by Todd Brown, February 8, 2012 6:00 PM
It has been a busy couple years for Denmark's Tobias Lindholm. Though his 2010 directorial debut R - cowritten and codirected with Michael Noer - suffered some from being released in close proximity to Jacques Audiard's similarly themed A...
by Shelagh M. Rowan-Legg, February 8, 2012 4:30 PM
When Rodrigo Cortés looks back on the early days of 2012, he will no doubt do so with a smile. His second feature film, Red Lights, impressed audiences at Sundance and was picked up by Millennium Entertainment. And now Emergo,...
by Todd Brown, February 8, 2012 4:10 PM
With Lars Von Trier gearing up to start on his provocatively titled next film - with rumblings that regular compatriots Stellan Skarsgaard and Charlotte Gainsbourgh will star - international sales agents Trust Nordisk are launching presales for Nymphomaniac at...
by Todd Brown, February 8, 2012 3:40 PM
With the World Premiere of long awaited scifi comedy Iron Sky just around the corner a big additional helping of Space Nazi Madness has been delivered in the form of a brand new full length trailer. The ubermensch are coming!...
by Shelagh M. Rowan-Legg, February 8, 2012 11:30 AM
We here at Twitch are big fans of director & screenwriter Nacho Vigalondo. And there's a lot to be a fan of, from his plethora of short films (including the deliciously surreal 7:35 in the Morning, which was nominated for...
by Ard Vijn, February 7, 2012 6:25 PM
(It's not a prequel to "Z"... I think?) Greek cinema is turning heads lately, scoring points at festivals worldwide, getting awarded left and right and ending up in people's Top-10 lists. This recent wave arguably revolves around the team which...
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by Brian Clark, February 7, 2012 11:22 AM
For the second time in two years, I am frustrated and a bit sad to begin discovering the work of a great, oft-overlooked filmmaker upon reading news of their death. Such was the case last year with Jean Rollin,...
by James Marsh, February 7, 2012 3:30 AM
Just as Berlin 2012 is about to kick off over in the German capital, a decidedly more modest selection of titles has just been announced for this year's Hong Kong European Film Festival. Curated in part by the various consulates...
by Shelagh M. Rowan-Legg, February 6, 2012 5:00 PM
This is not going to be your typical wedding video. Paco Plaza's [REC] GENESIS, set to be unleashed in Spain on March 30, looks like it might be taking a slight detour from the previous two films. However, it doesn't...
by Todd Brown, February 6, 2012 3:00 PM
Polish production house Platige Image has received a great deal of praise in these pages over the years, praise borne out this year by the Oscar nomination for Damian Nenow's stunning aerial dogfight short Paths Of Hate. Observers of...
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