Todd Brown
Founder and Editor; Toronto, Canada

Todd founded Twitch in September of 2004 under the assumption that nobody in particular would care. Some people did, so he kept going. Todd is also Director of International Programming at Fantastic Fest, a partner at XYZ Films and father to a remarkably geeky child.

John Noble Joining Hugo Weaving In THE MULE
It was just this past Friday that we first caught wind of The Mule, the Leigh Whannel and Angus Sampson scripted crime thriller to be directed by first timer Tony Mahony with the producer of Chopper also on board.  The... More »
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Golly. Final FAST AND FURIOUS 6 Trailer Blows Stuff Up Real Good.
How's this for something that would have seemed unimagineable to say just a few years ago but now seems abundantly obvious: Justin Lin is not coming back to direct Fast And Furious 7 and that's a bad thing. It's bad... More »
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Review: GAME OF THRONES S3E05, KISSED BY FIRE (Or, Robb And Tyrion Lose Their Grip On Things To Wildly Different Results)
Oh, Robb Stark. You're just not so good at this King thing, are you? A good strategist on the field of battle? That's the rumor, though we've seen no sign of it for quite some time, but the whole leadership... More »
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Hugo Weaving Stars In Leigh Whannel's THE MULE
Yeah, let Luc Besson have his drug mule movie. No problem. But the one I really want to see is The Mule, an upcoming Australian effort from the producer of Chopper with first timer Tony Mahony directing from a script... More »
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Oh, No! AVALANCHE SHARKS!
Yes, this is real.Spring break in the mountains: snowboarding, beer, drunken co-eds in bikinis.  As the yearly Bikini Ski Day party descends on a small mountain town, something lurks beneath the snow.  When an unwitting rider causes an avalanche, it... More »
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Scarlett Johansson Leads Besson's LUCY
Having now apparently wrapped up his 'serious' phase in which he pretended to be interested in things other than girls with guns, Luc Besson is getting back to his roots. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that having now wrapped Malavita... More »
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Jarmusch's ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE Added To Cannes Competition
Only Lovers Left Alive - the Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston starring vampire picture from inconoclastic indie director Jim Jarmusch - has been announced as a late addition to the competition lineup at the Cannes Film Festival. Jarmusch was last... More »
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Yamaguchi Gets Claustrophobic With ABDUCTEE
Best known as the yin to Takasguchi Tak's yang - the duo work together incredibly frequently - director Yamaguchi Yudai has built himself a very well earned reputation as one of the merriest of merry pranksters in the Japanese underground... More »
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Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman And Stephen Rea Anchor Haunted House Thriller OUT OF THE DARK
Given that XYZ Films - where I'm a partner - are executive producers on this, I shall just let the press release do the talking:Los Angeles, CA - April 25, 2013 - Julia Stiles (Silver Linings Playbook, The Bourne Ultimatum),... More »
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Final Trailer For Pixar's MONSTERS UNIVERSITY
I will confess to having a soft spot for Pixar's Monsters Inc. As the first film that The Boy ever really fixated on it is a film that I have seen literally dozens of times - during several screenings of... More »
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SADAKO Returns For Another Dose Of 3D Horror
She crept off the video tape and through the TV screen of The Ring and onto the web for Sadako 3D and the villain that kicked off the J-horror wave is proving particularly persistent. Yep, Sadako is back once again,... More »
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SHAUN THE SHEEP Headed To The Big Screen
Initially a spin off from the popular - and Oscar winning - stop motion animated Wallace And Gromit series of short films, Shaun the Sheep has gone on to become arguably the biggest title in the Aardman Animation catalog. Shaun... More »
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Up Next From The Makers Of THE RAID And KILLERS: Joe Taslim Stars In THE NIGHT COMES FOR US
The night is falling on Jakarta and the makers of The Raid and Killers are coming out to play.Coming next from PT Merantau Films is The Night Comes For Us, a dark action film being co-written by The Raid director... More »
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Witness The Sad Fate Of The Bread-Head Man
Poor Bread-Head man.... More »
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Victor Crowley Crushes Heads In Super Bloody HATCHET 3 Trailer
Here are the basic rules of franchise entertainment. The first film establishes the world and the basic rules. The second film (usually the best) expands on that world and ups the ante. The third film? That's where things generally either... More »
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Japanese STAR TREK Trailer Teases Out Some Fresh Footage
Japan is getting all the new toys when it comes to big Hollywood releases these days. We just had a new Japanese trailer for The Wolverine that featured new footage and now here comes a Japanese offering for Star Trek:... More »
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Watch Studio Ghibli's GIANT GOD WARRIOR APPEARS IN TOKYO
It was all the way back in May of 2012 when word of an upcoming Japanese tokusatsu film titled Giant God Warrior Appears In Tokyo (Kyōshinhei Tokyo ni Arawaru) was met with great anticipation. And for good reason. Sure, it's... More »
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Joyeux Noel! PANIQUE AU VILLAGE (A TOWN CALLED PANIC) Returns With New Christmas Special!
Here's an early Christmas present worth getting excited about: Panique Au Village - best known on these shores as A Town Called Panic - is returning to screens later this year with a brand new Christmas special. For those unfamiliar,... More »
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Bow Before The KING OF APOLOGIES!
Meet Kuroshima Mamoru, apology instructor. When mishaps occur and you need to put things right, Kuroshima is your man. He'll give you the skills you need. Among his clients: A returned ex-pat who never learned to apologize properly; an underwear... More »
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DEAD SNOW Team Returns With KILL BULJO 2, Watch The Teaser Now!
Before there was Dead Snow, there was Kill Buljo. An irreverent action comedy that sort of spoofed Kill Bill whilst very much ripping into the stereotypes of northern Norway - home to director Tommy Wirkola and writer-star Stig Frode Henriksen... More »
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Twitchvision: Talking STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, MUD and THE ICEMAN

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Learning from the Masters of Cinema: Henri-Georges Clouzot's THE MURDERER LIVES AT 21

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