Echo Chamber

This weeks #EchoChamber looks at 'The Rest of Us', the new film from director Aisling Chin-Yee. 

This week we have:

The Rest of Us

Digital Download Release Date: 23rd March 2020

Director: Aisling Chin-Yee

Cast: Heather Graham, Sophie Nélisse, Jodi Balfour & Abigail Pniowsky 

Credit: The Movie Partnership

Genre: Drama     

Running Time: 80 min

Cert: 15

Digital Platforms: iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sky Store, Virgin Media

Price: £7.99 HD

Trailer: here. 

*(Music)

'Mexican Dress' by Blood Red Shoes – 2018

COVID-19 came knocking, it took out a few events, even took the crowd! The show went on at UFC Brasilia though, last weekend. 

Get the skinny on #ChinCheck 

This week:

- UFC on ESPN+ 28: Lee vs. Oliveira

*(Music) 

'The Truth' by Beanie Sigel - 2000

#EFTV is BACK on schedule!!! Obviously we drop a lil #COVID19, but we also talk smack on other ish too! 

THEN we jump into 'I Am Not Okay with This', which just came with season one on Netflix and killed it! 

PLUS this week's Audible book is 'Promise of Blood' by Brian McClellan. Book one in his first 'Powder Mage' trilogy.

This week:

- Coronavirus idiocy - Vol.3! 

- Japan adamant Olympics will happen

- Farmer accussing Tyson Fury of cheating!

- Vanessa Hudgens had nothing to apologies for!

- Visit to a comedy course taster session!

- Chin Check

REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS 

- TV: I Am Not Okay with This: Season 1 - thoughts

AUDIBLE

- Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan 

*(Music) 

'Think Its A Game' (feat. Freeway, Jay-Z ,YOUNG Chris) by Beanie Sigel - 2001

This weeks #EchoChamber looks at 'VFW', the new film from director Joe Begos. AND then we have Bong Joon Ho's award banger, 'Parasite'. 

THEN we sit down with B3 Media to talk 'Creative Catalyst'. 

AND we have news on the upcoming Boston Underground Film Festival!

This week we have:

VFW

Digital Download Release Date: 9th March 2020

Director: Joe Begos

Cast: Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson

Credit: Sangria

Genre: Action, Horror       

Credit: Fangoria

Running Time: 92 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: here. 

Facebook: here.  

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Parasite

Release Date: 7th February 2020

Director: Bong Joon Ho

Cast: Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo 

Credit: Barunson E&A, CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics, CJ Entertainment

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller     

Running Time: 132 min

Cert: 18

Website: here. 

Trailer: here. 

Twitter: @ParasiteMovie  

Facebook: here.  

Instagram: @parasitemovie   

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***Creative Catalyst***

Creative Catalyst is our new programme partnered with TalentLab to help young emerging BAME creatives who want to break out into film, storytelling, VR and cross-media platforms.

We spoke with:

Isaac Banton - Participant 

Marc Boothe - Founder & Creator of B3 Media

Website: here. 

Twitter: @b3media 

Facebook: here. 

Instagram: @b3media 

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***22nd Boston Underground Film Festival***

BUFF celebrates unconventional stories, idiosyncratic voices, fever dreams, nightmarish visions, and all manner of cinematic forms, in service of an audience ravenous for an annual sensory bacchanalia from beyond the mainstream.

Buy tickets from Monday 9th March, 2pm EST, from the BUFF website and The Brattle.

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*(Music)

'As I Come Back' by Busta Rhymes – 2001

Another great weekend of fighting action! Friday had Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 3 and Saturday UFC 248! 

Straight up fire for this weeks #ChinCheck 

This week:

- Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 3

- UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

*(Music) 

'Break Ya Neck' (feat. Rampage) by Busta Rhymes - 2001

The weeks been crazy, so we late with #EFTV!!! BUT, there's Prince Harry vs Greta Thunberg, Coronavirus, Woody Allen and Ice Cream Licker! 

PLUS we return to 'The Peripheral' with William Gibson's 'Agency', as this week's Audible book.

