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Cinemalaya 2013 Review: Mikhail Red's REKORDER Is An Enthralling Exploration Of A Media-Addicted Society

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Cinemalaya 2013 Review: Mikhail Red's REKORDER Is An Enthralling Exploration Of A Media-Addicted Society

Cinemalaya 2013 Review: Mikhail Red's REKORDER Is An Enthralling Exploration Of A Media-Addicted Society

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Mikhail Red's Rekorder is the story of Maven (Ronnie Quizon), a tragic drifter who with his old camcorder records movies currently showing in theaters to sell the footage to pirates. The parting image shows Ronnie in the movie theater without his camcorder in hand. For the first time, he isn't asleep while the movie is playing. He is just there, sitting alone and motionless, completely engrossed by the movie he is watching. As it turns out, the movie is not the commercial features he has been recording throughout the years for the enterprising pirates, but security camera footage of a robbery that culminates in violence. The footage plays a key role in the narrative, explaining how Maven turned into the unsettled character that he is...

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Melbourne 2013 Dispatch, Day 6: Mistakes, Accidents And Incidents

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:00 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 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. Check out Twitch for the previous five days of dispatches, including our first review for Like Father Like Son here.Today escalated from quiet, observed, somber films to extreme sport and extreme violence - a strange bell curve but that is how festivals sometimes go.I started my cinematic outing with Irish sobering teen drama What Richard Did and followed that up with Wang Bing's minimally observed rural Chinese documentary Alone. After a much needed...

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Sundance NEXT WEEKEND to Kick Off With Cemetery Screening of AMERICAN MOVIE & COVEN

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT

Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Chris Smith's iconic 1999 documentary about aspiring filmmaker Mark Borchardt knows the true definition of indie spirit. Through the sheer strength of commitment to his craft, Borchardt (hilariously) proves that if you have a camera, you CAN make a movie. It's this spirit that Sundance tries to foster with their NEXT program and it's with good reason that they chose Smith's American Movie to open their NEXT WEEKEND mini-fest taking place in LA August 8-11. We'll have a full festival preview next week, but in the meantime, if you've never seen American Movie (or if it's been a while), get your butt down to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Thursday 8/8 for one of the best indie...

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Fresh Stills From Juno Mak's RIGOR MORTIS

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT

What strange things hath Juno Mak wrought with his directorial debut Rigor Mortis? Audiences will find out in a couple months when the film premiere's but for a taste of what's to coming in this dark update of the Chinese hopping vampire mythos, check out a gallery of stills released by the Toronto International Film Festival. Yes, one of these is already familiar but most are not.In this eerie and chilling, contemporary, action/special effects laden homage to the classic Chinese vampire movies of the 1980's, writer-director-producer, Juno Mak makes his feature directorial debut. Co-produced by J-Horror icon Takashi Shimizu, and reuniting some of the original cast members of the classic MR VAMPIRE series, RIGOR MORTIS is set in a creepy and moody Hong Kong public housing tower whose occupants...

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Five Stills From Matsumoto's R100

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT

The full trailer for Matsumoto Hitoshi's surreal sex comedy R100 arrived on Friday and with the film's Toronto premiere edging up a quintet of stills from the film have arrived via the official festival website. Want a taste of what's to come? Check 'em out below.A mild-mannered family man with a secret taste for S&M finds himself pursued by a gang of ruthless dominatrixes -- each with a very special talent -- in this hilarious and bizarre take on the sex comedy from Japanese comedy giant Hitoshi Matsumoto (Big Man Japan, Symbol)....

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Beg Forgiveness With The Full Trailer For THE APOLOGY KING

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:30 PM PDT

Due to premiere at Fantasia on August 4th, Mizuto Nobuo's The Apology King - penned by Zebraman and Ping Pong writer Kudo Kankuro - has released its full trailer and its full of bowing goodness.The drily absurd comedy follows the exploits of a professional apology coach (Abe Sadao) as he helps people out of various scrapes ranging from a car accident to a sexual harassment complaint to a full blown international incident. It's all very, very silly and the trailer looks absolutely fantastic to these eyes. Check it below....

