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Berlin Announces First Batch Of Films

Berlin Announces First Batch Of Films

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:30 AM PST

Because February really isn't that far away, the 2014 edition of the Berlin International Film Festival announced 28 films, 19 of which will be playing in their Panorama section, 5 in competition, and 4 in the Berlinale Special section which focuses on a wide ranging selection of docs and films in unique formats such as anthologies. These join the already announced openers The Grand Budapest Hotel and Monuments Men. And it's an eclectic bunch to be sure, with new work from Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind), John Michael McDonagh (The Guard), Benjamin Heisenberg (The Robber) and Tsai Ming-liang (The Wayward Cloud), among others. Get a lowdown on these first offerings below in the gallery. Berlin will announce additional Panorma titles, plus a whole lot more...

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Twitch's Best Of 2013 - Best Animated FIlm

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 08:00 PM PST

The year that was 2013 has almost run its course, so the time has come for Team Twitch to pool its ever-growing troupe of contributors from the four corners of the planet, gather its collective thoughts and pay special tribute to those films that have made a particularly strong impact over the past twelve months. The realm of animated film can offer delights and terrors unlike any other medium imaginable. 2013 brought some of the most astounding works to come along in the field in sometime, with the final feature of a world renowned master hauling in the most votes by a pinch. ...

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Review: 47 RONIN Is A Classic Display Of Hollywood Ignorance

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 06:23 PM PST

Keanu Reeves can do little more than observe from the sidelines as first-time director Carl Rinsch desecrates one of Japan's most revered historical epics with an inexplicable parade of sorcery and monsters..and other, you know...Asian stuff.The revenge of the 47 ronin is a real event that took place at the beginning of the 18th Century in Tokugawa-era Japan. While the details of the story have been adapted and retold through many different art forms innumerable times in the three centuries since, the central tale remains a stirring and beloved story of loyalty and honour.In the widely accepted version of events, the evil Lord Kira provokes the stoic Lord Asano repeatedly into attacking him, disgracing himself and his house in the process. Asano is ordered to...

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Watch The First Trailer For Highly Anticipated Japanese Thriller THE SNOW WHITE MURDER CASE

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 05:00 PM PST

Prolific Japanese director Nakamura Yoshihiro (Fish Story, A Boy and His Samurai) is about to explore how a social media craze can impact a seemingly routine investigation into a mysterious murder in his upcoming film The Snow White Murder Case. The film is based on Kanae Minato's (the author of the famous Confessions) 2012 novel Shiro Yumi Hime Satsujin Jiken. Starring some of Japan's finest working actors (Tanimura Mitsuki, Inoue Mao, Ayano Go), The Snow White Murder Case is right now one of the most hyped 2014 films in the country.Here's a short summary of the interesting plot:Beautiful Noriko Miki works at a cosmetic company. One day, Noriko is murdered. People begin to suspect her co-worker Miki Jono (Mao Inoue) might have killed her. Television begins...

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Tsui Hark Begins Making TRACKS IN THE SNOWY FOREST 3D

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 04:00 PM PST

Tsui Hark has begun production on his new film, titled Tracks In The Snowy Forest 3D, in Beijing. Based on a Chinese novel written in the 1950s, it tells the well-known true story of a soldier who went undercover and led the successful takedown of a gang of bandits during the Chinese Civil War. The story was previously adapted for the big screen in 1970, but has also been portrayed in Chinese opera, television series and radio shows. Looking to repeat the success of his recent films Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate and Young Detective Dee: Rise Of The Sea Dragon, Tsui will once again combine innovative 3D effects and spectacular action in his latest film. He and his production team have spent the past 5...

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Watch U.S. Trailer For Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 02:30 PM PST

Stephen Chow's Journey to the West has its U.S. release set for theatrical and iTunes/On Demand releases on March 7th. We love us some Stephen Chow so any new project of his is met with great enthusiasm and by all accounts Journey to the West will not disappoint. We have a freshly cut U.S. trailer and poster to share with you. You will find a larger version of the poster below. Love that penciled finish to it. This is a world plagued by demons, who cause its human inhabitants unspeakable suffering. Young demon hunter Xuan Zang, fearlessly guided by his belief in "giving himself for the greater cause", risks his all and conquers a water demon, a pig demon and the demon of all demons, Sun Wukong. He...

