Neuigkeiten

Severin Films Goes Goth On June 4th With Danza MacAbra Volume 3: The Spanish Gothic Collection: "Coming June 4th! Danza MacAbra Volume 3: The Spanish Gothic Collection is the latest in our acclaimed series of Gothic Horror Blu-ray box sets and the first to focus on Spain’s tradition of Gothic Horror, which – particularly during the Franco dictatorship – was characterized by daring concepts, lush visuals, extreme sexuality, and a startling aestheic all its own. These four classic shockers from the 1970s represent the genre at its most audacious: In Necrophagous, the debut feature by writer/director Miguel Madrid, a fractured family in a crumbling castle conceals a grisly graveyard secret. The anthology film Cake Of Blood – never previously available outside of Spain – presents a quartet of supernatural tales by four young filmmakers. Hammer Films director John Gilling brings his inimitable style to the occult thriller in Cross Of The Devil.

Sean Brosnan, son of Pierce Brosnan and the late Cassandra Harris, didn’t cast his father in his 2016 feature directorial debut My Father Die (although Pierce was a producer on that film), but he did just cast the former James Bond in a prominent role in his second feature, the werewolf thriller Wolfland. Thanks to Sean, it sounds like we’re going to get see Pierce Brosnan battle a werewolf!

Scripted by Sean Brosnan and Matt D’Elia, Wolfland is described as being an “epic odyssey.” When a young teenager’s sister is viciously attacked and shows signs of a transformation, he leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend”, Devlin, slumped against a bar and in no mood for ghost stories, Devlin takes the kid’s money and agrees to hunt down this phantom monster, only...

Described as an “epic odyssey,” the upcoming werewolf thriller Wolfland is being directed by Sean Brosnan, and Sean’s movie star dad Pierce Brosnan has signed on to star this week.

Variety reports that Wolfland will feature “creature and design effects” from Imaginarium Studios, the company founded by Andy Serkis.

The film “follows a young teenager who, when his sister is viciously attacked and showing signs of a transformation, leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend,” Devlin, slumped against a bar and in no mood for ghost stories, Delvin takes the kid’s money and agrees to hunt down this phantom monster, only to find themselves in a deadly whirlwind of carnage.”

Sean Brosnan (My Father Die) co-wrote the screenplay with Matt D’Elia.

“I’m excited to be working with Pierce on a film that...

Bond legend Pierce Brosnan has lined up a new project, and this time it’s being directed by his own son.

Thriller “Wolfland” marks the second feature from actor-turned-filmmaker Sean Brosnan (“My Father Die”), working from a script he co-wrote with Matt D’Elia.

The film is being produced by Marcus Warren for Light Sound Frequency and Christian Moore for The Consortium, with Imaginarium Studios, founded by Andy Serkis, providing creature design and effects. The Exchange is executive producing and handling worldwide sales at the Marché du Film in Cannes, with the shoot expected to start later this year in the U.K.

Described as an “epic odyssey,” “Wolfland” follows a young teenager who, when his sister is viciously attacked and showing signs of a transformation, leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend,” Devlin, slumped against...

From the rookie director/writer Marcus Warren comes The Heavy featuring action movie stars Gary Stretch and Vinnie Jones. Mitchell “Boots” Mason (Stretch) is a low-key assassin who is not fond of firearms. But after Anawalt (Stephen Rea) offers Boots his final job things get a little messy. Meanwhile, Dunn (Jones) is hired by Mitchell’s brother Christian to take out Boots because he is worried he is trying to assassinate him. The sibling rivalry between Mitchell and Christian heats up and carries the plot of this b-grade action movie.

Mitchell “Boots” Mason is heartbroken over the murder of his wife and daughter and seeks revenge. After getting it, Boots is held on trial for the murder of the man who killed his wife and daughter. The fate of Boots is all up to the decision that his politician brother has to make. Christian decides to send Boots to prison for murder.

A look at what's new on DVD today:

"The Films of Rita Hayworth"

Released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

A collection of five of the brunette bombshell's films -- the 1944 Gene Kelly musical "Cover Girl" and her most famous film "Gilda," as well as the 1945 musical "Tonight and Every Night," "Miss Sadie Thompson" and "Salome," which are making their first appearance on DVD -- with introductions by Martin Scorsese on "Tonight and Every Night," Baz Luhrmann on "Cover Girl" and Patricia Clarkson on "Miss Sadie Thompson," the original trailers for each of the films and a featurette with Scorsese and Luhrmann comparing notes on "Gilda."

"Angel"

Directed by François Ozon

Released by Mpi Home Video

It's been a long journey for French filmmaker Ozon's first fully-English film - he's already made three others since "Angel" premiered at Berlinale in 2007, but it boasts a bunch of big names including Michael Fassbender,...

Although the official site for Of Flesh and Blood promises the film will be completed by Halloween 2010, clearly it's not done yet. But we're told writer-director Marcus Warren is moving forward on principal photography soon. Described as Gosford Park meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , the film tells of cannibals living in high society. Laura accompanies her new boyfriend Michael to his family's stately home only to find out that she is not the dinner guest, but the dinner. Warren previously directed The Heavy starring Vinnie Jones, Stephen Rea, Shannyn Sossamon and Christopher Lee. Who knows what kind of cast he'll bring to the table for a bit of Flesh ?...

