Exclusive Chinese series The Victims' Game debuts worldwide today

Today marks the global premiere of Netflix’s exclusive Chinese series The Victims’ Game. The series is produced by Greener Grass Production, a winner of numerous Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan. The story is inspired by The Fourth Victim, a bestselling book written by Taiwanese mystery novelist INFINITY.

Starring accomplished actors like Joseph Chang, Wei-Ning Hsu and Shih-Hsien Wang, and featuring one of the most watched Chinese TV actresses, Ruby Lin, this exciting 8-episode mystery and investigation series is set to blow your mind.

As a forensic detective with Asperger’s syndrome, Fang Yi-Jen detects key evidence in a mysterious murder and discovers that the evidence links to his estranged daughter. In order to find out the truth without being noticed by his police colleagues, he takes risks by utilising his forensic knowledge to mislead his irritable detective partner Chao Cheng-Kuan who is also on this case. In the meantime, he sets out to co-investigate with Hsu Hai-Yin, an adventurous journalist who holds important clues to the case. Fang Yi-Jen eventually realises that the key to the truth is not his excellent forensic knowledge but the feelings and emotions that have been long suppressed…

Trailers at
http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/exclusive-chinese-series-victims-game.html

The Dinner Party - Starring Jeremy London, Bill Sage, Miles Doleac - Poster, Trailer and Release information

Bill Sage (American Psycho, “Power”) and Jeremy London (Mallrats, The Devil’s Dozen) star in writer-director Miles Doleac’s The Dinner Party, coming to theaters, DVD and Digital this June from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Renowned surgeon and culinary enthusiast, Carmine Braun, invites playwright, Jeffrey Duncan, and his wife to join his eccentric friends at their semi-annual dinner party, having promised to fund Duncan’s new play to Broadway. As the evening descends into madness, the group’s true intentions are revealed, along with an ancient secret that will change the Duncans’ lives and fortunes forever.

Lindsay Anne Williams, Mike Mayhall, Alli Hart, Ritchie Montgomery and Miles Doleac also star.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/the-dinner-party-starring-jeremy-london.html

Edge of Extinction - First Poster and Trailer for post-apocalyptic thriller starring Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert and Chris Kaye.

The post-apocalyptic thriller is set fifteen years in the future, and stars Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert and Chris Kaye.

The film will be released across all major On Demand and Download platforms from May 18, with a DVD released later in the year.

15 years after a global apocalypse, mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One man clings onto life in his bunker, where staying away from others has been key to his survival. But this self-imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and faces an enemy far more brutal and savage than any of them could have imagined.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/edge-of-extinction-first-poster-and.html

Tom Allen to explore 65 years of TV adverts

Comedian Tom Allen is to delve into the advertising archives in a new series produced by Boundless for Channel 4.

Tom Allen: Ad Man celebrates 65 years of the nation’s best-loved and most outrageous TV adverts, charting the changing values and attitudes of the UK along the way.

During a romp through six decades of the TV ads that made us gasp, laugh, cry and buy, Tom reveals what some of Britain’s most iconic ad campaigns really say about us. Over four episodes, he’ll take a smart look at the infamous and the long-forgotten, unearthing ads that could be baulked at or banned today, as well as revisiting the nostalgic, the heart-warming and the uplifting.

Tom will make viewers think as well as laugh, as he delves into the issues of gender, race, class and Britishness, and explores how our evolving attitudes to these issues have been reflected in the ads beamed into the nation’s living rooms.

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/tom-allen-to-explore-65-years-of-tv.html

Cry Havoc (2020) Trailer - Starring Robert Bronzi and Richard Tyson - On Demand 5th May

Robert Bronzi, the star of Death Kiss and Once Upon a Time in Deadwood, faces his deadliest opponent yet in Cry Havoc – available this May On Demand.

An ambitious young reporter is granted an interview with one of the FBI’s most wanted. While entering his compound she finds one of his prized possessions, a serial killer who murders at call, called HAVOC. Her only hope is a rogue police man searching for his daughter.

Co-starring Richard Tyson (Kindergarten Cop) Emily Sweet, and JD Angstadt, writer-director Rene Perez’s Cry Havoc premieres on demand May 5 from Midnight Releasing.

Get it on iTunes Store here

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/cry-havoc-2020-trailer-starring-robert.html

Human Zoo - Trailer and Poster - Starring Robert Carradine

This May, Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds, Escape from L.A) opens his Human Zoo.

From director  John E Seymore, and also starring Trista Robinson (Echoes of Fear), Rachel Amanda Bryant (In Bed With a Killer), Jose Rosete (“The Walking Dead : Red Machete”), Jessica Cameron (To Jennifer), Megan Le (“No Matter What”), and Heather Dorff (Truth or Dare), Human Zoo premieres on digital/DVD May 5 from Wild Eye Releasing.

Synopsis : The internet watches live, as reality-show contestants struggle against time to see who will stay in solitary confinement the longest and take home the one million dollar prize.

Released: May 05, 2020
Get from iTunes!

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/human-zoo-trailer-and-poster-starring.html

Idris Elba's awful sitcom 'Turn Up Charlie' axed after one season by Netflix

Netflix have axed Idris Elba's DJ sitcom Turn Up Charlie after just one season, according to reports.

The 47 year-old actor created the show about a has-been DJ trying to turn his career around, in which he plays the title role.

An insider told The Mirror: “Idris had hoped to get a second season rolling and was even working on new ideas but he couldn't get it to work.” 


https://www.newschain.uk/lifestyle/celebrity/idris-elbas-sitcom-turn-charlie-axed-after-one-season-netflix-6122

Quentin Tarantino Q&A

Originally published in the July 2019 issue of Empire.

