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Fantastic Fest 2007

Review: TIMECRIMES

by Peter Martin, December 12, 2008 9:49 AM

Timecrimes had its world premiere on opening night of Fantastic Fest in September 2007. Of the three films I saw that night, it stood head and shoulders above the others. I tapped out the following, brief thoughts on the... More >>

Rue Morgue Cinemacabre presents French horror pic 'Inside'

by Andrew Mack, April 16, 2008 6:14 AM

No plans tomorrow night? May we strongly suggest that even if you do you cancel those plans right away, make up a strange and rare disease if you have to, and get your butt down to the Bloor Cinema...

'Inside' R1 DVD available for pre-order!

by Andrew Mack, March 2, 2008 10:07 PM

We here at Twitch have been unanimously supportive of Inside since many of us have seen it at numerous festival screenings in 2007. My only wish was that everyone would get to see this tour de force in the...

Nacho Sings!

by Todd Brown, October 2, 2007 9:54 PM

Heh ... I couldn't NOT post this, now could I? That grammar makes no sense. But onwards! A kind soul has posted a best-of video compilation from the 2007 edition of the Fantastic Fest on to YouTube including a...

TIME CRIMES and MIRAGE MAN Take Home The Hardware At Fantastic Fest!

by Todd Brown, September 29, 2007 2:58 AM

I am absolutely ecstatic to announce that the prize winners have just been announced at the 2007 edition of Fantastic Fest and the big winners are Nacho Vigalondo's Time Crimes and Ernesto Diaz Espinoza's Mirageman, taking home the jury... More >>

Fantastic Fest Report: There Will Be Blood Review

by Peter Martin, September 28, 2007 9:59 PM

Speculation ran rampant before the final "secret screening" last night as the third edition of Fantastic Fest came to a conclusion. Frankly, when festival director Tim League announced at 6:45 pm that Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood... More >>

Fantastic Fest Report: Wrong Turn 2, Invisible Target, Velvet Hustler, Alone

by Peter Martin, September 28, 2007 2:37 AM

Exhaustion has well and truly set in. It's Thursday afternoon as I type this, I watched five movies back to back yesterday, and felt so charged up I had trouble sleeping. Which means my schedule is shot again; I'm...

Fantastic Fest Report: Spiral, The Warped Ones, Inside

by Peter Martin, September 26, 2007 11:22 PM

The Warped Ones, the second entry in the Nikkatsu Action series, was definitely anarchic, fresh, and original, though it didn't strike as strong a chord with me as A Colt is My Passport. Perhaps that's because The Warped Ones... More >>

Fantastic Fest Report: Aachi and Ssipak, The Rug Cop, A Colt is My Passport, Fantastic Feud

by Peter Martin, September 26, 2007 5:20 AM

Before the night descended into a geek game show fueled by alcohol, testostorone, and horror movie trivia (see "Fantastic Feud"), and long before the night splintered still further into exuberant karaoke featuring filmmakers, programmers, and divas of every sort... More >>

Fantastic Fest Report: Uncle's Paradise, Wolfhound, Son of Rambow, Crazy Thunder Road, Far Out

by Peter Martin, September 25, 2007 2:29 AM

I tried to make it through the post-midnight screening of Pakistani zombie flick Hell's Ground last night, but kept falling asleep due to complete exhaustion. (This was actual sleep, not dozing: the movie was half over and I have... More >>

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Hugo Ozman commented on Review: SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN Is A Chick Flick That I Like: Thanks, Niels. Come to think of it, you're probably right. It's not a bad thing though, I guess, cos' there are so many gems in Asian cinema that are ...