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Whither COMMUNITY? Creator Dan Harmon Out as Showrunner

Fans of U.S. TV show Community were cheered by recent word that it would be returning for a fourth season, but that reaction has been tempered by news late Friday night that creator Dan Harmon will not be returning... More >>

by Peter Martin, May 19, 2012 4:00 PM


 

Xavier Gens to Direct a Comedy Crime Caper

Director Xavier Gens made a big splash in the genre pool with the very impressive and hard-edged Frontière(s) before tangling with Hollywood on the ill-fated Hitman and then delivering the apocalyptic (and divisive) The Divide. Now he's set to... More >>

by Peter Martin, May 19, 2012 3:00 PM


 

Marko Zaror Joins THE RAID Team for Mo Brothers Mayhem!

Word has broken over at Indiewire that XYZ Films looks to continue the phenomenal success it is currently enjoying around the world with Gareth Evans' The Raid by putting two more Indonesian action films into production just as soon as... More >>

by James Marsh, May 19, 2012 12:44 PM


 

Top 5 Wacky Market Posters from Cannes 2012

While the very best of world cinema is unspooling upstairs at the Palais (see our reviews of Paradise: Love and Reality), there is a-whole-nother world of cinema happening downstairs. Probably the biggest draw of the fest isn't the red carpet glamour or the... More >>

by Ryland Aldrich, May 19, 2012 12:00 PM


 

Trailer For CHINESE ZODIAC, Jackie Chan's 'Last Big Action Movie'!

When launching his latest film Chinese Zodiac in Cannes, Jackie Chan announced that the film will be his 'last big action movie' because of factors such as his age, safety and his family. The 58-year old actor is the action choreographer,... More >>

by Hugo Ozman, May 19, 2012 8:23 AM


 

Andy Lau Goes James Bond In Spy Thriller SWITCH

As the Cannes film festival is underway, a trailer for Switch (富春山居图) has been release at this event.  No official word on the story behind the 20-million budgeted action adventure film yet but from the trailer, I'm assuming leading... More >>

by Al Young, May 19, 2012 8:22 AM


 

Trailer For Wong Jing-Produced NAKED SOLDIER Is Sexy Yet Dangerous

What's old is new again. Exactly two decades ago, notorious filmmaker Wong Jing produced Naked Killer, a "Girls With Guns" film that became a Hong Kong cult classic due to its graphic violence and explicit sexual nature.  He then followed... More >>

by Al Young, May 19, 2012 8:22 AM


 

GROSSE POINT BLANK And HIGH FIDELITY Writer Joins Edgar Wright And Johnny Depp On THE NIGHT STALKER

Will Johnny Depp's other revival of a classic, horror themed television series turn out better than Dark Shadows did? Given the talent package assembling around The Night Stalker, it would appear to have a fighting chance.Word broke back in... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 19, 2012 5:17 AM


 

Duncan Jones Directing Biopic of James Bond Creator Ian Fleming

It seems such an obvious - and stellar - choice for a film that the only real question to ask is "Why has it taken this long?"Duncan Jones - the director of Moon and Source Code - has been... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 19, 2012 5:05 AM


 

Fabulous Trailer For 1960's Thai Gangster Film ANTAPAL

Who would have thought - when he first appeared on the scene as part of The Art Of The Devil directing collective Ronin Team - that Thailand's Kongkiat Khomsiri would emerge as one of his nation's most consistently compelling... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 18, 2012 9:06 PM


 

Twitch Exclusive: First Clip From Canadian Psychological Thriller IN THE HOUSE OF FLIES!

The collective of Canadian filmmakers out of Geulph, Ontario who brought us If A Tree Falls and Neverlost have just wrapped up post on their next film, the psychological thriller In The House of Flies. And we have the first exclusive... More >>

by Andrew Mack, May 18, 2012 8:29 PM


 

Sales Trailer For The Butcher Brothers' THE THOMPSONS

San Francisco based horror directors The Butcher Brothers - helmers of Sundance selected The Violent Kind - are paying a fresh visit to their favorite family with their latest effort. A sequel to their breakout hit The Hamiltons, The... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 18, 2012 8:15 PM


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Reviews and Interviews

NYIFF 2012 Review: AADUKALAM

Criminal thinking is really the same everywhere, isn't it? Warring clans are warring clans. In some countries they wear suits, in others, they wear lungi (ankle length skirts for men which can be wrapped around the waist when needed). We... More >>

by J Hurtado, May 19, 2012 11:21 PM


 

Blu-ray Review: MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD (Well Go USA)

2010 seems like a lifetime away in the Sushi Typhoon universe. Mutant Girls Squad was initially finished nearly two years ago and had its premiere screening in Japan two years ago to the day before it's Blu-ray debut on US... More >>

by J Hurtado, May 19, 2012 5:42 PM


 

Cannes 2012 Review: Brandon Cronenberg's ANTIVIRAL

As a stomach-churning, jet-black satire of modern culture, Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral is a resounding success, and is directed with precision and conviction. However, for these very reasons, it's also cold, sterile and mostly void of humanity or even emotion. It's... More >>

by Brian Clark, May 19, 2012 2:05 PM


 

