Right before moving in together, Nate and Jessica face an unexpected obstacle when Nate is offered a job promotion that forces him to leave Los Angeles and move to New York for 6 months. This bi-coastal relocation is not the only challenge that this picture-perfect couple will soon face: Nate’s anxiety is intensified as Jessica begins talking more and more about her new coworker named Lucas who always seems to make her laugh. The impending distance between Nate and Jessica only serves to fuel further doubts about her future faithfulness.
On Fairy Tale Island, princesses and princes are a dime a dozen, but Princess Snow White (Chloë Grace Moretz THE ADDAMS FAMILY) is the only royal more interested in excitement and adventure than fame and fortune. When her father disappears soon after marrying the evil Queen Regina (Gina Gershon RIVERDALE), Snow discovers a pair of magical red shoes in the palace that aid her on her quest for his return.
Five undergrad witches come together in order to perform a ritual to invoke the ancient powers of the witch Ashura. The leader of the coven gets carried away and accidentally kills one of the witches during the ritual. She needs the strength of a complete coven to invoke Ashura’s powers and sends them out to find a final witch. As she absorbs power the surviving girls plot to take her down but the possessed witch unleashes hell on campus with only one young witch left to stop her.
In light of the We Are One film festival that has been taking place over the last few days, with many film fans have questioned on what the future of film may look like as a result of COVID-19, Mosley Studios experiment sees them utilising widely available technology to provide a communal experience for film fans who desperately miss the cinema and wish to take part in screenings, despite the need for shielding and social distancing.
Vanarama have created a timeline of the 20 most iconic on-screen autonomous vehicles from 1960s to present day to show how the fictional technology reflected the advances of the time.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the King of Rock N’ Roll From Outer Space has blasted into Vegas from the far side of the Universe to compete in an Elvis impersonation contest with the best in town!!! But just as he is on the verge of victory, he mysteriously vanishes. Who’s behind the disappearance? The mafia? The CIA? Or the aliens he left behind?
Jack & Yaya captures a year in the life of childhood best friends who go from swapping gendered Christmas gifts as kids to transitioning in their twenties. The titular next-door neighbors grew up together in a rural area but were able to support each other when they learned they were both transgender.
The BenQ W2700 is the successor of the W1700, an Ultra HD HDR projector that aims to gives great performance for a decent price. This projector is aimed for home use in the living room and so it has a lovely compact design with rounded corners like its’ predecessor it seems.
With this one, all connections are neatly at the back, with two HDMIs as well as a useful USB 3.0.
Very easy to set up, I plugged in and started to test the BenQ with the gadgets I had to hand in the flat during lockdown; My Nintendo Switch (playing some FIFA, and Breath Of The Wild), MacBook Pro (to test some websites and YouTube videos), Blu-ray player (Paper Moon and RoboCop) and a USB stick with video and audio clips.
The on screen menus are very well-arranged and simple to navigate, with the necessary settings are provided for calibration easy to handle. You can also set the location of the on screen menu too, which is a nice touch I must say.
Loved the little remote too! White, with lit buttons, the included remote has a very good layout, with good sized buttons. Those buttons were a little stiff mind, but I’m sure they’ll relaxed after prolonged use.
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD DLP HDR Projector
What else? Well, according to the bumpf, the projector lamp lasts up to 4,000 hours in standard mode, 10,000 hours in eco mode and even up to 15,000 hours in SmartEco mode. That a lot of FIFA.
The Media Player for the USB was pretty decent to be fair. It played most of the clips I had on my stick, although I couldn’t get DivX videos to play. No worries though. Everything else seem to play fine. Even subtitles, Ultra HD or HDR files were no problem. Audio was smooth and happy with mp3, wma, aac and FLAC.
The built in speaker wasn’t great. External Speakers is a must.
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
BenQ W2700 4K Ultra HD
The images projected on my wall were fantastic, hitting rich and vivid colours. Alex Murphy taking names in RoboCop looked beautiful up there even in the darker scenes. If needs be, plenty of options in the advanced menu to adjust brightness etc where there. Paper Moon is a lush black and white film and the W2700 handles it very well indeed.
