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Stars: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay, Toby Osmond, Dixie Egerickx | Written and Directed by Jessica Swale

Ever since the super low budget and criminally underrated Disappearance of Alice Creed (if you have not seen it check it out), I have been a big fan of Gemma Arterton; she is easily in the top 5 or 6 actresses we have on our British shores. So with that in mind, I am always keen to see the latest films she features in. Sprinkle in a whole dose of actual global virus events and a somewhat upbeat hopeful movie about evacuees during World War 2 might just be what the doctor ordered…

Arterton plays Alice, a shut off reclusive writer, spending her days researching folklore and writing her new book in the picturesque setting of the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages on in the background. After...

I have been podcasting and reviewing for some time now. I love the whole process. It was surprising and humbling when actors, directors, producers, distributors and all manner of creatives within the industry started speaking to us. Add to this that we seemed to start gaining a little bit of credit due to the relaxed nature of the interviews… I mean Toby Osmond was that relaxed once he went for a sit down toilet mid interview!

This led to comic cons, set visits, interviews, quotes on boxes, movie premieres, a trip to America to meet other podcasters and so many other amazing things. I had this idea in my head that I really wanted to push the world of indie film, get it infront of as many eyes as possible; though beyond that I just wasn’t sure how I would do it. Then 2020 hit and all of a sudden...

Stars: Stephen Moyer, Tala Gouveia, Casper Van Dien, John Rhys-Davies, Mike Beckingham, Alana Wallace, Shayne Ward, Spencer Collings, Toby Osmond | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

It’s pretty obvious by now that I am a fan of this man and his crew… I always look forward to seeing what he has cooked up in his labyrinthian mind and knowing that this time he had a well known studio (Goldfinch and Lionsgate) and some pretty big names onboard I was somewhat excited to check out G-loc… Oh and did I mention we were treading on some straight up sci-fi territory this time! of course I say straight up but when has Paton ever let his movies be confined to just one genre.

Of course this time we have what looks to be more of a tastier budget than we are used to and with that comes some bigger names and...

An epic sci-fi adventure set in a distant world, G-loc premieres on DVD, Digital, and On Demand August 11 from Lionsgate. Fan favorites Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”) and Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers franchise) star in this poignant, allegorical story set in a fantastic other-world where humans are pitted against one another for survival. Also starring John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings franchise), Tala Gouveia, Toby Osmond, and Shayne Ward, the G-loc DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98. Check Out the Trailer:

With Earth virtually destroyed, Bran Marshall flees to the Rhea, a planet hostile to Earthlings. Escaping onto a Rhean supply ship, he finds the crew slaughtered, with the only survivor a female warrior named Ohsha. As the two try to kill one another, the ship is damaged by meteorites. Bran (Moyer) and Ohsha must join forces to salvage the craft before it impacts the...

An epic sci-fi adventure set in a distant world, G-loc premieres on DVD, Digital, and On Demand August 11 from Lionsgate.

Fan favorites Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”) and Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers franchise) star in this poignant, allegorical story set in a fantastic other-world where humans are pitted against one another for survival. Also starring John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings franchise), Tala Gouveia, Toby Osmond, and Shayne Ward, the G-loc DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98. Check-out the trailer:

With Earth virtually destroyed, Bran Marshall flees to the Rhea, a planet hostile to Earthlings. Escaping onto a Rhean supply ship, he finds the crew slaughtered, with the only survivor a female warrior named Ohsha. As the two try to kill one another, the ship is damaged by meteorites. Bran (Moyer) and Ohsha must join forces to salvage the craft before it impacts the planet...

Stars: Shayne Ward, Bentley Kalu, Piotr Baumann, Simon Meacock, Toby Osmond, Samantha Schnitzler, Matt Malecki, Spencer Collings, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin, Alana Wallace, Sophie Austin | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

[Note: With the film now out digitally in the UK and in the Us (under the title Black Ops), here’s a reposting of our review of Tom Paton’s The Ascent – from the films debut at Frightfest last August]

As someone who reviews a Lot of movies, who grew up in the era of the video shop, its fun to see people clearly raised on the same types of films I enjoyed as a teenager now stepping behind the camera and making films of their own. Films that, as the filmmakers peers, I can recognise as having been influenced by the very same films I know, and in a lot of cases, love. Case in point, Tom Paton.

