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Mayhem Is Coming To Nottingham!

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT

England! Are you looking for another film festival to get your horror on? Consider the Mayhem Film Festival in Nottingham during the Halloween weekend this year. Steven Sheil, director of Mum & Dad and upcoming action horror film Dead Mine, has programmed a winning lineup of festival favorites and events between October 31st and November 4th at the Broadway Cinema. Says Sheil about the lineup: It includes V/H/S, American Mary, Chained, Grabbers, Manborg plus a special BAFTA screening of Sightseers with Ben Wheatley and Steve Oram and archive screenings of The Shining and Altered States. We've got a good number of other guests coming too, including Joe Ahearne (The Secret of Crickley Hall), Jon Wright (Grabbers), Ian Clark (Guinea Pigs) and Steven Sheil (Dead Mine). Other...

Blu-ray Review: The Occasionally Beautiful, Utterly Empty SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:30 PM PDT

The instinct behind Snow White and the Huntsman is admirable, even if the execution ultimately falls flat: push the fairy tale into the realm of dark fantasy with a hint of political intrigue, with evil represented through the physical and emotional decay of the kingdom. There's even a dash of Miyazaki in there with an homage/direct lift (your mileage may vary) of the spirit of the forest scene from Princess Mononoke. Unfortunately, in the push to handsomely design the hell out of everything, to cast it just right, no one was able to get this story of pure beauty versus pure wickedness to a place where audiences could give a damn about the characters in it. We're constantly told that Snow White is the fairest...

Latest SKYFALL Trailer Features the Bardem Stare

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The newest international trailer for Skyfall shifts the focus directly onto the villainous character played by Javier Bardem. With James Bond (Daniel Craig) tied to a chair -- strains of Casino Royale, perhaps, except 007 is fully clothed this time -- Bardem approaches and assesses the predicament in which Bond has been placed by his superior, M (Judi Dench): "Mommy has been very bad." The trailer also features a woman firing a large weapon, another woman describing how bad Bardem really is, explosions, running, and pretty much everything else we've come to expect from Bond, all packed neatly into one minute. Have a look....

ROLLER TOWN Double Pass Giveaway For Montreal Advance Screening Tomorrow Night!

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Who wants a double pass to the advance screening of Roller Town tomorrow night in Montreal? Of course you all do. It is amazingly simple. You just follow this link RIGHT HERE and enter this PIN number RTWOMMtl. Once you hit the link you have five minutes to enter all the requested information. We are giving away 50 double passes to the screening tomorrow night at Cineplex Odeon Forum Cinema (2313 Saint Catherine Street West). The screening begins at 7pm and doors open at 6pm. This is first come, first serve, so you have to be quick about it! Bonne chance à nos amis...

Blu-ray Review: Surveillance, Sex, and Madness in HOMELAND: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT

The first season of Showtime's hour-long terrorism drama Homeland is about nothing so much as the complete and utter destruction of Claire Danes' character, C.I.A. analyst Carrie Mathison. This smart, driven, and somewhat compulsive spook is undone by those very things that make her so good at her job (along with a "why won't anybody believe me" plot that tears away at her already fragile sanity). Homeland's premise centers on Carrie's suspicions that recently-freed Iraq War P.O.W. Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) might in fact be a sleeper agent for Al Qaeda under the auspices of the slippery Abu Nazir (Navid Negahban). We watch Carrie watching Brody whose trouble fitting back into life in the States after eight years of imprisonment, torture--and possible brainwashing--have left...

TIFF 2012 Review: ARTIFACT

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT

One one level, Artifact has elements of that that most egregious of self-serving documentaries, the tale of the woeful band fighting against their evil corporate overlord.We start with the band Thirty Seconds to Mars trying to record their latest album, and they're chafing against the restrictions of a nine-year contract that they're still beholden to. Led by Jared Leto (you know, that pretty guy from Requiem for a Dream), the band is seeking to change the restrictions of their deal and is readying for a fight.As a counter offer, their label, Virgin/EMI, sues the band for $30 million dollars.To its credit, the film then focuses on a much wider subject, namely, the realities of the modern music business, the vagaries of art versus commerce, and...

TIFF 2012 Review: THE BAY

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT

When it was announced that Barry Levinson was going to be having a film as part of the TIFF Midnight Madness slate, and that it would be a found footage horror piece about infected water, I admit I wasn't expecting very much.It'd be easy to dismiss this as both a cash-in on the fad of the handicam (well, iPhone) film, and a mere vanity piece for an established director.My cynicism was entirely misguided.Levinson's film proves something pretty unequivocally - any conceit, any style, be it found footage or shakycam or haunted house or whatever, can be great in the hands of a good filmmaker. A great director can take even a tired genre and make it exciting and compelling. The Bay may very well be...