Little Orbit has released the first official teaser trailer for video game The Heavy, based on the Parkland Pictures crime thriller released in April.

The game is in development and due to be released "in the third quarter of 2010" on PC and Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Here's the official description:

In the game you will play Boots, a freelance money collector whose task is to find, collect and deliver cash and goods while driving around the streets of London. Boots is one of the best money collectors in town; his driving skills match his fists - fast and hard.

At the beginning you are only known by a few, but as the story unfolds you become known to street hustlers, petty criminals, drug dealers, racer boys and leading crime figures - all of whom pay for your skills. The Heavy will...

Cemetery Junction (15)

(Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, 2006, Us) Christian Cook, Jack Doolan, Tom Hughes, Felicity Jones. 95 mins

Those averse to Ricky Gervais's "white-man overbite" will see surprisingly little of it in his second co-directed movie. Set in suburban 70s Reading, this rites-of-passage drama stars newcomers Cook, Doolan and Hughes as three mates growing apart on the threshold of adulthood. The ending may be formulaic, but Gervais and Merchant carve a neat middle path between comedy and pathos to get there.

The Ghost (15)

(Roman Polanski, 2010, Fr/Ger/UK) Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor. 128 mins

While he remains in chokey, Polanki's latest release is an old-school political thriller, starring Brosnan as a slick ex-pm with guilty secrets and McGregor as the hack hired to launder them.

Beeswax (Nc)

(Andrew Bujalski, 2009, Us) Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher. 100 mins

Mundane mumblecore about the travails of twins.

The Heavy (18)

(Marcus Warren, 2010, UK) Gary Stretch, Vinnie Jones. 102 mins...

Boots Mason (Gary Stretch) is the heavy, an ex-con turned collector for a gangster. Or maybe it’s Anawalt (Stephen Rea) the gangster who is the heavy, since he runs Mason’s life. Then again, maybe it’s the vicious cop Dunn (Vinnie Jones) who is the film’s heavy, since the nasty bugger isn’t against punching people in the face, including women if it serves his purposes. Or maybe it’s just the movie itself that’s heavy. Or perhaps, none of the above? Eh, who cares. Let’s get to the review already, shall we? Marcus Warren’s “The Heavy” qualifies as a crime drama, but it will never be mistaken for an action movie. Oh sure, the DVD cover has leading man Gary Stretch holding an awesome looking machinegun, but truth be told he only gets to fire that thing once and it’s at the very end of the movie.

FilmShaft have been sent an exclusive clip from the Marcus Warren-directed Brit Gangster flick, The Heavy. Starring Gary Stretch, Vinnie Jones, Stephen Rea, Christopher Lee, Lee Ryan, Adrian Paul and Sadie Frost, The Heavy is fighting it’s way into UK theatres for a limited release on April 16th.

The clip features leading man and British light-middleweight boxing champion, Gary Stretch, drowning his sorrows in a traditional British boozer. I have to say I wish my local was a nice as this one – I might frequent it more often! Anyway, Pub tastes aside, you can check out our exclusive clip below:

Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady businessman. Presented with an opportunity to take revenge against his brother, our anti-hero must come to terms with the truth in a world where...

Since I have a soft spot for British gangster flicks, Vinnie Jones, and Shannyn Sossamon, I was quite pleased to discover the latest trailer for writer/director Marcus Warren’s 2010 crime epic “The Heavy”, which comes courtesy of Film Shaft. The picture boasts one hell of a cast — Christopher Lee, Adrian Paul, Sadie Frost, and Stephen Rea are in attendance, just to name a few — and features former boxer turned actor Gary Stretch (“Dead Man’s Shoes”) as an assassin who is about to embark on the proverbial “last job”. The film will receive a limited theatrical release in the UK on April 16th. However, if you’re a resident of New Zealand, the picture is scheduled to hit DVD sometime next month. Is it coming to North America anytime soon? Don’t hold your breath. Instead, check out the embedded trailer. From what I understand, it’s less likely to give you brain damage.

There really aren’t enough British gangster movies around you know, I miss the late nineties/early noughties, when we were treated to the likes of “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch“, or even the early nineties when we were given “The Krays“. The long and short of it is, the only one’s who could ever out-do the UK when it came to Gangster Films was the Us – and they cheated because they had the American-Italian mafia.

So the arrival of a fresh, new British gangster flick, The Heavy has got my attention. Starring a stellar Brit cast including Gary Stretch, Vinnie Jones, Stephen Rea, Christopher Lee, Lee Ryan, Adrian Paul and Sadie Frost, it looks like it’s business as usual for the single-syllable, hard as nails British gangster!

The film is directed by Marcus Warren and hits the UK for a limited release on April 16th.

HeyUGuys has been given this awesome exclusive clip from new British independent film movie called The Heavy which stars Vinnie Jones, Gary Stretch, Lee Ryan, Christopher Lee & Shannyn Sossamon. It’s written and directed by Marcus Warren and from the trailer (also below), I think we could be in for a treat.

The movie is set in London and in this clip which is called ‘Let’s Take It Up A Notch’ we get to see Steve Walsh (Gary Stretch’s stunt double) performing one of the stunts in this instance, rolling over a car. The clip gives us an insight into what goes into prepping the stunt followed by seeing it in the final movie.

The first clip for the movie has been released on the official FaceBook Fan page which you can see here. The Heavy is released 16th April. We’ll have some tickets for the premiere...