It's been talked about for so long that, honestly, we're not believing anything until we see it at our local cinema.

However, it looks like the long-fabled Escape From New York remake is still in the works and Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam is in the mix.

The 1981 classic took place in the far-off, dystopian future of 1997. Yeah. New York has been turned into an island prison where the worst of the worst are sent.

When the US President's plane is shot down when flying over New York, former military operative-turned-criminal Snake Plissken is sent in to rescue him.

Originally played by Kurt Russell, this new iteration will also feature an expanded cast of characters and, we're guessing, lots of explosions. Which is great, frankly.

Hunnam isn't the only name attached to the role of Plissken, however. Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens - who turns up in the hugely entertaining Drive-meets-Terminator thriller The Guest - is also in the mix, but the smart money's on Hunnam.

No release date has been confirmed for the Escape From New York remake.

First festival headline announcement of 2015 for Fields Of The Nephilim plus an exclusive special guest appearance. Full statement from promoter below:

Fields Of The Nephilim To Play Two Exclusive Shows At Roadburn Festival 2015

We are honored to announce that British gothic rock innovators Fields Of The Nephilim will be gracing the stage twice at the 20th edition of the Roadburn Festival at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. In addition to serving as the Saturday headliner on April 11, 2015, the band will perform a different set as special guests at ‘Houses Of The Holistic’ on Friday, the special Roadburn event curated by Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) and Wardruna's Einar "Kvitrafn" Selvik, which will be held on Friday, April 10.
Currently 30 years into a groundbreaking career, Fields of the Nephilim have had a major impact on an entire generation of musicians and music fans. Led by singer Carl McCoy, the Stevenage, England band fused the darker elements of post-punk with more overtly American sounds such as blues and outlaw country, creating a sound that was gritty, grandiose, and menacing, unlike anything that was made before or since. Such classic albums as Dawnrazor, The Nephilim, and Elizium helped shape the goth subculture, but at the same time played a profound role in influencing a wide array of today’s music, ranging from indie, to occult rock, to metal. Such contemporary bands as Watain, Katatonia, Horseback, and Enslaved cite the Nephilim as a major influence.

"Fields of the Nephilim has accepted our invitation for our "Houses of the Holistic" at Roadburn 2015. Bleep! Anything I say after that sentence is going to seem insignificant in comparison, so no pressure for once,” says Bjørnson, "I've been a avid fan of Carl McCoy and Fields of the Nephilim since I was introduced to them during the early years of Enslaved; and they have remained a constant source of inspiration ever since (check out the song ‘Nordlys’ from our Scion-EP ‘The Sleeping Gods’, for instance). Having these absolute masters of sublime Music from the Shadows as very special guests at our curated event is as big as it gets; April 2015 just can't come fast enough! Aaaaaarrrrggghhh!"

Comments Selvik: "The basic idea of our ‘Houses of the Holistic’ is of course about inviting bands we find interesting and would love to see perform but it is also about creating an event that at the same time says something about what shaped and inspired us on our own creative path - AND - since the authors of the poetic Edda are long since gone I personally have difficulty thinking of a more fitting band than Fields of the Nephilim to give voice to that idea."

We at Roadburn have been huge supporters of Fields Of The Nephilim since the Dawnrazor album in 1987, and with their influence looming large over so many acts that have played at our festival over the years, hosting these two special performances at Roadburn 2015 couldn’t be more appropriate.

Roadburn Festival 2015 (including The Heads as Artist In Residence, Wardruna and Enslaved among others) will run for four days from Thursday, April 9 to Sunday, April 12 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

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From the 1^st October And So It Goes enters the Belgian theatres.

A self-absorbed realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he's suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her off at his home.

DUTCH VERSION

Vanaf 1 oktober in de Belgische zalen.

Makelaar en mopperkont Oren (Douglas) heeft geen contact meer met zijn familie. Wanneer zijn zoon ineens voor de deur staat is dat dan ook een enorme verrassing. Deze is nog groter wanneer blijkt dat zijn zoon de zorg van zijn dochter, waarvan hij het bestaan niet wist, aan Oren overlaat. Oren heeft geen idee hoe hij voor het jonge meisje moet zorgen en roept de hulp in van zijn sympathieke buurvrouw Leah (Keaton). Dit leidt tot hilarische en ontroerende momenten, waarbij Oren een hele nieuwe kant van zichzelf ontdekt en de liefde hervindt.

