Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the 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 Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #392: How to Make a Micro Budget iPhone...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #392: How to Make a Micro Budget iPhone...
- 4/22/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Riz Moritz, Ellie Duckles, Tori Butler-Hart, Matt Barber, Emma King, Graham Butler, Hattie Chapman, Luca Thompson | Written by Matthew Butler-Hart, Tori Butler-Hart | Directed by Matthew Butler-Hart
On-screen text sets the scene for Dagr, clarifying that the unfolding film is video footage from an ongoing homicide investigation that professional filmmakers have edited. The opening footage establishes central characters Louise (Riz Moritz) and Thea (Ellie Duckles), best friends who are fame-seeking YouTubers with a huge following. The pair disguise their faces in order to make their videos, where they commit crimes such as theft and graffiti in the name of justice.
For their next video, the pair arrive at a lavish house where a commercial is being filmed. As the duo intend to steal fancy items to donate to the poor, they are unaware that the filming crew have accidentally awakened a druid demon from the past. What unfolds are strange occurrences which threaten their lives.
On-screen text sets the scene for Dagr, clarifying that the unfolding film is video footage from an ongoing homicide investigation that professional filmmakers have edited. The opening footage establishes central characters Louise (Riz Moritz) and Thea (Ellie Duckles), best friends who are fame-seeking YouTubers with a huge following. The pair disguise their faces in order to make their videos, where they commit crimes such as theft and graffiti in the name of justice.
For their next video, the pair arrive at a lavish house where a commercial is being filmed. As the duo intend to steal fancy items to donate to the poor, they are unaware that the filming crew have accidentally awakened a druid demon from the past. What unfolds are strange occurrences which threaten their lives.
- 4/11/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Matthew Butler-Hart’s film lurches from social-media comedy to shaky-cam bloodletting, but never comes near the primeval emotions of the Blair Witch Project it so often references
At one point in this found-footage paganistic slasher from British director Matthew Butler-Hart, Thea (Ellie Duckles), one of a pair of stereotypically annoying YouTubers, ironically performs the “I’m so sorry” monologue from the Blair Witch Project to camera. Dagr also comes prefaced with a Blair Witch-style opening statement that it has been cobbled together from their final footage. But Butler-Hart’s film doesn’t get anywhere near Blair Witch levels of primeval emotions – partly because of an ambitious and perhaps over-fussy structure, and partly because its digital-age perma-snark tone cancels out fear for much of it.
Thea and her running buddy Louise (Riz Moritz) pride themselves on being online Robin Hoods – filming “heists” of swag from the rich with their faces plastered over with giant emoticons,...
At one point in this found-footage paganistic slasher from British director Matthew Butler-Hart, Thea (Ellie Duckles), one of a pair of stereotypically annoying YouTubers, ironically performs the “I’m so sorry” monologue from the Blair Witch Project to camera. Dagr also comes prefaced with a Blair Witch-style opening statement that it has been cobbled together from their final footage. But Butler-Hart’s film doesn’t get anywhere near Blair Witch levels of primeval emotions – partly because of an ambitious and perhaps over-fussy structure, and partly because its digital-age perma-snark tone cancels out fear for much of it.
Thea and her running buddy Louise (Riz Moritz) pride themselves on being online Robin Hoods – filming “heists” of swag from the rich with their faces plastered over with giant emoticons,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
The found-footage feature stars Matt Barber of ‘Downton Abbey’ and Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama ‘The A List’.
Found-footage horror Dagr, starring Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama The A List and Matt Barber of Downton Abbey, has been acquired for distribution in North America, Australia and New Zealand by The Horror Collective.
The UK feature will be available on digital platforms in the territories from mid-April through the genre label, which is part of Shaked Berenson’s Los Angeles-based worldwide sales and distribution company Entertainment Squad. The deal was closed directly with the filmmakers.
Game Of Thrones star Conleth Hill,...
Found-footage horror Dagr, starring Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama The A List and Matt Barber of Downton Abbey, has been acquired for distribution in North America, Australia and New Zealand by The Horror Collective.
The UK feature will be available on digital platforms in the territories from mid-April through the genre label, which is part of Shaked Berenson’s Los Angeles-based worldwide sales and distribution company Entertainment Squad. The deal was closed directly with the filmmakers.
