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"Anyone can fall for scams..." Vertical Entertainment has debuted the official trailer for an indie drama titled Nigerian Prince, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Made by a New York-based Nigerian-American filmmaker, the film tells the story of a Nigerian-American teenager who is sent back to Nigeria indefinitely by his mother. There he joins forces with a dangerous internet scammer in order to figure out how to return to the United States. Antonio J Bell stars as Eze, along with Chinaza Uche, Tina Mba, Bimbo Manuel, Ebbe Bassey, Rita Edward, Craig Stott, Dean Cameron, Omar Maskati, and Russell G. Jones. This looks like it gets extra violent and way more intensely thrilling than it seems at the start. I'm definitely curious about this, looks like a well-made indie film. Take a look below. Here's the first official trailer for Faraday Okoro's Nigerian Prince, direct...

Nigerian Prince Review Nigerian Prince (2018) Film Review from the 17th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Faraday Okoro, and starring Antonio J Bell, Chinaza Uche, Tina Mba, Bimbo Manuel, and Craig Stott. Yes, we’ve all been made aware – either as stern warning or meme parody – of the titular scam; but scamming has become such a universally reviled criminal corner, that [...]

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Holding the Man..

Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man has won the Best Feature Film Award at the image+nation 29 festival in Montreal.

In announcing the prize, the jury praised Armfield.s deft direction.

"The winner of this category is a masterful melodrama and time capsule of a devastating time in the Lgbt history, that touches on a familiar theme with a lot of humour and honesty, and a frank courage rarely achieved in narrative film,. the jury said..

.The performances by the leads Ryan Corr and Craig Stott as Timothy Congrave and John Caleo were outstanding, and the chemistry between these two characters was palpable."

Produced by Goalpost Pictures, Holding the Man is based on Timothy Conigrave.s memoir and stage play..

It was adapted for the screen by writer Tommy Murphy and produced by Kylie du Fresne, with assistance from Screen Australia, Film Victoria and Screen Nsw.

It also stars Anthony Lapaglia,...

Holding the Man.

Neil Armfield.s Holding The Man has been picked up by Netflix. The film will be available on the platform in all of the streaming service.s territories — except Australia and New Zealand. . Holding the Man is also set for theatrical release in a number of international territories, having been sold to Strand Releasing in the Us, Peccadillo in the UK, Pro Fun in Germany and Switzerland and Cinemien in the Benelux. . Producer Kylie du Fresne said: .The film has captured the hearts of audiences wherever it has screened and I am absolutely delighted that people around the world will now be able to share in the experience.. . Holding the Man is based on Timothy Conigrave.s memoir by the same name, adapted for screen by Tommy Murphy. It stars Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Anthony Lapaglia, Guy Pearce, Kerry Fox and Camilla Ah Kin.. Tristan Whalley, from UK-based Goalpost Film,...

Told with a lovely romantic sweep and full of raw, honest emotion, this is a gay love story that’s also just a great love story, full stop. Yay. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

I have not read the source material

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

A gay love story that’s also just a great love story, full stop? Yay. Without ever denying the particular challenges that faced gay couples in macho, conservative Australia in the 1970s and 80s, and without ignoring the particular horrors of the AIDS epidemic that ravaged an entire generation of young men, Holding the Man manages to elevate the romance of Tim (Ryan Corr: The Water Diviner) and John (Craig Stott) to the universal in a way that few movies about Lgbt relationships have yet to do. Director Neil Armfield (Candy), fortified by spirited,...

★★☆☆☆ Adapted from a 1995 memoir of the same name by Australian actor Timothy Conigrave, Holding the Man recounts the star-crossed love of a lifetime between the writer and his athletic, handsome beau, John Caleo. Both men would succumb to AIDS-related illnesses and it is a pity that this layered and temporally-shifting recollection, that spans more than fifteen years, registers so little genuinely stirring emotion given the rollercoaster tale of woe at hand. What should be a heart-wrenching viewing experience remains disappointingly flat despite two dedicated performances - from Ryan Corr and Craig Stott - that attempt to bring some intensity of feeling to Neil Armfield's film.

