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Art Film Fest 2014 Dispatch: Enticing European Offerings Shine In Slovakia

Art Film Fest 2014 Dispatch: Enticing European Offerings Shine In Slovakia

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 03:00 AM PDT

Slovakia´s biggest film festival, Art Film Fest, recently wrapped up its 22nd edition.The principal objective of the festival is to promote young cinema and, of course, the national one. The main competition is thus dedicated to feature debuts whereas other sections cover European cinema, cutting-edge films, a special section for East cinema, Late Night Show for genre and lighter fare, Slovak films and one section showcasing national cinema of a selected country (this year dedicated exclusively to works of Alan Clarke). Furthermore, the programming was set up to present the latest crop from A-list festivals such as Venice, Berlin and Cannes. The festival scored a special position because it is actually the first place where audiences can watch compelling titles directly from La Croisette. In...

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Attention Horror Filmmakers! Monster Fest 2014 Is Now Taking Submissions

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 02:00 AM PDT

Australia's fastest growing genre film festival, Monster Fest, is now open for business for 2014, and this year it will be accepting both short and feature length submissions from around the globe. The festival, which has expanded exponentially since debuting in 2011, runs from 20-30 November and will be adding a second venue this year, as well as a number of awards categories. Check out all the submission details below (or visit their official site here), and take a look at their nifty little promotion video at the bottom of this page, crafted from the talented hands of Melbourne-based animator, Alex Machin. You can find more of his work here. Monster Fest is Australia's fastest growing genre film festival. What began in 2011 has doubled in size...

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PiFan 2014: Preview Part 2 - World Fantastic Cinema

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 01:04 AM PDT

With just over a week until PiFan, the biggest celebration of genre cinema anywhere in Asia, Team Twitch is barely able to contain our excitement. So instead of sweating and fidgeting uncomfortably, we're putting our anticipation to practical use and previewing some of our hot tips and most anticipated titles for the fest. Today it is my turn to dissect the ungainly World Fantastic Cinema programme - an orgy of 44 titles from all corners of the globe that makes up the backbone of the PiFan showcase.There are definitely a few I can recommend right off the bat, namely Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi's uproarious vampire comedy What We Do In The Shadows (which Ryland reviewed here), Jerome Sable's eccentric, ambitious slasher musical Stage Fright...

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Fantasia 2014: The First Promo Image For Todd E. Freeman's LOVE SICK

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:30 PM PDT

Filmmaker Todd E. Freeman has been working like a madman on his pitch for his next project Love Sick. His film is one of the twelve projects selected to participate in this year's Frontières International Co-Production Market at Fantasia. Freeman is sharing the first promo image from his upcoming romantic monster movie. His leads, Tristan Risk (American Mary) and Francisco Barreiro (Here Comes The Devil), bear the marks of their troubled relationship. It is both gorgeous and painful to look at. Be sure to read the full press release as more news about his great cast is included below. It is a project that we will be definitely be keeping an eye on as the market weekend approaches in two weeks. PORTLAND, OREGON (JULY 8, 2014)  Polluted Pictures...

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SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE Trailer: Sharks In Manhattan

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 03:30 PM PDT

Because I don't have cable, I missed out on the gleeful first broadcast of Sharknado when it aired on the SyFy Channel and became a social media sensations. Thousands (or millions) of people watched it ironically and reveled in its ridiculousness. Now, I certainly have my soft spots for movies that are not necessarily "good," in a technical or creative sense, yet exude a cheerful desire to please, even if they fall short of their goals. But I can't in all good conscience join in ridiculing such movies; after all, making any movie is hard work for everyone concerned. In my reviews, I tend to I look for the good points, point out the bad points, and let the viewer decide what to do about it. With...

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Check The First Poster Art And Still From Matt O'Mahoney's BLOODY KNUCKLES

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT

Soon to have its world premiere at Montreal's Fantasia Festival, the first poster art and still have arrived from Matt O'Mahoney's edgy comedy Bloody Knuckles and we've got your first look below.VANCOUVER, BC ­ July 8 2014 ­ BLOODY KNUCKLES, the debut feature film from writer/director Matt O'Mahoney, has released a still and teaser poster ahead of its World Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. The film, produced by Daniel Domachowski and Christena Zatylny, will play as part of the newly created Fantasia Underground section, which is "dedicated to showcasing outrageous indie outsider visions created in the counter-cultural spirit".BLOODY KNUCKLES is the story of Travis Warner, an underground comic book artist who revels in the profane. When his latest comic offends a Chinatown crime...

