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Netflix Shares “The Fall of the House of Usher” First Look and Premiere Date

Netflix has shared the first look and premiere date for its highly anticipated miniseries adaptation of “The Fall of the House of the Usher.” The latest from Mike Flanagan the horror series is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, where ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power, but past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.

Check out more first-look images from “The Fall of the House of Usher”

The ensemble cast includes Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker,...

“Doctor Who” showrunner Russell T Davies is set to exec produce a new BBC drama about the first trials for Viagra.

Produced by Quay Street Productions and Boom, “Men Up” tells the story about a trial for the sex drug that took place in Wales in 1994.

“Industry” scribe Matthew Barry is writing the feature-length drama, which is a co-commission with BBC Wales.

Starring in the show are Iwan Rheon (“Game of Thrones”), Aneurin Barnard (“Dunkirk”), Alexandra Roach (“Killing Eve”), Phaldut Sharma (“Sherwood”), Paul Rhys (“A Discovery of Witches”), Steffan Rhodri (“House of the Dragon”), Mark Lewis Jones (“Gangs of London”), Joanna Page (“Gavin & Stacey”), Alexandria Riley (“The Pembrokeshire Murders”), Nathan Sussex (“It’s A Sin”), Lisa Palfrey (“Sex Education”), Dyfan Dwyfor (“A Very English Scandal”) and Katy Wix (“Ghosts”).

Rheon plays Meurig Jenkins who, along with Colin White (Rhodri), Tommy Cadogan (Rhys), Peetham ‘Pete’ Shah (Sharma) and Eddie O’Connor (Jones), is suffering from impotency.

The story behind the rise of Viagra is getting a TV feature treatment for the BBC.

Written by Matthew Barry (Industry, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and exec produced by Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who, It’s a Sin, Years and Years), Men Up comes from Quay Street Productions (behind Davies recent drama Nolly and founded by Nicola Shindler, who exec produced It’s a Sin) and Boom.

Men Up is inspired by the true story of one of the world’s first medical trials for what would become the now world-famous drug, which were held in Swansea’s Morriston Hospital in Wales in 1994.

The cast includes Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, Misfits, Riviera), Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk, The Pact), Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve, Sanditon, No Offence), Phaldut Sharma (Sherwood, Romantic Getaway), Paul Rhys (A Discovery of Witches, Rellick), Steffan Rhodri (House of the Dragon, Temple), Mark Lewis Jones (Gangs of London, The Phantom of the Open...

New Delhi, Feb 20 (Ians) Actors Jacqueline Byers and Christian Navarro’s upcoming horror movie ‘Prey for the Devil’ is set to release on February 24, exclusively on Lionsgate Play.

The quality of the narrative is enhanced by the stellar onscreen performances from a talented cast comprising Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Lisa Palfrey, Nicholas Ralph and Ben Cross.

The much-anticipated thriller is set to release in India exclusively on Lionsgate Play on February 24.

Sharing his thoughts about the film, director Daniel Stamm said: “Ann is on a journey that comes with an intriguing backstory. I wanted to really ground the movie in her point of view… It’s a non-stop thriller and psychological drama. What really hooked me about the character was that she loved her mother so much.

“Ann needed her to be possessed and not abusive, she had to put her mom’s disturbing behaviour on demonic possession,...

Just three weeks remain here in 2022, and though the new horror releases are starting to slow down considerably, the good news is that the new horror content never actually stops.

This week, in fact, Six brand new horror movies are being released!

Here’s all the new horror arriving December 13 – December 18, 2022.

After being released in theaters just last month and biting into 13 million worldwide, Luca Guadagnino‘s cannibal romance Bones and All is already coming home in time for Christmas.

Bones and All is now playing in theaters and is Now Available on Digital!

Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino and writer David Kajganich reteam for the new genre film starring Timothée Chalamet, which is an adaptation of Camille DeAngelis‘s novel.

Taylor Russell (Escape Room) stars alongside Chalamet.

The film is a “story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee,...

Exorcism horror movie Prey for the Devil is now on Digital and arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on January 3 from Lionsgate.

With the film now on Digital HD, Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at one of the extra features that look deep into the incredible production design, including the catacombs.

In Prey for the Devil, “In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers).

“Sister Ann believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what, called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now these schools have only trained priests in the...

