» Tanpa Label » Masters of Cinema Brings NOSFERATU To UK Cinemas and Blu-ray This Halloween

Masters of Cinema Brings NOSFERATU To UK Cinemas and Blu-ray This Halloween

Oleh

Masters of Cinema Brings NOSFERATU To UK Cinemas and Blu-ray This Halloween

Masters of Cinema Brings NOSFERATU To UK Cinemas and Blu-ray This Halloween

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:30 AM PDT

This is incredible news for horror fans and aficionados of silent cinema - Masters of Cinema is bringing F. W. Murnau's classic, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, to Blu-ray this November. But before that, Eureka Entertainment will take the legendary vampire film on a showcase theatrical tour of the UK in a brand new digital restoration, courtesy of Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.I was lucky enough to catch some of FWMS's incredible restoration work late last year, when a collection of restored versions of Fritz Lang and F.W. Murnau's works, including Nosferatu, were screened here in Hong Kong, and they really are astoundingly good. Masters of Cinema has already released their newly restored versions of Die Nibelungen, Metropolis and Tabu on Blu-ray in recent months, and to have Nosferatu...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

The First Trailer For AMBASSADA Brings Hitler Into The 21st Century

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 03:00 AM PDT

Juliusz Machulski, the director of many awe-inspiring hit Polish comedies (Vabank, Sexmission, Kiler), is going to tackle the topic that many Polish filmmakers have worked on since time immemorial. Meaning his next has a lot to do with World War II and Adolf Hitler. However, don't let the first impression from the trailer fool you - AmbaSSada (the double S is intended as it stands for the elite Nazi unit called Schutzstaffel) is an inventive surrealistic comedy that merges the past and present through a magical elevator that works as a random time traveling machine. A young couple that's about to move to a new apartment discovers a dark secret behind the history of their seemingly typical town house. Alternating between 1939 and 2012, the...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Martial Arts Legend Lau Kar Leung Has Died

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:06 AM PDT

Lau Kar Leung (Liu Chia Liang), one of the most revered martial artists in Hong Kong Cinema, has lost a long battle with leukemia, local media is reporting this morning. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Lau starred in - and provided action choreography for - more than 70 films. In his early days he often collaborated with director Chang Cheh at legendary Shaw Brothers studios, and directed more than 25 feature films himself, culminating in 2003's Drunken Monkey.Many of Leung's most famous films, including The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, starred his "god-brother" Gordon Liu Chia Hui - who is also critically ill. Other highlights of his long and illustrious career include My Young Auntie, starring Kara Hui, Drunken...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Paul Rudd And Emile Hirsch Make Quite The Odd Couple In The Trailer For PRINCE AVALANCHE

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 08:30 PM PDT

I don't know about you, but I for one am quite pleased to see David Gordon Green direct a film that appears to have nothing to do with marijuana or explosions. It also appears that James Franco is nowhere in sight for Prince Avalanche. Instead we get Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch as two road workers painting lines on a rural stretch of highway and coming to terms with well... the big questions in life. While the trailer isn't anything to write home about Rudd and Hirsch look to be in top form, and who can deny that the 'stasche on Rudd is kinda bodacious. Check out the trailer for Prince Avalanche, which is in fact a remake of the Icelandic film Either Way, below.An...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

LA Film Fest 2013 Review: GOODBYE WORLD Waves Farewell in Fantastically Entertaining Fashion

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Man has always been fascinated with the end of the world but filmmakers seem extra intrigued recently with World War Z, It's A Disaster, This is the End, After Earth, Oblivion, The Fifth Season, and Cloud Atlas all tackling the subject cinematically over the last year. Now we can add Denis Hennelly's Goodbye World to that list. With equal parts comedy and heart, Hennelly's film is one of the more entertaining films on the list. With a realistic scope and interpersonal relationships that sing of sincerity, Goodbye World is the kind of indie that has real potential to break out and find an audience. If the world doesn't come to an end first, that is. Set almost entirely on a remote Northern California hilltop,...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Indie Beat: Nathan Silver And Christopher Bell Talk The Utter Joy And Insanity Of Truely Independent Filmmaking

