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Photo: Lucas Bryant, Kimberley Sustad, Azriel Dalman, Nicholas Holmes, Beatrice Kitsos Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Luka Cyprian

Airing as part of the feel-good network’s Fall Into Love programming event sparks fly on the range when a widowed professor meets a rugged cowboy.

The modern Western romantic movie is set to premiere on Hallmark Channel on September 28. Find out more about the movie and its top-name cast below and see images taken on the film set.

Visit The Real West on Hallmark Channel Photo: James Denton Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster

According to the official synopsis, Kimberley Sustad, Lucas Bryant and James Denton star in The Real West, set on a modern Western ranch. A widowed professor, Rebecca (Sustad) travels to Mustang Point Ranch for a family vacation with her two sons. She is eager to escape her busy life as she chases tenure at her university.

While there,...

Hallmark’s Fall Into Love programming goes to the rodeo in The Real West. This Western-themed romcom stars Kimberley Sustad, Lucas Bryant, and Good Witch alum, James Denton. “A widowed professor and a rugged cowboy discover unexpected love on the range.

Here is more about this new Western romance.

Photo: James Denton Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster What Is Hallmark’s The Real West About?

“Sparks fly on the range when a determined professor and a rugged cowboy meet.” Here is more information about The Real West starring Kimberley Sustad, Lucas Bryant, and James Denton. Rebecca and her family head to Mustang Point Ranch for a family vacation. She is a professor that is juggling her work, and trying to get tenure while being a single mom. A widow, she has two sons who need her attention more than ever. A visit to this ranch is something they have wanted.

The Hallmark Channel’s “Fall Into Love” month has officially launched, and fans need to know about some interesting new flicks on the horizon.

In addition, viewers can also look forward to the debut of a new series, The Chicken Sisters, set to launch on the streaming service, Hallmark+.

Hallmark’s “Fall Into Love”: ‘His And Hers’

First on the new movie schedule is His and Hers. Brennan Elliott and Lacey Chabert star in this film about two married lawyers (Mark and Dana), who have reveled in seven years of blissful holy union.

Drama strikes when they are retained to handle a divorce trial that involves two reality television stars, and the couple finds themselves suddenly on opposite ends of the fence. Will their marriage survive the biggest challenge in their relationship and respective careers?

Fans will have to tune in during the movie’s premiere, which takes place on Saturday,...

The cult classic Razor Blade Smile is set to return to the big screen in stunning 4K, marking a significant milestone in its history. The 1998 British vampire thriller, directed by Jake West, will have its World Restoration Premiere at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 on Sunday, 25th August. This screening not only celebrates the film’s legacy but also introduces a new generation of horror fans to Lilith Silver, the assassin-vampire who has captivated audiences for over two decades.

Razor Blade Smile tells the story of Lilith Silver, a 19th-century woman who, after being mortally wounded in a duel, is saved from death by being transformed into a vampire. Fast forward to the 1990s, and Lilith is now a cold-blooded assassin for hire, known as “The Angel of Death.” Armed with a coffin full of weapons and centuries of undead experience, she is contracted to target a dangerous group known as “The Illuminati,...

Photo: Brennan Elliott, Lacey Chabert Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Shane Mahood

Summer’s halfway over and it is definitely time to start looking forward to the Fall Into Love programming event on Hallmark Channel. Read on to find out which movies you can expect to watch with popcorn and a pumpkin spice latte on the Feel-Good network.

Hallmark’s Fall Into Love programming event

The following is a brief introduction to the upcoming movies, set to air in Hallmark’s Fall Into Love programming event and the stars that will feature.

His & Her Photo: Brennan Elliott, Lacey Chabert Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Shane Mahood

Starring: Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott

Premiere date: Saturday, September 7, 8 pm Et/Pt

Plot:

High-profile lawyers Dana (Chabert) and Mark (Elliott) are the ideal married couple. However, this is questionable after they find themselves working on opposite sides in a highly public divorce case,...

Hallmark Channel news and updates reveal the new fall movie lineup has been announced. The annual event, called “Fall Into Love” features actresses Lacey Chabert, Jodi Sweetin and more!

Hallmark Channel News – Six New Films Airing Throughout September And October

Hallmark describes its “Fall Into Love” movie lineup as providing a “season of sweater weather, pumpkin spice lattes and ghost stories” and it’s a series of six movies.

