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Asia Beat: Udine Awards, New Sono Sion, Tsui Hark, THE FATAL ENCOUNTER And More

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Asia Beat: Udine Awards, New Sono Sion, Tsui Hark, THE FATAL ENCOUNTER And More

Asia Beat: Udine Awards, New Sono Sion, Tsui Hark, THE FATAL ENCOUNTER And More

Posted: 06 May 2014 04:00 AM PDT

Welcome to Asia Beat, a fortnightly roundup of bite-sized news pieces from around the region that might have otherwise slipped under the radar but which we feel are worth bringing to your attention. Anything from casting news, poster premieres, to first looks and other announcements will be documented here for our readership. No doubt this feature will evolve, mutate, devlop new limbs and perhaps even a mind of its own in the weeks and months to come, but first time out of the gate we're keeping things simple. Hope you enjoy....

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Udine 2014 Review: THE SNOW WHITE MURDER CASE Gives A Stunning New Angle To Familiar Thriller Formula

Posted: 05 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT

A young and beautiful office lady has been brutally murdered in a national park near Tokyo. With no suspects in sight, the mysterious case seems to be barely moving forward, until an ambitious, ramen-loving journalist seeking publicity starts throwing accusations without comprehending his material and in consequence sparks social media frenzy that almost immediately takes over the entire Japanese Twitterverse.Known for his trademark cutting humor and zany twists, Nakamura Yoshihiro possesses the unique ability to puzzle and entertain the audiences with wonderfully creative and perfectly engaging stories. Although at its core The Snow White Murder Case follows a seemingly conventional murder-mystery plot, it's no less of a brainteaser than The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker or Golden Slumber, perhaps...

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Review: NERUDA Is An Innoble Biopic Of The Nobel Prize Winner

Posted: 05 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT

I've seen practically every Chilean feature film that has been released so far to theaters, and I must say that, in a year that has had many terrible movies so far, Neruda is by far the worst because of how many intentions it has to be good, but it fails to so many clichés and absurd characterizations that it becomes something excruciating to watch and to even take seriously at any time.The film is supposedly based on an obscure chapter of the famous poet Pablo Neruda, one of the two Nobel Prize winners in Literature that Chile has, when he was a senator for the communist party at the same time that a law was passed that prohibited many liberties and made the existence of...

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Exclusive: Quentin Lee's Canadian Chiller THE ENGLISH MAJOR, A Serial Killer On Campus

Posted: 05 May 2014 12:30 PM PDT

Quentin Lee is one of my favorite independent filmmakers, in part because he refuses to be tied down to any particular genre. He's made a potent family drama (Ethan Mao), a slick-but-sincere romantic comedy (The People I've Slept With), and a coming-of-age film (White Frog), as well as short films and documentaries. Now he's announced his next project, The English Major, described as a Canadian chiller. In brief, The English Major is "a more literary version of Scream set on a college campus ... a thriller about a sophomore becoming the prime suspect of campus serial murders reminiscent to those committed by a dead serial killer 13 years ago." Devery Jacobs (Rhymes for Young Ghouls) (pictured above) and newcomer Aidan Parker (right) have been cast in key roles....

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Imagine 2014 Review: THE POOL Provides Dutch Horror With Intelligence And Depth

Posted: 05 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT

(Why the hell do people go camping in the wild anyway?) In the Dutch horror thriller The Pool, two families go camping. To try and find a quiet secluded spot, they illegally break into a nature reserve, and after some searching they set up camp near a beautiful pond. A good time is had by all until strange things start to happen. Food spoils and rots faster than usual, some in the group hear splashing and singing at night, and the road back is strangely hard to find. Is there a presence in the pool, and if there is, what does it want? Horror is a genre which is incredibly hard to do well, judging from the many, MANY dreary, boring and abysmal films out...

