London Comic Con on a Shoestring Budget

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Guest Reporter Doctor Squee from Gallifrey Stands Podcast.

Check out our Main Report from the event here.

I have never been to a really big comic con before. I have been to local events, signings and a few bigger gatherings, but I’ve always want to go to an international event.

So when my friends at Indie Mac User, Ben & Lewis, who had planned to go to London Film & Comic-con for the whole weekend, realised they couldn’t go on the Friday and they gave & my son the tickets for that day I was made up. (Tickets for Friday usually a very reasonable £12 each)

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London Film & Comic Con 2015

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Event Reporters – Ben Gummery & Lewis Mainwaring

This was our second time attending LFCC – Held at Olympia for the first time since moving from Earls Court last year.

Headline Guests that attended this weekends event included:-

  • Sigourney Weaver (Alien)
  • Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future)
  • Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
  • Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future)
  • Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter)
  • Bill Paxton (Aliens)
  • Neve Campbell (Scream)

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The Gallows – Interviews with Cast 

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20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy – but soon discover that some things are better left alone.

The Gallows will be hitting cinema screens nationwide today (July 17th). We at Indie Mac User have grabbed an interview with two of the films cast Reese Mishler and Ryan Shoos.

What inspired you to become an actor?

reese in Fresno 2R.M – I was a very introverted child and spent a lot of time watching movies and playing video games. The fictional and far away lives of people so distanced from me or anything I knew, I found fascinating.They took  me to places like nothing else seemed to do. I wanted the opportunity to live in those distant worlds and experience difference walks of consciousness. Being an actor seemed like the most logical method for obtaining these experiences. And then I got older and watched Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot and  I was sold on acting as a career.

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GeekedFest!

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GeekedFest is a brand new Film & Comic convention coming to the Newport Centre, South Wales on August 8th & 9th.GeekedFest

The idea came from some local comic book fans who wanted to see an event in their area and decided to make it happen; headed up by Shane Richard Jordan (owner of the nearby Sin City Comics in Cwmbran) & Chris Muscat.

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What’s a Podcast? (IndieGoGo Campaign)

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What’s a Podcast? – A Documentary Film is a brand-new project from 1st time film-maker but long-time podcaster Scott Holden.

Whats%20a%20Podcast%20logo%2001“What IS a Podcast? Podcasting is a new digital communications medium that
is not only changing the way people consume media, it is changing peoples lives.
Through my journey, I have met fellow podcasters, and listeners, whom I now call friends. The inspiration and comfort this medium gives to so many is a story that hasn’t yet received the attention it deserves.

This film is not just about my journey. Its the journey of the many podcasters, and listeners, friends and family, and how this medium is changing, helping, and even saving peoples lives, let alone building communities. The world is now at everyone’s fingertips and podcasters are the pioneers of a new digital age and medium.”

You can expect the film to include interviews with podcasters from around the world and from the largest to the smallest shows as well as fans and supporters of the medium.

Independant film legend Robert ‘Bob’ Hawk (Clerks, Chasing Amy) is on-board as Consulting Producer and David Madison(Mr Hush, Middle Village) is signed on as Director of Photography.

The film-makers are currently running and IndieGoGo campaign to help raise $15,000 dollars in additional funding with perks starting at $5 and up. Please give generously and help support indie film.

Find out more about this film on the IndieGoGo page – http://igg.me/at/podcastmovie and website http://www.whatsapodcastmovie.com

The film-makers are looking for podcasters and podcast listeners from the UK & US that would like to appear in the film. If you would like to get involved please email bengummery(at)btinternet.com. 

 

DVD Review: Kill Zone (2012)

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Writer/Director Micha Webley brings us a moving and thought-proving film for the  post-iraq world where many soldiers are returning to society suffering from PTSD and struggling to settle back in to ‘normal’ life. Released on DVD in the the UK by 101 Films.

The film stars  Chadwick Boseman (Marvel’s Black Panther), Tory Kittles (True Detective), Billy Zane ( & Peter Greene (Pulp Fiction)

Some may draw parallels between this film and Scorsese’s Taxi Driver; but the central character here is at-least one step removed from Travis Bickle. You could see it as a re-imagining for modern times but it’s effective in it’s own right none the less. Continue reading →

DVD Review: Hazard (2013)

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Hazard blends psuedo Reality TV & Found Footage; although it isn’t really a found footage movie, released on DVD in the UK by 101 Films.

Written and directed by Lou Simon the film stars Norbert Velez, Aniela McGuinness and Todd Bruno.

Based around the fictional hidden-camera pranks show ‘Scary Antics’ where a group of friends wants to set up Jacob, a disturbed young man who is having problems adjusting after his father’s death, at a chemical factory.  Jacob is convinced that the factory is haunted, and now Scary Antics is going to prove him right.

You might think that this film is heading to an obvious conclusion but it’s not the one you might expect; the second and third acts of this film are much more interesting than the premise.

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#HorrorMonth is Over! Survey Results

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So our Horror Month feature for June is finally over 😦

We’ve had blast putting together some great interviews and articles for you all through June! Please take the time to look back through our months-worth of content!

But the fun doesn’t stop here! We’ve got some more great horror content lined up through July and the rest of the year! Watch this space!!

We also ran our survey and competition all month long, so here’s the results as voted by you!

Best Horror Film

3. The Evil Dead

2. Halloween

1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
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Horror Month: Interview with Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5)

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IMG_0737Horror Month – June 2015

We spoke with legendary horror actress Lisa Wilcox; best know for her role as Alice in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5. She has also had many other film & TV roles including Fear Clinic, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Knot’s Landing and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures.

“…..I became hooked, line and sinker, by the power of how a story and characters will influence, by default and cause reflection and can change one’s life. Hope.”

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Horror Month: Interview with Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes/Devils Rejects)

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IMG_0733Horror Month – June 2015

We spoke with legendary actor Michael Berryman known for his many unique roles in films such as The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Devil’s Reject’s, Lords of Salem, Weird Science & One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest as well as appearing in TV shows such as The X Files,

 

 

“….One day a gentleman walked in and asked me “Are you an actor?”  I found that pretty funny.”

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