Game Of Thrones star Conleth Hill,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, the film is from the team behind supernatural thriller ‘The Isle’ and lockdown sci-fi ‘Infinitum: Subject Unknown’.
Production has wrapped in Wales on found-footage horror Dagr, starring Matt Barber of Downton Abbey and Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama The A List.
The feature is directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, who co-wrote and produces the film with Tori-Butler Hart for Fizz and Ginger Films. The duo are known for lockdown sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown and supernatural thriller The Isle.
Dagr shot near the Brecon Beacons in south Wales and stars Duckles alongside newcomer Riz Moritz as fame-seeking YouTubers.
Production has wrapped in Wales on found-footage horror Dagr, starring Matt Barber of Downton Abbey and Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama The A List.
The feature is directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, who co-wrote and produces the film with Tori-Butler Hart for Fizz and Ginger Films. The duo are known for lockdown sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown and supernatural thriller The Isle.
Dagr shot near the Brecon Beacons in south Wales and stars Duckles alongside newcomer Riz Moritz as fame-seeking YouTubers.
- 6/6/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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 Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #333: Masterclass in filmmaking: From Theatre to Film with Allelujah,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #333: Masterclass in filmmaking: From Theatre to Film with Allelujah,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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 Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #329: Making award-winning indie ‘Joyland’ with director and writer...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #329: Making award-winning indie ‘Joyland’ with director and writer...
- 3/14/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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 Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast: 300th Episode Special – Learning from our ‘The Filmmaker’s Podcast’ hosts!
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast: 300th Episode Special – Learning from our ‘The Filmmaker’s Podcast’ hosts!
- 10/24/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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 Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #285: Between Crowdfunding and the Oscars: Masterclass in Indie...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #285: Between Crowdfunding and the Oscars: Masterclass in Indie...
- 7/18/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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 Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #277: Stephen Fry on Harry Potter, Acting, Directing, and...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #277: Stephen Fry on Harry Potter, Acting, Directing, and...
- 5/23/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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 Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #262: Sir Ian McKellen on Acting in Film & Theatre, Producing,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #262: Sir Ian McKellen on Acting in Film & Theatre, Producing,...
- 2/14/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
"We are on the cusp of propelling human evolution to a staggering new dimension." Gravitas Ventures has released a new US trailer for a sci-fi thriller titled Infinitum: Subject Unknown. The title is a reference to the concept of "Ad Infinitum" - again and again in the same way; forever. A mind-bending slice of British science fiction, with cameos from Sir Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill. The film stars Tori Butler-Hart as Jane, a woman who is trapped in a parallel universe and is forced to find a way to alter her reality before it is too late. She soon discovers that she is stuck in a time-loop, destined to relive the same day over and over again. With each "reset" she begins to reclaim her memories and piece together the clues to what is happening. I dig sci-fi made on a budget that plays with big concepts, and I...
- 6/23/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
This iPhone-shot sci-fi drama with cameos from Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill is impressively realised, though the plot ultimately frustrates
You’ve got to admire wife and husband film-makers Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart. Stuck in their London flat at the start of the pandemic, the pair wrote a sci-fi script together: a Groundhog-Day-meets-The-Matrix tale of a woman trapped in a time loop. They shot it à deux on an iPhone; she stars, he directs. And there are a couple of cameos, from Ian McKellen and Game of Thrones actor Conleth Hill (who quite literally phoned in their performances from home). It’s a genuinely impressive achievement, but for a film about the infinite possibilities of parallel universes, it’s exasperatingly samey.
Tori Butler-Hart is Jane, a woman who wakes up every morning tied to a chair in the attic of a London semi with no memory of how she got there.
You’ve got to admire wife and husband film-makers Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart. Stuck in their London flat at the start of the pandemic, the pair wrote a sci-fi script together: a Groundhog-Day-meets-The-Matrix tale of a woman trapped in a time loop. They shot it à deux on an iPhone; she stars, he directs. And there are a couple of cameos, from Ian McKellen and Game of Thrones actor Conleth Hill (who quite literally phoned in their performances from home). It’s a genuinely impressive achievement, but for a film about the infinite possibilities of parallel universes, it’s exasperatingly samey.
Tori Butler-Hart is Jane, a woman who wakes up every morning tied to a chair in the attic of a London semi with no memory of how she got there.
