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The power of Eternia grows ever stronger today as James Purefoy and Charlotte Riley give Amazon MGM Studios’s Masters of the Universe the royal treatment. Purefoy and Riley join the Masters of the Universe cast as He-Man’s parents, King Randor and Queen Marlena, respectively. Adding the King and Queen of Eternia brings us one step closer to one of pop culture’s most beloved and nostalgic properties being reborn for a feature-length adventure. Hold onto your childhoods, friends!

James Purefoy and Charlotte Riley join previously announced cast members Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Camila Mendes as Teela, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Idris Elba as Duncan/Man-at-Arms, Morena Baccarin as The Sorceress, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Fisto, Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw, Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, and Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops. Laika CEO and filmmaker Laika CEO and filmmaker Travis Knight directs Masters of the Universe...

Pub- based comedy drama Mother’s Pride will be in cinemas next year, and the cast has now been confirmed.

The British film industry has been releasing a steady stream of comedy dramas over the last few years, full of homegrown talent both in front of and behind the camera.

In 2018, Stephen Graham and comedian Dave Johns led the cast of wrestling comedy Walk Like A Panther, although perhaps the most notable example is the Fisherman’s Friends series, which chronicled the unlikely story of a group of fisherman who form a band and release an album of sea shanties to critical and commercial acclaim.

This led to life imitating art, as the actual band the film was based on saw a huge surge in popularity, with albums climbing up the charts and multiple sell out national tours.

According to the British Comedy Guide, the team behind Fisherman’s Friends is now producing...

July is all about the Olympics with Peacock, but that’s just scratching the surface. With a major WWE event, fireworks, the Tour de France and movies galore, Peacock has never been a better value.

Great films coming to the service include “The Big Lebowski,” “The Fifth Element,” “Jaws,” The “Men In Black” trilogy, “Pitch Perfect,” “Titanic”, “Purple Rain,” and “Office Space.”

Sign Up $5.99+ / month peacocktv.com Use the code PEACZL3V0D1 to get a full year for just $30! What are the 5 Best Shows, Movies, and Specials Coming to Peacock in July 2024? Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony | July 26

The world’s best athletes go for gold in Paris and you can catch the best lineup of events on Peacock! It all starts with the breathtaking opening ceremony on July 26.

For the first time ever, the ceremony won’t be inside a stadium. The entire event will play out against the backdrop of the Seine river.

Peacock has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the streaming service in July. The Peacock July 2024 schedule includes Back to Black, The Dirty D Season 3, The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge, Love Island USA Season 6, the Paris 2024 Olympics, Those About to Die, and WWE Money in the Bank.

This month’s slade includes the streaming debut of Back to Black, starring Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse, the professional wrestling event WWE Money in the Bank, and Those About to Die, an epic drama from Roland Emmerich and starring Anthony Hopkins that explores the gladiatorial competitions of ancient Rome.

Are you craving even more action? You can tune into The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge, the natural world’s first reality competition series narrated by Rhys Darby (Our Flag Means Death). The three-episode series follows Alaska’s Katmai...

Starz has announced the movie and TV titles coming to the service in June. The Starz June 2024 schedule includes the season four premiere of Power Book II: Ghost.

On the film front, Bros, Ticket to Paradise, How I Learned to Fly (featuring Cliff “Method Man” Smith), Get On Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Billy Madison, Carlito’s Way, How High, Jarhead, Law Abiding Citizen, and several other notable titles join the Starz app this month.

You can also celebrate The Karate Kid‘s 40th anniversary with a movie marathon on Starz Encore, beginning Saturday, June 22, at 2:50 p.m. with the classic The Karate Kid (1984) and The Karate Kid Part II.

Starz June 2024 Highlights

Power Book II: Ghost Season 4

The fourth and final season of “Power Book II: Ghost” debuts on Friday, June 7, at midnight Et on the Starz app, which also coincides with the 10th Anniversary of “Power’s” debut on Starz.

This Christmas Eve on ITV, the festive spirit comes alive with “Love Your Christmas with Alan Titchmarsh” at 9:30 Am. Joining the charming host Alan Titchmarsh to kick off the celebration are the talented Brian Conley, the iconic Jason Donovan, and the lovely Jane Asher. Together, they set the stage for a morning of holiday cheer and joy.

