As I said in my blurb for last year’s National Film and Television School Graduate Showcase, the high level of production design afforded by the school to its students is remarkable. It gives these young filmmakers, many of whom are experienced directors by the time they enter their studies, the grounding to take their filmmaking to new heights, an aspect that always makes these showcases so exciting is you’re getting to see exciting, prodigious creatives expand their ideas onto a larger canvas. This year’s event, which is supported by the BBC, takes place in London at the BFI Southbank from February 19th – 22nd, and from having a look at the work being presented, we can safely say it’s bumper year. With that in mind, we’ve tried once again to narrow down the work on display into a helpful starter guide, aiming to navigate you through...
- 2/19/2024
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
Last month, we heard that the slasher Unhinged (not to be confused with the Russell Crowe thriller) was going to be getting a second remake. The film, first released in 1982, received a remake back in 2017 that was produced by Scott Jeffrey, Rebecca J. Matthews, and Louisa Warren, with Jeffrey also writing the screenplay. Jeffrey, Matthews, and Warren are also behind the new remake – and it has now been revealed that the third version of Unhinged finished filming earlier this month!
Matthew B.C. (H.P. Lovecraft’s Monster Portal) directed the new Unhinged from a screenplay by Harry Boxley (Mary Had a Little Lamb). The film follows four young women who, after a traumatic confrontation with a stalker, are forced to take refuge with an eccentric older man and his bed-bound wife; a couple who quickly showcase troubling behaviors.
Ella Starbuck (Witch), Jase Rivers (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey), and Toby Wynn-Davies (Dogged) star.
Matthew B.C. (H.P. Lovecraft’s Monster Portal) directed the new Unhinged from a screenplay by Harry Boxley (Mary Had a Little Lamb). The film follows four young women who, after a traumatic confrontation with a stalker, are forced to take refuge with an eccentric older man and his bed-bound wife; a couple who quickly showcase troubling behaviors.
Ella Starbuck (Witch), Jase Rivers (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey), and Toby Wynn-Davies (Dogged) star.
- 1/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Richard Harfst, Sian Altman, Louis James, George Nettleton, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Judy Tcherniak | Written by Matthew B.C., Scott Jeffrey, Mario von Czapiewski | Directed by Matthew B.C.
It’s usually not a good sign when a film has more than one title, so the fact that H.P. Lovecraft’s Monster Portal has been known simply as Monster Portal, as well as The Offering and Paranormal Cemetery, was a bit troubling. Being a Scott Jeffrey production It was already something of a crapshoot whether or not it would be any good so I approached it with fairly low expectations.
Director Matthew B.C. (Medusa) wrote the script from a story by Jeffrey and Mario von Czapiewski and he certainly gets things off to a good enough start. Peter records a message to his estranged daughter Celine (Sian Altman; The Curse of Humpty Dumpty) before allowing himself to be sacrificed to...
It’s usually not a good sign when a film has more than one title, so the fact that H.P. Lovecraft’s Monster Portal has been known simply as Monster Portal, as well as The Offering and Paranormal Cemetery, was a bit troubling. Being a Scott Jeffrey production It was already something of a crapshoot whether or not it would be any good so I approached it with fairly low expectations.
Director Matthew B.C. (Medusa) wrote the script from a story by Jeffrey and Mario von Czapiewski and he certainly gets things off to a good enough start. Peter records a message to his estranged daughter Celine (Sian Altman; The Curse of Humpty Dumpty) before allowing himself to be sacrificed to...
- 3/22/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Stars: Robert Bronzi, Elizabeth McNally, Anna Liddell, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Steven Berkoff, Nicola Wright, Simon Furness, Ben Parsons, Nicole Nabi | Written by Jeff Miller, Matthew B.C. | Directed by Scott Jeffrey, Rebecca Matthews
As Exorcist Vengeance opens a woman lays bleeding in the street as Father Jozsef performs her last rites before barking at the onlookers “Which way did he go?” and chasing down the criminal responsible and shooting him even after he’s on the ground, thereby justifying the “Death Wish meets The Exorcist” line in the film’s press release.
Meanwhile, a wealthy old woman Agnes (Elizabeth McNally) starts talking in the voice of the possessed before slitting her throat with a letter opener, something that looks like smoke passing from her to her servant Magda (Anna Liddell; Deadly Waters) as she dies. And it isn’t long before Magda is talking in the same voice and attacking Edna’s granddaughter Rebecca.
