margam ( malayalam : മാര ഗം meaning : the path ) is a well reputed indian film co-written , directed and produced by rajiv vijay raghavan under the banner of image commune .

margam bagged 7 major kerala state film awards of the government of kerala and one national film award of the government of india for the year 2003 .

one of the rarest malayalam films that received wider critical acclaim at international level , margam exhibited in 16 international film festivals and won 6 international awards in different categories including best film and scripting .

the script co-written by rajiv vijay raghavan , anvar ali and dr. s p ramesh , cinematography done by venu and the roles performed by nedumudi venu and meera krishna were also widely appreciated .

margam ( film )

led by enthusiastic film student david , four near strangers travel to an abandoned monastery margam , to embark on a weeks filming .
based on t . n . prakashan’s story ' gandhi margam ' , the film’s title is obviously a pun on the name of nathuram godse , the notorious murderer of gandhi .
port talbot - born michael sheen , who had just finished work on a new film , ’apostle’ - which has been shooting in nearby margam park - joined the cast on stage .
thiruvananthapuram , march 3 . rajiv vijayaraghavan ' s ` margam ' and ` padhom onnu oru vilapam ' directed by t . v . chandran bagged as many as six of the kerala state film awards for 2003 .
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` margam ' was adjudged the best feature film and ` padhom onnu oru vilapam ' the second best . sibi malayil gets the best director award for ` ente veedu appoontem ' . nedumudi venu won the best actor award for his role of venukumara menon in ` margam ' and meera jasmine the best actress award for her roles in ` kasthuriman ' and ` padhom onnu oru vilapam ' .
see margam country park as you ' ve never seen it before with this interactive guide to the sights , sounds , secrets and surprises of the park .
sunlight international film festival 2016 - won best actor award and nominated for best soundtrack .
rehmat rayatt’s film wonderfully captures the skill , understanding and passion that is behind seeta patel margam performance . the audience is also witness to some of the highs , lows and tension that builds up ahead of seeta’s performance at the 2015 darbar festival .
sheen added that the experience could help shed light on the workings of a film set .
indian film co - written , directed and produced by rajiv vijay raghavan under the banner of image commune . the film is an adaptation of pithrutharppanam , the famous story by m sukumaran .
small crew arrives to old monastery to finish their low budget film when scary things start happening .
other film industry events included several workshops and launch of significant bodies related to the industry . the tanzania independent producers association was launched at the beginning of the festival . there were capacity building workshops that tackled creative documentary , film editing , writing soap operas , animation , the dogme movement , film composition , films by women , film training and education in south africa since 1994 and others .
his career in film started when he became assistant to renowned producer and director zoltan korda for the film cry the beloved country ( 1951 ) , in which ngakane played a role alongside sidney poitier .
his station director ( joy mathew ) , who is somewhat a father figure to hari , pushes him into doing gandhi margam , a primetime program focused on the gandhian way of life .
led by enthusiastic film student david , four near strangers travel to an abandoned monastery margam , to embark on a weeks filming . but when debbie , david’s elusive childhood friend begins to lose face , tensions build and soon a lot more than the future of the project becomes at stake .
it was a pleasure to work on this horror film , even more so , because of the beautiful surroundings of margam country park . set during the 17th century , a young woman is saved from execution and led to a priory to repent her sins , but discovers a greater evil lies within .
margam kali is featured in many movies . i can’t remember any full length performance in songs . here are few and you may also find a few more in passing shots in satyan anthikat movies .
chris trainor , 32 , spotted the 75 - year - old outside his £180 , 000 home in margam , near port talbot , south wales , and invited him in for a guided tour .
the kerala awards were more in tune with the national awards . rajiv vijayaraghavan ' s margam , which won the swarna kamal for the indira gandhi award at the national level , bagged best picture .
actor michael sheen has been joined by 11 trainees on the welsh set of his new netflix film apostle .
hopkins had been visiting wales during a trip to the uk for the premiere of his latest film hitchcock .
it is designed to open up the film industry to young people not already in employment , education or training .
the cast of the film - - srikkanth , prithviraj , and gopika - - added glamour to the festivities .
it ' s amazing . they ' ve built this incredible village here in margam park . i used to come here all the time when i was growing up . now to see what they ' ve done here is really great . we ' re attracting a lot of film production into wales , which is fantastic .
unlike the malayalam film awards that went to offbeat films , commercial cinema ruled the roost at the tamil nadu awards .
things take a different turn altogether when the station director gets a transfer and the program gandhi margam gets cancelled . hari gives up his job and starts writing a fictitious play on the after - death journey of mahatma gandhi .
margam country park with its varied landscape and amazing buildings provides a great spot for filming - both for tv and cinema productions . here is a selection of what has been filmed but why not download the park ' s free smartphone app ' discover margam ' . its has a section all about tv and film locations - letting you ' get in the picture ' with some of the stars ! dr who : since 2007 the bbc have used the park as a location for various parts of the dr who series . all the locations used are shown on these 2 websites .
the kerala state film awards for the year 2003 were announced by jury chairman t k rajeev kumar today . nedumudi venu (
now , he has decided to be a hero in the film solli adipaen , to be directed by s a c ramki .
screen couple ajith and shalini also won special awards . shalini won the award for alai paayuthey , her last film , released years ago !
apart from maisha , other programs for the development of the region’s artistic prowess include the east african film academy and unesco’s initiative for cartoon production .
sheen , the golden globe - nominated actor from port talbot , said film traineeships were an
important
entry - point to the industry .
when i was growing up , i had no idea that you could do anything other than act on film , i thought it just happened magically .
second best actor : siddique ( ` choonda ' , ` sasneham sumithra ' ) ; second best actress : roslin ( ` padhom onnu oru vilapam ' ) ; best child actor : kalidas jayaram ( ` ente veedu appoontem ' ) ; best storywriter : aryadan shoukkath ( ` padhom onnu oru vilapam ' ) ; best scriptwriter : rajiv vijayaraghavan , anwar ali and s . p . ramesh ( ` margam ' ) ; best cinematographer : venu ( ` margam ' ) ; and best lyricist : girish puthenchery ( ` ` urangaathe raavurangi . . . ' ' in ` gourisankaram ' ) .
jayalalithaa urged the film industry to make films with strong social messages and shun violence and vulgarity on screen . she also wanted them to portray the police with dignity .
vivek has done everything in solli adipaen , from action to romance to dance and , of course , comedy . he has also sung a song for the film !
the academy wants to help put our stories on the market and they are already talking about adopting the dogme regime with african rules to try and replicate the danish film miracle .
the latest entry to the club is k v anand , who won the national award for priyadarshan ' s thenmavin kombathu . anand ' s debut film is called kana kandein .
after ages , mammootty has got a film to showcase his talent . all his other recent roles seem to have been written with his image in mind , and led to disappointing predictability .
sheen’s upcoming film slate includes hallie meyers - shyer’s home again with reese witherspoon and mike white’s comedy brad status . he’s repped by icm partners , sanders armstrong caserta management , roxane vacca management , and schreck rose dapello . boynton , who will next be seen in fox’s murder on the orient express , is repped by caa and united agents . repped by uta , curtis brown group and wishlab , millner stars in the netflix original film iboy . froseth , who will next appear in danny strong’s sundance film rebel in the rye , is with wme , anonymous content and hansen , jacobson , teller .
from its humble beginnings in 1998 , the ziff festival of the dhow countries has grown in leaps and bounds to be a grand and momentous event for culture and the arts in the region . the centerpiece of the festival is an international program of film screenings , workshops and the film industry events . it has continued to showcase films that would not have been accessed by the local and regional public .
a film capturing the lead up to a once - in - a - lifetime dance recital at the southbank centre london . premiered at the pop - up cinema at the southbank centre in september 2016 .
the conflict between a man’s ideological commitment and the disillusion it brings along has always been a favorite theme in malayalam movies . the film god say by sherrey govindan and shyju govind sings the same tune .
recalling historical links was not only celebrated through the political relations . it was also a tribute to lionel ngakane , a south african filmmaker and actor best known as the founder member of both the pan african film festival ( fespaco ) in ouagadougou , burkina faso and the federation panafricaine des cineastes — the pan - african federation of filmmakers ( fepaci ) , the international lobby group promoting independent film productions in africa .
