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Hey UK! LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 4K Restoration Comes To Cinemas

Hey UK! LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 4K Restoration Comes To Cinemas

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:30 AM PDT

If you've read our own Jason Gorber's superb in-depth piece on The Master, discussing 70mm, 4k and the issues around shooting and projecting those formats, then you may be a little excited to hear that Sony's 2012 Lawrence of Arabia 4k restoration is coming to UK cinemas. It's a restoration of the 1988 Director's Cut (itself a restoration, with key scenes re-voiced and previously trimmed sections re-inserted) screening in 2K and 4K nationwide. In keeping with its original exhibition, the film will be screened in roadshow format with an overture, intermission, entr'acte and exit music. It really doesn't get much more epic than this, so pick your cinema and seat (and projectionist) carefully. Lawrence of Arabia screens as part of the 56th BFI London Film Festival on 20th October...

BIFF 2012 Review: COLD WAR Proves a Disappointing Opener

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:25 AM PDT

If Cold War, the opening film of this year's Busan International Film Festival, is heralding a new paradigm for commercial Hong Kong Cinema, then I can't say that it's something I'm very excited about.  Over-produced and austere, it features strong and slick production values but lacks the confidence, verve or panache of the likes of Johnny To. A potentially interesting tale of internal corruption within the upper echelons of HK law enforcement, the film mostly takes place in brilliant high rises, far from the bustling streets below. The colors are muted, the angles stark, and the production design is far too neat, all of which create a distancing effect: it's hard to get into the rhythm of the film. The lifeless performances, relentless pacing, bombastic...

Fantastic Fest 2012 Review: HELLFJORD Is a Delightfully Surreal Descent Into Norway's Fishy North

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:30 AM PDT

From the creators of Dead Snow, Cold Prey and You Said What (so pretty much every talented Norwegian currently making movies) comes this delightfully weird and wonderful television series, following a disgraced city police officer as he sees out his final days in uniform in the remote and incredibly strange fishing town of Hellfjord. Tommy Wirkola is a name that should be familiar to many readers of Twitch, as he is the main creative force behind Norwegian Nazi zombie comedy Dead Snow. The success of that film landed him writer/director duties on the forthcoming Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, with Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton starring as ass-kicking siblings in an invigorated and action-packed re-interpretation of the Brothers Grimm's classic fairy-tale. Before that hits...

Giant Octopus To Aisle 9! BAIT Scares Up Sequel

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:00 AM PDT

It always feels weird including the Venice Film Festival category when I write about Australian shark-in-a-supermarket thriller Bait, but it definitely played there and went onto make $2 million in Italy alone. Indeed it's had such great international success that a sequel has been announced by the producers at Arclight Films. Industry pundits have been fairly morose about the box office returns of Bait in its home country, where the movie has made $775,000 in two weeks - of course these hindsight experts have conveniently forgotten that big Aussie genre films were making far less five years ago. Internationally it's had a much healthier run, and is due to open in China across approximately 2,000 screens on 12 October. For those who need a refresher, the awesome, ridiculous story of Bait is: A freak tsunami traps...

Karthi's ALEX PANDIAN Will Beat The Holy Hell Out Of You! Teaser Ahoy!

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 07:43 PM PDT

I really needed this...As good of a year as Indian film has been having, the Tamil film industry hasn't had a whole lot of that critical success. I haven't seen all of the major blockbusters, but the ones I have seen have all been thoroughly disappointing, one glance at my review of Thaandavam from last weekend will give you an idea of how I feel about Tamil cinema this year. Thankfully, the year isn't over yet, and Alex Pandian looks like it has a pretty good chance of breaking the streak of boring action films in a big way.Karthi leads the cast of Alex Pandian, and he looks pretty damned fierce here. Twitch readers may remember Karthi as the man wielding the spinning saw blade...

