Full Disclosure 2014 The Directors Cut: Miyazaki Hayao

Full Disclosure 2014 The Directors Cut: Miyazaki Hayao


Full Disclosure 2014 The Directors Cut: Miyazaki Hayao

Posted: 26 Jan 2014 03:00 PM PST

It's a new year and time for a renewed attack on our personal cinematic lists of shame here at Twitch. While 2013 proved something of a free-for-all in terms of our approach, Full Disclosure 2.014 is a different beast entirely. May I present for your reading pleasure Full Disclosure: The Directors Cut.There are many ways to approach your film viewing, whether by genre, by actor or origin, but one of the most popular tactics is to find a filmmaker you like and then seek out everything they have ever made. However, for one reason or another there are always a few that get away, whether due to unavailability or extra-cinematic obligations in the real world. So, this year on Full Disclosure, we are setting out...

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Sundance 2014 Review: WEB JUNKIE Presents A Balanced Case

Posted: 26 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST

How many hours do you spend at your computer every day? Six? Ten? Eight? Well, if you answer any of those or more, according to the People's Republic of China you have a disability, a problem, a sickness, an addiction. How good or bad the standards are, is up to you, but the film tricks you into thinking that it's about internet addiction, an ailment that maybe even some of us suffer, but it's actually about online videogames, MMORPGs to be more specific, and that's what you should expect, a movie about Videogame Junkies, young people throwing their life away just to stay a couple of hours more in front of the screen.There are literally hundreds of institutions that treat the so called "malaise of...

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Take To The Sky With These New Images From DOCTOR PROCTOR'S FART POWDER

Posted: 26 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

To readers of this site Norwegian author Jo Nesbo is likely best known for his decidedly grown up work with novels such as Headhunters and original scripts like Jackpot, stylish crime stories that have found a loyal audience around the globe both on page and screen. Likewise, if readers here are familiar with director Arild Frohlich it is likely through his hysterical and very definitely not for children feature film Fatso. And so what do we get when these two join forces? A kids' movie, with Frohlich helming a big screen adaptation of Nesbo's international hit kids' book Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder.Kristoffer Joner plays the titular doctor and an earlier viral teaser made it clear that Frohlich was jettisoning none of his typical style and...

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Review: THE MONKEY KING Is A Hot Mess From The Heavens

Posted: 26 Jan 2014 10:42 AM PST

Soi Cheang's The Monkey King finally arrives in time for the Chinese New Year holiday, but despite a spirited central performance from an unrecognisable Donnie Yen, the film proves a chaotic maelstrom of make-up and computer-generated imagery that struggles to find its focus.Banished to Fire Mountain for decimating the Heavenly Palace, the Bull Demon King (Aaron Kwok) plots his revenge against the Jade Emperor (Chow Yun Fat). Meanwhile, born from one of Princess Nuwa's crystal tears, the monkey spirit Sun Wukong (Donnie Yen) grows into an inquisitive, mischievous character. After studying under Master Puti (Tian Hai Yi), Wukong returns to his mountain where he proclaims himself Monkey King. However, his troublesome temperament soon sees him causing havoc across all three realms, and Bull Demon King...

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Attention Filmmakers! Nishimura Yoshihiro Wants To Screen Your SFX In Yubari!

Posted: 26 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST

Next month we'll be heading to the wintry climes of Hokkaido, Japan for the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, where this year Tokyo Gore Police director and splatter effects pioneer Nishimura Yoshihiro will be hosting a special event to discover and showcase new SFX talent - and he wants to see your work!This is not a competition, but a special one-off panel discussion between Nishimura, SFX director Onoue Katsuro (Onmyoji, The Floating Castle), kaiju creator Taguchi Kiyotaka (G, Henge, GMK) and director Higuchi Shinji (Japan Sinks, The Last Princess), all of whom are currently working on the live-action special effects behemoth of hit anime Attack On Titan.During this discussion, these four filmmakers will be screening, discussing and evaluating clips of work from new and up-and-coming FX...

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