New International Trailer For Perpetually Delayed Russian Horror VIY
It was all the way back in November of 2005 that Twitch first wrote about Russian horror film Viy, a remake of one of that nation's earliest horror films which is itself an adaptation of a story by Nikolai Gogol.... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Cannes 2013: Why Would Someone Want To Blow Up Christoph Waltz?
A live broadcast of Canal Plus show Le Grand Journal - broadcasting from the Martinez beach during Cannes - was interrupted today when two blanks were fired into the air by a man holding what appeared to be a grenade... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 2: I'M IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY'S GIRL
CHAPTER 4: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANNA KARINA AND BUTT PLUGSI'm sitting outside at a small Café that my editor told me to meet him at. I'm a 10 minute walk from the Marche Du Film convention hall and I'm still... More »
  

Watch The First Trailer For Jeunet's THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS SPIVET
Are you ready to see what happens when Jean-Pierre Jeunet delivers his particular vision of Americana? Because that's what's coming in his first 3D film, an adaptation of Reif Larsen's The Selected Works Of T.S. Spivet starring Helena Bonham Carter,... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Shudder With The First Teaser For Danish Horror POSTPARTUM

Ah, children. We're supposed to love 'em all the time but if we're honest the process of making them is kind of icky, kind of sticky while having them is even moreso, smells bad, and - if I may dare... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Planete+ Doc Film Festival Brings A Notable Bunch Of Documentaries To Poland
Spring's in full swing in Poland and May proves to be a strong contender for the title of the country's most interesting month when it comes to film festivals. Already halfway through, Planete+ Doc Film Festival offers an impressive amount of... More »
  

Second Teaser For Animated Film TARZAN 3D
This ain't your father's Tarzan. Unlike the Disney version, Constantin Film and Ambient Entertainment bring a fresh, modern spin on Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes in Reinhard Klooss's 3D animated film Tarzan with Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga) providing the... More »
By Al Young   
  

Look Out Holland, THE WINDMILL MASSACRE Is Coming!
Ah, Holland, the land that has long embraced green energy and wind power to do everything from pumping their water to grinding their flower. But now? Now all that scenic efficiency will be drenched blood red ...The Windmill Massacre is... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

More Letters! More Death! Iglesia, Sono, Natali And More Anchor THE ABCs OF DEATH 2!
Are you ready for a second lesson in mortality? Because word is out today that horror anthology The ABCs Of Death is getting a sequel and the initial lineup includes some big names from all around the world with a... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

New Stills for Wojciech Smarzowski's ANIOL Dramatize Alcoholism
Wojciech Smarzowski (Drogowka, Roza, Wesele), one of the most prolific Polish directors of the 21st century, is about to finish shooting his latest film entitled Aniol, a hard-hitting drama about alcoholism and its overpowering ability to destroy a person's life.... More »
  

The Director Of NEKROMANTIK Returns In Anthology Project GERMAN ANGST
Notorious German cult filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit may not have appeared on screens a whole lot in recent years but he retains a place in the hearts of cult film fans around the globe as the director of notorious - and... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Huppert, Eisenberg And Byrne Join Joachim Trier's LOUDER THAN BOMBS
Though just two films into his young career, Norway's Joachim Trier has already built a very well deserved reputation as one of the brightest young talents in the international arthouse scene. His two features to date - Reprise and Oslo,... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch A Pair Of Clips From Jarmusch's ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
Are you ready for a little vampire action, Jim Jarmusch style? The iconoclastic indie director heads to Cannes with his Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston starring vampire picture Only Lovers Left Alive and while plot information remains relatively scarce a... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

THE COSMONAUT Takes Flight. Watch An Exclusive Scene.
Nicolas Alcala's The Cosmonaut is a film we have been keeping a close eye on here at Twitch for years now, and with the crowd funded scifi drama arriving for free viewing on the official website May 18 we're pleased... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Lorenzo Bianchini Returns With ACROSS THE RIVER
[Updated with new poster art]Though scarcely known outside of his native Italy - or even inside it, honestly - writer-director Lorenzo Bianchini remains, to my mind, one of the most intriguing talents in the region. The man simply has a... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch The Astounding International Trailer For Ari Folman's THE CONGRESS
How do you follow a ground breaking film like Waltz With Bashir? If you're Ari Folman you break more ground with the next one, the next one in this case being a loose adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's The Futurological Congress... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Massive Destruction In First Trailer For Bondarchuk's STALINGRAD
Oh. My.Russia's Fedor Bondarchuk should need no introduction in these pages, the man being active as an actor, producer and director on numerous projects covered heavily on Twitch over the years. But for those who need refreshing, on the directing... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Indulging A Sweet Tooth Has Tragically Hilarious Results In Dutch Short SUGAR. Watch It Now!
It was at Fantastic Fest 2012 that I first had the chance to see Jeroen Annokkee's deliciously black comedy Sugar (Suiker), a short film that takes a simple premise and pushes it to a hysterical extreme. A beautifully constructed bit... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Trailer For Swedish Thriller RE. Someone Else Is In The House!
While Sweden may not be a hotbed for genre cinema, thankfully there are a handful of filmmakers in the country who feel that Sweden's exports should be more than just bikini teams, easy to assemble furniture, meatballs, and pop quartets. Enter... More »
  

Fabrice Du Welz Brandishes A COLT 45
Belgium's reigning enfant terrible, Fabrice du Welz burst on to the international scene in 2004 with Calvaire (The Ordeal), a punishing horror picture he followed in 2008 with Vinyan. There have been false starts on projects since then but du... More »
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