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

In the weeks since I started writing this column I've often thought about what the 'beat' in Indie Beat means. Though I clearly stated in the inaugural post that I wouldn't regularly cover box office and straight-up news within the indie world I wonder if the title is something of a misnomer. And if I'm being honest that kind of objective analysis is not what I'm really interested in as a writer. I want to dig a little deeper. I'm looking at the word 'beat' and thinking the beat of a heart and who is behind that; who is behind the creativity of these films? So Indie Beat is about the people and the conversations on the world of independent filmmaking -- okay. Today's piece...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Jackie Chan Gets Gritty In Poster For POLICE STORY 2013

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:40 PM PDT

From the looks of the poster art to Jackie Chan's upcoming film Police Story 2013, it appears this will be more of a dramatic and gritty kind of animal compared to the comedic, stunt-heavy action thrill rides from the classic Police Story series. Directed by Sheng Ding (Little Big Soldier, Underdog Knight 1 & 2), the film is not related to the previous installments, with Jackie playing a mainland China Interpol officer sporting a new crew-cut hair style instead of the traditional long-haired daredevil Hong Kong cop and mainland Chinese actor Liu Ye (Beginning of the Great Revival, City of Life and Death) has been cast as the villain. The story somehow involves a kidnapping case and Chan must use his wits to save the...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

LA Film Fest 2013 Review: RAIN is Contemporary Ballet Stripped Bare

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:30 PM PDT

It may be hard for a movie like Rain to get noticed. Many documentaries employ the TV formula of souped-up editing techniques (jerky pan of a photograph! brightness filters!), loud rock snippets and old heads reminiscing in order to keep the viewer from nodding off. Rain leaves the decision to you. Taking the preparation and rehearsal leading up to a contemporary ballet performance for its subject, Rain doesn't take up the quixotic task of trying to convince you of the beauty or relevance of high art. Instead, directing/cinematography/editing duo Olivia Rochette and Gerard Jan-Claes have used the ballet rehearsals as a skeleton for their own creative endeavor. Although Rain is about a dance performance, the actual experience of watching the movie is that of...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

New Teaser For Ben Wheatley's A FIELD IN ENGLAND Will Melt Your Brain

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT

Ben Wheatley's A Field In England is blazing a new trail in UK distribution, becoming simultaneously available on all formats - everything from cinema screens to home VOD - across the UK on July 5th. And the new teaser for the film is aiming to blaze a trail across your brain as well.England during the English Civil War. A small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by two men: O'Neil and Cutler. O'Neil (Michael Smiley), an alchemist, forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Jim Carrey Disavows KICK-ASS 2, Creator Mark Millar Responds

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Of all the reasons I have been looking forward to seeing Kick-Ass 2, Jim Carrey has been the biggest. It's been a while since Carrey's been on his game but the man is a monstrous talent and this seemed like the perfect project to remind people of that, except ... well, except Carrey tweeted over the weekend that the Sandy Hook shootings have left him so uncomfortable with the level of violence in the film and that he cannot support it.Says Carrey in two successive tweets: "I did Kickass a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence ... my apologies to others involve with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Bollywood Star Salman Khan Faces Homicide Charges From 2002 Incident

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan's rowdy past looks like it just may catch up with him with a new ruling from Mumbai courts that he is now to face homicide charges stemming from a 2002 incident in which one person died and three others were injured when he drove his car into a group of homeless people. This case has been pending for years, and Khan had been set to face the lesser charge of causing death by negligence, however, public outcry has kept the story in the news and now he faces the far graver charge of homicide. Khan has a long history of outrageous behavior, including several incidents with his one-time girlfriend Aishwariya Rai (Bachchan) immediately before this incident. He's also got a...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Aksel Hennie Sinks To The Depths In Full Trailer For PIONEER

