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Review of seaside MOTEL

Sometimes just movie emerges from nowhere. It may have all the features and benefits you're looking for in a good movie, solid, but obscure way that he always managed to slip by without triggering usual signs. It is like that with the edge of sea Motel, fortunately for me, that I always ran into it by surprise. A blow of eye on the poster was all I needed to reassure me that this would be my kind of film. And indeed it is.

Once positioned on a colorful set of time comedies have much to the Japan. Dominated by Katsuhito Ishii (Party 7, Taste of Tea) and Gen Sekiguchi (Survive Style 5 +), these film collected lot of critical acclaim but failed to land themselves an acceptable size audience. They disappeared so quickly that they experienced once again, only to be taken into full oblivion on rare occasions (who saw LoveDeath or Donju here?).

Moriya resumes where others the genre, but given the lack of buzz about this film is not going to do any type of tooth in the international arena. It is a shame, because there is much to say here. The premise is loosely borrowed from 7 part, but it goes its own way there. And while this movie is hardly original or mind blowingly spectacular, there are still lots of fun to be had if you are in good spirits.

At the heart of the story is the motel owner. Moriya follows the people located in the rooms, with several scenarios that cross each other, sometimes hijack again, sometimes together. Film features, a rather typical character set (boy and a prostitute, yakuza, old man with the girl) and some quirky item to keep while running storyline. You know the drill.

Moriya has a good eye for pleasing visuals. The camera work is refined, playful and well executed, the game pieces are detailed and film presents a palette of warm, cheerful colours. There is a pleasant atmosphere and light from each image, and even if the film introduces more dramatic moments the remains of the cheerful atmosphere anytime.

Music is poppy and hip, targeted steps to the true atmosphere but simply there as an extension of the feel of the film fun. It is not particularly good, but it works fairly well within the bounds of the movie. While I usually prefer a more adaptive soundtrack is much too much of a problem in this kind of comedy. It does not irritate and has fine enough.

The acting is good and proper. ASO is capable to shine once again (you may remember him Satoshi Miki instant NUMA), the rest of the cast met in some shows comic nice too. Of course, there is no impressive dramatic power play here, but the film is not exactly call to. The acting is more than sufficient in all cases.

Ensure that the film isn't in originality, it compensates for heat in style, and have fun together. There are some pretty funny characters and some nifty coincidences that will trigger a fair few smiles along the way. Fans of the genre should certainly feel at home among colourful performers and events portrayed here.

Seeing as how this film lacks any kind of international attention I know that not too many people actually wait another entry in the genre. If you do not like Party 7, Shark Skin Man or Style to survive 5 + there is little here could have fun so it is better to leave the film being. But if you liked these films is a bet sure that film will result in an amusing evening behind the screen.

It is certainly not the best entry in the genre, but it is a very welcome addition for those who want fresh meat. The Seaside Motel is perfect leaving you behind smiling, fill content with 100 minutes of escape of quality you've just experienced. Definitely recommended.

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Fill the Tiger awards competition announced for 2011 in Rotterdam

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by Todd Brown, January 9, 2011 8:06 PM

The complete lineup of films selected to compete for the International Film Festival Rotterdam's Tiger Awards has just been announced and it looks to be an interesting slate of films from around the globe. Here's the complete announcement:

Rotterdam announces full lineup Tiger Awards Competitions
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Fourteen films have been selected for IFFR's Tiger Awards Competition 2011. The complete lineup, comprising first or second feature films concurring for three equal top prizes of each 15,000 euro, includes three world premieres. Two competing films have been supported by Rotterdam's Hubert Bals Fund.
The Rotterdam Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films 2011 comprises twenty-eight films, ranging in length from six to fifty-two minutes. Five short films will see their world premieres in Rotterdam.
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The Jury of the sixteenth Tiger Awards Competition comprises Lucrecia Martel, filmmaker, scriptwriter and film producer (Argentina); Sandra den Hamer, director of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands and former IFFR director; filmmaker Andrei Ujica (Romania); Wisit Sasanatieng, filmmaker (Thailand) and Lee Ranaldo, vocalist, guitarist, composer and co-founder of noise rock band Sonic Youth (USA). The winners will be announced during the Tiger Awards Ceremony on Friday, February 4.
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This edition, the Tiger Awards Competition is supported by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
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For the Rotterdam Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films' Jury the IFFR welcomes Fiona Tan, an artist known for her audiovisual installations, films and photographic works (The Netherlands), Anocha Suwichakornpong, filmmaker and Tiger Award winner for MUNDANE HISTORY and Thom Andersen, filmmaker, film critic and lecturer (USA). The Jury will hand out the three equal Tiger Awards for Short Film (3,000 Euros) to the winning filmmakers during the VPRO Late Night Talk Show on Monday evening January 31.
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The Rotterdam Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films includes PASTOURELLE (the new 16mm film by Focus-filmmaker Nathaniel Dorsky, USA), MASKA by the Quay Brothers and works by upcoming talents like JAN VILLA by Natasha Mendonca (India), BREAD FOR BIRD by Aleksandra Streyanaya (Russia) and PLAYERS by Pilvi Takala (Finland).
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The Rotterdam Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films is supported by the City Marketing Office Rotterdam.
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Tiger Awards Competition for first and second feature films 2011
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CHITRA SUTRAM / THE IMAGE THREADS, Vipin Vijay, India, 2010, 104', European premiere
A tale about a computer teacher, a black magician and a cyber creature who are predestined for online and offline encounters. The story oscillates between Indian mythology, surrealist personal symbolism and the cyber world. First feature film of Vipin Vijay.
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VETE MAS LEJOS, ALICIA / ALICIA, GO YONDER, Elisa Miller, Mexico, 2010, 67', International premiere
A moving and visual portrayal of the excitement, alienation, and loneliness nineteen-year old Alicia experiences when she leaves her parental home in Mexico for Buenos Aires with the ambition to become an acrobat. First feature film of Elisa Miller.
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PASUGGUN / BLEAK NIGHT, Yoon Sung-Hyun, South Korea, 2010, 116', International premiere
Yoon's New Current Award winning film focuses on the subdued aggression and explosive relationships among friends in Korea's often repressive school system. First feature film of Yoon Sung-Hyun.
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FINISTERRAE, Sergio Caballero, Spain, 2010, 80', International premiere
Portraying two lost ghosts who take the Way of Saint James to the end of the world (Finisterra), this hypnotizing road movie is a treat for eyes and ears. It draws inspiration from Philippe Garrel's THE INNER SCAR. First feature film of Sergio Caballero.
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WASTED YOUTH, Argyris Papadimitropoulos & Jan Vogel, Greece, 2011, 98', World premiere & Opening Film
During a hot summer in Athens, the lives of two protagonists unexpectedly cross paths: a passionate teenage skater and a policeman in his midlife crisis. Second feature film of
Argyris Papadimitropoulos and first feature film of Jan Vogel.
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GROMOZEKA, Vladimir Kott, Russia, 2011, 104', World premiere
Funny, serious and touching at the same time, the film offers a view of contemporary Russia following three parallel stories of old school friends. Now a police officer, taxi driver and surgeon in their forties, they cross paths without realizing it. Second feature film of Vladimir Kott.
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FASL-E BARAN-HAYE MOOSEMI / RAINY SEASONS, Majid Barzegar, Iran, 2010, 86', European premiere
This intimate Iranian film tells the story of an urban teenage boy trapped between his parents' divorce and his own troubles. It reveals a seldom shown side of Iranian society - middle class urban youths that have the same problems as everywhere around the world. First feature film of Majid Barzegar.
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HEADSHOTS, Lawrence Tooley, Germany, Austria, 2010, 92', International premiere
Subtle distance characterizes the point of view of the filmmaker towards his subject: a female photographer makes her way through 21st century Berlin, a city full of artistic and complicated people. Second feature film of Lawrence Tooley.
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O CEU SOBRE OS OMBROS / THE SKY ABOVE, Sergio Borges, Brazil, 2010, 72', International premiere
Blurring borders between documentary and fiction, this film portrays a few moments from the lives of three men from Belo Horizonte: a transsexual prostitute and academic, a Hare Krishna soccer fan and a would-be writer. Winner of five awards at the Festival of Brazilian Cinema. First feature film of Sergio Borges.
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FUYU NO KIMONO / LOVE ADDICTION, Uchida Nobuteru, Japan, 2010, 92', International premiere
In LOVE ADDICTON, superior improvisation and total commitment overcome all limitations of low budget film-making. The filmmaker points his camera at four characters, co-workers who have complicated relationships during and after working hours. Second feature film of Uchida Nobuteru.
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IGILLENA MALUWO / FLYING FISH, Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, Sri Lanka, 2011, Hubert Bals Fund, 125', World premiere
This daring, exciting story from northern Sri Lanka convincingly captures the madness in a land where the psychology of war is omnipresent. Three parallel stories deal with the attempts of ordinary village people to lead a normal life in abnormal circumstances. First feature film of Sanjeewa Pushpakumara.
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TEE-RAK / ETERNITY, Sivaroj Kongsakul, Thailand, 2010, Hubert Bals Fund, 105', European premiere
After his death, a man returns to the landscape of his childhood and relives the relationship that was meant to last forever. Eternity is a romantic and spiritual film as well as a meditation about the death of a loved one. First feature film of Sivaroj Kongsakul.
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TODOS TUS MUERTOS / ALL YOUR DEAD ONES, Carlos Moreno, Colombia, 2010, 90', International premiere
One Sunday morning, a Colombian farmer finds a pile of dead bodies in his corn field. On Election Day, the local politicians however have other things on their mind than dealing with the crime. Second feature film of Carlos Moreno.
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MUSAN IL-GY / THE JOURNALS OF MUSAN, Park Jung-Bum, South Korea, 2010, 127', European premiere
Already an award winning film, THE JOURNALS OF MUSAN portrays the plights and emotions of a North Korean defector who is trying to adapt to South Korea's capitalist society. First feature film of Park Jung-Bum, who plays the lead himself.?
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Rotterdam Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films 2011
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1989 (DEN GANG JEG VAR FEM AR GAMMEL) / 1989 (WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD), Thor Ochsner, Denmark, 2010, 11'
SLOW ACTION, Ben Rivers, United Kingdom, 2011, 45', World premiere
PLAYERS, Pilvi Takala, Finland, Netherlands, 2010, 8'
PASTOURELLE, Nathaniel Dorsky, USA, 2010, 16', European premiere
I LUPI / THE WOLVES, Alberto De Michele, Italy, 2011, 17', World premiere
A SHORT FILM ABOUT WAR, Jon Thomson, Alison Craighead, United Kingdom, 2010, 10'
END TRANSMISSION, James T. Hong, Chen Yin-Ju, Taiwan, Netherlands, Germany, 2010, 17', International premiere
LESSER APES, Emily Vey Duke & Cooper Battersby, Canada, 19', World premiere
STARDUST, Nicolas Provost, Belgium, 2010, 20'
THESE HAMMERS DON'T HURT US, Michael Robinson, USA, 2010, 13', European premiere
MASKA, Brothers Quay, Poland, 2010, 24'
KHLEB DLYA PTICY / BREAD FOR BIRD, Aleksandra Strelyanaya, Russia, 2010, 26'
BEYOND-ISM, Sun Xun, China, 2010, 8, International premiere
MARIA THERESIA UND IHRE 16 KINDER / MARIA THERESIA AND HER 16 CHILDREN, Roland Rauschmeier & Ulu Braun, Austria, Germany, 2010, 30', International premiere
VERSIONS, Oliver Laric, Germany, North Korea, 2010, 9'
TSE / OUT, Roee Rosen, Israel, 2010, 34'
JAN VILLA, Natasha Mendonca, USA, India, 2010, 20'
A HISTORY OF MUTUAL RESPECT, Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, Portugal, 2010, 23'
HOME MOVIE, John Price, Canada, 2010, 27'
MERCURIO / MERCURY, Sandro Aguilar, Portugal, 2010, 18'
AFTER EMPIRE, Herman Asselberghs, Belgium, 2011, 52', World premiere
LUBABEN, Eva Pervolovici, France, Romania, 2011, 30', World premiere
OTOLITH III, The Otolith Group, United Kingdom, 2010, 49'
THE STORY OF ELFRANKO WESSELS, Erik Moskowitz & Amanda Trager, USA, Canada, 2011, 16', World premiere
MIRAGES, Emanuel Licha, Canada, France, 2010, 19'
IT, HEAT, HIT, Laure Prouvost, United Kingdom, 2010, 6'
IMMORTAL WOMAN, Jakrawal Nilthamrong, Thailand, 2010, 9, European premiere
LA DAME AU CHIEN / THE LADY WITH THE DOG, Damien Manivel, France, 2010, 16'

