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Review: JOBS Resembles Genius, But It's Only Skin Deep

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Review: JOBS Resembles Genius, But It's Only Skin Deep

Review: JOBS Resembles Genius, But It's Only Skin Deep

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:01 PM PDT

From a distance, Ashton Kutcher resembles Steve Jobs -- the slender frame, the distinctive gait, the hunched-over shoulders. Close up, however, Kutcher's lips curl his face into a bemused, smug appearance that he's developed as his trademark, and the memory of the physical resemblance is wiped away as easily as swiping a screen on an iPhone. Kutcher has cultivated a screen persona as an amiable, non-threatening, clever fellow, which presumably served him well in the long-running TV sitcom That 70s Show, and helped him secure a starring role in the currently-broadcasting Two and a Half Men, but has not done him any favors in films such as Ivan Reitman's No Strings Attached, in which he was unable to give life to his character beyond his...

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Poster Premiere For Henry Saine's BOUNTY KILLER

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Henry Saine's Bounty Killer was a pleasant surprise when we caught it at the Dallas International Film Festival - read our review here - and with a US release coming up September 6th we're happy to present the brand new key art for the film.It's been 20 years since the corporations took over the world's governments. Their thirst for power and profits led to the corporate wars, a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it. Born from the ash, the Council of Nine rose as a new law and order for this dark age. To avenge the corporations' reckless destruction, the Council issues death warrants for all white collar criminals. Their hunter's - the BOUNTY KILLER. From amateur savage to...

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Final ABCs OF DEATH 2 Directors Announced, 26th Director Competition Announced!

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:30 PM PDT

A second helping of The ABCs Of Death is coming and today sees the release of the final directors involved along with the announcement of the open competition for the 26th spot. And joining the already announced crew of behind the camera talent are a surprisingly mixed group of talent including Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh; gonzo UK commercial director Jim Hosking who is soon to make his feature debut with the Ben Wheatley produced Whitaker; Manborg helmer Steve Kostanski and more. Want all the details? Want to know how you can be the final director on the project? Read on and check out the video below.New York, NY - 14 August, 2013 - Producers Ant Timpson, Tim League, and Magnet Releasing have announced...

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Natali, Gudino, Sullivan And More Bring Terror To The Small Screen With DARKNET

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:30 PM PDT

What do Vincenzo Natali, Orphan Black co-creator and director Brett Sullivan and Rodrigo Gudino have in common? All three are part of the inaugural season of Darknet, a new transmedia series arriving online and on Canadian cable based on Japanese TV series Tori Hada. Toronto.  August 14, 2013.  Principal photography will wrap on August 16 on the Copperheart Entertainment produced Darknet, the Canadian horror anthology web and television series designed for the 21st century internet mindset.  Darknet is adapted from the cult Japanese television series, Tori Hada, by Vincenzo Natali (Haunter, Splice, Cube) and Steven Hoban (Haunter, Splice, Black Christmas, Ginger Snaps).  Darknet is an experimental hybrid web and television series in which fans will be able to contribute their own scripts and even upload...

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Surveying The Glandscape: Russ Meyer At The Anthology Film Archives

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Just about anyone who stops by Twitch is bound to know the name Russ Meyer, and is at least aware of a film entitled Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, or perhaps Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls. Associated with the man and his work are words such as sexploitation and/or exploitation. A nickname widely used in some circles for Meyer was "King of the Nudies". But to leave Meyer's films to the heap of low-brow pop culture is a mistake, shutting the doors on someone who was an undoubtedly, vibrant and original film artist.Running as a precursor to their Sexploitation festival, the Anthology Film Archives in New York is presenting a handful of films from Meyer's vast oeuvre. This retrospective, entitled "The Gladscape Artist", runs from...

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KL GANGSTER 2 Wants To Be Malaysia's Biggest, Glossiest Action Film Ever. And The Trailer Says They've Succeeded.

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 11:00 AM PDT

There was a time not so long ago when - buoyed by the massive success of Syamsul Yusof's KL Gangster - that producers talked boldly in public about how they intended to cast Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa in the sequel. That never happened but the point was made: KL Gangster had opened its backers' eyes to the potential that a well made action film has to draw audiences both at home and abroad and their goals were larger than just the domestic audience.Well, Yusof and company are back with that promised sequel and it looks bigger in every way than the original. If there has ever been a more polished, larger scale action picture made in Malaysia then I certainly have no idea...

