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WTF? Chapman To Is A Horny Time-Travelling Pilot In Wong Jing's FLIRTING IN THE AIR

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WTF? Chapman To Is A Horny Time-Travelling Pilot In Wong Jing's FLIRTING IN THE AIR

WTF? Chapman To Is A Horny Time-Travelling Pilot In Wong Jing's FLIRTING IN THE AIR

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 04:30 AM PDT

Chapman To and Dada Chan are reunited onscreen in another raunchy comedy, this time set in the world of playboy airline pilots and sexy stewardesses - that is until Captain Cool (To) and his wingmen are transported back in time to Ming Dynasty China. That's the premise of Flirting In The Air, the latest offering from Hong Kong uber-producer Wong Jing. Amen Cheung directs a cast that also includes Lam Tze Chung, Dominic Ho, Ben Cheung and Connie Man.The first trailer has just dropped and while it's unclear exactly how explicit the sexual antics are going to get, the script is certainly peppered with enough foul-mouthed humour to suggest Flirting In The Air has set its sights on attracting the same crowds that flocked to...

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TORONTO 2014 Review: Sono's TOKYO TRIBE Is The Best Musical Of The New Decade

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 04:00 AM PDT

Disclaimer: I don't like hip hop. In fact, most of the time I can't stand it. This movie is a hip hop musical. I love this movie.Right now Tokyo Tribe is my choice for the best movie of 2014. Fascinating and surprising with every performance from actors and singers alike, this movie actually spends most of its time in exposition and descriptions, al sung to catchy beats, perpetrating Japanese words in a rhythmic fashion. Sono Sion has managed to stir up something incredible in me, and I guess it'll happen to everyone: To like hip hop for two hours of your life.The most surprising element of this movie is how much of a musical it is. Sono doesn't lose his style when he's trying to...

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Raindance Film Festival Announces Their 2014 Lineup

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 03:30 AM PDT

Just when you thought it was safe to come to Twitch and not hear about a film festival... wait, when did you ever think that was going to happen? Film festivals are our bread and butter. Anyway... While much of the film world is in a tizzy over TIFF, we mustn't forget our friends across the pond (hello there! it's 5:30 am on the east coast, and 2:30 am in LA). So with that it's time to talk about the Raindance Film Festival in London.They've recently announced the full lineup for their 22nd edition, September 24 - October 5 at Vue Piccadilly, and it is quite the doozy of world cinema.Opening the fest is the Sundance Sci-fi fav I Origins, with Twitch fav Wolf closing....

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The Many Faces Of Nicholas Tse

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 03:00 AM PDT

This week, the Chinese drama But Always (aka. Yi Sheng Yi Shi) premieres in several countries worldwide, including the USA. A lengthy description of a doomed romance, it stars Gao Yuanyuan and Nicholas Tse as the star-crossed lovers. James reviewed it earlier this week. While Nicholas Tse is an undisputed superstar in China, he has yet to make an impression as "just" a romantic lead. But he sure has earned his stripes as a believable tough guy, showing impressive martial art skills, a menacing charisma as a villain, and when called for, he is even capable of good comedic timing when necessary. Therefore, once again I'm going to use a gallery of thirteen close-ups to make a quiz, so click through the images and guess...

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Choi Dong-hoon's ASSASSINATION Assembles Killer Cast

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 12:08 AM PDT

Following 2012's blockbuster caper hit The Thieves, director Choi Dong-hoon is back at it with the new period action-thriller Assassination. What's more, he's bringing his The Thieves stars Gianna Jun, Lee Jung-jae and Oh Dal-su with him, along with more star wattage in the form of Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong. Set in China and Korea during the 1930s, when the peninsula was a colony of Japan, Assassination revolves around a group of killers assembled by Korea's resistance fighters, whose mission is to wipe out targets supporting the Japanese occupation. Fresh off box office hits The Thieves and The Berlin File, Gianna Jun (aka Jeon Ji-hyeon), will lead the assassin's group, while Lee Jung-jae (New World, The Thieves) will be play a resistance fighter and...

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So, Scorsese, De Niro, DiCaprio And Pitt Make A Movie Together, But...

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 06:00 PM PDT

As the story goes, Martin Scorsese got together with Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Brad Pitt and made a movie written by The Wolf of Wall Street scribe Terrence Winter. No. Really. They did. Brad Pitt left his working honeymoon to go to New York to film his scenes with De Niro. How have we not heard of this? What is it? A thriller? A crime drama? Pray tell, what is going on?!?According to the report in The Standard HK, it turns out that Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, partnered with an independent film company, RatPac Entertainment, to make a short corporate film for the opening of an entertainment, shopping and gambling resort in Macau. RatPac is owned by a rich Aussie, James Parker,...

