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Posted Evokative Films and Fantastic Fest present 'Adrift in Tokyo' in Austin, TX! to News
Well this is just... just... well it's just FANTASTIC news coming from our friends at Evokative Films. Together with Fantastic Fest they will be having their first ever US theatrical release in Austin, Texas early in December. the film? You...
November 20, 2009 7:38 PM
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Posted Universal finds their guy! Carl Rinsch to direct their '47 Ronin' film. to News
Noteworthy in the sense that we've only just been talking about a new chambara film being prepared in Japan. Perhaps we didn't care or thought the idea was just too silly that it couldn't be true but almost a...
November 18, 2009 11:05 AM
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Posted Fist of Dragon to Galleries
November 18, 2009 10:12 AM
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Posted Wowee! 'Fist of Dragon' 龍拳 trailer comes out of nowhere! to News
The first trailer for Michael Chuah's upcoming action film Fist of Dragon hit the web late last week and I gotta say that is some fine old school HK action filmmaking going on there. Harkening back to the action...
November 18, 2009 9:25 AM
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Posted Production begins on 'The Legend of Chen Zhen', but... to News
Production of The Legend of Chen Zhen began this week with the usual press conference launch on Sunday. Wu-jing.org has links to video on Sina [find that below] and promptly translated some of it for the rest of us...
November 18, 2009 7:50 AM
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Posted Tete's short fim 'Fumiko's Confession' impresses! to News
Impressed as we are with the works of Japanese animation production houses like Production IG and Madhouse sometimes it is the little guys that make the biggest impression of all. Recently we have marveled at the tremendous skills and...
November 16, 2009 11:56 PM
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Posted Tadanobu Asano to join Kenneth Branagh's 'Thor'! to News
Just tweeting with fellow writer James Marsh and he pointed me towards some very good news about Kenneth Branagh's upcoming Thor film. Japanese actor and darling of these pages Tadanobu Asano has joined his cast! Keen!"Thor" helmer Kenneth Branagh...
November 16, 2009 11:22 PM
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Posted Reel Asian 2009: The Ache to Reviews
The heroine, Sheri, is a young Chinese Canadian who, despite her mother's obsessive fear of anything "dirty," secretly works in a fetish parlor. One day, she comes across a strange woman, Celeste, going through her trash. Disturbed by what...
November 15, 2009 11:00 PM
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Posted The Final to Movies
November 15, 2009 2:26 PM
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Posted Horrorfest 4 pulls an all-nighter and crams for 'The Final' to News
Up for bids the previous week at AFM and now part of After Dark Films' Horrorfest 4 lineup this new year Joey Stewart's The Final joins the lineup. The bullied teen revenge horror joins Hidden, Dread, The Graves, Lake...
November 15, 2009 2:11 PM
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Posted Sigur Ros' doc 'Heima' streaming live at Pitchfork TV to News
Sigur Ros is a favorite band of Twitch writers, here in Toronto at least, and we know that Swarez rolls with the boys when they're back home in Iceland but in case you never picked up your copy of...
November 11, 2009 4:38 PM
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Posted Teaser trailer for live action 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' to News
It was back in March when word first broke that there would be another live adaptation of the short story Toli o Kakeru Shojo [The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]. Then it got quiet until today. Thanks to NipponCinema...
November 11, 2009 4:07 PM
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Posted Giant robots attack Uruguay. Start a 'Panic Attack!' to News
God bless you Uruguay. I didn't know you had it in you. Commercial director and FX man Fede Alvarez has created one nice little piece of film to add to his resume called Panic Attack! or Ataque de Panico!....
November 11, 2009 3:24 PM
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Posted Reel Asian 09: Overheard to Reviews
[The Reel Asian International Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night with the latest offering from acclaimed writers/directors Alan Mak and Felix Chong. The show starts at 7:00pm at The Bloor]Overheard opens with three men breaking in to an office...
November 10, 2009 10:53 PM
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Posted Reel Asian 09: When the Full Moon Rises to Reviews
[Just a couple more days before the Reel Asian International Film Festival begins on November 11th. Don't miss out]Saleh used to be a reporter. But, his stories were too sensational to put to print so he is a reporter...
November 8, 2009 9:59 PM
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Posted Four posters for 'Kick-Ass' really... um... er... you know! to News
A little bit of spit and polish go a long way. Four posters for Matthew Vaughan's graphic novel adaptation Kick-Ass have been released. On their own they're nifty but unless you saw them all together you would think something...
November 6, 2009 8:45 PM
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Posted Kick-Ass to Galleries
November 6, 2009 8:40 PM
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Posted 'The Human Centipede' wins Prix D'or at Sainte Maxime International Horror Film Festival to News
Six's very disturbing yet absolutely engrossing horror film is winning fans and prizes around the globe!Chalk up another win for Tom Six's The Human Centipede. From Austin to L.A. and now to Sainte Maxime in France where his film...
November 5, 2009 9:56 PM
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Posted Its press day on the set of Ip Man 2! to News
X had alluded to the same press day near the end of last week; where Donnie Yen cleared up any misunderstanding that led everyone to believe that he would retire soon. The set of one of the most anticipated...
November 4, 2009 11:33 PM
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Posted Cast and crew share thoughts on 'Rain of Swords in the Pugilistic World' to News
Cast and crew of the upcoming wuxia film, Rain of Swords in the Pugilistic World, gathered together yesterday for the lensing ceremony. In attendance were the producers John Woo, Terence Chang, Peter Lam and Zhong Li Fang, the director...