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Trailer for the animated feature Danish big bear

Trailer alerts by Todd Brown, January 9, 2011 10 pm Jonathan, 11, usually spends his only vacation with grandfather who lives on the edge of a vast forest inhabited by mythical animals. This year's Sophie kid sister joins. But it is not cool to be stuck with a little sister, so that it is what he can to avoid him. He succeeds all too well: Sophie is kidnapped by a giant bear of 1000 years. Now Jonathan has to venture into the heart of the forest to deal with humans strange who dwell there and retrieve his sister.

Due out in February local first trailer freshly arrived online for the great bear, Bill last focused on kid animation of Copenhagen Bombay production outfit of Anders Morgenthaler of Esben Toft Jacobsen. Yes, the Director of the Princess indeed changed his revenge anti-porn animation film to save a steady stream of kid friendly fare. Good thing too, because while the human characters may feel a little plastic for those raised on Pixar, the concept is stellar and the world these characters are moving very convincing. Check the trailer below.

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A surprisingly solid trailer for the priest

Well, which seems better than expected.

Although extremely talented Paul Bettany has been on a downward slide lately that some questionable decisions fairly well kill as a viable ticket star. In this regard, there a lot of riding the priest. After hard stagnating Legion probably his last shot to show combinations of Hollywood can make real money - thus pursue his career at this level - but my early feelings were not good.

But, hey. Full trailer invites different feelings. It's big and burly and stupid ways of rights, escape. This could actually be very fun. See below.

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An exclusive excerpt from Tsukamoto TETSUO the bullet man

Alerts of trailer by Todd Brown, January 7, 2011 5 H 08, the long awaited third opus of the trilogy of Tetsuo of Shinya Tsukamoto has proved to be a source of discord. But with arriving on VOD via IFC midnight January 19 film fans will soon judge for themselves if it responds to legacy transformation the classic original body worship.

Calm office worker Anthony, son of an American father and a Japanese mother, lives in Tokyo with his wife, Yuriko and their little son Tom. Since the death of the mother of Anthony of cancer, his scientific father was too fearful for their health and rigidly subjects Anthony and Tom monthly physical parameters. Walking home, Tom is killed in a hit and run under the eyes of Anthony. Losing their boy pushes Yuriko over the edge and triggers violent emotions of Anthony, whose body begins to transform. Little by little, his cells turn into iron. When the driver who killed Tom reappears and Anthony learns the truth?about passed his father experiments on human guinea pigs and the death of his mother, Anthony Mute a mass of metal - a human weapon fueled by an uncontrollable rage.

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WANTED Director Timur Bekmambetov headlines holiday anthology YOLKI

By Todd Brown, January 8, 2011 11 trailer alerts H 46, wanted and night watch Director Timur Bekmambetov is so busy in Hollywood these days it's easy to forget that it maintains also a career flourished as Director and producer of back home in Russia. And it houses Russia and through almost all of the former Soviet Union where Bekmambetov is currently leading ticketing.

PAS foreign holiday - show he cleaned in 2007 with a sequel to Russian vacations that classic irony - Bekmambetov was one of five directors contribute to the project of Christmas-themed anthology Yolki (????). Also included in the project are Bekmambetov co-directors of Black lightning, and frequent collaborators Dmitriy Kiselev Aleksandr Voytinskiy.

Although there is no subtitles, it is clear from the trailer, it's a slick, crowd pleasing comedy. See below.

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Another behind the scenes clip from "kick of PRACHYA PINKAEW the.

Alerts of trailer by Andrew Mack, 2 January 2011 1 H 26 films Prachya Pinkaew fans and chocolate star Jeeja Yanin want to participate on new Facebook page Jeeja Yanin as it turns out to be a source of updates for their latest venture The Kick. About an hour ago, they loaded up a short behind the action scenes clip [after the break] and a number of new images as well.?I say nothing about the hammer of MC pants co-star Na Tae-joo is, but I will say that despite all the precautions they take in the action shooting and Jeeja bears some shin fairly heavy guardians of it looks like from time to time, it is medical care.?Hardcore Miss Yanin. Hardcore.? var part; var href = $('img[id=main-asset]') .attr ('src'); part = href. $('.asset-corps_img[src='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none'); $('.asset_plus_img[src='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none'). part = part.replace('twitchfilm.com','twitchfilm.net'); $('.asset-corps_img[src='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none'); $('.asset_plus_img[src='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none'). part = /(\/[^\/]+)\.(\w+)$/.exec(href); If (party) {part = part [1] + "-thumb-"; $('_img[src*='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none') .asset-body; $('.asset_plus_img[src*='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none');} part = part.replace('twitchfilm.com','twitchfilm.net'); If (party) {part = part [1] + "-thumb-"; $('_img[src*='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none') .asset-body; $('.asset_plus_img[src*='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none');}

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Russell Crowe has confirmed the man with the iron fist of RZA

With word now out that RZA is in active production on its Director product Eli Roth and featuring the first bits of the beginnings of the man with The Iron Fist molding closes news arrived via an article from Film Business Asia.

Among cast members Asian are Lucy Liu, Daniel Wu and Byron Mann with this report confirming that Russell Crowe has indeed been casting and should arrive at the end of January and remain on the shoot through until the end of February.

It is somewhat interesting albeit risky molding. Side interesting if Crowe can regain some energy which makes him so compelling in the confidential or its role of gunslinger in The quick and The Dead Sam Raimi then we have something that would be great fun on the screen. On the side of the risk, however, how many kids aged fifteen years in a mall in Central America can you imagine saying "" Hey, let's go see the new Russell Crowe kung fu film?"" Both just seem not saleable way mesh and you are not your money on a film of this magnitude without these children. Throw in the fact that even the apparent logic Crowe film in are tanking badly these days – only two of past Crowe ten characteristics have made their money back at the US box office (american Gangster, 3: 10 to Yuma) most of which is not bad - and it bodes particularly for ticketing results.

