In an ongoing effort to help aspiring filmmakers and promote independent films, particularly those struggling with distribution and releases, we periodically feature films in our “Indie Spotlight” series for your consideration.   ‘Little Pieces’ (2014) (English Language) 112min Genre:     Drama Directors: Adam Nelson Cast:       Finnian Nainby-Luxmore, Matt Jones, Isabelle Glinn …and more Writer:    Adam Nelson Country:  UK […]

Week 1 June 2015 RIP, what are your most unforgettable movie deaths?, here’s our selection for the most memorable and moving film fatalities. Let us know what you think and please subscribe for more weekly videos, you can also comment and like and visit us on Facebook and Twitter. Welcome to the FilmPhonic “10 of […]

Review 97min Genre:    Drama Director: Abderrahmane Sissako Cast:      Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki…and more Writers : Abderrahmane Sissako & Kessen Tall On the West-African sands and plains of Mali, a small family of cattle-herders and an entire town struggle to cope with the Islamic fundamentalists that have brought so-called “Jihad” to their doorstep, as […]

Review 114min Genre:    Action, Drama Director: Brad Peyton Cast:      Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario…and more Writers : Carlton Cuse, Andre Fabrizio & Jeremy Passmore Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars as a helicopter-rescue pilot on a perilous journey across California to rescue his stranded daughter after the San Andreas fault conspires with tectonic plates to […]

Review 106min Genre:    Comedy, Drama Director: Dan Fogelman Cast:      Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Bobby Cannavale…and more Writer:   Dan Fogelman Danny Collins is a pop-star in the twilight of his career living comfortably and excessively on past glories whose life is changed by a long lost letter from John Lennon, the message is strong enough to […]

Review 101min Genre:    Horror, Drama, Romance Director: Ana Lily Amirpour Cast:      Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marnò …and more Writer:   Ana Lily Amirpour On the dark and desolate streets of the “Iranian” town of “Bad City”, young Arash is stuck in a life surrounded by loneliness and sin when he forms an unlikely relationship with […]

Another 2 weeks of glamour and media frenzy comes to an end at the French Riviera, oh and there was also a film festival there apparently, tonight the 68th annual Cannes International Film Festival culminates with the announcement of this year’s “Feature Film” prizewinners, including the prestigious ultimate award the Palme d’Or. The awarding jury […]

Week 4 May 2015 This week we celebrate 10 of the most memorable film music scores by versatile Oscar-winning composer the late Jerry Goldsmith, whose films range from Patton and Alien to The Omen, we have only included a small section from the main themes and strongly advise you buy the full soundtracks to enjoy […]

Review 130min Genre:    Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Family Director: Brad Bird Cast:      Britt Robertson, George Clooney, Hugh Laurie…and more Writers : Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird & Jeff Jensen A talented and tenacious teenage girl discovers a mysterious pin that gives her a glimpse of a utopia built by the good and the great of science […]

Review 93min Genre:    Horror Director: Gil Kenan Cast:      Kennedi Clements, Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt …more Writer:   David Lindsay-Abaire, Steven Spielberg (original) Remake of the 80s Horror classic this time featuring the Bowen family who move into a quiet suburban house only to find themselves terrorized by ghosts capable of manipulating the “living-world”, when their daughter […]

Review 104min Genre:    Horror, Mystery, Drama Director: Alejandro Amenábar Cast:      Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann …and more Writer:   Alejandro Amenábar Eerie period mystery/horror set at the end of World War II in the British Channel Islands starring Nicole Kidman as a mother of two children with a rare condition that makes them allergic to […]

Week 3 May 2015 Engage!, what’s your favorite movie spaceship?, here’s our selection for the coolest, most original and iconic extra-planetary vessels set to the music from their films. Let us know what you think and please subscribe for more weekly videos, you can also comment and like and visit us on Facebook and Twitter. […]

Review 120min Genre:    Action, Adventure Director: George Miller Cast:      Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult…and more Writers:  George Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nick Lathouris A “re-launch”/sequel picking up where the classic 80’s post-apocalyptic franchise left off, in a desolate desert landscape the mysterious drifter Max is forced to join forces with a tough and determined […]

With the upcoming UK release of Mad Max: Fury Road on the 14th of May, we count down our top 5 movies that are based in a post-apocalyptic world after some cataclysmic event, we will not feature films like ‘The Terminator’ or ‘Twelve Monkeys’ that involve going back in time to prevent the apocalypse, but […]

Week 2 May 2015 This week we celebrate 10 of the most memorable film music scores by legendary composer and frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann, we have only included a small section from the main themes and strongly advise you buy the full soundtracks to enjoy them in all their glory. Let us know what […]

Review 113min Genre:    Drama Director: Céline Sciamma Cast:      Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Cyril Mendy…and more Writer:   Céline Sciamma With a bleak future ahead a teenage African immigrant girl living in the suburban “Ghettos” outside of Paris finds solace and belonging within a group of tough-talking teenagers, life seems better for “Vic” in her new gang […]

Review 90min Genre:    Action, Adventure Director: Jalmari Helander Cast:      Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson…and more Writers:  Jalmari Helander The president of the United States of America is stranded in a remote Finnish forest after Air Force One is shot down by terrorists on the way to a G8 conference in Helsinki, after meeting […]

Review 102min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Chris Rock Cast:        Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove…and more Writer:     Chris Rock A hard-living superstar comedian now on the straight and narrow and trying to make it as a serious actor tries to juggle a fame obsessed reality TV star fiancée with a stalling career, when he meets […]

Review 103min Genre:    Fact-based, Drama Director: Jon Stewart Cast:      Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Shohreh Aghdashloo…and more Writers:  Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari & Aimee Molloy Drama based on the memoirs of Iranian “Newsweek” journalist Maziar Bahari who was imprisoned and abused by Iranian authorities on charges of espionage following the highly disputed Iranian presidential elections […]

Week 1 May 2015 This week we link Hollywood legend, “America’s Sweetheart” and first child star Shirley Temple to current superstar actor and producer Mark Wahlberg. Welcome to the FilmPhonic “6 Degrees of Separation” video series, where we find the cinematic links between 2 unlikely people in 6 steps, please feel free to pause and […]

Review 119min Genre:    Drama, Romance Director: Thomas Vinterberg Cast:      Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen…more Writers : Thomas Hardy, David Nicholls The latest big-screen adaptation of the classic Thomas Hardy novel set in 19th century rural England, Carey Mulligan stars as Bathsheba Everdene, a fiercely independent farm-running young heiress who is pursued by three very […]