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Watch A Clip From Masters of Cinema's THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

Watch A Clip From Masters of Cinema's THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:00 AM PDT

Recently voted one of the Top 10 Greatest Films of All-Time by Sight & Sound magazine, Carl Theodor Dreyer's mesmeric film, The Passion of Joan Of Arc comes to UK Blu-ray and DVD on 19 November, courtesy of Eureka Entertainment's Masters of Cinema series. Maria Falconetti's stunning performance as the doomed young Christian rebel, is often hailed as one of the greatest displays of screen acting ever committed to film, and Dreyer's haunting, powerful and tragic silent classic has never looked better than in this stunning new restoration. The release includes a piano score performed by silent film composer Mie Yanashita for the 20 frames-per-second version, and a radical accompaniment by esteemed American avant-garde musician Loren Connors for the 24 fps presentation, as well as both...

Review: THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET Drags Down Cinematic Property Values

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:04 AM PDT

Short on scares but big on contrivance, the many problems with the PG-13 horror movie The House at the End of the Street start with the title. The mysterious house that everyone in town is wigged out about is actually in the woods, not really on the street at all. But that's the least of what's wrong with this picture. A cinematic building inspector could produce a long list of code violations in this blighted effort, but let's keep thing simpler, shall we? The film's foundation (the screenplay) is an idea that, at one time, might've passed muster to make a decent film, but the version that was filmed has all the tension sucked out of it, a series of twisty pathways looking for a...

TIFF 2012 Review: THE ICEMAN

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Like a stiff mixed drink that doesn't live up to the quality of its ingredients, The Iceman proves to be an unpalatable, underwhelming crime drama.All the great parts are there - we've got a simmering Michael Shannon in a 70s gangster drama, and a true life tale of a mob enforcer thought to have killed more than 200 people. Shannon's paired with another master of the quiet-rage-followed-by-explosive-outburst, Ray Liotta, and we should be seeing nothing other than fireworks here, some kind of angry man version of the De Niro / Pacino Heat meetup. I still want to see that movie, frankly, and hopefully one day it will be made.A year after her success as a screechy harpy in Black Swan, Winona Ryder also makes a...

TIFF 2012 Review: LUNARCY!

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Lunarcy! is one of those delightful character piece documentaries, akin to where Errol Morris will go down to some swampy Florida town and meet totally unique, bizarre and obsessive individuals and put them on screen for our edification.Director Simon Ennis' interest is in those interested in/obsessed with that giant orb that dominates our night sky. We meet astronauts, entrepreneurs, dreamers and schemers, a series of encounters that add up to quite a fun visit with a subsection of our culture.The film is dominated by one particularly engaging character, Christopher Carson. Part zealot, part Don Quixote, we see him as he tries valiantly to gain support for his plan to become the first permanent resident on the Moon.Of course, Christopher's ideas come across and both naive...

Carl Rinsch Pulled From 47 RONIN And Other Troubling News

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Troubling news has emerged from those close to the production of 47 Ronin. Sources have told TheWrap.com that Universal Pictures has seized control of the film and director Carl Rinsch has been pulled from the project now that shooting has been completed. The editing of the film has been handed over to Universal co-chairwoman Donna Langley, who will oversee the completion of the film. The report also suggests that the budget for the film has blown past its $175 million projection to $225 million - largely due to reshoots and costs associated with post production. A Universal executive has denied the budget explosion and that the production has exceeded $175 million.Reshoots took place in London so that Keanu Reeves' character, Kai, could feature more...

TIFF 2012 Review: LONDON - THE MODERN BABYLON

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

By any normal measure, Julien Temple's film London could easily have been terrible. The conceit, a slew of archive footage interspersed with talking head interviews, is the recipe for loads of horrendous television programmes that serve as filler on the higher numbered cable channels. What's remarkable about this film is just how effective it is at giving a sweeping take on this historic city without meandering off into mediocrity. Starting from when London was the capital of a majority of the planet, through its trials and tribulations, wars and riots and other blights, Temple manages to get at the spirit of his home town in a way that's fairly unique. Sure, we've seen a slew of Londonphilic trapping this Olympic year, but Temple's film provides...

Review: ABOUT CHERRY Presents the Cute, Fluffy Kitten Version of Porn

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT

It gives me no great pleasure to write this review. About Cherry is the directorial debut of Stephen Elliot, author of the novel Happy Baby and the superb memoir, The Adderall Diaries. How I didn't realize this until after I had almost finished writing this review is beyond me. I was checking something against the press materials and there it was, staring me in the face. Stephen Elliot, the director of About Cherry... is also the author of seven books. Fuck. I'm a big fan of Stephen's, and this is a pretty negative review. I am also the editor of a literary website, which means we run in some of the same internet circles. Would I have toned things down had I realized sooner he...

Review: 17 GIRLS Rises Above Its Tabloid Headline Premise

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

17 Girls, the debut feature of the Coulins (novelist Dephine and documentary filmmaker Muriel, hailing from Brittany), transcends its tabloid material and digs deeper into what it means to be young and female in the post-global recession era. Based on a real life story of the pregnancy pact in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where 17 girls became pregnant in the same school year, the film tells a story of a group of 16-year-old high school girls in Lorient, an economically depressed, grey seaside town in Brittany, who decide to get pregnant after one of their popular friends, Camille (Louise Grinberg) accidentally gets knocked up.These girls, neglected at home by busy, working-class parents, living in the post-war-bright-future-never-delivered small town, decide to use their bodies the only way they know...