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First Stills from Karate-ROBO ZABORGAR Noboru Iguchi

PART OF THE MOTORCYCLE, EXPERT OF KARATE, ROBOT PART ALL! WHEN THE SECURITY OF THE WORLD IS AT STAKE, THE ZABORGAR WILL SAVE THE DAY!

After the death of his father scientific, Yutaka Daimon secret police officer inherits a warrior of mighty robot named "Zaborgar." Equipped with an array of super weapons, expertise in karate and the power to transform into a motorcycle Zaborgar Daimon assistance in its fight against Sigma, the evil organization responsible for the death of his father.

After the discovery of a plot of Sigma to steal the DNA of Japanese politicians and use it in a giant robot gun Daimon faces against Miss Borg, a beautiful female robot controlled by Dr. Akunomiya, twisted head of Sigma. Although it is the opposite side of the law, Daimon and Miss Borg are in love - a development which spells to end the fight team against crime once inseparable Daimon and Zaborgar.

Twenty-five years later, the now-disgraced Daimon was reduced to working as a driver for Wakasugi corrupt Prime Minister. But Sigma, after finally finishing his giant robot, is now preparing to release it to the world. With no one left to oppose them, a Daimon worn, middle-aged is forced retirement and serving as a crime fighter one last time. But be Zaborgar forgive and forget and helps Daimon in pursuit of justice to maintain and to save the world from total destruction?

Director Noboru Iguchi, creator of THE MACHINE GIRL and ROBO-GEISHA, cult success comes a hilarious tribute on top of the 1970s Japanese television robots processing and exciting action/comedy will stir the heart of anyone who wishes to justice issued at the end of a short swift robot karate!

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Andrew Garfield first look: SPIDER-MAN.

Some define photos leaked last month to reboot Spider-Man of Marc Webb and as far that all photos they really were not worthy of news. What we really wanted to see was Andrew Garfield Geordie costume, and I'm a little surprised to see an official photograph this out early.

Indeed it is an overview and unless you are looking for high-resolution image can look mighty strange as a thumbnail, but what I think is much more obvious in this East - Garfield rings true in my image of Peter that Tobey Maguire ever did. Hell the first time I saw Garfield in Boy-A I thought had an atmosphere of Parker. And if you look real close it seems that we will return the classical artificial web shooters.

Below the photo high resolution to dissect and analyze in the cows come home.

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First Teaser for BABYCALL Pål Sletaune

Trailer alerts by Todd Brown, January 10, 2011 2 H 09 expenses of its huge international success in the girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the rest of the series of Millennium films, it would seem that Noomi Raptor is now on a path to conquer the world. She obtained from sherlock Holmes in shooting now, receives major talk as potential Alien star prequel Project Ridley Scott and his name tends to pop up in any connection about any major project, requiring a female senior high. It is, in short, hot.

But before heading on to Hollywood, rapacious led in a dark thriller in Norway, appearing in Naboer Director Pal Sletaune Babycall.

It is an elegantly simple and much more efficient it premise. Raptor plays a woman essentially living in hiding with her baby after being out of an abusive relationship. Left scarred and shy by relationship and praying fundamentally not to be noticed by anyone for any reason whatsoever, that his life is out of whack when his baby phones picks up signals from other apartments in the building, a signal in particular his awakening with what appears to be the sound of a person is killed.

Scheduled for March in Norway output just landed the first teaser. See below.

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Ross Ching Packs lot in 3 MINUTES

Question: If you intend to lightsabers in your movie, you need permission to George Lucas? Or are things public domain?

We know Director Ross Ching, as would star Harry Shum Jr (Glee) and Stephen "twitch" Boss (If you Think You Can Dance) because they use their in properly timed Ching 3 Minutes. "

Shum and Boss both seek rather well in this and Ching is clearly a director capable of leveraging its resources. I am very curious to see what it does with the concept.

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NORWEGIAN WOOD Review

Although a fan of the writings of Haruki Murakami, I was never really gelled with NORWEGIAN WOOD, arguably as his most popular novel. Give me the surrealistic eccentricities of WONDERLAND and THE END OF THE WORLD hard or wild sheep CHASE has any day of frustrating teenager melancholy that permeates through this nostalgic reminiscence of Tokyo from the 1960s. So, I have read that book again, and it was a few years ago now, after observing new film adaptation of Tran Anh Hung, my first reaction was that it was a mostly accurate adaptation. I was instantly overwhelmed by the depressing tone of the film, which I did not recall be present in the novel, but throughout each point of intrigue rank a vague bell, as it took place on the screen. That said, I have subsequently took the opportunity to revisit the novel and making exposed a number of subtle but remarkable, differences between the two tellings of history.Firstly, the film version of NORWEGIAN WOOD takes place entirely during the 1960s and made no reference to the return of nostalgic flame of an elderly man who oversees Murakami novel. This decision does not affect the result of significant events, but is completely redundant film title. In the book, Watanabe Toru protagonist hears the song of the Beatles classic "norwegian wood" which instantly recalls 37 - years from his university days and especially its bizarre relationship with deeply disturbed Naoko. The song was favorite Naoko and hear again several years later he catches Toru off-guard, lift him back in time in the 1920s and forcing them to relive many painful memories that had probably been removed, and for good reason. Although the song appears twice in the film, once sung by Reiko character, then the original version of studio on the end, generic he loses all meaning when not positioned as an emotional trigger.Instead of this, NORWEGIAN WOOD is presented as a novel for teens straight-up, albeit with a parameter of the period. Student protests which present so prominently in Murakami novel are little more than a genuine dressing all in film of Tran and all characters, but ignore the explosive situation around them. While some may say that this is intentional and highlights how intoxicating and encompassing, relationships have become, it's a fairly weak theory. Verily Tran seems any longer interested in the love story that policy and keeps the definition purely to help the mechanics of history, but also allow actor Matsuyama Kenichi a wide range of eye-catching shirts sport for years 60.Pour those who know the plot of NORWEGIAN WOOD, it focuses on three students from high school, Toru (Matsuyama), his best friend Kizuki (Kengo Kora) and girlfriend Kizuki Naoko (Rinko Kikuchi). A unit tight throughout school, their happy triumvirate is shattered when Kizuki kills inexplicably 17th day of his birthday. Toru and Naoko remain friends and later the two attend the same University of Tokyo. Naoko struggles to deal with her pain, becoming increasingly unstable, while pushing more close to Toru. They finally sleep together but Naoko immediately drops College and checks in a sanatorium. Toru remains in touch as best they can, even venturing out campaign visit Naoko occasionally, but returned to Tokyo, he begins to fall for his classmate bubbly, outgoing - and apparently much more normal - Midori (Mizuhara, Kiko). Toru also maintains correspondence with Reiko, an older patient who becomes best friend of the Naoko hospital. It keeps Toru updated with its progress (or lack thereof), but their relationship is complicated and limits are eventually overcome.While step entirely in keeping with the tone of the novel, the film of NORWEGIAN WOOD works best when the emotional depth of loss and despair plowing. Rinko Kikuchi is particularly effective as the increasingly chaotic and brittle, Naoko became a ticking time bomb of self-destruction that must be kept in suicide watch at any time. Its frequent reckless wanderings through the winter forest surrounding the hospital provide the ideal setting for some really beautiful framing that captures the isolation and devastating powerlessness which constantly threatens to send Naoko over the edge Tran. A particularly memorable scene follows Naoko and Toru they March back and forth through a windswept of tall grass with a single shot of follow-up of 3 minutes to capture their argument. Toru is literally against the elements in its attempts to control and pacify Naoko, while it is always also voluntary, erratic and indomitable as breeze. This is accentuated mainly by the soundtrack of the film, particularly Johnny Greenwood emphatic score - both Ethereal and adversarial in its execution.NORWEGIAN WOOD is not a bad film by any stretch and only technically it proves quite the audiovisual treat, but for me, Jun Ichikawa TONY TAKITANI remains a superior example of capture "Murakami sense" on the screen. For all aesthetic achievements, the Tran film is also a grueling test of emotional let his audience desperate for a passport to swift and painless in the beyond of the great. Performance are perfect score of what the script asks them, but the adaptation itself has no lightness of Murakami of will touch and beat-poet who differentiate him as a worthy of world recognition author. That said, I also found the novel to be tinged with a sadness and somewhat trivial realism in contradiction with the eccentric and fantastic elements that make the rest of his work so attractive and persuasive, but with more than 12 million copies sold to date, I may well hold the minority opinion.

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Room for one more? It is TOP 10 in the eight tours for 2010

And to think I thought it would be a dull year. I might not have been able to join in the fun on the other side of the Atlantic, but the IFFR in Rotterdam (thanks to fellow Twitcher Ard - you're a star), London's Frightfest, Manchester's Grimm Up North and Leeds International Film Festival meant the past twelve months delivered in spades. While I haven't reviewed all of these (yet), and I did see one or two movies that would be on this list but Katherine can't released last year, my final top ten for 2010 looks like this.

