Echo Chamber

It's 'Day 10' of the '65th BFI London Film Festival' 

We just have one film to cover today, BUT, its one of the major ones hitting the festival.

Our @echochamberfp festival coverage is still serving up the goods!

'King Richard', directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, written by Zach Baylin is based on the true story that opened the world of tennis to a new generation! It follows the journey of Richard Williams (Will Smith, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, Venus (Saniyya Sidney) & Serena Williams (Demi Singleton) who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever. 

This episode we have:

King Richard

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/xl2m_7PrrDI

London Film Festival Date: 15th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 16th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 19th November 2022

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green

Cast: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal, Mikayla Lashae Bartholomew, Daniele Lawson, Jessica Wacnik, Christopher Wallinger, Chase Del Rey

Credit: Overbrook Entertainment, Star Thrower Entertainment, Warner Bros, HBO Max

Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport

Running Time: 138 min

Cert: 12a

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/BKP_0z52ZAw

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=kingrichard

Website: Here. https://www.kingrichardfilm.net/

Twitter: @KingRichardFilm https://twitter.com/kingrichardfilm

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/KingRichardFilm/

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

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'DNA' by Kendrick Lamar – 2017

We're now ready for 'Part Two' of our 'Day 9' @echochamberfp festival coverage!

Also hitting the '65th BFI London Film Festival' today is 'Shepherd'. The new physiological drama from Russell Owen, who also joins us for a compelling confab!

Today we have: 

Shepherd

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

Watch Interview: Here. https://youtu.be/33x-X0Pl_Wg

London Film Festival Date: 14th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 15th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 12th November 2021

Director: Russell Owen

Cast: Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Gaia Weiss and Greta Scacchi

Credit: Golden Crab Film Production, Kindred Film, Castle Valley Film/GC Films, Darkland

Genre: Drama, Horror

Running Time: 103 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/BOMugu6WCHU

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=F233629D-9C09-40F6-B544-1E60DDF74FEA&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=4912B4AE-2035-4E16-9520-DAD117D6D873

Website: Here. https://kindredcomms.com/film/

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/shepherdhorror/?ref=py_c

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

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Russell Owen

Russell graduated from UCA and his first gig, was as a producers assistant on horror 'An American Haunting'.

From there he worked as a storyboard and concept artist, working on Doctor Who reboots and Tomb Raider games before becoming a set decorator and art director for popular TV shows in the UK.

In 2008 he took the directors chair with 'Anglesey Road' his first short film, wining several awards. Then in 2013 he made his feature debut with 'Welcome To The Majority. Which also won several best film awards at various festivals.

His next short was 'Love In The Asylum' (based on the Dylan Thomas poem), and second feature was 'Patients of a Saint' ('Inmate Zero' in the US and GB).

In 2019 he set up production company 'Kindred Film', with Sam Orams.

IMDb: Here. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2048708/?ref_=tt_cl_dr_1

Twitter: @russowen https://twitter.com/russowen?lang=en

Facebook: Here. 

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

Website: Here. https://kindredcomms.com/?fbclid=IwAR0pr_fS4BQ7JlgQYX0JPoPrJzoMUdFD149o2wcB57JnEC6MzedqlMGwizk

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'DNA' by Kendrick Lamar – 2017

On 'Day 9' of the '65th BFI London Film Festival' we hit you with a 'TWO PARTER'!!!

In 'Part One' we look at class, intimacy and sense of place in our first offering. Then, we have romance, chemistry and assumptions, taking centre stage.

Questions get asked, with our @echochamberfp festival coverage!

