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Exclusive: UK-based AI entertainment company Pigeon Shrine is launching AiMation Studios, which it says is dedicated to a new process it calls “aiMation”, and a slate of AI-driven film and TV projects.

The company says its “synth-assisted production” method uses AI tools and other technologies to streamline workflows, while “also working with human artists to ensure human creativity remains the key driver”.

The company says its visualization period is coupled with AI-powered virtual production which speeds up the production process and means actors come in towards the end of the process. VFX work is carried out earlier in the process than is traditional, the company says, meaning less of a scramble and squeeze at the end of the production process. The “healthier and more equitable” working process means staff at the company only work four days per week, leaders tell Deadline.

“We don’t see AiMation as a cost saving pipeline,...

UK-French sales agent, distribution and production company Alief has announced that the Ted Raimi led psychological thriller, Failure!, will have its World Premiere at FrightFest on August 28th 2023. Alief picked up worldwide rights at the Cannes Film Festival in May after Failure! made its debut at the Fantastic Pavillion. To mark the occasion, a teaser trailer and poster has been released. Failure! follows James who has a big debt with the bank and is given one hour to choose between financial ruin or murder in order to protect his family. As the hour progresses he finds his home and phone invaded by multiple characters pulling him in different directions, gradually adding to his distress and his unravelling. But who is real and who isn’t? As well as Raimi, the film also stars Merrick McCartha (Senior Year), Melissa Diaz (Ruthless), John Paul Medrano (Seven Days) and Daniel Kuhlman (Voodoo MacBeth) and Noel Douglas Orput.

Framework Productions is thrilled to share the first trailer for action horror Herd. Officially Selected for this years FrightFest, the film will celebrate its World Premiere on 26th August 2023 at the iconic horror festival. Directed by Steven Pierce, the film stars Corbin Bernsen (Major League, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, LA Law), Timothy V. Murphy (Snowpiercer, National Treasure: Book of Secrets), Ellen Adair (Homeland, Bull, The Sinner) Mitzi Akaha (Archive 81) and Jeremy Holm (Mr. Robot, House of Cards). Herd follows Jamie Miller (Adair) and her wife, Alex (Akaha) trying to save their failing marriage by going on an isolated trip in rural Missouri. After an accident, the women find themselves trapped back in Jamie’s small hometown and where her father lives (Bernsen), which has become overrun by virus infected ‘Heps’. Big John Gruber (Holm) and his clan help Jamie and Alex by shuttling them to a local vet, who sets Alex’s leg.

Pioneering digital content company Pigeon Shrine have announced the launch of The Virtual Tableread: Kenopsia. This innovative horror-sci-fi podcast, performed entirely by artificial intelligence, offers a distinctive and immersive listening experience. The Virtual Tableread: Kenopsia charts the intense journey of Rose, a woman trapped in a chilling pocket dimension, confronted by unseen horrors. Armed with her wits and bravery, she navigates this threatening landscape in a struggle for survival.

This project is brought to life under the direction of executive producers Charley McDougall, Jamie Mcleod-Ross, and Steve Moseley. Writer-producer Tom Paton collaborates with producers Nicole Bartlett, Max Sweiry, Alvin Adams, Frank Corbie, and Mark Woodyatt, to produce this enthralling narrative.

Tom Paton, CEO of Pigeon Shrine, highlighted the company’s approach to this unique project:

At Pigeon Shrine, our aim is to use AI as a catalyst for job creation within the media sector. The way we’ve chosen to...

Stars: Daniel Stisen, Samantha Schnitzler, Yennis Cheung, Lauren Okadigbo, Byron Gibson, Phillip Ray Tommy | Written by Nicole Bartlett | Directed by Brad Watson

Walker is an assassin, one of the best in the business. But this time one of the witnesses wasn’t as dead as they seemed to be. With his cover potentially blown, he needs a trip to “Reassignment Center 42” to be fitted out with a new identity, a process that he seems to be quite familiar with.

This time however there’s barely time for him to have his fingerprints burned off before the facility comes under attack by a team of heavily armed mercenaries under the command of Keates. Their target is Juliet and her protector Elda.