best background music : isaac thomas kottukappalli ( ` margam ' ) ; best music director : m . jayachandran ( ` ` kannil kannil . . . ' ' in ` gourisankaram ' ) ; best editing : ranjan abraham ( ` cid moosa ' ) ; best art director : baava ( ` mullavalliyum thenmavum ' , ` cid moosa ' ) ; best sound recordist : n . harikumar ( ` margam ' ) ; best processing laboratory : jemini colour lab ( ` mullavalliyum thenmavum ' ) ; best makeup man : salim kadakkal , saji kattakkada ( ` gourisankaram ' ) ; best costume designer : manoj alappuzha ( ` cid moosa ' ) and best dubbing artist : chottanikkara baby ( ` gourisankaram ' ) . ` nishadam ' , produced and directed by madhu ervankara , was selected as the best documentary and ` guda ' , produced by k . habeeb , won a special jury award for highlighting the exploitation of adivasis . special awards were given to p . sreekumar for his role in
padhom onnu oru vilapam ' , meera krishnan for her role in ` margam ' and bobby and sanjay for the script of ` ente veedu appoontem ' . the jury gave a special mention certificate to santhi for her performance in ` guda ' . the award for cinema - related book was given to ` nizhalchithrangalude porul ' written by rajan p . thodiyur . ` erappalikalude vaathaseetheekarana muri ' written by g . p . ramachandran was adjudged the best article on cinema . special awards were also given to ` thirakkatharachana - kalayum siddhanthavum ' written by jose manual and ` magikkorukkunna madhyamam ' written by m . f . thomas . no award was given in the children ' s film category as there was only one film for the competition . however , a special mention and citation would be given to arun sathyan for his role in the film , ` ente veedu appoontem ' .
while kerala chief minister oommen chandy gave away the annual film awards for the year 2003 on thursday , tamil nadu chief minister j jayalalithaa distributed the awards for the years 2000 , 2001 and 2002 on december 3 this year .
like in the past , this year’s festival was rich with films , music , literature and the performing arts drawn from the gulf states , africa , several indian ocean islands and the indian sub - continent that had a heavy representation this year . in fact the festival was opened with maqbool , a modern day adaptation of shakespeare’s macbeth that is set against the backdrop of bombay’s underworld . vishal bhardwaj , who began his career in the indian film industry as a music composer , directed the film .
the competition for the dhow awards was stiff and it captured the mood and spirit of the festival . all regions were represented and there were remarkable entries by kenya director and producers . however , kenyan films performed dismally . the golden dhow for the best feature film went to maargam / the path and sofreh irani / iranian spread took the second place . senter / centre from south africa scooped the golden dhow in the short film category . the silver dhow went to mozart : the music of the violin also from sa . conakry kas from guinea / france and final solution from india scooped the first and second positions respectively in the documentary film category . the top prize for the ziff east african production award went to stephen nyeko of uganda . his movie full energy impressed the jury that was quite critical of some entries and they said as much in their report . “the jury saw many films not worthy of any form of consideration by such a festival even allowing sometimes for technical competence , which was often betrayed by poor mastery of the subject matter by the authors of the film and an inability to communicate , ” noted the jury . the second place in this category went to eric kabera’s moving film gardiens de la memoire / keeper of memory that revisited the rwanda genocide .
hari , along with his former girlfriend ( mythili ) and other friends , stages the play at kozhikode beach until it is stopped by government officials following a complaint that the play might hurt national sentiments . as the film ends , a frustrated hari is seen walking away in his gandhi costume .
has been making tamil moviegoers laugh for years through funny one - liners . almost every tamil film has a separate comedy track by vivek , parallel to the story , and he has his own group of people creating new gags and comic situations . he also tries to convey social messages through satire .
trapped in a story they haven ' t written , who plays the part of director and who the cast . . . screenings / awards : selections : - los angeles cinefest ( semi - finaliste ) - 9th post mortem international horror and bizarre short film festival . - sunlight international film festival 2016 - won best actor award and nominated for best soundtrack . - toronto international independent film festival 2017 ( semi finalist ) directed by : aurélia marine writing credits : louis bernard & aurélia marine cast : camilla watson louis bernard lucie ford mitchell snell vincent jaccard eleanor bennett produced by : louis bernard & alessandro de marco music by : quentin lachapele cinematography by : amarjeet singh film editing by : pauline lam casting by : louis bernard & aurélia marine art direction by : jude malcomson set decoration by : jude malcomson asistant : adelaide green makeup department : special effects designer ali reith special effects make up artist carlotta nuti other crew : 1st ad viktoria havel camera assistant sabrina corda still photographer shona wass second camera assistant jonathan sayegh ( 12th 14th and 17th ) gaffer fiona thompson sound designer adrian furdui dubbing mixer adrian furdui visual effects rob neal script supervisor / continuity viktoria havel colourist susumu asano release date : saturday , february 11 , 2017 official sites : urltoken
award winning uk artist , seeta patel , has learnt contemporary and classical dance for over twelve years . her work has garnered international acclaim and won her numerous awards and bursaries . margam , translated as ‘path or course followed’ is a beautiful , personalised snapshot into the preparations for a dance performance . it shows the physical , emotional and mental demands patel experiences to give herself entirely to this painstakingly precise and visually arresting art form . director : rehmat rayatt , duration : 6 mins indian classical music and dance at its best . . . all rights reserved ©2016 darbar arts culture heritage trust
the film revolves around the lives of harishchandran ( vinay forrt ) , an alcoholic voice artiste at the kozhikode station of all india radio in the early 90s . hari , who leads more or less an anarchist way of life , is forced to take up the position of a senior colleague who has retired from job .
“through maisha , i aspire to bring a diverse selection of east african and south asian stories to both local and global audiences , ” said mira during the launch . “maisha is motivated by the belief that a film which explores the truths and idiosyncrasies of the specifically local often has the power to cross over and become significantly universal . ”
construction is well underway at dragon international film studios for the exciting new production , will . drama about the raucous early years of william shakespeare starring laurie davidson as the young bard . a drama about the lost years of young william shakespeare after his arrival to london in 1589 - - when theatre was like rock and roll and a young man with a dream changed the world with his words . century .
` ente veedu appoontem ' won the award for popular film and nemom pushparaj got the award for best debutant director for ` gourisankaram ' . p . jayachandran was adjudged the best playback singer for the song ,
nee oru puzhayaayi . . . ,
in ` thilakkam ' and the newcomer , gayathri , the best female playback singer for
enthe nee kanna . . . ,
in ` sasneham sumithra ' .
he also attended the first ziff event and his ideas and opinions about the role of ziff in the east african region helped to focus the eclectic mood that gave birth to this east african event in zanzibar . this year , the organizers hosted the launch of several film programs aimed at enhancing the region’s competitiveness , to tell their stories through films and unite the region and they could be setting the pace where politics and the politicians seem to be floundering .
construction is well under way for gareth evans ' s exciting new film ' apostle ' . the team have been battling the elements to make good progress on this stunning location build in south wales . the story follows a man who travels to a remote island and attempts to rescue his sister after she ' s kidnapped by a religious cult . the group demands a ransom for the sister ' s return , undermining the man ' s resolve to rescue her .
revolves around a gujarati boy wandering into a small village in kerala after the kutch earthquake . a kind - hearted film operator , madhavan ( mammootty ) , brings the child home . but law and red tape force him to leave the child in a relief camp in gujarat . madhavan ' s pleas to take the boy back with him to kerala fall on deaf ears because the names of the boy ' s parents are still on the ' missing ' list .
mira , the visionary behind the project envisioned the lab as a resource for east african filmmakers , to address the dearth of local productions and to encourage the formation of a local film industry . the vision expanded to south asia and the diaspora communities . maisha was developed and shepherded at mira’s company in new york , mirabai films . each lab is designed to give promising filmmakers a venue in which to develop their skills and projects under the intensive guidance of respected filmmakers and other industry professionals , selected with the help of her maisha advisory committee .
the experience of the indian cinema was part of the larger debate in the festival and it was brought into focus by other films such as maargam / the path directed by rajiv vijay raghavan , which also scooped the golden dhow as the best feature film in this year’s competition . others include let’s talk directed by ram madhvan , mississippi masala , monsoon wedding and salaam bombay all directed by mira nair , the new beginning directed by sundhakar reddy among others . there were films from iran and other parts for the world that contributed immensely to the festival’s principles of dialogue between cultures and histories .
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a time - traveling scientist from a far off planet , who travels through time and space in a shop known by the acronym tardis . a tardis is a machine that is larger on the inside than the outside and is supposed to change its appearance based on its surroundings . the doctor is also able to evolve his biology , so he appears as many different people throughout the series . the doctor loves earth , so he makes many trips here to save the planet , or to enlist earthlings to help him with tasks in the galaxy .
