What does a royal grandma dream about when her head hits the pillow at night? Red squirrels of course! That's what was on the mind of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall when she joined in some fun with a group of youngsters in London on Tuesday. And it will certainly get the approval of her husband Prince Charles. He is a passionate protector of the species of furry rodent. Camilla, 68, joined a tour highlighting the whimsical world of author Roald Dahl. In a workshop based in part on Dahl's book The B.F.G., she was asked to place her dream...
- 2/16/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
★☆☆☆☆ Of all its numerous misdemeanours, the most heinous that Dominic Brunt's vile Bait (2014) commits is its attempt to convince you that it isn't the grim, misogynistic horror that it ultimately turns out to be. Its two female protagonists, Bex (Victoria Smurfit) and Dawn (Joanne Mitchell), begin the film as feisty, independently-minded individuals, running their own market stall selling organic tea and cakes and attempting to secure a loan to expand into a shop. They're well-drawn and smartly acted at first, with realistic lives and realistic aspirations that don't involve men and it initially feels refreshing to see a home-grown genre flick that seems rooted in the lives of women.
Sadly, the idea that they might be resourceful and capable enough to handle whatever a horror film might throw at them soon dissipates when they meet Jeremy (Jonathan Slinger), a sneering loan shark who begins extorting them, threatening them with...
Sadly, the idea that they might be resourceful and capable enough to handle whatever a horror film might throw at them soon dissipates when they meet Jeremy (Jonathan Slinger), a sneering loan shark who begins extorting them, threatening them with...
- 9/7/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
A woman in her bra covered in blood? Tick. But director Dominic Brunt’s vicious thriller is more convincing than you’d expect, with characters of genuine depth
This impressively vicious thriller directed by Dominic Brunt (who played Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale for years) looks at first like straight-up exploitation nonsense with its opening shots of a bra-clad Joanne Mitchell covered in blood screaming in a bathroom as Victoria Smurfit (also gore-smeared and in her undies) climbs the stairs with a knife. But as the narrative rolls back to show how we got to this place, Bait reveals itself to be smarter and subtler than the usual genre workout. The two women, it turns out, are best friends who run a cake stall in a market and get suckered into making a deal with Jonathan Slinger’s exquisitely evil loan shark. You know he has to be vile early on...
This impressively vicious thriller directed by Dominic Brunt (who played Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale for years) looks at first like straight-up exploitation nonsense with its opening shots of a bra-clad Joanne Mitchell covered in blood screaming in a bathroom as Victoria Smurfit (also gore-smeared and in her undies) climbs the stairs with a knife. But as the narrative rolls back to show how we got to this place, Bait reveals itself to be smarter and subtler than the usual genre workout. The two women, it turns out, are best friends who run a cake stall in a market and get suckered into making a deal with Jonathan Slinger’s exquisitely evil loan shark. You know he has to be vile early on...
- 9/3/2015
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Bait has just rocked Film4’s FrightFest and Dominic Brunt’s brutal new thriller comes out tomorrow. The story of two women, Bex (Victoria Smurfit) and Dawn (Joanne Mitchell), who want to open a café and end up taking money from the wrong man, loanshark Jeremy (Jonathan Slinger), Bait becomes less a happy tale of two friends
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- 9/3/2015
- by Andrew Jones
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Aiden Gillen stars in “Still,” the latest from Omnibus Entertainment, the specialty imprint of the New York-based film distribution company Film Movement. The British thriller, from writer-director Simon Blake, will be available June 30 on DVD. Gillen stars alongside Jonathan Slinger, Elodie Yung, Amanda Mealing and rapper Sonny Green in a film that focuses on the a man whose life has quickly gone out of control after a personal tragedy. “A gritty and atmospheric thriller about the traumatic disintegration of a man and father, Still is the haunting, deeply moving story about a journey every parent hopes they will never have to make. Tom Carver (Aidan Gillen, Game of Thrones [ Read More ]
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- 6/14/2015
- by monique
- ShockYa
Still
Written and Directed by Simon Blake
UK, 2014
The subject of adolescent criminality is a hot button issue in Britain, playing on the fears generated by rampant urbanization and the generation gap. Cinema has addressed these fears in different ways; Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg riffed on the idea with Hot Fuzz and their friend Joe Cornish cast them as unlikely heroes in Attack the Block while Michael Caine‘s avenging war vet in Harry Brown takes it into the territory of elderly wish fulfilment. Writer/director Simon Blake uses the idea as the narrative and thematic force behind Still; a grim, well-acted yet slightly messy contemporary crime drama.
Set in and around North London, Still introduces Carver (Aidan Gillen) and his ex-wife Rachel (Amanda Mealing) putting flowers on the grave of their deceased teenaged son on the anniversary of his death. Carver has deeply rooted feelings of guilt about...
