There are a number of films being showcased for the first time as World Premiere screenings at this years FrightFest, and briefly those titles are :-
* 'Test Screening' - from the USA and Directed by Clark Baker.
* 'The Hitcher' - from the USA in its 4K restoration and Directed by Robert Harmon in 1986 and starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh and C. Thomas Howell.
* 'Members Club' - from the UK and Directed by Marc Coleman.
* 'The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee' - this documentary from the UK is Directed by Jon Spira with interviews from Joe Dante and Peter Jackson amongst others.
* 'Ladybug' - from the USA and Directed by Tim Cruz.
* 'The Daemon' - from the USA and Directed by David Yohe and Matt Devino.
* 'Children of the Wicker Man' - this documentary from the UK is Directed by Justin Hardy, Dominic Hardy and Chris Nunn.
* 'Touchdown' - from the UK and Directed by Josephine Rose and starring Jason Flemyng.
* 'Year 10' - from the UK and Directed by Benjamin Goodger.
* 'Protein' - from the UK and Directed by Tony Burke.
* 'Never Have I Ever' - from the UK and Directed by Damon Rickard.
* 'Bogieville' - from the UK and Directed by Sean Patrick Cronin.
* 'Agatha' - from the USA and Directed by Roland Becerra and Kelly Bigelow.
* 'The Freaks of Fancy' - from the UK and Directed by Elliott Leon.
* 'Boutique : To Preserve and Collect' - this documentary from the USA is Directed by Ry Levey.
* 'The Monster Beneath Us' - from the UK and Directed by Sophie Osbourne.
* 'Derelict' - from the UK and Directed by Jonathan Zaurin.
* 'Razor Blade Smile' - from the UK in its 4K restoration and Directed in 1998 by Jake West.
* 'Fright' - from the UK and Directed by Warren Dudley.
* 'Generation Terror' - this documentary from the UK is Directed by Phillip Escott and Sarah Appleton with interviews from Adam Wingard, James Wong, Joe Lynch and Rob Zombie amongst others.
* 'The Last Podcast' - from the USA and Directed by Dean Alioto.
For the full summaries of the above named World Premiere screenings, plus all the details of the other International Premiere's and UK Premiere's being showcased too, and a whole lot of other good stuff, you can go to the official website at : https://frightfest.co.uk
'BLINK TWICE' (Rated MA15+) - is an American psychological thriller film Co-Written, Co-Produced and Directed by Zoe Kravitz in her Directorial debut. The film is released this week too in the US and early critical reviews have given it a universal acclaim rating.
A cocktail waitress, Frida (Naomi Ackie) becomes infatuated with a billionaire tech mogul Slater King (Channing Tatum) at his fundraising gala. He subsequently invites her to join him and his friends for a dream holiday, and travels with him to his private island for a luxurious party. Wild nights soon blend into sun-soaked days, but when strange things start to happen and her friend vanishes, Frida must uncover the truth if she hopes to make it out alive. Also starring Christian Slater, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, Alia Shawcat and Simon Rex.
'STRANGE DARLING' (Rated MA15+) - this American dark romantic horror thriller is Written and Directed by JT Mollner in only his second feature film outing following 'Outlaws and Angels' in 2016 although he has many more credits as Producer, Writer and Actor to his name. A relentless predator (Kyle Gallner) tracks an injured woman (Willa Fitzgerald) through the Oregon wilderness. The woman does her best to outsmart her attacker, but with each tense moment she grows weaker and less able. He’s a man on a mission, and it’s only a matter of time before he captures his prey. Also starring Giovanni Ribisi (who also lensed this film and Co-Produces), Brabara Hershey and Ed Begley Jnr. The film saw its World Premier screening at Fantastic Fest in late September last year, and is released in the US and here in Australia this week having garnered positive critical acclaim.
'SUDDENLY' (Rated M) - is a French survival thriller Co-Written and Directed by Thomas Bidegain and based on the novel by Isabelle Autissier. This is Thomas Bidegain's second feature film following 'Les Cowboys' in 2015. Here, Vincent (Gilles Lallouche) and Laura (Melanie Thierry) are a passionate but volatile couple who embark on a round-the-world sailing adventure to give their relationship a new start. During their trip, they decide to explore a vast deserted island which they discover off the southern coast of Chile. Caught in a violent storm, they shelter in an abandoned whaling station for the night but wake up the next morning to find their boat has disappeared. Stranded in a hostile environment with no means of communication, dwindling supplies and winter approaching they must work together in a life and death battle for survival, that will challenge their feelings and change their relationship forever. The film was released in its native France in early December last year, and only now does it get a release here in Australia
'TAKE MY HAND' (Rated M) - this Australian romantic drama film is Co-Written, Co-Produced and Directed by John Raftopoulos in his screen debut. Living in London, at the peak of her career, a model turned investment banker and mother of three Laura (Radha Mitchell) is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Following the sudden death of her husband and the loss of her job, she moves back home to Australia; where a chance meeting with her high school sweetheart Michael (Adam Demos) gives her renewed hope in love as she battles the disease. Also starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
Turning back then to this weeks four new movies coming to a big screen Odeon near you, we begin with a psychological thriller from a first time Director with a story about a cocktail waitress who ingratiates her way into the world of a tech billionaire and is invited to his private island with a bunch of other friends but when things start to go awry she begins to question her grip on reality. This is followed by a darkly romantic horror thriller in which nothing is quite what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer's vicious murder spree. Next up is a French adventure dramatic thriller that follows a couple who must fight for survival after they become stranded on an island that was supposed to be their dream journey; before closing out the week with an Aussie romantic drama about a woman who moves back home to Australia after the loss of her London based job and the death of her husband, to rekindle a relationship with a childhood sweetheart all the while battling MS.
Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the four latest release new films as Previewed below, or those doing the rounds currently on general release or as Reviewed and Previewed in previous Blog Posts here at Odeon Online, you are most welcome to share your movie going thoughts, opinions and observations by leaving your relevant, succinct and appropriate views in the Comments section below this or any other Post. We'd love to hear from you, and in the meantime, enjoy your big screen Odeon outing during the week ahead.
With four new release movie offerings this week to tempt you out to your local Odeon, remember to share your movie going thoughts with your other like minded cinephile friends afterwards here at Odeon Online. In the meantime, I'll see you sometime somewhere at your local Odeon in the coming week.
-Steve, at Odeon Online-
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