An American Werewolf in London, 1981. Directed by John Landis. Starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter. SYNOPSIS: After being attacked on the moors by a lycanthrope, an American student finds himself afflicted by the curse of the werewolf. [Note – this review is from the Halloween screening held at London Zoo as part […]

Jon Dudley interviews Daniel Pleacoff, producer of Treasure of the Black Jaguar… Tell us a little about this project. Daniel: The project originally started with Masayuki Imai who was doing a film out in L.A. and the production wasn’t going really well, it was just kind of a mess. Cameron Van Hoy, who is the […]

Treasure of the Black Jaguar, 2010. Directed by Mike Bruce. Starring Cameron Van Hoy, Michael Drayer, Timothy V. Murphy and Masayuki Imai. SYNOPSIS: Two boys discover that easy money is just a mirage when their desert-based caper takes a murderous turn. Treasure of the Black Jaguar is an American independent film that received a positive […]

Coverage of the West is West Q&A from the London Film Festival… In attendance: Ayub Khan-Din (Writer) Lesley Nicol (Anne) Ila Arun (Basheera) Aquib Khan (Sajid) Emil Marwa (Maneer) Om Puri (George) It’s been eleven years since the first film (East is East) which was very successful. It seems an extraordinary long time for a […]

DJ Haza reveals his guilty pleasures in more “Frustrated Ramblings Of An Aspiring Filmmaker”… We all have our guilty pleasures when it comes to film and television. That one film or television show that you know deep down is absolute tripe and you shouldn’t be watching it. But you do. It may be something that […]

Exorcismus (Spain: La posesión de Emma Evans), 2010. Directed by Manuel Carballo. Starring Sophie Vavasseur, Doug Bradley, Stephen Billington, Tommy Bastow and Jo-Anne Stockham. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl’s life changes when starts having frightening fits, which her parents attribute to psychological problems. However, she senses that something much darker is hiding inside her and waiting […]

Betrayal (Norwegian: Svik), 2009. Directed by Haakon Gundersen. Starring Lene Nystrøm, Götz Otto, Kåre Conradi, Hary Prinz, Jørgen Langhelle, Fridtjov Såheim and Jockel Tschiersch. SYNOPSIS: A nightclub singer and British double-agent recounts her experiences in occupied Norway. Set in occupied Norway amidst the Second World War, Betrayal concerns itself with opportunists who trade in liquor, […]

A frustrated Jamie Baker on movie trailers and their habit of giving away just that little too much… Trailers are one of the most important advertising techniques used in the promotion of films. With the increased accessibility to view them, not only through television and cinema, but also countless other new media devices, we are […]

Edge of the Empire, 2010. Written and Directed by Nirattisai Kaljareuk. Starring Arnut Rapanit, Lalisa Sontirod and Than Thanakorn. SYNOPSIS: In 757, the Qin dynasty unleashes its army to impose the emperor’s will upon the free tribes in the Cheung Dao Valley, China, forcing the six Tai tribes (the legendary ancestors of the Thai people) […]

James Ellis on the unsung heroes of film… Most people don’t realise what goes into making the films we love and adore. There is pre-production – all the writing of scripts and getting everything and everybody together. Then there is the production – all the shooting and explosions and arty bits. Finally there is the […]