Willoughby Edition: Bits & Pieces

8th February 2020

Willoughby Edition: Bits & Pieces – DOGS DON’T WEAR PANTS is a darkly humorous story of loss, love and the sweet pain of being, it stars the excellent Pekka Strang and Krista Kosonen. The film has won and been nominated for a number of awards including winning the audience award at Fantastic Fest, the new visions award at Sitges and it recently received nine nominations for the upcoming Jussi awards in the film’s home country of Finland.

In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Directed by Guadagnino, THE STAGGERING GIRL was produced by Frenesy, Ibla Film, Rai Cinema and Valentino, and written by US playwright and screenwriter Michael Mitnick (THE CURRENT WAR). The film is based on Valentino Haute Couture created by Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli and tells the story of Francesca, an Italian-American writer (Julianne Moore) who lives in New York and must return to Rome to retrieve her ageing mother. Debuting at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, it boasts an impressive cast. Alongside Julianne Moore (MAPS TO THE STARS, STILL ALICE) appears Mia Goth (SUSPIRIA), KiKi Layne (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK), Kyle MacLachlan (TWIN PEAKS), Marthe Keller (MARATHON MAN) and Alba Rohrwacher(HAPPY AS LAZZARO).

The Rogue Warfare trilogy will be released across Digital Download platforms, with the first in the series set to be available from 10th February. The second and third installment, Rogue Warfare: The Hunt & Rogue Warfare: Death Of A Nation will be released monthly and made available from 16th March and 13th April respectively.

CRIPTA is the story of six young archeology students who perform their research from the comfort of their computer screens, avoiding most human contact. One day, a wicked computer virus penetrates their network and provides them with a real-life threat which is prepared to escape the confines of their virtual world. Now it’s up to our heroes to solve the cryptic questions that the evil virus has prepared and prevent its destructive plans for the earth. CRIPTA, from writer/director Marco Lui (The Book of Life), is inspired by the medieval mysteries of The Da Vinci Code and takes a look at the questions surrounding the birth of modern religion.

Having escaped from slavery after the Civil War, Reeves (David Gyasi) arrives in Arkansas seeking a job with the law. Despite quickly impressing the local judge through an act of daring bravery against a gang of outlaws, Reeves is forced to prove himself yet further by hunting down a deadly fugitive (Frank Grillo). Aided only by a grizzled journeyman (Ron Perlman), he chases the criminal deeper into the Cherokee Nation where he must dodge bullets – and severe discrimination – in the hopes of earning his star and cementing his place as a legend.

Fresh out of prison, smooth-talking petty thief Jesus Quintana (John Turturro, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?) is ready to roll with his best friend Petey (Bobby Cannavale) riding shotgun. Picking up free-spirited hairdresser Marie (Audrey Tautou) along the way, the three embark on an epic petty crime spree across the rural backroads of New York.

BLOOD ON HER NAME is the feature debut from Atlanta-based filmmaker Matthew Pope, who’s previous work has garnered him both national and film festivals accolades. Pope co-wrote the film alongside producer Don Thompson, and the two co-founded Rising Creek together.

After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens — and will stop at nothing to steal them. From Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Meredith Averill (The Haunting of Hill House), Locke & Key is a coming-of-age mystery about love, loss, and the unshakable bonds that define family.

The life of a professional hockey player was not always a glamorous one. For legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk, each save means one more gash to his unmasked face and one more drink to numb the pain. Even with a wife and seven children at home, he is haunted by the void left from his childhood which he tried to fill with cheering crowds. Sawchuk traveled across the country racking up 103 shutouts and 400 stitches to his face, proving that this is a man who lives, breathes, and dies a goalie.

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