Jericho Ridge
A dark, freezing night. A lonely sheriff’s station. Incidents elsewhere taking the other officers way, and just one woman, nursing a broken leg, left to hold the fort. Unfortunately for her, there’s something inside the station that some very bad people want to get their hands on, and she’s in the way. Survival thriller Jericho Ridge is opening in UK cinemas on Thursday, and it’s going to deliver some serious action.
In March, when it screened at the Glasgow Film Festival, I met up with director Will Gilbey and star Chris Reilly to discuss it, but we all knew from the start that it would be a challenging interview. There’s very little we could actually say about the story without giving things away. It was a few dramatic twists and turns, but there’s very little embellishment. It is, I suggest, a simple story,...
A dark, freezing night. A lonely sheriff’s station. Incidents elsewhere taking the other officers way, and just one woman, nursing a broken leg, left to hold the fort. Unfortunately for her, there’s something inside the station that some very bad people want to get their hands on, and she’s in the way. Survival thriller Jericho Ridge is opening in UK cinemas on Thursday, and it’s going to deliver some serious action.
In March, when it screened at the Glasgow Film Festival, I met up with director Will Gilbey and star Chris Reilly to discuss it, but we all knew from the start that it would be a challenging interview. There’s very little we could actually say about the story without giving things away. It was a few dramatic twists and turns, but there’s very little embellishment. It is, I suggest, a simple story,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Nikki Amuka-Bird gives a powerful performance as a gritty deputy defending her remote sheriff’s office from armed invaders
There’s an old-timey charm about this, a (mostly) one-location action movie in the tradition of Rio Bravo, or its sort-of remake Assault on Precinct 13. Partly it’s because of the remote mountainous setting in an unnamed state, the log cabin sheriff’s office, the trucks, twangy accents and mentions of second amendment nuts; and partly because of the core device of having a heroic figure – in this case, Deputy Tabby Temple (Nikki Amuka-Bird) – defending the fort against armed invaders. But the joke’s on us because nearly the whole thing was shot in Kosovo and most of the cast is British, as is writer-director Will Gilbey, who is making his feature directorial debut after a long apprenticeship as an editor, writer and second-unit dogsbody on the distinctly estuary-accented Rise of the Footsoldier...
There’s an old-timey charm about this, a (mostly) one-location action movie in the tradition of Rio Bravo, or its sort-of remake Assault on Precinct 13. Partly it’s because of the remote mountainous setting in an unnamed state, the log cabin sheriff’s office, the trucks, twangy accents and mentions of second amendment nuts; and partly because of the core device of having a heroic figure – in this case, Deputy Tabby Temple (Nikki Amuka-Bird) – defending the fort against armed invaders. But the joke’s on us because nearly the whole thing was shot in Kosovo and most of the cast is British, as is writer-director Will Gilbey, who is making his feature directorial debut after a long apprenticeship as an editor, writer and second-unit dogsbody on the distinctly estuary-accented Rise of the Footsoldier...
- 4/23/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
This year’s Glasgow Film Festival plays host yet again to another UK premiere, this time Will Gilbey’s Jericho Ridge.
It is a tense thriller starring Nikki Amuka-Bird as a deputy in a local police department under siege from attackers fighting for her life. The support cast includes Chris Reilly as well as Solly McLeod in this movie that has shades of Assault on Precinct 13.
We sit down with director, Will Gilbey, and star Chris Reilly to talk about moving production to Kosovo and more!
You can watch the full interview below:
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It is a tense thriller starring Nikki Amuka-Bird as a deputy in a local police department under siege from attackers fighting for her life. The support cast includes Chris Reilly as well as Solly McLeod in this movie that has shades of Assault on Precinct 13.
We sit down with director, Will Gilbey, and star Chris Reilly to talk about moving production to Kosovo and more!
You can watch the full interview below:
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- 3/11/2024
- by Thomas Alexander
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Backups on the way, we just have to hold out 'till they arrive! Okay?" The Movie Partnership in the UK has debuted an official UK trailer for an indie thriller titled Jericho Ridge, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker / editor Will Gilbey. This first premiered at the 2023 Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland last year, and opens in UK cinemas this April, with no US date confirmed just yet. Trapped and without backup, a small town cop fights for her life when her remote Sheriff's Office is targeted by a group of murderous attackers. Isolated and outgunned, mother and son will have to do whatever it takes to survive. The director explains how intense this survival thriller is aiming to be: "I want the audience to feel wrung out when they leave the cinema, as if it's only safe to take a breath when the closing credits start rolling." Jericho Ridge stars Nikki Amuka-Bird,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Further winners include ’Past Lives’ in the world cinema competition and Agnes O’Casey for the Bingham Ray New Talent Award.
A lively edition of Ireland’s Galway Film Fleadh drew to a close last night (July 16), with George Kane’s anarchic comedy Apocalypse Clown bagging the prize for best Irish film, while Patricia Kelly’s buzzy low-budget feature Verdigris took home the best independent film accolade.
Apocalypse Clown – sold by Charades and to be released by Vertigo Releasing in the UK and Wildcard in Ireland – stars Brian And Charles actor David Earl as part of a troupe of clowns who,...
A lively edition of Ireland’s Galway Film Fleadh drew to a close last night (July 16), with George Kane’s anarchic comedy Apocalypse Clown bagging the prize for best Irish film, while Patricia Kelly’s buzzy low-budget feature Verdigris took home the best independent film accolade.
