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THE IDEA OF YOU
Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centres on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mum who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter’s trip to the Coachella Music Festival after her ex bails at the last minute, she has a chance encounter with Hayes, and there is an instant, undeniable spark. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn’t long before Hayes’ superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.
STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON PRIME FROM 2 MAY
YANNICK
MUBI, the global streaming service, film distributor, and production company, has announced the release date for Quentin Depieux’s feature film Yannick, a satirical meta-comedy that explores the relationship between artists and audiences. The film premiered at the 2023 Locarno International Film Festival, where it was awarded Best European Film.
DJ-turned-filmmaker Quentin Dupieux (Smoking Causes Coughing, Deerskin) returns with the Locarno-prize-winning comedy YANNICK, an absurdist tale navigating the relationship between artists and audiences.
On a rare night off, car park guard Yannick attends a production of the play “Le Cocu.” Dissatisfied with the performance, he hijacks the show and demands to be made the playwright in order to get his valuable time back. Despite the ridicule, he is determined to prove that even a car park guard can create good entertainment.
Shot in secret in just six days, Dupieux serves up his signature slice of satire in this quick-fire meta-comedy reflecting on his own relationship with audiences and critics.
YANNICK WILL STREAM EXCLUSIVELY ON MUBI IN THE UK & IRELAND FROM 5 APRIL.
THE GREATEST HITS
Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time-travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present, Justin H. Min. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
ON DISNEY+ APRIL 12, 2024
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THE BIKERIDERS
THE BIKERIDERS follows the rise of a midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
IN CINEMAS 21st JUNE 2024
IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE
Zoljargal Purevdash’s mesmerising debut, IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE, tells the story of a family grappling with challenging living conditions in the Ulaanbaatar district of Mongolia. The film launched to great acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, making history as the first-ever Mongolian film in the Official Selection. After a successful international tour across various film festivals, including the BFI London Film Festival, the film will open in the UK and Irish cinemas on April 5.
Ulzii, a determined teenager from a poor neighbourhood in Ulaanbaatar, aspires to secure a scholarship by winning a physics competition. When his illiterate mother finds employment in the countryside, Ulzii is left to care for his younger siblings in the harsh winter. Juggling responsibilities, he must ensure the warmth of their yurt while simultaneously preparing for the national competition.
IN CINEMAS APRIL 5, 2024
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
From the Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning director of Drive My Car, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, comes his meditative, moving, and unsettling new feature, Evil Does Not Exist, which will be released in UK cinemas by Modern Films on 1 March 2024.
Set deep in the forest of a small rural village near Tokyo, Mizubiki, single parent Takumi (Hitoshi Omika) and his daughter Hana (Ryo Nishikawa) enjoy a slow-paced, contented life made up of rural rhythms and rituals against the backdrop of breathtakingly unspoiled surroundings. Like generations before them, they live a modest life in accordance with the cycles and order of nature.
One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house, offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo (Ryuji Kosaka and Ayaka Shibutani) arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will negatively impact the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life, with consequences that deeply affect Takumi’s life.
IN CINEMAS MARCH 1, 2024
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT REVEALS A SHOCKING TRUTH
Central City Media has announced that the hard-hitting drama IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, inspired by shocking real events, will be released in the UK on 19th January 2024.
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT reveals a little-known truth about residential care homes for the disabled that hides beneath the headlines. Written and directed by Lawrence Kwan Chun Kan, the film recalls Spotlight and The Post, in which dogged, fearless journalists uncover alarming levels of rampant abuse and corruption.
Jennifer Yu (Sisterhood) stars as Kay, a young journalist who is told by a jaded veteran colleague that their work doesn’t make any difference – and sets out to prove him wrong. The cast also includes Bowie Lam (Hard Boiled) and Rachel Leung (A Light Never Goes Out).
Nominated for Best Film and Best Director at the Shanghai International Film Festival, as well as receiving five nominations at the Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan, IN BROAD DAYLIGHT is just the tip of a real social crisis iceberg, as pertinent around the world as it is in Hong Kong – and also questions whether journalism has lost its power to unearth the truth. Moving, disconcerting and above all, an important clarion call for compassion and respect, this is cinema at its most powerful and profound.
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FIRST LOOK AT THE UPCOMING DISNEY+ ORIGINAL “RENEGADE NELL”
Disney+ has revealed first-look images for the highly anticipated UK Original Series “Renegade Nell”. The series will premiere in Spring 2024 on Disney+ worldwide. “Renegade Nell”, a Lookout Point original adventure series, is written and created by BAFTA-award-winning writer Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, Gentleman Jack) and directed by Ben Taylor (Sex Education, Catastrophe). Louisa Harland (Derry Girls) plays the title role of Nell, a quick-witted and courageous young woman who finds herself framed for murder and unexpectedly becomes the most notorious highwaywoman in 18th-century England. But when a magical spirit called Billy Blind, played by Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), appears, Nell realises her destiny is bigger than she ever imagined.
