Indie titles ‘Foscadh’, ‘A Banquet’, ‘Great Freedom’ also out.
Universal Pictures’ US indie drama Red Rocket opens in a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office, with 12 new films arriving in cinemas but none on wide release as Warner Bros’ The Batman moves into its second week on screens.
Opening in 171 sites, Sean Baker’s Red Rocket is the biggest release of the weekend. It is about a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown where no-one really wants him back. The film premiered in Competition at Cannes 2021, and has since played festivals including Telluride, New York,...
Universal Pictures’ US indie drama Red Rocket opens in a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office, with 12 new films arriving in cinemas but none on wide release as Warner Bros’ The Batman moves into its second week on screens.
Opening in 171 sites, Sean Baker’s Red Rocket is the biggest release of the weekend. It is about a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown where no-one really wants him back. The film premiered in Competition at Cannes 2021, and has since played festivals including Telluride, New York,...
- 3/11/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Dennis plays a heavy-drinking mind-reader in this dire comedy that ends with a bang, but only after 95 minutes of ropey dialogue and offensive gags
Les Dennis, the comic and former Family Fortunes presenter, has done solid work in musical theatre and found a late-career phase on television in sending himself up as an ironised national treasure for Ricky Gervais and Reeves and Mortimer. But it’s difficult to find any postmodern justification for this dire indie Britfilm comedy which is directed and scripted like kids’ TV – albeit a very filthy sort of kids’ TV.
Dennis plays Pendrick, who tours provincial theatres with a tragically naff mind-reading act, often in the company of his peppery agent Gerald (Anthony Head), who has to feed him his cues and get him out of trouble when his heavy drinking and foul-mouthed abuse of the paying customers and theatre management get out of hand. But does Pendrick have a secret?...
Les Dennis, the comic and former Family Fortunes presenter, has done solid work in musical theatre and found a late-career phase on television in sending himself up as an ironised national treasure for Ricky Gervais and Reeves and Mortimer. But it’s difficult to find any postmodern justification for this dire indie Britfilm comedy which is directed and scripted like kids’ TV – albeit a very filthy sort of kids’ TV.
Dennis plays Pendrick, who tours provincial theatres with a tragically naff mind-reading act, often in the company of his peppery agent Gerald (Anthony Head), who has to feed him his cues and get him out of trouble when his heavy drinking and foul-mouthed abuse of the paying customers and theatre management get out of hand. But does Pendrick have a secret?...
- 3/9/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars: Anthony Head, Les Dennis, April Pearson, Nathan Clarke | Written and Directed by Adam Oldroyd
I’m happy to admit I wanted to watch Sideshow based entirely because it starred Anthony Head and Les Dennis. I’m a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, so I’ll watch pretty much anything with any of that show’s leads and I just thought it was such an odd pairing with Les Dennis that I had to see it. So here we are.
The poster and synopsis for Sideshow seem to lead towards this being promoted as a much more serious affair than it actually is. Which is slightly odd because although there’s a bit of darkness to the humour it would still benefit from people knowing there are plenty of laughs.
We see two criminals break into a (locally) famous psychic’s (Dennis) house looking for something more than just money.
I’m happy to admit I wanted to watch Sideshow based entirely because it starred Anthony Head and Les Dennis. I’m a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, so I’ll watch pretty much anything with any of that show’s leads and I just thought it was such an odd pairing with Les Dennis that I had to see it. So here we are.
The poster and synopsis for Sideshow seem to lead towards this being promoted as a much more serious affair than it actually is. Which is slightly odd because although there’s a bit of darkness to the humour it would still benefit from people knowing there are plenty of laughs.
We see two criminals break into a (locally) famous psychic’s (Dennis) house looking for something more than just money.
- 3/8/2022
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
"You can't hold me responsible for what the spirits say." Munro Films has debuted a new official UK trailer for an indie comedy titled Sideshow, from filmmaker Adam Oldroyd. The film follows two criminals who after breaking into the home of a washed-up psychic, get much more than they bargained for, because "The All-Seeing Stupendo" is a genuine master of the dark mystic arts – at least that's what it says on his poster. "It's a hilarious, perfectly-pitched and thoroughly silly way to spend 90 mins." With hilarious performances from British legends Les Dennis and Anthony Head, as well as April Pearson and Nathan Clarke. Oldroyd states: "Sideshow is my modern take on the black humour of the old Ealing comedies. Les was the perfect pick to play ageing psychic Stuart Pendrick, his years of experience as one of the nation's best-loved entertainers was the ideal material to draw from." It looks...
- 10/14/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The film will have its world premiere at Cairo next week.
US distributor Gravitas Ventures has acquired two UK titles from German-based sales firm Media Luna for release in 2021.
The first is black comedy-thriller Sideshow, starring actor and TV presenter Les Dennis as a washed-up psychic who uses his old tricks when two inept criminals break into his home. Anthony Head, April Pearson and Nathan Clarke round out the cast of writer-director Adam Oldroyd’s feature debut.