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these films have in their own small way contributed to a new emergence of cinema , artistic excellence and the cultural discourse . this year’s theme was tafakari mikondo , hisi upepo — exploring the currents , feeling the winds . there were over 100 films and over 30 musical performances , exhibitions and workshops .
the films that were screened comprised of feature films , shorts , documentaries and animation . the films were drawn from various countries that included iran , angola , south africa , tanzania , austria , the netherlands , ethiopia , ghana , bangladesh , india , japan , united kingdom , france , usa and others .
the films tackled a wide range of thematic concerns with a specific inclusion of environmental films that highlighted the concerns of the indian ocean region . “with the blurring of national identities , it has become important to document the state of being in which we as human beings — particularly human beings whose images and voices often find themselves relegated to the margins of mainstream society — find ourselves in this day and time , ” the films and films workshops committee pointed out in their introductory remarks in this year’s event .
they added , “the selection of films this year reflects this , whether the subject is life in the city , the isolated community or a journey of self - discovery . ”
apart from this , the theme of history and its significance on our contemporary society and experience was also highlighted . this was especially exemplified with the recognition of ten years of the new south africa and in celebration of the links between tanzania and south africa . some of the films and documentaries screened were soldiers of the rock ( 2003 ) directed by norman maake , the wooden camera ( 2003 ) directed by mtshavheni wa lurili , freedom is a personal journey ( 2004 ) directed by akiedah mohamed , king of tears ( 2004 ) directed by teddy mattera , and forgiveness ( 2004 ) directed lan gabriel and others .
the most significant education and capacity building programs that were launched at this year were those aimed at sharpening the competitive edge of the region’s artists include maisha : the east african filmmakers laboratory by acclaimed filmmaker mira nair best remembered for her movies like mississippi masala , the sensuous kamastura , monsoon wedding , salaam bombay and others .
maisha , a filmmakers’ laboratory will be dedicated to developing and supporting visionary screenwriters and directors from east africa and south asia . it will provide emerging filmmakers with professional training and production resources to help them hone their storytelling skills and articulate their visions .
at the moment , the advisory committee is made up of eminent professionals like spike lee , sofia coppola , raoul peck , sabrina dhawan , bingham ray , karen cooper , mahmood mamdani , a distinguished scholar and mira . more information about the project can be accessed on their website urltoken .
the unesco initiative dubbed africa animated ! will produce animation films or series with african aesthetics and narrative that speak the children’s cultural language , “edutains” and addresses issues relevant to their realities and environment . the initiative started with a series of regional training and production workshops that were held in zanzibar and then they move to nairobi . these regional training and production workshops will in future be turned into a regional center for animation training and production to address the absence of a formal training institution in this field .
the excitement was not limited to the films alone . there were delightful musical performances every afternoon in the forodhani gardens next to the ocean and late evening shows at the mambo club in the old fort . the music and performing arts program was headed by amal murkus , a top musician from palestine who has uses her music to preach peace . amal and her group that comprises of a palestinian and an israeli , have developed a style that strikes a beautiful balance between folk , classical and popular arabic / middle east songs . her music mixes classical arab poetry with modern arrangements and it is quite soulful . her two performances confirmed my belief that good music is good music no matter the language it is sung in .
the nubian tambours from egypt were sensational . the group , which was formed in 1990 with the aim of preserving the knowledge and practice of traditional music from the ancient nubian heritage that share common roots with ceremonies that date back to the ancient pharaonic era . the tambours were awesome in their music played traditional and contemporary instruments like the rebeck - an instrument found in almost all the communities from egypt to mozambique and beyond , pipe , cello and ngoma . the dances were magnificent .
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trapped in a story they haven ' t written , who plays the part of director and who the cast . . .
but when debbie , david’s elusive childhood friend begins to lose face , tensions build and soon a lot more than the future of the project becomes at stake .
all the locations are easy to find in the park . so next time you visit keep your eyes peeled for the tardis !
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february 2017 brought netflix to the park and filming for the period revenge thriller apostle , written and directed gareth evans , with michael sheen , lucy boynton , bill millner , and kristine froseth joining the cast along with dan stevens of downton abbey fame . release date tbc
an honour to still be involved in the set construction of bbc ' s dr who .
we ' re super proud to have been involved in this american comedy . set construction carried out in pinewood studios cardiff and at various locations across south wales . the team delivered impressive sets & props in a tight timescale before filming continued in las vegas . show dogs stars a charming and lovable cast of talking canine characters , including our hero max ( voiced by ludacris ) , a rugged lone - wolf rottweiler nypd police dog . max and his human fbi partner ( will arnett ) are investigating the kidnapping of a baby panda by an underground network of illegal animal traders when they get a tip that the crime ring is planning to sell the panda at the prestigious canini invitational dog show . the uber - macho max must undergo a makeover with the help of a seasoned trainer ( natasha lyonne ) - mud baths , ballet lessons , a brazilian waxing - to go undercover in order to thwart the plot . in the hands of his new human handler frank , max gets in touch with his inner show dog , and also learns that trusting the help of others can sometimes be more rewarding than working alone .
set construction was undertaken at pinewood studios ( cardiff ) and numerous locations across south wales for this channel 4 drama . crossing the border is a brilliant new 4 - part drama by peter kosminsky (
wolf hall
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the promise
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britz
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the government inspector ' ) for channel 4 . this is a drama about the islamic state - and the british men and women who travel to syria to join it . it isn ' t about radicalisation . it starts on the turkish border . it ' s about life in the caliphate - why some brits might choose to go there , what happens to them while they ' re there and why some of them might decide to leave and try to get home .
we are excited to start construction on this 10 part series for sky1 . major historical drama about the birth of britain from roman times . the majority of the shoot taking place in prague with two weeks in wales . the 10 - part drama is set in 43ad as the roman imperial army - determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the celtic heart of britannia - a mysterious land ruled by wild warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld . britannia is shooting on location in prague and wales and will air on sky 1 in the uk and ireland and be available on amazon prime video in the us in 2017 .
great to be managing the construction of sets for ordinary lies 2 . based at the call centre and warehouse of a sports sales company in wales , the six - part drama will introduce viewers to a fresh array of compelling and clandestine characters , with each episode delving into one of their tangled webs of torrid secrets and lies .
great to be involved in the construction of several sets for this award winning tv production . david tennant and olivia colman will reunite once more as hardy and miller , and they ' ll be joined by several other characters from the first two series .
an absolute pleasure to be managing the construction of sets for sherlock iv . pinewood studios wales being the base for the majority of filming , along with various locations across south wales and london . season 4 of the british crime drama tv series
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to be aired on bbc one around christmas this year .
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south wales - based set building firm , 4wood , is championing the industry and has work on projects such as the bbc ' s doctor who , sherlock , torchwood , as well as a newly commissioned drama series , the collection
we are excited to be currently managing the construction of these incredible sets . this fantastic production is based on two brothers forming a fashion house in paris in the 1940 ' s . scandal , betrayal , feuds and romance are plentiful in this amazon - original drama from creator oliver goldstick . set in paris , france , after world war ii , the series follows two brothers who are in charge of an illustrious fashion house . as attempts are made to emerge from the dark days of the nazi occupation , the brothers ' rivalry and dark , twisted secrets threaten to undermine their rising success . right after surviving one war , another battle looms that pits proteges against mentors and family against family .
we had a lot of fun working on this feature length drama . the story tells of the rivalry between alex ' hurricane ' higgins and steve ' the nugget ' davis in the late 70 ' s and 80 ' s . to see images of the sets , click on the image on the left . alex ' hurricane ' higgins - mercurial , explosive , a natural showman . steve ' the nugget ' davis - clinical , ruthless , ' boring ' . this comedy drama transports you back to the glory days of snooker and charts the rivalry of its two giants which spanned a decade , dividing the critics and delighting the fans . higgins , the bad boy of the sport , lives on the edge and plays to the crowd - desperate for approval and love . davis has an aura of invincibility , methodically and clinically playing his way to the top , helped by legendary manager barry hearn . higgins ' chaotic life away from the table saw him battling not just his sporting rivals , but his inner demons and loving wife . this comedy drama , exclusive to bbc iplayer , is an affectionate look at a transformational period in the history of british snooker . staring luke treadaway , will merrick , kevin bishop and nichola burley .
we are incredibly proud to have both managed and constructed the sets of such an enormous scale on the bastard executioner . for an insight into the building of the sets , watch our facebook video to see images of the sets , click on the image on the left . life changes forever for 14th - century warrior wilkin brattle when a messenger implores him to set aside his sword and lead the life of a journeyman executioner . in a time of rebellion and political upheaval , he must walk the line between protecting his identity and serving a mysterious destiny , guided by mystical healer named annora . in addition to being under annora ' s control , he is manipulated by milus corbett , a devious chamberlain with political aspirations . wilkin must traverse political and emotional pitfalls on his way to understanding his greater purpose - - all while being driven by an increasing romantic connection with baroness lady love ventris .
