Matt Reeves' 2008 film "Cloverfield" was, prior to its release, shrouded in mystery. Advertising only hinted at some kind of horrendous, monster-based disaster, but was coy as to the exact nature of the threat. All people knew was that the Statue of Liberty was going to suffer some kind of major trauma: its head was ripped off and thrown down a Manhattan street. Those around at the time will likely recall rumors that "Cloverfield" was secretly a Godzilla film, and that the title was only a code word.
The title was, in fact, a meaningless word that had nothing to do with the content of the film itself. It merely happens that executive producer J.J. Abrams worked out of an office on Cloverfield Blvd. in Santa Monica, CA.
"Cloverfield" was also a notable entry in the then-growing trend of found-footage genre movies that peppered the landscape. The handheld aesthetic, and the...
The title was, in fact, a meaningless word that had nothing to do with the content of the film itself. It merely happens that executive producer J.J. Abrams worked out of an office on Cloverfield Blvd. in Santa Monica, CA.
"Cloverfield" was also a notable entry in the then-growing trend of found-footage genre movies that peppered the landscape. The handheld aesthetic, and the...
- 5/13/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Sky has released the official trailer for the third series of ‘Code 404’, a Sky Original coming to Sky Comedy and streaming service Now from 4 August.
Our favourite crime-fighting duo of the future are back!
On limited duties pending an investigation into their last case, Detective Inspectors Major and Carver find themselves at an all-time low. So, when one of their own within Siu is murdered, Major and Carver become hellbent on solving the case and proving their worth. But it’s bigger than they thought… They discover they’re dealing with a twisted serial killer whose sights are now set on them. With lives at stake, they need to work together, but tensions run high and fractures in their partnership begin to worsen. Can they hunt them down before it’s too late?
Series three welcomes back Daniel Mays and Stephen Graham as the AI-enhanced “supercop” Di John Major and...
Our favourite crime-fighting duo of the future are back!
On limited duties pending an investigation into their last case, Detective Inspectors Major and Carver find themselves at an all-time low. So, when one of their own within Siu is murdered, Major and Carver become hellbent on solving the case and proving their worth. But it’s bigger than they thought… They discover they’re dealing with a twisted serial killer whose sights are now set on them. With lives at stake, they need to work together, but tensions run high and fractures in their partnership begin to worsen. Can they hunt them down before it’s too late?
Series three welcomes back Daniel Mays and Stephen Graham as the AI-enhanced “supercop” Di John Major and...
- 7/24/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We Are The Lambeth Boys The London Short Film Festival has announced the full programme for its 14th edition, which will run from January 6 to 15 2017.
Among the festival highlights is a night entitled David Bowie Sound & Vision, a series of screenings at 19 Picturehouse cinemas across the UK. The showcase, featuring Michael Armstrong's The Image, Alan Yentob's The Cracked Actor and Julien Temple's Jazzin' For Blue Jean, aims to tell the story of his career, taking in three decades, from his experimental beginnings of the Sixties to the golden era of the Seventies to his world of domination in the Eighties.
Also dipping into the archives are two evenings celebrating youth culture across the decades - the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies night will feature Karel Reisz's We Are The Lambeth Boys while the Eighties, Nineties, Noughties and beyond includes Heavy Metal Parking Lot by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn along with.
Among the festival highlights is a night entitled David Bowie Sound & Vision, a series of screenings at 19 Picturehouse cinemas across the UK. The showcase, featuring Michael Armstrong's The Image, Alan Yentob's The Cracked Actor and Julien Temple's Jazzin' For Blue Jean, aims to tell the story of his career, taking in three decades, from his experimental beginnings of the Sixties to the golden era of the Seventies to his world of domination in the Eighties.
Also dipping into the archives are two evenings celebrating youth culture across the decades - the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies night will feature Karel Reisz's We Are The Lambeth Boys while the Eighties, Nineties, Noughties and beyond includes Heavy Metal Parking Lot by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn along with.
- 12/17/2016
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Sound Shock takes a brief look and listen to the music of Michael Holm in 1969’s Mark Of The Devil. Taking its commercial cues from the late Michael Reeves’ masterful, fact-based historical 1968 exploitation film Witchfinder General, director Michael Armstrong (The Image) and producer Adrian Hoven’s even more sensational 1969 British/German horror movie Mark Of…
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- 4/13/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Before David Bowie became a massive international rock icon, he logged his first movie role in Michael Armstrong's The Image, an obscure, black-and-white short horror film that has just been officially released for the first time online by the Wall Street Journal. Directed by Michael Armstrong, who could go on to helm such cult horror movies as Mark of the Devil and House of the Long Shadows, the film stars then-unknown actor Michael Byrne as an artist whose painting of a young man seemingly comes to life. Bowie was just 20 years old when the film was released and is magnetic as the elegant ghoul who torments his creator. “It got an X-certificate. I think it was the first short that got an X-certificate. For its violence, which in itself was extraordinary,” Armstong told the Wall Street Journal, which was given permission to post the film in its entirety by the David Bowie Archive.
- 3/9/2016
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
“the first film rated V for violence”
“Positively the most horrifying film ever made”
“Guaranteed to upset your stomach”
This is how you market a film, folks. All of the above (and more) is found on the poster for Michael Armstrong’s Mark of the Devil (1970), a particularly nasty bit of Witchploitation that surprisingly manages to shine a provocative light on religious hysteria and hypocrisy.
This German production was released in North America by Hallmark Releasing (not the greeting card company, but a film distributor that released another bastion of good tidings, Last House on the Left) in April of ’72, and myriad distributors in various parts of Europe early ’70. Reviews were decidedly mixed, but the box office was huge, especially for a grimy exploitative horror film that happily wallows in its own depravity. I’m inclined to agree with audiences here – while not a lot of fun, Mark of the Devil...
“Positively the most horrifying film ever made”
“Guaranteed to upset your stomach”
This is how you market a film, folks. All of the above (and more) is found on the poster for Michael Armstrong’s Mark of the Devil (1970), a particularly nasty bit of Witchploitation that surprisingly manages to shine a provocative light on religious hysteria and hypocrisy.