Frank Dillane (The Essex Serpent, Fear the Walking Dead) plays Nell’s fickle friend and sometime adversary Charles Devereux, a charming rogue with a dangerous, villainous alter ego. Adrian Lester (Trigger Point, Mary Queen of Scots) plays the Earl of Poynton, a master political schemer and manipulator who joins forces with Sofia Wilmot (Alice Kremelberg, The Sinner), a young widow who wants power and independence at any cost.
Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) plays eccentric newspaper magnate Lady Eularia Moggerhanger, whilst Pip Torrens (The Crown, Poldark) appears as Lord Blancheford – the father of Sofia and her feckless, bullying brother Thomas, who is played by Jake Dunn (Half Bad). Ényì Okoronkwo (The Lazarus Project) also stars as Rasselas, a spirited stable boy who joins Nell and her sisters on the run in his own bid for freedom, with newcomers Bo Bragason and Florence Keen as Nell’s two younger sisters, Roxy and George, and Craig Parkinson (Line of Duty, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) as Nell’s kind-hearted father Sam.
“Renegade Nell” is an action and fantasy adventure series with 8 episodes, each 45 minutes long. The series is produced by Lookout Point as a Disney+ UK original series. Also directing will be Amanda Brotchie (Gentleman Jack) and MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso). Jon Jennings is the Series Producer, and Stella Merz is the Producer. Executive Producers are Sally Wainwright, Ben Taylor, Faith Penhale, Will Johnston and Louise Mutter for Lookout Point and Johanna Devereaux for Disney+.
FIRST LOOK AT JAMIE CHILDS JACKDAW
Vertigo Releasing announces the UK release date of British action thriller JACKDAW, the feature film debut of North East-born writer-director Jamie Childs (The Sandman, Willow, His Dark Materials), on 26 January 2024.
JACKDAW stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Invisible Man, Emily, The Haunting of Hill House) as the title character, along with Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, The Sandman, Victoria), Thomas Turgoose (Creation Stories, The Gallows Pole, This is England) and Rory McCann (Game of Thrones). Further cast includes Joe Blakemore (The Third Day), Vivienne Acheampong (The Sandman) and BAFTA Breakthrough Performer 2022 Leon Harrop (Ralph & Katie).
The film was shot on location in the North East of England in Hartlepool and the Tees Valley, around sites including Seal Sands, Nunthorpe, Redcar and the North Sea, filming against the backdrop of the region’s breathtaking coastlines and dramatic industrial landscapes. It also utilised The Northern Film and TV Studios, the North East’s only large-scale film and TV production facility. The film has seen significant investment from The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority and the North East Production Fund, delivered by regional screen agency North East Screen on behalf of the North East Screen Industries Partnership (NESIP), as part of their ambitious plans to make the region one of the UK’s leading film and TV production hubs.
JACKDAW had its World Premiere at the legendary Fantastic Fest in Texas on the 22nd of September and will be followed by a star-studded UK Premiere which will take place in the North East.
FIRST LOOK AT GUY RICHIE’S THE GENTLEMEN
The series, which is inspired by the original Miramax film with the same title, stars Emmy-nominated The White Lotus 2 star Theo James, alongside Kaya Scodelario (Crawl, The Pale Horse), Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley’s Lover), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels actor Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), Chanel Cresswell (This is England), Michael Vu, Max Beesley (Hijack), Jasmine Blackborow (Marie Antoinette), Harry Goodwins (In His Hands: The Emergence), Dar Salim (The Covenant), Pearce Quigley (Detectorists), Ruby Sear and Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick).
Multi-talented and award-winning Guy Ritchie is at the helm of the production, serving as creator, co-writer, and executive producer. Ritchie has also directed the first two episodes.
THE GENTLEMEN sees Eddie Horniman (Theo James) unexpectedly inherit his father’s sizeable country estate – only to discover it’s part of a cannabis empire. Moreover, a host of unsavoury characters from Britain’s criminal underworld want a piece of the operation. Determined to extricate his family from their clutches, Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game. However, as he gets sucked into the world of criminality, he begins to find a taste for it.
The series is set in the world of The Gentlemen film, but does not star the original characters.
Matthew Read is co-writer of THE GENTLEMEN with Guy Ritchie. Executive Producers for the series are Guy Ritchie, Matthew Read, Marn Davies and Ivan Atkinson, alongside Marc Helwig for Miramax TV and Will Gould and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures. The Series Producer is Hugh Warren.
THE GENTLEMEN is co-produced by Netflix, Moonage Pictures and Miramax TV.
