DELIVER US (Liberami) Out Now on DVD - Reviewed

Deliver us is filmed in Palermo and follows two priests who daily tasks are basically dealing with people who believe that in some form or other are possessed and yes it is as crazy as it sounds. From the opening scene of a lady on a chair filmed from behind and sprinkled with holy water, Shes then touched by the priests religious cloth and she goes bat shit crazy!And non of this is staged, no actors involved, all full on belief and its really quite unsettling in places.

As a non religious person myself i struggled to get my head around how people can do/believe in all this but they certainly do, big time and it's equally as fascinating as it is disturbing.

The people travel from hundreds of miles around to meet the special priests and are mostly distraught, You do get to to see and learn of the stories of the people desperate for some form of exorcism and forgiveness, for some sadly it is their last hope, But for others is it just attention seeking? I was really glad when about halfway through even the priests admitted that even they thought that some of the people are just pure attention seekers, The priests themselves are proper hardcore and take no  prisoners, I was surprised at how hard-faced and very straight to the point they were with most people but to be honest it must do your head in no matter how committed you say you are to the cause dealing with that everyday!

So, Are they possessed? Is there a Satan and a God to save those who he is trying to posses? Well probably not but to these people the whole thing is more than real and it must be a shit scary world to live in. That for me made is what made it so fascinating and indeed jaw dropping in places.

A documentary you really should see and a very high recommendation from me ,

8/10,

Jonny T.

DELIVER US (LIBERAMI) IS OUT NOW AND AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.

Amazon.co.uk/Deliver us-Liberami-DVD

A Documentary by Federica Di Giacomo

Venice Film Festival, 2016, Horizons Award, Best Film Winner

Nominated, Best Documentary at the 30th European Film Awards 2017

(Cert 15/ 89mins)

DELIVER US (Liberami) is available on DVD 30th October #DELIVERUSFILM

SYNOPSIS

Exorcism is still a fact of contemporary life. Every year, more and more people claim that their illnesses are caused by demonic possession. Father Cataldo is a veteran, one of the most sought-after exorcists in Sicily. Every Tuesday, many believers follow his mass of liberation, searching for a cure for some adversity for which there does not seem to be a label or a remedy.

The Catholic Church reacts to this crisis by nominating priests as exorcists in increasing numbers and by organizing training courses for them. In order to respond to the rising number of requests for deliverance from evil, all French dioceses have installed at least one exorcist. In Spain, the archdiocese of Madrid is desperately trying to fill seven additional positions.

In Rome and Milan alone, the number of exorcists has grown from six to 12, and the Church has set up an emergency call center. In the US, the number of exorcists has increased tenfold over the last few years.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY

2009  Housing |documentary feature script by Federica Di Giacomo and Antonella Gaeta directed by Federica Di Giacomo

Produced by B&B Film and RaiCinema, broadcast on RaiUno and Rai5 Locarno Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, CHP Rotterdam, HotDocs Toronto, Marfici Argentina, Thessaloniki Film Festival, DoxBox Siria

2006  Il lato grottesco della vita (The cave side of life) |documentary feature written and directed by Federica Di Giacomo produced by Federica Di Giacomo, broadcast on Rai3 and Cult Torino Film Festival 2006 (Cipputi Award, Avanti Award), Etno Film Fest 2007 (best documentary), Libero Bizzarri Award, Uruguay Film Festival, San Paulo Film Festival

2003  Suicidio perfetto (The perfect suicide)|short film written and directed by Federica Di Giacomo produced by Tiburtina Studios

2001  Close Up |short film written and directed by Federica Di Giacomo produced by Teatro della Limonaia, Firenze

Sa Luna

script by Federica Di Giacomo

2000  Los colores de la trance |documentary feature

written and directed by Federica Di Giacomo produced by Federica Di Giacomo, broadcast on BTV Spain

MAYHEM FESTIVAL - So long till next year Sunday.

It was the final day of MAYHEM and it had flown by for all of us, A breezy Sunday morning and we all needed something to blow away the cobwebs and the hangovers, So we headed to the bar for a strong coffee (I had 3 sugars in mine!) and then back upstairs to screen 1 for the first film of the day....

