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Science, Faith And Suicide In THE HOUR OF THE LYNX

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Science, Faith And Suicide In THE HOUR OF THE LYNX

Science, Faith And Suicide In THE HOUR OF THE LYNX

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 06:00 PM PDT

Director Soren Kragh-Jacobsen returns to the big screen with The Hour Of The Lynx, a dark drama starring Sofie Grabol - the lead in the original Danish version of The Killing - in a story that challenges notions of science, faith and mental health.Helen, who is a priest, is approached by scientist Lisbeth with a desperate plea for help. A young man, who has been sent to a high security psychiatric ward after having killed an old couple, has attempted suicide while rambling about God. Having been part of an experiment attempting to humanize inmates by assigning them pets, the young man has suddenly gone ballistic. Fearing that he will attempt suicide again priest and scientist must now confront their mutual animosities while trying to...

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SNOWPIERCER Character Posters Reveal Post-Apocalyptic Malaise

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 04:55 PM PDT

Not along ago we had our first glimpse SNOWPIERCER's characters through a set of new stills and now we have been given another taste thanks to some fresh character posters for Bong Joon-ho's post-apocalyptic blockbuster. No new information is revealed but the standout image here has to be of Tilda Swinton, who is almost unrecognizable as the prime minister of the train. Everyone looks very grizzled and weary in what is another tantalizing glimpse of the hotly anticipated English language debut of director Bong, who has cemented his status in international cinema through Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006) and Mother (2009). Once again, here is the official synopsis from CJ: Snowpiercer is set in a future where, after a failed experiment to stop...

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First Poster For Spike Lee's OLDBOY Is Counting The Days

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 04:40 PM PDT

Spike Lee's remake of classic Korean thriller Oldboy hits US theaters October 11th and the first poster has freshly arrived via CinemaCon. OLDBOY is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley also star....

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Review: ORPHAN BLACK S1E03, VARIATION UNDER NATURE (Or, It Was The Worst Of Times, It Was The Best Of Times)

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:00 PM PDT

After a strong debut and a second effort that dipped a bit while retaining a sense of what made the launch so appealing, episode three of Orphan Black spends the first two thirds of its running time pretty much completely off the rails. Were you to have made a list of danger zones for this show based from the premise alone this episode pretty much hits them all. It was more than a little wobble, it was just plain bad, and yet somehow the final act managed to regain footing and end as strong as anything the show has shown so far.So where were the issues? Clones Alison and Cosima have failed to develop one iota as characters and both are wafer thin 'types' far...

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Brussels 2013 Review: THE HUMAN RACE Plunges One-Legged Man Into Bizarre Battle Royale

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 11:00 AM PDT

Paul Hough's The Human Race depicts a brutal, inventive competition that turns even the most compassionate and kind-hearted members of society into ruthless killers, bloody, exploded messes or, in some cases, both. As usual with this particular genre of action film, there is a hero among them, but, in an inventive twist, this time the resident badass is a man on crutches with only one leg. He's played by Eddie McGee, a talented actor who is actually one-legged in real life, and who previously proved his action star credentials in the short film The Angel, also directed by Hough. The story is pretty simple. Thirty or so people black out and find themselves in a bizarre environment where a voice in their head tells them...

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Review: GAME OF THRONES S3E03, WALK OF PUNISHMENT (Or, Tyrion Gets A New Chair And A New Job)

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 09:55 AM PDT

Don't let the glitzy title fool you, this week's Game Of Thrones is a rather sedate affair by the show's standards, revolving as it does around a bit of character upkeep and doing a bit of plot-point bookkeeping. That said, 'sedate' by Thrones standards includes a dismemberment and an attempted anal rape, thereby demonstrating to all who may doubt the infinite flexibility of language and meaning.So, we're checking some plot development boxes are we? What all happens?Tyrion reappears at the Small Council, for one, where Cersei drags a chair around the table to cozy up to daddy and remind everyone of her (rapidly waning) power. Did I detect a smirk or two out there? I believe I did, yes. The sequence is more important for...

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Antonio Tublen's LFO Will Control Your Brain With Science!

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Sweden's Antonio Tublen wants to control your mind, and he has the exact tools to do it. It all comes down to sound, you see, specific frequencies that make the human mind incredibly open to suggestion. It's a fearsome power, really, but don't worry. He's not taking over the world, he just wants someone to clean his windows.LFO is a dark comedy/drama/Sci-Fi about a man who realizes that he can hypnotise with sound. He starts experimenting on his neighbors, where the abuse of power takes over and, eventually, severe consequences for mankind are at stake.The co-director of indie hit Original, Tublen makes his return with the low budget scifi comedy LFO and proves that you don't need a lot of flash to create compelling science...

