The resurgence in anthology horror films has been fascinating -- and heartening -- to see, both in a professional sense (filmmakers working together; short subjects receiving more attention when combined into a feature-length project) and a creative one (different approaches...
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by Peter Martin, January 27, 2012 4:16 PM
The Japanese title of Atsushi Ogata's romantic comedy Cast Me If You Can is "Wakiyaku Monogatari," which translates as "Tale of the Supporting Actor." The supporting actor in this particular tale, and the main character in this story, is Hiroshi...
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by Christopher Bourne, January 27, 2012 1:59 PM
Look, the flick is called Man on a Ledge, so I think it's safe to say that nobody here has delusions of Oscar attention. This is what's called a "high concept thriller," which (I think) means that the flick can...
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by Scott Weinberg, January 27, 2012 12:59 PM
Jon Guillermin's forgotten Rapture is a complex gem of a film. Every piece of the film works masterfully, and yet it had mostly fallen off the face of the earth until Twilight Time licensed it for release on Blu-ray. There...
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by J Hurtado, January 27, 2012 11:52 AM
The Wicker Man is one of those films that has taken on such a life of its own over the past 38 years. It succeeded against all manner of personality conflict, distribution woes, and production logistics - tales of which are...
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by Kurt Halfyard, January 27, 2012 7:07 AM
My hopes were extremely high heading into tonight's opening of Karan Malhotra's debut feature, Agneepath. After seeing the first teaser for the film last fall, it immediately shot to the very top of my Bollywood-blockbusters-to-see list. The challenge with films,...
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by J Hurtado, January 27, 2012 2:35 AM
In her first directorial turn, actress Katie Aselton impressed indie audiences with her relationship comedy The Freebie. Looking to go in a completely different direction with her sophomore effort, Aselton and husband Mark Duplass worked up the outline for...
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by Ryland Aldrich, January 27, 2012 1:26 AM
It has indeed been nearly 40 years since the release of the British cult film, about cults: The Wicker Man. Director Robin Hardy has a fairly sparse resume in the ensuing years, only a single film, and a single...
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by Kurt Halfyard, January 27, 2012 12:03 AM
A perfectly fine, perfectly average thriller, Man on a Ledge holds no surprises, except how easy it is to guess what's going to happen next. The pleasure, such as it is, is all in the performances, so if you're...
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by Peter Martin, January 27, 2012 12:01 AM
Young and in love, married couple Kate and Charlie Hannah like to get smashed. Like GG-Allin-meeting-your-Christian-parents smashed, someone is going to vomit and piss themselves at some point in the night. They spend their days in bars getting drunk and...
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by Chase Whale, January 26, 2012 3:03 PM
Traditionally at Chinese New Year, cinema screens are filled with feel-good romantic comedies that give almost every name actor currently available a moment in the spotlight, in front of packed theatres of reunited families. This year proves no exception and...
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by James Marsh, January 26, 2012 1:52 PM
"We pioneered the way to make money at skateboarding." - Lance Mountain Before the 80's skateboard boom, the industry had hit another downward spiral so bad it had been coined the "Dark Ages." Zephyr, the world's biggest in-your-face skate...
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by Chase Whale, January 26, 2012 1:18 PM
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