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DVD Review: HELLFJORD Defines Uncanny

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST

Hellfjord is an absurd and blackly comic Norwegian television show. It has inklings of Hot Fuzz and the strange isolation and more weirdos than Twin Peaks but ultimately, it is very much its own disturbing beast.This is the story of urban police officer Salmander, a second generation Pakistani immigrant, who after accidentally killing his police horse in front of hundreds of children gets promptly dismissed. Due to a loophole in his civil service contract however, he must first serve out a 3-month notice period. His captain then banishes him to Hellfjord - a tiny fishing community in the far north of Norway that is populated by simple-minded people with an average age of 67.On arrival, things just go from bad to worse for Salmander, he...

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Watch The Trailer For HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:30 PM PST

After an impressive showing at the box office in 2010 in was inevitable that there would be a sequel for Dreamworks' How To Train Your Dragon! And so it shall be, and the first trailer has come out and things are looking good. The animation is looking better. The scale and scope is grander. It looks like a fitting upgrade for the planned trilogy.  It has been five years since Hiccup and Toothless successfully united dragons and Vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island's new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. At the beginning, Hiccup is...

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Twitch's Best Of 2013 - Best TV Show/Event

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:00 PM PST

The year that was 2013 has almost run its course, so the time has come for Team Twitch to pool its ever-growing troupe of contributors from the four corners of the planet, gather its collective thoughts and pay special tribute to those films that have made a particularly strong impact over the past twelve months. Switching exclusively to the small screen for a moment, we find quite a lot to be excited about. 2013 proved to be a formidable year in serial storytelling on the ol' boobtube (or laptop), with shocks and twists aplenty. One thing to note, of course, is the very changing notion of what constitutes as TV. Case in point, one of our entries isn't even an episode or show itself,...

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EXCLUSIVE: Third Window Films Add LESSON OF EVIL And GREATFUL DEAD To 2014 Lineup

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 12:30 PM PST

Third Window Films have acquired two pieces of cult cinema to be added to their 2014 lineup of Japanese and South Korean films that already includes comedies, dramas, mockumentaries, thrillers and more. The first acquisition is Miike Takashi's Lesson Of Evil, which Third Window Films is aiming to have a limited theatrical run before releasing it on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD. It has been a favorite at international films festivals and our Asian Editor James Marsh says that the film is one "for those who enjoy their humor jet black and their violence extreme". The second is Uchida Eiji's Greatful Dead, a relatively lesser known independent film described as a "totally off-the-wall mix of black comedy and strangeness". It has played at Raindance in the UK and...

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MEA CULPA: Watch The Exclusive English Subtitled Trailer For Explosive New Thriller From The Director Of POINT BLANK

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST

Fred Cavaye is, quite simply, the man. Or I suppose I should say Fred Cavaye est l'homme. There was a time a decade or two back when Luc Besson was l'homme but with Besson long since having decided that he was more interested in franchising his name than writing a character that anybody actually gave a damn about he vacated that title and with Cavaye putting together a body of work culminating - on the action front, at least, with 2010 effort Point Blank he has proven that he is not just a worthy successor to the Besson who made Leon but is, in fact, arguably more l'homme than Besson ever was. He is very, very good and he's returning to French screens in early...

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Michael Jai White Stars In Teaser For METAL HURLANT CHRONICLES Season 2!

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 11:30 AM PST

French scifi / action television series The Metal Hurlant Chronicles - based on the cult magazine known here in North America as Heavy Metal - will soon return for a second season and the powers that be have recently teased this fact with a trailer cut from the upcoming season's first episode. Yep, that's Michael Jai White front and center and we're told other episodes will feature the like of Scott Adkins, John Rhys Davies, Michael Biehn, James Marsters and more.Check the trailer below....

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Review: Indie Darling BREAKFAST WITH CURTIS Will Leave You Hungry For More

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST

Seeing Hook for the first time as a child, I remember being enamored with Spielberg's vision of Never Never Land. For days and days after leaving the theater, I was fixated on the idea of living in that magical world. Memories of that experience came flooding back while watching Laura Colella's uber-charming film, Breakfast With Curtis. With a loose structure that allows you time to just enjoy yourself, Colella has captured her own Never Never Land (albeit a somewhat more adult version) that is sure to make you want to pay a visit. Set in a friendly college-towny neighborhood of Providence, R.I., the entire film takes place at a funky house known as the Purple Citadel. Subdivided into three apartments, the Purple Citadel is...

