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Bloody Disgusting has learned the sad news this week that Waxwork (1988) director Anthony Hickox, who was prolific in the ’80s and ’90s, has passed away at the age of 64 years old.

Deadline reports, “Hickox had spent his recent years in Romania, where police found him dead last week at his house in Bucharest after friends had reported not seeing him for some time, according to close friend and InterTalent Rights Group CEO Jonathan Shalit.”

In addition to Waxwork, a favorite among the staff here at Bloody Disgusting, Anthony Hickox also directed the film’s only sequel, Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992).

Hickox also directed a slew of other horror movies around the same time, including the Bruce Campbell-starring Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992), and Warlock: The Armageddon (1993), as well as the 1990s films Full Eclipse (1993), Payback (1995), Invasion of Privacy (1996), and Storm Catcher (1999).

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Anthony Hickox, the British director known for horrors such as Waxwork and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, has died aged 64.

Hickox had spent his recent years in Romania, where police found him dead last week at his house in Bucharest after friends had reported not seeing him for some time, according to close friend and InterTalent Rights Group CEO Jonathan Shalit.

Best known for his work in the comedy-horror genre, Hickox’s best known work was 1988’s Waxwork, which starred the likes of Zach Gilligan, Deborah Foreman and Michelle Johnson and was inspired by a 1920s German silent film. It is claimed Hickox wrote the script for Waxwork after driving into the back of Staffan Ahrenberg’s car and persuading the producer to let him pay for the damage by writing the script for just $3,000.

Hickox also directed a sequel and films such as Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat and Warlock: The Armageddon.

Sad news today as it’s been reported that genre director Anthony Hickox recently died at the age of 64. The under-appreciated director is best known for helming Waxwork, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Warlock: The Armageddon, and more.

Filmmaking was in Anthony Hickox’s blood from day one. He was born to Douglas Hickox, who directed Theatre of Blood and Zulu Dawn, and Anne V. Coates, the Oscar-winning editor of Lawrence of Arabia. After initially working as a club promoter in London, Hickox moved to Los Angeles to become a writer and director. His first feature film was Waxwork, quickly followed by Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat. He went on to helm Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Full Eclipse, Warlock: The Armageddon, and more.

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Hello, everyone! We have a brand new assortment of horror and sci-fi headed home this week, and there are plenty of offerings that should undoubtedly make for great additions to your Halloween season viewing plans. Universal is showing some love to a trio of classics, as it is set to release John Carpenter’s The Thing as well as Rear Window and Vertigo from Alfred Hitchcock all on 4K Ultra HD today. Kino Lorber has put together new Blu-ray presentations for both The Tomb of Ligeia and Theatre of Blood, and if you’re looking to catch up with some newer horror, both Great White and Slaxx arrive today courtesy of Rlje Films.

Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for September 7th include Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe’s War, Hellbox, Witches of Blackwood, Skinwalker, and War of the God Monsters.

Great White

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It’s a great time to be a horror fan. Not only are Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and Shudder awash with all kinds of horror movies old and new, but the Criterion Channel is getting in on the gruesome action with a month’s worth of horror titles from the 1970s.

The subscription service is the digital offshoot of the Criterion Collection, which for more than 35 years has been providing definitive archival home video versions of classic and contemporary films from around the world. Criterion launched its streaming service last year as a way to offer a curated cross-section of its library of films online.

Horror has always had a respectful home at Criterion, with the company publishing definitive editions of a number of the genre’s landmark films. The October rollout of horror movies for the Halloween season is similar to what other companies are doing, but the focus is the difference here.

Horror fans, specifically those interested in classic horror, have just been handed a gift by The Criterion Channel. The streaming service has announced a massive collection of 70s horror classics will be arriving on the service just in time for the Halloween season. This includes a wide range of selections from some of the most iconic filmmakers to ever tackle the genre, including Tobe Hooper, George A. Romero, Wes Craven and David Cronenberg, just to name a few.

The Criterion Channel recently released a trailer detailing what the collection contains. Per Criterion, "This tour through the 1970s nightmare realm is a veritable blood feast of perverse pleasures from a time when gore, grime, and sleaze found a permanent home in horror." The trailer offers but a small taste of the tour, which includes a total of 29 classics, rarities and oddities from the decade.

Some bonafide horror classics are included in the collection,...

Cy Endfield, who directed 1964’s Zulu, wrote the book and screenplay for this 1979 prequel helmed by Douglas Hickox. It’s a similarly sprawling epic featuring even more Hollywood heavyweights including Burt Lancaster, Peter O’Toole, John Mills, and Bob Hoskins in a small role. Despite all the firepower—on the battlefield and in the cast list—the film failed to make the same impact as Endfield’s original.

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Award-winning actress was best known for roles in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ , ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Game Of Thrones’.

UK actress Diana Rigg, whose prolific career included memorable roles in the James Bond franchise and Game Of Thrones, died today aged 82. She had been diagnosed with cancer in March.

