MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL - Friday line up.

So we move on to Friday at this years MAYHEM Film Festival, Four film Friday, Three new movies and a Sci-Fi Horror classic!

As with MAYHEM most years they always show a classic movie or two and this year one of those films is non other than Mario Bava masterpiece Planet of the vampires. Can't wait to see that one on the big screen.

First up at 4PM is Mexican movie WE ARE THE FLESH.

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WE ARE THE FLESH 18

FRI 14 OCT 

Director: Emiliano Rocha Minter

Cast: Maria Evoli, Diego Gamaliel

Country: Mexico

Year: 2016

Duration: 79m

After wandering a ruined city for years looking for food and shelter, two siblings discover an older man who promises to take care of them and, as they begin to create a womb-like cave for him, a disturbing sexual relationship emerges. Uncompromisingly graphic, provocative cinema from a truly independent debut film hailed by the director of THE REVENANT, Alejandro Iñárritu, this is a unique glimpse into Mexican genre cinema at its darkest.

"Who knows if viewers can emerge untainted and intact out the other side?" Projected Figures

"Like a fairy tale for adults". Twitch Film

Please note this event will start promptly at the advertised time 4PM

Next up we have a very interesting take on the Zombie move called The Rezort with special guest plus Q&A with Director Steve Barker.

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THE REZORT + Q&A WITH DIRECTOR STEVE BARKER 18

FRI 14 OCT 

Director: Steve Barker

Cast: Dougray Scott, Jessica De Gouw

Country: UK / Spain / Belgium

Year: 2015

Duration: 93m

Following humanity’s thwarting of a zombie apocalypse, a holiday resort offers people a safari with a difference: your chance to hunt and kill the walking dead. Zombie movies have often been used to carry a contemporary message about the world we live in and Barker (OUTPOST) uses the platform the genre offers to make the living dead relevant again. WESTWORLD meets THE WALKING DEAD!

"A breath of fresh air." Flickering Myth

"Out, loud and proud gore-filled zombie flick." The Skinny

Please note this event will start promptly at the advertised time 6PM

Next up we have a movie that i have wanted to see for ages the one and only The Greasy Strangler. Empire magazine did a feature on it a while ago and i thought what the hell is that!!
Then the trailer came online and it was one of those trailers that you see and instantly think i NEED to see this, Thanks to MAYHEM i shall be seeing it and so should you.

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THE GREASY STRANGLER 18

FRI 14 OCT - BOOK NOW

Director: Jim Hosking

Cast: Michael St Michaels, Sky Elobar

Country: UK / USA

Year: 2015

Duration: 93m

Outrageous, gross, offensive and utterly compelling, there is nothing like THE GREASY STRANGLER out there. Lonely Braydon lives alone with his father, Big Ronnie. Incapable of being with his girlfriend without his dad trying to use his smooth moves on her, Braydon grows more frustrated, all the while the Greasy Strangler (a murderer covered in grease) continues to kill and kill again. Could his grease loving father be the killer? A cult movie in the making.

"A relentless monstrosity." The Guardian

"Demented." Ain't It Cool News

"Original, bizarre, heartfelt." Fright File

Please note this event will start promptly at the advertised time 9PM

So the fourth and final film on the Friday is the Fantastic Planet Of the Vampires. Recently remastered this is a classic that you really must see on the big screen!

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PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES 15

FRI 14 OCT - BOOK NOW

Director: Mario Bava

Cast: Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell

Country: Italy

Year: 1968

Duration: 88m

Restored and remastered under the supervision of Nicolas Winding Refn (THE NEON DEMON) at the Cannes Film Festival. 

Beautiful, haunting, stylish and over the top, Bava's sci-fi horror film was a huge influence on ALIEN. Answering a distress signal, the crew of a space ship head to a hazardous alien planet and encounter devastating horror.