That film was Top Knot Detective and if anything could wake us up this certainly was it! Personally i am a HUGE fan of the Baby Cart series, Sonny Chiba, Lady Snowblood  etc.and i can honestly say the makers of Top Knot Detective most certainly must be as well. Done in a documentary style a tells the story of a failed Japanese TV series from the 90's. It has it all, The squirting blood, Dodgy sets, Laughable special FX, Some of the jokes may be lost on a few people but there is more than enough other material to make anyone laugh and we certainly did. I had to bite my lip after to stop myself having a gushing geek ramble. I personally can't wait to watch it again.Loved it!

RIFT was the next movie of the day, A slow burn creepy if slightly predictable film. There was a great video message from the director to the audience at MAYHEM before the film as well. The main premise of the movie is with main main character Gunner gets a call in the middle of the night from his ex boyfriend Einar. Worried about the state of his mind he decides to drive to Einar's parents remote cabin to see if all is well but it certainly is not. Like i said it certainly is a very slow burn and may not be to everyone's taste but it's beautifully shot and the acting was top notch.  I was especially impressed by the lead guy Gunner played by Bjorn Stefansson.

Next up was the quiz, The Flinterrogation, We usually have ago, We usally come nowhere! we were 50/50 to play or not then we thought ah sod it lets do it and we came 3rd! Got a great prize bag full of Blu-Rays and a TAG poster! We split the prizes and headed off for dinner and a couple of pints to celebrate Mikes birthday as we had pre-planned weeks before. This means we missed the reading of unmade hammer script ZEPPLIN VS PTERODACTYLS but by all accounts it was stunning as was last years unquenchable thirst of Dracula, Events like the reading really make MAYHEM stand out for me. I wonder what they will have planned for next year? Great news by the way on last years reading is that BBC Radio 4 and Mark Gattis have picked up on it and will be doing there own version, I would highly recommend that you keep your ears out for that as it was a fantastic story and fingers crossed one day it and Zepplin VS Pterodactyls will get finally made into full length movies.

We headed back for the next movie MAYHEM showing at MAYHEM! Starring Steven Yeun (Glen off of The Walking Dead) it tells the story of a world wide virus "Red Eye" that temporarily makes you lose your mind, There was a recent case where someone literally got away with murder because the were  red eyed up! MAYHEM is a non stop gore filled fun ride from start to finish, Honestly it never lets up, it's great! If you've ever had a bad day at work and would like to get back at your bosses this is your perfect fantasy movie. For me, One of the best of the festival. Like last years Dolph Lundgren film "Don't Kill It" i wasn't expecting that much was massively surprised how good it was.One you really must see.

Last but by no means least we had DEAD SHACK, Another great comedy horror to finish MAYHEM just as Double Date started it. Basic story of a Dad and his new lady decide to rent a Shack in the middle of nowhere so they and the kids can have a bit of bonding time, On arrival the kids decide to have a walk through the woods and discover another shack where they find and see all manner of gory oddness, Freaked out they run back to their place to get the Dad and prove to him whats going on, He's had a few beers to say the least but agrees to go with them.........
Its a fun ride of a movie with once again plenty of gore, No spoilers but the final kill was brilliant!





So with the final film done we said our goodbyes and jump in the taxi, yet again this year MAYHEM was superb, Weird and twisted but all in all a four day fun filled ride, I was off on the Monday, I woke up early made myself a cup of tea and thought sod it i'll put a film on! Thank you to all involved in MAYHEM, Keep up the great work and see you all again next year,
Big Love,
Jonny T x

MAYHEM FESTIVAL -SUPER SATURDAY!

Saturday at MAYHEM.

So Saturday morning at MAYHEM was upon us, This year I had the flyer at work and my apprentice Joe was saying how good it looked and decided to get himself a Saturday pass and he loved it, Next year he’s going for the whole weekend pass, He’d never seen an Asian film before so he was in for a great treat with the first two films of the day TAG and A Day. Which blew him away!

So first film of the day was TAG –A film by the brilliant Sion Sono, The opening ten minutes or so had the whole audience aghast, if you’ve ever seen any Final Destination movies you get the gist! I can’t really tell you too much about it as it would give it away but the running time of just under 90 minutes was perfect, The lead character Mitsuko was played by various actresses throughout the film and all were brilliant, Just as you things are starting to calm down and get back to normality/reality your brain is twisted again.

