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Starring Shia Labeouf, Toby Kebbell, Michael Socha and James Cosmo, Salvable is directed by Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta, making their feature debut, from a script written by Bjorn Franklin.

Shia Labeouf and Toby Kebbell star in an emotional, action-packed film about a prize fighter’s battles both inside and outside the ring. When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family.

Salvable was released in the US on May 2nd.

Slayer have announced a massive US headlining show on September 20th in Hershey, Pennsylvania, featuring a stacked support lineup of Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera (performing Sepultura’s Chaos A.D.), and Exodus (performing Bonded by Blood).

Furthermore, the concert at Hersheypark Stadium will be hosted by WWE wrestler and metalhead Damien Priest, who famously uses Slayer’s “South of Heaven” as his “finisher.”

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A Live Nation ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (April 9th) at 10 a.m. Et using the code Dance. General ticket sales start Friday (April 11th) at 10 a.m. Et via Ticketmaster.

“Last year, Slayer played only two shows, and those shows affected me like playing ‘The Big Four’ shows did,” remarked guitarist Kerry King in a press release. “When we played our first show last year in Chicago, I figured it was going to be great for the fans, maybe there...

Thrash legends Exodus have announced a Spring 2025 US tour with direct support from death-metal veterans Deicide. The outing will also feature opening act Misfire.

The “Swarm of Horror Tour” kicks off April 27th in Phoenix and run through a May 13th show in Asheville, North Carolina. The run includes stops in Little Rock, Arkansas; Flint, Michigan; and Birmingham, Alabama, among other cities.

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A Live Nation pre-sale for select dates starts Wednesday (March 5th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Funky, while a general on-sale starts Friday (March 7th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

The outing will mark Exodus’ first tour since the return of singer Rob Dukes, who was welcomed back to the band earlier this year. Dukes has once again taken the place of Steve “Zetro” Souza, whom the metal act parted ways with for the third time.

“We are hella...

Exodus will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut album Bonded by Blood by performing the iconic thrash LP in its entirety at two special California shows. Each concert will feature support from fellow thrash veterans Death Angel.

The two shows — April 25th at the Uc Theatre in Berkeley, and April 26th at the House of Blues in Anaheim — will also commemorate what would have been the 65th birthday of late original Exodus vocalist Paul Baloff, who sang on Bonded by Blood. The band will perform the album in its entirety plus other favorites at each of the gigs.

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Tickets for the Berkeley show will be available here starting Friday (January 24th) at 10 a.m. Pt, while a Live Nation pre-sale for the Anaheim concert begins Thursday (January 23rd) at 10 a.m. Pt using the code Octave via Ticketmaster.

“Exodus could not be more excited for this show announcement,...

The Philadelphia edition of the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest has unveiled its 2025 lineup, headlined by Bay Area thrash legends Exodus and Swedish death metal vets Dismember.

In its eighth year at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, the two-day fest is set for April 4th and 5th. A Live Nation pre-sale for passes begins Tuesday (October 28th) at 10 a.m. Et using the code Tempo. General ticket sales start Friday (November 1st) at 10 a.m. Et via Ticketmaster.

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The first night will be headlined by Dismember, performing their vaunted debut album Like an Ever Flowing Stream in its entirety. On the second night, Exodus will also be playing a full album, performing the iconic thrash masterpiece Bonded by Blood in full. Both acts will also play an additional set of “hits.”

The rest of the bill features notable heavy acts such as grindcore vets Pig Destroyer,...

Slayer stunned fans earlier this year when they announced they’d be reuniting for three festival gigs this fall. Among those who were surprised was Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, who says he messaged Slayer axeman Kerry King and told him, “Thanks for making me look like a liar.”

The timing of Slayer’s announcement was especially surprising considering that King had just unveiled details of his eponymous solo band, including a debut album, From Hell I Rise, set to arrive May 17th, and a summer tour supporting Mastodon and Lamb of God. Slayer’s reunion gigs will follow in the fall at Riot Fest, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock.

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The festival shows will mark Slayer’s first concerts since wrapping up their farewell tour in late 2019.

When asked in a new interview with Classic Rock about his reaction to the news that Slayer were reuniting,...

Devilworks have announced they will be releasing Sacrilege across both the USA and Canada on March 16th. The film will debut on DVD and Premium Tvod day-and-date on March 16th, followed by a full VOD release.

The pagan cult horror follows a group of young women during celebrations for the Summer solstice, as they are offered up as a sacrifice to a mysterious pagan goddess, who has the ability to sense their greatest fears. Using this power against them, she turns their nightmares into a horrifying reality. The cast includes Tamaryn Payne, Emily Wyatt, Naomi Willow, Emma Spurgin Hussey, Rory Wilton and Sian Abrahams.