Rigg remained active in recent years and her final performances include Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho, set for release in April 2021, and miniseries Black Narcissus, co-produced by the BBC and FX.

Born near Doncaster, England in 1938, Rigg began her career on stage before securing her breakout role in 1965 as...

By Todd Garbarini

Long before a carcharodon carcharias wreaked havoc on Amity Island in New York over the July Fourth weekend in the 1970s, atomic blast activity in the 1940s disrupted Mother Nature’s natural chain of events and Hollywood was all too willing to jump on to the atomic admonition bandwagon, churning out fantastic tales of miniscule creatures ballooning to hundreds of times their original size and going medieval on their human counterparts. Gordon Douglas’s Them! (1954) is my favorite film from this era and I find the overall tone of the film to be creepy even today. I was eleven when I first saw it and the sight of oversized, monstrous ants (resulting from nearby military atomic bomb tests) terrorizing La from deep within the Los Angeles Riverbed was truly unnerving. James Whitmore impressed me in his role as the police officer who was determined to save two...

Editor Emma E. Hickox comes from a showbiz legacy family. Her father was director Douglas Hickox (“Sitting Target”), and her mother, Ann V. Coates, won an Oscar for editing “Lawrence of Arabia.” Even though young Emma learned much about the industry as a child “through osmosis,” she says that it was important for her to make it on her own.

“I wanted to direct theater,” says the London native, who had worked in L.A. as an unpaid assistant. “When someone said they were looking for an apprentice editor, I wasn’t keen at all. Then they told me how much they were going to pay, and I said, ‘See you on Monday!’”

Once in the editing room, Hickox fell for the job. Hard. “I love filing and being organized,” she says. “I’m very precise, so I adored being an assistant editor.” Working under Frank Morriss, Hickox learned that...

“Brace Yourself For A Shock!…200 Feet of Living Burning Horror!” Eugène Lourié’s second feature about an irate sea monster wrecking a city features sober eco-preaching, good performances by Gene Evans and André Morell, and several minutes of exciting stop-motion animation nirvana. One just needs to overlook a few lunkhead effects scenes and concentrate on the key Willis O’Brien / Pete Peterson material. It’s a Shock all right — do you prefer to be stepped on like a bug, or fried by a zillion volts of ‘projected radiation?’

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Starring: Gene Evans, André Morell, John Turner, Leigh Madison, Jack MacGowran, Maurice Kaufmann, Derren Nesbitt.

Cinematography: Ken Hodges

Production Design: Eugène Lourié

Special Visual Effects: Willis H. O’Brien, Pete Peterson, Phil Kellison, Jack Rabin, Irving Block, Louis DeWitt.

Original Music: Edwin Astley...

British-born filmmaker worked on Becket, The Elephant Man, In The Line Of Fire.

Anne V. Coates, the Oscar-winning editor of David Lean’s Lawrence Of Arabia who earned four other Academy Award nominations, has died. She was 92.

Coates, who died on Tuesday in the Los Angeles area, earned nods for Becket, The Elephant Man, In The Line Of Fire and, most recently, Out Of Sight.

She was born on December 12 1925 in Surrey and embarked on a distinguished career after Lean’s cinematographer Ronny Neames spotted her work on Pickwick Papers and landed her the Lawrence Of Arabia job.

Speaking of...

Oscar-winning film editor Anne V. Coates, best known for her work on the 1962 epic “Lawrence of Arabia,” has died at 92.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts shared news of her death on Wednesday.

The English-born editor took home the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1963 for her work on the David Lean-directed desert odyssey. She was nominated for an Academy Award four more times in her career, for her work on “Becket” in 1964, David Lynch’s The Elephant Man” in 1980, “Out of Sight” in 1988, and “In the Line of Fire” in 1993.

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We're so sad to learn that British film editor Anne V. Coates has died. During her incredible career, Anne was BAFTA-nominated four times for work including The Elephant Man and Erin Brockovich, and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2007. She will be greatly missed. pic.twitter.com/O2rrtBcs99

— BAFTA (@BAFTA) May 9, 2018

Other notable credits include 1965’s “Young Cassidy,” 1968’s “The Bofors Fun” 1974’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2000’s “Erin Brockovich.” Most recently, she worked on 2015’s “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Coates was born in southeast England in 1925, and began her career editing short films for church tours. She later became an assistant film editor at London’s Pinewood Studios. Coates grabbed her first editing credit for “The Pickwick Papers” in 1952.

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BAFTA awarded Coates with its Academy Fellowship, its highest honor, in 2007. Coates went on to become the second editor to ever win a career achievement award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association in early 2016. “In a way, I’ve never looked at myself as a woman in the business,” Coates told FilmSound.org in 2000. “I’ve just looked at myself as an editor. I mean, I’m sure I’ve been turned down because I’m a woman, but then other times I’ve been used because they wanted a woman editor. “I just think, ‘I’m an editor,’ and I never expected to get paid less because I was a woman. I grew up with three brothers, and I never thought I would get paid less for anything than they did.”