Near the end I thought “Ah I get it know” but then another slap around the brain and I was wrong again! Brilliant throughout, Mind bending and Gory as hell, A bonus was that we came 3^rd on the Sunday quiz and Emma won a poster for TAG which is currently awaiting a frame. Great stuff.

Next up was “A Day” Another brilliant Asian gem brought to us by MAYHEM, And Joe who’s first time at the festival said this was his favourite of the day. From first time director Sun-Ho Cho (South Korea) It tells the story groundhog day style of a Dr who wakes up on a plane on the way to meet his daughter but before he manages to get there she is knocked down by a Taxi and killed, During his immediate grief he wakes up again on the plane and has to hatch a plot to get to her before she is mowed down again, It may sound quite repetitive but as it pans out there are more people involved in the reoccurring nightmare that he is living. Some fantastic acting and shocking scenes, Brilliant twists keep you guessing right until the final frame, a brilliant film you really need to see as soon as you get chance. A definite highlight for me of this year’s festival.

Most Beautiful Island was up next, Another directorial debut from Spanish born Ana Asensio, She also plays the lead role of Luciana, She is struggling for money and generally in life when her friend Olga (Natasha Romanova) offers her the chance to attend a party, She has to dress smart and just do what they say, Sounds dodgy but the money is really good, What follows is a slow burn but I did really enjoy the build-up, The payoff was a little disappointing but it was in my eyes one of those movies that kept me gripped, Definitely a director to watch out for and well worth a watch. Short running time of around 80 minutes felt just right.

Next up we had one of my favourite parts each year at MAYHEM  Scary Shorts. A collection of shorts from around the globe and what MAYHEM was originally built on. You are handed a list as you enter screen 1 that contains a brief description/country and general info of the upcoming shorts. There were some superb ones again this year but the stand out ones for me were Blood Shed DIR: James Moran, A very British tale of a man who loves his possessed shed a little too much! AMY DIR: Gustavo Cooper, With a running time of just 6mins 46 sec, it was creepy as hell, The opener Don’t Ever Change DIR: Don Swaynos was hilarious with a brilliant twist, What Metal Girls Are Into DIR: Laurel Vail had both funny, Gory and brilliantly filed, Be sure to keep your eyes out for these shorts!

 PREY was up next directed by Dick Mass who was also in attendance! A lion is on the Rampage around Amsterdam, That pretty much sums it up but boy it was fun. It especially took off when the leading ladies ex turns up from the UK, One legged and equipped with a souped up wheelchair and a rifle, Full steam ahead! If you’ve ever seen any Dick Mass movies before such as Amsterdamned or Saint it has a very familiar fun feel to it.

Last up was the 4K Restoration of Suspiria, I had seen it already earlier in the year at the Cinema so decided to get an early night and be fresh for the early start on Sunday, By all counts everybody who saw it loved it, Many people I spoke to it was their first time watch and what a great place to see it. Another classic screened by MAYHEM. 

MAYHEM Festival 2017 -Thursday/Friday

Well it was Thursday 12th of October and I had arrived at Broadway Cinema for the 13th  MAYHEM festival. I went to collect my weekend pass and shot up to screen one eagerly awaiting the first movie with a pint in my hand and a end of row seat with easy access to the toilet and plenty of leg room. The first movie started without an intro which was weird, I looked around and there were probably 10 - 20 people in the whole place, very odd.
The film started, People were still  playing on their phones and a group of rowdy teenagers started throwing popcorn around. I slid down my seat thinking" oh no this is terrible, it will be back downstairs next year if it happens at all"  then, Beep Beep Beep.... 7.30 AM Thursday 12th October, it was all a terrible nightmare!! Glad to say the festival was brilliant as ever , Gets better each year, Here are our thoughts .

Met up early at Broadway which was a surprisingly warm night so we sat outside and  had a beer and awesome cake that Angela had cooked for Martyn pre-birthday , Then Natalie arrived with some Butterscotch Tarts we had talked about all week beforehand so we had them as well, Mike arrived in a cool The Thing T-Shirt and the MAYHEM gang was all back together fully loaded with sugar and ready to tackle the first movie Double Date.