4wood has worked continuously with this huge production . not only managing all the epic scale sets but helping to develop the new swansea bay studios in which it is filmed . to see images of the sets , click on the image on the left . eventually he becomes the most famous artist of all time - a mythic figure in history - but the path that forged leonardo da vinci ' s gift of superhuman genius is fraught with conflict as he searches for the truth and seeks to expose those who suppress it . he yearns for knowledge and his true calling , but the 25 - year - old da vinci is haunted by the absence of his mother and the disdain of his father ; and as the ultimate free thinker in renaissance florence , he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time . a visionary - both ostracized and celebrated for his ideas - da vinci begins not only to see the future , but to invent it .
we were involved in torchwood from the very beginning and have supervised the construction of all sets based in the uk . to see images of the sets , click on the image on the left . this series is set inside a branch of a covert agency called the torchwood institute , where dashing commander in chief capt . jack harkness leads torchwood three , an ace team of experts , as it investigates unexplained extraterrestrial incidents on earth . other members of the team include newest member gwen cooper ; medical officer dr . owen harper ; computer specialist toshiko sato ; and technician ianto jones . torchwood three operates independently of the british government , law enforcement groups and even the united nations .
4wood were involved in this production from the beginning , working on all studio sets and location work . in this kid - friendly spinoff of
doctor who ,
investigative journalist sarah jane smith , the doctor ' s former traveling companion , uses her wits and some highly advanced technology to keep earth safe from extraterrestrial intruders , assisted by her adopted ( and genetically engineered ) son , luke , and her teenage neighbor , maria jackson .
sheen is filming on location in south wales for the period drama , which co - stars the beauty and the beast actor dan stevens .
what we really want to do is support and encourage work from within wales - our home grown stuff ,
he told bbc wales .
it ' s also really important for younger people .
the successful applicants have had a week of training and are now working with the experienced crew on the set of apostle . the roles include make - up , art and design , costume and construction .
filming is due to last for several more weeks . the production has also given sheen the opportunity to return to his roots , with some of the filming happening near his hometown of port talbot .
it ' s fantastic . i ' ve done some work in port talbot - specifically on the passion in 2011 - but i ' ve never filmed here , not like this on this scale .
one of the foot in the door trainees , norman porter , from wattsville , had looked at working in the united states but the cost was prohibitive .
working in this industry seemed unattainable - but i jumped at this chance and now here i am and i ' ve been working in the art and design department ,
he said .
the sets are phenomenal - i ' ve been using my painting , carpentry and arts and design skills ; it ' s hard work but rewarding .
jaimie - leigh grierson , from abercarn , is working in hair and make - up and said it has opened her eyes to opportunities in the industry in wales .
from when i was a little girl , i always wanted to work on the other side of the camera , watching how things are made and i ' ve got a passion for make - up ,
she said .
it ' s been amazing and opened my eyes to where i can look to get further jobs in the industry and it isn ' t such a strange world now .
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have been a great fan of this music and dance and most of them have added various movie songs but i didn’t find this movie added , so its in the movie kangaroo starring prithviraj , jayasurya , kavya madhavan and others .
p . s : actually its the link to the whole movie as i couldnt find the song link , but it starts with song .
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there is a song that introduces tessa in the movie ‘charlie’ . it ' s not a full song , but the marggam kali steps have been quite nicely shown .
a homeowner was astonished to find hollywood actor sir anthony hopkins standing outside his house - the same property where the oscar winner was born .
hopkins ' wife stella arroyave and niece accompanied him in for a cup of tea .
the actor also invited mr trainor and his family to visit him in california .
mr trainor , a call centre manager and father - of - one , said :
it is not every day you get a hollywood a - list actor turn up on your doorstep .
they were looking at the house from outside so i told them to come in and made them a cup of tea .
sir anthony went around the whole house and said he was born in my daughter ' s bedroom .
he said he would send us a postcard with the details of his place in la . he said we could visit .
he was really thrilled to have a quick look around our place - he said it made his new year .
he and ms arroyave , 57 , who married in 2003 , had their marriage blessed at st david ' s cathedral in pembrokeshire during their trip .
the silence of the lambs star lived in the semi - detached house in wern road , port talbot , south wales , until he was 12 , a mile away from the local steelworks complex which is now owned by tata steel .
he now lives in a cliff - top mansion in malibu , california , near los angeles .
jeremy hunt is named as the new foreign secretary after boris johnson quits over the pm ' s brexit strategy .
although hari laughs at the irony , his boss makes him read gandhi’s autobiography ' my experiments with truth ' . the book turns his world upside down and hari turns into a total gandhian overnight with the wave of a wand .
he gives up drinking , embraces celibacy and tries to learn about the gandhian way of life from gandhi moidu , played by indrans , who runs the gandhi seva samithi there .
hari takes it so seriously that even a bare mention of the adoption of economic liberalization policies in 1991 can create a turmoil in his mind . he finds it hard to accept the current political scenarios and the thought that the world is drifting away from the teachings of gandhi .
forrt succeeds in conveying the inconsistency of hari’s character and his odd ways of life . however , the character transition was so quick that it doesn’t seem convincing at all . however , forrt does his best in fusing hari and gandhi into one .
the supporting characters of mythili and mamukkoya fail to win the attention they seek and their performances end up as mere balancing acts . mythili’s kasturba is nothing more than a shadow of a strong female character she ought to have been . however , veteran actor joy mathew made use of his comparatively lesser screen space and maintained grace .
sherrey and debutante shyju succeed in setting the mood very well but fail to maintain it as the narration progresses . the attempt to re - read gandhi remains unconvincing .
blame it on the outdated narrative , clichéd characters and the predictable plot , god say fails to make a connect with the audience .
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the adjutant of the czar ( german : der adjutant des zaren ) is a 1929 german drama film directed by vladimir strizhevsky and starring ivan mozzhukhin , carmen boni and fritz alberti .

it is set in tsarist russia .

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“the figure of the czar is treated with almost mystical reverence … ; like christ in ben - hur , the czar is conspicuously placed just outside of the frame or with his back turned . ”
der adjutant des zaren [ the adjutant of the czar ] ( 1929 ) is a elegant silent film where we spend most of the time waiting for something to happen . while the pace is slow it ' s not like it ' s boring . while one could wish for more fireworks , the leads have plenty of personality to keep the tension in their relationship glowing . ivan mozzhukhin had charisma like few others and his love interest carmen boni , or the girl sent to kill him , has the eyes to question ' will she , or won ' t she ? '
if the film in anti - revolution it is critical of the now defunct czarist regime . helena and others are victims of the hated and brutal secret police . and whilst boris is able to thwart the plot it is at the cost of his love .
jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .
during the first world war , a number of captured british officers attempt to escape a prisoner - of - war camp .
the film is very much constructed around the persona of mozhukhin . the early part of the film play like a romantic comedy as boris begins his involvement with helena . casper tybjerg describes one fine scene where romantic love is recognised :
whilst the film is set in pre - revolutionary russia the anti - socialist values are clearly apparent . casper tybjerg [ of the danish archive ] writes in the festival catalogue :
“later , during the grand ball , he thwarts the assassination attempt through the power of his piercing stare alone : after a tight close - up of muzhukhin’s eyes , helena is unable to pull out the pistol in her handbag . ”
“even so , the politics of czarist russia are ultimately destructive of true love , and the loyalty of mozhukhin’s character leaves him stranded on a darkened railway platform , staring tearfully after a disappearing train , billowing black smoke as it carries his wife away into the night . ” ( casper tybjerg in the festival catalogue ) .
the hero of the film , prince boris kurbsky is played by the great russian star ivan mozhukhin . returning to czarist russia after a failed romance and engagement boris meets and assist a mysterious lady at the border , helena di armore ( carmen boni ) . she has lost her passport so boris passes her off as his wife . this not only throws them together on the remaining train ride but sets up gossip amongst boris’s fellow officers . on his return boris is assigned to the personal guard of the czar : he also discover love and marries helena .
however , helena is not only mysterious but she has a secret . she has lost a family member to the czarist secret police and has now joined band of secret revolutionaries . boris is caught between his duty and his love for helena . helena , who now reciprocates , is caught between her love and her commitment . the film clearly comes down on the side of boris and the aristocratic class . the revolutionary are stereotypical subversives and there is no attempt to define their politics apart from their hatred of the czar whom they plan to assassinate . when we do meet them they are hidden in a cellar in a dark and disused buildings , full of shadows and far from the light .
this sequence is constructed around a number of close - ups , including the purse carried by helena . whilst the film moves between fairly conventional set - ups , as in the palace , at times it makes good use of camera and editing . a number of sequences enjoy rapid dolly shots , as at the imperial ball . there are short effective tracks when boris investigates the next of revolutionaries , and at one point what seems to be a hand - held camera . and the sequences with chiaroscuro , such as the revolutionary hide - out or the final railway station , are well presented .
the film was screened from the archive’s 35mm print , with danish title cards and a translation provided . john sweeney accompanied the film at the piano with a predominantly melodramatic score .
the director was vladimir strizhevsky and he also wrote the scenario . he carried on directing films in the bourgeois west until the 1940s . the excellent cinematography was by nikolai toporkov and the design by hans sohnle and otto erdmann . i did not find a credit for editing .
this film appeared in a programme at le giornate del cinema muto for ‘the danish film institute : a 75th anniversary tribute’ . the film was actually a hungarian production , filmed in berlin with the surviving print held in the archive . these varied credits are appropriate as this was one of the titles made by the peripatetic ‘white russian’ filmmakers after they chose exile over helping to build the new soviet union .