The episode promises a delightful mix of heartwarming moments and lively discussions. Viewers can look forward to meeting a newborn calf celebrating its very first Christmas and gaining insights from horticulturalists Camilla Bassett-Smith and Jonathan Mosley on Christmas floral displays that hold a special place in their hearts. Additionally, the show serves up panto tipples to add a dash of merriment, and the Fisherman’s Friends take the stage to perform a festive classic, rounding out the perfect Christmas morning lineup.

Tune in on December 24, 2023, as “Love Your Christmas with Alan Titchmarsh” spreads warmth and holiday magic,...

Prime Video has debuted the trailer for the Christmas movie sequel ‘Your Christmas or Mine 2.’

The follow-up follows young couple James (Asa Butterfield), and Hayley (Cora Kirk), who are gearing up for their second Christmas as a couple. And that can only mean one thing … more mayhem with the Taylor and Hughes families.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … but will it be for James and Hayley? James’ father has invited the Taylors to spend Christmas in a luxury ski resort in the Austrian Alps, so they can meet his new American girlfriend (played by Jane Krakowski). However, Hayley’s dad Geoff insisted on handling his family’s side of the booking and something clearly got lost in translation. After a mix-up with transport at the airport, the two tribes end up at each other’s accommodations, on different sides of a valley and opposite ends of the Tripadvisor ratings scale.

Bank of Dave is a biographical comedy centered around a self-made millionaire who sets up a community bank to help local businesses thrive. Rory Kinnear leads the cast, bringing his comedic talent to a role that showcases a change of pace from his dramatic work. The movie's success may depend on whether it can tap into the popularity of wholesome British comedies like Ted Lasso and Fisherman's Friends among international viewers.

One man's fight for his community is finally being brought to the screen in an exclusive Bank of Dave clip. Based on the true story of its eponymous figure, the biographical comedy centers on Dave Fishwick, a self-made millionaire in the working class region of Burnley who sets out to set up a community bank to help local businesses thrive, though must go against London's elite financial system to break a century-long curse. Rory Kinnear leads the ensemble Bank of Dave...

A sequel to the British holiday film Your Christmas Or Mine? has been greenlit at Amazon, with stars Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) and Cora Kirk (Prey for the Devil) signed on to return.

Titled Your Christmas Or Mine 2, the pic will hit Prime Video in December 2023. American actress Jane Krakowski (30 Rock) has joined the cast. Cast also returning from the first edition are Alex Jennings (The Crown), Daniel Mays (Fisherman’s Friends), David Bradley (Harry Potter series), Angela Griffin (White Lines), and Natalie Gumede (Titans).

Synopsis reads: It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but will it be for James and Hayley? James’ father has invited the Taylors to spend Christmas in a luxury ski resort in the Austrian Alps so they can meet his new American girlfriend (played by Jane Krakowski). However, Hayley’s dad Geoff insisted on handling his family’s side of the booking, and something got lost in translation.

The box office for January-May 2023 shows a very mixed pattern of recovery across Europe.

Premium ticket pricing is saving the day for cinema exhibition in many European markets, where admissions have yet to catch up with pre-pandemic averages — that was the key message of the latest European box office and admissions data presented on Monday at CineEurope by Lucy Jones, Comscore Movies executive director for UK & Ireland, Italy, Middle East and Africa.

The box office for January-May 2023 shows a very mixed pattern of recovery across Europe, with Austria up 8% on the 2017-2019 pre-pandemic average for the same period, Netherlands up...

‘Finding Your Feet’ director Richard Loncraine will direct; Circus Studios selling in Cannes.

The late UK army captain and charity fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore will be the subject of a new biopic from the writers of Fisherman’s Friends and the director of Finding Your Feet.

Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard, who also wrote Finding Your Feet and Blithe Spirit, have written the script for the as-yet-untitled feature, which Richard Loncraine will direct.

The production is targeting an autumn shoot in the UK, Thailand and Barbados; UK firm Circus Studios is financing the project and has boarded sales, which it...

Rory Kinnear is brilliant in this warming comedy about a Burnley businessman who took on London’s elite and won

Here is the latest film to roll off the production line of cheerful warming British underdog comedies. As originally showcased in a 2012 Channel 4 series, it is the true story of how self-made Burnley businessman Dave Fishwick took on London’s elite banking institutions to get a licence to open his own bank serving the local community. More accurately, this film is a heavily fictionalised version of that story, slickly packaged into a familiar formula by the team behind Fisherman’s Friends.

