http://twitchfilm.com/ en-US Copyright 2011 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:47:41 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification And to think I thought it would be a dull year. I might not have been able to join in the fun on the other side of the Atlantic, but the IFFR in Rotterdam (thanks to fellow Twitcher Ard - you're a star), London's Frightfest, Manchester's Grimm Up North... [http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/room-for-one-more-its-eight-rooks-top-ten-for-2010.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/room-for-one-more-its-eight-rooks-top-ten-for-2010.php http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/room-for-one-more-its-eight-rooks-top-ten-for-2010.php Action Animation Asia Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Drama FrightFest 2010 Horror IFFR 2010 Leeds 2010 Martial Arts Middle East Sci-Fi & Fantasy Thriller UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand USA & Canada Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:47:41 -0500 Yeah yeah yeah, shaddup. My top ten list comes in late, but I had a LOT of catching up to do. Life conspires to thwart my regular viewing habits, so admittedly there's more than one film I know that has to be great (True Grit and Fubar 2, I'm... [http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/wait-for-me-the-butcher-brings-up-the-rear-in-the-years-top-ten.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/wait-for-me-the-butcher-brings-up-the-rear-in-the-years-top-ten.php http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/wait-for-me-the-butcher-brings-up-the-rear-in-the-years-top-ten.php Action Asia Continental Europe & Russia Cult Drama Exploitation Fantastic Fest 2010 Horror Martial Arts Sci-Fi & Fantasy Thriller USA & Canada Western Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:52:23 -0500 Fresh from her massive international success in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and the rest of the Millennium Series of films it would appear that Noomi Rapace is now on a path to take over the world. She's got the Sherlock Holmes sequel shooting now, is receiving major... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-teaser-for-pal-sletaunes-babycall.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-teaser-for-pal-sletaunes-babycall.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-teaser-for-pal-sletaunes-babycall.php video Continental Europe & Russia Thriller Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:09:49 -0500 Question: If you're going to put lightsabers into your film, do you need to get permission from George Lucas? Or are those things public domain? Director Ross Ching would know, as would stars Harry Shum Jr (Glee) and Stephen "tWitch" Boss (So You Think You Can Dance) because they're... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/ross-ching-packs-a-whole-lot-into-3-minutes.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/ross-ching-packs-a-whole-lot-into-3-minutes.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/ross-ching-packs-a-whole-lot-into-3-minutes.php video Action USA & Canada Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:07:27 -0500 Writer/director/actress Katie Aselton's infidelity drama The Freebie got some very positive notices along the festival circuit over the last year and will be hitting DVD this week via . The movie stars Ms. Aselton, of The Puffy Chair and FX's fantasy football comedy, The League alongside Dax Shepard (Jackass,... [http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2011/01/katie-aselton-talks-the-freebie.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2011/01/katie-aselton-talks-the-freebie.php http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2011/01/katie-aselton-talks-the-freebie.php Drama USA & Canada Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:00:00 -0500 All right, new year, more cult goodies for you London-area cinephiles. It goes down on Saturday, January 15th. Check it out:Cigarette Burns Cinema hits the ground running in the New Year with a London screening of the seminal Melt Movie classic - Street Trash. Things turn distinctly sour for the... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/hey-london-get-your-late-night-flick-fix-with-street-trash.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/hey-london-get-your-late-night-flick-fix-with-street-trash.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/hey-london-get-your-late-night-flick-fix-with-street-trash.php Cult Horror UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand USA & Canada cigarette burns cinema street trash the rio cinema Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:19:06 -0500 [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/park-chan-wook-130k-iphone-short-film.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/park-chan-wook-130k-iphone-short-film.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/park-chan-wook-130k-iphone-short-film.php Short Films South Asia Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:59:52 -0500 Director Peter Yates has passed away after a lengthy illness. He was 82.Though the director was Oscar nominated twice - for Breaking Away and The Dresser - and will always have a place in film history as the man who created Bullitt, Yates will always be the man who... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/peter-yates-dead-at-82.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/peter-yates-dead-at-82.