Echo Chamber

We are BACK with the good ol original format of #EFTV (though we'll still be having conversations) this week!

We're looking at Barbie, BUT, not in context to the movie. Try to fathom this off key merchant navy situation. Ponder Holland handing back stolen loot, and sharks being sharks. The question of the justice system comes up, AND this 'Snow White' debacle!

THEN, we're taking a gander at 'season one' of Apple TV's 'Invasion' and the first episode of the new 'season two'!!!

This week:

- Stretch mark Barbie

- Merchant mariner discharged for rape, but no prison!?!

- Netherlands returns stolen goods

- Unprovoked Shark harassment

- Democracy or Revenge

- The Snow White Dilemma

REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS

- TV: Invasion - S1 - thoughts

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

- TV: Invasion - S2 - Eps 1

Watch the review: HERE! https://youtu.be/TALZVxNXE1I

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*(Music)

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

People, the 27th Fantasia International Film Festival (20th July - 9th August 2023) has now finished. So, here it is (it got delayed) our final piece of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage!!!

Today we look at two documentary's dealing with different forms of manipulation, and one feature film about loneliness.

Today we have:

Satan Wants You

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/KIBRH6GfK3o

South by Southwest Film Festival: 11th March 2023

Fantasia International Film Festival

Saturday, 29th July 2023 at 14:30pm

Auditorium des diplômés de la SGWU

Chicago Underground Film Festival - Info: Here. https://cuff30.eventive.org/schedule/64b93c5e208bb90057095864

Director: Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams

Cast: Blanche Barton, Charles Ennis, Ken Lanning, Elizabeth Loftus, Sarah Marshall, Debbie Nathan, Charyl Proby-Austman, Jeffrey S. Victor

Credit:

Genre: Crime, Documentary, Mystery

Running Time: 88 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/y20TgJ_p_c8

Website: Here. https://www.satanwantsyoufilm.com/

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

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Home Invasion

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/ZwqcYHP3nxI

Berlin International Film Festival: 22nd February 2023

Fantasia International Film Festival

Saturday, 29th July 2023 at 20:00pm

Tuesday, 1st August 2023 at 14:40pm

Salle J.A. De Sève

Director: Graeme Arnfield

Credit: Square Eyes

Genre: Documentary

Running Time: 92 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://vimeo.com/797944314

Website: Here. https://www.graemearnfield.com/homeinvasion

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Sometimes I Think About Dying

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/n5QMHL8kxJo

Sundance Film Festival: 19th January 2023

Fantasia International Film Festival

Sunday, 6h August 2023 at 18:45pm

Auditorium des diplômés de la SGWU

Director: Rachel Lambert

Cast: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Meg Stalter, Brittany O'Grady, Bree Elrod, Lauren Beveridge, Ayanna Berkshire, Sean Tarjyoto, Jeb Berrier, Rich Hinz, June Eisler

Credit: Sweet Tomato Films, Page Fifty-Four Pictures, Point Productions, Mirror Image Films, Oscilloscope, Vertigo Releasing

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Running Time: 91 min

Cert: 12a

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*(Music)

'Fantastic Voyage' by Coolio - 1994

It's @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ time, people!!!

Five films this week, Buffalo 8 & Saban Films have futuristic assassin flick. Prime Video has an actioner from Open Road Films & Capstone Global, and a rom-com from A24. An Icelandic thriller from Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing & Signature Entertainment is next. And we end on Skydance, Pilot Wave & Netflix new spy caper!

Today we have:

Assassin

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/_eLbyltqp7s

Digital Release Date: 4th August 2023

Director: Jesse Atlas

Cast: Nomzamo Mbatha, Bruce Willis, Dominic Purcell, Andy Allo, Mustafa Shakir, Fernanda Andrade, Eugenia Kuzmina, Hannah Quinlivan

Running Time: 88 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/qiUATuIhUw8

Watch via Prime Video: Here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8RTP5HD/ref=atv_pp_fi_0

Watch via Now TV: Here. https://www.nowtv.com/gb/watch/home/asset/assassin-2023-2023/A5EK6sKrAaydRoNijwuZW

