Currently in post-production, Neighbours from Hell is a horror-comedyfilmstarring Colin Baker as an ancient demon intent on
bringing about the apocalypse.
Here is the synopsis for the film:
On the brink of divorce from his wife Joanna, selfish slob
Simon Fisher reluctantly agrees to attend a Halloween supper with his snobby
next door neighbours, Phil and Pam. When Simon and Joanna arrive they meet the
fifth guest, a mysterious old man. The stranger, is in fact a demon, intent on
imprisoning them in the house until midnight, when he will decide which one of
them to possess for the next one hundred years. A horror comedy that plays on
the prejudices we have for the people next door. Best get to know your
neighbours as you may need them some day.
Thanks to the director Jim Eaves for supplying this material.
One of the most intriguing new British films coming out later this year is supernatural horror AfterDeath. The excellent first trailer was embedded in an earlier post and this second trailer provides a fuller picture of the film's blend of psychological and supernatural horror:
The official synopsis for AfterDeath follows:
Five nightclubbers find themselves washed up by the tide.
They struggle up to an abandoned beach house, only to quickly find that here
the physical rules of nature they’re accustomed to do not apply. This house and
the world around them is a construct which only exists to prolong their
suffering - for they are dead, and the afterlife they’ve discovered appears to
have been created only for them. But why? And do the cabin’s two mysterious
paintings offer clues to redemption, and a way out?
Along with a varied range of new British horror features, the film has just had its UK premiere at Film4 Frightfest . In attendance was renowned critic, writer and horror expert Kim Newman who has given the film a positive review, praising script, direction and performances. Another major boost was the announcementthat Icon Film Distribution will be releasing the film and six others as part of a new "Frightfest Presents" label. From October 19th,AfterDeath will be available to download from major digital outlets such as iTunes, Virgin Movies, Sky, Google and Amazon. Xbox.
One of the co-directors of the film, Gez Medinger kindly sent me these featuring the five lead characters:
Film4 Frightfestis currently being held in London's West End. The festival showcases new horror films from around the world. Here are previews and trailers and interviews from Frightfest's Youtube channel for some of the British films being shown at the festival:
The Hallow
The debut feature by director Corin Hardy, this rural set supernatural horror film is pitched as "Straw Dogs meets Pan's Labyrinth." A conservationist (played by Joseph Mawle) and his wife are warned by locals against entering an Irish forest. After ignoring this advice, their presence awakens demonic forces.
The Hallow is being distributed by Entertainment One so should be reach cinemas across the country when released in November.
AfterDeath
Also released in November, although likely to receive only limited cinema exhibition, AfterDeath looks very atmospheric and dramatic. The film has an original premise: five strangers wake up on a beach after dying - are they in heaven or somewhere worse? A talented young cast is led by accomplished actress Miranda Raison (best known for her lead role in Spooks).
The Unfolding
This is a low budget haunted house film set in spooky Dartmoor. The Unfolding stars Robert Daws (well known for TV dramas such as Outside Edgeand Roger Roger) and Kitty McGeever, the Emmerdale actress who sadly died recently. According to director Eugene McGing, the house in which the film was shot really was haunted!
Aaaaaaaah!
This surreal horror comedy is the directing debut for Steve Oram. Oram is known for starring in and writing Sightseers and numerous film and TV comedy appearances. Aaaaaaaah! is set in a world in which humans act like homicidal apes and features well known stars such as Julian Barrett and Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh. This experimental film is getting a limited London cinema release and then will be available digitally.
Bait
Another former Emmerdale actor Dominic Brunt has directed this gritty thriller about two women being terrorized by a vicious loan shark. Bait stars Victoria Smurfit (known for Ballykissangel and as Once Upon a Time's Cruella De Vil ).The film will be available on DVD in September.
Another Me
Although released in Spain, USA and Germany in 2013 and 2014, the delayed UK release of this supernatural film will be boosted by the growing fame of Sophie Turner - star of Game of Thrones and next year's X-Men: Apocalypse. Turner plays a schoolgirl haunted by a ghostly presence. Rhys Ifans and Jonathan Rhys Meyers also as the girl's father and teacher. Despite the strong cast and decent trailer, the film was poorly reviewed in the States.
Howl
Howl has a strong horror concept: passengers on a broken-down train must survive the night while deadly werewolves prowl outside. Ed Speelers stars along with Shauna MacDonald and Sean Pertwee who have UK horror credentials from their roles in The Descent and Dog Soldiers respectively.
Estranged
Suggesting a mysterious and psychological film, the trailer for Estranged is very promising. January (Amy Manson) returns home after a near-fatal accident and suffers memory loss. She begins to investigate why she left her family and uncovers dark secrets. The formidable James Cosmo (another Game of Thrones actor) plays the father.