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/peter-yates-dead-at-82.php Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:28:45 -0500 Make no mistake, these badass men are as punk as they come. They've got mohawks. They've got tattoos. They've got ... torches. Okay, that bit doesn't make that much sense, really, but it sort of does when you consider that these particular punks live in a world that settles... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/if-walter-hills-warriors-loved-to-dance-the-might-move-to-the-fp.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/if-walter-hills-warriors-loved-to-dance-the-might-move-to-the-fp.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/if-walter-hills-warriors-loved-to-dance-the-might-move-to-the-fp.php Action Comedy Cult USA & Canada Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:56:09 -0500 While directors like Nishimura and Iguchi have been making quite a name with their J-splatter fantasies (The Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl) the hype got a hold on the genre rather quickly, resulting in a lot of sub-par films to fill in the gaps. So... [http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/mutant-girls-squad.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/mutant-girls-squad.php http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/mutant-girls-squad.php Asia Comedy Cult Horror gore j-splatter nishimura Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:05:39 -0500 Although a fan of the writings of Haruki Murakami, I never really gelled with NORWEGIAN WOOD, arguably his most popular novel. Give me the surrealist eccentricities of HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE WORLD or A WILD SHEEP CHASE any day over the frustrating adolescent melancholy that permeates... [http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/norwegian-wood-review.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/norwegian-wood-review.php http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/norwegian-wood-review.php Asia Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:49:14 -0500 [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/east-winds-a-third-window-film-festival-coming-soon.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/east-winds-a-third-window-film-festival-coming-soon.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/east-winds-a-third-window-film-festival-coming-soon.php Action Asia Comedy Cult Drama Random Festival News Thriller festivals Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:03:21 -0500 Jonathan, 11, usually spends his vacations alone with his grandfather who lives on the edge of a vast forest populated by mythical animals. This year his kid sister Sophie joins him. But it's not cool to be stuck with a little sister, so he does what he can to... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/trailer-for-danish-animated-feature-the-great-bear.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/trailer-for-danish-animated-feature-the-great-bear.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/trailer-for-danish-animated-feature-the-great-bear.php video Animation Continental Europe & Russia Sci-Fi & Fantasy Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:49:51 -0500 Two of the most distinctive voices in the world of animation tackling one of the most distinctive voices in science fiction? What's not to like? Well, the fact that it's only a short instead of a feature, for one, but that's about it.The Brothers Quay unleashed their latest creation... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/the-brothers-quay-do-stanislaw-lem-in-maska.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/the-brothers-quay-do-stanislaw-lem-in-maska.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/the-brothers-quay-do-stanislaw-lem-in-maska.php video Animation Continental Europe & Russia Sci-Fi & Fantasy Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:24:21 -0500 There have been a handful of projects in recent days that have tried to put an unusual spin on the serial killer and it would appear that upcoming UK production Making Ugly intends to throw its hat in that particular ring.The City is rotting. Decay seeps out from between... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-trailer-for-uk-microbudget-thriller-making-ugly.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-trailer-for-uk-microbudget-thriller-making-ugly.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-trailer-for-uk-microbudget-thriller-making-ugly.php video Thriller UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:18:58 -0500 [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/complete-tiger-awards-competition-announced-for-rotterdam-2011.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/complete-tiger-awards-competition-announced-for-rotterdam-2011.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/complete-tiger-awards-competition-announced-for-rotterdam-2011.php IFFR 2011 festivals Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:06:21 -0500 With his involvement in King Olav's secret Norwegian ninja force now outed in Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja, Arne Treholt's secret ninja training manual, Ninja Technique X: Coup d'état 1984, is now being translated and prepared for release in both Norwegian and English. Here is part of the official... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/to-be-a-ninja-you-have-to-learn-from-a-ninja-arne-treholts-ninja-technique-x-coming-to-a-book-store.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/to-be-a-ninja-you-have-to-learn-from-a-ninja-arne-treholts-ninja-technique-x-coming-to-a-book-store.