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Coates was married for several years to director Douglas Hickox. She was survived by her three children, sons Anthony and James Hickox, and her daughter, Emma Hickox-Burford — all of which followed Coates into the film business.

Read original story Anne V Coates, Oscar-Winning Film Editor, Dies at 92 At TheWrap...

Johnny and Gheorghe, played by Josh O'Connor and Alec Secareanu, in God's Own Country Photo: Courtesy of Eiff Francis Lee's farm Lgbt romance God's Own Country took home the top prize at the British Independent Film Awards last night. It's star Josh O'Connor, who plays a sheep farmer who falls for a migrant worker, was named best actor, while Lee also picked up the gong for best debut screenwriter.

The night reflected a strong year for British film, with no single film dominating the awards. William Oldroyd's dark costume drama Lady Macbeth won the best screenplay award for Alice Birch, while its star Florence Pugh was named best actress and her co-star Naomi Ackie judged most promising newcomer. Cinematographer Ari Wegner was also honoured for his work on the film. The best directing award went to Rungano Nyoni for her drama I Am Not A Witch along with...

“God’s Own Country” won multiple prizes at the British Independent Film Awards, including Best British Independent Film, Best Actor for Josh O’Connor, and Best Debut Screenwriter for Francis Lee. Lee also directed the romantic drama, which stood tall at the ceremony in London; “Lady Macbeth” — which took home the Screenplay, Actress, Most Promising Newcomer, Cinematography, and Costume Design awards — and “I Am Not a Witch” (Director, Debut Director, Breakthrough Producer) had big nights as well.

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This year’s ceremony, the 20th, took place in London. Full list of winners:

Best British Independent Film

“God’s Own Country”

Best Director

Rungano Nyoni “I Am Not a Witch”

Best Screenplay

Alice Birch “Lady Macbeth”

Best Actress

Florence Pugh “Lady Macbeth”

Best Actor

Josh O’Connor “God’s Own Country”

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Clarkson “The Party”

Best Supporting Actor

Simon Russell Beale...

Indie period hit Lady Macbeth is leading the list of nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards, unveiled Wednesday by Maisie Williams and Hayley Squires.

Debut features dominated the list, with the first-time writers, producers and directors of Lady Macbeth, I Am Not a Witch and God’s Own Country all recognized in the three newcomer categories – debut screenwriter, breakthrough producer and The Douglas Hickox Award for best debut director – as well as best screenplay, best director and best British independent film.

Among Lady Macbeth’s 15 nominations were ones for Florence Pugh, Naomi Ackie and Cosmo Jarvis for...

UK-based Clio Barnard has impressively transitioned from video artist to acclaimed feature filmmaker in the span of just seven years. After making several short films, her feature debut The Arbor, a hybrid documentary about the late playwright Andrea Dunbar, went on to win a bevy of awards, including London Film Festival’s Best British Newcomer award, Tribeca Film Festival’s Jury Award, British Independent Film Awards’ Douglas Hickox Award, and subsequently a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer. Her second feature The Selfish Giant, loosely based on Oscar Wilde’s children’s story of the same name, also […]...

There’s nothing like a good mystery, and HBO’s Blackout (1985) has a central premise that’s hard to deny: You survive a car crash, but have no memory of who you were before. Until, 7 years later, someone shows up and insinuates that you were a man who murdered his entire family and then fled. Now, could you go about your life, or would you want to know the truth? And if you were a killer, would that impulse return?

HBO’s original programming was still in its infancy, so the film, which debuted on Sunday, July 28th, plays as a barely more graphic version of a network offering, which is fine anyway; Blackout offers enough story and characterization to diminish any desire for extra blood or sleaze.

Once more, to our faux TV Guide:

Blackout (Sunday, check local listings for the 42 of you who have HBO)

Following a horrific car accident,...

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Inefficiency. It’s a criticism often levelled at the BBC by a certain species of rapacious vulture who sees the corporation not as the lustrous national gem it is, but as an unjust barrier to the extent to which they’re able to feather their own nests. The BBC is full of waste, they caw. The BBC must be more efficient!

If any of the vultures had the nous to watch BBC Two at 10pm on a Tuesday night for the past few weeks, they’d have been delighted. Well, not delighted.

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Little America will be set in a future where a "Trump-like" president has bankrupted America. Michael Bay is producing.

If you're looking for escapist entertainment to avoid thinking about the current socio-political climate, Universal's upcoming dystopian action thriller Little America might not be it. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal just won the bidding war for Little America, the spec script written by Rowan Athale. Athale will direct the film, with Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes producing.

The premise of Little America? In a dystopian future where a "Trump-like" president has bankrupted the United States and China is calling in its debts, Americans begin immigrating to China to find work.

In the midst of this political climate, a Chinese billionaire hires a former American Force Recon member to rescue his daughter from an American ghetto. Action thriller or prophetic documentary? We'll let you decide. According to THR's sources,...