Director Brad Watson’s credits run more towards horror films such as Beacon 77 and For We Are Many than action, and The Siege is Nicole Bartlett’s first produced script...

Screen Rant is pleased to present an exclusive first look at the trailer for The Siege, which arrives in theaters on March 10 and on digital March 14. The latest offering from Saban Films is an action thriller that follows an international assassin who seeks a new identity at a top-secret compound. He must battle a squad of mercenaries in order to succeed, but they prove to be just as bloodthirsty as he is.

The Siege is directed by Brad Watson, who previously helmed the Kelsey Grammer film Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop, from a screenplay by Nicole Bartlett, who has worked as both screenwriter and actress in Hollywood, and a story by Tom Paton. The adrenaline-fueled adventure stars emerging actor Daniel Stisen as Walker, with a strong ensemble cast that includes Yennis Cheung, Byron Gibson, Samantha Schnitzler, and more.

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For his latest video review, Kev sits down to review Black Site (not the Tom Paton one). An Aussie-made government black site movie directed by Sophia Banks and starring Jai Courtney, Michelle Monaghan and Jason Clarke.

A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far-reaching and dire consequences.

You can also check out our written review of Black Site right here.

Our man Kevin, host of our Nerdly Out Loud podcast and YouTube channel, took part in this year’s Romford Film Festival, where he’s streamed interviews with actors, directors and various filmmaking types Every Night! Here’s an edited version from his another livestream… This time Kev is joined by Ross Henson, creator and star of Door Salesman Dave. Then we have Tom Paton of… well he needs no introduction to Nerdly readers does he?

Door Salesman Dave synopsis:

A prideful yet creepy Door Salesman, goes to great heights (literally) to close the sale. One couple are caught off guard and the situation becomes increasingly intense. He doesn’t take no for an answer and worst of all, he’s “Certified”.

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Exclusive: Rampage, Billions and Watchmen star Malin Åkerman is starring with Jack Donnelly (Atlantis), Wayne Gordon (Angel Has Fallen), Nicole Bartlett (Jim), Celine Arden (The Hustle) and Sam Cassidy (Guilt) in action-thriller film Us Or Them.

Directed by Tom Paton (Black Ops), the film is written by Nicole Bartlett from a story by Paton. The project recently wrapped production in the islands of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. Msr International is handling world sales in Cannes.

In Us Or Them, while enjoying a luxury holiday won on a mobile game app, childhood best friends Jude (Jack Donnelly) and Andy (Wayne Gordon) agree to play another game despite the foreboding caveat that once the game begins, they must play to the end. Enticed by the 20M grand prize by a mysterious woman called The Officiator (Malin Akerman), the duo signs up for a deadly round of ‘Us Or Them...

Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, Uli Latukefu, Pallavi Sharda, Phoenix Raei, Lucy Barrett, Todd Lasance, Logan Huffman, Lincoln Lewis, Joey Vieira, Simon Elrahi, Robert Zenca | Written by John Collee, Jinder Ho | Directed by Sophia Banks

A throwback to another era of filmmaking, Black Site (not to be confused with the 2018 Tom Paton film of the same name) follows a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret location called the Citadel, who must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far-reaching and dire consequences…

There’s a reason I said this film was a throwback at the start of this review, you see Black Site feels very much like a product of a different time, well at least the script does. There are quips thrown into people’s dialogue that hark back to the...

Exclusive: Redbox Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to thriller film Assailant.

Assailant follows British couple, Zoe and Jason, whose marriage is on the rocks as they sail to the Caribbean in hopes of saving their marriage. After a seemingly harmless bar fight between the husband and a mysterious drifter, the situation devolves into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. The couple must fight together to save themselves from the Assailant.

Starring Poppy Delevingne (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) as Zoe, Chad Michael Collins (Extinct) as Jason, Casper Van Dien (All American) as Michael, and Jeff Fahey (Lost) as Henry, Assailant is written and directed by Tom Paton (400 Bullets).

The film will premiere in 2022 and is expected to have a limited theatrical run and be available day-and-date on demand.

Pic is produced by Msr Media’s Philippe Martinez and Highfield Grange Studios’ Alan Latham, with Lee Beasley and Karinne Behr from Msr Media,...