Double Date was hilarious, People still go on about Shaun of the dead and rightly so but Double Date in my opinion should be up there with the best British comedy/ horrors since that. It was Gory, Sexy and Hilarious. In attendance were Danny Morgan (Jim) , Georgia Groome (Lulu) and Director Benjamin Barfoot, Incredibly it was his first full directorial feature and it was proper,  It tells the story of Jim who is about to reach his 30th Birthday and is 6FT tall, Ginger and still a Virgin. His best mate Alex (Michael Socha) is determined that his birthday night is when his virginity will be taken.When Jim gets hit on by two sexy ladies it seems to good to be true and believe me it is! All i can say is wow that fight scene and pill popping with the christian family!! I shall say no more just make sure you see it as SOON as you can.

Next up was M.F.A and unfortunately due to work commitments i had to skip this, A rape revenge movie with more than enough violence so i heard, i asked those who had seen it and this is what they said
Natalie "Rape Revenge. I really enjoyed it!! Loved the lead actress thought she did a great job, Glad they didn't overdo the rape scene. Its a very cool vigilante idea as well, Love the ending"

Angela "I thought it was very tense and as Natalie said she's an amazing actress, It's very disturbing"
So with the night over early for me and Emma we headed off home to get some sleep before work and sure to be fresh for the Friday at MAYHEM.

So today's line up was Bitch, 68 Kill, Habit and with it being Friday 13th there was a special showing off Friday 13th :Part 3 in 3D!!

On to Bitch, Now known as the weird time slot at MAYHEM because of out there films from the last few years such as CRUMBS and We Are The Flesh shown at this slot this year we had BITCH. It told the tale of a seemingly perfect house with a high flying rich husband and the perfect kids but all is not well in the world of the "perfect"housewife, One day she just loses it and has a very hard t watch mental breakdown where she takes on the persona of a dog and is locked in the basement, Naked and covering herself in excrement and barking at anyone who enters. Itis a grim watch in places but utterly compulsive, The lead character Jill played brilliantly by Marianna Palka who also directed BITCH is mesmerising and terrifying in equal measures along side Dad(Jason Ritter) who is played with a level of annoyance at times you just want to punch him! Described on IMDB  as Comedy/Drama couldn't be more wrong, I'd like to see the reaction of your average family who sit down to watch this comedy! Grim but brilliant.

Up next was 68 Kill, Pretty much non stop all the way through when a girlfriend and boyfriend rob her employee of $68,000 dollars and go on the run, The don't get far before it all goes wrong again and again and again, I did find it a little repetitive in places and it was trying to hard to wear the Tarantino tag, But in saying that it was a fun ride and definitely not short on sex and extreme violence in places, Not amazing but i would say it's definitely worth a one time watch.

Next we had new British movie HABIT, Directed by Simeon Halligan and staring Elliot James who were both in attendance. It's set in the rainy grim underbelly of Manchester, Michael (Elliot) meets up with Lee (Jessica Barden) by chance outside a job centre where she proceeds to tell him she has nowhere to sleep and can she stay at his place for a while, He agrees which in turns end up with him working for her friend as a doorman at a back street massage parlour but all is not what it seems at all. It's brilliantly filmed and retains the "Up North" dark and grim and very British feel throughout, A definite movie you should keep your eye out for, A high recommend from me.

Last up was Friday 13th :Part 3 3D. Once again sadly due to work i had to give this a miss but have seen it on the big screen before and not too long ago the Blu-Ray release, From what i heard and kind of knew it was a blast! Just really shows how different it can be seeing a film such as this in the cinema with fans. A lot of people were saying on the Saturday that having a 3D film on was a great laugh and many including myself would love to see at least another one play at MAYHEM but not Argento's Dracula 3D!
So into the Taxi we got off home again, Straight to bed to look forward to a weekend packed with many more exciting looking MAYHEM movies, Part 2 Saturday/Sunday coming soon,
Jonny T.