The announcement was made Friday, August 3 and the movies will air throughout September and October, featuring such Hallmark stars as the aforementioned Lacey Chabert and Jodi Sweetin.

The Hannah Swenson series, and the Mystery Lane series also have one entry apiece in the event.

The first of the six movies premieres September 7 and is called “His and Hers”. Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott star in this film as Dana and Mark, a married couple who happen to be high-powered lawyers working...

Hallmark’s Fall Into Love 2024 reunites two fan favorites, Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott. However, this set of Autumnal movies also includes other reunions including Erin Cahill and Wes Brown, as well as Ashley Williams and Paul Campbell. In addition, Jodie Sweetin is paired up with Corey Sevier, and Janel Parrish is part of a Haunted Wedding.

Here is the list.

Jodie Sweetin Hallmark – YouTube Lacey Chabert And Brennan Elliott’s His & Hers Kicks Off Fall Into Love 2024

Kicking off Fall Into Love 2024 is His & Hers on Saturday, September 7, at 8 p.m., Eastern, on the Hallmark Channel. Moreover, this movie stars Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott.

According to Parade, “Married couple Dana and Mark are high-powered lawyers at two separate New York City law firms. They soon find themselves on opposing sides of a messy divorce between two reality stars, Sammy and Brett. When both clients are unable to compromise,...

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024, the UK’s premier horror and fantasy film festival, has announced its thrilling lineup for this year’s event. Marking its 25th edition, the festival will run from Thursday, 22 August to Monday, 26 August, taking over the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London. For the first time, the festival will utilise all seven screens, including two Odeon Luxe West End screens, to showcase a diverse selection of horror films from around the globe.

The festival opens with the world premiere of Broken Bird, the highly anticipated directorial debut from actress-filmmaker Joanne Mitchell. Based on an original story by Tracey Sheals and Mitchell’s award-winning short Sybil, the film tells the disturbing tale of a mortician, played by Rebecca Calder, whose dark desires spiral out of control.

Closing the festival is the English premiere of The Substance, the latest film from French writer-director Coralie Fargeat, known for her previous hit Revenge.

Special effects master and creature creator Stan Winston is best known for making the monsters seen in such hit films as "The Terminator," "Invaders from Mars," "Aliens," "Alien Nation," "Predator," "Jurassic Park," "Congo," and "The Relic." He also provided makeup and other eerie beings for "The Thing," "Starman," "Edward Scissorhands," "Batman Returns," and "The Island of Dr. Moreau." He received an Oscar nomination in 1982 for his work on the robot comedy "Heartbeeps." His monsters indelibly changed genre cinema for decades, and his death in 2008 was an immeasurable loss. 

Winston also directed a few notable projects. He directed the music videos for Guns N' Roses and Michael Jackson. Winston also helmed the amusement parks-only 3-D "Terminator" interquel "T2 3-D: Battle Across Time" in '96. Winston only ever directed two feature films: the very, very, very odd cop-teams-up-with-a-gnome comedy "A Gnome Named Gnorm" in 1990, and the horrifying monster revenge thriller "Pumpkinhead" in 1988. 

"Pumpkinhead,...

Creep director Christopher Smith will direct episodes of horror comedy series Video Nasty for BBC Three. Here are the first details:

British director Christopher Smith has made an eclectic range of films, from the tube tunnel terror of Creep to the mind bending time loop thriller Triangle, the historical horror of Black Death to the family fun of Get Santa (an opportune moment to point out that Get Santa is a hugely underappreciated British festive movie). He returned to horror with 2020’s The Banishing, and his next film, Spider Island, looks like it will have a similarly irreverent mix of horror and comedy to his 2006 hit Severance.

According to British Comedy Guide, Smith is also set to direct episodes of Video Nasty, a new horror comedy series for BBC Three.

The story is “set in 1985, with the home video revolution in full analogue swing, Video Nasty’s six 30-minute episodes...

‘An underrated northern artist whose impact could have been greater given the right breaks. Cliff Twemlow’s story should provide encouragement to the current crop of British indie filmmakers. An essential watch’

*****

Starburst

‘Hugely entertaining documentary about a truly unique character… Jake West paints an affectionate portrait of a genuine one-off, whose work you’ll want to dive into once credits roll’

Dexerto

‘A fascinating man… Cliff absolutely deserves a place in the pantheon of low-budget, guerrilla-style filmmakers and hopefully this documentary will introduce him to an entirely new audience’

*****

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Following its successful festival run and ahead of its digital release in June 2024, Severin Films announces a UK theatrical tour of the acclaimed film Mancunian Man the Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow.

