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PiFan 2013: SIGHTSEERS, ON THE JOB Win Big + NAFF Project Awards

PiFan 2013: SIGHTSEERS, ON THE JOB Win Big + NAFF Project Awards

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:05 AM PDT

Last night, Korea's Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) wrapped its 17th edition, handing out awards and screening the world premiere of Korean thriller The Terror Live, starring Ha Jung-woo, who was in attendance.The big winners of the night were Ben Wheatley's Sightseers, which won Best Film and Best Actress (Alice Lowe) and Erik Matti's On the Job, which took home Best Actor (Joel Torre) and the Jury's Choice Award. Among the other main competition awards, Indian crime film Ugly picked up Best Director for Anurag Kashyap and Jang Cheol-soo's webcomic hit Secretly Greatly walked away with the NH Nongyup Citizen's Choice Award.Outside of the Puchon Choice section, the Japanese high school mystery The Kirishima Thing won the NETPAC award, Indian thriller Talaash was given...

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Hey, Australia! Win Tickets To See TALES FROM THE DARK 1 & 2 In Cinemas!

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 07:30 PM PDT

Thanks to our friends at Magnum Films, we have FIVE double passes for the Hong Kong horror omnibus Tales From The Dark 1 & 2 to give to our Australian readers! Tales From The Dark 1 & 2 will be screening in Australia as a double feature. For the price of one ticket, you will get to watch both films with a total running time of 190 minutes. Sessions will be strictly limited.  For a chance to win one of the double passes, all you have to do is to follow these two steps:1) Like the Magnum Film Facebook page, and2) Email your name and postal address to me at: hugo[at]twitchfilm.netTales From The Dark 1 & 2 will be opening in Australian cinemas on August 8,...

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Fantasia 2013 Review: THE MACHINE Is Great Sci-fi On A Modest Budget

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:30 PM PDT

The Western world is deadlocked in a Cold War with China. Vincent works for the Ministry of Defense developing technology such as implants and prosthetics. Soldiers wounded in battle and saved by his work make up the bulk of the security at his underground research facility. Other than developing a new war machine for the MOD Vincent uses his paychecks to fund his own research to save his ill daughter. He hires Ava, a bright and beautiful researcher played by Caity Lotz, and together then begin their research with MOD heavy Thomson (played by Denis Lawson a.k.a. Wedge from Star Wars) looming over their shoulders. Shortly thereafter Ava is assassinated and Vincent uploads her consciousness into their new Machine.The Machine tiptoes between sci-fi actioner and sci-fi thinker. As much as it...

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Watch The Extended Third Trailer For SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HARLOCK

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT

The big screen adaptation of hugely popular anime series Space Pirate Captain Harlock is coming soon and with the beginnings of the international festival rollout now starting to hit the news wire an extended third trailer has arrived online. This one focuses a little more on the back story of the film than previous efforts while showing a few environments we haven't really had a good look at up until now while also including some of the large scale space opera sequences you would hope for. Take a look below....

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Melbourne 2013 Dispatch, Day 1: Heartbreak And Comedic Confusion

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:45 PM PDT

Welcome to my daily coverage of the Melbourne International Film Festival! It may kill me, but 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.Today kicked off extremely well with sobering teen indie flick It Felt Like Love. Changing gears, but equally as heartbreaking was Cannes pick Bends, followed by the explosive and searing documentary Dirty Wars. Not done with tragic tales, I held back the tears during Fruitvale Station, then picked my spirits up with South Korean oddity Behind The Camera. I ended day one with the ultra gory...

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Pulsing, Hypnotic Trailer For Canadian Indie THE OXBOW CURE

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:30 PM PDT

Canadian directing duo Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis generating a good bit of buzz with their 2011 debut Amy George at the Toronto International Film Festival and the duo return this year with their sophomore effort, The Oxbow Cure, about to open in limited theatrical release here in Canada.A young woman retreats to a lonely cabin in the woods in order to wrestle with her demons and the debilitating ailment that plagues her, in this riveting, atmospheric and gorgeously photographed portrait of isolation by Toronto filmmakers Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis.This promises good things for fans of those films that blur the line between arthouse, experimental and genre cinema with the freshly released trailer showcasing gorgeous cinematography and carefully closed shots while favoring mood and...

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Kickboxing And Crime In Searing First Trailer For Dutch Action Drama WOLF

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT

The Dutch film industry continues to surprise with what feels like a restless reinvention of itself over the past few years with the latest upcoming effort to catch the eye being Jim Taihuttu's Wolf, a film that blends elements of organized crime and kickboxing in a gritty package sure to catch the eye of early Nicolas Winding Refn fans.Majid (Marwan Kenzari) is a talented kickboxer from a grey, anonymous suburb in the Netherlands. As his fighting prowess brings him increasing notoriety, both in and outside the ring, the lines of demarcation between the worlds of kickboxing and organized crime begin to blur, and Majid begins to lose sight of what it is he really wants... The trailer includes English subtitles but let's be honest here:...