Mothering Sunday

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

London Film Festival Date: 14th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 15th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 16th October 2021

UK Theatrical Release Date: 12th Novembe 2022

USA Theatrical Release Date: 19th Novembe 2022

Director: Eva Husson

Cast: Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Craig Crosbie, Simon Shepherd, Caroline Harker, Charlie Oscar, Georgina Frances Hart, Sope Dirisu, Glenda Jackson

Credit: British Film Institute, Film4, Lipsync Productions, Lionsgate

Genre: Drama, Romance

Running Time: 103 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/Zcf6GtNvMCQ

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=motheringsunday

Website: Here. https://motheringsundayfilm.co.uk/

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/MotheringSunday/

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7 Days

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/_Hd2egRq1mo

London Film Festival Date: 14th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 15th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 16th October 2021

Director: Roshan Sethi

Cast: Karan Soni, Geraldine Viswanathan, Mark Duplass, Zenobia Shroff, Aparna Nancherela, Gita Reddy, Jeffrey Self

Credit: Duplass Brothers Productions, Ten to the Six Pictures

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Running Time: 86 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/w24eND08i_w

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=7days

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'DNA' by Kendrick Lamar – 2017

The '65th BFI London Film Festival' has hit 'Day 8' and we have a First Nation psychological thriller, a British social romantic drama and a layered book adaptation.

The flava keeps on coming, with our @echochamberfp festival coverage!

Today we have:

Wild Indian

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/9z83HbZCh28

London Film Festival Date: 13th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 14th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 15th October 2021

Director: Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr

Cast: Michael Greyeyes, Phoenix Wilson, Chaske Spencer, Julian Gopal, Lisa Gromarty, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Bosworth

Credit: Logical Pictures, 30WEST, Om Films, Boulderlight Pictures, MM2 Entertainment, Pureplay Entertainment, Vertical Entertainment, Vertigo Releasing

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Running Time: 90 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/ou6hNBf8FKI

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=wildindian&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

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Ali & Ava

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/jf9uSRLu5QI

London Film Festival Date: 13th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 14th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 4th February 2022

Director: Clio Barnard

Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Claire Rushbrook, Ellora Torchia, Shaun Thomas, Natalie Gavin, Mona Goodwin, Krupa Pattani, Vinny Dhillon

Credit: BBC Film, British Film Institute, Screen Yorkshire, Moonspun Films, Altitude Film Distribution

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 95 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/vdY5uERVocU

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=aliandava

Website: Here. http://www.altitudefilment.com/film/sales/75/ali-ava

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The Lost Daughter

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/fxZrSre0o10

London Film Festival Date: 13th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 14th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 16th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 17th December 2022

Digital Release Date: 31st December 2022

Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Cast: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Jack Farthing, Peter Sarsgaard, Dakota Johnson, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Ed Harris

Credit: Endeavor Content, Pie Films, Samuel Marshall Productions, eOne, Netflix

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 121 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/5Cj0F91C9wQ

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=lostdaughter

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'DNA' by Kendrick Lamar – 2017

It's 'Day 7', which means we're halfway through the '65th BFI London Film Festival' and there's no stop to the great stories coming your way.

Today we go to a fashion shoot, a busy restaurant kitchen and dusty tundra of Montana.

The @echochamberfp festival coverage is at full steam!

'Belfast' written and directed by Kenneth Branagh It’s 1969 and the imaginative, free-spirited Buddy (major discovery Jude Hill) knows every inch of and every person in his street of Protestant and Catholic families. He pops into neighbouring houses as though they were his own and people look out for him while his working-class parents (Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe) hustle to make ends meet. But this blissful sense of security is about to be broken by sectarian violence and the tanks that sweep through the city. 

Today we have:

Belfast

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/BLU3RaoXfc8

London Film Festival Date: 12th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 13th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 16th October 2021

USA Theatrical Release Date: 12th November 2021

UK Theatrical Release Date: 25th February 2022

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Cast: Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciaran Hinds, Colin Morgan, Lara McDonnell, Jude Hill

Credit:Colin Morgan  Universal Pictures, TKBC

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 98 min

Cert: 12a

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/Ja3PPOnJQ2k

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=belfast

Website: Here. https://www.focusfeatures.com/belfast

Twitter: @BelfastMovie https://twitter.com/BelfastMovie

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/BelfastMovie

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

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'DNA' by Kendrick Lamar – 2017

It's 'Day 6', which means we're halfway through the '65th BFI London Film Festival' and there's no stop to the great stories coming your way.