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TRAMPS! TRAILER DROP
Making new waves with its world premiere at BFI Flare, the critically acclaimed, landmark feature-length documentary Tramps! from Kevin Hegge (She Said Boom: The Story of the Fifth Column, Sundowners) goes deep into the heart of Britain’s New Romantics scene, tracing how a group of outsiders transformed London’s underground art and music communities and its enduring influence and impact across the globe.
A decade in the making, this groundbreaking film follows how the New Romantics – AKA the Blitz Kids – became one of the most iconic cultural movements. Now, this radically important new documentary makes its UK digital debut on 11 December 2023, courtesy of Bohemia Media.
In the 1980s, following the 70s punk movement, a fresh wave of art students and fashion enthusiasts emerged in East London, breathing fresh life into British art, fashion, music and film and welcoming in a new era with the birth of the New Romantics.
Tramps! explores the evolution from squatted communes in the 1960s to 70s punk, leading to the flamboyant Blitz Kids and the seminal New Romantics in the 80s. The film takes us from The Blitz to Hell and introduces the faces, from the hugely influential Leigh Bowery, Mark Moore, Derek Jarman, Boy George, Marilyn, Steve Strange, and Rusty Egan, to the lesser-known but integral players in the movement. Figures such as John Maybury, Duggie Fields, Princess Julia, BodyMap founders Stevie Stewart and David Holah, Scarlett Cannon, The Roxy nightclub founders Susan Carrington and Andrew Czezowski, Les Child, Jeffrey Hinton and the great, late Judy Blame tell their fascinating tales in brand-new interviews, alongside rarely seen archive footage and proudly highlight LGBTQIA+ stories often erased from history.
The documentary examines how the long-established sense of hedonism was unexpectedly disrupted by the AIDS crisis, with some elements transitioning from the underground to dominate the mainstream through rave culture in the 1990s.
Focusing on the vibrant personalities that defined this movement and celebrating queer club culture, Tramps! revives one of the UK’s most iconic scenes and features a pulsating electronic soundtrack by Electrelane‘s Verity Susman and Wire‘s Matt Simms.
Meet Tramps! a one-of-a-kind documentary that celebrates the people and places at the forefront of a pivotal subculture whose influence can still be seen worldwide today.
On UK Digital 11 December from Bohemia Media
FIRST LOOK AT BIG BOYS SERIES TWO
Jack Rooke’s critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning comedy from Roughcut TV returns in January 2024.
Created and written by Jack Rooke and produced by Roughcut TV (Stath Lets Flats, People Just Do Nothing), Big Boys will return for a brand new series on Channel 4 in January 2024.
Series two takes the whole gang straight into the second year of Brent University 2014, where, alongside dealing with virginity hang-ups, drug experimentation (both legal and otherwise) and Jack’s obsession with Alison Hammond, this time round, their degrees actually count! Meanwhile, Jack’s family continue to navigate their lives after his Dad’s passing, beginning just as much of a new chapter as the gang at university. And Danny gets to revisit his past as he learns how to better deal with his mental health issues.
Jack Rooke said, “We are finally returning to take you all back to the pre-Brexit era of 2014/2015, where David Cameron wasn’t our foreign secretary, and everyone was happily doing the ice bucket challenge. Second year at Brent Uni is bigger and better than before, delving into even more of our uni gangs’ japes, scrapes and collective love of her royal highness, Alison Hammond.”
Ash Atalla, Managing Director, Roughcut TV, said, “Big Boys is back for year 2, and it’s time to get serious about studies. No more drinking, partying or sex, this series is all set in the library where we follow our gang reading books. We hope you like our new direction.”
Big Boys is created and written by Jack Rooke, directed by Jim Archer, produced by Bertie Peek, executive produced by Ash Atalla and Alex Smith for Roughcut TV and commissioned for Channel 4 by Charlie Perkins, Head of Comedy and Joe Hullait, Commissioning Executive for Comedy.
INSIDE MAN ARRIVES ON DIGITAL NOV 20
When New York Detective Bobby Belucci (Emile Hirsch) catches his wife (Ashley Greene) with another man, he can’t contain his rage, beating the guy to a pulp and leaving him fighting for his life. With his anger out of control and his wife out of the door, things spiral further when he’s demoted to desk duties.
Hitting the town and the bottle to drown his sorrows, Bobby ends up helping a lowlife (Jake Cannavale), leaving another man hospitalised, but their encounter leads to a chance visit to the infamous Gemini Lounge, a popular mob hangout.
With his whole world turned upside down and with nothing to lose, he comes up with a plan to prove himself, not only to his Captain but to his wife, too. Against his bosses wishes Bobby goes undercover to infiltrate the Gambino crime family’s notorious DeMeo Crew a violent and bloody faction whose reign of terror controlled the Big Apple throughout the sixties and seventies.
