#Like is a dark tale about a teenage girl looking for revenge because her younger sister commits suicide after being trolled online. Written and directed by Sarah Pirozek’s it’s a cyber noir thriller available to rent and buy on all major digital platforms from 1st November. Rosie (Sarah Rich) is commemorating the 1st anniversary of herContinue reading “#Like”
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Seven Samurai (1954)
Opening in selected cinemas from 29th October 2021 as part of the BFI’s season celebrating 100 years of Japanese cinema, Seven Samurai (1954) is Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s own favourite film, an epic tale about a village under attack from a group of bandits that hits upon the idea to hire a group of samurai toContinue reading “Seven Samurai (1954)”
Cop Secret
Cop Secret had its premiere at the BFI London Film Festival 2021, it’s an Icelandic action-comedy parodying the high octane Hollywood police films, where two rival cops have to team up to stop a mastermind villain only to get more out of their partnership than they bargained for. Bússi (Auðunn Blöndal) is known as Reykjavik’s superContinue reading “Cop Secret”
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941) is back in cinemas from 17th September to celebrate its 80th anniversary as part of the BFI’s Watching the Detectives season. Adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel it sees John Houston take his directional debut in this black and white film noir classic. Private investigator Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) and his partner Miles ArcherContinue reading “The Maltese Falcon (1941)”
Picture Stories
Picture Stories is a documentary film charting the rise of one of the UK’s earliest pictorial magazines, Picture Post, which was influencing British culture during the 30s through to the 50s. Picture Stories will be available on Digital Download from 30th September. The documentary looks at the stories of the people behind this ground-breaking photographic magazine that broughtContinue reading “Picture Stories”
When The Screaming Starts
When the Screaming Starts had its world premiere at Frightfest 2021 and will get its northern premiere at Grimmfest on 9th October. A comedy horror about a documentary filmmaker who has discovered a wannabe serial killer online and wants to capture his murderous rise to infamy. Norman Graysmith (Jared Rogers) specialises in making ‘award-winning’ documentaries aboutContinue reading “When The Screaming Starts”
Handsome
Handsome available on digital release from 30th August is a touching documentary film about two brothers Nick and Alex who travel around the world to talk to other siblings, where one or the other lives with Down’s Syndrome, to find out how they have been tackling their lives. It begins with Nick talking about hisContinue reading “Handsome”
The Pebble and the Boy
The Pebble And The Boy will be released in cinemas nationwide from Friday August 27, it’s a retrospective tribute to mod culture wrapped up in a feel good story about a young lad wanting to take his father’s ashes from Manchester to Brighton on the back of his old mod styled Lambretta. Due to his recently deceasedContinue reading “The Pebble and the Boy”
Souad
Opening in cinemas in the UK & Ireland on 27 August 2021, Souad is a window into the world of a young ‘Generation Z’ girl, growing up in a small city outside of Cairo as she struggles to conform to her strict family and cultural traditions whilst acting like a normal teenager, which is further complicated byContinue reading “Souad”
Mosley: It’s Complicated
Mosley: It’s Complicated is a F1 Motor Racing sports documentary with a difference as it looks at one of the leading figures that has made the sport what it is today but who himself has had his own chequered past filled with controversy and scandal. Available to watch in selected UK Cinemas from 9th July,Continue reading “Mosley: It’s Complicated”
The Language of Film 