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Before Samara Weaving was running from an obsessive fan in the new film Borderline, she was running wild in this workplace terror starring The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun. In the 2017 black comedy film Mayhem, Weaving plays a woman infected by a rage-inducing virus and now looking for revenge.

Mayhem stars Yeun as Derek Cho, an ambitious lawyer who finds that he has quickly lost his moral compass when working with his firm. After successfully defending a client who committed murder under the influence of a virus that lowers inhibitions, Derek is fired from the firm when the fault of a mishandled case gets pinned on him. Before he can be escorted out, the building gets locked into quarantine when the virus is detected in the air. The newly infected Derek decides to get bloody revenge on those responsible for getting him fired. Joining in his mayhem is Melanie (Weaver...

Danny Boyle is a filmmaker who thrives on unpredictability, creating unforgettable stories that span an impressive variety of genres. From zombie apocalypses to sci-fi epics, and even musical love letters to The Beatles, Boyle has never been one to stick to a formula. His ability to jump between genres and deliver cinematic gems each time is a testament to his storytelling genius.

Not content with just films, Boyle has left his mark on theater and even orchestrated the breathtaking opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. Every project he touches becomes an experience, one that lingers in the mind long after the credits roll. It’s this fearlessness in storytelling that cements Boyle’s place among the greats of modern cinema.

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And now, the highly anticipated sequel to his iconic zombie masterpiece is officially on its way. 28 Years Later is set to...

Exclusive: Maddie Ziegler (My Old Ass) and Levi Miller (Kraven the Hunter) are set to star in Shiver, a feature adaptation of the New York Times bestselling YA fantasy novel by Maggie Stiefvater.

Claire McCarthy (Ophelia) will direct. Andy Fickman had been attached to a prior iteration of the project, as we first reported.

Currently in production in Vancouver, the film follows Grace, who was attacked by a pack of wolves as a child. However, one of them — a yellow-eyed wolf — saved her, creating an inexplicable bond between them. Years later, she meets a young man named Sam with the exact same yellow eyes and immediately feels a connection to him. Their love story unfolds against the backdrop of mystical events, mysterious disappearances, and intrigues that reveal to Grace the true nature of Sam and his connection to the wolves. At the same time, as winter approaches, Sam must fight...

Romance is a genre that never fades. Whether it is the rush of first love, the warm nostalgia of a second-chance romance, or even the bittersweet tragedy of a love that couldn't quite make it, romance shows can be a giddying watch. Fans of the genre tune in for particularly these feelings, but new viewers may not want to commit to a longer television series if they're dabbling in romance for the first time.

For these new romance watchers, there are several shorter romance shows that are only one to two seasons long. These shows are short, sweet, and succinct, detailing the love stories of wonderful characters who are just as flawed as they are beloved. Perfect for a binge-watch weekend, these romantic stories will have audiences dabbing their eyes and sighing about the power of love.

Conversations With Friends Highlights the Duality of Love

Based on the Sally Rooney novel of the same name,...

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A Discovery of Witches is definitely one of the most intriguing supernatural fantasy series with its brilliantly written characters and complex storylines, the Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode series has the perfect blend of the real world and witches and vampires. Based on the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, the Sky series follows Diana Bishop a witch, and Matthew Clairmont a vampire as they fall in love and face off life-threatening rivals. So, if you loved the fantastical elements, epic romance, and a tinge of horror in A Discovery of Witches here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mayfair Witches is a gothic supernatural horror thriller drama series created by Michelle Ashford and Esta Spalding. Based on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches novel trilogy by author Anne Rice, the...

Obnoxious flatmates Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox get way more than they bargained for with the arrival of enigmatic Keith Allen and a suitcase full of cash

Rereleased for its 30th anniversary, the macabre black-comic crime caper is from screenwriter John Hodge with Danny Boyle making his feature-directing debut, giving us a hint of the turbocharged showmanship that always marked his style and which he was to crank up another notch a few years later with the zeitgeisty 90s hit Trainspotting. Shallow Grave is a bizarre Edinburgh noir, centring on cover-ups, disloyalty and incompetent corpse-management in the approximate spirit of Ealing, with touches of Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry and Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane. It’s also a kind of 90s young person flatshare entertainment, but closer to the BBC’s This Life than Friends.

We get an embarrassment of riches in the cast, with Peter Mullan,...

The programme is back after a nine-year hiatus.

UK screenwriting talent incubator The Script Factory is re-launching after a hiatus of nine years, with upcoming courses set to kick off later this year.