Paton’s last film, Black Site, clearly wore its inspirations on its sleeve, the John Carpenter-esque action-horror hybrid was just that.

In our exclusive, Nsfw clip, a military team witnesses evidence that they wish they had never seen. Written and directed by Tom Paton, Black Ops follows that small military team, who have arrived on a field to carry out a secret mission. Soon, however, they "find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell," in the words of the official synopsis. "Forced to climb or die, the group soon come face to face with their past sins in a desperate fight for survival." The description "suffocating intensity" certainly applies to the film. Shayne Ward, Toby Osmond, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Rachel Warren and Samantha Schnitzler star. Black Ops enjoyed its world premiere at FrightFest 2019. We wrote about the official trailer and showcased a few official...

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As part of our support for the launch of Tom Paton’s new film The Ascent on VOD, here’s an interview with actor and regular Tom Paton collaborator Toby Osmond, who appears in the film as Jack Ford.

The Ascent follows a group of mercenaries, who are sent to Eastern Europe in the middle of a civil war to retrieve intel. Shortly after the mission, the unit find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell; forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off.

The Ascent reminded me of Michael Mann’s The Keep, which was sort of his lost film…

To: I’ve heard people say that The Ascent reminds them of a cross between Ringu and Time…something, I get the Ringu reference because of the monster in our film, but I’ve not seen The Keep.

We're back with another edition of Horror Highlights! In today's installment, we have an exclusive clip from Black Ops, casting details from Z Dead End, a trailer for Useless Humans, and details on a new character for the Hellboy: The Board Game:

Exclusive Clip from Black Ops: Following its festival run last year (where it played under the titles Stairs and The Ascent), Black Ops will be released to the masses this month from Samuel Goldwyn Films. Written and directed by Tom Paton, Black Ops stars Shayne Ward, Toby Osmond, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Rachel Warren, and Samantha Schnitzler. Executive produced by Kirsty Bell, Phil McKenzie, Steve Mosley, and Tom Paton, and produced by George Burt and Alexa Waugh, Black Ops is out now from Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Synopsis: "Follow a black ops team who find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell. Forced to climb or die, the group...

U.K producer Mosley Studios and producer-financier Goldfinch are turning to virtual reality for the launch of their latest feature, action thriller “The Ascent.”

Thought to be the first film premiere inside virtual reality, “The Ascent” will bow June 12 at 7 p.m. (BST) via AltspaceVR, and will be available to those with an Oculus headset, or similar. The event will be called “The Vr Film Festival.”

For those without AltspaceVR or access to a visor, the film will also premiere on Goldfinch’s recently launched VOD service Birdbox.Film at the same time.

The AltspaceVR premiere will also include a Q&a with director Tom Paton and cinematographer George Burt.

Burt said: “The Vr Film Festival was launched to give feature films a virtual platform to premiere in a copyright-safe environment. Due to Covid-19 we’ve been looking into tech and found AltspaceVR which can host the event with up to 100 people attending.

"What was our mission?" Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted the official trailer for an indie action horror called Black Ops, which is the new release title – it's also known as The Ascent or Stairs. This originally premiered at Frightfest last year, and will be available to watch in June. Follow a black ops team who find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell. Forced to climb or die, the group soon come face to face with their past sins in a desperate fight for survival. This stars Shayne Ward, Rachel Warren, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Samantha Schnitzler, and Toby Osmond. While it seems like a sci-fi concept, it leans way more into horror. There's creepy ghosts everywhere, and they're stuck because of some supernatural force wants to torment them. Maybe a bit too much style, and nowhere near enough substance. Here's the official Us trailer (+ two posters) for Tom Paton's Black Ops,...