Apocalypse Clown – sold by Charades and to be released by Vertigo Releasing in the UK and Wildcard in Ireland – stars Brian And Charles actor David Earl as part of a troupe of clowns who,...
- 7/17/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Dune are among the movies that received multiple Hpa (Hollywood Professional Association) Award nominations. The annual Hpa Awards recognizes postproduction talent in areas including color grading, editing, sound and visual effects.
The voting period runs from September to September, meaning that some of last year’s award season films will compete against this year’s contenders.
The awards will be handed out Nov. 17 at the Hollywood Legion Theater.
The complete list of nominees follow:
Outstanding Color Grading – Theatrical Feature
Top Gun: Maverick
Stefan Sonnenfeld, Adam Nazarenko / Company 3
Dune
David Cole / FotoKem
Nightmare Alley
Stefan Sonnenfeld, Adam Nazarenko / Company 3
The Batman
David Cole / FotoKem
No Time to Die
Matt Wallach / Company 3
Outstanding Color Grading – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
“1883 – 1883”
Mitch Paulson // Company 3
“Better Call Saul – Carrot and Stick”
Keith Shaw...
Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Dune are among the movies that received multiple Hpa (Hollywood Professional Association) Award nominations. The annual Hpa Awards recognizes postproduction talent in areas including color grading, editing, sound and visual effects.
The voting period runs from September to September, meaning that some of last year’s award season films will compete against this year’s contenders.
The awards will be handed out Nov. 17 at the Hollywood Legion Theater.
The complete list of nominees follow:
Outstanding Color Grading – Theatrical Feature
Top Gun: Maverick
Stefan Sonnenfeld, Adam Nazarenko / Company 3
Dune
David Cole / FotoKem
Nightmare Alley
Stefan Sonnenfeld, Adam Nazarenko / Company 3
The Batman
David Cole / FotoKem
No Time to Die
Matt Wallach / Company 3
Outstanding Color Grading – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature
“1883 – 1883”
Mitch Paulson // Company 3
“Better Call Saul – Carrot and Stick”
Keith Shaw...
- 10/4/2022
- by THR staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BBC drama “A Very English Scandal” was the big winner at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on April 29, scoring three trophies, including costume design, editing (fiction), and director (fiction) for Stephen Frears.
Distributed in the United States by Amazon, the three-part limited series starred Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw and was based on an actual English sex scandal from the 1970s involving a Liberal Member of Parliament named Jeremy Thorpe.
BBC America’s “Killing Eve” and the Sky Atlantic/Showtime miniseries “Patrick Melrose” each took home two awards, with the former winning for original score and sound (fiction) and the latter for production design as well as writer (drama) for David Nicholls.
The wins serve as a feather in the cap for both “Killing Eve” and “A Very English Scandal,” both of which hope to make a splash in the year’s Emmy race.
Sunday night’s event was the...
Distributed in the United States by Amazon, the three-part limited series starred Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw and was based on an actual English sex scandal from the 1970s involving a Liberal Member of Parliament named Jeremy Thorpe.
BBC America’s “Killing Eve” and the Sky Atlantic/Showtime miniseries “Patrick Melrose” each took home two awards, with the former winning for original score and sound (fiction) and the latter for production design as well as writer (drama) for David Nicholls.
The wins serve as a feather in the cap for both “Killing Eve” and “A Very English Scandal,” both of which hope to make a splash in the year’s Emmy race.
Sunday night’s event was the...
- 4/29/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Simon Rumley directs story of notorious criminals Billy Hill and Jack ‘Spot’ Comer.
Once Upon A Time In London, a British gangster drama from director Simon Rumley (The ABCs Of Death), has begun a six-week shoot in the English capital.
The film will tell the story of notorious criminals Billy Hill (played by Leo Gregory, pictured) and Jack Comer (Terry Stone), who were active in London’s organised crime scene from the 1920s to the 1950s.
An eclectic cast has been lined up for the feature, including Holly Earl, Dominic Keating, Geoff Bell, Jamie Foreman, Doug Allen, Andy Beckwith, Roland Manookian, Justin Salinger, Kate Braithwaite and Laura Carter.
Joining them are comedian Simon Munnery, boxers Frank Buglioni, a current British light heavyweight belt holder, Joe Egan, footballer Jamie O’Hara, singers Nadia Forde and Jj Hamblett (from band Union J), and magician Ali Cook.
Gateway Films (Anuvahood, The Messenger) is the lead production outfit on the project...
Once Upon A Time In London, a British gangster drama from director Simon Rumley (The ABCs Of Death), has begun a six-week shoot in the English capital.
The film will tell the story of notorious criminals Billy Hill (played by Leo Gregory, pictured) and Jack Comer (Terry Stone), who were active in London’s organised crime scene from the 1920s to the 1950s.
An eclectic cast has been lined up for the feature, including Holly Earl, Dominic Keating, Geoff Bell, Jamie Foreman, Doug Allen, Andy Beckwith, Roland Manookian, Justin Salinger, Kate Braithwaite and Laura Carter.
Joining them are comedian Simon Munnery, boxers Frank Buglioni, a current British light heavyweight belt holder, Joe Egan, footballer Jamie O’Hara, singers Nadia Forde and Jj Hamblett (from band Union J), and magician Ali Cook.
