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EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Bell is set to star in World War II thriller Dynamite Room from the producers of Beast and Under The Shadow. Fresh off acclaimed performances in Toronto drama Skin (which will be released in U.S. later this year) and Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool and ahead of a key role in Elton John biopic Rocketm…

With his second film out of Sundance in the last few years, Babak Anvari had a lot to live up to. His first effort, 2016's Under the Shadow, drew critical raves, winning a BAFTA Award, two British Independent Film Awards, and other accolades, and winding up as the British entry for Best Foreign Language Film that same…

UPDATE: Andrea Arnold's American Honey scooped four prizes at the British Independent Film Awards tonight in London. Those include the top nod for Best British Independent Film as well as Best Director for Arnold, Best Actress for breakout Sasha Lane and the Outstanding Craft prize for Robbie Ryan's cinematography. A…

EXCLUSIVE: After their recent team-up on Sundance and SXSW horror thriller Under The Shadow, XYZ Films and London-based Wigwam Films have partnered in a new creative alliance. The plan is to produce two to three pictures a year going forward, developing a robust film and TV slate and providing a platform for existing…

EXCLUSIVE: British-Iranian helmer Babak Anvari's Under The Shadow premiered to strong reviews in the Midnight section of Sundance on Friday. Streaming rights to the Farsi-language horror pic were acquired by Netflix earlier this week and now Vertical Entertainment and XYZ Films have partnered to give the film a global…

The latest horror outing from BAFTA-nominated Anglo-Iranian director Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow is a dark examination of lingering wounds from the devastating Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. Set during the war’s eighth year, the supernatural thriller sees a mother and daughter struggling to survive a brutal bombing…