The drama explores the John Myatt art fraud scandal
UK sales agent Parkland Pictures has acquired worldwide sales rights to Pat Holden’s Genuine Fakes, which chronicles the John Myatt art fraud scandal
It is based on the story of how Myatt, alongside John Drew, masterminded one of the largest art fraud cases of the 20th century. It stars Colin Morgan as Myatt, alongside Peter Firth as Drew. Tara Fitzgerald also stars, with a cameo appearance from Myatt himself.
It is produced by Julie Daly-Wallman of Green Eye Productions Academy and executive produced by Lamia Nayeb-St Hilaire.
Shooting is set to take place in Staffordshire,...
UK sales agent Parkland Pictures has acquired worldwide sales rights to Pat Holden’s Genuine Fakes, which chronicles the John Myatt art fraud scandal
It is based on the story of how Myatt, alongside John Drew, masterminded one of the largest art fraud cases of the 20th century. It stars Colin Morgan as Myatt, alongside Peter Firth as Drew. Tara Fitzgerald also stars, with a cameo appearance from Myatt himself.
It is produced by Julie Daly-Wallman of Green Eye Productions Academy and executive produced by Lamia Nayeb-St Hilaire.
Shooting is set to take place in Staffordshire,...
- 5/21/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The drama explores the John Myatt art fraud scandal
UK sales agent Parkland Pictures has acquired worldwide sales rights to Pat Holden’s Genuine Fakes, which chronicles the John Myatt art fraud scandal
It is based on the story of how Myatt, alongside John Drew, masterminded one of the largest art fraud cases of the 20th century. It stars Colin Morgan as Myatt, alongside Peter Firth as Drew. Tara Fitzgerald also stars, with a cameo appearance from Myatt himself.
It is produced by Julie Daly-Wallman of Green Eye Productions Academy and executive produced by Lamia Nayeb-St Hilaire.
Shooting is set to take place in Staffordshire,...
UK sales agent Parkland Pictures has acquired worldwide sales rights to Pat Holden’s Genuine Fakes, which chronicles the John Myatt art fraud scandal
It is based on the story of how Myatt, alongside John Drew, masterminded one of the largest art fraud cases of the 20th century. It stars Colin Morgan as Myatt, alongside Peter Firth as Drew. Tara Fitzgerald also stars, with a cameo appearance from Myatt himself.
It is produced by Julie Daly-Wallman of Green Eye Productions Academy and executive produced by Lamia Nayeb-St Hilaire.
Shooting is set to take place in Staffordshire,...
- 5/21/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
True stories adapted into film are seemingly everywhere nowadays. For every Paranormal Activity clone that there is, it’s easy to slap a ‘Based on True Events’ label on the film and give it extra weight. All of the events in these types of films are so familiar and so similar to what many claim actually happened to them at one point that chances are something in your bump in the middle of the night thriller happened to someone somewhere at some point.
The Black Monk of Pontefract is the true life tale from which this film takes its inspiration. It is regarded as the most violent haunting in Europe and is strange because of the apparition of a hooded figure that accompanied the poltergeist activity. The film is the story of what happened but moves the action forward to 1974 instead of the late 60s and is based on accounts from group studies,...
The Black Monk of Pontefract is the true life tale from which this film takes its inspiration. It is regarded as the most violent haunting in Europe and is strange because of the apparition of a hooded figure that accompanied the poltergeist activity. The film is the story of what happened but moves the action forward to 1974 instead of the late 60s and is based on accounts from group studies,...
- 1/3/2013
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Director Pat Holden’s great little; dingy, gritty and oh so very unglamorous (“based on a true story”) Indie horror 'When the Lights Went Out' is set for DVD in the new year. Dingy and gritty might not sound the greatest of preambles, but when you’re being terrorized by a killer poltergeist deep in the heart of the North of England, it’s not going to be a glamorous fun fest. 'When the Lights Went Out' goes on sale Jan 7. Synopsis: Everything you are about to see…really happened. Yorkshire, the north of England, 1974, the Maynard family moves into their dream house. It’s a dream that quickly descends into a panic stricken nightmare as the family discovers a horrifying truth, a truth that will make the history books. The house is already occupied by the most violent poltergeist ever documented, a poltergeist that will...