The Script Factory was launched by Charlotte Macleod and Lucy Scher in 1996, to equip new writers and script developers with knowledge of the film industry, with Justine Hart joining the team in 2000. it presented performed readings of unproduced screenplays such as Steven Knight’s Dirty Pretty Things and held masterclasses with filmmakers including Kathryn Bigelow, Andrea Arnold, Charlie Kaufman, Spike Lee and Wes Anderson.

The original incarnation...

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The Banshees Of Inisherin may have missed out at the Oscars but it triumphed at the Fidos today when canine star Morse won special collars for Comedy Canine and Best in the World. The busy border collie, who played loyal companion Sammy alongside Brendan Gleeson, was unable to attend, so Kerry Fox and her canine friend Snowpe stepped in to pick up the awards on his behalf.

The ceremony, held in London’s Chiswick Cinema, saw the Dogmanitarian award go to Kean Cao for founding the brand new International Animal Future Film Festival, a Chinese event which celebrates filmmaking from the perspective of animals and aims to encourage more filmmakers to make animal films in a harmonious and professional way which raises awareness of how humans should live in harmony with animals in the future.

Those awards in full:

Best In the World Morse, The Banshees Of Inisherin...

Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself won't be back for a second season. Netflix has cancelled the British fantasy drama, per Deadline. The series arrived on the service on October 28th with eight episodes.

Starring Jay Lycurgo, Nadia Parkes, Emilien Vekemans, Isobel Jesper, Jones Karen, Connell Paul Ready, David Gyasi, Kerry Fox, Fehinti Balogun, Misia Butler, Liz White, Róisín Murphy, Tim Plester, and Priya Kansara, the series is based on the young adult novel by Sally Green. The series “tells the story of Nathan Byrne (Jay Lycergo), an illegitimate son of a dangerous witch, Marcus Edge (David Gyasi), struggling to overcome his odds of following the footsteps of his father as he discovers his true identity alongside his friends.”

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"Wouldn't you rather die than be a Blood Witch?" Netflix has revealed the first official trailer for a new streaming series titled The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, which is one hell of an appealing title. The series is based on the Half Bad trilogy of books by Sally Green. Sixteen-year-old Nathan (Jay Lycurgo) is the illegitimate son of the world's most dangerous witch. Fearing he will follow in his father's footsteps, Nathan is closely monitored throughout his childhood. As the boundaries between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fray, Nathan - along with mischievous Annalise and charismatic Gabriel - will soon discover who he truly is. The series features a score by British pop group Let's Eat Grandma. Starring Jay Lycurgo, Nadia Parkes, and Emilien Vekemans. They're joined by an exciting mixture of new & familiar faces including Isobel Jesper Jones, Paul Ready, David Gyasi, Kerry Fox, Liz White, Karen Connell, Fehinti Balogun,...

Just in time for Halloween, Netflix has announced another brand new horror series that’ll premiere this month, titled “The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself” and arriving on October 28.

Described as an “edgy, YA drama that’s grounded in the modern day,” the Netflix series is set in a world where witches live amongst us. “Expect magic, sarcasm, banter, potions in zip-lock bags, hunters, romance, loyalty and unbreakable friendship…it’s a truly f*cked up ride.”

Watch the bloody official trailer below and read on for details.

In “The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself,” sixteen-year-old Nathan (Jay Lycurgo) is the illegitimate son of the world’s most dangerous witch. Fearing he will follow in his father’s footsteps, Nathan is closely monitored throughout his childhood. As the boundaries between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fray, Nathan – along with mischievous Annalise (Nadia Parkes) and charismatic Gabriel (Emilien Vekemans) – will soon discover who he truly is.

Netflix has debuted the trailer for YA drama series ‘The B*st*rd Son & The Devil Himself’ series in which is grounded in the modern day where witches live amongst us.

Based on the Half Bad books by Sally Green, The series follows sixteen-year-old Nathan (Jay Lycurgo), the illegitimate son of the world’s most dangerous witch. Fearing he will follow in his father’s footsteps, Nathan is closely monitored throughout his childhood. As the boundaries between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ fray, Nathan – along with mischievous Annalise (Nadia Parkes) and charismatic Gabriel (Emilien Vekemans) – will soon discover who he truly is.

Directed by Colm McCarthy (Black Mirror: Black Museum, The Girl with all the Gifts), Rachna Suri and Debs Paterson, the series stars Jay Lycurgo, Nadia Parkes and Emilien Vekemans (Transferts), Isobel Jesper Jones, Paul Ready (Motherland, The Terror), David Gyasi (Carnival Row, Troy: Fall of a City), Kerry Fox (Conversations with Friends,...