Sacrilege was written and directed by David Creed, produced by Mark Kenna for British production company Bad Blood Films. Check out the trailer and artwork for Sacrilege below:...

Sacrilege is a film about paganism, from the United Kingdom. Focusing on four characters out for a girl's weekend, this quartet finds themselves involved in an ancient ritual. Now, an ancient goddess is exploiting their greatest fears. This title, from director David Creed (Facility 31), has already released in UK theatres. Now, there is the possibility of a wider release, with the an international poster available here. The central cast includes a few familiar names. This film fan has recently seen Tamaryn Payne in Small Town Folk (2007). Emily Wyatt (Mission of Honor), Naomi Willow (Bonded by Blood) and Emma Spurgin Hussey (A Werewolf in England) also centrally star in this indie horror feature. As well, the latest sales art shows the goddess from the film. The five-pointed star reveals some of the evil in store for viewers. And, one side of the figure's burnt flesh shows a darker side, in this well drawn graphic.

Fifth instalment of the British crime franchise set for release in 2021.

Vinnie Jones has joined the cast of UK crime drama Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins, which is set to begin shooting in October.

The fifth instalment in the popular franchise will explore how the notorious Essex Boys first united in the late 1980s. Directed by Nick Nevern, whose credits include The Hooligan Factory, who also co-wrote the script with producer Andrew Loveday, it will be released in the UK by Signature Entertainment in 2021.

Jones will play Bernard O’Mahoney, a real-life character who was associated with one of the three...

"Murder in the Front Row / Crowd begins to bang / And there's blood upon the stage / Bang your head against the stage / And metal takes its price / Bonded by blood."

These, the chorus lyrics to Exodus' title track from their debut album, "Bonded by Blood," are no longer just classic thrash metal lyrics; that first line is now the title of a killer, headbashing new documentary.

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Area Thrash Metal Story is set to arrive digitally on Friday, April 24, in 4K or HD on most major domestic and international platforms.

And if you thought I only reviewed the film for the opportunity to talk metal for 1114 words, you'd be right ... initially.

Honestly, I was merely expecting the typical rockumentary -- usually pretty boring lip-flapping interviews, until the filmmakers decide to play metal thrashing mad tune-age or concert clips.

Murder in the Front Row is...

Alzheimer’s is a horrendous disease that is unfortunately very common amongst the elderly.. There is a chance that most the people reading this post know someone or have a family member close to them dealing with Alzheimer’s… It’s a disease that is often overlooked in the mainstream media and not best represented! Director Jonny Wright and the guys at Three Wise Monkeys hope to show you a movie about the effects with their beautiful, passionate and important short film Ethel.

Overview:

Ethel is a short film that aims to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease and also engage a younger audience. The film is based on a real life event that happened to the writer/director Jonny Wright. An event so powerful it burnt into his consciousness and developed over time into a gritty and grounded drama, starring Miriam Margolyes as Ethel. We hope to help promote a charity,...

The Last Scout releases today. Part sci-fi and part horror, the film was directed by and stars Simon Phillips. In the film, humanity is on the brink, once again. This time, in the year 2065, survivors of a great war seek out habitable planets. But, they must compete with other survivors, in search of the same goal. The Last Scout also stars: Blaine Gray (Jane The Virgin), Rebecca Ferdinando (Bonded By Blood), Deji Laray, Rita Ramnani and Paul Thomas Arnold. The film's official release trailer is hosted here. The trailer shows a hopeful crew. They have evaded nuclear war, but find something equally threatening. They are not alone in space. Meanwhile, their ship is under attack. And, with nowhere else to go, this crew will have to face an enemy they left behind and possibly a new one in space. The Last Scout launches today (March 7th, 2017). The film is slated...

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From the crime-ridden streets of White Collar Hooligan to venturing into deep space to find a new home for humanity Actor/Director, Simon Phillips certainly has his work cut out for him as he takes the driving seat both in front and behind the camera in Sci-Fi thriller, The Last Scout.

Related: The Last Scout poster and teaser trailer

Set 48 years into the future with only a handful of humanity left it’s down to the crew of the Pegasus to find a whole new world to inhabit. Phillips teams up again with Paul Tanter, who wrote and directed the White Collar Hooligan trilogy and now steps into the producer role as well as providing the screenplay on a story which takes its inspiration from Tanter’s love of sci-fi series Red Dwarf and Star Trek. The Last Scout has a cast that includes Phillips, Blaine Gray...

Exclusive: Gfm Evolution will launch its initial slate in Berlin with Eat Local, starring Daredevil’s Charlie Cox.