- 12/1/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
The Sweeney (15)
(Nick Love, 2012, UK) Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, 112 mins
The original TV cop show has been so updated here, it barely registers as the same product. But for all the steely modern cityscapes and pulsating action, this a 21st century cop thriller with 1970s values, both in terms of its shouty, louty, rule-bending lawmen (Winstone is a parody of himself) and its "hand in your badge" cop-movie cliches. And as for political correctness – leave it aaaaht!
Premium Rush (12A)
(David Koepp, 2012, Us) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon. 91 mins
This zippy-chase thriller puts you in the saddle of an ace New York cycle courier, seeking to deliver a mystery package that everyone's after. It's a carbon-neutral Speed.
To Rome With Love (12A)
(Woody Allen, 2012, Us/Ita/Spa) Jesse Eisenberg, Penélope Cruz, 112 mins
After the blip of Midnight In Paris, it's back to the usual late-period...
(Nick Love, 2012, UK) Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, 112 mins
The original TV cop show has been so updated here, it barely registers as the same product. But for all the steely modern cityscapes and pulsating action, this a 21st century cop thriller with 1970s values, both in terms of its shouty, louty, rule-bending lawmen (Winstone is a parody of himself) and its "hand in your badge" cop-movie cliches. And as for political correctness – leave it aaaaht!
Premium Rush (12A)
(David Koepp, 2012, Us) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon. 91 mins
This zippy-chase thriller puts you in the saddle of an ace New York cycle courier, seeking to deliver a mystery package that everyone's after. It's a carbon-neutral Speed.
To Rome With Love (12A)
(Woody Allen, 2012, Us/Ita/Spa) Jesse Eisenberg, Penélope Cruz, 112 mins
After the blip of Midnight In Paris, it's back to the usual late-period...
- 9/14/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★☆☆ Truth is often stranger and more unsettling than fiction, a fact which adds an extra chill to When the Lights Went Out (2012), the new British horror courtesy of writer/director Pat Holden. Based around what is considered to be one of Britain's most famous cases of supernatural phenomena, and starring Steven Waddington, Kate Ashfield and Tasha Connor, Holden's latest is made all the more disturbing due to its possible foundation in reality.
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- 9/13/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
I'll admit I was a bit dismissive of When the Lights Went Out, but now that I've seen the trailer, it has my attention.
Writer-director Pat Holden's film is set in the '70s and concerns a poltergeist that haunted a family in Yorkshire, England.
The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a “presence” already living there. Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter Sally (Tasha Connor) must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
We have a trailer touting the September 12th UK release, head inside for a look.
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Writer-director Pat Holden's film is set in the '70s and concerns a poltergeist that haunted a family in Yorkshire, England.
The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a “presence” already living there. Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter Sally (Tasha Connor) must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
We have a trailer touting the September 12th UK release, head inside for a look.
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- 9/4/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Pat Holden's cousins were at the centre of a notorious haunting in the 1970s. Now he has turned their story into the gritty horror film When the Lights Went Out
It's easy to dismiss the claims of most horror movies that they are "based on real events". When the Lights Went Out is different. A groundbreaking kitchen-sink horror film, it brings rare social realist grit to the genre. We're in Yorkshire, in 1974, and an ordinary working-class family is terrorised by the malign spirit of a medieval monk.
This isn't mere fancy. Writer/director Pat Holden based the film on the haunting of his auntie Jean's council house at 30 East Drive, Pontefract. The events were a sensation locally, but largely unknown elsewhere until Colin Wilson wrote about them from witness interviews.
The ghoulie, which arrived briefly in 1966 and then reappeared for a protracted stay two years later, caused chaos. Holden...
It's easy to dismiss the claims of most horror movies that they are "based on real events". When the Lights Went Out is different. A groundbreaking kitchen-sink horror film, it brings rare social realist grit to the genre. We're in Yorkshire, in 1974, and an ordinary working-class family is terrorised by the malign spirit of a medieval monk.
This isn't mere fancy. Writer/director Pat Holden based the film on the haunting of his auntie Jean's council house at 30 East Drive, Pontefract. The events were a sensation locally, but largely unknown elsewhere until Colin Wilson wrote about them from witness interviews.
The ghoulie, which arrived briefly in 1966 and then reappeared for a protracted stay two years later, caused chaos. Holden...
- 8/31/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
We have a new trailer for When The Lights Went Out, a British haunted-house movie from director Pat Holden.
The film is scheduled to play initially in the UK at Yorkshire Cinemas on September 12th and then nationwide starting September 14th.
Synopsis:
Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession; the oil crisis and blackouts loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a “presence” already living there.
Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield), and their daughter, Sally (Tasha Connor), must struggle to keep their already fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
The film is scheduled to play initially in the UK at Yorkshire Cinemas on September 12th and then nationwide starting September 14th.
Synopsis:
Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession; the oil crisis and blackouts loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a “presence” already living there.
Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield), and their daughter, Sally (Tasha Connor), must struggle to keep their already fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
- 8/29/2012
- by Alvin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Our cousins in horror Bloody Disgusting have premiered a new and exclusive trailer for British horror flick 'When the Lights Went Out'. The movie from writer/director Pat Holden is based on a true story of a small family living in a house in Yorkshire in the mid-70's who discover they're sharing their home with an out-of-control spirit. The flick will premiere here in the UK in Yorkshire Cinemas from 12 September with a subsequent nationwide opening across the country from the 14 September. Steven Waddington ('Sleepy Hollow'), Kate Ashfield ('Shaun of the Dead') and Tasha Connor all star. Head below to check out the creepy new trailer....
- 8/29/2012
- Horror Asylum
The “based on a true story” horror sub genre still shows no sigh of running out of steam, but the UK hasn’t really jumped on that band wagon in a big way...Weird when you’d think they would have a ton of material to play with? Well it seems director Pat Holden means to change all that with his new scare flick When the Lights Went Out, and being British, its how horror should be; dingy, gritty and oh so very unglamorous. There’s a somewhat derogatory saying in the UK, that its “grim up north”....a damn site more so perhaps, if you’re being terrorized by a killer poltergeist? When the Lights Went Out opens in the UK Sept 14. Synopsis: Everything you are about to see…really happened. Yorkshire, 1974, the Maynard family moves into their dream house. It’s a dream that quickly descends into a...
- 8/29/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
A brand new trailer for the latest spooker, When the Lights Went Out, has made its way online; and we have a look at it for you right here. A word of advice before you get started: You may want to leave your lights on!
The film will play across the pond at Yorkshire Cinemas on September 12th and nationwide in UK cinemas starting September 14th. Dig on the goods below courtesy of Bloody Disgusting.
Synopsis:
Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession; the oil crisis and blackouts loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there.
Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield), and their daughter, Sally (Tasha Connor), must struggle to keep their already fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention.
The film will play across the pond at Yorkshire Cinemas on September 12th and nationwide in UK cinemas starting September 14th. Dig on the goods below courtesy of Bloody Disgusting.
Synopsis:
Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession; the oil crisis and blackouts loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there.
Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield), and their daughter, Sally (Tasha Connor), must struggle to keep their already fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention.
- 8/29/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
When the Lights Went Out Trailer, Poster. Pat Holden‘s When the Lights Went Out (2011) movie trailer, movie poster stars Kate Ashfield, Craig Parkinson, Martin Compston, Nicky Bell, and Alan Brent. When the Lights Went Out‘s plot synopsis: “Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a “presence” already living there.
Len, Jenny and their daughter Sally must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.”
The When the Lights Went Out movie poster:
When the Lights Went Out Poster
Watch When the Lights Went Out movie trailer and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. For...
Len, Jenny and their daughter Sally must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.”
The When the Lights Went Out movie poster:
When the Lights Went Out Poster
Watch When the Lights Went Out movie trailer and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. For...
- 2/7/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Now making the festival rounds is the UK indie When the Lights Go Out (previously Speak No Evil). "Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large. The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a "Presence" already living there. Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter Sally (Tasha Connor) must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive." The film comes from the producers of Moon. Check out the official one-sheet below.
- 2/1/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
Few times in our daily activities have we seen a one-sheet that just stops us dead in our tracks. This is one of those times. Check out the latest artwork for When the Lights Went Out from world famous photographer Rankin.
Synopsis:
Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession; the oil crisis and blackouts loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there.
Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter, Sally (Tasha Connor), must struggle to keep their already fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
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Synopsis:
Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession; the oil crisis and blackouts loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there.
Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter, Sally (Tasha Connor), must struggle to keep their already fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
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- 2/1/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A new trailer has shed some light on new Brit horror 'When the Lights Went Out'. The haunted house project, based on true events, written and directed by Pat Holden has already had some positive responses from those lucky enough to see it and the new trailer below certainly makes the project look all the more promising as a new respectable chiller. Steven Waddington ('Sleepy Hollow'), Kate Ashfield ('Shaun of the Dead') and Tasha Connor star as the down-to-earth Yorkshire family whose home is taken over by a malevolent spirit who turns their existence upside down. Check out the trailer below courtesy of Quiet Earth....
