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PiFan 2013 Review: THE CONGRESS Is A Unique Cinematic Mind-Bender

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PiFan 2013 Review: THE CONGRESS Is A Unique Cinematic Mind-Bender

PiFan 2013 Review: THE CONGRESS Is A Unique Cinematic Mind-Bender

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:45 AM PDT

Loosely based on the sci-fi musings of Stanislav Lem, Ari Folman follows up his Oscar-nominated Waltz With Bashir with this ambitious and mostly successful exploration of Celebrity, Cinema and the subconscious. One of the biggest criticisms of Cinema, and Hollywood in particular, is that there are no good roles for women after they reach a certain age. Once they hit their 30s, their 40s if they're very lucky, then most jobbing actresses either run out of work or find themselves stuck playing wives, mothers, matrons or grannies for the rest of their careers. It is with this sentiment in mind that Ari Folman opens The Congress, his loose yet ambitious adaptation of Solaris author Stanislav Lem's 1971 novel, The Futurological Congress. Robin Wright plays a...

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PiFan 2013 Review: THE TERROR LIVE Starts Strong But Runs Out of Steam

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:23 AM PDT

In an era of oversaturation at the cineplex, with countless retreads and follow-ups dominating the marquees, sometimes a gimmick is just the trick to freshen things up. A clever and well-executed hook can seem fresh and original, but if poorly done, it can easily torpedo a film. In the case of new Korean action-thriller The Terror Live, a chamber piece that takes place entirely in a radio recording studio, the gimmick in the premise is both its saving grave and its downfall. Radio show host Yoon Young-hwa receives a guest call while on air from a man claiming to have a bomb. When flippantly dismissed by the host, the caller blows up a bridge next door. Now Young-hwa, who was previously a primetime TV news...

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Melbourne 2013 Dispatch, Day 3: Kurdish Cowboys, Restricted Rebellion And Traumatic Horrors

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 06:00 PM PDT

Welcome to my coverage of the Melbourne International Film Festival. I aim to bring you daily updates over the next 17 days of the definitive three or four films that certainly got my attention, as well as links to past Twitch reviews to ensure you have all the information you need regarding your MIFF picks (read about day one here and day two here)Today started a little later, with last night's bitter viewing of A Field In England forcing me into a late sleep and subsequently a late rise.I am glad, however, that I woke in time to catch the 1:30 session, direct from Cannes: the Kurdish genre-crossing My Sweet Pepper Land. After the first Kurdish film I have ever seen, I went to the first...

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Watch The Trailer For Venice Selected MISS VIOLENCE

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Greek cinema has undergone a major resurgence in recent years and the latest Greek title to hit a major film festival is Alexandros Avranas' Venice selected Miss Violence.On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki's family keep insisting that it was an accident. What is the secret that young Angeliki took with her? Why does her family persist in trying to "forget" her and to move on with its life? These are the answers that the people from Social Services look for when they visit the family's clean and orderly home. The father has...

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Impressive Trailer For James Lee Produced Horror Omnibus 3 DOORS OF HORRORS

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:30 AM PDT

Prolific Malaysian director James Lee - known for his ability to shift between mainstream and indie arthouse fare - is putting on his producers hat for upcoming horror anthology 3 Doors Of Horrors. With installments directed by Leroy Low, Edmund Yeo and Ng Ken Kin the picture tells three tales set during the hungry ghost festival and will be released in its entirety for free on YouTube August 17th. Check out the trailer below....

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Full Disclosure: Twitch's Lists of Shame - July

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT

As we move into the second half of the year I figured it would be a great opportunity to mix things up a bit in this constantly evolving feature. You will have noticed that as of June we have moved to a gallery format. This month we also welcome a number of our new contributors to participate in this exercise in cinematic attrition. July sees one of my all-time favourite films, Steven Spielberg's Jaws, savoured for the very first time, as well as offerings from Kazan, Kurosawa, Kubrick and even Pixar's Andrew Stanton. As ever, this is not an opportunity to ridicule those who have forgone the "essential works" in search of more esoteric thrills, but rather the chance to embrace, assess and appreciate commonly-held...

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