As Exorcist Vengeance opens a woman lays bleeding in the street as Father Jozsef performs her last rites before barking at the onlookers “Which way did he go?” and chasing down the criminal responsible and shooting him even after he’s on the ground, thereby justifying the “Death Wish meets The Exorcist” line in the film’s press release.
Meanwhile, a wealthy old woman Agnes (Elizabeth McNally) starts talking in the voice of the possessed before slitting her throat with a letter opener, something that looks like smoke passing from her to her servant Magda (Anna Liddell; Deadly Waters) as she dies. And it isn’t long before Magda is talking in the same voice and attacking Edna’s granddaughter Rebecca.
- 3/10/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Indie production company Thornbyrd Films has launched production on Healed, a psychological thriller starring Guinevere Turner (American Psycho), Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera (The Influencer), Emily Goss (Snapshots), Benjamin Barrett (The Politician) and Todd Lowe (True Blood), which has been awarded the coveted ReFrame Stamp from the Sundance Institute and Women in Film for gender-balanced hiring.
The film written by Abeydeera watches as former pop icon Jazz Powers (Abeydeera) and her pregnant wife Olivia (Goss) attend an intimate meditation retreat at the invitation of renowned mindfulness expert Georgia Chambers (Turner). A string of unorthodox therapy sessions and unusual events involving Georgia’s neighbor (Barrett) evoke memories of Jazz’s father (Lowe) and leave her questioning Georgia’s practice. Additional probing later reveals that the women are unknowing participants in an experiment that could change the course of their lives forever. Shirin Etessam produced with Abeydeera, Goss, Nanci Gaglio, Meghan Weinstein, Stacy Schneiderman...
The film written by Abeydeera watches as former pop icon Jazz Powers (Abeydeera) and her pregnant wife Olivia (Goss) attend an intimate meditation retreat at the invitation of renowned mindfulness expert Georgia Chambers (Turner). A string of unorthodox therapy sessions and unusual events involving Georgia’s neighbor (Barrett) evoke memories of Jazz’s father (Lowe) and leave her questioning Georgia’s practice. Additional probing later reveals that the women are unknowing participants in an experiment that could change the course of their lives forever. Shirin Etessam produced with Abeydeera, Goss, Nanci Gaglio, Meghan Weinstein, Stacy Schneiderman...
- 1/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Megan Purvis, Sarah T. Cohen, Nicola Wright, Stephanie Lodge, Thomas Beatty | Written by Matthew B.C., Scott Jeffrey | Directed by Matthew B.C.
Medusa, or Medusa: Queen of the Serpents, depending on which country you’re watching this one in, tells the story of Carly, a former prostitute who returns to the fold after a relationship goes south – undoubtedly thanks to Carly drug habit. Back working for her pimp Jimmy (Thomas Beatty), Carly moves back into the caravan site run by madam Val (Nicola Wright) and also home to Carly’s friend Simone (Sarah T. Cohen). Taken to a client and told to ask for Alexis, which turns out to be a snake, Carly in bitten mid-coitus and starts to undergo a dramatic change. Looking for answers she finds Alexis, now in human form, who tells Carly their paths crossing was no accident, and Carly has been chosen…
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Medusa, or Medusa: Queen of the Serpents, depending on which country you’re watching this one in, tells the story of Carly, a former prostitute who returns to the fold after a relationship goes south – undoubtedly thanks to Carly drug habit. Back working for her pimp Jimmy (Thomas Beatty), Carly moves back into the caravan site run by madam Val (Nicola Wright) and also home to Carly’s friend Simone (Sarah T. Cohen). Taken to a client and told to ask for Alexis, which turns out to be a snake, Carly in bitten mid-coitus and starts to undergo a dramatic change. Looking for answers she finds Alexis, now in human form, who tells Carly their paths crossing was no accident, and Carly has been chosen…
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- 7/2/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Tagline: "Beauty is the Beast." Medusa was originally titled Medusa: Queen of the Serpents. For U.S. audiences, the film has been shortened to the simpler Medusa. This film, from the United Kingdom, involves a woman bitten by a snake. Now, she is a deadly weapon. From director Matthew B.C. ("Connective Tissue"), Medusa is set to show in the United Kingdom this August, with a North American release date a ways off. As well, the film stars: Sarah T. Cohen (HellKat), Megan Purvis (The Young Cannibals), Nicola Wright and several others. For now, the film's newest movie poster is available here. The graphic shows the one of Greek literature's classic villains. A creature that could turn men to stone just on viewing, Medusa's headdress is always made of poisonous snakes. The tagline is mix of the usual "Beauty and the Beast." And, this movie poster previews the insidious nature of...
- 3/8/2021
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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