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From unseen forces to dangerous desires, from the remorseful living to the remorseless dead, from under the earth to creepy closed doors, Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 continues the festival’s fine tradition of showcasing the best in global genre short filmmaking. This year’s five continent selection unleashes the newest creations from both upcoming and established filmmakers and embraces a record fifteen UK films, seven spotlighted selections from Canada and a breakthrough entry from The United Arab Emirates.

Homegrown talent continues to energise the UK film industry, as reflected in this year’s entries. There’s Folk Horror and Body Horror, whilst lethal women lurk around every corner in Sleep Tight, Under The Parasol and Dog Skin. Katie Bonham returns with ticking terror thriller Midnight and Josefa Celestin is back with the darkly apocalyptic Tomorrow Might Be The Day. Another fearsome futuristic tale is Old Beginnings, while unseen danger lurks in...

Olivia Hallinan wants a 'Sugar Rush' reunion. The 29-year-old beauty is keen to reprise her role as lesbian teenager Kim in a follow up to the first two series - which centred around her alter-ego's strong feelings for best friend Sugar (Lenora Crichlow) and ran from 2005 to 2006 - but only if it ''felt right'' to revisit the story. Speaking at the launch of the new Baileys Chocolat Luxe drink in Covent Garden, central London, last night (10.09.13), she said: ''I would be well up for a 'Sugar Rush' reunion. But only if it felt right, some of these...

The Inbetweeners' Joe Thomas and Simon Bird go back in time for a new comedy - where they chicken out of World War One.

They have teamed up with Thomas's long-term writing partner Jonny Sweet for a new show, Chickens, about three young men who avoid joining the army during the First World War. 

Chickens is a Channel 4 comedy, made by Big Talk Productions, which is about three youngsters who avoid combat in the First World War: George (played by Thomas) is a conscientious objector, Cecil (Bird) would love to be fighting for queen and country but his flat feet mean the army won't have him - and then there's Bert (Sweet), a "philandering scaredy-cat" on the run.

The comedy is based around how the three can win over the women of the village.

The young ladies of Rittle-On-Sea are played by a talented roster of actresses: comedienne Sarah Daykin,...

Bringing together multiple components of genre filmmaking, the British feature Jack Falls found a recipe for success by winning best action film at the 2011 London Independent Film Festival.

It's the final part of a trilogy, each based on a graphic novel written by director Paul Tanter and illustrated by Oscar Alvarado.

More details, plus reaction from the filmmakers and a trailer for Jack Falls, are included below.

Tanter, who attended the festival, said: "I'm thrilled to accept this award from the Liff. The competition within independent film has never been better, and we are honoured to have not only been included amongst those selected, but to have won the award too."

All three films are shot in a Sin City style - using splashes of colour against high-contrast black and white - with comic book undertones that reflect the trilogy's origins.

Jack Falls, released by Lionsgate in cinemas and on...

I caught some of the latest (and, sadly, it seems, the last) series of the BBC’s Lark Rise to Candleford when I arrived in London in January. My interest was piqued when I heard my 70something aunt and her grandchildren (my cousins), nine- and 13-year-old girls, gossiping about the characters as if they knew the Victorian villagers who populate the show. I figured any series that excites kids and grannies alike has got to be worth a look. And it was. Now I’m hooked, and have four years’ worth of the show to go back to. Gentle in a way that is rarely seen on British or American TV these day -- when both are dominated by gritty crime dramas and meanspirited comedies and reality shows -- it tells the simple, funny, bittersweet tales of the people of Lark Rise, a 19th-century Oxfordshire village, and Candleford, the slightly more sophisticated town nearby.

Today sees the release on DVD and Blu-ray of the third chapter in the Jack Trilogy – Jack Falls, a film we’ve been following for some time and we had the chance to sit down with writer/director Paul Tanter to talk about the film, the pressures and pleasures of a first time directing gig and the future for Jack and for Paul.

We reviewed the film here and there’s plenty of Jack to catch up on here.

To begin – how did you get started in the industry – how did you get Jack Said published and then made into a film?