Starting in September is ITV's new six-part crime drama Unforgotten. The impressive cast is led by Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhasker as detectives investigating a historical crime involving suspects played by Trevor Eve, Bernard Hill, Ruth Sheen and Tom Courtenay.
Watch the trailer:
Peter Davison is writing first autobiography. Davison starred in Doctor Who from 1981 to 1983 after gaining national fame for his role in All Creatures Great and Small. He went on to star in television drama series such as A Very Peculiar Practice, Distant Shores, At Home with the Braithwaites and Law and Order: UK. He has also performed in West End musicals such as Spamalot and Legally Blonde.
Davison's son-in-law David Tennant is writing the foreword for the book, titled The Fifth(ish) Doctor.
It is released in April next year and is available for pre-order:
Doctor Who star Colin Baker has recently been working on British independent horror film Neighbours from Hell. Colin was transformed into a demon along with his co-star Suzanne Shaw (best known as a former member of pop group Hearsay and her role in Emmerdale).
The film is currently in post-production and you can follow its progress via its Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/NFHell_Movie). Here are some monstrous images:
BBC Worldwide are released Doctor WhoSeries 1 to 4 on Blu-Ray in the UK for the first time. The discs have been upscaled to 1080i HD. All four will be available from 31st August and can be pre-ordered now:
Reports and interviews about the upcoming series of Doctor Who have been published in various publications and websites which you can read by clicking these links:
Here is a full overview of what we now know about the series:
Title
Writer
Director
Guest Stars
Plot Info
1
The Magician's Apprentice
Steven Moffat
Hettie MacDonald
Michelle Gomez
Jemma Redgrave
Kelly Hunter
Clare Higgins
Jaye Griffiths
Missy
Daleks
Kate Stewart
Moffat: "Clara
receives a mysterious summons and has to team up with Missy to search for the
Doctor in a very, very old place.”
2
The Witch's Familiar
Steven Moffat
3
?
Toby Whithouse
Daniel O'Hara
Paul Kaye
Morven Christie
Arsher Ali
Colin McFarlane
Moffat: "features an
underwater base plagued by creeping ghosts and an island that is about to be
submerged in water. But who or what is doing this and how can the Doctor stop
it? It’s very scary, atmospheric and claustrophobic, much like some classic
episodes.”
4
?
Toby Whithouse
5
The Girl Who Died
Jamie Mathison Steven
Moffat
Ed Bazelgette
Maisie Williams
Rufus Hound
David Schofield
Tom Stourton
Ariyon Bakare
Moffat: "The first
part features Vikings fighting mercenary robots (and a dragon!) and the
second one sees a group of Highwaymen dealing with a Norse god”."
6
The Woman Who Lived
Catherine Tregenna
7
Invasion of the Zygons
Peter Harness
Daniel Nettheim
Jemma Redgrave
Ingrid Oliver
Rebecca Front
Jaye Griffiths
Zygons
Kate Stewart
Osgood
8
Inversion of the Zygons
Peter Harness
9
?
Mark Gatiss
Justin Molitnikov
Reece Shearsmith
Elaine Tan
Neet Mohan
Bethany Black
Gatiss: "I’m
delighted with how scary it is"
Moffat: " a very
unique Doctor Who story"
10
?
Sarah Dollard
Justin Molitnikov
Jovian Wade
Rigsy
Moffat: “An episode which leapt out as “why
haven’t we done this already? "
The BBC has launched a new competition for fans to make their own digital adventure. Mission Dalek is part of the BBC's Make it Digital scheme. Using a downloadable range of assets and your own video footage, images or animation, entrants need to create a sequence of up to 90 seconds and submit the finished piece before midnight on Wednesday 9th September 2015.
Open only to UK residents, the winning entrant will win the prize of a visit to the Doctor Who studios in Cardiff. Read the full guidelines for the competition here.
David Oyelowo has been announced as the narrator of the audiobook version of Anthony Horowitz's upcoming
James Bond novel Trigger Mortis. As
Oyelowo will Bond as part of the reading, The Guardian has described him as
"the first black James Bond."
Oyelowo has worked on stage for the Royal Shakespeare
Company, had a lead role in BBC TV spy series Spooks and was acclaimed for
his performance as Martin Luther King in Selma. He said:
“I am officially the only person on
planet Earth who can legitimately say: ‘I am the new James Bond’ – even saying
that name is the cinematic equivalent of doing the ‘to be or not to be’
speech. I was asked specifically by the
Fleming estate, which is really special.”
In a statement, Horowitz added:
“What an honour to have an
actor as talented as David to read my take on Bond. He has a brilliant voice
and talent for bringing out the nuances of dialogue and characters.”
The audiobook version of Trigger Mortis will be released on
8 September, along with hardback and ebook editions. The hardcover is available for pre-order from Amazon:
The BBC have released a second trailer for the upcoming new series of Doctor Who featuring scary new monsters, Rigsy, Osgood and a meeting between Missy and a Dalek:
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