Black Ops. Written & directed by Tom Paton, Black Ops stars Shayne Ward (Coronation Street), Toby Osmond (Game of Thrones), Sophie Austin (Call the Midwife), Alana Wallace (Black Site), Matt Malecki (Hurricane), Simon Meacock (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) and Bentley Kalu (Wonder Woman). The film follows a black ops team …

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Following its festival run last year (where it played under the titles Stairs and The Ascent), Black Ops will be released to the masses this June from Samuel Goldwyn Films, and we've been provided with the film's official trailer as a special treat for Daily Dead readers.

You can watch a specialized (and heavily weaponized) team encounter horrors from their past on an endless stairwell in the trailer below, and in case you missed it, read Sean McGeady's review of the film (back when it was known as Stairs).

Written and directed by Tom Paton, Black Ops stars Shayne Ward, Toby Osmond, Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Rachel Warren, and Samantha Schnitzler.

Executive produced by Kirsty Bell, Phil McKenzie, Steve Mosley, and Tom Paton, and produced by George Burt and Alexa Waugh, Black Ops will be released by Samuel Goldwyn Films on June 12th.

Synopsis: "Follow a black ops team who...

Tagline: "One Step Closer to Hell." The Ascent is a blend of sci-fi and horror. Already having screened at this year's Frightfest in London, this title is getting set for possible screenings at this year's American Film Market - in Santa Monica. In the film, several special ops' soldiers find themselves in a struggle for survival. Trapped in a supernatural stairwell, they must climb upwards or face death from below. As well, this film was directed by Tom Paton (Redwood) and stars: Toby Osmond ("Game of Thrones"), Matt Malecki (Hurricane), Sophie Austin, Alana Wallace, Simon Meacock and many others. A trailer was released for the film last month and the film's most recent artwork is available here. The trailer reveals more of the film's story. The troops find themselves battling forces above. Once below, they are faced with their own transgressions, in the form of demonic characters. Once their past catches up with them,...

Stars: Shayne Ward, Bentley Kalu, Piotr Baumann, Simon Meacock, Toby Osmond, Samantha Schnitzler, Matt Malecki, Spencer Collings, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin, Alana Wallace, Sophie Austin | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

As someone who reviews a Lot of movies, who grew up in the era of the video shop, its fun to see people clearly raised on the same types of films I enjoyed as a teenager now stepping behind the camera and making films of their own. Films that, as the filmmakers peers, I can recognise as having been influenced by the very same films I know, and in a lot of cases, love. Case in point, Tom Paton.

Paton’s last film, Black Site, clearly wore its inspirations on its sleeve, the John Carpenter-esque action-horror hybrid was just that. A John Carpenter inspired film that the genre maestro could have easily made back in his 80s heyday, probably around...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast: Episode 136 – Toby Osmond Game of Thrones Special

That’s right folks as you will all surely know now Toby Osmond the man about town was in the season finale of Game of Thrones. We have not been able to talk with him candidly about being on the show due to some hefty HBO NDAs but now the episode has aired and we can sink our teeth into his time on the show.

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Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast: Episode 130 – ‘Stairs’ Part 2… Alana Wallace & Toby Osmond

Yes, that’s right we are finally here with part two of our coverage of Tom Paton’s upcoming Stairs movie. We kick off with Alana Wallace in her 365Flicks debut. We get to talk about her career to date and dive into her time on the Stairs, while also discovering Alana was once in a girl band.

Then we are joined by a familiar guest on the show, yes its our man about town Toby Osmond who is back to not tell us anything about an HBO show he may or may not be in,...

Stars: Lauren Ashley Carter, Jessica-Jane Stafford, Sophia Del Pizzo, Angela Dixon, Jake Francis, Samantha Schnitzler, Bentley Kalu, Fredi ‘Kruga’ Nwaka, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin, Kris Johnson, Toby Osmond, Mike Beckingham, Alana Wallace | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

Not one but Three kick-ass powerful leading ladies. Break-neck fight choreography straight out of The Raid. A spellbinding and ear tickling 80s retro synth score. A chilling Lector-esque performance that gave this reviewer the Heebie Jeebies. Action, Elder Gods with a Lovecraftian mythology twist. Tom Paton brings all of this in his game changing must see genre defying, sleek, stylised, adventurous ode to John Carpenter for a modern audience.

