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As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and when Flora finds a beat-up acoustic guitar in a skip, it looks less like junk and more like salvation— for both her and her rebellious son Max. The latest from “Once” and “Sing Street” writer-director John Carney, “Flora and Son” will cross continents and land on Apple TV+ on Friday, Sept. 29, one week after its Sept. 22 premiere in select theaters. You can watch with a 60-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.

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About 'Flora and Son'

“Flora and Son” stars Eve Hewson (“Bad Sisters”) as single mom Flora, who is at a loss about...

With his 2009 musical romance Once, writer-director John Carney laid the groundwork for all of his subsequent films. He has, ever since, been telling stories about adrift musical folk eventually brought together by the intimacy of collaboration. His latest, Flora and Son, essentially doubles down on that commitment by focusing on two relationships built around music, but right away the film feels spread thin as a result.

The film’s central figure is Flora (Eve Hewson), a young single mother in Dublin who’s often out partying rather than caring for Max (Orén Kinlan), the now-teenage son she had before she turned 18. Their relationship is volatile, and their mutual disdain could hardly be more apparent. Flora makes no secret of the relief she feels when she can dump Max on the doorstep of her neck-tattooed ex-husband, Ian (Jack Reynor). Max, in turn, has taken to acting out, and he’s on...

"Flora and Son" is a new Apple produced 'musical dramedy', written and directed John Carney, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eve Hewson, Orén Kinlan, Jack Reynor, Kelly Thornton and Sophie Vavasseur, releasing September 22, 2023 in theaters, followed by streaming September 29, 2023 on AppleTV+:

"...'Flora' is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son 'Max'. Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician, Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music..."

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JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had the chance to watch Flora and Son – the latest music-themed film from director John Carney – at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and the result was a 9/10 review you can read at This Link. A wider audience will get their chance to see Flora and Son when it reaches Apple TV+ on September 29th, and with that date just a month away a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises) and Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters), who happens to be the daughter of Bono from U2, Flora and Son was also scripted by Carney and centers on single mom Flora (Hewson), who is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to...

Mr. Malcolm’s List Review — Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Emma Holly Jones, written by Suzanne Allain and starring Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Park, Zawe Ashton, Sianad Gregory, Danielle Ryan, Divian Ladwa, Gerry O’Brien, Naoko Mori, Sophie Vavasseur and Theo James. Director Emma Holly Jones has fashioned [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Mr. Malcolm’S List (2022): A Sweet, Old-Fashioned Romance with Some Sharp Wit for Good Measure...

One of the first things you’ll learn if you watch or read science fiction is that meteor showers are bad for your health. Especially if they’re unexpected. Especially if you can actually see the meteors hitting the ground, and all the more so if one lands in your pool.

Dierdre (Lucy Marton), Heather (Sophie Vavasseur) and Charlotte (Chelsea Edge) are in one of the safer places to be in the event of an alien invasion: out in the desert, in the middle of nowhere. They do not, however, really have the skills for handling this kind of thing. Social media influencer Dierdre is distraught because she can’t stream what she’s seeing (never mind the fact that people can probably see it for themselves across hundreds or even thousands of miles). She and Heather are utterly disgusted by the slim-looking egg thing in the pool, and all the more so when it.

Stars: Sophie Vavasseur, Lucy Martin, Chelsea Edge, Anthony Edridge, Jamie Wittebrood, Shirley Barchou Pisani | Written and Directed by Sam Walker

As The Seed opens Heather, Diedre and Charlotte arrive at an opulent vacation home in the middle of what is supposed to be the Mojave Desert, (the film was shot in Malta).

There’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower, (where have we heard that before?), and social media personalities Heather and Dierdre think this will be the perfect location for a photoshoot incorporating it. Charlotte who has no social media presence at all just wants to hang out and party with her friends from school. Things become complicated when something falls from the sky and lands in their pool. Not a meteorite, but something alive.

Saying the leads are unlikable would be an understatement. Heather is the kind of famous for being born rich celebrity that makes it...