Here's the full list of winners at the British Independent Film Awards:

Best British Independent Film

American Honey, dir: Andrea Arnold

Best Director

Andrea Arnold, American Honey

Best Actor

Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake

Best Actress

Sasha Lane, American Honey

Best Screenplay

Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow

Best Documentary

Notes On Blindness, dir: Peter Middleton

Best Supporting Actress

Avin Manshadi, Under The Shadow

Best Supporting Actor

Brett Goldstein, Adult Life Skills

Discovery Award

The Greasy Strangler: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard, Daniel Noah, Andrew Starke, Ant Timpson, Josh C Waller, Elijah Wood

Best Debut Screenwriter

Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills

Best International Independent Film

Moonlight, dir: Barry Jenkins

The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)

Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow

Outstanding Achievement in Craft

Robbie Ryan: Cinematography, American Honey

Breakthrough Producer

Camille Gatin: The Girl With All The Gifts

Most Promising Newcomer

Hayley Squires: I, Daniel Blake

Best...

American Honey won the award for best British film, while Sasha Lane was named best actress at BIFAs Andrea Arnold's road trip drama American Honey was named Best British independent film at the BIFAs last night, while Arnold picked up the best director accolade. The film also saw Sasha Lane named best actress for her debut in the film and Robbie Ryan pick up the achievement in craft award for his cinematography.

Babak Anvari also made a big impact with his debut, the Tehran-set horror Under The Shadow. The Farsi language film, which tells the story of a mother and daughter terrorised by a djinn saw Anvari pick up the Douglas Hickox Award for best debut film and the screenplay prize. His nine-year-old star Avin Manshadi was named best supporting actress for her first screen role.

The best actor award went to Dave Johns for his role in Ken Loach's benefits drama I,...

“American Honey” took the top prize at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards, which was held on Sunday at London’s Old Billingsgate.

“American Honey” was named Best British Independent Film, and also scored three additional awards (including Best Director for Andrea Arnold). Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” was the night’s only non-uk winner, picking up honors for Best International Independent Film.

The 19th annual Bifa ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Saunders, also presented Clare Binns with the Special Jury Prize for her “unstinting efforts in bringing independent film to new audiences.”

Naomie Harris was also presented the Variety Award by Danny Boyle, in recognition of the global impact she made this year in helping to focus the international film spotlight on the UK.

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Andrea Arnold’s epic travelogue won four awards including best independent British film.

Andrea Arnold’s American Honey was the big winner at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), taking four prizes from six nominations.

The film, which follows a group of young people travelling around the Us, scooped the night’s top prize, best independent British film, as well as best director for Arnold, who danced on the stage accepting her award.

BIFAs 2016: complete list of winners

Breakthrough star Sasha Lane won best actress, while cinematographer Robbie Ryan was presented with the outstanding achievement in craft prize.

Accepting the award on behalf of the absent Lane, Arnold read a text from the actress saying: “[American Honey] completely changed my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

Accepting his award, Ryan joked “A very strange category, I don’t quite understand it. Here’s to all the people who are crafty.”

Ken Loach’s much-fancied...

Andrea Arnold’s American Honey was the big winner on the night.

The 2016 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were held at Old Billingsgate Market in London on December 4. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey won four awards, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake won two.

*winners indicated in bold.

BIFAs 2016Best British Independent FilmAMERICAN Honey Andrea Arnold, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice Weinberg, Thomas Benski, Lucas OchoaCOUPLE In A Hole Tom Geens, Zorana PiggottI, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Rebecca O’BrienNOTES On Blindness Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison, Steve Jamison, Alex UsborneUNDER The Shadow Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan TohBest International Independent FilmHUNT For The Wilderpeople Taika Waititi, Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne SaundersMANCHESTER By The Sea Kenneth Lonergan, Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. WalshMOONLIGHT Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy KleinerMUSTANG Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour, Charles...

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The 2016 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) are being held at Old Billingsgate Market in London today (Dec 4). Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake leads the nominations with seven, Andrea Arnold’s American Honey is up for six awards.

*winners indicated in bold.

BIFAs 2016Best British Independent FilmAMERICAN Honey Andrea Arnold, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice Weinberg, Thomas Benski, Lucas OchoaCOUPLE In A Hole Tom Geens, Zorana PiggottI, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Rebecca O’BrienNOTES On Blindness Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison, Steve Jamison, Alex UsborneUNDER The Shadow Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan TohBest International Independent FilmHUNT For The Wilderpeople Taika Waititi, Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne SaundersMANCHESTER By The Sea Kenneth Lonergan, Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. WalshMOONLIGHT Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy KleinerMUSTANG Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour, Charles...

American Honey, Notes On Blindness, Adult Life Skills, Under The Shadow also score multiple noms.

Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake leads this year’s British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominations, which were announced this morning by British actors Ophelia Lovibond and Douglas Booth in London.

Loach’s timely social drama - which won Cannes’ Palme d’Or earlier this year - was nominated in seven categories including Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Co-stars Hayley Squires and Dave Johns are each nominated twice – for Best Actress and Best Actor and will also go head to head in the Most Promising Newcomer category.