Exclusive: Netflix takes world Svod rights to drama featuring Guy Pearce, Kerry Fox and Anthony Lapaglia; Goalpost inks additional key deals.

Netflix has swooped on world Svod rights to drama Holding The Man, director Neil Armfield’s adaptation of the well-received Australian memoir of the same name.

Goalpost Films inked the deal with Netflix and has closed additional deals for all other rights with Strand Releasing for the Us, Peccadillo Pictures for the UK and Ireland, Pro Fun for Germany and Switzerland and Cinemien for Benelux.

The film, which garnered six Aacta Award nominations this year and took more than $1m at the local box office last year, will roll out across Europe and Us before its August 1, 2016, start date on Netflix.

Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Guy Pearce, Kerry Fox, Anthony Lapaglia and Geoffrey Rush star in writer Tommy Murphy’s adaptation of Timothy Conigrave’s memoir of the same name, about the rollercoaster...

Lgbt festival will feature more than 50 features in its 30th anniversary year; Catherine Corsini’s Summertime [pictured] revealed as closing night film.

BFI Flare: London Lgbt Film Festival (March 16-27) has revealed the line-up for its 30th anniversary edition.

The festival will feature more than 50 features and 100 shorts this year, as well as a series of events and an expanded industry programme.

The film programme will be split into three programmes - Hearts, Bodies and Minds - which will highlight three distinct themes: Lgbt content in British film and new British talent, transgender representation, and Queer Science and new technology.

The first of those, Lgbt content in British film and new British talent, will feature titles including Tomer and Barak Heymann’s documentary Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?, Andrew Stegall’s Departure, and Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures.

The second strand, Transgender representation on screen, will feature...

Straight Outta Compton has delivered Universal Pictures another monster release, taking $4.5 million in its first weekend at the Australian box office.

The F. Gary Gray directed biopic, which traces the rise of Nwa from the mean streets of Compton, Los Angeles, in the mid-1980s has blasted Southpaw out of the top spot.

It has overtaken Southpaw's total box office ($4,462,604) in its first weekend.

Straight Outta Compton follows 2015 Universal titles Trainwreck ($13,060,3939) and Jurassic World ($52,838,633).

Vacation, the fifth instalment National Lampoon's Vacation film series came in third spot with with $577,104 taking its total to $4,042,474.

While Ricki and the Flash produced another solid week with $566,939 for the weekend on 243 screens taking cumulative box office to more than $2 million.

Joel Egerton's the Gift also performed strongly with $520,921 this weekend. The Gift's cumulative revenue is now more than $1.5 million in Australia after a strong showing in the Us.

But the story of moment for...

Holding The Man has made a solid debut at the Australian box office achieving a screen average of just over $1100 on 31 screens on its first day of release..

The total box office for Holding The Man, after day one, is $260,098, which includes several preview screenings.

Transmission Film.s Richard Payten said Holding The Man was a film he was extremely proud to be distributing..

"It.s powerful and beautiful cinema from director Neil Armfield, screenwriter Tommy Murphy and producer Kylie du Fresne, with exceptional performances from an exceptional cast, including Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Anthony La Paglia, Guy Pearce and Kerry Fox," he said.

.The timing of the release is serendipitous, with such an important national discussion taking place on the issue of Marriage Equality. .

"We hope that the film contributes positively to that debate and that is also enjoyed as one of the most moving depictions of a grand...

Timothy Conigrave published his 1995 memoir "Holding the Man" several months before his death. The true story tale deals with his relationship with his lover of fifteen years, John Caleo, whom he met at a Jesuit Catholic school in Melbourne in the mid-1970s - Tim was a drama major, John the captain of the football team.

The book went on to win a United Nations Human Rights Award the year it came out, but has more recently found fame as an acclaimed stage play adaptation by Tommy Murphy - an award-winning play that became one of the most successful Australian stage productions in recent years, and has gone on to play in different parts of the world including London's West End and Los Angeles.

