Echo Chamber - 425 - Part One
You can hear ‘Part Two’ of this week’s episode, HERE!!!
We roll things back as @EchoChamberFP gets into overtime once again with a ’TWO headed’ animal scrambling to get out!
In ‘Part One’ East End Productions brings us a tale of a writer having a potential psychosomatic break! We’re then thrust into the world of high fashion via CG Cinéma, Closer Media, Chanel, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+, Ciné+ OCS, France Télévisions, Pathé, Vertical, Signature Entertainment, and storms & sharks merge for category 5 terror thanks to Sony Pictures, Hyperobject Industries, Netflix. We end with real life high jinks in the music world from Patriot Pictures, Homefront Productions, StudioCanal, Magenta Light Studios, Blazing Griffin, Tartan Bridge Films.
'I Know Exactly How You Die' is directed by Alexandra Spieth, and written by Mike Corey. Hack writer Rian Burman (Rushabh Patel) has to finish his story without getting his protagonist murdered by a sadistic stalker (Bobby Liga) who will stop at nothing to have her.
'You, Me & Tuscany' is directed by Kat Coiro, and written by Ryan Engle. When a woman (Halle Bailey) crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s (Lorenzo de Moor) fiancée, she discovers an unexpected romance (Regé-Jean Page) that could transform her life.
'Couture' is written & directed by Alice Winocour. An American filmmaker goes on a journey as she arrives in Paris for Fashion Week.
'Thrash' is written & directed by Tommy Wirkola. A coastal town face a Category 5 hurricane whose flooding brings in ravenous sharks.
'California Schemin'' is the feature directorial debut from James McAvoy, and written by Elaine Gracie & Archie Thomson, based on Gavin Bain's 2010 memoir California Schemin': How Two Lads from Scotland Conned the Music Industry. Two aspiring Scottish MCs (Samuel Bottomley, Séamus McLean Ross) who devise an audacious scheme to achieve their dream of a record deal, by posing as Californian hip hop artists. As fame beckons and the lies pile up, their friendship is put to the test.
In ‘Part One’ we have:
I Know Exactly How You Die - Poster
The Magic Faraway Tree
Watch Review: Here.
UK Theatrical Release Date: 27th March 2026
Director: Ben Gregor
Cast: Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Phoenix Laroche, Billie Gadsdon, Jennifer Saunders, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Simon Farnaby, Claire Keelan, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning, Dustin Demri-Burns, Mark Heap, Oliver Chris, Lenny Henry, Michael Palin, Simon Russell Beale, Hiran Abeysekera, Rebecca Ferguson, Dame Judi Dench
Credit: Ashland Hill Media Finance, Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group, Entertainment Film Distributors
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Running Time: 110 min
Cert: U
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/PAUEwUhAjzg?si=y9_qXO65w7s6-BC2
Website: Here. https://www.themagicfarawaytreefilm.co.uk/home/
Instagram: @themagicfarawaytreefilm https://www.instagram.com/themagicfarawaytreefilm/
You, Me & Tuscany - Poster
You, Me & Tuscany
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/dB6fn2dJ-Eg
Dances With Film: NY, World Premiere: 2nd October 2025
Theatrical Release Date: 10th April 2026
Director: Kat Coiro
Cast: Halle Bailey, Layla Belle, Joy Bryant, Aziza Scott, Regé-Jean Page, Lorenzo de Moor, Paolo Sassanelli, Isabella Ferrari, Stefania Casini, Nia Vardalos, Tommaso Cassissa, Stella Pecollo, Gaia Bellantone, Beatrice Skyler Rigel, Emanuele Pacca, Marco Calvani, Cocoa Brown, Desirèe Pöpper
Credit: Will Packer Productions, Universal Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Running Time: 105 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/09kuFgvohIU?si=92EqTWPqvPpoD6p3
Website: Here. https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/you-me-tuscany/
X: @youmetuscany https://x.com/youmetuscany
Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/youmetuscany
Instagram: @youmetuscany https://www.instagram.com/youmetuscany
Couture - Poster
Couture
Watch Review: Here.
