A UK print film magazine, and a big one too! Here’s Film Stories issue 49 – an issue going very much beyond the blockbusters.
Introducing issue 49 of Film Stories, where once again we’ve clearly gone mad and produced another 168 page bumper issue. And printed it on nice paper too!
We’re 100% independent, and this issue – as always – we’re celebrating fellow independents. But also: our front cover goes utterly beyond blockbuster film, and gives the whole cover over to indie movies.
We’re really proud of it. We hope you’re going to like it, and we hope you might consider supporting it. Sold primarily via mail order, and popping up in a few WHSmiths stores around the country too, here’s the cover of the new issue…
And inside?
If you’re looking to support films beyond the blockbusters, then amongst the treats in this huge 168-page issue:
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Introducing issue 49 of Film Stories, where once again we’ve clearly gone mad and produced another 168 page bumper issue. And printed it on nice paper too!
We’re 100% independent, and this issue – as always – we’re celebrating fellow independents. But also: our front cover goes utterly beyond blockbuster film, and gives the whole cover over to indie movies.
We’re really proud of it. We hope you’re going to like it, and we hope you might consider supporting it. Sold primarily via mail order, and popping up in a few WHSmiths stores around the country too, here’s the cover of the new issue…
And inside?
If you’re looking to support films beyond the blockbusters, then amongst the treats in this huge 168-page issue:
* Swede...
- 4/8/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards last night in London. Here’s the full list of BAFTA winners!
David Tennant proved to be a delightful and efficient host at the Ee BAFTA Film Awards, the British equivalent of the Oscars. He began the night with a skit about having to look after Michael Sheen’s dog, Bark Ruffalo, eventually bursting through the doors of the Royal Festival Hall holding the poor mutt.
Oppenheimer took home a total of seven prizes at the BAFTA Film Awards which were held at London’s Royal Festival Hall last night (18th February). The three-hour epic about the creation of the atomic bomb also finally brought Nolan that Best Directing BAFTA that he’s been up for twice before. Cillian Murphy also took home Best Actor, while the film was also named Best Picture at the end of the night.
David Tennant proved to be a delightful and efficient host at the Ee BAFTA Film Awards, the British equivalent of the Oscars. He began the night with a skit about having to look after Michael Sheen’s dog, Bark Ruffalo, eventually bursting through the doors of the Royal Festival Hall holding the poor mutt.
Oppenheimer took home a total of seven prizes at the BAFTA Film Awards which were held at London’s Royal Festival Hall last night (18th February). The three-hour epic about the creation of the atomic bomb also finally brought Nolan that Best Directing BAFTA that he’s been up for twice before. Cillian Murphy also took home Best Actor, while the film was also named Best Picture at the end of the night.
- 2/19/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
You must have surely heard about vampires, but have you got any idea what a ‘Dampyr’ is? I certainly had no clue that characters like Blade belonged to the Dampyr category. Riccardo Chemello, the director of the 2022 film Dampyr has tried to bring the legendary creature into popular culture with vigor, and his effort doesn’t entirely miss the mark. The film is a story about Harlan Draka, who doesn’t know that his birth is the result of the union between a vampire and a human. In the Balkans, war is raging, and when the army is attacked by a bunch of vampires, Commander Kurjack brings in Harlan to see if he is a dampyr, a vampire hunter.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?
Many moons ago, a woman gave birth to Harlan after she had been impregnated by a ‘Master of the Night’ named Draka.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?
Many moons ago, a woman gave birth to Harlan after she had been impregnated by a ‘Master of the Night’ named Draka.
- 11/23/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
“Modestly speaking, we’ve tried to create a culture at Movistar Plus+ which attracts talent. We have a lot of respect for what creators want to tell and believe in them,” Domingo Corral, Movistar Plus+ director of fiction and entertainment, has said.
One case in point is Berto Romero, whose latest series, “The Other Side” (“El otro lado”), world premieres at Spain’s San Sebastian Festival on Sunday.
