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Tom Meeten and Alice Lowe will be joining Doctor Who star Neve McIntosh in an audio production of Clive Barker’s legendary novella The Hellbound Heart. Now infamous as the story which became horror movie franchise Hellraiser, Barker’s short tale was written in 1986, and tells of
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January 16, 2018 // 0 Comments
It was a strong year for British film last year, and a fantastic one for TVO related movies too, so we’re overjoyed to learn that both Paddington 2 and The Ghoul have been nominated for BAFTA awards this morning. Paddington 2, written by Simon Farnaby and Paul King, directed by King
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January 9, 2018 // 1 Comment
This Thursday sees Film 4 give movie lovers another chance to see not one, not two, but three recent TVO related smashes in a row. Alice Lowe‘s Prevenge – in which a pregnant mother-to-be begins revenge-killing those responsible for the death of her partner, seemingly at the behest
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December 13, 2017 // 0 Comments
Christmas is now only two weeks away, and that means one of two things: you’re either already sorted for present-buying this year, or you’ve got a stressful fortnight ahead. Well, if you’re in the latter camp, we’ve got you covered, as 2017 has been a bumper year for great
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December 10, 2017 // 0 Comments
Tom Meeten is on the bill for Pull the Other One on Friday 24th November. The comedy night at the Old Nun’s Head in London is said to be “an extraordinary evening with acts bizarre, humorous and delightful”. As well as TVO favourite Tom Meeten, the lineup also includes Robin Ince
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November 10, 2017 // 0 Comments
Daniel Lawrence Taylor’s sitcom about a time-travelling jazz band is well worth your time. In Timewasters, a filthy lift in a dilapidated block of flats becomes a time machine, sending a struggling four-piece jazz band back to the roaring 20s. The central players are Daniel Lawrence
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October 25, 2017 // 0 Comments
This Halloween, several TVO-linked films will have their television premieres on Film4. A Dark Song – Wednesday 25th Steve Oram stars in this Irish horror film about a damaged occultist and a grieving, determined young woman. The plot follows a black magic ritual that the pair risk their
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October 11, 2017 // 0 Comments
The Ghoul is in UK cinemas and available on-demand now, and to celebrate, The Velvet Onion is offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to a very special screening and Q&A event tomorrow night in London! Gareth Tunley‘s debut film, starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Dan
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August 9, 2017 // 0 Comments
The Ghoul – the incredible directorial debut of Gareth Tunley starring Tom Meeten and a cavalcade of TVO regulars – is now available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-Ray. The film, which saw limited screenings last year and earlier in 2017, is due to hit cinemas on 4th August. It tells
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August 1, 2017 // 0 Comments
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
Gareth Tunley’s The Ghoul will be screened at the East End Film Festival (EEFF) on June 17th. Originally founded in 2000 as a platform for filmmakers living and working in East London, the EEFF has since expanded to represent and showcase the very best in both British and international
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June 3, 2017 // 0 Comments
Today marks five years since The Velvet Onion Live, and as luck would have it, we recently managed to salvage some footage previously thought lost forever from the star-studded one-off live event. On 31st May 2012, we packed 21 Velvet Onion regulars, and the disembodied voice of one other, into
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May 31, 2017 // 1 Comment
Alice Lowe’s smash hit film Prevenge is released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK on 5th June, which gave TVO an ample excuse to revisit a film we’d previously called “a startling debut from an incredibly talented individual”. With the film also available to download from
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May 29, 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 directorial debut Prevenge will be released on dvd and blu-ray in June. For the uninitiated the film stars its writer and director as Ruth, a downtrodden mum-to-be who lost her partner on the very day she found out she was pregnant, and now believes that their
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April 3, 2017 // 0 Comments
Family friendly fantasy favourite Yonderland will not be returning, it has been revealed. The Sky One comedy drama, which ran for three series and a Christmas special, was the work of the original lead cast for CBBC’s Horrible Histories – all of whom have made regular contributions
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February 17, 2017 // 1 Comment
The Ghoul and Trespass Against Us are to screen across the UK as part of the BIFI Independents season. For the uninitiated The Ghoul is the directorial debut by Gareth Tunley and stars a bevy of TVO regulars including Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Dan Skinner, Geoffrey McGivern and Rufus
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January 17, 2017 // 0 Comments
Alice Lowe will be touring the UK in the new year to promote her forthcoming film Prevenge, which is to be released in UK cinemas on February 10th 2017, and you can see the brand new trailer below. Prevenge is Alice’s directorial debut, which she has also written and starred in whilst 7-8
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December 20, 2016 // 1 Comment
There are many things we like about Dan Clark‘s Screen Talk podcast, but one of the things we enjoy the most is how closely his guest list matches our list of artists. It’s hardly surprising given Dan’s involvement in a fair few TVO-connected projects himself, but we still buzz
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November 6, 2016 // 0 Comments
The full list of nominations for the 2016 British Independent Film Awards has been released. Here’s a roundup of the many nominations received by TVO-connected films and artists: Notes On Blindness – Best British Independent Film, Best Director (James Spinney & Pete Middleton),
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November 1, 2016 // 0 Comments
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