This German production was released in North America by Hallmark Releasing (not the greeting card company, but a film distributor that released another bastion of good tidings, Last House on the Left) in April of ’72, and myriad distributors in various parts of Europe early ’70. Reviews were decidedly mixed, but the box office was huge, especially for a grimy exploitative horror film that happily wallows in its own depravity. I’m inclined to agree with audiences here – while not a lot of fun, Mark of the Devil...
- 3/5/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
On the 10th of January 2016 the world was saddened to hear David Robert Jones better known to the world as David Bowie lost his battle with cancer and passed on.
His mark on the world is indisputable and we now must in a reality in which he is not part of. For this check this we present David Bowies first movie performance in the 1969 short film 'The Image'.
Directed by Michael Armstrong 'The Image' is about a troubled artist haunted by a ghostly young man who appears to step right out of one of his paintings.
Bowies final bow was for the music video for Lazarus from the album Black Star:...
His mark on the world is indisputable and we now must in a reality in which he is not part of. For this check this we present David Bowies first movie performance in the 1969 short film 'The Image'.
Directed by Michael Armstrong 'The Image' is about a troubled artist haunted by a ghostly young man who appears to step right out of one of his paintings.
Bowies final bow was for the music video for Lazarus from the album Black Star:...
- 2/11/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Holy cats, creeps, when the local torch-bearin’ mob threatened to lock me in my crypt and throw away the key, they weren’t kiddin’! But, like all good ghouls, ya can’t keep ol’ Xiii down; and now your patience has been rewarded, ‘cuz here come those revoltin’ reviews you know and love (or kinda tolerate)!
Mark Of The Devil
Release Date: Available Now on Blu-ray Written By: Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven Directed By: Michael Armstrong Starring: Herbert Lom, Udo Kier, Olivera Katarina, Reggie Nalder
Let me tell ya cats, ‘tis a great time to be a horror hound! Why, you may ask (and e’en if ya didn’t, I’m not gonna let that ruin this here segue)? Well, take this lil’ terror tidbit fer instance: the Criterion of horror, Arrow Video, is finally ready to storm these shores with a dearth of grizzly greats that will fill...
Mark Of The Devil
Release Date: Available Now on Blu-ray Written By: Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven Directed By: Michael Armstrong Starring: Herbert Lom, Udo Kier, Olivera Katarina, Reggie Nalder
Let me tell ya cats, ‘tis a great time to be a horror hound! Why, you may ask (and e’en if ya didn’t, I’m not gonna let that ruin this here segue)? Well, take this lil’ terror tidbit fer instance: the Criterion of horror, Arrow Video, is finally ready to storm these shores with a dearth of grizzly greats that will fill...
- 4/14/2015
- by DanielXIII
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Boasting a legendary cast comprising Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, John Carradine and more, Pete Walker's House of the Long Shadows will be released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber in time for Halloween. Our latest round-up also includes the trailer and release details for Russell Friedenberg's Everglades-set horror film, Wind Walkers, and news on who will score the sophomore season of Syfy's Dominion.
House of the Long Shadows Blu-ray: According to Blu-ray.com, Kino Lorber will release House of the Long Shadows on Blu-ray this September.
Synopsis: "An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet: can he write a classic novel like "Wuthering Heights" in twenty-four hours? Upon his arrival, however, the writer discovers that the manor, thought empty, actually has several, rather odd, inhabitants."
Directed by Pete Walker from a screenplay by Michael Armstrong (which, in turn, is based on the novel,...
House of the Long Shadows Blu-ray: According to Blu-ray.com, Kino Lorber will release House of the Long Shadows on Blu-ray this September.
Synopsis: "An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet: can he write a classic novel like "Wuthering Heights" in twenty-four hours? Upon his arrival, however, the writer discovers that the manor, thought empty, actually has several, rather odd, inhabitants."
Directed by Pete Walker from a screenplay by Michael Armstrong (which, in turn, is based on the novel,...
- 3/31/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The vintage nastiness of the exploitative cult classic Mark of the Devil gets a pristine revamp from Arrow Video, a favored title from a golden era of new wave British horror that hasn’t had held quite the same reverence as some of the more notable titles of the era, such as Ken Russell’s The Devils, Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man or Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General. The project was inspired by Reeves’ film, who died of an accidental overdose at the age of 25. In hindsight, perhaps, as directed by Michael Armstrong (the film’s screenwriter who often wrote under the pseudonym Sergio Casstner), the title is a bit too familiar in to Reeves, and often feels like the slutty little cousin to the sleazy themes touched upon in the earlier film. Bizarre performances and an unnaturally evocative ambience help overcome the film’s desperate aim to shock with...
- 3/24/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, genre fans have a handful of indie horror films and a mind-bending cult classic making their home entertainment bow this week to look forward to. Anchor Bay’s highly anticipated slasher Muck is getting released on Blu-ray and DVD, Arrow Video is resurrecting Mark of the Devil on Blu-ray for fans in the Us and Breaking Glass’s latest, A Cry From Within, is also coming to DVD as well.
A Cry From Within (Breaking Glass Pictures, DVD)
After a devastating miscarriage, a family trades their city lifestyle for a quiet life in the country. Jonathan (Eric Roberts), Cecile (Deborah Twiss) and their two children Ariel and Morgan settle into a rental home in Long Island that was vacated by a woman and her elderly mother. The family soon finds themselves at the mercy of a terrifying and violent manifestation that Ariel...
A Cry From Within (Breaking Glass Pictures, DVD)
After a devastating miscarriage, a family trades their city lifestyle for a quiet life in the country. Jonathan (Eric Roberts), Cecile (Deborah Twiss) and their two children Ariel and Morgan settle into a rental home in Long Island that was vacated by a woman and her elderly mother. The family soon finds themselves at the mercy of a terrifying and violent manifestation that Ariel...
- 3/17/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
(This review pertains to the UK Region 2 video releases).
