Fabrice Du Welz Brandishes A COLT 45
Belgium's reigning enfant terrible, Fabrice du Welz burst on to the international scene in 2004 with Calvaire (The Ordeal), a punishing horror picture he followed in 2008 with Vinyan. There have been false starts on projects since then but du... More »
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Korea Beat: Domino Records, 10 Million Club and the Dangers of Success
There's a lot of talk of emerging markets these days and while South Korea is experiencing a rise similar to those developing industries, the country has already been a beacon of commercial success in the region for quite some time.... More »
  

Review: HANNIBAL S1E07, SORBET (Or, Hannibal Prepares Quite The Feast And You're The Main Course!)
I'm burning the candle at both ends this week, putting in 60+ at the day job and watching my hockey teams of choice get eliminated from the playoffs one by one (I held off watching this week's episode for a... More »
  

Review: Breezy Rom-Com A WEDDING INVITATION Rings A Little Hollow
In the film business these days, China seems to be the word on everyone's lips, as its market is in the midst of a breathless expansion. However, strict quotas on foreign imports mean that only 35 international films get to... More »
  

Review: A WOMAN AND WAR (SENSO NO HITORI NO ONNA) Confronts Wartime Sex Crimes
A Woman and War is the feature length debut from Inoue Junichi, a screenwriter who started his career as an assistant director at Wakamatsu Productions. The first time director experienced some festival success back in 2009 with his script for... More »
  

LA Happenings: Czech Films, Experimental Shorts From Slamdance And... GALAXY QUEST!
I am probably flattering myself a little too much in thinking that there is an eagle-eyed reader or two who noticed that this East Coast Editor no longer resides on the east coast. Yes, as you can see from the... More »
  

Drafthouse Films Heads To A FIELD IN ENGLAND
Drafthouse Films is heading to A Field In England, with word out now that the distribution company has picked up North American rights to the latest from Kill List director Ben Wheatley. Earlier today we ran a report on the... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Buy A Trap. Kill A Cub.
What do you mean you don't think 'Belgium' when you think 'horror'? Okay, fine, the nation known best for its monastic beer has never been much of a player in the horror scene but director Jonas Govaerts is looking to... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Review: SIGHTSEERS Delivers Black Hearted Laughs
If there is one thing the English north has a great deal of, it is space. Space and rocks. Both of which are put to extensive use by Tina (Alice Lowe) and Chris (Steve Oram) as the new couple partakes... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Review: AFTERSHOCK Shakes Free Of Disaster Movie Expectations
At the outset, Aftershock appears to be another placid film about how cool it is to go clubbing in Chile. We see wine tours with tourists, eager or not, sipping away at a cabernet, feigning interest in winespeak. We attend... More »
  

Julien Leclerq Delivers Intrigue In First Teaser For GIBRALTAR (THE INFORMANT)
In many ways it is quite strange that French director Julien Leclerq has not yet been snapped up by Luc Besson and the Europa machine, for if there is someone more capable of shooting the sort of glossy, technically impressive... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Second Shot From Wheatley's A FIELD IN ENGLAND Heralds Unique Release Strategy
You don't have to look remarkably hard to find a cadre of loyal fans who would have you believe that Ben Wheatley - director of Sightseers and Kill List - is the future of British filmmaking. The man has built... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Agent Scully Tracks A Killer In Irish Series THE FALL
It's been a while since Gillian Anderson last packed a weapon and tracked a villain but the former Agent Scully is doing exactly that in upcoming Irish serial killer series The Fall. The five episode series begins its run on... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch Kim Jee-woon's New Short ONE PERFECT DAY for Free!
Earlier this year, Korean director Kim Jee-woon released his English-language debut, the Arnie vehicle The Last Stand. Though the film had decent reviews, it nevertheless tanked at the box office. Kim is now back on home soil and his first... More »
  

St Kilda 2013 Preview: SXSW Sidebar to Showcase the Best of Texas
In this first preview of the St Kilda Film Festival which is held in St Kilda, Melbourne in May, I'm going to highlight the four SXSW sidebars that have been incorporated into the broader program this year. Known by its... More »
  

RAKE Greenlit As Fox Drama Series
Rake is a TV program I've written about a few times here on Twitch, both in my best of 2012 list and in following the progress of Sony Pictures Television picking up the original Australian series and developing it as... More »
  

New Poster For Balaguero's [REC]4: APOCALYPSE
With Cannes around the corner the deep thinkers at Spanish production company Filmax want to let people know that their super-popular horror franchise [REC] hasn't wrapped up just yet. Series co-creator Jaume Balaguero is hard at work on the fourth... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Sci-Fi London 2013 Review: MARS ET AVRIL Deserves Greater Attention
Oh, what a wonderful, rich, glorious treat of a film Mars et Avril is. A sci-fi steam-punk romance with a terrific score, it is a delight to the senses. Visually stunning, melodramatic in its storytelling, and unafraid to delve into deep... More »
  

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 »
By J Hurtado   
  

Time To Get Wasted! First Trailer for Edgar Wright's THE WORLD'S END Lands!
The first teaser trailer for The World's End, the third and final entry in Edgar Wright's "Cornetto Trilogy" has just landed, and it manages to hit all the right beats. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine and Eddie... More »
  
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