“It is a truly great film, it’s melodramatic; it’s operatic; it’s campy; has great music; leather costumes; space ships; it has really wacky dialogue.” Nicolas Winding Refn

"The best SF film ever made in Italy." Fangoria

Please note this event will start promptly at the advertised time 11PM

And that folks is the line up for fantastic Friday! Link below for ticket bookings and more info,
Jonny T.

http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/

Arts Alliance Distribution Acquires American Gothic Horror 'THE EYES OF MY MOTHER'

ARTS ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTION ACQUIRES AMERICAN GOTHIC HORROR

 ‘THE EYES OF MY MOTHER’

Hello Folks,

Every so often a film comes along that creates a mild underlying buzz on the internet that looks to become a future classic.  The last time i recall a film that made me take notice was A girl walks home alone at night, And now we have the release and distribution through the Arts alliance of " The eyes of my mother" It struck me as similar in tone from what i have seen to that and also the classic Eyes without a face. I have put the press release below and be sure to watch this space for a review coming very soon,

Jonny T.

LONDON, UK: Monday 26th September 2016 – Today Arts Alliance Distribution announces its acquisition of the critically acclaimed American gothic horror THE EYES OF MY MOTHER, directed by Nicolas Pesce. Arts Alliance will release the film in UK cinemas early 2017 through Park Circus under their Future Classics label. The film will also celebrate its UK festival Premiere at the 60th BFI London Film Festival 2016 on the 9th and 10th October, with the Director in attendance.

The hauntingly beautiful and shockingly original debut from filmmaker Nicolas Pesce stars Kika Magalhaes, Will Brill, Clara Wong, Flora Diaz and Joey Curtis-Green, is produced by Jacob Wasserman, Schuyler Weiss, Max Born, and executive produced by Borderline Films’ Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin and Josh Mond. The film fuses classic horror ingredients with gothic black-and-white imagery and was called the “discovery of this year’s Sundance” by Indiewire’s Eric Kohn, where it was in the Official Selection category.

Francisca (played by Kika Magalhaes in a breakout performance) has seemingly been unfazed by death from an early age - her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, imbued her with a thorough understanding of the human anatomy. When tragedy shatters her family’s idyllic life in the countryside, her deep trauma gradually awakens some unique curiosities. As she grows up, her desire to connect with the world around her takes a distinctly dark form.

THE EYES OF MY MOTHER will feature in the 60th BFI London Film Festival 2016 on the following dates:

9 Oct 18:30 Prince Charles Cinema
10 Oct 13:15 NFT3 (BFI Southbank)

About Arts Alliance Distribution

Arts Alliance is the leading producer, financier, distributor and marketer of Event Cinema worldwide. They have developed, marketed and distributed over 70 Event Cinema releases, reaching audiences in 4000+ screens in over 70 territories, engaging fans with the arts and cultural content they are most passionate about. Find out more at: http://www.artsalliance.com/


About Park Circus

With offices in UK, USA and France, Park Circus is an impassioned and dynamic international film sales and distribution company with years of experience helping audiences around the world experience classic films back on the big screen. Park Circus represents a number of high profile studios and independent producers, including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing International, Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal Pictures, ITV Studios, Miramax, Samuel Goldwyn Films, The Cohen Film Collection, Exclusive Media, STUDIOCANAL, Revolution Studios, Renown Pictures, Romulus Films, Handmade Films, Woodfall Films, Icon Film Distribution, Channel Four Television Corporation, and Walt Disney Studios Motions Pictures. Park Circus was the pioneer in making classic films available for Digital Cinema with over 1,500 classic films now available for theatrical distribution in this format. Park Circus Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Arts Alliance Limited group of companies. http://www.parkcircus.com/

MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL - Thursdays line up.

Hello folks,

With this years MAYHEM film festival fast approaching i'll be bringing you a break down of what will be happening daily. Today I bring you the line up and details for all that is happening on the opening day Thursday 13th October. Also great news if you are under 25, They have just announced that all tickets for individual showings will be the bargain price of only £4.50!

So the line up for Thursday is as follows,

First up we have the star of The Human Centipede 2&3 Laurence R Harvey in association with Kino Klubb reading two classic H.P Lovecraft tales, The live events are always something special at MAYHEM at this one looks particularly great!

  

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THE DUKE ST WORKSHOP FEAT. LAURENCE R. HARVEY UC

THU 13 OCT 

Duration: 60m 

"TALES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT"

PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH KINOKLUBB 

Consisting of two classics from the legendary author, ‘From Beyond’ and ‘The Hound’ and told over tracks weaving between meditative pianos and eerie electronica, creating a sonic narrative rich in emotion, tension and fear. TALES is narrated live by Laurence R Harvey, star of HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2 and 3. For this live presentation, the Duke St Workshop delivers an experience employing light, image mapping and much, much more.