Stars: Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Lisa Palfrey, Nicholas Ralph | Written by Robert Zappia | Directed by Daniel Stamm

The Roman Catholic Church combats a global rise in demonic possessions by reopening schools to train priests to perform exorcisms. Although nuns are forbidden to perform this ritual, a professor recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline, she soon finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl who’s possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years earlier.

Am I the only one who was under the impression that the subgenre of possession horror films had died off a long time ago by now? Sadly, that’s not the case as it seems, as we now have a brand new one in the form of Prey for the Devil, directed by Daniel Stamm and for some reason,...

Prey for the Devil is a horror movie directed by Daniel Stamm, starring Jacqueline Byers and Virginia Madsen.

A supernatural horror film in which the numbers justify its production: its has so far grossed 42 million. Quite a success. Artistically, that is another matter.

Premise

There has been a rise in demonic possessions on a global scale, forcing the Catholic Church to reestablish exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. Sister Ann, a young nun, rises to become an unexpectedly talented candidate to ward off evil.Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante, Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her.

Review

The director, Daniel Stamm, is quite an expert in horror movies: he has directed a number of them , and with ‘Prey for the Devil’ it...

Stars: Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Siôn Alun Davies, Lisa Palfrey, Rhodri Meilir | Written by Roger Williams | Directed by Lee Haven Jones

A dinner party devolves into a bloodbath in this stylish, slow-burn Welsh language horror from debut director Lee Haven Jones. Fair warning: The Feast is not the kind of movie about a feast that will make you hungry afterwards. Indeed, eating beforehand might not be a good idea either.

Set in the present day, the film centres on a wealthy family preparing for a dinner party at their stylish, ultra-modern home in the Welsh countryside. As the film begins, mother Glenda (Nia Roberts) is relaxing in her purpose-built meditation chamber, her corrupt politician husband Gwyn (Julian Lewis Jones) is out trying to shoot rabbits, while her sons Guto (Steffan Cennydd) and Gweirydd (Siôn Alun Davies) are getting high and obsessively training for a triathalon,...

Following its Halloween season release in theaters, Prey for the Devil is coming home for the holidays via Lionsgate when it arrives on Digital on December 13th, followed by a 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand release on January 3rd.

Below, we have a look at the cover art as well as the official press release with full details on the home media releases of Prey for the Devil, and in case you missed it, listen to Heather Wixson talk with director Daniel Stamm about the film on a previous episode of Corpse Club!

Press Release: Santa Monica, CA – Experience the true horror of exorcism when Prey for the Devil arrives on Digital December 13 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 3 from Lionsgate. Directed by Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism), and Screenplay by...

Exorcism horror movie Prey for the Devil (formerly The Devil’s Light) is set to arrive on Digital December 13 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 3 from Lionsgate.

In Prey for the Devil, “In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers).

“Sister Ann believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what, called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism – but a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann...

Prey for the Devil Review — Prey for the Devil (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Daniel Stamm, written by Robert Zappia and starring Jacqueline Byers, Virginia Madsen, Christian Navarro, Colin Salmon, Nicholas Ralph, Ben Cross, Lisa Palfrey, Debora Zhecheva, Posy Taylor, Derek Morse, Tom Forbes, Yana Marinova, Koyna Ruseva, Cora Kirk, Velizar [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Prey For The Devil (2022): A Routine Exorcism Movie With Some Thought-Provoking Themes...

Bloods star Jane Horrocks is joining the cast of another Sky original in the UK.

She has been cast in the third season of explosive political drama series Cobra, playing populist Defence Secretary Victoria Dalton in the UK government, opposite Robert Carlyle’s returning Prime Minister Robert Sutherland and his Chief of Staff, Anna Marshall (Victoria Hamilton).

Horrocks, also known for BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous, has most recently been appearing opposite Samson Kayo in Sky paramedics comedy Bloods.

The latest six-part season of Cobra is titled Rebellion and will follow the aftermath of an unforeseen environmental disaster that reveals itself as a crisis of corruption in the arms industry and the rise of shadowy corporate security firms, challenging Sutherland to decide what he is willing to sacrifice to stay in power.

Production has begun ahead of a 2023 debut on Sky Max and streamer Now in the UK.

David Haig (Killing Eve...

