FORUM news hound Lee2112 has discovered confirmation of Shane's next big film project on the Empire website. The film is to be called "Beware the Devil" and is a true account of one man's attempt to discredit the world of the ouija board.
Shane provides more details in the Empire article:
“It’s based on a book of the same name, based on the life of a guy who, by getting involved with ouija boards and the occult by trying to disprove it, trying to take the piss out of it, got possessed, had to be exorcised, and later became an exorcist himself..."
For the full article, visit the Empire website HERE in which Shane also reveals he is very likely to make another 5 Day Feature about Le Donk before moving onto the Beware of the Devil feature!

The Le Donk stuff keeps on coming too!
There will be a special screening of Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee at the Latitude festival on Saturday the 18th of July. Not only that, but it will be followed by a Q&A with Shane and Paddy Considine.
You can read more and buy tickets via the Latitude website HERE
Thanks to Chromebaby for discovering this!

Another positive review, this time from Variety which you can read HERE
Thanks to Davros for finding that.

Finally, we have a nice new image of the Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee poster courtesy of Paddy Considine and Gareth who runs Paddy's site. You can check the splendid image out on the FORUM HERE
Don't forget to keep your eyes on Paddy's site and forum too for more as-it-happens news! Just click the PADDY CONSIDINE logo on the right!

Thanks to Chromebaby on the FORUM we have a brilliant close up photo of the Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee film poster which was made for the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).
It is possible that the design may change slightly before the intended small scale theatrical release and DVD... not least because Scor-Zay-Zee's name is spelt incorrectly!

Click the image for a nice big version!

Over on the EIFF website, a trio of very entertaining videos have appeared which reveal some interesting 'issues' between Le Donk and Shane before and after the film's premiere. Not only that, but we get a rather splendid rap from Scor-Zay-Zee from the back of a pink limousine! Click the links below to see the videos on the EIFF website:
PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE

Finally, Gareth who runs paddyconsidine.co.uk found another great article. It's a hugely abridged look at the Five Day Features Q&A that Shane and Mark Herbert held the day after the film premiere at the EIFF on the Guradian website HERE

First thing's first, the title of Shane's latest film has now become:
LE DONK & SCOR-ZAY-ZEE
...so stop calling it Le Donk or you'll look a proper fool at the local film buff meetings!

Scor-Zay-Zee, Le Donk, Mark Herbert, and Shane Meadows

The world premiere occured on the 23rd of June at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), and since then, positive word has been spreading through the media!
Before you look at the reviews though, you may be interested in seeing the EIFF photo shoots for the film and the film's after-party.
Take a look at Shane, Mark Herbert, Le Donk, Scor-Zay-Zee, and a pink limousine HERE
Take a peek at the after party photos HERE .. (eagle-eyed viewers may get a glimpse of the Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee film poster).
The EIFF blog also mentions that we have a fantastic sounding video to look forward to later in the week. You can look at the blog entry HERE.

As expected, some early film reviews and articles have already started to appear online.
Empire Online Film Blog HERE
Wired.co.uk (mini-interview) HERE
Eyeforfilm.co.uk (review) HERE
Rotten Tomatoes (EIFF report) HERE
Guardian (review) HERE
Independent (review) HERE

Thanks to Chromebaby and GR on the FORUM for some of the links.

Over on the FORUM, Shane has recently posted a thorough update which covers all of his forthcoming projects.
This includes, Le Donk, The Gavin Clark and Thailand documentaries, King of the Gypsies, and the This Is England TV series. Not to mention his next feature length project, which, by all accounts has the potential to be the scariest film ever, but other than that little tease, the project is currently filed under "TOP SECRET".
Have a read of Shane's update over on the forum HERE

As previously hinted at on the Empire website, Shane's first '5-Day-Feature' project will receive its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) on the 23rd of June. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Shane.
You can check out further details, and book your tickets on the EIFF website HERE

Scorz-Ayz-Ee and Le Donk ready for glory.

On the following day (that's the 24th of June for those of you who can't do the 'math'), Shane and producer Mark Herbert will be holding a second event to launch the '5-Day-Features' film-making philosophy.
The 5-Day-Features philosophy is to encourage film-makers to have a go at shooting a feature length film in 5 days!
Check out the details, and book tickets on the EIFF website HERE
Big thanks to 'Formally known as Salv' on the FORUM for pointing all this out!

A couple of days ago on the Empire magazine website, a short interview with Shane appeared in which he talks about Le Donk. Most of the info has been heard before, but the end of the article says that Le Donk will premier at the Edinburgh film festival this summer!
Check the article out for youself by clicking HERE

In other exciting news, we may have found the title of Shane's next feature film!
In a tiny snippet of a showbiz news article in The Sun, Shane apparently reveals that his next film is a horror called, "Beware The Devil".. In the article Shane says, "It’s not going to be a gory slasher film but it will be a good old-fashioned edge of your seat thriller.
Big thanks to DazzaB on the forum for spotting this!
To prove it isn't an April Fools day joke, you check out this news on The Sun website HERE

A recent interview with Shane which appeared on the ThisIsDerbyshire.co.uk website mentions that the script for Shane's forthcoming feature film project, King of the Gypsies, has now been completed.
The script was co-written with Paddy Considine, who will also be taking the title role in the film. Shooting on the film is scheduled to begin sometime next year.
You can read the brief interview HERE.
Thanks to Thribb on the FORUM for spotting the article.