10: SHANGHAI

With Jon Cusack's star a little tarnished lately, perhaps he's wondering why this hasn ain't turned up in the West yet, other than through the grey market? The story of an American spy stumbling across a terrible secret in Shanghai as the Japanese invasion draws closer, it's an electrifying thriller with gorgeous production values, a stellar cast on top form and more restraint and nuance than you'd ever imagine from something courting mainland China's box office receipts.

9: INCEPTION

Not quite the second coming early buzz would have it, but despite a simplistic story and altogether too much exposure, Christopher Nolan's latest is a blockbuster with wit, soul and jaw-dropping technical expertise. It's a heist movie under the hood, yes, but a tight, compelling one with characters it's easy to root for and phenomenal set-pieces, one that still presents a landscape like little if anything else on film in 2010.

8: BEDEVILLED

A sickeningly gory revenge movie, true, but one where the violence is less for hearings to cheer and throw popcorn at the screen than it is the climax to an absolutely heartbreaking, gut-wrenching tale of loss, regret and missed opportunities. A fantastic debut from one of Kim Ki - Duk's assistants, with a brilliant central performance from Seo Young-Hee that should leave viewers torn between rooting for her and the room fleeing in terror.

7: DRIVERLESS

Zhang Yang's whole character drama is slick, polished commercial filmmaking, aim product or not it's still a gorgeous production with some beautiful, poster-worthy imagery - not to mention it's possessed of a skilful, elegant script, thoughtful, moving and mature, like an older, wiser Crash that never stoops to sensationalising ounce gold mawkish everything-is-connected printing.

6: MONSTERS

Your move, Hollywood? Director Gareth Edwards raises the bar for sci - fi filmmaking on a budget with this gorgeous, contemplative road movie shot by a guerilla production crew, with a journalist slowly falling in love with his boss' daughter as he escorts her through a near-future Latin America torn apart by a very different kind of alien invasion. The odd hiccup in the script or FX don't stop this from being a phenomenal achievement.

5: RED, WHITE & BLUE

Another revenge movie that, well, Simon Rumley's barbed wire isn't love letter to the American dream is a trio of fantastic character studies, beautifully observed, but then it tightens its grip to become a heartrending, horrifyingly violent car-crash-in-motion and even a blackly poignant, decidedly unconventional love story on top of that. Of the three leads, Amanda Fuller in particular deserves to have this be her ticket to even bigger and better things. Rumley and his crew have struggled to find a UK distributor willing to give this a good home - I heard very little more frustrating than that about cinema in 2010.

4: DRAW YOURSELF

A deceptively simple documentary, Gilles Porte's wonderful, uplifting little film can be taken as pure entertainment--the sight of children having fun doing exactly what it says--but there's a wealth of depth and insight in there too. Captivating, heartwarming, very funny and thrillingly artistic (the superb soundtrack is a highlight) it also raises all kinds of questions about the creative process and how it reflects who we are at all stages of our lives.

3: KOSMOS

A raw and heartfelt tone poem about the terrible power of compassion, Reha Erdem's film about a mysterious visitor who wanders into a lonely Turkish city - and how its people react to his strange gifts - is a long stream of consciousness that can prove difficult to get inside. But it's worth the effort, with the many plot threads coming together in the last act to give us some of the most transcend moments of cinema seen in any film this year.

2: DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME

The master finally returns to form – after numerous false starts this is Tsui Hark's comeback, adapted from the numerous tall tales about a real-life historical Chinese figure, a storming tribute to the golden age of Hong Kong cinema that provides more rip roaring entertainment value than just about anything else in 2010. The FX may be a little weak, but the scope and inventiveness on display more than make up for it.

1: REDLINE

Sometimes style devient substance, and nowhere is that more true this year than Takeshi Koike's mindblowing animated epic. This is 'just' about cars in the same way Ashes of Time is 'just' about memory; It's a non-stop celebration of the thrill of travelling very, very fast, a jolt of kinetic energy; a flood of excitement, entertainment and dizzying speed that proves utterly captivating from beginning to end and more of a purely cinematic experience than anything else released this year. The best movie of 2010, issue: the final film on the big screen at the 24th Leeds International Film Festival, and walking out of Leeds Town Hall after this I felt on top of the world.

Phew.

Okay, how about a couple more? The biggest disappointment comes down to a tie between

SCOTT PILGRIM VERSUS THE WORLD

Oh, Edgar Wright. Just because you can cram six books' worth of material into one movie doesn't necessarily mean you should. The big-screen version of Bryan Lee O Malley s stellar graphic novels about a lovable slacker's efforts to win the girl he loves is a technical tour de force, with the retro aesthetic a guilty pleasure for nerds the world over, but it's far too pared down, with barely a fraction of the original subtexts about growing up and making painful decisions remaining. People stayed away because it's not much of a film, not because they didn't 'get it'.

and

VALHALLA RISING

The critical praise for this is mystifying to me. It's all style and no substance, unless you really enjoy shirtless Vikings beating each other to death - Nicolas Winding Refn's story of a mute gladiator who escapes captivity and joins an expedition to the Holy Land batteries on the atmosphere, but there's simply nothing there beneath the surface gloss. The soundtrack and the brutality relentlessly pound you into submission, as if Refn's hoping you won' t record his film's completely devoid of grace, subtext or personality.

While the worst film of 2010 goes to

THE DOUBLE LIFE

It's hard to decide whether to get offended by this incompetent, tasteless mess just crease up laughing at how bad it is stupefyingly gold. A black comedy from mainland China about a security guard in an asylum who conspires with his ex-wife to drive her husband insane, it mines every hackneyed snapshot in the book and then some for a breathtakingly lazy script that wastes the talent of all involved and glossa over several disturbing real-life issues in the process.

Still! It's been an absolute blast overall, and I hope at least some of you have enjoyed my reviews - but here's to 2011 being even better, obviously.

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MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD

Although administrators as Nishimura and Iguchi made for quite a name with their fantasies of J-Gore (The Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, daughter of Vampire vs Frankenstein Girl) hype got a hold on genus quickly enough, resulting in a large number of films mixed gaps. Nishimura and Iguchi together, have invited Tak Sakaguchi to join the party and beaten with a movie which is not exactly innovate but takes existing items to their extremes.

Films like Princess Samurai, Samurai Zombie the Sakaguchi and even the Iguchi own Robo-Geisha gave the genre a bad name, which is a shame, because there are still lots of fun to be harvested in this niche before it will be inevitably to collapse on itself. And this is exactly why I'm so happy Mutant girls Squad. It is true, it is a pure Aviation of crowd that presents very little that we have not seen yet, but execution is nearly flawless and the fun factor is astronomical.

Even if the film is divided into three sections (each manager helming a part), it never feels like the work of multiple directors. If examine you each part, I am sure, you will find subtle stylistic differences, but after watching the entire film was way to pin a Director to a specific episode. If you were fearing an anthology with a continuous history project, is there really no need to worry.

The story is quite predictable, but works like a good facility for gore, mutations and lightening of world domination. On her sixteenth birthday a young schoolgirl discovers that she is not quite like the rest of her classmates. The same day his family is brutally murdered and she joined a clan of animated mutants of the same spirit who're declaring war on the whole of humanity.

Visually the film beats all predecessors hands down. Nishimura and co kept true to their roots low budget (many false CG and less realistic blood fountains rubber), but it is obvious that they have put a lot more work in the aspect of the film. Sakaguchi has even tried a real long take that has proven to be surprisingly impressive. Who would have guessed. Some of the shots handycam could do with some extra work, but overall, it is much better that I would have expected from these guys.

The soundtrack is less interesting. Although it is very strong and this he does not leave many a lasting impression. It's just background music to fill gaps where there is little or no dialogue. While not really a loss, I am sure that extra pleasure could be gathered with a band of his best in place.

As regards the acting, most actors B-grade material which would be totally lost in any serious kind of film, but they manage quite well within the limits of their characters on top. Tak Sakaguchi himself was one of the best performance, but it is the appearance of Naoto Takenaka who had surprised me completely. A rare talent who manages the nonsense complete with the same ease as complex drama. It is undoubtedly one of the players more understated Japan alive.

If you didn't like Nishimura Iguchi earlier films chances are that you won't find much here. Production values have increased, but it is essentially a collection of uberweird fantasy mutations splashed in the blood, guts and gore. If you appreciate this kind of humor that is certainly one of the best films out there (I would say right there with Jackson Braindead), if not, it must be real torture to sit through.

So if you have not yet given enough bodily mutations, the guns of strange nose or creative ways to slice people in half (or), it is a film that cannot be missed. As an added bonus, there are even some oneliners some funny fly here. It is difficult to choose a favorite, but "my wife is a wand" must surely rank among the best oneliners ever.

Mutant girls Squad is a film made for a rather specific audience. It is difficult to draw viewers, again because gorehounds and splatter fans are already well aware of the crew of the Nishimura, others might find it a little difficult to appreciate continuous creativity through fountains of blood and the low-budget approach. It is a film that deserves a good international audience and fans simply cannot miss. My favorite one so far.

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FLAME and CITRON Director shows his lighter side with SUPERCLASICO

As strange as it may seem, in the cinematographic universe created by Ole Christian Madsen (flame and Citron, Prague, Nordkraft) the story of a man travelling Argentina to finalize his divorce as "entertainment". You see, Madsen is a Director known for tackling difficult emotional materials and do it very well. What is even more surprising is that it looks like just by its standards but by just about anyone as Madsen plays his last - Superclasico - as a straight line to slapstick romcom.

