by Todd Brown, November 7, 2009 3:22 PM
Malaysia's Ho Yuhang is a great favorite in these parts, the director further cementing his reputation with this year's dark drama At The End of Daybreak. Malaysia now, 23-year-old Tuck Chai is dating Ying, a schoolgirl who isn't yet...
by Todd Brown, November 7, 2009 3:11 PM
After director / star Tony Jaa had a very public meltdown while working on his recent Ong Bak 2 it comes as no surprise that producers Sahamongkol Film have been keeping things quiet as far as progress on Ong...
by Simon de Bruyn, November 6, 2009 10:00 PM
In what was billed as a world first, Australian shark thriller The Reef opened up its set to the world this week with a compelling live stream that gave audiences a chance to see what happens on a film set. Over...
by Andrew Mack, November 6, 2009 8:45 PM
A little bit of spit and polish go a long way. Four posters for Matthew Vaughan's graphic novel adaptation Kick-Ass have been released. On their own they're nifty but unless you saw them all together you would think something...
by Vladimir, November 6, 2009 4:36 PM
Viy: The Return (Вий: Возвращение) was 5 years in production, it had changed its genre from horror to mystical adventure, producers promised that it will be Pirates of Caribbean set in quasi Ukraine of 18th century, they also said that...
by Todd Brown, November 6, 2009 11:48 AM
When does the full moon rise? On Friday, November 13th - that's when Toronto's Reel Asian International Film Festival will screen Mamat Khalid's cult horror comedy and you could be there for free. We've got a pair of tickets...
by Todd Brown, November 6, 2009 11:37 AM
For those in the know about recent Spanish genre cinema, this is a collision of talents to be excited about. Producers Telecinco (Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage) and M.A. Faura (Hierro), director Eugenio Mira (The Birthday) and writer Antonio Trashorras...
by Todd Brown, November 6, 2009 11:18 AM
It's hard to believe it's been so long but this year marks the fortieth anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus - still one of the greatest comedy shows ever created - and to celebrate the good people at A&E...
by Todd Brown, November 6, 2009 11:08 AM
Fans of classic Oxploitation film and viewers of recent doc about same Not Quite Hollywood need no introduction to Tony Ginnane. A veteran producer who has long embraced comparisons to Roger Corman, Ginnane built his name in the seventies...
by Swarez, November 6, 2009 8:53 AM
Looks like producer Thor Sigurjonsson owes me a coke. Magnolia Pictures has, according to IndieWire.com picked up the US distribution rights to Dagur Kári's third film The Good Heart, starring Brian Cox and Paul Dano.This should make Todd a happy boy.IndieWire...
by Simon de Bruyn, November 6, 2009 4:25 AM
With Kick-Ass and Scott Pilgrim vs The World already generating buzz, it appears that 2010 will be the year of the unorthodox superhero. Now you can add another one to the gang, with news that an indie superhero movie Griff...
by Andrew Mack, November 5, 2009 9:56 PM
Six's very disturbing yet absolutely engrossing horror film is winning fans and prizes around the globe!Chalk up another win for Tom Six's The Human Centipede. From Austin to L.A. and now to Sainte Maxime in France where his film...
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by Michael Guillen, November 5, 2009 5:12 PM
How fortunate can Twitch be to have two of the Bay Area's best film writers offer previews of what I consider to be this weekend's winner of--as Michael Hawley aptly terms it--November's "smackdown." Film festivalism has never been more...
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by Vladimir, November 5, 2009 4:26 PM
New trailer for Pavel Sanaev's cyber action Na Igre (On the Game). Actually it's not one film but two! Movies tell the story of teenagers, who somehow acquired abilities from the games, and then got involved into governmental/criminal games. The...
by Michael Guillen, November 5, 2009 1:44 PM
[Our sincere thanks to Frako Loden for contributing her preview of this year's 3rd i line-up to the Twitch readership.] All the leaves are brown, and the skies are gray. November is here, and so is the most excellent...
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