Elizabeth Hurley (“The Royals”) will star in romantic comedy “Christmas in the Carribbean.” Principal photography will commence this week in the islands of St Kitts and Nevis.

The film is produced by Msr Media’s Philippe Martinez, who will also direct, and Highfield Grange Studios’ Alan Latham.

Written by Martinez and Nathalie Cox, the film will follow Rachel (Hurley), a hopeless romantic who is jilted at the altar. Not to let her Christmas in the Caribbean honeymoon go to waste, Rachel and her two bridesmaids jet off to the islands, where love blossoms and she has to make a life choice.

The cast also includes Caroline Quentin (“Bridgerton”), Nathalie Cox (“My Dad’s Christmas Date”), Edoardo Costa (“Non-Stop”), Hadar Cats (“Next Generation Role Model”), Downtown Julie Brown (“A Year in Music”) and Rafael Martinez (“NCIS: Los Angeles”).

Karinne Behr and Lee Beasley from Msr Media and Alastair Burlingham of Sherborne Media serve as executive producers,...

Ahead of the Horror Channel premiere of his sci-fi action thriller G-loc, director Tom Paton reflects on why making movies is like solving a puzzle, his passion for survival stories and being compared to Roger Corman.

Horror Channel will be broadcasting the UK TV premiere of your Sci-fi adventure G-loc. Excited or what?

It’s honesty so strange to me every time Horror Channel debuts one of my movies. The channel has been such a big part of my life growing up and informing my taste in films, that it’s always a “pinch myself moment” when I see something that I’ve made appear on their TV listing. G-loc is much more of a Sci-fi adventure than any of my previous movies, so it’s great that Horror Channel is supporting it and bringing it to UK audiences.

How difficult was it getting the film off the ground? It was shot in Yorkshire,...

Here’s another interview in Nerdly’s socially distanced series of chats with filmmakers and performers as part of the Nerdly Out Loud podcast for Nerdly.co.uk. This time Kevin sits down with writer, director and producer Tom Paton to talk about the film 400 Bullets, which we reviewed right here.

400 Bullets is an edge-of-your-seat Military Action story about what it means to fight for honor instead of profit. The film packs gun battles, epic hand-to-hand fight sequences and witty dialogue into its 90 minute run time.

British actor and model Poppy Delevingne, Chad Michael Collins, Casper Van Dien and Jeff Fahey are set to star in thriller-suspense film “Assailant,” from Msr Media and written and directed by Tom Paton (“400 Bullets”).

The pic turns on a couple going through marriage counseling who decide to head to the Caribbean on a “make or break” sailing holiday. But when the husband gets into a local bar fight the night before a difficult trek over a coastal trail, the duo finds themselves relentlessly chased by the aggressor and forced to work together in order to survive.

Msr Media’s Philippe Martinez and Highfield Grange Studios’ Alan Latham will produce, with Lee Beasley and Karinne Behr from Msr Media, Alastair Burlingham of Sherborne Media and Charlie Dombek serving as executive producers. Production financing is provided by Sherborne Media. Msr Media International is handling worldwide rights for the film.

Principal photography...

Stars: Andrew Lee Potts, Jean Paul Ly, James Warren, Steven Blades, Spencer Collings | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

It seems like just 57 days ago that I was writing my review of G-Loc, starring the ever so awesome Casper Van Dien and I wondered for the most briefest of moments how long it would be before Paton was back on set. Turns out that ship had sailed and 400 Bullets was coming out! After making the move from the potato fields to an actual physical soundstage with Goldfinch Studios, Tom and his Dop (and soulmate) George Burt decided to put bricks and mortar to the relationship that had been building with producer Steve Mosley as they built their own studio.

We have seen this team tackle post apocalyptic, vampires, elder gods, a timey-wimey staircase and space colonization… So I guess it was high time we added some all out butt-kicking action to the repertoire with 400 Bullets.