Fantastic Fest 2012: The Great Open Preview

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

FANTASTIC FEST IS UPON US!! If you spend much time around Twitch, then you know how excited we get about America's number one genre fest, kicking off at Austin's Alamo Drafthouse Cinema tomorrow. And just like our coverage from TIFF, we have more reviews and features planned than you can shake a 35MM canister at. So be sure to keep your eyes glued right here to Twitch. We kick things off with a repeat of a fun exercise we tried last year, The Great Open Preview. Below you'll find top picks and most anticipated films from a number of our writers who will be making the trek to Austin. But we need your help too! Reply in the comments with the movies you are...

TIFF 2012 Review: THE ACT OF KILLING

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:31 PM PDT

Easily one of this decade's most important and most harrowing documentaries, The Act of Killing is a shattering take on the nature of evil.The conceit of the documentary is unique to the form - filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer traveled to Indonesia to tell the story of mass murder by having those that perpetuated the killings recreate their actions in their own way.The project started as a documentary about some farm workers who were trying to organize into a kind of union. Getting much resistance from those reluctant to talk, it was suggested that Oppenheimer go and talk to the neighbours of these workers, those that were leaning on them to cease such actions. These neighbours proved to be self-admitted murderers. More than that, they were proud...

DVD Review: SNOWMAN'S LAND Chills the Soul As It Dryly Tickles the Funnybone

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Walter is in trouble. He killed the wrong man, and then had to kill the right man, and now his boss is mad at him for creating a mess, and so Walter is sidelined for the moment. His friend Francois suggests that Walter fill in for him on a job that will take him away to a mountain retreat, where he can enjoy the peace and quiet and build snowmen, one week tops, good money. But things are never quite that easy for professional assassins. Snowman's Land features oddball characters and an unusual narrative trajectory, coupled with a great sense of visual style. Tomasz Thomson, who wrote and directed, apparently only has one feature film to his credit -- 2001's Silent Storm (Stiller Sturm)...

Fantastic Fest 2012: Clap Your Hands, Pump Your Fists, Lose A Limb To A New MIAMI CONNECTION Trailer

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

As the ne'erdowells of cinematic geekdom descend upon Austin this weekend at the start of Fantastic Fest Drafthouse Films have released a freshly cut trailer for their unearthed martial arts epic Miami Connection. Drafthouse Films has released a new trailer for MIAMI CONNECTION, which can be viewed below.  Edited by HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN Director Jason Eisner for Drafthouse Films, the trailer for this '80s martial arts gem packs quite a punch.   MIAMI CONNECTION, directed by 9th degree black belt philosopher/author/inspirational speaker Grandmaster Y.K. Kim, tells the story of fearless synth rock band Dragon Sound as they embark on a roundhouse wreck-wave of crime-crushing justice in the streets of Orlando.  After vanishing into obscurity 25 years ago, Drafthouse Films is proud to bring MIAMI CONNECTION back to...

TIFF 2012 Review: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:40 AM PDT

The trailer for David O. Russell's follow up to his Oscar nominated The Fighter, combined with the twee title, makes Silver Linings Playbook to be a horrible film about crazy people in love.Its a credit both to Russell, a fine ensemble cast and dramatically lowered expectations that film proved to be absolutely terrific when it screened at this year's TIFF.The story of a man with mental illness coming home to his family in other hands may well have been as trite as it all sounds. Early stories of casting had Mark Wahlberg in the lead role, a fine actor in his own right, but it's clear that Bradley Cooper is the perfect choice for the film. His mix of wry humour and pleasant looks, without...

Hey Toronto! Swarez's UNDYING LOVE is Playing Tonite at LITTLE TERRORS

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Justin McConnell's semi-regular monthly short film festival, Little Terrors, gets a comfy new home at the Carlton Cinema in Toronto.  The series showcases the best in horror short-fimmaking to a city that seems to constantly hunger for genre, and is co-curated by some wise folks from Rue Morgue, Toronto After Dark and Raven-Banner Entertainment.  I'm rather excited that Twitch's own bearded polymath, Omar "Swarez" Hauksson (graphic designer, musician, actor, collector or bleached cow-skulls and all around laid-back dude) has his short film Undying Love, as a part of tonight's line-up.  The film will go on to play in the Special Shorts Selection at Sitges.If you are in the city, this is something you will want to see on the big screen.  As Zombie short films...

Hollywood Beat: David Ayer, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Fascinating Characters

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT

David Ayer's cop drama End of Watch and Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, which open and/or expand wide in the U.S. on Friday, have more in common than a release date. They both represent the work of filmmakers who are intensely fascinated by fascinating, intense characters. As nicely laid out by our own Scott Weinberg in his review, Ayer "is clearly and passionately interested in the psychology of modern police officers," and nearly all of the films he has written and/or directed -- The Fast and the Furious, Training Day, Dark Blue, S.W.A.T., and Harsh Times -- "have focused, to some degree, on the nature of being an enforcer of the law in a world where the law is simply not respected anymore." I'll...