Romero broke out with star turns on Andreu Buenafuente’s “Buenafuente” and “Leit Motiv,” two late-night mainstays on Movistar Plus+ produced by El Terrat, owned by The Mediapro Studio from 2019. Over 2018-19, his first fiction series, the Terrat-produced “Look What You’ve Done,” a fresh comedic take on the tribulations of parenting, ran for three seasons on Movistar Plus+. Now “The Other Side” weighs in as a step-up in ambition for Romero.
The comedy remains. In early scenes, Nacho Nieto (Romero), once...
One case in point is Berto Romero, whose latest series, “The Other Side” (“El otro lado”), world premieres at Spain’s San Sebastian Festival on Sunday.
Romero broke out with star turns on Andreu Buenafuente’s “Buenafuente” and “Leit Motiv,” two late-night mainstays on Movistar Plus+ produced by El Terrat, owned by The Mediapro Studio from 2019. Over 2018-19, his first fiction series, the Terrat-produced “Look What You’ve Done,” a fresh comedic take on the tribulations of parenting, ran for three seasons on Movistar Plus+. Now “The Other Side” weighs in as a step-up in ambition for Romero.
The comedy remains. In early scenes, Nacho Nieto (Romero), once...
- 9/23/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Donald Trump’s former aid Sebastian Gorka gave short shrift to the BBC’s political editor this week, eventually asking him, “Do you not speak English?”
In an increasingly terse exchange during the BBC’s flagship early morning current affairs Today Programme on radio, Gorka accused the BBC’s Chris Mason of “putting words in his mouth” and not listening to what he had said.
Gorka, who worked for Donald Trump in the White House between January and August of 2017, was defending his former boss following charges against Trump of attempting to overturn the 2020 US election. After Mason suggested that “no one should be above the law”, Gorka grew more agitated.
“Why are you putting words in my mouth? I’m talking about the absolute opposite. Do you not speak English? I’m talking about equality before the law. Did you not listen to what I said? President Trump hasn’t committed a crime,...
In an increasingly terse exchange during the BBC’s flagship early morning current affairs Today Programme on radio, Gorka accused the BBC’s Chris Mason of “putting words in his mouth” and not listening to what he had said.
Gorka, who worked for Donald Trump in the White House between January and August of 2017, was defending his former boss following charges against Trump of attempting to overturn the 2020 US election. After Mason suggested that “no one should be above the law”, Gorka grew more agitated.
“Why are you putting words in my mouth? I’m talking about the absolute opposite. Do you not speak English? I’m talking about equality before the law. Did you not listen to what I said? President Trump hasn’t committed a crime,...
- 8/5/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmaker Joe Weiland’s directorial debut Gorka is a short comedy drama about Gorka, a French exchange student who has arrived in the UK to see what England has to offer. Quickly, however, upon his arrival, his plans of exploration are pushed to the wayside as the English family he’s been partnered with experience a major tragedy. It’s from here on out that Weiland’s film takes off and his portrayal of the importance of human connection during strange, dysfunctional times begins. Weiland brings a buoyant Britishness to his short, which showcases the title character’s world through bright-coloured, open frames as he takes in the odd seaside environment that is Bognor Regis. As the film sets sail for its festival run, which kicks off with the Oscar-qualifying Provincetown Film Festival, Dn caught up with Weiland to talk over the personal genesis of the short, his background studying screenwriting at AFI,...
- 5/8/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
According to director of photography Janusz Kaminski, Steven Spielberg’s earliest home movies still exist, and were consulted for the scene in “The Fabelmans” in which young Sammy Fabelman recreates a train crash scene from Cecil B. DeMille’s 1952 film “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
“We’ve watched them before, but they are a little too primitive for our purposes,” says Kaminski, veteran of 19 films with the director. “They’re clever, but it was harder back then for a kid. We needed something a bit more slick that would work within our overall film.”