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Get Your Classic Samurai Fix With Trailer For Mikami Yasuo's SHUNDOU

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT

You may not have heard first time filmmaker Mikami Yasuo's name before but if you're at all a fan of classic samurai film he's about to make a big impression. Because Mikami clearly has a deep appreciation of the style and looks to have absolutely nailed it with his debut feature Shundou, on with Mikami is credited as writer, director, producer and editor.1732, in the era of Yoshimune Tokugawa. West Japan suffers from a severe famine. Three years after wards, it appeared as though calm had been restored to the domain, but there is word that Jyuzo Matsumiya, the sword fighting instructor sent by the shogunate, is taking some suspicious actions.Take a look at the trailer below....

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Watch A Town Be Shattered By Violence In Trailer For Sean Durkin's SOUTHCLIFFE

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:00 AM PDT

As lines continue to blur between high end television and film, with directors and actors moving more frequently between the two and television showing an increased willingness to experiment with format, it's clear that the days of film festivals being purely about 'film' are well and truly over. Kurosawa Kiyoshi's four hour miniseries Penance is a recent example, screening in its entirety in both Toronto and Venice, while Toronto had previously gotten into this game with Michael Winterbottom's The Trip. Over on the genre side of things Fantastic Fest showed the complete runs of two series (Hellfjord and Danger 5) last year and many looked at the Cannes selection of Soderbergh's Behind The Candelabra - a project commissioned by HBO and destined for a broadcast...

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Destroy All Monsters: World War C (Critics vs. Celebrities)

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:00 AM PDT

I'll be the first to go to the mat saying that The Lone Ranger didn't get a fair shake in a lot of circles. I can do that because I'm in one of those circles, and not standing in the other kind. The other kind of circle, being composed of the people who actually make these movies, is the one that is never supposed to take issue with how the media paints their property. But that's just what Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp - partners to the last - did last week, when they complained loudly and often about how the critical drubbing The Lone Ranger received was directly responsible for that film's financial failure. There are two absurdities at play, right off the bat....

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EXCLUSIVE: UK Trailer For Sono Sion's THE LAND OF HOPE

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:30 AM PDT

Sono Sion (Love Exposure, Cold Fish, Guilty Of Romance, Himizu) is one of Japan's most interesting directors, and The Land Of Hope is one of his most accomplished films. I had the pleasure of seeing it at the Sydney Film Festival earlier this year, and not only was it the best film that I saw at the SFF, it is also one of the best films I have seen so far this year. The film will soon be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK by Third Window Films, and an exclusive trailer has been made available to Twitch. Embedded below is the trailer for the critically acclaimed film. The DVD and Blu-ray will be available in the UK from August 26, and contains a 70-minute...

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Opening: THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, Insight Into The Lives Of Others

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:00 AM PDT

Chad Hartigan's This is Martin Bonner is a subtle, contemplative character study in the vein of Steven Soderburgh's Bubble. The story follows two men, Travis Holloway (Richmond Arquette) and Martin Bonner (Paul Eenhoorn) as they form an unlikely friendship in their otherwise lonely lives. Travis has recently been released from prison and Martin works with an organization to help reformed convicts enter back into society. Both men are somewhat estranged from their families and are struggling to find happiness in their mundane lives in Reno, Nevada. The film shows a slice of life in a realistic and honest way, which is to say that not much happens. Yet, like Italian Neorealism, this film is still interesting and engaging. It portrays a very different sort of...

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HotDocs Launchs Inaugural Floating Polar Film Festival With Quark Expeditions

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 06:00 AM PDT

Putting a film festival on a cruise ship is nothing new; Dusty Cohl and company have been putting on The Floating Film Festival for about 20 years, and there are undoubtedly others as well. But the Floating Polar Film Festival, which brings together Quark Expeditions and HotDocs, still feels rather fresh, if only for the small size of the vessel, the length of the voyage, and the South Pole itinerary along South Georgia and the Falklands (Malvinas). The Sea Spirit heads out from Buenos Aires on November 2nd, 2013 for a 23 day voyage with fewer than 120 passengers.Their programming is excellent for this as well, leaning heavily on environmental documentaries that are deeply infused with strong characters as well as global messages. Films like the...

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