Wandering Exorcist Roams Spain. Watch The ASMODEXIA Promo Now!
Well, here's a little treat from an old friend. Regulars at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain - simply put the most important genre film event in Europe - need no introduction to Mike Hostench, the energetic co-director... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

KON-TIKI Directing Duo Seize PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 Booty
Espen Sandberg and Joachim Ronning, directors of Kon-Tiki, Norway's entry into the Best Foreign Film category at this year's Academy Awards, have harpooned themselves the big one. The duo have been chosen to direct the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise,... More »
  

HEADHUNTERS Director In The Mix For Bond 24, The Script Already Complete?
The search for Sam Mendes' successor at the helm of the James Bond franchise continues in some interesting directions with Norwegian website Comoyo reporting that Headhunters director Morten Tyldum has been approached by producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson. Says... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Kim Ki-Duk's MOEBIUS Reportedly First Film Selected For Venice Competition
After announcing Bernardo Bertolucci as the Jury President of the 2013 Venice Film Festival (28 August - September 7), we finally have the first title competing for the prestigious Golden Lion. Though there has not yet been an official announcement,... More »
  

Andrzej Zulawski's POSSESSION Slithers Onto Blu-ray July 29th From Second Sight UK
There are few films quite as harrowing and pulsatingly unpleasant as Andrzej Zulawski's nightmarish Possession. A marriage on the rocks is never a pretty thing to witness, but when you add madness, monsters, and mania into the mix, it becomes... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

One Man Unites A Nation In The First Teaser For WALESA

When looking at the turbulent post-World War II history of Eastern Europe, it's crucial to comprehend the importance of a few local heroes, who had an immense impact on the revolutions and the whole transformation process that the citizens of... More »
  

Second Trailer For Swedish Indie Thriller I AM MY OWN
We have been alerted of a second trailer for upcoming Swedish indie thriller I Am My Own from writer/director Johan Bergqvist. An unscrupulous drug dealer without conscience is drifting through the Swedish countryside. When he one day is cornered and forced... More »
  

Twitch Has Seen The First Five Minutes Of DEAD SNOW 2 And The Word Is Very Good, Indeed!
Back in mid April Twitch was proud to present the first images from Tommy Wirkola's Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead, noting at the time that the sheer level of blood present boded well for fans of the original Nazi... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Enjoy A Charming Family Meal With Clip From Refn's ONLY GOD FORGIVES
Everything you think you know about Kristin Scott Thomas? Yeah, throw that away. Because Nicolas Winding Refn is about to make you see her very, very differently with this clip from Only God Forgives.Julian (Ryan Gosling), a respected figure in... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Step Into The Ring With A Gorgeous Clip From Masked Wrestling Noir OUR HEROES ARE DEAD TONIGHT
It was just yesterday that we were blown away by the first images from Our Heroes Are Dead Tonight (Nos Heros Sont Morts Ce Soir), the debut feature from David Perrault fusing masked wrestling with film noir. And now we... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Elijah Wood Carves Through US Poster And Trailer For MANIAC
Last year around this time the horror set in Cannes was all abuzz about Maniac, the Elijah Wood starring, Alex Aja produced remake of the cult hit horror film. A year later the film finally has a US release date... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Gorgeous First Images From Cannes Selected Masked-Wrestling Noir OUR HEROES ARE DEAD TONIGHT (NOS HEROS SONT MORTS CE SOIR)
Yes, you read that headline correctly: David Perrault's debut feature Our Heroes Are Dead Tonight - a selection of the Critic's Week sidebar in Cannes this year - is a crime noir set in the world of masked wrestling in... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch The Trailer For Jodorowsky's LA DANZA DE LA REALIDAD
An old master makes his long awaited return to the big screen with La Danza de la Realidad, and while it must be said that CGI visual effects and digital photography are not particularly Alejandro Jodorowsky's friends long time fans... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

We Have The Treasure: A FIELD IN ENGLAND, First Trailer
The first trailer for Ben Wheatley's A Field in England looks very much like its title indicates: A field. In England. But, clearly, something more is going on than merely a search for buried treasure. The official synopsis gives a... More »
  

Melbourne Cinematheque May Round-up: Petri And Italia Scorned
Welcome back to my ongoing coverage of the Melbourne Cinematheque's fantastic program for 2013. I have made an executive decision that my singular reviews are much too insular and often miss the point of promoting the holistic concept of this... More »
  

Clive Owen, Mila Kunis And Billy Crudup In First Trailer For Guillaume Canet's BLOOD TIES
Fresh from its premiere in Cannes, the first trailer has arrived for Blood Ties. The first English language offering from acclaimed French director Guillaume Canet, Blood Ties stars Clive Owen, Mila Kunis, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Zoe Saldana, James Caan... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

First Poster Released For IRON SKY: THE COMING RACE
The Moon Nazis aren't done yet, apparently, as a sequel has been announced for Finnish scifi comedy Iron Sky. Titled Iron Sky: The Coming Race, and director Timo Vuorensola promises that the tone of this one will be "dark, crazier... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Rest In Piece, Alexey Balabanov
Sad news: according to an article in Hollywood Reporter, producer Sergei Selyanov confirmed that the Russian director (and Enfant Terrible) Alexey Balabanov died earlier this week, at only 54 years of age. Although no cause of death has been stated,... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

New International Trailer For Perpetually Delayed Russian Horror VIY
It was all the way back in November of 2005 that Twitch first wrote about Russian horror film Viy, a remake of one of that nation's earliest horror films which is itself an adaptation of a story by Nikolai Gogol.... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Cannes 2013: Why Would Someone Want To Blow Up Christoph Waltz?
A live broadcast of Canal Plus show Le Grand Journal - broadcasting from the Martinez beach during Cannes - was interrupted today when two blanks were fired into the air by a man holding what appeared to be a grenade... More »
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