Sundance Institute and Picturehouse have announced additions to the 2022 Sundance Film Festival: London programme today.

Alongside the twelve feature films, two short film strands and industry events previously announced, the festival will also present a new podcast strand with live audiences, including Girls on Film and Evolution of Horror; a 25th-anniversary screening of Love Jones, a special screening of Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave; and a screening of Janicza Bravo’s Lemon chosen by keynote speaker, producer Christine Vachon.

The Festival will open up the spirit of Sundance Film Festival to UK audiences by screening three films at upwards of 25 cinemas across the country. A Love Song, Free Chol Soo Lee and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande will screen alongside recorded Filmmaker Q&As during the festival dates of 9 to 12 June 2022.

For the first time ever, the festival will include an exciting programme of live podcast recordings within the line-up.

The ceremony is set to take place on February 22.

Aleem Khan’s After Love, Ben Sharrock’s Limbo and Henry Blake’s County Lines are among the titles nominated for the UK and Ireland’s Casting Directors’ Guild’s (CDG) Casting Awards 2022.

Shaheen Baig has three nominations across two different categories.

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Baig has been shortlisted for best casting in an independent film (under £3m) for her work on Khan’s debut After Love, starring Joanna Scanlan and Nasser Memarzia; and alongside Jonny Boutwood for Billie Piper’s directorial debut Rare Beasts, with a cast including Piper,...

Billie Piper, the writer, director and star of Rare Beasts, discusses her favorite films with Josh Olson.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Rare Beasts (2021)

Naked (1993)

Eternal Beauty (2019)

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Uncut Gems (2019) – Dennis Cozzalio’s praise for the Sandman’s performance, Dennis Cozzalio’s year-end 2019 list

Funny People (2009)

Magnolia (1999)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Inherent Vice (2014)

Phantom Thread (2017) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review

The Wizard Of Oz (1939) – John Badham’s trailer commentary

A Woman Under The Influence (1974)

Opening Night (1977)

Daddy Longlegs (2009)

Daddy Long Legs (1955)

Betty Blue (1986)

Ivans Xtc. (2000)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

The Mask (1994)

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Mary Poppins (1964)

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Adaptation (2002)

Capote (2005)

Other Notable Items

Doctor Who TV series

Penny Dreadful TV series (2014-2016)

Secret Diary of a Call Girl TV series (2007–2011)

I Hate Suzie TV series (2020– )

HBO Max

Mike Leigh

David Thewlis

Kerry Fox

Paul Thomas Anderson

Adam Sandler

John Cassavetes...

I love this line from the director notes of Rare Beasts: “When you live through nihilism/cynicism/hopelessness, your view of the world is not necessarily as it is, but rather your projection [of it].” Billie Piper’s speaking about the frank tone and dialogue of the heightened world she’s constructed as writer-director-star, but she could also be referring to the lens through which we now view our world via social media. One might say Piper has chosen the trending topic of “romantic love” and visualized the sort of doomscroll we’d find on Twitter for the topic pitting feminists versus chauvinists, progressives versus traditionalists, and the self-righteous versus the confused. It’s uncensored, honest, and crude. It’s relatable, deplorable, and hilarious. And it’s a singular vision of emotional schizophrenia.

Mandy (Piper) is at its center. A single mother (to Toby Woolf’s Larch) who currently lives with...

“Bridgerton” breakout Phoebe Dynevor is attached to star and executive produce “Exciting Times,” a book-to-screen adaptation and romance series in development at Amazon Studios. Based on Irish author Naoise Dolan’s debut novel, “Exciting Times” centers on Ava, an Irish transplant teaching English grammar abroad to wealthy children. She becomes entangled in a love triangle with banker Julian and lawyer Edith.

The project is helmed by Black Bear Pictures (“The Imitation Game”), which optioned the rights to the book prior to its June 2020 release in the U.S. Author Dolan writes and executive produces alongside director Cooper Raiff, as well as Dynevor and Teddy Schwarzman, founder, president and CEO of Black Bear Pictures. Ben Stillman and Michael Heimler also executive produce via Black Bear Pictures.

Dynevor is currently slated to lead the Sky original feature flick “The Colour Room,” which centers on the rise to fame of Stoke-on-Trent ceramic artist Clarice Cliff,...