- 3/31/2021
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
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 Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #212: How to make a successful feature with no crew...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #212: How to make a successful feature with no crew...
- 3/29/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Sci-fi drama was made by Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart during the first UK lockdown.
Los Angeles-based High Octane Pictures has picked up international sales rights to Matthew Butler-Hart’s sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown from UK producers Fizz and Ginger Films. It has also picked up North American distribution rights and is aiming for a release in summer 2021.
The deal excludes UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, where Blue Finch Films previously acquired distribution rights.
High Octane will introduce the film to buyers at the European Film Market (Efm) in February.
The sci-fi stars Tori Butler-Hart, whose credits include The Isle,...
Los Angeles-based High Octane Pictures has picked up international sales rights to Matthew Butler-Hart’s sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown from UK producers Fizz and Ginger Films. It has also picked up North American distribution rights and is aiming for a release in summer 2021.
The deal excludes UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, where Blue Finch Films previously acquired distribution rights.
High Octane will introduce the film to buyers at the European Film Market (Efm) in February.
The sci-fi stars Tori Butler-Hart, whose credits include The Isle,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK sci-fi-drama film Infinitum: Subject Unknown has been picked up by Blue Finch Films for distribution in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. From producers Fizz and Ginger Films, the film is written by and stars Tori Butler-Hart (Two Down) with cameo roles for Lord Of The Rings star Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones). The film is co-written and directed by Matthew Butler-Hart and remarkably was made during lockdown with only husband and wife duo the Butler-Harts on set and all crew working remotely. The low-budget film charts the story of Jane, who is trapped in an unknown world with endless possibilities. She must discover a way to access them and alter her reality before she is destined to repeat the same test over and again ad infinitum. The team is now working on a U.S. TV pilot and a graphic novel based on the film’s premise.
- 10/16/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
"Whatever happens, stay calm." Vertical Ent. has unveiled a trailer for the indie horror thriller titled The Unfamiliar, the latest from South African-born, Britain-based filmmaker Henk Pretorius. This is heading straight-to-vod next month for anyone curious. Jemima West stars as a British Army doctor who returns home from a war, thinking that she has Ptsd only to discover that there is a more daunting malevolence at work making the life that she knew unfamiliar. A demon, perhaps? The cast includes Christopher Dane, Rebecca Hanssen, Harry McMillan-Hunt, Rachel Lin, and Tori Butler-Hart. Oh this looks creepy as hell! All those subtle spooky things in the background. Seems like an homage to Insidious in a good way. Here's the new official US trailer (+ poster) for Henk Pretorius' The Unfamiliar, direct from YouTube: A British Army doctor (Jemima West) comes back from a war, thinking that she has Ptsd only to discover...
- 7/22/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“We have learnt so much about how we can move forward once this ends.”
Matthew Butler-Hart and Tori Butler-Hart are the filmmakers and actors behind UK production company Fizz and Ginger Films, whose credits include the Victorian-era supernatural thriller The Isle.
When the husband-and-wife team found themselves in lockdown, they spent the first three weeks writing sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown and spent much of May shooting at home and on location, with Tori taking the central role and co-stars Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill both filming their performances remotely.
How did Infinitum: Subject Unknown come about?
Tbh: A few years ago,...
Matthew Butler-Hart and Tori Butler-Hart are the filmmakers and actors behind UK production company Fizz and Ginger Films, whose credits include the Victorian-era supernatural thriller The Isle.
When the husband-and-wife team found themselves in lockdown, they spent the first three weeks writing sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown and spent much of May shooting at home and on location, with Tori taking the central role and co-stars Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill both filming their performances remotely.
How did Infinitum: Subject Unknown come about?
Tbh: A few years ago,...
- 6/12/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Three survivors of a tragedy at sea wash up on the shores of a mysterious island in this intelligent supernatural drama
The Isle is a well-made, forcefully acted film from director Matthew Butler-Hart; he has co-written the screenplay with his partner Tori Butler-Hart – who also acts in the movie – and together they have created an intriguing work, modestly and intelligently conceived, a supernatural melodrama characterised by an eerie sort of restraint. There are hints of Shakespeare and classical and Scots mythology.