UK production outfit Gfm Films is launching a new sales division, Gfm Evolution, which will focus on selling low-budget commercial genre films.

The company is launching with a three-strong Efm slate that includes Eat Local, a vampire thriller starring Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Mackenzie Crook (Pirates Of The Caribbean) and Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels).

The film, which is in production, see a young man caught between a coven of hungry vampires and a heavily armed band of vampire hunters.

Gfm Evolution is also launching with two completed films: Gangland, a sequel to 2010’s Bonded By Blood, and We Still Steal The Old Way, a sequel to 2014’s We Still Kill The Old Way.

Both of the original titles were directed by Sacha Bennett, who will return for the latter, while [link=tt...

Exclusive: Craig Fairbrass to star in action-thriller Cartel.

UK finance outfit Red Rock Entertainment and actor-producer Craig Fairbrass’s (Get Lucky) Impact Entertainment are to collaborate for the third time on action-thriller Cartel, which is in development.

Outside Bet and Bonded By Blood director Sacha Bennett is due to direct the Puerto Rico-based story about a military policeman (Fairbrass) who clashes with a local cartel while investigating the murder of a priest.

The deal was negotiated by Red Rock Entertainment’s Gary Collins and Impact Entertainment’s Luke Fairbrass.

Collins said: “We are delighted to be partnering again with Impact Entertainment; working with them has been seamless and are very excited about Cartel’s International appeal.”

Red Rock and Impact previously worked on Jonnie Malachi’s psychological-thriller Breakdown, which is due to be released in the UK later this year, and Mark McQueen’s Spain and London-set heist-thriller Gunned Down, which is repped...

Exclusive: Vampire action film written by Danny King (Wild Bill).

UK production outfit Evolution Pictures is readying a number of features including actor Jason Flemyng’s directorial debut Reign Of Blood, a vampire action film written by Danny King, BAFTA-nominated in 2011 for drama Wild Bill.

Production is set to begin in summer 2015 with casting currently underway.

Flemyng is best known for roles in Guy Ritchie films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, blockbusters including X-Men: First Class and Clash of the Titans, and more recent features Gemma Bovary and Sunshine on Leith. He also starred in Will Bill.

Also on the slate for Evolution, run by COO Rod Smith, is We Still Steal The Old Way, a sequel to last year’s crime-thriller We Still Kill The Old Way, directed by Sacha Bennett.

A number of the original cast, which included Steven Berkoff, Ian Ogilvy and Dani Dyer, are set to...

New films on Screenbase this week include a film about Valérie Trierweiler and a Hungarian drama set to star Michael Nyqvist.Romarin Films’ Thank You For This Moment

Saida Jawad’s Romarin Films is set to produce a feature, currently in development, about Valérie Trierweiler’s relationship with French president François Hollande.

A shoot date is as yet undetermined.

Balint Kenyeres’s Hier

Young Hungarian auteur Kenyeres is about to direct his debut feature—starring Michael Nyqvist—about a wealthy businessman who goes to North Africa, where he is suddenly overwhelmed by memories of his youth.

The $1.2m film will shoot in Morocco this spring. Kenyeres made a name for himself at Cannes in 2009 with his short History of Aviation.

Bonded By Blood sequel

The sequel to UK 2010 drama will welcome new cast, as well as former actors reprising their roles. The screenplay is based on the crime book Essex Boys: The New Generation by Bernard...

EastEnders star Sam Strike has joined the cast of Bonded By Blood 2.

The 20-year-old will star in the Greg Hall-directed crime sequel following his recent departure from the BBC soap.

The film - based on Bernard O'Mahoney's book Essex Boys: The New Generation - focuses on the Essex crime scene after the murders of Pat Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe in 1995.

Strike posted about the project on Twitter earlier today (January 5), and was swiftly congratulated by his former on-screen father Danny Dyer.

@SamStrike @BondedByBlood2 @leemorgan_mgnt Now it begins my boy.x #bullbythehorns

— Danny Dyer (@MrDDyer) January 5, 2015

Strike's final scenes as Johnny Carter aired shortly before Christmas, as the youngster decided to go travelling with his boyfriend.

Bonded By Blood 2 also stars George Russo (Turnout), Josh Myers (Green Street 3) Mark Harris (Anuvahood) and Dani Dyer (Vendetta), daughter of Danny.

Chris Ellison (We Still Kill the Old Way...

Exclusive: Crime drama from Richwater Films to shoot this month.

Filming commences this month on the sequel to 2010 UK home entertainment success Bonded By Blood.

Based on the crime book Essex Boys: The New Generation by Bernard O’Mahoney, the film focuses on the Essex crime scene after the gangland murders of Pat Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe in 1995.

