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5th Terracota Far East Film Festival Brings the Best Asian Cinema to London

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5th Terracota Far East Film Festival Brings the Best Asian Cinema to London

5th Terracota Far East Film Festival Brings the Best Asian Cinema to London

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Terracota Far East Film Festival, which yet again proves to be an excellent showcase of the best new films from around Asia. Taking place at the Prince Charles Cinema and ICA in London from 6-15 June, UK audiences can enjoy more than 20 new films from around the region that might otherwise not be seen in British cinemas at all.Highlights of this year's festival include Hong Kong blockbuster Cold War, starring Aaron Kwon and Tony Leung Ka Fai, Johnnie To's mainland thriller Drug War, Korean favourites The Berlin File and A Werewolf Boy, as well as Sono Sion's A Land of Hope representing Japan. There are also a number of excellent independent genre films, including Oh Young-doo's...

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India's Craziest Young Talent Joins Forces For X THE FILM

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:30 PM PDT

Today it was unveiled that 11 of India's hottest young filmmakers are teaming up for an omnibus project titled X - The Film, and based on the names involved, I am very excited. The 11 directors on X - The Film are responsible for some of India's finest independent projects over the last few years, and bring a wide cultural perspective to the film. They are Suparn Verma (Aatma, Acid Factory, Ek Haseena Ek Khiladi), Q (Gandu, Love in India, Tasher Desh), Sudhish Kamath (Good Night Good Morning), Abhinav Shiv Tiwari (Oass), Anu Menon (London Paris New York), Hemant Gaba (Shuttlecock Boys), Pratim D. Gupta (Paanch Adhyay), Raja Sen (film critic for Rediff), Rajshree Ojha (Aisha), Sandeep Mohan (Love, Wrinkle Free), and Thiagarajan Kumararaja (Aaranya Kaandam)....

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St Kilda 2013 Preview: Why the Annual Music Video Program Rocks

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:30 PM PDT

Last year two things completely changed my perspective on watching music videos.First, Natasha Pincus' phenomenally successful video for Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know was selected to play in SXSW and I helped Natasha with a little freelance marketing ahead of her trip overseas to attend the festival. During our talks, I was impressed by Natasha's articulation about the importance of music videos not just as part of film festival programming but as works of art in their own right. I was especially struck by her emphatic assertion that filmmakers who make music videos with the intention of creating art should be embraced and celebrated alongside the very best short filmmakers, and where better for this to happen than at a film festival...

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Watch The Cannes Trailer For Erik Matti's ON THE JOB Now!

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:35 PM PDT

If it feels like we've been tracking Erik Matti's Filipino, based on true events hitman thriller On The Job forever now, it's pretty much because we have. And with the film soon to premiere as part of Director's Fortnight in Cannes a new trailer has just debuted on Deadline.The first teaser was all about style - I've lost count of how many guns are cocked within its relatively slim run time - but this longer effort gets into the meat of the matter, offering up details on the killers temporarily freed from prison to kill their targets as well as the police trying to track them down. Take a look below....

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Bruce Dern Talks, Jukebox Plays "Sugar Sugar": First Clip From Alexander Payne's NEBRASKA

Posted: 14 May 2013 04:30 PM PDT

Set to premiere at Cannes ahead of its theatrical release later this year, Alexander Payne's Nebraska is sure to start the critics talking. (Twitch's Festivals Editor included it in our review of the Competition titles.) The first clip from the film has been released, featuring Bruce Dern and Will Forte as father and son, joined by Stacy Keach as someone who appears friendly enough, before the conversation takes an unexpected turn. (Dern has won a huge prize in a sweepstakes and is on a road trip to settle up.) And the song in the background? That's "Sugar Sugar," the 1969 bubblegum pop hit that you may be humming the rest of the day. You're welcome....

