Elfie Hopkins To Make UK TV Premier On Horror Channel

Ryan Andrews’ tasty horror thriller, Elfie Hopkins starring Jaime &a Ray Winstone (on screen for the first time together), makes its TV debut on Sat June 27, 22:55, courtesy of Horror Channel.

A twisted tale of cannibalism set in a British rural hunting village, ELFIE HOPKINS stars Jaime Winstone as wannabe detective Elfie Hopkins, whose life changes when a mysterious family moves into her sleepy neighbourhood. Elfie’s appetite for gumshoe excitement is soon matched by the strange and exotic appetites of the sinister Gammons. But will anyone other than best friend Dylan Parker (ANEURIN BARNARD) and local butcher (RAY WINSTONE) believe her before their homeland turns into a cannibal holocaust!

Plus, there are UK TV premieres of three films that are part of the Friday night double-bills that make up the GRINDHOUSE SEASON.(June 7 – June 28) - DEAR GOD NO!, (billed with THE EXTERMINATOR); BARE BEHIND BARS (billed with BAD BIOLOGY and MONSTRO! (billed with 99 WOMEN) The fourth double-bill is NUDE NUNS WITH BIG GUNS, paired with channel favourite THE BEYOND. Welcome to B-Movie heaven – and hell…

June also sees the network premieres of three not-to-be-missed zombie films, George Romero’s classic DAY OF THE DEAD (June 29), the third in his seminal zombie trilogy, Adam Gierasch’s sexy crowd-pleaser NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (June 9) and the all-out Dutch zombie gore-comedy KILL ZOMBIE! (June 16)

Trailers

Elfie Hopkins

Dear God No!

Monstro

Kill Zombie!

TV: Sky 319 / Virgin 149 / Freesat 138
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Elfie Hopkins DVD Review

★★☆☆☆

Here’s a question. What’s the difference between the new Brit horror Elfie Hopkins (2012) and watching paint dry? Answer not much, as they both cease to hold your interest after about five minutes (less in fact where Elfie Hopkins is concerned). This film by director Ryan Andrews and starring father / daughter double-act Ray and Jamie Winstone, though with an atmospheric opening, soon looses any promise it had once the action sets (or in this case doesn’t set) in.

Elfie Hopkins (Jamie Winstone) and her best mate Dylan (Aneurin Barnard) live in a tranquil home counties village where nothing much happens - period. Until that is the mysterious and exotic Gammon family move in next door. Suddenly things become very exciting indeed - well ok, the use of the word exciting is admittedly debatable when talking about this film, but hey I’m trying my best here! Anyway, after members of the local community start to go missing Elfie and Dylan decide to investigate the new arrivals and the ‘exotic holiday‘ business they run with some very disturbing results.

Right, lets cut to the chase. Kimberley Nixon, who plays Pippa the local nympho, is about the most exciting thing this otherwise fright free exercise in tedium has to offer. This girl has just one thing on her mind - bedding the hunky Mr Gammon (Rupert Evans) at the first opportunity - toodle pip, rutting in the shires would have nothing on this filly. Going by what she shows here Nixon would be perfectly cast for any upcoming Jilly Cooper adaptations. Evans’ said Gammon is the only other saving grace amongst a cast of actors who are on the whole as lifeless as their characters are by the end of the film.

Admittedly the film looks stunning, particularly its surreal costumes which are a cross between twinset and pearls, home counties couture and bizarre medieval hunting clothes, shot through with a dash of sloppy bohemia. Filmed with a clouded effect, the whole proceedings are leant a surreal, dreamlike quality, the muted palette of which highlights the graphic gore when it does eventually arrive. These said viscerals, which consist mainly of rich and bloody reds and one effective jolt (or should that be bolt) to the system are unfortunately too little too late to save what could have been an effective and tight little shocker under the right guidance.

We are offering you the chance to win a copy of Elfie Hopkins on dvd, so don’t let my views put you off trying your luck - it’ll be a great film to have on in the background when you’re finishing painting the spare room.

Cleaver Patterson

Rating:15
DVD/BD Release Date: 13 August 2012
Directed By: Ryan Andrews
Cast: Jaime Winstone, Aneurin Barnard, Rupert Evans, Ray Winstone

Anyone For Dinner? ELFIE HOPKINS UK DVD/Blu-Ray News

Who are the neighbours having for dinner?

 JAIME WINSTONE (Made in Dagenham, Kidulthood) stars in Elfie Hopkins and This August courtesy of  Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment on DVD & Blu Ray. ELFIE HOPKINS - an animal-loving slacker, stoner, and wannabe detective, living in a sleepy hunting village.  Haunted by the death of her mother, Elfie seeks solace from the old school detectives in The Maltese Falcon and Chinatown. She entertains herself by investigating the villagers and upsetting everyone with her imaginative allegations.

Things get serious however with the arrival of trendy city dwellers, the Gammons, who weave seductive tales of adventure and entice the villagers with offers of exotic hunting holidays around the world.  Elfie smells a rat - her mundane existence is about to be blown apart. Blood quickly starts to spill, and it’s no longer just the blood of animals. Elfie discovers the villagers are disappearing and when she finally uncovers the truth, it’s darker than she could ever have imagined… 

Also starring ANEURIN BARNARD (We’ll Take Manhattan), RUPERT EVANS (Hellboy), STEVEN MACKINTOSH (Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels) and British acting legend and father of Jaime RAY WINSTONE (Sexy Beast, Snow White & the Huntsman), ELFIE HOPKINS comes to DVD & Blu-ray 13 August with a host of extras including a Making Of documentary, deleted scenes and original short “Little Munchkin” directed by RYAN ANDREWS. Stay tuned for our review of the film and a chance to win Elfie Hopkins on DVD.  

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