NYAFF 2013 Announces Jay Chou's THE ROOFTOP Plus 22 More Titles
The annual celebration of cinematic goodness that is the New York Asian Film Festival has announced that Jay Chou's The Rooftop will serve as the closing night presentation. They've also announced a raft of premieres and salutes. Here's more from... More »
  

Electrifying First Trailer For Dark Bengali Film MEGHE DHAKA TARA
In 1960, Bengali director Ritwik Ghatak rocked the international film scene with his stark melodrama, Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-Capped Star). That film, along with the works of Satyajit Ray, put Calcutta on the art-film map, and continues to resonate... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

Updated: Fresh Images From Miyazaki's THE WIND RISES (KAZE TACHINU)

Updated the gallery with new large, clean images of two of the film's posters, and we should be getting two more within the next 24 hours!Great news everyone! This summer the latest work from genius animation director Miyazaki Hayao, The... More »
  

Cannes 2013: Well Go Picks Up Erik Matti's ON THE JOB
Just hours ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Director's Fortnight, Erik Matti's long-awaited Filipino thriller On the Job has been picked up for distribution by Well Go USA Entertainment. Featuring a bevy... More »
  

LA Happenings: VERTIGO And AGUIRRE At The Egyptian, LOVE EXPOSURE, ALTERED STATES & More At Cinefamily
The back half of May is looking to be a mighty fine time for film fans of all kinds who call the greater Los Angeles area their home. The following are a few choice cuts from the many special and... More »
  

Take A Moment And Learn HOW TO MAKE MONEY SELLING DRUGS
Every bit as bold and confrontational as its title and articulate and well researched enough to defend itself from the inevitable backlash, Matthew Cooke's How To Make Money Selling Drugs is a detailed dismantling of the American war on drugs... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Enjoy A Charming Family Meal With Clip From Refn's ONLY GOD FORGIVES
Everything you think you know about Kristin Scott Thomas? Yeah, throw that away. Because Nicolas Winding Refn is about to make you see her very, very differently with this clip from Only God Forgives.Julian (Ryan Gosling), a respected figure in... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Step Into The Ring With A Gorgeous Clip From Masked Wrestling Noir OUR HEROES ARE DEAD TONIGHT
It was just yesterday that we were blown away by the first images from Our Heroes Are Dead Tonight (Nos Heros Sont Morts Ce Soir), the debut feature from David Perrault fusing masked wrestling with film noir. And now we... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Cannes 2013 Review: NEBRASKA is a Long Drive with a Charming Destination
Alexander Payne is on some kind of hot streak with all four of his major features receiving Oscar nominations and his last two (Sideways and The Descendants) both earning Best Picture noms and taking home statues for Best Adapted... More »
  

Watch An Exclusive Clip From Steven Sheil's Action Horror DEAD MINE
Steven Sheil's Indonesian set action-horror Dead Mine is available now on VOD and with the DVD release coming next week Twitch is happy to offer up an exclusive clip from the film.The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

First Shots From Axelle Carolyn's SOULMATE
In many ways it has been a weirdly uphill climb for Axelle Carolyn to gain acceptance as the talented writer-director she clearly is. Female directors in any genre are somewhat of a rarity and always looked at somewhat differently -... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

There Are A Few Things DON JON Really Cares About In Life!
Oh my. This is not your mom and dad's JGL. I bet your dad wishes this was his Scarlett Johansson though. Prepare to feast your eyes on a meaty Joseph Gordon-Levitt and a delectable Scarlett Johansson in the trailer for... More »
  

Universal Plans TIMECOP Reboot. With No Van Damme, Damnit!
In my mind this is how I picture JCVD took the news that Universal was planning to reboot one of his most successful films without his involvement. Universal is presently searching out writers to reboot and re-imagine the concept of the... More »
  

St Kilda 2013 Preview: 13 Essential Shorts
The St Kilda Short Film Festival is turning 30 this year, and to celebrate it is running an extended 10 day program that includes 100 Australian short films, a special program of music videos and retrospective screenings, industry open days... More »
  

Elijah Wood Carves Through US Poster And Trailer For MANIAC
Last year around this time the horror set in Cannes was all abuzz about Maniac, the Elijah Wood starring, Alex Aja produced remake of the cult hit horror film. A year later the film finally has a US release date... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

DVD Review: OFFENDER, Expressing Stylish Outrage At England's Young Offender System Of Justice
Sometimes I've gotten so angry that it felt as though steam would blow out of my ears and the top of my head would blow off, like a cartoon character. A similar depth of emotion roils through Ron Scalpello's Offender.... More »
  

Review: THE CHILD FROM MARACAIBO, Life, Death, Noir, And The Fantastic
The Child from Maracaibo is Miguel Curiel's second film. His previous movie, Una Noche Oriental was released more than 25 years ago (!), so I will treat this one as his real 'first film.' Watching it, I couldn't stop thinking... More »
  

DVD Review: FRACTALE, More Than Just A Pretty Anime-By-Numbers?
(Is it original, or an infinite spiral of repeated anime tropes?) Many recent Japanese animation series look good on the technical front, but seem to have trouble distinguishing themselves from the many series which came before them. It's always the... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

Cannes 2013 Review: ONLY GOD FORGIVES and the Art of Violence
Nicolas Winding Refn may have burst onto the Hollywood scene with his slow burn but relatively straightforward actioner Drive, but before that film, Refn made a name for himself with considerably more abstract narratives such as Valhalla Rising. Refn... More »
  

Gorgeous First Images From Cannes Selected Masked-Wrestling Noir OUR HEROES ARE DEAD TONIGHT (NOS HEROS SONT MORTS CE SOIR)
Yes, you read that headline correctly: David Perrault's debut feature Our Heroes Are Dead Tonight - a selection of the Critic's Week sidebar in Cannes this year - is a crime noir set in the world of masked wrestling in... More »
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