Today we have:

All Is Vanity

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/7_s5R6e-zSc

London Film Festival Date: 11th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 13th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 12th November 2021

Director: Marcos Mereles

Cast: Sid Phoenix, Yaseen Aroussi, Isabelle Bonfrer, Rosie Steel, Christopher Sherwood, David Sayers, Sam Halpenny, Jonathan Harden

Credit: Malbec Films

Genre: Fantasy, Mystery

Running Time: 72 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/VnnC0S15QuU

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=allisvanity

Website: Here. https://www.mereles.co.uk/allisvanity

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/allisvanitymovie/

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

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Boiling Point

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/fP44HqpgYAU

London Film Festival Date: 11th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 12th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 17th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 3rd December 2021

Director: Philip Barantini

Cast: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Jason Flemyng, Ray Panthaki, Malachi Kirby, Alice Feetham, Izuka Hoyle, Hannah Walters, Taz Skylar, Lauryn Ajufo

Credit: Ascendant Films, Burton Fox Films, White Hot Productions

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Running Time: 92 min

Cert: 18

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

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=BD532650-499D-44D3-983D-74F8049B38C0&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=14523C42-9702-48A8-B148-B0706A4D86A5

Website: Here. https://www.vertigoreleasing.com/portfolio/boiling-point/

Watch the Short that launched the feature, Here! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boiling-Point-Stephen-Graham/dp/B08CPQJ7KL/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Boiling+Point&linkCode=gs3&linkId=de5d87f670f4f5843315e72b4b55129a&qid=1633887989&sr=8-1

Twitter: @Boilingpointflm https://twitter.com/Boilingpointflm

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

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The Power of the Dog

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/0uVTR_SB6Us

London Film Festival Date: 11th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 12th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 17th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 17th November 2021

Digital Release Date: 1st December 2021

Director: Jane Campion

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy

Credit: New Zealand Film Commission, BBC Film, Cross City Films, See-Saw Films, Bad Girl Geek, Max Films, Brightstar, Netflix

Genre: Drama, Romance, Western

Running Time: 126 min

Cert: 12a

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

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=A69E93C0-0D42-43E0-ADF1-83B117FC5A8C&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=8DC8D929-5739-45FB-B6D2-BDD500E06732

Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/title/81127997

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

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'DNA' by Kendrick Lamar – 2017

We're already at 'Day 5' and the '65th BFI London Film Festival', just goes from strength to strength!

Today we have the quirky machinations of a cinematic legend, and then a look at a legend of the court & activism that many don't know the extent of his shadow on the world today!

The @echochamberfp festival coverage is at full steam!

In today's episode:

The French Dispatch

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/cB38Yzmih3o

London Film Festival Date: 10th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 11th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 13th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 17th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 22nd October 2021

Director: Wes Anderson

Cast: Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Léa Seydoux, Timothée Chalamet, Jeffrey Wright

Credit: Searchlight Pictures, American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, Studio Babelsberg

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Running Time: 108 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/TcPk2p0Zaw4

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=frenchdispatch

Website: Here. https://www.searchlightpictures.com/thefrenchdispatch/

Twitter: @french_dispatch https://twitter.com/french_dispatch

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/FrenchDispatch/

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

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Citizen Ashe

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/odzpJ793GwA

London Film Festival Date: 10th October 2021

London Film Festival Date: 11th October 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 3rd December 2021

Director: Rex Miller, Sam Pollard

Cast: Arthur Ashe. Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Johnnie Ashe, Billie Jean King, John McEnroe, Donald Dell, Lenny Simpson, Harry Edwards

Credit: Dogwoof, HBO Max, Rexpix Media, Artemis Rising Foundation, CNN Films, Magnolia Pictures, Get Lifted Film Company, Stick Figure Productions