Back in 2005, Shane made a short film to promote the Nokia Shorts film competition.
The competition involved making a short film of only 15 seconds duration, and was designed to encourage the development of material geared specifically for viewing on mobile phones. Shane took the concept one step further, by shooting his 15 second film on a mobile phone.
The result was The Stairwell, a film which has long been lost to the darkest depths of the internet. But now, Shane has kindly made The Stairwell available once again. So sit back and wallow in the lost 15 second classic.... starring Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure.


Huge thanks to Shane for putting the film back online.

The Critics Circle Film Awards took place last Wednesday, and Thomas Turgoose took home the award for Best Young Performer for his performance in Somers Town.
You can catch a brief glimpse of Tomo at the awards ceremony in the first minute of the Guardian.co.uk backstage video HERE.
Thanks to PointBlank on the forum for letting us know about this.

To celebrate the recent release of Somers Town on DVD and Blu-Ray, ShaneMeadows.co.uk (that's this site incase you hadn't noticed) will be running a competition in the not too distant future in which you can win a copy of the film on DVD or a copy of the Gavin Clark soundtrack!

So keep your eyes on the site to make sure you don't miss the lauch of the competition.
Oh, and don't worry, it will only involve answering an easy-peasy question, so everyone will have a chance of winning.
But remember, if you're not skint or too lazy to move, you can buy Somers Town now from a shop! Imagine that!
The extra features on both the DVD and Blu-Ray include:
* Interviews with Shane Meadows, Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Perry Benson
* Shane Meadows Master Class in Tribeca Film Festival
* TV Spots and Trailer
The Tribeca Master Class with Shane and writer Paul Fraser is worth the asking price on its own if you ask me!

In other SOMERS TOWN news....
Photographer Filip Gierlinski has a fantastic collection of production stills and behind the scenes images from his time working as an official on-set photographer for Somers Town. You can investigate this brilliant collection on his fancy website HERE.

Yesterday, Shane posted a news update on the FORUM which mentions a number of his future projects.
Five Day Feature, Le Donk is being finalised with some editing tweaks and grading.
This Is England the TV series creeps closer to becoming a reality.
King of the Gypsies delay confirmed.
That's not all... Shane also has some exciting personal news too!
Check out Shane's full message on the FORUM by clicking HERE.

To celebrate the release of Somers Town on DVD and Blu-Ray this coming Monday (12th of January), Shane will be meeting fans and signing Somers Town DVDs (and Blu-Rays if you're posh) at the Listergate HMV store in Nottingham.. This will takeplace from 2pm on Monday the 12th of January.
Thanks to Sammo on the FORUM for pointing this out!

Bad news on the King of the Gypsies front.
Written by Shane and Paddy Considine, Shane's next feature film project is a bio-pic of bare-knuckle boxer Bartley Gorman.. However, due to unspecified legal issues, the pre-production on the film is currently at a stand-still.
Fingers crossed that whatever the issue may be, it gets sorted out sooner rather than later!
You can read the source of this story over on the Empire website by clicking HERE.
Thanks to Morrell and Companero on the FORUM for spotting this story.

What's this? An image of the This Is England DVD with a piece of virtual holly stuck to it?
YES!
Does this mean a free copy for everyone who visits the site?
NO... It's better than that!
At long last, the This Is England fan commentary is completed, and shanemeadows.co.uk is happy to pop a copy into your stockings as an early Christmas present!
Armed with this fan commentary (and your copy of the This Is England DVD), you will be able to keep the whole family bemused during those many boring hours over the yule period! Hoorah!
This fan commentary is a collaborative effort in which 19 members of the FORUM each provided commentary for a different five minute section of the film. Each of the sections were then compiled into one full-length, MP3 commentary track which you can play as you watch the DVD. By doing this, you get the effect of hearing a new DVD commentary track made by the fans for the fans!
To get hold of the MP3 file and for more detailed information / instructions, head on over to the new Fan Commentary thread in the FORUM by clicking HERE.

"But where's my second gift?" I hear you cry.
Well, Nick Hemming of the band The Leisure Society, is very kindly giving you a free MP3 of the previously unavailable track, Monkey Hair Hide, which features in Dead Man's Shoes.
Grab this MP3 while you can, because it will be available for a limited time only!
You can download the track by right-clicking the following link and using the Save As option. Monkey_Hair_Hide.mp3
Why not head on over to The Leisure Society MySpace page and say thanks to Nick!
www.myspace.com/theleisuresociety

See you next year!

Dave (the man behind the scenes)

On the 20th of December, singer/songwriter Gavin Clark wiil be performing a one-off gig of his musical contributions to Shane's films.
The gig will feature all of his compositions that have featured in Shane's films over the years, including the full soundtrack of Somers Town!
The gig is being held at the Union Chapel in London. For more details about the location and how to get tickets, visit the Union Chapel website by clicking HERE.
If that wasn't enough, Gavin will be accompanied by Nick Hemming of The Leisure Society and both Ali and Ted of Clayhill.
It is now confirmed that Shane will be filming the event with the help of multiple camera operators. Shane intends to use the footage as the ending to his Gavin Clark documentary which he has been working on for the last couple of years.
You can check out Shane's latest post about this event HERE.
You can check out Gavin Clark's music on his MySpace page HERE.
Thanks to UnTruth on the forum for spotting this.