New English-Friendly Trailer for YOUNG GUN IN THE TIME

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 07:30 PM PDT

I love Oh Young-doo's Young Gun In The Time, and it is becoming increasingly apparent that I'm not the only one. Aftering premiering back in February at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, Oh's micro-budgeted South Korean time traveling private-eye action comedy has been riding a wave of success around the global festival circuit. It recently played at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, and will next be seen in sunny Spain at Sitges later this month. We have posted a trailer for the film in the past, but now, hot off the presses, is a new, English subtitled version, which should help give interested parties a better idea of what's going on in this breakneck adventure. Check it out below!...

Bewitching New Trailer for Rob Zombie's THE LORDS OF SALEM

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 06:30 PM PDT

Full disclosure time - I have never watched a single one of Rob Zombie's films. It's not through laziness or any deep-seated hatred I have for the man (I don't think I've ever heard any of his music either). I just haven't been interested in anything he has produced - until now!After premiering in last month's Midnight Madness programme at TIFF, Zombie's The Lords of Salem is set for release in early 2013 and as a result, distributors Anchor Bay have cut togther a rather intoxicating teaser trailer to whip up some enthusiasm for the film. Well consider my enthusiasm well and truly whipped up! This looks fabulous. Our very own Ryland Aldrich described The Lords of Salem as "Zombie's most mature directorial work to date...

Sitges 2012 Preview: Twitch Picks 10 Can't Miss Flicks

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Coming right on the heels of the killer 1,2,3 combo of Fantastic Fest, Lund and L'Etrange Festival, Sitges is the genre film festival with one of the most extensive programs. Think of it as a greatest hits mix of genre and underground film from the festival and theatrical circuit over the last year with some new and left-field titles thrown in for good measure. Below you'll find a mix of new films I'm looking forward to, can't miss films I've already seen, and whichever titles have garnered the most intriguing word of mouth. I'll be posting dispatches from the festival starting tomorrow. Stay tuned!1. Vanishing WavesI've already heaped praise on this one, but if you didn't believe me, do take a look at the amazing, NSFW...

PARKER Trailer Hits, Complete With Statham in a Coyboy

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:40 PM PDT

Here's the first real look at Taylor Hackford's Parker. Much will no doubt be made about Statham (aka the "other Jason") and his mildly outrageous drawl. Still, with a cast that includes Chiklis, J-Lo, Nolte and even the extraordinary Wendel Pierce (here seen driving a car, shifting his eyes side-to-side).I'm going to go out on a limb and think this might well be an excellent little action piece, despite the clunky looking trailer.Parker is scheduled for release on January 24, 2013...

NYFF 2012 Review: FINAL CUT - LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Might Be The Greatest Film About Film Ever Made

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:20 PM PDT

Gyorgy Palfi's Final Cut - Ladies and Gentlemen might be the greatest film about film ever made. Hyperbolic quote baiting? I assure you, I'm being sincere. It's not often I see a film that I'm impelled to gush about, let alone compelled to. But before I do, let me put my finger in the dike and make sure you are properly informed. Then, you can seek out this gem of a film and decide you love it for yourself. I've been a lifelong Palfi fan ever since I saw Taxidermia at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007. After that it was the understated murder mystery Hukkle on DVD. Then finally, I Am Not Your Friend, which has never been released this side of anywhere civilized,...

AFI Fest 2012 Announces Seimetz, Cronenberg, Lindholm in Young Americans and New Auteurs Programs

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

It's less than a month until the kickoff of Los Angeles's AFI Fest 2012 on November 1, and we have the first lineup bulletin for you out today. Announced so far are the Young Americans and New Auteurs sidebars featuring such up-and-coming talents as David Zellner, Sean Baker, Amy Seimitz, Brandon Cronenberg, Tobias Lindholm, and Antonio Campos. Check out the press release: "This year we've expanded our Young Americans section to accommodate the many great American independent films submitted," said Lane Kneedler, Associate Director of Programming at AFI FEST. "The section features exciting directors and filmmakers like the Zellner brothers and Joe Swanberg who are returning to AFI FEST with new films. It's been extraordinary to see the growth and evolution of this section over...

