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Review: NYMPHOMANIAC PART 2 Brings The Pain...

Review: NYMPHOMANIAC PART 2 Brings The Pain...

Posted: 10 Jan 2014 02:00 AM PST

It was only yesterday that I reviewed Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac Part 1, as spoiler-free as possible. After that, I ran back to the cinema for the premiere of Nymphomaniac Part 2, and this leaves me in a rather uncomfortable spot for reviewing it. I'm dying to talk about the film in detail, but how am I supposed to say anything about the second half of a story without at least spoiling bits and pieces of the first half? It's not as if I'm discussing the latest Hunger Games movie, and can safely assume that everyone who reads this article has, by now, already seen the previous film. So I need to keep things intentionally vague. It doesn't help that the film's title and subject...

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Review: THE LEGEND OF HERCULES, All Bow Down To King Scott Adkins

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 08:59 PM PST

Scott Adkins out-fights, out-glowers, and out-growls everyone else with whom he shares a scene in Renny Harlin's The Legend of Hercules. That poses a challenge, because Scott Adkins is not playing Hercules, the half-breed son of Zeus. Instead, the mild-mannered Kellan Lutz smiles bashfully, squints manfully, and yells as loud as he can while he battles in slow-motion against all manner of men and computer-generated pixels. From a visual standpoint, Lutz fits the role of the Greek mythological hero at the age of 20. He is a splendid physical specimen, which is a good thing, since his chest remains bared during most of the movie. Heracles, as he is called by everyone, meekly accepts his subordinate place in the kingdom ruled by King Amphitryon (Scott...

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Exclusive: LITTLE HOPE WAS ARSON Poster Debut

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 04:35 PM PST

We are pleased to present the exclusive debut of the poster for Little Hope Was Arson, a documentary directed by Theo Love that will screen at the Slamdance Film Festival next week. January 2010: In the buckle of the Bible Belt, 10 churches burn to the ground igniting the largest criminal investigation in East Texas history. No stone is left unturned and even Satan himself is considered a suspect in this gripping investigation of a community terrorized from the inside-out. Families are torn apart and communities of faith struggle with forgiveness and justice in this incredible true story. You can inspect the full-sized poster below....

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NYC Happenings: First Look At MoMI

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 03:30 PM PST

MoMI (Museum of Moving Image) presents First Look, a bona fide film series showcasing new works by established filmmakers and first timers alike from all corners of the globe, carefully selected by the esteemed curatorial staff (critic Denis Lim, David Schwartz and Aliza Ma). Quietly nestled in post-New Year hangover days with crazy award season just around the corner.First Look is fast becoming one of the most sought after film series in New York City. The series runs from January 9 - 19.This is where I first saw Chantal Akerman's gorgeous new film Almayer's Folly and Philippe Grandrieux's loving documentary, It May Be That Beauty Has Strengthened Our Resolve: Masao Adachi, on the Japanese New Wave great Masao Adachi in its inaugural edition two years...

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Opening: THE ADVENTURER: THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX Lacks Its Namesake's Touch

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 03:06 PM PST

The Adventurer reminds me a lot of films from my youth like Something Wicked This Way Comes and Young Sherlock Holmes. Family oriented films, but slightly darker. But, perhaps just going by the title I expected a bit more... fun. Here is what the official synopsis has to say:Ancient mysteries.  Powerful evil.  And a fearless hero's quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic... In THE ADVENTURER: THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX, seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped.  Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets and a long-lost artifact that grants limitless wealth -...

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Soumik Sen's GULAAB GANG Trailer Comes Out Swinging!

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST

The first trailer for Soumik Sen's Gulaab Gang has hit the Internet and it's pretty damned solid.Gulaab Gang is the real(ish) story of India's version of the Guardian Angels, the Gulaabi Gang (or Pink Sari gang). The Gulaabi Gang are a group of women who patrol areas attempting to keep women safe from unwanted harassment and even sexual assault, which is unfortunately somewhat common in rural India. The group is perhaps the most famous for their use of lathis, a traditional Indian fighting stick sometimes carried by the police for crowd control purposes. This stick fighting is obviously the most cinematic part of the Pink Sari gang's actions, but they work on a smaller scale, as well.Gulaab Gang stars two of Bollywood's best loved female...

