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Starve Acre
''Starve Acre'' is a 2023 British folk horror film written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, based upon the 2019 novel of the same name by Andrew Michael Hurley. The film stars Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark. ''Starve Acre'' had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 12 October 2023, and was released in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2024. Plot Richard, an archaeologist and professor, and his wife, Jules, live with their young son Owen on Richard's deceased father's isolated farm on the moors. Owen, an asthmatic child, tells his mother he has been hearing whistling sounds from someone named Jack Grey. Richard reacts badly to this news, and he blames an old family friend, Gordon, who occasionally watches Owen when Richard is at work and Jules is out. Richard, who was abused by his father, believes Gordon has been telling frightening folk tales to their son. He insists Jules tell Gordon he cannot be around Owen anymore. At a school field day, Owen plays soccer ...
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Daniel Kokotajlo
Daniel Kokotajlo (born ) is a British film writer and director. He has also used the name Dan P. K. Smyth. He wrote and directed the 2017 film ''Apostasy'', which reflects his own experience of growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, and the 2023 film '' Starve Acre'', based on Andrew Michael Hurley novel of the same name. ''Apostasy'' won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for "Best First Screenplay", and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2018, and for six British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). Kokotajlo has a BA (2003) in textiles and fine art from Manchester Metropolitan University and an MA (2010) from the University of Westminster in screenwriting and film production. Filmography Feature films *''Apostasy Apostasy (; ) is the formal religious disaffiliation, disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing ...
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Sean Gilder
Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor and playwright. Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Styles on '' Hornblower'' and Paddy Maguire on '' Shameless'' from 2005 to 2010. He has appeared in ''Doctor Who'' (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as ''New Tricks'', '' Gangs of New York'', '' The Fall'' and the 2004 film, ''King Arthur''. In ''Mike Bassett: England Manager'' he was one of the journalists. According to ''The Sun'' newspaper, Gilder left ''Shameless'' after series 7 with the reason rumoured to be his bad relationship with actress Tina Malone, who played his character's on screen wife, Mimi. More recently he appeared in a recurring role in Apple TV+’s '' Slow Horses'', based on the book series by Mick Herron. Other roles In March 2008, Sean appeared as Paddy's gay twin brother Noel in ''Shameless'', however in a trick to viewers, Noel was credited as being played by Neil Gr ...
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2023 Horror Films
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Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999, and was acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2022. Metacritic turns each critic and user review into respective percentage score. This can be done either by calculating the score from the rating given or by making a subjective decision based on the review's quality. Before averaging the scores, they are adjusted based on the critic's popularity, reputation, and the number of reviews they have written. The site also includes a summary from each review and links to the original source, using colors like green, yellow, or red to indicate the overall sentiment of the critics. Metacritic won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. It is regarded as the foremost online rev ...
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__FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few cinemas across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada has been defined by Nielsen EDI as a film released in fewer than 600 theaters. Background The purpose is often used to gauge the appeal of specialty films, like documentaries, independent films and art films. A common practice by film studios is to give highly anticipated and critically acclaimed films a limited release on or before December 31 in Los Angeles County, California, to qualify for Academy Award nominations (as by its rules). Highly anticipated documentaries also receive limited releases at the same time in New York City, as the rules for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature mandate releases in both locations. The films are almost always released to a wider audience in January or February of the ...
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Robert Emms (born Robert James MacPherson; 20 May 1986) is a British film, stage and television actor, known for portraying Pythagoras in the BBC One fantasy-adventure series ''Atlantis'', Supervisor Lonni Jung in the Star Wars series '' Andor'' and Leonid Toptunov in the HBO miniseries '' Chernobyl''. Early life Emms was born in Horley, Surrey, England. He went to a local secondary school, Oakwood School, Horley. He studied at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology from 2002 to 2004, and then the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) from 2004 to 2007. Career In March 2009, Emms played the lead role of Albert in the National Theatre's production of '' War Horse''. After Steven Spielberg saw him in ''War Horse'' at the New London Theatre, he was cast as David Lyons in Spielberg's film adaptation of the play. In June 2011, ''Screen International'' named him as a 'Star of Tomorrow'. His other film work includes '' Kick-Ass 2'' alongside Jim Carrey, an ...
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