Hollow – British horror starring Emily Plumtree about an abandoned monastery that lures young people to commit suicide. Wikipedia site is here but only having a limited release.

The Last Stand – Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his big screen comeback as a small-town Sherrif who takes on a big drug Lord (Eduardo Noriega) who happens upon his small town. Official UK site is here, showing nationwide.

Lincoln – one of the big hitters for this years awards season, this is Spielberg’s Civil War epic with Daniel Day-Lewis as the titular 1860’s President who must wrestle with political in-fighting as he struggles with his conscience to try and free millions of slaves in America. Largely tipped to win at least the big acting Oscars (Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones are also nominated, but in the supporting categories) this has the sweep of a big film at least. Showing nationwide. Official site is here.

Movie 43 – Despite the massive social media profile employed to promote this comedy, still no official site. Looks like a massive portmanteau flick with Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman et al…no idea (or much care) about what it is about though. Showing nationwide. Facebook page is here.

Race 2 – I love how with Bollywood films when you try to find out what the plot is, even the Wikipedia and Facebook pages tell you next to anything! Essentially though, this is a Bollywood Fast and the Furious. Wikipedia site is here and this is showing at Key Cities only.

Won’t Back Down – Seems like every year brings a new failing inner-city American school drama. Here, Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal try to sort theirs out to improve their kids grades. IMDb site is here, showing at key cities only.

Zero Dark Thirty  – controversial US drama (director Kathryn Bigelow was, according to rumours, denied an Oscar nod for best director here because of this film’s graphic torture sequences), Jessica Chastain stars as the committed intelligence operative who is involved in the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Official site is here, showing nationwide.

Alps – Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow-up to his decidedly bizarre family tale Dogtooth is another examination of extreme human psychology and relationships. An agency hires people stand-in for the dead people. That is, until one of them starts to exhibit erratic behaviour. The official Artificial Eye website is here. Key cities only.

Aurora – a Romanian man, recently divorced and experiencing problems at work, buys a gun and decides to test it out in this drama from director Cristi Puiu. The New Wave Films website has some more information here. Key cities only.

Grassroots – So there is life after American Pie. Jason Biggs stars as a disillusioned journalist opposite odd-bod political candidate Joel David Moore who likes to dress up as a Polar Bear. Based on the real-life events around a Seattle City Council elections, it is directed by Jake and Maggie Gyllenhall’s dad Stephen. Official site is here. Key cities only.

Here Comes the Boom – Kevin James plays a teacher who takes up martial arts to help raise money for his cash-strapped school in this comedy, co-starring Salma Hayek. Official Sony Pictures site is here. Showing nationwide.

Love Bite  – British Cherry Falls sounding comedy horror in which a Werewolf is preying on virgins living in a British seaside town. Soon, every one is desperate the lose their virginity. Official Ecosse Film’s site is here. Showing nationwide and probably just as well seeing as they missed the Hallowe’en release week.

Mother’s Milk – drama, based on the novel by Edward St. Aubyn that follows an English family over one summer when the mother decides to sell the family home after suffering a stroke. Jack Davenport and Diana Quick star. IMDb has the low-down here. Key cities only.

My Brother the Devil – Already acclaimed at the recent London Film Festival (receiving nominations for best writing, directing and actor for Fady Elsayed), this drama looks at two brothers struggling to survive the London gangland scene as two young, British Arabs. One to watch. Official site is here. Showing at key cities.

People Like Us – Chris Pine returns home to settle his deceased father’s estate and finds he has a grown-up sister he never knew about. Disney drama co-starring Michelle Pfeiffer. The US site is here; being released nationwide.

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan – there has been an exhibition in London about this man’s fondly remembered stop-motion special effects and a resurgence in interest about his work ever since the two, new Clash of the Titans films were released. This documentary chronicles the career of the man who has done more for the advancement of cinematic special effects that any other artist and features contributions from, amongst others, Peter Jackson and Terry Gilliam. Official site explains more here. Key cities only.

Shady Lady – documentary about the titular WWII bomber. After crash-landing in Northern Australia, a local Aboriginal community helped get the plane flying again. Official site is here, but it’s showing at selected venues only (see their website).

