Ahead of the International premiere of Uncanny Annie at Arrow Video FrightFest Halloween 2019, director Paul Davis reflects on working for Blumhouse, bemoans attitudes to British genre film funding and reveals the movies that inspire him the most… Welcome back to FrightFest. It’s been a while. Excited? Very excited. This is very much a homecoming […]
I’m a big fan of horror movies, comic books and pro-wrestling, and I’m not alone. There’s a cross-over there. A friend of mine in the US also has those same loves, and he’s been busy putting his passion to work, creating a brand new comic book, working on numerous weekly podcasts and, in the past, […]
I recently had a chance to sit down and talk very quickly to Vince Russo, the former head-writer for WWE back in the late 90’s during the infamous and beloved Attitude Era. He went on to work for WCW and TNA and has been a voice on YouTube and Podcasting in recent years. Controversial or […]
In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks Happy Face with co-writer/director Alexandre Franchi. In a therapy workshop for those with facial differences, there is an imposter. Whereas all the other members in the group — including its body-conscious and confidence-lacking leader — must return to a world that rejects them for lack of beauty, […]
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar, with the series, The […]
In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Nick James as he looks back on 21 Years as the Sight and Sound editor and highlights 5 Great British Films that were released during that time period. Nick James’ choices include: Nil By Mouth (Gary Oldman, 1997) Hunger (Steve McQueen, 2008) The Arbor […]
So our readers can get to know you, can you describe how you got into game development and perhaps some titles and consoles / computers that were seminal for you, personally? I got into game development when I was about 8 years old. I saw an ad for a program called “Game-Maker” (not that Game […]
In the latest edition of his Arrow Video Frightfest preview podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks A Good Woman is Hard to Find with the films director Abner Pastoll. A dynamic killer thriller with its finger firmly on the pulses of stark social commentary and shattering suspense, ROAD GAMES director Abner Pastoll crafts a dazzling, dark […]
In the latest in his Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 preview podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks Sadistic Intentions with the films writer/director Eric Pennycoff. A brooding and vicious portrayal of grand ambitions gone awry, delve deep into the fragmented psyche of two band mates hellbent on achieving greatness. Desperate for success and quickly losing their mental […]
In his latest Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 preview podcast, host Stuart Wright talks Dark Light with the films writer/director – and firm Nerdly filmmaking favourite – Padraig Reynolds. Annie Knox returns to her remote family home after a divorce, the death of her mother and a nervous breakdown. But something lurks in the walls and […]
In the first of this weeks Arrow Video Frightfest preview podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks Stalked with the films writer/director Justin Edgar. Former Royal Marine Commando and single mother Sam is brutally kidnapped and wakes up disorientated in what seems to be a deserted military factory. Worried about her baby at home, she finds all […]
In the last of his his Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 preview podcasts for this week, host Stuart Wright talks Stairs with the films writer/director Tom Paton. Special ops squad “Hell’s Bastards” are sent to infiltrate a civil war to retrieve intel. The unit soon find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell forced to climb or […]
In the latest edition of his Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 preview podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks Mutant Blast with the films writer/director Fernando Alle. Maria, a fearless soldier, and TS-347, a man with superhuman strength, are being pursued by a military cell responsible for scientific experiments that have resulted in a zombie apocalypse. On the […]
In today’s Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 preview podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks The Deeper You Dig with the co-writers/co-directors/co-stars Toby Poser and John Adams; and you can also check out our review of the film from its Fantasia Fest screening right here. Ivy and Echo are not your typical mother-daughter team. Ivy, once an intuitive […]
In the latest of this years Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 preview podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks The Perished with the films writer/director Paddy Murphy. Dealing with a pregnancy termination in Ireland has been hard for Sarah Dekker. Shunned by her religious zealot family and after also breaking up with her unforgiving boyfriend, she travels to […]
In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with writer, producer and founder of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum, Farah Abushwesha, about her new book Rocliffe Notes: A Guide To Low-Budget Filmmaking. Farah Abushwesha is a writer, producer and founder of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum. She has worked in film […]
In the first of this years Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 preview podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks Death of a Vlogger with thefilms writer/director Graham Hughes. Prepare for a genre-bending horror mockumentary when a vlogger gains viral fame after one of his eerie videos contains an alleged out-of-this-world haunting. Following YouTuber Graham as he investigates the […]
In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks with Ileana Gregorescu about blockchain collections platform Filmchain. FilmChain is a groundbreaking platform that collects revenues for films of all sizes from everywhere in the world: TV channels, cinemas, online platforms, DVDs. The platform then allocates the money to the people who were involved in the film, […]
In the first of his Frightfest 2019 interviews/podcasts, host Stuart Wright talks Tales From the Lodge with the writer/director Abigail Blackmore. Tales From The Lodge is a fresh take on the portmanteau horror-comedy genre. An isolated lodge somewhere in England. Five old university pals, now nudging 40, gather for a weekend to scatter the ashes […]
In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks with writer and director Jamie Noel about his debut feature Lie Low – which you can watch now on Amazon Prime and other VOD platforms. Lie Low follows a young man who, after witnessing a stabbing, escapes to the French countryside with his family. Whilst confronting demons […]
In his latest interview/podcast. host Stuart Wright talks with Hex Media’s Sarah Daly about her 5 Great British Horror Films and the latest cinematic offerings from Hex – including an exciting Kickstarter campaign for For We Are Many, a Lovecraftian Gothic Horror film featuring stars from Hellraiser, The Exorcist and The Human Centipede! For We […]
In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks with filmmaker Graham Skipper (pictured above in the awesome The Mind’s Eye) about 5 Great British Horror Films and his latest cinematic and horror related offerings, including the eagerly anticipated Bliss, which sees Skipper re-team with his Almost Human and The Mind’s Eye director Joe Begos, and […]
