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  • Berberian Sound Studio Nom’d For 7 BIFAs

    Berberian Sound Studio Nom’d For 7 BIFAs

    The “rivetingly inventive” (The Independent) Berberian Sound Studio has been nominated for 7 British Independent Film Awards. Honouring only the finest independent films released in Britain this year, The Moet British Independent Film Awards have nominated Peter Strickland’s atmospheric sophomore horror for Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Achievement In Production and twice in the Best Technical Achievement category.

    Having already been hailed numerously as “One of the films of the year” (Phillip French, The Observer), and with Peter Strickland being regarded as “A key British film-maker of his generation” (Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian) and Toby Jones as “One of the cinema’s finest character actors at work today” (Phillip French, The Observer), these coveted award nominations are set to secure Berberian Sound Studio‘s leading position as one of the most celebrated British horror films in years.

    Berberian Sound Studio arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on 31st December through Artificial Eye.

    The soundtrack to Berberian Sound Studio, composed by renowned Warp-signed band Broadcast is released a week later, on Jan 7th 2013.

    Initially conceived as the soundtrack to The Equestrian Vortex, the film-within-a-film around which Berberian Sound Studio unfolds, it would eventually spill outwards to encapsulate the entire world Strickland had created and populated with eccentric, magnetic characters. On it’s own, the music sets a sinister and atmospheric tone that still exists well within Broadcast’s sonic universe.

    Watch it here –

  • BIFA Noms

    BIFA Noms

    The nominations for the 15th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards were announced today, at St Martins Lane, London by actor and BIFA Patron, Adrian Lester.

    The highest number of nominations this year goes to Broken with 9 nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Debut Director for Rufus Norris, Best Actor for Tim Roth and two Best Supporting Actor nominations for Cillian Murphy and Rory Kinnear. Sightseers and Berberian Sound Studio both picked up 7 nominations each.

    Directors who have delivered dynamic debuts this year and are fighting for the Douglas Hickox Award are Bart Layton for The Imposter, Ben Drew for Ill Manors, Rowan Athale for Wasteland, Sally El Hosaini for My Brother the Devil and as mentioned previously Rufus Norris for Broken.

    Emelie De Vitis, Marketing Director for Moët & Chandon commented: “Moët & Chandon is delighted to support BIFA for the third year running. The nominations again reveal the amazing depth of film talent in Britain and we look forward to toasting the winners’ success along with BIFA’s 15th birthday on December 9th’.

    The Raindance Award nominees for 2012 include: Frank, Strings, Love Tomorrow City Slacker and Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet. This award honours exceptional achievement for filmmakers working against the odds, often with little or no industry support. Elliot Grove, Founder Raindance Film Festival and Moët British Independent Film Awards added: “The Raindance Award has become the beacon for new talent. These five films show what Raindance is all about: great acting, storytelling and production values, each made with limited resources against impossible odds.”

    The noms are below – My choices are in BOLD

    BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

    Sponsored by Moët & Chandon

    Berberian Sound Studio

    Broken

    Sightseers

    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Imposter

     

    BEST DIRECTOR

    Sponsored by AllCity & Intermission

    Bart Layton – The Imposter

    Ben Wheatley – Sightseers

    John Madden – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

    Rufus Norris – Broken

     

    THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]

    Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios

    Bart Layton – The Imposter

    Ben Drew – Ill Manors

    Rowan Athale – Wasteland

    Rufus Norris – Broken

    Sally El Hosaini – My Brother the Devil

     

    BEST SCREENPLAY

    Sponsored by BBC Films

    Abi Morgan – The Iron Lady

    Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers

    Mark O’Rowe – Broken

    Paul Andrew Williams – Song for Marion

    Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

     

    BEST ACTRESS

    Sponsored by M.A.C

    Alice Lowe (Tina) – Sightseers

    Andrea Riseborough (Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer

    Elle Fanning (Ginger) – Ginger & Rosa

    Judi Dench (Evelyn Greenslade) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady

     

    BEST ACTOR

    Riz Ahmed (Aaron) – Ill Manors

    Steve Oram (Chris) – Sightseers

    Terence Stamp (Arthur) – Song for Marion

    Tim Roth (Archie) – Broken

    Toby Jones (Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio

     

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Alice Englert (Rosa) – Ginger & Rosa

    Eileen Davies (Carol) – Sightseers

    Maggie Smith (Muriel Donnelly) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park on Hudson

    Vanessa Redgrave (Marion) – Song for Marion

     

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Sponsored by Sanderson & St Martins Lane

    Billy Connolly (Wilf) – Quartet

    Cillian Murphy (Mike Kiernan) – Broken

    Domhnall Gleeson (Connor) – Shadow Dancer

    Rory Kinnear (Bob Oswald) – Broken

    Tom Wilkinson (Graham Dashwood) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

     

    MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER

    Sponsored by Studiocanal

    Elliott Tittensor (Tits) – Spike Island

    Eloise Laurence (Skunk) – Broken

    James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother the Devil

    Paul Brannigan (Robbie) – The Angels’ Share

    Zawe Ashton (Joyce Vincent) – Dreams of a Life

     

    BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

    Sponsored by Company3

    Berberian Sound Studio

    Ill Manors

    Sightseers

    The Imposter

    The Sweeney

     

    BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

    Sponsored by LightBrigade Media

    Nic Knowland Bsc– Cinematography – Berberian Sound Studio

    Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio

    Electric Wave Bureau – Music – Broken

    Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Ginger & Rosa

    Andrew Hulme – Editing – The Imposter

     

    BEST DOCUMENTARY

    Dreams of a Life

    London: The Modern Babylon

    Marley

    Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

    The Imposter

     

    BEST BRITISH SHORT

    Supported by the BFI

    Friday

    Junk

    Skyborn

    Swimmer

    Volume

     

    BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM

    Amour

    Beasts of the Southern Wild

    Rust & Bone

    Searching For Sugar Man

    The Hunt

     

    THE RAINDANCE AWARD

    Frank

    Strings

    Love Tomorrow

    City Slacker

    Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

  • Jack And Diane Trailer

    Jack And Diane Trailer

    Jack And Diane, two teenage girls, meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. Diane’s charming innocence quickly begins to open Jack’s tough skinned heart. But when Jack discovers that Diane is moving she pushes her away. Unable to grasp her new feelings, Diane’s emotions begin to cause unexplainable violent changes to her body. Through these awkward and insecure feelings, the two girls must struggle to turn their first love into an enduring one.

  • Excision Clips & Stills

    Excision Clips & Stills

    We saw it t’other day, so here are two clips.

    First, the Classroom clip featuring AnnaLynne McCord (90210) as Pauline.

     

    The second, The Nose Piercing clip again featuring AnnaLynne McCord as Pauline.

    And some stills.

  • V/H/S Poster

    V/H/S Poster

    V/H/S sees the classic anthology horror movie given a contemporary and brilliantly visceral spin by some of the hottest directors working in the the genre today – Adam Wingard (You’re Next; A Horrible Way To Die), David Bruckner (The Signal), Glenn McQuaid (I Sell The Dead), Joe Swanberg (Hannah Takes The Stairs) and Ti West (The Innkeepers; Cabin Fever 2: Spring Break; The House Of The Devil).

    Highly original, brutally uncompromising, creative, diverse and, most important of all, genuinely creepy and enormously entertaining, V/H/S is one of the best horror films we have seen in a long time. Take our word for it; this is an absolute must-see for horror fans.

    Here is the awesome V/H/S theatrical quad poster!