Ed Westwick and Louise Linton star in killer rom-com 'Me You Madness'

Louise Linton's comedy thriller, Me You Madness, starring Gossip Girl heart throb Ed Westwick, will be released on Digital Download in the UK & Ireland on 19th April by ILY Films. Me You Madness is Linton's first experience of writing and directing. She also stars, playing Catherine Black; a ruthlessly ambitious, intelligent and successful business woman who happens to also be gorgeous. She lives a life of luxury: architectural dream house in Malibu, exclusive designer fashions, fast cars and exquisite jewelry. She has no need for a man except to satisfy her natural serial killer instinct. When Tyler (Ed Westwick), a petty thief, responds to her online roommate ad, he thinks he’s struck a goldmine. He has no idea after a night of partying and passion that he is really just on the menu as her next victim. Things go according to plan, until Tyler falls for Catherine. For the first time in her life, she also starts to fall for him. Catherine’s life may change until Tyler discovers the freezer filled with the severed heads and limbs of her previous dates. She must decide whether to kill Tyler to protect her secret, or start a new life worth living with a man. Louise Linton says, “This film is a very self-aware, playful and colorful homage to the 80’s and to the films that inspired me such as 'Flash Dance', 'Footloose', and 'Dirty Dancing'. It is glamorous and consummately willful in its decadent style and neon aesthetic. It is heavily driven with dance-along 80’s hits, choreography, fight sequences, and beautiful locations. My hope for this film is that it makes people laugh at a time when we could all use some more laughter in our lives.” Prepare for some serious serious fun this spring. Me You Madness will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sky Store, Sony, TalkTalk in the UK and Ireland on 19th April.

The Secret Garden blossoms at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart

The Secret Garden flies to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart following its release on DVD & Blu-ray.

Shooting up 18 places, the 2020 adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel stars Colin Firth and Julie Walters, as well as emerging actress Dixie Violet Egerickx in the lead role of Mary Lennox. It knocks last week’s chart-topper, 2016 animated musical Sing to Number 3, while Roald Dahl’s The Witches holds at its Number 2 peak. Also holding firm are Spider-Man: Far From Home (4) and Despicable Me 3 (5).

Jumanji: The Next Level (6) and Trolls World Tour (7) both drop one place to land just ahead of Sonic The Hedgehog, which rockets up 14 places to Number 8, returning to the Top 10 for the first time since October.

Sci-fi action, Anti-Life claims our highest new entry this week at Number 9. Bruce Willis stars as a senior mechanic on an interstellar ark facing a brand-new threat: a shape-shifting alien force intent on slaughtering what remains of humanity. Finally, a former recent Number 1 The Greatest Showman drops seven places to Number 10.

This week’s Official Film Chart online show features a sneak peek at critically acclaimed comedy-drama The Climb, starring Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino in a hilarious true-to-life bromance. The Climb is available to Download & Keep from 1^st March.

Now, as well as OfficialCharts.com, the Official Film Chart can also be found on FindAnyFilm.com - the ultimate site for Film and TV fans to discover all the legal ways to buy the entertainment they want on disc and digital formats.

The Official Film Chart Top 10 – 24^th February 2021

LW	Pos	Title	Label
19	1	THE SECRET GARDEN	UNIVERSAL PICTURES
2	2	ROALD DAHL'S THE WITCHES	WARNER HOME VIDEO
1	3	SING	UNIVERSAL PICTURES
4	4	SPIDER-MAN - FAR FROM HOME	SONY PICTURES HE
5	5	DESPICABLE ME 3	UNIVERSAL PICTURES
7	6	JUMANJI - THE NEXT LEVEL	SONY PICTURES HE
8	7	TROLLS WORLD TOUR	DREAMWORKS ANIMATION
22	8	SONIC THE HEDGEHOG	PARAMOUNT
NEW	9	ANTI-LIFE	SIGNATURE ENTERTAINMENT
3	10	THE GREATEST SHOWMAN	20TH CENTURY FOX HE

© Official Charts Company 2021

 

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Notturno

"Rosi’s individual images are always calm and often acutely beautiful... But his secret weapon is juxtaposition, and as these seemingly disparate scenarios unfold one after the other, a sense of deeper meaning gradually accrues"
★ ★ ★ ★ Daily Telegraph

“Devastating and surprisingly delicate” The New York Times 

BIFA Nominated for Best International Independent Film

Shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature for the 93rd Academy Awards®

 

MUBI, the global distributor and curated film streaming service, has launched the UK trailer for Gianfranco Rosi’s striking and powerful new film NOTTURNO, which will be released exclusively on MUBI from 5 March 2021 in the UK, Ireland, India, and Latin America.

The film, which premiered and won three awards at the Venice Film Festival before screening at the Toronto Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival is the latest work from Gianfranco Rosi, the filmmaker behind the Berlin Golden Bear winning film FIRE AT SEA.

NOTTURNO is a sweeping depiction of three turbulent years in the heart of Middle Eastern war zones, observing the devastating toll being taken on civilian populations who have no choice but to live on the frontlines. As intimate as it is profoundly moving, the film is an urgent cinematic achievement from a master of the documentary form.

Told using footage captured from the borders of Iran, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon, the film depicts the everyday struggles of people attempting to rebuild their lives amongst the devastating effects of civil wars, dictatorships, foreign invasions, and the deadly presence of ISIS. Rosi foregrounds simple acts of humanity found within the most violent of settings, from a Tazisi mother’s anguish over her kidnapped daughter, to female Peshmerga guerrillas defending their battle stations, and a teenager’s daily toil to feed his family. 

Utilising breathtaking cinematography, NOTTURNO is a staggering cinematic journey of intimate moments and luminous images, told with compassion, grace and humanism. Rosi’s latest gives voice to a human drama that transcends geographical divisions.

NOTTURNO is released on MUBI from 5 March 2021 in the UK, Ireland, India, and Latin America.