Rory Kinnear is brilliant as Fishwick, who made his fortune selling vans and minibuses but has never forgotten his roots. Kinnear gives the character a winning mix of down-to-earth blokiness with a rags-to-riches flamboyance (and a bit of ego to match the flash car). The film opens in the...

Christmas came early to the capital this year with the seasonal premiere of Prime Video’s Your Christmas? or Mine in London. The movie follows young couple James and Hayley, who end up having to experience each other’s family Christmas without their partners when one big surprise sends Christmas in the wrong direction.

Directed by Jim O’Hanlon (Catastrophe, Trying) features a stellar lineup of British talent, including Alex Jennings (The Crown), Harriet Walter (Killing Eve), Daniel Mays (Fisherman’s Friends), David Bradley (the Harry Potter series), Angela Griffin (White Lines), Natalie Gumede (Titans), Lucien Laviscount (Emily in Paris) and Ram John Holder (Desmond’s).

‘Your Christmas Or Mine?,’ which will launch exclusively on Prime Video on 2nd December. Ethan Hart and Colin Hart were on the festive carpet – here are their interviews.

Your Christmas or Mine? Premiere Interviews

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Navigating the turbulent waters of fame while remaining committed to honoring their genuine relationships with their families and life-long friends can be a struggle for any entertainer. That’s certainly the case for the singers of the titular band in the hit UK musical comedy film series, ‘Fisherman’s Friends.’ ‘Fisherman’s Friends: One and All,’ which is […]

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Released in 2019, Fisherman's Friends tells the unlikely true story of a group of Cornwall-bred fishermen who became pop stars thanks to their soulful renditions of traditional British sea shanties. The film was successful enough to garner a sequel, Fisherman's Friends: One and All, which tells a fictionalized version of the band's quest to play at the legendary Glastonbury Festival.

Fisherman's Friends: One and All sees many of the original cast returning to reprise their roles, including leading man James Purefoy as Jim, whose pride and masculine posturing clouds his ability to confront the grief he feels over the death of his father (David Hayman) during the events of the original film. When the record label demands that the band hire a replacement to fill his late father's shoes, Jim turns to alcohol and self-destruction while giving into his depression. While essentially a jolly comedy with amazing musical performances set amidst beautiful vistas of Port Isaac,...

The films charts the birth of British Women’s Football during World War I.

London-based WestEnd Films has boarded Mandie Fletcher’s An Unsuitable Game starring Sian Clifford, Jessica Barden and Jessica Brown Findlay.

Fletcher, whose credits include Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, writes and directs this biographical drama about a group of female friends who set up an amateur football team during the first World War and kick-start the birth of British Women’s Football.

The film begins shooting in the UK in spring 2023 and is hoping for a release in line with the Women’s World Cup in the...

Jessica Barden has set her latest project in the shape of the sports drama An Unsuitable Game from the BAFTA-award-winning filmmaker Mandie Fletcher (Absolutely Fabulous), which will launch sales next month at TIFF.

Barden stars alongside Jessica Brown Findlay and Sian Clifford (Fleabag) in the flick, which is inspired by the true story of a group of female friends who form an amateur football team at the height of the first world war. Despite incredible opposition from the establishment, their male co-workers, and the press – they start to draw crowds and growing popularity. The film is described as a timely, uplifting story of women being disruptive, funny, and inspiring.

“This is a story that just has to be told, about the extraordinary women who forged the first steps on the road now trodden by the triumphant Lionesses,...

‘Orphan: First Kill’, ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ also out.

Entertainment Film Distributors’ seafaring sequel Fisherman’s Friends: One And All receives the widest opening of any title at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, starting in 645 locations.

Directed by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft, One And All is a sequel to Chris Foggin’s Fisherman’s Friends, about 10 Cornish fisherman who gain a record deal with their album of sea shanties.

The sequel sees the group struggle with their second album after the highs of performing on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.

Fisherman’s Friends opened to £1.2m from 506 locations in March...

As the sequel to the Cornish fishing film is released, its star discusses his 30-year mission to avoid fame, being caught up in a racism row and dealing with bullies – himself included

James Purefoy strolls over to the breakfast buffet in a London hotel, pours himself an orange juice and saunters back to the table. “Nobody knows who I am here,” says the 58-year-old actor in a hushed, appreciative tone. To be fair, nobody knows who he is anywhere. Sure, there were times when he had phone cameras shoved in his face in New York during his three-season spell between 2013 and 2015 as a serial killer and cult leader opposite Kevin Bacon in The Following, which was watched by 11 million viewers in the US. And shoppers at the supermarket near his home in Somerset (“not the fashionable part”) once approached him to praise Fisherman’s Friends, the 2019 hit about real-life Cornish lobster...