Mayhem Film Festival announces DOUBLE DATE, TOP KNOT DETECTIVE and FRIDAY THE 13TH

Hello Folks,

Great news arrived unexpectedly arrived today from MAYHEM  film festival , Double Date, Top Knot Detective and Friday The 13TH part 3 in 3D you say?? Oh hell yeah! I've put the press release below, The first 3D movie at MAYHEM? Will it be old skool Red and Green Glasses? Will there be a cool glasses design if so? And its on FRIDAY 13TH, SHIT!!!These are some of the questions already raised on the media that is social, I'll keep you all up to date with any more news I hear of, Stop reading this you weirdo and get your tickets booked!!

Love as always,(yes I've had a glass of cheeky vino, its been a hard week)

Jonny T   

BOOK THY TICKETS NOW

http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/

Mayhem Film Festival announces DOUBLE DATE, TOP KNOT DETECTIVE and FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3: 3D

With its 13th edition fast approaching, Mayhem Film Festival is proud to announce the first three titles from its 2017 programme.

The festival will open with a preview screening of Benjamin Barfoot’s Double Date, which will be followed by a Q&A with members of the cast and crew. Double Date follows mild-mannered innocent Jim as he attempts to lose his virginity on the eve of his 30th birthday; but the beautiful sisters he and his friend Alex have met for the night, may have darker plans in mind. Guests for this event will be announced later in the summer.

Also on the line-up is the utterly hilarious Top Knot Detective, an Australian mockumentary about a 90s Japanese samurai/detective series known in Japan as ‘Ronin Suiri Tentai’ (‘Deductive Reasoning Ronin’) but known in Australia as ‘Top Knot Detective’. Battling ninjas, monsters, outrageous behaviour, and killer lines, it has it all and is not to be missed!

Wrapping up Mayhem’s first round of announcements, the festival will screen Friday the 13th Part III: 3D, on Friday 13 October, for its 13th edition – an evening with Jason by Crystal Lake, not for the superstitious.

More events, films and guests for Mayhem 2017 will be announced later in the summer.

Mayhem Film Festival will take place at Broadway, Nottingham on 12-15 October 2017 and more news will be revealed over the summer about this year’s edition. For more information, please visit www.mayhemfilmfestival.com

The Walking Dead Season 8 Trailer is here!

Hello Folks,

Fresh from Comic Com comes the trailer for The Walking Dead Season 8! 

Now we all like a moan about The Walking Dead but personally i love it! Yes it does has its faults and slow episodes but in my opinion 8 seasons in it's still pretty solid, Be sure to watch right until the end. Rick with a grey beard? A huge time jump? You decide,

Trailer below,

Jonny T.

THE RED TURTLE - ON DVD & DOUBLE PLAY - 25 SEPTEMBER 2017

Hello Folks,

Jonny T here with highly acclaimed  The Red Turtle is due a DVD/BLU-RAY release in the UK on 25th September. I sadly missed it  when it was playing at my local cinema but have heard great things about it and can't wait to see it, Watch this space for a review coming soon! All details below,
Jonny T.

ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD 18th SEPTEMBER 2017

ON DVD AND DOUBLE PLAY (BLU-RAY & DVD) 25th SEPTEMBER 2017

STUDIOCANAL is pleased to announce that the Oscar-nominated and highly acclaimed THE RED TURTLE – a

deeply moving and uplifting story about the power of the human spirit – arrives on Digital Download on

18th September 2017 and on DVD and Double Play (Blu-ray and DVD) on 25th September 2017. Pre-order

now: http://scnl.co/RedTurtleDVD .

Studio Ghibli’s first international co-production from Oscar-winning director Michael Dudok de Wit (Father

and Daughter), THE RED TURTLE recounts the milestones in the life of a human being through the story of a

man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds.

Bringing together the creative powers of Japan’s most beloved animation studio and the gentle sensibility

of Dudok de Wit’s storytelling, the film is brought to life by Prima Linea’s stellar animation team, helmed by

Disney veteran Jean-Christophe Lie (Zarafa, Tarzan, Hercules) and the beautiful, dialogue-less screenplay

by award-winning French writer and director Pascale Ferran (Lady Chatterley, Bird People)

Stranger Things Season 2-Poster and details revealed! Nice.

Good evening you bunch of weirdos!

