Berlin 2011: Trailer For Norwegian Drama THE MOUNTAIN (FJELLET)
[Updated with English subtitled trailer]Soon to have it's international premiere in Berlin, Ole Giæver's intimate drama The Mountain (Fjellet) is sure to draw attention for its stunning landscapes as much as anything else.The story of a grief stricken pair of... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Complete Berlin Competition Lineup Announced
With the Berlinale just around the corner the remaining titles from the competition lineup have been announced, among them Michel Ocelot's Les Contes De La Nuit - the feature adaptation of his television series Dragons And Princesses. Find the complete... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Paranmanjang Trailer
Only a few days after we posted about Park Chan-Wook's short film shot with an iPhone, a trailer popped up on Youtube, but it was only brought to my attention at this moment, so I pass it on to... More »
  

Complete Berlinale 2011 Forum Program Announced
The complete lineup for the Forum program at the 2011 Berlinale has been announced and it's an interesting mix of newcomers and familiar names. On the familiar side Richard Ayoade's Submarine, Dante Lam's The Stool Pigeon and Jeff Nichols' Take... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

'Skull World' and 'The Collapsed' getting worldwide sales rep from Raven Banner!
If you're wondering when you're going to be able to see either of Canadian director Justin McConnell's most recent films, The Collapsed and Skull World, hopefully it will be soon as both films have been picked up by local outfit... More »
  

7 KHOON MAAF Website Goes Live With Extra Goodies
Vishal Bhardwaj and Priyanka Chopra's new black widow thriller 7 Khoon Maaf keeps getting more and more intriguing.  I posted the trailer here a week or so ago, and just a couple of days ago the official website went live... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

Berlin 2011: Trailer For Dark Belgian Drama BULLHEAD (RUNDSKOP)
Soon to premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival is Michael Roskam's Bullhead (Rundskop), a dark drama set in the world of illegal agricultural hormone trading. Shot by frequent Koen (Ex Drummer) Mortier collaborator Nicolas Karakatsanis there... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

THE UNJUST, ELITE SQUAD 2 And THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE Among First Berlin Titles
Though it slipped past us somehow the 2011 Berlin Film Festival released the first block of titles from their Panorama section yesterday and there are some very familiar names in there, among them Ryoo Seung-Wan's The Unjust, Jorge Padilha's Elite... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

GRIFF THE INVISIBLE Shimmies Into Berlin, Gets A Teaser!!
It's all been a bit quiet from Griff the Invisible since the Aussie boutique superhero film had its world premiere at Toronto in September, with the filmmakers biding their time before its homeland release early next year.Now they've come out full guns blazing,... More »
  

TRUE GRIT To Open Berlin
To say that the early buzz around the Coen Brothers remake of True Grit is positive is a bit of an understatement. The reality is that people - lots of them - are saying that this is one of the... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Modern western RED HILL picked up by Sony
The 2010 Australian genre revolution is roaring along, with news of yet another film picked up by major North American distributors.Red Hill, the Ryan Kwanten-starring modern western that made waves at Berlin, has just been bought by Sony Pictures for... More »
  

Gerard Depardieu Encourages A Respect For Ham In MAMMUTH
Let me clear about this right up front. I am not a fan of Gerard Depardieu and I never have been. I'm not sure whether it's something about his acting style or the projects he chooses but there is generally... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Trailer For Russian Arctic Drama HOW I ENDED THIS SUMMER
Fresh off its premiere at the 2010 Berlinale, an English subtitled trailer has arrived for Russian arctic drama How I Ended This Summer.  There looks to be a bit of an edge to this one but I'm not certain just... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

EFM 2010: Sion Sono's Next Is Serial Killer Thriller COLD FISH!
[Updated with a better quality version of the image and a brief synopsis]We knew Love Exposure director Sion Sono would be doing his next feature as part of Nikkatsu's Sushu Typhoon line but beyond that details were sketchy in the... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Berlinale 2010: Fantastic Trailer For Norwegian Black Comedy A SOMEWHAT GENTLE MAN
It's the curse of the film market. After four solid days of seeing not a single film that I truly loved at the European Film Market - a discouraging experience when you're packing in four or five screenings a day... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

English Trailer For Koji Masunari's WELCOME TO THE SPACE SHOW
Japan had a rather good year at this year's Berlin Film Festival with titles scattered throughout all programs.  Turning up in the youth-oriented section was Koji Masunari's Welcome To The Space Show, a family friendly sci-fi adventure that reunited Masunari... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

First Footage From Sylvain Chomet's THE ILLUSIONIST
No, it's not a formal trailer for Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist just yet but with the film premiering in Berlin, festival organizers put together a reel made up of footage from the film cut together with interview footage of Chomet... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

EFM 2010: TONY MANERO's Pablo Larrain Returns With POST MORTEM
One of the great surprises of 2008 was the emergence of Chile's Pablo Larrain, a director who burst onto the international scene with his stunning sophomore film Tony Manero. The story of a serial killer obsessed with the titular John... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

EFM 2010: Angry Tire Explodes Heads In RUBBER!
Yes, you read that headline right.  Quentin Dupieux's Rubber features an angry psychic tire as its protagonist, a tire rolling through the desert wreaking steel-belted vengeance by psychically exploding the heads of anyone it doesn't particularly like.  That this would... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

EFM 2010: Fear The NORWEGIAN NINJA! Fear Him!
Though I've been sworn to secrecy as to their specific contents, Norwegian Ninja producer Eric Vogel was good enough to show me a clip reel of his upcoming action comedy and the only response is wow.  This is an unusual... More »
By Todd Brown   
  
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