Kaminski shot the majority of the film on 35mm film emulsion, as he usually does with Spielberg. Extensive testing revealed that actual 8mm wasn’t practical in part because striking a print was inconvenient. Kaminski shot the boy’s first attempt, done before he acquires a camera, in 35 mm format, with the sequence ending on a...
“We’ve watched them before, but they are a little too primitive for our purposes,” says Kaminski, veteran of 19 films with the director. “They’re clever, but it was harder back then for a kid. We needed something a bit more slick that would work within our overall film.”
Kaminski shot the majority of the film on 35mm film emulsion, as he usually does with Spielberg. Extensive testing revealed that actual 8mm wasn’t practical in part because striking a print was inconvenient. Kaminski shot the boy’s first attempt, done before he acquires a camera, in 35 mm format, with the sequence ending on a...
- 2/28/2023
- by David Heuring
- Variety Film + TV
A child’s gender identity crisis is mirrored by her mother’s crisis of identity as an artist in this warm, generously performed film
There’s gentleness and delicacy in this heartfelt family drama, a fiction feature debut from Basque film-maker Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren. It shows that the crises experienced by children, and by the adults coming to terms with those crises, are part of a larger ecosystem of emotional difficulty in the extended family.
Ane (Patricia López Arnaiz) is a sculptor living in south-west France. She has money worries and problems in her marriage to Gorka (Martxelo Rubio). They have three children, of whom the most troubled is Cocó (Sofía Otero). Eight-year-old Cocó’s worries and self-questioning emerge when Ane has to take the kids away for a summer break over the border in the Basque Country of Spain, staying with her widowed mother Lourdes (Ane Gaberain), who is...
There’s gentleness and delicacy in this heartfelt family drama, a fiction feature debut from Basque film-maker Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren. It shows that the crises experienced by children, and by the adults coming to terms with those crises, are part of a larger ecosystem of emotional difficulty in the extended family.
Ane (Patricia López Arnaiz) is a sculptor living in south-west France. She has money worries and problems in her marriage to Gorka (Martxelo Rubio). They have three children, of whom the most troubled is Cocó (Sofía Otero). Eight-year-old Cocó’s worries and self-questioning emerge when Ane has to take the kids away for a summer break over the border in the Basque Country of Spain, staying with her widowed mother Lourdes (Ane Gaberain), who is...
- 2/22/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
In time, stories like “20,000 Species of Bees” will come to feel as commonplace within the coming-of-age genre as tales of first love or heartbreak: a young girl, unhappy in her skin and at odds with her family, finally recognizes her gender over the course of one pivotal summer, and persuades others to recognize it too. For now, Spanish writer-director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s mellow, softly piercing debut feature joins the likes of Céline Sciamma’s “Tomboy” and Emanuele Crialese’s “L’Immensità” in a select but growing canon of trans or nonbinary childhood studies. Unassuming and meanderingly character-oriented, the film doesn’t assert itself as an issue drama — in large part because, as Solaguren presents her eight-year-old protagonist’s gradual steps toward self-realization, her film doesn’t see much of an issue to begin with.
“How come you know who you are and I don’t?” Simply phrased but far more complex to answer,...
“How come you know who you are and I don’t?” Simply phrased but far more complex to answer,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Chastain has spoken about changing a “deeply disturbing” scene in George & Tammy.
Chastain and Michael Shannon star as country music power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones in the recently released series.
In the first episode of the series, Wynette is still married to her soon-to-be ex-husband Don Chapel.
Chastain – who also serves as a producer on the show – told Marie Claire that the script initially saw Jones attempt to get Wynette alone by distracting Chapel with an escort.
The scene, however, “disturbed” Chastain to the point that she wanted it to be altered.
“I read it, and I was deeply disturbed,” Chastain said. “[Tammy] was just kind of sitting there. People were creating stuff so she could be caught rather than her making decisions.”
The actor went on to explain how it was important to her that her character be given more agency.
“The song isn’t about being a doorman.
