Sightseers
Prevenge – the directorial feature debut from Alice Lowe – is available on dvd and blu-ray now. To celebrate, TVO cornered Alice once more to talk in depth about the Prevenge experience from conception to completion. With major spoilers (you have been warned), this is the
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June 5, 2017 // 0 Comments
The Rio Cinema in Dalston, London, will be showing a Velvet Onion-flavoured double bill this Sunday, with a combined screening and Q&A for Aaaaaaaah! and Prevenge. With both films emerging from of the hearts and minds of two of our favourite people, and each of them featuring a whole host of
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May 10, 2017 // 0 Comments
Alice Lowe‘s sensational film Prevenge is in UK cinemas this weekend, with US distribution to follow next month. We’ll be catching up with Alice for an in-depth natter soon, but while our combined diaries continue to wrestle it out to find a suitable slot, we couldn’t let the
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February 10, 2017 // 0 Comments
WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Season 4 of Sherlock and references to episodes in previous series. It’s one of the biggest shows in television and as secretive as its stars are lucrative, so it was a pleasant surprise even to TVO that Katy Wix appeared in the latest episode of
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January 11, 2017 // 0 Comments
Good news for fright fans: you’ll soon be able to see Nick Gillespie‘s horror feature film Belly of the Bulldog! Described as “a heady blend of Dog Soldiers and Jacob’s Ladder” (I know, right??), it features Michael Smiley and Tom Meeten amongst its cast. Also known
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May 30, 2016 // 0 Comments
A few weeks ago we published Part 1 of our interview with Alice Lowe, in which she spoke about the third series of Alice’s Wunderland, which recently aired on Radio 4. In Part 2 of our interview, below, Alice talks to us about her other comedy projects – past, present and future
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October 30, 2015 // 0 Comments
Celebrating our 5th birthday this week has caused us to get a wee bit nostalgic. So we thought we’d collate some of those “Do you remember when?…” reminiscences into a Best of the first 5 years of TVO. It’s not a comprehensive overview of everything we’ve
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February 5, 2015 // 0 Comments
Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of seeing a few of the people that we write about appearing in some pretty awesome films. But what’s been missing until now is the ability to wear creative interpretations of those films emblazoned across our chests. Not any more… Last
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October 11, 2014 // 0 Comments
Next month’s edition of Caravan Magazine will feature a belated Sightseers special feature. Here at TVO, we love to report the weird and wonderful side of Onion Land, and this story is no exception. Whilst we, and critics at large, fell in love with Sightseers upon release in 2012, we
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January 28, 2014 // 0 Comments
Five years in the making, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram’s grisly black comedy Sightseers has wowed the critics, won awards aplenty and is set to launch them and director Ben Wheatley towards international acclaim. Now released in US cinemas, the love for the film is continuing across the pond, too!
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May 11, 2013 // 1 Comment
Ben Wheatley‘s subverted caravanning movie Sightseers, written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram arrives in the US today, 10th May. By way of a star-spangled fanfare, here’s a round up of the buzz the film has been generating over the pond: The movie was the subject of a piece
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May 10, 2013 // 0 Comments
The last remnants of your Easter Eggs are starting to look like wicked reminders of pure liquid gluttony. Spring is officially here, though some parts of the country seem to have swapped sunshine for snow. As you stop to take a breath, you realise this seemingly barren period in Onion Land is
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April 4, 2013 // 1 Comment
That glorious, Best British Film Award winning smash hit Sightseers is making its way to America next month. Top dog US website Entertainment Weekly revealed the epic new theatrical poster exclusively today, and revealed the film will be in cinemas from May 10th, and – in an interesting
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April 3, 2013 // 2 Comments
Sightseers took home the Jameson Empire Award 2013 for Best British Film – and it’s yours to own on dvd and blu-ray on Monday. The film fought off stiff competition from Dredd, The Woman In Black, Les Miserables and Skyfall. Yep – the biggest British film of all time at
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March 24, 2013 // 2 Comments
Fancy owning some bona fide Sightseers memorabilia? Now’s your chance! Illustrator, Kenn Goodall, is making available the original artwork that was used on the sleeve design of Music Control Experiment Vol:1 – Jim Williams: The Sightseers Sessions – the ultra limited edition (150
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March 24, 2013 // 1 Comment
As from the 25th of March those of you wanting a deeper look into the world of Sightseers can pick up a 2 disk special edition DVD at your local Sainsbury’s. The exclusive disk will contain interviews with the cast and crew, B-roll, premiere footage, and TV spots. This is in addition to the
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March 12, 2013 // 1 Comment
March 25th sees the long awaited release of Sightseers on dvd and blu-ray, and to celebrate, we’ve teamed up with the good folk at STUDIOCANAL to offer you – yes, that’s right, YOU – the chance to win a copy on dvd or blu-ray. For those not in the know, Sightseers is a
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March 11, 2013 // 2 Comments
Sightseers is up for four nods at the prestigious Empire Awards. Ahead of its UK release on dvd and blu-ray on March 25th, the popular film magazine has seen fit to do what BAFTA failed to do, and recognise the enormous talents behind the dark comedy with four nominations. These include tips for
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March 2, 2013 // 0 Comments
While it may not feature too heavily at tonight’s Oscars, the awards continue to pile up for Sightseers! Most recently this took the form of a ‘Kermode’ for Best Screenplay, presented by the the Culture Show’s resident film buff, Mark Kermode. These awards are based on his
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February 24, 2013 // 1 Comment
TVO has recieved details of the forthcoming dvd and blu-ray release of Sightseers. The smash hit cult comedy from the minds of Steve Oram, Alice Lowe and Ben Wheatley about caravanning multiple murderers Chris & Tina comes to disc on March 25th, with a bundle of extra material to savour.
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February 20, 2013 // 1 Comment
The Velvet Onion 