As he gets deeper into the firm and over his head, he will stop at nothing to get close to the boss, Roy DeMeo (Danny Abeckaser), in his attempt to expose the full extent of their murder and corruption. As Bobby’s life becomes entwined with the mob, the body count rises, and the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford… will Inside Man make it out?
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TRENQUE LAUQUEN PARTS 1 AND 2, IN CINEMAS AND ON CURZON HOME CINEMA 8 DECEMBER
A critical hit on the international festival circuit after premiering at the Venice Film Festival, Trenque Lauquen is the beguiling, epic, genre-fluid mystery composed of two feature-length parts by Argentinian auteur Laura Citarella (Ostende).
A woman vanishes. Two men take to the road in search of her: they both love her. Why did she leave? Each one of them has his own suspicions and hides them from the other one, who – mysteriously – never truly becomes his rival. Neither is right – but is anyone?
This sudden run away becomes the hidden core of a number of fictions that the film delicately weaves together: the secret of the heart of another woman, lost as well, many years ago; the secret of the life of a village in the countryside, governed by a supernatural incident that nobody seems to perceive; the secret of the plains, which never ceases to spread and devour everything, like the shadows that invade the world after the twilight hour.
Trenque Lauquen was an official selection at Venice Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival and Göteborg Film Festival. The film received its UK Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and is screening at Lewes Depot on Sunday, 19 November, as part of the CINECITY Brighton Film Festival.
Directed by Laura Citarella and written by Laura Citarella and Laura Paredes. Trenque Lauquen is from the acclaimed El Pampero Cine collective (La Flor) and stars Laura Paredes, Ezequiel Pierri, Rafael Spregelburd, Cecilia Rainero, Juliana Muras, Elisa Carricajo and Verónica Llinás
Trenque Lauquen – Parts 1 & 2 are in cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema on 8 December
Runtime:
Part 1: 2 hours 8 mins, Part 2: 2 hours 12 mins
QUEENDOM ARRIVES IN CINEMAS AND ON DIGITAL DEC 1
QUEENDOM had its world premiere in competition at SXSW and has since won the Next: Wave Award at CPH: DOX in Copenhagen and the Audience Award at The Camden Film Festival. The film was also screened as part of the Documentary Competition at the BFI London Film Festival.
QUEENDOM follows Gena Marvin (she/her, non-binary), a queer artist from a small town in Russia who dresses in otherworldly costumes made from junk and tape and protests the government on the streets of Moscow.
Born and raised on the harsh streets of Magadan, a frigid outpost of the Soviet gulag, Gena is only 21. She stages radical performances in public that become a new form of art and activism. By doing that, she wants to change people’s perception of beauty and queerness and bring attention to the harassment of the LGBTQ+ community.
The performances – often dark, strange, evocative, and queer at their core – are a manifestation of Gena’s subconscious. But they come at a price.
REBEL MOON – PART ONE: A CHILD OF FIRE PREMIERES ON NETFLIX DEC 22
After crash landing on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a stranger with a mysterious past, begins a new life among a peaceful settlement of farmers. But she soon becomes their only hope for survival when the tyrannical Regent Balisarius (Fra Fee) and his cruel emissary, Admiral Noble (Ed Skrein), discover the farmers have unwittingly sold their crops to the Bloodaxes (Cleopatra Coleman and Ray Fisher) – leaders of a fierce group of insurgents hunted by the Motherworld.
Tasked with finding fighters who would risk their lives to defend the people of Veldt, Kora and Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), a tenderhearted farmer naive in the realities of war journey to different worlds in search of the Bloodaxes and assemble a small band of warriors who share a common need for redemption along the way: Kai (Charlie Hunnam), a pilot and gun for hire; General Titus (Djimon Hounsou), a legendary commander; Nemesis (Doona Bae), a master swordswoman; Tarak (Staz Nair), a captive with a regal past; and Milius (E. Duffy), a resistance fighter. Back on Veldt, Jimmy (voiced by Anthony Hopkins), an ancient mechanised protector hiding in the wings, awakens with a new purpose. But the newly formed revolutionaries must learn to trust each other and fight as one before the armies of the Motherworld come to destroy them all.
MARY HARRON’S DALILAND ARRIVES ON DVD AND DIGITAL NOVEMBER 13
The director of American Psycho delves into a crucial period during the later years of legendary artist Salvador Dalí in this compelling, critically acclaimed drama inspired by a true story.
Amidst the decadence of 1970s New York, the great surrealist artist Salvador Dali enjoyed the latter stage of his career, living a lifestyle filled with luxury and extravagant parties. Surrounded by his own decadence and his band of eccentric followers who worship his charismatic persona, he is content with avoiding a fast-approaching art show and the demands of his formidable wife, Gala.
The story is told through the eyes of James Linton, a young gallery assistant keen to make his name in the art world. After quickly becoming enraptured by the provocative world of Dali, the façade begins to fade when he uncovers that behind the glitz and glamour lies a fragile genius, haunted by the past and unprepared for the changing tide of the world around him.
