Here's An Indie, There's An Indie! BAMcinemaFest Announces 2013 Line Up

Oh, New York, New York, you're one hell of a town. And Brooklyn in the summertime is a place to be. Come this June BAMcinématek is most certainly a place to be, when their fifth annual BAMcinemaFest kicks off with... More »
  

Watch The Coen Brothers' INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Cannes Trailer
The Coen Brothers are headed to Cannes with Inside Llewyn Davis and they've got a new trailer to celebrate that fact. This one plays largely as an extended version of the earlier offering with a good deal of repeated footage... More »
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A Martial Arts Fantasy Anchored In A Tragic Reality, Watch Eric Lim's THE FORGE
There are certain filmmakers here at Twitch that we feel a certain bond with, creators that have somehow crossed over the line of simply being someone who made something cool and have become a part of the extended family. Most... More »
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Exclusive Clip From Creeptastic Horror Flick GUT, Out On DVD May 28
Elias Ganster's super tense and creepy indie horror film, Gut, comes to DVD on May 28. To help you prepare for the intense unease you're destined to feel, we've been given an exclusive clip of the film. Here's a synopsis:Something... More »
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Now on Blu-ray: Rock N Roll With REPO MAN (MoC UK) and HARD CORE LOGO 1 & 2
Another delayed review makes for a great triple feature here at Twitch! Two of my favorite punk rock movies made the jump to high definition in late 2012: Alex Cox's masterpiece, Repo Man, and Bruce McDonald's breakthrough road movie, Hard Core... More »
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Now on Blu-ray: Stuart Gordon's FROM BEYOND Scream Factory US & Second Sight UK
Stuart Gordon's From Beyond has always been the stepchild when it came to his Lovecraft adaptations. The iconic gore fest Re-Animator is the elephant in the room, there's no two ways about that. While Re-Animator has gained an immense cult... More »
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Dolph Lundgren! Billy Zane! Vinnie Jones! It's The Best Bad Cast Ever In BLOOD OF REDEMPTION
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, one thing can be certain with a film like Blood Of Redemption. With a principal cast made up of Dolph Lundgren, Billy Zane and Vinnie Jones it will be filled with manly men doing manly things.... More »
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It's Fun Time With BUCKLES
It was back in 2008 that we first came across the work of Joe Ballarini here at Twitch. He'd penned indie horror-comedy Dance Of The Dead - still a great favorite - and a couple years later he turned up... More »
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NYIFF 2013 Review: FILMISTAAN Illustrates South Asia's Filmi Fanaticism Beautifully
I've made allusions to the absolute mania that follows Bollywood stars around the globe, but it's hard to truly express what that is like to someone who is completely unfamiliar with this singular phenomenon. In India and South Asia in... More »
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Andrew Garfield And Ken Watanabe Anchor Scorsese's SILENCE
It's a project that Martin Scorsese has been trying to get off the ground for roughly twenty years now and his adaptation of Endo Shusako's Silence looks as though it's finally ready to get off the ground with word that... More »
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GRACE Director Paul Solet Gears Up DARK SUMMER
It's been a while since we had a new feature from Grace director Paul Solet. It's been since Grace, actually, which is a surprisingly long time given the acclaim that met Solet's debut. But he's coming back now with his... More »
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Now on Blu-ray: ANY DAY NOW Showcases Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, and the Challenges for Gay Couples
Sterling performances by Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt help elevate Any Day Now above a premise that may sound quite familiar: a non-traditional couple runs into trouble when they try to adopt a special-needs child. Set in West Hollywood, California,... More »
  

Kevin Smith And Phase 4 Films Embrace Slamdance Favorite THE DIRTIES
I ain't gonna lie, it's always fun to get in on the ground floor of a movie you just know is gonna be a buzz film all year long and beyond because not only is said film really, really, funny,... More »
  

Exclusive Clip From Kitamura's NO ONE LIVES Shows How To Escape From Ruthless Criminals
Let's say you're a lovely-looking blonde lady and you happen to be kidnapped by a ruthless gang of criminals. Let's go further and say that your good-looking boyfriend * kidnapper has left you alone for some reason, leaving you to... More »
  

Exclusive: Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge 2013 Has Its Short Film Winners And You Can Watch 'Em Right Now

If you're an independent filmmaker or film student who is looking to broaden your creative circles, exercise your filmmaking skills in new ways and win up to $5,000, then you may want to check out Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge. It's a... More »
  

AMERICAN BURGER Will Bring 100% Dead Meat Worldwide This Fall
As technology shifts we continue to see independent producers experiment with alternative models to bring their films to audiences worldwide. And while they're not yet saying much in terms of specifics the producers of horror-comedy American Burger are gearing up... More »
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Darth Vader Gets Up Close, Personal, And First Person
[Cue May The Fourth joke here ...]Darth Vader gets up close and personal with the second in a series of videos from Eric Jacobus and The Stunt People titled quite simply First Person Darth Vader. It's exactly what it says... More »
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Kustom Kulture Doc FLAKE & FLAMES Now Available On DVD!
Dirk Behlau & Jesper Bram's Kustom Kulture doc Flake & Flames is finally on DVD and available with some really cool swag! This is a film I've been following with some interest as I spent a lot of my youth... More »
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Bloody Clips From Kitamura's NO ONE LIVES Threaten Brutal Deaths To All
Kitamura Ryuhei's No One Lives is one of my picks for most intriguing indies getting released this month, and three newly-released clips -- plus the new poster -- amplify my interest. As a reminder, the official synopsis is diabolical simplicity... More »
  

First Poster For Lars Von Trier's NYMPHOMANIAC Gives New Meaning To The Word 'Teaser'
The first poster for Lars von Trier's erotic epic Nymphomaniac offers a slightly more tasteful and less provocative tease than the first still, though I still wouldn't go so far as to call it subtle. While the film won't be... More »
  
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China Beat: What did China See in IRON MAN 3?

Much has already been written, both on these pages and many others, about the landmark Hollywood-China co-production that is Marvel and DMG Entertainment's Iron Man 3. The film, directed by Shane Black, is the third solo outing for Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, and has proved a phenomenal success around... More »

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 2: I'M IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY'S GIRL

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CINEMA HOLOCAUST ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA, PART 1: THOSE GOD DAMN FILM BLOGGERS

MIKE'S JOURNAL. MAY 13. MORNINGI wake up sometime around five AM. My flight to France doesn't leave until five PM. I should be there for security check in sometime around 3PM. There is no reason for me to be up this early but I'm feeling anxious. I have an itch... More »
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