Finally Black Site has had its sold out premiere at Frightfest down in London (sadly 365 could not make it). However this means that finally I can bring you my review. Now I will say right up front that if you listen to our podcast you...

In his latest podcast/interview, host Stuart Wright talks to Dark Beacon screenwriter Lee Apsey. Directed by Coz Greenop, the film stars April Pearson, Lynne Anne Rogers, Toby Osmond, Jon Campling and Kendra Mei.

In intense new horror thriller Dark Beacon we follow Amy Wilcock who loves the married Beth Gadbsy (Lynne Anne Roger) with a fierce and tragic passion. When Beth’s distraught husband Christian dies in an emotional intervention, the now widow disappears with her daughter Maya into secret seclusion… Amy eventually tracks Beth down to a distant lighthouse only to find her broken and maddened in the midst of an alcoholic abyss. But that is not all she finds. They shockingly discover that the spirit of Beth’s spurned husband will not rest until he takes the surviving trio with him. Can Amy save them all from the spiral of madness and the crazed and hell-bent supernatural threat?...

Stars: Lauren Ashley Carter, Jessica-Jane Stafford, Sophia Del Pizzo, Angela Dixon, Jake Francis, Samantha Schnitzler, Bentley Kalu, Fredi ‘Kruga’ Nwaka, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin, Kris Johnson, Toby Osmond, Mike Beckingham, Alana Wallace | Written and Directed by Tom Paton

One of this year’s Frightfest World Premieres, Black Site had people excited with only its description promising John Carpenter-esque action… Which is all I needed to hear to give it a watch. In truth, despite despite this playing at Frighfest, it’s not really a horror movie. The sci-fi elements more than make it worthy of being shown at one of the World’s leading genre festivals though.

The sci-fi here feels very Lovecraftian, involving elder gods that are living on Earth being captured and held at the Artemis Black Site until they are not needed any more and are sent back from where they originally came. It all feels very much...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flicks 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast: Episode 115 – Only the Brave can Walk Like a Panther

After a tremendous cheeky promo from our Man About Town Toby Osmond we dive right into the episode with our usual Banter and top notch intro including the fact Kev has installed a Drum Kit into the Studio. We quickly promo the new projects from some of our Indie faves including: Tom Paton’s Black Site & Stairs; Marc Zammit’s Homeless Ashes; and the IndieGoGo for Trish and Johnny’s Ethel.

Then its time for our usual news section where we break down the latest trailers from Sdcc and boy was it...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 111: McM London Comic Con 2018 Round-Up

Thats right folks we took a trip down to the nations capital for McM Comic Con and met some amazing folks for interviewing and had an absolute blast. On this Episode we have interviews with Angus Mafadyen of most notably Braveheart fame in which he played Robert the Bruce. Taylor Gray who is the voice of Ezra Bridger on Star Wars Rebels. Then its time for Khary Payton (King Ezekiel) and Cooper Andrews (Jerry) of The Walking Dead. We break to review Deadpool 2 which went to see while down in London as well.

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast Takeover! Toby Osmond & Lee Apsey on ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

That’s right guys friend of the show Toby Osmond decided that he loves Thor: Ragnarok so much that he was going to sideline the 365Flicks Podcast so he could do whatever the hell he wanted. He drafted in film making friend Lee Apsey to help review the film and generally make the show make the show just that bit better. We love these two gents and want to thank them for taking the time out of there busy day to talk on the mic for us.Follow the guys on Facebook and...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 106: Indie Talk – “Freddy and Fuzmo Fix The World” w/Chris Murray and Matt Rose

We finally had the chance to sit down with the creators and writers of the Tv Puppet show pilot Freddy and Fuzmo Fix the World to talk all things about the journey towards each other and this project, Writing, Puppeteering, Cast and Crew and everything in between. We really enjoyed having Matt and Chris on to talk about there sitcom based puppet show about a 20 something msle living with two aliens, one of which (Fuzmo) is hoping to fix the worlds problems, when he can...