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/to-be-a-ninja-you-have-to-learn-from-a-ninja-arne-treholts-ninja-technique-x-coming-to-a-book-store.php Action Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Cult Martial Arts Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:25:24 -0500 Sketch comedy can be a right royal pain to translate into a full-length feature film, but anyone who wants to try it could do worse than taking a long, good look at what makes the Dutch film "New Kids Turbo" so ridiculously successful. And I do mean ridiculous: mere... [http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/this-is-a-review-for-new-kids-turbo-kut.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/this-is-a-review-for-new-kids-turbo-kut.php http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/this-is-a-review-for-new-kids-turbo-kut.php Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Cult Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:40:25 -0500 Wanted and Night Watch director Timur Bekmambetov is so busy in Hollywood these days that it's easy to forget that he also maintains a thriving career as both director and producer back home in Russia. And it's home in Russia and across pretty much all of the former Soviet... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/wanted-director-timur-bekmambetov-headlines-holiday-anthology-yolki.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/wanted-director-timur-bekmambetov-headlines-holiday-anthology-yolki.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/wanted-director-timur-bekmambetov-headlines-holiday-anthology-yolki.php video Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:46:51 -0500 Yes, big screen adventure Mega Mindy And The Black Crystal looks horribly cheesy but cheesy in such a good spirited way that mocking it for that quality would feel like criticizing Mr Rogers for not having enough edge. A big screen outing from the Flemish-produced kids adventure series launched... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/belgian-kids-superhero-mega-mindy-moves-to-the-big-screen.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/belgian-kids-superhero-mega-mindy-moves-to-the-big-screen.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/belgian-kids-superhero-mega-mindy-moves-to-the-big-screen.php video Action Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Sci-Fi & Fantasy Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:30:21 -0500 [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/crushing-a-very-small-dog-with-a-very-big-clock-vaults-frits-freddy-to-the-top-of-belgiums-box-offic.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/crushing-a-very-small-dog-with-a-very-big-clock-vaults-frits-freddy-to-the-top-of-belgiums-box-offic.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/crushing-a-very-small-dog-with-a-very-big-clock-vaults-frits-freddy-to-the-top-of-belgiums-box-offic.php video Action Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Cult Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:16:51 -0500 Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the trailer for Natale In Sud Africa, the film which is currently topping the box office in Italy. If you're wondering why it has been decades since Italy produced another Argento, Bava or Soavi, the fact that films like this top the... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/italy-has-clearly-lost-its-mind.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/italy-has-clearly-lost-its-mind.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/italy-has-clearly-lost-its-mind.php video Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:06:49 -0500 [http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/blu-ray-review-a-bay-of-blood.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/blu-ray-review-a-bay-of-blood.php http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/blu-ray-review-a-bay-of-blood.php Continental Europe & Russia Cult Horror Thriller Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:25:51 -0500 Sundance 2011 is coming up in T-minus 2 weeks! Here is a quick look at 11 of the dramatic features that I am most excited about. Stay tuned for plenty more news and reviews live from Park City, right here on Twitch! For live tweets of all the action,... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/11-features-to-be-excited-for-at-sundance-11.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/11-features-to-be-excited-for-at-sundance-11.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/11-features-to-be-excited-for-at-sundance-11.php Sundance 2011 festivals Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:30:44 -0500 Back in September we reported on a low budget sci-fi flick called ZENITH. The trailer enticed with its dystopian dissonance and techno-conspiracy who-dun-nit motifs. At the end of the trailer a vague tag: " Fall 2010. In Select Theaters."Well now we've got some theatrical play dates for the United States.... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/zenith-an-arthouse-blade-runner.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/zenith-an-arthouse-blade-runner.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/zenith-an-arthouse-blade-runner.php Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy USA & Canada Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:10:43 -0500 [Updated with screening schedule.]The TIFF Bell Lightbox - the spiffy new home of the Toronto International Film Festival - have just announced their winter and spring wave of programming and, hey! Look at what's in there! A weekend matinee series of 1980s kids scifi / fantasy / adventure /... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/twitch-and-the-tiff-bell-lightbox-bringing-the-80s-back-to-toronto.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/twitch-and-the-tiff-bell-lightbox-bringing-the-80s-back-to-toronto.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/twitch-and-the-tiff-bell-lightbox-bringing-the-80s-back-to-toronto.php Action Horror Sci-Fi & Fantasy USA & Canada Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:24:39 -0500 It's like 1995 all over again! One of the issues with a site as prolific as Twitch tends to be is how to keep up with it all when stories are often driven off the main page in less than a single day. We've tried giving you some newfangled... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/get-twitch-in-your-mailbox.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/get-twitch-in-your-mailbox.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/get-twitch-in-your-mailbox.php Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:18:48 -0500 The long awaited third installment of Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo trilogy has proven to be a divisive one. But with the film arriving on VOD via IFC Midnight on January 19th fans will soon be able to judge for themselves if this one lives up to the legacy of the... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/an-exclusive-clip-from-tsukamotos-tetsuo-the-bullet-man.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/an-exclusive-clip-from-tsukamotos-tetsuo-the-bullet-man.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/an-exclusive-clip-from-tsukamotos-tetsuo-the-bullet-man.php video Action Asia Cult Horror Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:08:52 -0500 If the job of a teaser is to hook the attention while provoking more questions than it answers then the teaser for Johnny Tabor's Folklore is a resounding success.Tabor's not giving much up about the 1970's set horror tale but the teaser is possessed with an edgy energy and... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/writer-director-johnny-tabor-presents-a-tale-of-american-folklore.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/writer-director-johnny-tabor-presents-a-tale-of-american-folklore.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/writer-director-johnny-tabor-presents-a-tale-of-american-folklore.php video Horror USA & Canada Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:45:52 -0500 Though it exists only in trailer form so far Gustavo Franco's Corpse Pusher is surely a unique, compelling bit of work. Created as part of a low budget educational initiative to give aspiring film makers a taste of the film making process it looks as though they've found an... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/surreal-haunting-trailer-for-gustavo-francos-corpse-pusher.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/surreal-haunting-trailer-for-gustavo-francos-corpse-pusher.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/surreal-haunting-trailer-for-gustavo-francos-corpse-pusher.php video Horror USA & Canada Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:34:52 -0500 What madness lies in store for viewers of Noboru Iguchi's spin on the classic Karate-Robo Zaborgar? Well, fans of the director of Robo Geisha and The Machine Girl are already well familiar with his obsessive love for outlandish robots and scantily clad women. And checking the first proper stills... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-stills-from-noboru-iguchis-karate-robo-zaborgar.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-stills-from-noboru-iguchis-karate-robo-zaborgar.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-stills-from-noboru-iguchis-karate-robo-zaborgar.php Action Asia Comedy Cult IFFR 2011 Martial Arts Sci-Fi & Fantasy festivals Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:27:25 -0500 Some movies are 'so bad they're good' -- and then there are the lumbering, ungainly monstrosities that are the films of Dominic Sena. Like a near-sighted brontosaurus whose legs have been broken, SEASON OF THE WITCH joins GONE IN 60 SECONDS and SWORDFISH and WHITEOUT as standard bearers for a... [http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/season-of-the-witch-so-bad-its-good-review.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/season-of-the-witch-so-bad-its-good-review.php http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/01/season-of-the-witch-so-bad-its-good-review.php Action Horror USA & Canada Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:25:50 -0500 Nick Cage starrer Season of the Witch opens tomorrow and is the subject of my current column over at Showcase. The short version? So very, very bad. If you'd like to see a good horrific action film set against the backdrop of witchcraft and the plague then I recommend... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/todds-thoughts-on-season-of-the-witch.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/todds-thoughts-on-season-of-the-witch.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/todds-thoughts-on-season-of-the-witch.php Action Horror USA & Canada Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:38:24 -0500 [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/music-video-for-benny-chans-shaolin.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/music-video-for-benny-chans-shaolin.