Now the story has been adapted for the screen with Ryan Corr ("Wolf Creek 2") and Craig Stott in the lead roles along with Guy Pearce,...

Portuguese director Miguel Gomes. Arabian Nights has won the top award, the Sydney Film prize, at the 62nd Sydney Film Festival.

The 3-part opus, which draws on the folk tales One Thousand and One Nights to create a portrait of modern-day life in Portugal, took the $62,000 cash prize at the closing night awards at the State Theatre.

Jury president Liz Watts hailed a film of "ambition and political vision which confronts, frustrates, and spellbinds - and ultimately reminds us that cinema continues to be a powerful vehicle to examine the human condition..

Journalist Michael Ware and two-time Oscar winner Bill Guttentag received the $10,000 Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian documentary for Only the Dead; with a special mention to The Lost Aviator directed by Andrew Lancaster. .A Single Body directed and written by Sotiris Dounoukos won the best live action short award; Grace Under Water directed and produced by Anthony Lawrence...

Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man, Simon Stone.s The Daughter, Jeremy Sims. Last Cab to Darwin and Jen Peedom.s feature doc Sherpa will have their world premieres at the Sydney Film Festival.

The festival program unveiled today includes 33 world premieres (including 22 shorts) and 135 Australian premieres (with 18 shorts) among 251 titles from 68 countries.

Among the other premieres will be Daina Reid.s The Secret River, Ruby Entertainment's. ABC-tv miniseries starring Oliver Jackson Cohen and Sarah Snook, and three Oz docs, Marc Eberle.s The Cambodian Space Project — Not Easy Rock .n. Roll, Steve Thomas. Freedom Stories and Lisa Nicol.s Wide Open Sky.

Festival director Nashen Moodley boasted. this year.s event will be far larger than 2014's when 183 films from 47 countries were screened, including 15 world premieres. The expansion is possible in part due to the addition of two new screening venues in Newtown and Liverpool.

As previously announced, Brendan Cowell...

Anthony Lapaglia, Guy Pearce, Kerry Fox, Ryan Corr and Craig Stott are set to star in "Holding the Man," a film adaptation of the acclaimed Australian play which Neil Armfield ("Candy") is helming.

The story covers a fifteen year love affair between two men in late 1970s/1980s Melbourne. The couple deal with disapproval, separation and, ultimately death.

Corr and Stott play the two leads, with the other three and Camilla Ah Kin playing their parents. The lead roles are tricky because the actors have to run the gamut from playing 16-year-old students to men in their thirties.

There also had to be chemistry, and Stott has to lose a lot of weight to portray his later scenes where he's dying. The production will take a seven week break in order for Stott to drop the weight.

Shooting begins in Melbourne next week. The film production follows several successful stagings...

Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Anthony Lapaglia, Guy Pearce and Kerry Fox head the cast in Holding the Man, Neil Armfield.s love story/drama based on Tommy Murphy.s acclaimed stage play.

Corr and Stott will portray Timothy Conigrave and John Caleo, who met and fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school.

John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years despite separations, discrimination, temptations, jealousies and losses. It ended with both men's deaths from AIDS-related complications.

Shooting starts in Melbourne next week, produced by Goalpost Pictures. Kylie du Fresne (The Sapphires). Murphy adapted Tim.s book for the screen.

Lapaglia and Camilla Ah Kin are cast as John.s parents Bob and Lois and Guy Pearce and Kerry Fox are Tim.s parents Dick and Mary-Gert.

Corr recently worked in Russell Crowe...

Anthony Lapaglia, Guy Pearce and Kerry Fox are to star alongside upcoming Australian pair Ryan Corr and Craig Stott when Candy director Neil Armfield begins filming Holding The Man in Melbourne next week.

Corr and Stott play Timothy Conigrave and John Caleo in this adaptation of a real-life boy-boy love story, while the other three – and also Camilla Ah Kin – play their parents.

“We would have done 400 auditions in six months for those two roles,” producer Kylie du Fresne told ScreenDaily.

It was a challenge in part because the actors are aged 16 and at school at the beginning of the film and in their 30s with a lot of life experience by the end. Sparks also had to fly between them. The creative team were open to casting four people but it was not their ideal.

