Notícias

Antonia Nava’s Barcelona-based Neo Art Producciones has teamed with Rome’s Pupkin Production to co-produce gay romantic drama “Si las paredes hablasen” (“If Walls Had Ears”), the feature debut of Spanish femme director, Ceres Machado.

Scheduled to roll by this year-end or the first quarter of 2023 in Barcelona and Rome, the film will be produced by Nava and Pupkin’s Rita Rognoni.

Spanish actor Fernando Tejero is attached to star in a cast that will combine Spanish and Italian actors.

Co-written by Machado and scribe Salva Martos Cortés (“Maniac Tales”), “If Walls had Ears” will narrate, in 10 sequences, a Barcelona and Rome-set story of intense love, passion and pain between two men.

They are Juan, a 50 year-old married man who hides his homosexuality, and Leonardo, a 23-year Italian who arrives in Barcelona to try his luck as a soccer player.

Over a decade, they will live their romance, but...

This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.

The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 14

The Simpsons season 32, episode 14, “Yokel Hero,” is an alternate take on the “small-town talent goes nowhere” trope. Cletus Delroy Montfort Bigglesworth Spuckler, voiced by Hank Azaria, picks and grins his way to the edge of country music stardom, prodded by true believer, Homer Simpson. Yes, this isn’t the first time Homer’s discovered a country singer, which is addressed in the episode. But he was drunk then, and had to drive miles off the beaten path. In “Yokel Hero,” he is also drunk, but this time he is walking.

The episode opens auspiciously. The gang is assembled at Moe’s Bar celebrating Carl’s birthday, which leads to an inspired melodic addition of “and Lenny more” to the greetings. It’s a special day, like Canadian Thanksgiving or Jewish Arbor Day, and Moe does things right. He even oils the barstools.

"Didn't you ever hear those old stories?" Who hasn't? Kamikaze Dogfight has released an official trailer for an indie horror film titled Backwoods, from filmmaker Thomas Smith. This sounds like old school escape-from-the-deranged-killer-in-theforest horror. High school cheerleader Molly woke bound and gagged in the trunk of her boyfriend's car. That was the high point of her night. After escaping her abductor and fleeing into the nearby forest, she comes face-to-face with the town urban legend: The Hangman, a deformed zealot said to hang male trespassers and keep the women as "brides". The film stars Isabella Alberti, Jeremy Sande, Tahj Vaughans, Micahel Anthony Bagozzi, Erin Liley, and Scott Alan Warner. This looks like a wannabe-slasher film, but I don't think this man-in-suit bad guy is going to become a new horror icon. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Thomas Smith's Backwoods, direct from YouTube: High school cheerleader Molly (Isabella Alberti...

A selection of Basque pictures, projects and productions in 2018:

70 Big Ones

Sayaka Producciones, Pokeepsie Films, La Panda Producciones and Setenta Invisibles L.P. Aie produce the next thriller from Basque genre specialist Koldo Serra (“The Backwoods”), starring Emma Suárez, Nathalie Poza and Hugo Silva. It features a desperate woman in need of $41,000, with two muggers in her way. Filmax handles world sales.

Above 592 Metres

Maddi Barber’s latest explores the life chances left when a territory is completely altered by the construction of the Itoiz dam in the Navarrese Pyrenees. Selected by prestigious shorts program Kimuak, “Above” screens at the 9th Zinemira Basque film showcase and competes for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award.

Advantages Of Traveling By Train

Acquired by Entertainment One’s Seville International and produced by San Sebastian-based Sr. y Sra. and Madrid’s Morena Films, this film, starring Luis Tosar and Pilar Castro, marks Aritz Moreno’s feature debut,...

San Sebastian — Basque Audiovisual, it’s all there in the name.

A comprehensive brand encompassing companies from across the audiovisual sector of the Basque Country, Basque Audiovisual represents the international interests of local productions from the northern Spanish community.

As some of Europe’s growth is driven not by its biggest markets, but far smaller territories still growing their cinema industries, there are strong indicators that their agenda is paying off.