And from Tues 13 November…

Coldplay Live 2012 – as the title describes, filmed action from the band’s recent tour. Official Coldplay site is here.

Son of Sardaar – Bollywood drama following a man who becomes embroiled in a long-running family feud. See IMDb for more.

 

Call Me Kuchu – David Kato, Uganda’s first openly gay man, is someone of insurmountable courage and dedication. This important documentary highlights his battle to overturn political legislation in his home country that would see the death sentence imposed on gay men with HIV and possible prison sentences for people who do not ‘shop’ gays and lesbians to the authorities. Official site has the low-down, including screenings (key cities only).

Excision – as one would expect with any film associated with John Waters (here, only appearing in front of the camera), this is a strange sounding addition to the Halloween line-up. This horror sees a High School student Annalynne McCord dissecting road-kill for fun and fantasising about killing her peers. Sounds like a hoot; official site is here. Key cities only.

For A Good Time, Call… Former frenemies Ari Graynor and Laurie Miller start a phone sex line to make ends meet in this pink and frothy looking comedy. Frustratingly awkward to access further details (you are asked to submit contact details in order to watch the trailer on the website), so best to go straight to Facebook. Showing all over the UK.

Keep the Lights On – drama that follows two young gay men through a decade long relationship, with the highs and lows of a life marked by compulsive behaviour fuelled by drugs and sex. Trumpted in a recent Guardian article about the start of ‘real’ gay cinema. Official site is here. Key cities only.

Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana – Bollywood drama in which a young man who travelled to London to become a success, but is now on the run from a UK gangster, has to travel home and pretend not to have failed. IMDb has more detail. Key cities only.

The Master – much touted for Oscar glory, this is a thinly veiled biopic about the establishment of the church of Scientology and follows its founder (Philip Seymour Hoffman) as he plies his bible across the states, with a volatile war veteran drifter (Jaquin Phoenix) going along. Good reviews (Guardian profile here) and the fact it has freaked Tom Cruise out mark this out as one to watch. Showing nationwide from 16 Nov.

Rust and Bone – drama about the bond between a Killer Whale trainer (Marion Cotillard) and a young man (Matthias Schoenaerts) who has left Belgium to live with his sister and support his young son. It won best film at the recent BFI London Film Festival. More info is here on IMDb. Showing all over the UK.

The Shining – a post-Halloween dusting off for Stanley Kubrick’s chillingly empty horror with Jack Nicholson. Showing at key cities only.

Tempest – drama documentary that follows young Londoners as they struggle to stage a version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, their story unfolding alongside of that of Prospero’s. Official site is here and includes screening details.

And on Tuesday 6…

East End Babylon – Richard England’s rockumentary charts the story of group Cockney Rejects but incorporates the history of the East End over more than a hundred years, including last year’s summer riots (the reason behind this being pulled from TV schedules at the time). Key cities only and official site is here.

And on Wednesday 7…

Argo – only real life can be stranger than Hollywood real life. Ben Affleck stars in this caper about the apparently true life effort to rescue a small group of US Embassy staff from Iran in the seventies…by posing as a fake film company trying to make a sic-fi epic. More info on Warner’s UK site.

The Sapphires – Chris O’Dowd (the nice cop in Bridesmaids) stars as an inspirational music manager who takes a group of girls from a poor Aboriginal mission on Australia and puts them on the world stage. Hasn’t there been enough soul girl group dramas already? Official site is here.

 

Elena – intense sounding Russian drama that won the Special Jury prize at Canes last year, in which a rich, cold man and his second wife, who comes from a more humble background, deal with their respective children. Official New Wave Films site is here. Showing at special, selected cinemas only.

Halloween – definitely the ultimate Halloween movie is John Carpenter’s chilling 1978 classic sees impressionable babysitter Jamie Lee Curtis learning the hard way about the provenance of all those scary movie lessons propounded in Scream. The good news? It’s showing all over the UK – goody, goody.

It Always Rains on Sunday – well, only on a Bank Holiday in the UK. A film critic noted of the British film star “Googie Withers. The audience doesn’t!” Well, found out for yourselves as here she is, in this 1947 drama in which a former convict tries to hide out at his ex’s house. Trouble is, Withers has since married and isn’t at all happy with the idea. Showing at key cities, via the BFI.

