We are back from our film festival break, and we've taken a look at a heap of goofy and serious news, as we do! Things such as a dumb Brit caught smuggling drugs, Dick Wolf acting like a hemorrhoid, Australia dropping the ball hard with the 'NO' to the Voice referendum. Meta being blamed for young people's mental health, and Tinder saying dating is a "team sport"!!!

THEN, we catch-up with the remaining episodes of 'Still Up' on Apple TV, as well as taking a look at the first two episodes of their new series 'Lessons in Chemistry'!!!

This week:

- Don't sell drugs dummy, especially in foreign countries!!!

- Wolf wanted UPenn to cancel Palestinian literature festival

- Australia votes "No" for Indigenous rights

- Federal lawsuit filed against Meta around young people's mental health

- Is Tinder peddling old rope1?!

REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS

- TV: Still Up - S1: Episodes Two - Eight - thoughts

Watch the review: HERE! https://youtu.be/MRud2UyjF_Q

- TV: Lessons in Chemistry - S1: Episodes One & Two - thoughts

Watch the review: HERE! https://youtu.be/vOPxU079AUE

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'Good Times' by Cory Henry - 2022

'Part TWO, of this week's @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ deals with legendary ish!!!

We take a look at the film that will re-launch the house of hammer, Hammer Studios! So you know it has to be an iconic character in the horror lexicon, and it's one that dates back to 1886. THEN, we sit down the the director and his co-star, to talk about pressures of steering such a project, taking a fresh approach, and a whole lot more!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/r7HAjeuN6no

In 'Part Two' we have:

Doctor Jekyll

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/XuLhRhHotfE

FrightFest: 25th August 2023

Theatrical Release Date: 27th October 2023

Director: Joe Stephenson

Cast: Eddie Izzard, Scott Chambers, Lindsay Duncan, Simon Callow, Jonathan Hyde, Morgan Watkins, Robyn Cara, Tony Jayawardena, Isabella Inchbald

Running Time: 89 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/WyPUuM4COMU?si=YayuLnBqRbMwJGSW

Website: Here. https://doctorjekyll.film/home/

X: @Jekyll_film https://twitter.com/Jekyll_film

Instagram: @doctorjekyllmovie https://www.instagram.com/doctorjekyllmovie

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'Hurts My Brain' by Cory Henry, The Funk Apostles - 2022

Just like the great, late Steve Jobs, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ has "One More Thing" in regards to the 67th BFI London Film Festival (4th to 15th October 2023)!!!

Over 'Twelve' tremendous days, we were able to check out '25 Feature Films' and '8 Shorts', so one of the great new voices on the British film scene passed through to talk about everything that was consumed!

As a creative, Daniel Glenn-Barbour attended the Festival in an 'Industry' capacity, so had plenty of different experiences to those of 'Press'. All of this is covered, and there are plenty of tangents, where the industry as a whole, is explored. BUT, we do lay out our favourite films of this year’s event! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/q0OjnvUdo88

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'Wake Up' by Arcade Fire - 2004

The 67th BFI London Film Festival (4th to 15th October 2023) might officially be over now, don't worry cause @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ has you covered!!!

Today, on 'Day 13', we take a look at a highly inventive and personal Short, and then speak to the woman who not only birthed the project but whose story this is firmly entrenched in! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/Py_lAPo3N1A

Boat People

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Gue6Cq4Oz0Q

Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film: 27th April 2023

BFI London Film Festival

Film Strand: Shorts (Right Here, Right Now)

Monday, 9th 2023 at 16:15pm

ICA

Buy Tickets: Here.

Director: Thao Lam, Kjell Boersma

Animators: Kjell Boersma, Miranda Quesnel, Simon Cottee, Adam Brown, Lillian Chan, Samantha Lucy Haslam

Credits: National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Genre: Animation, Family, Short

Running Time: 10 min

Cert: PG

Trailer: Here. https://vimeo.com/806780124

Website: Here. https://www.nfb.ca/film/boat-people/

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'Wake Up' by Arcade Fire - 2004

It's here, the last day (Day 12) of this years BFI London Film Festival (4th to 15th October 2023)!!!

Our @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage comes to an end with a Short from the 'No Place Called Home' block, and the 'Closing Night Gala', a new film about being lost in a near future!

Today we have:

South Facing

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/_LFKCarA1-Y

BFI London Film Festival

Film Strand: Shorts (No Place Called Home)

Friday, 6th 2023 at 18:00pm

BFI Southbank

Ticket Info: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=no-place-called-home-lff23

Theatrical Release Date: 27th October 2023

Digital Release Date: 3rd November 2023

Director: Reneque Samuels

Cast: Déja J. Bowens, Juliet Garricks, Anthony J. Abraham, Victoria Serra, Faith Edwards

Credit: BFI Network, COOC Productions

Genre: Drama, Short

Running Time: 10 min

Cert: PG

Website: Here. https://www.coocproductions.com/film-tv-projects

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The Kitchen

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/uG3ft_gVcs0

BFI London Film Festival

Film Strand: Galas

Sunday, 15th 2023 at 19:15pm

Royal Festival Hall

Sunday, 15th 2023 at 21:00pm

Curzon Soho Cinema

Ticket Info: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=kitchen-lff23

Director: Daniel Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares

Cast: Kane Robinson, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jr, Teija Kabs, Demmy Ladipo, Cristale, BackRoad Gee, Dani Moseley, Ian Wright

Credit: 59% Productions, DMC Film, Factory Fifteen, Film4, Netflix

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Running Time: 98 min

Cert: 18

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'Wake Up' by Arcade Fire - 2004

It's the penultimate day of the 67th BFI London Film Festival (4th to 15th October 2023) and @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ has still got your back on what to look out for!