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the borderlands , released in the united states as final prayer , is a 2013 british found footage horror film and the feature film directorial debut of elliot goldner , who also wrote the movie 's script .

it had its world premiere on 24 august 2013 at the london frightfest film festival and centers upon a group of vatican investigators researching an old church rumoured to be the site of a miracle .

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, hmz film had the pleasure of sitting down with the creators and cast of sensational horror film ‘the borderlands’ for an in depth discussion .
the borderlands ( 2013 ) is a found footage film and found footage horror paranormal film . a team of vatican investigators descends upon a church in a remote area to demystify the unusual happenings , but what they discover is more disturbing than they had first imagined .
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we ' ve got our hands on the terrifying trailer for british horror film the borderlands , which went down a storm at frightfest 2013 . called
genuinely horrifying
by our very own jamie graham , dare you watch it ?
the performances were excellent and the scenery and location of the film and . . .
gearbox , of course , was working on borderlands at the time and had run into the big 11th hour art style change , with the vast bulk of gearbox ' s development resources poured into the overhaul . after the wild success of borderlands , the studio dove directly into development of borderlands 2 .
umbartha ( translation : threshold ) is a 1982 marathi film directed by well known marathi director , jabbar patel . the film’s main protagonist sulaba mahajan , played by smita patil , struggles with the demands of family and her role as the superintendent of a women’s home . the film was adjudged the best feature film in marathi at the 29th national film awards . smita patil’s performance in this film inspired well known film maker costa gavars to organize the first ever retrospective on an indian female actor ( smita patil ) in paris .
. it’s hard to top the prestige factor of just his presence in the film , and then you throw in francis ford coppola’s screenplay along with the film’s two oscars .
the central characters are brilliantly acted , the film offers genuine scares and the atmospheric setting is creepily effective .
is a great fan of the film and the horror genre in itself . the first time he saw the film , he was half tempted to walk out of the cinema , he was so unsettled .
prof . dipesh chakrabarty will introduce the film . discussion and reception with the director to follow .
the borderlands gets the edge as far as i ' m concerned because of its two main characters and a fantastic final act .
the most surprising thing about the borderlands , a brilliant british found - footage horror , is that it has such good characters .
they ' d been in touch with the film ' s creator prior to the game ' s release .
a brief look at borderlands and aliens : colonial marines developer gearbox and its peculiar place in the video game business .
soundtrack . it makes the film infinitely more marketable , especially to the coveted younger crowds filling multiplexes this summer .
jennifer : metrodome in the uk are putting the film out in april so buy your tickets early ! it will have a small theatrical release , please do pimp our facebook page as likes do matter for us . the film is being premiered at the american film market shortly which will heavily dictate our us release .
the color palette is different . codehunters is basically sepia - toned . borderlands is more vibrant . but the similarities are impossible to ignore .
the words
low - budget found - footage horror film
usually signal disaster . . . not so for the borderlands , which turns out to be a smart , funny and genuinely spooky movie , and british to boot .
anchoring the film in the everyday stands the film in very good stead as the borderlands enters its second half . some well - deployed boo - scares keep the tension high , and the mystery of what exactly is going on is developed at a deliberate , effective pace . there’s a real sense of atmosphere and menace here that doesn’t just come from its chosen camera technique .
codehunters was the brainchild of ben hibon , who had been commissioned to produce the film by mtv back in 2006 .
rural devon ' s the setting for the off - beat found - footage horror , the borderlands . here ' s ryan ' s review . . .
though the exact details of gearbox ' s involvement ( or lack thereof ) in the development of colonial marines remains somewhat murky , it ' s become clear over time that the bulk of the studio ' s efforts and resources went into the development of borderlands and borderlands 2 rather than the licensed aliens ip .
suman mukhopadhyay’s film kangal malsat ( 2013 , 1 hour 53 minutes ) depicts groups of choktars ( wizards ) and fyataroos ( flying humans ) jointly launching guerilla attacks against the ruling communist party in west bengal . they are advised by an ageless primordial talking crow and an indo - colonial half - breed . total chaos in calcutta ensues .
that was the hard question facing gearbox . the vast bulk of work on borderlands had already been completed but something obviously needed to be done .
the project may not have materialized , but borderlands certainly did , and hibon says he ' s more than a little confused by the outcome .
borderlands is an international thriller following morgan anderson as he searches for his missing girlfriend across california , london and stockholm .
excellent sound design and that strong sense of pacing ensure that the film’s grip on the viewer doesn’t stop tightening . there’s a wobble or two as the film heads into its final third , but the mystery of the church’s past is handled with the right combination of hints and exposition ( hp lovecraft is an obvious and welcome inspiration ) as the film builds towards a strong finish .
the relationship between robin hill’s jolly techie character gray and gordon kennedy’s tormented priest father deacon is one of the great pleasures of the film .
further investigation shows the cracks in the film’s seemingly - fine foundation . the two oscars it won were for costume design and music , and they were the only nominations the film received . coppola—a staple of cinema and the oscars throughout the 1970s—was nowhere to be found . redford was also missing from the nominations’ list .
borderlands and borderlands 2 are games that are truly unique in their own right .
halo meets diablo
is a concept that really hadn ' t been tried before , and gearbox did a solid job at genre - blending . so it is strange that the games would borrow so much from an animated short film , especially without involving hibon or anyone else on the project .
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atmospheric british horror the borderlands reminds us how effective found - footage can be . . .
engaged in a fascinating discussion on all aspects of the borderlands . we discussed the initial conception of the film , the decision to shoot in a found footage style format , the blend between the comic and terrifying plus the religious aspects of the story . with plans in place for a limited theatrical release in the uk in april 2014 , this is definitely one to look out for .
if you choose to ignore all that or baz somehow botches the retelling , the misunderstood romance at the film’s center should still resonate with lovelorn theater patrons everywhere .
dont believe the blurb on the dvd case , it has many good reviews but it is a boring found footgear film in which nothing happens .
in fact , gearbox was very much aware of codehunters when they made the art - style changes , though no credit was given to the film by the studio .
through interdisciplinary scholarship in sound studies , cultural studies , and popular music , this course critically listens to and analyzes soundways ( i . e . , interpretive beliefs , modes , and practices concerning sound ) and soundscapes in relation to cultural identities in the u . s . - mexico borderlands . how , the course asks , does sound matter in and around the borderlands ? how are borderland identities sonically and musically represented ? how does sound construct , critique , remix , or otherwise complicate perceptions of the borderlands ?