While North America carves up their pumpkins for Halloween, Dwayne Johnson is still carving up the box office.

Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam” is expected to repeat in the No. 1 spot over a quiet Halloween weekend, beating out Lionsgate’s seasonal horror release “Prey for the Devil.”

The DC Comics entry earned 7.5 million on Friday, marking a 72 fall from its opening day last week. Some rivals expect the Warner Bros. release to earn 24 million in its sophomore weekend.

That figure would mark a substantial 63 drop from last week’s opening of 67 million. Even for a superhero film — a genre that tends to yield front-loaded box office performances — that’s on the heftier side. It’s a good bit steeper than the second weekend tumbles of recent comic book films like “The Batman” (-50) and “Eternals” (-62). Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “Thor: Love and Thunder” held...

(from left) Jacqueline Byers as Sister Ann and Lisa Palfrey as Sister Euphemia in Prey For The Devil. Photo: Lionsgate Prey For The Devil is a movie possessed not by demons but by a lack of purpose. Like forces competing for the soul of this narrative, its dominant thematic threads...

Twelve years ago director Daniel Stamm was considered in some quarters as having revivified a subgenre with “The Last Exorcism.” That sleeper hit that was no classic, but it took itself seriously in the right ways, as put across by a good cast including the estimable (and still underused) Ashley Bell. Since 2014’s less successful “13 Sins,” he’s been occupied with episodic TV work. Unsurprisingly, his first feature in eight years marks a return to the general terrain that worked for him before.

“Prey for the Devil” won’t likely spur enthusiasm equal to Stamm’s breakout film, despite the relative novelty value of being built around a female exorcist — something not so unprecedented (at least onscreen) as billed, last year’s Veracruz-set “The Old Ways” being just one other example. Still, even if it falls short of being particularly memorable or scary, this is a decently entertaining possession potboiler.

Screen Rant is thrilled to present an exclusive clip from Prey for the Devil, the latest horror film being released by Lionsgate. Arriving in theaters on October 28, the film follows Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers), who has risen to the occasion and become the first female exorcist. Due to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church once more opens its doors to exorcist priests, and one professor (played by Arrow's Colin Salmon) agrees to train Ann against tradition. But nothing is as it seems when it comes to the path Ann has chosen, and her battle for a young girl's soul puts her face to face with a demon she knows all too well.

Directed by Daniel Stamm, who has directed a number of horror-tinged television episodes from Them, Fear the Walking Dead, and Scream: The Series, Prey for the Devil focuses on a heroine who has no...

Creeping its way into cinemas this Halloween is the upcoming horror film Prey For The Devil.

Starring Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Lisa Palfrey, Nicholas Ralph, with Ben Cross, and Virginia Madsen, check out the spooky second trailer below.

Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers) believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what, called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism – but a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl, who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that...

Lionsgate’s exorcism horror movie Prey for the Devil (formerly The Devil’s Light) arrives in theaters on October 28, 2022, and today the brand new second trailer has arrived.

In Prey for the Devil, “In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers).

“Sister Ann believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what, called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism – but a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father...

Lionsgate will be unleashing the exorcism-based horror movie Prey for the Devil (formerly The Devil’s Light) in theaters on October 28, 2022, and a new image has arrived today.

In Prey for the Devil, “In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers).

“Although nuns are forbidden to perform exorcisms, a professor recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro; “13 Reasons Why”), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl (who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago), and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her….and it wants in.

Lionsgate’s supernatural thriller Prey for the Devil is heading to theaters on October 28, 2022, just in time for Halloween.

Bloody Disgusting has a look at several new images from Prey for the Devil today, descending into the mouth of Hell and previewing a battle between a young nun and the Devil.

In Prey for the Devil, which sounds like a new kind of possession horror film…

“In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers).

“Although nuns are forbidden to perform exorcisms, a professor recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro; “13 Reasons Why”), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young...

Cannibalism, torture, gory sex and meaty subtexts are all on the menu at a dinner party held by an arrogant local MP

Set and shot in Wales, with dialogue in Welsh (apart from a few loan words from English and the occasional Anglo-Saxon cuss), this is a striking, reasonably original wodge of folk horror. It also represents an auspicious first feature for director Lee Haven Jones (he’s shot a few Doctor Who episodes and the like), working from a script by writer-producer Roger Williams. Said screenplay adroitly incorporates meaty subtexts about class and generational tension, the evils of contemporary land management, and sexual abuse, while still ensuring there’s plenty of screen time devoted to cannibalism, torture and very gory forms of sex.

