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Echo Chamber - 317
After our earlier excursion, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is back with its regular programming!!!
PlayStation Productions & Sony Pictures Releasing bring a computer game alive through trueish events. We go horror thanks to MRC, Artists First, Catchlight Studios, Lionsgate, Universal Pictures. A tropical rom-com is next via Netflix, while Vision Films bring us a fantasy tale. THEN the BFI have given a 2K restoration to the ‘The Big Yins’ 1975 comedy tour!
Today we have:
Gran Turismo
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/4P3Or2XdXuI
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, World Premiere: 30th July 2023
US Theatrical Release Date: 25th August 2023
UK Theatrical Release Date: 9th August 2023
US Digital Release Date: 26th September 2023
UK Digital Release Date: 23rd March 2024
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Archie Madekwe, Jann Mardenborough, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Takehiro Hira, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Djimon Hounsou, Josha Stradowski, Daniel Puig, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Pepe Barroso, Emelia Hartford, Sang Heon Lee, Max Mundt, Mariano González, Harki Bhambra, Lindsay Pattison, Théo Christine, Niall McShea, Jamie Kenna, Thomas Kretschmann, Richard Cambridge, Nikhil Parmar
Running Time: 134 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/ZCYHn8mvyF8?si=G9Gb6aKr8gkoXJtr
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
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The Blackening
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/NUarBjNvZzg
2022 Toronto International Film Festival: 16th September 2022
US Theatrical Release Date: 16th June 2023
UK Theatrical Release Date: 25th August 2023
US Digital Release Date: 7th July 2023
UK Digital Release Date: 13th May 2024
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, Yvonne Orji, Diedrich Bader, James Preston Rogers
Running Time: 97 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/ImM2EkqSFfU?si=a8GTPQQOoLB2-REY
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Website: Here. https://www.theblackening.movie/synopsis/
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Mother of the Bride
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/9_YPqcvejcI
Digital Release Date: 9th May 2024
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Rachael Harris, Sean Teale, Chad Michael Murray, Michael McDonald, Wilson Cruz, Tasneem Roc, Dalip Sondhi
Running Time: 90 min
Cert: PG
Trailer: Here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUSoEQBHtSg
Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/mother-of-the-bride-movie-cast
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Princess Halle and the Jester
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Es9KgUMjL9s
Digital Release Date: 21st May 2024
Director: Christopher Lombardi
Cast: Emma Duchesneau, Duncan Novak, Rachel Stacy, Sejal Mehta, Byron Herlong, Donovan Kirkpatrick, Geoffrey Lyons
Running Time: 72 min
Cert: PG
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/U7D_H9eutUU?si=75IP2EonJaqb9to2
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Website: Here. https://www.visionfilms.net/film-detail?id=ee9aa24d-c5cc-ee11-829e-0e4a64f8a357
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Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/3JOJKVa16IM
Theatrical Release Date: 24th August 1977
Theatrical Release Date: 10th May 2024
Screening Information & Tickets: Here. https://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-film-releases/big-banana-feet
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: 20th May 2024
Director: Murray Grigor
Cast: Billy Connolly
Running Time: 77 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/fn97MAGXfAI?si=Czl-iBEiSYMU1Cny
Buy Blu-ray & DVD via BFI Shop: Here. https://shop.bfi.org.uk/big-banana-feet-dual-format-edition.html
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Echo Chamber - 316 (The Bystanders)
We have a 'Special Edition' of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ for you today, people!!!
It's a bit of a revisit, because we first looked at this film during Sci-Fi London 2023, but looking back at that review: https://youtu.be/Yh1aM4iPxsY I didn't really do things justice. So thanks to the great Matt Hulse, we were able to not just take another look at the feature, BUT, sit down with the creative mind (one of them) behind the project and really get into the mechanics of the creation, production, casting, all that good stuff. We also touched upon A.I, creative techniques, and the perception of material. It was a really fun time, which could have been a lot longer, you won't want to miss it!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/dgix9eiMoBM
'The Bystanders' is the feature directorial debut from Gabriel Foster Prior, which he co-wrote with Jack Hughes. Peter Weir (Scott Haran) – a former child genius at chess who is now an inconspicuous office drone – is recruited precisely for his anonymity to become a Bystander, a kind of empowered guardian angel tasked with watching over, and invisibly helping, an individual subject.