Gateway Films (Anuvahood, The Messenger) is the lead production outfit on the project...
- 4/3/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Preposterous and charmless, this heist flick purports to be based on a true story and hopes to invoke a Robin Hood vibe, but I’m not buying any of it. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
A gang of London university students graduate from local credit card fraud to a $20 million diamond heist in Miami when they piss off a crime lord and have two weeks to pay him restitution. The preposterous Plastic purports to be based on a true story, but good luck trying to find out what those actual events were. They cannot possibly be the nonsense we see depicted here. Such as when fraudster chief Sam (Ed Speleers: Eragon) easily recruits the gang’s Smurfette, Frankie (Emma Rigby: Endless Love), whose pants he’s trying to get in to and who also...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
A gang of London university students graduate from local credit card fraud to a $20 million diamond heist in Miami when they piss off a crime lord and have two weeks to pay him restitution. The preposterous Plastic purports to be based on a true story, but good luck trying to find out what those actual events were. They cannot possibly be the nonsense we see depicted here. Such as when fraudster chief Sam (Ed Speleers: Eragon) easily recruits the gang’s Smurfette, Frankie (Emma Rigby: Endless Love), whose pants he’s trying to get in to and who also...
- 5/2/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Director: Julian Gilbey; Screenwriter Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey, Chris Howard; Starring: Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Will Poulter, Sebastian De Souza, Emma Rigby Running time: 102 mins; Certificate: 15
Imagine The Inbetweeners starring in a low-rent Brit imitation of American Hustle, having first undergone a collective personality transplant. Whatever's now in your head is probably still wittier and more charming than Julian Gilbey's inane heist movie Plastic, which sees four student fraudsters get in over their heads after stealing from the wrong Polish mobster.
The young cast are all appealing enough for you to overlook just what shallow archetypes they're playing - there's the brains (Ed Speleers), the arsehole (Alfie Allen), the stalwart (Will Poulter) and the sap (Sebastian De Souza), none of whom have much in the way of a backstory or, weirdly, a family. But what they do have is an impressive sideline in credit card fraud; they clone cards,...
Imagine The Inbetweeners starring in a low-rent Brit imitation of American Hustle, having first undergone a collective personality transplant. Whatever's now in your head is probably still wittier and more charming than Julian Gilbey's inane heist movie Plastic, which sees four student fraudsters get in over their heads after stealing from the wrong Polish mobster.
The young cast are all appealing enough for you to overlook just what shallow archetypes they're playing - there's the brains (Ed Speleers), the arsehole (Alfie Allen), the stalwart (Will Poulter) and the sap (Sebastian De Souza), none of whom have much in the way of a backstory or, weirdly, a family. But what they do have is an impressive sideline in credit card fraud; they clone cards,...
- 5/1/2014
- Digital Spy
See the action unfold in the upcoming film ‘Plastic,’ as the crime drama takes heist of the UK on May 2, 2014 with its scheduled release. The movie is the latest directorial effort from ‘Rise of the Foot Soldier’ helmer, Julian Gilbey. The filmmaker also co-wrote the script with Will Gilbey and producer Chris Howard. ‘Plastic,’ which is based on true events, tells the story of a group of university students who turn to stealing credit cards in order to supplement their income. But events soon spiral out of control as they accidentally rob a notorious gangster. To get his money back from the students and teach them a lesson, [ Read More ]
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- 3/27/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Exclusive: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group will screen the Gateway Films production and commence talks with Afm buyers next week.
Plastic centres on a group of university students who perpetrate credit card scams and must pull off a jewel heist in Miami when they accidentally target a gangster.
Julian Gilbey directed and also produced with Terry Stone of Gateway Films, Chris Howard and Daniel Toland.
Ed Speleers from Downton Abbey leads the predominantly UK cast alongside Will Poulter Alfie, Sebastian De Souza and Emma Rigby. Thomas Kretschmann and Graham McTavish round out the cast.
Plastic will receive its world premiere screenings on November 6 and 8.
“With a terrific script written by Chris Howard, Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey, a wonderful and talented group of up-and-coming actors and great directing, I believe Gateway Films has produced its best feature to date,” said Stone.
“For each and every [cast member] we picked, we felt we got the right actor for the...
Plastic centres on a group of university students who perpetrate credit card scams and must pull off a jewel heist in Miami when they accidentally target a gangster.
Julian Gilbey directed and also produced with Terry Stone of Gateway Films, Chris Howard and Daniel Toland.
Ed Speleers from Downton Abbey leads the predominantly UK cast alongside Will Poulter Alfie, Sebastian De Souza and Emma Rigby. Thomas Kretschmann and Graham McTavish round out the cast.
Plastic will receive its world premiere screenings on November 6 and 8.
“With a terrific script written by Chris Howard, Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey, a wonderful and talented group of up-and-coming actors and great directing, I believe Gateway Films has produced its best feature to date,” said Stone.
“For each and every [cast member] we picked, we felt we got the right actor for the...
- 10/30/2013
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group will screen Gateway Films’ Plastic and commence talks with Afm buyers next week.
Plastic centres on a group of university students who perpetrate credit card scams and must pull off a jewel heist in Miami when they accidentally target a gangster.