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Review: SyFy's HELIX, An Infectious Television Thriller

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST

I have a concern. Whenever a SyFy show impresses me the trend I am seeing is that it does not last longer than two seasons. SGU? Two seasons. Because it was darker than its predecessors - trying to latch on that BSG vibe - and they did not gallivant around the universe. Alphas? Two seasons, though it was a better version of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. So take heed to my warning when I say that I like Helix.Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind's salvation...

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AAAAAAAAH! Brace Yourself For Steve Oram's Monkey Romeo!

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST

Here's a little something odd for fans of British comedy:Word is out that Sightseers star Steve Oram will be making his directorial debut with Aaaaaaaah! - eight 'a's and proper punctuation a vital part of the title, thanks - a film that he describes as Romeo And Juliet meets The Planet Of The Apes. What on earth does that mean? It means no dialogue - not in any recognizable language, anyway - but with all of the actors grunting and otherwise behaving like monkeys.And, yeah, that sounds crazy on paper and it sounds crazy brilliant once you learn who else is involved. The Mighty Boosh's Julian Barrett and Green Wing's Julian Rhind-Tutt will play the rival clan leaders with Hannah Hoekstra (Hemel) and Oram's regular...

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THE STAG: Watch The Theatrical Trailer For The Hilarious Irish Comedy!

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST

An anomaly in a sea of very, very serious films (most of which were quite excellent in their own way) when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, John Butler's Irish comedy The Stag is the sort of film that you quite simply don't generally find at international film festivals. Why? Because while festivals are dominantly interested in promoting things on the more arthouse end of the spectrum Butler and his talented cast have created here a comedy of the purely crowd pleasing sort. And after a week or so of often times very troubling viewing at TIFF what I needed by the time The Stag rolled around was to laugh my ass off. And I did exactly that.Self-confessed metrosexual Fionan (Hugh O'Conor) doesn't...

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GUN WOMAN And Asami To Make Their North American Debuts At Texas Frightmare Weekend 2014

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 08:30 AM PST

If you know and love the super splatter films of Japan's last decade, you've seen Asami, probably a whole lot of her. This former AV model and actress has transitioned into the bloody body everyone wants to see on screen in films like Robogeisha, The Machine Girl, Erotibot, Dead Sushi, and many more. The southwest's premier horror convention, Texas Frightmare Weekend, has secured Asami's first North American convention appearance this year and to make it even more appealing, they've coupled it with the premiere of her new film, Gun Woman, directed by Kurando Mitsutake. Here's the official press release: 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;...

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Review: THE TRUTH ABOUT EMANUEL Floats To The Surface

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST

The sophomore film by writer/director Francesca Gregorini, following 2009's Tanner Hall, revolves around Emanuel (Kaya Scodelario), a precocious high school girl who carries on her shoulders the self-placed burden of her mother's childbirth death. For Emanuel, life is a struggle to find herself, despite feeling like she doesn't belong due to her unjust welcome into life. As Emanuel's world view gets darker and more melancholic, a mysterious woman named Linda (Jessica Biel) moves in next door. She is a single mother who needs help with her baby, and she and Emanuel quickly become close -- almost mother/daughter close. This worries Emanuel's father, Dennis (Alfred Molina) and Janice (Frances O'Connor); Emanuel's trying-too-hard step-mom. However, as the story unfolds, the relationship between Emanuel and Linda grows and...

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Review: BANSHEE CHAPTER, Experimental Drugs Lead To Strange Sounds In The Night

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:00 AM PST

I'm instantly wary of any movie that proclaims its truthfulness right at the top. Why can't I watch it and then decide for myself? Yet Banshee Chapter cleverly steps around the traps it sets for itself with an opening montage of news footage, both subverting and endorsing its premise. In 1963, the film explains, the U.S. government began using experimental drugs on unwitting citizens with the goal of inducing mind control. The archival footage integrates easily into newly-shot footage with a similar aesthetic, as James Hirsch (Michael McMillian) documents his experiment with, supposedly, the same chemicals. Very shortly, strange, static-filled sounds are heard in another room, and then more strange things happen. And James is never seen again. Anne Roland (Katia Winter) then steps into...

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