Watch Die Antwoord In Harmony Korine's UMSHINI WAM
Yes, it is every bit as strange as you think it's going to be.Yolandi Visser and Ninja from frequently bizarre South African rap act Die Antwoord star in Umshini Wam, a new short film from director Harmony Korine. Korine, in... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

DENIS BY THE BAY
This time of year is always tantalizing as the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) begins to release its press announcements regarding their upcoming "jewel of the crown": the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF), assured and stately in its 54th... More »
  

SFIAAFF 2011: LINE-UP PREVIEW
[Our thanks to Michael Hawley for his preview of the SFIAAFF 2011 line-up.] Rather than wait until its 30th birthday, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) has chosen 29 as the ripe age for a makeover. At... More »
  

South African industrial metal + werewolves = horror you can tap your feet to
The association with metal music and horror film has been a long standing one. Bands have been drawing inspiration from horror films for as long as Metal has been around. Case in point, the South African industrial metal band Terminatryx. Inspired... More »
  

From The Makers of WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX Comes Uganda's Action Madness THE RETURN OF UNCLE BENON

Hold on to your seat and brace yourself for the thrill ride of your life! Ramon film productions, Uganda's leading film making company that unexpectedly took the action world by storm back in July when they unleashed the trailer to... More »
By Al Young   
  

Pierre Laffargue's BLACK on BLU (in the UK)
I cannot bring myself to post up the painfully generic Blu-Ray cover of Pierre Laffargue's wonderfully oddball neo-blaxploitation action-fantasy starring French rapper McJean Gab'1 as an on-the-lam Parisian bank robber down in Senegal for a diamond heist.  The best way to... More »
  

THE SILENT ARMY review
How could anyone dismiss The Silent Army? It's a sensitive film about a deeply troubling real-world issue (child soldiers in East Africa), made by a director who clearly feels very strongly about the subject matter both from a personal... More »
  

PSIFF 2011: CINEMA SAFARI: A Showcase of AFRICAN Cinema
This is the time of year when most film journalists are making arrangements to attend Sundance; but, I eschew the snow, the steamy auditoriums and the lookalike independents and opt instead for the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) where... More »
  

John Cleese Stars In South African Comedy SPUD
It's hard to find a nation on the globe whose box office is not being dominated by either Harry Potter or Tangled right now, but there are a few. In Japan it's Space Battleship Yamato topping the chart. And Finland... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

What Is Neill Blomkamp's AGM HEARTLAND?
Here's an intriguing mystery for fans of District 9 director Neill Blomkamp. Included in the iPad edition of the current issue of Wired is a one minute teaser titled AGM Heartland, a teaser that arrives with no explanation and no... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Trailer For 1978 South African Grindhouse Picture DEATH OF A SNOWMAN, Now On DVD!
Freshly released on DVD by the good folk at Synapse is 1978 South African grindhouse picture Death Of A Snowman. Also known as Soul Patrol and Black Trash this one is a reminder of why so many of the current... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

WHITE MATERIAL Review
Claire Denis (Trouble Everyday, Beau Travail) goes back to the colonial Africa and tells a story of a coffee plantation owned by a white family caught in a civil war. Maria Vial (Isabelle Huppert), a matron of the family is... More »
  

Billy Zane Heads To Nigeria For Jeta Amata's BLACK GOLD
[Updated with full theatrical trailer.]Though you wouldn't know it from the amount of coverage it gets in the west - i.e. virtually none - Nigeria is home to one of the most prolific film industries in the world, the nation... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Pusan 2010: THE LAST FLIGHT OF FLAMINGO Review
[Our thanks to Padrhig Harney for the following review]With production from Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Mozambique, and Brazil "The Last Flight of Flamingo" brings globalization and film together in an attempt to create a film unlike any other. Director... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

TIFF 2010: GUEST (2010): Interview With José Luis Guerín
"In the year from September 2007 until September 2008, I challenged myself by accepting without any exclusions all of the film festivals and events inviting me as a guest [for my film En la ciudad de Sylvia (In the... More »
  

Foreign Language Oscar List
While I do not think that something as edgy or unusual as Giorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (pictured above) will make the 'final five' short list, but kudos to Greece for throwing it out there.  Perhaps something like Tetsuya Nakashima's Confessions will... More »
  

MVFF33 2010: LINEUP PREVIEW
[Our thanks to Michael Hawley for offering his preview of the upcoming Mill Valley Film Festival line-up to the Twitch readership.]At the press conference announcing the 33rd Mill Valley Film Festival (MFFF) line-up, Founder/Executive Director Mark Fishkin referred to... More »
  

Tioseco-Bohinc Film Series: CAMEROON LOVE LETTER (FOR SOLO PIANO) Review
A Westerner (Gertjan Zuilhof, voiced by Lourd de Veyra) travels to Cameroon. The place feels foreign. The roads are littered with potholes filled to the brim with muddy water. The cityscapes and the rural towns, while seemingly familiar, are estranged.... More »
By Oggs Cruz   
  

SDCC 2010: Lost Boys: The Thirst
[Cross-posted at Comicsbulletin.com as part of its San Diego Comic Con coverage] While at Comic Con my friend Alex and I got to talking about the review process. Alex asked how I sometimes arrive at some of my reviews and... More »
  

TIFF10 Galas and Special Presentations
Here comes the 35th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, and the line-up thus far of Galas and Special Presentations (that is code for High Profile Films) is looking quite stellar. In this first taster, there are new films... More »
  
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