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Tribeca 2013 Preview: Galas And Midnighters

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Dear readers, can you feel it? In the immortal words of Cyrus... Can you dig it? Keep your ear to the ground, your hand on the pulse, and tune into Twitch 'cause we're starting today, right now... yes, it's Tribeca Time once again. The 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival runs April 17 -28, and over the next few days Ryland Aldrich and myself will be highlighting titles from this year's program, culminating on Wednesday when our intrepid group of writers -- our eyes and ears in New York -- will be giving you their top picks in our glorious curtain raiser. But for now, take a gander at what this year's Gala and Midnight screenings have to offer.GalaBIG SHOTKevin Connolly's film on the economics of...

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Twitchvision: Talking TRANCE and THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 08:00 AM PDT

Ah, the joys of live television - despite skipping 42 (and having told the producers as much earlier in the week) was thrown a curveball without preparation to talk about the Jackie Robinson film that's dominated this weekend's box office. Bonus: Got to talk again about the misguided but still charming Red Tails.While I've not yet seen it, I do feel that more often than not a proper documentary does a much better job for me than a fiction film in telling a sports story - sure, there are a few exceptions, but even the likes of Ken Burn's epic PBS doc on baseball holds more interest for me than  does this latest film, even if IndyHan Solo is looking particularly over-the-top in this one....

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Awww, Yeah! It's The Epic New Trailer For Steven Kostanski's MANBORG!

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 07:00 AM PDT

Awww, yeah! Steven Kostanski's Manborg hits US DVD April 30 from Dark Sky Films and they've got a brand new epic trailer loaded with as much demon killing, kung fu fighting, cyborg action as you can handle to celebrate!Half-man, half-cyborg: Manborg. Killed while battling the forces of hell, a supersoldier is brought back from the dead in order to fight an army of Nazi vampires and demons led by the nefarious Count Draculon. Cue kung-fu killing, stop-motion monster battles, hoverbikes, robots, demons and a character named Doctor Scorpius.Directed with a whole lot of love, a whole lot of talent, and pretty much no money whatsoever by director Steven Kostanski - part of the Astron-6 collective, also responsible for Father's Day - who also executed all...

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Severed Limbs, Entrails And Buckets Of Blood In The First DEAD SNOW 2 Images!

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 06:00 AM PDT

Fresh off the success of his English language debut, Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters, director Tommy Wirkola is back to Norway and the project that first made his name with production now under way on Dead Snow: War Of The Dead. The initial press release pitches the project like this:The film will be shot in both English and Norwegian. In the sequel the story follows the sole survivor of a Nazi zombie attack who battles an even larger army of Zombies with the help of a professional gang of American zombie killers who call themselves the Zombie Squad. I am delighted to step back into the world of Nazi zombies yet again with Dead Snow: War Of The Dead, a world that is very close to...

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GHOST GRADUATION Wins Big at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 05:30 AM PDT

Javier Ruiz Caldera's widely-acclaimed, paranormal version of The Breakfast Club, Ghost Graduation, took home not only the coveted Golden Raven at the 31st Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, but also the audience award! In other words, if the movie screens near you, be sure to catch it. There were more awards to go around as well, including the Silver Melies for Stuart Urban's May I Kill U?, which will now go on to compete with other European genre films for the golden Melies. And, speaking of, last year's Golden Melies winner, the sci-fi mind-blow Vanishing Waves received a special mention as well! Full list of winners is below. Congratulations to all!The Golden Raven, Grand Prize of 31th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival to Ghost Graduation...

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Wesley Snipes Joins THE EXPENDABLES 3, Mel Gibson Courted To Direct

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 05:00 AM PDT

It's been rumored for ages and now it's official: Sylvester Stallone is being joined by his freshly out of jail Demolition Man costar Wesley Snipes in The Expendables 3. And directing? Well, nobody yet, but Sly knows who he wants and he's not being shy about it, tweeting this late last night:Mel is a MAGNIFICENT director! Pure passion on every level . we'd be blessed to have him.. A REAL long shot, but LIFE is a long shot -right?Mel in this case would be Mel Gibson which opens up the possibility for all sorts of tasteless jokes about who the villains of The Expendables 3 might be. I'll leave those for you to make....

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