Julian Gilbey directed and also produced with Terry Stone of Gateway Films, Chris Howard and Daniel Toland.
Ed Speleers from Downton Abbey leads the predominantly UK cast alongside Will Poulter, Alfie Allen, Sebastian De Souza and Emma Rigby. Thomas Kretschmann and Graham McTavish round out the cast.
Plastic will receive its world premiere screenings on November 6 and 8.
“With a terrific script written by Chris Howard, Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey, a wonderful and talented group of up-and-coming actors and great directing, I believe Gateway Films has produced its best feature to date,” said Stone.
“For each and every [cast member] we picked, we felt we got the right actor for the...
Plastic centres on a group of university students who perpetrate credit card scams and must pull off a jewel heist in Miami when they accidentally target a gangster.
Julian Gilbey directed and also produced with Terry Stone of Gateway Films, Chris Howard and Daniel Toland.
Ed Speleers from Downton Abbey leads the predominantly UK cast alongside Will Poulter, Alfie Allen, Sebastian De Souza and Emma Rigby. Thomas Kretschmann and Graham McTavish round out the cast.
Plastic will receive its world premiere screenings on November 6 and 8.
“With a terrific script written by Chris Howard, Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey, a wonderful and talented group of up-and-coming actors and great directing, I believe Gateway Films has produced its best feature to date,” said Stone.
“For each and every [cast member] we picked, we felt we got the right actor for the...
- 10/30/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Plastic Trailer. Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey‘s Plastic (2013) movie trailer stars Mem Ferda, Emma Rigby, Ed Speleers, Thomas Kretschmann, and Malese Jow. Plastic‘s plot synopsis: “The film follows the fortunes of the young group of students when they fall foul of sadistic crime boss. They are given two weeks to raise 2 million [...]
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- 9/1/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
British actor Mem Ferda is back with guns blazing in the new promo trailer and photos from his upcoming action crime film, ‘Plastic.’ The Julian Gilbey-helmed film, which shot on Miami Beach earlier this year, follows a group of unfortunate students who are forced to undertake a tremendous task. Besides Ferda, the film also stars Ed Speelers, Thomas Kretschmann, Malese Jow, Will Poulter, Terry Stone, Kate Magowan, Jordana DePaula, Robbie Gee, Emma Rigby and Sebastian De Souza. The following synopsis for ‘Plastic,’ which was co-written by Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey and Chris Howard, has been released: A young group of students fall foul of sadistic crime boss. They are given [ Read More ]
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- 8/8/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
FrightFest in association with Horror Channel will be screening nine specially selected short films, all World Premieres, at this year’s August event at the Empire Cinema, Leicester Sq. From James Moran’s sickly slick serial killer tale and Dominic Brunt’s ghastly vision of war time Hell, to Will Gilbey’s hard-boiled noir cop thriller and Mike Mort’s even harder puppet cop hero Chuck Steel, the line-up represents a rich tapestry of talent, with casts that include Hannah Tointon, Neil Maskell, Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen & Jack Gordon.
Paul McEvoy, Co-director of FrightFest & Horror Channel programme co-ordinater said: “This year’s brilliant and insane mix of shorts includes outstanding World Premieres from some FrightFest favourites and some exciting new cinematic blood. Behold and enjoy!”
Programme
Main Screen
Friday Aug 23
16:15 Crazy For You (World Premiere)
Director: James Moran. Cast: Arthur Darvill, Hannah Tointon. UK. 2013. 10 mins
It’s difficult to...
Paul McEvoy, Co-director of FrightFest & Horror Channel programme co-ordinater said: “This year’s brilliant and insane mix of shorts includes outstanding World Premieres from some FrightFest favourites and some exciting new cinematic blood. Behold and enjoy!”
Programme
Main Screen
Friday Aug 23
16:15 Crazy For You (World Premiere)
Director: James Moran. Cast: Arthur Darvill, Hannah Tointon. UK. 2013. 10 mins
It’s difficult to...
- 7/24/2013
- by Ed Doyle
- SoundOnSight
Another photo has leaked from the production of crime thriller Plastic. Principal photography on Plastic completed February 6th. Now, a photo, showing two of the film's central villains, is available. Mem Ferda appears left beside Michael Bisping. Ferda is known for his roles in The Devil's Double and Luis Prieto's Pusher, while Bisping is the Mixed Martial Arts Middleweight Fight Champion. Both characters play sadistic gangsters (Tariq and Kasper), who extort Sam (Ed Speleers) and Fordy (Will Poulter) of their thieved goods. Plastic will release in 2013, with a trailer and more specific showing date coming soon. Further cast and crew details are below. Release Date: 2013. Directors: Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey. Writers: Sacha Bennett, Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey and Chris Howard. Cast: Mem Ferda, Ed Speleers, Thomas Kretschmann, Malese Jow, Will Poulter, Terry Stone, Kate Magowan, Jordana DePaula, Robbie Gee, Emma Rigby, and Sebastian De...
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- 2/7/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Plastic Synopsis, Photos. The official plot synopsis for Plastic (2013) has been released as well as Mem Ferda, Emma Rigby, Ed Speleers pictures from the Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey directed film. The Plastic pictures feature “show Sam fighting with his girlfriend, Frankie. Meanwhile, the crime boss, Tariq, (Ferda) looms nearby. He is intent on threatening [...]