2025 Toronto International Film Festival, World Premiere: 7th September 2025
73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival: 21st September 2025
20th Rome Film Festival: October 2025
2025 QCinema International Film Festival: 14th November 2025
Hong Kong French Film Festival: 19th November 2025
Kinomania Film Festival: 22nd November 2025
French Film Festival: 24th November 2025
Glasgow Film Festival: 28th February 2026
Joburg Film Festival: 4th March 2026
Alliance Française French Film Festival: 5th March 2026
Manchester Film Festival: 22nd March 2026
US Theatrical Release Date: 12th September 2025
UK Theatrical Release Date: 3rd April 2026
UK Digital Release Date: 20th April 2026
Director: Alice Winocour
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Moira Hugues, Louis Garrel, Ella Rumpf, Garance Marillier, Anyier Anei, Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Lindon, Julia Ratner, Mona Tougaard, Hunter David, Olivia Douchez
Credit: CG Cinéma, Closer Media, Chanel, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+, Ciné+ OCS, France Télévisions, Pathé, Vertical, Signature Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 103 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/ymYSBS6ukns
Digital Platforms: iTunes, Amazon, Sky, Google, Rakuten, EE TV, Microsoft (Xbox), Virgin
Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/couture/umc.cmc.3w1502x3rkpugtg9m2q8ttayq?playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1888079382
Watch via Sky Store: Here. https://www.skystore.com/product/couture/63e760c0-e896-4777-877c-969475d32df3?dcmp=afc-ROI:nc_AWIN&utm_source=IE-trading&utm_medium=IE-affiliate&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=400165&awc=12422_1777045047_e7531a7bed64c31049b82563a61084c8&gad_source=7&gad_campaignid=16281866352&dclid=CJfhx9bohpQDFceGfAYd2EUGmA
Watch via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.06e8893a-11db-45bf-902d-e69d621f863d?tag=justukqxg9-21&token=CA3774BA60135AD0409D07C24960D3F9C54D532C
Thrash - Poster
Thrash
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/TOhtWhJ4xVE
Digital Release Date: 10th April 2026
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Adam Dunn, Phoebe Dynevor, Annabel Mullion, Andrew Lees, Sami Afuni, Alyla Browne, Stacy Clausen, Dante Ubaldi, Matt Nable, Amy Mathews, Tyler Coppin, Chai Hansen, Bert La Bonté, Sian Luxford, Josh McConville
Credit: Sony Pictures, Hyperobject Industries, Netflix
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Running Time: 86 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/hzyOsNyDkbM?si=rIVy96LhUvMsnXCE
Watch via Netflix: Here. https://www.netflix.com/title/82650122
Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/thrash-release-date-cast-news
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California Schemin'
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/IiiirNhAa-U
Toronto International Film Festival, World Premiere: 6th September 2025
Zurich Film Festival: 4th October 2025
Festival del Cinema di Roma: 19th October 2025
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival: 8th November 2025
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival: 16th November 2025
Hainan Island International Film Festival: 6th December 2025
Glasgow Film Festival: 8th March 2026
UK Theatrical Release Date: 10th April 2026
Director: James McAvoy
Cast: Séamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley, Lucy Halliday, James McAvoy, Rebekah Murrell, Jennifer Winn, Sonny Poon Tip, Amber Anderson, James Corden, John Scougall, Elijah Cook
Credit: Patriot Pictures, Homefront Productions, StudioCanal, Magenta Light Studios, Blazing Griffin, Tartan Bridge Films
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music
Running Time: 107 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/oUTSyu4Ovcc?si=rhzTBO0LOhu48_tV
Watch via Prime Video: Here. https://www.primevideo.com/detail/California-Schemin/0IH3B5UQY7S5M7CPQRJ5G4F1PK
Website: Here. https://www.californiaschemin.co.uk/home/
Instagram: @californiascheminfilm https://www.instagram.com/californiascheminfilm/
You can hear ‘Part Two’ of this week’s episode, HERE!!!
*(Music)
'Da Joint' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020