Sequel to comedy about a singing group of mates fortuitously brought to fame is likable enough but all too predictable

In 2019, Cornwall’s sea shanty group Fisherman’s Friends got the Full Monty treatment, when the story of how they hit the big time after a record exec discovered them singing down their local pub inspired a good-humoured harmless comedy. One the major charms of Fisherman’s Friends is their authenticity: a bunch of mates singing for pleasure and for each other is a world away from manufactured pop. So, it was a bit of shame that the original film had that slightly flavourless taste of a factory-made British feelgood comedy. That goes double for this sequel.

A chunk of the very likable cast is back. James Purefoy returns as lead singer Jim, who has hit the bottle after the death of his dad, Fisherman’s co-founder Jago, at the end of the first movie.

Universal’s “Nope,” directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £1.8 million (2.2 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

In second position, Sony’s Brad Pitt vehicle “Bullet Train” sped to £909,264 and now has £5.06 million after two weekends. In third place, in its third weekend, Warner Bros.’ “DC League Of Super-Pets” collected £831,799 for a total of £8.2 million.

In fourth, in its seventh weekend, Universal’s “Minions: The Rise Of Gru” took £755,042 and now has a total of £38.5 million. Rounding off the top five was Disney’s “Thor: Love And Thunder,” which earned £535,839 in its sixth weekend for a total of £34.5 million.

The week’s other debut, Paramount’s “Forrest Gump” Bollywood remake “Laal Singh Chaddha,” starring Aamir Khan, released wide across 350 screens and bowed in seventh position with £411,189.

Paramount’s Tom Cruise film “Top Gun: Maverick” continued to chart and...

Last October, we shared the news that Battle of the Damned director Christopher Hatton‘s mystery horror / supernatural thriller Raven’s Hollow, which stars William Moseley (The Chronicles of Narnia) as Edgar Allan Poe, had landed a distribution deal with the Shudder streaming service. Shudder has now announced that they’ll be releasing Raven’s Hollow on September 22nd – and along with that announcement comes the unveiling of a trailer for the film, which you can watch in the embed above.

Inspired by Poe’s mysterious exit from the Military Academy at West Point, Raven’s Hollow is set in the fall of 1830 and has the following synopsis:

West Point military Cadet Edgar Allan Poe and four other cadets on a training exercise in upstate New York come upon a man eviscerated on a bizarre wooden rack. His dying words direct them to a forgotten community, which they believe is guarding sinister secrets.

This week the Lighthouse Cinema in Newquay hosted the UK Premiere of Fisherman’s Friends: One and All. James Purefoy reprises the role of Jim, with other returning cast members including Maggie Steed, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury, and Jade Anouka. It was directed by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft, who also co-wrote it with Piers Anthony

New faces in Port Isaac include Richard Harrington as the new band member Morgan, Ramon Tikaram, Joshua McGuire and introducing Irish singer-songwriter Imelda May, in her debut acting role.

Filmmakers Anthony Bueno and Claire Bueno filmed the interivews. Follow all the exciting projects on their filmmaking journey right here: https://buenoproductions.com/

Fisherman’s Friends: One and All Premiere Interviews

Fisherman’S Friends: One And All is released in cinemas nationwide by Entertainment Film Distributors on 19th August 2022.

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Fisherman’S Friends: One And All charts the next instalment of the Fisherman’s Friends amazing and uplifting true-story.

Raven’s Hollow, the mystery horror directed by Christopher Hatton and starring William Moseley, has landed at Shudder.

The AMC Networks-backed streamer has picked up the feature, which is produced by Canoe Film, Cinevilla Studios and 828 Media Capital, in the U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand. It is set to launch in 2022.

It come as principal photography has started on the pic from the Battle of the Damned director.

The film is a supernatural thriller inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious exit from The Military Academy at West Point. Chronicles of Narnia star Moseley is joined by Melanie Zanetti (Love and Monsters), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones), David Hayman (Fisherman’s Friends), Oberon K. A. Adjepong (The Dark Tower), and Callum Woodhouse (All Creatures Great and Small).

Returning from a training exercise in upstate New York, Poe and four other West Point cadets make a gruesome discovery.