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- 1/21/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
There’s something always going on in Miami and that includes filming movies. Right now, Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey’s “Plastic,” starring Mem Ferda, Ed Speelers, Thomas Kretschmann, Malese Jow, Will Poulter, Terry Stone, Kate Magowan, Jordana DePaula, Robbie Gee, Emma Rigby, and Sebastian De Souza, is in production and below the post, you can see set pictures of Ferda, Speelers and Rigby. For more pictures, check out the Daily Mail. If you’re curious about this film, the synopsis is about students who are faced with a tremendous task: “The film follows the fortunes of the young group of students when they fall foul of sadistic crime boss. They are given [ Read More ]
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- 1/18/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
Directors Julian and Will Gilbey have begun shooting on their gangland thriller Plastic. The story for Plastic involves low level con games and big debts. Ed Speleers plays Sam, a man with charm. He uses his skills to rob from the rich until his criminal activity catches up with him. Plastic has begun principal photography in South Beach, Florida. Several set photos from the shoot have been released. In the two stills hosted here, actor Mem Ferda as Tariq threatens Sam and his girlfriend Frankie (Emma Rigby). Tariq wants over 2 million British pounds, which Sam owes. The stills show tension amongst characters in a beautiful setting. More details on Plastic will be posted once they are available. Release Date: 2013. Directors: Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey. Writers: Sacha Bennett, Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey and Chris Howard. Cast: Mem Ferda, Ed Speleers, Thomas Kretschmann, Malese Jow, Will Poulter, Terry Stone, Kate Magowan,...
- 1/18/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Former Hollyoaks star Emma Rigby was wearing a blue fringed bikini as she filmed on the set of upcoming movie Plastic with Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen in Miami yesterday (January 16). The 23-year-old Prisoner's Wives actress showed off her toned body in a tasselled two-piece and pair of denim hotpants while filming scenes in the sea on Miami Beach. Rigby stars alongside Downton Abbey actor Ed Speelers, Son of Rambo's Will Poulter and Skins star Sebastian De Souza in the action thriller. The film, directed by Julian and Will Gilbey, tells the story of (more)...
- 1/17/2013
- by By Naomi Gordon
- Digital Spy
Each year horror fans are treated to some memorable and some horrifically bad films that either quench our appetites for shocks and scares or make us run for the exits of the theater. It’s no surprise that 2012 was any different. Although we had to suffer through such painful features as Silent Hill: Revelation, Paranormal Activity 4, and Chernobyl Diaries, at least we were given such terrifying treasures as Sinister, Silent House, and everyone’s favorite horror film of the year Cabin in the Woods. Unfortunately, there are so many independent horror films that get missed each year due to their lack of a wide release or only getting a DVD/Blu-ray release. We have all seen our fair share of direct-to-video crap, but there are always a few each year that stand apart from the rest. Just because it doesn’t have any major actors in it or...
- 1/2/2013
- by Michael Haffner
- Destroy the Brain
Directed by: Julian Gilbey
Written by: Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey
Starring: Melissa George, Ed Speelers, Sean Harris, Karel Roden, Alec Newman
My first thought when looking at the box for A Lonely Place to Die was that there has to be lonelier places to die. I'm not the greatest at championing nature, but wouldn't dying in the Scottish Highlands be all calm and peaceful? Plus, don't people always say that wide open and extraordinary landscapes such as the Scottish Highlands are filled with souls of...nature spirits or something?! I'm fairly certain a "lonely place" to die would be like the...health food section in a Walmart, or perhaps at Uwe Boll's birthday party. But who am I to judge?
A group of mountaineers make a grim discovery in the Scottish Highlands: an eight-year-old girl trapped amid the peaks, terrified, dehydrated and unable to speak a word of English.
Written by: Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey
Starring: Melissa George, Ed Speelers, Sean Harris, Karel Roden, Alec Newman
My first thought when looking at the box for A Lonely Place to Die was that there has to be lonelier places to die. I'm not the greatest at championing nature, but wouldn't dying in the Scottish Highlands be all calm and peaceful? Plus, don't people always say that wide open and extraordinary landscapes such as the Scottish Highlands are filled with souls of...nature spirits or something?! I'm fairly certain a "lonely place" to die would be like the...health food section in a Walmart, or perhaps at Uwe Boll's birthday party. But who am I to judge?
A group of mountaineers make a grim discovery in the Scottish Highlands: an eight-year-old girl trapped amid the peaks, terrified, dehydrated and unable to speak a word of English.
- 3/18/2012
- by Andre Dumas
- Planet Fury
*here be some spoilers.
Director: Julian Gilbey.
Writers: Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey.
Cast: Melissa George, Ed Speleers, Eamonn Walker, Sean Harris and Alec Newman.
Director Julian Gilbey follows up his excellent biopic Rise of the Footsoldier and the semi-comedic Doghouse with a great ransom thriller. A Lonely Place to Die stars Melissa George, Eamonn Walker and Karel Roden in a Scottish set pic' that builds tension through mysteryious identities and motivations. Later, a second story develops in a small town during the Beltane Fire Festival where a hostage exchange goes everywhere but the right way. This is one of the best thrillers this reviewer has seen in 2011 and readers should see the film before reading the rest of this review.
There are really two stories in this picture. The first story involves five mountaineers exploring the west side of "Devil's Drop." While there, Ed (Ed Speleers) hears something strange.
