A couple of days ago I was contacted by an old friend of 5D (though he would probably deny even knowing me), comics writer, Jim Alexander who wanted to know if I would like a peek at his latest release. In fact, not only was his latest release, but it also just…
It was in the dim and distant days of 2013 when news came my eager way of a crowdfunding campaign for a Troma-inspired British feature film, My Bloody Banjo. I was lucky enough not only to help out in a very small way with the promotion of the film but…
SPACEMAN Written & Directed by Adam Spinks Starring: Adrian Annis • Aislinn De’Ath • Lauren Hutchings • Noeleen Comiskey • Robert Dukes • Toby Oliver Brought to you by Initiative Motion Pictures and Sunglass Films An old friend of 5D contacted us this week to see if we’d be interested…
Some rather exciting news dropped yesterday when it was announced by those good people at thisfunktional.com that Age of Darkness: Evolution War is to become a series! The news had originally broke a couple of months ago that acclaimed Director (and fellow ex-Boscombe boy) Neil Johnson was slated to direct the…
5D would like you to check out Andrew Pledger’s short horror film My Pet Norman which has just been entered into the My Rode Reel film competition. Now in its 5th year, My RØDE Reel has even more categories celebrating every aspect of filmmaking excellence, with a combined prize pool of…
Once again my never-ending quest for world domination leapt into yet another gear with the 5D Podcast now also appearing on iTunes. You can find the link at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/5d-sci-fi-fantasy-horror/id1345044762 In the latest Podcast Stuart from 5D & Zack from 8fifty2.com chat about the SpaceX launch this week, the brand new Han…
In my apparently never-ending quest for love, adoration and ultimate world domination I felt recently that I need…….well……more, much more. I wasn’t satisfied with just the 5D website and the opportunities it offered me to wallow in the pool of sci-fi, fantasy and horror self-indulgence, no not at all. It…
Way back in the murky mists of time, well February of 2016 to be precise, I brought you news of a crowdfunding campaign that had caught the eye here at 5D. The aim was to raise funds to go towards making an intriguing sci-fi short film full of all sorts…
A bit of 5D History 5D started as a simple little blog back in 2012. It began as some half-hearted musings of the often maligned genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror, all of which have formed the bedrock of my film & literature obsession. In all truth at the…
It is a heavy heart that greeted the news this morning that director Tobe Hooper died at the age of 74 – after all, what else would I feel about the man who gave me not only my favourite horror film of all time, but indeed my favourite film ever? In…