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China Box Office: Andy Lau Takes The Charts By FIRESTORM

China Box Office: Andy Lau Takes The Charts By FIRESTORM

Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:00 AM PST

Andy Lau proves his cinematic clout yet again, with his latest action drama, Firestorm, recording a huge opening in China, while local product continues to dominate the chart. Rank Title Origin 9-15/12/2013 (US$M) Total (US$M) Screening days 1 Firestorm HK/China $27.02 $27.05 4 2 No Man's Land China $13.63 $35.92 13 3 The Four 2 China $10.70 $25.22 10 4 The White Storm HK/China $7.30 $35.45 17 5 Gravity USA $2.96 $70.12 27 6 Epic USA $1.26 $7.36 17 7 The Hunger Game: Catching Fire USA $0.77 $27.75 25 8 Welcome to the Punch UK $0.31 $1.16 10 9 Rhythm of the Rain Taiwan/China $0.16 $0.16 3 10 Return The Money China $0.12 $0.12 3 Firestorm, directed by Alan Yuen, and starring Andy Lau, Gordon...

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Twitch's Best of 2013 - Best Blu-ray Release

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 10:00 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.While we are all avid cinema and festival-goers here at Twitch, we also love to indulge in the increasingly compulsive and fetishistic pastime that is purchasing and collecting our favourite movies on Blu-ray, for repeat consumption in the privacy of our own homes. 2013 has proved something of a landmark year, both in terms of AV quality, supplementary features and the packaging itself. Listed below are just a few of our...

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Watch Destructive Youth Raise Some Hell in The Trailer For Polish Indie HARDKOR DISKO

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 02:30 PM PST

Transition to adulthood is never an easy task and the heroes of an upcoming Polish film Hardkor Disko (Hardcore Disco) are about to learn it the hard way. Krzysztof Skonieczny (famous music video director) is going to explore the darkest and the most depressing side of that difficult change in his feature debut. Hardkor Disko is a completely independent film about the struggles of the youth in an environment that's totally hostile and unpredictable. First trailer offers some great visuals, penetrating music, nudity, violence, all accompanied by a sombre atmosphere and a creepy monologue that begins with the words: If you had a choice, would you prefer to burn or freeze to death? The official synopsis hints at a lot of contrasting emotions: HARDKOR DISKO is a story about...

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KILL THE RAPIST Trailer: India Enters The Rape-Revenge Pig-Pile

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 09:30 AM PST

One year ago today, a college student was gang-raped in New Delhi, India, in a case that grabbed the world's attention. The woman, nicknamed Nirbhaya, died as a result of the gruesome injuries inflicted by the six men who assaulted her on the bus that night. The case set off international protest and sparked the long-needed domestic discussion in India about protecting women's safety and rights in the face of corrupt justice and lax police protection. In addition to the political protestations, Indian celebrities of all stripes vociferously decried the long-ignored problem and vowed to put their energies toward a solution.Very shortly after the murder of Nirbhaya, iRock Films India announced the title Kill the Rapist as one of their films in active production. Perhaps a...

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Twitch's Best of 2013 - Best Screenplay

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:55 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.Kicking off proceedings are our picks for Best Screenplay - those films that exemplified the artistry and craftsmanship of cinematic wordsmithery - and a few bon mots from our voting body as and when they felt compelled to qualify their selections....

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Zambia Heads For The Moon In AFRONAUTS

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:30 AM PST

While most of the attention around the Sundance lineup has gone to the feature programs there are - as always - a number of fascinating titles to be found among the short film selections, among them Frances Bodomo's Afronauts.July 1969. It's the night of the moon landing. And a ragtag group of Zambian exiles are trying to beat America to the moon.Yep, it's a period set alternate history of the space race. And the trailer - embedded below - is a really striking piece of work. Check it out....

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Dallas Critics Name 12 YEARS A SLAVE As Best Of 2013

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:30 AM PST

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, of which I am a proud member, has selected Steve McQueen's searing drama 12 Years A Slave as the best film of 2013. Matthew McConaughey was named Best Actor for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club, and Cate Blanchett as Best Actress for Blue Jasmine. Supporting nods went to Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years A Slave). Alfonso Curaon was voted Best Director for Gravity The film was also recognized for Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki) and Best Musical Score (Steven Price). Other films named as 'best' in their category included Frozen (animated), Blue is the Warmest Color (foreign-language), and Twenty Feet From Stardom (documentary). Fruitvale Station received the Russell Smith Award, named for the late...