Peter is trained by jaded Bystander Frank (Seann Walsh), who out of boredom proposes that they swap subjects, so that Frank now has ‘middle-class girl from Kent’ Sarah (Georgia Mabel Clarke), and Peter has feckless loser Luke (Andi Jashy), whom Peter hopes to transform into a winner so that Peter himself can win the award for Bystander of the Year, and make up for losing a chess contest decades earlier.
Hilarious rivalry ensues, as misanthropic Frank, who can only see the world through ‘Frank-tinted glasses’, sets about, purely for the lulz, undermining Luke’s – and Peter’s – newfound success.
Today we have:
The Bystanders
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/yKy_lAy63N0
Austin Film Festival: 27th October 2022
Boston Sci Fi Film Festival: 15th February 2023
Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival: 19th April 2023
Sci-Fi London: 6th June 2023
Portland EcoFilm Festival: 29th June 2023
Theatrical Release Date: 16th October 2023
Digital Release Date: 12th May 2024
Director: Gabriel Foster Prior
Cast: Scott Haran, Seann Walsh, Emily Wyatt, Lauren Douglin, Andi Jashy, Georgia Mabel Clarke, Nikolaos Brahimllari, Aimée Hills, Julia Varvara, Kurt Deed, Tom Clegg, Adam Morse, Nick Helm, Marek Larwood, Stefan Boehm, Lucy Pinder, Frank Harper, David Schaal, Jake Lambert, Emily Milburn, Margarita San Luis
Credit: Waggon & Horses Productions, Screenbound Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Running Time: 97 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://vimeo.com/869499408
Watch via YouTube: Here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtLIiMcSxkk
Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-bystanders/umc.cmc.2xhifzyfbdbd8zc8j62j750kj?action=play
Watch via Google Play: Here. https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=EjXPHZ3m_pk.P
Instagram: @thebystandersfilm https://www.instagram.com/thebystandersfilm/
Website: Here. https://www.bystandersfilm.com/
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Echo Chamber - 315 - Part Three (Final Heat)
It's the last installment of this week's @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ podcast, and we're getting physical!!!
In 'Part THREE', thanks to Vision Films we have a sports drama, that's all about friendship, relationships, addiction and love. THEN, we conversate with two of the stars, who also were behind directing, writing and producing the feature. Their story goes back over a decade though, as it was sport that brought them together. And since that friendship has helped create an environment which has enabled them to evolve into rising film stars and the support system to create their own vision! We go into this and a LOT more, so chalk up and get ready for another immersive confab!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/g7KcAASclJs
'Final Heat' is the feature directorial debut from Jeremy Gimenez, which he also wrote. The married owners of a struggling functional fitness gym, Cam (Brad Benedict) & Laney (Molly Cerne) have the perfect plan to raise money: they’ll bring in the best athletes to compete in "The Games" to win the huge cash prize. They record everything documentary-style as the athletes confess their secrets. As the team trains, egos clash, tempers flare, and a figure (Jeremy Gimenez) from the past threatens to destroy the team, the gym, and their lives.
In 'Part Three' we have:
Final Heat
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/T0jbNym5mLU
Digital Release Date: 14th May 2024
Director: Jeremy Gimenez
Cast: Brad Benedict, Molly Cerne, Jeremy Gimenez, Alexandra Daniels, Maddy Curley, Cortni Vaughn Joyner, Kadyr Guterrez, Elliott Schackne, Mary Smith, JB Tadena, Dan Wells
Credit: Multiversal Media, Vision Films
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Running Time: 84 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/tUEt8jnHpeg
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/final-heat/umc.cmc.6cs3pzgwv6harv8d40k86fjq1
Watch via Vimeo: Here. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/finalheat
Website: Here. https://visionfilms.net/film-detail?id=404de3ad-c0cc-ee11-829e-0e4a64f8a357
Instagram: @finalheatmovie https://www.instagram.com/finalheatmovie/
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Echo Chamber - 315 - Part Two (Silence of the Prey)
In 'Part Two' @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ takes a look at a harrowing social issue, through the guise of horror / drama!!!
The great folks at The Horror Collective passed on this new indie feature framed around the perils of immigration. We then sit down with the young woman whose family history was the impetuous to step behind the camera and imbue her DMA into the film! There were so many technical issues with this, BUT, Karyna was a legend and powered through, and I think we ended up with a really insightful 90 minutes which you're going to love!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/1ZVuv3zarhM
'Silence of the Prey' is directed by Michael Vaynberg & Karyna Kudzina (her feature directorial debut), which Karyna co-wrote with Saro Varjabedian. In a desperate bid to secure a future for her child (Isabella Bezell), an undocumented immigrant mother (Karyna Kudzina) takes a caretaker job. Unbeknownst to her, the elderly man (Chris LaPanta) conceals a horrifying truth.
