Ahhh, another snowy year at Sundance (particularly snowy this year) has come to a close. A lot of excellent films have been packed up in their canisters and sent to their new distributors. Even more will move along in the festival season, hoping to find a friendly home on some form of new-fangled download-to-your-alphanumeric-pager distro-strategy. But before these movies... More »

As we welcome in the Year of the Dragon, China's vast workforce is still celebrating, making the most of their time off to visit relatives in the far-flung provinces. As a result, the country won't be kicking back into gear until next week and the box office results for the weeklong holiday have yet to be released. Here in Hong... More »

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 TV show in the 1980s.  But the legacy of The Wicker Man is a lasting one.  After the publication of... More »

Prime Minister David Cameron struck fear into the hearts of British Indie filmmakers and exhibitors in Britain last week when he announced, in anticipation of an exhaustive official report on the future and current state of the British film industry, that the UK should become more "dynamic and entrepreneurial" and make "commercially successful pictures that rival the quality and... More »

While the majority of Bildstorung's catalog focuses on the European arthouse cinema of the past, there is a growing portion of their acquisitions that are moving far from their German home. The company has licenses for films from as far away as Australia, the US, and India in an attempt to get wider recognition for these under-seen and under-appreciated pieces.... More »