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Are You Ready For The Apocalyptic Sounds Of NIGHTSATAN AND THE LOOPS OF DOOM?

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:30 PM PDT

Something strange this way comes and it comes to us via Finnish laser-metal (their term) band Nightsatan and director CHRZU, who has made this real life trio the stars of their own utterly bizarre post-apocalyptic short film.In the year 2034 Karelia has reduced to deserts. On these plains territorial disputes are settled with sound and music. A pack of synthesizer warriors known as Nightsatan are pursuing a damsel in distress, who has fled her captor into the dunes. They wander into the habitat of an unknown musician, who enslaves his victims in his programmed choir. Nightsatan is challenged by a worthy adversary. Take a look at the trailer below....

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THE GANG'S ALL HERE! Busby Berkeley Joins The Masters Of Cinema

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT

Eureka Entertainment has announced today that Busby Berkeley's 1943 technicolor musical comedy The Gang's All Here will be joining the Masters of Cinema series in a brand new Blu-ray edition on 15 September. I must confess to being something of a Berkeley novice and know precious little about his films other than their famous intricately choreographed dance numbers, which became something of a calling card for the filmmaker. I know Edgar Wright is a fan, as is Spielberg judging by the opening of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, so this new release seems the perfect opportunity to dive into the director's canon.The Blu-ray boasts a new & exclusive full-length audio commentary with critics Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme and film historian Ed Hulse,...

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DVD Review: HUNTING THE LEGEND, Where Even The Scares Are Nowhere To Be Found

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT

The found footage Bigfoot flick Hunting The Legend is being released on DVD today, July 8th. In 2008, a deer hunter was taken by something in the Alabama woods. Only his rifle, blood and a 16" footprint were left behind... Five years later, his son seeks revenge.Hunting the Legend is sold on the premise that this is found footage edited together from a number of GoPros and digital cameras found, mostly with bodies, in the backwoods of Alabama. It starts with the title card, "The producers would like to thank the families of the deceased and missing, as well as the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office for their permission to release the following footage". Chris, together with his girlfriend Hanna and best friend Jeff, head into the Alabama...

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Jon Hewitt's TURKEY SHOOT To Bow In Melbourne, Check The First Poster Art

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT

The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced a wide swathe of their programming - though not all titles are currently available on the festival website you can find a quick overview here - and included in the Night Shift section is the World Premiere of Acolytes and X director Jon Hewitt's remake of cult favorite title Turkey Shoot. Original producer Antony Ginnane continues to mine his own back catalog here - he also produced a remake of his own Patrick with Mark Hartley directing last year - with Dominic Purcell starring as a disgraced military man cast as the lead contestant on a televised game show to the death.We've got your first look at the first poster art for the film below, remember that you...

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Joel Edgerton Starring Thriller FELONY Gets A Bad Poster, Great Trailer

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 09:30 AM PDT

Mixed marks to the marketing department at Australia's Roadshow Films for their work on the Joel Edgerton written and starring dramatic thriller Felony. The poster released last week? Really not good. The freshly arrived trailer? That's a whole other matter.Here's how the Toronto International Film Festival described the film when it premiered:Malcolm Toohey (Edgerton) has it all: a terrific family and a reputation as an upright cop, a job he loves. One night, after celebrating a successful arrest, he makes a terrible mistake, then, to cover up that mistake, he makes the decision to lie about it -- with tragic consequences. Complicit in the affair is senior officer Carl Summer (Tom Wilkinson), an assertive watchdog of "the brethren," whose new partner Jim Melic (Jai Courtney)...

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COLT 45: Watch The Ultra Stylish Trailer For Fabrice du Welz's Dark Action Film

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Belgian director Fabrice du Welz is having himself something of a year. While his early career was marked by long gaps between projects - Calvaire released in 2004, Vinyan in 2008 and then nothing until 2014 - he's gone rapid fire this year with a pair of projects hitting screens in the same calendar year. One - Alleluia - was selected to the Cannes Film Festival. And the other? The other is Colt 45, which has just released one hell of a stylish trailer leading up to its French theatrical release.Police armourer and firearms instructor Vincent Milès is a shooting ace. Only 25 years old, his prowess is the envy of the world's finest but, to the incomprehension of his colleagues, Vincent refuses to join...

