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Full-Length SNOWPIERCER Coming to U.S. -- If You Can Find It

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Full-Length SNOWPIERCER Coming to U.S. -- If You Can Find It

Full-Length SNOWPIERCER Coming to U.S. -- If You Can Find It

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 07:10 PM PST

The journey of Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer from South Korea to the U.S. via the Weinstein Co. is a long story, with many obstacles along the way, but it might have a happy ending -- if you can find it. According to Deadline, filmmaker Bong and distributor Weinstein have reached a truce: "The truce is basically that the director keeps the length of his action film but instead of a wide release, it will be a platform release with a roll out. I am told the picture is not being dumped." Thus, the good news is that the U.S. will evidently see the film the way that Bong intended, in the version that has won plaudits from many critics, including our own Pierce Conran. But the...

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Review: THE OUTSIDER, Just Outside Of Being A Great Action Film

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST

Without a doubt, Craig Fairbass is a physical presence in any film he is in. As much as The Outsider tries, though, his emotional output as a concerned father is outmatched by his stature and physical strength. Fairbass plays a British military contractor named Lex Walker who is told his daughter has died. When he arrives in Los Angeles and discovers the body is not hers, he begins an investigation, starting at her former employer Most Industries, run by unscrupulous Carl Schuuster (James Caan). At the same time, Detective Klein of the LAPD is trying to solve the murder of another girl and keep Walker from dishing out his own definition of justice. In a supporting role, Jason Patric as Detective Klein does little except expound with...

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Paco Plaza To Direct DAMNED FRIDAY In Spain

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:30 PM PST

News from Berlin's EFM is that one-half of the directing team of the [REC] franchise, Paco Plaza, will helm Damned Friday (Maldito Viernes) later this year.  Plaza has written it and already teased his fans in 2008 with the release of a mock trailer on YouTube that you can see below. Leticia Dolera, who plays the crazed bride in [REC]3, will star.Adrian Guerra's Nostromo Pictures will produce with Spanish sales agent Film Factory apparently due to share the screenplay and design while still in Berlin.  According to the Variety exclusive, the project is already fully financed and will be the first time Guerra will produce a non-English language film.  Plaza promises just one thing when shooting begins in July, "I've shot a werewolf movie, a...

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Review: THE MONUMENTS MEN, Wartime Patriotism Done Right (Or Left)

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:00 PM PST

"That belongs in a museum!!" "So do you!" That, of course, is an early stretch of dialogue from 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In it, Dr. Jones is battling a posh and jerky villain who's apparently pretty quick with a comeback. They both want the Cross of Coronado, with Jones stormily barking out the first line, about how the precious relic belongs in a museum as opposed to belonging in the hands of a self-important thug. The film takes place in 1938, just before World War II would change everything, everywhere. Perhaps that's a large part of the reason they both overlook consideration that sometimes, maybe it's best not to let such a piece of cultural religious art end up in just any museum, especially...

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Get Behind The Scenes Of HAUNT And Discover A Death By Hanging

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 11:00 AM PST

IFC Midnight will release Mac Carter's horror picture Haunt on VOD and iTunes tomorrow prior to a theatrical run starting March 7 and the folks behind the curtain on this one have opted to do a little something different with their behind the scenes footage. Instead of a bunch of talking heads they've gone and walked us through a classic practical special effect, so if you've ever wondered what goes in to capturing a death by hanging on film, well, check out the video below.A family of five moves into a beautiful, sprawling dream home. One problem: it's cursed, having caused the deaths of the previous family to occupy it, leaving only one survivor (Jacki Weaver). The family's moody 18-year-old son and his mysterious new...