The film, which saw its world premiere at TIFF, boasts a commanding lead performance from Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) opposite Barbara Sukowa (Two of Us), Rupert Graves (V for Vendetta), Suki Waterhouse (Daisy Jones & The Six), Andreja Pejic (The Girl in the Spider’s Web), Ezra Miller (The Flash), and rising star Christopher Briney (The Summer I Turned Pretty).
Daliland is directed by Mary Harron, celebrated for the revered cult classic American Psycho and the multi-award-winning series Alias Grace. Harron is well-versed in depicting artists with complicated legacies, as seen in her previous films, I Shot Andy Warhol, The Notorious Bettie Page and Anna Nicole.
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FIRST LOOK: SAVANAH LEAF’S EARTH MAMA
Savanah Leaf’s critically acclaimed, intimate and moving feature debut, EARTH MAMA, follows Gia (Tia Nomore), a pregnant single mother with two children in foster care who embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family. A delicate yet raw portrayal, EARTH MAMA explores the experience of black single mothers fighting the foster care system and a society that expects them to fail and strips them of their agency.
EARTH MAMA’s Savanah Leaf is a Team GB Olympian and award-winning filmmaker whose work weaves magical realism with poignant social commentary. Her previous film, The Heart Still Hums (2020), is a short documentary following the stories of five women as they fight for their children through the cycle of homelessness, drug addiction and neglect from their own parents. The film won Best Documentary Short at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, BlackStar, and Nashville Film Festival. Her music video ‘This Land’ for Gary Clark Jr. was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2020 Grammys.
Making her screen acting debut in the leading role of ‘Gia’ is rapper and musical artist Tia Nomore. The film also stars Erika Alexander, rapper and musical artist Doechii, who also makes her acting debut, Keta Price, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Dominic Fike and Bokeem Woodbine.
BOY CULTURE: GENERATION X ARRIVES ON DIGITAL NOV 7
Boy Culture: Generation X, the sequel to the trailblazing drama Boy Culture (2006), will be released on November 7, 2023, on all TV on-demand platforms. The original film’s stars, Derek Magyar (X) and Darryl Stephens (Andrew), are returning in their iconic roles, as is the entire original creative team — director and co-writer Q. Allan Brocka, producers Stephen Israel and Philip Pierce and co-writer Matthew Rettenmund.
More than a decade after the events of the first film, Boy Culture: Generation X finds X and Andrew, the on-again, off-again couple, now both 40, broken up and tensely sharing a home out of financial necessity. When X attempts to plunge back into his previous job as a sex worker, he’s in for a rude awakening — he’s no longer the flavour of the month, and the entire industry has been transformed by changing attitudes, online platforms and PreP.
X reluctantly turns to a bratty Gen Z twink named Chayce (Jason Caceres) to guide him back into the business.
Director and co-writer Brocka says the original film, cited among the 200 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time by Rotten Tomatoes, resonated because it showed LGBTQ+ relationships “in a positive way that embraced our sexuality and sexual experiences. There were not a lot of films doing this unless they focused on our trauma.”
Of Boy Culture: Generation X, he says, “The original focused on taking a risk to find love. Now, X has had love, and something’s not quite working, so he’s got to refocus on himself — who is he outside of love?”
GASSED UP WINS THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Directed by George Amponsah, Gassed Up premiered at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival and has been announced as the official winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at BFI LFF 2023! Gassed Up will be coming to UK cinemas on 9th February 2024.
Set in London, the film follows a group of young men in a moped gang who, desperate to make ends meet, have turned to petty theft. Written by Archie Maddocks and Taz Skylar, it features an exciting young cast, including Stephen Odubola (Blue Story), Taz Skylar (One Piece) and singer Mae Muller, as well as a host of recognisable names, including Harry Pinero, Yung Filly and Ms Banks.
At the centre of the story is 20-year-old Ash (Odubola), who is trying to support his younger sister and help his struggling mother. Fighting to balance his pure intentions and the allure of fast cash, he and his friends soon get drawn into the web of an Albanian crime family. He must choose between loyalty to his friends and family and the draw of a fast, thrilling lifestyle.
STUDIOCANAL RELEASES THE RED BAND TRAILER FOR WICKED LITTLE LETTERS
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and her fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women – led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) – begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
Joyously reunited on screen in a flurry of f***s, s***s, and b******s are stars Olivia Colman (The Crown, The Favourite, The Lost Daughter) and Jessie Buckley (Men, Women Talking, The Lost Daughter), spanning the full spectrum of profanity in a wildly entertaining tete-a-tete.
WICKED LITTLE LETTERS will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on Friday, 23 February 2024.