Stranger things season 2 poster has just hit the internet thing and it looks great. I received an email this afternoon with the above poster attached with some juicy details of what we have to look forward to. I've put all the details i have for now(not a lot!) below and watch this space for more to come,

Jonny T.

 Netflix Releases Key Art and Premiere Date for Stranger Things

1953, Date Unknown - MK Ultra comes to Hawkins

1979 - Police Chief Jim Hopper returns to Hawkins

1983, November 6 - The Vanishing of Will Byers

1983, November 8 - The Vanishing of Barbara Holland

2016, July 15 - Part 1

2017, October 27 - Part 2

STRANGER THINGS 2 SERIES DESCRIPTION:

It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab.

Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.

Baby Driver - Reviewed!

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

Director: Edgar Wright

Writer: Edgar Wright

Stars: Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm 

Hi folks,

Last Friday I finally got to see Baby Driver at my local Broadway Cinema which also had a brilliant Baby Driver DJ Set after and what a great night it was!

Baby Driver tells the story of Baby who was involved in a car crash as a young boy and as a result suffers from tinnitus, His skill is as a get away driver for various heist and he's payed top dollar for his amazing getaway skills.  The tinnitus he suffers results in him constantly wearing headphones banging out some top quality music throughout the film.

The opening heist scene is breathtaking whilst The John Spencer Blue explosion "Bell bottoms" blares out and from then on its pretty much non stop action and music. I read that director Edgar Wright had the idea years ago and finally got around to making the film he always wanted to and i for one am glad he did.

It is pretty much everything you have seen or heard before with Tarantino written all over it, Lashings of True Romance and Bonnie and Clyde but saying that it didn't suffer from it as many a film before this have tried and failed miserably.

The references to TV, Film and pop culture are constant, I gave up trying to recognise them after a while and just sat back and enjoyed the ride!

Another fantastically clever scene is near the beginning when Baby is walking down the street to the tune of Harlem Shuffle while the lyrics appear in various graffiti/shop signs as he walks past, Brilliant.

Baby Driver is definitely worth checking out at the cinema if you can, One of the best movies I've seen this year if not in a long while.

9/10

Jonny T. 

Mayhem Film Festival open call for short films and launch Early Bird passes!!

Hello Folks!

Jonny T here with news that my favourite film festival MAYHEM has just announced they are once again looking for your short films and also that the early bird passes are also now available! the festival runs again for a glorious 4 days from 12th-15th October.

No line up has yet been announced but i expect as with previous years that it will once again as we say in Nottingham "Smashing duck!" which basically means bloody marvellous. Take for example last years showing of RAW,We are the flesh,  Head Shot and Don't Kill it, To name but a brilliant  few.

I've stuck all the details you need for now and keep your eyes peeled for more updates from me and MAYHEM as they are announced.

Jonny T.

Mayhem Film Festival open call for short films and launch Early Bird passes

Early Bird passes are now on sale for Mayhem Film Festival 2017, which will take place at Broadway, Nottingham on 12-15 October.

Early Bird passes allow access to the full festival, including all films and special events. The passes are available for a limited period of time for just £65 for four days of exciting previews, special guests and events, showcasing the best horror, sci-fi and cult features and shorts from around the world. To purchase an Early Bird pass, please visit http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/tickets or contact the Broadway box office on 0115 952 6611.

Mayhem are also now on the look-out for short films for the ever popular ‘Scary Shorts’ section of their programme. Mayhem originally started as a single compilation of short films, and the ‘Scary Shorts’ remains the most loved and one of the most popular screenings in the festival’s schedule. There is no fee for submissions, and programmers for the festival are accepting local, national and international entries.

Filmmakers can submit their entry for free until midnight on Friday 18 August. To submit your short film, please email Melissa Gueneau at mayhemfilmfest@gmail.com  

Mayhem Film Festival will take place at Broadway, Nottingham on 12-15 October 2017 and more news will be revealed over the summer about this year’s edition. For more information, please visit http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/

LIFE - Reviewed

"A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form, that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth."

Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds

Hello Folks,
Jonny T here with my review of my recent cinema trip to see sci-fi/horror movie LIFE.

