OSCAR WINNER "PHANTOM THREAD" RELEASED ON SKY CINEMA!
The BAFTA and Academy Award winning film, PHANTOM THREAD with Hair Design by echo’s Jon Henry Gordon, will show on Sky Cinema tonight at 8pm. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day Lewis and Vicky Krieps it’s perfect for a little bit of much needed Sunday evening sofa time!
“BORDER” IS RELEASED IN THE US TODAY!
Critics favourite, Un Certain Regard winner and foreign language entry at this years oscars, BORDER, is released in US cinemas today. Directed by Ali Abbasi, the film was shot by echo's Nadim Carlsen. We’ve said it before - this is one NOT to be missed!
“POSSUM” SEES ITS UK RELEASE TODAY!
Starring Sean Harris, Matthew Holness' feature debut, POSSUM is out in UK cinemas today! Produced by BFI and The Fyzz, the film features hair and make-Up design by echo’s Emma Scott, and art direction by Alexandra Toomey. The twisted horror sees a disgraced children's puppeteer being forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him throughout his life.
WATCH THE AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM "BLACK SHEEP"!
After huge success at festivals this year, BLACK SHEEP, will be available to stream on The Guardian website today. Shot by the incredibly talented Michael Paleodimos and with costume design by the wonderful Sharon Long. The short doc, directed by Ed Perkins and produced by Lightbox for The Guardian, is a hard hitting and emotional story about a young black teenager who joins a white racist gang in order to fit in.
NEW HBO and SKY SERIES "SALLY4EVER" IS OUT TONIGHT!
If you didn't ever see the amazingly dark and brilliant NIGHTY NIGHT (pictured) back in the early 2000s then now's your chance to see Julia Davis latest TV comedy, SALLY4EVER, tonight on Sky Atlantic at 10pm. Echo’s fabulous Emma Fryer designed the costumes on this one. Enjoy!
EDITOR MATTEO BINI STARTS ON DEBUT CATHY BRADY FEATURE “WILDFIRE”!
After wonderful success with her short films, Cathy Brady’s feature debut WILDFIRE is underway and being edited by regular collaborator, Matteo Bini (pictured). The film is being produced by Cowboy Films, Film 4 and the BFI. Nika Mcguigan and Nora-Jane Noone star and play two sisters in a contemporary Ireland.
WATCH THE NEW “TOYOTA” CAMPAIGN!
Check out the latest TOYOTA campaign shot by Alexandre Jamin for director Sasha Rainbow at Academy Films. Take a stand!
“STAN AND OLLIE”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
STAN AND OLLIE is the Closing Night Gala of this year’s London Film Fest! Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as the most iconic Hollywood comedy duo. Directed by Jon S. Baird and produced by Entertainment One and BBC, the film portrays the life long relationship of Laurel and Hardy with fabulous Costume Design by echo’s Guy Speranza. Until next year LFF - it’s been great!!
“LORDS OF CHAOS”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
For Meyhem band’s front man black metal was not just about music. It was about creating chaos. It was about creating suffering. Watch Jonas Åkerlund’s portrayal of the bloody rise of satanic metal in 90’s Norway, with Costumes by Susie Coulthard and Hair and Make-Up by Loz Schiavo, premiering tonight in the UK at LFF.
“MARI”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Catch contemporary dancer Bobby Jene Smith playing Charlotte in Georgia Parris’ debut film MARI, premiering tonight at LFF! Parris blends dance and drama, following Charlotte undergoing a complex journey through womanhood. Featuring work from echo clients Hair and Make-Up Designer, Bean Ellis, Costume Designer Holly Rebecca, Production Designer Bobby Cousins and Editor Napoleon Stratogiannakis.
THROWBACK THURSDAY! BEAN ELLIS ON THE SET OF MARI!
A lovely candid image of echo’s Hair and Make-Up Designer Bean Ellis on set of Georgia Parris’ feature MARI, retouching the lead actress and dancer Bobbi Jene Smith before the next take. We are VERY excited to see the finished film tonight at London Film Festival along with our other wonderful clients work that features in the film; Costume Designer Holly Rebecca, Production Designer Bobbie Cousins and Editor Napoleaon Stratogiannakis.
FEATURE FILM “LIMBO” SHOOTS
Ben Sharrock's Creative Scotland and Film 4 feature, LIMBO, has started shooting! With costumes designed by echo's Holly Rebecca, (pictured here on New Regency's HIS HOUSE), the film, set on a fictional Scottish island, tells the story of a group of refugees waiting to be granted asylum. LIMBO, starring Jack Ryan's Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi and Kwabena Ansah is Ben's follow up to his debut award winning feature, PIKADERO.
“HOLIDAY”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Isabella Eklöf’s breathtaking debut is showing tonight at LFF! Shot by echo’s Nadim Carlsen, this first feature is provocative and at times uncomfortable to watch, portraying male abuse and domination with stark contrast of the luscious Turkish Riviera as back-drop.
SHORT FILMS AT LFF: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Go and check out these shorts at LFF! Our DOP Michael Paleodimos and Costume Designer Sharon Long, have worked on BLACK SHEEP, Edgar Dubrovskiy shot RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIM, Matteo Bini has edited NAPTHA and Loz Schiavo has designed hair and make-up for JERK!
“STICKS AND STONES (BRAKLAND)”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Martin Skovbjerg’s directorial debut, STICKS AND STONES, is showing tonight at LFF! Exploring the darkest corners of extreme masculinity, the film follows Simon and his family moving to the suburbs where he will find a friend who challenges him into more and more transgressive actions. David Gallego, ADFC lensed the film with Snowglobe Films producing.
BEAN ELLIS WRAPS ON “DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER”
Hair and Make-Up Designer, Bean Ellis has wrapped on FLEABAG director, Tim Kirkby's comedy series DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER. Starring Toby Jones (pictured here in BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO) and produced by Sister Pictures for BBC2, the series follows a group of ordinary people struggling to identify their place in the world and shows how, in one single moment, an accidental encounter can change everything.
“THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN is having its European premiere at LFF tonight! Directed by David Lowery and shot by echo’s Joe Anderson, the film sees Robert Redford (soon to be retired) playing Forrest Tucker, the infamous criminal who escaped from San Quentin State Prison with a self-built kayak and committed his last bank robbery at the age of seventy-nine. Sissy Spacek and Casey Affleck star in the picture alongside Redford for a nostalgic dip into classic American independent cinema.
SHOOTING HAS BEGUN ON “YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT”
Featuring Amanda Seyfried (pictured in FIRST REFORMED) and Kevin Bacon, YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT has started shooting this week. Produced by GET OUT’s Blumhouse Productions, Director David Koepp is collaborating with echo’s Production Designer Sophie Becher and Costume Designer Susie Coulthard.
“HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD”: ECHO FESTIVAL FOCUS
Ben Wheatley’s new film HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD premieres tonight! With Costume Design by echo’s Emma Fryer and Hair and Make Up Design by Emma Scott, the film is part of LFF’s Official Competition and stars Neil Maskell, Sam Riley, Joe Cole, Charles Dance, Hayley Squires and more. The film will then air on BBC this Christmas.
ANDREW COMMIS HAS BEGUN SHOOTING “HIGH GROUND”!
Shoot has begun on Stephen Johnson’s frontier Western HIGH GROUND and echo’s Director of Photography Andrew Commis, ACS is shooting the picture. Set in Australia’s Arnhem Land and Kakadu National Park, starring Guy Pearce (pictured here in PROPOSITON) and produced by Bunya Productions, the film follows a bounty hunter and a young indigenous man embarking in a manhunt, which will reveal a secret that will ultimately pit them against each other.