Exclusive Character Poster And Hysterical New TAI CHI ZERO Trailer Demand Your Attention!

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Explosions! Pretty ladies! Kissing! And, of course, kung fu! WellGo USA and Variance Films have released a hysterical new trailer for Stephen Fung's Tai Chi Zero in the leadup to its appearance at Fantastic Fest. Oh, and that poster featuring Shu Qi as The Mother? That's new, too.TAI CHI ZERO tells the story of Yang Luchan, a young genius who, tired of being picked on, travels to Chen Village to learn the art of Tai Chi. Luchan finds out the hard way that it is forbidden for a villager to teach an outsider when the villagers, from strong men to old women to little children, repeatedly challenge him to a series of fights, all of which he loses quite badly. But when a frightening army...

First Footage From Park Chan-wook's STOKER Chills

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Can Oldboy director Park Chan-wook make his distinctive style work in English? That has been the question ever since word first broke about the upcoming Stoker. The English language thriller written by Wentworth Miller and starring Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, Dermot Mulroney and Matthew Goode has been kept largely out of sight for the past year but the first footage has now arrived online following a preview on Entertainment Tonight.And the verdict is good. After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him. While it would be much more effective without the ET logo and commentary...

Check Out An Extended Gallery Of Stills From Ted Kotcheff's WAKE IN FRIGHT

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

With the remastered version of Ted Kotcheff's classic but little seen Wake In Fright soon to screen at Fantastic Fest before rolling out on a limited US release we've got an extensive gallery of stills from the film for your perusal. Check out what Nick Cave has called "the best and most terrifying film about Australia in existence". And remember: You can click on any image to enlarge.Alongside Mad Max and Walkabout, Wake In Fright is widely acknowledged as one of the seminal films in the development of modern Australian cinema. Combining the backwoods horror of Deliverance and the gritty nihilism of Straw Dogs, the film tells the story of a British schoolteacher's (Gary Bond) descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged...

Watch Siegfried Fight A Dragon In Clip From Masters Of Cinema's DIE NIBELUNGEN

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT

On 29 October, Eureka Entertainment's prestigious Masters of Cinema series is set to release a new restoration of Fritz Lang's epic two-part fantasy, Die Nibelungen, on double Blu-ray and double DVD in the UK. Renowned for its innovative effects work and breathtaking production design, this hallucinatory five-hour work was adapted from the same legend that inspired Wagner's Ring Cycle operas and has itself inspired everything from the Star Wars saga to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.To whet our appetites in anticipation of what is sure to be one of its biggest releases of the year, Eureka Entertainment has released a clip from their restoration, which gives just a little taste of the film's extraordinary set-pieces, archetypal themes, and unrestrained ambition. Siegfried, the eponymous hero...

Watch A Clip From Fantastic Fest Selection BESTIES

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT

While Rebecca Cutter's indie thriller Besties may occupy a somewhat different niche than most films selected for Austin's Fantastic Fest it does, nonetheless, look like a compelling bit of work. Written and directed by Rebecca Cutter, who is currently a writer on CBS show The Mentalist, Besties captures a case of hero worship gone bad.BESTIES tells the story of two high school girls -- Sandy (Olivia Croicchia), a high school freshman and self-described loser and Ashley, a sexy senior and Sandy's former babysitter. Sandy, hoping to forge a friendship with the most popular girl in school, arranges to be left at home under Ashley's supervision while her father (Corin Nemec) goes out of town. Little did Sandy know that an unexpected visitor from Ashley's past...

TIFF 2012 Review: GHOST GRADUATION

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

One of the most charming, silly and rambunctious films of this year's festival, Ghost Graduation is an unabashed love letter to the cinema of John Hughes, mixed in with bits of The Frighteners or Ghostbusters for good measure. The film starts, as most should, with the thumping melodrama of Bonnie Tyler's epic "Total Eclipse of the Heart". We see a wallflower boy sitting at the edges of the crowd during a slow dance. Soon the crowd parts, and he sees his dream girl, hair flowing in slow motion driven by some magical breeze. He reaches towards her, the two embrace, there orthodontically augmented teeth clinking as they kiss. We then cut to see that he's embracing nothing but air, the entire crows of fellow students...

TIFF 2012 Review: BLANCANIEVES

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

When an ostensibly "silent" film takes home the best picture Oscar, beating out another film about George Meliés, you know we're living in a cinematic landscape where everything nostalgic is ripe for revisitation. While some found The Artist contrived, I fell deeply for that film, finding its cheeky mix of fun with melodrama a refreshing take, far from a mere ripoff of classic films. A year after The Artist played TIFF we have another offering of silent-style film, this one slightly less audience friendly, but certainly an accomplishment in and of itself. Blancaneives (or "Snow White", if you prefer) bases its narrative on the Grimm fairy tale. The film begins with a toreador engaged with his deadly dance inside a bull ring. When he takes...

Raindance Film Festival Set to Open with HERE COMES THE DEVIL

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT

The last couple of months of the festival season will go out with a bang in London, as the Raindance Film Festival begins next Wednesday, September 26th, with the Mexican film Here Comes the Devil, which was very popular in TIFF this past month. Raindance slants itself quite firmly to independent cinema, showcasing films that have played at festivals such as Sundance and Fantasia, a focus on Quebec, a retrospective of Chris Marker, as well as conducting master classes and live music events. From the press release: The Raindance Film Festival's 20th lineup includes over 100 features, over 138 shorts and 64 UK Premieres, 13 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres, 20 World Premieres and 24 Directorial Debuts from 42 countries with another exceptional year of...
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