I saw the trailer a while back and got quite excited then avoided anything else to do with it as to avoid spoilers. Tickets booked, off we went.

From what I had seen it was kind of ALIEN looking and I tried to put that fact out of mind but struggled with it because of the classic ALIEN was always in the back of my mind!
Some big star actors couldn't save it for me. Don't get me wrong there were some genuine great moments that made me cringe but overall the whole threat/scare level wasn't there. The ending was supposed to be a twist but honestly I personally could see it a mile off.
The visuals were great, Set aboard the international space station you had that thing as in the movie Gravity where things were constantly spinning that looked good, The first death (no spoilers) was pretty gross but honestly the CGI blood was dodgy as fuck, I reckon they must have added that afterwards when the budget had been just about spent!

The Mars alien jelly blob continues on a rampage throughout the ship and it's intelligence grows with it but unfortunately the tension didn't for me anyway.
The ending obviously leaves it wide open for a sequel/franchise and to be honest with all my moans i'd happily watch a follow up, Not the greatest but and easy watch that gets a little too much sentimental with character reflections on their lives at points but if you fancy something with a good bit of gore in space it's not that bad.
6/10 for me.
Jonny T

Weekend Of The Dead 2017 tickets available!

Hello Folks,
Jonny T here bringing you news of this years Weekend of the dead 2017. This years event is held once again at the 235 Casino in Manchester the weekend of 4th and 5th of November.
I attended last years and it was amazing! I've been attending festivals for many years now and i have to say this is one of the best i have even been to. Years ago there used to be these things called Film Fairs where it was mainly dealers selling rare VHS, Figures and posters etc. There were a few of these that started to bring in guests and i have been lucky enough over the years to meet some great people such as Tom Savini, Michael Berryman and even the late great Ingrid Pitt. The film fairs have now become massive events that are now "Conventions" or "Comic Cons" whilst this is great for fans it usually means thousands people, Hours of queuing and ridiculously priced autographs, I think one of the craziest ones I've heard of late was John Cusack who was charging £80 for an autograph and more if you wanted a photo whilst he was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses!!
Now as you probably know and it's quite obvious from the blog logo i am a massive fan of the Romero zombie films, Early last year i saw on Facebook a group called weekend of the dead that were holding a convention in Manchester featuring starts of Romero classics Dawn, Day and Land of the dead, i had to go. So i put it to my wife and big man Gav and the tickets were booked and we counted down the days.
We travelled up from Nottingham on the Sunday morning to Manchester and easily found the place about 10AM. To our surprise when we arrived the were no big ques, No herding around like cattle no pushing and shoving and that turned out like that all day it was brilliant and very relaxed there were a lot of people there but the organisation was superb.  We had a look around some great merchandise stalls and purchased tickets for which autographs we wanted and they were all very responsibly priced. We entered the main room which was set out with the actors on their tables around the side  and a stage at the front where a Q&A panel was set up and it had just started with Eugene Clark (Big Daddy) from Land Of The Dead.  The Q&A panels continued throughout the day with some truly fascinating stories  and planned with enough time intervals for you to get your stuff signed, Grab a coffee and have a chat with the guests. Like i say it was so relaxed and the organisers and guests were all so nice it was a welcome return to conventions for me. Since the convention i have become friends with a lot of people there and looking forward to seeing them all again this year.

2016 line up, Great photo!

The line up for this year has been announced and it is every much as awesome as last year! I have put  the links below for your tickets and everything you need to know. Hope to see you there!

Jonny T

OFFICIAL SITE LINK FOR TICKETS.

http://www.weekendofthedead.co.uk/

2017 AMAZING GUEST LINE UP!

http://www.weekendofthedead.co.uk/guests/

OFFICIAL FACEBOOK GROUP

https://www.facebook.com/weekendofthedead.co.uk/

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Official UK trailer for comedy horror BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL!!

Presents

First look at the the official UK trailer for Japanese horror comedy  …

BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL

(AKA THE JAPANESE EVIL DEAD)

Cert 15 (TBC)

RELEASED ON DVD 24 APRIL 2017

“… gory, insane and fun. Sayonara, baby …”

Infernal Cinema

The cellar door has been opened and the official UK trailer for comedy horror BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (AKA THE JAPANESE EVIL DEAD) has escaped!

