Hiroshima, a powerful film telling of the devastation wrought by the world’s first deployment of the atomic bomb arrives on bluray from Arrow Academy from 13th July 2020 ( @Academy_Arrow )

To say that Hiroshima (1953) is a ‘powerful evocation of the devastation wrought by the world’s first deployment of the atomic bomb and its aftermath’ is both true but also a massive understatement. Whilst of course I have read about, seen films about and head stories about the devastation caused by the dropping of the…

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Television

Tense pregnancy thriller The Secrets She Keeps starring Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael comes to DVD 10 August

On digital from 8 July and DVD 10 August 2020 . Tense enough to have you shouting at your TV…Oh boy, are you in for a treat’ Refinery29 THE CAT is out the bag…Brand-new nail-biting drama The Secrets She Keeps is set to have viewers hooked this summer. This six-part small-screen adaptation of Michael Robotham’s best-seller follows the lives…

Events / Shudder

Shudder to present 2 panels at this years Comic Con at Home : ‘Scary good time TV’ with horrors top showrunner and ‘Horror is Queer’ ( @shudder ) #ComicConAtHome

‘Scary Good TV’ Panel to Feature Nick Antosca (Channel Zero), Meredith Averill (Locke & Key), Don Mancini (Chucky), Greg Nicotero (Creepshow), Jami O’Brien (NOS4A2) and Moderator Tananarive Due (Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror) ‘Horror Is Queer’ Panel to Feature Sam Wineman, director of Shudder’s upcoming on LGBTQ horror doc, Nay Bever (Attack of…

Interview

Spending Time With…Kristina Arntz ( @KristinaArntz_ ) #filmtwitter #supportindiefilm

Whilst it seems that most of the world is in some sort of lockdown or hiatus from their regular roles, lots and lots of people are taking up new skills and using their time to try new things, learn new skills and prepare for the future (hopefully near future) when things do get some…

Video On Demand

A colourful crew of misfits attempt to slay the hellish sea monster that prowls the murky depths in ‘Lake Michigan Monster’ this August

On the shores of Lake Michigan, the eccentric Captain Seafield enlists a colourful crew of misfits in a bid to slay the hellish sea monster that prowls the murky depths. But as Seafield’s obsession with exacting revenge on the creature that killed his father threatens to consume him, can weapons expert Sean Shaughnessy, sonar whiz…

Technology has no boundaries in PERIPHERAL, by renowned visionary director Paul Hyett ( @paul_hyett ) digitally released in the UK on August 3, 2020.

Technology has no boundaries in PERIPHERAL, the latest film by renowned visionary director Paul Hyett, set to be digitally released in the UK courtesy of Blue Finch Films on August 3, 2020. The sinister and unsettling sci-fi horror fantasy will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Google, Sky and Virgin. This film is beautifully weird. and for…

Agatha Raisin Complete Series One – Three Box Set on 6 July from Acorn Media International.

INTERNATIONAL STAR Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe, After Life) returns as the titular, beloved amateur detective Agatha Raisin, in the hit series, that sees hersolve murder mysteries in a sleepy Cotswolds village, all while sporting a fabulous wardrobe and dangerously sharp wit. Based on the best-selling novels by M.C. Beaton, the third series of Agatha Raisin airs…

Producer Autumn Bailey-Ford (Through the Glass Darkly, Reach) secures film rights to YA novel I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal.

Atlanta, GA-Producer Autumn Bailey-Ford (Through the Glass Darkly, Reach), has secured the film rights to YA novel I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, co-written by activist Kimberly Jones and attorney Gilly Segal. The project is a collaboration between Bailey and Cameron Burnett (Alibi, The Bench) of Prominent Productions and Radar Pictures (the Jumanji franchise, Karn Evil 9). Michael Napoliello…

Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning head an all-star cast in Woody Allen’s charming New York-set romantic comedy on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download from 27 July

Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) and Elle Fanning (The Neon Demon) head an all-star cast in Woody Allen’s charming New York-set romantic comedy. A Rainy Day in New York tells the story of college sweethearts, Gatsby (Timothée Chalamet) and Ashleigh (Elle Fanning), whose plans for a romantic weekend together in the city are dashed…

‘Normal People’ available to download from 3 July from iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Virgin Media and from 13 July on Sky Store

The much-lauded TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s international literary phenomenon, Normal People, arrives on digital download for fans and viewers to own from 3 July. This exquisite and compulsive modern love story will be released on the following digital platforms: iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Sky Store and Virgin Media . Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (War Of The Worlds, Cold Feet) as…

Nigel Kneale’s spine-tingling adaptation of Susan Hill’s gothic novel The Woman in Black creeps onto Blu-ray from 10 August