If you’re looking for a family-friendly alien invasion movie like E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, you will not find it here. The new out of this world horror comedy, The Seed, is not kid-friendly, but it does feature an incredibly cute alien who has a devious plan for world domination. The Seed is produced by Shudder, Camelot Films and Hardman Pictures, in association with Lipsync Productions, Amp International, The Malta Film Commission and Ingenious Media. The film is written and directed by British filmmaker Sam Walker in his feature film debut.

The Seed stars Lucy Martin (Vikings) as Diedre, Sophie Vavasseur (Resident Evil: Apocapylse) as Heather, and Chelsea Edge (I Hate Suzie) as Charlotte, a group of friends who have bonded over their social media channels. They decide to go to Heather’s family home in the Mojave Desert for a girls’ getaway and to film the upcoming meteor...

Childhood friends Charlotte (Chelsea Edge), Heather (Sophie Vavasseur), and Deidre (Lucy Martin) never get to hang out anymore. Adulthood has a tendency of keeping once-inseparable cliques apart, but they’re hoping a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower is just the excuse to finally get them together again. What better reason is there for Heather to use her father’s isolated modern mansion in the middle of nowhere? She can cajole Charlotte’s analog and low-maintenance “nerd” away from her 9-to-5 grind, as well as Deidre’s ultra-popular social-media influencer from her hectically vapid life by promising peace and quiet to the former and scenic livestream views to the latter. Maybe they’ll even have fun breaking from their usual routines to remember who they were all those years ago.

It’s a solid entry point into writer-director Sam Walker’s feature debut The Seed because it sets up conflict rooted in their pasts.

What starts out as girls weekend away in the Mojave desert becomes a tale of horror, death and alien invasion. Sam Walker's debut feature horror flick, The Seed, arrives on Shudder this Thursday. They've released a clip this afternoon called Eggs, and well, there's not much else to say other than have a look for yourself. Icky. Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, unveils today a new clip for the Shudder Original sci-fi/horror comedy The Seed, ahead of the film’s exclusive debut on the platform on Thursday, March 10. The film marks the feature debut for British writer/director Sam Walker. In The Seed, lifelong friends Deidre, Heather, and...

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Weight lifters used to eat raw eggs and now they’re being devoured by aliens in this bizarre clip from The Seed, written and directed by Sam Walker (Duck Children). In The Seed, lifelong friends Deidre, Heather, and Charlotte are finally getting some time away together, using the […]

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Shudder Acquires Horror Romance Attachment From Trustnordisk: "Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired the horror romance Attachment by Gabriel Bier Gislason. The film will stream exclusively on Shudder in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Attachment is a horror romance about love at first sight, steeped in Jewish folklore. Maja, a Danish has-been actress falls in love with Leah, a young, Jewish academic from London. But when Leah suffers a mysterious seizure, leading to a debilitating injury, Maja fears their whirlwind romance might be cut short – and decides to follow Leah back to her home in the Hasidic area of Stamford Hill, London. There, she meets her new downstairs neighbor: Leah’s mother, Chana. An overbearing and secretive woman, Chana seems resistant to all of Maja’s attempts to win her over. And as Maja begins to...

"Killing it is the kind thing." Shudder has unveiled an official trailer for an indie horror dark comedy thriller titled The Seed, which first premiered at last year's Beyond Fest. It'll be streaming on Shudder starting in March. What starts out as girls weekend away in the Mojave desert becomes a tale of horror, death and alien invasion when a meteor lands nearby. Three lifelong friends – Deidre, Heather, and Charlotte – are finally getting some time away on a trip out into the Mojave desert, until they encounter some strange mysterious alien creature. Starring Sophie Vavasseur, Lucy Martin, Chelsea Edge + Anthony Edridge, Jamie Wittebrood, and Shirley Barchou Pisani. This looks like it gets super wacky and weird once it gets into the second half! This is not your usual monster, it's something more. The end of this trailer is a doozy! Wow. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Sam Walker's The Seed,...