Tour dates:

3 March – Nottingham Broadway + Q&a with Jake West & David Gregory

13 March – Birmingham – Mockingbird Cinema + Q&a with Jake West

23 March – Exeter – Exeter Phoenix...

There is not only the luck of the Irish on your side this month. If you're a subscriber to the Arrow Video Player then you have enough genre luck to choke a leprechaun.   There's no leprechaun themed programming this month which seems like a missed opportunity, or, too on the nose for comfort. However, the folks at Arrow have more than made up for it this month.    Themed programming covers automotive glee, challenges of faith, high fashion horror and UK director Jake West gives his top choices from the Arrow collection of titles. Everything you need to know is in the official announcement below.    Arrow Debuts Spring SVOD Collection   March 2024 Lineup Announced       March 2024 Seasons:   End...

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Because nothing says romance like cuddling up with your significant other – or yourself! – and watching horror movies on Valentine’s Day, this week brings along with it a handful of brand new horror movie releases. And most of them are already available at home Today.

Here’s all the new horror released on February 13, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The classic story of Alice in Wonderland can easily be tweaked into a horror tale, and that’s probably why it’s been done several times over the years. Up next is the indie horror movie Alice in Terrorland, which High Fliers Films just released on VOD and DVD today.

In Richard John Taylor’s Alice in Terrorland, “A recently bereaved teenage girl goes to live with her aunt in a secluded woodland house, unaware that sinister forces lurk within.”

Rula Lenska, Steve Wraith,...

Stars: Richard Cotton, Roisin Browne, David Wayman, Ocean M Harris, Miki Davis, Zach Galligan, Jack Fairbank, Jamie Bacon, Derek Nelson, Sarah Diamond, Ryan Oliva, Bethan Walker | Written by Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Jake West | Directed by Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Ludovica Musumeci, Jake West

[Note: With the film set for its digital debut tomorrow, here’s a reposting of our review of Midnight Peepshow from its festival run back in 2022]

British horror cinema has a long-standing tradition of producing some of the best anthologies of all time, in particular in the era of Hammer, Tigon et al. So when a new anthology comes along it can be hard to separate it from history and tradition. But with Midnight Peepshow, filmmakers Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Ludovica Musumeci and Jake West actually tap into British cinematic history, setting their film in the formerly sleazy streets of London’s Soho – a place where, once upon a time, sex and cinema were often intertwined.

The film opens with the traditional wraparound,...

The horrors of the dark web are explored in Dark Star Pictures’ next movie Midnight Peepshow, and Bloody Disgusting is exclusively debuting the trailer this afternoon.

Meet the Black Rabbit on Digital and DVD on February 13, 2024.

And take a peep down the rabbit hole with the official trailer below…

In Midnight Peepshow we are introduced to an unnamed Madame who owns and operates a peepshow offering patrons a tailor-made experience wrapped around their deepest desires, fears, and sins. Tonight, it welcomes a businessman who has a unique connection to an extreme fantasy website on the dark web. He soon becomes a witness to three stories of victims that found the same website, and now the Midnight Peepshow has found him.

“It will only be a matter of time before he is made to pay the ultimate price for dabbling in the dark side of his own desire.”

Airell Anthony Hayles,...

Off the top of my head I do not recall writing about the Abertoir Horror Festival until today. Funny how things slip by you and suddenly you're writing about a festival's 18th anniversary.    Raging Grace, Red Rooms and Tiger Stripes were all part of the first wave of titles announced back in September. The excellent Monolith was also in that first batch. The next batch of titles included Jake West's documentary Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow.  Most recently, the festival announced that Gary Sherman, friend to many a filmmaker and a constant presence on the festival circuit, will be at the festival to present his film Vice Squad, as well as announced a new project with author Jeremy Dyson.    Abertoir Horror...

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Mancunian Man Photo: courtesy of Frightfest

Jake West is a man who loves films – not just making his own, but exploring and documenting the work of others. His string of documentaries on filmmakers, actors and the hidden history of British cinema led him, perhaps inevitably, to Cliff Twemlow, a man who devoted his life to trying to build a new rival to Hollywood in Manchester, and who got further than you might expect given shoestring budgets and a dependency on casting his friends. The resulting film, Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life Of Cliff Twemlow is a real delight, packed full of wild anecdotes and never-before-seen footage. It screened as part of last month’s Frightfest and is soon to feature at Fantastic Fest. I was glad to get the opportunity to sit down with Jake and learn more.

