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NYFF 2012 Review: LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE, Abbas Kiarostami's Mysterious, Mesmerizing Tokyo Nocturne

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NYFF 2012 Review: LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE, Abbas Kiarostami's Mysterious, Mesmerizing Tokyo Nocturne

NYFF 2012 Review: LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE, Abbas Kiarostami's Mysterious, Mesmerizing Tokyo Nocturne

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:34 AM PDT

Like Someone in Love, the gorgeous, deeply mysterious and unsettling new film by Abbas Kiarostami, continues his return to narrative filmmaking, which began with Certified Copy, the Italy-set feature that marked his first outside his native Iran. Kiarostami's latest, which can be seen as a companion piece, is set in Tokyo, and like Certified Copy, transforms its adopted setting into a rich environment where his cinematic gifts are evident in ways that rival some of his Iranian masterpieces, such as Close-Up, Through the Olive Trees, and Taste of Cherry. Also like Certified Copy, Kiarostami explores the theme of identities assumed and performed, although in contrast to the more romantically-inclined tone of his previous film, here he introduces an element of volatile instability, leading to a denouement...

Two Gorgeous Japanese Classics Join The Masters of Cinema

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 12:50 AM PDT

While it has already been announced that Ozu Yasujiro's Floating Weeds (Ukigusa Monogatari) and Kinusaga Teinosuke's Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) will be joining The Masters of Cinema series on 3 December, we now have a chance to catch a glimpse of these two visually ravishing productions, that arrive on Blu-ray in the UK for the very first time. 25 years after first telling the story, Ozu remade his silent classic Story of Floating Weeds in a stunning colour version. Nakamura Ganjiro plays Komajuro, an ageing actor who is reunited with his former lover and illegitimate son when his theatre troupe brings their show to a seaside port. The reunion is a mixed blessing for Komajuro, who arrives in town with his current mistress in tow....

Review: MAATRAAN Is One Crazy Conjoined Mash-Up Of A Movie

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 09:32 PM PDT

Whether or not the world was ready for a mash-up of Twins, Hannibal, Silkwood, and Stuck On You, director KV Anand has delivered just such a beast, and Maatraan is exactly as crazy and meandering as this proposition sounds. The idea of a globe-trotting film about conjoined twins teaming up with an interpreter to take down a corrupt energy drink conglomerate is one we've seen again and again, but Anand and his star, Suriya, manage to keep things interesting for most of the film. As is to be expected, the film is about half an hour too long, but ends in such spectacular fashion, that it is almost worth all the wasted celluloid in the last couple of reels. Akhilan and Vimalan (both played by...

Hawaii International Film Festival Dispatch: ULTRAMAN SAGA, CHINESE TAKEAWAY

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 08:00 PM PDT

Note to self: The weather in Hawaii is significantly better than in Toronto. Come here more often. The Hawaii International Film Festival kicked off two nights ago with a typically excellent lineup focused on Pacific Rim film. I'm here officially as a jury member for the narrative features and time thus far has been largely consumed by those films - which I can't, in good conscience, talk about in public before the awards are announced - but I have seen a couple pictures well worth discussing thus far. Ultraman Saga Being at a festival like this presents the opportunity to enjoy the latest in the long running Ultraman series the way it should be experienced: On the big screen in a room full of...

First Image From EVIL DEAD Remake

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 07:40 PM PDT

Thar she be. The first image from Fede Alvarez's remake of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead. It was unveiled this weekend at New York Comic-Con and features, according to the report over at EW.com, Subugatory star Jane Levy in full Deadite mode. Not so much the saucy ginger any more, are we, Levy? Have at it!...

HOLY MOTORS Wins Big At Sitges!

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 07:30 PM PDT

Leos Carax's Holy Motors won Official In-Competition Fantàstic Selection and Carax also took home the best director award earlier today at the Sitges Film Festival. The film also won awards in two other categories as well: the International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia's Critics' jury and the International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia's Silver Méliès jury, on which our own Shelagh M. Rowan-Legg presided. Other multiple winners included Jennifer Lynch's Chained, Ben Wheatley's Sightseers and Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral. You will find all the winners listed below. The jury of the 45th Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia's Official In-Competition Fantàstic Selection, consisting of Judith Colell, Denise Crosby, Lamberto Bava, Nacho Cerdà and William Lustig, decided on the following awards: Best in competition fantastic feature film:Holy...