Exclusive: Signature Entertainment has boarded international sales rights and UK distribution on revenge thriller Bull, starring Neil Maskell (Kill List) in the lead alongside David Hayman (Fisherman’s Friends).

Bafta winner Paul Andrew Williams (London To Brighton) has written and directs. Producers are Dominic Tighe (A Confession), Signature’s Marc Goldberg (Final Score) and Sarah Gabriel (Kidnap), and Tea Shop Productions’ Leonora Darby (A Banquet) and Mark Lane (47 Meters Down).

The film follows a former gang enforcer named Bull who, after a 10 year absence, returns to his old haunts to find his missing son and seek revenge on those who double crossed him and left him for dead. Today we can also reveal two first looks at the movie.

Signature Entertainment will release Bull in the UK and Ireland later this year. International sales are being handled by Signature’s Andrew Nerger and Asia Muci.

Dominic Tighe of Giant Productions...

Directed by Antaine Furlong, starring Charlotte Best, and set in the elevator of a high-rise, the sci-fi thriller Rising Wolf has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has acquired Worldwide Rights (excl. Australia and New Zealand) to Antaine Furlong’s feature ‘Rising Wolf’. The film stars Charlotte Best (A Name Without A Place), Jonny Pasvolsky (The Front Runner), Alex Menglet (TV’s Wentworth), Susan Prior (The Rover), Lily Stewart, Justin Cotta,Tahlia Sturzaker (I am Mother), and introducing Karelina Clarke.

A young woman wakes, trapped, kidnapped in an elevator of a super high­ rise building at the mercy of her tormentors. This stylistic thriller, set in Shanghai, explores a young woman's instinct to survive in a situation out of her control. Trapped, without any form of escape, and cocooned in the belly of the beast, Aria is forced to adapt her thinking,...

Previous recipients include Andy Serkis, Tessa Ross, Film4.

UK actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke will receive the outstanding British contribution to cinema award at the upcoming Bafta Film Awards.

The honorary prize will be presented as part of the Bafta Film Awards opening night, on Saturday April 10.

The 74th Baftas are taking place across two nights on the weekend of April 10-11, with the format and hosts unveiled last week.

Clarke is best known for writing and starring in the Hood film trilogy, consisting of Kidulthood (2006), Adulthood (2008) and Brotherhood (2016). He also directed the latter two entries, with the series focusing...

There was a time, in the 1990s and early 2000s, in which Miramax and Fox Searchlight pumped out feel-good, British comedy-dramas on a yearly basis. Films like The Full Monty, Brassed Off, and Billy Elliott had the format down to a science. These days are not over; the production companies have changed, but 2019’s Military Wives and Fisherman’s Friends had the same combination of crowd-pleasing warmth, kitchen-sink drama, and ultimate triumph––not to mention real-life source material. The documentary Alien On Stage checks almost every one of those boxes, so it is likely only a matter of time before the doc earns a fictional retelling.

Mind you, that is not a criticism. Alien On Stage, which is screening at the 2021 South by Southwest Festival, is a modest pleasure. Directed by Lucy Harvey, it is the rather delightful story of a group of bus drivers and crew in Dorset, England, who...

Newly launched U.K. production outfit Flying Fish has signed a three-year multi-film distribution deal with U.K. theatrical distribution company Entertainment Film Distributors (Efd).

The deal will cover the upcoming slate of Flying Fish, a joint venture between Fred Films’ James Spring and filmmakers Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard. This includes a sequel to “Fisherman’s Friends” (2019), currently in pre-production, and an untitled biopic on the inspirational life of late British Covid-19 and WWII hero Captain Sir Tom Moore.

Flying Fish are also collaborating with award-winning playwright Roy Williams on a biopic of British-Jamaican reggae musician, celebrity chef, author and businessman, Levi Roots.

Spring, Moorcroft and Leonard first worked together on the successful St. Trinian’s franchise, backed and distributed by Efd. They also collaborated on “Finding Your Feet,” which won the audience award at the Palm Springs Film Festival and made some $8 million at the U.K. box office.

The multi-picture distribution deal will cover Flying Fish’s upcoming slate.

Entertainment Film Distributors (Efd) has signed a three-year UK output deal with new production company Flying Fish.

The deal covers Flying Fish’s upcoming slate, including the sequel to 2019 box office hit Fisherman’s Friends, which is in pre-production; and the recently announced untitled biopic on the life of the late Tom Moore, the former British Army officer who became a charity fundraiser during the pandemic.