Lanegan's chief compositional tool on Phantom Radio was his phone – specifically an app called Funk Box. “I didn’t bother to hook up my 909 and 808 this time,” he says, “because the app had ’em. I’d write drum parts with it then add music with the synthesizer or the guitar.” The album grew organically from these synthetic roots, taking in Mark’s ongoing love of Krautrock and also an ’80s new wave show on Sirius satellite radio, his favoured aural companion as he drives around Los Angeles. “They have a few good shows but the ‘80s one in particular I like,” he says. “That’s the music that was happening when I started making music. And although the Trees drew on Nuggets psychedelia, 13th Floor Elevators and Love, we were actually listening to Echo And The Bunnymen, Rain Parade, the Gun Club. A lot of British post-punk. We loved that stuff. I just waited until I was in my late forties before I started ripping it off.”

Lanegan’s generous collaborative spirit sees him deliver an excellent co-write with British guitarist Duke Garwood, with whom he made last year’s dustbowl-desolate Black Pudding, and who now offers the music for I Am The Wolf, a Lanegan signature tune. Mark’s favourite song on the album, meanwhile, is Torn Red Heart, an intensely tender meditation for a broken heart that’s like The Velvet Underground’s Pale Blue Eyes orchestrated by Angelo Badalamenti. He also has a special mention for Floor Of The Ocean, which balances sheer catchiness with a deceptively bleak lyrical reflection on a life lived on the hard shoulder: “Clear eyes, can’t avoid the searchlight/Hope that they don’t find me/Find me where I’m lying.”

Phantom Radio will be released 20th October on Flooded Soil / Heavenly Recordings. Live shows will be announced soon. 

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On 14th October A-Film will release Oculus on DVD and Blu-ray

Director: Mike Flanagan

Stars: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff

The twenty-one year-old Timothy "Tim" Allen Russell is discharged from a mental institution by his psychiatric Dr. Shawn Graham completely healed from a childhood trauma. His sister Kaylie welcomes him in the parking area and brings him home. Then she tells that they need to destroy an ancient mirror that she has just bought in an auction. The reluctant Tim follows his sister and has fragmented recollections from his childhood, when his mother Marie buys a mirror for the home office of his father Alan. Kaylie and Tim see a woman with their father in his office and the behaviors of Alan and Marie change, ending in a family tragedy. Kaylie blames the mirror and now she wants to destroy it with Tim. Will they succeed?

Read here our interview with Katie Parker.

DUTCH VERSION

Oculus op DVD en Blu-ray

Releasedatum 14 oktober 2014

Van de makers van Paranormal Activity en Insidious: Oculus is een angstaanjagende en bovennatuurlijke horrorthriller, die de 2e plek bij de People's Choice Award op Toronto International Film Festival behaalde.

Boxoffice NL: € 605.000

Boxoffice BE: € 260.000

Jaren na de dood van hun ouders ontdekken Tim (Brenton Thwaites) en Kaylie Russell (Karen Gillan) de oorzaak van deze familietragedie. Een vervloekte spiegel die de afgelopen 300 jaar een spoor van bloed en verderf heeft gezaaid. Kaylie heeft tijdens Tims jarenlange verblijf in een psychiatrisch ziekenhuis, onderzoek gedaan naar de aanleiding van het ongeluk. Om de strijd aan te gaan met het kwaad, zullen ze de angstaanjagende waarheid over hun verleden onder ogen moeten komen. De enige manier waarop dit kan, is door de confrontatie aan te gaan met de demoon die in de spiegel huist. Terwijl ze achterna gezeten worden door helse geesten en onverklaarbare verschijnselen komen Kaylie en Tim erachter dat hun familiegeschiedenis bestaat uit geweld, leugens…..en moord!

Regie: Mike Flanagan

Met o.a.: Katee Sackhoff, Brenton Thwaites, Karen Gillan

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Taal: Engels

Ondertiteling: Nederlands

Minuten: 98

FRENCH VERSION

Plusieurs années après la mort de leurs parents, Tim (Brenton Thwaites) et Kaylie Russell (Karen Gillan) découvrent la cause de cette tragédie familiale. Un miroir maudit a causé une traînée de sang et de destruction pendant les 300 dernières années. Tandis que Tim séjournait dans un hôpital psychiatrique, Kaylie a enquêté sur la cause de l'accident. Afin de pouvoir clôturer ce passé, ils doivent se battre contre le démon qui habite dans le miroir. Alors qu'ils sont poursuivis par des démons et phénomènes étranges, Kaylie et Tim découvrent que leur histoire familiale est en fait une histoire de violence, de mensonges.... et de meurtres !