Chastain and Michael Shannon star as country music power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones in the recently released series.
In the first episode of the series, Wynette is still married to her soon-to-be ex-husband Don Chapel.
Chastain – who also serves as a producer on the show – told Marie Claire that the script initially saw Jones attempt to get Wynette alone by distracting Chapel with an escort.
The scene, however, “disturbed” Chastain to the point that she wanted it to be altered.
“I read it, and I was deeply disturbed,” Chastain said. “[Tammy] was just kind of sitting there. People were creating stuff so she could be caught rather than her making decisions.”
The actor went on to explain how it was important to her that her character be given more agency.
“The song isn’t about being a doorman.
- 12/20/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Jessica Chastain has spoken about changing a “deeply disturbing” scene in George & Tammy.
Chastain and Michael Shannon star as country music power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones in the recently released series.
In the first episode of the series, Wynette is still married to her soon-to-be ex-husband Don Chapel.
Chastain – who also serves as a producer on the show – told Marie Claire that the script initially saw Jones attempt to get Wynette alone by distracting Chapel with an escort.
The scene, however, “disturbed” Chastain to the point that she wanted it to be altered.
“I read it, and I was deeply disturbed,” Chastain said. “[Tammy] was just kind of sitting there. People were creating stuff so she could be caught rather than her making decisions.”
The actor went on to explain how it was important to her that her character be given more agency.
“The song isn’t about being a doorman.
Chastain and Michael Shannon star as country music power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones in the recently released series.
In the first episode of the series, Wynette is still married to her soon-to-be ex-husband Don Chapel.
Chastain – who also serves as a producer on the show – told Marie Claire that the script initially saw Jones attempt to get Wynette alone by distracting Chapel with an escort.
The scene, however, “disturbed” Chastain to the point that she wanted it to be altered.
“I read it, and I was deeply disturbed,” Chastain said. “[Tammy] was just kind of sitting there. People were creating stuff so she could be caught rather than her making decisions.”
The actor went on to explain how it was important to her that her character be given more agency.
“The song isn’t about being a doorman.
- 12/20/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Jessica Chastain has spoken about changing a “deeply disturbing” scene in George & Tammy.
Chastain and Michael Shannon star as country music power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones in the recently released series.
In the first episode of the series, Wynette is still married to her soon-to-be ex-husband Don Chapel.
Chastain – who also serves as a producer on the show – told Marie Claire that the script initially saw Jones attempt to get Wynette alone by distracting Chapel with an escort.
The scene, however, “disturbed” Chastain to the point that she wanted it to be altered.
“I read it, and I was deeply disturbed,” Chastain said. “[Tammy] was just kind of sitting there. People were creating stuff so she could be caught rather than her making decisions.”
The actor went on to explain how it was important to her that her character be given more agency.
“The song isn’t about being a doorman.
Chastain and Michael Shannon star as country music power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones in the recently released series.
In the first episode of the series, Wynette is still married to her soon-to-be ex-husband Don Chapel.
Chastain – who also serves as a producer on the show – told Marie Claire that the script initially saw Jones attempt to get Wynette alone by distracting Chapel with an escort.
The scene, however, “disturbed” Chastain to the point that she wanted it to be altered.
“I read it, and I was deeply disturbed,” Chastain said. “[Tammy] was just kind of sitting there. People were creating stuff so she could be caught rather than her making decisions.”
The actor went on to explain how it was important to her that her character be given more agency.
“The song isn’t about being a doorman.
- 12/20/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Helen Skelton has spoken about Gorka Marquez’s “losing face” after the Strictly Come Dancing final.
Over the weekend, Skelton and her professional dance partner Marquez competed against Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal in the Strictly final.
Yassin and Przystal were crowned the winners of the 20th series.
Skelton, 39, opened up about her disappointment at losing the competition during Monday morning’s episode (19 December) of Lorraine.
“I just wanted to make my kids proud. Every day I’ve been going to work they’d been asking, ‘Are you going to win the Glitterball, mummy?’” said the Countryfile presenter.