Trent Harris' LUNA MESA Takes A Bow At Raindance

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:30 PM PDT

American cult director Trent Harris takes a bow at the Raindance Festival tonight with the world premiere of his latest film, Luna Mesa. Harris has become something of a cult icon thanks to his signature style - fusing raw, sometimes almost primitive production values with the sort of experimentation seen more often in gallery installations than narrative features - and while his latest effort is somewhat more polished than past work it is still an idiosyncratic, deeply personal work that resists easy review. So consider this more of a summary.Shot on consumer grade cameras and partially narrated by a dead man, Luna Mesa tells the story of that man's lover - Luna - and her odyssey after she discovers him dead in a Cambodian hotel...

Watch Andy Samberg In BBC 3 Comedy CUCKOO

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Don't worry Andy Samberg fans, the former SNL star has got more on his plate than bad Adam Sandler movies. Case in point, upcoming BBC3 comedy series Cuckoo.Cuckoo (Andy Samberg) is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas - and the man Ken (Greg Davies) and Lorna's (Helen Baxendale) only daughter, Rachel (Tamla Kari) has brought home from her gap year and introduced as her new husband.Ken and Lorna have no choice but to welcome him into their family home - and if every Englishman's home is his castle, then this hippie has stormed Ken's fortress and plundered everything - most unforgivably, his princess.Set in the Midlands - home to the Thompson family - Ken and Lorna are horrified...

Dylan Moran Joins Brendan Gleeson And Chris O'Dowd In John Michael McDonagh's CALVARY

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Oh, this just keeps getting better.John Michael McDonagh's The Guard was a great favorite last year - a comedy loaded with rich characters, villainous villains, and Brendan Gleeson spouting the mostly glibly, misanthropically hilarious one liners seen on screen in recent years. Though John Michael was largely viewed as 'the other McDonagh' before the film came out - his brother, Martin, is responsible for In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths - that tune had well and thoroughly changed once people got a look at his debut.So word that McDonagh and Gleeson were reuniting for round two with the now in production Calvary was already cause for celebration. As was word that Gleeson's son Domhnall, comic Chris O'Dowd and Isaach De Bankoléwere also included in the talented...

Haunting, Elegaic Trailer For Russia's BETRAYAL

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Director Kirill Serebrennikov describes his Venice selected Betrayal (Izmena) in unusual terms, referring to it as a 'disaster movie about male-female relationships'. He's chosen a difficult balance for his infidelity story, needing to stay on the line between loss and anger, and the results look nothing short of remarkable. Venice describes it like this:A man and a woman, two casual acquaintances, learn that their respective spouses are having an affair with each other. This discovery drives them to do things they didn't dare to do before. What will prevail--the feeling of jealousy or the passion? What to choose--revenge or forgiveness? The protagonists are looking for something to build a new life upon, but it is not easy: their every action is influenced by the fact...

Review: What Lola Wants, Lola Does Not Get in LOLA VERSUS

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Take everything that's clichéd, dull and wrong-headed about American independent film, over boil it in a pot of tepid tap water, and you've got a pretty good bead on Lola Versus. But this food/film analogy wouldn't be complete without one final step: Fail to serve. Despite its numerous other faults, Lola Versus will be remembered by a certain segment of critics and filmgoers for not only failing to materialize on the big screen on the initial date promised, but for having its theatrical release date pushed back at least six times - honestly, I lost count - before finally letting go and giving up. At least that's the case for my Midwestern American market. Six times. So, now that the film is finally turning up...

DARK BLOOD: A Caustic Yet Warm Q&A With Director George Sluizer

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT

At the end of each screening of Dark Blood - River Phoenix's final film, unfinished from the actor's untimely death until now - at the Dutch Film Festival in Utrecht, director George Sluizer got on-stage to tell a bit about the film and answer questions from the audience. No mean feat, as the man is 80 years old and dying from a disease which weakens his arteries until they burst. His doctors predict he will most likely die this year and in his own words: "It can happen any hour now". The screening I attended was the first one in front of a general audience, the world premiere open only to crew and industry invitations. I was seated nearby the old man and I really...