Written and Directed by Simon Blake
UK, 2014
The subject of adolescent criminality is a hot button issue in Britain, playing on the fears generated by rampant urbanization and the generation gap. Cinema has addressed these fears in different ways; Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg riffed on the idea with Hot Fuzz and their friend Joe Cornish cast them as unlikely heroes in Attack the Block while Michael Caine‘s avenging war vet in Harry Brown takes it into the territory of elderly wish fulfilment. Writer/director Simon Blake uses the idea as the narrative and thematic force behind Still; a grim, well-acted yet slightly messy contemporary crime drama.
Set in and around North London, Still introduces Carver (Aidan Gillen) and his ex-wife Rachel (Amanda Mealing) putting flowers on the grave of their deceased teenaged son on the anniversary of his death. Carver has deeply rooted feelings of guilt about...
- 5/8/2015
- by Liam Dunn
- SoundOnSight
As the hit West End show Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, approaches its second anniversary, producers today announced the cast that will take it into its third year. Alongside Jonathan Slinger as Willy Wonka will be Kraig Thornber Grandpa George, Lara Denning Mrs Bucket and Mark Oxtoby Jerry, among other new names. Originating company members Ross Dawes and Derek Hagen will take over the roles of Mr Salt and Mr Bucket respectively.
- 3/25/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Emmerdale star Dominic Brunt has begun directing a new thriller film.
The actor, who plays Paddy Kirk on the ITV soap, will also act as a producer on The Taking, described as an "empowering female revenge thriller".
The film stars Victoria Smurfit (About a Boy) and Brunt's real-life wife Joanne Mitchell, while the screenplay has been written by Emmerdale writer Paul Roundell.
The Taking tells the story of market stall holders Bex (Smurfit) and Dawn (Mitchell) who are pushed to the limit after accepting a loan from vicious loan shark Jeremy (Jonathan Slinger) in order to open their own upmarket cafe.
The project is a co-production between Mitchell Brunt and Metrodome International.
Of the film, Brunt said: "I feel honoured and excited to be continuing the successful and creative working relationship with Metrodome. For me, The Taking represents a huge and ambitious leap forward."
Filming is currently taking place in West Yorkshire,...
The actor, who plays Paddy Kirk on the ITV soap, will also act as a producer on The Taking, described as an "empowering female revenge thriller".
The film stars Victoria Smurfit (About a Boy) and Brunt's real-life wife Joanne Mitchell, while the screenplay has been written by Emmerdale writer Paul Roundell.
The Taking tells the story of market stall holders Bex (Smurfit) and Dawn (Mitchell) who are pushed to the limit after accepting a loan from vicious loan shark Jeremy (Jonathan Slinger) in order to open their own upmarket cafe.
The project is a co-production between Mitchell Brunt and Metrodome International.
Of the film, Brunt said: "I feel honoured and excited to be continuing the successful and creative working relationship with Metrodome. For me, The Taking represents a huge and ambitious leap forward."
Filming is currently taking place in West Yorkshire,...
- 5/9/2014
- Digital Spy
Various production companies have begun announcing new film projects in the lead-up to the Cannes Film Market which is scheduled to begin later this month. Amongst the new films that have been announced in the past day or so:
Eye in the Sky
Gavin Hood is on board to direct and Colin Firth will lead an ensemble cast in eOne's contemporary drone warfare thriller "Eye In The Sky" which will shoot in South Africa in August.
The story follows a military intelligence officer who is charged with remotely commanding a top secret drone operation to capture a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Kenya. Guy Hibbert ("Complicit") penned the script. [Source: Screen]
Salinger's War
Writer Danny Strong ("Lee Daniels' The Butler," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay") will make his directorial debut on "Salinger's War", a biopic of famed author J.D. Salinger for Black Label Media.
Strong wrote the script on spec...
Eye in the Sky
Gavin Hood is on board to direct and Colin Firth will lead an ensemble cast in eOne's contemporary drone warfare thriller "Eye In The Sky" which will shoot in South Africa in August.
The story follows a military intelligence officer who is charged with remotely commanding a top secret drone operation to capture a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Kenya. Guy Hibbert ("Complicit") penned the script. [Source: Screen]
Salinger's War
Writer Danny Strong ("Lee Daniels' The Butler," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay") will make his directorial debut on "Salinger's War", a biopic of famed author J.D. Salinger for Black Label Media.
Strong wrote the script on spec...
- 5/1/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
If you were a regular watcher of NBC's "Dracula" you're no doubt familiar with Victoria Smurfit, who played Lady Jane Wetherby on the show. Up next, Smurfit stars in a revenge thriller, and we've got the skinny for ya today. Read on!
Per Screen Daily, Smurfit (pictured) stars alongside Joanne Mitchell and Jonathan Slinger in the film, which has just begun production over in West Yorkshire. It's being directed by Jonathan Brunt, who previously helmed the 2012 horror flick Before Dawn.