Genre: Documentary, Sports

Running Time: 94 min

Cert: 12a

BFI Website: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=C222AB75-9E73-469C-B45F-F3E87CEAAC03&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=E758D8C8-296E-48E0-9838-4B70D28529DE

Website: Here. https://dogwoofsales.com/citizen-ashe

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'DNA' by Kendrick Lamar – 2017

In 'Part Two' of this week's @EchoChamberFP we checkout 'The Secret of Sinchanee'. Not just Steven Grayhm's feature debut, but a project he's been extremely passionate about and has enabled him to further his commitment to military veterans. And we also speak to Steven about everything he's been doing to bring his work to life.

This week we have:

The Secret of Sinchanee 

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/KHmjCvy5iaE

Digital Release Date: 8th October 2021

Digital Release Date: 28th October 2021

Director: Steven Grayhm

Cast: Nate Boyer, Tamara Austin, Laila Lockhart Kraner, Jacob Schick, Rudy Reyes, Steven Grayhm

Credit: Truth Entertainment, Team House Studios

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Running Time: 90 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/wYXhpuqpZ50

Website: Here. https://sheatheater.org/d/10742/The-Secret-of-Sinchanee--Feature-Film--Red-Carpet-Premiere

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

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'Underdog' by Kasabian - 2009

This week's @EchoChamberFP is a 'TWO Parter!' In 'Part One' we look at three very different films, two of which are from Antoine Fuqua.

'Urge' is directed by Aaron Kaufman written by Jerry Stahl. A weekend getaway takes a dangerous turn when a mysterious nightclub owner (Pierce Brosnanl) introduces a group of friends to a new designer drug. Stripped of their inhibitions, they start living out their wildest fantasies — but what starts out as a fun night of partying quickly turns deadly, as the island paradise deteriorates into a tropical madhouse.

'Infinite' is the new film from, Antoine Fuqua, Ian Shorr & Todd Stein, adapted from D. Eric Maikranz's 'The Reincarnationist Papers' for the big screen. It follows Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg), a self-medicated man diagnosed as schizophrenic because he’s plagued by memories of places he’s never visited. But just as he’s on the verge of a mental breakdown, Evan is visited by the Infinites, a secret society who informs him that not only are his memories real, but they are from all his past lives. The Infinites take Evan into their fold and help him unlock the answers to his memories. Together, they must stop one of their own, Bathurst (Chiwetel Ejiofor), from his mission to destroy humanity.

Antoine Fuqua & Nic Pizzolatto adapt the Danish film (same name) 'The Guilty'. The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.

This week we have:

Urge

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/3_RIpaAjt5M

Digital Release Date: 3rd June 2016

Director: Aaron Kaufman

Cast: Justin Chatwin, Ashley Greene, Alexis Knapp, Bar Paly, Chris Geere, Nick Thune, Kea Ho, Danny Masterson, Pierce Brosnan

Credit: Amazon Prime, Grindstone Entertainment Group, Blackmrkt Incorporated, Europictures, Lionsgate Premiere

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Running Time: 90 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/cEHWM55KFFU

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Infinite

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/NbpMpwn1tfk

Digital Release Date: 1st October 2021

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Jason Mantzoukas, Rupert Friend, Toby Jones and Dylan O'Brien

Credit: Paramount Pictures, New Republic Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, Fuqua Films

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Running Time: 106 min

Cert: 12a

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

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The Guilty

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/J7xuJCtt-q8

Digital Release Date: 1st October 2021

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Christina Vidal, Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, Eli Goree, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Paul Dano, Peter Sarsgaard

Credit: Amet Entertainment, Bold Films, Capstone Pictures, Nine Stories Productions, Fuqua Films, Netflix

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Running Time: 90 mins

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/NaB_ERMAZu4

Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/title/81345983

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'Chasing Birds' (Preservation Hall Jazz Band Re-Version) by Foo Fighters - 2021