Echo Chamber - 266

People, EchoChamberFP this week is of gigantic proportions, SIX films in total!!!

A kid’s animation from Signature Entertainment, A 90s classic is retooled by New Line Cinema & Warner Bros. Pictures. MACRO Media & Netflix get into the clone business, and Paper Street Pictures looks at A.I. Studio Canal remasters a classic, and Cellar Door Films mixes love, human trafficking, and mental health!

'Little Bear's Big Trip' (Big Trip 2: Special Delivery) is directed by Natalya Nilova & Vasiliy Rovenskiy who co-wrote with Pavel Vinogradov. Friends become unlikely heroes in this epic tale of friendship, family, and adventure. When Mic Mac and Oscar find themselves in charge of a baby bear whose delivery by stork did not go to plan, they set out on a massive adventure to reunite the bear cub with its parents.

'House Party' is the feature directorial debut from Calmatic and written by Jamal Olori & Stephen Glover. Follow Kevin (Jacob Latimore) and Damon (Tosin Cole), two young aspiring club promoters working as house cleaners who throw a party at their latest job site: LeBron James' mansion.

'They Cloned Tyrone' is the feature directorial debut from Juel Taylor and written by Tony Rettenmaier. A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio (John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris) onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.

'The Artifice Girl' is written & directed by Franklin Ritch. A team of special agents (Sinda Nichols & David Girard) discovers a revolutionary new computer program that uses AI (Tatum Matthews) to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer (Franklin Ritch), they soon find that the program is advancing much faster than they could have imagined, resulting in unsettling consequences for the future of technology and mankind.

'Cross of Iron' is directed by Sam Peckinpah and written by Julius J. Epstein, Walter Kelley & James Hamilton, and adapted from Willi Heinrich book of the same name. Rolf Steiner (James Coburn) is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler’s war machine. When Captain Stransky (Maximilian Schell) assumes charge, the pair are thrown into immediate conflict, the autocratic but ultimately cowardly Stransky coveting the loyalty and honour Steiner commands.

'Rub' is written & directed by Christopher Fox. Meet Neal (Micah Spayer), he's lonely, gets bullied at work, and is unlucky in love. At the suggestion of a co-worker (PJ Landers) he decides to go to a massage parlor, where he meets Perla (Jennifer Figuereo), and the experience changes his life in ways he never could have imagined.

Today we have:

Little Bear's Big Trip (aka Big Trip 2: Special Delivery) - Poster

Little Bear's Big Trip (aka Big Trip 2: Special Delivery)

Watch Review: Here.

Theatrical Release Date: 7th April 2023

Digital Release Date: 31st July 2023

Director: Natalya Nilova, Vasiliy Rovenskiy

Cast: Daniel Medvedev, Bernard Jacobsen, Stephen Thomas Ochsner, Liza Klimova, Kate Lann, Brodey Evan, Jordan Worsley, Arthur Cook, Jacqueline Vouga, Cayce Orion, David Andrew Grout, Josh Wilson

Credit: Luminescence, Plan 9, Signature Entertainment

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Running Time: 90 min

Cert: PG

Trailer: Here.

Digital Platforms: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies,

Watch via Apple TV+: Here.

Watch via Prime Video: Here.

Website: Here.

House Party (2023) - Poster

House Party (2023)

Watch Review: Here.

Theatrical Release Date: 13th January 2023

Digital Release Date: 31st January 2023

Digital Release Date: 21st July 2023

Director: Calmatic

Cast: Tosin Cole, Jacob Latimore, Karen Obilom, DC Young Fly, Kid Cudi, Chinedu Unaka, Shakira Ja'nai Paye, Melvin Gregg, Andrew Santino, Allen Maldonado, Rotimi

Credit: New Line Cinema, SpringHill Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: Comedy

Running Time: 98 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here.

Digital Platforms: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies,

Watch via Apple TV+: Here.

Watch via Prime Video: Here.

Watch via Prime Video UK: Here.

Watch via Now TV: Here.

Website: Here.