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is your favourite film. But what is your favourite shot from it? – Abigail Tanner

That’s easy. During the three-way bullring showdown at the end, the music builds to the giant orchestra crescendo, and when it gets to the first big explosion of the theme there’s a wide shot of the bullring. After you’ve seen all the little shots of the guys getting into position, you suddenly see the whole wideness of the bullring and all the graves around them. It’s my favourite shot in the movie, but I’ll even say it’s my favourite cut in the history of movies.

Read the rest at
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/empire-30-quentin-tarantino-answers-your-questions/

Josh Gad To Host ‘The Goonies’ Reunion With Sean Astin And Original Cast Members

 Josh Gad is hosting a reunion of the original cast of the Richard Donner-directed 1985 iconic adventure pic executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Yup, you heard that right: Mikey and the gang will be gathering for a reunion (with special surprises) on April 27 at 9am PT/12pm ET.

The announcement was made via Gad’s social channels with a video featuring The Goonies star Sean Astin who recited the classic “Troy’s Bucket” monologue. Astin will be joined by cast members Josh Brolin (Brand), Kerri Green (Andy), Corey Feldman (Mouth), Ke Huy Quan (Data), Martha Plimpton (Stef) and Jeff Cohen (Chunk).

Tropico 6 - Spitter DLC trailer

It’s all about the fame and prestige. Nobody knows this better than a self-declared despot...uh, statesman, such as El Presidente. Tropico 6’s second DLC skyrockets you into the world of stardom and illustriousness.

At the heart of the DLC is the new Spitter social media mechanic, which allows you to interact with celebrities and faction leaders to increase your standing. Enjoy the new mission and sandbox map, along with 3 new buildings (Rehab Center, Beauty Farm and Super Villa) to attract celebrities and make them permanent citizens of Tropico, a new character trait (Narcissist), 3 new music tracks (Comercio Feliz, La Celebridad, Fiesta en el Club) and additional customization items for El Prez and his palace.

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/tropico-6-spitter-dlc-trailer.html

REVIEW: Deliver Us The Moon on Xbox One

This game is a "Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future, where Earth's natural resources are depleted. A lone astronaut is sent to the moon on a critical mission to save humanity from extinction."

So the description sounds pretty awesome and unique, but lets not rush ahead, first of all the game is beautiful, truly stunning to look at and you know that the game makers must be very proud of that.

The game is a story driven game, so a good story is important, and again the game makers should feel proud because the story is a good one, and you do very quickly feel immersed in that story. Whether the story is told through narration, audio logs that you collect, things you may read as well as cut scenes, it can be a bit slow moving, although you never feel bored of the story.

As a thriller the main fear of the game is driven through the feeling of loneliness, there aren't monsters jumping out at you, or anything like that, so the game uses storytelling as well as incredible visuals to really push home the idea you are alone, and if you fail to do something in time, then that is it.

Read full review at
http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/review-deliver-us-moon-on-xbox-one.html

Trials of Mana™, now available for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation 4 and STEAM

Originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3 in 1995, Trials of Mana is a full, high-definition remake of the third entry in the classic Mana series. The game immerses players in an unforgettable adventure filled with exciting gameplay, memorable heroes and villains. Players will craft varying experiences by selecting a party of three from six unique characters as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime, upgrading their characters’ classes into more powerful forms, learning over 300 different abilities, and discovering a world of secrets and mysteries to explore. Additionally, players can discover an exciting new playable chapter after finishing the game not found in the original release, in which they can unlock brand-new classes, and challenge a powerful new threat.

To celebrate the release of Trials of Mana, popular series artist HACCAN has created new artwork showing the beloved cast of memorable characters fans and newcomers alike will enjoy discovering in Trials of Mana.

Watch the trailer and get more info at
http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/trials-of-mana-now-available-for.html

Interview with Brando Benetton - Writer and Director of Nightfire

Real location. Practical action.
Nightfire starring Dylan Baker.
Streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime May 1, 2020.

Two American agents are hired to retrieve military chips containing top-secret content. Their plan goes awry when an unexpected political prisoner (Emmy-nominee Dylan Baker) enters the picture.


Shorts are well-known for being a launchpad for some of today’s biggest names. Why did you decide to, well, start small (or rather, short)?

Honestly, our movie runs less than a full feature in length (just shy of 45 minutes), but in terms of scale, production and ambition it definitely felt closer to a feature film than a short. Our shooting script was 55 pages and the first cut was about 1h5m. But usually short are a good creative ground because—on a “stakes” level—you have less resources pulled and less to lose in regards to your career.

Read the full interview at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/interview-with-brando-benetton.html

Disney heir criticises $1.5bn in bonuses and dividends as company cuts pay

An heir to the Walt Disney fortune has criticised the company for protecting executive bonuses and dividends of more than $1.5bn (£1.2bn) while cutting the pay of more than 100,000 workers to help weather the financial impact of coronavirus.

Abigail Disney, an Emmy award-winning film-maker and a granddaughter of the company’s co-founder Roy Disney, launched a Twitter tirade against the world’s biggest entertainment group over its treatment of employees.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/22/disney-heir-criticises-company-over-15bn-bonuses-cuts-pay

Horror sequel FOR JENNIFER starring Dominique Swain available On Demand during lockdown

Tiffani Fest, Felissa Rose and Dominique Swain star in director Jody Barton’s exceedingly clever FOR JENNIFER, available now On Demand from JB Films.

