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Preview: Hecatomb

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Recently, I reviewed British director Edward Andrews’ award-winning short, Red Handed.

For his next project, Hecatomb – a dystopian action flick set in the desolate Mexican wastelands of the new world – Ed travelled south of the border to Monterrey. Armed with no budget, no electricity, no toilets, and a wholly unfamiliar cast & crew, it was certainly a shoot to remember…

Check out the film’s facebook page for Ed’s fascinating proof-of-concept production diary, How We Made a Sci-Fi Film in the Mexican Desert, and stay tuned to ILT for future updates!

Hecatomb
Dir: Edward Andrews
Release Date: TBC (2016)
Website: www.hecatombfilm.com

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Underrated#2: Death Proof

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Apparently, plenty of people still don’t “get” Death Proof.
Probably because there’s nothing to “get”.

Death Proof
Dir: Quentin Tarantino
Original Release Date: 6 April 2007Part of ILT’s Underrated# series.

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.25 – ‘Zootopia & Other Animals’

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This week on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps take a walk on the wild side with an in-depth review of the marvellous new Disney flick, Zootopia.

There’s also a full round up of the pretty-much-went-to-plan 88th Academy Awards, as well as a look forward to some of this year’s biggest theatrical releases, including Ghostbusters, The Jungle Book, and Batman vs. Superman.

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.24 – ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’

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This week on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps get all mushy with talk of romance, love and all that good stuff in our post-Valentine’s Day ‘Sucker Punched’ special.

But it wouldn’t be The Punch Up without that dark side of love that everyone is no doubt painfully familiar with, so of course our choice of films to analyse reflects as much…

Harold & Maude (1971)
Lost In Translation (2003)
Blue Valentine (2010)

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Review: Deadpool

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The self-aware super-anti-hero genre has a new, er, hero.

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.23 – ’88th Academy Awards Preview Show’

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This week on The Punch Up podcast, the chaps look forward to the 88th Academy Awards – with coverage of each and every category, nomination, and outrageous snub…

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Review: Vancouver Short Film Festival 2016

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Two darkly mirthful tales from VSFF 2016…

Red Handed
Dir: Edward Andrews

Vehicular Romanticide
Dir: Andrew RoweRed Handed
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Review: Hail, Caesar!

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The Coen brothers keep things light in their candid portrayal of hot and heavy old Hollywood.

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Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.21 -‘TPU’s Best of 2015!… Part 1: Movies’

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The Punch Up is a brand new weekly film & television podcast broadc​asting from the laaaazy west coast city of Vancouver, Canada.

Featuring regulars Phill Bartlett, Adam Blair, and yours truly, Nicholas Lay, the chaps and I will be covering regular news, reviews, previews, and retrospect from the world of the reel.

Put ’em up!

Ep.21 – ‘TPU’s Best of 2015! Pt. 1: Movies’

The Punch Up Podcast returns for our first episode of 2016! And what better way to kick off the new year than by talking all about the cinematic highs of the previous year…

Along with special guest Haley McNamara, the chaps take this opportunity to countdown their top 5 feature films of 2015.

From The Revenant to The Little Prince, End of Tour to Mad Max, Inside Out to The Hateful Eight – we cover any and all points of interest re: the creative, the technical, and our own experience with each production.

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PerfAction#2: Die Hard (Ode to Hans Gruber)

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PerfAction returns with a tribute to the greatest villain of them all…

Die Hard
Dir: John McTiernan
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