I got started when Jack Says was in pre-production. The producers had an early draft of the script they wanted working on and Rita Ramnani, who had been attached to play Erin from the start, suggested me. We had been friends since university and she knew I was...

*Full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by producer Adam Smithe.

**Some spoilers be below.

Directors: Paul Tanter and Alexander Williams.

Writer: Paul Tanter.

Jack Falls is the third film in a series of neo-noir crime thrillers (trilogy). This title releases in the United Kingdom March 21st, with a North American release unannounced. This is Paul Tanter's first time behind the lens and his adaptation of his own graphic novels is best in this third film. However, Jack Falls never rises above the cliches of the criminal underworld and the characters therein e.g. the femme fatale, the criminal overlord.

Jack, played by Simon Phillips, transitions into this third film with a near mortal bullet wound. Consort Natasha (Olivia Hallinan) saves his life, with some persistence. Soon, Jack is on the track of those who tried to end his life. The following is a shallow mystery,...

The final chapter in Paul Tanter’s Jack trilogy is an effective thriller rooted in, but not burdened by, the gritty London gangster genre and completes the story of Jack Adleth in a compelling fashion.

As this is the endgame the film is stripped down to its essentials; the momentum of the film carries everything and everyone to their inevitable end with a sense of urgency. The high contrast black and white, previously used in the flashback sequences of the preceding films, is a bold move, with colour used sparingly and it’s more than a superficial choice – this film is about good and evil, with very little in between. There is duplicity here but for the most part once Jack decides that an end is needed the whole film shakes off the extraneous elements prevalent in many films of this sort.

If you’ve not seen the two films...

We’ve been following the third chapter of the ‘Jack’ trilogy for some time now and Lions Gate Home Entertainment have given us a look at the animated short film which precedes the final chapter – Jack Falls.

Animated in the style of Paul Tanter’s comic book, the source material for the three films, this video sets up an important relationship, which has far reaching consequences for our main man Jack Adelth in the film.

Jack Falls had its premiere last Monday night and the film is out on Blu-ray and DVD on the 21st of March

Jack Falls stars Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Olivia Hallinan, Alan Ford, Jason FlemyingAdam Deacon, Annie Cooper, Martin Kemp, Dexter Fletcher and also features a cameo by Gremlins star Zach Galligan. The movie is written Paul Tanter and directed by Tanter and Alexander Williams.

Here’s the short, my review of the film is up on the site tomorrow.

Billy Murray attends Jack Falls UK VIP Screening.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Annie Cooper attends Jack Falls UK VIP Screening.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Gemma Atkinsonattends Jack Falls UK VIP Screening.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Jing Lusi attends Jack Falls UK VIP Screening.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Annie Cooper attends Jack Falls UK VIP Screening.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. 03/14/2011 - Sebastian Street - "Jack Falls" UK VIP Screening - Arrivals - The May Fair Hotel - London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos 03/14/2011 - Olivia Hallinan - "Jack Falls" UK VIP Screening - Arrivals - The May Fair Hotel - London, UK © Landmark / PR...

Unless you’re heading out to the premiere tonight of Paul Tanter’s Jack Falls you’ll have to wait a week to see how the tale of Jack Adleth is resolved when the DVD and Blu-ray is released on the 21st of March.

Concluding the Jack Trilogy, comprising of this film’s predecessors Jack Says and Jack Said, this film has many of the cast returning, along with a few new faces. Simon Phillips returns as our lead alongside Tamer Hassan, Olivia Hallinan, Alan Ford, Jason Flemying, Adam Deacon, Annie Cooper, Martin Kemp, Dexter Fletcher and keep your peepers peeled for a cameo by Gremlins star Zach Galligan.

Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former police-officer Jack Adleth (Simon Phillips) heads to London to seek revenge and settle old scores, but soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates, but his old police colleagues too.

To celebrate the release of the first ever British Trilogy know as the ‘Jack’ trilogy, Lions Gate Home Entertainment have been kind enough to give us three copies of the final instalment, Jack Falls, to give away on Blu-ray. Not only that, but we’ve managed to get our hands on three copies of the graphic novel which have been signed by Writer / Director Paul Tanter. Jack Falls is released on both DVD and Blu-ray 21st March.