According to the organization’s head of communication Jara Ayucar, Basque films are not only finding homes in cinemas and on platforms abroad, but featuring in prominent positions at Europe’s most prestigious festivals.

“What we see is that more and more Basque films are competing at international festivals such as Cannes, the Berlinale, Karlovy Vary or Locarno,” she told Variety, adding: “We are showing up on the international map; the stories that our filmmakers tell are increasingly universal and exportable.

Scream Factory has announced all of the special features to be included in the June 14th Blu-ray / DVD release of the remake of Mario Bava’s Rabid Dogs, including a “Making Of” featurette, cast interviews, and more special goodies fans of the IFC Midnight film can look forward to:

Press Release: After their armed bank robbery goes haywire, three criminals take their hostages—a young woman, a father, and his sick daughter—on a berserk, blood-spattered road trip. Rabid Dogs, the chilling remake of the 1974 Mario Bava cult classic Kidnapped, makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut June 14th, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight. Starring Lambert Wilson (The Matrix Reloaded, Dante 01), Laurent Lucas (Calvaire) and Virginie Ledoyen (The Beach , The Backwoods), Rabid Dogs comes loaded with over two hours of bonus feature, including the feature-length “Making of Rabid Dogs”, interviews with the cast, and an effects, weapons,...

It was back in June of 2015 that our own Shelagh Rowan-Legg had the chance to visit the set of Koldo Serra's war picture Gernika. Telling the story of a Basque town bombed by the Nazis in support of Franco's forces The Backwoods director Serra is working on a much broader canvas here than on his debut and with the release of the first teaser we know have our first look at the results. James Darcy and Maria Valverde anchor the international cast in a film that appears to adopt the time worn tradition of telling a smaller, more intimate story against the backdrop of larger events and to do it very well. Production values are fantastic and while this is very much just a...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...

Scream Factory announced on their Facebook page that The Funhouse Massacre, The Abandoned, and Rabid Dogs (2015) will be released on Blu-ray and DVD this June. Let the screams begin!

From Facebook: “Horror icons Clint Howard (Evilspeak, The Lords of Salem), Courtney Gains (Children of the Corn, The ‘Burbs) and A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Robert Englund all pop up in The Funhouse Massacre—a scary new carnival ride of a thriller that will be releasing on Digital platforms, On Demand, DVD and Blu-ray on June 7th.

On Halloween night, a group of the United States’ most notorious serial killers escape from Statesville Asylum and descend upon a giant funhouse whose theme is based on their different reigns of terror. The unsuspecting carnival patrons think that the carnage created at the park is just part of the show… until they become part of the main attraction. The only people left...

Director Koldo Serra greets me with a plate of cookies. This is the first indication that the set of Gernika is not perhaps typical of the usual Spanish Civil War dramas. But this isn't surprising; Serra's first feature film The Backwoods put a new spin on the traditional rural thriller. Serra's friendly and relaxed manner belies his talent for taking challenging material and making it into something unexpected, and I expect his new film will be no different. I visited the set last week in Bilbao, and was able to take some photos. The film has a Facebook page, and more photos (some of which are below, you can tell, as they are much better than mine) can be found there....

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...

Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies who have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Alex Angulo (1953-2014) - Spanish Actor. He is best known here for playing the doctor in Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (see below). His other movies include the 2006 Gary Oldman starrer The Backwoods, Pedro Almodovar's Live Flesh and Alex de la Iglesia's The Day of the Beast, Accion Mutante and Dying of Laughter. He died in a car accident on July 20. (El Pais) Paul Apted (1967-2014) - Sound Editor. He worked on the...

Read More...

One of Pablo Picasso's most famous works is 'Guernica,' a painting about a town of the same name that was bombed by the Nazis during the Spanish Civil War. Now the story of that tragedy is being brought to the screen by director Koldo Serra (The Backwoods).According to an article in Spanish newspaper El País, the story will centre on two American journalists covering the war. While not the worst of bombings by outsiders, it is the most famous, largely because of Picasso's painting. No doubt there is a great potential audience,  not only amongst Serra's fans, but also among art fans who know little about the story behind the painting. It's been a while since Serra's work has been seen on the big screen. His...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...