"A post-Fleabag-era tale of dysfunctional relationships." Give it a whirl! Brainstorm Media has released the official US trailer for an indie offbeat romantic comedy called Rare Beasts, marking the feature directorial debut of talented English actress Billie Piper. This premiered in 2019 at the Venice Film Festival and is only now getting an official release in both the UK and US this summer. It's described as an "anti rom-com" film about Mandy, a career-driven single mother, who falls in love with the charming, traditionalist Pete. Billie Piper stars as Mandy, with Leo Bill as Peter, plus Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf, David Thewlis, and Lily James. This certainly does look offbeat and unique, for sure. I'm still curious to check it out - worth a look. Here's the official US trailer (+ poster) for Billie Piper's Rare Beasts, direct from YouTube: Mandy (Billie Piper) a nihilistic young writer and mother who, while...

Paws for applause: dogs featured in the documentaries The Truffle Hunters and Stray have shared the top prize at the annual Fido Awards, presented today in London, which recognize the best canine appearances in cinema. The pair picked up the “Best in the World” collar and also shared the “Dog Dox” prize at the irreverent ceremony, presided over by journalist Toby Rose.

Actors Kerry Fox and Christopher Biggins were among the guests at the Fidos’ pop-up in London’s trendy Coal Drops Yard, and plenty of four-legged friends were also in attendance. Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland continued to bolster its awards haul, winning the “Mutt Moment” prize for the black retriever cross in the movie. Pearl, the beagle from Spenser Confidential, took “Blockbuster Bowser”; Theia, the Scottish Dearhound in One Way to Denmark won “Comedy Canine”; the dogs from 23 Walks scored “Rom-Com Rover”; and the canine cast of The United States vs.

Tragedy smacks up against slapstick in Piper’s off-kilter comedy of love and self-loathing, the star’s striking directorial debut

Billie Piper’s feature debut as writer-director is a peculiar “anti-romcom” – a post-Fleabag-era tale of dysfunctional male/female relationships, tinged with musical fantasia and built around bitterly comedic theatrical dialogue. Boosted by an exceptional cast, and sharing an edgy energy with Piper’s recent TV hit I Hate Suzie, it’s an ambitious, nervy work that occasionally trips over its own stylistic heels, but still proves, as Buzz Lightyear famously discovered, that flying is essentially falling with style.

Piper stars as Mandy, a single mum, living with her own mother, Marion, played by the great Kerry Fox. Career-minded Mandy is described as an “angry, seething” presence, who, as a child, would write love letters interspersed with death threats. Now she is raising a son, Larch (Toby Woolf), beset by anxious tics.

"Rare Beasts", the award-winning Brit drama feature, written, directed and starring actress Billie Piper, with Lily James, David Thewlis, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox and Toby Woolf, opens for the first time in UK cinemas May 21, 2021:

"...'Mandy' (Piper), is a single mother, deeply cynical about love. A proud nihilist, she goes on a date with 'Pete' (Bill), who is abrasive and  misogynistic, yet she finds herself slowly becoming smitten because of his 'authenticity'. 

"However, their courtship seems doomed, because of her young son 'Larch' (Woolf), who has pronounced 'behavioural issues'..."

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Republic Film Distribution has debuted a new trailer for Billie Piper’s black comedy ‘Rare Beasts’.

Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son, Larch (Toby Woolf) in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parent’s separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete (Leo Bill), who is searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ male identity. You can read our review of the film from the 2019 Lff here.

Written, directed and starring Billie Piper, the film also stars Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, David Thewlis and Lily James.

Also in trailers – High-school kids come to grips with their sexuality in hilarious trailer for ‘The Breakdown’

The film hits UK cinemas and on Digital May 21st.

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Sky has debuted an exclusive first look image of ‘Bridgerton’ star Phoebe Dynevor as Clarice Cliff in the upcoming Sky Original film, ‘The Colour Room’, in which she stars alongside Matthew Goode.

Dynevor plays the character of Clarice Cliff, a vivacious young factory worker in the industrial British midlands of the 1920s. It follows her journey as a determined, working-class woman as she breaks the glass ceiling and revolutionises the workplace in the 20th century.

Also in news – Sam Mendes and Olivia Colman team up on new project ‘Empire of Light’

Her creativity and ambition drive her to move from factory to factory, despite the financial impact on the household she shares with her widowed mother Ann and youngest sister Dot. Bursting at the seams with ideas for colours and shapes, Clarice takes more and more dangerous risks – but she manages to stay one step ahead of the workhouse and...

Phoebe Dynevor has swapped the corsets of Bridgerton for a trench coat for her latest role as Clarice Cliff, a pioneering ceramic artist who roared to prominence in the 1920s while working in Britain’s pottery industry.