By Adrian Smith
Michael Armstrong, the writer and star of Eskimo Nell,once said, "It's hard to wank and laugh at the same time". In the 1970s filmmakers gave it a very good try however, and the British sex comedy was virtually the only kind of film being funded. The problem is that the majority of them were neither funny or sexy. They were generally grubby and embarrassing for the actors and the audience. One of the pioneers of the British sex film was director and producer Stanley Long, responsible for The Wife Swappers (1969) and Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1975) and many others. An occasional cinematographer on prestigious films like Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965), Long often recognised and nurtured new talent, particularly if he could see a financial reward.
Michael Armstrong had written The Sex Thief for Martin Campbell (1975), a film that Stanley Long admired,...
By Adrian Smith
Michael Armstrong, the writer and star of Eskimo Nell,once said, "It's hard to wank and laugh at the same time". In the 1970s filmmakers gave it a very good try however, and the British sex comedy was virtually the only kind of film being funded. The problem is that the majority of them were neither funny or sexy. They were generally grubby and embarrassing for the actors and the audience. One of the pioneers of the British sex film was director and producer Stanley Long, responsible for The Wife Swappers (1969) and Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1975) and many others. An occasional cinematographer on prestigious films like Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965), Long often recognised and nurtured new talent, particularly if he could see a financial reward.
Michael Armstrong had written The Sex Thief for Martin Campbell (1975), a film that Stanley Long admired,...
- 2/26/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Mvd Entertainment Group will distribute 'cult titles' from the UK's Arrow Video with deluxe restored material, pioneering packaging solutions and newly commissioned artwork:
Launch titles include Tonino Valerii's 'spaghetti western', "Day of Anger" aka "Gunlaw" (1967) starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, available March 17, Michael Armstrong's "Mark of the Devil" (1970) available March 24 and "Blind Woman's Curse" (1970) available March 31.
"...with music by Riz Ortolani punctuated by gunfire, 'Day Of Anger', presented here in an exclusive high-definition restoration from the original 'Techniscope' negative stars Lee Van Cleef ('The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'), as master gunfighter 'Frank Talby' and Giuliano Gemma as street cleaner 'Scott Mary', relentlessly bullied by the people of the small town of 'Clifton'. When Talby rides into town, Scott seizes the opportunity to lift himself out of the gutter, and possibly even surpass Talby's own skills. But what is Talby doing in Clifton in the first place?...
Launch titles include Tonino Valerii's 'spaghetti western', "Day of Anger" aka "Gunlaw" (1967) starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, available March 17, Michael Armstrong's "Mark of the Devil" (1970) available March 24 and "Blind Woman's Curse" (1970) available March 31.
"...with music by Riz Ortolani punctuated by gunfire, 'Day Of Anger', presented here in an exclusive high-definition restoration from the original 'Techniscope' negative stars Lee Van Cleef ('The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'), as master gunfighter 'Frank Talby' and Giuliano Gemma as street cleaner 'Scott Mary', relentlessly bullied by the people of the small town of 'Clifton'. When Talby rides into town, Scott seizes the opportunity to lift himself out of the gutter, and possibly even surpass Talby's own skills. But what is Talby doing in Clifton in the first place?...
- 1/29/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
UK residents have been enjoying Arrow Video Blu-ray releases of cult films like Maniac Cop and The Funhouse for years, and soon horror hounds living stateside can enjoy the diligent distributor’s offerings now that Arrow Video is expanding to the Us. To commemorate their growth, Arrow Video has announced upcoming North American Blu-ray releases of Mark of the Devil, Blind Woman’s Curse, and more.
Making their Blu-ray debuts in the Us, 1970’s Mark of the Devil will come out on March 17th and 1971’s Blind Woman’s Curse (aka Black Cat’s Revenge on March 24th. Arrow Video will also release the Blu-ray of Blood and Black Lace on April 14th and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne to Blu-ray on April 21st. All four releases will include a DVD copy, as well. We have the official press release with full details, as well as...
Making their Blu-ray debuts in the Us, 1970’s Mark of the Devil will come out on March 17th and 1971’s Blind Woman’s Curse (aka Black Cat’s Revenge on March 24th. Arrow Video will also release the Blu-ray of Blood and Black Lace on April 14th and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne to Blu-ray on April 21st. All four releases will include a DVD copy, as well. We have the official press release with full details, as well as...
- 1/14/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Udo Kier, Herbert Lom, Olivera Katrina, Reggie Nalder, Herbert Fux, Johannes Buzalski, Michael Maien, Gaby Fuchs, Ingeborg Schöner, Günter Clemens, Doris von Danwitz | Written by Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven | Directed by Michael Armstrong
My first experience with Mark of the Devil was to receive a DVD review copy from America which included a barf bag, written on the side was a warning that this movie would make me sick…of course it didn’t. I like novelties like that though, it adds to the fun of cult movies and gives it an over the top feeling. These gimmicks may never live up to what they promise but that’s hardly the point. Mark of the Devil is a surprisingly extreme film for its time, which is probably why it took so long to make its way to the UK, then to finally be released uncut. Now Arrow Video have...
My first experience with Mark of the Devil was to receive a DVD review copy from America which included a barf bag, written on the side was a warning that this movie would make me sick…of course it didn’t. I like novelties like that though, it adds to the fun of cult movies and gives it an over the top feeling. These gimmicks may never live up to what they promise but that’s hardly the point. Mark of the Devil is a surprisingly extreme film for its time, which is probably why it took so long to make its way to the UK, then to finally be released uncut. Now Arrow Video have...
- 9/24/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Arrow Video is thrilled to announce the UK Blu-ray and DVD release of Mark of the Devil, once proclaimed as “positively the most horrifying film ever made”. Mark of the Devil finally arrives uncut in the UK on 29th September 2014. With Mark of the Devil, writer-director Michael Armstrong created a bloody and brutal critique of state-funded brutality and religious corruption with a doomed romance at its centre. In America, Mark of the Devil was distributed with a free sick bag provided for every patron. In the UK the BBFC were obliged to sit through the entire uncut film and deemed it “vicious and disgusting.” They recommended that a certificate be refused entirely and provided a list of required cuts to make the film acceptable for an X certificate. This means that finally, after more than forty years, the full-blooded, full-frontal version of Mark of the Devil can be released with...