- 2/1/2012
- Horror Asylum
The fellas at Quiet Earth are hosting the trailer premiere for the supernatural thriller When the Lights Go Out.
Formerly known as Speak No Evil, the film is from writer-director Pat Holden.
Based on true events, the film is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large.
The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there. Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter Sally (Tasha Connor) must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists.
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Formerly known as Speak No Evil, the film is from writer-director Pat Holden.
Based on true events, the film is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large.
The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there. Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter Sally (Tasha Connor) must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists.
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- 2/1/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
While the International Film Festival Rotterdam is widely known for its bold selection of arthouse films there's another side to the festival as well. Rotterdam is arguably the most genre friendly of the major European festivals, the programmers there have an excellent eye for up and coming talent, particularly in the space where arthouse film and genre film collide. Need an example? Rotterdam was where a little Swedish vampire film titled Let The Right One In was discovered by the world.And it looks like they may have another of that high caliber in Pat Holden's When The Lights Went Out.Claiming to be based upon a true story - though what horror film doesn't do that these days? - the picture revolves around a family...
- 1/31/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Having it's world premier at Rotterdam is Pat Holden's (Awaydays) poltergeist thriller which is supposedly based on a true story. Described as having some incredible 1970's art direction, the story revolves around a family who moves into their dream home only to find an unwelcome 'presence' who soon makes friends with their 12 year old daughter. The film is produced by Bil Bungay who worked on Duncan Jones Moon and I have it on good authority from one critic that it's a great film, but that doesn't mean anything until we at Quiet Earth get to judge for ourselves. We've been eagerly awaiting a trailer and have been in touch with the folks behind the film, so as soon as we get it, you'll see it!
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- 1/24/2012
- QuietEarth.us
I’ll just fess up: Despite the fact that it’s in its 41st year, the International Film Festival Rotterdam is something I’ve kind of never heard about until today. (Let’s blame it on a slip in my geography skills.) This ignorance on my part notwithstanding, taking a look at their initial lineup for this year — when the event runs from January 25th to February 5th — has left me mightily impressed.
The biggest world premieres come from two directors on opposite ends of at least a few spectrum: Takashi Miike and James Franco. (Discounting the fact that they’ve both depicted amputations onscreen, in one way or the other.) The former is debuting his adaptation of the popular Nintendo DS game, Ace Attorney, while the latter will be exhibiting Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is). A movie based on a kid’s...
The biggest world premieres come from two directors on opposite ends of at least a few spectrum: Takashi Miike and James Franco. (Discounting the fact that they’ve both depicted amputations onscreen, in one way or the other.) The former is debuting his adaptation of the popular Nintendo DS game, Ace Attorney, while the latter will be exhibiting Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is). A movie based on a kid’s...
- 1/6/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced the lineup for its main section, Spectrum: 72 features and documentaries from 32 countries, with descriptions from the Festival, running January 25 through February 5:
World premieres
Cornelia frente al espejo (Cornelia at Her Mirror) - Daniel Rosenfeld, Argentina, Hubert Bals Fund-supported film. A "meticulous and stylish film based on the story by Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993)." Roman Diary - Michael Pilz, Austria. A "meditative film featuring images of a park in Rome." Rua Aperana 52 - Júlio Bressane, Brazil. A "musical film about a street corner in Rio, edited together from old photos and the maker’s own films from the period 1957-2005." Lacan Palestine - Mike Hoolboom, Canada. A "found-footage essay on a complex country and its love-struck inhabitants." 38 témoins (38 Witnesses) - Lucas Belvaux, France, Belgium. Opening Film Iffr 2012. Le reste du monde (The Rest of the World) - Damien Odoul, France. A "family considers issues of identity and relationships.
World premieres
Cornelia frente al espejo (Cornelia at Her Mirror) - Daniel Rosenfeld, Argentina, Hubert Bals Fund-supported film. A "meticulous and stylish film based on the story by Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993)." Roman Diary - Michael Pilz, Austria. A "meditative film featuring images of a park in Rome." Rua Aperana 52 - Júlio Bressane, Brazil. A "musical film about a street corner in Rio, edited together from old photos and the maker’s own films from the period 1957-2005." Lacan Palestine - Mike Hoolboom, Canada. A "found-footage essay on a complex country and its love-struck inhabitants." 38 témoins (38 Witnesses) - Lucas Belvaux, France, Belgium. Opening Film Iffr 2012. Le reste du monde (The Rest of the World) - Damien Odoul, France. A "family considers issues of identity and relationships.