Available now to stream on Amazon

https://amzn.to/2VvauLY

After a surprise horror themed birthday party, Jennifer gets a scare that leads to an accident. Jennifer is a horror blogger and huge horror movie fan. Her friends, to cheer her up after the accident, decide they could make a movie. They collect their gopro cameras and phones and begin to shoot. Soon, the discoveries of other low budget horror films similar to theirs begin to intersect with their own movie. This sends Jennifer on a journey to understand where these other "Jennifer" films came from. The journey leads to a discovery about the films she could never have imagined, and she realizes her participation has put her life, and the lives of her friends, in real danger. A danger they have to endure, whether by choice or not ... if they want to make a good horror movie.

Lanett Tachel, Rich Finley and Nick Kekeris also star in the film.  Nick Kekeris, James Cullen Bressack, Hunter Johnson and Frank Merle produce.

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/horror-sequel-for-jennifer-starring.html

Among Them - New Heist Thriller starring Jonathan Thomson, Dan Liebman and Evalena Marie

Heist thriller AMONG THEM comes to Tubi and Amazon

Tarantino meets Bad Times at the El Royale in writer-director Kevin James Barry’s Among Them, now available on Amazon Prime and Tubi TV from Cinema Epoch.

After a botched heist, two bank robbers and their unwanted hostage retreat into a seedy coastal motel in the dead of winter. When their boss doesn't show up and their tickets to freedom go missing, the three of them must battle through their deteriorating mental state and find a way out before they turn on each other.

Starring Jonathan Thomson, Dan Liebman and Evalena Marie, who also co-wrote the script, Among Them is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi TV.

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/among-them-new-heist-thriller-starring.html

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Series 2 - Programme Billings (1st two episodes)

EPISODE 1: DISCIPLINE

Monday 20 April, 9pm, Channel 4

Once again 12 Celebrities will leave their glamorous lives behind to take on the challenge of this unique version of SAS selection.

Chief Instructor Ant and his team of directing staff don’t care about their status, how successful they are or how big their fan base is. They will be asking the recruits to take on tougher challenges than they will have ever faced in their lives, pushing them to their limits. But can any of these famous recruits make it through to the end?


EPISODE 2: MINDSET

Monday 27 April, 9pm, Channel 4

In this second phase of SAS Selection, the celebrity recruits are tested on their mental and physical strength and whether they have the right mindset to complete selection.

This episode focuses on the youngest recruit, 24 year old YouTuber Jack Maynard, and the two oldest recruits on the course, 56 year old former footballer John Fashanu and 59 year old TV presenter, Anthea Turner, as they try and tackle the course with their very different mindsets. Not all of them will make it.

Each will face brutal tasks, including, a backwards helicopter dive into near freezing water, and a high adrenaline firearms task where they must make the life-changing decisions whether to shoot or not. Then showing some of the most aggressive behaviour witnessed in all of SAS: Who Dares Wins history, the celebrities struggle to control their aggression and the DS punish them. The episode starts with all 12 celebrities, but ends with just 9 recruits remaining.

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-series-2.html

Making TV in the coronavirus pandemic: Why the television industry is watching what Neighbours does next

Long-running soap opera Neighbours is about to go back into production following the COVID-19 shutdown — but it will be a very different environment on set.

There will be no kissing or holding hands, the cast and crew will be isolated into three distinct groups, and camera trickery will be used to make physically-distanced actors look more intimate.

"It's going to look a bit odd," said Chris Oliver-Taylor, the chief executive of Neighbours' production company Fremantle Australia.

"[But] Neighbours is a show that can get away with it.

We employ hundreds of staff who want to work and feel they can. It's important we continue to produce a show that reaches millions of people in the UK and a significant audience in Australia."

Neighbours is believed to be the first suspended TV drama to resume production in the English-speaking world.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-20/neighbours-resumes-as-aussie-tv-adapts-to-coronavirus-rules/12161150

'Resident Evil' Stunt Performer Wins Latest Legal Case Following Career-Ending Accident

U.K.-based stunt performer Olivia Jackson — who suffered life-changing injuries following an accident while shooting 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter — has won a legal case in South Africa against a company involved in the film.

While standing in for Milla Jovovich during the 2015 shoot in Cape Town and riding a motorcycle at high speed, Jackson collided with a crane-mounted camera vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. She would spend 17 days in a coma, with her left arm having to be amputated above the elbow. She was also left with a twisted spine, paralysis of the top left quarter of her body including her neck, a dislocated shoulder, a severed thumb, punctured lungs and broken ribs, and still suffers lasting nerve damage and facial scarring.

At court in South Africa has now found in favor of Jackson, ruling that the stunt was negligently planned and executed by the local company, Bickers Actions SA, that had been operating the camera and filming vehicle. The judge also dismissed the allegation by the defendants — Gustav Marais and Roland Melville — that Jackson’s motorbike riding was at fault. Alongside Bickers Action SA, the stunt coordinator was Grant Hulley of Pyranha Stunts. Both companies had been engaged on the film by Davis Films/Impact Pictures.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/resident-evil-stunt-performer-wins-latest-legal-case-1290857

Over Many Martinis, Pierce Brosnan And Quentin Tarantino Discussed A James Bond Film That Never Came To Be

On last night's live watchalong of GoldenEye, Pierce Brosnan – the Bond with the kindest eyes – revealed much about the Nineties-era 007, and it seemed everyone wanted in on the star's turn on the Walther-PPK. Even Quentin Tarantino.

Long after the 1995 Bond hit wrapped production, Brosnan revealed that the director's people got in touch with his people to talk about a spy film that never came to fruition. But several rounds of martinis did.