It is the mid-19th century and three sailors, Oliver (Alex Hassell), Jim (Graham Butler) and Cailean (Fisayo Akinade) are the only survivors of a terrible wreck. On their leaky lifeboat they have somehow made it over to a mysterious island off the Scottish coast, where the inhabitants clearly have terrible secrets and are strangely unhelpful when it comes to getting these men back to the mainland. They are...
The Isle is a well-made, forcefully acted film from director Matthew Butler-Hart; he has co-written the screenplay with his partner Tori Butler-Hart – who also acts in the movie – and together they have created an intriguing work, modestly and intelligently conceived, a supernatural melodrama characterised by an eerie sort of restraint. There are hints of Shakespeare and classical and Scots mythology.
It is the mid-19th century and three sailors, Oliver (Alex Hassell), Jim (Graham Butler) and Cailean (Fisayo Akinade) are the only survivors of a terrible wreck. On their leaky lifeboat they have somehow made it over to a mysterious island off the Scottish coast, where the inhabitants clearly have terrible secrets and are strangely unhelpful when it comes to getting these men back to the mainland. They are...
- 5/1/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
"This is a dead isle. We're only here because we've no choice." Great Point Media recently debuted the first official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled The Isle, set in 1846 on a remote island off the west coast of Scotland. Based loosely on Scottish ghostly folklore with inspiration from the Greek sirens, the film is about three survivors from a mysterious sinking of their merchant ship who find themselves stuck on a small isle, where the only inhabitants seem just as strange as the things that begin to happen. From director Matthew Butler-Hart, The Isle features Conleth Hill, Alex Hassell, Tori Butler-Hart, Fisayo Akinade, Alix Wilton Regan, Graham Butler, and Emma King. If you're in the mood for a misty, chilling Scottish isle supernatural horror, then this is just what you've been waiting to see. Looks like it has a few spooky scenes. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Matthew Butler-Hart's The Isle,...
- 12/31/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: The Victorian-era supernatural tale marks the second feature for Fizz and Ginger Films.
London-based production outfit Fizz and Ginger Films has begun shooting on horror feature The Isle, which stars Game Of Thrones’ Conleth Hill.
Early filming is taking place in Suffolk before moving to Eilean Shona, a remote island off the West coast of Scotland.
Set in 1856, the supernatural horror depicts three shipwrecked sailors who row to a nearby island with four isolated inhabitants. Once there, they discover a mysterious mass graveyard, leaving them desperate to return to the mainland.
Conleth Hill – who plays the eunuch Lord Varys in HBO’s Game Of Thrones – leads a cast that also features Alex Hassell (Cold Mountain), Tori Hart (Two Down), Fisayo Akinade (Lifesaver), Graham Butler (Two Down), Alix Wilton Regan (The Gatehouse), Dickon Tyrrell (The Trial Of Tony Blair), Emma King (Two Down), Joe Bannister (Endeavour) and Ben Lee (Two Down).
Matthew Butler Hart of Fizz and...
London-based production outfit Fizz and Ginger Films has begun shooting on horror feature The Isle, which stars Game Of Thrones’ Conleth Hill.
Early filming is taking place in Suffolk before moving to Eilean Shona, a remote island off the West coast of Scotland.
Set in 1856, the supernatural horror depicts three shipwrecked sailors who row to a nearby island with four isolated inhabitants. Once there, they discover a mysterious mass graveyard, leaving them desperate to return to the mainland.
Conleth Hill – who plays the eunuch Lord Varys in HBO’s Game Of Thrones – leads a cast that also features Alex Hassell (Cold Mountain), Tori Hart (Two Down), Fisayo Akinade (Lifesaver), Graham Butler (Two Down), Alix Wilton Regan (The Gatehouse), Dickon Tyrrell (The Trial Of Tony Blair), Emma King (Two Down), Joe Bannister (Endeavour) and Ben Lee (Two Down).
Matthew Butler Hart of Fizz and...
- 9/2/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
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Stephen Fry and Derek Jacobi are amongst the backers of the impressive British contract killer movie, Two Down...
Filmmakers seem to have a fixation with hitmen. No doubt this is because the addition of a contract killer creates the opportunity for just the right degree of tension, some violence, and a dash of psychological intrigue. Nevertheless, the formula can still produce idiosyncratic results, as Two Down, from Fizz and Ginger Films, proves. With backing from executive producers Stephen Fry and Derek Jacobi, the husband and wife team have created an absorbing drama with a very British flavour.