Director: Julian Gilbey.
Writers: Julian Gilbey and Will Gilbey.
Cast: Melissa George, Ed Speleers, Eamonn Walker, Sean Harris and Alec Newman.
Director Julian Gilbey follows up his excellent biopic Rise of the Footsoldier and the semi-comedic Doghouse with a great ransom thriller. A Lonely Place to Die stars Melissa George, Eamonn Walker and Karel Roden in a Scottish set pic' that builds tension through mysteryious identities and motivations. Later, a second story develops in a small town during the Beltane Fire Festival where a hostage exchange goes everywhere but the right way. This is one of the best thrillers this reviewer has seen in 2011 and readers should see the film before reading the rest of this review.
There are really two stories in this picture. The first story involves five mountaineers exploring the west side of "Devil's Drop." While there, Ed (Ed Speleers) hears something strange.
- 12/24/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
A group of five friends are out climbing and hill walking in the Scottish Highlands when one of their number hears a muffled cry for help. They quickly discover a young Serbian girl, buried underground with nothing but an air supply and a bottle of water for company. With no way of knowing how she got there, the group decide to get her to safety, not realising that the men that put her there want her left there, so that they can trade her for the ransom they have demanded of her father.
*****
Deliberately departing from the staples of British crime films and thrillers, A Lonely Place To Die marks out its own path and sticks with it through to the end. Eschewing cockney geezers, trench-coat wearing gangsters and hooded yoofs, it instead gives us the rolling hills and jagged cliffs of Scotland, before eventually descending on a small village...
*****
Deliberately departing from the staples of British crime films and thrillers, A Lonely Place To Die marks out its own path and sticks with it through to the end. Eschewing cockney geezers, trench-coat wearing gangsters and hooded yoofs, it instead gives us the rolling hills and jagged cliffs of Scotland, before eventually descending on a small village...
- 12/23/2011
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We recently had the chance to check out Julian Gilbey's A Lonely Place to Die On Demand thanks to IFC Films, and let us tell you right now that it's one of the best, most suspenseful horror thrillers of the year. Don't believe us? Check out this new clip from the film.
A Lonely Place to Die (review here) stars Melissa George, Ed Speelers, Eamon Walker, Karel Roden, Sean Harris, Kate Magowan, Stephen McCole, and Alec Newman. After watching the clip from the film, which was written by Julian Gilbey and William Gilbey and directed by Julian Gilbey, be sure to head over to the IFC Films website to see if it's available in your area.
Synopsis:
A group of climbers have made a grim discovery high up in the mountains. They have found an eight-year-old girl buried amongst the peaks: buried alive. Terrified, dehydrated, and unable to speak a word of English,...
A Lonely Place to Die (review here) stars Melissa George, Ed Speelers, Eamon Walker, Karel Roden, Sean Harris, Kate Magowan, Stephen McCole, and Alec Newman. After watching the clip from the film, which was written by Julian Gilbey and William Gilbey and directed by Julian Gilbey, be sure to head over to the IFC Films website to see if it's available in your area.
Synopsis:
A group of climbers have made a grim discovery high up in the mountains. They have found an eight-year-old girl buried amongst the peaks: buried alive. Terrified, dehydrated, and unable to speak a word of English,...
- 11/30/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
A Lonely Place To Die Directed by: Julian Gilbey Written by: Julian and Will Gilbey Starring: Melissa George, Ed Speleers, Sean Harris, Kate Magowan, Alec Newman, Eamonn Walker Good news for film fans, here’s a festival film scheduled to hit a screen near you in early November. Anytime you have a thriller set in the world of mountain climbing, there’s a certain element of added suspense. The sport is fraught with its own dangers and inherent risks, making it the perfect backdrop for a film about survival. Add a few villains into the mix, and you have a real nail biter on your hands. Face it: there is no way to quickly escape a murderous villain when you are forced to scale the sheer face of a cliff with minimal equipment, so the action is absolutely agonizing to watch. A Lonely Place to Die follows a group of...
- 10/3/2011
- by Shannon
- FilmJunk
Update: Sean Harris was awarded Best Actor in a Horror Feature at the Fantastic Fest 2011 Awards for his performance in A Lonely Place To Die.
A Lonely Place To Die is an exciting example of how a more direct approach to filmmaking can still be effective, despite the increasing number of stylistic and experimental films (not necessarily a bad thing) flooding the market. Melissa George (30 Days Of Night, and TV’s Grey’s Anatomy) plays Alison, on a trek into the Scottish Highlands with four fellow mountain climbers. The story begins as a peaceful nature outing far from civilization and technology, but shifts into a deadly thriller once they discover a little girl named Anna locked away inside a 3×6 buried box at the top of the mountain.
Co-written with Will Gilbey and directed by Julien Gilbey (Rise Of The Foot Soldier), A Lonely Place To Die does a fantastic job...
A Lonely Place To Die is an exciting example of how a more direct approach to filmmaking can still be effective, despite the increasing number of stylistic and experimental films (not necessarily a bad thing) flooding the market. Melissa George (30 Days Of Night, and TV’s Grey’s Anatomy) plays Alison, on a trek into the Scottish Highlands with four fellow mountain climbers. The story begins as a peaceful nature outing far from civilization and technology, but shifts into a deadly thriller once they discover a little girl named Anna locked away inside a 3×6 buried box at the top of the mountain.