Anna moved to Buenos Aires to live his dream of being a sports agent and ends up falling in love for the greatest star of Argentine football. Instead of shipping papers, her husband divorced woman Christian flies out with his adolescent son dysfunctional to deliver them in person, while secretly hoping to win back his wife and his life...

Paprika Steen stars as Anna and Anders Berthelsen: Christian. Check the trailer below.

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SON OF GOD Review

Aerial view of Manila, dull and Morne with its sea of tin roofs and electrical lines entangled, opens Khavn dela Cruz and sons of God by Michael Noer. Isn't Mondomanila, exist a filled waste metropolis filled with joy, living situations poorest can only be composed by Khavn. It's of Manila, the city where the stories of migrants fatedly sad Lino Brocka films are defined, the city where the stories of men of the brilliant Mendoza cinema verite corrupt and corruptible. However, Khavn and Noer, a Danish filmmaker instead of likewise in the desperation of the severely depleted housing aims at their hope thriving. From heaven high, they lower their vision of an annual event, the Festival of the black Nazarene, where most of the faithful, who are also probably the poorest, in Manila are converging within the walls of the Church in Quiapo to relay their desires and needs be a so-called replica ancient of Jesus Christ, darkened by time and circumstances. To call this disorganized gathering the cluelessly well, inexplicably ugly evil predator and the Carnival is an understatement. Son of God, transported on a throne decorated, is paraded in the grounds of the Festival by two bulky men wearing masks ceremony. Picture is too ridiculous to be believed, but the buffet table of Jesus-bad imitations made desperate men and women whose miracles hunger can only match their hunger for real food, it should be, right, won for itself a multitude of followers.He has also acquired a critique, a documentary filmmaker (superbly played by Noer) whose disbelief invites to follow the self-proclaimed worker miracle to reveal at the end of account fraud think is happening. It raises issues of son of God. all leading the response it seeks, the son of God is the Act of money. Yet sons of God replied their with monstrous reverence, dodging any involvement of ill motive. It documents the miracles occur too. A mother has her sick baby unconscious. When the son of God touches the baby, baby breaks out in movement. The lines are blurred. Faith to faith is tested. Is the son of God the son of God? the question is of course only a dilemma for the unfaithful filmmaker. Khavn viewers and Noer are registered to deliberate on the merits of the son of God. It is false, an actor pulled from somewhere in the city to be part of one of the biggest farce in Philippine cinema. Khavn and Noer places emphasis on the word "mock" mock-umentary and colours of the film, from beginning to end, with an attitude of malicious, a noticeable notion that the entire movie feeds not by a desire to be seriously sacrilege, but by a desire to have fun by pushing holes in both the faithful and the infidel. Indeed, the film is stimulated by the manifest flavored who works as its cornerstone. More hilarious movie moments occur when all pretenses to move closer to truth and reality are thrown out the window, such as when a real heart glass jar inside is brought to the attention of the son of God to make it his own faith issue him leading a quest where he dresses donations which could be a suit in the war stars George Lucas to climb a mountain to resume his faith and his healing powers. Filmed in the same style as dramas in time real brilliant Mendoza, images acquire more importance comic, life of Brian's Terry Gilliam has totally funny not only due to the played jokes, but also because he was shot and executed as a Christ of extravagant Zifferelli - God pageant.Son, more everything works like a humorous satire still shallow on the ludicrousness of being too faithful offers mechanical why poor Filipinos and faith are not strange associates. Faith exists here because there is a need of it in the absence of everything else. Faith is equivalent to hope hope which equals happiness despite having nothing. In the eyes of a foreign filmmaker who has everything, this immense faith is odd, especially when there is no display of his presence. What else is faith then when the world provides abundance? The miracle of the film is that, in their exercise of turning derision faith, Khavn Noer, intentionally or not, has preached the truth.(Cross-published in the lessons of school of inattention.) (Firstly published in Philippine Free Press.)

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First Images of Jet Li in flying DRAGON GATE sword Tsui Hark

Stern Detective Dee success offshore Director Tsui Hark is now a hard working on arts martial show Flying Dragon Gate swords.

A remake 3D Tsui Dragon inn, image 1992 production meets Tsui with her once upon a time In China star Jet Li.

Films of Tsui always beautiful and true to form, the first two stills arrived in the Chinese press and are very impressive. Check the gallery below.

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JESSE JAMES reunited Trio of commerce COGAN

Director Andrew Dominik is obviously a man who knows what he likes and what he likes stories of crime of high-end with Brad Pitt and Sam Rockwell. He made one already in the assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - a film with a ridiculously long name deserved as long queues to see, but unfortunately not has not lead - and now he's doing with the Cogan trade again.

An adaptation of the novel by George Higgins, the film - which revolves around the hijacking of a crowd to run the game of poker - locked Sam Rockwell and Brad Pitt in key roles in these last two days, moves together Dominik with two of his previous film stars. And the word is that Casey Affleck should register anytime now, too, to make it a full Quartet. Among others talked about as likely are Josh Brolin, Bill Murray, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo, so maybe people will in fact get out and see it.

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Sundance 2011: Sex worse year comfortable attends the TERRYS

Alerts by Todd Brown, January 5, 2011 2 trailer H 25, so, I think less you know about Tim Heidecker and Sundance's Eric Wareheim selected short The Terrys prior to this, the better view. And so I will say nothing. Just watch.
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Trailer for Pegg and Alien Road Movie Frost PAUL arrives

Alerts by Todd Brown, January 6, 2011 4 H 55, I can't shake the feeling that there is a problem of marketing autour Paul de Greg mottola of the trailer. The concept is funny. I like literally all involved. It is definitely targeting people exactly like me, but... I'm not sure. It is looking too hard? Or is it as simple as the fact that it is dealing with one of the most boring titles in film history? I mean, really... Paul. Just Paul. It tells you anything. It gives no reason to be excited.

But I digress. Trailers for the film began rolling out just now in the UK and now in the United States received the Act the with the first official U.S. trailer turn today at Apple. It will help feel me better about things... Let's find out...

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CUT YOU A DEAL...Win DVD with a machete.

Gifts by Canfield, January 5, 2011 10 pm Wanna get you some machete? We have DVDs to give. To obtain yours, you create your own hero of the exploitation film. The hero must have a name, a mission and a weapon. Entry may be a peak, the text, sculpture, regardless.Contest ends a week from today.? var party; var href = $('img[id=main-asset]') .attr ('src'); part = href. $('.asset-corps_img[src='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none'); $('.asset-more_img[src='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none'); part = part.replace('twitchfilm.com','twitchfilm.net'); $('.asset-corps_img[src='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none'); $('.asset-more_img[src='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none'); part = /(\/[^\/]+)\.(\w+)$/.exec(href); If (part) {part = part [1] + "-thumb-"; $('_img[src*='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none') .asset-body; $('.asset-more_img[src*='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none');} part = part.replace('twitchfilm.com','twitchfilm.net'); If (part) {part = part [1] + "-thumb-"; $('_img[src*='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none') .asset-body; $('.asset-more_img[src*='+part+']') .css ('display', 'none');}

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KARATE-ROBO Noboru Iguchi at first to Rotterdam ZABORGAR

Cult film fans take note: Machine girl Karate-Robo Director Noboru Iguchi Zaborgar will have its world first at the next Festival International de Rotterdam Film.

A revival of the series of traditional television with the same name, Karate Robo Zaborgar is first foray appropriate the Iguchi worldwide tokusatsu. This is the story of a boy and his motorcycle, the gimmick is that the bike turns into a robot controlled by voice that can - and is - used to combat a variety of cyborg strange creatures. The film is pleased case the Iguchi budgeted to this day by a fair margin and its first project ever filmed in a 2.35 aspect ratio. And it looks great.

We had been hoping for the first time the trailer film coincide with this announcement, but unfortunately are not able to do so. Instead of this, we leave you the following still sums up feelings of the main character of the selection.

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Blu Ray STAR WARS release date and Specs announced

THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE

THE RELEASE OF BLU - RAY MORE EXPECTED IN THE GALAXY.

IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE FROM TODAY

LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2011) - the most anticipated Blu - ray release ever - the Saga Star Wars ? - emerges from the speed of light in this September 2011. For the first time, the six epic films of George Lucas (episodes i - VI) are United in a complete set. Fans around the world are able to pre-order now with online retailers.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Star Wars into three separate packages to meet the needs of every Star Wars fan:

Star Wars: The complete Saga on Blu - ray (9 disc set includes all six films)
Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy Blu - ray (3 disc set includes episodes I-III)
Star Wars: Original Blu - ray trilogy (3 disc set includes episodes IV - VI)

STAR WARS: The complete on BLU - RAY SAGA will present all six live-action movies Star Wars feature using the higher possible image and audio presentation, with three additional drives and over 30 hours of special features, including the never-before-seen deleted and other scenes, an exploration of archives Star Wars exclusive and much more.

Star Wars: The complete Saga on Blu - ray will be available for 179.99 $ 139.99 /$ CDN and Star Wars: trilogy sets for $69.99 US / 89.99 CDN. For each set of prices will vary by international territory.