The other nominees in the Best British Independent Film category are American Honey (six nominations), Couple in a Hole (two nominations), Notes on Blindness (six nominations) and the Under The Shadow (six nominations).

Other titles with receiving multiple nominations but in other categories included Adult Life Skills (six nominations) and zombie...

The 2016 British Independent Film Award nominations have been announced, with Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or–winning “I, Daniel Blake” leading the pack with seven nominations. Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey,” Babak Anvari’s “Under the Shadow” and Rachel Tunnard’s “Adult Life Skills” all landed six nods apiece. More than 130 British films were submitted for consideration, and 32 British features have been nominated. Full list:

Best British Independent Film

“American Honey”

“Couple in a Hole”

“I, Daniel Blake”

“Notes on Blindness”

“Under the Shadow”

Best International Independent Film

“Hunt for the Wilderpeople”

“Manchester by the Sea”

“Moonlight”

“Mustang”

“Toni Erdmann”

Best Director

Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”

Babak Anvari, “Under the Shadow”

Ben Wheatley, “Free Fire”

Ken Loach, “I, Daniel Blake”

Peter Middleton and James Spinney, “Notes on Blindness”

Best Screenplay

Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”

Babak Anvari, “Under the Shadow”

Billy O’Brien and Christopher Hyde, “I Am Not a Serial Killer”

Paul Laverty,...

By Tim Greaves

Numerous actors have occupied the role of Sherlock Holmes over the decades, some more suited to the shoes of author Arthur Conan Doyle's famous consulting detective than others. One of the finest portrayals is that by Ian Richardson. Yet, sadly, his is also one that is often overlooked, not leastways because he played the character just twice (in a pair of 1983 films made for television), but also because his light was to be quickly eclipsed a year later by the arrival on TV screens of Jeremy Brett, whose interpretation of Holmes is considered by many to be the definitive one.

Sy Weintraub – who produced several Tarzan movies throughout the 60s and was executive producer on the popular long-running Ron Ely TV series –teamed up with Otto Plaschkes (whose producer credits include Georgie Girl and The Holcroft Covenant) with the intention of making several Holmes adventures headlining Richardson.

This summer, Vincent Price fans who live stateside are in for a treat, because Twilight Time will release 1973’s Theatre of Blood on Blu-ray for the first time in the Us.

According to Blu-ray.com, Twilight Time has slated their Theatre of Blood Blu-ray for an August 16th release. Special features and cover art have yet to be revealed, but based on Twilight Time’s previous releases, there will likely only be 3,000 Blu-ray copies released and they are apt to sell out quickly, so be sure to keep an eye on the Screen Archives Entertainment website for pre-order availability.

Theatre of Blood held a special place in Price’s heart for giving him a chance to perform monologues from some of Shakespeare’s most epic works. Its arrival on Blu-ray in the Us has been eagerly awaited by Price’s fans for quite some time, making August 16th one of...

BAFTA-nominated director in talks to direct a thriller set in the near future.

British film-maker Stephen Fingleton, who recently secured a Bafta nomination with dystopian drama The Survivalist, is in talks to direct a Us science fiction project. Fingleton told ScreenDaily the feature would be “one for the multiplexes”.

“The film will be one that really wide international audiences will see. It’s a thriller set in the very fear near future,” said Fingleton, who would not reveal further details as the project is at “a very interesting stage”.

In the recent BAFTA nominations, Fingleton was nominated for Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer for his role as writer-director on The Survivalist.

The post-apocalyptic drama revolves around a man who lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest after the breakdown of organised society and stars Martin McCann, Mia Goth, and Olwen Fouere.

Fingleton, who will compete...

“You begin to resent an actor if you always have to give him bad notices.” Upon his death in 1993, Vincent Price left an unfillable chasm in the horror community. He was our King Ghoul, the Gentleman of Terror who never missed a lipsmack or an arched eyebrow. His leering, singsong tones were music to horror lovers’ ears, every syllable a delicious symphony of delight. To the fans, that is – Price, while alive, was dismissed by the press as a preening ham not to be taken seriously. How fitting then, that he should find his greatest role as a vengeful actor lashing out at his critics in the most macabre of ways? Theatre of Blood (1973) reflected on Price’s place in the pantheon, and showed the naysayers once and for all his innate gifts.

Released by United Artists in April, Theatre of Blood, or Theater of Blood (to paraphrase a Joe Walsh album title,...

Alex Garland's "Ex Machina" was the big winner at the 2015 Moët British Independent Film Awards. The artificial intelligence flick won Best British Independent Film, Director and Screenplay for Garland, and Outstanding Achievement in Craft (Visual Effects) for Andrew Whitehurst.