Room 237 – It’s 50 years since the first Bond film and 30 since Stanley Kubrick’s odd-bod horror The Shining reached cinema audiences. This documentary looks at the myriad of hidden meanings alleged to exist within the confines of it’s achingly frigid frames. Showing at key cities only. Official site is here.

Sister (L’Enfant d’en Haut) – a little boy living beneath a luxury ski resort with his sister starts stealing ski equipment to support them. But his Robin Hood lifestyle starts to fall apart when he happens upon a crooked British man. Official Adopt Films site is here. Showing at key cities.

Skyfall – need I say anything? New Bond film. Distribution? Saturation. Official site? Covered.

Stitches – British comedian Ross Noble stars in this light-hearted horror about a clown coming back from the dead to take revenge on those who helped kill him. IMDb has a bit more detail than the official site. Showing nationwide.

As of Monday 29 October…

Fun Size – or Adventures in Halloween Sitting, Victoria Justice has to find her baby brother when he goes missing during trick or treating. Showing nationwide. Official Paramount site is here.

As of Wednesday 31 October…

The Rocky Horror Picture Show – the perfect antidote to any saccharine, family oriented Halloween, the kinky, cross-dressing, gender-bending 70’s musical from Richard O’Brien. Susan Sarandon (in an early film role) plays one half of a naive American couple who take shelter during the rain in the Transylvanian castle of mad Dr Frank N’ Furter (an unrestrainedly camp Tim Curry).  Unfortunately, only showing at selected sites. Scream it up on the official UK fan site.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D – sounding rather less than accomplished as Halloween fare (and rather aggravatingly showing everywhere) is the third installment in…Zzzzzzzz.

5 Broken Cameras – political documentary shot by a Palestinian farmer, chronicling the increasing encroachment on West Bank land by an Israeli settlement. The official website tells more about the makers’ aims; listed only as being shown in the West End and ‘selected locations’ (mysterious!)

Beasts of the Southern Wild – tipped for big things at next year’s Oscars and already garlanded with film festival awards from Cannes and Sundance, this whimsical drama follows Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) who must deal with her father’s fading health and her bayou home being deluged with water after the ice caps melt, as she learns the ways of courage and love.  Looks like a huge crowd pleaser. Official site has the details here, but showing at key cities only.

Flying Swords of Dragons Gate – haven’t we heard this title of film from star Jet Li before? Very similar to anything else in the Crouching Tiger… vein, this new addition to the martial arts genre has an added visual interest in that it is set in a barren desert. Official site is here, showing at key cities only. 

Ginger & Rosa – I have followed Sally Potter’s eclectic career ever since seeing her gorgeous, witty Virginia Woolf adaptation Orlando (1992). It’s been an up and down affair for her critically and commercially since that film captured international attention and launched the worldwide career of Tilda Swinton. Here, Potter nabs another top flight star cast (Elle Fanning, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks) for this WWII drama about impressionable teen Fanning’s friendship with  Alice Englert being compromised by her nuclear activist father’s unconventional lifestyle. The official site is here.  Showing at key cities only.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (3D) – Dreamworks have constructed a fun and impressive website to launch this 3rd addition in the animated series. The characters from the previous films are still trying to get back to New York, this time hitching a ride with and reinventing a travelling circus in order to do this. Showing nationwide.

Student of the Year – Bollywood High School drama featuring an almost hilariously beautiful cast. Official site is here. Key cities.

And on Monday next week…

Dark Tide – this seems to have been in post-production for ages. Halle Berry and current off-screen squeeze Olivier Martinez star in this thriller about shark experts reuniting for another dive after a member of their crew is savagely mauled by a Great White. Amazingly, that’s about all that seems to happen and my synopsis is a tad more succinct than the waffle on the official site. Incredibly, with these stars, it’s showing at key cities only – possible distribution problems, methinks?

Hello Quo – The official Facebook page promises a “no holds barred” insight into the career of ‘Dad’s favourite’ rockers Status Quo over the past 50 years. Does that include Francis Rossi’s hair transplants episode?

And on Wednesday next week…

Chakravayuh –  Bollywood political thriller. Official Facebook page is here. Showing nationwide.

