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In this latest podcast/interview from Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, film producers and podcast regulars Jen Handorf (The Devil’s Business, The Borderlands) and Alex Bentley (The Last Showing, The Four Warriors) talk about their reasons for hosting a monthly panel discussions about film, producing partners, women in film, & how filmmakers can educate themselves!

Their next Film Talk is:

The True Cost Of Film Piracy – Monday 23Rd May

Doors: 6.30Pm

Details at centuryclub.co.uk/whats-on/philm-t…monday-23rd-may/...

Director Phil Hawkins and producer Alexandra Bentley talk to us about their Ukti Talent Goes To Hollywood win and the experiences of the subsequent trip to Los Angeles to meet key figures to pitch their film Baptism – an adaptation of the Max Kinnings novel of the same name.

An armed group take control of a rush hour underground tube train. They blow a hole through the tunnel to release the water from an underground river they believe is blessed and will baptise the passengers of their sins. Ed Mallory, a blind hostage negotiator, has a race against time to try and talk down the hostage takers and save the lives of everyone onboard.

The interview was also an opportunity to discuss the wider role of Ukti and British filmmakers developing their products overseas. Here’s the teaser trailer they made that turned heads both in the UK and USA www.

Exclusive: Metrodome International inks deals on action-adventure.

Metrodome International has inked deals on action-adventure The Four Warriors, including a deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group for rights in North America, where Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release.

Deals have also closed with First International Productions for France; Italia Film for the Middle East; Tanweer Enlightenment Corp for Turkey and with Daro Film Distribution for Africa, Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and former Yugoslavia.

All deals were negotiated by Caroline Couret-Delègue of Metrodome International.

Directed by Phil Hawkins (The Last Showing) from a script by Christopher Dane, the film tells the story of four battle-weary Crusaders who embark on a mission to track down the evil predator who has abducted all the men and children from a devastated village.

The ensemble cast includes Game of Thrones’ Kristian Nairn along with Christopher Dane, Fergal Philips, Alex Childs, Hadrian Howard and Glenn Speers.

Producers are [link...

Exclusive: Metrodome International inks deals on action-adventure.

Metrodome International has inked deals on action-adventure The Four Warriors, including a deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group for rights in North America, where Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release.

Deals have also closed with First International Productions for France; Italia Film for the Middle East; Tanweer Enlightenment Corp for Turkey and with Daro Film Distribution for Africa, Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and former Yugoslavia.

All deals were negotiated by Caroline Couret-Delègue of Metrodome International.

Directed by Phil Hawkins (The Last Showing) from a script by Christopher Dane, the film tells the story of four battle-weary Crusaders who embark on a mission to track down the evil predator who has abducted all the men and children from a devastated village.

The ensemble cast includes Game of Thrones’ Kristian Nairn along with Christopher Dane, Fergal Philips, Alex Childs, Hadrian Howard and Glenn Speers.

Producers are [link...

Exclusive: Shooting has begun on Crusader action film, with a cast that includes Game of Thrones’ Kristian Nairn, aka Hodor.

Metrodome International is to launch worldwide sales on action adventure The Four Warriors at the American Film Market (Afm) next month.

The film, which began principal photography on Oct 4, is shooting in Hampshire and the South of England with Colin Lloyd making his directorial debut from a script by Christopher Dane.

The ensemble cast includes Kristian Nairn, best known as Hodor in Game of Thrones, along with Christopher Dane, Fergal Philips, Alex Childs, Hadrian Howard and Glenn Speers.

Producers are Alexandra Baranska and Phil Hawkins for Philm Flicks, whose recent credits include the $2m psychological thriller The Last Showing¸ which starred Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street).

The Four Warriors tells the story of four battle-weary Crusaders, who take on a mission to track down the evil predator who has abducted all the men and children...

FrightFest 2014 had relocated to the larger venue of Vue West End for its 15th annual outing, and was as full of original horror as always: everything from living room furnishings to sex aids used to scare viewers. "The Last Showing", shot in only three weeks' worth of nightshoots in a Manchester cinema, features horror-legend Robert Englund as Stuart, a staff member fired earlier in the day from his longterm job as a projectionist, and put in charge of customers' snacks instead. Humiliated by a prospective career of shovelling popcorn and pouring fizzy drinks, he starts to plan revenge after all, he's seen enough gory deaths on the job, hasn't he? So there's an unexpected night planned for both the brash young manager who demoted him and the loved-up young couple who come up for a midnight screening of classic "The Hills Have Eyes II"....