Skelton said that while she and Marquez “didn’t quite win”, they did make “memories that will last a lifetime”.
“I wasn’t able to articulate what I wanted to say but ultimately it would have been the best way to say...
Over the weekend, Skelton and her professional dance partner Marquez competed against Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal in the Strictly final.
Yassin and Przystal were crowned the winners of the 20th series.
Skelton, 39, opened up about her disappointment at losing the competition during Monday morning’s episode (19 December) of Lorraine.
“I just wanted to make my kids proud. Every day I’ve been going to work they’d been asking, ‘Are you going to win the Glitterball, mummy?’” said the Countryfile presenter.
Skelton said that while she and Marquez “didn’t quite win”, they did make “memories that will last a lifetime”.
“I wasn’t able to articulate what I wanted to say but ultimately it would have been the best way to say...
- 12/19/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Donald Trump’s latest cash grab has even his most reliable allies rolling their eyes. The former president launched a series of digital Nft trading cards on Thursday to much mockery from opponents, and clear frustration from some of his most prominent supporters who think he should be focusing on politics with his 2024 reelection campaign off to a rocky start.
On the “War Room” podcast, host Steve Bannon and his guests, right-wing commentators Sebastian Gorka and Steve Cortes, called for Trump to clean house or at least fire whoever conceptualized the absurd stunt.
On the “War Room” podcast, host Steve Bannon and his guests, right-wing commentators Sebastian Gorka and Steve Cortes, called for Trump to clean house or at least fire whoever conceptualized the absurd stunt.
- 12/16/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Helen Skelton has explained why she had a “face like thunder” when her Strictly Come Dancing partner addressed her marriage breakdown on air.
The Countryfile presenter and professional dancer Gorka Marquez were being interviewed by Claudia Winkleman when Marquez hinted at the “rough time” Skelton has had in recent months.
In April, Skelton revealed that her ex Richie Myler had “left the family home” just four months after they welcomed their third child.
“Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple,” she wrote. “He has left the family home. We will be doing our best to co-parent our small children.”
Skelton, who married Myler in 2013, accompanied the post with two broken heart emojis.
In a recent episode of the BBC competition, which aired on 15 October, Marquez said: “I know you’ve been having a difficult time and I know you may feel like you’re...
The Countryfile presenter and professional dancer Gorka Marquez were being interviewed by Claudia Winkleman when Marquez hinted at the “rough time” Skelton has had in recent months.
In April, Skelton revealed that her ex Richie Myler had “left the family home” just four months after they welcomed their third child.
“Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple,” she wrote. “He has left the family home. We will be doing our best to co-parent our small children.”
Skelton, who married Myler in 2013, accompanied the post with two broken heart emojis.
In a recent episode of the BBC competition, which aired on 15 October, Marquez said: “I know you’ve been having a difficult time and I know you may feel like you’re...
- 11/5/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Take a look at the Romanian-shot, 12 million budgeted horror feature "Dampyr", adapting the European comic book title, directed by Riccardo Chemello, starring Stuart Martin as 'Emil Kurjak', Frida Gustavasson as 'Tesla', David Morrisey as 'Gorka', Sebastian Croft as 'Yuri', Luke Roberts as 'Draka' and Wade Briggs as 'Harlan the Dampyr', now playing:
"...in the beginning, 'Emil Kurjak' (Martin), commander of a small squad of soldiers, sees the bombing of his wife and son during the 'Balkan Wars'. "Then, in the village of 'Yorvolak', his men are massacred by the vampire pack of 'Master Gorka' (Morrisey).
"Once he realizes the existence of the 'Masters of the Night', he kills Gorka to avenge his comrades..."
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
"...in the beginning, 'Emil Kurjak' (Martin), commander of a small squad of soldiers, sees the bombing of his wife and son during the 'Balkan Wars'. "Then, in the village of 'Yorvolak', his men are massacred by the vampire pack of 'Master Gorka' (Morrisey).
