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Exclusive: Jamie Bacon, Brandon Mychal Smith, Monroe Cline and James Oliver Wheatley are to front Pretty Boy Delaney, a gritty indie pic set to the backdrop of the fentanyl crisis.

Filming is underway on the pic, which is billed as a character-driven drama tackling addiction, mental health, and homelessness. Bacon is writing, with Liv Forsythe (Time is Emotional) the director, and Dean Street Productions, Forsyth Films and Ck Films. Steven Cookson, Neylin Mutlu, Hussain Manawer (Mogul Mowgli) and Bacon are also producing. Nick DeCoster is exec producer.

In the film, Bacon plays the title character, a 26-year-old former boxing prodigy now battling a relentless fentanyl addiction on the streets of Skid Row – territory ruled by the cold and calculating Shannon (Smith) – after settling in California with his older brother John (Wheatley). Estranged from his daughter, Delaney encounters compassionate outreach worker Emma (Cline) and boxing coach Berne (Eddie Arrazola...

Netflix’s Polish thriller, Just One Look, adapted from best-selling author Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name, is the latest addition to the long list of narratives that deal with an amnesiac protagonist trying to leave their dark past behind, only to get their present lives upturned by it. If you regularly follow these original regional thrillers released by the streaming service every week, you are already familiar with the narrative pattern. The cover-ups, quests for vengeance, retributions, and secrets—every expected twist and turn ultimately boils down to one single truth: that the past always catches up to you. The problem is, the narrative tries to shock you with the final twist after meandering through uninspiring story threads right from the beginning and expects you to be in awe at what turns out to be the most obvious, underwhelming revelation in line with what the narrative was feeding you.

Newcomer Kabita Napali takes the co-leading role opposite the U.K.’s Jamie Bacon in “Eklo I,” a film which claims to be Nepal’s first sci-fi movie.

Three months of production are now underway in the Himalayan country, which is previously best known for art-house titles and low-budget drama films.

In a post-apocalyptic 2090, some 60 years after humanity fled the Earth due to an epidemic, two astronauts crash-land in the Himalayan mountains while on a reconnaissance mission. The astronauts uncover a hidden city of caves among the towering mountains and there encounter a mysterious guardian who holds secrets that challenge their understanding of survival and destiny. The Nepali word ‘eklo’ translates as ‘alone’ in English.

Napali, who plays the second astronaut, is joined by Benisha Hemel and Vijay Lama (“Everest”), as well as Pradeep Khadka who portrays the guru. Napali is a newcomer whose first credit is on the Sujoy Young...

Exclusive: Jamie Bacon and Pradeep Khadka will star in sci-fi flick Eklo from British-Nepalese director Pradeep Shahi.

The filmmakers say Eklo will be the first science fiction flick to come out of Nepal. Shahi is currently in Cannes with his latest film, The Last Ritual, which has Scatena and Rosner Films attached.

Eklo takes place in a futuristic version of Earth in which a deadly viral epidemic forced humanity to flee the planet in 2030. Sixty years later, British space agency astronaut Zach (Bacon) is on a reconnaissance missions and crash-lands in the Himalayan region of Nepal with his partner. They explore their surroundings and uncover a hidden city of caves nestled among the mountains, where they encounter a mysterious figure (Khadka), who is the mythical guardian of the Himalayan region.

Bacon is also signed on as a producer, as he and Shahi look to...

Exclusive: British actor and screenwriter Jamie Bacon has signed with UK agency United Agents.

Going forwards, United literary agent Charles Walker will represent Bacon, who is known for writing and starring 2018 film Into the Mirror and for roles in Netflix series White Lines and Stephen Cookson-directed feature film Brighton.

Bacon has a role in the BBC’s upcoming Lennie James vehicle Mr Loverman, which will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, and recent wrapped shooting on another BBC title, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s debut feature film Dreamers.

He is also in pre-production to star in Pradeep Shahi’s Eklo: The Final Survivor, which will start shooting in Nepal in August, and is developing a crime drama called The Smiths, a four-part series. It has Sheridan Smith cast in the lead role and Emma Burge (Shameless) producing.

Bacon made thriller In the Mirror, which had a theatrical run in the U.

"It will only be a matter of time before he is made to pay the ultimate price for dabbling in the dark side of his own desire." Dark Star has revealed an official trailer for a freaky, twisted, disquieting horror anthology feature titled Midnight Peepshow, made in the UK. This premiered at FrightFest 2022 and is only now getting a direct-to-video release over here. An unnamed madame operates a unique peep show that caters to its customers deepest desires, fears, and sins. Tonight, it welcomes a businessman with a unique connection to an extreme fantasy website. Soon he will become a witness to three stories of victims that found the dark web site. It's only a matter of time before he's made to pay the ultimate price for dabbling in the dark side of desire. Starring Zach Galligan, Chiara D'Anna, Richard Cotton, Sarah Diamond, Jamie Bacon, and Derek Nelson. Another online streaming voyeurs torture horror concept,...

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

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

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

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

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

Rula Lenska, Steve Wraith,...

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

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

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

The film opens with the traditional wraparound,...

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

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

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

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

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

Airell Anthony Hayles,...

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

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

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

This film seems unable to decide whether it is a hallucinatory exploration of queer culture or a naturalistic rite-of-passage drama

With her low-budget feature debut, British director Lois Stevenson gives us a tonally unsteady film: it’s unsure whether to be a sturdy naturalistic coming-out drama about a twentysomething man forging his Lgbtq identity, or a weirded-out Kenneth Anger-style dive into queer subculture.

Screenwriters Jamie Bacon and Charles Streeter double up duties to act the lead roles. In creaky office scenes, Bacon plays mousy Daniel, an entry level City worker uncomfortable with the advances of his boss, who’s eyeing him up as his wingman in hard drinking and everyday sexism. Daniel is also avoiding calls from his dad, who leaves apologetic, bridge-building messages. What emerges in flashbacks is a terrible childhood memory: his father exploding with rage at Daniel dressing up in girl’s clothes. For years, Daniel...