Concorde Anois was a short lived film production company based in Ireland that operated in the late 1990s. It was an offshoot of

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's Concorde Pictures. Anois is the Irish language word for 'now'.

History

Corman was invited to set up operations in Ireland by the Irish government, keen to develop filmmaking in the west of the country. He built studios in

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. He received a start-up grant from

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. Around twenty films were made, using Irish crew and actors. They were mostly in exploitation genres such as action adventure, suspense thrillers, science fiction, and horror The assistance provided by the Irish government became controversial when the content of some Corman productions such as '' Criminal Affairs'' was criticised in the press. A documentary was later made about the studio called ''It Came from Connemara!''.

Films

*'' Star Portal'' (1996) – starring Athena Massey and

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(science fiction) *'' Bloodfist VIII Trained to Kill'' (1996) – starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson (action) *'' Escape to Nowhere'' (1996) aka ''House of the Damned'' aka ''Spectre'' – with Alexandra Paul, Greg Evigan (horror) *''

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'' (1997) – with Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays (science fiction) *'' Criminal Affairs'' (1997) – with James Marshall and Luis Mandylor, directed by Jeremiah Cullinane (thriller) *'' Knocking on Death's Door'' (1999) – with

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and Brian Bloom (horror) *'' Criminal Pursuit'' (1997) aka ''Shadow of a Scream'' aka ''The Unspeakable'' – with

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, Athena Massey, and

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(action) *'' Angela Mooney Dies Again'' (1998) – starring

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and

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(not a Corman production; just used facilities) *'' The Haunting of Hell House'' (1998) – starring Michael York based on a story by

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(horror) *'' A Very Unlucky Leprechaun'' (1998) – with

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(children's) *''

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'' (1998) – with Robert Carradine (action) *'' Stray Bullet II'' (1998) aka ''Dangerous Curves'' – with Robert Carradine and David Carradine (action) *'' Flashpoint'' (1998) aka ''My Brother's War'' – starring James Brolin and Jennie Gath, directed by James Brolin (thriller) *''

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'' (1999) – starring Warwick Davis (children's film) *''

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'' (1999) – starring

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(horror) *'' Warlock III: The End of Innocence'' (1999) – starring Bruce Payne (horror) *'' The Suicide Club'' (1999) – starring Jonathan Pryce and Paul Bettany, based on a story by

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(horror) *'' Moving Target'' (2000) – starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson (action)

References

External links

Concorde Anois
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