The screenplay is written by Simon Cluett (Age of Kill). Greg Hall (Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan) is directing.

Cast includes George Russo (Turnout), Josh Myers (Green Street 3), Sam Strike (who plays Johnny Carter in TV soap Eastenders), Martin Delaney, Mark Harris (Anuvahood), Dani Dyer (Vendetta) and newcomers Ross Harland and Naomi Willow.

Chris Ellison (We Still Kill The Old Way), Johnny Palmiero (Age of Kill), Rebecca Ferdinando (White Collar Hooligan) and Terry Stone (Doghouse) reprise their roles from the original film. More cast is due to sign up soon.

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I have been a Blue Underground fanboy for quite a while now, as I have quite an impressive collection of their Blu-ray releases. This will be the first Blue Underground title that I have reviewed for the site, and what a title to start with. Blue Underground’s Blood Soaked Double Feature, is two Bruno Mattei films on Blu-ray for the price of one, and it’s quite an interesting pairing, I must say. The set consists of Hell of the Living Dead, following by Rats: Night of Terror. I have seen Hell of the Living Dead several times, but this marks the first time that I’ve seen Rats. If you want to follow the format given to us, you would watch Hell of the Living Dead first, but the truth of the matter is, these two films compliment each other so well that you could reverse it and...

Some quick sales news has hit our desks coming out of Cannes 2014. The Highland Group has joined forces with Anchor Bay UK to work together on several titles including the long talked about World War Dead. Read on for details.

From The Press Release

Highland Film Group has joined forces with Anchor Bay UK to introduce three genre titles to international buyers at the upcoming Marché du Film at Cannes. The slate of UK produced titles includes World War Dead, We Still Kill The Old Way, and Age Of Kill.

World War Dead stars Ray Panthaki (28 Days Later), Wendy Glenn (You’re Next) and Kacey Barnfield (Resident Evil) and is about a TV documentary team travelling to the Somme to uncover new mysteries in relation to World War I. However, what they unearth is far from a new story, but an army of the undead and a brand new war.

We recently told Daily Dead readers that Blue Underground has been working on a Blu-ray version of Hell of the Living Dead. Packaged together with Rats: Night of Terror in a Blu-ray 2-pack, we now have the official release date and list of bonus features:

Hell Of The Living Dead: “When The Creeping Dead Devour The Living Flesh! An accident at a chemical plant unleashes a horrific virus, and an elite Swat team is sent to New Guinea to investigate. But when they arrive on the hellish island, they discover a plague of flesh-eating zombies as well as a beautiful female reporter who practices nude anthropology. Can the commandos survive this cannibal rampage, uncover a shocking government secret, and still find time for the occasional cross-dressing before the ravenous hordes of the living dead infect the entire world?

Directed by the notorious Bruno Mattei (The Other Hell), this ’80s...

Blue Underground is putting out a double feature Blu-Ray presentation of some hilariously bad Italian horror films. Rats: Night of Terror and Bruno Mattei’s Hell of the Living Dead are gems for drinking party fodder. While some may be complaining that these films are hitting Blu-Ray when other films that are “more deserved” are still waiting in the high definition wings, I welcome this schlock into the realm. Blue Underground originally announced Hell of the Living Dead last September on their Facebook page so it isn’t too much of a surprise (except for the fact that it has taken almost a year to come out).

Read below for all the juicy details, courtesy of DVDActive.

The long-awaited Hell of the Living Dead/Rats: Night of Terror Double Feature Blu-ray will be released on August 26, 2014

The Blu-ray features brand-new High Definition transfers of both films from the original uncut and uncensored negatives,...

Shooting has begun on London crime drama, with a cast including Leo Gregory, Ricci Harnet and Vincent Regan.

Principal photography has commenced on Top Dog, produced by Richwater Films, on location across London.

Directed by Martin Kemp (The Krays), it is produced by Jonathan Sothcott (Vendetta, Assassin) andwritten by Dougie Brimson, based on his original novel.

The cast includes Leo Gregory (Green Street, Cass), Ricci Harnett (28 Days Later, Rise Of The Foot Soldier), Vincent Regan (Bonded By Blood, Clash Of The Titans), Danielle Brent (Ill Manors), Lorraine Stanley (London To Brighton) and George Russo.

The film centres on hooligan gang leader Billy Evans (Gregory) who gets in over his head when he joins a dangerous criminal gang.

Universal Pictures UK, part of Universal Pictures International Entertainment - the home entertainment division of NBC Universal – has picked up the rights.

Corrected: UK financier and actor found not guilty of harassment.

Michael Coleman, a financier and actor who made a number of abusive calls to staff at UK production company Revolver and CEO Justin Marciano, was today found not guilty of harassment by a judge at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court.

