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IFFR 2009

Fantastic Fest 09: MORPHIA Review

Continental Europe & Russia, Drama, Fantastic Fest 2009, IFFR 2009

by Ard Vijn, September 29, 2009 11:23 AM

[This review originally appeared as part of Ard's coverage of the Rotterdam Film Festival earlier this year and reappears now with the film screening at Fantastic Fest.] Last year Russian director Alexei Balabanov brought "Cargo 200" to the International Film... More >>

Fantastic Fest 09: BREATHLESS Review

Asia, Drama, Fantastic Fest 2009, IFFR 2009

by Ard Vijn, September 29, 2009 11:22 AM

[This review originally appeared as part of Ard's coverage of the 2009 Imagine This festival in Amsterdam and reappears now with the film screening at Fantastic Fest.] Here at Twitch we've often lamented the fact that after the meteoric rise... More >>

DDONGPARI (BREATHLESS) Korean DVD review

Asia, Drama, Fantasia 2009, IFFR 2009, NYAFF 09

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 >>

IFFR 2009: 4BIA Review (and Hong Kong R3 DVD review too...)

Asia, Horror, IFFR 2009

by Ard Vijn, May 18, 2009 8:54 PM

Welcome to the new economy: no sooner have I seen horror anthology "4BIA" (aka. "Phobia") at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, or the DVD lands on my doorstep on the very same day! And glad I am, for this was... More >>

IFFR 2009: SUSUK Review

by Ard Vijn, April 30, 2009 3:57 PM

Touted as "The First Muslim Lesbian Vampire Movie!" by co-director Amir Muhammad, "Susuk" was indeed an odd-one-out in the Hungry Ghosts segment of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. For starters it didn't feature any ghosts. Instead, the film is more... More >>

IFFR 2009: Interview with "Il Pranzo di Ferragosto" director / writer / actor GIANNI DI GREGORIO

Comedy, Continental Europe & Russia, Drama, IFFR 2009

by Peter van der Lugt, April 14, 2009 3:00 AM

I already shortly met Gianni di Gregorio, director of Il Pranzo di Ferragosto and screenplay writer and assistant director of Gomorra, at the last edition of the prestigious Venice Film Festival where he won the "Future Golden Lion". Recently, he... More >>

IFFR 2009: Interview with "Looking for Cherry Blossoms" director JO ODAGIRI and two of its stars

Asia, Comedy, Cult, Drama, IFFR 2009

by Ard Vijn, March 30, 2009 6:25 AM

This week is a special one in Japan, as this is the time that the whole nation revels in the annual short-lived beauty of the blossoming cherry trees. So while everyone is enchanted by these "Sakura" let's return to one... More >>

IFFR 2009: three wildly varying reviews for Jo Odagiri's "LOOKING FOR CHERRY BLOSSOMS"

by Ard Vijn, March 17, 2009 5:54 PM

Sometimes you come across a picture so absurd, so chaotic, that you cannot say a sensible thing about it afterwards except that you obviously didn't "get it". This happens a lot with shorts that are meant to be artistic, but... More >>

IFFR 2009: Interview with "Breathless" writer / actor / director / producer YANG IK-JUNE

Asia, IFFR 2009

by Ard Vijn, March 4, 2009 8:29 AM

"Breathless" was one of the many international premieres this year at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. And a strong one, walking away with one of the three Tiger Awards for best film by a newcomer. That "newcomer" was Yang Ik-June... More >>

IFFR 2009: NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE 2 Review

by Ard Vijn, February 21, 2009 8:15 AM

To say we are fans of Shinya Tsukamoto here at Twitch is an understatement. He is without a doubt one of the most intelligent filmmakers today, so much so that his films often transcend whatever genre you try to fit... More >>

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