"It was after Kill Bill Vol. 2, and he wanted to meet me, so I went up to Hollywood one day from the beach, and I met him at the Four Seasons," said the 66-year-old. "I got there at 7pm, I like to be punctual. 7:15 came around, no Quentin, he was upstairs doing press. Someone sent over a martini, so I had a martini, and I waited till 7:30, and I thought, where the heck is he? Word came down, apologies, so I thought, okay, I'll have another martini."

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a32205379/pierce-brosnan-quentin-tarantino-james-bond/

Reawakened - New Poster and Trailer

From director Jose Altonaga, and starring Steffani Brass (“Six Feet Under”), Brooke Mackenzie (“Everybody Hates Chris”) and Tina Cole (The 6TH Friend ), discover the witch inside this April! (Get on iTunes here)

Michele is the sole survivor of a vacation gone horribly wrong, in which several of her friends were murdered. She discovers that she is harboring the spirit of a centuries-old witch inside her, and it’s up to her best friend to find a way to save her soul from eternal damnation.

Reawakened, written by Jose Altonaga and Remy MacKenzie, also stars Chantelle Albers (Seberg),  Dabier (“Black Lightning”), Charlie Ian (Whiplash) and Malcom Matthews (“Juiced”).

Available April 28 On Demand from Wild Eye Releasing.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/reawakened-new-poster-and-trailer.html

Selah And The Spades - UK release on 17 April on Amazon Prime Video

Tayarisha Poe’s SELAH AND THE SPADES is set for UK release on 17 April on Amazon Prime Video. Starring Lovie Simone (Greenleaf, Orange Is The New Black), Celeste O’Connor (Irreplaceable You, Wetlands), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight, When They See Us), it received its world premiere to critical acclaim in the NEXT selection at last year’s Sundance Film Festival. In the closed world of an elite Pennsylvania boarding school, Haldwell, the student body, is run by five factions.

Seventeen-year-old Selah Summers (Lovie Simone) runs the most dominant group, the Spades, with unshakable poise, as they cater to the most classic of vices and supply students with coveted, illegal alcohol and pills. Tensions between the factions escalate, and when Selah’s best friend/right hand Maxxie (Jharrel Jerome) becomes distracted by a new love, Selah takes on a protégée, enamored sophomore Paloma (Celeste O'Connor), to whom she imparts her wisdom on ruling the school. But with graduation looming and Paloma proving an impressively quick study, Selah’s fears turn sinister as she grapples with losing the control by which she defines herself.

In her feature debut, writer/director Tayarisha Poe immerses us in a heightened depiction of teenage politics. This searing character study encapsulates just how intoxicating power can be for a teenage girl who acutely feels the threat of being denied it. Exciting newcomer Lovie Simone’s performance beautifully embodies both Selah’s publicly impeccable command and the internal fears and uncertainty that drive it. Producers of SELAH AND THE SPADES are Jill Ahrens, Lucas Joaquin, Lauren McBride and Tayarisha Poe.

STREAM NOW ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

13TH - Full Film - Oscar-nominated film won Best Documentary at the Emmys, the BAFTAs and the NAACP Image Awards.

Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.

13th is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay. The film explores the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States;" it is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865, which abolished slavery throughout the United States and ended involuntary servitude except as a punishment for conviction of a crime.

DuVernay contends that slavery has been perpetuated since the end of the American Civil War through criminalizing behavior and enabling police to arrest poor freedmen and force them to work for the state under convict leasing; suppression of African Americans by disenfranchisement, lynchings and Jim Crow; politicians declaring a war on drugs that weigh more heavily on minority communities and, by the late 20th century, mass incarceration of people of color in the United States. She examines the prison-industrial complex and the emerging detention-industrial complex, discussing how much money is being made by corporations from such incarcerations.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/13th-full-film-oscar-nominated-film-won.html

Pro Wrestling - MLW Fusion #106: Super Series | Week 2

Matches:
Team Filthy vs. Puma King & Xtreme Tigre
Douglas James vs. Averno
Plus more!

The MLW AAA Super Series Continues as the summit south of the border enters week two with the Super Series tied 1-1.

The defiant and dangerous Team Filthy looks to ground and pound the high-flying AAA luchadores as they compete with Puma King and Xtreme Tigre.  Will Team Filthy’s Tom Lawlor and “The Bone Collector” Dominic Garrini try to not only get MLW a win but align themselves closer to a shot at their rivals and MLW World Tag Team Champions, the Von Erichs? Or will the world’s finest feline luchadors purr and pounce Lawlor and Garrini? Tune in to find out!

Watch at
https://best-of-pro-wrestling.blogspot.com/2020/04/mlw-fusion-106-super-series-week-2.html

Can You Keep A Secret? starring Alexandra Daddario comes to Digital Download 4th May

Based on Sophie Kinsella's bestselling novel, Can You Keep a Secret? brings together a fantastic lead duo with Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch, Percy Jackson) and Tyler Hoechlin (Teen Wolf, Arrow), whom The Hollywood News has praised as "romantic comedy gems." The movie also features a dynamic supporting cast, including Orange Is the New Black stars Kimiko Glenn (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and Laverne Cox (Charlie's Angels).

The story follows Emma (Alexandra Daddario), a New York City marketing manager who, after a disastrous client meeting, finds herself on a turbulent flight where she accidentally spills her most embarrassing secrets to a handsome stranger. Believing she'll never see him again, Emma is shocked to discover on Monday morning that he is, in fact, Jack Harper—the company’s mysterious CEO and founder.