Having returned from the Moorish and Amazonian horrors to enter the multiplex – the home of the celluloid dream that has dispatched many a willing viewer to their homes to be terrified by creaking floorboards, so this week we find ourselves returning home.

In part two of our FrightFest special feature ‘Unwanted Guests’, HeyUGuys rendezvoused with director Simeon Halligan on the English-Scottish border to discuss his ‘Scottish referendum home invasion horror’, after which we stopped off to view a house just over the border.

Oddly enough it was as though we’d been there before…

How did you come to contribute your version of the home invasion film to the repertoire?

Ian Fenton wrote the script quite a long time ago. This was a good couple of years ago now, when there were not as many home invasion films around. So when we first started looking at the piece it was...

“The truth is I’m just an old veteran character actor” says Robert Englund as we sit down to discuss The Last Showing, his latest foray into genre cinema. To find one standing opposite the genial and softly-spoken man who devoured so many hours of sleep by searing to the mind the menacing image of claws piercing first the mattress and then the torso, can only be described as ‘surreal.’ As these words flow onto the page there is a realisation that the reason horror cinema earns our affection was so eloquently phrased by Emily Berrington when she said, “There is a desire to feel that tiny part of your mind that otherwise doesn’t get tapped into.” By touching our sensibilities in a way that we crave, these terrifying encounters remain some of the most evocative and defining moments of the human experience, and therein cinema is our fix.

Following in the footsteps of Peter Bogdanovich’s Stalker and Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Dead End Drive-In, Phil Hawkins’ The Last Showing returns us from our adventures on the moors and in the claustrophobic confines of the jungle to turn the place where we appreciate the filmic dreams conjured up by filmmakers into a nightmarish and hellish place.

If back in the 1980’s Robert Englund rolled over sweet dreams like black storm clouds, then three decades later his eye has turned to the multiplex where we dare to dream and lose ourselves in worlds removed from our reality.

In a special four part feature, writer-director Phil Hawkins, producer Alexandra Baranska and lead actors Finn Jones and Emily Berrington offer a series of youthful perspectives from behind and in front of the camera, before Robert Englund takes the stage to present the cineaste behind the icon.

Taking another step forward towards the...

Following in the footsteps of Peter Bogdanovich’s Stalker and Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Dead End Drive-In, Phil Hawkins’ The Last Showing returns us from our adventures on the moors and in the claustrophobic confines of the jungle to turn the place where we appreciate the filmic dreams conjured up by filmmakers into a nightmarish and hellish place.

If back in the 1980’s Robert Englund rolled over sweet dreams like black storm clouds, then three decades later his eye has turned to the multiplex where we dare to dream and lose ourselves in worlds removed from our reality.

In a special four part feature, writer-director Phil Hawkins, producer Alexandra Baranska and lead actors Finn Jones and Emily Berrington offer a series of youthful perspectives from behind and in front of the camera, before Robert Englund takes the stage to present the cineaste behind the icon.

Moving forward, Alexandra Baranska shared her...

Following in the footsteps of Peter Bogdanovich’s Stalker and Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Dead End Drive-In, Phil Hawkins’ The Last Showing returns us from our adventures on the moors and in the claustrophobic confines of the jungle to turn the place where we appreciate the filmic dreams conjured up by filmmakers into a nightmarish and hellish place. If back in the 1980’s Robert Englund rolled over sweet dreams like black storm clouds, then three decades later his eye has turned to the multiplex where we dare to dream and lose ourselves in worlds removed from our reality. In a special four part feature, writer-director Phil Hawkins, producer Alexandra Baranska and lead actors Finn Jones and Emily Berrington offer a series of youthful perspectives from behind and in front of the camera, before Robert Englund takes the stage to present the cineaste behind the icon. To commence the feature, what better...

Horror legend Robert Englund talks about his new film The Last Showing, what was wrong with the Nightmare On Elm St remake, and more...

Sitting with Robert Englund deep in the bowels of a gilded London hotel, it becomes obvious just what a great storyteller he is. As he reminisces about his early acting career in such films as Five Easy Pieces or Hustle, or goes even further back to his childhood brushes with the horror genre, he talks in a soothing, sonorous voice that is a million miles away from his signature role of Freddy Krueger.

Then again, Englund doesn't look or sound like the character in his latest movie, either. In The Last Showing, a psychological horror thriller written and directed by the UK's Phil Hawkins, Englund plays Stuart, a once proud projectionist who, thanks to the advent of digital cinema, finds himself busted down to the lowly...

