EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere today at the Berlin Film Festival, Cohen Media Group has secured all North American distribution rights to Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger.
10.02.2024 - 22:01 / variety.com
Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Out of Darkness,” now playing in theaters. About an hour into “Out of Darkness,” an Old Stone Age monster movie from first-time feature director Andrew Cumming, comes a shocking reveal: It’s not a monster movie at all. The film, released in theaters Feb. 9, follows a tribe of people living on a desolate Scottish island 45,000 years ago who find themselves prey to a mysterious enemy that picks them off one by one.
When 11-year-old Heron suddenly vanishes into the night, the tribe ventures into the forest to find him. Taking a page from “Jaws” and “Alien,” Cumming restrained himself from showing the antagonist until it became absolutely necessary, when it’s finally revealed that the menacing beast that’s hunting the tribe turns out to be human. More specifically, it’s a pair of Neanderthals, who coexisted with Homo sapiens in Western Europe for several thousand years before going extinct.
As the film unfolds, the Neanderthals’ intentions are revealed to be more complicated than initially presented. And by making the enemy look quite similar to the hero, Cumming muddies the dynamic between predator and prey, ultimately lending to a more devastating third act. “The film is about fear,” Cumming says.
“A real fear. Fear of a demon or monster or saber-toothed tiger stalking you. But I wanted the last third of the film to be, Now we know what this thing is. We know we can kill it. And if we can’t kill it, we’re going to die.” Not everyone was thrilled about the ending, evident in the fact that before I ask my first question, Cumming admits to making the “mistake” of reading negative reviews.
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere today at the Berlin Film Festival, Cohen Media Group has secured all North American distribution rights to Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger.
Warning: Spoilers aheadThe crime drama Deadwater Fell, starring David Tennant, has arrived on Netflix – but who killed Kate and the children? Read on to find out. The four-part drama was originally broadcast on Channel 4 in January 2020, but it is now available to stream on Netflix, with many choosing to binge through the episodes to find out how the story resolves. The tale revolves around a tragedy in a remote Scottish village in which a fire rages at the home of the Kendrick family.
More than 150,000 naloxone kits have been given out in Scotland to help prevent fatal overdoses from drugs like heroin since 2011. The latest report shows 28,689 kits were handed out in 2022-23.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Alan Lawson whose alleged 'kidnap and torture' was shared on social media.
Alex Ritman ‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger,’ the documentary produced and narrated by Matin Scorsese, has been acquired by Mubi ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The arthouse streamer, distributor and production company has bought all rights for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latin America, Turkey and India.
Victims of brain butcher Sam Eljamel will gather in Holyrood to protest over “dithering” on the public inquiry into the affair. Many of Eljamel’s former patients have been left with permanent disabilities from his botched surgeries.
lion about the perils of moviemaking.The 61-year-old star of “True Detective: Night Country” recalled what could have been the first and last role of her life after a scary run-in with a lion during filming for the 1972 Disney film “Napoleon and Samantha.”“We finished a take and I was going up the hill and all I remember is I remember seeing his mane come around and then he picked me up sideways, shook me in his mouth and turned me around,” Foster, 61, said while appearing on “The Graham Norton Show.” “Every single person on the crew was running in the opposite direction and I’m like sideways watching everybody,” added the “Silence of the Lambs” star. “And they took their equipment, too.”Foster’s pronouncement, which was made in tones of amusement, left Olivia Colman, Wanda Sykes and Scottish host Lorraine Kelly shocked.
David Tennant is gearing up to host the Bafta Film Awards on Sunday, February 18 at the Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank Centre.
David Tennant found his way into the nation's hearts as Doctor Who. The Scottish actor has been on screens for more than 20 years.
In the latest Death in Paradise, a famous chef is poisoned at the grand opening of his latest hotel during a cooking competition in which various hopefuls compete for the head chef position. The team are left confounded when they realise that the victim didn’t consume anything that day that the contestants hadn’t consumed themselves. So how, then, was the poison administered? How was he the only one who wound up dead? Whilst Catherine finds herself entangled in the case, when an old friend becomes a murder suspect, Neville and the team dig deep and unravel secret after secret, soon realising that nothing in this case is what it seems.
Alex Ritman If there was one puzzle from the 2023 Venice Film Festival, it concerned Caleb Landry Jones and the actor’s curious decision to conduct all his press arrangements for the Luc Besson thriller “Dogman” with a Scottish accent. As was later revealed, the Australian had taken a quick break from shooting U.K.
David Tennant stunned The Masked Singer viewers with a surprised appearance during the finale.
Scots singer Lulu was overcome with emotion as she opened up on the death of her parents. The 75-year-old iconic Shout singer reflected on losing both her mum and dad within years of each other on Gyles Brandreth's Rosebud podcast and also about their tumultuous relationship, writes The Mirror.
Lorraine Kelly has revealed that her debut novel, The Island Swimmer, owes its existence to Sir David Attenborough.
Manchester United are finding form at the right time under Erik ten Hag following a difficult Christmas period. The Reds are now back in the hunt for Champions League football with three months of action remaining.
Ross McCausland's explosion onto the Rangers first-team scene struck Michael O'Neill like a bolt from the blue. But the Northern Ireland boss can't get enough of it - and reckons he's an inspiration to his international peers.
David Cameron has said he handed Michelle Mone a peerage as she was a "proud Scot" and a "proud Conservative".
K.J. Yossman A new model proposing shorter hours in the U.K. screen industry is garnering industry support.
The Six Nations kicked off with a bang last weekend, with Ireland beating France, England narrowly defeating Italy, and Scotland just edging out Wales.
Sir Billy Connolly has opened up about avoiding alcohol, particularly at breakfast time.