We have a Short from the 'Stories We Tell' strand, and a huge 'Gala' film, both will have you captivated!!!

Today we have:

Essex Girls

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/whSRjsU8tYI

BFI London Film Festival

Film Strand: Shorts (Stories We Tell)

Saturday, 14th 2023 at 12:50am

BFI Southbank

Ticket Info: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=stories-we-tell-lff23&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

Director: Yero Timi-Biu

Cast: Busayo Ige, Corinna Brown, Maisie Smith, Adrianna Bertola, Krysstina Frempong, Rebecca Dike, Daniel Adeosun, Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi, Craig Webb, Bruno Cryan, Charlie Baker, Dan Gaisford

Credit: BFI Network, Surgent Studios Presents, Screen South, Estuary on Film, Fully Focused, Monegram Production, TAPE Colletive

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Short

Running Time: 15 min

Cert: 12a

Watch via BFI Player: Here. https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-essex-girls-2023-online

https://www.tapecollective.co.uk/news/essex-girls

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Poor Things

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/HoQvcUaySm8

80th Venice International Film Festival: 1st September 2023

BFI London Film Festival

Film Strand: Galas

Saturday, 14th 2023 at 17:30pm

Royal Festival Hall

Sunday, 15th 2023 at 10:30am

Royal Festival Hall

Sunday, 15th 2023 at 19:30pm

BFI Southbank

Sunday, 15th 2023 at 19:50pm

BFI Southbank

Ticket Info: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=poor-things-lff23&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

USA Theatrical Release Date: 8th December 2023

UK Theatrical Release Date: 12th January 2024

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba, Hanna Schygulla, Vicki Pepperdine, Wayne Brett, Tom Stourton, Carminho, Jerskin Fendrix

Credit: Searchlight Pictures, Film4 Productions, Element Pictures, TSG Entertainment

Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Running Time: 141 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/3s6uCLuYtxQ?si=gozZRCynyoSdVC8j

Website: Here.

X: @PoorThingsFilm https://twitter.com/PoorThingsFilm?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Instagram: @poorthingsfilm https://www.instagram.com/poorthingsfilm/?hl=en-gb

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'Wake Up' by Arcade Fire - 2004

It's 'Day 10' and @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ has two films to look at, as we keep 67th BFI London Film Festival (4th to 15th October 2023), coverage rolling!!!

Delving into the 'Journey' and 'Official Competition' strands, these are very different offerings, but both very captivating!!!

'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt' is written & directed by Raven Jackson. Mack (Kaylee N. Johnson, Charleen McClure, Zainab Jah) has been taught to know the earth – the woods, the water and the clay, which her ancestors drew sustenance from. But life itself, in all its messy beauty, is less predictable.

'The End We Start From' is directed by Mahalia Belo which he co-wrote with Alice Birch, it's an adaptation of Megan Hunter 2017 book of the same name. After an ecological crisis, a couple (Jodie Comer & Joel Fry) and their newborn baby abandon their home in flooded London and flee northwards looking for safety and a place to re-start their lives.

Today we have:

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/FaL9zoacEIs

2023 Sundance Film Festival: 22nd January 2023

BFI London Film Festival

Film Strand: Journey

Friday, 13th 2023 at 20:55

BFI Southbank

Sunday, 15th 2023 at 12:00

Curzon Soho Cinema

Ticket Info: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=9A831706-CA24-4A95-B272-9F0D6728F983&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=034AB09D-CBAC-4A98-85B7-839C5BAC620A

Director: Raven Jackson

Cast: Charleen McClure, Kaylee Nicole Johnson, Zainab Jah, Moses Ingram, Jayah Henry, Reginald Helms Jr, Preston McDowell, Sheila Atim, Chris Chalk

Credit: A24, Pastel Productions, Tender

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music

Running Time: 92 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/qiQvFKfpCi4?si=yd9OLr-dk-P5LFQV

Website: Here. https://a24films.com/films/all-dirt-roads

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The End We Start From

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/SBSnLXpDYSI

50th Telluride Film Festival: 31st August 2023

BFI London Film Festival

Film Strand: Official Competition

Friday, 13th 2023 at 18:00pm

Royal Festival Hall

Saturday, 14th 2023 at 11:30am

Royal Festival Hall

Ticket Info: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=end-we-start-from-lff23

USA Theatrical Release Date: 8th December 2023

UK Theatrical Release Date: 19th January 2024

Director: Mahalia Belo

Cast: Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Katherine Waterston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Gina McKee, Nina Sosanya

Credit: SunnyMarch, Hera Pictures, Anton, BBC Film, BFI Film Fund, C2 Motion Picture Group, Signature Entertainment

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Running Time: 102 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/o4ponAmK1vQ

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'Wake Up' by Arcade Fire - 2004