Co-written with Will Gilbey and directed by Julien Gilbey (Rise Of The Foot Soldier), A Lonely Place To Die does a fantastic job...
- 9/28/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
One of the scariest things to me is nature as it can be unpredictable and unrelenting. Prior to seeing the film, I simply thought that A Lonely Place to Die was just a survivalist horror film against nature. It is a survivalist horror film against the force of nature known as man and damn is it frightening.
Alison (Melissa George) and her friends go out to hike and climb in the Scotland Mountains when they discover a Serbian girl buried alive. Taking her with them and accepting responsibility, they end up putting themselves in a very unique situation. One that could get them killed. They are pursued and hunted by two men who have a motive behind the Serbian girl’s entrapment. What unfolds is a deadly cat and mouse game through the wilderness.
Melissa George turns out a great female heroine that takes charge of the situation. The hunters...
Alison (Melissa George) and her friends go out to hike and climb in the Scotland Mountains when they discover a Serbian girl buried alive. Taking her with them and accepting responsibility, they end up putting themselves in a very unique situation. One that could get them killed. They are pursued and hunted by two men who have a motive behind the Serbian girl’s entrapment. What unfolds is a deadly cat and mouse game through the wilderness.
Melissa George turns out a great female heroine that takes charge of the situation. The hunters...
- 9/27/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
A Lonely Place To Die
Directed by Julian Gilbey
Screenplay by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
2011, UK
A Lonely Place To Die might just be the best action film of 2011, a relentless, action packed, hard-edged, gripping crime thriller. Think of it as a hybrid of the Most Dangerous Game and Cliffhanger. Melissa George (30 Days of Night, Turistas), top form here, tears up the screen with her vigorous physicality and her character’s determination to survive.
Director Julian Gilbey took the initiative to become an avid mountain climber in order to shoot the film as he wished. He and cinematographer Ali Asad avoid any use of CGI and instead rely solely on their actors and crew to do all stunts. In fact stunt doubles were avoided at all cost unless absolutely required. The film’s first half, set entirely on the Scottish cliffsides, features some nerve-racking and breathtaking stunt work as...
Directed by Julian Gilbey
Screenplay by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
2011, UK
A Lonely Place To Die might just be the best action film of 2011, a relentless, action packed, hard-edged, gripping crime thriller. Think of it as a hybrid of the Most Dangerous Game and Cliffhanger. Melissa George (30 Days of Night, Turistas), top form here, tears up the screen with her vigorous physicality and her character’s determination to survive.
Director Julian Gilbey took the initiative to become an avid mountain climber in order to shoot the film as he wished. He and cinematographer Ali Asad avoid any use of CGI and instead rely solely on their actors and crew to do all stunts. In fact stunt doubles were avoided at all cost unless absolutely required. The film’s first half, set entirely on the Scottish cliffsides, features some nerve-racking and breathtaking stunt work as...
- 9/27/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Fantastic Fest is one of the best film festivals in the states and the largest in the Us. Held in Austin Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse, the event screens nothing but the best in genre films. Sound On Sight contributors Emmett Duff and I will be in attendance to bring the best coverage we can possibly whip up. With the Toronto International Film Festival just ending, we are back in full swing and our coverage starts now. Here is a preview of some of the high profile films on display this year.
Here is a list of films our staff as already seen. He titles highlighted in red are must sees. We highly recommend not missing them.
1- A Lonely Place to Die – **** stars
Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
Directed by Julian Gilbey
UK, 2011
A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die...
Here is a list of films our staff as already seen. He titles highlighted in red are must sees. We highly recommend not missing them.
1- A Lonely Place to Die – **** stars
Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
Directed by Julian Gilbey
UK, 2011
A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die...
- 9/21/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Having disliked Rollin' with the Nines and Rise of the Footsoldier, Julian Gilbey's extremely violent London underworld gangster movies, when they appeared a few years ago, I'm pleased to say I greatly enjoyed his new picture, a violent, continually gripping thriller set in the Scottish Highlands. It turns on five youngish mountaineers on holiday some miles from Inverness, who come to the aid of a six-year-old girl buried alive in a remote forest. She speaks only some eastern European language, possibly Serbian, and is presumably a kidnap victim, which makes her helpers the target of some desperate men. A terrific battle for survival ensues, admirably photographed by Gilbey's regular collaborator, Ali Asad, and edited by his brother, William Gilbey, who also collaborated on the script.
Four parties are variously involved: the mountaineers taking risky shortcuts to get the girl over difficult terrain to the nearest town; the seasoned kidnappers,...
Four parties are variously involved: the mountaineers taking risky shortcuts to get the girl over difficult terrain to the nearest town; the seasoned kidnappers,...
- 9/10/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
A tense, well-made mountaineering thriller with some spectacular effects that could finally make director Julian Gilbey's name
British director Julian Gilbey, often working with his screenwriter brother Will Gilbey, has made some commercially successful pictures over the last decade, including the geezer-thriller Rise of the Footsoldier. But this looks like his best yet: an impressively realistic-looking jeopardy nightmare that dovetails with a tense thriller plot. Australian actor Melissa George plays a tough mountaineer who goes hiking with four others in the Scottish Highlands. In the middle of nowhere, they are astonished to hear the crying of a young girl somewhere under the heather. I feared a flabby supernatural outcome – something like The Descent. But no: it keeps on the side of realism, and stays more or less plausible right to the end. There are some tremendous free-climbing stunts, and breathtaking moments in which people fall, very realistically, from great heights.