“The kind of ‘midnight’ movie programmers can only dream of” Beyond Fest

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, will exclusively premiere the black comedy creature feature Shudder Original The Seed, on Thursday, March 10. The film marks the feature debut for British writer/director Sam Walker. Screeners are available now on Screeners.com.

In The Seed, lifelong friends Deidre, Heather, and Charlotte are finally getting some time away together, using the upcoming meteor shower to gather more followers for their social media channels. But what starts out as a girls’ getaway in the Mojave Desert descends into a battle for survival with the arrival of an invasive alien force whose air of mystery soon proves to be alluring and irresistible to them. Before long the situation devolves into a battle to the death, where the stakes have galaxy-wide implications.

The Seed is produced by Shudder,...

Shudder has nabbed worldwide rights to writer-director Sam Walker’s debut feature, The Seed, ahead of its October 5 world premiere at Beyond Fest. The streaming service spotlighting genre fare will release the film to its members in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand early next year.

The horror comedy centers on Deidre (Lucy Martin), Heather (Sophie Vavasseur) and Charlotte (Chelsea Edge), lifelong friends that are finally getting some time away together, using an upcoming meteor shower to gather more followers for their social media channels. But what starts out as a girls’ getaway in the Mojave Desert descends into a battle for survival with the arrival of an alien force whose air of mystery soon proves to be alluring and irresistible to them. Before long, the situation devolves into a battle to the death.

The Seed was produced by Shudder, Camelot Films and Hardman Pictures, in association with Lipsync Productions,...

Exclusive: Principal photography is underway today on UK sci-fi horror The Seed, which stars Chelsea Edge (The Missing), Lucy Martin (Vikings) and Sophie Vavasseur (Resident Evil: Apocalypse).

Shoot is taking place in Malta. The movie is a rare example of a project to have been fully packaged and financed during lockdown.

Sam Walker is helming, his feature debut after numerous successful shorts including the 2001 award-winning Duck Children and more recently the 2013 short horror Bite Horse.

The Seed follows three young social media influencers who head out to the California wilderness to party, and film a once in a lifetime meteor shower for their social media channels. What starts out as weekend away in remote luxury villa turns into a tale of horror, death and alien invasion.

Matt Hookings of Camelot Films, Chris Hardman of Hardman Pictures and James Norrie of Amp International are producing. Amp is also handling worldwide sales.

Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Christine Prosperi, Jordan Rodrigues, Sophie Vavasseur, Gio Lodge-o’Meally, Stephan Benson | Written by Alyson Fouse | Directed by Robert Adetuyi

After being challenged to a global cheerleading showdown by an ambitious new rival, national champion Destiny (Prosperi) and her team set out to compete in a virtual cheerleading competition organised by the Cheer Goddess (Fox). Taking on squads from all over the world, Destiny is pushed to the limit as she attempts to lead her team to glory.

I know what you’re thinking: “There’s Another Bring It On movie?” Apparently there is… This time round we’re scrapping the bottom of the proverbial story barrel, once again rehashing concepts from other movies to create a story which screams been-there-done-that. Gone is the charisma and charm of the early films and in comes more of a Disney Channel level of storytelling and acting, with an obsession...

Delivering more rivalry, fierceness and cheer puns like never before, the Bring it On franchise goes global for the very first time in the high energy sixth installment, Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and OnDemand on August 29, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Beacon Pictures. Filled with all-new stunts and choreography, Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack features 19 squads from around the globe, including teams from Australia, U.K., Germany and France, in addition to the Northern Elite Gymnastics and Cheer team from the United States. The film is the perfect hybrid of cheerleading and dance for a non-stop worldwide showdown.

Now you can own Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie about cheerleaders? (mine is Satan’S Cheerleaders!

Delivering more rivalry, fierceness and cheer puns like never before, the Bring it On franchise goes global for the very first time in the high energy sixth installment, Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack, debuting on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and OnDemand on August 29, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Beacon Pictures. Filled with all-new stunts and choreography, Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack features 19 squads from around the globe, including teams from Australia, U.K., Germany and France, in addition to the Northern Elite Gymnastics and Cheer team from the United States. The film is the perfect hybrid of cheerleading and dance for a non-stop worldwide showdown.