APPLE TV + AND DREAMWORKS’ “CURSES” ARRIVING ON APPLE TV + OCTOBER 27
Reverse the curse this spooky season with the fun, spine-tingling and action-packed series featuring the voices of Gabrielle Nevaeh, Andre Robinson, Lyric Lewis, Reid Scott, Rhys Darby, James Marsters, Rhea Perlman, Phylicia Rashad, and horror legend Robert Englund.
When a generations-long family curse turns Alex Vanderhouven to stone, it’s up to his two kids, Pandora and Russ, along with his wife Sky, to return artefacts stolen by their ancestors to their rightful homes and finally lift the curse for good.
The family-oriented series is created and executive-produced by Jim Cooper (DreamWorks Dragons) and Jeff Dixon (The Hurricane Heist). John Krasinski (A Quiet Place Parts I & II) also serves as executive producer, and Allyson Seeger (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) as co-executive producer.
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“FEED ME” ARRIVES ON DIGITAL NOV 13
Satisfy your horror hunger with Feed Me, a wickedly warped, darkly disturbing, devilishly demented cannibal carve-up from writing-directing duo Richard Oakes and Adam Leader (Hosts). The film is set for its digital release on 13 November 2023, courtesy of Bingo Films, following its award-winning festival run, which saw it win Best Film at GrimmFest 2022 and four awards at the British Horror Film Festival, including Best Actor and Best Director.
Following the death of his wife, in the most tragic circumstances, Jed Freeman (Christopher Mulvin–Lore, Doctors) falls deep into depression, suffering hallucinations and night terrors. But a chance encounter with the larger-than-life Lionel Flack (Neal Ward – Hosts, Two Graves) leads to an appealing proposition to be freed from his grief forever… and the most brutal bromance imaginable.
Jed finds himself under the spell of Lionel – who convinces him to end his life in the most terrifying and unthinkable way – then things really turn ugly… The unhinged cannibal creates carnage on his quest to feast on flesh and will stop at nothing to satisfy his deranged desire for human consumption.
For a twisted, blood-soaked feast of gore, tuck into Feed Me
LOST IN THE NIGHT ARRIVES IN UK CINEMAS ON NOV 24
From acclaimed Mexican director Amat Escalante, following Heli, for which he won Best Director at Cannes in 2013, and The Untamed, which won him the Best Director prize at Venice in 2016, comes LOST IN THE NIGHT, a taut, engrossing thriller that blends traditional elements of Latin American cinema with astute social commentary on Mexican society and contemporary influencer culture.
The film, which premiered at Cannes this year, stars Juan Daniel García Treviño (Narcos México), and Latin American influencer superstar Ester Expósito, who has 27 million followers, and features a superb score by Stranger Things composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein.
The film is written by Amat Escalante in collaboration with his brother Martín Escalante and Paulina Mendoza. The director is known for casting non-professional actors in his films, and in 2020, he held an open audition to find actors for LOST IN THE NIGHT. “This is a film that has taken me a long time to make,” says Escalante, “where I’m trying new things and playing with different ways of telling a story of my interests in Mexico, in the form of a thriller and at the same time maintaining my personal vision.”
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THE BOYS ON THE BOAT OFFICIAL TRAILER
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on Daniel James Brown’s #1 New York Times bestselling nonfiction novel. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
The Boys in the Boat will be released in the UK on 12th January 2024 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
EILEEN OFFICIAL TRAILER
Based on the book of the same name by literary powerhouse Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen follows a peculiar young woman whose dreary life stretches on toward unending misery. In frigid 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) shuffles between her father’s dingy, emotionally haunted home and the prison where she works alongside colleagues who have ostracised her. When an intoxicating woman (Anne Hathaway) joins the prison staff, Eileen is taken. Just when the possibility of a salvational friendship (or maybe more) takes hold and forms a singular glimmer in Eileen’s darkness, her newfound confidant entangles her in a shocking crime that alters all.
PRIME VIDEO RELEASES FIRST LOOK IMAGES FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE 2, ARRIVING ON PRIME DEC 8
Your Christmas Or Mine 2 will launch on Friday, 8th December, on Prime Video. Read our review of Your Christmas Or Mine (2022) here.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … but will it be for James (Asa Butterfield) and Hayley (Cora Kirk)? 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 rating scale. Can Hayley and James’ relationship survive another turbulent family Christmas, or has their future together gone off-piste?
TRAILER DROP – MATTHEW VAUGHN’S ARGYLLE ARRIVES IN CINEMAS ON FEBRUARY 2, 2024
From the twisted mind of Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise, Kick-Ass) comes Argylle, a razor-witted, reality-bending, globe-encircling spy thriller.
Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World franchise) is Elly Conway, the reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home with her computer and her cat, Alfie. But when the plots of Elly’s fictional books—which centre on secret agent Argylle and his mission to unravel a global spy syndicate—begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organisation, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past.