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Miike Reunites With HARA-KIRI Star For Ghost Tale

Posted: 14 May 2013 04:00 PM PDT

Though Miike Takashi's remake of Hara-Kiri failed to set critics or fan afire - though it is not without its fans - the director is clearly a fan of that film's leading man, kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo as it has just been announced that the pair will reunite for a new adaptation of classic kabuki ghost tale Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan under the new title Shin-Yotsuya Kaidan.Very few other details have been announced to this point beyond the hope of backers Toei to premiere the film in Cannes 2014 and that this new version will feature a play within a play with Ichikawa playing dual characters - one in the period (presumably within the play) setting and another in current times....

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The Director Of NEKROMANTIK Returns In Anthology Project GERMAN ANGST

Posted: 14 May 2013 03:30 PM PDT

Notorious German cult filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit may not have appeared on screens a whole lot in recent years but he retains a place in the hearts of cult film fans around the globe as the director of notorious - and rightly so - extreme horror Nekromantik. And fans waiting for more from the director shouldn't have long to wait now, with the announcement of impending anthology project German Angst.Buttgereit, Andreas Marschall (Tears Of Kali, Masks), and Michal Kosakowski (Zero Killed) contribute to the three part project and if the first artwork is any indication it'll be typically not for the squeamish. Click on the image in the gallery below to enlarge....

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Watch THE GUILLOTINES In Action In Exclusive Clip

Posted: 14 May 2013 03:00 PM PDT

Andrew Lau's Hong Kong action picture The Guillotines hits VOD platforms across the US today in advance of a June 14th theatrical release from WellGo USA and Twitch has an exclusive clip to share from the film. During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squad known as the Guillotines to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favored by the Emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once Emperor Qian Long ascends to the throne and adopts Western ideas and technology. To consolidate his power under a new regime, the Emperor continues to use the Guillotines to persecute the conquered Han Chinese in a reign of terror and oppression. Led by master fighter Leng, the top ranked guillotine squad consists of...

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US Trailer And Poster For Peter Strickland's BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO

Posted: 14 May 2013 02:30 PM PDT

Peter Strickland's ode to classic giallo film, Berberian Sound Studio hits screens of all shapes and sizes in the US on June 14th when IFC Midnight releases the film in select cinemas, on iTunes and VOD June 14th. And that means one thing: a new trailer, in this case accompanied by one very impressive new poster.1976. A mild-mannered British sound engineer named Gilderoy (Toby Jones) arrives in Rome to work on the post-synchronized soundtrack to The Equestrian Vortex, a tale of witchcraft and murder set inside an all-girl riding academy. But as Gilderoy begins to work on this unexpectedly terrifying project, it's his own mind that holds the real horrors. As the line between film and reality blurs, is Gilderoy working on a film--or in...

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Unofficial, Yet Rather Amusing, Poster Art For THE RAID 2

Posted: 14 May 2013 02:15 PM PDT

Take that Wolf Creek 2 and your Evil Dead poster filching ways. It was a slow day at work for a certain poster designer and so shortly after the WC2 art turned up here at Twitch I had this turn up in the inbox. No, it's not official but, yes, it made all involved with The Raid 2 giggle a little bit. Click the image in the gallery below to enlarge....

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5 Favorite 50s Sci-Fi Flicks

Posted: 14 May 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Quick! A meteor the size of Texas is heading toward Earth and you only have the next five minutes to name your five favorite sci-fi flicks from the 1950s! While you're mulling that over, let me waste some more of your last minutes on Earth by noting that Star Trek Into Darkness opens this week in the U.S., which prompted me to revisit 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which prompted thoughtful comments from readers who felt perfectly fine with the core ideas behind ST:TMP, which made me think of other philosophical science-fiction pictures, which made me realize that what I really wanted to do was write briefly about some of the films that grew my interest in science fiction in the first place. And...

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Watch The First Five Minutes Of Shinkai's GARDEN OF WORDS

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:30 PM PDT

With a Japanese release slated for May 31st, the first five minutes of Shinkai Makoto's Garden Of Words was broadcast on Japanese television a couple days back and that footage has now arrived online. Shinkai has long been loved for the sensitivity of his stories and his ability to mesh his stories with gorgeous visuals and this looks to be no different whatsoever. It's simply beautiful stuff. Take a look below....