British director Julian Gilbey, often working with his screenwriter brother Will Gilbey, has made some commercially successful pictures over the last decade, including the geezer-thriller Rise of the Footsoldier. But this looks like his best yet: an impressively realistic-looking jeopardy nightmare that dovetails with a tense thriller plot. Australian actor Melissa George plays a tough mountaineer who goes hiking with four others in the Scottish Highlands. In the middle of nowhere, they are astonished to hear the crying of a young girl somewhere under the heather. I feared a flabby supernatural outcome – something like The Descent. But no: it keeps on the side of realism, and stays more or less plausible right to the end. There are some tremendous free-climbing stunts, and breathtaking moments in which people fall, very realistically, from great heights.
- 9/8/2011
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Julian Gilbey’s follow up to the tough 2007 film Rise of the Footsoldier played recently at Film 4′s FrightFest and A Lonely Place to Die is released in UK cinemas today.
We’ve had our eye on Gilbey’s film for well over a year now, and the tale of a group of climbers discovering a young girl held captive high in the Scottish mountains has had a few decent trailers to keep us occupied and recently Ben Mortimer had the chance to sit down with the flim’s leading actress Melissa George to talk over the trials of shooting such a physically demanding role and how Gilbey worked with his brother, co-writer Will Gilbey, on set.
Here’s the interview, should the mood take you the film is out in a cinema near you.
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We’ve had our eye on Gilbey’s film for well over a year now, and the tale of a group of climbers discovering a young girl held captive high in the Scottish mountains has had a few decent trailers to keep us occupied and recently Ben Mortimer had the chance to sit down with the flim’s leading actress Melissa George to talk over the trials of shooting such a physically demanding role and how Gilbey worked with his brother, co-writer Will Gilbey, on set.
Here’s the interview, should the mood take you the film is out in a cinema near you.
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- 9/7/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A Lonely Place to Die
Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
Directed by Julian Gilbey
UK, 2011
A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die comes up with a formula so ingenious it’s a wonder we haven’t already seen it a million times before: high-octane cliff-scaling meets cat-and-mouse chase thriller. It serves as a welcome reminder that no-frills action movies don’t have to be an eye-rolling bore or an intellectual affront.
In this case, the mice are mountain climbers Alison (Melissa George), Ed (Ed Speelers), Rob (Alec Newman) and Jenny (Kate Macgowan), who are making their way through the Scottish countryside when they begin to hear what sounds like a distant cry – before long, they discover a young Serbian girl (Holly Boyd) buried alive with an air pipe and a depleted water supply. After deciding the only reasonable course of action...
Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
Directed by Julian Gilbey
UK, 2011
A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die comes up with a formula so ingenious it’s a wonder we haven’t already seen it a million times before: high-octane cliff-scaling meets cat-and-mouse chase thriller. It serves as a welcome reminder that no-frills action movies don’t have to be an eye-rolling bore or an intellectual affront.
In this case, the mice are mountain climbers Alison (Melissa George), Ed (Ed Speelers), Rob (Alec Newman) and Jenny (Kate Macgowan), who are making their way through the Scottish countryside when they begin to hear what sounds like a distant cry – before long, they discover a young Serbian girl (Holly Boyd) buried alive with an air pipe and a depleted water supply. After deciding the only reasonable course of action...
- 7/21/2011
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Following a recent post by Cynthia about the results of a british survey on stereotypes of black people in films (which you can read here, though I’ve not read it yet as I suspect it doesn’t say anything I couldn’t have told them myself) and Tambay‘s post yesterday about Attack The Block, a new British film directed by Joe Cornish that’s just won the Audience Award at SXSW, and my comment on that post, I was reminded of a piece I posted on S&A last summer (around the time I first heard about Attack The Block, incidentally) about British “urban” flicks and how they seem to provide a film career leg-up for some white filmmakers on the backs of black stereotypes.
Back in July of last year I wrote:
From the little that I hear and know, it seems black British filmmakers trying for...
Back in July of last year I wrote:
From the little that I hear and know, it seems black British filmmakers trying for...
- 3/20/2011
- by MsWOO
- ShadowAndAct
The first trailer for the climbing thriller A Lonely Place to Die has debuted at Bloody-Disgusting.com and a viewable copy is below. In the clip, a young Serbian girl is rescued by an adventuring group of hikers. However, things get tense at this point, as those who kidnapped the girl fight to get her back. This film stars Melissa George (Triangle), Eamonn Walker (Blood and Bone), and Karel Roden. Check out the clip below.
The film's early synopsis:
"A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers" (Geek).
Release Date: 2011.
Director: Julian Gilbey.
Writers: Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey.
Cast: Ed Speelers, Sean Haris, Alec Newman, and Kate Magowan.
The trailer has some of the...
The film's early synopsis:
"A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers" (Geek).
Release Date: 2011.
Director: Julian Gilbey.
Writers: Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey.
Cast: Ed Speelers, Sean Haris, Alec Newman, and Kate Magowan.
The trailer has some of the...
- 12/18/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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