Filmmakers Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard are co-writing the screenplays for the two titles. Flying Fish launched in 2020 as a joint venture between Moorcroft,...

Indie production company Flying Fish, the newly-launched joint venture from the writers and producers of Fisherman’s Friends, has signed a three-year, multi-picture distribution deal with theatrical releaser Entertainment Film Distributors (Efd).

Flying Fish has been set up by Fred Films’ James Spring and filmmakers Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard, whose comedy hit Fisherman’s Friends grossed $10M at the UK box office via Efd, as well as Finding Your Feet, which took close to $8M and was also released by Efd.

The deal will cover upcoming titles including a Fisherman’s Friends sequel, currently in pre-production, and the recently announced untitled biopic Captain Sir Tom Moore. Moorcroft and Leonard are co-writing original screenplays for both films. The company is also collaborating with Roy Williams on biopic Levi Roots.

“We are thrilled to have found a home at Efd. Not only is Nigel Green one of the most successful independent film distributors in the world,...

Devilworks have announced they will be releasing Sacrilege across both the USA and Canada on March 16th. The film will debut on DVD and Premium Tvod day-and-date on March 16th, followed by a full VOD release.

The pagan cult horror follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality. The cast includes Tamaryn Payne, Emily Wyatt, Naomi Willow, Emma Spurgin Hussey, Rory Wilton and Sian Abrahams.

Sacrilege was written and directed by David Creed, produced by Mark Kenna for British production company Bad Blood Films. Check out the trailer and artwork for Sacrilege below:...

Watch the Trailer for Doors: "Without explanation or warning, a number of mysterious, alien “doors” suddenly appear in every corner of the globe. While many of those that encounter these sentient visitors feel the strange urge to interact with them – never to be seen again – others stay behind to face the potential threat of what their ultimate agenda towards mankind is. In a rush to determine the reason for the arrival of these cosmic anomalies, the government enlists volunteers to brave the journey to enter the doors so that we might learn more about their origin or purpose. But even these brave volunteers are not prepared for what lies beyond the threshold. The story of the doors is told through multiple perspectives: a ragtag band of high school students discover a door for the first time, volunteers explore the parallel reality beyond the threshold, and a lonesome hermit manages the...

The drama is an Fae production for Sky Cinema.

Jonathan Pryce, Samantha Morton and Tom Felton will star in Save The Cinema, a feature drama about the campaign to save a local cinema in Carmarthen, Wales in the 1990s, which is now shooting in Wales.

The film is directed by Sara Sugarman, whose previous features includes Mad Cows (1999), Very Annie Mary (2001), Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen (2004) and Vinyl (2012).

The film is co-produced by Sky and Fae Film & Television. Sky has majority-financed the title as a Sky Original film, with additional backing from Phil Hunt’s Head Gear Films, Film Cymru and Lipsync.

“You’ve been commissioned to write a 90-page screenplay, not ‘War and Peace.'” With these airy words, in the opening minutes of “Blithe Spirit,” exasperated trophy wife Ruth (Isla Fisher) admonishes her first-time screenwriter husband Charles (Dan Stevens) as he twitchily battles writers’ block. Then she adds a kicker: “How can it be so difficult to adapt a story you’ve already written?” If her frustration with the whiny, self-absorbed Charles is hardly misplaced, her assumptions about screenwriting are nonetheless off-base. Penning a good, short, pithy screenplay is no easy feat, even when working from solidly proven source material — and one need look no further than “Blithe Spirit,” a tin-eared, lumpen-footed, almost perversely unfunny new spin on Noël Coward’s breezy 1940s farce, for proof.

Sputtering onto screens 75 years after David Lean’s original adaptation, TV director Edward Hall’s debut feature makes no compelling case for reviving this bauble,...

The film-makers behind Fisherman’s Friends will dramatise the former British army officer’s ‘unique and inspiring story’

Captain Sir Tom Moore is getting the big-screen treatment. The life story of the centenarian, who raised more than £32m for the NHS by walking laps of his Bedfordshire garden, will be shot next year.

The film will be made by Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures, whose credits include Fisherman’s Friends, about the Cornish fishermen who signed a record deal, and Finding Your Feet, starring Imelda Staunton.

Second of McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ series to play the event.

The BFI London Film Festival has added Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock to the programme which will run from October 7-18).

