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   
  

Brace Yourself For The Teaser Of THE ESOTERIC BIRTHDAY!
One of the great things about animation is that it allows for nearly unbounded creativity and diversity. Here at Twitch, we often wonder why so many mainstream animated films apparently have to look so similar to each other, given that... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

Review: AFTERSHOCK Shakes Free Of Disaster Movie Expectations
At the outset, Aftershock appears to be another placid film about how cool it is to go clubbing in Chile. We see wine tours with tourists, eager or not, sipping away at a cabernet, feigning interest in winespeak. We attend... More »
  

The SHE WOLF Prowls Argentina
The She Wolf (Mujer Lobo) is prowling the streets of Buenos AIres - or, more accurately, it's bars and nightclubs - looking for prey in the third feature from Tamae Garategu. The film tracks a sexual predator preying upon lonely... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman And Stephen Rea Anchor Haunted House Thriller OUT OF THE DARK
Given that XYZ Films - where I'm a partner - are executive producers on this, I shall just let the press release do the talking:Los Angeles, CA - April 25, 2013 - Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum),... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch The Teaser For Sofia Carrillo's Gorgeous Stop Motion Short THE SAD HOUSE (LA CASA TRISTE)
Sofia Carrillo is a great favorite here at Twitch, the Guadalajara based animator turning out consistently stunning stop motion gems.The level of craftsmanship is always truly remarkable with Carrillo and while that necessitates a bit of a gap between projects... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Hey NYC! Experience THE NIGHT OF THE CHIHUAHUA For Free At The Friar's Club Comedy Film Festival!
Hey, New York! The Friar's Club Comedy Film Festival kicks off next week and while I sincerely have no idea whether or not there is a full moon in store I am quite certain that if there is it will... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Sympathy For Mr. Zombie: Here's The International Trailer For HALLEY
I guarantee you won't find another trailer or film that takes to the idea of the zombie with such a sympathetic and existential gaze as you will with Sebastián Hofmann's Halley. Our very own Ard Vijn had this to say... More »
  

Spanish Goya Awards Honor BLANCANIEVES, THE IMPOSSIBLE And Even JUAN OF THE DEAD
The Impossible may have broken every box office record imaginable in Spain, but the stylized, silent film retelling of Snow White, Blancanieves, wiped the floor with the competition at the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars. Pablo Berger's film walked away... More »
  

Review: Say Yes to NO
I assume you're well-versed in Chilean politics of the 1980s. I mean, who isn't, right? But even if you're not -- even if you're, say, an American who barely recalls the name Pinochet and is already exhausted by the 2012... More »
  

Children Are So Scary, Claims New COME OUT AND PLAY Trailer
Remaking a classic horror movie, even when it's little-known among the general populace, is always a dicey proposition, simply because people who love the original really, really love the original, and woe betide the filmmaker who doesn't make good choices... More »
  

WITHER, HORROR STORIES And MEMORY OF THE DEAD Join Artsploitation Films Lineup
Artsploitation Films has acquired three new international horror titles to add to their distribution lineup. They have added from Sweden, Wither, from Argentina, Memory of the Dead and from Korea, Horror Stories. Artsploitation will release the films either theatrically, by VOD... More »
  

IFFR 2013 Review: HALLEY Begs Sympathy For The Zombie
(For starters, they're so sloooo-ooow...) While there weren't as many genre films at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as, say, ten years ago, this year it actually featured two new zombie films. Amazingly, both titles managed to bring something new... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

Berlinale 2013 Review: GLORIA Is A Joyful, Tragi-Comic Reminder To Keep On Truckin'
Sure, the Berlinale competition slate this year is jam-packed with self-serious films about lesbian nuns, lesbian ex-convicts, German cowboys and insane sculptors, but, the most honest, touching and even unique film thus far is actually a hilarious, honest Chilean character... More »
  

Full Trailer For Argentinian Hitwoman Film MALA (EVIL WOMAN)
Back in December we came across the first teaser for Mala (Evil Woman), a violent hitwoman affair from director Israel Adrian Caetano. And with the film hitting Argentinean screens on Valentine's Day that first tease has now been followed by... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Black Movie 2013 Review: Carlos Reygadas Brings the Devil Home in POST TENEBRAS LUX
As I review more and more films out of festivals, I'm beginning to notice a pattern: I'm much more forgiving and enthusiastic about films that shoot the moon and fall somewhere short than with serviceable movies trodding well-worn territory that... More »
  

Australian Film Series To Screen In Santiago, Chile
There are fans of antipodean cinema everywhere it seems, and the latest outpost flying the flag for Australian cinema is the M100 Cultural Center in Santiago, Chile. From January 15 to 31, the M100 is hosting a program of 11... More »
  

Are You Ready To Return To KILOMETER 31?
It was back in 2006 that Mexican director Rigoberto Castaneda burst on to the international horror scene with Kilometer 31, an atmospheric ghost story that proved a big hit in Mexico and abroad and set Castaneda up as one of... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch The First Trailer For Mexicali Action KISS OF VENGEANCE
Atrocious director Fernando Barreda Luna has something very different in mind for his next film. No more bumps in the night or shaky point of view camera here. No, instead he is cooking up a violent and stylish tale of... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

And Now For Your Christmas Counter-Programming: New DJANGO UNCHAINED And AFTERSHOCK Trailers
Ah, Christmas. A time of peace and love and earthquakes and slavery and bad club music. Yes, while - being male - we spent our weekend wrapping up the last minute shopping a pair of remarkably not-Christmasy trailers arrived online.First,... More »
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China Beat: What did China See in IRON MAN 3?

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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 waiting for my editor to arrive so he take guide... More »

CINEMA HOLOCAUST ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA, PART 1: THOSE GOD DAMN FILM BLOGGERS

MIKE'S JOURNAL. MAY 13. MORNINGI wake up sometime around five AM. My flight to France doesn't leave until five PM. I should be there for security check in sometime around 3PM. There is no reason for me to be up this early but I'm feeling anxious. I have an itch... More »
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