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Basement is a 2010 British horror film, starring Danny Dyer and written by Ewen Glass about six friends who are lured into a basement for a sinister experiment.
After returning from an anti-war demonstration, Gary (Danny Dyer), Sarah (Kierston Wareing), Saffron (Lois Winstone), Pru (Emily Beecham) and Derek (Jimi Mistry) stop in the country. Derek and Saffron discover a metal hatch in the middle of the forest and they decide to explore inside. Gary, Pru and Sarah search for their missing friends and find follow into the hitch and find themselves locked in when it closes behind them.
Basement is the first feature film from Paperknife Productions; a company based at Pinewood studios. Terry Stone's Gateway Films is also involved in Basement's production. The film premiered at the Mayfair Hotel on August 17, 2010 in London and was then released straight to DVD and Blu-ray on August 23, 2010.
Critical reception for The Basement has been negative, with BeyondHollywood.com writing that the film could have been "enjoyable trash, though sadly its mind numbing, soul destroying lack of energy or originality drags it back down into the mire." HorrorNews.net called the film "poorly written", saying that "in general it was just not a very good movie". The Sun reported that the movie was so ill received at its premiere that "People were even walking out moments after the film started as it was so bad."Dread Central also reviewed the film, saying it was "an entertainment black hole. There isn’t a single line, performance, camera movement, idea, scene, shot or piece of editing that warrants any kind of praise or attention."
Actors: Erik A. Candiani (writer), Erik A. Candiani (producer), Erik A. Candiani (editor), Erik A. Candiani (director), Joseph Amey (actor), Joseph Amey (actor), Kat Monda (actress), Shannon Gallagher (actress), Chris Lewis (actor), Tami Candiani (producer), Tami Candiani (actress), Fearon Mulqueen (actor), Michael Seymour (actor), Kathy Gatten (actress), Glenn Fong (actor),
Plot: Most of us spend the greater portion or our lives working for someone else, and are constantly reminded that we are all merely "human resources"... one guy (Tim Shaffer) finds out the true meaning of "Cubicle Hell" when he is unwittingly drawn into the bowels of the corporate world, and quickly learns the he's truly in a 'dead-end' job. Never mind the benefits... the overtime will kill you.
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Erik A. Candiani (writer), Erik A. Candiani (producer), Erik A. Candiani (editor), Erik A. Candiani (director), Joseph Amey (actor), Joseph Amey (actor), Kat Monda (actress), Shannon Gallagher (actress), Chris Lewis (actor), Tami Candiani (producer), Tami Candiani (actress), Fearon Mulqueen (actor), Michael Seymour (actor), Kathy Gatten (actress), Glenn Fong (actor),
Plot: Most of us spend the greater portion or our lives working for someone else, and are constantly reminded that we are all merely "human resources"... one guy (Tim Shaffer) finds out the true meaning of "Cubicle Hell" when he is unwittingly drawn into the bowels of the corporate world, and quickly learns the he's truly in a 'dead-end' job. Never mind the benefits... the overtime will kill you.
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Erik A. Candiani (writer), Erik A. Candiani (producer), Erik A. Candiani (editor), Erik A. Candiani (director), Joseph Amey (actor), Joseph Amey (actor), Kat Monda (actress), Shannon Gallagher (actress), Chris Lewis (actor), Tami Candiani (producer), Tami Candiani (actress), Fearon Mulqueen (actor), Michael Seymour (actor), Kathy Gatten (actress), Glenn Fong (actor),
Plot: Most of us spend the greater portion or our lives working for someone else, and are constantly reminded that we are all merely "human resources"... one guy (Tim Shaffer) finds out the true meaning of "Cubicle Hell" when he is unwittingly drawn into the bowels of the corporate world, and quickly learns the he's truly in a 'dead-end' job. Never mind the benefits... the overtime will kill you.
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Wass Stevens (actor), Ryan Hoffman (actor), Matthew Porter (actor), Paul Bischot (miscellaneous crew), Kristen Caldwell (actress), Rebecca Lovett (actress), Tom DeGrezia (director), Tom DeGrezia (actor), Tom DeGrezia (editor), Mik Cribben (producer), Tom DeGrezia (writer), James Wirt (actor), Kym Mirabella (miscellaneous crew), George Lekovic (miscellaneous crew), Kym Mirabella (producer),
Plot: "Xtacy" is a suspense-thriller inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's classic novella, The Tell-Tale Heart. The film examines a year in the life of Alex Winthrop, a New York artist turned serial killer. Alex finds that by killing beautiful young women he is able to create beautiful masterpieces. He discovers that not only is he able to capture his victim's souls on canvas, but his art moves to a new and exciting place. He begins to taste success at his finger tips. After a while, his victims take over his mind and start driving him mad. He is haunted by them and hears them everywhere. He is unable to find a moment of peace. Alex realizes that the only way to quiet these voices and bring some tranquility to his existence is to keep on killing. It is Alex's addiction to kill which destroys his mind and which ultimately leads to his demise.
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller,[Verse 1]
Greyhound, Megabus, clothes in a plastic bag,
From shelter to shelter, six kids with no dad.
She left the city for a better life,
Ran to a small town where the population was mostly white.
Racial undertones, trying to get back home,
With barely enough to keep shirts on my backbone.
Now ain't this real life, numb to what pain feel like.
Demons knocking like the sound of steel pipes.
Same lady who gave birth never left my hometown
But she the reason I travelled the earth.
Locked the door, my uncle's going through her purse.
"Wake your brother up, they're giving free meals at church."
And I can't justify how my daddy could black your eye,
Now my sister can't trust a guy.
We never had much, but we had us,
And my brother found home in a pair of handcuffs.
[Chorus]
How am I gonna get myself back home?
I-I-I, I-I-I, I-I-I
[Verse 2]
The sound of bullets bounce as I write raps in the kitchen
Daddy in a cell trying to hold his ambition
Witness the transition from a boy to a martyr
Sell dope but go to school to be a barber
The ghetto's like a prison, you locked but you still living
Barely breathing up until if you're leaving
But home is where the hate is,
And my cousin ain't thirty yet but she's got eight kids
Half look up to me, but the other half rarely fuck with me
'Cause apparently, they think I see myself as better
I see my songs as simply therapy
Now let's go back to that whole Greyhound bus bit
Mama worked there for old white folks, wiping up shit,
Tryna save ships, now close your eyes and envision
How she turned a bus ride, into a spaceship
[Chorus (x2)]
[Verse 3]
My home is comprised of many elements
Grandaddy was a junkie and found home in a needle filled with daily medicine
Home is far less based on physicality,
(The birds are mocking me)
But embracing the mentality that you can turn even the harshest conditions into an optimistic galaxy
(They call to be heard)
Come home daddy, it's okay now
(The birds are mocking me)
All the tears are dried up, mama's in a better place now
No guns unless they're video games
(They curse my return)
But there's a darker side to sex, rock and roll and cocaine
Come home
[Chorus]
How am I gonna get myself back home
I, I, I am lost
[Coda]
From the basement, to the ceiling
Going back home to replace this feeling
From the basement, to the ceiling
Going back home to replace this feeling