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Fantasia 2009

Hey LA! Wanna Win Tickets To See Sion Sono's LOVE EXPOSURE?

by Ben Umstead, May 12, 2011 7:13 PM


Holy Mother of God, it is more Love Exposure goodness. As we've already stated today, Sion Sono's under-seen masterpiece on true love, up-skirt photography, cults and Catholicism is finally getting a U.S. theatrical release from Olive Films and Cinefamily starting...

Finally! LOVE EXPOSURE Comes To U.S Shores (UPDATED)

by Ben Umstead, May 12, 2011 5:16 PM


[UPDATE: Incidentally Cinefamily is the U.S. Booker, so if you are, or know of a theater owner/manager who wants to book the film, please contact them.] Sion Sono's mad, manic, gloriously crafted opus, Love Exposure is without a doubt one...

HARD REVENGE MILLY and HARD REVENGE MILLY: BLOODY BATTLE DVD Review!

by Rodney Perkins, January 25, 2010 8:21 PM


Takanori Tsujimoto's Hard Revenge Milly (2008) and its follow-up Hard Revenge Milly: Bloody Battle (2009) are part of the growing trend of low-budget Japanese splatter action flicks. This trend, which was arguably kicked into high gear by Tokyo Gore Police, has lead to plenty of...

Sitges 09: WHITE LIGHTNIN' Review

by Todd Brown, October 3, 2009 1:58 PM


[Our thanks to Olivier D'Amour who submitted this review when the film screened at the 2009 Fantasia Festival in Montreal.] The festival has only just started and we've already been treated to many fine films, from Thirst to Grace... More >>

Fantastic Fest 09: TERRIBLY HAPPY Review

by Todd Brown, September 25, 2009 4:35 PM


[Our thanks to Olivier D'Amour for the following review which originally ran when the film screened at Montreal's Fantasia Festival..] There's more than just a little Coen brothers and David Lynch in Henrik Ruben Ganz's Terribly Happy. The Danish... More >>

DDONGPARI (BREATHLESS) Korean DVD review

by Ard Vijn, September 14, 2009 6:17 PM


Yang Ik-June must have had quite the year.His debut movie "Ddongpari", better known in Western countries as "Breathless", has been doing the rounds at festivals worldwide with great success, picking up awards left and right. We first commented on the film... More >>

Fantasia Audience Award Winners Announced

by Todd Brown, August 3, 2009 5:29 PM


The 2009 edition of Montreal's Fantasia Festival has announced their complete list of Audience Awards winners, a list that includes a whole lot of Twitch faves and more than a few films that will soon be screening here in...

Fantasia 09 Review: SMALL GAUGE TRAUMA

by Todd Brown, July 27, 2009 9:50 PM


[Our thanks to Lauren Baggett for the following.] SMALL GAUGE TRAUMA is historically seen as the best of the best in Fantasia's many shorts programs. This year was no exception. With a stated focus on "Adolescence, Ritual and The... More >>

Fantasia 09 Review: CANARY

by Todd Brown, July 27, 2009 9:47 PM


[Our thanks to Lauren Baggett for the following.] I've attended Fantasia for five years now, and CANARY is the only film I've ever seen that was met at the end with resounding silence. It's also one of those films... More >>

Fantasia 09 Review: OROCHI

by Todd Brown, July 25, 2009 4:49 AM


[Our thanks to Lauren Baggett for the following review.] There are about fifteen minutes of sublime imagery, atmosphere, and ideas in OROCHI. Pity that those fifteen minutes have to come attached to the rest of the film. I was... More >>
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