Playing FIFA and Zelda from the Switch up on the wall was a treat! The light output was great, even in ambient light. The HDR options came into play here and you can see the difference.
I’m not projector expert, but The W2700 is a great projector that won’t break the bank. Its HDR is a great feature and the overall design is neat and modern, making it a good choice for a living room or media room.
Bradley Walsh Edition: Bits & Pieces – This feature documentary features Nikki Glaser, whose recent Netflix stand-up comedy special “Bangin” made the NY Times’ Best Comedy Specials on Netflix list. Jim Norton, another comic with real estate on Netflix with his special “Mouthful of Shame,” is also featured. Hot comedians Bonnie McFarlane, Andrew Shultz, Yamaneika Saunders, Krystyna Hutchinson, Rich Vos and Mehran Khaghani, who also have specials released on Netflix, Comedy Central, YouTube and other platforms, round out this elite cast of working comics. Krystyna Hutchinson, co-host of the popular feminist podcast “Guys We F’d” served as executive producer, along with Pablo Minier, Tahuanty Pena, and Daria Scoccimarro.
Hailed by critics and fans alike for its stellar cast and gripping storyline, Apple’s hit limited series “Defending Jacob” will unveil the Barber family’s fate in its series finale episode premiering exclusively on Apple TV+. Catch a glimpse into the shocking finale with a new sneak peek clip, available now.
A month ahead of what would have been Ray Harryhausen’s 100th birthday, The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation have launched an online poll to find which one of his many creations is the world’s favourite. Will it be Bubo the playful mechanical owl, the monstrous Medusa or the iconic skeleton warriors from Jason and the Argonauts? The results will be announced shortly before the centenary.
Bradley Walsh Edition: Bits & Pieces – A group of teenage girls summon an ancient man-eating shark after messing with a spirit board that washes up on the beach. An occult specialist must enter the shark’s realm to rid this world of the deadly spirit ghost once and for all.
Bill Sage (American Psycho, “Power”) and Jeremy London (Mallrats, The Devil’s Dozen) star in writer-director Miles Doleac’s The Dinner Party, coming to theaters, DVD and Digital this June from Uncork’d Entertainment.
CK Films in association with Red Rock Entertainment announces today the digital release of its award-winning feature, Steven Berkoff’s Tell Tale Heart starring Steven Berkoff, Henry Goodman, Hugh Skinner and Dudley Sutton, directed by Stephen Cookson and adapted by Berkoff and Cookson from the short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The film, which has garnered multiple awards in film festivals across the world, including Best Feature Film in the Videoscream Film Festival, Best In Show – IndieFest Film Awards, Best Feature – Independent Horror Awards, and Best Actor (Steven Berkoff) – Independent Horror Awards, will be available on DVD from June 11 2020 and on various digital platforms including Amazon, Apple TV and Google Play in the subsequent weeks.
Bradley Walsh Edition: Bits & Pieces – On June 12th Mosley Studios will be hosting the first ever film premiere inside virtual reality by way of the Altspace VR app for their latest film “The Ascent”. The film will screen at 7pm BST. The film marks the feature film debut of National Television Award Winning actor and former X-Factor winner Shayne Ward, alongside Toby Osmond (Game of Thrones), Sophie Austin (Call The Midwife), Alana Wallace (Black Site), Samantha Schnitzler & Bentley Kalu (Wonder Woman).
Jack & Yaya captures a year in the life of childhood best friends who go from swapping gendered Christmas gifts as kids to transitioning in their twenties. The titular next-door neighbors grew up together in a rural area but were able to support each other when they learned they were both transgender.
Bad Boys For Life returns to the top of the Official Film Chart following its release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Selling 62,000 copies, 62% of which are on disc, the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-threequel knocks last week’s chart topper 1917 back to Number 2.