Bhoot Returns (3D) – sequel to Bhoot that sees Bollywood take on Hollywood style horror thrills. The tagline is: “Some people can’t wait to move into their new house. Some houses can’t wait for new people to move in”. Official site with trailer is here. Key cities only.

Hit & Run – bank robber Dax Shepard’s former life catches up with him when his old colleagues turn up and demand the money he stole from them before going into witness protection. Kristen Bell is the girlfriend he has to drag along, as he evades Bradley Cooper et al. Official site is here. Showing nationwide.

Hotel Transylvania – Sony 3D animated comedy, with the voices of Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi, about a hotel where monsters go to get away from it all. Official site is here and, of course, it is showing all over the UK.

On the Road – based on the Jack Kerouac novel this teenagers road movie stars Kristen Stewart as the liberated and seductive Marylou who cuts the ties with her former life to head off with husband Garret Hedlund and writer Sam Riley. Official site is here. Showing at key cities only.

Private Peaceful – Michael (War Horse) Morpurgo’s novel about two brothers falling in love with the same girl and going off to fight in WWI stars George McKay, Jack O’Connell and Maxine Peake. Official Fluidity Films site is here. Showing at key cities only.

Pusher – Drama starring Richard Coyle as the (drug) pusher of the title who finds his life spinning out of control over one week. Model Agyness Deyn is his girlfriend. Official site (yet to open!) is here. It’s being pushed nationwide.

Radioman – interesting sounding documentary about the real-life homeless man whose obsession with the movies has seen him cycling around film sets in New York and bagging small parts in over 100 movies. Official site is here. Key cities only.

Ruby Sparks – writer Paul Dano’s over-active imagination conjures up the beautiful character Ruby (Zoe Kazan) he has created in this adorable looking comedy drama, perhaps not surprising when it comes from Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the directors of Little Miss Sunshine. Official site is here.

And on Monday 15 October…

B.B. King: The Life of Riley – Documentary about the life of the titular blues legend, with contributions from such disparate fans, admirers and collaborators as Bono, Bruce Willis and Bill Wyman. Narrated by Morgan Freeman. Official site is here. Key cities only.

And on Wednesday 17 October…

Frankenweenie – Tim Burton updates his original short film from the 80’s into a full length Disney animation about a young boy who brings his beloved and recently departed dog back to life, in a Frankenstein way. Official site is here. Showing all over the UK.

Paranormal Activity 4 – the things that go bump in the night franchise stretches on and on with a fourth instalment. Official site is here. Showing across the UK.

And on Thursday 18 October…

Rolling Stones: The Crossfire Hurricane – Brett Morgan’s documentary, which will be broadcast live from the BFI British Film Festival, features previously unseen archive footage of the group and chronicles their rise to stardom. Official site is here. Key cities only.

English Vinglish – drama in the Shirley Valentine vein as a belittled Indian housewife seeks emancipation when she enrols on an English course. View the trailer here. Showing at key cities only.

Everything or Nothing : The Untold Story of 007 – documentary, smartly being released just ahead of the new Bond Skyfall. Again, key cities only.

The Knot – billed as the British Bridesmaids meets The Hangover...so you know just what to expect from this comedy! Official Facebook page is here. Key cities only.

Liberal Arts – Josh Radnor is the writer/director/lead actor in this campus romance, as a man down on his job who is given the opportunity to relive his College days. He meets the beautiful sophomore Elizabeth Olsen and finds direction once again. Official IFC website is here. Key cities only.

Sinister – Ethan Hawke is the true crime novelist who comes across a box of sinister home movies. From the makers of Paranormal Activity. Official site is here. Showing all over the UK.

Some Guy Who Kills People – the title more or less sums this up; a newly released mental hospital patient (Kevin Corrigan) sets about killing the people he deems are responsible for his miserable life. The official site is here. Key cities only.

Sparkle – Mowtown era musical starring Jordin Sparks as the musical prodigy struggling to set up a girl group with her sisters. The ghoulish amongst you may want to take note; this is the last film Whitney Houston (starring as Sparks’ mum) made before her death. Official site is here. Key cities.