Now, Emma is faced with the man who knows every last one of her secrets. As their relationship unfolds, she must navigate the tricky waters of love, her newfound connection with Jack, and a life she realizes needs some real change.

Can You Keep A Secret? will be available on Digital Download from 4th May and available to Pre-Order here.

First Look trailer released for Code 404, a Sky original comedy, launches on Sky One and NOW TV on 29 April

Today, Sky has released the First Look trailer for new original comedy, Code 404, starring Stephen Graham, Daniel Mays and Anna Maxwell Martin. All episodes will air on Sky One and streaming service NOW TV from Wednesday 29 April.

Detective Inspectors DI John Major (Mays) and DI Roy Carver (Graham) are the top crime fighting duo in the Unit. But when an undercover sting goes horribly wrong, Major is gunned down on the job and killed. Full of guilt and regret about Major’s untimely death, Roy turns to the only person who understands him, John’s wife, Kelly (Maxwell Martin). However, John gets a reboot. Chosen by the police as the prototype for a new A.I. driven initiative, John is brought back from the dead – much to the surprise of Roy and Kelly. He’d like to believe he’s better than ever, but something isn’t quite right…

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/first-look-trailer-released-for-code.html

PRE-REGISTRATION FOR KARTRIDER RUSH+ STARTS TODAY

Gear up racers! Pre-registration for KartRider Rush+, the newest free-to-play mobile adventure coming soon to iOS and Android is now open. Players can sign-up and begin collecting exclusive pre-registration rewards; after 3 million pre-registrations, all players will receive every reward including rare items such as a Skelemech Kart, and Slugger Dao!

Based on the massively popular KartRider universe with over 300 million players worldwide, KartRider Rush+ delivers non-stop fun with several game modes including:

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/pre-registration-for-kartrider-rush.html

TRAILER - Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | Starts Monday 20th April 9pm

Twelve famous faces face one of the toughest tests of their lives, for Stand Up To Cancer. New series starts Monday 20th April 9pm.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is back on Channel 4 with twelve new well-known faces who think they have what it takes to pass SAS Selection. They will embark on the toughest test of their lives, facing a gruelling course in the challenging terrain of Scotland’s rugged West Coast.

The new celebrity recruits are TV personalities Katie Price and Joey Essex; TV presenters, Anthea Turner and Helen Skelton; ballroom dancer, Brendan Cole; former Premiership Footballer, John Fashanu; Hollyoaks actress, Nikki Sanderson; Youtuber, Jack Maynard; Paralympic Athlete, Lauren Steadman; Locksmith from Rudimental ; Radio 1Xtra DJ, Yasmin Evans and former boxing champion, Tony Bellew

Putting them through the toughest course yet is Chief Instructor, Ant Middleton and his team of Directing Staff, Foxy, Billy, Ollie and newest member Jay. The DS don’t care how famous the recruits are, how many followers they have or what they have done before this. As soon as they enter the selection process, their celebrity status will be stripped away.

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/trailer-celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins.html

Later Daters - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

Play as an octogenarian and find somebody to love, or just get your kicks in while the getting is good. If the chairs are rocking', don’t come a-knockin'.

You’re the newest resident at Ye OLDE retirement community, where you’ll meet a cast of sexy seniors who are all dying (not literally) to meet you. It’s a lot like summer camp, but with orthopedic shoes, bridge clubs, and more jell-o. It’s an adjustment as you settle in, but who knows: maybe these will turn out to be the best years of your life!

Adventure, passion, and transformation are not experiences reserved for the young. Later Daters makes challenging ageism sexy and teaches poignant lessons about our capacity for love.

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/later-daters-launch-trailer-nintendo.html

PandaBall - Gameplay Trailer | PS4

PandaBall is a Local Multiplayer. Play 1 vs. 1 with 5 pandas on each team. Use Powerups and different Balls to your advantage to beat your opponet. Fun and fast gameplay. Level up and unlock new pandas and maps to play with, and unlock each pandas unique items. Welcome to Pamuria!

On an island in the middle of nowhere, the world of Pamuria exists. A tropical island with an array of different environments, from dense jungles, sandy beaches, mountain tops and sunny cliff sites. Overall a hidden utopia, excluded and hidden from the rest of world, in the middle of an unknown ocean. On Pamuria animals live a life in perfect harmony with the environment and ocean surrounding the island, and with the island providing everything from food and water, shelter, comfort – simply all basic needs. Every animal on Pamuria are herbivores, and the leading animal is the Panda species. With no immediate danger and a great setting for procreation: life on Pamuria is perfect!

But, when life is that peaceful and ”perfect”, a sense of boredom eventually begins to build up…

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/pandaball-gameplay-trailer-ps4.html

21 Minutes of Grounded - Single Player Gameplay

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Explore, build and survive together in this first person, multiplayer, survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/21-minutes-of-grounded-single-player.html

Gemma Collins is a Diva on Lockdown

ITV today announced the return of Diva Forever to ITVBe, with new title Diva on Lockdown.

The brand new series, made by Lime Pictures, will follow the nation's favourite diva and Queen of memes, Gemma Collins, as she deals with the Coronavirus lockdown and finds new ways of sharing her lifestyle with the nation.

Viewers will see how the icon of Essex has adapted to the UK being in lockdown. As working from home becomes the norm and with schools, restaurants and shops closed across the country, the GC says farewell to her film crew and instead, fixed-rig cameras will capture the nation’s favourite diva at home.

Before the lockdown, successful business woman Gemma Collins was searching for her new dream home and not only rubbing shoulders with famous faces, she was also mixing in Royal circles.