“Excellent marriage of spoken word and music that creates a compelling and genuinely disturbing listening experience.” The Quietus

“Moody and absorbing.” Starburst 

Please note this event will start promptly at the advertised time of 7PM.

Next up we have from France "RAW". Over the last couple of weeks this has been getting some great reviews and even reports of people passing out at screenings, Looks like a welcome return to to the visceral French horror from a few years back, Can't wait!

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RAW 18

THU 13 OCT 

Director: Julia Ducournau

Cast: Garance Marillier, Naït Oufella

Country: France

Year: 2016

Duration: 93m

Everyone in Justine's family is a vegetarian. She decides to study to be a vet and during a hazing ritual, desperate to fit in whatever the cost, she strays from her family principles and eats raw meat. Justine will soon face the terrible consequences of her actions when her true self begins to emerge… An astounding breakthrough for Ducournau, the horror film that wowed the Cannes Film Festival is the must-see debut of the year.

"Original." Variety

"Rare." Screen Anarchy.

Please note this event will start promptly at the advertised time 8.30PM

And finally on the Thursday we have something really special, The UK premiere of HEADSHOT the new movie staring the brilliant Iko Uwais star of The Raid 1&2. It's on at 10.30PM but don't let that put you off as i'm sure from what i have read that you certainly won't be nodding off when this is on!

And there you have it, What are you waiting for get your ticket! I've put a link below and keep your eyes out for Fridays line up coming soon, Also looks awesome! Link below for tickets and more info.
Jonny T.

http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/

The Shallows - Reviewed

"Still reeling from the loss of her mother, medical student Nancy Adams (Blake Lively) travels to a secluded beach for some much-needed solace. Despite the danger of surfing alone, Nancy decides to soak up the sun and hit the waves. Suddenly, a great white shark attacks, forcing her to swim to a giant rock for safety. Left injured and stranded 200 yards from shore, the frightened young woman must fight for her life as the deadly predator circles her in its feeding ground."

Made for $11 million dollars and making an incredible $93 million here we have The Shallows.

Touted as all new shark movies are as the scariest film since JAWS and I have to say it's pretty good. One thing I would advise is to avoid trailers if possible. 

It has quite a slow first twenty minutes but then after that it is pretty much non stop. Fair bit of gore and the shark does look really good. It doesn't rely too much on jump scares which is good and there is always that underlying threat and feeling of being totally helpless.

Our main character Nancy is played really well by Blake Lively and the role is obviously influenced by some of the big screens strong leading ladies such as Ripley etc.

So in summing up don't expect to be terrified as all the taglines say but it really is well worth a watch. Great location and filmed exceptionally well, Oh and the seagull is great!

Have a gander,

7.5/10

Jonny T. 

MAYHEM 2016 LINE UP REVEALED!

Hello folks,

Jonny T here with the news that we have all been waiting for this years MAYHEM film festival has finally released its schedule and it looks like a cracker!

Some great guests, Some old classics and for me personally it's great to see a few foreign movies in the line up this year, Especially looking forward to the UK premier of HEADSHOT.

At time of this post early bird tickets are still available. I have put all the links and info you need below and i'll update you on the events and showing as more comes out,

See you there!

Jonny T.

PRESS RELEASE.

MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL 2016 REVEALS FULL LINE-UP

Mayhem Film Festival is proud to reveal its full line-up ahead of its 12th edition on 13-16 October at Broadway, Nottingham. The festival showcases the best in horror, sci-fi and cult cinema through previews, guested screenings and special events each year.

Joining The Duke St Workshop, who will open the festival with a live performance of Tales of HP Lovecraft featuring cult horror actor Laurence R. Harvey (Human Centipede II and III); and Steve Barker who will be presenting his new film The ReZort; Mayhem will also welcome British director Gareth Tunley for a screening of The Ghoul; and Billy O’Brien for I Am Not A Serial Killer. Astron-6’s Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski will close the festival with a screening of The Void and will be joined by producer Casey Walker. Mayhem previously welcomed Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy and Conor Sweeney from cult film collective Astron-6 in 2014.