L'Etrange 2012 Review: EXCISION is a Messy Combination of Sex and Scalpels

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Excision, a gory, coming-of-age horror/comedy, wears its influences on its sleeve; so much so, that you'll have to forgive me, and probably numerous other critics, for describing it as Welcome to the Dollhouse with a healthy dose of Nip/Tuck's sexualized medical gore. But sometimes this type of reference-laden description does more justice to a film than any belabored standalone paragraph, and it's especially true in the case of Excision, which follows the exploits of a girl who might as well be Dawn Wiener's surgery-obsessed soul mate. However, like most pitches that mix elements from other movies (and the combination in Excision is indeed one of the more unique ones I've encountered lately), the real test comes in the details of the film's execution. AnnaLynne McCord...

Jackie Chan Planning POLICE STORY 2013

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:20 AM PDT

What's this? After making a great deal of noise about the upcoming Chinese Zodiac marking his final foray into the sort of high octane, high risk that built him into an international brand it appears that Jackie Chan may have one more kick at the proverbial can left in him after all. The China Vision Media Group have announced at a Beijing press conference that Chan will re-team with his Little Big Soldier director Ding Sheng for what is currently being referred to simply as Police Story 2013. Given that the most recent entry in one of Chan's signature series - 2004 effort New Police Story - already began the process of pushing Chan's character towards more dramatic territory with others carrying the heavy stunt...

Weinberg Reviews HEAD GAMES, a Sports Doc on Brains

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

After a while, certain documentary filmmakers start to feel like reliable friends. No matter what the topic of conversation might be, I've grown to trust the films of Ken Burns, Werner Herzog, and Steve James. It doesn't matter what the subject of the film is; I already know that these guys will show the truth, remain invisible, and keep me entertained at the same time. So while I'd probably have to admit that I have little to no interest in the topic of sports-related brain injuries, the simple fact is that when Steve James (director of Stevie, The Interrupters, and At the Death House Door) asks me for 90-some minutes, I'm more than happy to listen up. Mr. James is probably best-known for his...

Trailer for THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Looks Impressive

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:40 AM PDT

Coming on the heels of announcements that Peter Jackson and co. are splitting the two films into three, we get our first look at this first part of The Hobbit series with this latest trailer.One thing that's becoming clear is how well these films will integrate with their Lord of the Rings counterparts. It's clear that while Guillermo Del Toro's involvement may have made for a unique vision for the works, having this kind of thematic and visual consistency will surely be a boon for anyone crazy enough to do a marathon of all six works.We see some of the usual suspects - Galadriel, Golumn and other ghouls - and if parsed out carefully, you can pretty much tell where in the (short) book PJ...

Blu-ray Review: BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW Is Everything And Nothing Like You'd Expect

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:04 AM PDT

There has been no shortage of digital ink spilled at Twitch regarding Panos Cosmatos' psychedelic future-shock mind fuck, Beyond the Black Rainbow, and as such, I had some pre-conceived notions going in to this viewing. I was expecting an homage to the '70s-early '80s sci-fi classics like Coma, The Andromeda Strain, Westworld, and the like; what I got was pretty close to that vibe, though it goes quite a bit further than all of those into the deeper reaches of the subsconcious mind. Beyond the Black Rainbow is certainly a trip, and quite unlike most modern homages to genre films of the past. Whereas the exploitation and giallo booms of the seventies have had their own revivals, this era of science fiction has not, and...

Get Behind The Scenes Of UK Chiller HOLLOW

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 08:15 AM PDT

UK chiller Hollow arrives on VOD across America today from Tribeca Film and viewers should find it a refreshing spin on the found footage subgenre. Paying an unusual degree of care to its characters and performances, Hollow plays nearly as much as a psychological thriller - a very rewarding one, at that - as it does as a horror film, though there are certainly plenty of scares to be found as well.An old monastery in a small, remote village in Suffolk, England has been haunted by a local legend for centuries. Left in ruin and shrouded by the mystery of a dark spirit that wills young couples to suicide, the place has been avoided for years, marked only by a twisted, ancient tree with an...

Sitges 2012: The Definitive Line-up Revealed

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

As our North American contingent of writers prepare to descend on Austin, Texas this weekend in a wave of drunken debauchery our more sophisticated brethren and sister over in Europe are preparing for the Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia in the beginning of October. Beer will be replaced by fine wines and the barbecue by savoury cheeses and truffles. Yes, the Catalan coast can turn even the most hardened and blood thirsty genre film lover into a cultured cinephile. The complete list of films playing at this year's festival have been revealed at the official site and as always it is a doozie of a lineup. You will find the full list of all the films here and the press release...

TIFF 2012: Twitch's Festival Mega Wrap Round Up All the Reviews

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT

No doubt about it, the 2012 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival was an affair to remember. With hundreds of memorable films, Twitch was by your side throughout, clocking in more than five dozen reviews. We've got links to all of them right here, along with preview and feature links for your browsing pleasure. Below you can read the thoughts on the fests by the team that covered it. Don't miss our wall to wall coverage of Fantastic Fest 2012, kicking off in just a couple days! Previews TIFF 12 for '12 Part 1: The Big Launches TIFF 12 for '12 Part 2: The Fantastic Side of Things TIFF 12 for '12 Part 3: Pacific Rim Offerings TIFF 12 for '12 Part 4:...
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