"All we have to do is keep the chip safe..." Shout Factory has revealed an official trailer for 400 Bullets, another jingoistic military action movie from British action filmmaker Tom Paton. The film is set in Afghanistan at a British military outpost, and is described as an "edge-of-your-seat, military actioner about what it means to fight for honor instead of profit." Nice try making this sound like something it isn't. 400 Bullets combines gun battles, epic hand-to-hand fight sequences and the banter of hardened soldiers into a lean, two-fisted film that packed with a wallop. The film boasts a stellar British cast of Jean-Paul Ly, Andrew Lee Potts, James Warren, Adele Oni, Steve Blades, & Wayne Gordon. Have a look below. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Tom Paton's 400 Bullets, direct from Shout's YouTube: One cold winter night in ...

Get ready to jump into action this spring. Highly anticipated action feature 400 Bullets, written and directed by Tom Paton, hits VOD, digital and national home entertainment shelves for watch-at-home on March 2, 2021 from Shout! Studios. An edge-of-your-seat, military actioner about what it means to fight for honor instead of profit, 400 Bullets combines gun battles, epic hand-to-hand fight sequences and the banter of hardened soldiers into a lean, two-fisted film that packed with a wallop. The film boasts a stellar British cast of Jean-Paul Ly, Andrew Lee Potts, James Warren, Adele Oni, Steve Blades, and Wayne Gordon.

The collectible Blu-ray and DVD release boast a spectacular movie presentation with special bonus content, including commentary with writer/director Tom Paton and behind-the-scenes featurette. A must-have for action movie enthusiasts and collectors, 400 Bullets will be available in stores at Walmart and other fine online retailers. Pre-order is available now at Shoutfactory.com...

Stars: Moe Dunford, Kate Dickie, Gethin Anthony, Alex Ferns, Jaime Winstone, Phil Davis, Sebastian Foucan | Written and Directed by James Kermack

Right spoilers on my verdict out of the way first…. I keep saying a lot lately that we are smack dab in the middle of an independent movie surge in the UK, with some truly fantastic directors, actors, producers and DOPs all standing up and being counted. Whatever your genre you can find something for you – from quality horror with the Shudder lockdown movie Host, straight up sci-fi with Tom Paton’s G-Loc, a sports drama with Sam Gitten’s vehicle Break or martial arts action with Kung Fu Matty’s Tribal: Get Out Alive… One other independent UK movie that I managed to check out recently that fits the same category is Knuckledust. Honestly, I was intrigued by the cast, the synopsis and that poster above which has...

Nerdly Out Loud is Nerdly’s very own podcast, bringing our website to your ears… Literally. Each episode host Kevin Haldon will be picking all the latest Movie, TV and Pop Culture reviews from the world of Nerdly and reading them out loud interjecting his own personal views of the ones he has seen. The main feature of these shows will be awesome interviews from directors, producers and people at all levels of the independent film world.

Nerdly Out Loud – Episode 4: On the set of Brit sci-fi ‘G-Loc’

For this episode we are dropping the reviews as we head for a set visit to director Tom Paton’s latest outing G-Loc, a sci-fi epic starring Stephen Moyer, Tala Gouveia, Casper Van Dien, Mike Beckingham and Johnathon Rhys Davies. While on set I (Kevin) had the chance to interview Tom, Tala, Casper, Mike and one of the directors of Veridian.

Stars: Stephen Moyer, Tala Gouveia, Casper Van Dien, John Rhys-Davies, Mike Beckingham, Alana Wallace, Shayne Ward, Spencer Collings, Toby Osmond | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

It’s pretty obvious by now that I am a fan of this man and his crew… I always look forward to seeing what he has cooked up in his labyrinthian mind and knowing that this time he had a well known studio (Goldfinch and Lionsgate) and some pretty big names onboard I was somewhat excited to check out G-loc… Oh and did I mention we were treading on some straight up sci-fi territory this time! of course I say straight up but when has Paton ever let his movies be confined to just one genre.

Of course this time we have what looks to be more of a tastier budget than we are used to and with that comes some bigger names and...