“I was making my video nasties documentary where I first kind of began to really know.

Cliff Twemlow is, for me, something of an enigma, an urban legend, even a myth if you like. I remember reading about this self-made film star in the pages of Darkside Magazine – his films seemingly lost to the VHS era in much the same way as Lindsay Shonteff’s oeuvre. Speaking of VHS, Twemlow is probably best known for G.B.H., a British gangster movie that became notorious after it featured on the video nasties list thanks to the garish artwork – Cliff’s character covered in blood brandishing a hammer!

What I didn’t know about Twemlow is that he wrote music, and performed not only as part of a band (under the name Peter Reno) but also penned theme songs under the same name for the De Wolfe label – over 2000 pieces of music in fact, themes that went on to be featured on TV shows of the era! Twemlow was also a novelist,...

Cliff Twemlow is an obscure figure even by British B-movie standards, a handsome, no-nonsense former Manchester nightclub doorman who attempted to create a Hollywood of the north in the early ’80s and ’90s. Born in 1937, a fact he tried to cloud for many years, he was something of a renaissance man: He acted in soaps, he composed lucrative library music, he wrote a novel about a killer pike, and, after a wounding experience with a botched adaptation of his autobiographical novel Tuxedo Warrior, he decided to become a filmmaker himself.

His first production, G.B.H. (1982), was shot on video — the grainy, ugly, analog kind — and it rode on the coattails of the recent hit The Long Good Friday. Twemlow starred as a handsome, no-nonsense Manchester nightclub doorman, hired to protect a local nightclub from a protection racket after returning from a stretch in prison.

Welcome to Give Me the Fear, a new Frightfest 2023 preview series hosted by screenwriter Stuart Wright.

These brief, spoiler-free interviews will – across the entire series – help you to discover the kind of knowledge and experience about how to make indie horror films that they don’t teach at film school.

After looking back at the blood, sweat and tears that went into their creative successes, I ask them one last question: If you could hand pick one person to be in the audience for your Frightfest screening, who would it be and why? I think you going to love the answers this question elicits.

This episode features How to Kill Monsters (Lyndsey Craine), Isaac (Tariq Sayed) and The Mancunian Man (Jake West).

For more details about Frightfest see https://www.frightfest.co.uk/2023FrightFestLondon/index.html

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The horror festival runs August 24-28 in London

Joe Stephenson’s Doctor Jekyll starring Eddie Izzard will have its world premiere at the UK’s horror and fantasy film festival FrightFest (August 24-28) as the full line-up is unveiled.

Izzard will play Nina Jekyll, the infamous scientist with a dark alter-ego, in a modern adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s book by placing a woman in the titular role.

Doctor Jekyll is one of 25 world premieres screening at the festival, which takes place at Cineworld Leicester Square in London.

Opening FrightFest will be the European premiere of Joe Lynch’s...

FrightFest, the UK’s biggest, best and most beloved community-driven horror & fantasy film festival, returns in a blaze of gory glory to the Cineworld Leicester Square, London, for its 24th edition, a press release announced this morning.

“Running from Thursday August 24 – Monday 28 August, Pigeon Shrine FrightFest is a joyful big screen celebration of genre cinema, offering a carnival of carnage, a smorgasbord of shock and a tableau of terror. This year, over five days, audiences can explore the magic of menace, mayhem and mischief with seventy films programmed across four screens. There are twenty-five world, twenty-three International / European and twelve UK premieres, with fourteen countries represented, spanning five continents.

The festival opens with the European premiere of Suitable Flesh, the latest shocker from FrightFest favourite Joe Lynch, who has created an outlandish love letter to the late, great Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon; a new body horror take on H.P Lovecraft...

Company will also represent the film for international sales.

Dark Star Pictures has announced a worldwide acquisition of the horror anthology Midnight Peepshow that closed in the final days of the Cannes market.

The film centres on a peepshow that offers bespoke experiences tailored to customers’ deepest desires, fears, and sins.

When the peepshow finds a businessman with a unique connection to an extreme fantasy website on the dark web, he is made to pay a high price for dabbling in the dark side of his desires.