Review: MARLEY Hits All the Right Notes

The last few months has seen an explosion of exceptional music documentaries. From Under African Skies to Beware of Mr. Baker, films of breadth and clarity of vision have transcended their subject matters, demonstrating unequivocaly that a music documentary need... More >>

by Jason Gorber, May 19, 2012 11:11 AM


 

Cannes 2012 Review: Ulrich Seidl's PARADISE: LOVE Doesn't Flinch, But You Might

Another year at Cannes, another polarizing film that splits audiences. Ulrich Seidl's Paradise: Love, the first in his trilogy of "paradise" films (next up is Faith followed by Hope), is a confrontational, often ugly depiction of different forms of desperation... More >>

by Brian Clark, May 18, 2012 12:01 PM


 

Review: TAKESHIS' (Personal Favorites #75)

What would happen if a director made a film about himself? And how would that film be affected if this director just happened to be a real multi-talented control freak? You don't need to look any further than Takeshis', Takeshi... More >>

by Niels Matthijs, May 18, 2012 9:00 AM


 

Cannes 2012 Review: Garrone's REALITY is a Fascinating Place

In his 2008 Cannes Grand Prix winning Gomorrah, Matteo Garrone took us deep into a crime ridden community to give an initmate taste of modern Italian society. In his follow up four years on, Garrone again plays tour guide... More >>

by Ryland Aldrich, May 18, 2012 8:17 AM


 

NYIFF 2012 Review: CHITTAGONG

Anyone who follows my writing here on the site, and particularly my reviews, knows that I'm a huge history geek. I'm easily swayed by a good historical drama, and the first to stab a bad one in the eye. Bedabrata... More >>

by J Hurtado, May 18, 2012 8:00 AM


 

Review: DARLING COMPANION - Doggonit, Kasdan...!

Double bad news for Kevin Kline: He didn't just lose a dog - he's in one!  (Zing!) All geeks will forever owe Lawrence Kasdan a debt of gratitude for his Lucasfilm screenwriting legacy alone (EMPIRE, JEDI, RAIDERS). That's aside... More >>

by Jim Tudor, May 18, 2012 1:46 AM


 

Review: BATTLESHIP, or: Jerry Lewis vs. the Aliens

The perils of an all-volunteer military force have never been as apparent as in Peter Berg's Battleship, which celebrates the heroism of those who served in the past even while it denigrates the intelligence of sailors present. It makes... More >>

by Peter Martin, May 18, 2012 12:01 AM


 

Twitch's Review Roundup: BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW, a Bold and Ethereal Head Trip

After a successful run on the festival circuit, Beyond the Black Rainbow begins a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on Friday. Filled with many gorgeous, perplexing wonders, the film fairly well demands that it be experienced in a... More >>

by Peter Martin, May 17, 2012 9:45 PM


 

Review: LOVELY MOLLY, A Deeply Unsettling Character Study

[With Lovely Molly due for limited theatrical release tomorrow, we revisit our review from the 2011 Toronto film festival.] Molly Reynolds is, in many ways, the typical American girl. A small town girl in middle America with little education, she... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 17, 2012 8:59 PM


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From the festival: Cannes 2012

Did the first clip from Ben Wheatley's SIGHTSEERS touch you?

by James Marsh, May 13, 2012 2:16 PM

We love Brighton-based filmmaker Ben Wheatley. From his brilliant armchair gangster flick DOWN TERRACE to the international hitman sensation that was the chilling KILL LIST, he is doing everything he can to wipe that stuttering, self-depracating Hugh Grant/Richard Curtis image of England from your minds once and for all. His... More >>
Korean production house Mirovision has been screening its first promotional trailers for Empire of the Ants, a $25 million 3D adaptation of Bernard Webber's popular sci-fi novel, to buyers at the Cannes film market. The book is the first installment... More >>
Eli Roth, director of Cabin Fever and Hostel, is returning to the director's chair after a lengthy hiatus spent producing and acting and such. Worldview Entertainment has signed on to produce and finance his new horror thriller The Green Inferno.... More >>
There's all sorts of exciting stuff happening at Cannes this year and not just in the arthouse sector, as this trailer for the Franck Khalfoun remake of "Maniac" shows. Bill Lustig's original was sleazy and gory and well, guess what:... More >>
Written and directed by former Rue Morgue editor-in-chief Jovanka Vuckovic and produced by Jason Lapeyre (I Declare War) with Guillermo del Toro tying a ribbon on top as executive producer, The Captured Bird is has an astounding pool of talent in the... More >>

Action Packed, Adrenaline Fuelled Trailer For Roar Uthaug's ESCAPE (FLUKT)

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    When launching his latest film Chinese Zodiac in Cannes, Jackie Chan announced that the film will be his 'last big...
  • Andy Lau Goes James Bond In Spy Thriller SWITCH

    by Al Young, May 19, 2012 8:22 AM


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    by Todd Brown, May 18, 2012 9:06 PM


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    by Todd Brown, May 18, 2012 8:15 PM


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