Rome Prepares For Invasion In ASTERIX: THE LAND OF THE GODS Teaser

Rome Prepares For Invasion In ASTERIX: THE LAND OF THE GODS Teaser


Rome Prepares For Invasion In ASTERIX: THE LAND OF THE GODS Teaser

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:00 PM PDT

Europe's popular comic character Asterix and his well-rounded sidekick Obelix is getting the CG/3D animated treatment for the first time in Asterix: The Land of the Gods from the directing team Louis Clichy and Alexandre Astier.Julius Caesar unveils his latest plan to get rid of those indomitable Gauls once and for all. As his army has not been able to crush "the last pocket of resistance", he decides to try a stealth invasion: civilization delivered to the village gates! He builds a new Rome - The Land of the Gods - around Asterix's village, pressuring the Gauls to assimilate or vanish. Despite Asterix and Obelix's plans to stop the construction work, the buildings quickly rise and the Roman citizens start to peacefully invade their surroundings,...

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Asian Film Festival Of Dallas Delivers Its Lucky 13th Full Lineup

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:05 PM PDT

Many years ago, in the ancient year of 2006, I was fortunate enough to have the kindly overlords of Twitch publish a few of my words regarding the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. It was the first time anyone ever gave a shit about what I had to say and it was just enough recognition to encourage me to continue trying to put my thoughts into words. Now, eight rears later, and four years after being welcomed to the site as a contributing writer, I am grateful for the opportunity to share news about this film festival again, the festival that made me love festivals.The Asian Film Festival of Dallas is now celebrating its 13th year. From a weekend of repertory screenings to the site of...

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Exclusive First Stills From L Gustavo Cooper's JUNE

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 03:00 PM PDT

L Gustavo Cooper has wrapped production on his 'coming-of-rage' story June with Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead) in the title role as a young girl dealing with a demonic presence.June is a horror story about an innocent 9-year-old orphan girl who shares her body with Aer, an ancient supernatural being whose mission is to destroy mankind to allow nature to prevail on earth.  June must battle with Aer to save the family she has grown to love.Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Victoria Pratt, Eddie Jemison, Addy Miller, Theodora Greece and Lance Nichols round out the rest of the cast. For more details check out the official Facebook page and take a look at the images below! Remember you can click to enlarge....

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Drafthouse Films Acquires Cannes Award Winner THE TRIBE

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 02:30 PM PDT

Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy's The Tribe turned many heads when it premiered in Cannes and not just for the image above. A major award winner in the Critics Week selection, The Tribe plays out entirely in a Ukrainian boarding school for the deaf with all communication carried out in sign language with no subtitles or other translation offered. You get the raw emotion on screen and nothing else - unless, of course, you understand sign language. The result was a potent bit of work that will now be coming to US audiences through Drafthouse Films.AUSTIN, TX - July 2, 2014 - Drafthouse Films has acquired North American distribution rights to the 2014 Cannes' International Critics' Week award winner The Tribe. Blowing away critics and audiences alike, the...

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First Images From TALE 52 Director's WEDNESDAY 04:45

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT

It was all the way back in the autumn of 2008 that we first wrote about Greek director Alexis Alexiou and his mind bending debut film Tale 52, a great favorite of ours in the Toronto International Film Festival selection that year. The current wave of Greek cinema was not even a glimmer on the horizon at that point and Alexiou was largely overlooked as a result but he returns this year with his long awaited - by me, anyway - sophomore effort, Wednesday 04:45.32 hours into the life of Stelios, a small time night-club owner in Athens, who struggles to salvage his bankrupt business from the loan-sharks as the city and the country go up in flames.With the film now in post production we've...

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Greek Vampire Must Dance In Yiannis Veslemes' Trippy NORWAY

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 09:30 AM PDT

Things have been weird in Greek cinema for a while now thanks to the rise of Yorgos Lanthimos and his ilk but they're about to get weird in a whole new way with the arrival of Yiannis Veslemes' Karlovy Vary selected, period set vampire picture Norway.It's 1984 and pleaure-seeking vampire Zano arrives in Athens. The party's in full flow and things look promising but, as the evening wears on, Zano finds himself involved in an elaborate plot and ultimately has to make a tough decision: whether to compromise his ideals or risk his life. Using elements of steampunk in its artistic stylisation, the film could be taken as both a bizarre game or a scathing commentary on the situation in contemporary Greece.Hugely stylized and theatrical...

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NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN: Watch An Exclusive Clip!

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Katrin Gebbe's acclaimed drama Nothing Bad Can Happen expands its theatrical run to New York City tomorrow (July 3rd) after a successful stint in LA and we've got an exclusive clip from the searing tale to share. Inspired by atrocious true events, Nothing Bad Can Happen follows Tore, a young lost soul involved with an underground Christian punk movement who falls in with a dysfunctional family curious to test his seemingly unwavering faith. After a chance encounter helping Benno, a stranded driver and managing to help start his car again in what appears to be a miracle, Tore is invited back to his home and becomes friendly with him, his wife and two kids. Before long, Tore moves in and gradually becomes part of his...

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Destroy All Monsters: 25 Years Later, Dr. Elsa Schneider and INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT

"I didn't trust her. Why did you?" Twenty-five years ago, in 1989, we had the first "summer of the sequels," which gave rise to the summer movie marketplace as we know it today -- the tentpole system, whereby every few weeks (unlike nowadays, when it's every few days) a major summer movie is released to a pre-baked fan base. My favourite movie that year was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (no, not Batman, though Batman came a close second and went on, overall, to have a much larger impact on the way movies are made, marketed, and distributed). I was 12 on the verge of turning 13, arguably the sweetest of the sweet spots for seeing an Indiana Jones movie. Guns and bullwhips were...

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WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE: Watch The Trailer For Ghibli's Latest!

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 07:30 AM PDT

The Secret World Of Arrietty director Yonebayashi Hiromasa returns to Japanese screens in July with his Studio Ghibli produced adaptation of Joan G. Robinson's children's novel When Marnie Was There and with the release rapidly approaching the first trailer has been broadcast on Japanese television. Which means that while there are oerlaid graphics from the broadcast it is now available online as well and it's looking fantastic.With studio founders Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao now effectively in retirement following the releases of their latest films and longtime producer Suzuki Toshio also calling it quits famed anime production house Studio Ghibli is in a major period of transition right now with Yonebayashi now standing as their leading name. The long term stability of the studio will...

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Opening In Mexico: WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL?, OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS, NYMPHOMANIAC VOL. II, And More

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT

Now that the World Cup is over, for Mexico that is, it's time to get back to the movie theaters! This week marks the wide release in Mexico of several worth while films, including the latest work of such auteurs as Sono Sion and Lars von Trier. There's also stuff from Hollywood (new Clint Eastwood!), a Spanish box office hit, and a Mexican rom-com. You can find the details and Mexican trailer for each effort in the gallery below, as well as a Twitch review whenever possible. There's plenty to choose from!  All the films will be released in Mexico on Thursday, July 3....

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