Review: FRIEND 2 Shares Little With Its Predecessor |
- Review: FRIEND 2 Shares Little With Its Predecessor
- The Long Walk to CHAPPIE: An Indignant Release For MANDELA, And An Indulgent Release For Die Antwoord
- Full Disclosure: Twitch's Lists Of Shame - November
| Review: FRIEND 2 Shares Little With Its Predecessor Posted: 01 Dec 2013 11:00 PM PST  12 years is a long time in the film world but for Korean cinema it seems like almost an eternity. In 2001 I had yet to seen an Asian film, let alone be aware of Korean films. Yet when I did dip my toes in two years later, Friend (2001) was among the first crop of Korean films I saw. With its nostalgic air and easily relatable theme of friendship, delivered through a conflation of coming of age, high school and gangster tropes, it wasn't hard to see why it became the most successful Korean film of all time. Though its record has since been broken many times over, the film's reputation lives on. Director Kwak Kyung-taek, whose life story served as the starting point... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST  Most South Africans don't observe Thanksgiving, but if they did it is no hyperbole to say that almost every citizen would pause and give thanks for Nelson Mandela. I happen to be a South African living in California right now, so I was "fortunate" to awaken with about 20lbs of Thanksgiving debauchery languishing in my gut, in addition to my anticipation for this movie. Friday, you see, was the release date for Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom. Unfortunately, while the film has received a wide release in South Africa, it appears to be under very limited release here in the US: it is nowhere to be found within a 250-mile radius of San Francisco (if Fandango is to be believed). I find this a... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
| Full Disclosure: Twitch's Lists Of Shame - November Posted: 01 Dec 2013 04:00 AM PST  While the United States is wrapped up warm celebrating Thanksgiving with its nearest and dearest - that one holiday that no one outside of America really understands or cares about - Team Twitch again casts fresh eyes over some overlooked gems of world cinema. This month, by sheer coincidence, proves a wholly American affair, with works from such cinematic luminaries as D.W. Griffith, Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma and Richard Linklater going under the spotlight for the first time. As is proving increasingly the case, our new takes on uniformly revered classics can offer up some fascinating new observations to consider. Enjoy!... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
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