It forms part of McQueen’s Small Axe anthology series; the festival opens with Mangrove, another film in the series.

Two screenings of Lover’s Rock will play at the BFI Southbank in London as part of the Love strand on the festival’s closing day, Sunday October 18.

The film tells the fictional story of young love and music at a house party in 1980. It stars newcomer Amarah-Jae...

Fred Films and Powder Keg to shoot feature in 2021.

UK production companies Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures have secured rights to the story of Tom Moore, the former British Army Captain who raised £38.9m for the National Health Service during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fred Films’ James Spring and Powder Keg’s Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard will produce a feature about Moore’s life, which will shoot in 2021. Moorcroft and Leonard are writing the screenplay.

The film will focus on Moore’s relationship with his family after he moved into their home in his 80s following the death of his wife.

Fred Films and Powder Keg to shoot feature in 2021.

UK production companies Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures have secured rights to the story of Tom Moore, the former British Army Captain who raised £38.9m for the National Health Service during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fred Films’ James Spring and Powder Keg’s Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard will produce a feature about Moore’s life, which will shoot in 2021. Moorcroft and Leonard are writing the screenplay.

The film will focus on Moore’s relationship with his family after he moved into their home in his 80s following the death of his wife.

Fred Films and Powder Keg (’Fisherman’s Friends’) to shoot feature in 2021.

UK production companies Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures have secured rights to the story of Tom Moore, the former British Army Captain who raised £38.9m for the National Health Service during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fred Films’ James Spring and Powder Keg’s Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard will produce a feature about Moore’s life, which will shoot in 2021. Moorcroft and Leonard are writing the screenplay.

The film will focus on Moore’s relationship with his family after he moved into their home in his 80s following the death of his wife.

The uplifting story of 100-year-old British hero Captain Tom Moore, who kept a nation in lockdown inspired, is being turned into a feature film, fast-tracked for production in 2021.

The U.K.’s Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures won a bidding war for the life rights to the former British Army captain and World War II hero, who raised £38.9 million ($49.4 million) for the U.K.’s National Health Service by walking laps around his garden in the run-up to his 100th birthday during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Moore’s original aim was to raise £1000 by walking 100 laps around his garden with the aid of his walker. He also recorded a hit single, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” that hit No. 1 on the U.K. charts. In the process, he broke two Guinness World Records — for the oldest person to achieve a U.K. No. 1 track, displacing Tom Jones, and also for...

UK companies Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures have secured the sought-after rights to British national treasure and World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore’s inspirational story.

The former British Army Captain raised £39M ($50M) for the National Health Service by walking laps of his garden in the run-up to his 100th birthday during the pandemic. It was a feat that captured hearts and minds around the UK and beyond.

Moore also broke two Guinness World Records, achieved a number 1 hit single with You’ll Never Walk Alone, and was knighted by the Queen in a private ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Fred Films’ James Spring and Powder Keg Pictures’ Nick Moorcroft and Meg Leonard will produce. Moorcroft and Leonard are writing the original screenplay and the team is looking to shoot the project in 2021.

The untitled film will focus on Moore’s close relationship with his family and explore how his strength,...

Inspired by a true story, the heartwarming dramedy Fisherman’s Friends tells the tale of a group of men, made up of fishermen and lifeboat volunteers, who sing sea shanties in their small town in Cornwall, England. Taken by their performances, a music manager hears their potential and helps guide them on their path to success. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, James Purefoy – who plays the group’s lead singer, Jim – talked about the task of learning to sing for the film, performing such soulful songs, why the shoot was a really good experience for everybody, …...

Tuppence Middleton, star of Fisherman’s Friends, Downton Abbey and Sense8, discusses some of her most memorable scenes.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Imitation Game (2014)

The Current War (2017)

Cinema Paradiso (1991)

Downton Abbey (2019)

Fisherman’s Friends (2019)

Touch of Evil (1958)

Rocks in My Pockets (2014)

My Life as a Courgette a.k.a. My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

13 Tzameti (2005)

13 (2010)

In Absentia (2000)

Eraserhead (1977)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Skeletons (2010)

Jurassic Park (1993)

Alien (1979)

Festen a.k.a. The Celebration (1998)

Abigail’s Party (1977)

Der Samurai (2014)

Under The Skin (2013)

Strasbourg 1518 (2020)

The Fall (2019)

The Wicker Man (1973)

Don’t Look Now (1973)

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

I Live in Fear (1955)

Drunken Angel (1948)

Throne of Blood (1957)

High and Low (1963)

Godzilla (1954)

The Piano Teacher (2001)

Possession (1981)

G.I. Blues (1960)

King Creole (1958)

Léolo (1992)

Other Notable Items

War and Peace miniseries (2016)

Giuseppe Tornatore

The Crown TV series (2016- )

Masterpiece Theatre TV series (1971- )

Upstairs Downstairs TV series (1971-1975)

Monty Python’s Flying Circus...