- 9/17/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
As part of his The Correct Perspective campaign for screen writers to be entitled to the same rights and appraisal accorded to stage writers, genre movie legend Michael Armstrong will make history by being the first screen writer to publish his entire set of filmed and unfilmed screen plays in their original uncut texts before front office changes and including all missing scenes and dialogue, thereby enabling readers to experience the films exactly as he intended them for an audience.
Published in the same font and precise page layout of Armstrong's unique writing style, each title will be accompanied by a detailed writing history as to its sources and creative problems, front office cuts, changes and alterations, casting choices, production history and an outline of the circumstances that led to certain screen plays ending up on a screen, others being shelved, and many never actually having even been read by anyone in the industry.
Published in the same font and precise page layout of Armstrong's unique writing style, each title will be accompanied by a detailed writing history as to its sources and creative problems, front office cuts, changes and alterations, casting choices, production history and an outline of the circumstances that led to certain screen plays ending up on a screen, others being shelved, and many never actually having even been read by anyone in the industry.
- 8/19/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as Nucleus Films releases the sequel to the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon – the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of British film. Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Part 2, a three-disc collector’s edition box set, is being released on DVD on July 14th 2014, to tie in with the 30th Anniversary of the Video Recordings Act 1984.
For the first time ever on DVD, all 82 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecutions “Section 3” list are trailer-featured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside a brand new documentary – Video Nasties: Draconian Days (review), directed by Jake West.
And to celebrate the release, Film4 FrightFest is hosting a special event – the world exclusive London Premiere of the finalised unseen extended 97 minute cut of Video Nasties: Draconian Days at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thurs 3 July, 8.30pm. The...
For the first time ever on DVD, all 82 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecutions “Section 3” list are trailer-featured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside a brand new documentary – Video Nasties: Draconian Days (review), directed by Jake West.
And to celebrate the release, Film4 FrightFest is hosting a special event – the world exclusive London Premiere of the finalised unseen extended 97 minute cut of Video Nasties: Draconian Days at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thurs 3 July, 8.30pm. The...
- 5/21/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
Directed by Pete Walker
Written by Michael Armstrong, Earl Derr Biggers (novel), George M. Cohan (play)
Cast: Desi Arnaz Jr. (Kenneth Magee), Vincent Price (Lionel Grisbane), Peter Cushing (Sebastian Grisbane), John Carradine (Lord Elijah Grisbane), Christopher Lee (Corrigan), Sheila Keith (Victoria Grisbane), Julie Peasgood (Mary Norton), Richard Todd (Sam Allyson), Louise English (Diane Caulder), Richard Hunter (Andrew Caulder)
I like to think of “House of the Long Shadows” as kind of the super group of horror films. What I mean is that typically that term is reserved for the music field for example, Damn Yankees, Asia, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave. Hopefully, you get the point. It’s professionals who have already made their own fame and fortune alone or with another group, but band together for a second helping of notoriety. I don’t know if anyone in this film...
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
Directed by Pete Walker
Written by Michael Armstrong, Earl Derr Biggers (novel), George M. Cohan (play)
Cast: Desi Arnaz Jr. (Kenneth Magee), Vincent Price (Lionel Grisbane), Peter Cushing (Sebastian Grisbane), John Carradine (Lord Elijah Grisbane), Christopher Lee (Corrigan), Sheila Keith (Victoria Grisbane), Julie Peasgood (Mary Norton), Richard Todd (Sam Allyson), Louise English (Diane Caulder), Richard Hunter (Andrew Caulder)
I like to think of “House of the Long Shadows” as kind of the super group of horror films. What I mean is that typically that term is reserved for the music field for example, Damn Yankees, Asia, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave. Hopefully, you get the point. It’s professionals who have already made their own fame and fortune alone or with another group, but band together for a second helping of notoriety. I don’t know if anyone in this film...
- 5/14/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Derby Film Festival | Giro D'Italia Festival | Brazilian Film Festival | Curzon Free Festival
Expanded from the former iDFest, this new festival is held together by a loose theme of technology and some special guests, foremost among them John Hurt, who's in conversation and in many of the films, too. The tech angle allows for celebrations of outdated media such as VHS and 35mm, and a heavy quotient of sci-fi and horror, including a dedicated Fantastiq weekend with appearances from veteran directors Michael Armstrong (Mark Of The Devil) and John Hough (Twins Of Evil).
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Expanded from the former iDFest, this new festival is held together by a loose theme of technology and some special guests, foremost among them John Hurt, who's in conversation and in many of the films, too. The tech angle allows for celebrations of outdated media such as VHS and 35mm, and a heavy quotient of sci-fi and horror, including a dedicated Fantastiq weekend with appearances from veteran directors Michael Armstrong (Mark Of The Devil) and John Hough (Twins Of Evil).
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- 5/3/2014
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
April 2nd 2014, London, UK – Genre movie legend Michael Armstrong, having been lured out of retirement to write and direct Orphanage, his first film since the classic Mark Of The Devil over forty years ago, is about to take a break from its current development to sit on the International Jury at this year’s 32nd Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifff).
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- 4/2/2014
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
Although Hammer Films will always be associated with British horror, the studio did have stiff competition. Amicus specialised in the successful horror anthologies and Us counterparts American International Pictures established a permanent UK base in the mid sixties. Other smaller independents took their own bite from the cherry tree of horror with some success, the best known being Tigon Films.
Tigon has received some belated recognition in recent years. Andy Boot’s book on British horror Fragments of Fear devotes a chapter to the company while John Hamilton’s excellent book Beast in the Cellar covers the varied career of Tigon’s charismatic founder Tony Tenser.
Like Hammer’s Sir James Carreras, Tenser was one of the British Film Industry’s great entrepreneurs. Born in London to poor Lithuanian immigrants and a movie fan since childhood, he was an ambitious man with a natural talent for showmanship. Combining shrewd business...
Tigon has received some belated recognition in recent years. Andy Boot’s book on British horror Fragments of Fear devotes a chapter to the company while John Hamilton’s excellent book Beast in the Cellar covers the varied career of Tigon’s charismatic founder Tony Tenser.