Accompanied by Aiden (Oscar® winner Sam Rockwell), a cat-allergic spy, Elly (carrying Alfie in her backpack) races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Elly’s fictional world and her real one begins to blur.
TRAILER DROP – END OF TERM STARRING JULIE GRAHAM AND PETER DAVIDSON
End Of Term starring British acting greats Julie Graham (The Sarah Jane Adventures, Shetland), Peter Davidson (Doctor Who, Good Omens) and David Bamber (Valkyrie, The Bourne Identity). The film sees a group of art students embark on a journey of artistic exploration that grows increasingly extreme, arriving on digital on 2 October from Reel 2 Reel Films.
GET YOUR TISSUES READY; IT’S NEARLY TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO SEX EDUCATION
Today, Netflix released the trailer for the fourth and final season of the hit show Sex Education.
This season marks the last hurrah for the Moordale gang, who have graced our screens since 2019. It’s now time to get those tissues ready and say goodbye with eight new episodes, including a bumper series finale running to 83 minutes. It’s going to be one hell of a ride – let’s finish together.
Following the closure of Moordale Secondary, Otis and Eric now face a new frontier – their first day at Cavendish Sixth Form College. Otis is nervous about setting up his new clinic, whilst Eric is praying they won’t be losers again.
However, Cavendish is a culture shock for all the Moordale students – they thought they were progressive, but this new college is at another level. There’s daily yoga in the communal garden, a strong sustainability vibe and a group of kids who are popular for being… kind?! Viv is totally thrown by the college’s student-led, non-competitive approach, while Jackson is still struggling to get over Cal. Aimee tries something new by taking an Art A-Level, and Adam grapples with whether mainstream education is for him. Over in the US, Maeve is living her dream at the prestigious Wallace University, being taught by cult author Thomas Molloy. Otis is pining after her whilst adjusting to not being an only child at home or the only therapist on campus…
Asa Butterfield leads the cast as Otis Milburn, alongside Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Aimee-Lou Wood, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Mimi Keene, George Robinson, Chinenye Ezeudu, Dua Saleh, Alistair Petrie, Samantha Spiro, Jim Howick, Rakhee Thakrar and Daniel Ings.
Joining them for the final season will be Emmy award-winning actor and Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy, Thaddea Graham (Doctor Who), Lisa McGrillis (Somewhere Boy), Marie Reuther (Kamikaze), actress and model Jodie Turner-Smith, comedian Eshaan Akbar and newcomers Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James, Reda Elazouar, Bella Maclean and Imani Yahshua.
Earlier in July, Netflix announced season four would be the final season of the show alongside an open letter to fans from the Creator, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, Laurie Nunn, who said: “We are incredibly proud of Sex Education and feel indebted to our brilliant writers, cast and crew who put so much heart into making every episode. They have worked tirelessly to bring you the final series, and we can’t wait to share it with you.”
ARROW VIDEO ANNOUNCES THE ARRIVAL OF MARIO BAVA’S INFLUENTIAL HORROR BLOOD AND BLACK LACE IN STUNNING 4K
In September, ARROW is proud to present the newly restored Blood and Black Lace from the original camera negative and in its original uncut form. This new release allows fans to see it afresh and offers newcomers the ideal introduction to a major piece of cult filmmaking from filmmaker Mario Bava – make sure you don’t miss it on ARROW in September.
The Christian Haute Couture fashion house is a home to models… and backstabbing… and blackmail… and drug deals… and MURDER. Having established a template for the Giallo with The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Mario Bava set about cementing its rules with Blood and Black Lace. In doing so, he created one of the most influential films ever made – an Italian classic that would spearhead the Giallo genre, serve as a prototype for the slasher movie, and have a huge impact on filmmakers as diverse as Dario Argento and Martin Scorsese.
Blood and Black Lace debuts on ARROW from 25th September.
BREAKING GLASS PICTURES RELEASES THE TRAILER FOR CANDELA, ARRIVING ON DIGITAL OCT 10
Candela is a captivating Caribbean thriller that takes audiences on a mesmerising journey through the lives of three strangers whose fates become entwined amidst the looming threat of an approaching hurricane. Developed by the Sundance Lab, this film weaves together a unique and suspenseful storyline that is as thrilling as it is visually stunning.
The first character we meet is Sera, a young woman from high society who leads a double life. By day, she navigates the privileged world of the elite, but at night, she ventures into the slums to engage in anonymous encounters with strangers. Her secretive escapades serve as an escape from the confines of her privileged existence.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Pérez, a solitary policeman, is struggling to repair his fractured relationship with his daughters. As he investigates a perplexing case, he becomes increasingly entangled in the web of intrigue surrounding the death of Renato, a talented young poet and candy man. Determined to uncover the truth, Lieutenant Pérez finds himself on a path that could ultimately lead to redemption.