The feast of the title is a dinner party that arrogant local MP Gwyn (Julian Lewis Jones) and his preening, social-climbing wife Glenda (Nia Roberts) are...

Lionsgate has launched the trailer for the horror feature ‘Prey for the Devil.’

In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers). Although nuns are forbidden to perform exorcisms, a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl (who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago), and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her….and it wants in.

The film stars Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro (13 Reasons Why), Lisa Palfrey (Pride), Nicholas Ralph (All Creatures Great and Small...

Directed by Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism) is back in the horror genre with Prey for the Devil; which stars Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro (13 Reasons Why), Lisa Palfrey (Pride), Nicholas Ralph (All Creatures Great and Small) with Ben Cross (Star Trek) and Virginia Madsen.

In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers). Although nuns are forbidden to perform exorcisms, a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl (who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago), and...

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Twelve years after the launch of Instagram, it’s hardly news that no one’s life is really as blissful as it looks on their carefully curated feeds. Yet as Becky (Erin Doherty) can attest, it can be difficult to remember that when you’re stuck in a run-down two-bedroom flat on the unfashionable side of Bristol with your ailing mother, poring over snapshots from the much prettier, posher life of someone you used to know.

In fact, it’ll take most of the six hourlong episodes of Chloe for Becky to learn just how messy and troubled the life of her childhood friend Chloe Fairbourne (Poppy Gilbert) really was. But if the series ultimately offers few revelations we haven’t seen before, they’re still ones that ring more or less true, especially with Doherty’s mesmerizing performance at the center.

Chloe...

"Everything looks so delicious." Picturehouses in the UK has revealed another new official UK for a freaky horror film titled The Feast, filmed in Welsh and directed by Welsh filmmaker Lee Haven Jones. This first premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival last year, and it already opened in the US last fall - we already posted the IFC trailer back then. This horror feature follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. However, the assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper. Something is coming for them. Annes Elwy stars as the very creepy Cadi, she's joined by Lisa Palfrey, Caroline Berry, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Sion Alun Davies, and Chris Gordon. This trailer and the new UK poster give away just a bit more than the US marketing, but there's still...

Whether films are set or filmed in Wales, the country and its ability to naturally bring eeriness to the screen thanks to its downcast weather have helped bring to life horror staples like The Old Dark House, The Wolf Man, and An American Werewolf in London. More often than not, you can find these titles on lists of the best horror films, and director Lee Haven Jones and writer Roger Williams throw their hat in the ring with a Welsh horror film of their own. The Feast is a parable of greed that acts as a warning of what could come if we don’t end the exploitation of the land. Themes centering on the environment and the climate crisis are ever-increasing in film, and it hits differently through the lens of horror, as it can more freely convey terrifying truths and present the consequences of actions in a violent,...

The Feast Trailer — Lee Haven Jones‘ The Feast (2021) movie trailer has been released by IFC Films. The Feast trailer stars Anna Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Sion Alun Davies, Annes Elwy, Rhodri Meilir, and Lisa Palfrey. Crew Roger Williams wrote the screenplay for The Feast. Samuel Sim created [...]

Continue reading: The Feast (2021) Movie Trailer: A Dinner Party turns Deadly in Lee Haven Jones’ Horror-tinged Thriller...

This Thanksgiving, if one is looking to bite into some post-Halloween horror, a new Welsh folk horror feature looks to satisfy. Lee Haven Jones’ The Feast, which premiered at SXSW earlier this year and also played at Fantasia Festival, Beyond Fest, and BFI London Film Festival, was picked up by IFC Midnight and now the new trailer has arrived.

Led by Annes Elwy, Lisa Palfrey, Caroline Berry, Steffan Cennydd, and Sion Alun Davies, the story centers on a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper.

“The plot is simple and the moral hardly subtle — right up to the blunt Buñuelian sarcasm that is Euros snarfing food off his plate like a pig at a trough while in the background a terrified Glenda hunts for a kitchen knife to use as a weapon,...