Digging a bit deeper into the second day of the 2014 edition of Film4 FrightFest, erstwhile video bloggers Chris And Phil feature coverage of The Canal, Julia, The Forgotten, Late Phases, and The Last Showing. Chris And Phil are there chronicling the event for FrightFest TV. This is the official FrightFest video output, and so we're grateful and happy to be able to share it with you. You can watch the video below....

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Stars: Robert Englund, Finn Jones, Emily Berrington, Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby, Chris Geere | Written and Directed by Phil Hawkins

Shot right here in good old Blighty, The Last Showing is the latest in a relatively small line of horror movies set in the cinema, films such as Popcorn, Midnight Movie and Demons, films that I consider (especially in the case of Popcorn) some of my personal favourites. So how would Robert Englund’s latest foray into the horror genre fare?

The Last Showing tells the story of ageing projectionist Stuart Lloyd (Englund) who, feeling sidelined by the advances in technology and by the growing apathy he sees towards cinema at the multiplex he works at, seeks revenge on a generation that no longer requires his skills. Trapping a young couple, Martin (Jones) and Allie (Berrington), inside the cinema during a midnight screening, he sets a deadly plot in motion to...

This year’s Film4 FrightFest guest list brings together the great, the grand and the gifted as over 100 filmmakers, performers, writers and producers from all over the world make their way to the Vue West End for the 15th Film4 FrightFest event which runs from Thursday 21st – Monday 25th August. Highlights – at least as far as we here at Nerdly are concerned – include the legend(s) that are Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm St.) and Alan Moore (Watchmen), the infamous Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantik), Frightfest fave Adam Green (Hatchet, Holliston), the always-wonderful Jessica Cameron (Truth or Dare, The Tour) and friend to Nerdly, Federico Zampaglone (Tulpa) whose short Remember I’m possibly looking forward to seeing the most at this years festival!

Check out the press release below:

He lit up the 1980s and 90s genre landscape with one of the classic horror performances of all time as Freddy Krueger...

In the Red Room with a Vue, the chorus of delighted FrightFester’s are set to join together in joyous song for the chorus of their clawed and shrivelled icon…

“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you.

Three, four, Better lock your door

Five, six, grab your crucifix.

Seven, eight, Gonna stay up late.

Nine, ten, He’s back again.”

If life can be described as a disappointment, of a vortex of uncertainty, then the one constant is FILM4 FrightFest, which, like a beacon of light, guides us to safely towards a guaranteed trip of unadulterated pleasure into the Dark Heart of Cinema every August Bank Holiday.

So what news has fallen upon our ears to add a little more detail to what the landscape of FrightFest 15 looks like?

Well, this year’s Film4 FrightFest guest list brings together the great, the grand and the gifted as over 100 filmmakers, performers,...

“I’m your boyfriend now, Nancy.” It may be hard to believe, but it’s been thirty years since Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger said those words to Heather Langenkamp’s Nancy in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. A 30th anniversary screening of the film is taking place at this year’s Film4 FrightFest, and Englund has been announced as a member of a guest lineup that includes Alan Moore.

Taking place at London’s Vue West End, the 15th Film4 FrightFest will run from August 21st – 25th. In addition to celebrating the 30th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Robert Englund will also be unveiling his latest film, The Last Showing.

Actress Maika Monroe will be on hand for the UK premiere of The Guest, and director John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) will screen his latest film, The Harvest. Also of note...

Nightmare on Elm Street star and comic-book legend set for horror festival.

Film4 FrightFest (Aug 21-25) has unveiled its guest list, topped by A Nightmare On Elm Street star Robert Englund.

The Us horror actor will attend the festival to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Wes Craven classic, screening on Aug 24, and to launch the latest production in which he stars, The Last Showing, which screens Aug 22.

Festival co-director Alan Jones described Englund as “one of the genre’s originals” and “an icon of fright”.

In support of opening film The Guest, Us actress Maika Monroe will present the UK premiere of the thriller, directed by Adam Wingard and co-starring Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens. Monroe is also the star of horror It Follows, which debuted at Cannes.

Alan Moore, the author of bestselling graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell, will attend the festival to introduce and discuss his short film trilogy Show Pieces...

Film4 FrightFest 2014 has announced a hugely exciting lineup of special guests, with horror legend Robert Englund the headline name to be making an appearance at this year’s fest. The man behind Freddy Krueger will be attending the festival to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of A Nightmare On Elm Street (screening 24 August), as well as promoting his new film, The Last Showing, on 22 August. Another big name on the schedule is Alan Moore, who will be introducing and discussing his short film trilogy, Show Pieces, while scream...