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the borderlands provides all the requisite jump - scares , blasts of static and long shadows , yet the film’s at its strongest when the three characters are talking and pondering the nature of what they’re investigating - it’s the stumbling around in the dark and screaming that feels more by - the - numbers . this in itself marks the film out as something slightly unusual , since most found - footage films - see , for a recent example , devil’s due - feature leads so generic and unremarkable that it’s almost a relief when they do stop talking .
eliot goldner ’s film refutes the rulebook when it comes to the modern day found footage rulebook , in that every handy - cam film must have gobby teenage characters ( in fact that stereotype is literally punched in the face here ) . the borderlands is not only good because it breaks new ground or because it is scary ( which it genuinely is ) but it is the strength of the characters and acting that enthralls . there are few horrors where you hope there will be inactivity to listen to more of the character’s unashamedly british banter but this is one of them . on top of that it is an excellent horror film too . a film thats influences span as wide as tv’s the league of gentleman and peep show to the annals of hammer horror and h . p . lovecraft .
this out - sourcing reportedly took place in 2010 around the same time as work on borderlands 2 began and a whopping four years after aliens was announced by publisher sega .
virginie sélavy : the film has a great sense of the moody , ominous british countryside in the tradition of the wicker man . there has been a resurgence of the british rural - horror genre in recent years , with ben wheatley ’s films , and most recently in fear . did you consciously try to make the film fit this sub - genre ?
thoroughly enjoyable found footage horror film , with a lot of decent scares . i ' ve seen it 2 times since getting it the other day . the performances were excellent and the scenery and location of the film and how it was shot really impressed me . it ' s like a remake of the blair witch with an actual script and fleshed out plot . the big problem i had with it is the high amount of unanswered questions in the film . even the dvd packaging has a picture on it that leaves me wondering whether it ' s supposed to be a comment on one of the characters in the film . the idea that these mysterious
why the hell did that character do that
moments are up to the interpretation of the viewer are not properly earned by the filmakers in my opinion . still it ' s a fairly small criticism on an otherwise great and frightening horror film .
it ' s important to note , also , that borderlands didn ' t always look this way . once upon a time , it looked like this :
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elliot : the title , that’s interesting , we didn’t really talk about it until a very erudite journalist at fangoria picked up on a book called house on the borderlands which is a victorian horror novel about a guy finding a diary that contains stories about stuff that happens . it’s very different to our film but it was one of the early inspirations for it and the borderlands title saw its way through to the end . it felt kind of relevant even though it’s not clear immediately why the film is titled that way ; it has a lot of resonance to a number of things . it’s definitely worth checking out , it’s quite an interesting piece which was written in the late 1800s
like many of the best comedies and tragedies , this weimar - era silent film understands how each mode is often a hair ' s breadth from the other .
before borderlands , the studio had developed a number of brothers in arms games , some half - life spin - offs , and a number of other titles , but it wasn ' t until borderlands caught fire that the company really staked out its place as a major game developer doing important - - - some might say groundbreaking - - - work .
i honestly think this is the best british horror film in ten years . it ' s simple , original , thought provoking and truly scary .
the found footage film has become colonised and almost completely overworked by the horror genre in recent years to the point that one greets yet another attempt to mine the form here with ennui . the greatest success among these was
it is far from perfect and there are some flaws in there , but the borderlands is a really good found footage movie as it puts more emphasis on character than scares , at least for the first two thirds . the final act could have done with a bit more refinement and there were a few unanswered questions , but the borderlands is easily one of the better found footage movies produced in recent memory and could rival frankenstein’s army for the best of the year .
the film will be introduced by program curator ashish rajadhyaksha , senior fellow at the centre for the study of culture & society , bangalore and co - author of the encyclopedia of indian cinema . a reception with the program curator will follow the screening .
2015 also marks the long awaited by some united states release of the uk thriller “the borderlands” under its new name of “final prayer . ” interestingly , the copyright notice seemingly cites the film as “devil lies beneath , ” which would have been a title superior to the other two in spite of being a touch of a spoiler . destined to be deigned “yet another” first - person horror film by the grumpy bunch alluded to above , “final prayer” nevertheless has the ability to instill eerie chills into anyone still susceptible to the unique appeal of “found footage , ” even if the movie grabs from a familiar bag of tricks to do so .
footage from the question and answer session after the screening of the borderlands , a uk found footage horror film , at the mayhem horror film festival ( nottingham , england ) . in attendance is producer jennifer handorf , writer / director elliot goldner and actors robin hill and gordon kennedy . to read my review of the movie , head here - http : / / mavensmovievaultofhorror . blogs . . . warning : the sound isn ' t perfect as i shot this on my phone sat quite a few rows away . there ' s also a spoiler towards the end of the q & a ; session .
critical reception for the borderlands has been predominantly positive and the film holds a rating of 79 % on rotten tomatoes , based on 14 reviews . common elements of praise centred upon the acting and the interactions between gordon kennedy and robin hill ' s characters , and radio times commented that
it ' s the pair ' s easy - going chemistry that firmly anchors this slow - burning shocker , whose rural setting deliberately evokes the wicker man
. time out london and the hollywood reporter both gave mixed reviews for the film , and the hollywood reporter wrote that it has
plenty of chilling atmosphere but lacks bite
.
it is an early , self - conscious hint that t he borderlands is conjuring the spirit of robin hardy‘s woodward - starring the wicker man , which also features smalltown conspiracy and heathen heterodoxy . meanwhile , the opening sequence of the borderlands , in which catholic investigator deacon ( gordon kennedy ) , is shown looking into an unexplained incident abroad – in this case in belem , brazil – has pointed instead to the structure of another 1973 picture : william friedkin‘s the exorcist .
this course introduces 20th and 21st century literature and film featuring real and fictional comanches in the comanchería and u . s . - mexico borderlands . from silent films to hollywood and independent productions , from historical fiction to literary analysis , we will compare texts and their diverse portrayals of comanche identity and intercultural relations . goals of the course include placing the readings and films into historical and cultural contexts , comparing comanche , indigenous mexican , and anglo representation in literature and film , and strengthening critical reading and viewing skills .
the borderlands is a game changer . elliot goldner shifts through the gears as action ranges from the utterly hilarious to the devastatingly terrifying . underpinned by an important religious subtext , the borderlands has reinvigorated the found footage sub - genre . fine lead performances from robin hill ( down terrace , kill list ) and gordon kennedy ground proceedings with a gritty realism . the tonal shift is expertly built into the church investigation ; the setting is inherently creepy which lends itself to the deeply haunting and often startling moments of shock . the memorable ending is bold and will send shockwaves through the genre . a must see .
much of this may sound familiar , but the borderlands ' crafty virtue is that it understands that hand - held camerawork and boo scares aren ' t an excuse to neglect plot , dialogue or characters .
instead of drawing so much on folklore , old ghost stories or menacing hoodies ( although all these things play a part ) , the strongest element of the borderlands ’ identity as a british horror film is its central relationship . deacon and grey’s bickering , boredom and bonding has the easy chemistry of a flat - share comedy in the best possible way ( the head - cam shots are occasionally a little reminsicent of peep show ) , and if we didn’t like the characters so much , their fear in the face of the unknown would be far less affecting . as it is , the borderlands is a tense , atmospheric chiller that will send a shiver down your spine and definitely make you jump .
some classics are timeless solely for their quality , but the great gatsby carries remarkable relevancy for today ' s audiences . can baz luhrmann make a film worthy of the great gatsby name ?
you have to watch this film to the end to truly appreciate it . the ' found footage ' genre is rightly criticised but sometimes little gems come through . this is one of them . a lot has been made of the ending , but the rest of the film is quite good as well . i don ' t want to say too much regarding the film as several others will have done so before me , but you should perservere with the irritating ' techie ' and the scottish priest . the vatican team leader is an irritation . watch it with an open mind and appreciate the ending . . . . . . . . . .
the sort of god would be chthonic . of the earth or underworld , took sacrifices . . . not quite lovecraftian , but the beast in the borderlands reminded of chthonians , which have been added into lovecraft ' s mythos by other authors . the tone of the rest of the movie has very much a traditional lovecraftian worship vibe .
plano , tx based game developer gearbox has been in the game - making business for a long time . in fact , this past february marked the developer ' s 14th anniversary . but prior to the release of borderlands in 2009 , gearbox flew largely under the radar .
the sudden overhaul of the game was a brash gamble that ultimately paid off , with borderlands selling well over 4 million copies since its release . the combination of rpg elements and a very unique art style led to a welcome critical and consumer reaction .
( 1988 ) you keep thinking . this quasi - lovecraftian ending leaves the film ending on a question mark where you are never sure what is happening or what the agency behind everything is .
elliot : that’s right , that’s the number one ! i mean i’m sure there are faults in this film but i’m sure there not the usual ones . i wanted to get past that .
the works presented in this exhibit were all created between 2011 and 2013 . a seemingly disconnected range of
emotional states
, as the artist calls it , has led to the creation of each of these . nonetheless , the viewer is drawn in by recurring patterns and motives , sometimes articulated to varying degrees and translated into multiple moods . bhaduri views her rapid shifting and transitioning between varying media and color themes as exemplary of her current personal response to the complexities of modern life .
as his comic gray plays against kennedy’s straight man deacon , hill brings an earthy humour here that’s reminiscent of his rôle in ben wheatley‘s down terrace , grounding the borderlands ‘ weirder narrative byroads in absurdly mundane hilarity . this , combined with the shakicam and the banal ordinariness of the wiltshire village , with its “betting shop , fish bar , laundry” , and of course pub , lends the film a low authenticity that soon clashes with its more unsettling elements .