Corrie Greenop and Lee Apsey’s cack-handed British horror heads straight for the rocks

This amateurish British horror film would be more forgivable, maybe even endearing in an “ah bless, at least they tried” way, if it were made by actual amateurs. However, director Corrie Greenop and his co-writer Lee Apsey already have a few titles in their filmographies, so no free passes will be issued.

This cack-handed effort features April Pearson as Amy, a woman whose sole job is to keep her white, side-boob-exposing dress immaculate throughout, even after she’s spent two days scrambling over rocks at the beach. Amy has arrived at a remote lighthouse to see her former lover Beth (Lynne Anne Rodgers) and Beth’s mute daughter Maya (pre-teen Kendra Mei, giving the film’s best performance) after the sudden death by drowning of Beth’s husband Christian (Toby Osmond).

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 103: Indie Talk – ‘Tango One’

This week we sit down to talk to Sacha Bennett and Patricia Rybarczyk about the movie Tango One which is the first fully financed Brit indie Flick to by distributed by Universal Studios UK… We talk mostly about Tango One which is available to buy right now on all major streaming services and coming to DVD in the next couple of weeks. We also chat about there careers to date and future projects from there production company Three Wise Monkeys. Thank you to the awesome Toby Osmond for helping set this one up…

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Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast – Road To Infinity War: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Review

Thats right folks we at 365Flicks are bringing you the Road to Avengers Infinity War. The premise is that if you watch an McU movie a week that will take you right up to the release of Avengers Infinity War. So we thought well hell its a good reason to watch these movies all over again and get ourselves ready for what is sure to be the movie event of 2018, and lets not forget the culmination of everything Marvel set in motion with Iron Man 10 years ago.

But we didn’t want...

Dark Beacon is a horror film from the United Kingdom. Slated to have its United Kingdom Premiere this month, Dark Beacon is a haunted supernatural thriller. In the story, a husband dies only to return from the grave. Now, Christian (Toby Osmond) is haunting Beth (Lynne Anne Rodgers) and her friend, Amy (April Pearson), in a remote lighthouse. This film has already played at several film festivals throughout 2017 (Upstate New York Horror Film Festival). Dark Beacon continues to show in theatres, with a UK Digital release also slated for March. Fans of indie horror features can find more on Dark Beacon here. The film's story is very much a supernatural love triangle. Amy loves Beth and Beth loves Amy, but the ghost of Christian loves everyone - to death! Widow Beth and her daughter Maya (Kendra Mei) hide in seclusion, at a remote lighthouse. Here, Christian torments the characters, hoping...

Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick 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 Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

365Flicks Podcast – Episode 101: Indie Talk w/Toby Osmond

Toby is an up and coming Brit Actor who has wasted no time on making an impression. We have been looking forward to talking to Toby for some time but I don’t think we were truly prepared for the Hurricane coming our way. We chat about his time treading the boards to his stint in some real Indie Flicks you need to be keeping an eye out for including past guest of the show Coz Greenops upcoming Dark Beacon and Tom Patons Black Site. We also hear about the imminent release of his...

Green 13 Film and The Film Label have released the first poster and trailer for horror thriller Dark Beacon, ahead of release later in 2017. Directed by Coz Greenop, the film stars April Pearson, Lynne Anne Rogers, Toby Osmond, Jon Campling and Kendra Mei.

In intense new horror thriller Dark Beacon we follow Amy Wilcock (April Pearson, Skins) who loves the married Beth Gadbsy (Lynne Anne Roger) with a fierce and tragic passion. When Beth’s distraught husband Christian (Jon Campling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) dies in an emotional intervention, the now widow disappears with her daughter Maya into secret seclusion…

Amy eventually tracks Beth down to a distant lighthouse only to find her broken and maddened in the midst of an alcoholic abyss. But that is not all she finds. They shockingly discover that the spirit of Beth’s spurned husband will not rest until he takes the surviving trio with him.