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Review: A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING, A British Horror-Comedy With A Strong Heart

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 10:00 AM PST

A quirky gem of a film, Crispian Mill's feature film debut A Fantastic Fear of Everything fits well into the British tradition of horror-comedy, where slightly-crazed logic flows along with an acceptance of the weird, the existential and the eccentric. While not without problems, the film has a strong heart, anchored by a great performance by Simon Pegg at his nerdy best. Pegg plays Jack, a children's book author who is attempting to break into the film world. He has written a script based on the lives and work of Victorian-age serial killers. This work has taken its toll on his psyche, and he now lives in constant fear of murder. During one particularly scary night, he is convinced that he is being set upon...

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First Trailer For FAROESTE Brings Out The Big Guns

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 09:00 AM PST

The first trailer for Abelardo de Carvalho's Faroeste (Western) might appear intriguing to some: a western shot in Brazil? Yes, it is quite unusual, but Carvalho's debut brings back to screens a genre that was quite popular in the country a few decades ago, with films now commonly known as "Feijoada Westerns". Teaming up with Rio based producer Cavi Borges, the director shot the film in the small city of Pains, in Minas Gerais, in the heart of the region where the notorious real life killer Luís Garcia was killed after leaving a trail of blood behind himself in the early years of the 20th Century. Release info is still TBA for the low budget production, which was written by Carvalho himself, based on stories...

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Review: LOVE & AIR SEX Thrives On Honest Awkwardness

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST

Comedy can come from honesty, and that's the greatest strength of Love & Air Sex. While much of the film is over the top with its antics, there's a crushing truth to the scenarios within that may hit you unexpectedly. Breakups are rarely clean and they often leave a smear across various friendships because of that. As hard as Bryan Poyser's film may make you laugh, it will also make you notice how much we can mess things up for ourselves if we aren't careful. Another great strength is that this film does very contemporary things with how we build and work out relationships. A girl doesn't have to give you her name. She just has to call her phone from yours once and give...

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Review: A FIELD IN ENGLAND, A Terrifying Headtrip Into The British Countryside

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST

Bold, beautiful and utterly bonkers, Ben Wheatley's A Field in England is a mind-bending monochrome masterpiece likely to alienate as many as it seduces with its surreal visuals and delightfully deranged performances. As a fan of director Ben Wheatley since his debut, Down Terrace, I have been increasingly encouraged and invigorated by his subsequent efforts, Kill List and Sightseers. His latest offering, A Field In England, is again a notable step forward, but in a direction that may not sit well with unsuspecting mainstream audiences. It's a project that seems to suggest Wheatley has won the confidence of his investors, or at the very least, found a boldness within himself to attempt something that is not only different, but an experiment in filmmaking that tests...

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Magnet Gets U.S. Rights For SXSW Midnighter STAGE FRIGHT For A Song

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:30 AM PST

I feel a certain kinship with Jerome Sable's horror musical short The Legend of Beaver Dam. Apart from being made by a fellow Canadian, I was part of the jury that awarded his terrific short film with Best Horror Short honors at Fantastic Fest in 2010. So when word got out that he was making the feature length horror musical Stage Fright, myself and anyone who has seen his short film giggled like schoolchildren. And ahead of its World Premiere at SXSW next month, Magnet have acquired the U.S. rights for Sable's feature debut. "Stage Fright is smart, stylish and incredibly fun--an assured debut from Jerome Sable, with excellent musical numbers that really deliver," said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. "Its inventive and entertaining blend of slasher horror and...

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Ben Wheatley Talks A FIELD IN ENGLAND, Destiny, And His Characters

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST

I first became aware of Ben Wheatley when I was assigned to write an essay on his film Down Terrace (2009) for Magill's Cinema Annual. What struck me while watching it was how carefully balanced and powerful it was and how impossible to pin down. It told a story and followed the characters through whatever they did with little attempt to invoke genre for it's own sake. Yet it was rife with things that invited genre comparisons and ended on a note that was pure, ghastly darkness. Throughout his subsequent films, I have encountered that same quality over and over again, marking Wheatley as a creative entity of sure footing. But his fourth feature, A Field In England, is a film of monumental surreality. To...

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