Airell Anthony Hayles, Andy Edwards, Jake West and Ludovica Musumeci each directed a segment of Midnight Peepshow,...

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #298: Scary Success Live Panel – with Jake West, Frighfest’s Paul McEvoy,...

Stars: Richard Cotton, Roisin Browne, David Wayman, Ocean M Harris, Miki Davis, Zach Galligan, Jack Fairbank, Jamie Bacon, Derek Nelson, Sarah Diamond, Ryan Oliva, Bethan Walker | Written by Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Jake West | Directed by Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Ludovica Musumeci, Jake West

British horror cinema has a long-standing tradition of producing some of the best anthologies of all time, in particular in the era of Hammer, Tigon et al. So when a new anthology comes along it can be hard to separate it from history and tradition. But with Midnight Peepshow, filmmakers Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Ludovica Musumeci and Jake West actually tap into British cinematic history, setting their film in the formerly sleazy streets of London’s Soho – a place where, once upon a time, sex and cinema were often intertwined.

The film opens with the traditional wraparound, with drunk businessman Graham (Richard Cotton...

Written and Directed by Mark Williams

There has been an explosion in recent years of documentaries taking a look back at VHS, mainly from an American perspective (and often focussing more on the current rarity of said tapes rather than the nostalgia factor) with films like Rewind This! and Adjust Your Tracking. However here in the UK most documentaries related to the VHS era have focussed more on the video nasties (think Jake West & Marc Morris’ two popular docs). However 2014’s VHS Forever? Psychotronic People took a fond look back on the early days of video from a very British perspective, including the underground videotape scene in the UK – in particular those folks connected to the Camden-based video store known as Psychotronic Video – and those who lived through that period of time, including the likes of Evil Dead artist Graham Humphreys, screenwriter David McGillivray, journalist Allan Bryce and director Norman J. Warren.

Roses are red, violets are blue, Elvira and Cavitycolors have a bloody valentine for you. Cavitycolors' new Elvira Valentine's Day shirt will be available today at 5 p.m. Est. Also: Birth of the Silver River: A Disambiguation event at the famous Stanley Hotel and VOD release details for FrightFest documentary Beneath the Dark Heart of Cinema.

Cavitycolors' Elvira Valentine's Day Shirt Details: "Roses are red, now you're dead! This Thursday at 5 P.M. Est, we're unleashing a brand new Valentine's Day design featuring the Queen of Halloween, Elvira!

This stunning new art by Devon Draws will be available on Tees, Long Sleeves, and Ladies slouchy tanks. Be ready to treat a loved one (or yourself) to something extra spooky on the 14th...... or else."

To check out more from Cavitycolors and to pick up the shirt tonight at 5pm, head over to:

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Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...

Dominic Brunt’s outrageous horror satire Attack of the Adult Babies is to get a UK release, as Nucleus Films to unleash cult feature on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital on June 11th 2018. Plus, the first 1000 blu-rays in Collectors Numbered Limited Edition will have slip case designed by film artist Graham Humphreys. The film had its world premiere at FrightFest; and this release marks Nucleus Films’ first foray into distributing new films to market across all formats and co-founder Jake West commented:

We’re very excited to be handling the World Premiere release of Aotab and working with the brilliant British director producer team Dominic Brunt & Joanne Mitchell Brunt & International Sales agent Amp. We’re aiming to bring to this, and future releases, the quality we’re know for in all of our cult re-issue titles.

Shot entirely on location at Broughton Hall in Skipton, West Yorkshire (just down the road from...

Stars: Kate Davies-Speak, Barrington De La Roche, David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Toby Wynn-Davies, Peter Cosgrove, Joe Street, Dylan Curtis, Tim J. Henley, Kate Llewellyn, Emma Ivy Langwith, Jack Miller | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds

The Harver family head out on an idyllic summer camping trip where they can bury past tensions and enjoy some family bonding. But when their camp is sabotaged by an unseen intruder in the night, they head to the nearby creepy old farm desperate for help, where vengeful farmer Hunt Hansen and his hideously deformed son aren’t farming animals…

Let’s get this out of the way first. Yes, Cannibal Farm is essentially, at its core, a British pastiche of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; however the film has more than enough interesting story beats and great performances to make this film stand on its own two feet.

For starters Cannibal Farm, whilst featuring tropes...

