TIFF Kids Talk Film: RUSTY KNIGHT, An Animated Recycling Comedy

TIFF Kids Talk Film: RUSTY KNIGHT, An Animated Recycling Comedy


TIFF Kids Talk Film: RUSTY KNIGHT, An Animated Recycling Comedy

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 04:04 PM PDT

Willem and Miranda are back with another short video review from the TIFF Kids film festival. This time it is the German animated 'recycling' comedy Rusty Knight. While it may be a tad simpler and more obvious than your Pixars or your Laikas, the kids take comfort in a less challenging, more relaxing bit of entertainment clearly aimed at the younger set.Twitch has been on the Internet long enough that many of its writing staff have children old enough to understand and consume media in a way that is both raw and fresh. It might even come with an inkling of consideration afterwards -- it's true that many of us fall in love with the movies when we are very young.In the past, Willem (age 11)...

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Crowdfund This! HP Lovecraft Adaptation THE DREAMLANDS!

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT

Heads up, fans of HP Lovecraft! The team responsible for previous Lovecraft adaptation Die Farbe are back at it, this time tackling Lovecraft's Dream Cycle with The Dreamlands, and they're looking for your help.Roland, a troubled young orphan, is led by a mysterious old man into another world. This is a world that has been created over thousands of years by Earth's greatest dreamers while they slept. In this world the old man reigns as king and hopes to train and guide Roland to be his successor. Unfortunately Roland cannot overcome the dark shadows that weigh upon him and he is forced to decide whether he will use his abilities to keep building the Dreamlands or to destroy what others have already created.Director Huan Vu...

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Trailer for CRUEL SUMMER Shows Some Pretty Cruel Teenagers

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT

Teenagers can be quite nasty, especially to those they perceive as weak or whom they think they can attack without fear of retribution. Such is the case in the new film Cruel Summer. Shot in South Wales during the incredible hot summer of 2013, the plot is loosely based on a true story of three teenagers who violently attacked a friend without provocation or motive. Written and directed by Phillip Escott and Craig Newman, it mixes British social realism with hints of horror (trapped in the woods with someone hunting you down) in its first trailer.Danny (Richard Pawulski), a teenager with autism, escapes the inner city for the beautiful countryside as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Little does he know, that bitter...

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THE GRANDMASTER Wins 12, Dominates Hong Kong Film Awards

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 09:42 AM PDT

The 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards have just announced their winners and unsurprisingly it was Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmaster that dominated the evening, scooping a phenomenal twelve awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Action Choreography. Adam Wong's dance comedy The Way We Dance took 3 awards, including Best Song, Best New Actor for Babyjohn and Best New Director, while Juno Mak's Rigor Mortis also performed well, winning Best Supporting Actress for Kara Hui and Best Visual Effects.Nick Cheung managed to beat out Tony Leung to take the Best Actor prize for his role in Dante Lam's Unbeatable, while Zhao Wei's directorial debut So Young won the Best Cross-Strait Chinese Language Film, but otherwise it was...

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