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Watch: Teaser For Aussie Sci-fi INFINI Adds Terror And Polish To 70s And 80s Style

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 05:00 PM PDT

We are about to catch you up on a very cool looking project coming out from Down Under. The Aussie sci-fi flick Infini will bow some time in 2015 and by the looks of the teaser that dropped a couple days ago, this is one film that should be on everyone's radar. Infini is directed by Shane Abbess (Gabriel) and stars Daniel MacPherson, Luke Hemsworth, eldest brother to Chris and Liam, Grace Huang (Overheard) with Bren Foster (Force of Execution) and Luke Ford (Animal Kingdom)Set in the dark reaches of space, Infini is the story of a search and rescue team transported to a distant mining station to save Whit Charmicael (Daniel MacPherson) who is the lone survivor of a freak accident.Using Slipstream technology the team must transport into a hostile...

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Toronto 2014: First Trailer for SPRING Is Monstrously Creepy

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT

On the eve of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, we have a trailer for Spring. The sophomore film from Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Resolution) was shot last year, mainly on the southwest coast of Italy, and that wonderful scenery is on display here. And so are some clues as to the mystery. After his mother dies, Evan (Lou Taylor Pucci) goes into a tailspin, and in order to avoid an arrest for assault, he escapes to Italy. There, he meets a mysterious woman (Nadia Hilker) with a dark and deadly secret.I was lucky enough to visit the set last year, and while I already know the story, that's not going to stop me from seeing it. If any of you...

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Review: NO NO: A DOCKUMENTARY With (Soul) Power

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 02:00 PM PDT

"I pitched every game in the Major Leagues under the influence of drugs," reveals Dock Ellis, the late baseball player who in 1970 threw a "no-no" (no-hitter) for the Pittsburgh Pirates while he was high on LSD. This is the story that kicks off No No: A Dockumentary, a soulful account of Ellis' life that certainly goes beyond the instantly engaging no-hitter on LSD premise. Let me put it this way: this has a soul-funky-blaxploitation vibe, with a Super Fly reference included, but it is as well a tough film about drug addiction, redemption and the not-so-pretty aspects of one of America's most beloved sports (baseball). Nowadays, it is no secret to anyone that big baseball stars like Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez...

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Review: RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO INFERNO Delivers Grand Thrills

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 01:00 PM PDT

Satoh Takeru's wandering samurai returns in a sequel that improves considerably on the enjoyable first feature while setting the scene for the soon to follow finale. The first film's strength was its high production value and visually exciting action scenes that really put it above many other manga adaptations that are so frequently hampered by TV aesthetics and distractingly awful CGI. Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno impresses from the stunning opening onwards as it attempts to tell a much grander story with a marked step-up in characterization and a darker tone. Setting the tone, we begin with returning character Saitoh, the chain-smoking captain of the new government's police forces as they closes in on fearsome renegade Shishio ( Fujiwara Tatsuya). The hapless police are slaughtered in...

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Review: WETLANDS, Not For The Faint Of Heart Nor Weak Of Stomach

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 11:00 AM PDT

When a film begins with a teenage girl deliberately smearing her genitals all over an especially disgusting public toilet seat, you pretty much have an idea what you're in for. Wetlands, director David Wnendt's sophomore feature after the award winning Nazi girl drama Combat Girls, is certainly not for the faint of heart nor the weak of stomach. It is, however, a compelling, puzzling, disgusting, and hilariously honest look at growing up and learning to cope. Even if the film falls into incongruous convention in the final few minutes, the journey is well worth the energy as Wnendt and his bold starlet, Carla Juri as Helen Memel, go where no filmmaking team has gone before in exploring the lengths to which we will all go...

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Toronto After Dark 2014: The Alphabet, Time Travel And Various Undead Things Highlight First Wave

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:30 AM PDT

As we mourn the loss of summer, once the dust has settled here in Toronto in a couple of weeks time, all eyes turn to the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in October. Toronto After Dark is one of our city's premiere purveyors of weird, wonderful and fantastic cinema each year and will be celebrating its ninth edition with style. First and foremost, the festival is proud to host the World Premiere of After Dark alumnus John Geddes' Hellmouth. Severed fingers crossed the Exit Humanity director will bring along Hellmouth writer Tony Burgess (Pontypool, Septic Man and Ejecta) for another rousing Q&A session. There will be time for a grammar lesson in death with the Canadian premiere of ABCs of Death 2. I see no reason why local...

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Toronto 2014 Preview: Discovery, Masters, & More

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT

The Toronto International Film Fest 2014 kicks off today! We've got one final preview for you taking a tour through the programs we have yet to cover. If you've been paying attention, we've already discussed Galas & Special Presentations, Midnight & Vanguard, and TIFF Docs & Contemporary World Cinema. That leaves us with a few choice selections from Wavelengths, Masters, Discovery, Mavericks, TIFF Kids, City to City: Seoul, and Cinematheque. Many of today's selections come via Zach Gayne. Be sure to keep glued to Twitch for a torrential pouring of reviews from the fest and you can also follow the team on twitter at: @TwitchFilm | @TwitchFilmTodd | @filmfest_ca | @triflic | @ZachGayne | @RylandAldrich...