- 1/6/2012
- MUBI
British horror 'When the Lights Went Out' (previously referred to as 'Speak No Evil') is the new supernatural chiller from writer/director Pat Holden. The project, based on true events, has just moved into post-production. The movie is based around the Maynard family who discover a 'presence' living in their new home. Steven Waddington ('Sleepy Hollow') and Kate Ashfield ('Shaun of the Dead') play new homeowners Len and Jenny who find theirselves, along with their daughter Sally (played by Tasha Connor), defending off malevolent poltergeists! Check out the teaser poster below....
- 8/16/2011
- Horror Asylum
Writer-director Pat Holden is in post-production on When the Lights Went Out , a horror film formerly known as Speak No Evil . Based on true events, the film is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large. The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there. Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter Sally (Tasha Connor) must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
- 8/16/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
A new chiller is coming our way from the UK from the producers of Bend it Like Beckham and Moon, and it offers fans looking for their horror fix another good reason to be afraid of the dark.
When The Lights Went Out, formerly Speak No Evil, is now in post production. Read on for details and artwork.
Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and blackouts loom large. The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a "Presence" already living there.
Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter, Sally (Tasha Connor), must struggle to keep their already fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
When The Lights Went Out, formerly Speak No Evil, is now in post production. Read on for details and artwork.
Based on true events, the Pat Holden-directed thriller is set in Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and blackouts loom large. The Maynard Family move into their dream house, only to find a "Presence" already living there.
Len (Steve Waddington), Jenny (Kate Ashfield) and their daughter, Sally (Tasha Connor), must struggle to keep their already fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
- 5/6/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Finally, a trailer for a film I've been keeping an eye on since right before it premiered at the London Film Festival. Set in the post-punk world of 1979, the story is based on the novel by Kevin Sampson who also adapted the script. It's a coming of age tale for bored teenagers and involves lots of fighting and looks incredibly well shot. It opens on May 22nd in the UK and I hope we're not far behind.
On the Wirral in the grim early years of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership, the opportunities for thrill-seeking young men looking to escape 9 to 5 drudgery are what they’ve always been: sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, fashion, football and fighting. Paul Carty (Nicky Bell) goes to the game, chases skirt, pores over records in the racks at Probe, and gets to see Echo and the Bunnymen, but his fraught family life and dull job leave him feeling bereft.
On the Wirral in the grim early years of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership, the opportunities for thrill-seeking young men looking to escape 9 to 5 drudgery are what they’ve always been: sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, fashion, football and fighting. Paul Carty (Nicky Bell) goes to the game, chases skirt, pores over records in the racks at Probe, and gets to see Echo and the Bunnymen, but his fraught family life and dull job leave him feeling bereft.
- 3/23/2009
- QuietEarth.us
As it's Friday, it's entirely possible that many of you will be heading to see football played tomorrow, so just for you here's a world exclusive look at the poster and trailer for Awaydays, the adaptation of Kevin Sampson's acclaimed novel.The story follows Paul, akaCarty (Nicky Bell), a middle class 19 year-old in 1979 Birkenhead who is bored out of his mind with his life. He gets involved with a gang of football hooligans called The Pack, and in particular Elvis (Liam Boyle) who seems to offer him a way in - but may resent his presence.The film's directed by Pat Holden (The Long Weekend) and the screenplay was adapted by Kevin Sampson from his own novel. It's out on May 22, so check back for further updates closer to release.
- 3/20/2009
- EmpireOnline
SXSW is one of my favorite festivals of the year as it showcases some of the best and most innovative real independent films, and with this host of world premiers, it's also playing alot of Sundance material as well as genre fare from all over the world, many of which we've covered heavily in these pages.
From the Sundance lineup, we have films like Moon, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, You Won't Miss Me, Grace, and Humpday, among others.
For the world genre material we've covered, there's Lake Mungo, The Square, Zift, and Awaydays.
I think you get the point that lots of great looking film will be playing. I'll leave a bit of the exploration to you..
Lineup after the break.
Narrative Features Competition
Artois the Goat
Director: Kyle Bogart. Writer: Cliff and Kyle Bogart
Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to craft the greatest...