'I saw a UFO and I have this feeling they are coming back. To probe me. They tend to do that'

Paddy Considine, 38, was born in Staffordshire. In 1999, he made his screen debut when his friend, the British film-maker Shane Meadows, cast him in A Room For Romeo Brass. He went on to star in Dead Man's Shoes, which he co-wrote with Meadows. His other films include 24 Hour Party People, In America, Hot Fuzz and The Bourne Ultimatum. His directorial debut, Dog Altogether, won the 2008 Bafta for best short film. His first feature, Tyrannosaur, has won more than 20 awards and is out now on DVD and Blu-ray.

What is your earliest memory?

Hanging from a window dressed as Superman, looking at the 20ft drop and feeling anything but super. My big brother Chubby rescued me.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Self-doubt – it's like an illness.

What was your most embarrassing moment?...

Best Movie to Watch on Netflix This Week:Let Me In (R | 2010)

Flickchart Ranking: #526

Times Ranked: 8021

Win Percentage: 64%

How Many Top-20′s: 20 Users

________________________________________________

Begins streaming on Netflix starting July 1st

Directed By: Matt Reeves

Starring: Chloe Moretz •� Kodi Smit-McPhee •� Richard Jenkins •� Elias Koteas •� Sasha Barrese

Genres: Drama •� Fantasy •� Horror •� Romance •� Romantic Drama •� Vampire Film

• • • • • • • •

Best TV Show to Watch on Netflix This Week:

A bunch of Star Trek Series come to Instant Streaming on July 1st. Including:

Star Trek (1966-68)Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-93)Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2000)Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-04)New to Netflix Streaming On Wednesday June 29thAmerican: The Bill Hicks Story (Nr | 2009)

Flickchart Ranking: #6383

Times Ranked: 521

Win Percentage: 53%

How Many Top-20′s: 2 Users

________________________________________________

Directed By: Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas

Starring: Bill Hicks •� Kevin Booth •� John Farneti •� Lynn Hicks •� Mary Hicks

Genres: 2010 SXSW Festival •� Biography •� Comedy •� Documentary

• • • • • • • •

New to Netflix Streaming On Friday July 1stRubber (R...

Spanish director Koldo Serra received a lot of love in these pages with his debut film, The Backwoods. A dark thriller starring Gary Oldman and Paddy Considine the film was dumped to DVD and left largely unsupported in North America but it made fans of us here and while Serra has kept busy in television since we've been waiting for his return to features.And here it is. Perros Muertos - literally Dead Dogs - is an upcoming Spanish language horror picture from Serra. Early on I was told that - true to the title - there were zombie dogs in the film somewhere but what we get in the freshly released trailer is children. A bunch of 'em. And they don't look happy.Check the...

It's been a while since we've heard anything on Koldo Serra's Spanish zombie production Dead Dogs (aka Perros Muertos ). In this case, silence has been a good thing, as Serra has been busy getting this puppy finished. Today yields two things: A poster and a trailer, courtesy of our pals across the pond, Aullidos. Serra previously helmed The Backwoods with Gary Oldman. Here, he tackles a story about a small-time juvenile gangster, Cocacolo, who flees south with his gang after a Barcelona bank heist. Double-crossed and abandoned in the middle of nowhere, he join forces with a Spanish family to battle a zombie outbreak, sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil. Watch the teaser right here!

Although real time horror '[Rec]' ultimately moved (and was brilliantly twisted) from zombie territory into demonic possession by the arrival of '[Rec] 2' there's still hope of a true Spanish zombie flick coming to fruition. It's been a while since anythings been heard from the 'Perros Muerto' (Aka 'Dead Perros') camp, but it appears that producer Antonia Nava has signed up with Telespan 2000 and director Koldo Serra ('Bosque de sombras') is on board to direct. The good news couldn't have come sooner as the project had already missed it's planned October shoot. Spanish actor Hugo Silva ('The Sandman', 'Agallas', 'To Hell with the Ugly') is set to star alongside the dead....