With Gemma closing the doors to her Brentwood shop, will the lockdown put her dream home and future in jeopardy?

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/gemma-collins-is-diva-on-lockdown.html

'SNL at Home': Tom Hanks Guest Hosts Episode From Coronavirus Quarantine

Saturday Night Live kicked off its first remote episode by introducing Tom Hanks as the surprise host. Hanks, who was the first Hollywood celebrity who tested positive for the coronavirus, alongside his wife, Rita Wilson, joked about being the "celebrity canary in the coal mine and ever since being diagnosed, I have been more like America's dad than ever before." Hanks also sported a shaved head, which he said was for a recent film role and thankfully means less time in the shower.

During Hanks' monologue, he caught fans up to date on his experience with the coronavirus. Hanks and Wilson were diagnosed last month during a visit to Australia and were quarantined in a hospital there for five days. They quarantined at a residence in Australia before returning home to their home in the U.S. "Now, my wife and I are doing great," Hanks said. "We're hunkered down, like all of us should be and in fact... this suit, this is the first time I've worn anything other than sweatpants since March 11."

https://popculture.com/tv-shows/2020/04/12/snl-at-home-tom-hanks-guest-hosts-from-coronavirus-quarantine/

Ricos de Amor - Poster and Trailer - Starring Giovanna Lancellotti and Danilo Mesquita

Good life, money, farm, tomatoes and women sum up the routine of Teto, played by Danilo Mesquita (Spectros, Éramos Seis, Segundo Sol). Son of the all mighty Teodoro (Ernani Moraes), known as the Tomato King, the future heir to the empire of plantations and factories watches his life turn upside down when he meets Paula. Different from Teto, Paula is a down-to-earth girl who studies to be a doctor and dreams of her independence. She is played by Giovanna Lancellotti.

Just about to celebrate his birthday, Teto feels surprised when his father tells him what gift he will get that year: a job. Yes, the sweet days of the Tomato Prince are over. The Tomato Festival, a traditional party in his city, is perhaps one of the last chances to enjoy the easy life - by the way, Brazilian world famous DJ Alok makes a special appearance in the film. To the sound of some electronic and sertanejo music, Danilo Mesquita's character meets the medical student played by Giovanna Lancellotti.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/ricos-de-amor-poster-and-trailer.html

First Look: The Real Housewives of Cheshire Series 11

The Real Housewives of Cheshire are back for series 11 of the hit ITVBe show with even more fun, frolics and fabulousness. Launching this spring, the 7x60’ series will be followed by the Reunion show.

Dawn Ward, Ester Dohnalová, Hanna Kinsella, Rachel Lugo, Seema Malhotra and Tanya Bardsley will all return to our screens for series 11. They will be joined by beloved housewife Lauren Simon, who is also set to come back and Christine McGuiness who returns as a guest. But how will the ladies fare when another housewife is brought into the fold?

New addition, Nicole Sealey is famous in Cheshire for her no-nonsense attitude. Business woman, mother and self-proclaimed ‘ball-buster’, Nicole isn’t your typical Cheshire Housewife. Originally from London, she is a recent addition to the affluent golden triangle, after she moved to Wilmslow five years ago with her husband, Joe, son of Manchester United legend Les Sealey. Together with her husband, Nicole owns a personal training company, NEON PT and gym. She also runs her own railway recruitment company. In addition to these businesses, the couple have recently put in a bid to takeover Macclesfield Town Football club. If they are successful, Nicole will become the third woman in the UK to own a football club.

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/first-look-real-housewives-of-cheshire.html

ITV2 invites viewers to Home Alone with Joel Dommett

ITV2 announced today ‘Home Alone with Joel Dommett,’is set to transmit on Sunday nights from 19th April at 10pm.

Comedian Joel Dommett hosts this anarchic show providing the perfect antidote to being stuck indoors. With the country heeding stay at home advice, people are becoming increasingly inventive with filling their days in entertaining ways and this show will celebrate the best of them!

Broadcasting straight from the house he shares with his wife Hannah, Joel will give a hilarious window into his home life and provide a celebration of the uplifting, fun and ridiculous things Britain is getting up to as they pass the time.

From celebrity call-ins to comedy interviews and games with self-isolated viewers, Home Alone with Joel Dommett will bring everyone together at home with a much needed dose of joy and warmth.

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/itv2-invites-viewers-to-home-alone-with.html

TT Isle of Man - Ride On The Edge 2 - Launch Trailer | PS4

Get ready for the most intense road race known to the Isle of Man. Your journey to the TT starts now, upgrade your bike, master the winding roads, and high-speed straights of Snaefell Mountain.

TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 2 is available now on PlayStation 4.

Without a shadow of a doubt it is one of the most dangerous motorbike races in the world. In TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 2, you prove your worth in different championships before setting out to conquer the Snaefell mountain course, a 60 km-long track with both winding and straight sections that will push your riding skills to the limit. TT2 features 17 additional tracks, 18 different motorbikes including classic models, and the official riders. And now it's more realistic than ever, thanks to entirely revamped physics and faithfully reproduced rider movements. Fine-tune your motorbike, upgrade its performance and monitor its data in real time so you can stay competitive. TT2 also offers a brand-new open world, a biker's paradise where you can test your bike settings and gain the experience you'll need to win the TT Isle of Man title!

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/tt-isle-of-man-ride-on-edge-2-launch.html

The Sharks - Arriving on VOD on April 14 - Watch the trailer

The rumor of sharks quickly spreads, unsettling the town, but Rosina remains unphased, instead focusing on her enigmatic coworker, Joselo, who she becomes increasingly attracted to and begins circling, much like the mysterious predators lurking just under the surface.