Here's the full list of winners of the 2015 Moët British Independent Film Awards:

Best British Independent Film

Ex Machina, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex Garland

Best Director

Alex Garland, Ex Machina

Best Actress

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Best Actor

Tom Hardy, Legend

Douglas Hickox Award For Best Debut Director

Stephen Fingleton, The Survivalist

Producer Of The Year

Paul Katis & Andrew De Lotbiniere, Kajaki: The True Story

Best Screenplay

Alex Garland, Ex Machina

Best Documentary

Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story Of Dream Alliance, Judith Dawson, Louise Osmond

Best Supporting Actress

Olivia Colman, The Lobster

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson, Suffragette

The Discovery Award

Orion: THe Man Who Would Be King,...

Alicia Vikander/Ex Machina

Ex Machina was the big winner at the Moët British Independent Film Awards this evening. The film won four awards: Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Alex Garland and Outstanding Achievement in Craft for its Visual Effects, by Andrew Whitehurst.

The film will be screened in 74 cinemas across the country on Sunday 13 December as part of a landmark Bifa screening series supported by the BFI. Tickets can be booked at discover.bifa.film

Performance awards were spread across the board: Saoirse Ronan picked up Best Actress for Brooklyn and Tom Hardy won Best Actor for his dual role as Ronnie and Reggie Kray in Legend.

Saoirse Ronan

Olivia Colman won her third Bifa for her Best Supporting Actress performance in The Lobster. Brendan Gleeson made it two years in a row, winning Best Supporting Actor for Suffragette this year after taking away...

45 Years and Macbeth both went home empty-handed at the British Independent Film Awards.

Ex Machina was the major winner at the Moët British Independent Film Awards, taking four prizes including Best British Independent Film.

Alex Garland’s Sci-Fi feature also took home Best Director and Best Screenplay as well as Outstanding Achievement in Craft for Andrew Whitehurst’s visual effects work.

Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years and Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth went home empty-handed, despite both being nominated in six categories.

Richard Ayoade presented the evening ceremony, joking in his introduction: “I hope that my presence today can be a small step in encouraging more men to take part in the film industry.”

Tom Hardy took the Best Actor prize for his portrayal of both Ronnie and Reggie Kray in Legend, he couldn’t attend the ceremony so Domhnall Gleeson accepted the award on his behalf.

Domhnall also accepted an award on behalf of his father, Brendan Glesson...

Sci-fi Ex Machina wins four, including Best British Independent Film; re-watch the ceremony here.

The 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were held at Old Billingsgate Market in London on Dec 6, where Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Lobster led the nominations with seven nods.

But it was sci-fi Ex Machina that won the night, with four awards including Best British Independent Film. Full report here.

BIFAs 2015Best British Independent Film

Ex Machina, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex Garland

45 Years, Tristan Goligher, Andrew HaighAmy, James Gay-Rees, Asif KapadiaThe Lobster, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos LanthimosMacbeth, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Laura Hastings-Smith, Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Justin KurzelBest Director

Alex Garland, Ex Machina

45 Years, Andrew HaighAmy, Asif KapadiaThe Lobster, Yorgos LanthimosMacbeth, Justin KurzelBest Actress

Saorise Ronan, Brooklyn

Marion Cotillard, MacbethCarey Mulligan, SuffragetteCharlotte Rampling, 45 YearsAlicia Vikander, The Danish GirlBest Supporting Actress

Olivia Colman, The Lobster

Helen Bonham Carter, SuffragetteAnne-Marie Duff, SuffragetteSienna...

Watch the Bifa ceremony here from 7pm (GMT); winners list updated here as they are announced.

The 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) are set to be held in London this evening, where Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Lobster leads the nominations with seven nods.

Also going into the night with numerous nominations are Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years and Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth, with six apiece, as well as Asif Kapadia’s documentary Amy andJohn Crowley’s period drama Brooklyn, with five each, while Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise and Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette each received four nominations.

Screen is at the ceremony and will be updating the winners here…

BIFAs 2015Best British Independent Film45 Years, Tristan Goligher, Andrew HaighAmy, James Gay-Rees, Asif KapadiaEx Machina, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex GarlandThe Lobster, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos LanthimosMacbeth, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Laura Hastings-Smith, Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Justin...

Film4 has received a total of 41 nominations for the films it has backed at this year.s British Independent Film Awards, including six for Justin Kurzel's Macbeth.

Macbeth is in contention for best British independent film, best director, lead actor Michael Fassbender, lead actress Marion Cotillard, support actor Sean Harris and cinematographer Adam Arkapaw.

The film will soon be available on Amazon Prime Video in an exclusive streaming deal negotiated by the Us distributor, the Weinstein Co. According to one report that deal is worth $US4 million.. Macbeth opens in limited theatrical release in the Us on December 4.

Another film co-produced by See-Saw Films, Slow West, scored a nomination for John Maclean as best debut director.

Yorgos Lanthimos.s The Lobster tops the list with seven nominations. Andrew Haigh.s 45 Years and Macbeth each received six while. Alex Garland.s Ex Machina and Asif Kapadia.s Amy garnered five each.

Yorgos Lanthimos's The Lobster leads this year's crop of nominations for the Moët British Independent Film Awards.

The comedy-drama picked up seven nominations and will compete for Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Producer of the Year, Best Actor (Colin Farrell), Best Supporting Actor (Ben Whishaw) and Best Supporting Actress (Olivia Colman).