Matthew Butler Hart, the film’s director and co-writer, says they wanted to do something which involved three people together in a room, with both light and dark elements. Out of that grew this understated thriller, combining the influence of 1970s spy movies with a dry sense of humour.
The story begins when John,...
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Stephen Fry and Derek Jacobi are amongst the backers of the impressive British contract killer movie, Two Down...
Filmmakers seem to have a fixation with hitmen. No doubt this is because the addition of a contract killer creates the opportunity for just the right degree of tension, some violence, and a dash of psychological intrigue. Nevertheless, the formula can still produce idiosyncratic results, as Two Down, from Fizz and Ginger Films, proves. With backing from executive producers Stephen Fry and Derek Jacobi, the husband and wife team have created an absorbing drama with a very British flavour.
Matthew Butler Hart, the film’s director and co-writer, says they wanted to do something which involved three people together in a room, with both light and dark elements. Out of that grew this understated thriller, combining the influence of 1970s spy movies with a dry sense of humour.
The story begins when John,...
- 6/1/2016
- Den of Geek
Stars: Maxine Peake, Blake Harrison, Elisa Lasowski, Christine Bottomley, Sam Hoare, Shina Shihoko Nagai, Tori Hart | Written by Mike Oughton, Steve Reeves | Directed by Steve Reeves
Independent films have a tough time getting exposure so when one turns up that really impresses you, it makes you want to shout from a mountaintop for people to take the time to see it. Keeping Rosy is an example of a film that deserves to be noticed, but did you know it is released starting tomorrow, June 27th? I’m sure the answer is no; and that is a real weakness in the film industry in the UK at the moment. Smaller movies tend to get lost in all the publicity for the “blockbusters.” Films like Keeping Rosy deserve to be seen and to be a success, in my review hopefully I’ll show why.
Charlotte (Peake) is a career driven women with eyes on a promotion.
Independent films have a tough time getting exposure so when one turns up that really impresses you, it makes you want to shout from a mountaintop for people to take the time to see it. Keeping Rosy is an example of a film that deserves to be noticed, but did you know it is released starting tomorrow, June 27th? I’m sure the answer is no; and that is a real weakness in the film industry in the UK at the moment. Smaller movies tend to get lost in all the publicity for the “blockbusters.” Films like Keeping Rosy deserve to be seen and to be a success, in my review hopefully I’ll show why.
Charlotte (Peake) is a career driven women with eyes on a promotion.
- 6/26/2014
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Meet this year’s class of rising talents in acting and filmmaking.
Screen International is today unveiling its 2013 UK Stars of Tomorrow. This annual feature spotlights up-and-coming actors and filmmakers that will be making waves in the years to come.
The 2013 Class of Screen International UK Stars of Tomorrow are listed below in alphabetical order.
The Actors
Raffey Cassidy
This 11-year-old from Greater Manchester, will next star opposite George Clooney.
Antonia Clarke
The 18-year-old from Hammersmith will play twins in BBC2’s The Thirteenth Tale.
Rosie Day
The Winchester-born 18-year-old stars in this month’s release The Seasoning House.
Franz Drameh
Hackney-born Attack the Block star will next appear opposite Tom Cruise in All You Need Is Kill.
Cush Jumbo
Olivier-nominated East Londoner is set to play Josephine Baker on stage.
Matt Kane
The Bristol-born actor is busy in the Us with an ABC Family TV series and starring opposite...
Screen International is today unveiling its 2013 UK Stars of Tomorrow. This annual feature spotlights up-and-coming actors and filmmakers that will be making waves in the years to come.
The 2013 Class of Screen International UK Stars of Tomorrow are listed below in alphabetical order.
The Actors
Raffey Cassidy
This 11-year-old from Greater Manchester, will next star opposite George Clooney.
Antonia Clarke
The 18-year-old from Hammersmith will play twins in BBC2’s The Thirteenth Tale.
Rosie Day
The Winchester-born 18-year-old stars in this month’s release The Seasoning House.
Franz Drameh
Hackney-born Attack the Block star will next appear opposite Tom Cruise in All You Need Is Kill.
Cush Jumbo
Olivier-nominated East Londoner is set to play Josephine Baker on stage.