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THE EXPENDABLES 3 Teaser Has Everyone

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 10:45 AM PST

You. Me. Sly. Dolph. Dr. Fraiser Crane. While we ain't yet to see a smidge of actual footage from the third outing of action movie veterans and young upstarts alike, this teaser does a tease right enough.  Patrick Hughes (Red Hill) directs this time around, with a cast that will feature at least a minute of screen time from all these people: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Kelsey Grammer, Terry Crewes, Randy Coutre, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Expendables 3 drops next August....

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Clancy Brown And Daniel Wu Join WARCRAFT

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 10:30 AM PST

As production of Duncan Jones' big screen adaptation of the video game franchise Warcraft is set to begin in Vancouver in the New Year two more notable names have been added to the cast.  Clancy Brown (The Highlander) and Daniel Wu (The Banquet) know a thing or two about swinging swords from their past work. Both are beloved by genre and international cinema fans. ...

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Review: WHITE REINDEER Decks The Halls With Boughs Of Hilarious

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST

Not every Christmas can be a merry one, but the punishment Zach Clark puts his protagonist Suzanne (Anna Margaret Hollyman) through in his third feature outing, White Reindeer, gives a whole new meaning to bah humbug. Luckily, Clark infuses a genuine tenderness in his black comedy that allows us to fall in love with Suzanne, without suffering the pains of her particular misfortune. White Reindeer is a wonderfully crafted film that's both full of laughs and full of heart. The film begins with Suzanne in full Christmas cheer. Working as a real estate agent, it becomes quickly obvious that White Reindeer isn't a typical holiday film when Suzanne shows a home to a nice couple, George and Patti (Joe Swanberg and Lydia Hyslop), who whisper...

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Review: Asghar Farhadi's THE PAST, An Intense, Mesmerizing Excavation Of Secrets And Lies

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST

Those who saw Asghar Farhadi's previous film, A Separation, already know that though the Iranian filmmaker specializes in two-plus hour family dramas, his movies are as intense and absorbing as any thriller out there. Like the aforementioned film, The Past (Le Passé) is a gripping drama structured like a mystery, where a seemingly banal situation cracks and gives way to shattering revelations and emotions. Working in France instead of his native country for the first time, Farhadi not only uses his sure hand to show that envy, guilt, and the consequences of our mistakes know no borders, but also that he is beginning to grow as a visual filmmaker. It's apparent from the first scene, when Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) flies into Charles de Gaule airport...

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Jason Gorber's Cineruminations: THE HOBBIT and HFR, Part 2 - The Journey Continues

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST

Just over a year ago, I wrote an article trying to delve into the vagaries of the form of cinematic presentation that Peter Jackson chose for his Hobbit trilogy. At the time, there was already much consternation and gnashing of teeth, some claiming that High Frame Rate (HFR) made things look "sped up" as if shot in the 1920s. Others complained of a "too real" look, making the sets look "more fake". As I wrote: I can state unequivocally that people used to a normal cinema experience will almost immediately find the look of HFR jarring. Some will certainly spend much of the running time annoyed by the look, the way that many are irritated by the whole notion of 3D cinema in the first...

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The Stack Holiday Gift Guide 2013 Part Four: Criterion Collection

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 06:00 AM PST

There is NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING I love more present-wise than catching up on the Criterion Collection releases I may have missed throughout the year. Here are some I want to especially recommend for the holidays and gift giving. Behold the wonder of Chaplin and Cassavettes. The Martin Scorsese World Cinema Project and the massive Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman box set. Grand upgrades from DVD to blu-ray include Autumn Sonata and Eyes Without A Face. First timers to blu-ray include Robert Altman's landmark seventies film Nashville, Elio Petri's magnificent Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion and the whimsically weird and witty I Married A Witch. There is literally something for everyone in the Criterion Collection catalogue. ...

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Twitch's Best Of 2013 - Biggest Surprise

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 05:00 AM PST

The year that was 2013 has almost run its course, so the time has come for Team Twitch to pool its ever-growing troupe of contributors from the four corners of the planet, gather its collective thoughts and pay special tribute to those films that have made a particularly strong impact over the past twelve months. Surprises can come in all shapes and sizes. For us at Twitch these surprises were films we originally expected to dislike, while others were flicks that seemingly came out of nowhere to our absolute delight and awe. From neon-lit nightmares to the hours we keep in the museum, from cheap thrills to cannibal families, death-dealing judges and kid cops, here are our biggest surprises of 2013.     ...

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