Babymakers – oh Lord, this sounds wrong on all levels. Jay Chandrasekhar’s comedy about a bank heist. Except it’s a sperm bank, as Paul Schneider realises he can’t get his wife pregnant and needs to nab the deposit he gave years before. Can cinema get lower than such concepts? Funniest thing about it seems to be the name of one of the writers: Gerry Swallows. Official site is here. Thankfully, listed as ‘London screenings only’ – is our capital not worth more?!

Barbara – Nina Hoss plays a doctor in 1980’s East Germany, suddenly relocated to a rural hospital. Official site (for those who understand German) is here. If you don’t, you’re stuck with IMDb. Key cities.

The Campaign – Jay Roach, who gave us some of the Austin Powers movies, gives us a timely, comical insight into American politics. Trailer looks funny; let’s hope not all of the best gags have been used to make it. Starring Will Ferrel. Official (US) site is here. Will be playing nationwide.

Cross of Honour – WW2 drama as English and German bomber pilots find themselves holed up in a mountain top cabin and having to work together in order to survive. Rupert Grint is one of the English guys. IMDb site has some more details, listing the film as Into the White, here.

Holy Motors – French film-makers can certainly throw out some original films. Leos Carax directs Denis Lavant as a man who takes on many different guises during one day, in a story generated by the director’s own interest in the after hours life of stretch limos. Kylie Minogue and Eva Mendes are among those making cameos. Official site: click here. Key cities only.

Husbands – John Cassavetes 1970 drama follows three friends embarking on a nihilistic journey after the sudden death of an old friend. Showing at key cities. The film is being re-released by the company Park Circus; you can read more about their work here.

Looper – Rian Johnson’s complicated Inception style thriller, with Bruce Willis is a mob enforcer sent back from the future to kill his younger self (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Emily Blunt co-stars. Official Sony Pictures site is here. Showing all over.

Resident Evil: Retribution 3D – enough already! Haven’t the RE zombies finished us all of yet? Come on guys, team-work! It’s only Milla Jovovich! Official nonsense (and crazily presented nonsense too) is here.

On Wednesday…

The Perks of Being a Wallflower – teen romance, based on Stephen Chbosky’s book. Co-starring Harry Potter‘s Emma Watson. Showing nationwide. Official site is here (love the OTT CV’s of the actors).

On Thursday…

Taken 2 – Liam Neeson signs on for a sequel to his 2008 mega-hit. This time around, he just gets to warn his daughter she is about the kidnapped. Official site is here.

 

 

 

 

Released, as of this Friday…

Big Boys Gone Bananas – Swedish film-maker Fredrik Gerttens looks at how his original documentary Bananas, examining claims from Dole food staff that working conditions left them infertile, was negatively affected by the company he was exposing. Showing at key cities only. Official site is here.

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel – Vreeland’s granddaughter-in-law directs this docu about the noted fashion editor. Showing at key cities only. Official site is here.

Heroine – Kareena Kapoor stars in this Bollywood drama about the life of a once successful film star. Key cities. Wikipedia has some details here.

House at the End of the Street – Jennifer Lawrence and her mum move into a house where the previous occupant killed her parents. As you would expect, the story is far from finished. Official Facebook page is here with cinema listings for the UK, photos and trailers. Showing all over, you lucky sorts!

Hysteria – saucy sounding comedy with Hugh Dancy as an idealistic young doctor working with Rupert Everett on a series of sexual therapies to help loosen up the hysterical women of London, among them Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sheridan Smith and Felicity Jones. Key cities only. Official Sony site is here.

Inbred – British Texas Chainsaw Massacre/Wrong Turn horror in which a group of young offenders and their care workers are menaced in a remote Yorkshire village by the inbred locals. Well, that’s fun in Northernshire for you! Key cities only. Official site is here.

Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark – showing at Imax cinemas only so a big, big dusting off for the first in the Spielberg/Ford quadrilogy about the intrepid archaeologist.

Killing them Softly – A strong male cast, led by a seemingly impressive Brad Pitt, head up this crime thriller. Pitt is the enforcer investigating a robbery at a high stakes mob poker game. Could this be the film that nabs him an Oscar? Official site lends a few hints here. Showing all over the UK.

The Prophet – director and composer Gary Tarn’s film, if you can call it that, of Kahlil Gibran’s novel. Leaving the meaning of the film very much up to the viewer, Tarn mixes the nararative of the book with his own travels through the Lebanon, Serbia, New York, Milan and London. At key cities only. Thandie Newton narrates and the official site is here.

