A truly epic independent film on a scale never seen before, Vindication Swim is the biopic about the first British woman, Mercedes Gleitze, to swim the English Channel in 1927. A forgotten story of one of women’s sports most incredible endurance achievements, that became almost as challenging out of the water as in it. InContinue reading “Vindication Swim”
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The Kitchen
A British film by first time director Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) alongside co-director Kibwe Tavares, The Kitchen is set in a dystopian future not too far from now. Tensions run high in a London housing project called the Kitchen due to the harsh conditions and notably from the oppressive tactics of the law enforcement. MostContinue reading “The Kitchen”
Scala!!!
Scala: Sex, drugs and rock and roll cinema is a documentary film telling the story of the infamous Scala cinema renowned for its all-nighters in one of London’s once seedier parts, Kings Cross, attracting both film and non-film enthusiasts alike, including many future film illuminati. This is a vivid description of one of cinema’s fabledContinue reading “Scala!!!”
Suitable Flesh
Suitable Flesh stars Heather Graham as a psychiatrist who becomes obsessed with a young patient suffering from an extreme personality disorder that leads her into a dangerous family occult. Having opened this year’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest its release is just in time for the Halloween spook season. Now available in UK cinemas and on TVOD.Continue reading “Suitable Flesh”
Priscilla
Director Sofia Coppola brought her latest film Priscilla for the red carpet treatment at this year’s BFI London Film Festival. The biographical story of Priscilla Presley, wife of Elvis, has been adapted from the book Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon. Priscilla tells her story of how a young girl falls inContinue reading “Priscilla”
Hit Man
Director Richard Linklater’s latest movie Hit Man had its London Film Festival gala showing this week, a romantic comedy thriller starring co-writer Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick). It’s a film based on a true story about a mild mannered police liaison officer, Gary Johnson, who goes undercover as a ruthless hitman to catch a felonContinue reading “Hit Man”
Speed is Expensive
You’ve heard of a Harley Davidson, maybe even a Norton but have you heard of the Vincent? No? Well, this is the story of Philip Vincent and his motorcycle manufacturing company which made hand-made British bikes in Stevenage that would dominate the land speed records during the 40s and 50s. Speed Is Expensive will be availableContinue reading “Speed is Expensive”
Bolan’s Shoes
This is a bitter sweet drama about the lives of a pair of siblings and how a fateful school trip to see their favourite pop idol, the legendary instigator of glam rock Marc Bolan, led to life changing consequences. Bolan’s Shoes will be in UK Cinemas from 15th September. The story begins on the school busContinue reading “Bolan’s Shoes”
Service No Longer Required
Adapted from the screenplay The Terminus this short film by Nigel Fair, Service No Longer Required, puts the spotlight on a homeless ex-army veteran sleeping rough at Waterloo station, in a tribute and call for support for the ex-servicemen and women who struggle with PTSD and homelessness. Using a cast and crew of mostly ex-militaryContinue reading “Service No Longer Required”
Woolf Women: Now or Never
Woolf Women directed by first time documentary filmmaker Marchella De Angelis follows Jenny ‘Jungle’ a downhill skateboarder on her epic odyssey across Europe with her fellow Woolf Women, a group of young female skateboarders seeking the thrills and spills of downhill skateboarding. In selected UK cinemas from 8th June. We pick up Jenny Jungle’s storyContinue reading “Woolf Women: Now or Never”
The Language of Film 