Like Hammer’s Sir James Carreras, Tenser was one of the British Film Industry’s great entrepreneurs. Born in London to poor Lithuanian immigrants and a movie fan since childhood, he was an ambitious man with a natural talent for showmanship. Combining shrewd business...
- 2/18/2014
- Shadowlocked
Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week
"Ain't Them Bodies Saints"
What's It About? This little Texan indie is part romance and part dramatic thriller. Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, and Ben Foster headline this top-notch cast about a man on the run, the woman he loves, and the sheriff who tries to get between them. (Not in a romantic way, just, you know, because he's a man of the law and Affleck's character broke out of jail.)
Why We're In: It's a slow and sweet Sundance favorite, and the Texas weather looks a whole lot hotter than the snow most of us are dealing with every day.
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" (1920) - Deluxe Edition
What's It About? John Barrymore stars as Dr. Jekyll and evil Edward Hyde in this classic silent horror film directed by John S. Robertson. Scientific experiments! Debauchery! Murder!
Why We're In:...
"Ain't Them Bodies Saints"
What's It About? This little Texan indie is part romance and part dramatic thriller. Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, and Ben Foster headline this top-notch cast about a man on the run, the woman he loves, and the sheriff who tries to get between them. (Not in a romantic way, just, you know, because he's a man of the law and Affleck's character broke out of jail.)
Why We're In: It's a slow and sweet Sundance favorite, and the Texas weather looks a whole lot hotter than the snow most of us are dealing with every day.
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" (1920) - Deluxe Edition
What's It About? John Barrymore stars as Dr. Jekyll and evil Edward Hyde in this classic silent horror film directed by John S. Robertson. Scientific experiments! Debauchery! Murder!
Why We're In:...
- 12/17/2013
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
The full lineup for the FrightFest All-Nighter in London has been announced and includes Nothing Left to Fear and The Station:
“The FrightFest All-Nighter 13 returns to the Vue in London’s Leicester Square on Saturday October 26 for the third year, with six killer titles including UK premieres of The Station, Patrick, Nothing Left To Fear and Soulmate. So climb aboard FrightFest’s Halloween Express, with guests including Neil Marshal, Anna Walton, Renaud Gautheir and Michael Armstrong, for the night-ride of your lives.
Tickets for the London event go on sale Tues 1 Oct.
Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the Gft Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol
London line-up:
18:30 Soulmate (UK Premiere)
Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After...
“The FrightFest All-Nighter 13 returns to the Vue in London’s Leicester Square on Saturday October 26 for the third year, with six killer titles including UK premieres of The Station, Patrick, Nothing Left To Fear and Soulmate. So climb aboard FrightFest’s Halloween Express, with guests including Neil Marshal, Anna Walton, Renaud Gautheir and Michael Armstrong, for the night-ride of your lives.
Tickets for the London event go on sale Tues 1 Oct.
Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the Gft Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol
London line-up:
18:30 Soulmate (UK Premiere)
Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After...
- 9/30/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The FrightFest All-Nighter 13 returns to the Vue in London’s Leicester Square on Saturday October 26 for the third year, with six killer titles including UK premieres of The Station, Patrick, Nothing Left to Fear and Soulmate. So climb aboard FrightFest’s Halloween Express, with guests including Neil Marshal, Anna Walton, Renaud Gautheir and Michael Armstrong, for the night-ride of your lives
Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the Gft Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol
London line-up:
18:30 Soulmate (UK Premiere)
Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After attempting to commit suicide due to the sudden death of her husband, Audrey (Anna Walton) decides to retreat to a remote country cottage. But she soon discovers her safe haven is haunted by its previous owner.
Horror fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 2 November, when the event travels to the Gft Glasgow and the Empires in Sunderland, Newcastle and Poole. On Sat November 16 the event hits the Watershed Bristol
London line-up:
18:30 Soulmate (UK Premiere)
Axelle Carolyn makes her impressive feature debut with a sophisticated ghost story. After attempting to commit suicide due to the sudden death of her husband, Audrey (Anna Walton) decides to retreat to a remote country cottage. But she soon discovers her safe haven is haunted by its previous owner.
- 9/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Annual Halloween event to feature UK premieres of Soulmate [pictured] and Nothing Left to Fear; Neil Marshall and Michael Armstrong among guests attending.
Film4 FrightFest has unveiled the full lineup for its annual Halloween all-nighter, taking place at the Vue in London’s Leicester Square for the third consecutive year on Oct 26.
The six-strong lineup features the UK premieres of Axelle Carolyn’s feature debut Soulmate, Mark Hartley’s remake of Richard Franklin’s Patrick, Marvin Kren’s The Station and Anthony Leonardi III’s Nothing Left to Fear, the first film from Slasher Films founded by Guns N’ Roses’ Slash.
A preview of Renaud Gauthier’s Discopath and a retro premiere of the restored version of Michael Armstrong’s previously banned Mark of the Devil.
Guests attended this year’s all-nighter include filmmaker Neil Marshall (who produced Soulmate), Armstrong, Gauthier and Soulmate star Anna Walton, who also starred in FrightFest 2012 opener The Seasoning House.
Alan Jones, co-director...
Film4 FrightFest has unveiled the full lineup for its annual Halloween all-nighter, taking place at the Vue in London’s Leicester Square for the third consecutive year on Oct 26.
The six-strong lineup features the UK premieres of Axelle Carolyn’s feature debut Soulmate, Mark Hartley’s remake of Richard Franklin’s Patrick, Marvin Kren’s The Station and Anthony Leonardi III’s Nothing Left to Fear, the first film from Slasher Films founded by Guns N’ Roses’ Slash.
A preview of Renaud Gauthier’s Discopath and a retro premiere of the restored version of Michael Armstrong’s previously banned Mark of the Devil.
Guests attended this year’s all-nighter include filmmaker Neil Marshall (who produced Soulmate), Armstrong, Gauthier and Soulmate star Anna Walton, who also starred in FrightFest 2012 opener The Seasoning House.