a film for the ages may appear an impossible task . just look at gatsby himself : an in - his - prime robert redford coming off his first academy award nomination for
he’s just a funny person who’s wandered into a horror film as opposed to it being a comedy film . the situations aren’t funny and the lines aren’t . as my character becomes progressively involved in the events of the story , there aren’t any more jokes . he doesn’t say anything funny after a certain point in the film , i mean he’s genuinely scared and you see the character go from being quite light hearted to being terrified . the progression is hopefully reflected by the audience , from when you can be more laissez fare and then gradually becoming increasingly serious and terrified . this is not pick myself up but the idea is to continuously play it seriously . you play the jokes and horror in the spirit of the character and it’s all the same essentially .
found footage movies are nothing new and ones based around religious / paranormal events are even more cliché . but the borderlands manages to do something that all the others have failed at doing – it’s entertaining , tense and incredibly well put together .
in 2013 america—depending on who you talk to—we’re either living in a continued recession or recovering from the worst economic collapse since the one so close to gatsby ’s original release . the various causes to america’s latest recession have created a furthering of the class divide . occupy wall street . a fierce hatred of corporations . anything ostentatious being scaled back to avoid reproach . the american dream has become something modest . it’s closer to just getting by , with many afraid to hope for the lavish lifestyle that seems so far out of reach .
a huge thank you from hmz film to mayhem festival and jennifer , elliot , robin and gordon for taking the time out to engage in such a fascinating interview . you guys will
a film can be horrible , but there ' s a difference between that and it searching for a purpose . if a film can ' t grab my interest or attention in the first 40 minutes , i may give up on it . even if , pretend , the last 50 minutes are brilliant . that ' s not better in my eyes , quality for me means that it ' s well planned even when badly done . this film plays like a brainstorm , akin to some stories that i saw in undergrad .
this all came to light when moss expressed his disappointment over the artwork via twitter :
i ' m a huge gearbox fan so i was really disappointed to see this image inside the borderlands 2 box ,
he said , including an image of the box art .
critical reception for the borderlands has been predominantly positive and the film holds a rating of 80 % on rotten tomatoes , based on 15 reviews . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] common elements of praise centred upon the acting and the interactions between gordon kennedy and robin hill ' s characters , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and radio times commented that
it ' s the pair ' s easy - going chemistry that firmly anchors this slow - burning shocker , whose rural setting deliberately evokes the wicker man
. [ 7 ] time out london and the hollywood reporter both gave mixed reviews for the film , [ 8 ] and the hollywood reporter wrote that it has
plenty of chilling atmosphere but lacks bite
. [ 9 ]
falters when it comes to the pay off . this smacks of not really knowing how to end the film more than anything else . we get the two principal characters following the path of patrick godfrey who has disappeared down under the church , finding a vast labyrinth of tunnels . [ plot spoilers ] this is followed by several minutes of the two characters running / crawling through tunnels by torchlight  the point where the film starts to travel into more standard found footage territory . finally the characters become trapped in a narrow defile , finding that it is organic matter that starts to close in around them before it would seem ( the film is never very clear ) that they are inside the gullet of a creature  some giant worm a la
elliot : i felt quite bad for aiden ( who plays mark in the film ) actually . i think it worked really well for the dynamic of the film , you two had been on set and had been acting together . aiden turns up a little bit later and he’s like the antagonistic . he was doing some really funny improvisation but i had to tell him sorry ! just don’t be funny ( laughs )
not exactly a
lovecraftian
film in the sense of being based on any of lovecraft ' s work or containing references to his creations , though some viewers may find the location and atmosphere suggestive of lovecraft ' s work ( an
eldritch location
film ) ; the addition of cultists and gothic buried secrets push this a little further into lovecraft ' s genre than many such films .
great found footage horror film that feels like a dogme film at times due to it ' s naturalistic setting . the alternate title
final prayer
i think was better suited to this especially since i saw this at necronomicon conference which celebrates the works of h . p . lovecraft and the incorporation of pre - christian religious rituals and it is as startling as one of his weird stories .
and this was only possible because the film manages to build well a tense and believable atmosphere and maintain it until the final moment . the beginning is slow , but in the second act we have the first moment of impact involving an act of pure cruelty . really fucked up stuff .
and why didn ' t gearbox follow through with hibon on directing cut - scenes or working on the borderlands project in some other faculty ? i would love to answer that question , but gearbox has declined to comment on this story .
6 - this film was very clearly made within the very strict and troubled guidelines of modern found - footage horror , but it ' s effective and entertaining enough to be credited as a superior specimen of the former .
soon the characters will abandon the carefully erected structure of their , and our , modern belief systems for something more atavistic and appetitive that lies beneath , dormant yet undeniable . the borderlands might dramatise the precarious footing of catholicism – and science – or the ultimate failure of colonialism , or the return of the repressed , but mostly it takes the viewer to a deep dark place of nightmares , where reason is devoured by the primordial shadows .
goldner is plainly working in the shadow of ben wheatley , the young director who has revitalized the british horror scene in recent years , mixing nightmarish shocks with visceral violence and savage humor in films such as kill list and sightseers . he even borrows wheatley’s regular editor and occasional actor , robin hill , to play a leading role here . but the borderlands is a much more conventional film than any of wheatley’s work to date , lacking their stylistic brio , visual sorcery and creeping menace .
the borderlands
, also known as
final prayer
, has one of the most surprising and horrifying endings i ' ve ever seen in a horror movie . even though it has been spoiled to me by a goddamn list on a site , the final scene is still shocking .
there is understandable fatigue with the found - footage genre , conjuring memories of countless films where a camera shakes in the dark whilst someone screams for sixty minutes . thankfully [ rec ] , lake mungo and the bay have shown that done well the medium can be effective and , whilst it may not be ground breaking , the borderlands is a welcome entry to the genre .
having lived for many years , only a few miles from where this was filmed , i fully appreciate the atmosphere and sense of isolation this film manages to evoke . do not be put off by the ‘found footage’ nature of the film , it really works as there is still a lot of fixed footage as well . the cast is excellent and again shows how well comedy actors can take on serious roles . this will not suit anyone of a sensitive disposition but if you enjoy a solid , psychological horror film , you should give it a try . finally , as many other reviewers have said , make sure you watch it all the way through to the climactic ending .
it ' s unclear whether gearbox wanted to credit timegate for their hard work or in order to deflect criticism over the game ' s shoddy release . that may sound uncharitable , but no similar credit was given to ben hibon for codehunters for the much more successful borderlands .
with last year ' s release of borderlands 2 , gearbox firmly cemented its place on top of the gaming world . the critically acclaimed sequel was better than the original in almost every way , offering up a more colorful , better written game full of diverse environments and enemies and even more guns .
jennifer : it was the brief really . the brief was bought to elliot that it should be a found footage film that involved a country church and there were a few more details beyond that . truth be told , we got to the edit and some of the notes from the executives were ‘can you make it any less found footage ? ’ obviously trends change . over the course year and a half it takes to make a film , what was hot when you started isn’t necessarily hot when you finish
the film does sadly turn into your average found footage affair as it reaches the movie’s climax and they can only use their headcams , which is disappointing as all the build up to it is great and it never relied on cheap tricks to unease its audience . director elliot goldner chooses his angles wisely and he only resorts to the genres tropes every now and again to produce a couple of scares . you could never say that the borderlands is scary , but it can at times be very unnerving and you’re never quite sure where the movie is heading .
elliot goldner’s debut as writer / director uses a lot of the familiar found - footage tropes , but where the borderlands succeeds is in understanding that handheld camerawork , “what - was - that ? ” boo scares and panicked off - screen voices aren’t an excuse to neglect the plot , dialogue or characters .
constructed as found footage ( or is it ? ) , this film recalls the likes of the blair witch project and , especially , the last exorcism . what makes this much better than the latter ( though not the former ) , is the relationship between the two lead characters and the strength of the performances , and an especially claustrophobic and genuinely unsettling final act that is up there with the likes of the descent for squirm inducing nastiness . really very good indeed ,
we didn ' t want to be considered a poor man ' s rage ,
said gearbox chief creative officer brian martel at gdc 2010 in his talk borderlands & the 11th hour art style change ( don ' t try this at home . )
much of its content may be common to the genre but the borderlands does boast occasional moments of originality , including a lovecraftian conclusion that will be unbearable for those troubled by the claustrophobic caves found in the descent . the movie is built on a solid story and entertaining characters so when a dark tunnel is discovered beneath the church even a found - footage cynic may be tempted to explore below .
the premise is a familiar one , but the borderlands’ setting and tone is refreshingly different . for one thing , the gloomy , drizzly british town actually feels like a real british town ; father clerrick’s congregation is dwindling out of existence , the pub’s low - lit and unfriendly , and a gang of hooded youths hang around the local bus stop , drinking and muttering .