Marciano was not present in court.

The judge declined the prosecution’s request for an adjournment and said there was not enough evidence to grant a restraining order against Coleman, who had both invested and appeared in a handful of Revolver features including Sket and Bonded By Blood.

Coleman was charged with harassment by police in January 2013 and the criminal prosection was brought by the Cps.

The court heard from the prosecution how Coleman sent a number of abusive messages to Marciano and Revolver staff demanding re-payment of thousands of pounds he and other financiers claimed were owed after investing in films produced under Revolver’s Gunslinger banner.

The...

Exclusive: Revolver CEO Justin Marciano a no-show in court for lawsuit he brought against financier.

Revolver CEO Justin Marciano today did not appear at the harassment trial he instigated against a financier.

UK financier and actor Michael Coleman was found not guilty of harassment by a judge at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court when plaintiffs Marciano and Revolver financial controller Nadim Akrafo-Smart did not turn up at court or respond to repeated calls to do so.

The judge declined the prosecution’s request for an adjournment and said there was not enough evidence to grant a restraining order against Coleman, who had invested in and appeared in a handful of Revolver features including Sket and Bonded By Blood.

Coleman was charged with harassment by police in January 2013.

The court heard from the prosecution how Coleman sent a number of “threatening and abusive” messages to Marciano and Revolver staff demanding re-payment of thousands of pounds he and other financiers were owed...

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This episode of Girls takes us outside Brooklyn, which, as we Brooklynites know, usually spells T.R.O.U.B.L.E..... Lest I mention the similar New Yorker “99 problems” had by S.J. Pee every time she visited Aidan’s cabin in “Suffern,” New York. In “Video Games,” Hannah escorts Jessa to her parents’ house, which is located in some dusty, tree-filled hamlet called Manitou. (For those nerds among us, “manitou” is attributed to the Algonquian Indians and means “spirit” or “supernatural being.”)

Jessa’s “free spirit” can more accurately be called a “flight spirit,” as in the physiological flight or fight response experienced by humans when we encounter an obstacle or something that causes us stress or anxiety. We stay and fight or leave and “take flight.”

Jessa floated into Brooklyn in episode 1 of Season 1 fresh from her travels around the world; she marries Thomas-John on...

On a rainy night in December 1995, three youngish gangsters called Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe and plying their trade largely in Southend, were murdered in a Range Rover on a remote country lane near Rettendon in Essex. This drug-related gangland slaying has now become as staple a subject for the British cinema as Chicago's 1929 St Valentine's Day Massacre has been for Hollywood. Just as you've forgotten the explanation for the Rettendon killings, another one turns up with a slightly different plot and some new suspects. In 2000 we had Terry Winsor's Essex Boys where Sean Bean gets out of jail and pursues the grasses who put him away. Julian Gilbey's 2007 Rise of the Footsoldier traces the career of one Carlton Leach, a teenage West Ham football hooligan who becomes a major protection racketeer and ends up implicated in the Rettendon affair. Made in 2010, Sacha Bennett's Bonded by Blood...

Due out in cinemas early next month, The Fall of the Essex Boys is the latest film following in the footsteps of Rise of the Footsoldier and Bonded by Blood.

Coming from director Paul Tanter (Jack Falls, The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan), the latest entry into the British gangster/true crime thriller genre is on the cusp of release here in the UK, and we’ve been given an exclusive clip to share with you.

“In the tradition of Rise Of The Footsoldier and Bonded By Blood, this film follows the rise and violent fall of the notorious Essex Boys, one of the most feared criminal gangs in Britain’s history. For the first time the real story is revealed in this film – the drugs, the violence and of course the murders. The real story is the most shocking of all.”

Nick Nevern (The Rise and...

Here’s the new poster for The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan. The movie stars Nick Nevern (Adulthood, Terry), Simon Phillips (Jack Falls), Roland Manookian (The Football Factory, The Business), Billy Murray (Essex Boys, Rise of the Footsoldier), Rebecca Ferdinando (Bonded By Blood), Charlie Bond (Strippers vs Werewolves), Ricci Harnett (Rise of the Footsoldier) and is directed by Paul Tanter.

Synopsis: Casual football hooligan Mike Jacobs is going nowhere in life when he meets old friend Eddie Hill at a football match that turns nasty off the pitch. Under Eddie’s tutelage he soon finds himself inducted into the world of credit card fraud, where organised gangs withdraw hundreds of thousands of pounds from cash machines every night. As Mike becomes seduced by the money and women that come with his new lifestyle, the dangers increase and he soon finds events spiralling beyond his control.

Based on a true story,...

