Watch Horror Short MAMA before its turned into a feature movie

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Movie Shorts we do like them here at Cinehouse HQ and how many times have you watched a great little short and just wish it was an feature movie? I'm sure pleanty of times we have here and here's one of those shorts thats going to be adapted for the big screen, its MAMA.
Its written and directed by Italian

Andres Muschietti and Andreas or Andy as he likes to be called will be directing with the king of all things dark and wonderful Guillermo Del Toro producing!!! This short little horror movie is dark, creepy but fantastically created with a simple but solid story and you'll see why Del Toro wanted to get this to the cinema screens.
This great little movie did come out a few years ago and is a big favourite of the source of this post Twitch and its now ours at Cinehouse!!!!

imdb - Litle Victoria is waken up by her sister Lili who insists on leaving the house because somebody unpleasant has come back

Exclusive Clip of Vahalla Rising (Mads Mikkleson)

Recieved this exclusive clip from Vertigo Films over the weekend for Valhalla Rising  directed (and co -wrote) by Nicolas Winding Refn. who also directed the Pusher Trilogy and Bronson. Movie stars Mads Mikkleson (Casino Royale, Pusher Trilogy and soon Clash of The Titans remake) as the movies leading warrior  One-eye. Both men have worked together in previous movies and every director has their favourite lead as does every actor has their favourite directors.
Even though we have seen Soloman Kane we havent really seen a action packed epic actually based on people of our previous history and in this case vikings. A story which isn't covered up with over the top CGI but what you get is honest story telling with does have the brutality mixed in with (real) stunning backdrops.

Vahalla Rising did the rounds at many of the 2009 film festivals including London returning with positive reviews. The movie will be released in UK & Ireland by Vertigo and no release date yet confirmed but the movie will be released in Denmark this coming Friday, 5th March.

imdb synopsis:

1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self

A Prophet sweeos the board at the French Film Awards

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over the weekend in France was the Cesar Awards one of the countries leading Film awards ceremonies. Like in the Bafta's in UK there was one movie that swept the board and it was Jacques Audiard’s A PROPHET.
On the night the prison drama won a total of nine awards including best picture, director, original screenplay, cinematography also star of the movie Tahar Rahim picked up 2 for best actor and most promising actor awards. The movie was up for a amazing 13 awards losing only 4 of the awards which is an fantastic achievement for any movie of any size or country.
The 9 awards rounds off a wonderful 12 months for  Audiards movie when it comes to winning trophies ,having already scooping  the Grand Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, plusfor best director (Jacques Audiard), best actor and breakthrough actor (Tahar Rahim), best supporting actor (Niels Arestrup), Best Screenplay (Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit), best cinematography (Stephane Fontaine), best editing (Juliette Welfling), and best art direction (Michel Barthelemy). With the Oscars only 7 days away winning the best foreign movies would be the ultimate prize.

In the  Best  Foreign  Movie Award (Non-French movie) Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino won the award over Avatar, Milk, I Killed Your Mother, Wite Ribbon, SlumDog Millionaire and Town Called Panic. Here's the full winners list:

Best Film
“A Prophet” (Un prophete)
Best Director
Jacques Audiard, “A Prophet” (Un prophete)
Best Actor
Tahar Rahim, “A Prophet” (Un prophete)
Best Actress
Isabelle Adjani, “Skirt Day” (La journée de la jupe)
Best Supporting Actor
Niels Arestrup, “A Prophet” (Un prophete)
Best Supporting Actress
Emmanuelle Devos, “In the Beginning” (A l’origine)
Breakthrough Actor
Tahar Rahim, “A Prophet” (Un Prophete)
Breakthrough Actress
Melanie Thierry, “One for the Road” (Le dernier pour la route)

Best First Film
“The French Kissers” (Le beaux gosses), Riad Sattouf, Anne Dominique Toussaint
Best Original Screenplay
“A Prophet” (Un Prophete), written by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Mademoiselle Chambon”, written by Stephane Brize & Florence Vignon,
Best Foreign Film
“Gran Torino,” directed by Clint Eastwood
Best Documentary
“Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno,” directed by Serge Bromberg & Ruxandra Medrea
Best Original Score
Armand Amar, “The Concert” (Le Concert)
Best Cinematography
Stephane Fontaine, “A Prophet” (Un Prophete)
Best Editing
Juliette Welfling, “A Prophet” (Un Prophete)
Best Art Direction
Michel Barthelemy, “A Prophet” (Un Prophete)
Best Costume Design
Catherine Leterrier, “Coco Before Chanel” (Coco avant Chanel)
Best Sound
“The Concert” (Le Concert)
Best Short Film
“C’est gratuit pour les filles,” directed by Claire Burger & Marie Amachoukeli