Thursday 6 September 2018

The Predator - Clip and new trailer


From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

IN CINEMAS & IMAX 3D SEPTEMBER 12.

With less than a week to go until THE PREDATOR hits UK cinemas and IMAX 3D, we would like to introduce you to the team standing between you and the ultimate Predator with this brand new clip.


Video Nasty comic book writer Mario Covone set to make feature film directorial debut with Genre shocker OVERTIME


Mario Covone, writer of 2014’s critically acclaimed Reaper Comics horror series, Video Nasty, will make his feature film directorial debut helming horror movie OVERTIME.

OVERTIME centres on a teacher working late into the night at school, seemingly alone. But a presence is watching him from the shadows. Stalked through the winding corridors and trapped within, a sinister secret holds the key to his survival.

No stranger to political subtext within his work, Covone’s movie, which he has also written, explores the real-world issues of violence in schools, and the dangers of media scaremongering, whilst maintaining a traditional horror backdrop with twists and turns aplenty.

The cast and creative team will be revealed soon, as will the poster artwork, being designed by horror industry legend Graham Humphreys. Humphreys also painted the covers for Covone’s Video Nasty comic book run.

After the success of Video Nasty, Britain’s biggest selling independent comic series of all time, Covone set up his production company, Miracle World Productions, which is producing the film, due to start shooting in Jan 2019.

Covone said today: "Comics will always be a passion of mine, both reading and creating. But I feel the urge to test my metal in a new medium, one that I’m equally passionate about”.

Life Itself - Announcement



Sky Cinema has announced that LIFE ITSELF, a film by the makers of the global hit TV series This Is Us, is being released in UK and Irish cinemas and on Sky Cinema on 4th January 2019. The film will receive its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8th September.

Writer and director Dan Fogelman, best known for his work on Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning This Is Us, examines the perils and rewards of everyday life in a multigenerational saga. As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes in LIFE ITSELF.

Set in New York City and Carmona, Spain, LIFE ITSELF celebrates the human condition and all of its complications with humour, poignancy and love featuring an international ensemble including Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Olivia Cooke, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Laia Costa, Alex Monner, and Mandy Patinkin.

LIFE ITSELF will be released in UK & Irish Cinemas and on Sky Cinema from 4th January 2019

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Into Film Festival - World's largest youth film festival launches today


London, 5 September, 2018: Now in its sixth phenomenally successful year, having welcomed nearly half a million Primary and Secondary students and their teachers in 2017, the Into Film Festival returns this Autumn with nearly 3,000 free screenings and special events featuring 150 films and screening in 550 venues across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Festival is hosted by film education charity, Into Film, which is supported by the UK film industry through Cinema First and the BFI through National Lottery funding, engaging with over half of UK schools. The Festival is free to all students, supporting education through a carefully curated programme of films and events for schools with topical themes, resources, debates, special events and careers activity. https://www.intofilm.org/festival   

The Festival opens across the UK on November 7 with simultaneous pupil premieres of Illumination’s The Grinch, based on Dr Seuss’ beloved holiday classic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous spirit. Pupil premieres of the film will be held in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and Manchester ahead of its UK release on November 9.  

Additional pupil premieres and highlights include Cannes Palme D’Or winner Shoplifters; Nativity Rocks; Welsh language film, Pluen Eira; Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old; Bohemian Rhapsody; Mike Leigh’s Peterloo; The Hate U Give; Slaughterhouse Rulez; The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales; Zoo to screen in UK zoos; McQueen; Journey’s End; Little Stranger; Maze Runner: Death Cure; The Shape of Water; Darkest Hour; The Death of Stalin; Mary and the Witch’s Flower; Whitney; A Quiet Place; Pin Cushion; The Post; Thoroughbreds; Sherlock Gnomes; Isle of Dogs; Mary Shelley to name just some of the exciting titles ahead, curated to engage young minds in a broad range of topics with many of the screenings supported by actors, directors and producers at post-screening Q&As. 

The Into Film Festival welcomed 487,000 young people from all backgrounds and corners of the UK last year and engages youngsters in all aspects of filmmaking from the popular annual Review Writing Competition, which keeps the Festival experience alive and encourages literacy and critical thinking, to learning about careers in the film industry with industry experts lifting the lid on a vast range of topics including VFX; Directing; Screenwriting; Foley Artistry and Sound Design; Prop Making; Costume Design; Audio Describing; Copywriting, Film Classification and Acting, to name a few. 

The Festival will host UK-wide events with a vast range of partners including the UK Space Agency; Oxfam; The Academy; Anti-Bullying Alliance; Epilepsy Association; British Science Association and Action Mental Health. Special screenings will be on offer to support calendar events such as Anti-Bullying Week and Parliament Week, taking place during the Festival’s duration.

The Festival is completely supported by the UK film industry, the major UK cinema chains as well as a rich and varied selection of venues across the UK who make this annual free event possible. The Festival provides access to the big screen at its best, including IMAX screens and the 3D and 4D experience.  Accessibility and inclusivity are key aims of the Festival  with over half of the programme offered as audio-described, subtitled or autism-friendly. 

“We are incredibly proud of the Into Film Festival. With the fantastic support of the UK film industry, this event reached  487,000 children, young people and their educators last year.  We look forward to welcoming schools, teachers and pupils again in 2018, and enabling them to experience the magic of cinema.”
Paul Reeve, CEO, Into Film

“The UK cinema industry is immensely proud to support the Into Film Festival. This wonderful event provides a unique opportunity for audience development, engaging and introducing many young people for the first time to the magic of the big screen experience."
Phil Clapp, Board Member, Cinema First and CEO UK Cinema Association

"The Into Film Festival is a brilliant way to introduce and immerse young people from all over the UK in film. Encouraging young people to engage with film is key to growing the audiences and filmmakers of the future, vital to the success of the industry and our cultural life. The BFI is very proud to support the festival and the work of Into Film year round, which makes such a positive impact on young people’s lives."
Leigh Adams, BFI Director of Education and Skills

The Into Film Festival 2018 will take place from 7-23 November.  All events and screenings are free. For programme information, to book tickets and download resources visit www.intofilm.org/festival  

Skate Kitchen - New Poster


SKATE KITCHEN, directed by Crystal Moselle, will be released in the UK on 28 September following its upcoming UK premiere at Sundance Film Festival: London on 2 June. Its World premiere was at Sundance Film Festival Utah in January.

This is the narrative debut for Crystal Moselle following her Sundance-winning documentary, The Wolfpack (2015). The film stars the members of a real-life all-girl skate crew based in New York, who caught Crystal Moselle’s attention on social media and inspired the film. Rachelle Vinberg is the lead as Camille, along with fellow newcomers from the crew: Kabrina Adams, Nina Moran, Ardelia Lovelace, Jules Lorenzo and Brenn Lorenzo.   Established names rounding out the cast are Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness, The Karate Kid) and Elizabeth Rodriguez (Orange is The New Black).

Introverted 18-year-old skateboarder Camille lives on Long Island with her mother. Though, to her mother’s relief, Camille promises to hang up her board following an injury, the pull to skate proves too strong. She discovers an all-girl subculture of skaters called The Skate Kitchen on Instagram, and she sets out into the city to join them. The rebellious and sexually fluid girls quickly adopt the more naive Camille, featuring her in their stunt videos. For the first time, she feels acceptance and support from other girls. However, she soon learns to her cost, the complexity of their friendship when she befriends a boy from a rival group of skaters.