Nigel Kneale’s spine-tingling adaptation of Susan Hill’s gothic novel The Woman in Black creeps onto Blu-ray for the first time ever in this restored special edition, with an audio commentary from horror experts Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen) and Kim Newman (author, Anno Dracula), and star Andy Nyman (Ghost Stories). When a friendless old widow dies…

Ryland Tews’ Lake Michigan Monster Washes Ashore from Arrow Video Absurdist Urban Legend To Have 24 Hour Virtual Premiere July 31st Available on the Arrow Video Channel and Digital Download August 3rd

As the COVID-19 pandemic forces creatives around the world to find new opportunities to share their work, Arrow Video is proud to announce the virtual premiere of Lake Michigan Monster, an action-packed black-and-white nautical nightmare. Writer, director and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews has crafted an inventive and irreverent homage to the classic monster films of yore…

July brings you greatness! on Arrow Video Channel, including acclaimed undead comedy Zombie for Sale and Gamera: The Complete Collection ( @ArrowVideoChnl )

Arrow Video is excited to announce the July slate of titles on their subscription-based Arrow Video Channel, including acclaimed undead comedy Zombie for Sale and Gamera: The Complete Collection, all twelve films starring mankind’s greatest defender: a fire-breathing mutant turtle. An infectiously funny slice of modern Korean cinema where Train to Busan, The Quiet Family and Warm Bodies collide to create Zombie for Sale,…

The world of wrestling meets the bloody battlefields of horror in this July’s Parts Unknown. ( @WildEyeMovies ) #filmtwitter #movies

The world of wrestling meets the bloody battlefields of horror in this July’s Parts Unknown. After losing their livelihoods, a crazed family of disgraced professional wrestlers embarks on a spree of murder and carnage to satisfy a deal made with a demonic entity from another dimension. William DeCoff, Alexandra Cipolla, and Sarah Michelle star in a…

From director Ryan Brookhart comes ‘Two Ways to Go West’ a powerfully confronting drama

After testing his sobriety at a bachelor party on the Vegas strip, Gavin, a recovered drug addict and former TV star and his childhood friends return to their hotel room. Gavin finds that his unresolved past with his friends and his “savior” girlfriend present much more of threat to his sobriety than the strip did.…

Miami Fox Publishing release a revised version of Bram Stokers ‘Lair of the White Worm’ on ebook ( @miamifoxpub )

Bram Stokers classic vampire horror story ‘Lair of the White Worm’ is the latest novel to be released by Miami Fox Publishing as part of the EBOOK CLASSIC series and features a new retro style cover. In keeping with several new titles releases by Miami Fox Publishing such as The Complete History of the Howling and the upcoming Complete History of Ghoulies – for Lair of…

Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Weathering with You’ Now available to watch on digital ( @ Screen Anime )

You can watch the breathtaking trailer for Weathering With You here. Successfully launched in May, and featured on The Independent, (you linking to the Indie – also you can mention Guardian Guide now) Screen Anime is a monthly curated online film festival, offering an ideal opportunity for those new to the medium to discover quality…

Join Producer Lucinda Rhodes for an informative, fun and relaxed Sunday ‘Webinar’ on Zoom 6pm BST July 5th. Book Now. ( @LucindaRhodes) #supportindiefilm #filmtwitter

Lucinda Rhodes: Actor ( TV’s Harry & Cosh, Cavegirl, Clubbing to Death, Fall of the Essex Boys, Serial Kaller, & K Shop) Lucinda Rhodes. Producer ( Hooligan Legacy, Undercover Hooligan, No Reasons, Robin Hood:The Rebellion, and the up and coming Arthur & Merlin:Knights of Camelot) Join her for an informative, fun and relaxed Sunday …

Desire, fear and escapism. ‘ To Nowhere ‘ a film written and directed by Sian Astor-Lewis, starring Lillit Lesser, Josefine Glaesel and Orlando Seale. ( @To_Nowhere_Film ) #supportindiefilm

To Nowhere is a dark coming-of-age feature film about two troubled teenage friends—Tulip (played by Lillit Lesser ) and Finn (played by Josefine Glæsel who spend a day hanging around a lonely corner of London on an alcohol-fuelled, chaotic journey-to-nowhere. While timid Tulip tries to express her burning love for Finn, Finn lashes out at the…

Arrow Video FrightFest to present August digital edition ( @frightfest )

Arrow Video FrightFest will go virtual over the August Bank Holiday, presenting up to twenty-five films from Friday 28th August to Mon 31st August inclusive. There will also be additional online content including special guest intros, Q & A’s, and a short film showcase. Plus, some free Live events are at the planning stage. Passes and individual tickets…