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Exclusive: Afghan war film expands after two-week Vue window.

Afghan war film Kajaki: The True Story is to expand its theatrical run to Odeon, Showcase and other venues following an exclusive two-week booking at Vue Cinemas.

Odeon will show the film at 17 cinemas from Friday 12 December, following a regional premiere at Odeon Colchester - the hometown of both the Parachute Regiment and of Stu Pearson, one of the veterans depicted in the film.

Showcase will show the film at six of their cinemas, with Kino Hawkhurst also opening the film on December 12.

Vue Cinemas have also committed to show the film for a third week, with other independent UK exhibitors in discussion to take the film.

The film took £55,000 from 81 Vue cinemas on its first weekend (however only 34 venues played it across all showtimes) and stood at £116,018 as of December 7.

“Working with Chris Franks at Odeon and Jon Dixon at Showcase, we’ve been...

The last we heard about Wrath, from writer-director Jonathan Neil Dixon, was last fall.  With the film now poised for a screening in Australia - where the film hails from - we have a trailer to share with you.

You'll find it after the jump.  Corey Page, Stef Dawson, Rebecca Ratcliff and Xavier Fernandez star.

Traveling through a remote region of the Australian Outback, a road-tripping group of friends encounters a female stranger desperately in need of their help. What unfolds next is a shocking, unrelenting game of cat-and-mouse and psychological terror as they are victimized by three unknown strangers. The friends must fight for their lives to escape this unforeseen terror.

When the film lands on U.S. soil, we'll let you know.

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"The first thing that people say is, ‘Oh, are you making another Wolf Creek?'" director Jonathan Neil Dixon tells us about his feature debut, which follows a road-tripping group of friends who become terrorised by three unknown strangers. "Wrath is not a serial killer movie and it's not a gory movie either. Sure it has its moments, but really it's a psychological thriller that takes the audiences on an uncertain rollercoaster ride with twists and turns everywhere.

Lightning Entertainment has acquired seven films that the company will debut at the upcoming American Film Market. Check out their release below:

Lightning Entertainment, the Santa Monica-based sales, production and distribution company, announced today that it has acquired international sales rights in all media to seven new completed theatrical feature films and will debut the new slate at the upcoming American Film Market. All seven titles will have their first market screenings at Afm, with three key titles making their World Premiere debut: Brake, Columbus Circle, and Wrath.

The announcement of the new lineup is part of the company's ongoing drive to acquire and develop high profile titles that will satisfy demand across all distribution platforms both internationally and in the United States, where the company is expanding its presence as a domestic all rights distributor. For three of the films, Bloodwork, The Revenant and Boy Wonder, Lightning has acquired...

Writer-director Jonathan Neil Dixon is making his directorial feature debut with Wrath , a film ready to screen next week at the American Film Market. Starring Corey Page and Michael Windeyer, the film concerns a road-tripping group of friends encounters a female stranger desperately in need of their help in the Australian countryside. What unfolds next is a shocking and unrelenting game of cat-and-mouse and psychological terror as they are victimized by three unknown strangers - and they must fight to survive and escape this unforeseen terror. For a behind-the-scenes look at the film, head over to this Facebook page for photos.

Dark Forest Productions and Wrath Movie Productions have completed post-production on the Australian shot Wrath. This is a psychological thriller that puts one stranger up against a group of friends in a dangerous game of "cat and mouse" (Film).

The first poster for the film can be seen left as the graphic's tagline suggests: "in the outback some secrets should never be known." Some of those secrets will remain in the film, as the released plotline for Wrath is more mystery than reveal. Recently this title was picked up by Lightning Entertainment for distribution in North America. Try to decipher the synopsis below.

Tagline: "Some secrets should never be known."

The synopsis for Wrath is here:

"6am on a perfect morning in the Australian Outback as photographer Caroline Webster and her husband Matthew set out from the small roadside motel with two close friends. Traveling south to the coast through...