Here’s the first trailer for new British Indie movie, ‘Get Lucky’ from Getaway Films which stars Luke Treadaway, James Cosmo, Craig Fairbrass, Emily Atack, Rebecca Ferdinando, Jason Maza, Terry Stone and T.J. Ramini. It comes from Director Sacha Bennett who recently brought us Bonded by Blood and more recently Outside Bet with Bob Hoskins.

The script comes from T.J. Ramini and Walter Taylaur and the plot of the film goes like this:

Two brothers living on the wrong side of the law who become involved in a casino heist.

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Here’s the new trailer for UK comedy ‘Outside Bet’ which has a fantastic cast including Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter, Phil Davis, Calum McNab, Adam Deacon and Emily Atack. It’s directed by Sacha Bennett (Bonded by Blood) and is based on the novel ‘The Mumper’ written by Mark Baxter and Paolo Hewitt.

Outside Bet is a comedy drama following the journey of seven friends during the Fleet Street print workers’ strikes in the 1980s. While money, privatisation, unions and dramatic media evolution start to swirl, the life-long group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a redundancy pay-out and invest their savings into a racehorse – hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around. The story is one of friendship and overcoming the odds.

The film stars a host of British acting talent including Academy Award nominee Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa, Made in Dagenham) and BAFTA...

Filming has wrapped on the The Rise and Fall of A White Collar Hooligan, a "blisteringly violent" co-production of UK indies Black and Blue Films and Press On Features.

It's described as being in the tradition of The Football Factory, Green Street and Rise of The Footsoldier.

Two versions of the official poster are included here, along with the synopsis and cast information.

Written and directed by Paul Tanter (Jack Falls), the film features a top ensemble genre cast including Nick Nevern (Adulthood, Terry), Simon Phillips (Jack Falls), Roland Manookian (The Football Factory, The Business), Billy Murray (Essex Boys, Rise of the Footsoldier), Rebecca Ferdinando (Bonded By Blood), Charlie Bond (Strippers vs Werewolves) and Ricci Harnett (Rise of the Footsoldier).

Black & Blue Films managing director Jonathan Sothcott said: "We are delighted to be dipping our toe in the evergreen hooligan genre.

"I thought Jack Falls was a terrific-looking picture and...

Black and Blue Films and Press on Features have sent us the brand new poster and synopsis for their latest movie, ‘The Rise and Fall of A White Collar Hooligan’. The movie has just finished filming and we’re told the movie is ‘a blisteringly violent hooligan picture in the tradition of The Football Factory, Green Street and Rise of The Footsoldier’.

The Rise and Fall of A White Collar Hooligan stars Nick Nevern (Adulthood, Terry), Simon Phillips (Jack Falls), Roland Manookian (The Football Factory, The Business), Billy Murray (Essex Boys, Rise of the Footsoldier), Rebecca Ferdinando (Bonded By Blood), Charlie Bond (Strippers vs Werewolves), Ricci Harnett (Rise of the Footsoldier) and is directed by Paul Tanter who wrote all of the Jack Falls series of movies as well as directing the most recent and is really going from strength to strength.

I’ve placed the synopsis below for your...

One film festival I'm bound and determined to make it to one of these years is the South African HorrorFest, but for now I'll just have to live vicariously through those of you who live close enough to attend. And after taking a look at this year's lineup, I'm pretty sure that if you are in the area, you won't want to miss it!

Growing into the country's ultimate Halloween event covering indie, new and classic movies, short films, music, literature and a range of Halloween festivities, 2011 marks the annual South African HorrorFest's lucky 7th year! It runs 26 October through 4 November.

Almost each of the exciting feature films and short films make their South African theatrical premieres. The Makabra Ensemble will also debut their Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde movie soundtrack performance, live to the screening of this 1920 silent classic.

In addition to the colourful audience Halloween dress-up event linked up with the live soundtrack show,...

We ran three great contests recently. The first was for DVD copies of Revolver Entertainment's gritty crime thriller Bonded By Blood. The second was for a slick Blu-ray copy of Korean revenge thriller (and honestly one of the best made films I've seen in a while) I Saw the Devil and the third was for an After Dark Originals two-pack including Fertile Ground and Seconds Apart.

Here are the lucky winners:

- The winner of I Saw the Devil on Blu-ray is Esti Cohen

- The Winners Bonded by Blood DVDs are Eric Deuce, Steve Wooten, Dan Malenki, Jeff Carson and Hayes Hudson.

- Winner of the After Dark two-fer is Dennis McKeen

Congrats all! Your spoils will arrive via mail in the next couple weeks.

Watch for more contests coming soon.

