Piggy is the
brand new film from first time feature director Kieron Hawkes.
Piggy is out in cinemas now and out on DVD on the 21st May. To celebrate, Filmoria are giving away a poster for
the film signed by Piggy star Martin Compston (The Disappearance of Alice
Creed, Red Road).
To be in with a chance
of winning simply read the synopsis and answer the question at Filmoria
In other news ...
Martin Compston will star in
The View’s video for their single How Long, out on 21 May Source: Daily Record
It's probably
unwise to analyse films like Strippers vs Werewolves (2012) too closely. Peel
away the gimmicky editing (which is effective in a naive comic-book way), and
what's left of this British produced horror-comedy from director Jonathan
Glendening (responsible for the recent horror release Night Wolf (2012)) lacks
any real guts. Starring Robert Englund, Steven Berkoff and newcomer Martin
Compston, the presence of such stalwarts is really all that's of interest in
this amateur tale of Lycanthrope activities in London's clubland.
Sleazy
werewolf Mickey (Martin Kemp) is killed by dancer Justice (Adele Silva) after
becoming a little too aroused during a private performance at Vixens, an exotic
London strip club. Trying to cover up the incident, Justice's boss Jeanette
(Sarah Douglas) has Mickey's body disposed off and attempts to carry on
business as usual. However, it quickly becomes apparent that Mickey was
involved with some very nasty friends who are now out to avenge him, leading to
the inevitably gory showdown during the next full moon.
There has
really only ever been one classic modern British-based werewolf film aside from
An American Werewolf in London (1981) - an American production. After Neil
Jordan's sublime masterpiece The Company of Wolves (1984) broke the mould,
frankly no-one should have tried resuscitating this pretty much lifeless area
of horror - particularly not the team behind the limp Strippers vs Werewolves.
Apart from
the presence of the aforementioned Englund (surely he isn't so hard-up as to
have to reduce himself to a two minute cameo in such drivel as this), the only
other good thing in the film is its admittedly witty script ("I'm going to
kill you so slowly that you're driving licence will expire before you
do"). Unfortunately though, such gems are so diluted by copious
unimaginative expletives that they lose much of their potential impact.
During an
explosive climax, Sinclair (played by Simon Phillips) gives a tongue-in-cheek
nod towards 2004 turkey Van Helsing, exclaiming "Oh my god, that was the
greatest thing I've ever seen. More people should have seen that". We
think not - on both counts.
Front Row Reviews and Flickering Myth are both running competitions to win tickets to the UK première of
Piggy - visit the websites for details.
Another
review of Four
Scottish actor Martin
Compston (‘Sweet Sixteen’, ‘Red Road’) is one of the stars of a taut new
thriller – and the Herald has copies to give away.
‘Four’ is being released
on DVD by High Fliers on May 7.
The plan is to kidnap
your wife’s lover, take him to a remote warehouse – hurt him a little and scare
him a lot.
The idea is to keep your
hands clean and hire a detective for the dirty work.
Sounds simple? There’s
no such thing as simple in this nerve-shredder of a film.
The detective reveals he
also has the wife tied up elsewhere in the warehouse. He thinks it’s in the
husband’s best interests to confront her as well.
The husband goes along
with the plan and the sight of his wife tied to a chair, her head covered with
a bag, makes him feel suitably strong and powerful.
However this is no
simpering prey. The only thing this woman is unwilling to do is be a victim . .
. or lose.
The film also stars Sean
Pertwee and Craig Conway.
It’s a darkly comic
British thriller packed full of suspense with twists and turns around every
corner – building up to a shocking climax.
The Herald
has three copies of the film to give away. See this week’s paper for details.
Role to dye for Sweet Sixteen star Martin Compston is a real action hairo — as he sports a bleach blond 'mohican' on the set of new movie Filth.
The 27-year-old, how he usually looks, below, showed off his barnet during a break in filming of the flick — based on a book by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh — in Pollokshields, Glasgow.
The movie also features James McAvoy. Locks like it'll be a hit...
Metrodome Secures U.K. and Irish Distribution for 'Piggy'
Metrodome has penned U.K. and Ireland rights for Piggy, an intense U.K. thriller starring Paul Anderson. The British distributor, listed on the U.K. stock exchange, picked up the title during the EFM. Anderson stars alongside Martin Compston, Neil Maskell and Louise Dylan and the project is written and directed by Kieron Hawkes.
It details the story of a young man whose brother's murder sends him into a downward spiral of violence and revenge.
The deal was negotiated by head of acquisitions Joel Kennedy and U.K. producers Fulwell 73's Leo Pearlman.
The film is being repped at the EFM by Genesis Film Sales.
It is produced by Pearlman and Danny Potts.
