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Jeonju 2014 Review: Grand and Mysterious, THE AVIAN KIND Soars

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Jeonju 2014 Review: Grand and Mysterious, THE AVIAN KIND Soars

Jeonju 2014 Review: Grand and Mysterious, THE AVIAN KIND Soars

Posted: 11 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT

A great many gems have emerged from the Korean independent scene of late, but some worry that the milieu lacks the unique voices that it used to cultivate 10 to 15 years ago. Director Shin Yeon-shick may already be on his fifth film, but with his latest work The Avian Kind, the filmmaker has positioned himself as a fresh and distinct voice, challenging the realist aesthetic that defines the contemporary indie field. In The Avian Kind, a novelist searches for his wife, who has been missing for 15 years. She left voluntarily to undergo a very special procedure, but to say anymore would spoil the many surprises of this immersive and mellifluous mystery. What's more, the bizarre events that take place only make sense within...

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Fantaspoa 2014: Five Lessons From Lloyd Kaufman's Masterclass

Posted: 11 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT

The Fantaspoa film festival dedicated the first two days of its tenth edition to the living legend Lloyd Kaufman and Troma, the company he founded together with Michael Herz back in 1974. It has been so far a wild and incredible fun time here in Porto Alegre, or "Gay Port", as Kaufman prefers to call this Brazilian city. On Friday Kaufman presented and stayed for the Q&A of one of the two screenings of The Toxic Avenger, the quintessential Troma movie that is now celebrating its 30th anniversary. A day later, Kaufman's Make Your Own Damn Movie Masterclass took place at Cine Santander Cultural, with fans and aspiring filmmakers coming to learn from the truest American independent; Canadian director Bruce LaBruce and British film composer...

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FRUITVALE STATION Makes A Stop In The UK

Posted: 11 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Ryan Coogler's dramatisation of Fruitvale Station resident Oscar Grant's shooting by a San Francisco BART (Bay Area Rapid Transport) policeman is making a welcome appearance in the UK. Taking numerous awards over the past year, at Sundance and Cannes amongst others, the film has been a calling card for its young director.FRUITVALE STATION tells the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Oakland, CA resident over the course of December 31, 2008 as he works on being a better son to his mother (Octavia Spencer), being a better partner to his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz) and being a better father to Tatiana (Ariana Neal), their beautiful four year-old daughter.  As the day goes on Oscar realises that change is not going to come easily...

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Watch The Exclusive First Teaser For Japanese-Korean Thriller A RECORD OF SWEET MURDER

Posted: 11 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT

After making a splash on the international genre scene with his appropriately titled feature Grotesque, Japanese director Shiraishi Koji returns with Japanese-Korean co-pro A Record Of Sweet Murder and, once again, he's headed for the dark side.Soyeon is an active journalist on a mission for social justice. One day, she receives a call from a serial killer. Revealing himself as Soyeon's childhood friend Sangjoon, he is a fugitive on the run after escaping from a mental institute and killing 18 people. His request is surprisingly a personal interview. Agreeing to help her friend redeem himself, Soyeon brings a Japanese cameraman to the killer's hideout as requested. With no idea on what to expect, she steps into a gamble to find the truth behind her old...

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