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Bradley Cooper And Christian Bale's Ridiculous Hair Star In First AMERICAN HUSTLE Trailer

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT

If you can focus on the faces rather than the hair styles you will, no doubt, realize soon enough that those two faces up above belong to Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale - co-stars of David O Russell's upcoming American Hustle along with Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Robert DeNiro in what is colloquially known as 'quite a cast'.The story of a con artist and his partner in crime, who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians - namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey.Due for a Christmas release and no doubting hoping to mirror the success of Russell's Silver Linings Playbook, the first trailer for this one has just...

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A Trio Of Images From Ti West's THE SACRAMENT

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:30 PM PDT

The director of House Of The Devil and The Innkeepers, Ti West's latest will soon take a bow at both the Venice and Toronto film festivals and a trio of images from the film have arrived online.The latest film from indie genre icon Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers) sends frequent collaborators AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg and Kentucker Audley on a harrowing journey into madness and messianic bloodshed.Take a look below for the first images....

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Twitch Picks 3 Awesome Denzel+Wahlberg Crossovers

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:00 PM PDT

The top box office draw for fans of ridiculous action this week is undoubtedly 2 Guns -- a buddy action movie starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. For a certain kind of viewer, the mere sight of the 2 Guns poster is enough to prompt an eye-roll. But for others, the thought of both Wahlberg and Washington hanging up their prestige pants for a mad dash through wisecracking shoot 'em up territory means nothing but tears of joy. Time will tell if director Baltasar Kormákur will deliver the goods, so stay tuned. In honor of the impending, blessed union of Denzel and Wahlberg, let us take a look at some of the actors' most badass and ridiculous characters, and speculate as to what kind of...

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Check The First Stills From Lucky McKee And Chris Sivertson's ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Though there is not yet any sign of a trailer, the selection of Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson's co-directed horror flick All Cheerleaders Die as part of the Midnight Madness section means we do at least get our first look at stills from the latest by the directors of The Woman and Brawler. Check 'em out in the gallery below.A high-school outsider's plot to revenge herself on the captain of the football team turns bloody when some phantasmagorical hijinks get tossed into the mix, in this refreshingly smart horror comedy from directors Lucky McKee (May, The Woods) and Chris Sivertson (I Know Who Killed Me). Caitlin Stasey, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Brooke Butler, Tom Williamson, Reanin Johannink, Amanda Grace Cooper, Leigh Parker, Jordan Wilson, Nicholas S. Morrison,...

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Tony Hugs An Elephant In New Poster For TOM YUM GOONG 2

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT

I kid (sort of) in the headline but fresh on the heels of the English subtitled version of the previously released trailer, Sahamongkol Film have released the proper theatrical poster for Tony Jaa star vehicle Tom Yum Goong 2. Click the image below for a larger version....

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KING OF PIGS Director Returns With Equally Grim Animation THE FAKE

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Anyone who has ever though dismissively that animation is 'just for kids' has clearly never been exposed to the work of director Yeon Sang-ho. Putting aside the multiple other levels in which that 'just for kids' dismissal is wrong - and there are many - there is the simple fact that Yeon clearly has no interest in telling happy, child friendly, heart warming tales in his work. His debut feature, King Of Pigs, was a dark and grim affair and his sophomore effort, The Fake, looks to be equally so.The sophomore feature from provocative South Korean animator Yeon Sang-ho (The King of Pigs) is a blistering critique of organized religion, set in a rural village where a manipulative church minister schemes to defraud his flock.With...

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Watch The Exclusive First Trailer For Cody Calahan's ANTISOCIAL

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Just before its world premiere at Montreal's massive Fantasia Festival tonight, Twitch is proud to premiere the first trailer for Cody Calahan's techno-apocalypse horror film Antisocial.Antisocial begins on New Year's Eve in the not so distant future. Five university friends gather at a house party to ring in the New Year. Unbeknownst to them, an epidemic has erupted outside, causing outbreaks around the world. With nowhere else to turn, they are told to barricade themselves indoors with only their phones, laptops, and other tech devices. They use their devices to research the possible cause of this outbreak. Information and video footage over flow their computers as hey descend further into the cause and the ensuing chaos. As the virus spreads, the mood in the house...