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Kandahar

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/NNUR9pFylMY

Digital Release Date: 4th August 2023

Director: Ric Roman Waugh

Cast: Gerard Butler, Ali Fazal, Navid Negahban, Nina Toussaint-White, Tom Rhys Harries, Bahador Foladi, Mark Arnold, Vassilis Koukalani, Corey Johnson, Travis Fimmel, Ravi Aujla, Ray Haratian, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Rebecca Calder, Faizan Munawar

Running Time: 108 min

Cert: 15

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

Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/kandahar/umc.cmc.3i3wy3d18vrkxwha50wcjq1xs

Watch via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kandahar-Gerard-Butler/dp/B0B75VJLYF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RCTLUFB2JZTI&keywords=Kandahar&qid=1691797191&s=instant-video&sprefix=kandahar%2Cinstant-video%2C91&sr=1-1

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You Hurt My Feelings

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/yDPCwv99Obg

Digital Release Date: 8th August 2023

Director: Nicole Holofcener

Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins, Arian Moayed, Owen Teague, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Sunita Mani, Deniz Akdeniz, Clara Wong

Running Time: 93 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/HAh30wgAQsY

Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/you-hurt-my-feelings/umc.cmc.41mqag7nb8c963nyosq1ju8ue

Watch via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Hurt-Feelings-Julia-Louis-Dreyfus/dp/B0C94KR87K/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6FYKS4WP5Z8G&keywords=You+Hurt+My+Feelings&qid=1691784176&s=instant-video&sprefix=you+hurt+my+feelings%2Cinstant-video%2C213&sr=1-1

Website: Here. https://a24films.com/films/you-hurt-my-feelings

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Operation Napoleon: Frozen Conspiracy

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/XAyW7Y4Nzu0

Digital Release Date: 14th August 2023

Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson

Cast: Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Jack Fox, Iain Glen, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Adesuwa Oni

Running Time: 102 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/K244dNWIvb0

Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/operation-napoleon/umc.cmc.5yt9k5gp15fi0y9jb9b08ocy1

Watch via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Operation-Napoleon-Conspiracy-Vivian-%C3%93lafsd%C3%B3ttir/dp/B0C9SWR7SQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QZW1NTAU8AS7&keywords=Operation+Napoleon%3A+Frozen+Conspiracy&qid=1691784412&s=instant-video&sprefix=operation+napoleon+frozen+conspiracy%2Cinstant-video%2C65&sr=1-1

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Heart of Stone

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/ABEbxlSkcp0

Digital Release Date: 11th August 2023

Director: Tom Harper

Cast: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Jing Lusi, Paul Ready, Jon Kortajarena, Archie Madekwe, Matthias Schweighöfer, BD Wong, Glenn Close, Mark Ivanir

Running Time: 123 min

Cert: 12a

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

Watch via Netflix: Here. https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=81416533

Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/heart-of-stone-gal-gadot-release-date-photos

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*(Music)

'Breathe and Stop' by Q-Tip - 1999

The Festival is drawing to a close, but we still have plenty left in the bank for the 27th Fantasia International Film Festival (20th July - 9th August 2023) coverage on @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ for you!

We're back with the Shorts, as today we look at a parody of a US, maybe global institution. THEN, the creative spark behind it joins us. Which is a first too, as her background is in lighting, and we haven't delved into that aspect of the film industry so far. We have an expansive chat about the film, lighting techniques, genres, casting selection, and more!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/8nTWjMk27U4

Today we have:

Hellmark

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/UW5z1TPZSB4

Crazy8s Gala: 15th April 2023

Fantasia International Film Festival

Saturday, 29th July 2023 at 22:00pm, World Premiere

Salle J.A. De Sève

Director: Jessica Lauren Doucet

Cast: Tanya Jade, Giles Panton, MJ Miller, Jennifer Oleksiuk, Tanis Dolman, Kamantha Naidoo, Filip Zivanovic, Billie Baird, Sarah Reech

Credit: Crazy8s Film Society, Overhead Projector

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Short

Running Time: 12 min

Cert: 12a

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/RV5FZjIpIcs

Website: Here. http://crazy8s.film/crazy8s-2023/

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

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*(Music)

'Fantastic Voyage' by Coolio - 1994