Mario Bava on Blu-ray: BLACK SUNDAY Review

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT

These are the salad days, my friends.On my shelf of Blu-rays to review I have a pair of Mario Bava Blu-rays, a pair of Jess Franco Blu-rays, and a mess of other films that I would never have guessed would ever appear in any kind of up to date format. It seems like only yesterday that Anchor Bay's Mario Bava DVD collections were such big news, and now those films are appearing little by little on Blu-ray, thanks to Alberto Leone and his deal with Kino Lorber. It seems like there's never a week that passes where I'm not blown away by the announcement of some retro-gem or other making its way to the most advanced format on the market. At this point the real...

Epic Space Elevator Short Film PAYLOAD Lifts Off Online

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Space elevators are apparently the real deal. Essentially gigantic freight hauling lifts tethered to space stations, space elevators have persisted as an idea in scientific and engineering circles since first proposed in 1895 - despite all the advances in space travel since then. Now comes an ambitious sci-fi short set in the shadow of a giant space elevator, in a dystopian future where the poorer classes are left to scavenge on the outskirts of sprawling launch stations, while those more powerful live within the gates and within reach of an exit from Earth. This short, Payload, is written and directed by Stuart Willis, an Australian vfx guru who cut his teeth working on Superman Returns, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Australia, The Square and Happy Feet Two. He's now turned his...

Review: WUTHERING HEIGHTS is an Unusual and Haunting Interpretation

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Many great classic novels have been adapted to film several times over. Books such as Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, and Great Expectations have all had, and continue to have, their adaptations. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte's classic gothic tale of unrequited love on the wild Yorkshire moor, has been adapted for either cinema or television no fewer than fifteen times. It's no wonder; given the setting, the passion and the romance, the iconic main characters of Heathcliff and Catherine are coveted by actors. But with so many adaptations, it stands to reason that a more traditional one is not necessary. I'm guessing this was Andrea Arnold's reasoning behind her crack at the book. Instead of an adaptation Arnold's take on Wuthering Heights is more of an an...

Fantastic Fest 2012 Review: THE EXORCIST IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT

The recent surge in occult horror films, particularly those involving demonic possession is hardly a new thing. Such surges are often followed by sensationalistic documentaries that purport to get behind the real life history and mystery of possession events or trace the history of the devil and devil worship. Sadly such stuff is usually made to make a fast buck off peoples fears, or worse an attempt at manipulatively steering beliefs. But every once in a while someone makes a doc that gets under the skin of more than just viewers who are generally speaking, a tad freaked out already. The Exorcist in the 21st Century is an aptly named Norwegian doc that is certainly disturbing but hardly definitive for those who want to see...

Daniel Radcliffe Is Feeling Horny In First Shot From Aja's Latest

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Sometimes the headline write themselves ...The former boy wizard, Daniel Radcliffe, plays the lead in Alexandre Aja's next - an adaptation of Joe Hill's Horns. Yes, the horns are literal. Yes, Radcliffe sprouts them. And there they are now, growing out of his head. This is the latest in a string of interesting choices the post-Potter Radcliffe has made and I'm intrigued to see how it works out. If nothing else it's something for Aja that - finally - isn't another remake. Max Minghella, Juno Temple, Joe Anderson and Kelli Garner also star.Here's a synopsis for the source novel:Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. He woke up the next morning with a thunderous hangover, a raging headache . . . and...

First Shot Of Willis And The Other Guy In A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:48 AM PDT

Yep, it's John McClane and son in action in the first still from the John Moore directed A Good Day To Die Hard. Here's betting that neither of the two men pictured die in any fashion regardless of how good a day it is to do so.Since the first Die Hard in 1988, John McClane has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing, making him enemy #1 for terrorists the world over. Now, McClane faces his greatest challenge ever, this time on an international stage, when his estranged son Jack is caught up in the daring prison escape of a rogue Russian leader, and father and son McClane must work...