it is also tempting to read the claustrophobic final chase sequence as a sly homage to the blair witch project , but that may be crediting the film - makers with too much knowing subtext . after all , what kind of idiot ventures into demonically possessed tunnels in the dead of night ? are they insane ? haven’t they seen any horror movies ? damningly , even this chilling climax misses the target , never delivering the nerve - shredding adrenaline rush required by genre rules . neither as scary , as original or as funny as it needs to be , the borderlands is a cultish curiosity for indulgent hardcore fans only .
jennifer : i think so too , despite the fact it was in the original brief , there was a technical plus a financial reason to do it in that format . from a storytelling and creative reasoning , found footage makes sense in context of the story , in many ways is about judging the veracity of what you see and whether or not the image is truth . if you really want to get university cinematic film thesis on it , it’s what the characters are doing : judging whether or not they can believe their eyes and that’s a theme throughout the film
very slow , dull and boring . . . . . could have been a very good spooky film but instead it was just 2 men in some house that did nothing but talk talk talk . . . then a 3rd chap joined in and ( yes you guessed it ) . . . talk talk talk ! . . . . . lacked so much in excitement , i thought i ' d persevere and let the film run to the end ( even though i was nodding off ) then , low and behold . . . . it started to pick up . . . . . . . . . about 5mins . before the end of the film . definitely a no no from me and then let ' s not forget the
shaky camera job
and torches blinding your eyes while you try to watch the film . . . . . . very disappointing . . . . . save your money ! ! ! ! !
the recent glut of found - footage horror has made it easy to be snobby about the sub - genre , but there’s never been anything inherently wrong with it , as independent british horror the borderlands proves . by combining the wobbly - cam technique with a strong script and excellent central performances , this is a chilling reminder of how good found footage can be .
the end of the world is just the beginning in geoff murphy’s the quiet earth from 1985 . urltoken 1 week ago
at ut , he serves on the advisory council of the native american and indigenous studies program . he also serves on the editorial board of cinema journal , the official journal of the society for cinema and media studies . tahmahkera consults on film projects , curates indigenous film series , and writes curriculum guides ( e . g . , ladonna harris : indian 101 ) for vision maker media and pbs . he also has delivered invited talks , such as the 2017 annual shaw lecture in american studies at dickinson college , and recently completed a three - year term on the community advisory board of klru , the austin - based affiliate of pbs .
gordon : what’s quite positive is that everyone starts by saying ‘i know this is another found footage but…’ and i think the style is becoming its own separate genre . i think for people to complain about that now is redundant . it’s a style of film like you might make a black and white or in a documentary format , found footage is just another style / genre or whatever you want to call it . there is a real reluctance to like that style at the moment because there have been a few poor ones since paranormal activity . so the reviewers are saying this is found footage but it’s ok don’t worry ! as with any film : the beginning , middle and the end of it depend on you being interested enough in the characters that you won’t get bored no matter what the journey is . in this film , most people genuinely care . it wouldn’t matter if you made it in swahili , it’s been interesting that there’s been a knock back on found footage . cloverfield has been and gone , that was the action found footage film which worked .
the above video isn ' t a trailer for borderlands , but no one would hold it against you if you thought it was . after all , the art style is remarkably similar - - - disconcertingly similar , one might say - - - and even the silent plot appears to share some similar elements with gearbox ' s first - person shooter .
to be absolutely clear ,
hibon told gather your party ,
i have never created or designed anything for gearbox or borderlands . gearbox saw my work and decided to reproduce it – make it their own – without my help or my consent .
whatever happened behind the scenes during the development of aliens : colonial marines or during the transition from a
poor man ' s rage
in the 11th hour borderlands art - style overhaul to a rich man ' s codehunters , gearbox has set itself up both as an accomplished and obviously talented developer , and as a studio apparently willing to push the boundaries of acceptable ethical use of other peoples ' creative property .
i thought the ending had something to do with
the belly of the beast
quote / verse from the bible .
goldner’s own faked recordings are full of half truths half - glimpsed , which will amply repay a rewatch without ever giving away the whole magic trick . much of the film’s insidious impact derives from his studied refusal to connect all the dots , so that by the end we , no less than the priests , become lost in the circling labyrinth , or trapped in the holes , of this worm - that - turns story .
so the borderlands isn ' t going to change too many people ' s minds but it is going to satisfy those of us already fans of the format . while not being a particularly revolutionary attempt , what it lacks in originality it earns back points in chills , characters , a good set - up and a hugely tense finale .
beyond that , jay - z has long been known to blend musical styles and also has a proven track record of using films as inspiration for compelling creativity . his album american gangster ( brought on by the 2008 film of the same name ) may have eclipsed its cinematic predecessor in relevancy , even if you agreed with jay’s high regard for the film’s quality ( i do ) . knowing what can happen when jay gets energized adds a whole new level of possibility to the picture , especially when you think of pairing him with a director known for producing impeccable soundtracks .
meanwhile deacon’s attempts to debunk a video as fraudulent also serves to deconstruct the naturalistic fictions of the very found footage we’re watching . deacon’s arguments with grey and mark introduce a dialectic of faith and fakery that is key to our reception of the borderlands itself , as scientific rationalism must compete with both manipulative chicanery and the ineffably , monstrously divine – and superstitions , once dismissed , have a habit of biting back .
the borderlands succeeds in giving logical reasoning as to why there are cameras on all the time as both the house and the church are rigged big brother style and all the team members wear headcams to record first person perspectives . you could argue the case of ‘who has edited this together’ , but in a medium that has produced lazily put together farces , it’s commendable that they at least tried and succeeded . the camera set - up creates a very tense atmosphere and are much more preferable to the headcams which produce the annoying shaky shots we’ve become accustom to with this genre .
tim bowman here from west texas a & m university . the following is a “call for book reviews” that i write in my capacity as book review editor for the west texas historical review . our journal is published annually , so any completed reviews of the following titles will be published in next year’s edition of the journal . scholars of the u . s . west , texas , native americans and the u . s . - mexico borderlands should find some of these appealing .
this is a creepy feature that chills your spine solid but the characters are what stick in the mind . deacon is likable but sympathetic , with an interesting back story and thankful moral fibre . gray is blunt in how he speaks occasionally but a real stand - up guy that might remind a few viewers of one of their own mates whilst the avid religious member of the group , priest mark ( aidan mcardle ) is reliably no nonsense and surprisingly cynical . the dialogue veers from hilarious to actually quite serious and goldner’s grasp of the proceedings is pretty impressive . perhaps some will be left irritated by the film’s lack of answers but more will be left intrigued by what goldner does next and if we might ever see a return to the world of the borderlands , which would be welcome on this evidence .
jennifer : it’s worth noting too , that for a short time the film was actually called ‘the devil lies beneath’ which was a bit more of a commercial title , maybe a bit more on the nose but ultimately we went for the more artistic version which was great . we’re always happy to go with something subtler and not quite so in your face .
it really is . a lot of that is the sound design . martin pavey , who is ben wheatley’s sound designer , did it all , he’s an incredible artist . he added a lot of life to the church , with creaking rafters , and wind , adding things to make it a proper character in the film .
“the housemaid” is an elegantly eerie thriller with the grand gothic style of “dark shadows” before barnabas collins became the star of the show .
more importantly , those who saw the film were less than ecstatic . it’s metascore ( via metacritic . com ) comes in at 43 , implying mixed reviews ( but only three points away from being “generally unfavorable” ) . the great gatsby ’s tomatometer is a woeful 34 percent , and none of the “top critics” give it a positive review .
the beginning of this film is a little bit meandering , but after about twenty minutes the plot starts to move forward at a speedy pace , and it ' s not particularly unique , but it ' s executed very well . and it also has one of the scariest third acts in the found footage genre . the only people this will really appeal to are big fans of the found footage genre , but it ' s a worthwhile watch .
following the priest’s death , deacon and gray find themselves ostracized by townspeople at the local pub . mark terminates the investigation with the vatican’s approval .
it ' s always satisfying when a new found footage film is a critical success considering all the shite thrown at the sub - genre ( it really is no worse than , i dunno , let ' s say the ' action ' genre ) , but it ' s still finding its feet i guess . these things take time to bed in sometimes .
the inhabitants of the village start to behave with hostility towards the team . the local pub landlord evicts deacon and gray from his premises after overhearing the two men discussing local folklore and the credibility of the tenets of old pagan religions versus those of christianity .
it really is . the film wouldn’t be what it is without the chemistry that exists between those two . there are a lot of scenes that are straight improv from the two of them . when they’re looking at the map and picking out the different places , gordon , who is a comedian , and has written comedy , is actually being forced to play the straight man by rob , who won’t let him be serious for a minute . they’re a real treat .