Matt Kane
The Bristol-born actor is busy in the Us with an ABC Family TV series and starring opposite...
- 6/25/2013
- ScreenDaily
Ian McKellen (X-Men), Judi Dench (Casino Royale), Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files"), and Mark Williams (Harry Potter) are attached to star in Matthew Butler's 18th century zombie comedy "The Curse Of The Buxom Strumpet." In the new movie, the inhabitants of a small seaside town are struck down with a deadly illness. Butler will direct and has co-written the script with Tori Hart. The movie is based on Butler's short film "E'gad Zombies," which starred McKellen. Butler is in talks with sales agents at the Cannes Film Festival, with a view to shooting the $3.25 million film in Scotland later this year. Watch the trailer for "E'gad Zombies" short film below. "E'gad Zombies" Trailer:...
- 5/20/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Gillian Anderson and Mark Williams have all signed on to period zombie flick The Curse Of The Buxom Strumpet. Apart from having the coolest title this side of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, that’s one heck of a cast for essentially a glorified horror movie. Strumpet is based on director Matthew Butler’s 2010 short movie E’gad Zombies, which also starred Ian McKellen, and followed a 1700s town in England that becomes overrun with zombies. This new zombie film has been co-written by Tori Hart,...
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- 5/19/2011
- by Josh Winning
- TotalFilm
A comedy British zombie film starring Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and “X-Files’” Scully aka Gillian Anderson? Where do I sign up? The threesome, along with Mark Williams, have signed up to star in Matthew Butler’s delightfully titled “The Curse Of The Buxom Strumpet”, a film that will take place in the 18th century and revolve around “the inhabitants of a small seaside town are struck down with a deadly illness.” That illness? Zombies, probably. The film will be based on Butler’s own short film, “E’gad, Zombies”, which he co-wrote and co-starred with Tori Hart and McKellen last year. Here’s a long description of the short and, we presume, most of the feature: The 1700′s…ish, Oxfordshire, England. In the sleepy town of Upper Trollop, there lived a poet named William Filthe’. He was in love with the beautiful but slightly terrifying Vanity Banks, and although she was engaged to his brother,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Judi Dench in John Madden's Mrs. Brown The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet may make zombie flick non-aficionados rethink their stance. Buxom Strumpet, to be directed by Matthew Butler, will feature Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Gillian Anderson, and Mark Williams. McKellen and Dench have eight Oscar nominations among them — two for McKellen, six for Dench — including Dench's win in the Best Supporting Actress category for her Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love. Co-written by Butler and Tori Hart, the 18th century-set The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet tells the story of the denizens of a seaside town who suddenly come down [...]...
- 5/18/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
The Curse Of The Buxom Strumpet To Star Ian McKellen And Judi Dench
No doubt in the same spirit as its title, The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet looks to bring a fun blend of horror hi-jinx and bawdy humor to a starched period drama backdrop. According to Screen Daily, Matthew Butler will helm this zombie horror/comedy set in the 18th century, with acting heavyweights Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen starring. With only about a $3 million budget, this film project boasts an impressive cast. Dench and McKellen will be joined by Gillian Anderson (X-Files) and Mark Williams (Harry Potter). Butler has dabbled in acting, but it seems he’s passionate about getting behind the camera. The story for The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet, co-written by Butler and Tori Hart, is an extension of his 2010 short film E’gad Zombies. McKellen also narrated Butler’s film short,...
No doubt in the same spirit as its title, The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet looks to bring a fun blend of horror hi-jinx and bawdy humor to a starched period drama backdrop. According to Screen Daily, Matthew Butler will helm this zombie horror/comedy set in the 18th century, with acting heavyweights Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen starring. With only about a $3 million budget, this film project boasts an impressive cast. Dench and McKellen will be joined by Gillian Anderson (X-Files) and Mark Williams (Harry Potter). Butler has dabbled in acting, but it seems he’s passionate about getting behind the camera. The story for The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet, co-written by Butler and Tori Hart, is an extension of his 2010 short film E’gad Zombies. McKellen also narrated Butler’s film short,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Amy Curtis
- We Got This Covered
Whoever thought that Ian McKellen would end up in a period movie centering around zombies? That's what's going on with "The Curse of The Buxom Strumpet," a film set to be directed by Matthew Butler. "Buxom" will be marked as Butler's directorial debut."Buxom Strumpet" was co-writte by Butler and Tori Hart. The story centers on the inhabitants of a small seaside town who end up being struck down with a deadly illness. The latest actors to be cast onto the project include Ian McKellen, Gillian Anderson, Judi Dench and Mark Williams.This actually isn't the first time that McKellen has worked with Matthew Butler. He also starred in Butler's short film "E'gad Zombies." Producing the film is Hart and Butler under their Fizz and Ginger label. Principal photography for "Buxom Strumpet" will begin later this year in Scotland.Source: Screen Daily...