Alan Jones, co-director...
- 9/30/2013
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Hammer and Horror Film Day!
Saturday November the 9th ( 10am – 5pm )
Central Hall Westminster.
Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9Nh
UK’s longest running film fair and convention.
Now in it’s 40th year!
The Convention presents dealers from all over the UK, Europe, Us ,
Canada and South America.
Specialising in rare original film memorabilia and collectables.
Taking place six times a year these are truly unique events for anyone with an interest in films!
With actors and director’s signings, illustrated talks, retrospectives and film screenings taking place through out the day.
Items covering the history of cinema can be found. From the silents to the present.
From rare items of the 1920’s to new releases and the latest heart throb.
Among the many different field of cinema covered at the show is – Classic Hollywood, horror films, sci-fi, the best of British and European cinema as we as cult tv!
Saturday November the 9th ( 10am – 5pm )
Central Hall Westminster.
Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9Nh
UK’s longest running film fair and convention.
Now in it’s 40th year!
The Convention presents dealers from all over the UK, Europe, Us ,
Canada and South America.
Specialising in rare original film memorabilia and collectables.
Taking place six times a year these are truly unique events for anyone with an interest in films!
With actors and director’s signings, illustrated talks, retrospectives and film screenings taking place through out the day.
Items covering the history of cinema can be found. From the silents to the present.
From rare items of the 1920’s to new releases and the latest heart throb.
Among the many different field of cinema covered at the show is – Classic Hollywood, horror films, sci-fi, the best of British and European cinema as we as cult tv!
- 9/28/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
While we’e been covering many of the Scream Factory releases for our Us readers, Arrow Video has been releasing horror classics in the UK for a while now and they recently announced their next set of Blu-ray releases. Take a look at release details, cover art, and bonus features for The Fall of the House of Usher, Lifeforce, Deranged, and Squirm. We’ve also included details for Motel Hell, which we covered earlier this week.
Motel Hell: “It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!” cackle the brother-and-sister team behind the finest smoked meats in the county. They also run the friendly Motel Hello (the ‘o’ in the neon sign sometimes goes on the blink), and no matter how many times you’ve seen Psycho or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, you can be sure that everything will be perfectly above board here as Vincent...
Motel Hell: “It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!” cackle the brother-and-sister team behind the finest smoked meats in the county. They also run the friendly Motel Hello (the ‘o’ in the neon sign sometimes goes on the blink), and no matter how many times you’ve seen Psycho or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, you can be sure that everything will be perfectly above board here as Vincent...
- 5/4/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Our continuing series on groundbreaking horror movie classics takes a look at one of the most controversial films (horror or otherwise) of its day, and the most expensive silent film ever made in its native Sweden. Just that info alone makes Häxan worth a closer look... but there's so much more to love about this beautiful, bizarre and eye-opening film than just its historical importance. Danish actor/director Benjamin Christensen based his most ambitious project on the notorious book Malleus Mallefecarum (“The Witch Hammer”), a real-life manual written by Heinrich Kramer which the Inquisition used as a guide for investigating and prosecuting allegations of witchcraft. That book and the people who used it are partly responsible for the persecution, torture and death of thousands of innocent people (mostly women), and Christensen found it so unsettling that he set about revealing its horrible history to the world, in a way that...
- 3/1/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Since that auspicious picture, Armstrong has dabbled freely in the genre, writing Mark Of The Devil II, Pete Walker’s House Of The Long Shadows, writing and co-directing the undervalued Screamtime and even doctoring the script of Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce. Now, forty years after his last stint behind the lens Armstrong has finally been lured out of retirement by Paper Dragon Productions to direct a new film, a UK creeper called Orphanage.
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development. Written and directed by Michael Armstrong,...
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development. Written and directed by Michael Armstrong,...
- 2/15/2013
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
Since that auspicious picture, Armstrong has dabbled freely in the genre, writing Mark Of The Devil II, Pete Walker’s House Of The Long Shadows, writing and co-directing the undervalued Screamtime and even doctoring the script of Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce. Now, forty years after his last stint behind the lens Armstrong has finally been lured out of retirement by Paper Dragon Productions to direct a new film, a UK creeper called Orphanage.
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development. Written and directed by Michael Armstrong,...
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development. Written and directed by Michael Armstrong,...
- 2/15/2013
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Chris Alexander)
- Fangoria
Best known for the 1970 flick Mark of the Devil – a notorious witch-hunt tale controversial (and banned in some areas) for its graphic scenes of torture – director Michael Armstrong has been lured out of retirement to direct the horror film Orphanage, his first feature in over forty years. Orphanage (not to be confused with the 2007 Spanish horror film The Orphanage, produced by Guillermo Del Toro) is based on Armstrong's own screenplay, and will be brought to the screen by Paper Dragon Productions. Paul Horsfield and Jonathan Jones will produce, with Neil Jackson and Kevin James serving as executive producers. Armstrong has gone on record praising the company for allowing him the creative freedom to realize his vision. The plot of Orphanage is still being kept under wraps, being described only as a “psychological suspense shocker.” We'll keep tabs on the production and keep you updated!
- 2/14/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
It's been about forty years since director Michael Armstrong made a name for himself with the 1970 classic Mark of the Devil, but the man has been lured out of retirement with a spooky new project called Orphanage.
The film, for Paper Dragon Productions, has been written and will be directed by Armstrong. Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development.
"I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Orphanage will be produced by Paul Horsfield and Jonathan Jones with Neil Jackson and Kevin James executive producing for Paper Dragon Productions.
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The film, for Paper Dragon Productions, has been written and will be directed by Armstrong. Described as a sociological suspense shocker, a complete veil of secrecy has now been thrown around the project as it heads into immediate development.
"I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realize a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
Orphanage will be produced by Paul Horsfield and Jonathan Jones with Neil Jackson and Kevin James executive producing for Paper Dragon Productions.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 2/14/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Out of the feature directing game for over 40 years, Michael Armstrong is getting back behind the camera for a new film from Paper Dragon Productions.
Following his 1970 genre classic, Mark Of The Devil, which shocked audiences and broke box office records worldwide, Armstrong will direct Orphanage based on a script that he penned.