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Watch The Trailer For Midnight Madness Selected Austrian Creature Feature THE STATION

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:30 AM PDT

A selection of the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival, Rammbock director Marvin Kren returns with mountain set creature feature The Station (Blutgletscher).Janek is a technician on a climate observation station high up in the Alps. He is a loner, the regularly changing scientists who share the rocky idyll with him are just tolerated by him. Making things more difficult is the approaching visit of the environment minister, which brings rivalries at the station to the boil.So everyone involved is grateful when their barren routine is interrupted by a strange discovery. A red liquid pours from a nearby glacier, melted free from the ice crust shrinking with climate change. This "glacier blood" turns out to be a very special juice, with unimagined...

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Guanajuato 2013: Aronofsky Sure Loves El Santo! His Visit In Quotes And Photos

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Darren Aronofsky's visit to Guanajuato (GIFF 2013) was an absolute blast! Aronofsky fully won over the Mexican audience the night before his master class, when he showed up for a The Wrestler screening at the Guanajuato Capital's Teatro Juarez. He dismissed the people with the best seats in the theater, certainly the elite press and the VIP guests of the festival, and saluted the regular folks who were in line for 2 hours and got pretty shitty spots (I can confirm this as I was one of those persons). The festival's homage to Aronofsky took place before The Wrestler. It went just as Danny Boyle's, with a great tribute video and Aronofsky leaving the theater as the film started. However, this time something quite bizarre...

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Sono Sion Goes Gonzo Comedy With New WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL Trailer

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:05 AM PDT

A new trailer for Sono Sion's long awaited - and soon to premiere in Venice and Toronto - Why Don't You Play In Hell dropped today, along with a full synopsis. Judging by the trailer this newest effort looks somehow different from Sono's previous films. He still lays on some good bloody scenes, and still shows a love for classical music, but you may not have seen that comedic tone coming. Together with the silly sound effects this latest film may veer more to  comedy than expected.Muto (Jun Kunimura) and Ikegami (Shinichi Tsutsumi) are two gangsters who hate each other, but Ikegami is in love with Muto's actress daughter Michiko (Fumi Nikaido). Meanwhile, Muto attempts to make his wife Shizue's (Tomochika) dream come true which...

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Destroy All Monsters: Icky, Tricky WONDER WOMAN

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:00 AM PDT

DC Entertainment is a conglomerate in trouble, losing ground year by year to their Esteemed Competition, and losing the comic book movie race hands-down. Having handily established a pathological inability to set up a comic-based film franchise with anything other than a "Bat" in the title - Superman Returns, Green Lantern, and even Man of Steel's sputtering, post-opening-weekend slump - DC has all but admitted defeat by announcing that the next film in their canon will, indeed, have a "Bat" in the title. Superman/Batman (whatever it ends up being called, it will definitely have a "Bat" in the title) will arrive in 2015 to find DC another half-dozen steps behind Marvel Entertainment. Marvel has essentially written the book on empire building for the mega-franchise 21st...

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Review: THE SMURFS 2, The Last Temptation of Smurfette

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT

The Smurfs 2 has all the standard obnoxious pop culture references and vaguely disguised maybe-dirty jokes we've come to expect from any self-respecting contemporary kids movie.This one is helped along by the word "smurf," which not just describes the race of small blue people that were once the esteemed creations of the Belgian comic artist Peyo, before being appropriated by Hanna-Barbera to become a 1980s Saturday morning television cartoon staple. (Now, in their live action movies, they like to crash the "real world" to visit Neil Patrick Harris.) No, the word "smurf" is famously used by the smurfs to describe anything, but in The Smurfs 2, it more often becomes a surrogate swear word. This is one way it portends to "edginess," via faux cleverness. (It...

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