Corr had to be released from the cast of Cyrano de Bergerac by the Sydney Theatre Company in order to accept...

The outrageous supernatural sex comedy Ghost Team One debuts on Blu-ray and DVD December 17, just in time for the holiday season. Carlos Santos and J.R. Villarreal star as two friends who try to impress a girl (Fernanda Romero) by tracking down the ghost that supposedly lives in their house. Not only do they discover that this apparition is real, but she's also "into them." We have a contest lined up where fans can take home the Blu-ray, which includes a video diary, bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage. Take a look at how you can win below.

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The outrageous and subversive horror send-up Ghost Team One will be summoned up on Blu-ray and DVD December 17, 2013 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Hailed as "pure comedy gold" (Film Threat) and "a film that will definitely show up on my Best Horror Film of the Year list" (Ain't It Cool News), the cross-genre sensation has drawn raves from critics and was an official selection at the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival.

Directed by Scott Rutherford (writer on Workaholics) and Ben Peyser (Sucks Less with Kevin Smith) and featuring an outstanding ensemble cast of fresh talent including actor and comedian Carlos Santos (host of MTV Tr3s' "Mi Trl"), J.R. Villarreal (Akeelah and the Bee), Tony Cavalero (Son of a Pitch) and Fernanda Romero (Rpm Miami), Ghost Team One follows two friends who are both trying to impress a girl who believes the spirit of a vengeful madam is haunting their home. They...

Meet Chuck. He used to be a real party beast, but now he's on the wagon. Struggling to stay sober is no easy task living with Brad and Sergio, his two stoner roommates. When they unleash a demon into their home, Chuck finds himself very susceptible to possession. Tony Cavalero steals plenty of scenes as Chuck in Ghost Team One. Check out our exclusive character featurette, which introduces us to this fan favorite. And then be sure to check out Ghost Team One, in theaters this weekend.

Ghost Team One was released October 11th, 2013 and stars Carlos Santos, J.R. Villarreal, Tony Cavalero, Meghan Falcone, James Babson, Craig Stott, Scott MacArthur, Fernanda Romero. The film is directed by Ben Peyser, Scott Rutherford.

Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford Talk Ghost Team One, in theaters this Friday

This Halloween will be the first time in five years that a Paranormal Activity movie hasn't been in theaters. If you're missing the demon, Paramount still has you covered with the found footage thriller Ghost Team One, which isn't just packed full of crazy horror, but also serves up some of the funniest jokes seen on screen this year. It perfectly captures the tension and terror of a Paranormal Activity movie. But it also does something that franchise fails to do. It gives us characters we actually care about and a story that isn't completely reliant on the next jump scare.

We're going to say it: Ghost Team One is better than all four of the previous Paranormal Activity movies combined! And we'd much rather see Ghost Team Two at this point than Ghostbusters 3.

It's a...

If yesterday's trailer for Ghost Team One was too tame for your liking, then feast your eyes on the age-restricted red band trailer with nudtiy and plenty of R-rated language. Carlos Santos and J.R. Villarreal star in this raucous horror-comedy about two roommates who discover that they live in a haunted house with a sexually frustrated ghost.

clickHere to watch this age-restricted trailer, which does feature nudity, then read on for more information about the VOD and theatrical release of this comedy, directed by Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford.

Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution (Phmd) today announced that the independent film Ghost Team One will be released day-and-date in select theaters, on VOD and on Digital on October 11th. Film Arcade will distribute the film in top markets with plans to focus heavily on college and Latino audiences. Phmd will handle VOD and Digital distribution for the hilarious and subversive horror send-up,...

Two roommates get much more than they bargained for when teaming up with a sexy ghost hunter in the first trailer for Ghost Team One. J.R. Villarreal and Carlos Santos star as Brad and Sergio, who not only awaken a demon alongside Fernanda (Fernanda Romero), but they soon realize this horny ghost has needs to fulfill. We also have the first poster for this horror-comedy directed by Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford, arriving in theaters October 11.

