Thank you for visiting. Here you will find a place for local filmmakers and fans to work together to promote the local area especially in creative film. 
  
We regularly cast our eye over new Hollywood blockbusters as well as local filmmakers & scriptwriters based in the Midlands area plus you can also often hear us on BBC Radio Leicester with Jack Rafferty & BBC Radio Derby with Ed Stagg. 
  
With plenty of new reviews and features, we have something for everyone including our ongoing list of Film Festivals in the Midlands, 'Spotlight' films, movie groups, shorts and more from the Midlands. Anyone interested in getting involved please email midlandsmovies@yahoo.com


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Thank you for visiting Midlands Movies!


Here you will find a place for local filmmakers and fans to work together to promote the region's talents in creative film. 


We regularly cast our eye over new Hollywood blockbusters as well as local filmmakers & scriptwriters based in the Midlands area plus you can also often hear us on BBC Radio Leicester with Jack Rafferty & BBC Radio Derby with Ed Stagg.


With plenty of new reviews and features, we have something for everyone including our ongoing list of Film Festivals in the Midlands, 'Spotlight' films, movie groups, shorts and more from the Midlands. Anyone interested in getting involved please email midlandsmovies@yahoo.com

LATEST NEWS & FEATURES

By midlandsmovies 26 Sep, 2024
Final preparations are underway for community cinema Kino Koło Notts screening of documentary HOME taking place 4th October at Mammoth Cinema, on Nottingham’s renowned Broad Street.
By midlandsmovies 26 Sep, 2024
Mansfield Town Film Festival are collaborating with the BFI to screen classic action films at the town’s Palace Theatre this October giving audiences an opportunity to experience these cinematic masterpieces on the big screen.
By midlandsmovies 03 Sep, 2024
For 2024, the main festival takes place over three weekends at The Mockingbird Cinema, in Digbeth and Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in Edgbaston from Thursday 19th September through until Sunday 6th October 2024.
By midlandsmovies 28 Jul, 2024
A local Midlands filmmaker is expanding upon their recently released proof-of-concept shoot to create something even more special as their production team launches a crowd-funder to develop his latest film project.
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LATEST MIDLANDS REVIEWS

By midlandsmovies 26 Sep, 2024
In a world often focusing on the heady days of youth culture, it comes as a refreshing surprise to see a new film exploring the ramifications of getting older as well as the love and loss we face along the way.
By midlandsmovies 18 Sep, 2024
How a life may turn out if another path is taken is one of the central themes of a new Midlands short that sees a man contemplate how his circumstances and choices intertwine with others'.'.
By midlandsmovies 14 Sep, 2024
The directorial debut from actor and singer-songwriter James Harris, Fallen Angel is a 5-minute short film from the West Midlands that explores life, death and perhaps also life-after-death.
By midlandsmovies 14 Sep, 2024
Non-starter is the latest release from filmmaker James Pyle whose short sharp style and witty observations return once more in an unique short that showcases an end-of-the-pier entertainer.
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LATEST CINEMA & HOME RELEASE REVIEWS

By midlandsmovies 12 Oct, 2024
There’s definitely something in the pipes in this lovingly made homage to Ghostwatch, the generation scarring 1992 BBC production from Lesley Manning and Stephen Volk. Writer and director Dominic O’Neill uses the same basic setup (an established television host teaming with a beloved children’s programme presenter to explore reports of poltergeist activity) and incorporates a good dose of humour and some interesting plot moves towards the finale.
By midlandsmovies 09 Oct, 2024
Set a short while after the original Joker (2019), the film sees Arthur Fleck facing a trial for his wrongdoings as he struggles to keep his alter ego at bay, find his true love, as well as discovering his love for music.
By midlandsmovies 04 Oct, 2024
Action and stunt star (and Midlands-born and raised) Scott Adkins returns this month with another shooting and punch-up extravaganza in the form of assassin-focused flick Take Cover.
By midlandsmovies 27 Sep, 2024
A brief documentary-style prologue opens new horror Late Night with the Devil, which tells of the found footage we’re about to view from the never-aired tapes of a (fictional) episode of a 70s TV chat show.
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Watch a new teaser trailer for Midlands action thriller LOTUS from filmmaker Phillip Ray Tommy

"The film follows John, an ex special forces operative who accidentally uncovers a dangerous conspiracy between a corrupt police officer and a local gang to flood the city with a lethal drug.  After witnessing the officer commit a murder, John finds himself in a life-or-death struggle, relying on his instincts and resourcefulness to survive. When one of his friends is kidnapped, the stakes are raised even higher. John is forced to take matters into his own hands, turning the tables on his enemies in a desperate bid to rescue his friend and put an end to the drug operation threatening the city..."

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