"There's a feast waiting for us." IFC Midnight has unveiled an official trailer for a twisted new horror film titled The Feast, filmed in Welsh and directed by Welsh filmmaker Lee Haven Jones. This one originally premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, and has been playing at numerous other genre festivals through the year, including at Beyond Fest and the Telluride Horror Show most recently. This horror feature follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper. Annes Elwy stars as the very creepy Cadi, she's joined by Lisa Palfrey, Caroline Berry, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Sion Alun Davies, and Chris Gordon. Not sure what exactly is going on, but it looks unsettling in many ways. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Lee Haven Jones' The Feast,...

Following its world premiere at the virtual SXSW Film Festival, The Feast has been acquired for North American distribution by IFC Midnight, with a release planned for this Thanksgiving.

We have the official press release with additional details below, and in case you missed it, check out Heather Wixson's SXSW interview with director Lee Haven Jones and writer/producer Roger Williams.

Press Release: New York, NY - IFC Midnight announced today that they are acquiring North American rights to the Welsh-language supernatural revenge horror The Feast, directed by BAFTA-winning television director Lee Haven Jones in his feature debut. IFC Midnight will release the film Thanksgiving 2021.

Directed by Jones and written and produced by Roger Williams, The Feast stars Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, and Julian Lewis Jones alongside Sion Alun Davies, Steffan Cennydd, Rhodri Meilir, and Lisa Palfrey. The Feast was produced through Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme and was funded by S4C,...

Exclusive: IFC Midnight is acquiring North American rights to The Feast, the first feature from BAFTA-winning TV director Lee Haven Jones.

The company plans to release the supernatural revenge horror pic this fall.

Rooted in the potent mythical fables of Wales, and filmed in the Welsh language, Jones’s debut feature unfolds over the course of a single night, as an affluent family gathers at their lavish home in the Welsh mountains for a dinner party, hosting a local businessman and neighboring farmer to broker a business deal to mine the surrounding countryside.

When a mysterious young woman arrives to be the family’s waitress for the evening, they find their beliefs and values challenged, as her quiet yet disturbing presence begins to unravel their lives – slowly, deliberately, and with the most terrifying of consequences. A slow burn meditation on history and tradition, greed and responsibility, identity and difference, The...

The Feast Review — The Feast (2021) Film Review from the 28th Annual South By Southwest Film Festival, a movie directed by Lee Haven Jones, and starring Caroline Berry, Steffan Cennydd, Sion Alun Davies, Annes Elwy, Julian Lewis Jones, Rhodri Meilir, Lisa Palfrey, and Nia Roberts. Mother Nature and humanity exist in [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: The Feast: Palatable Environmentalist Folk Horror With a Delectable Dessert of a Finale [SXSW 2021]...

“The things of my mother’s that I kept don’t suit the place now,” says Glenda (Nia Roberts) absently as she preps dinner in her modernist sculpture of a house, set on a remote hillock. “They feel … primitive.” Lee Haven Jones’ sharp, striking Welsh-language SXSW midnight movie “The Feast” is designed as a critique of Glenda’s disdain, her casual snobbery toward the heritage and history of the farmland she grew up on. And yet this austere and engrossing little horror could almost be charged with a similar crime: “The Feast” laments our grasping era’s loss of respect for the ancient land, its flora and fauna and earthy folk culture, but it is itself as coolly, gleamingly modern as brushed steel.

Glenda is talking to Cadi (Annes Elwy), the last-minute replacement for her usual domestic help. Bedraggled and untidy, with a tendency to leave dirty marks on linens...

Written by Roger Williams and directed by Lee Haven Jones, The Feast takes place over the course of one evening when a wealthy family hires a young woman to help assist them during a dinner party. Things go awry in some truly disturbing ways once certain truths are revealed, resulting in a hauntingly memorable night where no one is safe.

Starring Anne Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Sion Alun Davies, Lisa Palfrey, and Rhodri Meilir, The Feast is set to premiere later today at 8 pm Cst as part of the 2021 SXSW Film Festival’s Midnighters slate of programming (you can find out more about the virtual screening Here).

Recently, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with both Jones and Williams about The Feast ahead of the SXSW premiere, and the duo discussed collaborating on the project together, their economical approach to the film, working with Elwy on her character,...