In total, 28 different British films are in contention for awards at this year's ceremony. The nominations were announced by Humans' Gemma Chan and The Maze Runner's Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

The Lobster will be up against 45 Years, Amy, Ex Machina and Macbeth in the hotly-contested Best British Independent Film category.

45 Years and Macbeth picked up six nominations apiece, while Amy, Brooklyn and Ex Machina have five, as High-Rise and Suffragette picked up four.

Alongside Farrell in Best Actor are Tom Courtenay (45 Years), Michael Fassbender (Macbeth), Tom Hardy (Legend) and Tom Hiddleston (High-Rise).

Marion Cotillard (Macbeth...

The Lobster received seven nominations; 45 Years and Macbeth received six each.

Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Lobster topped this year’s Moet British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) nominations, which were presented in London this morning (Nov 3) by Gemma Chan and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

The film garnered seven nods including Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Producer of the Year.

Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years and Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth both received six nominations each, receiving acting nods for stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay for the former, and Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender for the latter.

Asif Kapadi’s documentary Amy, which told the story of the late singer Amy Winehouse, received five nominations, as did John Crowley’s period drama Brooklyn.

Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise and Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette each received four nominations.

Alongside The Lobster, the titles also nominated for Best British Indepedent Film were: 45 Years, Amy, Ex Machina and [link...

Read More: For You Consideration: 5 Takeaways From the British Independent Film Awards The Moët British Independent Film Awards has announced the long list of potential nominees for the ceremony's Douglas Hickox Award, which awards the year's best debut filmmaker and is named in memoriam of the director of "Entertaining Mr Sloane," "Theatre of Blood" and "Zulu Dawn." Celebrating its 18th year running, the Moët British Independent Film Awards showcase the innovative and superior filmmaking in the UK. Run by Elliot Grove and Suzanna Ballantyne of the Raindance Film Festival, the Bifa Awards has previously awarded films including,"Pride," Tyrannosaur," "The King's Speech," "Moon," "Slumdog Millionaire," "The Constant Gardener" and "This is England." Before this morning's announcement, Bifa has never announced a long list of entries, though they hope it will give...

Above: Us one sheet for The 4th Man (Paul Verhoeven, Netherlands, 1983).

I’ve always liked this elegant poster for Paul Verhoeven’s The 4th Man with its striking combination of soft realism and hard geometry (that knife-like number 4!) and I decided recently to look for other designs by the artist who signs himself Topazio. But, although I have found a number of pieces with his signature, I have so far come up short on much information on the man. Vincent Topazio was, it seems, an illustrator who worked from at least the mid 70s (I found a 1975 New York magazine illustration for an article on dog trainers credited to him as well as the cover for The Average White Band’s Cut the Cake from the same year) through at least the mid 80s. I have found seven of his movie posters, all illustrated in what seems to be a combination of crayon and airbrush.

Academy Awards

On December 2, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that they’d whittled down the 134 eligible documentary submissions to a 15 film shortlist. The chosen films include:

Art and Craft – Purple Parrot Films

The Case Against 8 – Day in Court

Citizen Koch – Elsewhere Films

Citizenfour – Praxis Films

Finding Vivian Maier – Ravine Pictures

The Internet’s Own Boy – Luminant Media

Jodorowsky’s Dune – City Film

Keep on Keepin’ On – Absolute Clay Productions

The Kill Team – f/8 filmworks

Last Days in Vietnam – Moxie Firecracker Films

Life Itself – Kartemquin Films and Film Rites

The Overnighters – Mile End Films West

The Salt of the Earth – Decia Films

Tales of the Grim Sleeper – Lafayette Film

Virunga – Grain Media

EntreVues Belfort International Film Festival - France - November 22nd – November 30th

The 29th edition of the Entrevues Belfort International Film Festival jury members announced the 2014 Awards, giving Anna Roussillon’s Je suis le peuple,...

"Pride," the true story of how gay rights activists helped miners took home the Best Picture of the Year trophy from the British Independent Film Awards. The fantastic film also won Best Supporting Actress for Imelda Staunton and Best Supporting Actor for Andrew Scott.

Here's the list of the winners of the 2014 British Independent Film Awards:

Best British Independent Film

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Pride

Best Director

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Yann Demange . '71

The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]

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Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard . 20,000 Days on Earth

Best Screenplay

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Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan . Frank

Best Actress

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw . Belle

Best Actor

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Brendan Gleeson . Calvary

Best Supporting Actress

Imelda Staunton . Pride

Best Supporting Actor

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Andrew Scott . Pride

Most Promising Newcomer

Sameena Jabeen Ahmed . Catch Me Daddy

Best Achievement In Production

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Pride has emerged as the big winner at the Moët British Independent Film Awards.

The gay activist drama took home three gongs at last night's Old Billingsgate ceremony, picking up Best British Independent Film, Best Supporting Actress for Imelda Staunton and Best Supporting Actor for Andrew Scott.