Year: 2010

Directors: Sacha Bennett

Writers: Graeme Muir, Sacha Bennett

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: agentorange

Rating: 6 out of 10

[Editor's note: Don't forget to enter to win one of five DVDs of Bonded by Blood]

The best true-crime films are usually written like tragedies. Goodfellas, Blow, Scarface, Stander; all Icarus tales about guys growing up on the fringes, becoming made men and then getting too greedy when the dirty money starts rolling in. Their rise is usually an entertaining whirlwind of glamor and excess while their downfall exposes the American dream as a breeding ground for ungentlemanly behavior. And of course, their death/capture is always depicted with a certain epic gravitas in order to give the characters mythic qualities. Say hello to my little friend! Yes, our criminals are as mythic as our heroes.

Unfortunately, while Bonded by Blood delivers on its promise of showing the true story of the "Essex Boys" in all its bloody foul-mouthed glory, there is no real joy in watching...

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Quiet Earth has teamed up with the wild ones at Revolver to offer up Five (5) copies of the gritty UK crime thriller Bonded by Blood on DVD.

How To Enter:

- Email your name and mailing address to: contest[at]quietearth.us (replace [at] with @).

- Subject line should be "Bonded by Blood Contest"

- Enter by Friday May 27, 2011.

We've got five R1 DVDs, but the contest is still open to anyone living in the Us, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia and yep, even New Zealand.

Bonded by Blood is available now on DVD and Blu-ray.

Synopsis and trailer after the break.

Good luck y'all!

Synopsis:

In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in the south of England,...

*Full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by producer Adam Smithe.

**Some spoilers be below.

Directors: Paul Tanter and Alexander Williams.

Writer: Paul Tanter.

Jack Falls is the third film in a series of neo-noir crime thrillers (trilogy). This title releases in the United Kingdom March 21st, with a North American release unannounced. This is Paul Tanter's first time behind the lens and his adaptation of his own graphic novels is best in this third film. However, Jack Falls never rises above the cliches of the criminal underworld and the characters therein e.g. the femme fatale, the criminal overlord.

Jack, played by Simon Phillips, transitions into this third film with a near mortal bullet wound. Consort Natasha (Olivia Hallinan) saves his life, with some persistence. Soon, Jack is on the track of those who tried to end his life. The following is a shallow mystery,...

Jack Falls is the third film in a trilogy, which releases March 21st in the United Kingdom. Recently, author and co-director Paul Tanter scripted a short animation for this feature. The animation is a unique accompianment to the film and the short clip shows central character Jack bereaved over the loss of his "police colleague, Sid" (Jack). The full clip is inside.

There is still no word as to when Jack Falls will be available in North America. However, the original film, Jack Says, released in this territory; so, there is hope. More details on this project are below.

The synopsis for the black and white animation is here:

"The short shows why Jack carries the guilt of the death of his former undercover police colleague Sid, played by Neil Maskell (Bonded by Blood).

Director/writer: Paul Tanter.

Cast: Neil Maskell, Simon Phillips and Peter Barrett.

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To celebrate the release of the first ever British Trilogy know as the ‘Jack’ trilogy, Lions Gate Home Entertainment have been kind enough to give us three copies of the final instalment, Jack Falls, to give away on Blu-ray. Not only that, but we’ve managed to get our hands on three copies of the graphic novel which have been signed by Writer / Director Paul Tanter. Jack Falls is released on both DVD and Blu-ray 21st March.

Putting a stylish spin on British gangster movies, Jack Falls is the final instalment of the gripping ‘Jack‘ trilogy, based on the popular graphic novels. Jack Falls DVD & Blu-ray plus the DVD Trilogy boxset are available to own from the 21st March 2011.

Surviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former police-officer Jack Adleth (Simon Phillips) heads to London to seek revenge and settle old scores, but soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates,...

Lions Gate Home Entertainment are really spoiling us with their new title, Jack Falls. We debuted the Cover Art for the DVD and Blu-ray a couple of weeks ago and today they’ve asked us to put up these new images from the movie which is released on both formats March 21st.

Jack Falls has now entered into the record books along with it’s predecessors, Jack Says and Jack Said as the first ever British Trilogy and the makers even have a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records to prove it! Jack Falls stars Tamer Hassan, Simon Phillips, Olivia Hallinan, Alan Ford, Jason Flemying, Adam Deacon, Annie Cooper, Martin Kemp, Dexter Fletcher and also features a cameo by Gremlins star Zach Galligan. The movie is written and directed by Paul Tanter.

Synopsis: Putting a stylish spin on British gangster movies, Jack Falls is the final instalment of the gripping ‘Jack‘ trilogy,...