Another weekend and another big batch of new movies hitting on demand services. While Netflix, Hulu, Prime and the rest continue to serve up some tasty treats on streaming, there are also a ton on fresh films hitting on demand platforms like Amazon Video, iTunes, Vudu and more on a weekly basis, and a lot of them are worth a watch.

This weekend, we got no less than 10 new releases to buy/rent and below, you can see the full list of what arrived:

To Buy

The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom

Fisherman’s Friends

Well Groomed

Most Wanted

The High Note

Babysplitters

To Rent

The Rental

The Room

Guest of Honour

Guest Artist

So, quite a bit to dig into here. Undoubtedly, though, the highlight has to be The Rental. Dave Franco’s new horror movie starring Dan Stevens and Alison Brie has picked up a considerable amount of...

Near the beginning of the British comedy “Fisherman’s Friends,” we’re treated to a choir of fisherman belting out a rendition of the classic sea shanty, “John Karaka.” The crew is singing against a coral sky, and singing well enough to earn a record deal offer from a hot-shot producer. The lads laugh in his face. But then they think it over: Why not sing on the radio and make some money?

Why not, indeed?

Continue reading ‘Fisherman’s Friends’: Feel Good Shanties Won’t Blow These Men Down [Review] at The Playlist.

Lightbulb Film Distribution are delighted to share the official poster and trailer for Niagara Falls mystery thriller, Disappearance At Clifton Hill. Tuppence Middleton stars in the lead role, supported by Hannah Gross (Netflix series “Mindhunter”) and Canadian horror legend David Cronenberg. Directed by Albert Shin, who co-wrote the feature with …

The post Disappearance at Clifton Hill – Albert Shin’s Niagara Falls Thriller Trailer appeared first on Hnn | Horrornews.net.

It has been another rough week for those looking forward to movie theaters becoming a thing again. Tenet was delayed indefinitely. Major chains postponed their reopening plans and we are seemingly further away from a return to the theatrical experience. But fear not, as plenty of new movies are arriving this week to stream from the comfort of home.

This week sees the release of Dave Franco's feature directorial debut, a rom-com sequel on Netflix and a buzzy horror flick. We also have Donnie Yen reprising one of his most iconic roles, a biopic about Marie Curie and even something for the kids to enjoy. Here are this week's streaming selections.

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Dave Franco is known for his work in front of the camera on movies like Neighbors and The Disaster Artist. But Franco is stepping behind the...

'What will we do with a drunken sailor?' Is the question asked in our exclusive clip from Fisherman's Friends, which hits Digital and On Demand this Friday. A group of singing fisherman show off their shanty skills in a preview from the upcoming comedy drama, which follows the salty band from obscurity to stardom in this heartwarming tale based on a true story. You can take a look at the exclusive scene below, but be warned, it may leave you humming old drunken sea shanties for the rest of the day.

Along with this exclusive clip, we also have the poster for Fisherman's Friends, which is streaming On Demand and Digital starting this Friday, July 24th. This engaging salt-drenched tale is directed by Chris Foggin (Kids in Love) and co-written by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft.

Fisherman's Friends has a stellar ensemble cast that includes Daniel Mays, James Purefoy,...

The moment a group of Cornish fishermen and lifeboatmen turned their charitable crooning on the shore of Port Isaac into a Universal Music record deal that saw them debut in the top ten was the moment producers started falling over themselves to sign the life rights for a cinematic adaptation. And just as the band subsequently released another two collections of sea shanties and traditional folk songs despite their original one-album contract, it appears that Chris Foggin’s feel-good dramedy will soon receive its own sequel. I guess that’s the power of Fisherman’s Friends and their inspiring bond steeped in history, work ethic, family, and friendship. They’re a band that’s as easy to underestimate as they are to champion once they’ve proven you wrong because the music doesn’t lie.

That doesn’t, however, mean that screenwriters Piers Ashworth, Meg Leonard, and Nick Moorcroft had a...