LATEST NEWS & FEATURES
Following last year’s sold out screenings, Northampton Film Festival will again be celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday 8 March at Delapre Abbey.
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme provides an excellent opportunity to catch some lesser-known cinematic delights, and acts as a showcase of the variety available from a film industry most often lauded for its horror and thriller output.
LCB Depot in Leicester are looking to hold a film and photography exhibition at their venue alongside the Phoenix Cinema in Leicester's Cultural Quarter in 2025.
Josh Bird spoke to local filmmaker James Peakman about his new feature Operation War Thunder as it releases on Amazon Prime and discuss the challenges of making an indie film with the limitations a restricted budget brings.
LATEST MIDLANDS REVIEWS
I’ve mentioned this before in reviews for Midlands Movies; reviewing low budget, independently made films requires a change in mindset. There’s a level of compromise, with allowances made for the odd rough-around-the-edges performance or some shaky effects work.
Filmed in the Disco Cup Café Nottingham, we take a look at Declan Smith’s disarmingly amusing bite-sized short, Check Date.
They say a cup of tea can solve everything. In Charles Strider’s debut short, A Glass House, it might not solve everything, but it can at least be the starting point for a conversation. This is a beautiful piece of work, shot on film in a 4:3 ratio, at a gorgeous location in King’s Norton, with a tight, naturalistic script that delves into difficulties around talking about our mental health.
In the spirit(s) of Christmas, both with alcohol and mystical beings, a new anthology feature arrives under the tree this festive season from Charlie Duckerin, Kaush Patel and Dave Hastings.
LATEST CINEMA & HOME RELEASES
After an unexpected stroke, former Judge ‘Stefan’ is forced into an assisted living facility. Whilst there, he is forced into sadistic encounters with another psychopathic resident and his vicious puppet companion.
Filmmakers would kill for a scene as recognisable as the exploding head scene early into Scanners. A moment so sudden and exciting that it was shown out-of-context in place of a trailer in some regions, and has been a horror touchstone, even for those who haven’t seen the film.
Old Guy suggests that being a hitman is a young man’s game but could the same could be asked of action film directors? Well, possibly given what’s on show in this sadly pedestrian action comedy.
Amongst the backdrop of the seedy stage shows of Las Vegas, ex-Baywatch and Playboy model Pamela Anderson stars as Shelly - a middle-aged showgirl dealing with family feuds and the ever-decreasing popularity of the old-style stage event at the Razzle Dazzle venue.
Watch the new trailer for local film WHEEL GONE KID 4: Crash Course
KLens UK Productions have just released the official trailer for Wheel Gone Kid 4: Crash Course. And legendary football manager Neil Warnock joins their team to play a police chief inspector trying to help Inspector Spanners and Detective Tuppance track down The Wheel Gone Kid and his mum, as they attempt to recover Houdini Love's stolen millions.