Flanked by a legion of his most beautiful imperial Stormtroopers, Darth Vader, he joined the twentieth century Fox Home Entertainment President Mike Dunn at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce the release, promising "forces of the Empire will be at your disposal to ensure the success of this effort". "

"The Star Wars Saga is the collection of Blu - ray discs more awaited the launch of the format high-definition", said Dunn. "Duty-free epic pioneer of audio and Visual presentation in cinemas and is perfectly adapted to start from home with an experience only possible viewing with Blu - ray".

"With all six episodes available for the first time in a collection, it is a great way for families and the national hearings on the complete Saga from beginning to end, experience", said Doug Yates, Vice President of Marketing, in line, Distribution, Lucasfilm Ltd. "and the quality of HD, Blu - ray provides the most immersive experience home possible."

"The Star Wars franchise was one of the Blu - ray versions more expected by customers of Amazon," said Bill Carr, Vice President of music and video on Amazon. "We believe that Star Wars will be incredibly popular with our customers and we expect the pre-commandes to be very strong."

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Twitch and TIFF Bell Lightbox bringing 80 in Toronto!

TIFF Bell Lightbox - the spiffy new home of the Toronto - Film International Festival have just announced their wave in winter and spring of programming and, hey! Look at what is there! A series of morning weekend of the years 80 children scifi / fantasy / adventure / presented by twitch and programmed by yours truly of horror movies! Here's the official word (so far):

back to the 1980s: February 5 to April.? 2?
Both revered and maligned, the 1980s saw the birth of a new kind of American movie: shows focused on the kid, filled with special effects that have attracted disdain from critics and the dedication of an entire generation. TIFF revit these classics from the 80s on the big screen from February 5 to April 2. This projector, programmed by twitch blogger Todd Brown, includes favorites such as spawning suite-travel time classic back to the future (1985) a digital catalog newly restored; Gremlins(1984), wickedly funny horror of kid-friendly classic about a swarm of little monsters destroying a small town of Norman Rockwell-esque; The Princess Bride (1987), a charming tribute to and send up of the classic storybook adventure; Tolkien-esque dark, fairy tale of Jim Henson dark crystal (1982). The Goonies (1985), pirate treasures hidden in the secret in their hometown caves long-lost a kiddie spin on Indiana Jones follows a team of young intrepid adventurers with Corey Feldman, Sean Astin and a teenage Josh Brolin, as they hunt for a stash. and The last Starfighter (1984), a pioneering science fiction adventure is the first film to employ all-computer generated special effects.

Here's what I tell you:

1 These movies are awesome.

2 It's a Saturday afternoon series in the morning, which means that there kid friendly films to a convivial moment of kid. Therefore, if you have a kid, bring em. If you do not have one of your own, flying an and then bring him. But try and do not forget to return them after the show. I tested these all about boy in advance and all play every bit as children now as they did for us when they turned us in a generation of film geeks.

3 Internal count children. You can get those, too.

4 Titles in the press release are not the full range! If you visit the page of the official program site Web TIFF you notice Krull and Bandits, Bandits are also part of the festivities and there are still to be appointed to bring the total up to ten.

Finally, it is obviously a very different type of programming that is normally TIFF, and it is important that it works. If you want to see these kinds of events that continue we need your support! Spread the word!

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Video clip of Benny Chan SHAOLIN

This is the first years of the Republic and China was plunged into chaos as enemy battle of warlords to extend their power and their lands. Armed young leader Jie Hao and his brother oath Huo lung are little resistance in the conquer of the Township of Dengfeng, leaving thousands of wounded and dead in their wake. The venerated Shaolin Temple throws open its doors to the wounded. Disciples Jing Neng, Jing Kong and Jing Hai venture out night and day to save the villagers become masked hoods Robin to help the poor and the weak.

When Hao Jie learns that temple disciples help his enemies, he challenged kung fu of the temple. Abbe intentionally losing control Jie Hao, and it becomes even more arrogant. But Hao is forced to repent when betrayal of shock lung Huo wipes out his entire family and he is forced to take refuge in Shaolin. While recovering at the temple, Hao has a chance to learn powerful martial arts of Shaolin Wu Dao mad monk and find inner peace.

However, his wife Xue Yan is struggling to cope with the loss of their daughter and decides to seek revenge lung Huo. In the meantime, Neng Jing, Jing Kong and Jing Hai also have a confrontation with Huo. Meetings pulmonary Huo anger brings his army to besiege Shaolin and peace-loving monks are forced to take up arms to protect refugees and their beloved temple...

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Catch AMER + TENEBRAE Double Bill in London!

Amer affects UK cinemas this Friday, and in support of the theatrical run the ICA in London is hosting a Bill double said giallo pastiche, followed by Dario Argento Tenebrae 1980s classic, Sunday, January 9.

In addition, directors will Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani also be there for a Q & A hosted by esteemed Alan Jones of all.

The CIA also organizes screenings multiple Amer, Tenebrae and dark red (Profondo Rosso) there are a lot of chances to catch a few top Italian horror through January.

You can learn more and book tickets here.

?Amer came out in the UK by anchor bay Films and open movie ICA in London on January 7, 2011.

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PHASMA EX MACHINA Matt Osterman has a new name and a Release Date

For those who are wondering when they will finally see ghost Matt Osterman indie phasma Ex machina scifi story, we have your answer. For those who ask not, we have the trailer so that you begin wondering. All lies below.

New York, NY (January 5, 2011) - screen media Films is proud to announce the acquisition of first feature from Matt Osterman Phasma Ex Machina of Films of XYZ.? The supernatural thriller critically acclaimed is to be released in the second quarter of 2011 on DVD/VOD as update title: Ghost in the Machine. The film has played in more than a dozen international and us Film festivals including the Festival International du Film de Fantasia Telluride Horror Film Festival, Arizona Underground Film Festival, where he received the best day. Critical including Dennis Harvey variety proclaiming "something remarkable beginning of producer Matt Osterman" and Colin Covert of the Star Tribune called it "" clearly intelligent... it is a winner.""

In Ghost in the Machine, a young man to elevate his younger brother after the death of their parents, immerses himself in the murky science of the supernatural. Ignoring its responsibilities as a caretaker, he invented an apparatus designed to be a conduit for the other side. It reaches an involuntary level of success that threatens not only safety, but also those around him.

The agreement was negotiated with Nate Bolotin's Films of XYZ, Robert Baruc, President, screen media Films and David t. Fannon, Executive Vice President, screen Media Ventures.

"We we look forward to the opportunity to bring many anxious fans this intelligent and original twist on the traditional ghost story", said Baruc.

Nate Bolotin XYZ Films said: "Matt has created a fresh new look in the science fiction genre and we are pleased to be part of what is sure to be the first of his many engaging features."

Ghost in the Machine was produced by Jennifer Kramer and co-produced by Jon Maichel Thomas. Bleiberg Entertainment manages international sales of the film.

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Get your Norwegian NINJA figurine now!

Trailer by Todd Brown, alerts Norwegian Ninja on January 5, 2011 10: 47 AM Thomas Cappelen Malling is soon to hit DVD and Blu - Ray in his native Norway with a very generous feature set - will find the full breakdown here and pray that the U.S. release coming correspond it because it's fabulous things I want subtitled versions-including an advertisement from vintage 1985 for Arne Treholt figurines 1/6 scale and his troupe of ninja. Now you, can also live film! Check it out below!
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James Franco Meridian hard Bucks of blood from two countries

Lycee white trash rocker. Son of the Super villain. Super bad itself. Problem solving crime stoner. Gay activist rights, based on real life figure Scott Smith. More recently, an avid thrills of real life Aron Ralston and soon another life real figure, Beat Poet (and Member NAMBLA carrying map, I wish to add in relation to keep exact history thanks much) Allen Ginsberg. James Franco has indeed proven to be a fine actor, rather than another pretty face of Hollywood. The dude is top and I like it a lot. Franco is assembling an adaptation of Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, which he hopes to follow up with a screen adaptation of the novel classic and uber-Cormac McCarthy of the Old West, brutal blood Meridian. Apparently Mr. Franco recently shot a scene of pitch, with actors Mark Pelligrino, Scott Glenn, Luke Perry and Dave Franco (yep, brother of James') in order to let the rightholder Scott Rudin know just exactly how serious it is to bring the tale of the screen.

Hell, he worked for Josh Brolin and another adaptation of McCarthy, no. Country For Old Men, which he filmed a scene "hire me good!" filming of planet terror.

Perhaps dedication and tenacity of Franco develops will be and Rudin will submit the project to him. Franco made it clear that it is willing to finance the film itself, which one would think is a hell of a sweetener agreement. Tommy Lee Jones and Ridley Scott have been attached to the project in the past, personally, I would like to see Franco ahold of the property. He is talented, hungry and seems to understand the source material.

Those who have not yet read blood Meridian, it is the story of "the Kid", a young man without name derives through Western and running against some of the legends and the events of the time. Dispel both myths Amerindians, as well as the white man, it is far more realistic and brutally wild "Western" I read. It is located in my top 10 novels of all time. Very highly recommended.

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Robert Pattinson Cast in David Cronenberg COSMOPOLIS.