With only four weeks till the start of the festival, Frightfest organisers have announced not only some of the guests set to appear over the August Bank Holiday weekend, but also the addition of another film to the line-up! The 150 plus guest-list this year is as vibrant and eclectic as ever, with nearly 40 of the films represented… New to the film line-up is Jackals, Kevin Greutert’s potent blend of horror thriller, home invasion terror and murder cult chiller, which stars Stephen Dorff and Deborah Kara Unger. The film is scheduled for Saturday 25th August, 4pm and 4.30pm in the main screens at the Cineworld Leicester Square.

Check out the new festival trailer and guest details below:

From the press release:

It’s been five years since Don Mancini and Fiona Dourif raised the Empire roof with Curse Of Chucky and this year they are joined by the irrepressible Jennifer Tilly...

Back in the heart of London’s West End for its 18th ‘adults-only’ anniversary, the world renowned horror and fantasy film festival will take place at the Cineworld Leicester Square and The Prince Charles Cinema from Aug 24 – Aug 28 2017, taking over five screens to present 64 films including 20 World, 22 European and 18 UK Premieres. Fourteen countries are represented spanning five continents, reflecting the current global popularity of the genre.

The opening night attraction is the global premiere of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s criminally entertaining Cult of Chucky (pictured above), with writer and director Don Mancini and stars Jennifer Tilly and Fiona Dourif in attendance, alongside the iconic deadly doll of destruction himself. Mancini said today:

It’s a true pleasure to be hosting the world premiere of Cult Of Chucky at FrightFest. I have fond memories of unveiling Curse Of Chucky there in 2013 so it’s great to be returning to the...

Exclusive: Company’s first global foray into TV is for series from British sci-fi writer E.C. Tubb.

Kaleidoscope (Kfd) is to represent world sales on sci-fi TV series Dumarest Of Terra, which will be produced by Terry Marcel (Hawk The Slayer).

The initial series is being planned as a of 10 x 60 minute drama based on the first five books of the Dumarest saga, by British science fiction author, E.C. Tubb.

The book series charts the adventures of protagonist Earl Dumarest, who spends his life searching for clues to the location of his home world, Earth.

Dumarest has traveled so long and so far that he does not know how to return to his home planet and no-one has ever heard of it, other than as a myth or legend

The cult collection, which spanned 33 books written across more than 40 years, was translated into seven languages.

The pilot, The Winds Of Gath, has been written...

Two UK projects, both centred on estate agents looking to sell ‘cursed’ properties, will pitch to buyers, sales agents and financiers.

A partnership between Film London and the Independent FIlmmaker Project (Ifp) has selected two UK projects, The Veils and Cranley Gardens, to pitch at the No Borders International Co-Production Market in New York this week.

The initiative will see the film’s producers Crawford Anderson-Dillon (The Veils) and Merlin Merton (Cranley Gardens) given the opportunity to attend the event and pitch their projects to international buyers, sales agents and financiers.

The two films were selected from their applications to the Film London Production Finance Market and Micro Market respectively.

The Veils, written by Spencer Wright with Jake West attached to direct, follows an Us real estate agent who purchases an Irish castle that is inhabited by supernatural forces.

Cranley Gardens is from writer and director Rafael Kapelinski. The story also follows an estate agent tasked with selling...

There's a British horror-comedy from 2009 called "Doghouse," written by Dan Schaffer and directed by Jake West. In it, a group of guys trying to help a friend deal with his divorce all go to a small village where a virus has turned every single woman into a man-eating monster. Literally. The movie's not quite the misogynistic nightmare that sounds like, but it also isn't quite smart enough to be the movie that it wanted to be, a cutting piece about the culture war between the genders. Well, it looks like Anne Hathaway's going to get a shot at trying to make the good version of the film now thanks to the news that "The Shower" is going to be made. One of the scripts from last year's Black List, written by Jac Schaeffer, "The Shower" is about a group of women who get together for a baby shower, only...

In recent years there has been a real boom in documentaries surrounding popular culture. Films such as Electric Boogaloo, Video Nasties, The Search for Weng Weng and Adjust Your Tracking have captured the zeitgeist of fans across the globe, and in turn inspired more people to create their own documentaries about pop culture subjects that matter to them…

But not all these documentaries see the same success. Having been on something of a documentary kick lately, I thought I’d break down the ten of the best little-known, or better yet little-discussed, pop-culture documentaries from the many, many examples I have been watching. So here they are and, for once, they’re in order:

1) Slaughter Nick For President

There’s a good reason this film is at the top of my list. This is the documentary that kicked off my exploration of pop culture documentaries (eventually ending up at compliling this list) and,...

