Hitmen is the latest film from UK gangster auteur Savvas D. Michael and it’s another signature feature from him with much to be offended by. A married couple from London, totally out of character, beat to death an obnoxious gap year student from America whose powerful family connections in the US put a $1 millionContinue reading “Hitmen”
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Poison Arrows
This is the darts mockumentary that is long overdue, especially for its makers who have taken 22 years to finish it. It’s the story of Rocky Goldfingers, a 6 times world darts champion put in prison for the murder of his darts protege Perry ‘the Poison Arrow’ Peters. It’s a crime he denies doing andContinue reading “Poison Arrows”
Interview Daniel Glenn-Barbour
Daniel Glenn-Barbour is the writer and director of a new UK independent crime film Yes Man available to download from 13th June on all major digital platforms. Please introduce yourself and your film Hi there. My name is Daniel Glenn-Barbour and my new feature film is called Yes Man. How did the story come about? It tookContinue reading “Interview Daniel Glenn-Barbour”
The Bezonians
From the creator of Smoking Guns, Original Gangster and Red Rage comes Savvas D. Michael’s latest instalment of UK gangster films, a tale about a man called Plato who runs a Greek-Cypriot North London social club, the Bezonians, and when an evening’s poker game gets out of hand he finds himself dangerously caught up with a femme fatale, Lola. AvailableContinue reading “The Bezonians”
Sideshow
Sideshow. When two inept criminals break into the home of a washed-up psychic in search of hidden loot, they get a lot more than they bargained for.
Pitbull- Exodus
‘Pitbull – Exodus’ is a new crime thriller from Polish director Patryk Vega, a genre veteran, back to his explosive best with a film showing some violent gang wars in Eastern Europe, available in UK / EIRE cinemas from 19th November. The film begins with the backstory of Nos (Przemyslaw Bluszcz) and how he became an expert bombContinue reading “Pitbull- Exodus”
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)”
Out of Death
Out Of Death is the latest instalment from Ily Films that brings Bruce Willis back to your screens as a bereaved cop taking timeout in a mountain retreat only to find himself caught up in the middle of a corrupt police department’s drug cartel. Available on Digital Download from 2nd August (pre-order here) & DVDContinue reading “Out of Death”
Piccadilly (1929)
Piccadilly (1929) is a silent movie based on the glamorous world of a London revue bar and the entangled relationships behind its inner workings with spurned love, rivalry and jealousy that results in murder. This is a newly restored High Definition deluxe edition complete with an array of video extras now available on Blu RayContinue reading “Piccadilly (1929)”
Into The Labyrinth
Available on DVD and digital download from 19th April, Into the Labyrinth, starring Dustin Hoffman, is a twisted psychological thriller in Italian and American English with a great international cast about a girl’s abduction and the hunt for her kidnapper. The film starts with the strange disappearance of a young girl Samantha Andretti (Valentina Bellè)Continue reading “Into The Labyrinth”
The Language of Film 