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Exclusive: Clip From RACHEL IS Captures A Delicate Challenge

Posted: 05 May 2014 11:30 AM PDT

Set to premiere tomorrow (Tuesday, May 6) on PBS -- on World Channel's "America ReFramed" -- Charlotte Glynn's feature directorial debut Rachel is captures a delicate challenge, as suggested by an exclusive clip that we're pleased to share. Glynn's only sibling, her younger sister Rachel, is developmentally disabled. Charlotte moved home in order to document Rachel's last year in school, and also to track her transition into an independent adult life. Here's a bit more from the official synopsis: The resulting film, Rachel is, moves past the safety of political correctness and into the most intimate and honest moments in their family's life. Rachel is mysterious, funny, and difficult and wants what any person her age would want - to move out of her mother's...

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Trip Out With Trailer And Stills For Arty Horror HORSEHEAD (FIEVRE)

Posted: 05 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT

Romain Basset takes a trip to the dark side of the human psyche with the upcoming Horsehead (Fievre) and with the Cannes film market just around the corner, Twitch have got your first look at the new trailer and five stills from the picture. Since her childhood, Jessica has been haunted by recurrent nightmares whose meaning escapes her. This peculiarity has led her to study the psychophysiology of dreams to try and understand the origin of her nightmares. Following the death of her grandmother she hardly knew, Jessica reluctantly returns to the family home. She doesn't get along with her mother very well and is not looking forward to seeing her again. Upon her arrival, Jessica discovers that her late grandmother is lying in the...

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Spanish Horror ASMODEXIA Poster Debut

Posted: 05 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT

With Marc Carrete's Spanish chiller Asmodexia headed off to the international sales market the international sales agents have given us the first look at the brand new poster art for the film.Eloy de Palma is an exorcist pastor roaming the darkest corners of the country with his granddaughter Alba. Their mission is to help those possessed by The Evil One, an infection of the soul that is spreading fast, especially among the most vulnerable members of society: children, mental patients, and drug addicts. There is also a mysterious cult following them, making it more difficult to help those in need. Each exorcism is tougher than the one before, and every battle with Evil reveals a piece of young Alba's forgotten past - an enigma that...

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Chicago Critics Film Festival 2014: Canfield Delivers His 10 Most Anticipated

Posted: 05 May 2014 09:30 AM PDT

The second year for the Chicago Critics Film Festival promises big things. 23 Chicago premieres and 14 shorts combined with appearances from a number of filmmakers and film subjects are just part of why. In many ways the most exciting part of the festival is the way it's curated. The first festival created and curated entirely by critics the CCFF offers an eclectic blend of genre thrills, art house thoughtfulness, and offbeat documentaries in it's week long love affair with the movies because the only real criterion is excellence. It's also refreshingly free of red carpet hype despite the presence of a lot of talent and various industry movers and shakers. It runs Friday May 9-15 at the Music Box Theatre. Schedule, a complete list of guests...

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THE DOUBLE: Richard Ayoade Talks His Newest Creation And The Road From TV To The Big Screen

Posted: 05 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT

British comedy star Richard Ayoade has proven to be one of the brightest directing talents to come out of the UK in recent years and with his second feature film beginning its limited run on US screens this week it seems a good time to share the talk we had when the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It's a fairly wide ranging chat, going from his roots as a comedy performer through the transition to directing and heading to the big screen with a very odd adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky.Todd Brown: Before coming here to meet you I took a moment to go back through the IMDB and the road you've taken to get here and it's really interesting. Back in the...

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Twitchvision: Jason Gorber Talks THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, BLUE RUIN & BRICK MANSIONS

Posted: 05 May 2014 08:30 AM PDT

Another Spidey episode, with Mr. Webb directing Mr. Web. It's a decent enough flight if you turn off your spider senses.Brick Mansions is a terrible remake of the very fun District 13, and yet for some reason I enjoyed its slight charms.Finally, Blue Ruin makes its way to local theatres, a sharp and biting thriller with a tremendous, unforgettable opening act.Video embedded below. ...

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