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We have a new trailer for The Shadow of Violence. In a year that is seriously lacking in new releases, given the current situation, movies that may be worth paying attention to are a little harder to find than they might be in a normal year. But the folks at Saban Films are bringing us something later this month that may be flying under the radar a bit, even though it shouldn't be. The feature directorial debut from Nick Rowland looks to be a dark and intense crime thriller, and one that has already been met with widespread critical acclaim.

The trailer kicks off by setting up the family we are following and, as the title promises, things get violent in a hurry. As a former boxer becomes wrapped up with a gang of violent criminals, it quickly becomes messy and complicated. But this boxer is then asked to commit...

‘Knives Out’, ‘Last Christmas’ held well.

Rank Film (Distributor) Three-day gross (Dec 6-Dec 8) Total gross to date Week 1 Frozen II (Disney) £4.4m £33.6m 3 2 Knives Out (Lionsgate) £1.6m £6m 2 3 Last Christmas (Universal) £1.3m £12.5m 4 4 Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (Universal) £942,107 £3.2m 1 5 Blue Story (Paramount) £385,000 £3.7m 3 Disney

Frozen II held the number one spot at the UK box office for a third successive week, falling 50% on its previous session with £4.4m.

This takes the film to £33.6m total, making it the eighth-highest-grossing title of 2019 so far.

The first film grossed £43.1m in 2013; with the school holidays still to come, Frozen II has...

The closing-night gala, held at the historic Everyman Theatre, saw the triumph of Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ debut feature, Swallow. Yesterday, the 64th edition of the Cork Film Festival was brought to a close by the awards ceremony hosted by Dave Mac Ardle and held at the historic Everyman Theatre on MacCurtain Street. This year, the prestigious Spirit of the Festival Award went to Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ debut feature, Swallow. This Us-French co-production depicts the struggle of a young housewife and the increasing pressures to achieve perfection, as she begins to consume dangerous items in an attempt to take back control. Meanwhile, the Audience Award went to Aoife Crehan’s Irish dramedy The Last Right, and Feras Fayyad’s The Cave snagged two prizes – namely, the Award for Cinematic Documentary and the Cork Film Festival Youth Jury Award. Fayyad’s documentary is a harrowing account of one woman’s efforts to provide medical care in war-torn.

Lionsgate U.K. has acquired U.K. rights to comedy “Made in Italy,” starring Liam Neeson. Lindsay Duncan, who starred in “Le Week-End,” and Valeria Bilello have joined the cast, which includes Micheál Richardson. HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales.

The film, James D’Arcy’s feature directorial debut, is set in Tuscany. It centers on bohemian London artist Robert (Neeson), who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack (Richardson) to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife. The once-beautiful villa is in a terrible state of disrepair, and the pair set about restoring it, with help from the locals.

Kamasa said: “James has written a beautiful and relatable story about a father and son who mend their relationship in the most unexpected of ways. Poignant, funny and heart-warming, this project reflects Lionsgate’s continued desire to make the best of British films,...

Slate includes Advantages Of Travelling By Train, Below.

Montreal-based Seville International arrives at Efm with a packed sales slate led by new additions The Last Right, 14 Days, 12 Nights and Mafia Inc.

Comedy drama The Last Right shooting now in Ireland stars Michiel Huisman, Niamh Algar, Samuel Bottomley, Colm Meaney, Brian Cox, Jim Norton in the tale of a reluctant stranger tasked with driving a corpse across Ireland for a burial, who in the process evades the police, finds love, and fixes family relations. Aoife Crehan directs and Pippa Cross, Paul Donovan and Casey Herbert serve as producers.

Xavier Dolan regular...