Dynevor stars as Cliff in Sky’s original movie The Colour Room, and the Comcast-owned European broadcaster has released a first-look image of the actress in the drama, in which she features opposite Matthew Goode.

The Colour Room is produced by Caspian Films, Sky, and Creative England, while the feature is based on a BAFTA Rocliffe-winning script from Claire Peate. Ophelia helmer Claire McCarthy directs. Additional cast includes David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Darci Shaw (Judy), Kerry Fox (Rare Beasts), and Luke Norris (Poldark).

Here’s the logline: “The Colour Room follows the journey of a determined, working class woman, Clarice Cliff, as she breaks the glass ceiling and revolutionizes the workplace in the 20th century.

As production ramps up for kick-off on the Sky Original movie ‘The Colour Room’ it’s announced that both ‘Bridgerton’ star Phoebe Dynevor and the always wonderful Matthew Goode have joined the cast.

The film is based on the rise to fame of legendary Stoke-on-Trent ceramic artist Clarice Cliff, played by Dynevor. Goode takes on the role of Colley Shorter.

The film follows the journey of a determined, working-class woman, Clarice Cliff, as she breaks the glass ceiling and revolutionises the workplace in the 20th century. Clarice Cliff (Dynevor) is a vivacious young factory worker in the industrial British midlands of the 1920s. Her creativity and ambition drives her to move from factory to factory, despite the financial impact on the household she shares with her widowed mother Ann (Kerry Fox) and youngest sister Dot (Darci Shaw). Bursting at the seams with ideas for colours and shapes, Clarice takes more...

The film depicts acclaimed ceramic artist Clarice Cliff.

Phoebe Dynevor, star of hit Netflix series Bridgerton, will make her feature film debut in Claire McCarthy’s The Colour Room opposite Matthew Goode, with filming getting underway at the end of March in England.

The title is a Sky Original film co-produced by Sky, the UK’s Caspian Films and Creative England. It is written by Claire Peate, who won the Bafta Rocliffe film award for her script in 2016.

Dynevor will play the real-life figure of Clarice Cliff, a factory worker in the industrial British midlands of the 1920s who revolutionized the 20th century workplace,...

Phoebe Dynevor, star of Netflix’s global smash “Bridgerton,” plays the lead in Sky original “The Colour Room.”

The film charts the rise to fame of Stoke-on-Trent ceramic artist Clarice Cliff, played by Dynevor. Cliff, a determined, working class woman in the 1920s, broke the glass ceiling and revolutionized the workplace in the 20th century, while becoming one of the greatest Art Deco designers.

The cast also includes Matthew Goode (“The Imitation Game”), David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”), Darci Shaw (“Judy”), Kerry Fox (“Rare Beasts”) and Luke Norris (“Poldark”).

The film will be directed by Claire McCarthy (“The Luminaries”) and is written by Claire Peate, winner of the BAFTA Rocliffe new writing showcase in 2016.

“The Colour Room” will start production later this month in Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham and will be released in cinemas and on Sky Cinema later this year.

“I am so excited to be joining the cast of ‘The Colour Room,...

Phoebe Dynevor is to lead Sky original movie The Colour Room alongside Matthew Goode, marking her first major role since headlining Netflix’s record-breaking Regency-era drama Bridgerton.

Dynevor will play Clarice Cliff, a pioneering ceramic artist who roared to prominence in the 1920s while working in Britain’s Stoke-on-Trent pottery industry. The Colour Room is produced by Caspian Films, Sky, and Creative England, while the feature is based on a BAFTA Rocliffe-winning script from Claire Peate. Ophelia helmer Claire McCarthy directs.

Additional cast includes David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Darci Shaw (Judy), Kerry Fox (Rare Beasts), and Luke Norris (Poldark). The Colour Room will start production later this month in Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham, while the film will be released in cinemas and on Sky Cinema later this year.

Here’s the logline: “The Colour Room follows the journey of a determined, working class woman, Clarice Cliff, as she breaks the...

Phoebe Dynevor, recently seen as Daphne Bridgerton in Netflix’s hit period drama series Bridgerton, is to star alongside Matthew Goode (The Imitation Game) in the Sky original film The Colour Room.

Directed by Claire McCarthy (Ophelia) from a script by Claire Peate, the film — a co-production from Sky, Caspian Films and Creative England — will tell the story of famed British ceramic artist Clarice Cliff, to be played by Dynevor.

Additional cast includes David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Darci Shaw (Judy), Kerry Fox (Rare Beasts) and Luke Norris (Poldark). The Colour Room will start production later this month in the ...

