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Beefcake! Beefcake!

Do you like to watch big, burly men punching each other? Well, so do I! And so this summer Twitch will present a film series dedicated to the biggest, beefiest stars of them all with a retrospective of films... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 16, 2012 8:05 PM


 

Trailer for Hola Mexico Film Festival! Proof Moustaches Can Be Awesome!

I've run it by the rest of the guys that we should participate in 'Movember' next Fall. I think this trailer for the Hola Mexico Film Festival may just be the motivating tool I need to convince them that... More >>

by Andrew Mack, May 16, 2012 3:29 PM


 

Nicolas Cage's Photoshopped Abs Star In Ryuhei Kitamura's MARBLE CITY

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you what may be the greatest, most ridiculous poster ever made for a movie which does not yet exist. Freshly arrived in Cannes I made my first foray into the Marche du Film... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 16, 2012 2:50 PM


 

The 2012 New York Indian Film Festival Preview: Anurag Kashyap, Manoj Bajpayee, & Nawazuddin Siddiqui On A Roll!

The 12th annual New York Indian Film Festival is nearly here, and they've got some great events and films to share. The festival begins on Wednesday, May 23rd and runs through May 27th. During that time, attendees will be treated... More >>

by J Hurtado, May 16, 2012 2:05 PM


 

PROMETHEUS Viral Video sees Dr. Shaw Pitching her Philosophy

Running one of the best lead-up campaigns to a big blockbuster in years, a combination of  advertising, teasing, and otherwise setting the mood, team-Prometheus now gives you a real good look at who is most likely to be the lead character... More >>

by Kurt Halfyard, May 16, 2012 10:53 AM


 

THE CAPTURED BIRD to premiere at World Wide Short Festival

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 >>

by Kurt Halfyard, May 16, 2012 9:40 AM


 

John Woo to Remake Seijun Suzuki's YOUTH OF THE BEAST

John Woo will direct an English-language remake of Seijun Suzuki's Youth of the Beast, to be entitled Day of the Beast. Woo and his longtime partner Terence Chang will produce; the film will be a co-production of Woo and... More >>

by Peter Martin, May 16, 2012 9:35 AM


 

Contest: Win a Blu-Ray/DVD Combo of Joe Carnahan's THE GREY

Although Joe Carnahan's latest doesn't live up to the marketing hype of Liam Neeson in wild-man action mode, The Grey is a surprisingly effective drama wrapped inside of a tense survival thriller. Here's the official synopsis: Liam Neeson (Schindler's List,... More >>

by Charles Webb, May 16, 2012 9:24 AM


 

You Are What You Eat in Hilarious FUGU & TAKO Trailer

The latest film from director Ben West and Australian special effects guru, Robot, comes FUGU & TAKO, the story of two Japanese salarymen who get more than they bargain for when one of them demands ultra fresh "fugu" (pufferfish) at... More >>

by James Marsh, May 15, 2012 9:39 PM


 

Soi Cheang's MOTORWAY finally enters the home straight!

It seems like forever since director Soi Cheang and producer Johnnie To began work on their underground racing thriller, MOTORWAY, with the first proper trailer surfacing almost exactly a year ago to the day. Well, now the chequered flag seems... More >>

by James Marsh, May 15, 2012 9:13 PM


 

Kathryn Bigelow's 'Bin Laden' Movie Gets International Distribution

The movie known as Zero Dark Thirty -- and, originally, as Kill Bin Laden -- has been acquired for distribution outside the United States by Universal Pictures International (UPI), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sony will release the film... More >>

by Peter Martin, May 15, 2012 6:56 PM


 

Remember Kids, YOU CAN'T KILL STEPHEN KING

I have no idea if the filmmakers responsible for upcoming horror comedy You Can't Kill Stephen King were aware that they were making a bad movie. I really don't. But the guys who cut the trailer? Oh, they knew... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 15, 2012 2:30 PM


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Reviews and Interviews

Review Reminder Roundup: FROZEN PLANET, SHAME, BEING ELMO, SLEEPING BEAUTY

Hello fellow sojourners in the stateside mass media marketplace. Here's another chance to reminisce about the last month or so in home entertainment. Virtually everything you see here is something I wanted to see, a personal favorite or a film... More >>

by Canfield, May 16, 2012 11:02 AM


 

Review: THE DICTATOR Not Altogether Great, But Still Retains Power

Here we have a fish-out-water story which transports the protagonists from their far-away homeland, to New York City. The CG may not be the best, and it plays more than a bit blue. No, I'm not talking about THE SMURFS,... More >>

by Jim Tudor, May 15, 2012 6:21 PM


 