Completing this trio of complex characters is Candela, a captivating Drag Queen who performs at a small cabaret. Driven by a quest for justice, Candela is deeply affected by Renato’s death and embarks on a personal mission to bring the truth to light. With a flair for theatrics and a sharp intellect, Candela adds an element of intrigue to the unfolding narrative.
As the story progresses, the hurricane looms ever closer, mirroring the escalating tension and danger our protagonists face. The film’s stunning imagery and carefully crafted twists and turns keep audiences on the edge of their seats, while the offbeat and fascinating characters leave a lasting impression.
Candela has quickly garnered critical acclaim, earning 18 Official Selections and 10 awards, including the prestigious Jury Prize in Biarritz and three Adopresci Awards. With its unique blend of Caribbean charm, suspenseful storytelling, and captivating characters, this 84-minute thriller, presented in Spanish, is a cinematic experience that will leave audiences enthralled from beginning to end.
“An electrifying blend of suspense, mystery, and Caribbean allure, Candela takes audiences on a thrilling ride through the hidden depths of society. With its captivating storyline and mesmerising characters, this film is a true gem. We are proud to bring this unique cinematic experience to audiences worldwide.” – Rich Wolff, CEO of Breaking Glass Pictures.
CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET TO PREMIERE AT THIS YEAR’S BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
From the multi-Academy and BAFTA award-winning Aardman (Creature Comforts, Wallace & Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep) and Academy Award® and BAFTA-nominated director Sam Fell (ParaNorman and Flushed Away, respectively) comes Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the beloved and highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time, Chicken Run.
Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream – a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland, the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk – this time, they’re breaking in!
BFI CELEBRATES THE CAREER OF SIR HORACE OVÉ IN AUTUMN 2023 WITH A NEW 4K RESTORATION OF PRESSURE
The BFI is delighted to announce that the work of Sir Horace Ové, the celebrated photographer, painter and writer best known as a pioneering filmmaker, is being honoured this autumn with a BFI Southbank retrospective season, Power to the People: Horace Ové’s Radical Vision and a UK-wide cinema release of his pioneering debut feature, PRESSURE (1975), in a 4K restoration.
Originally funded by the BFI Production Board and restored by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, PRESSURE was heralded as the first full-length Black British film and is as relevant now, almost 50 years on, as it ever was. Ové’s groundbreaking exploration of the anxieties of an emerging second-generation of West Indians in Britain receives a joint restoration World Premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express at BFI Southbank and as a Revivals selection at the 61st New York Film Festival on October 11, ahead of the film’s UK-wide cinema release by BFI Distribution and on BFI Player on 3 November.
Spanning four decades and described by writer Caryl Phillips as occupying a unique place in British cinema, Horace Ové’s filmography has encompassed cutting-edge drama and documentary, as well as programmes examining music (REGGAE), culture (KING CARNIVAL, SKATEBOARD KINGS) and the visual arts.
This November, BFI Southbank will host a retrospective season of Ové’s film and television work, Power to the People: Horace Ové’s Radical Vision. At a time when telling authentic Black stories on mainstream broadcast media was incredibly limited, Ové broke through barriers at the BBC and Channel 4 to create films that truly represented a multi-cultural Britain, told with an integrity that reflected his own values and political convictions. Films such as A HOLE IN BABYLON (1979), THE GARLAND (1981) and PLAYING AWAY (1985) all hold up a mirror, fusing political activism and a neo-realist approach to cinema to create narratives that capture the essence of people and place a multi-cultural Britain.
Horace Ové’s enduring legacy has inspired a whole generation of diverse Black British filmmakers and artists, including Menelik Shabazz, John Akomfrah, Isaac Julien, Julien Henriques, Ngozi Onwurah, Steve McQueen, Amma Asante, Raine Allen-Mille and Dionne Edwards, to name but a few. Sir Horace Ové was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the media.
Kaz Ové for the Ové family said: “The restoration of PRESSURE was a revelation when watching it on the big screen, beautiful and vivid once again, we were seeing images and moments with a clarity probably not seen since the first screenings in 1976. The BFI have done an incredible job, Horace would be extremely proud that the film, its themes, ideas and aesthetics can now be seen as they should be and for generations to come.”
On the restoration, Arike Oke, BFI Executive Director of Knowledge and Collections, said: “PRESSURE is one of master artist Ové’s most vital works; for the BFI National Archive teams, The Film Foundation and our partners at Silver Salt and Molinare to bring this film back to audiences has been an honour for us. More than a key title in Black British cinema history, this film captures the spirit of its generation, of its community. We hope that our expert and keen-eyed restoration work, completed with the guidance from the Ové family, means that even more people can feel, hear and experience the power of PRESSURE now, and into the future.”
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