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/music-video-for-benny-chans-shaolin.php video Action Asia Drama Martial Arts Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:57:38 -0500 I can't shake the feeling that there's a marketing problem surrounding Greg Mottola's Paul. The concept is funny. I like literally everybody involved in it. It's definitely targeting people exactly like me but ... I'm not sure. Is it trying too hard? Or is it as simple as the... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/us-trailer-for-pegg-and-frosts-alien-road-movie-paul-arrives.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/us-trailer-for-pegg-and-frosts-alien-road-movie-paul-arrives.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/us-trailer-for-pegg-and-frosts-alien-road-movie-paul-arrives.php video Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy USA & Canada Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:55:05 -0500 Yep, Star Wars is coming to Blu Ray and those who pony up to buy the box set of all six films will apparently be treated to an additional three discs containing thirty hours of bonus materials. Which is rather a lot, I'd say. Will that be enough to... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/star-wars-blu-ray-release-date-and-specs-announced.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/star-wars-blu-ray-release-date-and-specs-announced.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/star-wars-blu-ray-release-date-and-specs-announced.php Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy USA & Canada Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:46:45 -0500 They teased with fifty seconds just a few days back and now the full UK trailer for John Carpenter's The Ward has followed behind. Take a look below and weigh in.John Carpenter's The Ward, a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/full-trailer-for-john-carpenters-the-ward.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/full-trailer-for-john-carpenters-the-ward.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/full-trailer-for-john-carpenters-the-ward.php video Horror USA & Canada Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:53:19 -0500 Riding high off the success of Detective Dee director Tsui Hark is now hard at work on martial arts spectacle Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate.A 3D remake of Tsui's 1992 production Dragon Inn, the picture reunites Tsui with his Once Upon A Time In China star Jet Li.Tsui's films... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-images-of-jet-li-in-tsui-harks-flying-swords-of-dragon-gate.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-images-of-jet-li-in-tsui-harks-flying-swords-of-dragon-gate.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/first-images-of-jet-li-in-tsui-harks-flying-swords-of-dragon-gate.php Action Asia Martial Arts Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:41:16 -0500 The jury is still out on whether Robert Pattinson or any of his Twilight cohorts can carry a non-sparkly film but with the series coming to an end we'll know soon enough. And we'll very shortly learn a thing or two about Pattinson's level of talent, too, because he'll... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/robert-pattinson-cast-in-david-cronenbergs-cosmopolis.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/robert-pattinson-cast-in-david-cronenbergs-cosmopolis.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/robert-pattinson-cast-in-david-cronenbergs-cosmopolis.php Drama USA & Canada Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:24:17 -0500 Cult film fans take note: Machine Girl director Noboru Iguchi's Karate-Robo Zaborgar will have its world premiere at the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam.A revival of the classic television series of the same name, Karate Robo Zaborgar is Iguchi's first proper foray into the world of tokusatsu. It's the story... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/noboru-iguchis-karate-robo-zaborgar-to-premiere-in-rotterdam.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/noboru-iguchis-karate-robo-zaborgar-to-premiere-in-rotterdam.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/noboru-iguchis-karate-robo-zaborgar-to-premiere-in-rotterdam.php Action Asia Comedy Cult IFFR 2011 Martial Arts Sci-Fi & Fantasy festivals Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:10:03 -0500 For those wondering when they might be able to finally see Matt Osterman's indie scifi ghost story Phasma Ex Machina, we have your answer. For those not wondering, we have the trailer so that you will begin wondering. All lies below.New York, NY (January 5, 2011) -- Screen Media... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/matt-ostermans-phasma-ex-machina-has-a-new-name-and-a-release-date.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/matt-ostermans-phasma-ex-machina-has-a-new-name-and-a-release-date.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/matt-ostermans-phasma-ex-machina-has-a-new-name-and-a-release-date.php video Horror Sci-Fi & Fantasy USA & Canada Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:39:45 -0500 Amer hits UK cinemas this Friday, and to support the theatrical run the ICA in London is hosting a double bill of said giallo pastiche, followed by Dario Argento's 80s classic Tenebrae, on Sunday 9th Jan. What's more, directors Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani will also be there for a... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/catch-amer-tenebrae-double-bill-in-london.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/catch-amer-tenebrae-double-bill-in-london.