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Here’s the extended red-band trailer (NSFW) for As Above, See Below
Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, See Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all.
Entertainment One is pleased to make available the first official teaser trailer of The Woman in Black: Angel of Death, starring Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine and Helen McCrory. It will be released in UK cinemas 2015.
England, 1941 With London in the midst of the blitz, two teachers evacuate a group of schoolchildren to the abandoned Eel Marsh House. Seeking safety from the bombs in the remote coastal location, the group instead find themselves facing an evil far more frightening when their arrival awakens the Woman in Black.
Julien Leclercq’s gripping crime thriller THE INFORMANT is based on a true story, telling the tale of a Frenchman – Marc Duval – who becomes a spy for French customs, in order to free his family from financial worries.
Gaining the trust of a powerful cocaine importer tied to the dangerous Columbian cartels, Marc soon discovers the temptation of easy money and a luxury lifestyle as he rises in the cartel hierarchy. With only his lies keeping him alive, Marc’s family risks paying the price when the game takes a dangerous turn.
To celebrate THE INFORMANT releasing on DVD and Blu-ray this Monday, we’ve compiled a Top 10 list of film characters across a wide variety of movie genres that have been inspired by true events.Trailer: The Informant
1. Erin Brockovich
A biographical film about American legal clerk and environmental activist Erin Brokovich (Julia Roberts), who works as a file clerk in a small law firm. She convinces her boss to investigate a cover-up involving contaminated water.
Trailer: Erin Brockovich
2. The Blind Side
Adapted from the 2006 Michael Lewis book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, the film focuses on the life of future NFL player Michael Other (Quinton Aaron). Starring Sandra Bullock as Michael’s adopted mother.
Trailer: The Blind Side
3. Captain Phillips
This film is a biopoc of merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009, led by Abduwali Muse.
Trailer: Captain Phillips
4. Catch Me If You Can
The film tells the story of con artist Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) – who before his 19th birthday successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot; directed by Steven Spielberg.
Trailer: Catch Me If You Can
5. 12 Years a Slave
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) – a New York born free negro who was kidnapped in Washington D.C and sold in to the slavery.
Trailer: 12 Years a Slave
6. Lovelace
The story of Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried), who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband – before taking control of her life.
Trailer: Lovelace
7. The Vow
A car accident puts Paige (Rachel McAdams) in a coma; when she awakens she has severe memory loss, so her husband Leo (Channing Tatum) works to win her heart again. The film is inspired by the true story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter.
Trailer: The Vow
8. Saving Mr. Banks
Based on the untold true story of Walt Disney (Tom Hanks), who seeks to adapt P. L. Travers’s (Emma Thompson) book ‘Mary Poppins’ for the big screen.
Trailer: Saving Mr. Banks
9. Milk
Based on the life of Harvey Milk (Sean Penn), the film shares his story of becoming the first openly gay man elected to public office in California.
Trailer: Milk
10. The King’s Speech
A historical British drama based on King George VI (Colin Firth), who suffered from a severe stammer.
Trailer: The King’s Speech
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Now in its fourth year, Scalarama is an annual celebration of cinema, showcasing the different ways people come together to watch films, filling the land with cinemas every September.
Check out the interactive map www.screeningfilm.com/scalarama
With over 500 diverse events in over 300 venues in over 100 cities already confirmed to take place in September, this is the largest openly sourced season of film events, each one chosen by a different organisation or individual. Adventurously programmed with passion and enthusiasm, for one month exhibitors across the country will demonstrate the diversity of cinema in all its forms, bringing excitement to communal film watching for a whole new generation.
New to this year, partner website Screening Film and Scalarama will present a new interactive map so eager film fans across the UK can find screenings in their area based on their location and preferences. Visit www.screeningfilm.com/scalarama for more information
Working with a range of distributors, curators and archives, Scalarama will revive several key titles as part of a Core Programme, bringing lost or rare gems back to the big screen. Titles this year include John Waters’ Polyester, now complete with the original Odorama scratch n’ sniffs cards, a new restoration of the silent German Expressionist classic Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari and a dgfev online casino selection of Children’s Film Foundation films.
Films that courted controversy on their first release are also included, such as Wes Craven’s uncut directorial debut Last House on the Left on 35mm, Jörg Buttgereit’s x-rated Nekromantik(released uncut) and Daisies, the late Věra Chytilová’s groundbreaking and originally banned riotous satire. There are two incredible Sci-Fi films: The Visitor, an intergalactic tale starring John Huston & Sam Peckinpah!
Béla Tarr’s epic seven-hour masterpiece, Sátántangó, Charles Lane’s black and white silent comedy Sidewalk Stories and Kinetta the debut film of Dogtooth director Yorgos Lanthimos add great range to the season, whilst restorations of the first six films of Jim Jarmusch complete the line up.
A bespoke newspaper detailing all of the events and Core Programme titles, and including contributions for Martin Scorsese, John Waters, Jörg Buttgereit and Iain Sinclair, will be distributed across the UK.
Here’s the first-look clip from the new short drama film, DONE IN, starring Guy Henry. The clip premiered this morning on ITV’s popular breakfast show GOOD MORNING BRITAIN with Henry in the studio.
Written and directed by Adam Stephen Kelly, the film premiered as part of this year’s prestigious Cannes Film Festival and has garnered critical acclaim worldwide.
Dark and touching, DONE IN is the story of a man writing a goodbye to the world as he calls upon memories of life in a beautiful country manor.
Guy Henry is best known for his roles as Pius Thicknesse in HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, and as Henrik Hanssen in the BBC’s long-running, BAFTA-winning series HOLBY CITY. He has also appeared in the acclaimed HBO series ROME; V FOR VENDETTA; Stephen Fry’s BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS; and recently Channel 4’s NEW WORLDS. He is set to appear in HARRY POTTER director David Yates’s upcoming 3D adventure film, TARZAN, alongside Alexander Skarsgard, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson and Djimon Hounsou.