The film stars Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill, Independence Day) along with rising talent, Cristine Prosperi (“Degrassi: The Next Generation,” Betrayed), Jordan Rodrigues (“The Fosters,” “Dance Academy”), Sophie Vavasseur (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Evelyn), and Gia Ré (“Jinx,” “Rocket’s Island”), the film...

Poor Alice. Will her epic war with the undead and the corrupt Umbrella Corporation ever end?

We kind of hope not, 'cause that would mean no more "Resident Evil" movies. Alice (Milla Jovovich) returns in the fifth(!) chapter, "Resident Evil: Retribution," in theaters this Friday. Her journey has been long, hard and more complicated than you might imagine; as such, we thought a refresher course of sorts was in order before you check out her latest battle against the victims — and creators — of that damn T-virus.

So, join us through the many levels — er, installments — of the movie series based on Capcom's iconic survival horror video games.

'Resident Evil' (2002)

A bad day at the offices (or labs, rather) of The Hive, the top-secret underground genetic research headquarters of the über-conglomerate, the Umbrella Corporation, turns into Judgment Day for the rest of us as the deadly experimental T-virus is unleashed,...

*here be spoilers.

Director: Manuel Carballo.

Writer: David Muñoz (screenplay).

Cast: Sophie Vavasseur, Stephen Billington and Richard Felix.

Emma Hawkins (Sophie Vavasseur) seems to be the typical everyday teenage girl living outside of London proper. She has her atypical problems and obvious life struggles with her parents. But when audiences have the foreknowledge of knowing where Exorcismus is going, any shock value is going to be rendered moot.

Although there are no scares to be found, the real fright is in seeing how this young lady deal with life lessons and responsibilities she tends to avoid. After she has a row with mom over not being able to go to London for a rock concert, what she does next seems visceral. She cuts her hand to alleviate the anguish.

That action is also an invitation for the devil to come knocking. He does and Emma has an epileptic seizure. Emma...

DVD Playhouse June 2011

By

Allen Gardner

Kiss Me Deadly (Criterion) Robert Aldrich’s 1955 reinvention of the film noir detective story is one of cinema’s great genre mash-ups: part hardboiled noir; part cold war paranoid thriller; and part science- fiction. Ralph Meeker plays Mickey Spillane’s fascist detective Mike Hammer as a narcissistic simian thug, a sadist who would rather smash a suspect’s fingers than make love to the bevvy of beautiful dames that cross his path. In fact, the only time you see a smile cross Meeker’s sneering mug is when he’s doling out pain, with a vengeance. When a terrified young woman (Cloris Leachman, film debut) literally crossed Hammer’s path one night, and later turns up dead, he vows to get to the bottom of her brutal demise. One of the most influential films ever made, and perhaps the most-cited film by the architects...

Debuting on U.S. DVD today from IFC Films and Mpi Media Group, Manuel Carballo’s Exorcismus (a.k.a. The Possession Of Emma Evans) is the latest variation on the time-honored terror trope—with an updated twist. Here, the focus is not on an innocent child but on emotionally troubled teenager Emma, whose conflicts with her parents only get worse when a demonic force infects her. Fango spoke to actress Sophie Vavasseur, who brought Emma and her torment to life on screen.

Exorcismus, the devilish 2010 Spanish horror film, will come to DVD from IFC on June 7.

Priest are called in to drive the evil spirits from Sophie Vavasseur in Exorcismus.

Demonic possession films are the happening horror subject of late, with The Last Exorcism now on DVD and The Rite just announced.

Directed by Manuel Carballo and entitled The Possession of Emma Evans in its native country, the movie tells of secluded, home-schooled teenager Emma (Sophie Vavasseur) whose uncontrolled behavior causes her to believe she is possessed by the devil. When terrible things start to happen to Emma’s friends and family, her parents grudgingly call in the help of her uncle (Stephen Billington), a priest who attempts to drive out the evil spirits with an exorcism

There’s generally solid buzz in the horror community about Exorcismus, which received a theatrical release in Spain, Portugal and the Far East, but is...