Santa Sangre – gruesome sounding horror from 1989 about a man who embarks on a campaign of revenge with his armless mother. Thankfully, showing at key cities only! IMDb has details here.

Savages – Salma Hayek dons a tarantula black wig as the head of a Mexican drug cartel who wants to get into bed with Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch – professionally of course, as they happen to grow the finest marijuana in North America. When they refuse, she kidnaps the girl whom they are in a three-way with (Blake Lively) leading to an extraordinary capture and revenge caper that ropes in dodgy FBI agent John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Emile Hirsch. Olvier Stone directs and with this cast, it should be available all of the UK. Official site is here.

Tower Block – Sheridan Smith again (the girl must be worn out this year, after Mrs Biggs on TV and, now Hedda Gabler at The Old Vic). A British thriller that centres on the residents of an inner city tower block being picked off by a sniper, a year after witnessing a murder. Key cities only. IMDb has a few more details.

Untouchable – actor Omar Sy has taken a few international awards for his performance here, as a young man from the inner city in France who is hired to help an aristocrat when he is paralysed after an accident. The trailers look good and so do the reviews. Unaccountably, it looks like the release will be in London only for this week. IMDb lowdown is here.

On Monday next week…

Saints and Soldiers 2: Airborne Creed – WWII drama about a group of soldiers rescuing partisans whilst on their way to support allied troops marching toward Berlin. Official site is here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Elly – Iranian drama about a young woman who, whilst trying to match-make on a trip with friends, innocently sets about a series of events with a shocking conclusion. The Axiom Films website has more here. Showing in key UK cities.

Anton Corbijn: Inside Out – Dutch language docu that follows the titular artist as he travels the world. There is an official site here for those who read Dutch but IMDb might be most people’s safer bet for more details. Showing at the Curzon London only though.

Barfi! – Indian ‘cheeky chappie’ comedy. The official UTV site is here, IMDb is here.

Hope Springs – if they mean in terms of making a hit film, then having Meryl Streep in the lead role makes that almost certain. Well cast comedy about a middle-aged couple (Streep and Tommy Lee Jones) approaching a crisis point in their marriage. Steve Carell is the guidance counsellor whose help they seek. Nice looking Columbia/Magnate website but, if you’re going to have a whole photos section, put a few more pics in it.

Keyhole – odd sounding Guy Maddin thriller, in which gangster Jason Patric returns home after a long absence with the body of a dead girl in tow, his gang inside his house and estranged wife Isabelle Rossellini in their bedroom. Good reviews from the likes of Roger Ebert, but definitely strange. Official site is here.

Paranorman 3D – fun looking Laika (Coraline) animation, showing in 2 and 3D about a young boy who talks to the dead called upon to save his town from Zombies and other ghouls. Official site is here.

Premium Rush – Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whom people of a certain age might remember as the constantly confused teenage alien in Third Rock From the Sun is becoming a mainstream movie man of the moment, after so many indie flicks, following his appearance in The Dark Knight Rises with this action thriller about a bike courier who picks up the wrong message. Sony Columbia’s official site has a trailer…and that’s it (making this look like The Fast and the Furious on two wheels). IMDb is here.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro – No, not the US 50’s drama with Gregory Peck atop aforementioned mountain, recounting the three women in his life but a French drama played out against the backdrop of trade union activity in a local community. Official Cinefile website has the full plot here.

To Rome With Love – typically star-studded Woody Allen offering, this time a romantic ode to the Eternal City rather than NY or London. Allen plays a retired opera director, though as usual it will be a role mirrored on his own carefully created image as the ultimate, modern day auteur. Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz and Judy Davis help flesh out the supporting cast. Official Sony site is here.

When the Lights Went Out – Just been reading about this drama in my regular Fortean Times, based on supposedly real-life events in Yorkshire in the seventies when a house was terrorised by poltergeists. IMDb site is here.

And on Wed 19 September…

Now is Good  – Dakota Fanning plays a terminal Leukemia sufferer who writes her own bucket list, top of which is losing her cherry to handsome neighbour Jeremy Irvine (War Horse). Who could blame here? WordPress has an official blog here.