Phoebe Dynevor, recently seen as Daphne Bridgerton in Netflix’s hit period drama series Bridgerton, is to star alongside Matthew Goode (The Imitation Game) in the Sky original film The Colour Room.

Directed by Claire McCarthy (Ophelia) from a script by Claire Peate, the film — a co-production from Sky, Caspian Films and Creative England — will tell the story of famed British ceramic artist Clarice Cliff, to be played by Dynevor.

Additional cast includes David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Darci Shaw (Judy), Kerry Fox (Rare Beasts) and Luke Norris (Poldark). The Colour Room will start production later this month in the ...

Republic Film Distribution has debuted a new trailer for Billie Piper’s black comedy ‘Rare Beasts’.

Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son, Larch (Toby Woolf) in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents’ separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete (Leo Bill), who is searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ male identity.

Written, directed and starring Billie Piper, the film also stars Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, David Thewlis and Lily James.

Also in trailers – Thrilling new trailer lands for Netflix series ‘Behind Her Eyes’

The film is released in UK cinemas and on select digital platforms on May 7th

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“Women Make Film.” The title of Irish film savant Mark Cousins’ sprawling 14-hour follow-up to “The Story of Film” serves both as a statement of fact and, if punctuated slightly differently, a call to action: “Women, Make Film!”

Where the earlier documentary was a monumental survey of the medium, attempting to cram its entire history into a single project, with footage shot through the windshields of cars on nearly every continent. He and editor Timo Langer have assembled montage upon montage of magic moments, the vast majority plucked from films even I was unfamiliar with, amounting to an invaluable film appreciation workshop. It’s ideal for those with open minds and eclectic tastes, such as festival audiences and subscribers of Turner Classic Movies and The Criterion Channel, where the film can be absorbed in bite-size chunks.

“This is a film school of sorts in which all the teachers are women,...

Starting on Sept. 1, Turner Classic Movies will air 14-part documentary “Women Make Film,” an exhaustive look at female filmmakers worldwide and their work throughout cinematic history.

The series dissects elements of filmmaking — from tracking shots to crafting narrative arcs — through the work of everyone from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow to Tunisian helmer Moufida Tlatli, the first Arab woman to direct a full-length feature.

“It’s not only about filmmakers in North America,” said TCM general manager Pola Changnon. “It’s about countries where filmmaking reputations aren’t that well-known, especially here. That’s why I love the title of this — ‘Women Make Film.’ It’s a statement of fact, and even though they’re not always well-represented in the film canon, women have been doing this for decades.”

Written and directed by Mark Cousins, the docuseries features an impressive list of narrators: Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Adjoa Andoh, Sharmila Tagore,...

This taut sci-fi thriller about a genetically engineered plant with a mysterious scent keeps the viewer guessing to the very end

In Danse Macabre, his piercing analysis of the horror genre, Stephen King cites a key moment of uncanny weirdness from Jack Finney’s 1955 novel The Body Snatchers. Convinced that her Uncle Ira is not her Uncle Ira any more, the apparently delusional Wilma Lentz has discreetly checked his neck, where Ira had a tiny scar. “And the scar’s gone?” our narrator asks, suddenly excited by the possibility of proof. “No!” replies Wilma, almost indignantly. “It’s there – the scar – exactly like Uncle Ira’s!”

That moment of what King calls “utter subjectivity, and utter paranoia” kept coming back to me while watching Little Joe, an icily satirical psychological sci-fi thriller from Jessica Hausner, the Austrian writer-director behind Lourdes and Amour Fou. A fairytale-inflected yarn about a genetically engineered...

"When you're hurting', where do you go lookin'?" Samuel Goldwyn Film has released an official Us trailer for indie romantic comedy Top End Wedding, an Australian film that premiered at last year's Sundance Film Festival. This "heartwarming, feel-good comedy" is set against the spectacular natural beauty of the Northern Territory. The story follows a newly engaged couple, Lauren and Ned. They are in love, and they have just ten days to find her mother who has gone Awol somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, in order to reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding. Starring Miranda Tapsell (from The Sapphires) & Gwilym Lee (from Bohemian Rhapsody) as the two lovers, plus Huw Higginson, Ursula Yovich, Elaine Crombie, Shari Sebbens, Kerry Fox, and Dalara Williams. Looks charming and fun. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Wayne Blair's Top End Wedding, direct from YouTube: You can...

Controversial look at dependence on drugs in sci-fi film by Austrian director Jessica Hausner has divided critics

An award-winning science-fiction thriller billed by critics as a modern Day of the Triffids takes a provocative approach to Britain’s growing dependence on mood-lifting chemicals and antidepressants.

