That'll Do, Whale: Saying Goodbye to Film Criticism
My first film festival badge as press.This is my last post as a film critic. Seems like only yesterday two guys had a dream to make a fun movie website to belt out their affinity for all things cinema. Gordon... More »
  

Pop Singers! Kung Fu! Glamor Shots! It's THE LEGEND OF TRIO MACAN!
Strange things can happen when pop stars make movies and that's even more true when they do so in a country predisposed towards making some rather strange movies in the first place. Enter Indonesian singers Trio Macan, stars of upcoming... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Awww, Yeah! It's The Epic New Trailer For Steven Kostanski's MANBORG!
Awww, yeah! Steven Kostanski's Manborg hits US DVD April 30 from Dark Sky Films and they've got a brand new epic trailer loaded with as much demon killing, kung fu fighting, cyborg action as you can handle to celebrate!Half-man, half-cyborg:... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

GHOST GRADUATION Wins Big at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Javier Ruiz Caldera's widely-acclaimed, paranormal version of The Breakfast Club, Ghost Graduation, took home not only the coveted Golden Raven at the 31st Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, but also the audience award! In other words, if the movie screens... More »
  

Behold The Camel Riding, Yodeling Norwegians.
Meet Polkabjorn and Heine Bugge, a pair of young men from Norway who like to yodel. Specifically, they like to yodel popular hits from the 1930s. Which somehow got them invited to Israel, whence they were accompanied by a camera... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Calvin Lee Reeder's THE RAMBLER Rambles Into Theater June 7th, Onto Blu-ray/DVD June 28th
Never thought I'd see the day when a Calvin Lee Reeder film would end up on Blu-ray, but here we are. On June 25, Anchor Bay will release Reeder's Sundance and SXSW audience-dividing nightmare, The Rambler, on Blu-ray and DVD. I... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

Hey, Canada! Win A Signed Copy Of The Enjoyably Ridiculous MANBORG!
Hey, Canada! Steven Kostanski's cult hit Manborg hits DVD April 16th and Raven Banner and Anchor Bay want to give three signed copies away to lucky Twitch readers!Half-man, half-cyborg: Manborg. Killed while battling the forces of hell, a supersoldier is... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

The Producers Of HEADHUNTERS Present An Unlikely Hero In DETECTIVE DOWNS
If this one works, it's going to work very well indeed. But if it doesn't? Oh, dear ... if it doesn't work then a whole lot of people are going to be very, very angry.Norway's Friland Produksjon - the producers... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

BIFFF 2013 Preview: Russian Zombies, Japanese Werewolves and More!
For the 31st time, the good folks at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival have pulled together a cornucopia of the most horrifying, surreal, wacky and overall "fantastic" films of the year. The festival kicks off today, and I'm reporting... More »
  

Gore Hounds Rejoice. HEMLOCK GROVE Clip Reveals Bloody Brutality
Maybe Netflix really are the new kingmakers in TV-style series. After delivering the epic remake of BBC series House of Cards to hungry binge-viewing audiences in February, the streaming service is gearing up Hemlock Grove, its new supernatural show executive... More »
  

The HENTAI KAMEN Combats Rude Cinema Goers
Irritated by people using their cell phones in movie theaters? Concerned about rising piracy? Pissed of at that bastard stetching out over the back of your seat? Have no fear, the Hentai Kamen is here to help! Because what problems... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Hey, Chicago And Wauwatosa, Wisconsin! Win Tix To An EVIL DEAD Screening
Live in Chicago? Or Wauwatosa, Wisconsin? Two separate contests. 25 admit two admissions, one goretabulous flick. Evil Dead has been causing solid buzz everywhere it's played and now you have an early chance to find out for yourself. These two... More »
  

Hey NYC! Experience THE NIGHT OF THE CHIHUAHUA For Free At The Friar's Club Comedy Film Festival!
Hey, New York! The Friar's Club Comedy Film Festival kicks off next week and while I sincerely have no idea whether or not there is a full moon in store I am quite certain that if there is it will... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Kudo's JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT MARUYAMA Wants To Get Up Close And Personal With Himself
Though you may not immediately recognize his name there is a more than fighting chance that you know the work of multi talented Japanese writer-director-performer Kudo Kankuro if you are any sort of fan of Japanese cult cinema. The writer... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Hey, Toronto! THE MIAMI CONNECTION And WAKE IN FRIGHT Hit The Lightbox March 29th!
Hey, Toronto! Drafthouse Films is coming north with local partners Films We Like bringing The Miami Connection and Wake In Fright to the big screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox starting March 29th! If you're a regular reader here you... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Insane First Person Action In BITING ELBOWS Music Video, BAD MOTHER-WhatNow?
It is just one of those days when you come across something so bat-shit insane that you just have to share it with the masses. About a year back filmmakers Ilya Naishuller and Sergey Valyaev made a music video for the... More »
  

Sympathy For Mr. Zombie: Here's The International Trailer For HALLEY
I guarantee you won't find another trailer or film that takes to the idea of the zombie with such a sympathetic and existential gaze as you will with Sebastián Hofmann's Halley. Our very own Ard Vijn had this to say... More »
  

Exclusive New Images From AMER Directors' THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY'S TEARS
The directing duo of Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzaniinspired quite a loyal cult for themselves with the release of their 2009 debut feature Amer, a cult they teased recently with their brilliant O Is For Orgasm segment in The ABCs... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Cineplex Entertainme​nt and Raven Banner ​Launch New Monthly H​orror Series SINISTE​R CINEMA
Good news for fans of horror film here in Canada. If you have been lamenting that some of the buzz titles from festival circuits or limited release films haven't been playing at a cinema near you then your day just... More »
  

NEW KIDS Directors Announce Romantic Comedy BRO'S BEFORE HO'S
Whenever I interview directors, for fun's sake I always try and ask if their next film will be a romantic comedy. No matter how pretentious, arty or depressing the conversation is, this tends to draw a laugh.  But if today... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  
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CINEMA HOLOCAUST ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA, PART 1: THOSE GOD DAMN FILM BLOGGERS

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