One of Mayhem’s most diverse editions, the programme also includes Italy’s They Call Me Jeeg Robot and the UK Premiere of Headshot from Indonesia’s Mo Brothers – both previously announced – as well as preview screenings of Julia Ducournau’s remarkable debut and Cannes-hit, Raw, Emiliano Rocha Minter’s “fairy tale for adults”, We Are The Flesh, hilarious horror-comedy Don’t Kill It from the director of Big Assed Spider and starring Dolph Lundgren, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest film, Creepy, about a criminal psychologist and his suspicious neighbours. From the archives, Mayhem will screen Mario Bava’s Planet of the Vampires, which has been restored and remastered under the supervision of Nicolas Winding Refn, as well as H.G. Lewis’s Blood Feast.

With a total of 17 screenings and events, the 2016 edition will also see the return of Mayhem’s Short Film Programme and the fiendish Mayhem quiz, The Flinterrogation hosted by author David Flint.

Early Bird Passes for the full festival are still on sale for £60 until Thursday 15 September. Individual tickets, day passes and full festival passes at the regular price of £70 will go on sale on Friday 16 September at 10am. For more information please visit http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com

The Duke St Workshop live featuring Laurence R. Harvey is made possible with the support and partnership of Kino Klubb.

Mayhem Film Festival takes place on 13-16 October at Broadway, Nottingham.

The full line-up and schedule for Mayhem 2016 is available below:

THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER

7.00PM THE DUKE ST WORKSHOP Live feat. Laurence R. Harvey
Presented in association with Kino Klubb
8.30PM RAW
Dir. Julia Ducournau, 2016 (FRA) with Rabah Nait Oufella and Garance Marillier
10.30PM HEADSHOT – UK PREMIERE 
Dirs. Kimo Stamboel & Timo Tjahjanto, 2016 (Indonesia) with Iko Uwais and Julie Estelle

FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER

4.00PM WE ARE THE FLESH
Dir. Emiliano Rocha Minter, 2016 (MEX) with Maria Evoli and Diego Gamaliel
6.00PM THE REZORT + Special Guest Steve Barker
Dir. Steve Barker, 2015 (UK/SPA/BEL) with Dougray Scott and Jessica De Gouw
9.00PM THE GREASY STRANGLER
Dir. Jim Hosking, 2016 (UK/USA) with Sky Elobar and Michael St. Michaels
11.00PM PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES
Restored and remastered under the supervision of Nicolas Winding Refn
Dir. Mario Bava, 1965 (ITA) with Barry Sullivan and Norma Bengell

SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER

12.00PM THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT
Dir. Gabriele Mainetti, 2016 (ITA) with Claudio Santamaria and Luca Marnielli
2.30PM PET
Dir. Carles Torrens, 2016 (USA) with Dominic Monaghan and Ksenia Solo
4.15PM THE GHOUL + Special Guest Gareth Tunley
Dir. Gareth Tunley, 2016 (UK) with Alice Lowe and Tom Meeten
7.00PM SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
Dirs. Various, 2016 (International)
9.30PM THE DEVIL’S CANDY
Dir. Sean Byrne, 2015 (USA) with Ethan Embry and Shiri Appleby
11.30PM BLOOD FEAST, preceded by GWILLIAM
Dir. H.G. Lewis, 1963 (USA) with Connie Mason and William Kerwin
GWILLIAM is the new outrageous short film from Brian “Crow Hand!!!” Lonano

SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER

12.00PM DON’T KILL IT
Dir. Mike Mendez, 2016 (USA) with Dolph Lundgren and Kristina Klebe
2.00PM CREEPY
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2015 (JAP) with Hidetoshi Nishijima and Yuko Takeuchi
5.00PM I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER + Special Guest Billy O’ Brien
Dir. Billy O’ Brien, 2015 (USA) with Christopher Lloyd and Max Records
7.30PM The Flinterrogation
8.30PM THE VOID + Special guests Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski and Casey Walker
Dirs. Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski, 2016 (CAN) with Art Hindle and Aaron Poole


For ticket information, please visit http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/