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realise a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
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Following his 1970 genre classic, Mark Of The Devil, which shocked audiences and broke box office records worldwide, Armstrong will direct Orphanage based on a script that he penned.
“I agreed to be exhumed from retirement because I felt I could trust Paper Dragon Productions to offer me the creative freedom I need to realise a story I’ve wanted to bring to the screen for more than 30 years,” Armstrong said. “I very much look forward to working with them.”
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- 2/14/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
When a film comes packaged with its own branded barf bag, one approaches the experience of watching it with either trepidation or excitement, depending on one’s taste in cinematic entertainment. Due to the increased popularity of the torture porn genre in recent years, one can imagine that there are a great number of viewers who would fall into the latter camp. Indeed, films like Saw and Hostel owe a great debt to Mark of the Devil, the 1970 horror film directed by Michael Armstrong and starring German cult movie legend Udo Kier.
Kier portrays the too-obviously named Christian, the glamorously and eyeliner-clad assistant to Lord Cumberland, a powerful medieval witch hunter and advocate of torture, played by the intimidating Herbert Lom. When Christian falls for the voluptuous barmaid Vanessa (Olivera Katarina), who is then accused of witchcraft by Cumberland and other townspeople, Christian becomes disenchanted with his master’s ruthless...
Kier portrays the too-obviously named Christian, the glamorously and eyeliner-clad assistant to Lord Cumberland, a powerful medieval witch hunter and advocate of torture, played by the intimidating Herbert Lom. When Christian falls for the voluptuous barmaid Vanessa (Olivera Katarina), who is then accused of witchcraft by Cumberland and other townspeople, Christian becomes disenchanted with his master’s ruthless...
- 12/16/2012
- by Lee Jutton
- JustPressPlay.net
Best known for playing Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies, Herbet Lom’s most controversial, and for fans of the genre, beloved, role was in Mark of the Devil (Witches Are to Be Tortured to Death).
Written and directed by Michael Armstrong, 1970’s Mark of the Devil is best remembered for its sadistic schlock value, rating of “V for Violence” and offer of barf bags for every audience member who couldn’t quite stomach the blood and guts.
In Mark Lom played corrupt witch hunter Lord Cumberland, whose apprentice, Count Christian von Meruh, played by the creepy favorite Udo Kier, realizes him for a fraud. Many consider the film to be a poor man’s version of Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General, but Mark of the Devil far surpasses Witchfinder when it comes to sex and extreme violence. Herbert Lom also starred in several Hammer Studio’s films...
Written and directed by Michael Armstrong, 1970’s Mark of the Devil is best remembered for its sadistic schlock value, rating of “V for Violence” and offer of barf bags for every audience member who couldn’t quite stomach the blood and guts.
In Mark Lom played corrupt witch hunter Lord Cumberland, whose apprentice, Count Christian von Meruh, played by the creepy favorite Udo Kier, realizes him for a fraud. Many consider the film to be a poor man’s version of Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General, but Mark of the Devil far surpasses Witchfinder when it comes to sex and extreme violence. Herbert Lom also starred in several Hammer Studio’s films...
- 9/27/2012
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
Thirty-five years after it vanished, The Black Panther – Ian Merrick's 1977 film about serial killer Donald Neilson – emerges as a gripping and highly responsible true-crime movie
After nearly four decades, Donald Neilson, aka the Black Panther, seems in retrospect like some figment of the phantasmagoric north England of the 1970s, the gothic, occult north of David Peace and the Red Riding trilogy. His crimes – countless burglaries, three murders (of village postmasters), and the kidnapping of teenage heiress Lesley Whittle – took him on meticulously planned nocturnal peregrinations across the north and the Midlands against the unfolding background of the three-day week, the oil crisis, and the Ira's first sustained mainland bombing campaign. (Or, if you prefer, between the decline of glam-rock and the rise of punk.) The dead years, in other words, a leaden age.
Neilson's arrest in December 1975 came just two months after the apprehension of another largely forgotten apparition of the period,...
After nearly four decades, Donald Neilson, aka the Black Panther, seems in retrospect like some figment of the phantasmagoric north England of the 1970s, the gothic, occult north of David Peace and the Red Riding trilogy. His crimes – countless burglaries, three murders (of village postmasters), and the kidnapping of teenage heiress Lesley Whittle – took him on meticulously planned nocturnal peregrinations across the north and the Midlands against the unfolding background of the three-day week, the oil crisis, and the Ira's first sustained mainland bombing campaign. (Or, if you prefer, between the decline of glam-rock and the rise of punk.) The dead years, in other words, a leaden age.
Neilson's arrest in December 1975 came just two months after the apprehension of another largely forgotten apparition of the period,...
- 6/6/2012
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
Fairbanks Productions is planning a feature film remake of the classic Baroness Emmuska Orczy's classic tale "The Scarlet Pimpernel" says The Hollywood Reporter.
The book followed 18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney, a highly intelligent and noble baron who played up his wimpish and foppish personality by day. At night he became a dashing masked vigilante who leads a secret society whose mission is to help French nobility escape from the guillotine during the year known as 'The Reign of Terror' which followed the start of the French Revolution.
Neil Jackson ("Push," "Blade: The Series," "Stargate: Sg-1") will play the titular masked vigilante, while a host of "high profile cameos" are expected to appear in the movie. The aim is to do something akin to Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" - a contemporary feeling but period-set blockbuster take on the literary tale.
Cult British writer/director Michael Armstrong...
The book followed 18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney, a highly intelligent and noble baron who played up his wimpish and foppish personality by day. At night he became a dashing masked vigilante who leads a secret society whose mission is to help French nobility escape from the guillotine during the year known as 'The Reign of Terror' which followed the start of the French Revolution.
Neil Jackson ("Push," "Blade: The Series," "Stargate: Sg-1") will play the titular masked vigilante, while a host of "high profile cameos" are expected to appear in the movie. The aim is to do something akin to Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" - a contemporary feeling but period-set blockbuster take on the literary tale.
Cult British writer/director Michael Armstrong...
