Closing night at reRun
Tonight is the last night of our Stranger Things NYC run at the reRun Theater in Brooklyn! Please come out – it’s going to be a fun couple of screenings. We have our editor Michael Taylor joining us for our Q&A at the 7:30pm screening, plus a video chat with one of our lead actors, Adeel Akhtar. He’s […]
Hollywood Reporter says: STRANGER THINGS casts hypnotic spell
Stranger Things has received a great review from The Hollywood Reporter Film critic Frank Scheck describes the film as “quietly elegant” with “the lead performers delivering emotionally expressive yet intriguing performances that feel indelibly real.” The review ends, “Gorgeously photographed
Silly headline but worth a butchers
Adeel Akhtar talked about his favourite films in the Metro last week. The paper did an interesting job of twisting his words to create a sensationalised headline, but it’s a nice piece.
Win at Raindance tops off Wonderful Weekend
Stranger Things had its long-awaited U.K. premiere at the Raindance Film Festival this Friday and a repeat screening on Saturday morning. Both screenings were very well attended. Our two lead actors, Bridget Collins and Adeel Akhtar, joined in the Q&A at the Friday screening. Also present this weekend were supporting actors Victoria Jeffrey and Taran […]
Come On With the Rain
Here’s some happy news for this drizzly day in both New York and London. It’s finally time for the UK premiere of Stranger Things! The film will be screening at the upcoming Raindance Film Festival in London this October, where it’s in competition for Best British Film. Ron and I will both be over in London for the premiere. I know it’s […]
Around The World
Following our exciting international premiere at Karlovy Vary in July, Stranger Things is heading off on more voyages, the next two both in the Americas. Our South American premiere will be at the brilliant SANFIC film festival, in Santiago, Chile, where Stranger Things will be playing alongside Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture and Megan Griffiths’s The Off […]
Honorable Mention for STRANGER THINGS
Stranger Things has received an honorable mention at the 2011 Woods Hole Film Festival. Wonderful news! It’s the 20th edition of the festival, so it’s a great time to win a prize there. We’re delighted. The festival ran from July 30 to August 6 and we were very pleased to be in Woods Hole for […]
STRANGER THINGS on Rhode Island
Stranger Things is off to the smallest state for the FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), a festival well-known for showcasing new voices of independent film. RIIFF takes place in Providence between August 9-14. The film will be in competition. Stranger Things will screen at 1:15pm on Friday, August 12th at the Metcalf Auditorium (20 N. […]
Woods Hole Film Festival
The Stranger Things team is delighted that the film will be screening in competition at the 20th Woods Hole Film Festival in beautiful Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The festival takes place from Saturday, July 30 through August 6, 2011. Woods Hole was selected as one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World by Moviemaker magazine and […]
STRANGER THINGS at Karlovy Vary IFF
We’re thrilled to announce that Stranger Things will have its International Premiere at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. The film will show in the prestigious competitive section Forum of Independents, where films compete for the Independent Camera Award. Last year’s winner was Christopher Morris’ darkly hilarious Four Lions, which also starred […]