LATEST NEWS & FEATURES
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.
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.
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.
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.
LATEST MIDLANDS REVIEWS
A new Midlands short comes courtesy of prolific local filmmaking production company Five Pence Productions who in tandem with Chi Lam release a new 5-minute film about a young man spinning a yarn.
Operation War Thunder begins with Gary Pratt, a suicidal car dealer - played subtly by Andrew Simpson - whose every action and movement feels somehow laughed at by the universe and designed to submerge him deeper into his slumber. With every good deed he does, a negative repercussion seems certain to come.
Opening with swirling, hypnotic credits that very much set the tone for the duration of this 5-minute film, Kip Trip is a peculiar tale which simply depicts the treacherous journey of a monkey and his escape from a white gorilla.
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.
LATEST CINEMA & HOME RELEASE REVIEWS
Magpie stars Daisy Ridley as Anette, a wife and mother-of-two whose responsibilities to her family are tested when she suspects her husband of infidelity.
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.
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.
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.
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..."