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/catch-amer-tenebrae-double-bill-in-london.php Cult Horror UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:10:18 -0500 Strange as it may sound, in the cinematic worlds created by Ole Christian Madsen (Flame And Citron, Prague, Nordkraft) the story of a man traveling to Argentina to finalize his divorce counts as 'light entertainment'. You see, Madsen is a director best known for tackling difficult emotional material and doing... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/flame-and-citron-director-shows-his-lighter-side-with-superclasico.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/flame-and-citron-director-shows-his-lighter-side-with-superclasico.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/flame-and-citron-director-shows-his-lighter-side-with-superclasico.php video Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:00:59 -0500 Director Andrew Dominik is evidently a man who knows what he likes and what he likes are high end crime stories with Brad Pitt and Sam Rockwell. He's made one already in The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford - a film with a ridiculously long... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/jesse-james-trio-reunited-for-cogans-trade.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/jesse-james-trio-reunited-for-cogans-trade.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/jesse-james-trio-reunited-for-cogans-trade.php Action Drama USA & Canada Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:34:10 -0500 I sort of think that the less you know about Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim's Sundance selected short The Terrys before watching this, the better. And so I shall say nothing. Just watch.... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/sundance-2011-the-most-uncomfortable-sex-of-the-year-award-goes-to-the-terrys.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/sundance-2011-the-most-uncomfortable-sex-of-the-year-award-goes-to-the-terrys.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/sundance-2011-the-most-uncomfortable-sex-of-the-year-award-goes-to-the-terrys.php video Comedy Cult Sundance 2011 USA & Canada festivals Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:25:43 -0500 High school white trash rocker. Super villain's son. Super villain himself. Crime solving stoner. Gay rights activist, based on real life figure Scott Smith. Most recently, real life extreme sports enthusiast Aron Ralston, and soon yet another real life figure, Beat poet (and card carrying NAMBLA member I'd like... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/james-franco-bucks-hard-to-land-blood-meridian.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/james-franco-bucks-hard-to-land-blood-meridian.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/james-franco-bucks-hard-to-land-blood-meridian.php Action Drama USA & Canada Western James Franco Cormac McCarthy Ridley SCott Tommy Lee Jones Blood Meridian Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:07:54 -0500 Those waiting for Alex De La Iglesia's planned adaptation of graphic novel The Yellow M are going to have to wait a while longer. And I, for one, am okay with that because the cause of the delay is the launch instead of As Luck Would Have It, an absurdly... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/alex-de-la-iglesia-salma-hayek-and-a-rod-through-the-head-in-as-luck-would-have-it.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/alex-de-la-iglesia-salma-hayek-and-a-rod-through-the-head-in-as-luck-would-have-it.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/alex-de-la-iglesia-salma-hayek-and-a-rod-through-the-head-in-as-luck-would-have-it.php Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Cult Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:16:54 -0500 Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja is soon to hit DVD and BluRay in its native Norway complete with a VERY generous feature set - find the full breakdown here and pray that the coming US release will mirror this one because this is fabulous stuff that I want subtitled versions... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/get-your-norwegian-ninja-action-figure-now.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/get-your-norwegian-ninja-action-figure-now.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/get-your-norwegian-ninja-action-figure-now.php video Action Comedy Continental Europe & Russia Cult Martial Arts Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:47:21 -0500 This wildly fun modern take on the characters of Sir Arthur Canon Doyle offers impeccably reverent pastiche. The fact that there are only three hour and half long episode here is a little sad but as successful as this has been there will likely be many more. Frankly I wouldn't... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/sherlock-on-bluray.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/sherlock-on-bluray.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/sherlock-on-bluray.php Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:42:27 -0500 Wanna get you some Machete? We got DVDs to give away.To get yours you must create your own exploitation movie hero. Said hero must have a name, a mission and a weapon. Entry can be a pic, text, sculpture, whatever.Send entry HEREContest ends one week from today. ... [http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/cut-you-a-dealmachete-dvd-giveaway.phpMore] http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/cut-you-a-dealmachete-dvd-giveaway.php http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/01/cut-you-a-dealmachete-dvd-giveaway.php Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:33:38 -0500