Cannes 2012 Interview: Brandon Cronenberg talks ANTIVIRAL

Antiviral marks the feature debut of the scion of one of the world's most esteemed genre filmmakers. The film will be competing as part of the Un Certain Regard series, an immesely prestigious honor for this young filmmaker.Brandon Cronenberg's name... More >>

by Jason Gorber, May 15, 2012 2:59 PM


 

Blu-ray Review: THE GREY Is Surprisingly Light On Wolf Punching

The characters stranded with Liam Neeson among the wilds of mountainous, snowy Alaska are a motley crew of criminals, the lost, and the broken whose choices in life have led them to the very the end of the continent, and... More >>

by Charles Webb, May 15, 2012 11:33 AM


 

Udine 2012 Review: UNBOWED

In June of this year, two Korean actors will be feted at the famed Grauman's Chinese theatre on Hollywood Blvd., where they will have their hand and footprints cast in the pavement; the first Asian performers to be honoured in... More >>

by Pierce Conran, May 15, 2012 11:30 AM


 

Blu-ray Review: DEMONS 1 & 2 Steelbook (Arrow Video)

Demons. In 1985, Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava put together what is probably the greatest of all Heavy Metal horror films, Demons. Sure, other films have focused more on the music, and there are no musicians or bands in Demons,... More >>

by J Hurtado, May 14, 2012 9:35 PM


 

HotDocs 2012: PUSHWAGNER Review

An aging Norwegian pop artist, Hariton Pushwagner, is the subject of this larger-than-life documentary, directed by Even Benestad and August B. Hanssen. And it's a great doc about an eccentric artist, rivaling Crumb in its charm and scope.It is clear from... More >>

by Dustin Chang, May 14, 2012 2:00 PM


 

Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev's ELENA

Acclaimed Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return, The Banishment) taps into the rich tradition of film noir, as well as the influence and cultural echoes of such diverse Russian forebears as Dostoevsky, Chekhov and Tarkovsky, in his latest work Elena,... More >>

by Christopher Bourne, May 14, 2012 12:00 PM


 

TV Review: GAME OF THRONES S2E7, A MAN WITHOUT HONOR

[Twitch is reviewing Game Of Thrones on an episode by episode basis throughout the current season. Please note that these are being written from someone who has very deliberately NOT read the books so as to come to the... More >>

by Todd Brown, May 14, 2012 10:45 AM


 

Blu-ray Review: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (Twilight Time)

The work of French fantasist Jules Verne has fascinated readers for over a hundred years. When I was young, probably around ten or eleven, I was a devotee of Verne's. I collected his better known works and read them over... More >>

by J Hurtado, May 13, 2012 10:20 PM


 

Review: RISING STAR's Future Looks Bright

Rising Star is a romantic comedy that is written, directed and produced by Marty Lang, an independent filmmaker who is interestingly also a university professor of Film. One of the appeals of this film, at least for me, is therefore... More >>

by Hugo Ozman, May 13, 2012 1:35 AM


 

FULL MOON TRILOGY: Swanberg flies to Toronto to talk DIY filmmaking

There was all this talk during the early days video revolution that filmmakers would be freed from the constraints of a Hollywood system in order to make small, independent films. During Hearts of Darkness, shot midway through one of the... More >>

by Jason Gorber, May 12, 2012 1:04 PM


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  • Remember Kids, YOU CAN'T KILL STEPHEN KING

    by Todd Brown, May 15, 2012 2:30 PM


    I have no idea if the filmmakers responsible for upcoming horror comedy You Can't Kill Stephen King were aware...
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    by Todd Brown, May 15, 2012 1:31 PM


    Some ideas just demand to be made into films. And one of those ideas involves a great white shark...
  • Fresh Clip From Sean Byrne's THE LOVED ONES

    by Todd Brown, May 15, 2012 12:30 PM


    About a zillion years after it wowed audiences on the festival circuit - it's actually been three - Sean...
  • Utterly Abysmal New Trailer For Dario Argento's DRACULA 3D

    by Todd Brown, May 15, 2012 11:30 AM


    When a sales trailer for Dario Argento's Dracula leaked out a while back there were some poised to forgive...
  • Get A Good Look At PROMETHEUS Herself In New Clip

    by Todd Brown, May 14, 2012 5:03 PM


    Lest anyone forget, Ridley Scott's Prometheus takes its title from the space ship which carts its all star cast...
 

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