- 5/18/2011
- LRMonline.com
You know that the zombie craze has reached a weird point when you read news that, of all people, Ian McKellen and Judi Dench will be starring together in one of these movies. But, ScreenDaily says that the two thespians will be doing so, regardless of their general preference for good material.
That movie has the awful title of The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet, and it’s based off a short film, titled E’gad, Zombies! That short, directed by Matthew Butler and co-written by Butler and Tori Hart, even featured McKellen as the narrator (and whatever is going on in the above picture). The creative team will be working together again on the feature film, which is set to shoot in Scotland later this year. Also said to join the cast are Gillian Anderson and Mark Williams, but their roles have yet to be specified. The two writers...
That movie has the awful title of The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet, and it’s based off a short film, titled E’gad, Zombies! That short, directed by Matthew Butler and co-written by Butler and Tori Hart, even featured McKellen as the narrator (and whatever is going on in the above picture). The creative team will be working together again on the feature film, which is set to shoot in Scotland later this year. Also said to join the cast are Gillian Anderson and Mark Williams, but their roles have yet to be specified. The two writers...
- 5/18/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
At last year's Cannes Film Festival, actor-writer-director Matthew Butler shopped his short E'Gad, Zombies! to find financing for a feature-length version. Aiding him in his search was Sir Ian McKellen, who narrated and appeared in the 22-minute movie set in 18th-Century England. At the time, director David O. Russell was busy adapting Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but the project, which recently hired Fright Night remake director Craig Gillespie, still has no cast attached.
A year later, Butler's hard work has paid off, as Screen Daily reports that Dame Judi Dench and Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) have joined the cast of the production, which is now titled The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet.
Like E'Gad, Zombies!, the plot of The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet remains the same — a seaside town finds itself the victim of a deadly illness. Butler co-wrote the movie with Tori Hart; both are also serving as producers.
A year later, Butler's hard work has paid off, as Screen Daily reports that Dame Judi Dench and Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) have joined the cast of the production, which is now titled The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet.
Like E'Gad, Zombies!, the plot of The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet remains the same — a seaside town finds itself the victim of a deadly illness. Butler co-wrote the movie with Tori Hart; both are also serving as producers.
- 5/18/2011
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Here at Dread Central we love it when the little guys makes good. Such is the case with Matthew Butler's newest zombie film based off of his short, The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet. Read on for details.
According to Screen Daily Ian McKellen (X-Men, Lord of the Rings), Judi Dench (Casino Royale), Gillian Anderson ("X-Files"), and Mark Williams (Harry Potter) are attached to star in Matthew Butler’s 18th century zombie romp The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet.
Butler will direct and has co-written the script with Tori Hart for the feature in which "the inhabitants of a small seaside town are struck down with a deadly illness."
The feature is an extension of Butler’s short comedy film "E’gad Zombies," also starring McKellen.
Butler and Hart are producing for their UK production company Fizz and Ginger with Margaret Matheson exec producing. Butler is in talks with sales agents in Cannes,...
According to Screen Daily Ian McKellen (X-Men, Lord of the Rings), Judi Dench (Casino Royale), Gillian Anderson ("X-Files"), and Mark Williams (Harry Potter) are attached to star in Matthew Butler’s 18th century zombie romp The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet.
Butler will direct and has co-written the script with Tori Hart for the feature in which "the inhabitants of a small seaside town are struck down with a deadly illness."
The feature is an extension of Butler’s short comedy film "E’gad Zombies," also starring McKellen.