"Once he realizes the existence of the 'Masters of the Night', he kills Gorka to avenge his comrades..."
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
- 10/31/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at the Romanian-shot, 12 million budgeted horror feature "Dampyr", adapting the European comic book title, directed by Riccardo Chemello, starring Stuart Martin as 'Emil Kurjak', Frida Gustavasson as 'Tesla', David Morrisey as 'Gorka', Sebastian Croft as 'Yuri', Luke Roberts as 'Draka' and Wade Briggs as 'Harlan the Dampyr', releasing October 28, 2022:
"...in the beginning, 'Emil Kurjak' (Martin), commander of a small squad of soldiers, sees the bombing of his wife and son during the 'Balkan Wars'. "Then, in the village of 'Yorvolak', his men are massacred by the vampire pack of 'Master Gorka' (Morrisey).
"Once he realizes the existence of the 'Masters of the Night', he kills Gorka to avenge his comrades..."
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
"...in the beginning, 'Emil Kurjak' (Martin), commander of a small squad of soldiers, sees the bombing of his wife and son during the 'Balkan Wars'. "Then, in the village of 'Yorvolak', his men are massacred by the vampire pack of 'Master Gorka' (Morrisey).
"Once he realizes the existence of the 'Masters of the Night', he kills Gorka to avenge his comrades..."
Click the images to enlarge.... ...
- 10/28/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Dampyr,” an ambitious live-action movie adaptation of the eponymous cult fantasy franchise from Italy’s independent publisher Sergio Bonelli is launching Oct. 28 in Italian cinemas and opening Lucca Comics & Games, the unique event dedicated to cosplay and comics held in the medieval Tuscan town of Lucca.
Based on the first two comics in the “Dampyr” series, which runs to 300 issues, this 15 million English-language action thriller marks the first feature from the Bonelli Cinematic Universe, which Lucca chief Emanuele Vietina describes as “Italy’s Marvel.” Watch exclusive international clip, above.
Set during the Balkan wars of the early 1990s, the series follows Harlan, who is haunted by nightmares as he wanders the countryside making money pretending to be a Dampyr – half human, half vampire – ridding villages of what residents believe are evil monsters. When summoned by soldiers who are under attack by real vampires, Harlan finds out the truth: he is a real Dampyr.
The “Dampyr” comics were created by Mauro Boselli and Maurizio Colombo and written by Giovanni Masi, Alberto Ostini, and Mauro Uzzeo.
In the movie Wade Briggs (“Please Like Me”) plays Harlan, the Dampyr; Stuart Martin (“Jamestown) is Emil Kurjak, a former soldier who is Harlan’s sidekick; and Frida Frida Gustavsson (“Arne Dahl”) plays Tesla, a vampire who is Harlan’s partner.
The cast also includes Dvid Morrissey (“Good Omens”) as Gorka, Sebastian Croft (“Game of Thrones”) as Yuri, and Luke Roberts (“300: Rise of an Empire”) as Draka.
“Dampyr,” which was shot in various locations in Romania, is helmed by first-timer Riccardo Chemello, who cut his teeth directing commercials for, among others, Red Bull, Disney, and Armani.
A seasoned crew includes Giorgio Gregorini, who won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling for “Suicide Squad,” Vladimir Furdik (”Skyfall”) as fight choreographer, Lubomir Misak (“Game of Thrones”) as stunt coordinator, and Giovanni Casalnuovo (“Wanted”) as costume designer.
The producers are Roberto Proia for Eagle Pictures, Vincenzo Sarno for Sergio Bonelli Editore and Andrea Sgaravatti for Brandon Box.
Based on the first two comics in the “Dampyr” series, which runs to 300 issues, this 15 million English-language action thriller marks the first feature from the Bonelli Cinematic Universe, which Lucca chief Emanuele Vietina describes as “Italy’s Marvel.” Watch exclusive international clip, above.