Directorial debut from Lucía Garibaldi, THE SHARKS world premiered at Sundance, where Garibaldi took home the prestigious Directing Award in World Cinema – Dramatic; additional screenings at San Sebastian International Film Festival, Guadalajara Film Festival winning the Special Jury Award, and Buenos Ares Film Festival where the film won the Special Jury Award and the FEISAL Award.

Film Inquiry's Kristy Strouse praised the film, calling the film "worth the search, with another young female force in Bentancur, and a beautiful debut by Garibaldi; this slow-moving feature leaves an impression", while David Rooney at he Hollywood Reporter complimented Garibaldi's ability to strip "conventional plotting down to the bone, a process mirrored by her skilled use of the wide-open physical spaces exposing her young protagonist's intensely private world."

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/the-sharks-arriving-on-vod-on-april-14.html

Honor Blackman, James Bond's Pussy Galore, dies aged 94

The family of Honor Blackman released the following statement.

“It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Honor Blackman, aged 94. She died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Lewes, Sussex, surrounded by her family. She was much loved and will be greatly missed by her two children Barnaby and Lottie, and grandchildren Daisy, Oscar, Olive and Toby."

“As well as being a much-adored mother and grandmother, Honor was an actor of hugely prolific creative talent; with an extraordinary combination of beauty, brains and physical prowess, along with her unique voice and a dedicated work ethic, she achieved an unparalleled iconic status in the world of film and entertainment and with absolute commitment to her craft and total professionalism in all her endeavours she contributed to some of the great films and theatre productions of our times.”

STREAMING FREE - 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki - An exclusive 4-part documentary

Delving into the life and creative process of the legendary filmmaker, 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki originally released in 2019. The documentary touches on some of Miyazaki’s most beloved films including My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, Spirited Away, and The Wind Rises, while also addressing how Studio Ghibli dealt with 2011’s Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. A portion of the picture hones in on Miyazaki’s personal life as well as his relationship with his son and fellow filmmaker, Gorō Miyazaki.

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
An exclusive 4-part documentary chronicling the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker. He is shown as a passionate artisan, a steadfast trailblazer, and a father butting heads with his son.

Watch for free at
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/program/video/10yearshayaomiyazaki/?type=tvEpisode&

Coronavirus: Aliens and Emmerdale actor Jay Benedict dies 'due to COVID-19 complications'

Actor Jay Benedict, who appeared in a range of films and TV shows, from Aliens to Emmerdale, has died due to complications from coronavirus.

Jay's management company made the sad announcement on Twitter.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear client Jay Benedict, who this afternoon lost his battle with COVID-19. Our thoughts are with his family ❤️

— TCG ArtistManagement (@TCGArtist) April 4, 2020

A statement posted on his website said: "It is with profound sorrow that we must announce Jay's death on the 4th of April due to complications arising from a COVID-19 infection."

Nightfire - Poster, Trailer - premiering in your lounge room May 1st!

Acclaimed actor Dylan Baker (“Hunters”, “The Good Wife”, Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” films) stars in 2020’s most thrilling short film Nightfire – premiering in your lounge room May 1st!

Two American agents (Lorenzo Pisoni and Greg Hadley) are hired to retrieve military chips containing a large sum of government money. Their plan goes awry when an unexpected political prisoner (Dylan Baker) enters the picture.

Bradley Stryker ("iZombie", "Cold Pursuit"), Francesco Pannofino and Becky Ann Baker ("Hunters", "Freaks and Geeks") co-star in the short film, directed by Brando Benetton and co-written by Brando Benetton and Los Silva.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/nightfire-poster-trailer-premiering-in.html

Can You Keep A Secret? - Poster, Trailer and Release Date Announced

The charming romantic comedy, Can You Keep A Secret?, starring the excellent Alexandra Daddario, will be released in the UK across all major digital download platforms from 4 May.

Based on Sophie Kinsella's best selling novel of the same name, the film boasts an incredible leading duo of Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch, Percy Jackson Series) & Tyler Hoechlin (Teen Wolf, Arrow), with The Hollywood News calling them "romantic comedy gems". The film also has an exciting supporting cast featuring Orange Is the New Black alumni Kimiko Glenn (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) & Laverne Cox (Charlies Angles).

Can You Keep A Secret? follows New York City marketing manager Emma (Alexandra Daddario) who on a return flight from a botched client meeting, reveals all of her deepest secrets to a handsome stranger when her plane hits turbulence and she believes she is going to die. Emma thinks she will never see the guy again. But when she comes to work Monday morning, Emma's office is abuzz about the arrival of Jack Harper, the company's elusive CEO and founder... and the stranger from the plane.

Suddenly Emma is face-to-face with the man who knows every single humiliating detail about her. Over the course of the coming weeks, Emma must navigate her developing relationship with Jack, what he knows of her secrets, and a life she discovers is in need of transformation.

Can You Keep A Secret? will be available on Digital Download from 4th May and you can
Get it on the iTunes Store here

Watch the trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/can-you-keep-secret-poster-trailer-and.html

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Review by Tom Marks on PlayStation 4 Pro

With Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Square Enix breathes exciting new life into the 1997 JRPG classic in spectacular fashion. It occasionally stumbles because of some dull filler and pointlessly convoluted additions to the story, but it still manages to stand as a great RPG in itself.

A spectacular reimagining of one of the most visionary games ever, the first game in this project will be set in the eclectic city of Midgar and presents a fully standalone gaming experience.

