Green Room - Reviewed

So it was a lovely sunny Monday, I had booked off both the Monday and Tuesday as soon as I found out that the premier of Green Room was being shown at Broadway Nottingham and I have to say I  am really glad I did.

The evening started with us being very  hungry after a long day and a trek around Nottingham, The bar was doing Monday night specials of two for one pizzas so we had some of that pizza goodness! 

Upstairs in the bar was a punk disco starting from 6.30 so we headed upstairs and grabbed a cold bottle of beer and in preparation listened to some great tunes from the likes of Wire, The Buzzcocks and The Clash all classic tunes especially orgasm addict which I hadn't heard for a long time. Met up with Chris Cooke who was doing the introduction to Green Room and usually his nervous self but as always there was no need as ticket sales were solid. Also great to catch up with a member of our Mayhem festival family Mike, Sporting a great new Nina Forever tattoo, We finished up our beers and headed for screen 2.

The intro by Chris described the upcoming Green Room without spoilers of similar in tone to classic siege movies such as Rio Grande, Assault on precinct 13 along with the paranoia of The Thing and that summed it up perfectly.

It tells the story of a Punk bad "Ain't Rights" Who are trying to break though and get noticed but without any success, They do a gig to a room of about eight people and get paid around $6 each, Pissed off they ask the promoter for better gigs at which point he says someone he knows is putting on a small music festival that will pay them around $350. They agree to it,  On arrival they realise that the festival is basically for Neo Nazi skinheads. Perhaps the cover they perform of "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" By the brilliant Dead Kennedys is not the best choice but believe me that is just the tip of the violence that will confront them.

No spoilers here but they witness something they shouldn't have done and when they try to get out that's when the shit really hits the fan. They become locked in the Green Room and boy does it get intense.

The characters on both sides are brilliant, The mixture of emotion of feeling sorry/afraid  for the people in the green room and the hatred for the people that are after them is immense. The violence is unflinching and a real punch when it happens and there were a few gasps amongst the audience. I likened it to German Angst that was also shown at Mayhem, This IS real horror. It never lets up, Never gets boring and you never know what will happen next or who will be left at the end. A very high recommend and probably the best film I have seen this year so far. By the way What would be your desert island band be? (let me know when you've seen Green Room)

A very solid 9/10. 

Green Room opens Nationally Friday 13th.

Tickets for Green Room at Broadway are available here - http://www.broadway.org.uk/

ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM - MOVIE REVIEW

Synopsis

"The Earth's moon is suddenly 70% smaller and permanently crescent shaped by a devastating and unknown force. For the students of E Class, Kunugigaoka Junior High School, the being responsible is known, as their teacher. The strange and very supportive entity has given the Japanese government a challenge to save the Earth from destruction. It wants to be the teacher of the class with the lowest expectations for success, in anything. The students, armed with special weapons that only harm their teacher, must find a way to kill him before the end of the school year. If not, summer break will be canceled by the end of the world."





Review
Assassination classroom is another Manga live action adaptation in the vane of Parasyte and it's equally bonkers if not more so.
Weird aliens have destroyed three quarters of the moon and one of the aliens has come to earth to teach a young class to be assassins. The Alien is octopuss like with the classic "Smiley" face and  his face changes colour dependent on his mood and he requarly sheds his skin. He also offers a reward to the class to anyone who can kill him. If his face turns red get out of his way!
It moves at a million miles an hour so the task is not easy by any means. During the movie they have new students transferred to the classroom who are pretty bad ass and certainly a challenge to the teacher. One stand out scene is when a student arrives who also has tentacles and there is a great stand off and fight.
And also great news there is also a follow up which I will definitely tracking down. Assassination classroom: The Graduation is coming this year!
As with many Manga adaptations it can get a little confusing at times but all in all pretty coherent.
The CGI is superb and the characters are brilliant. It's violent and hilarious in places. Well worth seeking out.
8/10
Jonny T

OFFICIAL TRAILER.

GREEN ROOM COMPETITION - Win Limited Edition T-shirt!!

Roll up Roll up its competition time!
To celebrate the UK release of Green Room we have been given a very special prize to give away to you amazing folks, A Green Room super rare T-Shirt! I've put all the details below, Only open to UK residents unfortunately but don't forget it is getting a screening next Monday at Broadway Nottingham so be sure to click the link below to get tickets for this great event! Did I also mention there will also be a punk disco from 6.30? See you there and watch this space for a review on Tuesday. All contest details below, Good Luck!

Broadway Green Room preview plus introduction

To support the release of the upcoming exhilarating powerhouse GREEN ROOM, coming to UK and Irish cinemas Friday 13th May, we have a limited edition T-shirt to give away to one lucky winner courtesy of Altitude Film Distribution and Picturehouse Entertainment.

Synopsis

Down-on-their-luck punk rockers The Ain’t Rights agree to a last-minute gig in a backwoods Oregon roadhouse. The gig soon takes a sinister turn as the band members stumble upon a grisly murder scene and find themselves targeted by a ruthless club owner and his associates, determined to eliminate all witnesses.

From the internationally acclaimed filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN), GREEN ROOM is a nerve shredding thrill-ride with a thick vein of dark humour, featuring a gripping ensemble performance from Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Macon Blair and Callum Turner.

Links to follow!

http://www.greenroom.film/showtimes

@GreenRoomFilm follow on Twitter be sure to use #greenroom

The Question is....

I have to say that The New York Dolls are known as  the pioneers of punk and one of my all time favourite bands but who was the lead singer of The New York Dolls?

Email me the answer to jonnyscultfilms@gmail.com

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Now the boring bit, Terms and conditions, Just to keep it fair and good luck folks!!

Terms & Conditions

Open to UK participants only

-1 (one) winner will receive 1 Limited Edition Aint Rights T-shirt

-The prize will be delivered to the winner within 28 days of confirmation of delivery address

-The Editor's decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.

-There is no cash alternative to Prizes which are subject to availability, non-transferable, non-negotiable and non-refundable. Prizes may not be sold, offered for sale or used in connection with any other competition or promotion by the Prize winner

-The promoter of this competition is Fetch Dynamic Ltd

- Sizes are subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed