Tag: Saint Maud
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‘Saint Maud,’ ‘His House,’ ‘Rocks’ Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations
Rose Glass’ psychological horror “Saint Maud” leads the charge at the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) with 17 nominations.“Saint Maud” is up for best British independent film, screenplay and director, and also features in the debut categories — producer, director and screenwriter. Morfydd Clark is nominated for best actress and Jennifer Ehle for supporting…
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BIFA moves 2020 awards to February; ‘Saint Maud’, ‘Calm With Horses’ lead new talent longlists
Twenty-seven films have been longlisted across three new talent categories.The British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) has moved its ceremony from its traditional early December slot to February 2021 as it announces the longlists for six categories this week.The nominations will be announced on December 9 and winners revealed “in early February”, according to BIFA. An…
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‘Saint Maud’ Is A Stunning Debut From An Electrifying Filmmaker [Review]
There is much about Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud” that’s horrifying and unimaginable, so let’s begin with its most poignant, relatable moment: the title character sitting in a bar, alone, just trying to be a person. She nurses a beer and glances around the room; she tries to make connections, trading flirty looks with a handsome…
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Saint Maud review – a chilling nurse on a mission from God
Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle are terrific as carer and patient in Rose Glass’s extraordinary psychological horror“To save a soul, that’s quite something.” So says Maud, the newly God-fearing subject of Rose Glass’s electrifying debut feature, which establishes the writer-director as a thrilling new talent in British cinema. Charting a razor-sharp course between the borders…
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Morfydd Clark: ‘In the acting world, my Adhd tendencies are seen as charming’
Directors are queueing up to work with the Welsh actor about to hit the big time in her first lead role, in acclaimed psychological thriller Saint MaudWhen Morfydd Clark was 16 years old, she crashed out of school. “After my GCSEs I just couldn’t go back,” she says. “I tried for a term but didn’t…
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Beyond Fest 2020 Schedule: ‘Freaky’, ‘Possessor’, ‘Saint Maud’, a David Lynch Triple Feature, and More
Beyond Fest, the annual L.A.-based genre film festival, has announced its full line-up for this year’s event. Comprised of double and triple features and taking place at the Mission Tiki Drive-In theater in Los Angeles, the festival will feature the world premieres of Christopher Landon‘s body-swapping Blumhouse horror film Freaky as well as the Robert…
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‘Saint Maud’ Trailer: A24’s New Horror Movie is Still Set to Open This Year, Maybe
Sooner or later, A24 will release Saint Maud here in the states. I’m genuinely surprised they haven’t gone the VOD route with this one yet, as it’s a relatively small movie that would play great at home. But while we here in America wait to see what A24 is going to do, those in the…
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Studiocanal UK hires former eOne executive to head acquisitions (exclusive)
Ashanti McIntosh will take part in the upcoming virtual Marche.Studiocanal UK has hired former eOne executive Ashanti McIntosh to head its acquisitions team ahead of this month’s Cannes virtual Marché (June 22-26).McIntosh, who joined on June 1, will be providing maternity cover for Alison Meese, senior vice president UK acquisitions and production.She will be actively…
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A24, AMC Team Up for Female-Focused Horror Screenings Celebrating ‘Saint Maud’
Attention, horror-heads: You’re gonna wanna head to the She Is Risen screening series, courtesy of AMC Theaters and A24. In anticipation of Saint Maud, the upcoming A24 horror film from writer/director Rose Glass and star Morfydd Clark, the studio is teaming up with AMC to deliver a series of female-fronted horror classics: all leading up…
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Praise Be, A24’s ‘Saint Maud’ Just Got an Even More Horrifying New Trailer
A24 has unleashed upon us a second, more terrifying trailer for Saint Maud. The upcoming feature falls firmly into the horror genre — a category the studio beloved by cinephiles does best. It’s also the first feature film from Rose Glass, a director who will no doubt become an A24 go-to similar to faves Ari…