Trapped inside a haunted house, a body builder battles a gruesome ghost, hell-bent on revenge in Shinichi Fukazawa's tongue-in-cheek splatter comedy.  Originally released in Japan as The Japanese Evil Dead, BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER is an affectionate tribute to Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD films, featuring an incompetent, square-jawed anti-hero and grungy stop-motion effects.

DVD Special Features include a step-by-step artwork gallery by Graham Humphreys (THE EVIL DEAD, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET), original Japanese trailers, an extensive behind-the-scenes photo gallery and two 'making of' video clips.

Released on 24 April 2017 by Terracotta's Asian horror label 'Terror Cotta' and available for the first time on DVD with English subtitles. Find out more about the body builder's daily workout and ghost killing tips on Twitter: @BM_bodybuilder

Synopsis:

After a surprise phone call interrupts his daily workout, beefy body builder Shinji agrees to meet his photojournalist ex-girlfriend to help with her research on haunted houses. Accompanied by a professional psychic, they visit an abandoned house once owned by Shinji’s father. But inside the house a dark secret lingers and they find themselves trapped and tormented by a relentless ghost with a 30 year grudge ...

From the land famous for cursed VHS tapes, comes a 'forgotten video nasty'. Unleashed from a mysterious Tokyo cellar and available for the first time in the UK, the Bloody Muscle Body Builder invites fans of bizarro, lo-fi cinema on a far out journey ... into hell.

Genre: Horror | Year: 2014 | Cert: 15 (TBC) | Country: Japan

Language: Japanese with English Subtitles | Running Time: 62 minutes

Directed by: Shinichi Fukazawa

Cast: Shinichi Fukazawa, Asako Nosaka, Masaaki Kai

“… Shinichi Fukazawa’s splatter masterpiece …”

Attack from Planet B

“… a stand out cult classic in the making.” 8/10

The Rotting Zombie

"A cracking, gory, Japanese slice of horror heaven" 7/10

The Geek Legion of Doom

DVD Special Features:

From Sketch to Scary: ‘Groovy’ Artwork by Graham Humphreys

Original Japanese Trailers

Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery

Dismemberment of a Scene

Clip 1: Losing Your Head

Clip 2: Hands Off My Skeleton

Asian horror movies out now from Terror Cotta

BAFTA nominated I, DANIEL BLAKE comes to DVD and Blu Ray on 27th February

DIRECTED BY

KEN LOACH

WRITTEN BY

PAUL LAVERTY

STARRING

DAVE JOHNS

HAYLEY SQUIRES

AVAILABLE DIGITALLY 13th February 2017

ON BLU-RAY AND DVD 27th February 2017

“AN IMMEDIATE CLASSIC”

THE TIMES

“THE FILM FOR OUR TIMES”

DAILY MIRROR

“INTENSELY MOVING”

THE INDEPENDENT

NOMINATED FOR 5 BAFTA AWARDS INCLUDING BEST FILM

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY AND BEST DIRECTOR

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2016 and nominated for Best Picture, Outstanding British Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress & Best Director at the 2017 BAFTA Awards, Entertainment One (eOne) is pleased to announce the UK Home Entertainment release of the critically acclaimed film – I, DANIEL BLAKE – the astonishing story of triumph and adversity in modern day Britain from director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty. I, DANIEL BLAKE is available digitally from 13th February 2017 and on Blu-ray and DVD from 27th February 2017 and is available to pre-order now from AMAZON

Synopsis-
Daniel Blake has worked as a joiner for most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with single mother Katie who is battling to keep her two young children fed. Daniel and Katie find themselves in a no-man’s land, striving to pull themselves out of the welfare bureaucracy of modern day Britain.

Award winning and critically lauded, I, DANIEL BLAKE is the vital film for our times

CERT: 15

RUN TIME: 100 mins

RRP: £19.99 / £24.99

EXTRAS:

- Commentary with Director Ken Loach and

Writer Paul Laverty

- How To Make a Ken Loach Film featurette

- Deleted Scenes

I, DANIEL BLAKE is available digitally from 13th February 2017 on Blu-ray and DVD from 27th