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Huppert, Eisenberg And Byrne Join Joachim Trier's LOUDER THAN BOMBS

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Though just two films into his young career, Norway's Joachim Trier has already built a very well deserved reputation as one of the brightest young talents in the international arthouse scene. His two features to date - Reprise and Oslo, August 31st - have both won massive international acclaim and the film world is waiting to see what happens with his English language debut, Louder Than Bombs.And we now know at least one thing: It's going to be very well acted. Isabelle Huppert, Jesse Eisenberg and Gabriel Byrne have all signed up for the film, which is aiming to shoot later this year. Trier is an actor's director if ever there was one so giving him such a strong talent base to work from should...

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Matsumoto Hitoshi Wraps Sex Comedy R100

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

As has proven to be his normal modus operandi, Matsumoto Hitoshi - the enormously popular comedian turned film director responsible for Dai Nipponjin (Big Man Japan), Symbol and Scabbard Samurai - has wrapped his latest feature without anyone particularly noticing that he had even begun.Titled R100 the film is described as "an intense sex comedy about a man who joins a mysterious club which opens the door to another world he has never before experienced" with Matsumoto playing the lead as well as directing.With an October release planned I wouldn't be expecting any footage for quite some time yet but that is the first released still above....

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Brace Yourself For The Teaser Of THE ESOTERIC BIRTHDAY!

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT

One of the great things about animation is that it allows for nearly unbounded creativity and diversity. Here at Twitch, we often wonder why so many mainstream animated films apparently have to look so similar to each other, given that there are so many different drawing styles. The same goes for Japanese anime. So we salute anyone trying to make animation which doesn't depend on the often-used molds. And El Cumpleaños Esotérico a.k.a. The Esoteric Birthday, Costa Rica's first feature-length animated film, sure looks to be very, VERY different. An independent low-budget production, directed by Guillermo Tovar C. and Nadia Mendoza A. (husband and wife), The Esoteric Birthday is now 99% finished. The couple is currently trying to get the post production financed through crowd...

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VAN DIEMEN'S LAND Meets PREDATOR In New Australian Horror TERRITORIAL

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Hell yes, this is exactly what the world needs. A Predator-style movie, set in the harsh Australian colonial landscape - with tough criminals being hunted by a mythological being that has its roots in the oldest Aboriginal stories. And who better to bring it to us than Greg Mclean, the guy behind Wolf Creek, Rogue and the upcoming bigger, badder, scarier Wolf Creek 2. In an arrangement similar to his executive producer role on Red Hill and Crawlspace, Mclean has teamed up with writer/director Matthew Holmes and Michael Favelle at Odin's Eye Productions to bring us Territorial - the sure-to-be-terrifying feature debut from Holmes.While there were some early reports of this collaboration, Twitch can confirm the project is running full steam ahead, with pre-sales on the creature feature set to begin in the 2013...

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Exclusive: Author Jake Adelstein Dishes Some Dirt On TOKYO VICE Movie

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:00 AM PDT

Jake Adelstein has had quite an extraordinary life, as told in his book "Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter On The Police Beat in Japan" which chronicles his time as crime reporter for the famous newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. In addition to the fascinating and bizarre world of crime in Japan, Jake became heavily involved with the Yakuza to the point where his life and family were threatened. Having also spoken to Jake after reading his fantastic book (one of my favorite non-fiction novels), I was ecstatic to hear recent news that it was being made into a feature film with Daniel Radcliffe playing him as a younger man. Jake recently gave me some time to answer a few quick questions about the anticipated project.TWITCH: Who expressed...

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Watch A Pair Of Clips From Jarmusch's ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Are you ready for a little vampire action, Jim Jarmusch style? The iconoclastic indie director heads to Cannes with his Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston starring vampire picture Only Lovers Left Alive and while plot information remains relatively scarce a pair of clips from the film have turned up over at The Playlist. The intent of the scarce marketing thus far has clearly been to let the film speak for itself so I'll do just that. Check the clips below....

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THE COSMONAUT Takes Flight. Watch An Exclusive Scene.