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​Screen Media has acquired The Last Showing, starring Robert Englund, and this week, the UK trailer made its online debut. Sony is handling the overseas distribution. Writer-director Phil Hawkins tells the story of a young couple, Martin (Finn Jones) and Allie (Emily Berrington), who have a night out at their local cinema. They become unwitting stars of their own horror story at the hands of Stuart (Englund), a disturbed projectionist.

The post Robert Englund is a Creeper in ‘The Last Showing’ Full Trailer appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.

The upcoming Robert Englund vehicle The Last Showing looks to serve as an interesting commentary on today's modern horror audience, backed by a premise that's sure as hell going to get my ass in the seat.

One week after the teaser trailer hit the Net, the full trailer has arrived, which we think you're going to dig!

The Last Showing will make its world premiere at London's Film4 FrightFest on August 22nd and embark on a UK theatrical release on the same date. A UK DVD, Blu-ray and VOD release follows on August 25th.

The Philm Company is behind the film, a $2M psychological horror that was shot over four weeks entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Phil Hawkins directed.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star.

There have been relatively few horrors set in the cinema, unless you count that fourth-wall-breaking scene in Gremlins 2. But The Last Showing seeks to change all that, with Robert Englund playing the demented puppet master who turns a locked cinema into an impromptu horror movie set for two unfortunate punters. Have a look at the trailer here. brightcove.createExperiences();Englund plays a cinema projectionist who is laid off by the multiplex where he has worked for years. Furious and out for revenge, he traps a young couple in the cinema after hours and sets in motion a plot to make them the stars of a horror movie, with the CCTV cameras rolling and the stage set for a bloody finale. It may not involve Freddy Krueger, but we suspect there will be blood.Finn Jones and Emily Berrington play the couple, and director Phil Hawkins is calling the shots.

Called “The Woodstock of Gore” by Guillermo Del Toro, otherwise more commonly known to the rest of us as FILM4 FrightFest, has recently announced the line-up of its 15th annual instalment that runs from Thursday 21st to Monday 25th August. This year sees FrightFest relocate to a new home at the Vue West End, Leicester Square, which has become home to the annual FrightFest All-Nighter.

In the year that sees one of the world’s leading genre festivals set down new roots, the programme will take on an international flavour whilst ensuring it embraces both genre features and shorts with “sixty-four films plus twenty shorts across five screens. There are sixteen countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-eight UK or European premieres and eleven world premieres.”

FrightFest organisers are labelling the 15th chapter as an historic moment in the festival’s growth. Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws,...

The line-up for this year's Film4 FrightFest in London has just been announced – and boy, is it a doozy! Sporting a record-breaking 38 UK/European premieres and 11 world premieres, this August is going to be an exciting time in the genre calendar.

Check it all out right here, including lots of new images!

This year Film4 FrightFest will be moving from its previous home at Leicester Square's Empire Cinema to the nearby Vue Cinema (also on Leicester Square), prompting an ingenious reshuffle of the screening arrangements.

All main screen films will be presented at different times across three different screens, with two extra screens reserved for single-slot screenings of the various films hitting this year's Discovery Screens.

Here's the full list of goodies:

Main Screens (5, 6, 7)

Thursday Aug 21

Opening Night Film - The Guest (UK Premiere)

Director: Adam Wingard. Cast: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser. USA 2014. 99 mins.

Film4 FrightFest 2014, returning for its 15th year, unveils its biggest line-up ever. From Thurs 21 August to Monday 25 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Vue West End, Leicester Square, to present sixty-four films plus twenty shorts across five screens. There are sixteen countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-eight UK or European premieres and eleven world premieres.

Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws, cannibalism, cult classics, murderous musicals, chiller thrillers, graphic novel action and sick celluloid masterpieces? Then prepare yourself for the biggest, strongest and most eclectic must-see programme in Film4 FrightFest’s history.

From the opening night turbo-driven thrill-ride The Guest to the UK premiere of the closing night mesmeric sci-fi fantasy The Signal, FrightFest has netted the latest works from genre big-hitters such as Eli Roth (The Green Inferno), Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins (Show...

The first official teaser trailer in promotion of Robert Englund's latest endeavor into evil, The Last Showing, is here; and it is rocking a nice malevolent feel. We dig it! Will you? Check it out and let us know!

The Philm Company is the company behind the film, a $2M psychological horror that was shot over four weeks, entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Phil Hawkins directs.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star.