It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for the SXSW Film Festival once again, but here we are. For the 2021 iteration of the fest, SXSW is going virtual, which gives more people the opportunity to get to experience their brilliant lineup of films this year. As someone who is already well into my SXSW viewings for this year, I can confidently say that this might be SXSW’s best slate of Midnighters from top to bottom, and a few other genre and genre-adjacent films that are premiering in other sections are very much worth your time as well.

So, if you’re looking to check out some excellent horror and sci-fi cinema during this year’s SXSW from the comfort of your own home, here are 15 different projects you’ll definitely want to make time for. Oh, and because I included both How it Ends and Violation during my Sundance 2021 preview,...

"It's not about what it looks like, it's how it makes you feel." Artificial Eye in the UK has released an official trailer for an indie psychological drama titled Make Up, marking the feature directorial debut of English filmmaker Claire Oakley. This initially premiered at the London Film Festival last year, and it also played at the Rotterdam, Göteborg, and Glasgow Film Festivals this year. While at a remote holiday park in Cornwall, a young woman is drawn into a mysterious obsession when she suspects her boyfriend has cheated on her. The official synopsis adds: "Transforming her remote coastal setting into an intangible labyrinth of creeping intrigue, Claire Oakley inventively flirts with genre conventions to weave a singular tale of self-acceptance and sexual awakening." I'm intrigued. Molly Windsor stars as Ruth, with a cast including Joseph Quinn, Stefanie Martini, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Lisa Palfrey, and Elodie Wilton. This looks very moody and hauntingly atmospheric,...

Writer-director Claire Oakley makes feature debut on project.

Screen can unveil a first look at Molly Windsor (a TV Bafta winner for BBC series Three Girls) in writer-director Claire Oakley’s feature debut Make Up, which has now wrapped following a five-week shoot in Cornwall, UK.

The film is produced by Emily Morgan of Quiddity Films (I Am Not A Witch) and was developed through Creative England’s iFeatures initiative - which has previously produced features including Lady Macbeth and Apostasy - in partnership with the BFI, BBC Films and Creative Skillset.

In Make Up, Windsor portrays a young woman...

It’s always a pleasure to see a British film not only live up to the potential of the cast and the crew, but to surpass all expectations in such a dazzling, humble manner is a treat indeed.

Pride, the new film from director Matthew Warchus and writer Stephen Beresford, premiered in London this evening and we were on the carpet to catch those in attendance. The film tells the strange and wonderful tale of a curious alliance formed in the 80s between a group of Lgbt activists and the miners affected by the government’s brutal policies. This is a recipe for great things, with a tangible sense of joy, and a very funny script, making the most of the unusual bedfellow.

Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton were on hand as were Paddy Considine and Andrew Scott (who as Moriaty in BBC’s Sherlock cast a spell over the entire country) – all beaming with,...

While Tom Chadwick is uncovering his family roots, HBO is hoping that viewers will want to follow along and watch the Family Tree TV series. Will they renew it for another season or cancel the show instead? We shall see.

Family Tree airs on Sunday nights and there are eight episodes. The show's cast is made up of Chris O'Dowd, Nina Conti, and Tom Bennett. Created by Christopher Guest, the first season also features appearances by Carrie Aizley, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Maria Blasucci, Matt Griesser, Christopher Guest, Don Lake, Michael McKean, Lisa Palfrey, Jim Piddock, Kevin Pollak, Amy Seimetz, Meera Syal, Ashley Walters and Fred Willard.

Below are the most recent ratings for the first season of Family Tree. The TV show's ratings are the best way to tell if a series will be cancelled or renewed for another season. These figures...

Updated: Family Tree has added three more recurring guest stars: Matt Greisser as Greg, the American cousin of Chris O’Dowd’s character Tom; Maria Blasucci as Greg’s girlfriend; and Lisa Palfrey as the wife of Tom’s father, played by Michael McKean. Previous, 8:26 Am: Nina Conti and Tom Bennett have joined as regulars the cast of Family Tree, HBO‘s single-camera documentary-style comedy from Christopher Guest that stars Bridesmaids‘ Chris O’Dowd. Amy Seimetz has also joined as a recurring on the project, which received a straight-to-series order in August. O’Dowd plays 30-year-old Tom Chadwick, who, having recently lost his job and girlfriend, has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. When he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt that he never met, he starts investigating his family lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters and a...