Little Joe, released in UK cinemas in February, and starring Ben Whishaw, Emily Beecham and Kerry Fox, has divided reviewers with its odd, disturbing story of a newly bred plant designed to spread joy.

Imagine Invasion of the Body Snatchers for the age of antidepressants — that’s Little Joe, the seventh feature (and first in English) from Austrian provocateur Jessica Hausner (Lourdes, Amour Fou). Hausner doesn’t so much do another Body Snatchers remake (there’s already been three) as spin its thesis for her own cerebral twists. She’s a cinematic hypnotist of a high order.

A coolly magnetic Emily Beecham — she won the Best Actress prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — as Alice Woodard, a senior plant breeder at Planthouse Biotechnologies in England.

"You're all gone. You just don't know it." In her Indie Memphis Film Festival review of Little Joe, Emily von Seele wrote that Jessica Hausner's new film "brings up feelings of paranoia in the parent-child bond," and those potentially paranoid feelings are on display in a new clip from the film.

Below, you can watch an unsettling cafeteria speech in the new clip from Little Joe, which is coming to theaters on December 6th from Magnolia Pictures.

"Little Joe follows Alice (Emily Beecham), a single mother and dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home as a gift for her teenage son,...

‘Top End Wedding.’

Americans will have the chance to see Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding early next year, but only on VOD and other digital platforms.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the Us rights to the romantic comedy which raked in $5.26 million in Australian cinemas, the year’s second highest grosser behind Ride Like a Girl’s $11.5 million.

The specialty distributor plans a multi-platform release on February 21, its third recent Oz acquisition following Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy & Punch and Koko: A Red Dog Story, the third edition of the franchise written and directed by Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce, which opens here on 80 screens tomorrow.

“Top End Wedding is a delightfully fun romantic comedy that also showcases the breathtaking beauty of Australia,” says Meg Longo of Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, who produced with Kylie du Fresne and Kate Croser, added: “The team at Samuel Goldwyn are passionate...

It’s the final month of the year and there’s no shortage of cinematic gifts. From long-awaited features from some of our favorite directors to genre-tinged delights to massive blockbusters, December is overflowing with films to see. We should note that Portrait of a Lady on Fire is an essential watch, but it’s only getting a one-week awards-qualifying run in NY/La, so we’ll wait to feature it when it opens wide this February. Check out our monthly picks below.

15. Little Joe (Jessica Hausner; Dec. 6)

After landing on our radar with the formally thrilling, adventurous Amour Fou, Jessica Hausner finally returned with Little Joe. Starring Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, and Kerry Fox, the Cannes winner is set in the near-future where a plant is invented that begins to psychologically alter those who come in contact with it. This plays out in the story of a mother who...

Little Joe Magnolia Pictures Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Jessica Hausner Screenwriter: Jessica Hausner, Géraldine Bajard Cast: Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kit Connor, Kerry Fox, David Wilmot Screened at: Digital Arts, NYC, 10/15/19 Opens: December 6, 2019 Take a ride on the New York subway. Look around […]

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If sci-fi and horror movies have taught us anything, it’s when people start to screw around with mother nature and genetically engineer things, life for those involved takes a sinister turn and terrible things start to happen.

In this upcoming eerie sci-fi thriller titled Little Joe, a plant breeder genetically engineers a plant creating a crimson flower that is supposed to enhance people’s moods and make them feel good. But, as you might expect, things take an unsettling turn when the plant goes bad as people begin to be infected by the plant and they start acting strangely.

The movie was directed by Jessica Hausner and stars Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox and Kit Connor. Here is the synopsis for Little Joe:

Little Joe follows Alice (Emily Beecham), a single mother and dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a special crimson flower,...

After landing on our radar with the formally thrilling, adventurous Amour Fou, Jessica Hausner finally returned with Little Joe. Starring Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, and Kerry Fox, the Cannes winner is set in the near-future where a plant is invented that begins to psychologically alter those who come in contact with it. This plays out in the story of a mother who is afraid of losing her son, while she also struggles with her own mind.

Rory O’Connor said in our Cannes review, “Jessica Hausner’s English-language debut Little Joe promises a crossbreed of shrewd science fiction and health care satire, but it scuppers its genre creds in exchange for a sterile arthouse drama that rather muddles its conceit.”

Ahead of a December release by Magnolia Pictures, the first trailer and poster have arrived, which can be seen below.

Little Joe follows Alice (Emily Beecham), a single mother and...