Synopsis:

When a life-long projectionist (Englund) is made redundant, he looks to exact his vengeance on a generation that no longer requires his skills. He traps a couple inside his multiplex cinema and manipulates them into becoming characters in a horror film being captured by CCTV cameras.

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The first footage from The Last Showing comes by way of a teaser trailer, which you can now watch here. This is the film that stars Robert Englund has a mad, voyeuristic projectionist. The film was picked up for U.S. distro by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. We're still awaiting a release date, but I suspect we'll be hearing about one for a release this fall. Writer-director Phil Hawkins tells the story of a young couple, Martin (Finn Jones) and Allie (Emily Berrington), who have a night out at their local cinema. They become unwitting stars of their own horror story at the hands of Stuart (Englund), a disturbed projectionist.

The post Robert Englund is Watching You in The Last Showing Teaser appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.

More acquisition news out of Cannes... Screen Daily reports that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has acquired UK rights to The Last Showing featuring Robert Englund from The Philm Company and Sc Films.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star. Phil Hawkins directs.

Synopsis:

When a life-long projectionist (Englund) is made redundant, he looks to exact his vengeance on a generation that no longer requires his skills. He traps a couple inside his multiplex cinema and manipulates them into becoming characters in a horror film being captured by CCTV cameras.

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Screen Daily says Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has picked up The Last Showing. Robert Englund, Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones stars with Emily Berrington. Writer-director Phil Hawkins tells the story of a young couple, Martin (Finn Jones) and Allie (Emily Berrington), who have a night out at their local cinema. They become unwitting stars of their own horror story at the hands of Stuart (Robert Englund), a disturbed projectionist.

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Exclusive: Phil Hawkins’ thriller stars Robert Englund, Finn Jones and Emily Berrington; Sc Films handle sales.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Sphe) has acquired UK rights to The Last Showing from The Philm Company and Sc Films.

Written and directed by Phil Hawkins, the thriller centres on a projectionist who traps a young couple inside the cinema and decides to create his own horror film using the CCTV cameras.

It stars horror icon Robert Englund, alongside Game Of Thrones’ Finn Jones, Emily Berrington (24: Live Another Day), former Screen International Star of Tomorrow Malachi Kirby and Keith Allen.

The deal was announced by Richard Benson, Sphe UK marketing director who commented: “The film, packed with tension and deadly twists, stars a true icon of the genre plus a strong cast of rising British talent.”

“Partnering with Sony for The Last Showing is a fantastic result and really highlights the commercial potential of our slate. It’s exactly...

Set to visit 16 cities in 2014, Wizard World’s plethora of comic book booths, clothing vendors, and impressive line-up of celebrities are always enough to sate the appetite of any pop culture enthusiast, but prior to their visit to Minneapolis May 2nd–4th, I was wondering how much horror would be had in the aisles within the Convention Center’s cavernous confines.

As it turns out, Wizard World had more than enough entertainment for horror fans to dig into, and they picked the perfect horror headliner for Wizard World Minneapolis: Robert Englund, best known as Freddy Krueger, the living legend of our nightmares and realities.

One of my first destinations upon entering Wizard World Minneapolis was Robert Englund’s booth. I weaved my way through a crowd of eye-grabbing cosplayers—Hellboy, Darth Maul, and a perfectly matched Spider-Man and Black Cat couple were of particular notice—before stepping in line to...

A new one-sheet in promotion of Robert Englund's latest endeavor into evil, The Last Showing, is here; and it expands on the concepts we've seen thus far. Check it out!

The Philm Company is the company behind the film, a $2M psychological horror that was shot over four weeks, entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star. Phil Hawkins directs.

Synopsis:

When a life-long projectionist (Englund) is made redundant, he looks to exact his vengeance on a generation that no longer requires his skills. He traps a couple inside his multiplex cinema and manipulates them into becoming characters in a horror film being captured by CCTV cameras.

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

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When we talked to Robert Englund earlier this week he mentioned this film (watch our exclusive interview here) and today brings our first set of stills from the project.

Titled The Last Showing the films stars Englund as a deranged theater worker who traps a couple of movie goers and using hidden cameras directs his “stars” in his own personal little horror film. Written and directed by Phil Hawkins the film also stars … Continue reading →

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The first images from Robert Englund's new endeavor into evil, The Last Showing, are here; and they are surprisingly colorful... almost Eighties movie colorful. Check 'em out right here.

The Philm Company is the company behind the film, a $2M psychological horror that was shot over four weeks, entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet), Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington ("The White Queen") star. Phil Hawkins directs.