Watch The First Teaser For Gore Verbinski's THE LONE RANGER

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Not that there's ever been any real doubt about who would really be the lead in Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger - Hint: It's not the guy in the title - the first official poster clinches it. While it may say The Lone Ranger in big, bold letters the only face to appear on the thing belongs to Johnny Depp's Tonto.Things are slightly more balanced between Depp and Hammer in the first teaser for the film - which premiered last night on Leno and is embedded below - but it also makes plain that neither of these men are really the star. Not really. No, this is about spectacle. If there's a star here at all it's director Verbinski and his big, sweeping set pieces....

Interview: Andrea Arnold Re-conceptualizes WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT

With only three feature films under her belt, Andrea Arnold has already established herself as one of the most prominent British film directors currently working today. Her brooding, sensual, class-conscious dramas, Red Road and Fish Tank, were well received by cinephiles world wide. But I wasn't really ready for her thrilling adaptation of Emily Brontë's gothic novel Wuthering Heights. It's an enrapturing experience to watch, especially on the big screen. After making the festival rounds, it is finally getting a release in New York this weekend with further cities to follow. Even though jetlagged, Arnold was very friendly and chatty in discussing her breathtakingly beautiful re-conceptualization of the classic. Twitch: You were known as a writer/director prior to Wuthering Heights. I was surprised that your...

Stroke Pure Evil! New FRANKENWEENIE Monster Posters Unveiled

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 07:45 AM PDT

Tim Burton's stop motion animated Frankenweenie hits screens Friday and in the final push to the release Disney have released a fantastic block of posters featuring the classic monster inspired characters within the film. Yes, kids, Frankenstein's Monster is far from the only beast to get the Burton treatment in here.Now, I consider one of these to be something of a spoiler as the beast's appearance is one of the better gags of the film but, hey ... the producers apparently want it out there and the poster is pretty damn great. Check 'em all out below....

Lynne Ramsay aims to tackle Moby Dick ... In Space

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 07:30 AM PDT

We Need To Talk About Kevin was not only one of the best films of 2011, but it also appears to be enabling its director, Lynne Ramsay, to embark on some more commercial projects. With her Natalie Portman / Michael Fassbender starring western - Jane Got A Gun - gearing up to shoot very soon, Ms. Ramsay has started developing a science fiction version of Moby Dick, entitled Mobius, with the same company.  The Hollywood Reporter describes the potential tone of the script as "A psychological action thriller set in deep space, [where] a captain consumed by revenge takes his crew on a death mission fueled by his own ego and will to control an enigmatic alien."If there is one director I would like to...

VIFF 2012 Review: BEAUTIFUL 2012 Is A Rare, Successful Omnibus

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 07:03 AM PDT

Rarely do omnibus films work. They either have too many films to differentiate one from the other (like another VIFF entry this year 10+10) or the quality of the films is so uneven that even the good segments are not worth time spent on the rest. Beautiful 2012, commissioned by the Hong Kong International Film Festival and Youku (China's version of Youtube), is atypical of the omnibus situation, combining four solid films of individual verve into a consistent whole. Although the quad has been broken up for other festivals (most notably to present Tsai Ming-liang's entry as a standalone at both Cannes and TIFF), VIFF keeps the commission together displaying its original order and intent. The success of Beautiful 2012, both as a package and...

Sitges 2012: Sci Fi Thriller CRAWLSPACE Gets A Crazy-Ass Poster And Trailer

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 06:30 AM PDT

With its world premiere in competition at Sitges just around the corner, claustrophobic Aussie sci fi action-thriller Crawlspace has unleashed its first pulsating trailer and an eye-popping poster. Clearly inspired by iconic poster artist Drew Struzan, Australian artist Hugh Fleming (who created his own iconic image with the "Star Wars Rocks" poster) has crammed in a swag of Crawlspace moments to create a crazy piece of key art that hints at science-fiction terror. I've included a large version of the poster below, so you can admire the detail in the image - just click on the pic to enlarge. The filmmakers have also released a trailer which gives us our first real look at the film. Here's the synopsis:  Crawlspace is set beneath the sands of the Australian outback at...
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