Butler and Hart are producing for their UK production company Fizz and Ginger with Margaret Matheson exec producing. Butler is in talks with sales agents in Cannes,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Titles can be everything, and The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet is possibly the most eye-catching film title I've seen this week. But is it the best title for a zombie movie, especially one that stars Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and Gillian Anderson? That I can't say (even after seeing Judi Dench cameo as a sort of buxom almost-strumpet in Pirates of the Caribbean) but for a film that seems to be cut from the same cloth as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, one could probably do worse. Screen Daily [1] reports that Matthew Butler co-wrote the script with Tori Hart, and that he'll direct. He has already made a comedy short called E'gad Zombies, which also had Ian McKellen in the cast, and this feature will be an expansion of the short. All we know about this one so far is that the story features "inhabitants of a small seaside...
- 5/18/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Gillian Anderson, and Mark Williams are set to star in Matthew Butler’s 18th century zombie film, The Curse Of The Buxom Strumpet. The film was co-written by Tori Hart and tells the story of "inhabitants of a small seaside town are struck down with a deadly illness."
The film is an extension of Butler’s short comedy film E’gad Zombies, which McKellen also starred in. This film is being produced by Butler and Hart for their UK production company Fizz and Ginger, with Margaret Matheson serving as executive producer. The film is being sold at Cannes, with shooting on the low budget (£2m) film slated for later this year in Scotland.
I am interested in anything zombie related so this sounds like it will be right up my alley. The cast is perfect for this period film. I am also interested in seeing Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
The film is an extension of Butler’s short comedy film E’gad Zombies, which McKellen also starred in. This film is being produced by Butler and Hart for their UK production company Fizz and Ginger, with Margaret Matheson serving as executive producer. The film is being sold at Cannes, with shooting on the low budget (£2m) film slated for later this year in Scotland.
I am interested in anything zombie related so this sounds like it will be right up my alley. The cast is perfect for this period film. I am also interested in seeing Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
- 5/18/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Ian McKellen (X-Men, Lord of the Rings), Judi Dench (Casino Royale), Gillian Anderson ("X-Files"), and Mark Williams (Harry Potter) are attached to star in Matthew Butlers 18th century zombie romp, The Curse Of The Buxon Strumpet. Butler will direct and has co-written the script with Tori Hart for the feature in which "the inhabitants of a small seaside town are struck down with a deadly illness." The feature is an extension of Butlers short comedy film "Egad Zombies," also starring McKellen. Butler and Hart are producing for their UK production company Fizz and Ginger, with Margaret Matheson exec producing. Butler is in talks with sales agents in Cannes, with a view to shooting the £2m film in Scotland later this year.
- 5/18/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Gillian Anderson and Mark Williams are all attached to star in Matthew Butler’s 18th century zombie comedy "The Curse Of The Buxom Strumpet" reports Screen Daily.
The story follows the inhabitants of a small seaside town are struck down with a deadly illness. The feature is described as "an extension" of Butler’s short comedy film "E’gad Zombies" which also starred McKellen.
Butler will direct and has co-written the script with Tori Hart. The £2 million-budget flick will shoot in Scotland later this year.
The story follows the inhabitants of a small seaside town are struck down with a deadly illness. The feature is described as "an extension" of Butler’s short comedy film "E’gad Zombies" which also starred McKellen.
Butler will direct and has co-written the script with Tori Hart. The £2 million-budget flick will shoot in Scotland later this year.
- 5/18/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
A short film by Matthew Butler, entitled E'gad Zombies , is poised to become a feature film that has a surprising cast. To be titled The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet , the film will star Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Gillian Anderson and Mark Williams. Set against the backdrop of a small town in 1713, an illness takes hold of the villagers turning them into unfeeling creatures who eat anything they can get there hands on. Lord Fortitude must lead the small band of survivors and escape to France. Tori Hart co-scripted the film with Butler. Here are some images from E'gad Zombies . "Strumpet" will roll cameras later this year.
- 5/18/2011
- Comingsoon.net
A short film by Matthew Butler, entitled E'gad Zombies , is poised to become a feature film that has a surprising cast. The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet (eh, I like E'gad Zombies better) will star Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Gillian Anderson and Mark Williams. Set against the backdrop of a small town in 1713, an illness takes hold of the villagers turning them into unfeeling creatures who eat anything they can get there hands on. Lord Fortitude must lead the small band of survivors and escape to France. Tori Hart co-scripted the film with Butler. Here are some images from E'gad Zombies . Strumpet will roll cameras later this year.
- 5/18/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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