The jury even if Robert Pattinson or one of its acolytes Twilight can carry a film non-sparkling, but with the series coming to an end, we know you fairly quickly. And we will very soon learn a thing or two from the level of talent, Pattinson also, because it will soon be put through its paces by one of the best in the business.

Robert Pattinson has been cast in David Cronenberg Cosmopolis.

Adaptation of the novel by Don Delillo, mis Cronenberg this year last side make A dangerous method instead of this, but apparently it backward keeping it. And take punch of Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender in Pattinson... Well, he better make his game - if he wants to keep the happy Director. Its where know us if there a.

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Ben Film year: reflections and a top ten

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I started off 2010 in the hustle and bustle of New York, and things now come to a close just outside of Washington D.C. in the quiet woods of Maryland. That quiet has given me time and space to reflect on my film experiences of the year, and how many of those, as solid and formed and wonderful and weird as they are, will probably continue to grow and change as 2011 comes to light. Heck, five years from now I could be looking back on the list which sits below and think myself a fool, because by that point I will most likely have seen Uncle Boonme and Certified Copy, Enter the Void, and Carlos. Okay, so it may sound like I am abandoning this list before I even properly present it. Hardly. I don't regret missing those films, but I do regret missing Meek's Cutoff, Stake Land and The Way Back (though I guess at this point, for all intensive purposes, they'd be considered 2011 releases along with Tree of Life).
In all likelihood the films on this list will still be my favorites five years from now precisely because they were the ones I saw in 2010: the ones I associated with from day to day like new friends who already feel old; the ones that gave me perspective on my own life when I wasn't even looking for it; and the ones that haunted and hounded me so persistently that I had to share with others out of a maddening enthusiasm for them. These were the films that kept prompting me to ask the question, "what does cinema mean to me?"

And some of my best cinematic outings didn't even come from watching recent flicks. I'll fondly look back on the evening fellow Twitch writer, Dustin Chang and I saw Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala at the Film Forum. Two good friends going to see a movie about friendship - what more could one ask for? How about seeing Bill Forsyth's Gregory's Girl (Probably the funniest movie I've ever seen outside of Ghostbusters) with a sold-out audience. And in the row in front of me: a very enthusiastic dad and his ten year-old son who was seeing the movie for the first time. I smiled and thought, "If I ever have kids..."

The Red Riding Trilogy didn't make it to the top ten, but man, will I never forget the epic six-hour press screening last January. It was not only a totally enthralling experience seeing all three parts of the Yorkshire set crime trilogy back-to-back-to-back, but also one of my first forays into the strange, labyrinthine world of the film press; a world made of equal parts optimism and cynicism. No more did I get a taste for my elder colleagues than at the Tribeca Film Festival later that spring. The curious kid in me was amused by the old guard critics' disposition to complaining and the hipster blog upstarts post-ironic waxing. I thought, more uncomfortable now than anything, "where do I fit in?"

It was over the summer after the always wonderful New York Asian Film Festival that I seriously began to question what being a film journalist - whether amateur or professional, paid or unpaid - meant to me. How it affected me as a filmgoer, as a lover of cinema, and in many ways also as a filmmaker (of which I am at least by training). At times there was a disruptive quality to these proceedings; the need to write a review, to critique (and the anxiety that could come from such) or to be a good boy for the publicists; That analytical nausea trumping the magical and intrinsic, was kind of more than a little scary to me.?

Most of the time though I walked into a screening cold, not knowing a thing about the film I was going to see beyond its title. At that moment, in the dark of the theater, all that muckity angst melted away; I was there, present, ready and willing for what could come next. And more often than not, magic, pure, unadulterated magic happened.?

The last quarter of the year did not see me running from my day job to a posh little screening room in SoHo for the latest Ken Loach, or meeting friends to catch a retrospective at BAM or MoMA. As of late the majority of my viewings has come in one of the most shameful ways I can think of for a cinephile - on my laptop. Via Netflix.
C'est la 21st century vie.

So, whether theatrical or home viewing, at a festival or on instant download, these are, for the moment, and in alphabetical order, my favorite films of 2010:

Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky)

Twenty years from now the general consensus could be that their bombastic ballet picture was not only a cumulative effort for Aronofsky and Natalie Portman, but also the film that herald a creative catharsis for both director and star.

Not even 30, and Portman has already had a long and much scrutinized career. My own feeling has been that outside of her raw debut as a child in Leon: The Professional, and perhaps her role in Closer, she's been an actress where you can usually see the acting; not usually a good thing...

Aronofsky for his part is at a point in his career where he is able to contextualize his actors perfectly with subject matter, conducting to their strengths like a grand master, whilst giving them the courage and freedom to be challenged. This is what he gives Portman, and she meets it head-on with a new-found audacity, equally thrilling and terrifying to behold.

Art as life. Greatness through madness. This is Black Swan.

Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (Manoel de Oliveira)

Quaint and elegant, baroque and somehow noir-ish in presentation, this film from the world's oldest working director acts as a fable, and what fable wouldn't be complete without a bittersweet love story right at its core? At just over an hour it is an amusing and easy viewing for the curious, and an absolute goldmine for cinephiles seeking something a little bit more classical in aesthetic.

So, when I said noir-ish in presentation... Sabine Lancelin shoots like a cinematographer prone to noir pictures, but has decided to go on holiday to paint romantic era portraits by the seaside. Rich in texture, and simple in design it was the most visually enchanting picture I saw in 2010.

Everyone Else (Maren Ade)

There is a very telling moment early on in Ade's second feature: Birgit Minichmayr's Gitty shows her boyfriend's young niece how to mock-shoot her. The little girl says, "I hate you," and with a moan, Gitty is hit by the child's imaginary bullet, and stumbles backwards into their vacation home's pool. Funny and awkward to the point of embarrassment, Chris (Lars Eidenger) stands at the edge of the pool watching his girlfriend float on her belly, playing dead. As much as they need a vacation, his anxieties are with work, an architecture competition, and at all costs avoiding a colleague who also happens to be staying in the same Mediterranean town as them.

What Ade and her actors bring to a seemingly familiar story is that rare mutability of life, of a relationship, where the nature of each moment houses many truths. Everyone Else is a tender film without being sentimental, a painful one without being hurtful. And if Ade's first feature The Forest For the Trees wasn't indication enough, it is the arrival of an astute observer of human nature sans the blunt commentary, and with more than a hint of everyday strangeness.

Golden Slumber (Yoshihiro Nakamura)

Here we have a conspiracy-based thriller that on paper sounds incredibly, perhaps dangerously, nostalgic. As a film up on screen it is probably still this, and is also wildly entertaining. Think if Frank Capra directed The Bourne Identity, only well this is from Yoshihiro Nakamura, the man who wowed festival audiences last year with the enduring Fish Story. And Golden Slumber is also a hell of an enduring picture thanks to Masato Sakai, who plays our clueless hero that is roped into being the scapegoat - "the Lee Harvey Oswald" if you will - of an insidious plot to assassinate Japan's Prime Minister.

Golden Slumber's off-beat nature balloons with its colorful cast of supporting characters, including a serial-killer turned sidekick. What grounds the picture is a flashbacking storyline about Sakai and his college friends, including his cute romance with the now married Yuko Takeuchi. How this all weaves together in present day is mind bogglingly loopy, yet it works. It works like gangbusters. A total unabashed delight about deep human connection in our wi-fi world, Golden Slumber is a film that will get the adrenaline pumping as much as it will tug at the ol' heart strings.

Greenberg (Noah Baumbach)

I like Noah Baumbach films. A lot. Many folks who saw Greenberg seemed to think the title character played by Ben Stiller was a dick, a jerk, a narcissistic asshole. I didn't see it that way. I read him as vulnerable at the very best and misanthropic at the very worst. And I identified with him, empathized with him. Quite a lot.

And Greta Gerwig may be the one good thing to come out of the so-called mumblecore movement. I recently had a conversation with a friend who said he thought her performance was flat, and then re-worded it as understated. He didn't think there was much of a difference between the two. In my mind there is a big difference, however fine the line. Like Greenberg, Gerwig's Florence, is a hard one to pin down: a people pleaser full of self-doubt, constantly flustered but never angry. If I was in any position to vote for a best actress award this year I'd give it to Greta Gerwig.

I'd gladly welcome the chance to sit with these characters for several more hours, digging wholeheartedly into the awkward minutia of their lives, and that's probably one of the greatest compliments I could give any film.

Live Tape (Tetsuaki Matsue)

If someone were to put a gun to my head and force me to name my absolute favorite film of 2010, I might end up saying Greenberg, but if I were asked what film I'd wholeheartedly recommend everyone see it'd probably be this 74 minute concert film shot entirely in one take. Only I don't really know how one would procure it outside of Japan.

Up and coming documentarian Matsue follows musician Kenta Maeno as he strolls the streets of Tokyo on New Years day 2009, plucking his guitar, singing wistful ballads, a glum-hearted minstrel in ray-bands.