Earning double points in the poor taste stakes of shameless self-promotion, straight-to-video horror mess Exorcismus – written by David Muñoz, a financial advisor by trade, who occasionally dabbles in film – has been sold not only on the basis that it is from Filmax, the studio behind the brilliant [Rec] films, but also that it “stars” Doug Bradley, better known to horror aficionados as Hellraiser’s iconic ghoul Pinhead. That the film shares practically no DNA with either [Rec] film (aside from also having a Spanish director), and that Bradley’s “starring role” actually consists of a two-minute cameo near the end, is quite the indication of quite how feverishly the film’s marketers had to scrape the bottom of the barrel in order to drum up some fuss about this ghastly horror pic.

Socially awkward, home-schooled teenager Emma (Sophie Vavasseur) one day begins to suffer from convulsions and act out in ways that she has no memory of.

Exorcismus

Stars: Sophie Vavasseur, Stephen Billington, Richard Felix, Jo-Anne Stockham, Doug Bradley | Written by David Munoz | Directed by Manuel Carballo

Exorcismus tells the story of troubled teenager Emma (Vavassuer) who suddenly becomes prone to fits and displays strange and aggressive behaviour. Her family think she merely needs psychiatric help, that is until Emma suddenly levitates in the family kitchen! Realising there maybe more to Emma’s odd behaviour, her parents bring in Christopher, a priest, to exorcise whatever demon is possessing her. But her exorcism is only the beginning…

There are some films that come out of nowhere and surprise you – Exorcismus is one such film. What ostensibly starts as a rip-off of The Exorcist, the film takes a turn in its final act that, like The Last Exorcism, changes everything we’ve seen before and turns the movie from a mere horror film about exorcism to a story about mans greed,...

In recent years, and especially since the release of 2007’s The Orphanage, Spanish horror has started to challenge its Japanese rival. The production company behind [Rec] and [Rec] 2, bring us a UK-set imaginative take on the age-old exorcism movie...

Fifteen year-old Emma is a normal moody teenager, drinking, making-out with boys, baby-sitting her younger brother and ranting and raving when she doesn’t get her way. Educated at home but keen to attend the local school, she hangs around with older neighbours who share her rock-chick ways, trying to tempt her with concerts. Frustrated by her parents’ rules, Emma starts to self-harm but what at first appears to be an innocent cry for help soon turns into something more sinister.

An inexplicable fit leads to Emma hearing muffled sounds, getting rashes and having vomiting fits. It’s only after her psychologist dies during a hypnosis session and she starts to levitate, that...

After all these years, it’s very clear to see and say that The Exorcist (here) has an absolute stranglehold on the possession genre. It’s the end all, be all, or as our own Jason Bene said here in his review of the better-than-most exorcism movies – The Last Exorcism – quite frankly (and I quote), “The Exorcist is the motherf*cker of all horror movies”. I don’t think there’s another film within a genre that has such a huge gap in its merits to the next best possible film from that genre. So, it should come to no surprise that when I say Exocismus: The Possession of Emma Evans (La posesión de Emma Evans) is confidingly average. It’s far from a dance with the Devil, but it’s a decent two-step with Him, and a far more interesting expose of the errors of home schooling than a horror film.

With the recent flurry of demonic flicks haunting the movies lately, another one can be added to the heap and we have some new items from Exorcismus for you to feast upon. Below is the trailer and some selected movie stills as well as the one-sheet for your viewing pleasure. Hold on to your souls and check out the visuals below and you can also catch the film via VOD from IFC Midnight, now playing.

Movie Synopsis:

Fifteen-year-old Emma Evans is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don´t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions. Life seems to be carrying on as normal, until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits.

Filmax's Exorcismus is available now countrywide on VOD, and to prime you to watch the devil do his thing, we've got three new clips for you to dig on!

Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans (review here) was directed by Manuel Carballo and stars Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological, but when doctors' tests are unable to draw any conclusions,...

Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans is available right now on VOD, and to celebrate the film's debut, a naughty little clip has surfaced online!

Special theatrical engagements will take place:

1/14 @ the Grandview - Columbus, Oh

1/21 @ the Burton - Detroit, Mi

2/4 @ the Sunset 5 in La + the Music Box in Chicago

Check out the new clip below courtesy of Bloody Disgusting.

Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans was directed by Manuel Carballo and stars Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal...

                                                          

Manuel Carballo's fantastic Exorcismus aka 'The Possession of  Emma Evans'  is now available on VOD courtesy of IFC Midnight, and thanks to Bloody-Disgusting we have the new red band clip.  The film stars Sophie Vavasseur (Evelyn), Stephen Billington (Resident Evil), Richard Felix (Fragile), Doug Bradley (Hellraiser) and Tommy Bastow.

The clip features Emma Evans uncomfortably seducing her best friend.

Synopsis:

 

 

Tired of a family that she feels is too oppressive and authoritarian, Emma Evans, a troubled and unsatisfied teen in full pursuit of her identity, decides one day to do something to end this situation. To achieve this, Emma unleashes her deepest desires, not realizing that it's a trigger too dark and powerful forces that she is unable to control, bringing the horror and tragedy into the Evans home. Emma just wanted to be free... but there are things you should never wish for.

 

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Manuel Carballo's Exorcismus is now available on VOD courtesy of IFC Midnight, and inside you'll find an exclusive red band clip from the flick starring Sophie Vavasseur (Evelyn), Stephen Billington (Resident Evil), Richard Felix (Fragile), Douglas Bradley (Hellraiser) and Tommy Bastow. The clip features Emma Evans uncomfortably seducing her best friend. Tired of a family that she feels is too oppressive and authoritarian, Emma Evans, a troubled and unsatisfied teen in full pursuit of her identity, decides one day to do something to end this situation. To achieve this, Emma unleashes her deepest desires, not realizing that it's a trigger too dark and powerful forces that she is unable to control, bringing the horror and tragedy into the Evans home. Emma just wanted to be free... but there are things you should never wish for.

Manuel Carballo's La posesión de Emma Evans eerie horror now showing on demand. We have the trailer as well as images from the IFC films release, also known as Exorcismus which is screenwritten by David Muñoz (Lena). The film starring, Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington, Sophie Vavasseur and Douglas Bradley, follows fifteen-year-old Emma Evans, a girl like any other teen; she thinks that her parents don´t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day...

Manuel Carballo's La posesión de Emma Evans eerie horror now showing on demand. We have the trailer as well as images from the IFC films release, also known as Exorcismus which is screenwritten by David Muñoz (Lena). The film starring, Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington, Sophie Vavasseur and Douglas Bradley, follows fifteen-year-old Emma Evans, a girl like any other teen; she thinks that her parents don´t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day...

This month the devil will make her do it On Demand (man, that sounds all kinds of dirty) when Filmax's The Possession of Emma Evans aka Exorcismus debuts on VOD courtesy of IFC Midnight. To usher in the movie's arrival we have an exclusive trailer debut that's riddled with never before seen footage!

From the looks of it, all of those people who have been complaining that films like The Last Exorcism or The Exorcism of Emily Rose didn't go demonic enough are in for a real devil-induced treat!

In an interesting turn of events, Exorcismus was originally retitled to The Possession of Emma Evans, but judging from the trailer the powers that be have gone back to the original title.

Exorcismus: The Possession of Emma Evans was directed by Manuel Carballo and stars Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is...

Stephen Billington attends La Posesion de Emma Evans ("The Posession of Emma Evans") Madrid Photocall.Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Sophie Vavasseur and Stephen Billington attends La Posesion de Emma Evans ("The Posession of Emma Evans") Madrid Photocall.Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Stephen Billington attends La Posesion de Emma Evans ("The Posession of Emma Evans") Madrid Photocall.Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Stephen Billington attends La Posesion de Emma Evans ("The Posession of Emma Evans") Madrid Photocall.Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Stephen Billington attends La Posesion de Emma Evans ("The Posession of Emma Evans") Madrid Photocall.Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. 12/27/2010 - Stephen Billington - "La Posesion de Emma Evans" ("The Posession...