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Folklore Of The Blues: 5 Questions With MEMPHIS Director Tim Sutton

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT

There is magic in Memphis. Magic and soul, fear and frustration. Music, passion and a heavenly voice that tilts from the throat of a modern monk on a quest for the divine amongst the derelict.When I first got word of Tim Sutton's second feature it was in prep for last winter's Sundance. The film, at the very least was going to be a gorgeous one to look at. Weeks later, walking out of the theater, I knew instantly it would be a touchstone film of 2014 for me.In my review, republished yesterday, I cited that "Memphis is that rare and soulful film that causes one to remember why going to the cinema can be one of the greatest joys in life. It is a film...

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Busan 2014 Preview: Window on Asian Cinema Provides Powerhouse Line-up

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 08:30 AM PDT

The 19th Busan International Film Festival hits South Korea early next month, and it brings with it a sharper focus and a dynamic program that still remains faithful to the diverse offerings from niche Asian regions.The gallery below lists the prominent Window on Asia stream's key films that I am particularly eager to see, there is a little spillage from Venice and Toronto, but these quality titles remain exciting nevertheless.Window on Asian Cinema is just one stream in this mammoth festival. It contains a smorgasbord of mainstream and independent, brand new and recent films from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Philippines, Iraq, Iran, Taiwan, Nepal, Malaysia, Myanmar and more.Stay tuned to Twitch for more in-focus previews from myself and Pierce Conran....

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Opening: GOD HELP THE GIRL, God Help This Movie

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 08:01 AM PDT

Who could possibly say "no" to those beguiling faces, three lovely and charming people who want you to see their new movie God Help the Girl when it opens in limited release on Friday, September 5? Stuart Murdoch, better known as the front-man for Belle & Sebastian -- I own multiple albums! I like them! -- makes his directorial debut; the movie stars Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, and Hannah Murray. How did things turn out? Our own Kwenton Bellette saw the film at the Melbourne International Film Festival last month and filed his review: The film is stung by lashes of awkward editing, a sloppy screenplay, and a cloying suffocation of artificial, twee characters. Our 'girl' in this modern day tale is Eve (Emily Browning),...

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Venice 2014 Review: HILL OF FREEDOM Proves A Pleasant But Slight Slice From Hong Sangsoo

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 07:30 AM PDT

It's easy to accuse Hong Sangsoo of doing the same thing over and over again as each of his films revisit the same themes with similar characters, situations and locations. Such a reading can easily miss the point of his constant repetition, which cleverly lays bare the hypocrisy and narcissism of the characters that populate his output. Yet with his latest work, the particularly laid back jaunt Hill of Freedom, the director seems to have less to say than usual. However, with deliberately simple dialogue (in English) and an uncomplicated narrative, as well as a very brief 67-minute running time, the director also appears to be in a playful mood. Two years after a spell teaching at a language institute in Seoul, Mori, a Japanese...

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ONE PAST Trailer Sets A Haunting Mood For Short Film

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 07:00 AM PDT

Quickly capturing attention and setting a haunting mood, the trailer for the upcoming short film One Past accomplishes a lot in less than 45 seconds. The short will debut at Urbanworld Film Festival, which kicks off in New York on September 17. Here's the official synopsis: Charlie comes home, exhausted from a business trip, to find her sister Lyla lying dead from a freak accident. Charlie's world is shattered...not only were the sisters inseparable, they ran a small business together that Charlie couldn't possibly run herself, although she tries her best to get back to work. As Charlie is about to lose hope, Lyla returns as a spirit and is as vivacious and fun-loving as she was in life. Everything seems back to the way...

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Busan 2014: 19th Busan Film Festival Unveils Full Program Guide

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 06:30 AM PDT

The 19th Busan International Film Festival hits South Korea early next month, and it brings with it a sharper focus and a dynamic program that still remains faithful to the diverse offerings from niche Asian regions.The festival opens 2nd October with Taiwanese war drama Paradise in Service and closes on the 13th with Hong Kong crime comedy Gangster Pay Day. Actress Moon So-ri and actor Ken Watanabe will be overseeing opening proceedings while Anthony Wong and Charlene Choi close things out in style.Other gala title include master Im Kwon-taek's 102nd feature Revivre (read Pierce Conran's review of the film here) and Ann Hui's tragic period drama The Golden Era.Over ten days, three hundred titles from seventy nine countries will permeate South Korea's second largest city. The festival focuses on...

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