“Some secrets are meant to stay buried” says the ad line for “Strictly Confidential.” But you’d need a sizable underground bunker to contain all the effortfully shocking revelations sprung in this very silly sudser, which starts out looking like an erotic thriller-mystery, then descends into a series of flashback-laden explication monologues more apt for “Dynasty” than Agatha Christie.
Damian Hurley’s directorial feature, with famous mum Elizabeth top-billed and producing, provides several hardbodied younger performers opportunity to model clothes and approximate recognizable human emotions on the coastline of tax haven island nation Saint Kitts and Nevis. But what was likely an enjoyable working Caribbean vacation for cast and crew proves somewhat labored for viewers. Nonetheless, watched in the right spirit, with appropriate libations, it could prove quite entertaining … if not in the way presumably intended. Lionsgate is releasing to U.S. theaters, digital and on-demand platforms on April 5.
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Damian Hurley’s directorial feature, with famous mum Elizabeth top-billed and producing, provides several hardbodied younger performers opportunity to model clothes and approximate recognizable human emotions on the coastline of tax haven island nation Saint Kitts and Nevis. But what was likely an enjoyable working Caribbean vacation for cast and crew proves somewhat labored for viewers. Nonetheless, watched in the right spirit, with appropriate libations, it could prove quite entertaining … if not in the way presumably intended. Lionsgate is releasing to U.S. theaters, digital and on-demand platforms on April 5.
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- 4/4/2024
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
I love when puppets are naughty. Ironically, I’m also a huge fan of the Muppets, who are somewhat more wholesome, but the concept has always thrilled me. As one of the few who enjoyed The Happytime Murders, I’m always down for a puppet engaging in some weird shenanigans. Now, we have Frank & Zed, a truly unique fantasy horror movie with puppets. A seven years in the making passion project, it’s utterly odd and incredibly gory, making for something you’ve almost certainly never seen before. Folks, if it sounds like something you’d be into, it’s one to truly be on the lookout for! The film is a horror flick, all done with puppetry. The protagonists are a pair of reanimated corpses, the Frankenstein-like Frank, as well as the zombie Zed. They’re both dependent on each other for survival, with a symbiotic friendship ensuing...
- 10/11/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Update: Sean Harris was awarded Best Actor in a Horror Feature at the Fantastic Fest 2011 Awards for his performance in A Lonely Place To Die.
A Lonely Place To Die is an exciting example of how a more direct approach to filmmaking can still be effective, despite the increasing number of stylistic and experimental films (not necessarily a bad thing) flooding the market. Melissa George (30 Days Of Night, and TV’s Grey’s Anatomy) plays Alison, on a trek into the Scottish Highlands with four fellow mountain climbers. The story begins as a peaceful nature outing far from civilization and technology, but shifts into a deadly thriller once they discover a little girl named Anna locked away inside a 3×6 buried box at the top of the mountain.
Co-written with Will Gilbey and directed by Julien Gilbey (Rise Of The Foot Soldier), A Lonely Place To Die does a fantastic job...
A Lonely Place To Die is an exciting example of how a more direct approach to filmmaking can still be effective, despite the increasing number of stylistic and experimental films (not necessarily a bad thing) flooding the market. Melissa George (30 Days Of Night, and TV’s Grey’s Anatomy) plays Alison, on a trek into the Scottish Highlands with four fellow mountain climbers. The story begins as a peaceful nature outing far from civilization and technology, but shifts into a deadly thriller once they discover a little girl named Anna locked away inside a 3×6 buried box at the top of the mountain.
Co-written with Will Gilbey and directed by Julien Gilbey (Rise Of The Foot Soldier), A Lonely Place To Die does a fantastic job...
- 9/28/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
(apologies for our late review, the press screenings for this movie were never kind to our schedules but Shaun Munro volunteered to pay to see the film over the weekend)
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Though the British cinema scene is frequently commended for its witty comedies made on low budgets, we tend to struggle in more action-reliant genres such as horrors and thrillers, given the usually higher costs required to give them adequate polish. A Lonely Place to Die, the latest film from Rise of the Footsoldier director Julian Gilbey, does with a $4m budget what countless Hollywood thrillers with a ten-fold budget can’t – generate palpable suspense intertwined with intelligent action and believable characters.
Beginning without too much of a preamble, the film swiftly introduces us to a group of mountain climbers trekking in the Scottish Highlands; enthusiastic but sensible intermediate Alison (Melissa George), level-headed expert Rob (Alec Newman...
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Though the British cinema scene is frequently commended for its witty comedies made on low budgets, we tend to struggle in more action-reliant genres such as horrors and thrillers, given the usually higher costs required to give them adequate polish. A Lonely Place to Die, the latest film from Rise of the Footsoldier director Julian Gilbey, does with a $4m budget what countless Hollywood thrillers with a ten-fold budget can’t – generate palpable suspense intertwined with intelligent action and believable characters.
Beginning without too much of a preamble, the film swiftly introduces us to a group of mountain climbers trekking in the Scottish Highlands; enthusiastic but sensible intermediate Alison (Melissa George), level-headed expert Rob (Alec Newman...
- 9/12/2011
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
Movie Score Media has announced a soundtrack release for the British dinosaur adventure series Primeval. The album features 75 minutes of the original score composed by Dominik Scherrer (Miss Marple, Scenes of a Sexual Nature) from the first three seasons of the show. The soundtrack is scheduled for a release on September 20, 2011 and will be available digitally and on CD. Primeval created by Adrian Hodges and Tim Haines tells the story about an evolutionary zoologist who discovers prehistoric creatures alive and well in the present day. The show produced for the British network ITV stars Douglas Henshall, Jason Flemyng, Andrew Lee-Potts, Lucy Brown and Hannah Spearriton and aired In the Us on BBC America and Syfy. Visit Syfy’s official show website for more information.
The label has also announced a soundtrack release for the British thriller A Lonely Place to Die. The album includes the score by Michael Richard Plowman...
The label has also announced a soundtrack release for the British thriller A Lonely Place to Die. The album includes the score by Michael Richard Plowman...
- 8/25/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
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