In 'Part Two' we have:
Silence of the Prey
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/unM3FYfNc1I
8th Golden State Film Festival: 23rd February 2024
Digital Release Date: 14th May 2024
Director: Karyna Kudzina, Michael Vaynberg
Cast: Karyna Kudzina, Isabella Bezell, Chris LaPanta, Lorianna Izrailova, Michael Doyle, Monte Bezell, Rebecca Packer, Tim Shelburne, Abigail Ashley, Brian Wright
Credit: The Horror Collective, Studio Dome
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Running Time: 95 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/b49iV7u-etA?si=sOBcIPRsoZsdVw4-
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Website: Here. https://thehorrorcollective.com/film/silence-of-the-prey
Instagram: @silenceoftheprey https://www.instagram.com/silenceoftheprey/
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Echo Chamber - 315 - Part One
Well, this week, we're hitting you with a MAMMOTH @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ it's a 'THREE Parter' baby!!!
In 'Part ONE' we check the end of Escape Artists, Eagle Pictures & Sony Pictures Releasing action trilogy. There are two Australian joints, a heist tale from Sparke Films Productions & Rialto Distribution and a pared back sci-fi from Bonsai Films, XYZ Films, Blue Finch Films & Well Go USA Entertainment. We also get the story of the Pop-Tart via Netflix. PLUS, a heart jerking drama from Anti-Worlds Releasing, Alpha Violet & Vertigo Releasing.
In 'Part One' we have:
The Equalizer 3
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/VjCNWBJquns
Rome, World Premiere: 28th August 2023
Theatrical Release Date: 1st September 2023
US Digital Release Date: 1st January 2024
UK Digital Release Date: 3rd May 2024
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman, Gaia Scodellaro, Remo Girone, Andrea Scarduzio, Andrea Dodero, Daniele Perrone, Dea Lanzaro, Sonia Ben Ammar, Bruno Bilotta, Salvatore Ruocco, Alessandro Pess
Running Time: 108 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/19ikl8vy4zs?si=EjQhn2XSedELfatw
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Bring Him to Me
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/oHH1x5JsAsQ
Oz Theatrical Release Date: 2nd November 2023
US Theatrical Release Date: 19th January 2024
US Digital Release Date: 19th January 2024
UK Digital Release Date: 3rd May 2024
Director: Luke Sparke
Cast: Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Liam McIntyre, Zac Garred, Bryan Jennings Brower, Sam Neill, Rachel Griffiths, Alex Fleri, Marcus Johnson, Josemily Royle, Allison Frances Boyd, Harrison Irvin, Thomas Pitts
Running Time: 96 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/E5AlSC7Fn-E?si=-nHSAT8atYy2HXSb
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Monolith
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/HFaGoYBN5oo
Adelaide Film Festival: 27th October 2022
Oz Theatrical Release Date: 26th October 2023
US Theatrical Release Date: 16th February 2024
US Digital Release Date: 16th February 2024
UK Digital Release Date: 4th May 2024
Director: Matt Vesely
Cast: Lily Sullivan, Erik Thomson, Kate Box, Terence Crawford, Damon Herriman, Ling Cooper Tang, Ansuya Nathan, Matt Crook, Rashidi Edward, Brigid Zengeni, Belle Kalendra-Harding
Running Time: 94 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/kwuJ4fs2-Fg?si=t9sBqZYwh-IFzSE-
Website: Here. https://wellgousa.com/films/monolith
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Unfrosted
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/otm6BN_GpYI
Digital Release Date: 3rd May 2024
Director: Jerry Seinfeld
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Max Greenfield, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Peter Dinklage, Christian Slater, Bill Burr, Dan Levy, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby Moynihan, Adrian Martinez, Sarah Cooper, Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney, Drew Tarver, Tony Hale, Felix Solis, Maria Bakalova, Dean Norris, Kyle Dunnigan, Sebastian Maniscalco, Beck Bennett, Cedric the Entertainer, Fred Armisen, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Aparna Nancherla, Andy Daly, Sarah Burns, Eleanor Sweeney, Bailey Sheetz
Running Time: 93 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/2lqRPUhPfho?si=bu70FUyNjJdIzRWs
Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jerry-seinfeld-pop-tart-movie-cast
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Hoard
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/JsBZT_1xdR0
Venice Film Festival: 1st September 2023
Preview Screenings Release Date: 10th - 16th May 2024
Buy Tickets: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp
Theatrical Release Date: 17th May 2024
Director: Luna Carmoon
Cast: Saura Lightfoot Leon, Joseph Quinn, Hayley Squires, Lily-Beau Leach, Deba Hekmat, Samantha Spiro, Cathy Tyson, Erin Jemmotte, Sandra Hale, Alexis Tuttle, Nabil Elouahabi, Sam John, Sarah Rose Denton, James Cooper, Tim Bowie
Running Time: 126 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/5mYoshmw1uo?si=IdCJDiILTcjxfOr-
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Echo Chamber - 314
Just a single installment of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ this week, but not scrimping on the energy!!!
