Marco Werba is an award-winning film composer with over 30 years’ experience in the industry composing music mostly for dramas, thrillers and horror movies although he has written for comedy and historical period dramas too. Marco has worked with and met many famous and influential film composers and film directors most notably from his adopted home,Continue reading “Marco Werba – Film Music Composer”
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December Films
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Silent Night
Silent Night is showing in UK cinemas from 11th December, on digital download from 18th December and DVD from 28th December. It’s a violent Christmas gangster film about a South London hitman Mark (Bradley Taylor – Surge) recently out of prison and trying to get his life straight in order to take care of his daughter. He’s doingContinue reading “Silent Night”
WWII – The Long Road Home
WWII – The Long Road Home (originally Charlie’s Letters) is available to watch on selected digital platforms and to buy from selected UK stores. Written, directed and starring Elliott Hasler this is an incredible biopic story about his own great-grandfather during WWII and is an amazing feet of micro budget filmmaking especially from someone soContinue reading “WWII – The Long Road Home”
The Glass Man
The Glass Man, originally released at Frightfest (2011) to critical acclaim is finally getting its long awaited UK release on UK digital download platforms from December 7th. It is a dark psychological tale from director Christian Solimeno (I Made This For You) that tackles the breakdown of Martin (Andy Nyman – Ghost Stories) after heContinue reading “The Glass Man”
Lost at Christmas
This is Scotland’s first ever Christmas movie coming to UK cinemas from 4th December and is available on digital platforms from 7th December. It’s a quirky romcom that looks to bring a bit of Christmas cheer to our screens whilst taking in some wonderful Scottish Highland scenery. Director Ryan Hendrick has made a feature lengthContinue reading “Lost at Christmas”
A Christmas Carol (2020)
A Christmas Carol will be coming to cinemas and select theatre venues in the UK from the 4th December and Ireland from the 11th in a masterful remake of the ultimate Christmas ghost story by Charles Dickens, but with a difference. Combining film, theatre and animation it is as ambitious as its planned opening releaseContinue reading “A Christmas Carol (2020)”
Finding Steve McQueen
Available on digital download from 16th November Finding Steve McQueen is based on the true events of the biggest bank robbery in US history when an organised gang broke into the United California Bank in 1972 to steel an alleged $30 million from the President’s secret funds of illegal campaign contributions. Harry Barber (Travis Fimmel)Continue reading “Finding Steve McQueen”
RENT-A-PAL
RENT-A-PAL will be available on Digital Download from 16th November, a disturbing psychological thriller about David (Brian Landis Folkins) a lonely bachelor caring for his ageing mother suffering from dementia (Kathleen Brady). Set in the 1990s, David is seeking a girlfriend via a video dating agency Video Rendezvous, which isn’t going well but he stubbles acrossContinue reading “RENT-A-PAL”
Voodoo Apocalypse
Available on digital platforms from 9th November, Voodoo Apocalypse is a tribute to the 70s grindhouse movies, it’s packed with cheesy dialogue, cheap gags, badly choreographed fights, terrible special effects, plenty of swearing and a splattering of extreme violence, and as the strap-line says it’s got cops, kung fu, masked wrestlers and zombies! The film uses aContinue reading “Voodoo Apocalypse”
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