DYRT’s ones to watch at the Movies
The Pact
- Genre: Thriller
- Film running length: 89 min
(excl trailers and advertisements) - UK Release Date: 8/6/2012
- Directed by: Nicholas McCarthy
Who’s in the movie?
Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Agnes Bruckner
Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Agnes Bruckner
What’s the movie plot?
Spine-chilling ghost story ‘The Pact’ takes place in the childhood home of two sisters following the death of their mother. When they unwillingly return home to settle her estate carrying disturbing memories of an unhappy childhood, they discover something even more terrifying waiting for them.‘The Pact’, is the feature-length version of director Nicholas McCarthy’s critically-acclaimed short film and stars Caity Lotz (Death Valley), Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Agnes Bruckner (The Woods).
Spine-chilling ghost story ‘The Pact’ takes place in the childhood home of two sisters following the death of their mother. When they unwillingly return home to settle her estate carrying disturbing memories of an unhappy childhood, they discover something even more terrifying waiting for them.‘The Pact’, is the feature-length version of director Nicholas McCarthy’s critically-acclaimed short film and stars Caity Lotz (Death Valley), Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Agnes Bruckner (The Woods).
Ill Manors
- Genre: Thriller
- UK Release Date: 6/6/2012
- Directed by: Ben Drew
Who’s in the movie?
Riz Ahmed, Natalie Press, Mem Ferda
Riz Ahmed, Natalie Press, Mem Ferda
What’s the movie plot?
Award-winning rapper Plan B (aka Ben Drew) makes his directorial debut with ‘Ill Manors’, an urban musical set on the streets of East London.The story follows a disparate bunch of local characters whose lives intertwine on mean streets where surviving each day is a struggle in itself.
Award-winning rapper Plan B (aka Ben Drew) makes his directorial debut with ‘Ill Manors’, an urban musical set on the streets of East London.The story follows a disparate bunch of local characters whose lives intertwine on mean streets where surviving each day is a struggle in itself.
Set to a soundtrack from Plan B and other urban artists, ‘Ill Manors’ paints a gritty picture of an East London that’s worlds apart from Canary Wharf and the Olympic Stadium.
Red Tails
- Genre: Drama
- Film running length: 124 min
(excl trailers and advertisements) - UK Release Date: 6/6/2012
- Directed by: Anthony Hemingway
Who’s in the moive?
Cuba Gooding Jr., Gerald McRaney, David Oyelowo
Cuba Gooding Jr., Gerald McRaney, David Oyelowo
What’s the movie plot?
Based on the true story of the first all African American aerial combat unit, Anthony Hemingway’s ‘Red Tails’ follows a group of WWII aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen who triumph over endemic racism within the US forces – as well as their fascist foe.After being kept away from the fighting by bigoted top brass, their squadron is sent into action. ‘Red Tails’ tells the tale of what they do next to enter Air Force folklore and pave the way for full integration in the US armed forces.
Based on the true story of the first all African American aerial combat unit, Anthony Hemingway’s ‘Red Tails’ follows a group of WWII aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen who triumph over endemic racism within the US forces – as well as their fascist foe.After being kept away from the fighting by bigoted top brass, their squadron is sent into action. ‘Red Tails’ tells the tale of what they do next to enter Air Force folklore and pave the way for full integration in the US armed forces.
A Fantastic Fear Of Everything
- Genre: Comedy
- UK Release Date: 8/6/2012
- Directed by: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell
Who’s in the movie?
Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Clare Higgins
Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Clare Higgins
What’s the movie plot?
In comedy ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ Simon Pegg plays Jack, a crime novelist suffering from severe paranoia brought on by his obsessive research into Victorian serial killers.When one of his scripts looks set to be made into a Hollywood movie, it seems all his troubles are over. But they may only just have started as his shot at the big time misfires hilariously.
In comedy ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ Simon Pegg plays Jack, a crime novelist suffering from severe paranoia brought on by his obsessive research into Victorian serial killers.When one of his scripts looks set to be made into a Hollywood movie, it seems all his troubles are over. But they may only just have started as his shot at the big time misfires hilariously.
Written and directed by Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker fame, ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ also stars Paul Freeman and Clare Higgins.