Putting a stylish spin on British gangster movies, Jack Falls is the final instalment of the gripping ‘Jack‘ trilogy, based on the popular graphic novels. Jack Falls DVD & Blu-ray plus the DVD Trilogy boxset are available to own from the 21st March 2011.

Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former police-officer Jack Adleth (Simon Phillips) heads to London to seek revenge and settle old scores, but soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates,...

We’ve brought you images, we’ve brought you the DVD cover art and now Lions Gate Home Entertainment have released the brand new DVD and Blu-ray trailer for their new movie, Jack Falls which I’ve embedded below. This is the first ever British-made movie trilogy and we can’t wait to see it.

Jack Falls was directed by Paul Tanter & Alexander Williams and stars Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Olivia Hallinan, Alan Ford, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Flemyng , Dominic Burns, Neil Maksell, Doug Bradley, Zach Galligan, Adam Deacon and Martin Kemp.

Jack Falls is released on DVD and Blu-ray 21st March and you can order your copy here.

Synopsis: Putting a stylish spin on British gangster movies, Jack Falls is the final instalment of the gripping ‘Jack‘ trilogy, based on the popular graphic novels. Jack Falls DVD & Blu-ray plus the DVD Trilogy boxset are available to own from the 21st...

If your not living in the UK you probably haven't heard of this one. And even then you may not have! Jack Falls is an independent British feature based on the graphic novel of the same name by Paul Tanter. It's actually the third part of a trilogy, the first two movies are Jack Says and Jack Said. As you will see from the trailer, the flick is heavily influenced by Sin City's visual style. The cast of the movie includes Doug Bradley(Hellraiser) and Jason Flemying(Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class)as well as Tamer Hassan (Clash of The Titans), Simon Phillips (Jack Said, The Last Seven), Olivia Hallinan (Sugar Rush), Dexter Fletcher (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Kick Ass), Alan Ford (Snatch, Lock Stock), Adam Deacon (Adulthood, Kidulthood), Neil Maskell (The Football Factory), Zach Galligan (Gremlins) and Martin Kemp (The Krays) Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam,...

Neo-noir is not dead and Jack Falls proves this. This is the third film in a trilogy, which puts ex undercover police officer Jack on the trail of some mysterious killers. Jack has recovered his memory after several brushes with death in this film series and now, he will finish those have wronged him, in gritty black and whites. Put your fedora on and delve into the world of black hats, revenge and a life on the run. Jack Falls releases in the United Kingdom on DVD and Blu-ray March 21st, with more territory announcements shortly. More details on this dark hued crime thriller are below.

The synopsis for Jack Falls is here:

"After recovering from a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London seeking revenge against those who tried to kill him. As he deals with the consequences of his former duel life,...

Lions Gate Home Entertainment have been good enough to pass on these new stills from Paul Tanter’s Jack Falls, which is the third in the Jack trilogy and is out on Blu-ray and DVD on the 21st of March.

Our review of the film will be up on the site nearer to the release date and if you need to catch up with the series then Jack Says and Jack Said are the previous installments.

Jack Falls stars Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Olivia Hallinan, Alan Ford, Jason Flemying, Adam Deacon, Annie Cooper, Martin Kemp, Dexter Fletcher and also features a cameo by Gremlins star Zach Galligan. The movie is written Paul Tanter and directed by Tanter and Alexander Williams.

Synopsis: Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former police-officer Jack Adleth (Simon Phillips) heads to London to seek revenge and settle old scores, but soon finds himself in danger not...

Lions Gate Home Entertainment are really spoiling us with their new title, Jack Falls. We debuted the Cover Art for the DVD and Blu-ray a couple of weeks ago and today they’ve asked us to put up these new images from the movie which is released on both formats March 21st.

Jack Falls has now entered into the record books along with it’s predecessors, Jack Says and Jack Said as the first ever British Trilogy and the makers even have a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records to prove it! Jack Falls stars Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Olivia Hallinan, Alan Ford, Jason Flemying, Adam Deacon, Annie Cooper, Martin Kemp, Dexter Fletcher and also features a cameo by Gremlins star Zach Galligan. The movie is written and directed by Paul Tanter.