'71's Yann Demange bagged the Best Director prize, Gugu Mbatha-Raw won Best Actress for Belle and Brendan Gleeson took home Best Actor for Calvary.

Elsewhere, special prizes were handed out to Emma Thompson (Richard Harris Award), John Boorman (Special Jury Prize) and Benedict Cumberbatch (Variety Award).

The full list of winners at the Moët British Independent Film Awards is as follows:

Best British Independent Film

'71

Calvary

Mr Turner

Pride - Winner!

The Imitation Game

Best Director

John Michael McDonagh – Calvary

Lenny Abrahamson – Frank

Matthew Warchus – Pride

Mike Leigh – Mr Turner

Yann Demange – '71 - Winner!

The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director

Daniel Wolfe,...

Though not one but two American critics' groups handed out their awards on Sunday, UK eyes were on the British Independent Film Awards, where Pride was particularly successful. But on the whole, it was a nicely varied group of winners.Pride got Best British Independent Film, with Imelda Staunton named Best Supporting Actress and Andrew Scott scoring Best Supporting Actor. Other awards went to the likes of Frank’s Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan for their script, while ‘71’s Yann Demange won Best Director. And even here, Boyhood managed to sneak in, nabbing Best International Independent Film.Take a look at the full list below.Best British Independent FilmPrideBest DirectorYann Demange – ‘71The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard – 20,000 Days on EarthBest ScreenplayJon Ronson, Peter Straughan – FrankBest ActressGugu Mbatha-Raw – BelleBest Actor Brendan Gleeson – CalvaryBest Supporting ActressImelda Staunton –PrideBest Supporting Actor Andrew Scott – PrideMost Promising NewcomerSameena Jabeen Ahmed – Catch Me DaddyBest...

A glittering array of talent turned out this evening for the 17th Moët British Independent Film Awards. The winners were announced at the star-studded ceremony, held at Old Billingsgate, which was hosted by The Inbetweeners star, Simon Bird.

The lucky winners took home the iconic award designed by Fredrikson Stallard and created by Swarovski as well as a personalised, Swarovski crystal encrusted magnum of Moët & Chandon.

Best British Independent Film was won by Pride. Yann Demange won Best Director for ’71, Gugu Mbatha-Raw won Best Actress for Belle and Brendan Gleeson won Best Actor for Calvary. Andrew Scott collected his award for Best Supporting Actor for Pride and Imelda Staunton took home her award for Best Supporting Actress also for her role in Pride.

Pride won the most awards on the night, picking up Best British Independent Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

As previously announced, Emma Thompson was...

Yann Demange wins best director; Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Brendan Gleeson take home top acting prizes.

At the 17th annual Moet British Independent Film Awards, Pride took home the most trophies, including Best British Independent Film, Best Supporting Actress (Imelda Staunton) and Best Supporting Actor (Andrew Scott).

Next Goal Wins won best documentary and Boyhood won best international independent film.

Yann Demange won best director for ‘71.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw won best actress for Belle, while Brendan Gleeson won best actor for Calvary.

For the full list of winners, see end of story.

Richard Linklater accepted his award for Best International Film “on behalf of the 450 people who worked on this film over 12 years,” dedicating the prize to British filmmaker [This Sporting Life director] Lindsay Anderson “who was a friend and a bit of a mentor, who I miss.”

Joint Directors of the BIFAs, Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson, who are stepping down from the event after this year, said: “In our...

Update, Writethru, 3 Pm Pt: Period culture clash comedy Pride was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards which took place at London’s Old Billingsgate this evening. Pathé’s Matthew Warchus-directed ensemble took three prizes including Best Film, Best Supporting Actress for Imelda Staunton and Best Supporting Actor for new Bond cast member Andrew Scott. Brendan Gleeson was named Best Actor for John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary and Gugu Mbatha-Raw was Best Actress for drama Belle. Best Director was Yann Demange whose ’71 was the most nominated film going into the evening. (See below for the full list of winners.) The BIFAs, as their name suggests, have a decidedly indie bent and are an important date on the British awards season calendar in that they tend to honor UK films that might not get as much recognition at, say, the BAFTAs.

Emma Thompson and Benedict Cumberbatch were awarded...

Jack O'Connell is breaking out something fierce this year. He's of course starring in Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken" and on the indie scene in "Starred Up," for which he was nominated last year at the British Independent Film Awards. Well, he's back for more of this this time around with "'71," Yann Demange's brilliant Belfast thriller, which scored the lion's share of nominations today with nine. Matthew Warchus' ensemble dramedy "Pride," about gay activists working to help miners during the 1984 UK mineworkers strike, was a few steps behind with seven mentions. Mike Leigh's "Mr. Turner" rounded up five nods, while "Calvary" and "The Imitation Game" picked up four apiece. The international category was mostly populated with American entries: "The Babadook," "Blue Ruin," "Boyhood" and "Fruitvale Station." Though Poland's "Ida" also made a show. Check out the full list of nominees below. The 17th annual British Independent Film...