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Melbourne 2013: I'M SO EXCITED! Proves An Amiable Party Starter

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Ah, MIFF, at last you grace Melbourne, Australia with your proliferating presence; more than 300 films in just under two weeks? I will be covering a heck of a lot on Twitch, so let's get started, shall we?Opening night kicked off in superb thematic style at the newly-renovated, ultra-glitzy Hamer Hall. A venue MIFF will not use again this festival, but one I feel fortunate to visit.I'm So Excited! (Los Amantes Pasajeros) is 'a film by Pedro Almodovar' and for once not 'a film by Almodovar', he has let his hair down for this one, making for a lighthearted opening film choice.I agree with a lot of what Brian Clark said in his review (read here). This off-beat satire set in the sky should be...

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Ride The Carousel Of Pleasure In Full Trailer For Matsumoto's R100

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:30 PM PDT

The first teaser for Symbol and Big Man Japan director's upcoming sex comedy R100 ended with leading man Omori Nao approaching a mysterious door. With the just released full trailer we get to see what's behind that door and it is - as you might expect where Matsumoto is concerned - rather odd.One of the most unique talents in global cinema, Matsumoto first made a name for himself as a hugely popular TV comedian but over the course of just three feature films to this point has already established himself as one of Japan's leading auteurs, with a frequently bizarre and yet always very compelling filmography to his name. This one looks to add to his reputation. Take a look at the new trailer below....

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Watch Shia LaBeouf In Second Clip From Von Trier's NYMPHOMANIAC

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Hot on the heels of yesterday's image of Shia LaBeouf in Lars Von Trier's upcoming Nymphomaniac, a second clip from the film has been released online taken from the second chapter of the film featuring LaBeouf as Jerome."Love is just lust with jealousy added"Though love is a shallow feeling in the eyes of the cynical nymphomaniac, young Joe is met by forces penetrating her armoured defences.His name is Jerôme.Check the latest clip below....

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New TV Spot, Two Clips And A Lesson In Cinema Etiquette From ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Anticipation continues to grow for the arrival of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - the first big screen outing for Steve Coogan's enormously popular chat show host character - with advance press in the UK hailing it as an absolute home run and with the August 7th UK release looming close a new TV spot, a pair of clips and a lesson in cinema etiquette delivered by Partridge have all arrived online in recent days.The Declan Lowney directed feature stars Coogan opposite Colm Meaney as a fellow DJ at North Norfolk Digital who takes the radio station hostage after being fired. The Thick Of It, Veep and In The Loop cohort Armando Iannucci is on board, credited as both executive producer and writer, with Sean Pertwee...

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Hey, Canada! Watch Xan Cassavetes' KISS OF THE DAMNED For Free!

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Hey, Canada! Xan Cassavetes' Kiss Of The Damned has hit VOD platforms across the country and we've got five coupon codes for lucky Canadian readers to watch the film on iTunes Canada for free! The vampire Djuna resists the advances of Paolo, but soon gives in to their passion. When her trouble-making sister unexpectedly comes to visit, Djuna's love is threatened, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered.You want your chance to see the film? Simple enough ... just email me here and tell me which former Heroes actor also stars here. Winners will be drawn at random. Check the official trailer below....

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Carlos Prepares Dinner In Trailer For Spanish Thriller CANNIBAL

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Announced in the first wave of selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, the first trailer for Manuel Martín Cuenca's Cannibal promises a darkly classy take on its sensational subject matter.Carlos is the most prestigious tailor in Granada, but he's also a murderer in the shadows. He feels no remorse, no guilt, until Nina appears in his life. She will make him realize the true nature of his acts and, for the first time, love awakens. Carlos is evil incarnate, unaware of itself. Nina is pure innocence. And Cannibal is a demon's love story.Antonio de la Torre and Olimpia Melinte star. Check the trailer below....

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Watch The First Official Teaser For Tony Jaa's TOM YUM GOONG 2

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 09:05 AM PDT

I have long had a very simple principle when watching films with action choreography by Panna Rittikrai: Watch out for motorcycles. Because whenever motorcycles appear something crazy is about to happen. And by crazy I mean someone may very well die. This is a principle that extends back well beyond his work on Ong Bak and Tom Yum Goong into his very earliest efforts and, yes, there are a LOT of motorcycles in the first trailer for Tom Yum Goong 2. The sales promo for the reunion between Ong Bak director Prachya Pinkaew and star Tony Jaa leaked online some time back in a very grotty, low resolution version but given the quality issues with that video and the fact that sales promos almost always...

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Do You Dare Ride The GHOST TRAIN?

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Recently premiered as part of the Galway Film Fleadh, Irish director Lee Cronin has released a teaser for his horror short Ghost Train, which features visual effects from the team behind Finnish scifi comedy Iron Sky.Once a year, estranged brothers Michael and Peter make a reluctant pilgrimage to the old fairground yard where their friend Sam went missing when they were boys. Both mens' lives are coloured by what happened the day their friend was sucked inside the Ghost Train, never to return. This year, Michael has something to tell Peter that will cast fresh light on the incident, something that will change their lives even more than that fateful day 30 years ago...This looks to be beautifully shot, haunting stuff. Check out the teaser...

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