Little Women reaches a new peak of Number 3 following its release on disc, as Onward drops one to Number 4. A brand new boxset featuring all three Bad Boys films (Bad Boys, Bad Boys II and Bad Boys For Life) makes its debut at Number 5.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker lands at Number 6, as Cats and Frozen 2 hold their positions at Numbers 7 and 8 respectively.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, the biopic of American TV’s Fred Rogers starring Tom Hanks, debuts at Number 9 this week. The film follows the timely story of beloved television personality Mister Rogers’s friendship with a sceptical journalist (Matthew Rhys), as his empathy and kindness teaches the writer to reconcile with his own past.
Finally, Jumanji: The Next Level closes off the countdown at Number 10 in its ninth week.
This week’s Official Film Chart features a preview of Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in the acclaimed Queen & Slim, available now to Download & Keep, and to buy on DVD & Blu-ray from June 8.
Chris Evangelou was known during his professional boxing career as ‘The Flash’, performing live on Sky Sports when signed to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing promotions.
He received the news that no professional athlete ever wants to hear when a hand injury forced the talented champion from Enfield to retire prematurely.
Despite the unexpected blow, he abruptly turned straight back to his first love – acting. He dove headfirst into his new career and has been rewarded handsomely for his industriousness and tenacity having landed several leading roles and most recently appearing in a Guy Ritchie film.
Now 34, no longer is Chris known as ‘The Flash’, as he’s now reinvented himself as ‘The Actor’.
What inspired you to change careers?
“So, my first love was acting when I was very young. I’ve always been a showman, always wanted to be the centre of attention, I was a talkative kid, really active, and a little bit naughty you could say! My first memories of acting was in my church, where my dad is the minister, doing sketches to make people laugh but with a biblical theme behind it.
After I was presented with a special award for getting a 100% grade in GCSE Drama and becoming the first ever student to achieve that, I went on to continue my studies at Woodhouse College in North Finchley, regarded as one of the most successful sixth form colleges in England, where I achieved a 94% score in A-Level Theatre Studies.
When I was 17 going on 18, I was a boxer and actor at the same time, then I had a sparring session with a pro one day, and I was really sluggish and didn’t perform well because I had an acting job the day before and they had kept me there for 14 hours, so I had to decide between the two – either acting or boxing – I can’t do both. As boxing is a young man’s sport, I decided to put acting on the shelf and didn’t do another acting job for 10 years while I focused on my boxing career.”
Do you have a mentor?
“Yes, James Cosmo, who was recently in Game of Thrones. I actually first met him when I was sparring in Manny Pacquiao’s gym in LA. I sparred his son Ethan over 10 years ago now and we have remained friends ever since!
He kindly played the role of my dad in a film I co-wrote and co-produced, ‘Shadow Boxer’. When I originally asked him, he was due to be out of the country, but by a stroke of luck he became available and stepped in and I was so pleased.”
What character has been the most fun to play?
“Mason Mendoza from ‘Shadow Boxer’ because I was able to get back in the ring and have a pro fight for the cameras in front of crowds just like I was fighting again, and also because I got to show my skills as a boxer, so that was fun to play.
Because of it being so big, ‘Primetime’ from ‘The Gentleman’ was such a cool character to play. I’m in this amazing Guy Ritchie film and I just had a lot of fun with the character.
Guy Ritchie was so great to work with, he leaves it to you how to play the role, he’ll tell you what he wants but most of the time its up to you how you play it, because he doesn’t necessarily micro-manage his actors and will only pull it up if it’s not right.”
What character has been the most challenging to play?
“I think playing Tony Sparks in ‘Card Dead’ was probably the most challenging because the character was such a way off from who I am in real life. So I had to really think about just why this character is such a nasty guy; the swearing, the abuse, the violence. I’m an actor so I can play the roles, but I needed good motivation as to why he was the way he was, so I researched and came to a conclusion why, because there had to have a reason for him being like that.”
What makes a good scene partner?
“When you rift off each other, you understand where you’re going together. Everything as an actor is a collaboration, you need to work with each other, you need people that go where you want to go.
Some can want to be a scene stealer, but others will work with you, they’re on board, and that’s someone I like to work with. Me and Steve Aaron-Sipple had a scene together in ‘Card Dead’ where we’re in the toilets and I threaten to beat him up and he knew he had got under my skin, but it worked out so well because of our chemistry and it was just a good chance for us build the scene together.”