The premiere post-tiff destination (September 20-25th) in the film community and a major leg up for narrative and non-fiction films in development, the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced a whopping 140 projects selected for the Project Forum at the upcoming Ifp Independent Film Week. Made up of several sections (Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers program, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight on Documentaries), we find latest updates from the likes of docu-helmers Doug Block (112 Weddings) and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), and among the narrative items we find headliners in Andrew Haigh (coming off the well received 45 Years), Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls and Madame Bovary), Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal (Stranger Things) and new faces in Sundance’s large family in Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again) and Olivia Newman (First Match). Here...

Recent years have been Very good for fans of psychotronic cinema, especially when it comes to documentaries. We have had Jake West’s Video Nasties: Draconian Days, his follow up to Video Nasties: Moral Panic Censorship & Videotape, Andrew Leavould’s Search for Weng Weng, Wiktor Ericsson’s The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies and my personal favourite, Mike Malloy’s wonderful Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films. Another film related documentary released this year was the highly anticipated Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films directed by Mark Hartley, who many cult film fans will know for his other documentaries, Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozsploitation, Machete Maidens Unleashed and his remake of Richard Franklin’s cult classic, Patrick. I remember hearing about Electric Boogaloo when it was still in the early stages of development. Ever since then I have been waiting with much anticipation.

Written and Directed by Darren J. Perry, Mark Williams

The latest in a growing strand of films that take a fond look at the VHS era, VHS Forever? Psychotronic People is a feature length documentary taking a look at the explosion of movies that became available on VHS in the UK. Taken from the perspective of those who tried to unearth that elusive movie at all costs known as psychotronic cinema…

There has been an explosion in recent years of documentaries taking a look back at VHS, mainly from an American perspective (and often focussing more on the current rarity of said tapes rather than the nostaglia factor) with films like Rewind This! and Adjust Your Tracking. However here in the UK most documentaries related to the VHS era have focussed more on the video nasties (think Jake West & Marc Morris’ two popular docs). However VHS Forever? Psychotronic People takes...

2014 has been a good year for fans of psychotronic cinema, especially when it comes to documentaries. We have had Jake West’s Video Nasties: Draconian Days, his follow up to Video Nasties: Moral Panic Censorship & Videotape, Andrew Leavould’s Search for Weng Weng, Wiktor Ericsson’s The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies and my personal favourite, Mike Malloy’s wonderful Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films. Another film related documentary released this year was the highly anticipated Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films directed by Mark Hartley, who many cult film fans will know for his other documentaries, Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozsploitation, Machete Maidens Unleashed and his remake of Richard Franklin’s cult classic, Patrick. I remember hearing about Electric Boogaloo (which is how I will be referring to it for the rest of this review) when it was still...

Stars: Brittany Allen, Freddie Stroma, Melanie Papalia, Jesse Moss, Anja Savcic, Sean Rogerson, Emily Perkins, Mike Kovac, Fred Keating, Gil Bellows, Michael Ironside | Written and Directed by The Vicious Brothers

The Vicious Brothers, writer/directors of the two popular Grave Encounters found-footage flicks, turn their hands to a more traditional narrative movie, mixing traditional filming methods with their penchant for Pov shaky-cam, with Extraterrestrial.

Still reeling from her parents divorce, April (Brittany Allen) is dragged back to the vacation cabin she spent fond summers at as a child accompanied by a group of friends. Her trip down memory lane takes a dramatic and terrifying turn when a fireball descends from the sky and explodes in the nearby woods. Lead by her boyfriend (Freddie Stroma), the group venture out toward the crash site and discover the remnants of a ship from another planet along with footprints that suggest its alien occupants are still alive.

Always with one eye on the past and the other on the present, FrightFest ensure an enduring celebration of genre cinema. After supporting director Jake West and producer Marc Morris’ Moral Panic, Video Nasties and Videotape, FrightFest have once again leant their support to the follow-up documentary Video Nasties: Draconian Days, which picks up where Moral Panic left off to look at the fallout of the 1984 Video Recordings Act.

