John Hayes' Venom is a dark, effects-heavy fantasy short focused on a widow who finds herself confronted by the very thing she blames for her miserable lot in life, insects. Venom will be screening as part of the upcoming Indianapolis International Film Festival.
The sequel that the original deserved, Men in Black 3 is not exactly fresh, but it is an honest journeyman's effort by director Barry Sonnenfeld, and features a peachy-fine performance by Josh Brolin, who easily outshines putative star Will Smith. That in itself is something of an accomplishment; Smith has been so hell-bent on creating and maintaining a bad-ass...
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Welcome to a long overdue new series from Twitch's Video Home Invasion!I have no really good reason for taking so long between columns. I will only tell you that between reviewing home video releases almost every day, keeping up with Indian film festivals all over the world, and my regular home life, it can be a bit tough to...
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Today is Chow Yun Fat's birthday, and as the Hong Kong superstar turns 57, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to look back over the actor's career and highlight a few of his favourites. Since starting out in the mid-1970s, Chow has featured in over 100 films and TV series, and worked with many of the industry's most...
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Cannes kicks off tomorrow and Twitch will be on the scene for the very latest on what films are not to be missed and who is calling who a Nazi this year (even odds on Vinterberg). Yesterday we brought you our Palme d'Or Competition Preview and today we take you on a quick tour of the other sections. This...
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Now that the Razzie Awards for the worst films of the year have devolved into cheap shots at easy targets, perhaps it's time for their foreign equivalents to carry on the torch. Consider France's Gérard Awards, which, at the very least, have a lot more fun with the titles of their prizes. They also manage to put a few awards-darlings...
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IRON SKY Director's Next Is I KILLED ADOLF HITLER
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...Forgot to mention the book's plot and tone remind me of the Czech film Tomorrow I'll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea, which I've also long hoped ...
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I always hoped this would become a film. Such a good time travel story, not to mention Jason's typically awesome character studies and dry sense of hu...
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