LATEST NEWS & FEATURES
Derby Quad is encouraging all those with pale complexions, alternative tastes, and a general interest in the dark and gothic to escape the heat this July and attend Hot Goth Summer.
After the success of last year’s Weird Worcester event, Midlands boutique Blu-ray label Treasured Films has announced the second edition.
National treasure Paul Chuckle is set to shock audiences with his twisted turn in Peter Hirst’s gritty new British crime thriller Fall to the Top, arriving 8 June, courtesy of Reel2Reel Films.
On a bright Sunday morning at a campsite just off the A52 in rural Staffordshire, you would never have guessed that a run-of-the-mill grass field would soon set the stage for an epic encounter between 15th century armies.
As my friend and I walked in The Arc Cinema in Beeston, just outside Nottingham, to attend the Beeston Film Festival we were impressed by the sheer amount of people milling around.
The Mansfield Film Festival, which champions working-class voices, has now achieved a national industry recognition, marking a major moment for the town as it continues to redefine itself as a growing cultural hub.
Kidnapping Delusional Daphne is a new short from first-time Midlands filmmaker Khadijah Islam. The 6-minute short's story sees a delusional girl who is kidnapped and quickly drives her captors insane.
UK independent feature First Christmas, a dark comedy with a distinctive festive edge, will be presented at the upcoming Cannes Film Market, led by a strong ensemble of cast attachments including Mark Addy, Russell Tovey, Eleanor Tomlinson, Samuel Anderson, and Ian McNeice.
LATEST MIDLANDS REVIEWS
Duane Adamoli and Harry Clarke’s short film ‘Surfing’ is a charming love letter to Birmingham’s music scene through the lens of a struggling musician.
Empty space is ever present in this quietly emotional short film. The space where loved ones used to be; the silence when the beeps of the hospital equipment are stopped so that the doctor can speak; the things that were never said
Think you know our solar system? Coventry director and videographer Simon Ellis, creator of Notes From Planet Three, invites you to think again.
Detachable begins with a deliciously simple inciting incident – wherein two children, a girl and her younger brother, played respectively by Maggie and Fraser Croston-Clegg, find a digital hearing aid in the grass.
LATEST CINEMA & HOME RELEASES
26 Years after the original film, the Wayan brothers are back for the 6th instalment of the Scary Movie franchise. Acting as a spiritual successor to the original two films.
My knowledge of 80s Hong Kong action films couldn't be further from Tarantino so I was excited to delve into A Better Tomorrow - a John Woo actioner - especially given the fact I'm a novice to the genre.
When the trailer dropped for Hokum, I was surprised to see Parks & Rec stalwart, Adam Scott, to be the lead in what seemed like a jump-scare-infused horror.
The Backrooms first began as a creepypasta, which is a short piece of narrative fiction typically in the horror genre that’s created by internet users. In 2019, a user on the platform 4Chan uploaded an image to a forum for disquieting images that just feel a little off
Watch the trailer for BFI-backed Midlands short CHOKEHOLD
"In a desperate attempt to escape his troubled home life, a young teenage boy runs away to seek out his estranged father, a once-famed professional wrestler".
Written and directed by Christopher Bevan and produced by Catriona Kelly of camakel productions in association with YSP Media, Chokehold was selected for funding by BFI NETWORK as part of the 2024 open call. With an upcoming 2026 release, the film stars Eddie Coates, Philip Bedwell, Lis Hipkiss, Mike ‘Wild Boar’ Hitchman, Ross Marshall, Jo Barker and Carl Bryan.
Find out more about the film, the cast and crew and the production at www.yspmedia.co.uk/chokehold