November 4, 2009 11:17 PM
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Posted Saigo no Chushingura to Movies
November 4, 2009 7:23 PM
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Posted Koji Yakusho and Koichi Sato to star in 47 Ronin film 'Saigo no Chushingura' to News
Some have called it Japan's 'national legend'. The story of the 47 Ronin has been told in numerous mediums but the last time it was ever told on the big screen was back in Kon Ichikawa's 1994 film, Kon...
November 4, 2009 6:51 PM
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Posted A bakers dozen of 'Assault Girl' images! to News
We're more than a little curious about Mamoru Oshii's Assault Girls, his first live film since Avalon. And to tide us over until we can get our grubby mitts on it NipponCinema loaded up 13 images, which we have...
November 4, 2009 6:30 PM
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Posted Assault Girls to Galleries
November 4, 2009 6:24 PM
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Posted The Eternal to Movies
November 2, 2009 7:49 PM
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Posted AFM 09: 'The Eternal', coming to a subway station near you! to News
Shimmering vampires be damned. If there still were any questions about which direction Toronto based director Justin McConnell was taking his vampire flick The Eternal this teaser trailer cut for AFM should stand as a clear indication. Interesting fact....
November 2, 2009 7:42 PM
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Posted ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction to Movies
October 30, 2009 8:46 AM
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Posted ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction added to Horrorfest 4 lineup! to News
After Dark Films is proud to announce their newest title for Horrorfest 4, the darkly comedic thriller ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction.In ZMD, a conservative island community is under attack! Port Gamble, Washington is being overrun with braineaters, and the...
October 30, 2009 8:44 AM
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Posted Joe Cornish is ready to 'Attack the Block' to News
Not content with his directorial experience on the small screen writer/comedian/director Joe Cornish will mark his debut for the big screen directing his own script, Attack The Block, a sci-fi comedy. The story of Attack the Block is about...
October 29, 2009 7:17 PM
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Posted Xavier Gens finds shelter and prepares for 'Fallout' to News
[Updated with official artwork.]Frontière(s) director and Hitman punching bag, French director Xavier Gens is about to get back on that Hollywood bike after being shoved of it and direct a PA film called Fallout set around a New York apartment...
October 28, 2009 11:54 AM
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Posted Cast and crew speak about Benny Chan's 'Shaolin' to News
Over at Wu-jing.org there is an thorough write up about last week's press conference leading up to Benny Chan's upcoming film Shaolin. There are video links for Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Wu Jing himself and director Benny...
October 27, 2009 7:30 PM
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Posted Trailer for new Production I.G. project 'Loups Garous' to News
We're always interested to know what animation house Production I.G. are up to and the first trailer for a new project Loups Garous came out. Japanator has the scoop...Based on a novel that Viz announced it will be publishing back...
October 27, 2009 4:21 PM
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Posted The Ache to Movies
October 27, 2009 3:47 PM
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Posted Fallout to Movies
October 27, 2009 12:30 PM
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Posted Damon and Brolin latest to join The Coens' 'True Grit' to News
We do loves us some Coen Brothers movie making magic. And they have no trouble attracting top list actors to their films and it looks like their interpretation of True Grit will be no exception. They've already signed on...
October 26, 2009 11:18 PM
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Posted Reel Asian 2009: White on Rice to Reviews
[White on Rice plays on Saturday, November 14th @ 5:00pm in Innis Town Hall. Ticket information below]White on Rice is a comedy about Jimmy (Hiroshi Watanabe), a naive but adorable 40-year-old divorcée who moves to America to stay with...
October 25, 2009 7:42 PM
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Posted Reel Asian 09: Yanggaw! to Reviews
[Just over two weeks away from the 13th annual Reel Asian International Film Festival here in Toronto. Got my first look at a Filipino horror film for first time. Yanggaw plays Thursday, November 12th at Innis Town Hall @...
October 25, 2009 5:46 PM
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Posted Will lightening strike twice for Neill Blomkamp? to News
Yeah. A couple days behind on this but still worth mentioning. One of the biggest surprises was the come out of nowhere District 9 by Neill Blomkamp. The little film that could, it did gangbusters at the box office...
October 24, 2009 11:04 PM
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Posted A-Team to Galleries
October 24, 2009 7:24 PM
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Posted English subtitled trailer for Thai horror film 'Haunted Universities' to News
What a strange new world post-secondary eduction can be. It's hard enough to start over again without upperclassmen telling tales of horror and haunting and daring you to go into the basement, or the bathroom at the end of...
October 23, 2009 10:40 PM
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Posted Your first official look at the new 'A-Team' to News
Earlier this afternoon the first official image of the new A-Team was released. From left to right you have Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as Sgt. "B.A." Baracus, Sharlto Copley as Capt. "Howling Mad"...
October 23, 2009 9:48 PM
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Posted 'Black Dynamite' soundtrack: short doc about Adrian Younge's musical prowess. to News
Got another video for you. A short documentary about one man's quest to bring you that funky soundtrack that was ringing in your ears the whole time you were watching Black Dynamite. The soundtrack by Adrian Younge was released yesterday...
October 21, 2009 6:08 PM
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Posted Once Upon a Chinese Classic to Galleries
October 21, 2009 1:37 PM
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Posted Outtakes trailer from Jeff Lau's 'Once Upon a Chinese Classic' to News
What was once titled Light-transcending Pandora's Box is now called Once Upon a Chinese Classic and from the outside looks like the Chinese take on a Zucker comedy film and a send up of John Woo's Red Cliff films....
October 21, 2009 1:25 PM
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