Synopsis: Putting a stylish spin on British gangster movies, Jack Falls is the final instalment of the gripping ‘Jack‘ trilogy,...

We’re very happy to bring you the first look at the DVD artwork for a film we’ve been looking forward to for a while: writer/director Paul Tanter’s Jack Falls.

This is the third chapter in the Jack series, preceded by Jack Says and Jack Said, which ended with a particularly nice cliffhanger and it’ll be very interesting to see how things work out.

The films are adapted from Tanter’s comic book trilogy, and as with the previous two films there are some very impressive names in the cast including Simon Phillips, Tamer Hassan, Olivia Hallinan, Dexter Fletcher, Alan Ford, Adam Deacon, Annie Cooper and Martin Kemp.

Also starring are Jason Flemying, Neil Maskell and Doug Bradley and we’ve also been told to look out for a cameo from Gremlins star Zach Galligan.

If you’ve not seen the previous chapters in the series do check them out,...

Lark Rise To Candleford will not be returning for a fifth series, the BBC have confirmed. The "memorable and much loved" period drama - which stars Julia Sawalha, Olivia Hallinan and Linda Bassett - will leave TV screens for good when the current run reaches its conclusion on February 13. In a statement to the press, BBC One controller Danny Cohen explained: "Lark Rise To Candleford has been a truly wonderful part of the BBC One schedule over the last few years, but after four series we feel that the time is right to make room for new dramas which we hope will be taken to the nation’s hearts in just the same way. "We are incredibly grateful to Bill Gallagher and the Lark Rise To Candleford (more)...

Did you like Sin City? Now that the trailer had been posted online, the producers of British film noir Jack Falls have revealed the main poster of the film on its Facebook page.

Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former undercover police officer Jack Adleth (Simon Phillips) returns to London to seek revenge and settle some old scores, but he soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates, but his old police colleagues too. As he battles to stay alive, he must also deal with the guilt from the consequences of his undercover life.

Like Sin City, the British film Jack Falls was shot in high contrast black and white with spashes of colour. The stars of the film are Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Alan Ford, Olivia Hallinan, Dexter Fletcher, Adam Deacon, Doug Bradley, Zach Galligan, Jason Flemying and Martin Kemp.

Finally, this film based on...

Watch the official movie trailer for the upcoming film “Jack Falls” by director Paul Tanter. Shot in high contrast black and white with splashes of color, Jack Falls is reminiscent of Sin City, but with a more gritty, real edge. The film stars Tamer Hassan (The Business, Layer Cake), Simon Phillips (Jack Said, Jack Says), Alan Ford (Snatch), Olivia Hallinan (Lark Rise to Candleford, Sugar Rush), Dexter Fletcher (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Stardust), Adam Deacon (Adulthood, Kidulthood), Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Jason Flemying (Lock Stock, Kick-Ass) and Martin Kemp (The Krays). Synopsis: Returning to complete the first ever British film trilogy, comes Jack Falls, the film [...]...

Jack Character PosterJack Falls is part of a trilogy and the final act for character and former police officer Jack (Simon Phillips). The film is a detective thriller with an edge, as Jack battles former "police colleagues" and "criminal associates" (Jack). The film is shot with a black and white camera and Press on Features will release this UK shot film. The film also stars Hellraiser alum Doug Bradley and Zach Galligan from Gremlins. A full cast list is available below along the full theatrical trailer.

The synopsis for Jack Falls here:

"Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London to seek revenge and settle some old scores, but he soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates, but his old police colleagues too. As he battles to stay alive, he must also deal with the guilt from the...

