LATEST NEWS & FEATURES
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.
The UK's biggest celebration of Japanese cinema is heading to Birmingham at the Midlands Arts Centre from 14th March to 20th March and in Coventry at the Warwick Arts Centre from 8th February to 6th March 2025
LATEST MIDLANDS REVIEWS
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.
How far will you go to protect your loved ones is a question asked in Off Grid, an impressive new short from Midlands filmmaker Carl Timms.
LATEST CINEMA & HOME RELEASES
A family move into a new home for a fresh start after the tragic death of the daughter's best friend, but as soon as they arrive, they feel a strange presence around the house. Watching and waiting.
With Nosferatu released to high acclaim, two other classic creature inspired flicks head tobluray this month. However, for every The Invisible Man (and Leigh Whannel’s follow up The Wolf Man) there’s a Renfield, so do these recent monster shockers deliver on their legendary statuses? Let’s open the coffin and find out.
Back in the late 90s/early 2000s there was an influx of cinematic supernatural thrillers, and as well as the biggies like The Sixth Sense (1999), What Lies Beneath (2000) and The Others (2001) there were a slew of smaller movies that similarly mixed drama and otherworldly aspects.
After huge hits in the 80s and 90s, director Zemeckis has a patchy record of recent releases of late, but here he combines aspects of previous films to create a gentle piece exploring our regular lives and interactions with others over time.
Watch the new trailer of Midlands film ONE ROAD OUT
"A dangerous threat hangs over Moss Point, a remote seaside village, leaving the villagers in a desperate struggle to escape their fate at night"
One Road Out is an upcoming action horror short from Alpha Shortreels currently in the late stages of production.
