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IFFR 2012 Review: HISTÓRIAS QUE SÓ EXISTEM QUANDO LEMBRADAS

by Ard Vijn, January 30, 2012 6:43 AM


(In English that means "Stories Which Only Exist When Remembered") A few years back there was an article here on Twitch about movies which were slow enough to put you to sleep yet were meditative rather than boring (a link... More >>

Marko Zaror's MANDRILL Comes To Blu-ray/DVD February 28th!

by J Hurtado, January 25, 2012 3:40 PM


We're big fans of Chile's Marko Zaror. Ever since we started seeing the first footage from the film Kiltro back in 2006, we've been following his career very closely.  It seems his 2009 action film, Mandrill is finally hitting US...

The End Of The World Comes To Costa Rica In EL FIN

by Todd Brown, January 25, 2012 2:00 PM


Young Costa Rican writer-director Miguel Gomez made a big impression here at Twitch with his 2010 horror comedy El Sanatorio, a playful riff on the found footage genre. And so we have been closely following the progress of his...

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE Star Francisco Barreiro Leads Bogliano's HERE COMES THE DEVIL

by Todd Brown, January 20, 2012 2:34 PM


Just yesterday Twitch ran an interview with Cold Sweat and Penumbra director Adrian Garcia Bogliano in which the Argentinian director revealed that his next picture would be a Spanish language horror picture backed by American outfit MPI / Dark...

Evil Old Men And An Exploding Head In An Exclusive Clip From Adrian Garcia Bogliano's COLD SWEAT

by Todd Brown, January 16, 2012 1:00 PM


Adrian Garcia Bogliano's SXSW hit Cold Sweat hits US DVD tomorrow and we've got an exclusive clip to share with you here today!When Roman's girlfriend disappears he expects to find her in the arms of another man. And find...

Floating Robot Squid Invade Argentina In NEWMEDIA

by Todd Brown, January 12, 2012 11:33 AM


While you can make an argument that Julian Cooke and Sebastian Dias' NEWMEDIA is little more than a concept and a string of images, it's a very strong concept backed by even stronger images and the duo is careful...

Watch Jorge Michel Grau's 72!

by Todd Brown, December 21, 2011 10:10 AM


Mexico's Jorge Michel Grau won a lot of love in these pages with his debut film We Are What We Are (Somos Lo Que Hay) and we have been keeping an eye on the talented director as he enters...

Explosive Breasts And Other Body Parts In US Trailer For Bogliano's COLD SWEAT

by Todd Brown, December 19, 2011 3:49 PM


Adrian Garcia Bogliano's Cold Sweat (Sudor Frio) was a popular hit in the SX Fantastic program of SXSW 2011 and horror fans throughout the rest of the country will get to find out why when the film arrives on...

LIFF 2011: JUAN OF THE DEAD review

by Matthew Lee, December 18, 2011 9:43 PM


At first glance Alejandro Brugués's zombie comedy Juan of the Dead doesn't sound too promising. Unless you're a devoted follower of the diverse strands of Latin American cinema the idea of an unknown director shooting an affectionate tribute to Edgar...

Creature Carnage In Pablo Pares' DAEMONIUM

by Todd Brown, December 14, 2011 11:20 AM


Despite his relatively young age director Pablo Pares is, in many ways, the godfather of the current wave of genre film coming out of Argentina. When just eighteen years old Pares released his debut feature, the splatter heavy Plaga...
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