"Someone is trying to sabotage the mission." Lionsgate has released a trailer for an epic sci-fi thriller titled G-Loc, one of the latest films from genre filmmaker Tom Paton. The title G-Loc is a reference to an actual aerospace physiology term: "G-force induced Loss of Consciousness - a loss of consciousness occurring from excessive and sustained g-forces." This is sort of in the plot - they try to save a ship being pulled by gravity into a planet. In a world on the brink of collapse, mass migration to neighboring planet, Rhea, is humanity's final hope for survival. The only problem is, Rhea has become intolerant towards new settlers. 'Earther', Bran, has big dreams of a better life in this new world, but the odds are stacked against him. Confronted with a dangerous journey in a damaged spaceship, Bran must face an even greater threat: a hostile planet. G-Loc stars Stephen Moyer,...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks podcast, part of our growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast: Episode 154 – Spencer Collins, Stunt Co-Ordinator ‘The Ascent’

We jump in the booth with Spencer Collings… a Stunt coordinator and military advisor to talk about Tom Paton Flick The Ascent which is out today having it’s premiere on Vr… We also chat about his time on shows like Pennyworth, Strike Back and Gangs of London

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Stars: Shayne Ward, Bentley Kalu, Piotr Baumann, Simon Meacock, Toby Osmond, Samantha Schnitzler, Matt Malecki, Spencer Collings, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin, Alana Wallace, Sophie Austin | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

[Note: With the film now out digitally in the UK and in the Us (under the title Black Ops), here’s a reposting of our review of Tom Paton’s The Ascent – from the films debut at Frightfest last August]

As someone who reviews a Lot of movies, who grew up in the era of the video shop, its fun to see people clearly raised on the same types of films I enjoyed as a teenager now stepping behind the camera and making films of their own. Films that, as the filmmakers peers, I can recognise as having been influenced by the very same films I know, and in a lot of cases, love. Case in point, Tom Paton.

Paton’s last film, Black Site, clearly wore its inspirations on its sleeve, the John Carpenter-esque action-horror hybrid was just that.

In our exclusive, Nsfw clip, a military team witnesses evidence that they wish they had never seen. Written and directed by Tom Paton, Black Ops follows that small military team, who have arrived on a field to carry out a secret mission. Soon, however, they "find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell," in the words of the official synopsis. "Forced to climb or die, the group soon come face to face with their past sins in a desperate fight for survival." The description "suffocating intensity" certainly applies to the film. Shayne Ward, Toby Osmond, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Rachel Warren and Samantha Schnitzler star. Black Ops enjoyed its world premiere at FrightFest 2019. We wrote about the official trailer and showcased a few official...

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As part of our support for the launch of Tom Paton’s new film The Ascent on VOD, here’s an interview with actor and regular Tom Paton collaborator Toby Osmond, who appears in the film as Jack Ford.

The Ascent follows a group of mercenaries, who are sent to Eastern Europe in the middle of a civil war to retrieve intel. Shortly after the mission, the unit find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell; forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off.

The Ascent reminded me of Michael Mann’s The Keep, which was sort of his lost film…

To: I’ve heard people say that The Ascent reminds them of a cross between Ringu and Time…something, I get the Ringu reference because of the monster in our film, but I’ve not seen The Keep.

As part of our support for the launch of Tom Paton’s new film The Ascent on VOD, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks The Ascent (aka Stairs) with the writer/director Tom Paton.

The Ascent follows a group of mercenaries, who are sent to Eastern Europe in the middle of a civil war to retrieve intel. Shortly after the mission, the unit find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell; forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off.

The Ascent, directed by Tom Paton, is available now on digital following it’s debut last Friday on BirdBox.Film and AltspaceVR. For more on the Vr debut of the film check out this article from 365Flicks host Kevin Haldon – who was one of the lucky few to take part in such a unique event.

Nb. This interview took place...

We're back with another edition of Horror Highlights! In today's installment, we have an exclusive clip from Black Ops, casting details from Z Dead End, a trailer for Useless Humans, and details on a new character for the Hellboy: The Board Game:

Exclusive Clip from Black Ops: Following its festival run last year (where it played under the titles Stairs and The Ascent), Black Ops will be released to the masses this month from Samuel Goldwyn Films. Written and directed by Tom Paton, Black Ops stars Shayne Ward, Toby Osmond, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Rachel Warren, and Samantha Schnitzler. Executive produced by Kirsty Bell, Phil McKenzie, Steve Mosley, and Tom Paton, and produced by George Burt and Alexa Waugh, Black Ops is out now from Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Synopsis: "Follow a black ops team who find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell. Forced to climb or die, the group...