Lionsgate starts us off with the latest part of their horror franchise. Then Amazon MGM Studios, Welle Entertainment & I’ll Have Another adapt a well loved book, while Amazing People Pictures & Vision Films shine the light on dementia. We go to prom thanks to Hartbeat Productions, American High & LD Entertainment. THEN, A24, Film4 & Lionsgate UK bring us big muscles, big energy, and big emotions!!!
Today we have:
Saw X
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/zvXBSM_cq2w
Fantastic Fest: 27th September 2023
Theatrical Release Date: 29th September 2023
US Digital Release Date: 20th October 2023
UK Digital Release Date: 26th April 2024
Director: Kevin Greutert
Cast: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand, Renata Vaca, Joshua Okamoto, Octavio Hinojosa, Paulette Hernández, Jorge Briseño, Costas Mandylor, Michael Beach, Isan Beomhyun Lee, David Alfano, Katie Barberi, Lucía Gómez Robledo, Donagh Gordon
Running Time: 118 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/t3PzUo4P21c?si=QO132iMlX6mMnU91
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Website: Here. https://www.saw.movie/
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The Idea Of You
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/VwvtHebb-BA
South by Southwest: 16th March 2024
Digital Release Date: 2nd May 2024
Director: Michael Showalter
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld, Jordan Aaron Hall, Mathilda Gianopoulos, Meg Millidge, Raymond Cham Jr, Jaiden Anthony, Viktor White, Dakota Adan
Running Time: 116 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/V8i6PB0gGOA?si=4CZ-MYvIn91weTpu
Website: Here. https://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/original-movies/the-idea-of-you
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Ruby's Choice
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/857WmYwS4QM
CinefestOZ: 29th August 2021
Oz Theatrical Release Date: 3rd March 2022
US Theatrical Release Date: 26th April 2024
Digital Release Date: 7th May 2024
Director: Michael Budd
Cast: Jane Seymour, Jacqueline McKenzie, Coco Jack Gillies, Stephen Hunter, Nicole Pastor, Brendan Donoghue, Rory Potter, Sam Rechner, Tim Omaji, Michael Budd, Kate Ryerson, Akira Fujii, Jenna Kenney, Sean Foster, Adrian Glen, Craig Bourke
Running Time: 117 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/omYDwdk5jdA
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Website: Here. https://highfliersfilms.co.uk/movie/v4p3h3q4l3n4h483/rubys-choice
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Prom Dates
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/lGOYoOsw8Gg
Digital Release Date: 3rd May 2024
Director: Kim O Nguyen
Cast: Julia Lester, Antonia Gentry, JT Neal, Jordan Buhat, Kenny Ridwan, Zión Moreno, Terry Hu, John Michael Higgins, Chelsea Handler, Arianna Rivas, Emery Kelly, Audrey Trullinger, Millie Thorpe, Hailey Philip, Adam Herschman, Shea Buckner
Running Time: 90 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/JiUH6LiuMPk?si=-IRBgWqZL7DykJKj
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Love Lies Bleeding
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/XD0KcJX2334
2024 Sundance Film Festival: 20th January 2024
US Theatrical Release Date: 8th March 2024
UK Theatrical Release Date: 3rd May 2024
Director: Rose Glass
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, Ed Harris, Eldon Jones, Orion Carrington, Matthew Blood-Smyth, Keith Jardine, Tait Fletcher, Jerry G. Angelo, David DeLao
Running Time: 104 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/BF_J3-DmiS0?si=w1m8f-k4IpwyWy6l
Website: Here. https://tickets.loveliesbleeding.movie/
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'Da Joint' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020
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