This week:

- Coronavirus idiocy - Vol.2! 

- Belgium train weirdo arrested!

- Ice Cream licker found prank not so funny

- Woody Allen's books been dumped by publisher!

- Harry duped by Greta hoax

- Chin Check

REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS 

AUDIBLE

- Agency by William Gibson

*(Music) 

'Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check' by Busta Rhymes - 1996

This weeks #EchoChamber checks out 'Military Wives', the new film from director Peter Cattaneo. 

AND we have news on the upcoming Boston Underground Film Festival!

This week we have:

Military Wives

Release Date: 6th March 2020

Director: Peter Cattaneo

Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Greg Wise, India Ria Amarteifio and Jason Flemyng

Credit: 42, Ingenious Media, Koliko Films, Tempo Productions Limited, LionsGate UK

Genre: Comedy, Drama      

Running Time: 112 min

Cert: 12a

Website: here. 

Trailer: here. 

Twitter: @militarywifemov 

Facebook: here.  

Instagram: @lionsgateuk 

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***22nd Boston Underground Film Festival***

BUFF celebrates unconventional stories, idiosyncratic voices, fever dreams, nightmarish visions, and all manner of cinematic forms, in service of an audience ravenous for an annual sensory bacchanalia from beyond the mainstream.

Buy tickets from Monday 9th March, 2pm EST, from the BUFF website and The Brattle.

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*(Music)

'Size 'Em Up' by Big L – 1998

#ChinCheck this week looks at all the action from UFC Norfolk. AND we touch on some of the crazy throw downs that took place at GLORY Super Fight Series & 75!

This week:

- Glory 75

- UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

*(Music) 

'Queen B*tch' by Lil' Kim - 1996

It's time to SHUT EM DOWN, no prisoners taken on this weeks #EFTV!!! Thunberg, Disney, Allen, Chuck D, everyone gets it! On a lighter note, there's a trip to the Hayward Gallery for their new exhibition 'Among The Trees'. 

Then I got that meth habit sorted with season 2 of Netflix's 'Altered Carbon'. 

PLUS we return to Mark Dawson's 'Isabella Rose' series with 'The Asset', as this week's @audibleuk book.

This week:

- Greta Thunberg needs to pay for grass, lead by example! 

- Flava Flav kicked out of Public Enemy!

- Woody Allen's kids not happy about his upcoming memoir

- Disney cut character from Mulan in fear of #MeToo

- Gender transitioning under the spotlight

- Visit to 'Among the Trees' @ Hayward Gallery

- Chin Check

REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS 

- TV: Altered Carbon: Season 2 - thoughts

AUDIBLE

- The Asset: Act II by Mark Dawson 

*(Music) 

'No Time' (feat. Puff Daddy) by Lil' Kim - 1996

This weeks #EchoChamber looks at 'Blood On Her Name' the directorial debut of Matthew Pope, via Vertical Entertainment & Yellow Veil Pictures. 

PLUS we have 'Color Out of Space', which we first covered during the 'BFI London Film Festival'. 

Both are hitting cinema and VOD this Friday 28.02.2020.

This week we have:

Blood On Her Name

Release Date: 28th February 2020

Director: Matthew Pope

Cast: Bethany Anne Lind, Will Patton, Elizabeth Röhm, Jared Ivers, Jack Andrews & Jimmy Gonzales

Credit: Vertical Entertainment, Yellow Veil Pictures

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Running Time: 83 min

Cert: 15

Website: here. 

Trailer: here. 

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Color Out of Space

Release Date: 28th February 2020

Director: Richard Stanley

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Julian Hilliard, Q'orianka Kilcher & Tommy Chong

Credit: SpectreVision, ACE Pictures Entertainment, BRO Cinema, XYZ Films

Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi       

Running Time: 111 min

Cert: 18

Website: here. 

Trailer: here. 

Twitter: @ColorSpaceMovie 

Facebook: here.  

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*(Music)

'Jump Jump' by Kris Kross – 1992