- 10/13/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Another adaptation of Baroness Orczy's classic novel The Scarlet Pimpernel is currently in the works at UK's Fairbanks Productions, from Dominick Fairbanks, the great grandson and grandson of Hollywood legends Douglas Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The film has a budget of $120 million dollars. Executive producer on the film, James Black, had this to say in a statement,
We want to try and do to the story of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' what Guy Ritchie did to 'Sherlock Holmes' [for Warner Bros].
The film is being developed by cult British writer and director Michael Armstrong, and it will star British actor Neil Jackson (Quantum of Solace).
They are planning on shooting the film late next year, "somewhere in Eastern Europe," according to Black, with a host of "high profile cameos" in the movie.
Here's a description of the story:
During the French Revolution in late 18th century France, fifteen to forty thousand people...
We want to try and do to the story of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' what Guy Ritchie did to 'Sherlock Holmes' [for Warner Bros].
The film is being developed by cult British writer and director Michael Armstrong, and it will star British actor Neil Jackson (Quantum of Solace).
They are planning on shooting the film late next year, "somewhere in Eastern Europe," according to Black, with a host of "high profile cameos" in the movie.
Here's a description of the story:
During the French Revolution in late 18th century France, fifteen to forty thousand people...
- 10/12/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Fairbanks Productions, a UK production banner, is planning a remake of the classic play and action novel from Baroness Emmuska Orczy’s, The Scarlet Pimpernel, starring British actor Neil Jackson, with a budget of $120 million. American readers may remember Jackson as one the Division “pushers” from the Chris Evans’ film Push.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new production company was started by Dominick Fairbanks, the great grandson and grandson of Hollywood legends Douglas Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.,
Cult British writer and director Michael Armstrong will act as head of creative development. The Scarlet Pimpernel will go into production sometime in the latter half of next year, in Eastern Europe, with a host of “high profile cameos” in the movie.
The Scarlet Pimpernel is set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the “disguised superhero” tales such as Zorro,...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new production company was started by Dominick Fairbanks, the great grandson and grandson of Hollywood legends Douglas Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.,
Cult British writer and director Michael Armstrong will act as head of creative development. The Scarlet Pimpernel will go into production sometime in the latter half of next year, in Eastern Europe, with a host of “high profile cameos” in the movie.
The Scarlet Pimpernel is set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the “disguised superhero” tales such as Zorro,...
- 10/12/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Starting tomorrow at the National Media Museum, the Fantastic Films Weekend is the UK’s fastest growing festival dedicated to horror, fantasy and sci-fi cinema and television. This dynamic annual celebration of old, new, bloody and obscure is hosted by the National Media Museum in Bradford, a unique site that can screen all film formats including widescreen 70mm, 3-strip Cinerama and IMAX.
This years 9th Fantastic Films Weekend will take place from Friday 4th – Sunday 6th June 2010, and looks set to be a great mix of films and television, old and new. Highlights include a midnight screening of James Nguyen’s Birdemic, Q&A’s with British directing veterans Stanley Long and Michael Armstrong, and screenings of The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, Witchfinder General, and the notorious cult classic Mark of the Devil – all of which haven’t been seen on the big screen in years! There will also...
This years 9th Fantastic Films Weekend will take place from Friday 4th – Sunday 6th June 2010, and looks set to be a great mix of films and television, old and new. Highlights include a midnight screening of James Nguyen’s Birdemic, Q&A’s with British directing veterans Stanley Long and Michael Armstrong, and screenings of The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, Witchfinder General, and the notorious cult classic Mark of the Devil – all of which haven’t been seen on the big screen in years! There will also...
- 6/3/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Mosaïques Festival Of World Culture, London
World cinema festivals might be more common these days, but this one shows you the parts of the globe British festivals don't reach, ie: the French post-colonial landscape. There's quality cinema here from north and west Africa, south-east Asia and the Middle East, much of it produced with French support. Whisper With The Wind is set in Iraq, mind you, and deals with a clandestine radio messenger, while Brazil's The Famous And The Dead is a dreamy Bob Dylan-themed thriller. Closer to home there's London River, in which Brenda Blethyn and Malian actor Sotigui Kouyaté play parents brought together by the 7/7 bombings.
Ciné Lumière, SW7, Thu to 12 Jun, visit institut-francais.org.uk
Science On Film, London
Which would you rather watch, Craig Venter in a lab coat spending 10 years creating the world's first synthetic life form, or James Whale's crazed Dr Frankenstein screaming,...
World cinema festivals might be more common these days, but this one shows you the parts of the globe British festivals don't reach, ie: the French post-colonial landscape. There's quality cinema here from north and west Africa, south-east Asia and the Middle East, much of it produced with French support. Whisper With The Wind is set in Iraq, mind you, and deals with a clandestine radio messenger, while Brazil's The Famous And The Dead is a dreamy Bob Dylan-themed thriller. Closer to home there's London River, in which Brenda Blethyn and Malian actor Sotigui Kouyaté play parents brought together by the 7/7 bombings.
Ciné Lumière, SW7, Thu to 12 Jun, visit institut-francais.org.uk
Science On Film, London
Which would you rather watch, Craig Venter in a lab coat spending 10 years creating the world's first synthetic life form, or James Whale's crazed Dr Frankenstein screaming,...
- 5/28/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
With the horror genre in an obvious slump -- and so many other horror Web sites oohing and aaahing over the latest casting announcements from upcoming horror remakes -- it seemed like a good time for ESplatter to look back in time at some of the memorable -- but sadly unjustly forgotten -- splatter movies that remain unavailable in the U.S. after all these years. 1969's "Haunted House of Horror" (review here) was produced by Tigon -- who put together a number of other forgotten out-of-print horror films, including "The Beast in the Cellar" and "Blood on Satan's Claw". In this 1969 release, Frankie Avalon suffers one of the most gruesome deaths captured in a late 1960s movie -- yes, a knife to the balls. A bad movie all around, "Horror House" (aka "The Haunted House of Horror") gets chilling during its last half hour and actually delivers some very memorable scares.
- 4/23/2009
- ESplatter.com
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