25th Jan2024

Interview: Filmmaker Simon Rumley on “3 Films That Have Impacted Your Adult Life”

by Stuart Wright

In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with filmmaker turned novelist Simon Rumley about his debut novel THE WOBBLE CLUB and “3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life”, which include: STAND BY ME (1986, Directed by Rob Reiner) TAXI DRIVER (1976, Directed by Martin Scorcese) GREMLINS (1984, Directed by […]

Off
23rd Apr2019

Interview: Simon Rumley on ‘Once Upon a Time in London’

by Stuart Wright

In his latest podcast/interview, host Stuart Wright talks to director Simon Rumley about his new film Once Upon a Time in London, which is on limited release across the UK now. Once Upon a Time in London charts the epic rise and legendary fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted for three action-packed decades […]

Off
23rd Jul2018

The Filmmakers Podcast #63: How to go from Indie films to Hollywood

by Phil Wheat

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 […]

Off
27th Mar2018

Interview: Simon Rumley talks ‘Crowhurst’

by Stuart Wright

In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks to writer/director Simon Rumley about his new film – the isolating, tragedy at sea that is the true story of flawed Great British adventurer Crowhurst. 1968: An inexperienced sailor enters a round the world race which he fears he won’t be able to complete yet alone win. […]

Off
12th Mar2018

Simon Rumley’s ‘Fashionista’ gets UK VOD release

by Phil Wheat

From 26th March, through Alarm Pictures, Simon Rumley’s award-winning Fashionista will be available to rent and own on digital HD across cable, internet, and satellite platforms including iTunes, Amazon, SkyStore, XBOX, Sony, Google, Rakuten, Chili and Vubiquity (Virgin Media). Described as an “hypnotic exploration of identity, body image and transformation” and a “sleekly demented De […]

Off
04th Apr2017

Simon Rumley to helm gangster thriller ‘Once Upon a Time in London’

by Phil Wheat

Simon Rumley (director of Red, White & Blue, Fashionista & Crowhurst) has begun a six week shoot on the brutal gangster thriller Once Upon a Time in London – for Gateway Films – which dramatises the violent reign of two of London’s most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack ‘Spot’ Comer (Terry Stone), […]

Off
21st Feb2017

Glasgow Frightfest 2017: Simon Rumley Interview

by Phil Wheat

Ahead of the UK premiere of his latest film Fashionista at Horror Channel FrightFest Glasgow, Simon Rumley reveals why he’s a fan of drugs in film and his planned foray into London gangster land… Fashionista finds you back in Austin after Red White and Blue. What excites you about Austin so much? Could Fashionista have […]

Off
04th Jul2013

‘Little Deaths’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Amy Joyce Hastings, Luke de Lacey, Kate Braithwaite, Tom Sawyer, Jodie Jameson | Written and Directed by Sean Hogan, Simon Rumley, Andrew Parkinson The anthology has a rich history in British film, from TV dramas such as Armchair Theatre and Hammer’s House of Horror to the classic Amicus anthologies such as Tales From the […]

Off
16th Apr2013

‘The ABCs of Death’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Ben Wheatley, Simon Rumley, Jake West, Lee Hardcastle, Ti West, Jason Eisener, Kaare Andrews, Bruno Forzani, Noboru Iguchi, Jorge Michel Grau, Srdjan Spasojevic, Adam Wingard and many more… The ABCs of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two […]

Off