From the Sundance lineup, we have films like Moon, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, You Won't Miss Me, Grace, and Humpday, among others.
For the world genre material we've covered, there's Lake Mungo, The Square, Zift, and Awaydays.
I think you get the point that lots of great looking film will be playing. I'll leave a bit of the exploration to you..
Lineup after the break.
Narrative Features Competition
Artois the Goat
Director: Kyle Bogart. Writer: Cliff and Kyle Bogart
Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to craft the greatest...
- 2/2/2009
- QuietEarth.us
I've been clocking this for a while now as it's premiering at the London Film Fest, but unfortunately our London correspondent won't be able to attend the premier due to a conflicting schedule so we'll have to settle for what's publicly available, and right now that's a full synopsis and 3 clips! For those familiar with Green Street Hooligans and how good that was, this is a more British version sans any American actors.
"On the Wirral in the grim early years of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership, the opportunities for thrill-seeking young men looking to escape 9 to 5 drudgery are what they’ve always been: sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, fashion, football and fighting. Paul Carty (Nicky Bell) goes to the game, chases skirt, pores over records in the racks at Probe, and gets to see Echo and the Bunnymen, but his fraught family life and dull job leave him feeling bereft.
"On the Wirral in the grim early years of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership, the opportunities for thrill-seeking young men looking to escape 9 to 5 drudgery are what they’ve always been: sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, fashion, football and fighting. Paul Carty (Nicky Bell) goes to the game, chases skirt, pores over records in the racks at Probe, and gets to see Echo and the Bunnymen, but his fraught family life and dull job leave him feeling bereft.
- 10/17/2008
- QuietEarth.us
TORONTO -- Jamie King, Terry Chen and Cheng Peipei on Friday joined the cast of Canadian producer Brightlight Pictures' supernatural thriller "They Wait", which begins shooting Monday in Vancouver.
Ernie Barbarash will direct the feature, which portrays two people unexpectedly thrown together to discover long-held secrets in Victoria, British Columbia's Chinatown district.
The producer credits on the project go to Brightlight principals Shawn Williamson and Stephen Hegyes along with Andrew Koster.
Vancouver-based Brightlight, which does a mixture of original production and service production for foreign partners, has recent credits that include Neil Labute's "Wicker Man", Pat Holden's "The Long Weekend", a comedy starring Brendan Fehr and Chris Klein produced as part of a pact with the U.K.'s Gold Circle Films and Uwe Boll's "Bloodrayne".
Brightlight and Boll are set to collaborate on "Bloodrayne 2", which will star Kristanna Loken and Ben Kingsley.
Ernie Barbarash will direct the feature, which portrays two people unexpectedly thrown together to discover long-held secrets in Victoria, British Columbia's Chinatown district.
The producer credits on the project go to Brightlight principals Shawn Williamson and Stephen Hegyes along with Andrew Koster.
Vancouver-based Brightlight, which does a mixture of original production and service production for foreign partners, has recent credits that include Neil Labute's "Wicker Man", Pat Holden's "The Long Weekend", a comedy starring Brendan Fehr and Chris Klein produced as part of a pact with the U.K.'s Gold Circle Films and Uwe Boll's "Bloodrayne".
Brightlight and Boll are set to collaborate on "Bloodrayne 2", which will star Kristanna Loken and Ben Kingsley.
- 3/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chris Klein and Brendan Fehr are teaming to star in the indie The Long Weekend for director Pat Holden. Shooting is scheduled to start in January in Vancouver. Gold Circle Films is financing the comedy, with company topper Paul Brooks producing alongside Brillstein-Grey's Peter Safran and Vin Di Bona Prods.' Vin Di Bona. Penned by Tad Safran -- brother of the film's producer Peter Safran -- the project centers on two brothers, Ed (Fehr) and Cooper (Klein). Uptight Ed has one weekend to save his career, but his babe-magnet brother has other plans for the weekend -- to get his stressed-out brother laid. Klein is repped by WMA, Brillstein-Grey and attorney Jason Sloane. Fehr is repped by WMA and management-production outfit Roar. Gold Circle, the company behind the highest-grossing indie film of all time, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, most recently produced the upcoming films Jiminy Glick in LaLaWood, starring Martin Short, and Something Borrowed starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney. Tad Safran also penned With This Ring, set up at Senator International with Frank Coraci attached to direct.
- 10/23/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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