The film will have its world premiere at the Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt on Tuesday (December 8) with Oldroyd in attendance.
Gravitas...
US distributor Gravitas Ventures has acquired two UK titles from German-based sales firm Media Luna for release in 2021.
The first is black comedy-thriller Sideshow, starring actor and TV presenter Les Dennis as a washed-up psychic who uses his old tricks when two inept criminals break into his home. Anthony Head, April Pearson and Nathan Clarke round out the cast of writer-director Adam Oldroyd’s feature debut.
The film will have its world premiere at the Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt on Tuesday (December 8) with Oldroyd in attendance.
Gravitas...
- 12/4/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: One day after finding its Alex Rider, Sony Pictures Television has rounded out the full cast for its adaptation of the teen superspy drama. Game of Thrones star Brenock O’Connor and Stephen Dillane are starring alongside Doctor Who’s Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo, Broadchurch’s Andrew Buchan and Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure.
O’Connor, who plays Olly in the HBO drama, stars as Alex Rider’s jovial best friend Tom. The Rider household consists of Alex’s housekeeper Jack Starbright, played by Adékoluẹjo, and Ian Rider, his detached uncle and reluctant guardian, played by Buchan. Unbeknownst to Alex, Ian has been relentlessly training him since childhood and preparing him for the threatening world of espionage.
Alex and Tom lead ordinary teenage lives, navigating between school, girls and social lives until Alex’s world is quickly capsized as he is coerced by Alan Blunt, played by Dillane,...
O’Connor, who plays Olly in the HBO drama, stars as Alex Rider’s jovial best friend Tom. The Rider household consists of Alex’s housekeeper Jack Starbright, played by Adékoluẹjo, and Ian Rider, his detached uncle and reluctant guardian, played by Buchan. Unbeknownst to Alex, Ian has been relentlessly training him since childhood and preparing him for the threatening world of espionage.
Alex and Tom lead ordinary teenage lives, navigating between school, girls and social lives until Alex’s world is quickly capsized as he is coerced by Alan Blunt, played by Dillane,...
- 4/24/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Project comes from production outfit Sterling Pictures.
UK entertainer and TV personality Les Dennis is leading the cast of Sideshow, a black comedy from Crowhurst and Heretiks producers Sterling Pictures.
Starring alongside Dennis are Anthony Head (The Inbetweeners Movie), April Pearson (Skins), and Nathan Clarke (Plebs). The story follows two criminals who, after breaking into the home of a washed-up psychic, get more than they bargained for.
Adam Oldroyd is directing and wrote the screenplay, his feature debut. Michael Riley is producing for Sterling Pictures, alongside Perfect Sphere and Cymru Films. The project is privately funded.
Principal photography got underway...
UK entertainer and TV personality Les Dennis is leading the cast of Sideshow, a black comedy from Crowhurst and Heretiks producers Sterling Pictures.
Starring alongside Dennis are Anthony Head (The Inbetweeners Movie), April Pearson (Skins), and Nathan Clarke (Plebs). The story follows two criminals who, after breaking into the home of a washed-up psychic, get more than they bargained for.
Adam Oldroyd is directing and wrote the screenplay, his feature debut. Michael Riley is producing for Sterling Pictures, alongside Perfect Sphere and Cymru Films. The project is privately funded.
Principal photography got underway...
- 1/15/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Joseph Baxter Jan 22, 2020
Alex Rider, the teen spy novel franchise of author Anthony Horowitz, is coming to television.
The Alex Rider Ya literary franchise is about to step into the realm of television.
Back in July 2018, U.K.-based indie company Eleventh Hour Films received a major boost to its spec project from Sony Pictures Television, having landed the rights to bring British author Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider books to the small screen.
The series, which adapts the second book in Horowitz’s novel series, Point Blanc, will manifest as an eight-episode offering for a network/platform to be determined.
Alex Rider TV Series Trailer
Check out the newest trailer for the Alex Rider TV series!
Video of Alex Rider I Official Trailer
You can also check out the previous trailer and teaser just below.
Video of Alex Rider I Official Trailer Video of Alex Rider | First Official Teaser...
Alex Rider, the teen spy novel franchise of author Anthony Horowitz, is coming to television.
The Alex Rider Ya literary franchise is about to step into the realm of television.
Back in July 2018, U.K.-based indie company Eleventh Hour Films received a major boost to its spec project from Sony Pictures Television, having landed the rights to bring British author Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider books to the small screen.
The series, which adapts the second book in Horowitz’s novel series, Point Blanc, will manifest as an eight-episode offering for a network/platform to be determined.
Alex Rider TV Series Trailer
Check out the newest trailer for the Alex Rider TV series!
Video of Alex Rider I Official Trailer
You can also check out the previous trailer and teaser just below.
Video of Alex Rider I Official Trailer Video of Alex Rider | First Official Teaser...
- 7/24/2018
- Den of Geek
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