Trying to encapsulate this film is actually really hard... it is a simple idea, seamless in execution, organic, of its moment yet most likely meticulously planned... as I stumble through a way to describe the film in any lasting detail, I think of how Live Tape epitomizes that pure cinematic magic I spoke about earlier. There is something miraculous happening in its ambling and spontaneous nature. Matsue begins to poke and prod Maeno with playful jokes about hiding behind his sunglasses, all the while hiding behind camera himself. Before the film ends with a beautiful sunset concert, Matsue steps out from behind camera, and the two men discuss their hardships of the previous year in surprisingly candid fashion. All of a sudden Live Tape becomes a poignant portrait of not just one artist, but of two creative souls finding camaraderie in that deeply personal yet universal struggle to create something wonderful and of themselves. Well boys, mission accomplished.

Monsters (Gareth Edwards)

More unsettling than downright scary or flighty, Edwards is a filmmaker who ruminates on the nature of fear rather than cueing for sensational and primal effect. The moment the extraterrestrial monsters make a full appearance just may be the most beautiful, emotionally engaging moment in the entire picture, and probably not for the reasons one expects. It is this focus on mood, atmosphere and sheer emotional beauty that makes Edwards capable of wowing well beyond his micro-budget effects work, which has gained him entry into the hallowed halls of studio filmmaking.

Here's hoping then that he can bring more than a little of that poetic panache and guerrilla aesthetic to his upcoming big-budget sci-fi flick.?

Please Give (Nicole Holofcener)

Upper class guilt is the name of the game in this Manhattan set comedy of manners and morals. Catherine Keener and husband Oliver Platt court their elderly neighbor and her granddaughters, waiting for the day the old bag croaks and they can get her apartment renovated.
Rebecca Hall, in her relatively short career has played the damsel-in-distress/victim role a number of times, mostly in testosterone driven fair like the Boston-set thriller The Town. Here, in what may be her most authentic performance, she is a victim of her own family, playing the self-enforced caretaker to her crotchety ol' grandma. There is a quiet, lopsided dignity to her, which plays as an interesting parallel to Keener's anxiety riddled, guilt stricken furniture store owner. People are mean here, and then they feel shitty, and things usually end up in that tricky gray area. With Holofcener's acerbic yet gentle touch Please Give is a very funny and insightful picture on the process of letting go.

Symbol (Hitoshi Matsumoto)

The most profound message film based around potty humor and fart jokes ever made. All brought to you by one of Japan's most prolific comedians, and now with his second feature under his belt, one of their most intriguing directors. If you're a regular reader of these here pages then you know the praise we've lavished on this film has been nothing short of stellar, so what else is there left to say? Yes, Symbol is essentially one drawn-out joke. And yep the majority of it takes places in a white room where Matsumoto, dressed like a preschooler in pajamas, has to figure out a way to get free of his prison by using items that are dropped after pressing singing penis statues, which magically appear from the walls. That all sounds rather crazy and shouldn't work as a film, yet Symbol most certainly, absolutely 100% does.

Zonad (John and Kieran Carney)

When a man in a red jumpsuit is found passed out in the Cassidy's family room the same night a comet passes over head, the townsfolk of Ballymoran are convinced they have an intergalactic traveler in their midst, only well... it is painfully obvious to all but them... that they do not. Thus begins the Carney Brothers utterly zany send-up of 50s B movies and American sitcom tropes.

Simon Delaney as the titular (not) spaceman is a hoot; equally charming and cunning, oafish and lovable he sets the tone for this lewd and also very sweet picture. Janice Byrne as the not-so-innocent Irish school girl and Rory Keenan as her vengeful yet hapless American beau hold their own in the larger ensemble, playing against type. Brian Byrne punches out a rousing tongue-in-cheek score, while the Carneys direct the madness with a lite, assured hand.

I was lucky enough to catch Zonad at Tribeca last spring, but outside of a few further festival dates I've heard hide nor hair of the film, which is a downright shame because this is one of the funniest I've come across in quite some time. I can't see why it would be unable to find a wider audience outside of its native Ireland.

Okay, so that's about it. If you stuck to the end, much obliged.

Here are 20 honorable mentions:
The Blood of Rebirth, Daddy Longlegs, Daybreakers, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, The Eclipse, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Never Let Me Go, My Queen Karo, No One Knows About Persian Cats, Ondine, The Red Riding Trilogy, Sawako Decides, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, The Social Network, The Square, Toy Story 3, The Travelogues, True Grit, Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (mostly) American Avant-garde, Youth in Revolt. ? ? ?

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Chris Alexander of Fangoria B-Movie Madness brings Bloor Cinema

Sometimes ' Nades have all the fun. While I am stuck in northwestern superior freezing my Lovin' horror ' ta - ta off, you sleazehounds and kind geeks who lurks in the Toronto area will actually start looking forward to Mondays, courtesy of newly appointed editor-in-Chief of Fangoria, magazine Chris Alexander and his B-Movie Monday madness series, from 10'th of January in halls of Bloor. Imagine that!
Chris Alexander, curator of the Film School confidential Bloor successor each Monday cinema series in January to some of the most beautiful of the screen in the alerts and sleaze. Bloor members tickets are $ 5 for a single function, 8 $ for both (a mebership Bloor will work you an initial investment of $ 5 too) I could affect a few spots of twenty persons, the line-up, it is put together include a couple-not-miss rarities, including my personal favorite Dan Curtis TAPES NORLISS THE film 24 (don't miss this tv horror if you like creepy old school in the vein of NIGHT STALKER)

Programming grid is as follows - thus prepared these 5 spots, terror it starts coming Monday!

BLOOR CINEMA
presents' Monday MADNESS FILM FESTIVAL ".???Organized by the editor-in-Chief of FANGORIA Chris Alexander.January 10 this year running - 31st 2011 only at the BLOOR!Single films only $5 for members! Double feature only $8 for members!10 January 2011."Get your blood on!I drink your blood (1971) horror post-hippie sadly famous spectacle sees a town in the hinterlands under the thumb of a band of thugs not washed. When a young boy decides enough, he injected with rage, meat pies causing becoming choppy, wide eyed, deadly ultra-violent bandits. Lynn Lowry (chills, des fous) plays in this classic waste bin, presented UNCUT.Then, if your heart can mean it...Bloody pit of horror (1965) absolutely crazy, homoerotic Italy classic camp sees Mickey Hargitay, widow Jayne Mansfield and the father of actress Mariska Hargitay trapping a troop of fanshionistas in his Hollywood hills mansion and submitting to ridiculous and colourful torture. Hargitay fires rails with jaw abandonment bravado, and it is clear that it was stolen from the 1965 Oscar ceremony...Monday, January 17, 2011"Get your motor RUNNIN'...". " Absolutely hilarious response of the ANGELS (1971) Rose in EASY RIDER sees a touring biker gang transsexuals funloving about purple pig, with all classes of misadventure. See the "ladies" eat hot dogs and Exchange advice limit! See a young, pre-GRIZZLY ADAMS Dan Haggerty his bicycle without a shirt! See THE ANGELS Rose and marvel at really strange how the 1970s were!Then, if there is gas left in the tank...Werewolves on wheels (1971) the granddaddy of eccentric biker flicks, werewolves dispose of a badass, completely barbaric bike gang prey to a coven of bread evil eat Satanic (led by real deal actor Severn Darden) proceed to transform one of the gang in a man wolves deadly face blurred. Moody, rough and tumble, ridiculous and featuring a kick-ass trucker rock score. Monday, January 24, 2011"DAN CURTIS DOUBLE FEATURE."Producer/Director/small screen mogul Dan Curtis changed TV history with his vampire gothic soap opera DARK SHADOWS in the late 1960s. In the 1970s, he possessed evil waves, trigger a wave of frightening of quality who pushed the boundaries of what could be shown initially. Bloor Cinema is pleased to present two of these classics.Curtis NORLISS bands (1973) and writer William f. Nolan has created this pilot pre-X-FILES on a supernatural investigator, who discovers the evil. POLOCE wife Angie Dickenson plays in this time, sometimes terrifying horror mystery.Then, after a Word from our sponsor...DEAD of night (1976) after Curtis and writer Richard Matheson hit gold with movie skits TRILOLOGY of terror, he tried again with this image. The first two stories are fine am, but the third, "Bobby", is a masterpiece of terror is Stephen King PET SEMETARY.Monday, January 31, 2011"BIG TOP bloodshed."CRAZY (1932), the mother of all exploitation films, immortal melodrama still commands controversy of Tod Browning today. Tell the story of the life and loves of a travelling circus full of physically challenged from the performers (no actors here, its the real thing), FREAKS is uncomfortable, tragic, funny, shocking and completely fascinating. A one-of-a kind movie experience.And, for our next Act...VAMPIRE CIRCUS (1972) the tell and perhaps more violent offers the Hammer Studios, VAMPIRE CIRCUS is a lush and bloody Gothic freak out. When a strange Carnival rolls into a fucking Austrian village, bringing to death in his wake, it seems to be the work of the Mitterhaus Earl of downtime, staked by vengeful villagers a decade before. Kinky, gory and very, very cool.Visit www.bloorcinema.com and www.chris-alexander.ca for more information, including schedules and the place of theatre.Now, it's a spicy meatball, at prices affordable damned. Unplug the overnight home entertainment system and see these films on a screen with an audience, if indeed you are lucky enough to be in the region. Dire que Sean "The butcher" Smithson sent to Chris and receive a true vintage non-prix registered offices of the preference of Marvel comics since the beginning of the 1970s!Discover the trailers for all titles in the series below.

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