore the power, as when the lights go out for good, the feeding will begin… The same company has Aussie psycho-thriller The Dinner Party out this week: Jealous and unstable, Angela (Lara Cox) plans a dinner party for her student friends - what they don’t know is that the night’s deadly entertainment is an extra serving of suicide and murder! Determined to end her life after the final course, Angela’s friends watch as their hostess becomes obsessed with death. Soon they realise that not all of them will be leaving the table as Angela does not plan to die alone – the question is: who is she going to take with her? Accepting an invite to dinner has never been more deadly as drugs, murder and suicide will make you think twice before returning that RSVP! 14th July 2010 Meat Grinder serves up a sumptuous feast of murder, dismemberment, and cannibalism in this proud member of the "torture porn" sub-genre. Destined for cult status, the over-the-top gorefest stars Mai as a deranged woman who runs a noodle stall and is hearing voices in her head all the time. When she finds a dying man in her stall one night, she gets the idea to chop him up, and grind the body parts into meatballs as ingredients for her noodle soup. It turns out to be a popular dish, and as the stall gets more and more business, she must find a steady supply of fresh human meat to feed her customers... 14th July 2010 9th July 2010 9th July 2010 9th July 2010 9th July 2010 9th July 2010 9th July 2010 Stranded on their way to a bikini car-wash fundraiser, a group of hot college girls find refuge in an abandoned gas station on the outskirts of town. Soon their broken down bus is the least of their worries as a maniac axe-man mechanic starts picking them off one by one. Scared, alone and miles from help, the girls are faced with a psycho killer who wants to put these hot girls on ice. Instead of struggling to raise small change, the honeys are now in the biggest fight of their lives. A brilliant mix of Friday 13th and Urban Legend, Bikini Girls On Ice, is classic slash-action that horror fans everywhere will die for! 9th July 2010 17th June 2010 17th June 2010 17th June 2010 17th June 2010 17th June 2010 17th June 2010 17th June 2010 17th June 2010 Two young women arrive at a curious penthouse apartment, led by one’s crush on her tutor. However, her love interest doesn’t live alone. He’s part of a trio of computer hackers about to embark on the ultimate job on the world’s most mysterious mainframe; the Vatican’s top secret archives, to unlock the secret to the Bible Code. Whilst doing so, they unlock more than they bargain for with supernatural and ultimately fatal results. Can this seemingly insignificant chain of events, which have thrown this group together, be construed as fate? Can the hack provide a signal of hope or is it a web of manipulation, paranoia and ultimately... murder? The Brussels Film Festival calls it a ‘supernatural techno-thriller’ which sound spromising. From the director of Asylum Night, it stars Kelly Adams (Holby City), Lucy Evans (Quatermass Experiment remake), Calita Rainford (Return to House on Haunted Hill) and Jonathan Rhodes (MI High). 17th June 2010 Based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto's manga Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji and 26 part anime series, the film reunites the cast of Death Note. Kaiji Ito (Tatsuya Fujiwara - Death Note/Battle Royale) moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalising cars, and drinking. Two years later and his life is no better. A debt collector named Endo arrives to collect payment. She then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 years paying off his loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay his debt and possibly make a whole lot more. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji, believing he won't come back from his voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life…… 26th May 2010 26th May 2010 26th May 2010 Whilst documenting his life as a lowly intern, James Parker uncovers the long forgotten film, ‘The Street Walker’. Desperate to make a mark on the film industry and to prove his ever- doubting parents wrong, James endeavours to complete the unfinished horror movie, resulting in a murderous obsession. Delving into the past world of ‘snuffmovies’ and the modern trials and tribulations of internships and making it big, James’ genius and madness is captured on tape by friend and documentary maker Marcus. Unbeknown to those around him James declines so far in to the fantasy world of Street Walker that he is unable to untangle himself from the mystery he uncovers whilst resurrecting the film relic. For James, the there is only one way out, and for some there is no escape... The DVD includes deleted scenes, test footage, interviews and commentary. The disc is out on 28 June priced £12.99 26th May 2010 26th May 2010 The 20th Century Boys saga begins in 1969 when a young boy named Kenji and his friends write “The Book of Prophecy”. In the book, they write about a future where they fight against an evil organisation trying to take over the world and bringing about Doomsday. Years later in 1997, a mysterious cult being lead by a man only known as “Friend” has emerged and gained a strong influence over society. A series of catastrophic events begin to occur, mirroring the prophecies made up by the young Kenji. The greatest fear is that the climax of The Book of Prophecy will become a reality: on December 31st, 2000, a terrifying giant virus-spreading robot will attack the entire city of Tokyo, leading to the end of mankind. The only people who know about The Book are Kenji and his childhood friends. Who is Friend? Will Kenji and his friends be able to save mankind and live to see the 21st Century? A positively epic exercise in filmmaking and storytelling, the blockbusting 20th Century Boys trilogy has proven to be one of the most ambitious, expensive and successful undertakings in Japanese Cinema. Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi's epic efforts to release three films in one year based on Naoki Urasawa's acclaimed manga (selling 28 million copies) has brought to life a stunning doomsday thriller that spans multiple generations and genres, and bites into conspiracy theory, pop culture, nostalgia and spectacular special effects. | ||
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