Opening: DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER (Plus A Gallery Of 7 Lesser-Known Examples) |
- Opening: DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER (Plus A Gallery Of 7 Lesser-Known Examples)
- Melbourne 2013 Review: THE TURNING Mines Deep Australiana, Unearths Some Gems
- New To Netflix: Rum and Cokes! Celebrity Fetishes! Media Circuses! Hockey Fights! And More!
- Indie Action Short Goes ALL-IN
- Sundance Next Weekend 2013 Review: A TEACHER, Lessons In Obsession Fall Flat
- 40 Baffling, Outrageous Mexican Movie Title Translations! (Part 1)
- Nine New Images From Ghibli's TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER
- Watch The Trailer For Alexey Uchitel's Cop Thriller BREAK LOOSE
- Criterion Announces Massive 27 Disc ZATOICHI Box Set
- A Conversation With LIBRARY WARS Director Sato Shinsuke!
| Opening: DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER (Plus A Gallery Of 7 Lesser-Known Examples) Posted: 16 Aug 2013 04:00 PM PDT Opening in New York today at Cinema Village, Erik P. Sharkey's documentary Drew: The Man Behind the Poster considers the life and work of legendary movie poster artist Drew Struzan, who is responsible for iconic images for Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner, Back to the Future and many more. Telling the tale through exclusive interviews with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Thomas Jane, Sam Witwer, Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and many other artists, critics and filmmakers, this film spans the journey of Drew's early life and career in album cover art through his success as one of the most recognizable and influential movie poster artists of all time, to his most recent 'post retirement' life and... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Melbourne 2013 Review: THE TURNING Mines Deep Australiana, Unearths Some Gems Posted: 16 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT  Curator, producer and director Robert Connolly knows how to convey a good story. He has been intimately involved with some great Australian productions over the years; from Balibo to These Final Hours. He has the skills necessary to bring together an extremely ambitious project spanning 17 rising and accomplished directors, each covering a chapter in celebrated author Tim Winton's epic novel The Turning. The Turning as a book is a sprawling, diverse account of the life and times of individuals and families in Western Australia. The writing style differs substantially and some chapters are much more engaging and memorable than others. Some carry a huge weight that seeps through the pages while others are throw-away larks. Regardless, Winton keeps the tone intact throughout and the themes evident.... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| New To Netflix: Rum and Cokes! Celebrity Fetishes! Media Circuses! Hockey Fights! And More! Posted: 16 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT Welcome to this week's entry for New To Netflix! Not that we are actually new to Netflix, we are just happy, able, and willing to help you find out what kind of 'Twitch-y' material is coming to the big red virtual envelope in the streaming room from whatever country you may reside in that carries the service.This week we go from Billy Wilder classics all the way up to white trash mock documentary television. From Trekking amongst the stars, to selling the stars DNA for kicks. And from older men embracing their homosexuality to the best movie ever made about the sport of Hockey. Dig in.... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Indie Action Short Goes ALL-IN Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:30 PM PDT  Don't mess with Canadian writer-director-producer-actor Tyler Williams. Because not only does he fill all those roles on his short film All-In but he's also the lead fighter. He can hurt you bad.A struggling fighter faces long odds as he takes on a gambling den of criminals in an attempt to rescue his true love from the clutches of a ruthless crime boss.After a successful festival run Williams has put the entire ten minute short online and it's one hell of a calling card, featuring some excellent camera work and impressive, all natural fight work. Take a look below.... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Sundance Next Weekend 2013 Review: A TEACHER, Lessons In Obsession Fall Flat Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT  Hannah Fidell's debut feature A Teacher charts the middle stretch of a student/teacher love affair. It begins well after the relationship has begun and ends in a low moment for high school AP English teacher Diana (Lindsay Burdge), but still before the shit truly hits the fan. Fidell's choice in largely exorcising the highs and lows that would come with a traditional narrative on the subject of student/teacher *ahem* relations is a bold choice. The notion being that what remains is thus bare and stripped down to the bone. Alas, what is left between 28-year old Diana and 17-year old Eric (Will Brittain) (apart from a lot of sex) is far less interesting than Brian McOmber's frantic, percussion laden score would have you believe. The... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| 40 Baffling, Outrageous Mexican Movie Title Translations! (Part 1) Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT Mexico, like many Latin American countries, has a long tradition of giving Spanish titles that make no sense to foreign films. Honestly, each week there's a new title translation to laugh at. For example, Michael Bay's Pain & Gain was released just last Friday under the title of Sangre, Sudor y Gloria (Blood, Sweat and Glory). And Terrence Malick's To the Wonder opens this week as Deberás Amar (You Shall Love). Sometimes the weird and independent movies that aren't released theatrically in Mexico are hard to find, simply because they're available on DVD with a completely different title. You have to look carefully at the local store, or else you won't realize that the cheap DVD called Asesino por Encargo (Killer by Request) is actually... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Nine New Images From Ghibli's TALE OF THE BAMBOO CUTTER Posted: 16 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT This is a big year for Japan's famed animation house Studio Ghibli, with new features primed from both of the studio founders Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao. Miyazaki's effort - The Wind Rises - is already out in Japanese theaters, where it has topped the box office for four weeks running, which means the attention now turns to Takahata's Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale Of The Bamboo Cutter).Japanese broadcaster NHK just ran a profile of the film which included a slide show of stills from the film, which have now arrived online. Check out the gallery below for the new images, which showcase again Takahata's typical inventiveness and willingness to experiment with his visuals. Remember you can click to enlarge.[via Catsuka]... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Watch The Trailer For Alexey Uchitel's Cop Thriller BREAK LOOSE Posted: 16 Aug 2013 09:02 AM PDT  One of Russia's most consistently high quality directors, Alexey Uchitel has won acclaim around the world for his edgy yet entertaining far and he makes an appearance in this year's Toronto International Film Festival with his latest offering - crime drama Break Loose. The festival describes it like this:Gifted Russian director Alexey Uchitel (The Edge) returns to the Festival with this explosive, pulse-pounding crime drama about the violent rivalry that erupts when an elite police operative falls for a gangster's moll.Though the trailer doesn't include English subtitles it still provides more than enough to get the point. Take a look below.... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Criterion Announces Massive 27 Disc ZATOICHI Box Set Posted: 16 Aug 2013 08:30 AM PDT  Got a fondness for a certain wandering blind swordsman? Turns out so does the Criterion Collection, who have just announced a massive 27 disc Zatoichi box set due to release November 26th. It's a dual BluRay / DVD affair spanning twenty five feature films with special features including: New digital restorations of all twenty-five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-raysThe Blind Swordsman, a 1978 documentary about Zatoichi portrayer and filmmaker Shintaro Katsu, along with a new interview with its director, John NathanNew interview with Asian-film critic Tony RaynsTrailers for all twenty-five filmsNew English subtitle translationsA book featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien; synopses of the films by critic, novelist, and musician Chris D.; "The Tale of Zatoichi," the original short story by... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| A Conversation With LIBRARY WARS Director Sato Shinsuke! Posted: 16 Aug 2013 08:00 AM PDT  I sat down with Library Wars director Sato Shinsuke the morning after his film screened at Fantasia. We were already accustomed to each other as we had only parted ways six hours earlier after closing out the pub. Coffee was a necessity. And time was tight as I had to catch my train in a couple hours. What follows is an hour-long conversation I had with the director. My extended thanks to Hidetaka Yoneyama and his translating skills and Nicolas Archambault from Fantasia for arranging our time. The novel Library Wars was based on came out ten years ago. When it came out was it a response to anything in Japanese culture? Is the author trying to get a message across about censorship; was it in response to... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
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