What do you usually do during filming breaks on set?
“Usually I like a bit of a joke on set depending on what type of set it is, of course! Generally, you talk to each other, get to know your fellow actors, and I like to keep the morale up.
Working with colin Farrell, it took 40 minutes to set up the lighting, so I used the time to learn quite a lot from him. Obviously, it’s also a good chance to go over any lines and adjust to what’s next.”
Which actor you have worked with has taught you the most?
“On the business side of acting and how to make it in the industry, it’s definitely Colin Farrell. When you talk directly to someone about how they made it, especially a guy at the top, it’s great and, say you want to learn how to be a boxer and you get chance to speak one on one to a world champion, if you get that chance to ask questions to one of the top actors in the world, then you take it.
James Cosmo is an amazing mentor to me, whenever I come up to a crossroads in my life or a big decision, he has been able to answer me when I have had no idea what to do. If I needed to make a choice on something and I was worrying about it, he just tells me ‘don’t stress about it, this is what I would do if I was you’, and it’s just great to hear that and takes away the fear.”
Have any of the roles you’ve played ever affected you personally long after filming has finished?
“Yeah, it would be Mason Mendoza, definitely, because it was pulled from inspiration in my life that left with me those feelings. It was a story based on personal experiences and anxieties I felt.
I do make myself feel what the character is feeling, so it stayed with me the rest of the evening after we filmed it, and the next day because I was recalling, reliving all those old feelings.
I feel proud that I can conjure up those emotions and use them in my acting, which is pretty much what acting is – telling the truth about the character – so if it comes from within then it’s the truth. You are only that character for a certain amount of time, so I am able to return to reality eventually.”
What medium to enjoy the most?
“That’s a tricky one, because it depends. I love theatre, I love a musical, my favourite is Les Miserable. I love a good TV series where I’m really involved in the character for a longer time. I just like everything there is to offer!”
What was challenging about bringing the Shadow Boxer script to life?
“The challenging part was to get it exactly how I wanted it to come across – the feelings I had, the message of what that boxer – me – went through.
It wasn’t literal, so we wanted to come up with an interesting way to keep people involved in the story and put the message across.
I wrote the story, but I had never met Craig MacDonald Kelly before, who wrote the screenplay, but I needed to trust him with my story, because it was mine and personal to me, but to be fair, as soon as I read the first draft I was so happy with it.”
What sort of person would enjoy watching this film?
“Not necessarily someone depressed or down, but someone who wants to see someone who isn’t perfect, they may achieve but still aren’t happy, because it’s something else they’re trying to get. It isn’t always achievement and materialistic things, it’s about self-development, and people that need to be inspired by themselves, not things.”
Are you looking to write/co-produce more films in the future?
“Definitely, 100 per cent, I would like to do more projects like this. When you’re in charge, you get to make those major decisions. I cast Humzah Awan and James Cosmo, who played my opponent and his coach, who was also my on-screen dad. Also, the directing of the actual fight, so I directed all the choreography because, naturally, I’m the fighter.
Sometimes, when you’re working on a project and you think something isn’t working, but you’re told to go with it still; well, when it’s your film it changes because you get to say what does or doesn’t go, you’re your own boss, so you get to make it exactly how you pictured it.
Although it was collaboration between Ross McGowan as director; Craig MacDonald Kelly as the writer, actor, and co-producer – they’re both part of Deadline Films UK – and David Hepburn who was an actor and co-producer too.
The full script for the feature film version is done and we’re ready to get investors now that we’ve written the whole story.”
Who would play you in a movie about your life?
“Jon Bernthal, he’s guy who plays ‘The Punisher’, he’s a wicked actor so he would be good.”
If you had a magic wand, which role would you give yourself next?
“I would love to be in the Lord of the Rings TV show that’s coming out soon on Amazon. I’d like to play someone like Legolas, I do like him but just don’t think I’m dainty enough to play an elf! So it would have to be someone like Aragorn or a soldier.
My ultimate dream role would be a Marvel superhero.”