Synopsis:

When a life-long projectionist (Robert Englund aka Freddy Krueger) is made redundant, he looks to exact his vengeance on a generation that no longer requires his skills. He traps a couple inside his multiplex cinema and manipulates them into becoming characters in a horror film being captured by CCTV cameras.

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

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We've got your first look at the British thriller The Last Showing, which finds Robert Englund co-starring alongside Game of Thrones' Finn Jones and Emily Berrington.

Writer-director Phil Hawkins tells the story of a young couple, Martin (Finn Jones) and Allie (Emily Berrington), who have a night out at their local cinema.  They become unwitting stars of their own horror story at the hands of Stuart (Robert Englund), a disturbed projectionist.  Trapping them in the cinema complex, Stuart uses hidden cameras to play his two victims off against one another, directing them to a finale where there can only be one survivor.

The Last Showing will release in 2014. 

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Robert Englund. Just his presence in a project can elevate it, and luckily for us the man has reveled in staying true to the horror genre. Word has come regarding his latest endeavor into evil, The Last Showing. Read on for details.

The Philm Company has announced the start of principal photography of The Last Showing, a $2M psychological horror that will shoot for four weeks, entirely on location in the northwest of England.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (pictured; A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hatchet) and Keith Allen (Shallow Grave) join a cast that includes Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones"), and Emily Berrington (The White Queen).

Synopsis:

The story centers on young couple Martin (Jones) and Allie (Berrington), who head to their local cinema to see the late night horror show but unwitting become stars of their own horror story.

Englund, who memorably took...

Robert Englund ("A Nightmare on Elm Street") and Finn Jones ("Game of Thrones") have joined the cast of Phil Hawkins' psychological horror thriller "The Last Showing" for The Philm Company.

The story centres on young couple Martin (Jones) and Allie (Emily Berrington) who head to their local cinema to see the late night horror show but unwitting become stars of their own horror story.

Englund plays a former projectionist demoted by advancing technology and exacts his vengence.

A four week shoot on the $2 million-budget project has just gotten underway entirely on location in the north west of England.

Source: Screen Daily...

Psychological horror, which starts shooting this week, to star Nightmare on Elm Street’s Robert Englund and Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones.

The Philm Company has announced the start of principal photography of The Last Showing, a $2m psychological horror that will shoot for four weeks, entirely on location in the north west of England.

Cult horror actor Robert Englund (Nightmare On Elm Street) and Keith Allen (Shallow Grave) join a cast that includes Screen International Star of Tomorrow Malachi Kirby (Gone Too Far), Finn Jones (Game of Thrones) and Emily Berrington (The White Queen).

The Last Showing is from an original script by writer-director Phil Hawkins (Being Sold), marking his third feature. Former 20th Century Fox executive Alexandra Baranska is producing. The film is fully financed by equity investors through the Enterprise Investment Scheme.

The story centres on young couple Martin (Jones) and Allie (Berrington) who head to their local cinema to see the late night...

Two more bits of news are coming out of the exhaustive Cannes Film Market. Read on for the first details regarding the giallo The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears and the upcoming thriller The Last Showing.

According to Screen Daily, UK outfit Metrodome has pre-bought giallo-style thriller The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, pictured below, from Bac Films. Writer-directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s follow-up to cult genre hit Amer, which Quentin Tarantino listed as among his favorite films of 2010, stars Klaus Tange, Jean-Michel Vovk, Sylvia Camarda, and Sam Louwyck. “The surreal drama follows a husband who plunges into a world of nightmare and violence while searching for his missing wife.”

They also report that Simon Crowe’s Sc Films has picked up sales rights to The Philm Company’s thriller The Last Showing, “about a couple trapped in a cinema who are manipulated into becoming...

Cameras are everywhere. Privacy as we once knew it is a thing of the past, and at any moment you could end up being the star of your own viral clip or... or well... horror movie. That being said, a new horror film that exploits these ideas is on its way in The Last Showing.

Screen Daily reports that the Philm Company has raised the funds for its next feature, The Last Showing. Producers Phil Hawkins and Alexandra Baranska are currently in discussions with sales agents in the UK and Us and plan to take the film to Cannes. Baranska recently joined the company after working as a theatrical sales executive at 20th Century Fox UK.

The Last Showing was written by Hawkins, who will also direct, and centers on a recently demoted projectionist who traps a young couple inside a cinema with plans to use the CCTV cameras to create his own horror film.