Watch Christopher Frey's Haunting, Evocative EXPLOSIONS
A multi talented artist who works as a filmmaker, musician and designer - he helped create the title sequence for the Guillermo Del Toro produced Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark - Australia's Christopher Frey turns heads with the absolutely... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

St Kilda 2013 Preview: 13 Essential Shorts
The St Kilda Short Film Festival is turning 30 this year, and to celebrate it is running an extended 10 day program that includes 100 Australian short films, a special program of music videos and retrospective screenings, industry open days... More »
  

Hoist Another Pint With The US Trailer For Edgar Wright's THE WORLD'S END
The end of the world is coming and if Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost et al have any say in the matter we'll all be too drunk to notice. Yup, the third collaboration from the team behind Shaun Of... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Learning from the Masters of Cinema: Henri-Georges Clouzot's THE MURDERER LIVES AT 21
While Henri-Georges Clouzot is best remembered for many of his later films, including The Wages of Fear and Diabolique, the French filmmaker's 1942 debut has gone largely unseen by Western audiences until now. The Murderer Lives at 21 (L'Assassin Habite... More »
  

Review: 33 POSTCARDS Gently Tugs On Heartstrings
33 Postcards is a film of special significance, as it marks the first official collaboration between China and New South Wales, Australia. At the 2011 Sydney Film Festival, where it had its world premiere, it won the Community Relations Commission... More »
By Hugo Ozman   
  

Eureka Acquires COMPUTER CHESS for Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment has announced its acquisition of Computer Chess, the award-winning new comedy from Andrew Bujalski (Beeswax, Funny Ha Ha). The distributor will oversee a UK & Eire theatrical run of the film later this year, following a "major UK... More »
  

Agent Scully Tracks A Killer In Irish Series THE FALL
It's been a while since Gillian Anderson last packed a weapon and tracked a villain but the former Agent Scully is doing exactly that in upcoming Irish serial killer series The Fall. The five episode series begins its run on... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Time To Get Wasted! First Trailer for Edgar Wright's THE WORLD'S END Lands!
The first teaser trailer for The World's End, the third and final entry in Edgar Wright's "Cornetto Trilogy" has just landed, and it manages to hit all the right beats. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine and Eddie... More »
  

Learning from the Masters of Cinema: Kawashima Yuzo's BAKUMATSU TAIYO-DEN (THE SUN IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE SHOGUNATE)
When highly respected Japanese film magazine, Kinema Junpo, published its list of the Best Japanese Films of the 20th Century back in 1999, it featured many undisputed classics from the likes of Kurosawa Akira, Mizoguchi Kenji, Naruse Mikio and Ozu... More »
  

Aussie Filmmaker Andrew Morgan Uses Indiegogo In Reverse To Distribute Debut Feature
Andrew Morgan is an experimental filmmaker, with his feature debut Yes No Yes Yes Go a sort of documentary-fiction hybrid, so it's fitting that he's also decided to release the film in an experimental way. It's a variation of what... More »
  

Watch Steve Coogan And Rob Brydon Impersonate Michael Caine While Dubbed In Spanish
Call this today's moment of cognitive disconnect.As any regular reader of this site will know, we are big fans of Steve Coogan in these parts and particularly big fans when he teams up with director Michael Winterbottom. He did just... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Interview: Director Jason Mann On His Deliciously Dark DELICACY
If there is a lesson to be derived from Jason Mann's whimsically morbid short film Delicacy it is to expect the unexpected... and to relish it.Premiering last fall at the Telluride Film Festival, I saw Jason's film during this year's... More »
  

Christiaan Van Vuuren Directs Alternate Party Universes for Dutch
We're big fans of rising director Christiaan Van Vuuren here at Twitch, so it's great to see him unveil a new music video for Sydney hip hop dude Dutch. Made for the song Hank Moody, the video depicts Dutch experiencing... More »
  

Hey Australia & New Zealand! Win Amiel Courtin-Wilson's Brilliant HAIL On DVD!
Update: Due to an overwhelming response from readers the competition is already closed and all DVD's claimed - with both Australian and New Zealand readers getting copies, which is great.One of the most acclaimed Australian films of last year and... More »
  

Hugo's Picks From the 2013 Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and the good news is that it will be here in just over a month's time! As a Sydneysider, I am particularly proud of the Sydney Film Festival because it... More »
By Hugo Ozman   
  

Steve Coogan Shows Off The Bachelor Pad In New THE LOOK OF LOVE Clip
Steve Coogan reteams with director Michael Winterbottom - director of 24 Hour Party People, The Trip, A Cock And Bull Story, etc - for the upcoming The Look Of Love, a biopic of British pornographer Paul Raymond.After starting his show... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

100 BLOODY ACRES Teaser: Morgans Organic Will Get Your Garden Growin' Great!
During the Melbourne International Film Festival last year, one of the most raucous premieres was for horror comedy 100 Bloody Acres. While it starts off as a slow burn, once it gets going the movie is pretty damn funny -... More »
  

JOHN DOE Trailer Reveals Jamie Bamber as Vigilante Serial Killer
Update: It seems whoever posted this trailer didn't have permission to. It's been pulled from the web in recent days due to a copyright claim from the producers.Not many non-Australian actors can do an Aussie accent. Most, like Quentin Tarantino... More »
  

BYZANTIUM Trailer Beautifully Depicts the Flow of Blood and Time
In a post-Twilight movie landscape, where zombies seem to own the pop cultural zeitgeist for the moment, Neil Jordan's Byzantium is a bit of a curious creature out of time. The film, which played to a muted, somewhat baffled, response... More »
  

Hey New Zealand! Ant Timpson Sends You An Invitation To Death
A couple of days ago I received an invite in my inbox from ABCs of Death producer Ant Timpson to attend the New Zealand premiere of the film on April 20 at The Civic in Auckland. The invite is such a... More »
  
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Back in 1933, while Hitler was ascending into power in Germany and diasporic Jews throughout the world looked on with concern, two high school students created one of the most indelible mythical heroes of the last century. Borrowing from the Nietzschean concept of the Übermensch, Joe Shuster and Jerry... More »

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