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT

With Norwegian star Aksel Hennie riding a wave of international popularity thanks to the success of Headhunters and soon to make his US debut opposite Dwayne Johnson in Brett Ratner's Hercules, there's a great deal of curiosity around upcoming thriller Pioneer.Though very much a Norwegian production - it's from the producers of Headhunters and director of the original version of Insomnia - there's an inherently international feel to this one thanks to its multi-national cast and extensive use of English. So if you're wondering whether Hennie will have what it takes to cross over, this is the one that will give you your first real answer to that question.PIONEER is set in the early 80's, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Anderson Silva Anchors A Cast Of MMA Greats In First Teaser For TAPPED

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:00 AM PDT

See that kid on the right? The one staring at MMA fighter Krzysztof Soszyznki? Yeah. That's Cody Hackman - a five time world karate champion punching a little above his weight class in upcoming MMA set fight drama Tapped. Lucky for Hackman he's got cinematic badass Michael Biehn along with Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida in his corner. Also lucky for him is that director Allan Ungar has clearly figured out how to capture the energy of MMA style fighting.A disgruntled teenager, sent to do community service at a rundown Karate school, enters an MMA tournament to face the man who killed his parents.You wouldn't go too far wrong considering this an MMA spin on The Karate Kid and with Anderson Silva set to defend...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

The Brothers Of Morgan's Organic Have Something To Sell You In These Exclusive 100 BLOODY ACRES Spots!

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Mmm. Bone meal. Your plants think it's yummy but it may be best if you don't think too hard about where it comes from. And that's doubly true if you happen to be buying yours from Morgan's Organic, the family operated fertilizer operation at the center of Australian horror comedy 100 Bloody Acres. Brothers Reg and Lindsay Morgan are struggling to keep their organic blood and bone fertilizer business in motion.  Their secret "recipe" for success (using dead car crash victims in their product) was a huge boon to business, but lately supply has been gravely low.  Months have passed since their last find, and an important new customer is now waiting on a delivery.  When junior partner Reg (Damon Herriman of Justified) stumbles upon...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

A Talk With THE COMPLEX Director Nakata Hideo. Part 1 of 2: Does He Believe In Ghosts?

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 08:00 AM PDT

A few months back, the International Film Festival Rotterdam welcomed the Japanese director Nakata Hideo as a guest, famous for horror films like Ringu, Ringu 2 and Dark Water. Hideo had brought his newest J-horror film The Complex with him, a world-premiere no less, and we were happy to catch some time with him. And with The Complex about to receive its North American premiere as part of the New York Asian Film Festival we're happy to share that conversation now. In the interview we managed to cover quite a lot of topics, but most of the time went into the very first question. And while the rest of the interview will be published soon, here is that one question and Nakata Hideo's highly amusing...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

LA Film Fest 2013: 12 Nuggets from Spike Jonze's Career and New Feature HER

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 07:00 AM PDT

Spike Jonze sat down with David O. Russell at LA Film Fest for a conversation about his career. While it got off to a rather pokey start, the conversation included a few great nuggets about Jonze's past work, as well as some information about his upcoming feature Her. Jonze showed two clips of about three-minutes each of the highly anticipated film that stars Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, and the disembodied voice of Scarlett Johansson. Here are some fun facts we learned about Her and about Spike Jonzes's career....

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Watch The First Teaser For Miyazaki's THE WIND RISES (KAZE TACHINU)

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 05:35 AM PDT

Master animator Miyazaki Hayao returns to Japanese screens this year with his latest offering for Studio Ghibli, The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu) indulging his long standing love for flying by telling the story of Horikoshi Jiro (voiced by Neon Genesis Evangelion director Anno Hideaki) who designed the Zero Fighter plane flown by the Japanese in World War Two.Though the official website has not yet been updated it appears that after months of releasing teaser posters and images Studio Ghibli have begun to air the first teaser for the film on television and we have it for you below. Take a look!...

[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]

Related Post:

Back To Top