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Robots Revolt In High Octane Proof Of Concept For BOT WARS

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 08:30 AM PDT

While the premise for JV Kade's young adult scifi novel Bot Wars is nothing particularly original - the premise of robotic helpers gaining consciousness and rebelling for more rights lifts liberally from I, Robot and The Terminator making several other stops along the way - but these things are all about the execution and knowing your target audience and so it has proved rather popular. Which no doubt has a little something to do with how it crossed the paths of young filmmakers Steffen Hacker and Alexander Kiesl who have put together a very impressive proof of concept reel for a proposed feature adaptation.The full proof of concept video reportedly runs around five minutes and while that long reel is not yet available online they...

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Latin Beat: Peru's Haunting MAGALLANES And Thrilling DESAPARECER; Plus Mexico's BELLAS DE NOCHE

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT

Peruvians filmmakers are busy tapping into unpleasant realms for their new movies. Actor Salvador del Solar makes his directorial debut with the haunting Magallanes -- we have new stills and the trailer -- while Dorian Fernandez-Moris mines the rain forest, so to speak, for a thriller about a missing activist in Desaparacer; we have behind-the-scenes photos and the poster. We also have word from Mexico about Bellas de Noche, a documentary that has received a great boost. And, just for fun, a couple of Spanish-language posters for Hollywood productions....

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: New Extended Trailer Brings Back The Quirk With Loads Of New Footage

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:45 AM PDT

Ah, Mr Gunn. There you are. Nice to see you again.After a delightfully quirky promotional campaign befitting the sensibilities of Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn - helmer of Slither and Super - it seems the folk at Marvel got a little spooked leading up to the full theatrical trailer of the film and made that one something with all the edges and oddities buffed out of it. No ooga chaka. No Peter Serafinowicz. And while it might have made the marketing suits happy it certainly did nothing at all for those of us who want to see this purely because it's a Marvel movie that feels so very, very different from every other Marvel movie. And Marvel seems to have gotten that message...

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Now Streaming: DIPSO, Casually Miserable In Working America

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:30 AM PDT

As always here at Twitch, it's one of our goals to keep cinephiles, and casual viewers alike, abreast of where the river known as cinema flows, and more than ever, we are finding that its toward the world of streaming content. While a plethora of festival films make their way to theaters or robust VOD releases, an equal number end up online through various digital menas. Our "Now Streaming" headline is a way to highlight some of these releases that might otherwise slip through the cracks.Today, it's Theodore Collatos' Dipso, a micro-budget feature greased by a raw naturalism only infused further by its cast of non-actors. Last year when I covered independent cinema through my Indie Beat column, Collatos' short experimental doc Berlin Day To...

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Giveaway: Win A LE WEEK-END Blu-ray!

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT

As an antidote to blockbuster season in Hollywood, we have a Blu-ray copy of Le Week-End to give to one reader who is "in the know."The film, which is available today -- Tuesday, July 8 -- on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD from Music Box Films, stars Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan. Here's the official synopsis: Arriving in Paris for the first time since their honeymoon in an attempt to rekindle their 30-year marriage, British college philosophy professor Nick (Jim Broadbent) and schoolteacher Meg (Lindsay Duncan) get off to a rocky start in a cheap and depressing lodge. Moving into a swankier hotel with view of the Eiffel Tower sets them off on a better path, but it doesn't distract them from the knowledge that Nick is being...

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SyFy Presents ALIENS ON THE MOON: THE TRUTH EXPOSED!

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 05:30 AM PDT

This. Exists. Folks are just all sorts of hung up on this Moon thing in the sky. At times the home to the last remnants of the Nazi Fourth Reich, clones of Sam Rockwell and the base of operations for Dr. Evil and his Alan Parsons Project. Now. Alien Autopsy executive producer Robert Kiviat is going to expose the real truth about this lunar neighbor of ours. That the Moon has been inhabited by aliens and used as a staging area for who knows what. Possibly an invasion of Earth? Prepare yourselves. For on July 20th SyFy is airing the two hour documentary special Aliens on the Moon: The Truth Exposed. Please read the press release below for all the "compelling evidence" that has been gathered to...

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