U.K producer Mosley Studios and producer-financier Goldfinch are turning to virtual reality for the launch of their latest feature, action thriller “The Ascent.”

Thought to be the first film premiere inside virtual reality, “The Ascent” will bow June 12 at 7 p.m. (BST) via AltspaceVR, and will be available to those with an Oculus headset, or similar. The event will be called “The Vr Film Festival.”

For those without AltspaceVR or access to a visor, the film will also premiere on Goldfinch’s recently launched VOD service Birdbox.Film at the same time.

The AltspaceVR premiere will also include a Q&a with director Tom Paton and cinematographer George Burt.

Burt said: “The Vr Film Festival was launched to give feature films a virtual platform to premiere in a copyright-safe environment. Due to Covid-19 we’ve been looking into tech and found AltspaceVR which can host the event with up to 100 people attending.

UK indie producer-financier Goldfinch has launched UK streaming platform BirdBox.Film.

The platform launches with three channels of curated content for Tvod – documentaries, drama and festival favorites – with more channels due to be launched in coming months. Themes will include horror in June, shorts in July and sci-fi in August.

Movies will include James Marsh doc Project Nim, Bryan Cranston starrer Trumbo, Olivier Dahan’s La Ve En Rose, Colin Firth drama A Single Man and Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Founders say that each channel with have 50 titles by summer 2020.

June 12 will see the exclusive digital premiere of the The Ascent, directed by Tom Paton, after its premiere at FrightFest 2019. For the shorts, Chris Turner’s Running Man will be first up, starring Raff Law and produced by Sadie Frost and Goldfinch.

The creators says the shorts channel “will reward the younger filmmakers who provide content, with funds to market their shorts,...

Financing and production group Goldfinch has launched U.K. streaming platform BirdBox.Film, a transactional video on demand (Tvod) service.

BirdBox has debuted with three channels based on documentaries, drama and festival favorites. Content available on the site includes Olivier Dahan’s “La Ve en Rose,” Colin Firth-starrer “A Single Man,” and Mira Nair’s “The Reluctant Fundamentalist.”

Goldfinch said more channels will be launched in coming months, beginning with horror in June, shorts in July and sci-fi in August.

Each channel will be supported by a premiere each month. June 12 will see the exclusive digital premiere of “The Ascent,” directed by Tom Paton, after its premiere at FrightFest 2019. For the shorts channel, Chris Turner’s “Running Man” will be first up, starring Raff Law and produced by Sadie Frost and Goldfinch.

Each channel will have 50 titles by summer, said Goldfinch. The platform added that it is focusing on...

"What was our mission?" Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted the official trailer for an indie action horror called Black Ops, which is the new release title – it's also known as The Ascent or Stairs. This originally premiered at Frightfest last year, and will be available to watch in June. Follow a black ops team who find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell. Forced to climb or die, the group soon come face to face with their past sins in a desperate fight for survival. This stars Shayne Ward, Rachel Warren, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Samantha Schnitzler, and Toby Osmond. While it seems like a sci-fi concept, it leans way more into horror. There's creepy ghosts everywhere, and they're stuck because of some supernatural force wants to torment them. Maybe a bit too much style, and nowhere near enough substance. Here's the official Us trailer (+ two posters) for Tom Paton's Black Ops,...

A new trailer for Black Ops has been released. This is the latest from the folks at Samuel Goldwyn Films and comes from writer/director Tom Paton. On the surface at least, this seems like a somewhat standard modern military operation flick. A rag-tag group of heroes on a mission. That old bit. However, the movie made its debut at FrightFest last year, a genre film festival. What on Earth was a move like this doing at a festival geared toward horror, one might wonder? This trailer provides a pretty interesting answer to that very question.

The trailer kicks off with a squad of military personal heading out on a mission in 2019. A big deal is made about the level of risk. Seemingly standard stuff for this sort of movie. Their mission takes something of an odd, dark turn and, after its over, things get especially strange. The group is...