The world has fallen under the control of the Shinra Electric Power Company, a shadowy corporation controlling the planet's very life force as mako energy. In the sprawling city of Midgar, an anti-Shinra organization calling themselves Avalanche have stepped up their resistance. Cloud Strife, a former member of Shinra's elite SOLDIER unit now turned mercenary, lends his aid to the group, unaware of the epic consequences that await him.

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/final-fantasy-7-remake-review-by-tom.html

Misbehaviour - Available on Demand 3 months early due to Covid-19 outbreak.

London, 6 April 2020, Pathe have today announced that because the UK cinema release of MISBEHAVIOUR was cut short by the Covid-19 crisis (with cinemas closing only 4 days after the film’s release), the film is being made available to watch at home 3 months ahead of schedule.

MISBEHAVIOUR’s launch as a digital download will be on 15th April 2020.  The film will be available on all platforms (including Amazon Prime, Sky Store and iTunes) for an exclusive period.

The film is directed by BAFTA winner Philippa Lowthorpe (Three Girls) and stars Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Greg Kinnear, Lesley Manville, Keeley Hawes, Rhys Ifans and Phyllis Logan.

A politically relevant, inspirational true story, the film skilfully combines humour with drama to celebrate all women, however they choose to navigate a male-dominated world:

In 1970, the Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by US comedy legend, Bob Hope. At the time, Miss World was the most-watched TV show on the planet with over 100 million viewers.  Claiming that beauty competitions demeaned women, the newly formed Women’s Liberation Movement achieved overnight fame by invading the stage and disrupting the live broadcast of the competition. Not only that, when the show resumed, the result caused uproar: the winner was not the Swedish favourite but Miss Grenada, the first black woman to be crowned Miss World. In a matter of hours, a global audience had witnessed the patriarchy driven from the stage and the Western ideal of beauty turned on its head.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/misbehaviour-available-on-demand-3.html

Impact Event - Official Trailer - Stars Michael Berryman and Vernon Wells

From the award-winning director of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, and featuring horror icons Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, The Devil’s Rejects) and Vernon Wells (The Road Warrior, Fortress), prep for an Impact Event this April!

After a meteor causes a global apocalypse, a small group of survivors takes refuge in an abandoned funhouse and must fight off cannibalistic killers.

Starring Margaret O’Brien (Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!), Michael Berryman, Vernon Wells and Richard Grieco (If Looks Could Kill, Mobsters), writer/director  B. Luciano Barsuglia’s Impact Event is available on DVD and VOD April 7 from Wild Eye Releasing.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/impact-event-official-trailer-stars.html

Monsoon - Poster & Trailer

Directed by Hong Khaou (Lilting), MONSOON is a visual and emotional tour de force with a tender performance from Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians, The Gentlemen). The film is a rich and poignant exploration of the struggle for identity in a place where the past weighs heavily on the present.

Kit (Henry Golding) returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since he was six years old when his family fled the country in the aftermath of the Vietnam-American war. Struggling to make sense of himself in a city he’s no longer familiar with, he embarks on a personal journey across the country that opens up the possibility for friendship, love and happiness.

MONSOON will be released in UK & Irish cinemas later in 2020

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/monsoon-poster-trailer.html

Interview with Josh Itkowitz - Director of "Same Boat"

Writer and producer Josh Itkowitz tells us about “Same Boat”, one of the more unique films on release this year, the story of a time-traveling assassin who falls in love with his target while on the same cruise.


Why movies? Was there a particular film as a kid that made you chase a career in entertainment?

I like stories. I like being moved by them. I like being distracted by them. I like ones that make me think and feel things. As a producer, I enjoy the challenge of making them. I never really had that moment as a kid of watching a film and thinking this is what I wanted to do with my life. When I was growing up I watched mostly the bigger movies that were in theaters, and remember really loving the goofiness of movies like Billy Madison and Dumb and Dumber.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/interview-with-josh-itkowitz-director.html

Calm with Horses - Trailer and Poster and updated release schedule

Ex-boxer Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong (Cosmo Jarvis LADY MACBETH, PEAKY BLINDERS) is the faithful and violent right-hand-man to the drug-dealing Devers clan, ready to dole out beatings at the whim of his best friend, and the family’s unpredictable protégé, Dympna (Barry Keoghan DUNKIRK, AMERICAN ANIMALS).

Arm’s struggle to find his place in the world has consequences on his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Ursula (Niamh Algar THE VIRTUES, THE LAST RIGHT) as she strives to find a better life for herself and their young son Jack.

CAST
Cosmo Jarvis
Barry Keoghan
Niamh Algar

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/02/calm-with-horses-new-trailer-and-poster.html

Same Boat - New Clips from this new Sci-fi assassin rom-com film

A time-traveling assassin finds himself on a cruise ship, where he falls for the women he’s supposed to kill, in Same Boat – coming this April from Dark Star Pictures!

James is a time travelling assassin from the 28th century sent to 2018 to kill a woman, but when his intern gets sick and he loses his paperwork he has some time to kill, so to speak, while enjoying the cruise he accidentally falls in love with the woman he's supposed to kill. Same Boat is a film about duty, love, friendship, and how kindness is more powerful than destruction.

Chris Roberti, Tony Glanz and David Bly star in a Chris Roberti film.  Josh Itzkowitz, Chris Roberti and Mark Leidner wrote.

Shot secretly on a cruise ship, the wonderful sci-fi rom-com Same Boat hits April 7 On Demand from Dark Star Pictures.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/same-boat-new-clips-from-this-new-sci.html