While I confess to not having seen the previous two films in the trilogy concluded by Paul Tanter's Jack Falls I certainly like what I'm seeing in the trailer for this one. Stylish photography, a gritty noir tone, a hard edged anti-hero, believable action and a few familiar faces, like Jason Flemyng. Here's the official word:

Returning to complete the first ever seperately made for film release trilogy of British films, comes Jack Falls, the film noir follow up to Jack Said and Jack Says and final installment in Jack's downward journey. Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London to seek revenge and settle some old scores, but he soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates, but his old police colleagues too. As he battles to stay alive, he must also deal with the guilt from the consequences of his undercover life.

Returning to complete the first ever seperately made for film release trilogy of British films, comes Jack Falls, the film noir follow up to Jack Said and Jack Says and final installment in Jack’s downward journey. Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London to seek revenge and settle some old scores, but he soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates, but his old police colleagues too. As he battles to stay alive, he must also deal with the guilt from the consequences of his undercover life.

Shot in high contrast black and white with splashes of colour, Jack Falls is reminiscent of Sin City, but with a more gritty, real edge. The film stars Tamer Hassan (The Business, Layer Cake), Simon Phillips (Jack Said, Jack Says), Alan Ford (Snatch), Olivia Hallinan (Lark Rise to Candleford, Sugar Rush...

Jack Falls is the third film in the comic book series written by Paul Tanter, and the new trailer for the film adaptation, which stars Simon Phillips, Tamer Hassan, Dexter Fletcher, Adam Deacon, Martin Kemp, and Olivia Hallinan, looks pretty impressive.

Following the continuing downward spiral of an undercover cop Jack Falls is set to pick up where the last chapter ended up, and the London noir styling of the previous films looks just as good in these trailers below.

We spoke to Paul following the wrap on the previous film in the series Jack Said and he talked about the next chapter in the series, and soon we’ll get the chance to see how far the writer/director will push his main character.

Trailer:...

In our first annual Top 50 Lesbian and Bi Characters poll, we asked you to vote for your favorite characters from film, television, and internet shows.

You cast your votes, and now we have the results. Before we reveal the winners, let's take a look at some of the trends that emerged.

Almost all of the characters were from films and television shows that made their debut after the year 2000. A few of the exceptions include Kerry Weaver from ER, and the ass-kicking ladies from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

While most of the characters were from Us productions, a fair amount came from international shows, including our top two characters (from the UK show Skins).

Also notable was the fact that some of your favorite characters, the leads from Xena: Warrior Princess (which ran from 1995-2001) and Idgie Threadgood from the film Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), were never officially presented as lesbian or bisexual.

Olivia Hallinan has revealed that she loves working with Dawn French because she is "so normal". The 25-year-old actress, who stars alongside French in BBC One's Sunday night drama Lark Rise To Candleford, said that she was in awe of other actors when she first started work on the show. "At first it was like, 'Wow, these lot are such big stars!' but now we're like a family," she said. "It's (more)...

As 2009 comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the people and events that made this the Best. Lesbian. Decade. Ever. in pop culture.

Luckily for all of us, there was far more information to have mentioned from the last ten years than we could have included in this brief survey. That's why our lists for each year are not intended to be exhaustive, but are instead snapshots of different memorable moments that included the representation of lesbians and bisexual women in film, television, music, literature, comics, sports and the Internet since the year 2000.

2000

Chavela Vargas[/link] comes out

Mexican ranchera music legend Chavela Vargas publicly came out as a lesbian at the tender age of 81.

Angelina Jolie wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar

Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Girl, Interrupted and told Talk Magazine, "I only play women I would date.

• For the fifth year Screen International has put out their annual list of the next big things in UK Cinema. The UK Stars of Tomorrow is considered a major launching pad for fresh talent both in front and behind the camera. Past honorees include the wanted James McAvoy, the irresistible Emily Blunt, and the prince himself Ben Barnes. Unfortunately the only equivalent we have here in the states is the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, but I digress. This year’s list features some 40 actors, directors, animators, writers and producers vying for industry glory. Four names I think you should keep an eye on: Carey MulliganAfter making her debut in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice, she will be seen in both Jim Sheridan's upcoming Brothers and alongside Christian Bale and Johnny Depp in Michael Mann's gangster flick Public Enemies – not bad! Christian McKayHe’ll be playing a young Orson Welles for Richard Linklater…

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