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Nicolas Alcala's The Cosmonaut is a film we have been keeping a close eye on here at Twitch for years now, and with the crowd funded scifi drama arriving for free viewing on the official website May 18 we're pleased to present an exclusive clip from the film.1975. Unable to return to Earth, the first Russian cosmonaut sent on a mission to the Moon is declared missing. However, through ghostly radio transmissions, he claims to having returned... and not finding a living soul on Earth. His unreal presence and voice will slowly destroy the world of his beloved ones.You'll find the lift-off sequence from the film below and it's a really impressive bit of work. Alcala and his crew set off on this particular adventure...

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Theatrical Trailer For GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE: GHOST PAIN

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:30 AM PDT

The latest entry in the hugely popular - and for good reason, they're great - anime series Ghost In The Shell hits Japanese theaters June 22nd with the arrival of Ghost In The Shell Arise: Ghost Pain. A series of four fifty minute movies, the Arise arc of the Ghost In The Shell story will play out as a sort of prequel to the already known stories, telling the tale of a young Kusanagi Motoko and how she was recruited into Public Security Section 9 in the first place.A theatrical trailer for the Kise Kazuchika directed first film has arrived and it's looking very good. Take a look below....

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Cannes 2013 Preview: The Official Competition

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Yesterday European Editor Brian Clark and I took you through the Critics' Week and Directors' Fortnight sidebars and today we turn our attention to the main event, the competition for the coveted Palme d'Or at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Unlike in some past years, there's no clear favorite this go around. While plenty of the directors have had films in previous years' comps, no matter who ends up on top, this time they will be a first time winner. We can't touch on every film, but here are some of the titles we felt particularly like gushing about. We'll be back tomorrow to talk Midnighters, Un Certain Regard and the Out of Competition flicks. MICHAEL KOHLHAAS Mads Mikkelsen stars as horse-merchant who...

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Now on Blu-ray: In STARLET, A Bittersweet Friendship Between Women Spans Generations

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:00 AM PDT

The low-budget indie drama Starlet, beautifully shot by Radium Cheung, sensitively directed and edited by Sean Baker (the documentaries Prince of Broadway and Take Out), and performed with sparkling confusion by Dree Hemingway and genuine warmth by Besedka Johnson, follows a friendship that develops between two women, one younger, one older. And something about it rubs me the wrong way. When I first saw the film at SXSW in 2012, it quickly struck me as smug and inauthentic, an impression that lasted throughout the movie and made it difficult to resist the urge to walk out, so much so that I had no desire to write about it. A second viewing on Blu-ray opened up some of the attributes that I missed -- most notably...

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WOLF CREEK 2 Sales Poster Inspired By EVIL DEAD Reboot

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:32 AM PDT

Well if it was good enough for the Evil Dead reboot then it's good enough for relaunching Wolf Creek to the world. So appears to be the thinking behind the new sales poster art leading into the Cannes market for Wolf Creek 2, the long-anticipated sequel to the Australian horror classic. Directed again by Greg Mclean, who has since made a name for himself by mentoring young directors like Expendables 3 helmer Patrick Hughes, the sequel promises to not only be a return to the terror that saw the first movie become a worldwide success, but according to reports it will have far more scope and action - perhaps the Road Warrior of Australian horror movies.Check out the gallery below for a bigger version of the teaser poster as well as...

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Lorenzo Bianchini Returns With ACROSS THE RIVER

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:00 AM PDT

[Updated with new poster art]Though scarcely known outside of his native Italy - or even inside it, honestly - writer-director Lorenzo Bianchini remains, to my mind, one of the most intriguing talents in the region. The man simply has a gift for mood and character that results in some truly compelling work regardless of any budget limitations and his 2006 effort Custodes Bestiae and his 2001 offering Lidris Cuadrade Di Tre are personal favorites. All of which adds up to a certain satisfaction coming with the news that Bianchini is now in post on a new feature titled Oltre Il Guado (Across The River). The story revolves around an ethnologist working in the remote woods, trapping animals and mounting cameras on them so that he...

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