To celebrate the home entertainment release of Draconian Days that continues a comprehensive discussion of a compelling chapter in British film spectatorship and censorship, HeyUGuys turned the tables on West and Morris as they shared their thoughts on censorship past, present and future, the advantages of notoriety and the positive side to the Draconian Days amongst other points of discussion.

What was the genesis of Video Nasties: Draconian Days? Was it your original intention to do a follow-up?

Jake West:...

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorahip & Videotape documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act with Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Part 2 – Draconian Days.

A time when Britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.

I was a huge fan of Jake West and Marc Morris’ first documentary on the Video Nasties scandal of the early 80s and it opened my eyes to a period in time I was actually too young to really remember – at the time of...

This month super indie DVD distributor Severin Films are releasing director Jake West's (Evil Aliens, Doghouse) amazing even handed documentary, Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorshop, and Video Tape. To help celebrate that monumentally awesome release (more below), Severin sublabel Intervision Picture Corp. are releasing a pair of classic Nazisploitation films from the infamous Dpp list, Cesare Canvari's Gestapo's Last Orgy, and Rino Di Silvestro's Deported Women of the SS Special Section. All three of these releases are essential for exploitation fans around the world, and here's why:...

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Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as Nucleus Films releases the sequel to the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon – the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of British film. Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Part 2, a three-disc collector’s edition box set, is being released on DVD on July 14th 2014, to tie in with the 30th Anniversary of the Video Recordings Act 1984.

For the first time ever on DVD, all 82 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecutions “Section 3” list are trailer-featured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside a brand new documentary – Video Nasties: Draconian Days (review), directed by Jake West.

And to celebrate the release, Film4 FrightFest is hosting a special event – the world exclusive London Premiere of the finalised unseen extended 97 minute cut of Video Nasties: Draconian Days at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thurs 3 July, 8.30pm. The...

The moral panic associated with 'Video Nasties' in 1980s Great Britain is a cultural and political phenomenon that continues to live on in infamy in the memories of UK horror fanatics, including indie comic writer Mario Covone, who spoke to us about his new series, Video Nasty, which takes place during the mindless witch hunt of the times.

Having previously been founder and manager of the pioneering comic book store 'Apocalypse Comics', Covone makes his physically published debut with Video Nasty.

So what exactly was the turning point in his career? What gave him the inspiration and drive to take the leap from store manager to getting his very own product into the market?

Covone says, "I have always had a deep love for the medium of comic books and known that I wanted to be a part of the industry in some capacity, but growing up in a small...

Reaper Comics has launched a new six-issue comic in the UK entitled Video Nasty, and we have a look at it for you here. It's by Mario Covone, hailed as "an exciting new voice in comics with a cool new spin on a provocative subject" by director Jake West (Doghouse).

The comic explores the real world politics behind government censorship and media manipulation in 1980's Britain while still maintaining the core of being a fictional horror story.

Covone, writer of the award-nominated web strip Circles, makes his published debut with Video Nasty. Mario is the former managing director of Apocalypse Comics and was an integral part of some innovative work with conventions and bringing more comic book variant covers to the UK than any comic shop before or since.

The artist, Vasilis Logios, makes his debut to comics outside of mainland Europe, but he has worked tirelessly for years in...

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.

I was a huge fan of Jake West and Marc Morris’ first documentary on the Video Nasties scandal of the early 80s and it opened my eyes to a period in time I was actually too young to really remember – at the time of the Video Recordings Act and the Dpp’s prosecution...

The Hoarder [pictured], starring Mischa Barton and Robert Knepper, to head up newly formed Eis based production company’s first slate.

Principal photography has commenced on The Hoarder, starring Mischa Barton and Robert Knepper.

The horror-thriller is the first film from newly formed Eis based production company Sunny Day Media, headed up by UK financier Keith Chapman.

Working with UK producer Tim Dennison, the fund has been set up to produce and finance a slate of $2m-$3m pictures through the use of Eis and Equity funding.

Directed by Matt Winn (who also co-wrote), The Hoarder is the first film to go into production and a sales agent is currently being sought to handle international sales. It’s currently shooting at London’s Three Mills Studios.

Next up will be Jake West’s Spitfire, written by Dan Schaffer and to be produced by Dennison, Bob Portal and Simon Markham. The producers are in talks with Daryl Hannah and Bérénice Marlohe...

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act with Video Nasties Part Two: Draconian Days.

A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.

Video Nasties Part Two: Draconian Days screens at Glasgow Frightfest next month.

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