The holidays are just a couple of days away, and what better way to be thankful for the birth of Christ (you know, that overlooked detail of the season) than with clips of a chick being tortured by demons?

Filmax's The Possession of Emma Evans aka Exorcismus will be released internationally on December 29th. Look for it here in the States courtesy of IFC Midnight sometime thereafter.

The Possession of Emma Evans was directed by Manuel Carballo and stars Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems...

With Filmax International releasing Manuel Carballo's The Possession Of Emma Evans (Exorcismus) in theaters December 29th, Bloody Disgusting was supplied with 6 clips from the film starring Sophie Vavasseur (Evelyn), Stephen Billington (Resident Evil), Richard Felix (Fragile), Douglas Bradley (Hellraiser) and Tommy Bastow. Tired of a family that she feels is too oppressive and authoritarian, Emma Evans, a troubled and unsatisfied teen in full pursuit of her identity, decides one day to do something to end this situation. To achieve this, Emma unleashes her deepest desires, not realizing that it's a trigger too dark and powerful forces that she is unable to control, bringing the horror and tragedy into the Evans home. Emma just wanted to be free... but there are things you should never wish for.

If Manuel Carballo's 'Exorcismus' (Aka 'The Possession of Emma Evans' and/or 'La posesion de Emma Evans') is every girls perfect Valentine's gift then UK males are in luck! The new exorcism feature from Spain, and featuring 'Hellraiser's Doug Bradley, will arrive on UK DVD shelves on 14 February 2011. From a script penned by David Munoz the movie, which will be distribyed by Entertainment One, will manage to cling onto it's more interesting 'Exorcismus' title instead of the 'Emma Evans' one which quite frankly is similar to other stuff already out there. Stephen Billington, Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Jo-Anne Stockham, Brendan Price, Claudia Costas, Emma Reynolds and Lazzaro E. Oertli Ortiz round off the cast. Check out the trailer below....

IFC continues to do themselves proud. They seem to have a love of quality film that is not constrained by genre. My first real experience with them was when they aired the horror themed documentary The American Nightmare over the Halloween season years ago. I was blown away and gained huge respect for the company. I still watch it every now and then to remind myself how good horror can be.

As announced recently IFC will be distributing the french zombie film The Horde and now have added two more foreign horror flicks to their catalog, this time both originating from Spain.

The films are Manuel Carballo’s supernatural chiller Exorcismus and Miguel Ángel Vivas’ home-invasion flick Kidnapped. Both films will be released through the IFC Midnight label theatrically and on its video-on-demand platform in early 2011.

In Exorcismus, a rebellious young girl (Sophie Vavasseur) discovers that she’s possessed by...

IFC Midnight has acquired Manuel Carballo's Exorcismus (aka The Possession of Emma Evans ) and Miguel Angel Vivas' powerful and shocking home invasion flick Kidnapped ( review ). Both films will be released through the IFC Midnight label theatrically and on their video on demand platform in early 2011. In Exorcismus , a rebellious young girl (Sophie Vavasseur) slowly discovers that she is possessed by a twisted, evil force. She is soon forced against her will to use extreme measures to free herself. Kidnapped follows Jaime (Fernando Cayo) and Marta (Ana Wagener), a middle-aged couple with a teenage daughter named Isa (Manuela Vellés). As the family moves into a new home and gathers to celebrate, everyone.s evening is ruined when a gang makes a home invasion.

IFC Films has picked up distro rights to two Spanish films: Kidnapped, from director Miguel Angel Vivas, and Exorcismus, directed by Manuel Carballo.  Both will be released under the IFC Midnight banner, theatrically and on video-on-demand.  After the jump, check out our exclusive interview with Vivas. Official synopses: In Carballo's intense supernatural horror film Exorcismus, a rebellious young girl (Sophie Vavasseur) slowly discovers that she is possessed by a twisted, evil force. She is soon forced against her will to use extreme measures to free herself. The film, which also stars acclaimed UK actors Jo-Anne Stockham and Stephen Billington, recently had its world premiere at the Sitges Fantastic Film...