Black Ops. Written & directed by Tom Paton, Black Ops stars Shayne Ward (Coronation Street), Toby Osmond (Game of Thrones), Sophie Austin (Call the Midwife), Alana Wallace (Black Site), Matt Malecki (Hurricane), Simon Meacock (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) and Bentley Kalu (Wonder Woman). The film follows a black ops team …

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Following its festival run last year (where it played under the titles Stairs and The Ascent), Black Ops will be released to the masses this June from Samuel Goldwyn Films, and we've been provided with the film's official trailer as a special treat for Daily Dead readers.

You can watch a specialized (and heavily weaponized) team encounter horrors from their past on an endless stairwell in the trailer below, and in case you missed it, read Sean McGeady's review of the film (back when it was known as Stairs).

Written and directed by Tom Paton, Black Ops stars Shayne Ward, Toby Osmond, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Rachel Warren, and Samantha Schnitzler.

Executive produced by Kirsty Bell, Phil McKenzie, Steve Mosley, and Tom Paton, and produced by George Burt and Alexa Waugh, Black Ops will be released by Samuel Goldwyn Films on June 12th.

Synopsis: "Follow a black ops team who...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks podcast, part of our growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast: Episode 147 – Catching up with Tom Paton

Last time we saw Tom Paton he was filming his new movie G-Loc… Since then Black Site has hit physical release, The Ascent (aka Stairs) has had its FrightFest premiere, G-Loc has finished post production and 400 Bullets has wrapped. 2019 was a hell of a year for Tom Paton and we wanted to get him on the show to talk about the year he had and whats next.

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From Christopher Landon's Happy Death Day 2U and the Netflix series Russian Doll to Johannes Nyholm’s Koko-di Koko-da and Tom Paton’s Stairs, 2019 has been the year of time loop entertainment, and director D.C. Hamilton looks to add another compelling time-warping experience to the list with The Fare. Based on a screenplay by Brinna Kelly (who also co-stars in the movie), The Fare follows a taxi driver (Gino Anthony Pesi) who must figure out why his latest customer (Kelly) disappeared from the back of his cab... and why he keeps experiencing the eerie event over and over. With The Fare out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Dread, we caught up with Hamilton in our latest Q&a feature to discuss filming The Fare in six days, making the movie stay fresh while filming primarily in one location, and the upcoming projects he hopes to make with Brinna Kelly.

Tagline: "One Step Closer to Hell." The Ascent is a blend of sci-fi and horror. Already having screened at this year's Frightfest in London, this title is getting set for possible screenings at this year's American Film Market - in Santa Monica. In the film, several special ops' soldiers find themselves in a struggle for survival. Trapped in a supernatural stairwell, they must climb upwards or face death from below. As well, this film was directed by Tom Paton (Redwood) and stars: Toby Osmond ("Game of Thrones"), Matt Malecki (Hurricane), Sophie Austin, Alana Wallace, Simon Meacock and many others. A trailer was released for the film last month and the film's most recent artwork is available here. The trailer reveals more of the film's story. The troops find themselves battling forces above. Once below, they are faced with their own transgressions, in the form of demonic characters. Once their past catches up with them,...

With democracy under attack and the climate crisis unsolved, there’s an ever-growing sense that humanity may be nearing its extinction. Where did it all go wrong? Were we to revisit the past 10, 50, or 100 years from now, would we know where to look for answers? Would we know what to do if we found them?

The hard-nosed soldiers in Tom Paton’s Stairs certainly don’t. Following a difficult operation during which they forswore their humanity for the sake of obeying orders, their debriefing takes an introspective turn when their nine-strong platoon is pursued up an unending staircase by the spectre of a civilian they killed in cold blood.

Before her execution, the prisoner gives the group some ominous, prescient advice: don’t go down. Those that do are swiftly chewed up. Those that don’t, climb, up and up until their boots fill with blood, frantically seeking a way...

Stars: Shayne Ward, Bentley Kalu, Piotr Baumann, Simon Meacock, Toby Osmond, Samantha Schnitzler, Matt Malecki, Spencer Collings, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin, Alana Wallace, Sophie Austin | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

As someone who reviews a Lot of movies, who grew up in the era of the video shop, its fun to see people clearly raised on the same types of films I enjoyed as a teenager now stepping behind the camera and making films of their own. Films that, as the filmmakers peers, I can recognise as having been influenced by the very same films I know, and in a lot of cases, love. Case in point, Tom Paton.

