by Ben Umstead, February 16, 2010 1:00 PM
This past decade has seen a decline in most facets of American independent cinema. Arguably the one real growth, change or movement would be that of the so called "mumblecore" crowd; an inter connected slew of young filmmakers that share...
by Ard Vijn, February 3, 2009 9:24 PM
A good nine months after winning the Jury Prize at Cannes, Paolo Sorrentino's "Il Divo" arrived at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. It's a biopic about the famous Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, 19 times Minister and 7 times even Prime...
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by Todd Brown, September 3, 2008 10:47 PM
The latest from hugely acclaimed Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa has been hailed as a major departure for the man behind existential horror gems such as Cure and Kairo (Pulse). And in most ways it is, Kurosawa seeming to have...
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by The Visitor, August 19, 2008 8:40 PM
**UPDATE** Here's how you can purchase the Summer Afternoon DVD, which is only available in Taiwan. Just send an email to: huchihhsin@gmail.com. Two girls and a guy on a road trip through the countryside. Two are lovers and one...
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by Todd Brown, July 21, 2008 12:27 AM
That Japanese college students donning wrestling masks and tights to try their hand at flamboyant professional style wrestling would prove entertaining came as no surprise. That it could be as touching, heartfelt and emotionally satisfying as it is in...
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by Todd Brown, July 19, 2008 12:24 AM
Long time Twitch readers may well remember us talking about Filipino horror film Sigaw a couple years back. Written and directed by Yam Laranas it came late enough in the run of Asian horror films – and in some...
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by Kurt Halfyard, June 9, 2008 7:29 PM
Now is as good a time as any to take a poll of the Twitch readership on whether or not they've had a chance to catch Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's verité horror flick [●REC] which has been circulating festivals...
by Todd Brown, May 27, 2008 1:35 AM
The list of Cannes prize winners was released yesterday and at the top of the pile was Laurent Cantat's Entre les murs with Gomorrah taking the Grand Prix. Also scoring a major nod was Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata -...
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by Todd Brown, May 19, 2008 7:21 PM
Yes, it is my fifth day here in Cannes a day which henceforth shall be referred to as the day with the worst screening karma known to man. My success rate getting to see the film sthat I planned...
by Ard Vijn, May 19, 2008 4:54 AM
"Animated documentary". That's two words you don't often see combined, at least not when it's about a full-length feature film. "Persepolis" would be the closest example, the only one I could mention. Yet there is currently another one of these...
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