Personally, I hate pollen. This is because I have been suffering from the effects of a pollen allergy for nearly two months, this year alone, and I have been plagued by this allergy for years. Yet now there is a cure! Well, that's not what the quiet little creepy trailer for Little Joe guarantees, exactly, but close enough for me! Here's the official synopsis: "This unnerving feature stars Emily Beecham, who received the Best Actress Award for the film at Cannes Film Festival this year, and also features superb performances from Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox and Kit Connor who all encounter the crimson beauty of a special plant in Little Joe." Our own Tom Kiesecoms saw the film at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this...

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A happy little plant turns fiendishly evil in the first trailer for the eerie and unsettling Little Joe. With nods to Little Shop of Horrors and Godzilla vs. Biollante, this one is firmly in the killer plant horror sub-genre, giving us a creepy little thriller just in time for the Christmas season.

Today, we have the first trailer and poster for Little Joe, a movie that has been described as "A masterful psychodrama," by IndieWire. The Los Angeles Times calls it "Hypnotically eerie". Magnolia Pictures' upcoming sci-fi drama serves as the feature debut from director Jessica Hausner. It will open in theaters on December 6.

This unnerving feature stars Emily Beecham, who received the&#160Best Actress Award for the film at Cannes Film Festival&#160this year, and also features superb performances from Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox and Kit Connor who all encounter the crimson beauty of a special plant in&#160Little Joe.

"What's so special about it?" "It makes you happy." Magnolia Pictures has unveiled an official Us trailer for a peculiar little indie sci-fi film titled Little Joe, the latest film from Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner. This first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Best Actress award. Emily Beecham plays Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. Then things start to get really weird. Little Joe also stars Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox, Kit Connor, Phénix Brossard, Leanne Best, Andrew Rajan, and David Wilmot. There's a good dose of cleverness worked into this film, it's a very unique creation that some viewers will connect with more than others. I do think there's some good ideas in this film that...

Magnolia Pictures has just released the trailer for Little Joe, the english-language feature debut from Jessica Hausner that is due out in theaters on December 6th:

Little Joe follows Alice (Emily Beecham), a single mother and dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. They christen it ‘Little Joe.’ But as their plant grows, so too does Alice’s suspicion that her new creation may not be as harmless as its nickname suggests.

Directed by Jessica Hausner, Little Joe stars Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox and Kit Connor (“Rocketman”).

Official Site: http://littlejoefilm.

Exclusive: Cannes Best Actress 2019 winner Emily Beecham (Little Joe) has joined Disney’s live-action prequel Cruella.

About a young Cruella de Vil, the ‘baddie’ from Disney classic 101 Dalmations, the family pic is currently shooting in the UK at Shepperton Studios. Previously announced are Emma Stone as de Vil, Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser and Joel Fry.

Story line and character details are being kept largely under wraps. Craig Gillespie is directing and U.S. release date is set for May 28, 2021, Memorial Day weekend. Disney released a fun first look at the movie at D23 this summer.

Rising UK actress Beecham most recently starred with Ben Whishaw and Kerry Fox in drama-sci-fi Little Joe, which played in competition in Cannes and was picked up by Magnolia for U.S distribution. Beecham won the festival’s Best Actress prize for the film which rolls out this autumn and winter.

She...

Jessica Hausner’s sci-fi is set for UK release in February 2020.

BFI Distribution has secured UK and Ireland rights to Jessica Hausner’s sci-fi drama Little Joe from The Bureau Sales.

The film played in Competition at Cannes earlier this year where Emily Beecham won the best actress award.

The Austria-uk-Germany co-production will debut in the UK at the BFI London Film Festival on October 4 and will be released theatrically in February 2020.

The film centres on a single mother (Beecham) who is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes...

“Women Make Film” has scored a clean sweep of deals for North America, with buyers taking theatrical, streaming and TV rights to Mark Cousins’ 14-hour opus about female filmmakers. Turner Classic Movies has snagged linear TV, the Criterion Collection has taken the first streaming window and Cohen Media has taken theatrical and ancillary rights to the Tilda Swinton exec-produced feature documentary.

Cousins wrote and directed “Women Make Film.” It spans 13 decades and five continents using almost a thousand film extracts to give a guided tour of the art and craft of movies as told by female filmmakers. The full story is told over 14 hours, but it is split into segments that can be watched as stand-alone pieces. The narrators include Adjoa Andoh, Kerry Fox, Jane Fonda, Thandie Newton, Tilda Swinton, Sharmila Tagore and Debra Winger.

“Women Make Film” is playing at Toronto in the Tiff Docs section. U.K.-based...