Independence's Blood: TAITA BOVES Trailer
This is an extended trailer for Taita Boves, a film by Luis Alberto Lamata. Again Lamata delves into the Venezuelan colonial history to tell the tale of Boves and his legacy. And by doing so he deals with ghosts of... More »
  

Gorgeous First Trailer For Lovecraftian Horror CALEUCHE: THE CALL OF THE SEA
After winning a loyal cult following around the globe on the strength of his festival hits Eternal Blood (Sangre Eterna) and Descendents (Solos), Chile's Jorge Olguin appears poised to break through on another level entirely with upcoming effort Caleuche: The... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Sniffing Truth: THE PUREST OF LIES Trailer
Here we have the trailer for Carlos Malave fourth film, 'La Pura Mentira'. Having made a name for himself in Venezuela for working at a nerve wracking pace - at least by Venezuelan film standards - this film finds Malave... More »
  

Visit Jorge Olguin's Ghost Ship In First CALEUCHE: THE CALL OF THE SEA Images
Chile's Jorge Olguin returns to screens across the region November 8th with his new feature Caleuche: The Call Of The Sea. The story revolves around Isabel (Giselle Itié, a Boston based marine biologist who opts to return to her family... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

We Now Have a FORUM Again, Ho Ho Hooo!
A few weeks back Twitch closed down its old forum, creating a new one in its place. And here it is: at the top right of the Twitch Facebook page. Just hit the "TTF" button. Why the move to Facebook?... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

Concept Art And Behind The Scenes Shots From Carlos Gananian's AMFM
It was all the way back in 2006 that Brazilian director Carlos Gananian wowed us with his atmospheric vampire short Akai. A film that demonstrated Gananian's uncommon ability to carry a story almost entirely without dialogue, Akai marked Gananian as... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

The Rio International Film Festival Announces Extensive Midnight Programs
The Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival kicks off September 27th and Twitch has been given first word on their extensive midnight program lineups. And, yes, you read that right. That lineups, plural. While most festivals have just a single... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

COME OUT AND PLAY Director Makinov Delivers A Perplexing Manifesto
There are many things that Come Out And Play director Makinov doesn't want you to know. Who he is, for one thing. He claims to be Belorussian but given that he never appears without wearing a mask - which he... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

COLD SWEAT And PENUMBRA Director Brings The Devil To Toronto
While the Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival generally steals all the thunder in terms of press attention for big genre titles you can always count on a few other gems being scattered throughout the other programs.... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Paraguay's 7 BOXES contain a Whole Lotta Kinetic Energy
When a street barrow-courier in the most chaotic urban marketplace in capital city of Paraguay gets the gig of watching over seven rather large and mysterious crates, things are sure to get out of hand, and in this trailer for Juan... More »
  

Video Home Invasion: ¡Bienvenidos A MONDO MACABRO Latino!
One of the many reasons that Mondo Macabro is so revered among cult film freaks around the world is their dedication to digging up the best stuff from corners of the world usually ignored by the masses.  In this case,... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

MIFF 2012: The Dark Side of Cinema
The internet is buzzing right now with thoughts on the 61st Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), one of the biggest and oldest film festivals in the world. Many thought provoking and hype-fused articles have surfaced with the official public availability of... More »
  

Ernesto Diaz Espinoza Demands You BRING ME THE HEAD OF THE MACHINE GUN WOMAN
The machine-gun woman is coming. The question is whether she will be alive or dead when she arrives. Chile's Ernesto Diaz Espinoza - director of Marko Zaror star vehicles Kiltro, Mirage Man and Mandrill - is bringing a new hero... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

First Teaser for Chilean Abortion Social Horror APIO VERDE
We first heard about Apio Verde last December, when the startling first image, featuring a bloody pregnant woman, was released. Now we're pleased to premiere the first teaser for the film, directed by Francesc Morales, as well as a brief... More »
  

It's Viggo And Viggo In Spanish Language Thriller EVERYBODY HAS A PLAN
While Viggo Mortensen hasn't been seen as often as fans would like in North America, the actor has a fascination with Spanish language cinema that continues to yield interesting results. He played the lead in swashbuckler Alatriste a few years... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Eli Roth Returns To The Director's Chair With THE GREEN INFERNO
Eli Roth, director of Cabin Fever and Hostel, is returning to the director's chair after a lengthy hiatus spent producing and acting and such. Worldview Entertainment has signed on to produce and finance his new horror thriller The Green Inferno. Production... More »
  

Trailer for Hola Mexico Film Festival! Proof Moustaches Can Be Awesome!
I've run it by the rest of the guys that we should participate in 'Movember' next Fall. I think this trailer for the Hola Mexico Film Festival may just be the motivating tool I need to convince them that... More »
  

Trailer For Cannes Selected Anthology 7 DAYS IN HAVANA
With a director list that includes the likes of Benicio Del Toro, Gaspar Noe and Pablo Trapero, anthology drama 7 Days In Havana will be sure to draw major attention when it premieres in Cannes. A seven director project made... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantasia's Co-Production Marketplace Titles Are Exciting!
The 2012 edition of Fantasia will feature the inaugural addition of a Co-Production marketplace, called Frontières (not to be confused with the crazy genre-mash-up from Xavier Gens, but perhaps evoking the spirit of that film.)  The very first thing that gets me excited... More »
  

There's a Taste Of Inarritu In Venezuela's ROCK PAPER SCISSORS
Venezuelan commercial director Hernan Jabes had best be prepared for a slew of comparisons to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Because his upcoming Rock, Paper, Scissors (Piedra, Papel o Tijera) looks to be precisely the sort of multi-stranded, grittily realistic drama that... More »
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