The original embodiment of 'Hellraiser's Pinhead, Doug Bradley, may have been turfed aside for the upcoming sequel 'Hellraiser: Revelations' but he's still keeping his feet firmly in the horror camp with new Spanish exorcism horror 'The Possession of Emma Evans' (Aka 'Exorcismus', 'La posesion de Emma Evans'). The Manuel Carballo directed project, which co-stars the mostly British cast Stephen Billington, Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Jo-Anne Stockham, Brendan Price, Claudia Costas, Emma Reynolds and Lazzaro E. Oertli Ortiz, has got itself a new sales art poster fresh from Afm 2010 and you can check it out below. ''The Possession of Emma Evans' ('Exorcismus') follows Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins, who, like any other teenage girl, thinks that her parents don't understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will...

I think we've actually lost count regarding just how many one-sheets have already appeared for Exorcismus or, as it's also known, The Possession of Emma Evans. Well, screw it! Here's another!

Look for more on the film directed by Manuel Carballo and starring Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington soon.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological, but when doctors' tests are unable to draw any conclusions,...

Opening this December in Spain is the long talked about flick Exorcismus, aka The Possession of Emma Evans, and we've got some new artwork and even some crazy ass exorcism stills! Consider yourselves compelled!

Look for more on the film directed by Manuel Carballo and starring Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington soon.

Dig on the goods below courtesy of Filmax International.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological,...

Exorcismus, or The Possession of Emma Evans as it may be called, is an English language horror from the producers of [Rec]and [Rec]2 and there’s a new trailer out in the open today.

If you’re looking forward to Daniel Stamm’s The Last Exorcism then you might want to check out this trailer as it has similar themes and, perhaps inevitably, centres itself around the strange behaviour of a young girl who may, or may not, be possessed*.

In common with the [Rec] films the strange happenings and subsequent exorcisms are captured on a video camera, although as you’ll see from the trailer the movie is filmed conventionally and not as a mock/documentary.

The film was directed by Manuel Carballo and stars Doug Bradley, Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington and Sophie Vavasseur as Emma.

Personally I’m tiring of this scenario. Why can’t we have a demonic outbreak...

Exorcismus Int' PosterFilmax International is distributing Exorcismus, a tale of a fifteen year old girl and her demonic possession. The film's alternate title is The Possession of Emma Evans. This is a strange title for a film where the lead character is named Emma Hawkins, as shown in the synopsis. Either way, Filmax is one of the biggest distributors of independent films in Europe and here is one vote for the film coming to North American shores. Watch as Emma shows the full power of the underworld through her twisted movements and bloodshot eyes.

The synopsis for Exorcismus here:

"Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up...

With Lionsgate's The Last Exorcism getting all the devil's due this weekend, Filmax International took the time to release the trailer for its own possession based flick, Exorcismus, aka The Possession of Emma Evans. Carpe diem!

Look for more on the film directed by Manuel Carballo and starring Tommy Bastow, Sophie Vavasseur, Richard Felix, Douglas Bradley, and Stephen Billington soon.

Dig on the artwork below courtesy of Filmax International.

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Emma Hawkins is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities, and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.

Life seems to be carrying on as normal until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological,...

It’s not new news that a trailer for the Spanish horror movie Exorcismus - recently re-badged to the painfully generic The Possession of Emma Evans - has already hit the web, but as the Spanish official site for the film has just gone live with an uber high-res version of the trailer, we thought it worth a quick look. Manuel Carballo is directing, whilst Sophie Vavasseur leads a cast, including; Tommy Bastow, Stephen Billington and Douglas Bradley. The trail is Spanish dubbed, but still gives you a good idea of what we can expect. Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Emma Evans is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don’t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.