Reviewed by Amanda Georges

(January 2011)

Directed by: Sacha Bennett

Written by: Graeme Muir and Sacha Bennett

Starring: Tamer Hassan, Vincent Regan, Terry Stone, Adam Deacon, Kierston Wareing and Dave Legeno

Just as the real-life Essex Boys saw themselves as big gangsters, “Bonded by Blood,” the film about their rise and fall, thinks of itself as a definitive gangster flick, but both crumble in the end.

The film, written and directed by Sacha Bennett, is based on the events that led to the 1995 murder of three drug gang members in the city of Rettendon, Essex. Pat Tate (Tamer Hassan), Craig Rolfe (Neil Maskell) and Tony Tucker (Terry Stone) are shot in the head while sitting in their Range Rover. Jack Whomes (Dave Legeno) and Mickey Steele (Vincent Regan) are convicted of the murders based on testimony from Darren Nicholls (Adam Deacon), who is later placed in witness protection. The story is not new to the screen,...

Reviewed by Amanda Georges

(January 2011)

Directed by: Sacha Bennett

Written by: Graeme Muir and Sacha Bennett

Starring: Tamer Hassan, Vincent Regan, Terry Stone, Adam Deacon, Kierston Wareing and Dave Legeno

Just as the real-life Essex Boys saw themselves as big gangsters, “Bonded by Blood,” the film about their rise and fall, thinks of itself as a definitive gangster flick, but both crumble in the end.

The film, written and directed by Sacha Bennett, is based on the events that led to the 1995 murder of three drug gang members in the city of Rettendon, Essex. Pat Tate (Tamer Hassan), Craig Rolfe (Neil Maskell) and Tony Tucker (Terry Stone) are shot in the head while sitting in their Range Rover. Jack Whomes (Dave Legeno) and Mickey Steele (Vincent Regan) are convicted of the murders based on testimony from Darren Nicholls (Adam Deacon), who is later placed in witness protection. The story is not new to the screen,...

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Director/writer: Sacha Bennett.

Bonded by Blood is loosely based on a group murder carried out December, 1995. The three killed were Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony Tucker, each a drug dealer. These villains have been immortalized unjustly in three films, which include: The Essex Boys (2000), Rise of the Foot Soldier (2007) and now Bonded by Blood (2011). Likely killed by Jack Whomes and Michael Steele, who remain in prison, Bonded by Blood covers a detestable subject (drug dealing), with little depth. Revolver Entertainment will distribute this title on DVD February 1st and this film is really only for those who enjoy watching gangland styled films, as there is no positive moral tale here.

Many may have heard the story of The Intercity Firm and their coke induced exploits, but for those who have not - here is a summary.

You might not recognise Tamer Hassan’s name, but you’ll most certainly recognise his face – particularly if you live in England. He’s a pretty prolific actor, generally starring in British gangster movies like “Layer Cake” and “The Business” but he’s also been in a few Hollywood blockbusters like “Batman Begins” and “Unleashed”. He’s returned to the U.K for his latest film – “Bonded by Blood” – to retell the true story of the infamous Essex Boys murders of 1995. The story has been tackled by other movies such as “Essex Boys” with Sean Bean, and was touched upon in “Rise of the Footsoldier”, but “Bonded by Blood” pertains to be the most accurate depiction of the events. The film is definitely worth a watch, and is full of impressive performances – including the always reliable Hassan. I was lucky enough to chat with Tamer while he was promoting the movie,...

Bonded by Blood PosterBonded by Blood is the latest British gangster film to come to North American shores and this time Revolver Entertainment will offer a true story for fans. This film follows three of the most prolific drug dealers in the '90s, known as the Essex Boys. All three were gunned down in 1995 after being lured to an isolated location under the pretense of a lucrative drug buy. This story was first chronicled in film in 2000, as the Essex Boys and this latest version will star Vincent Regan (Clash of the Titans), Tamer Hassan (Dead Man Running) and Dave Legeno (Centurion). Watch the trailer below for the gory details.

The synopsis for the film:

"In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. Bonded By Blood charts...

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Can you Adam and Eve it? Bonded By Blood a new British gangster flick has only gone and piled into the hallowed movie chart for most uses of the word ‘fuck’ in the history of cinema – compiled by Wikipedia… so may need triple-checking.

The film features a prodigious amount of swearing and the F word is used three hundred and twelve times. That’s even more than a Scorsese gangster film! Including other swear words, it takes it up to four hundred and thirty-three. It may prove that swearing is big or clever, but it can be record-breaking!

Along with the age-old F word the film also introduces a rather harsh new noun into the English language. Ever called anybody a ‘s***-c**t’ before? By Monday morning all the school kids will be using it!

Here’s the current all-time list below:

1. Fuck – (documentary) 2005 – 824 uses of the word “F-ck...