They Cloned Tyrone - Poster

They Cloned Tyrone

Watch Review: Here.

27th American Black Film Festival (ABFF): 12th July 2023

Theatrical Release Date: 14th July 2023

Digital Release Date: 21st July 2023

Director: Juel Taylor

Cast: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland, David Alan Grier, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Tamberla Perry, Eric Robinson Jr, Trayce Malachi, Shariff Earp, Leon Lamar, Joshua Mikel, Swift Rice

Credit: Federal Films, Made With Love Media, MACRO Media, Netflix

Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Running Time: 122 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here.

Watch via Netflix: Here.

Website: Here.

Tudum: Here.

The Artifice Girl - Poster

The Artifice Girl

Watch Review: Here.

26th Fantasia International Film Festival: 23rd July 2022

Theatrical Release Date: 27th April 2023

Digital Release Date: 11th July 2023

Director: Franklin Ritch

Cast: Tatum Matthews, Franklin Ritch, David Girard, Sinda Nichols, Franklin Ritch, Lance Henriksen, Alyssa Moody, Lucy Noelle, Rashaud Sessions, Ivana Barnes, Thomas Hamby

Credit: Paper Street Pictures, Blood Oath, Last Resort Ideas, XYZ Films

Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Running Time: 93 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here.

Digital Platforms: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies,

Watch via Apple TV+: Here.

Watch via Prime Video: Here.

Watch via Prime Video UK: Here.

Website: Here.

Twitter: @theartificegirl

Facebook: Here.

Instagram: @theartificegirl

Cross of Iron - Poster

Cross of Iron

Watch Review: Here.

World Premiere: 28th January 1977

Theatrical Release Date: 10th February 1977

Digital Release Date: 31st July 2023

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Cast: James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner, Klaus Löwitsch, Vadim Glowna, Roger Fritz, Dieter Schidor, Burkhard Driest, Fred Stillkrauth, Michael Nowka, Véronique Vendell, Arthur Brauss, Senta Berger

Credit: Anglo-EMI Productions, Rapid Film, Terra-Filmkunst, ITC Entertainment, EMI Films, Constantin Film

Genre: Drama, War

Running Time: 133 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here.

Digital Platforms: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies,

Buy the UHD Steelbook: Here.

Buy the Blu-Ray: Here.

Buy the DVD: Here.

Watch via Apple TV+: Here.

Watch via Prime Video: Here.

Watch via Prime Video UK: Here.

Website: Here.

Rub - Poster

Rub

Watch Review: Here.

Big Apple Film Festival: 23rd May 2023

Theatrical Release Date: 30th June 2023

Digital Release Date: 1st August 2023

Director: Christopher Fox

Cast: Micah Spayer, Jennifer Figuereo, Westley Barrington Artope, PJ Landers, Inna Yesilevskaya, Alex Anderson, Moud Sabra, Steven Strickland, Rob Figueroa, Olivia Larsen, Michael Muzzilo, Nicole Rutigliano, Anthony Zenhauser

Credit: Cellar Door Films, Stupid Ears Productions, Entertainment Squad

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 105 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here.

Digital Platforms: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies

Website: Here.

Facebook: Here.

Instagram: @rubfilm1

YouTube: Here.

Fantasia International Film Festival - Poster

27th Fantasia International Film Festival

Echo Chamber Intro: Here.

Since its beginnings, the Fantasia International Film Festival has explored the diverse realms of genre cinema, creating bridges between the cutting edge and the mainstream, and providing a festive but professional environment where emerging artists are given exposure alongside their more established counterparts, both locally and internationally. We showcase the best in Canadian and world cinema, discovering and nurturing exciting new talents and offering a platform through which artists and audiences can connect.

Information

Festival Information: Here.

Film Programme: Here.

Short Film Programme: Here.

Tickets & Venue Info: Here.

Panel + Special Events: Here.

Website: Here.

Twitter: @FantasiaFest

Facebook: Here.

Instagram: @fantasiafestival

Vimeo: Here.

*(Music)

'KOD' by J. Cole - 2018