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INEDIT-NESCAFE: Musical Documentaries In Chile. An Overview.

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST

The Inedit Film Festival is a travelling endeavour that goes around the world showing documentaries and films that have the music as their main selling point, any kind of music and any type and genre of film is accepted, and at the end of it, it's the audience who chooses the best documentary. It's Chilean edition is now 10 years old and showed dozens of films from December 8th until the 15th in about 5 different venues in the city of Santiago, and this year it adds the city of Concepción in a separate festival that will show the best films that were shown in Santiago.I was invited to assist and talk a bit about the Inedit-Nescafé of this year, and these are the films...

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Catch A Glimpse Of One Man's Heroic True Story In The First Trailer For JACK STRONG

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 07:30 AM PST

Wladyslaw Pasikowski (Psy, Psy 2, screenwriter for Katyn) is undoubtedly one of the most interesting Polish directors working today. This year he shocked the world with a downright controversial Poklosie, which was meant to unveil the atrocious part of Poland's turbulent past. His latest venture into the country's history will be a thriller based on a true story of Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski (played by Marcin Dorocinski), who tried to do the impossible and stop the Soviets all by himself during the Cold War. This riveting tale of heroism is hailed by many as one of the most fascinating spy stories of the modern world. Here's the synopsis:A spy thriller telling a historically based story of a man who alone dares to challenge Soviets being in the middle...

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Twitchvision: Jason Gorber Talks HOBBIT, MR. BANKS, and Peter O'Toole

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 07:30 AM PST

Today marks the loss of one of the greatest actors in Hollywood history, who rocketed to fame in one of the finest films ever made. O'Toole's Lawrence may tower over his other films, but with seven other Oscar noms and a career spanning a half century there's much to celebrate. Also as we were hitting air we learned about the passing of Joan Fontaine, star of Hitchcock's Rebecca and Suspicion.Also chatted about the second Hobbit film, and about Disney's latest mythmaking surrounding its founding father with Saving Mr. BanksAs a bonus, there's a video from earlier this week where talk of Golden Globes took place, including talk about Rush, 12 Years A Slave, Gravity, Treme, and more....

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Korean Box Office: Jeon Do-yeon No Match for THE HOBBIT

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 06:30 AM PST

Despite a major new local release, the Korean film industry was held at bay once again as the pairing of Jeon Do-yeon and Ko Soo wasn't enough to prevent the new Hobbit from taking first place. 2.24 million tickets were sold over the frame, about 10% over last year, but the local market share, due to a soft opening and a lack of strong holdovers, was weak at 28%. Title Release Date Market Share Weekend Total Screens 1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (us/nz) 12/12/13 37.20% 829,578 969,486 809 2 Way Back Home 12/11/13 25.30% 614,297 821,379 740 3 About Time (uk) 12/5/13 20.30% 475,191 1,382,897 503 4 Insidious: Chapter 2 (us) 12/5/13 4.70% 118,774 508,607 342 5 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs...

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On the Passing of Joan Fontaine

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 06:00 AM PST

Reports came in last evening that another Hollywood legend has passed. Joan Fontaine was born in October 1917 as Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, the younger sister of Olivia de Havilland, a legendary actress in her own right who died only a few years prior is still alive and kicking.*With a film career that spanned the 1930s to the 1960s, she'll best be remembered for a pair of extraordinary performances she gave under the direction of Alfred Hitchock. 1940's Rebecca brought her first Oscar nomination, and she would win the year later for her iconic turn in Suspicion. In 1952 she appeared in the epic Ivanhoe, cast beside Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor in the retelling of the Walter Scott tale. Her last credited appearance...

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KILLERS: Check The Bloody, Japanese Red Band Teaser For The Mo Brothers' Sundance Selected Thriller

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 05:30 AM PST

Imagine, if you will, that Sono Sion had packed up and headed to Korea to create an intense and bloody psychological thriller. That fusion of influences is what drives Killers, the sophomore effort by Indonesian directing duo The Mo Brothers (Macabre). The story of two men drawn to violence who discover one another on the internet, Killers will soon make its debut at Sundance and in the lead up to its premiere the Japanese backers - Nikkatsu - have released a bloody new trailer. Here's how Sundance describes the film:Mr. Nomura is an eerily handsome, sharply dressed, sociopathic serial killer who preys on the women of Tokyo. In Jakarta, a world-weary journalist named Bayu finds himself unexpectedly falling into vigilantism after brutally killing two sadistic...

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