Jean-Claude Van Damme is set to star in a new sci-fi thriller titled UFO, which begins filming in England this week. THR reports that the Van Damme will play "a retired military advisor" in the movie written and directed by Dominic Burns.
This marks his first writing and directing debut. The project is being produced by Andy Thompson, Tim Major and Simon Phillips via the trio’s Hawtorn Productions banner. According to a statement made by Burns to BBC News, he contacted Van Damme by emailing his wife and was “astonished when the star agreed to play the role.”
The cast also includes Bianca Bree in her first leading role, Sean Brosnan, Simon Phillips and is shooting in Derbyshire, England. The story follows "five friends who wake up on a seemingly normal morning to find the power's out, there's no mobile phone reception and the radio can tune nothing but static.
This marks his first writing and directing debut. The project is being produced by Andy Thompson, Tim Major and Simon Phillips via the trio’s Hawtorn Productions banner. According to a statement made by Burns to BBC News, he contacted Van Damme by emailing his wife and was “astonished when the star agreed to play the role.”
The cast also includes Bianca Bree in her first leading role, Sean Brosnan, Simon Phillips and is shooting in Derbyshire, England. The story follows "five friends who wake up on a seemingly normal morning to find the power's out, there's no mobile phone reception and the radio can tune nothing but static.
- 8/16/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Warner Music UK is planning to relaunch of celebrated dance label, Ffrr (Full Frequency Range Recordings), originally founded by legendary DJ, A&R executive and artist Pete Tong in 1986.Tong will return to helm A&R for the label, working closely with Warner Music UK CEO Christian Tattersfield. Tong is being backed up in his A&R activities by Andy Thompson, who first worked with Pete during their time together at London Records. The revived label will draw on Tong’s unrivalled experience to sign and develop the best in dance and electronic music talent ...
- 5/25/2011
- BusinessofCinema
A documentary about the last stand of Michael Campbell and an unmissable portrait of courage under fire, says Peter Bradshaw
This heart-wrenching, enraging documentary by Andrew Thompson and Lucy Bailey is about the last stand of Michael Campbell, a 75-year-old white Zimbabwean farmer who dared to stand up to the racist bullying of President Robert Mugabe. The Mugabe government's "land reform" meant evicting white farmers from their properties, using a crescendo of threats and beatings. As his horrendous mismanagement of the country got worse, Mugabe cynically encouraged his desperate people to focus their anxieties on the supposed white villain as a diversionary tactic. He also, cunningly and repeatedly, denounces the quaint bogeyman of "British colonialism" to keep neighbouring African states loyally silent, to keep world opinion and Us opinion off-balance and uncertain, and thus to make sure that there is no appetite for regime change. When it comes to ethnic cleansing and racial injustice,...
This heart-wrenching, enraging documentary by Andrew Thompson and Lucy Bailey is about the last stand of Michael Campbell, a 75-year-old white Zimbabwean farmer who dared to stand up to the racist bullying of President Robert Mugabe. The Mugabe government's "land reform" meant evicting white farmers from their properties, using a crescendo of threats and beatings. As his horrendous mismanagement of the country got worse, Mugabe cynically encouraged his desperate people to focus their anxieties on the supposed white villain as a diversionary tactic. He also, cunningly and repeatedly, denounces the quaint bogeyman of "British colonialism" to keep neighbouring African states loyally silent, to keep world opinion and Us opinion off-balance and uncertain, and thus to make sure that there is no appetite for regime change. When it comes to ethnic cleansing and racial injustice,...
- 1/7/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Each year the Academy's documentary branch finds a new way to enrage film fans everywhere. This year's big casualty: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the blissfully reviewed heavy metal documentary (my review). That unforgettable music doc's Oscar snub is unsurprising but in a way it only strengthens the movie, adding yet one more pitiable chord of try-try-try never succeed to the engrossing story -- think The Wrestler by way of Spinal Tap if you haven't seen it. Ewwww, I just pitched a movie as two other movies. I am So sorry. I hate myself right now.
Other big name docs that got the thumbs down: We Live in Public, The September Issue, Tyson and Capitalism: A Love Story. My favorite doc of the year, Prodigal Sons, was not eligible for some sort of funding reason... I'm a little unclear on why.
Here are the 15 finalists that the AMPAS voters actually did love.
Other big name docs that got the thumbs down: We Live in Public, The September Issue, Tyson and Capitalism: A Love Story. My favorite doc of the year, Prodigal Sons, was not eligible for some sort of funding reason... I'm a little unclear on why.
Here are the 15 finalists that the AMPAS voters actually did love.
- 11/19/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
More Afm news
Ray Winstone is attached to star in Stuart St. Paul's "Red Snow" as an ex-sas officer tracking down his missing daughter in the snow forests of a remote town in north Canada.
St. Paul, who also penned the script, is set to shoot the $4 million budgeted serial killer thriller in Canada in April 2010, producer Andy Thompson said.
Thompson is at this year's Afm negotiating with sales agents to roster the rights to St Paul's latest venure.
St Paul most recently wrote, directed and co-ordinated the stunts for "Freight," which details the story of a gang of Russian people traffickers operating in the North of England. That film has been snaffled for U.K. and
Australia by Icon Film Distribution.
"Red Snow" is based on a true story of a serial killer in Alaska whose killing spree hit the headlines in the 1980s.
Thompson will produce alongside veteran distributor Alan McQueen.
Ray Winstone is attached to star in Stuart St. Paul's "Red Snow" as an ex-sas officer tracking down his missing daughter in the snow forests of a remote town in north Canada.
St. Paul, who also penned the script, is set to shoot the $4 million budgeted serial killer thriller in Canada in April 2010, producer Andy Thompson said.
Thompson is at this year's Afm negotiating with sales agents to roster the rights to St Paul's latest venure.
St Paul most recently wrote, directed and co-ordinated the stunts for "Freight," which details the story of a gang of Russian people traffickers operating in the North of England. That film has been snaffled for U.K. and
Australia by Icon Film Distribution.
"Red Snow" is based on a true story of a serial killer in Alaska whose killing spree hit the headlines in the 1980s.
Thompson will produce alongside veteran distributor Alan McQueen.
- 11/8/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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