Hey, Toronto! Win Tickets to See A CHINESE GHOST STORY Introduced By Producer Nansun Shi! And Hear David Bordwell Speak On The Art Of The Martial Arts Film!
Hey, Toronto! The mammoth A Century Of Chinese Cinema retrospective is now under way at the TIFF Bell Lightbox with the Twitch-presented Swordsmen, Gangsters And Ghosts lineup kicking off tomorrow at 10pm with a screening of classic tale A Chinese... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

New Character Images From Miyazaki Hayao's THE WIND RISES!
What a great day it is for fans of Miyazaki Hayao! After releasing the new poster for his new film The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu), which gives the first close-up look at the film's main character, fresh images of the other characters... More »
By Hugo Ozman   
  

Fight Crime With Evil in Japanese Trailer For THE DEVIL'S PATH
Takayuki Yamada, the star of Crows Zero, Mirokurôze and Lesson of the Evil, flashes his stern look again with a crime film titled Kyoaku (The Devil's Path). Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi as his second feature-length film, The Devil's Path will deal with the triangular relationship of... More »
By Trung Rwo   
  

New Poster For THE WIND RISES Offers First Close-up Look At Its Main Character
As anime fans around the world are counting down to July 20, the date of the release of Miyazaki Hayao's new film The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu) in Japan, Studio Ghibli is busy releasing teaser posters to whet our appetite. Another... More »
By Hugo Ozman   
  

Well Go Nabs Donnie Yen's ICEMAN & Anthony Wong's IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT For North America
In case you were wondering if Well Go ever has plans on slowing down, I think it's safe to say that the answer is a resounding "no". The Texas-based company announced today that it has acquired all North American rights... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

Sydney 2013 Review: THE LAND OF HOPE Is One Of Sono Sion's Best
Breathtaking is perhaps the best word to describe Love Exposure director Sono Sion's latest, The Land Of Hope. It is a film that takes audiences on a long and draining but ultimately very rewarding journey, with two families torn apart... More »
By Hugo Ozman   
  

More Disembodied, Context-Free Action & Violence In New SINGAM 2 Teaser
It's unfair to pre-judge a film based on a 42 second teaser, right? Well, I'm trying my damnedest, but the first couple of teasers from Suriya's Singam 2 are not yet inspiring confidence. This latest bit of footage introduces a... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

Take a First Look at FONOTUNE - AN ELECTRIC FAIRYTALE
The creative forces behind the hit short film Yellow and documentary Visiting Uwe have joined together for a new sci-fi road movie, Fonotune - An Electric Fairytale. Directed by Fabian Huebner, who previously helmed the documentary about controversial filmmaker Uwe Boll, Visiting Uwe,... More »
  

This Is Director Gareth Huw Evans Almost Dying On The Set Of THE RAID 2
Director Gareth Huw Evans and his team have spent the last two weeks shooting a series of car stunts for The Raid 2 (Berandal). Sometimes the cars don't go where they're supposed to. See that guy operating the camera? That's... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

China Box Office: STAR TREK Boldly Goes Into China
J. J. Abrams' interstellar sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, scores an impressive opening on the mainland, earning over RMB150 million in its first 6 days on release, and knocking Peter Chan's American Dreams in China off the top of... More »
  

Watch The Second Trailer For Johnnie To's BLIND DETECTIVE
To say that the reaction to Johnnie To's Blind Detective in Cannes was less than enthusiastic is to be rather kind, if we're being honest. There was something of a critic-pile-on with the film and my hunch is that the... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

From Fighter To Artist, Watch The Trailer For THE GUERRILLA IS A POET
A part of the CineFilipino festival, sibling director duo Sari Raissa Dalena and Kiri Dalena base their The Guerrilla Is A Poet on the story of revolutionary leader Jose Maria Siso, a central figure in the Communist Party Of The... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Bollywood Starlet, Jiah Khan (NISHABD, GHAJINI), Dead Of Apparent Suicide
The sudden death of Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan has taken the Indian film community by surprise. Khan wasn't a big name in the industry, but she had worked with some of the biggest and was still young enough to have... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

Kurosawa Kiyoshi Spills Details On His SciFi Picture REAL
Director Kurosawa Kiyoshi has been a force in Japanese cinema since the release of Cure in 1997 and the subsequent international success that followed. Following his breakout film Kurosawa made something of a name for himself within the J-horror genre... More »
  

More Ass Kicking Action In International BADGES OF FURY Trailer
Did you feel letdown with the martial arts taking a backseat to the goofy comedy in the last few trailers to the cop thriller Badges of Fury? Well, don't worry because an international trailer intended for the Singapore market (via... More »
By Al Young   
  

Summer of Fear Draws Near: June's Jam-Packed K-Horror Slate
When the humidity begins to turn all of your clothes into wet rags, you know summer has arrived in Korea, which also means that it's K-horror season in the nation's multiplexes. Though the country has a long history of horror... More »
  

Flying Dagger, Bathing Babes In The Trailer Of Vietnamese 3D Thriller HOW THE HELL I KNOW
Biết Chết Liền (not-really-literally translated: How The Hell I Know), a 3D comedy thriller directed by Le Bao Trung, has released its theatrical trailer. The preview features scandalous star Angela Phuong Trinh in many bath tub scenes or passionately kissing... More »
By Trung Rwo   
  

Victor Vu Will Give You A BLOODY HEART
After making some slick thrillers, period martial arts and even rom-coms, Victor Vu, the director of Blood Letter, will return to horror territory with Bloody Heart (Quả tim máu). This time he'll join with character actor Thai Hoa, the popular Vietnamese comedy... More »
By Trung Rwo   
  

Guillermo Del Toro Talks About His Adaptation Of Urasawa's MONSTER
Pacific Rim director Guillermo Del Toro has been busy working with HBO to bring an adaptation of Urasawa Naoki's acclaimed Monster manga series to the small screen. Speaking at the fourth annual Hero Complex Film Festival, the Mexican filmmaker revealed... More »
By Hugo Ozman   
  

PiFan 2013: NAFF Nabs 21 for It Project
Just a few weeks left now until the genre-hungry hoards descend on PiFan, Asia's annual fantastic film pilgrimage. On the industry side of things the Network of Asian Fantastic Films NAFF (July 21-24), has revealed its 21 It Project participants.... More »
  
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