Hong Kong Has Lost One of Its Best Screenwriters - Szeto Kam Yuen

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 06:36 PM PDT

Szeto Kam Yuen, one of Hong Kong's top screenwriters, has passed away. While his name may not be immediately recognizable to some of you, chances are that if you are a fan of HK cinema, you have seen and enjoyed many of his films. He started his screenwriting career at a Hong Kong television station, and after writing the scripts for a number of very popular TV series, he entered the film industry. He collaborated regularly with Johnnie To and provided the screenplays for many Milkyway Image productions, including Too Many Ways To Be No. 1, The Longest Nite, Expect The Unexpected, A Hero Never Dies, Exiled, Accident and Motorway. Besides Accident and Motorway, he worked with director Cheang Po Soi on Dog Bite Dog and...

MAMA'S BOYS Will Woo The Girl With The Awesome Power Of Metal

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 02:35 PM PDT

The power of metal knows no borders. Hair rock knows no bounds. It is everywhere. And it is funny everywhere. And this is the basis of Ulf Malmros' upcoming comedy Mama's Boys (aka Metal Brothers). It has flowing locks and double kick drums. Oh, yes. And it looks very, very funny.Bröderna Hårdrock is a film about two brothers who are planning a heavy metal convention in their sleepy village. Their mother, the village priest, worries about them and wants them to settle down and have families. A young female teacher and line dance instructor in the village sets both their hearts beating faster and, unaware of each other's feelings, they enter a battle to win her affections.From the producers from Patrik Eklund's recent Fantastic Fest...

New SKYFALL Clip Takes The Shot

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT

As has been clear from Day One on this one, there is a certain amount of tension between 007 and commanding officer M in the latest James Bond adventure, Skyfall. And should you care to know why the marketing powers that be are now happy to show you the reason. Given that this is a fairly foundational moment from early in the story I'm not sure whether you could really consider it a spoiler but it is certainly a key moment that you may prefer to see for the first time within its larger context, so take that in mind before clicking below....

TV Review: FRINGE S5E3, THE RECORDIST (Or, The Fringe Team Play The World's Easiest Game Of Hide And Seek Ever)

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:05 AM PDT

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. That's what this entire season of Fringe should be labelled because it is becoming increasingly clear that, like The X-Files before it, Fringe is now a show that didn't have enough good sense to know when to stop. What makes it particularly galling in this case is that - unlike The X-Files, which simply exposed the fact that it never actually had an end point in mind in the first place - Fringe had actually arrived at a satisfying conclusion at the end of season four before plowing madly ahead anyway. And now it's all turning to pointless, silly crap.This week's particular brand of silly crap involves the beginning of the extended game of hide and seek that...

BIFF 2012 Review: Political Torture Drama NATIONAL SECURITY is Intense and Gripping

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Corruption, injustice and terror have always been a sad reality of politics. Over the years, many filmmakers have gone to great lengths (sometimes even putting their lives in peril) in a bid to give a voice to the victims of political malfeasance and to shed light on the frequently covered-up truths within the halls of power. Notable examples include Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers (1966) and Costa-Gavras' Z (1969). Among the pantheon of political works, it is true that those that endure are the ones that shock, works that can elicit an audible gasp from audience members. However, a filmmaker must be careful not to go too far and should also pay due consideration to narrative and filmic requirements when presenting a politically charged narrative...

VIFF12 Interview: THE UNLIKELY GIRL Director Wei Ling Chang and Star Shane Lynch are Quite the Pair

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT

There's a flurry of excitement in the room where I am about to speak with director Wei Ling Chang about her first feature, The Unlikely Girl, a few hours prior to its world premier at the Vancouver Film Festival. Chang's background in film and television production and years spent directing reality television provided a solid foundation for this surprisingly noir indie thriller, set in France. So too, did her French husband and the extended period she spent living in Paris. "I speak French," she says with mild hesitation, "but I wouldn't say that I am fluent."A day after seeing the film, I am still perplexed by the film's curious prologue, which reads:The sentence below is true.The sentence above is false."It's a version of the liar's...

First Wave Of Titles Announced For The Waterloo Festival Of Animated Cinema!

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT

The Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema is one of the premiere events to catch an eclectic mix of animated cinema from around the world. Now entering its twelfth year the first twelve titles were announced and as to be expected attendees will not be disappointed. Twitch readers should be familiar with some of these titles already. Wolf Children. Jensen & Jensen. Blood C: The Last Dark. There are plenty more where those came from. Below is the press release with descriptions of the twelve films. WATERLOO FESTIVAL SHOWCASES DYNAMIC ANIMATEDFEATURE FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Anime, independent film premieres lead strong lineup KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON - The Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema has announced the first 12 films of the 12th edition of the Festival. The...
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