The Taking tells the story of two women who turn the tables on a vicious loan shark, and it's one of the new films on the slate of newly minted UK sales outfit Metrodome International.
Brunt produces alongside Jezz Vernon, Joanne Mitchell, Michael Lacey, Jennifer Handorf and Helen Grace. Executive producers are Martin Campbell and Kwesi Dickson.
The shoot is due to wrap on May 18.
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Per Screen Daily, Smurfit (pictured) stars alongside Joanne Mitchell and Jonathan Slinger in the film, which has just begun production over in West Yorkshire. It's being directed by Jonathan Brunt, who previously helmed the 2012 horror flick Before Dawn.
The Taking tells the story of two women who turn the tables on a vicious loan shark, and it's one of the new films on the slate of newly minted UK sales outfit Metrodome International.
Brunt produces alongside Jezz Vernon, Joanne Mitchell, Michael Lacey, Jennifer Handorf and Helen Grace. Executive producers are Martin Campbell and Kwesi Dickson.
The shoot is due to wrap on May 18.
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- 4/30/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Dominic Brunt directs, Victoria Smurfit stars in Metrodome production.
Shooting is underway in West Yorkshire on director Dominic Brunt’s revenge-thriller The Taking, one of the new films on the slate of newly minted UK sales outfit Metrodome International.
Victoria Smurfit, star of NBC’s Dracula, will star alongside Joanne Mitchell and Jonathan Slinger in the story of two women who turn the tables on a vicious loan shark.
Metrodome International, which co-produces with Mitchell-Brunt Films, will be shopping the project to buyers at Cannes. Metrodome Distribution will release in the UK.
The film is produced by Brunt, Jezz Vernon, Joanne Mitchell, Michael Lacey, Jennifer Handorf and Helen Grace. Executive producers are Martin Campbell and Kwesi Dickson.
The shoot is due to wrap on May 18.
Metrodome International head of sales and acquisitions Caroline Couret-Delègue said: ‘”The Taking is a powerful female lead movie that tackles the zeitgeist issues of debt and class warfare in a violent...
Shooting is underway in West Yorkshire on director Dominic Brunt’s revenge-thriller The Taking, one of the new films on the slate of newly minted UK sales outfit Metrodome International.
Victoria Smurfit, star of NBC’s Dracula, will star alongside Joanne Mitchell and Jonathan Slinger in the story of two women who turn the tables on a vicious loan shark.
Metrodome International, which co-produces with Mitchell-Brunt Films, will be shopping the project to buyers at Cannes. Metrodome Distribution will release in the UK.
The film is produced by Brunt, Jezz Vernon, Joanne Mitchell, Michael Lacey, Jennifer Handorf and Helen Grace. Executive producers are Martin Campbell and Kwesi Dickson.
The shoot is due to wrap on May 18.
Metrodome International head of sales and acquisitions Caroline Couret-Delègue said: ‘”The Taking is a powerful female lead movie that tackles the zeitgeist issues of debt and class warfare in a violent...
- 4/30/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Let's see what the critics had to say...Urinetown, the musical, runs at The St James Theatre until 3 May 2014, starring Marc Elliott EastEndersThe History BoysTape as Mr. McQueen, Richard Fleeshman GhostLegally BlondeCoronation Street as Bobby Strong, Simon Paisley Day SherlockMusketeersTimon Of Athens as Caldwell B. Cladwell, Jenna Russell Merrily We Roll AlongSunday In The Park With GeorgeGuys And Dolls as Penelope Pennywise, Jonathan Slinger HamletThe TempestYes, Prime Minister as Officer Lockstock and is directed by Jamie Lloyd The Commitments, Macbeth, The Hothouse, The Pride at the St James Theatre.
- 3/12/2014
- by Review Roundups
- BroadwayWorld.com
The cast for Urinetown The Musical includes Katie Bernstein Little Becky Two ShoesMrs Millennium, Cory English Old Man StrongHot Blades Harry, Richard Fleeshman Bobby Strong, Madeleine Harland Soupy SueCladwell's Secretary, Rosanna Hyland Hope Cladwell, Julie Jupp Old WomanJosephine Strong, Mark Meadows Senator Fipp, Joel Montague Male Swing 1, Jo Napthine Female Swing 2, Jenna Russell Penelope Pennywise, Matthew Seadon-Young Robbie The StockfishUGC Executive 1 and Jonathan Slinger Officer Lockstock.
- 10/11/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Di Neil Manson (Andrew Lancel) and DC Grace Dasari (Amita Dhiri) continue working together on an investigation involving Dr Julia Bickham (Emily Hamilton), a psychiatrist that Neil knows from a previous case. The investigation leads them to a man called Stephen Fairfax (Jonathan Slinger), who used to be under Julia's care. Realising that Stephen's a man on the edge, it soon dawns on Neil (more)...
- 8/14/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
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