Set during the Balkan wars of the early 1990s, the series follows Harlan, who is haunted by nightmares as he wanders the countryside making money pretending to be a Dampyr – half human, half vampire – ridding villages of what residents believe are evil monsters. When summoned by soldiers who are under attack by real vampires, Harlan finds out the truth: he is a real Dampyr.
The “Dampyr” comics were created by Mauro Boselli and Maurizio Colombo and written by Giovanni Masi, Alberto Ostini, and Mauro Uzzeo.
In the movie Wade Briggs (“Please Like Me”) plays Harlan, the Dampyr; Stuart Martin (“Jamestown) is Emil Kurjak, a former soldier who is Harlan’s sidekick; and Frida Frida Gustavsson (“Arne Dahl”) plays Tesla, a vampire who is Harlan’s partner.
The cast also includes Dvid Morrissey (“Good Omens”) as Gorka, Sebastian Croft (“Game of Thrones”) as Yuri, and Luke Roberts (“300: Rise of an Empire”) as Draka.
“Dampyr,” which was shot in various locations in Romania, is helmed by first-timer Riccardo Chemello, who cut his teeth directing commercials for, among others, Red Bull, Disney, and Armani.
A seasoned crew includes Giorgio Gregorini, who won the Oscar for Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling for “Suicide Squad,” Vladimir Furdik (”Skyfall”) as fight choreographer, Lubomir Misak (“Game of Thrones”) as stunt coordinator, and Giovanni Casalnuovo (“Wanted”) as costume designer.
The producers are Roberto Proia for Eagle Pictures, Vincenzo Sarno for Sergio Bonelli Editore and Andrea Sgaravatti for Brandon Box.
- 10/28/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
When you think of post-credits scenes, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since the House of Ideas started putting them at the end of their movies in 2008 to tease whatever they had in store next, many other movies (mostly ones with superheroes in them) have followed suit and they've become trademarks of the genre at this point.
However, post-credits scenes aren't that new. "The Silencers" featured one in 1966. John Hughes utilized them in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." And who can forget Animal's lovely send-off at the end of "The Muppets Movie"? So when it comes to Kevin Smith's "Clerks III," does the New Jersey native follow in the footsteps of some classic comedies that came before him?
Well, the answer to that is a little complicated. To address the question in this article's title directly, no, there...
However, post-credits scenes aren't that new. "The Silencers" featured one in 1966. John Hughes utilized them in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." And who can forget Animal's lovely send-off at the end of "The Muppets Movie"? So when it comes to Kevin Smith's "Clerks III," does the New Jersey native follow in the footsteps of some classic comedies that came before him?
Well, the answer to that is a little complicated. To address the question in this article's title directly, no, there...
- 9/14/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
“Newsnight” anchor Emily Maitlis took aim at Donald Trump, the U.K. government and the BBC – her soon-to-be former employer – in a speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday evening. But crucially she didn’t give any insight into her infamous interview with Prince Andrew, which she is now hoping to turn into a scripted drama.
“I apologise to anyone who came thinking this would be about the Prince Andrew interview,” said Maitlis, who has reportedly signed a deal with Blueprint Pictures to make a screen adaptation of the interview. “That will have to wait till next time.”
While many of the attendees to Maitlis’ MacTaggart lecture were hoping she would open up about the “car crash” interview, which saw Andrew banished from public life after it aired, Maitlis instead chose to focus on the journalistic landscape, giving examples of her own interviews with former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka as...
“I apologise to anyone who came thinking this would be about the Prince Andrew interview,” said Maitlis, who has reportedly signed a deal with Blueprint Pictures to make a screen adaptation of the interview. “That will have to wait till next time.”
While many of the attendees to Maitlis’ MacTaggart lecture were hoping she would open up about the “car crash” interview, which saw Andrew banished from public life after it aired, Maitlis instead chose to focus on the journalistic landscape, giving examples of her own interviews with former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka as...
- 8/24/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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