When roommates Brad and Sergio accidentally arouse the dead, they team up with sexy amateur ghost hunter, Fernanda, to expose the evil inside their home. But just as the guys start to get close to their hot new partner, they discover that a horny demon wants in on the action. Now, cameras are up, and more than fear is rising in this outrageous romp where only one thing is certain: someone is gonna get screwed.

Paramount Home Media have acquired new found footage comedy horror 'Ghost Team One' for worldwide distribution. The project from co-directors Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford follows a couple of roommates who, after falling for a girl who believes their house is haunted by a vengeful madame, set out to make a documentary that ultimately uncovers not just a decades-old murder but a ghost that appears to be into them. Penned by Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli and starring Carlos Santos, J.R. Villarreal, Tony Cavalero, Meghan Falcone, James Babson and Craig Stott the project was picked up following its premiere at Slamdance. 'Ghost Team One' was produced by Flying Monkeys Entertainment and Foresight Entertainment....

The latest edition of the Indie Spotlight contains all of the recent independent horror news sent our way. This week’s feature includes a new trailer for Girls Against Boys, first photos from Slamdance films Ghost Team One and Jug Face, a review of Bradley Scott Sullivan’s I Didn’t Come Here to Die, and much more:

New Trailer for Girls Against Boys: “When Shae (Danielle Panabaker), a naïve college student, is tormented by several men in a matter of days, she reaches her breaking point, and is drawn into coworker Lu’s (Nicole Laliberte) twisted plan for revenge. Together, the two embark on a gruesome killing spree, terrorizing and brutally murdering not just their attackers, but any man who gets in their way. However, after a wild weekend of retaliation, the friendship between the girls shifts into a dangerous obsession, and their perverse game becomes a desperate...

The first trailer for Ghost Team One arrived online today in honor of the film's premiere at Slamdance 2013, which will be taking place opposite Sundance on January 18-24 in Park City, Utah, at the Treasure Mountain Inn. Dig it!

Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford’s Ghost Team One stars Carlos Santos, Fernanda Romero, J.R. Villarreal, Meghan Folcone, Tony Cavalero, James Babson, Scott MacArthur, and Craig Stott. It’s a subversive, comedic take on the found footage genre wherein two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted.

Synopsis

In order to impress a girl, two roommates set out to make a documentary about a murder that took place in their house decades ago. The girl thinks that the victim’s ghost still resides there, and the two guys think that making a movie with her will get them laid. But...

Several new images from Ghost Team One arrived in our inbox this morning in honor of the film's premiere at Slamdance 2013, which will be taking place opposite Sundance on January 18-24 in Park City, Utah, at the Treasure Mountain Inn. Dig 'em!

Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford’s Ghost Team One stars Carlos Santos, Fernanda Romero, J.R. Villarreal, Meghan Folcone, Tony Cavalero, James Babson, Scott MacArthur, and Craig Stott. It’s a subversive, comedic take on the found footage genre wherein two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted.

Synopsis

In order to impress a girl, two roommates set out to make a documentary about a murder that took place in their house decades ago. The girl thinks that the victim’s ghost still resides there, and the two guys think that making a movie with her will get them laid.

While Sundance usually gets all the love, we'd be remiss if we didn't also focus on the horrific happenings taking place at this year's Slamdance 2013 Film Festival (January 18th to the 24th). The first two genre flicks have been announced, and we're sure there's more to come.

First up is Chad Crawford Kinkle’s Jug Face starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Bridgers, Sean Young, Larry Fessenden, and Daniel Manche.

Jug Face tells the story of a teen, pregnant with her brother’s child, who tries to escape from a backwoods community when she discovers she must sacrifice herself to a creature in a pit. It was the grand prize winner of the 2011 Slamdance screenwriting competition.

Secondly we have directors Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford's flick Billy Chen Presents: Ghost Team One starring Carlos Santos, Fernanda Romero, J.R. Villarreal, Meghan Folcone, Tony Cavalero, James Babson, Scott MacArthur, and Craig Stott.