Paton’s last film, Black Site, clearly wore its inspirations on its sleeve, the John Carpenter-esque action-horror hybrid was just that. A John Carpenter inspired film that the genre maestro could have easily made back in his 80s heyday, probably around...

In the last of his his Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 preview podcasts for this week, host Stuart Wright talks Stairs with the films writer/director Tom Paton.

Special ops squad “Hell’s Bastards” are sent to infiltrate a civil war to retrieve intel. The unit soon find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off.

Catch Stairs at Arrow Video Frightfest

22th to 26th August 2018

Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7Na.

Programme listings and film details www.frightfest.co.uk/2019films/index.html...

Award-winning Director Tom Paton’S Fourth Film Starring Shayne Ward & Toby Osmond Is Set To Make Its World Premiere At The Prestigious Event Mosley Productions in association with Goldfinch will hold the debut screening of their new film Stairs, directed by award winning director Tom Paton, this August at the highly respected Arrow Frightfest London. …

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Earlier this year, we released Tom Paton’s sci-fi action/horror/thriller Black Site, which made its world premiere at FrightFest 2018. According to some Amazon review, it, “…feels like a long lost gem of the 80’s VHS market” and has, “…great action scenes and antagonists.” I bring up Amazon because we’re excited to let you know that […] The post Dread Presents: Black Site’s Cosmic Terror Invades Amazon Prime! appeared first on Dread Central.

Written by Brea Grant (Heroes) and directed by Natasha Kermani, it has been announced that Lucky has wrapped production and will be released in the Us by Dread. Also in today's Horror Highlights: 1Br's Fantasia International Film Festival premiere details as well as a clip from the film, open submissions for a new Tenderfoot TV podcast, and release details for both Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare and the radio drama Hall of Shadows.

1Br Fantasia International Film Festival Premiere Details and New Clip: "After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it's too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity.

This year marks the festival’s 20th anniversary.

This year’s FrightFest, the annual UK genre festival, has unveiled a line-up that features 20 world premieres including films from the Soska Sisters (American Mary) and Tom Paton (Black Site).

The Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, are screening their second feature Rabid, their re-imagining of David Cronenberg’s 1977 film. Paton’s Stairs is a sci-fi horror about a special ops squad that find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell.

Also screening are Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by André Øvredal’s, and Crawl,...

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...

This week saw the release of our latest Dread title, Black Site. It’s a film that we saw out of last year’s FrightFest and we absolutely adored it. To know that it’s now available for everyone to see is an incredible feeling and we can’t thank everyone enough for their support and patience as we […] The post Dread Presents: Black Site Director Tom Paton on the Influence of H.P. Lovecraft and John Carpenter appeared first on Dread Central.

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast: Episode 130 – ‘Stairs’ Part 2… Alana Wallace & Toby Osmond

Yes, that’s right we are finally here with part two of our coverage of Tom Paton’s upcoming Stairs movie. We kick off with Alana Wallace in her 365Flicks debut. We get to talk about her career to date and dive into her time on the Stairs, while also discovering Alana was once in a girl band.

Then we are joined by a familiar guest on the show, yes its our man about town Toby Osmond who is back to not tell us anything about an HBO show he may or may not be in,...

Next week sees the release of Black Site, the cosmic sci-fi/martial arts/horror film from director Tom Paton. To say that we’re on the edge of our seat waiting for your thoughts is an understatement! A throwback to the early days of John Carpenter, Black Site wowed us out of last year’s FrightFest and we’ve been […] The post Dread X: Black Site’s Tom Paton Shares His Top 10 Cosmic Horror Films! appeared first on Dread Central.

In a week-and-a-half, we will officially release our upcoming Dread title Black Site. A badass blend of martial arts, action, and cosmic horror, the film is a throwback to the early days of John Carpenter. It’s a movie we’ve been passionate about since its world premiere at FrightFest last year and we’re incredibly excited to […] The post Dread: Go Behind-the-Scenes of Tom Paton’s Black Site appeared first on Dread Central.