Israel gets infected in 'Another World'

Not known for putting out genre cinema of this ilk Another World marks a first for the nation of Israel. This will be Israel's first ever zombie film. And it could be a stepping stone for other directors wanting to... More »

By Andrew Mack

There's Something Terrible In The Forests Of Turkey. This Guy.

I have no idea at all what's happening through most of the trailer for upcoming Turkish comedy Gunah Kecisi but I do know that the upcoming feature from director Cenk Ozakinci puts a big smile on my face,Perhaps it's just... More »

By Todd Brown

Trailer For Israeli Slasher RABIES

A nation with a significant history in producing character dramas, war related films and not a whole lot else, there are signs that Israel may be slowly coming around to the world of genre film. And they're diving in full... More »

By Todd Brown

Cannes Winning Iranian Film Maker Jafar Panahi Jailed And Banned From Making Films

Jafar Panahi - one of the most acclaimed film makers ever to come out of Iran - has been ordered jailed for six years and banned from making films for twenty.Panahi's troubles began in July of 2009 when he attended... More »

By Todd Brown

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 »

By Kurt Halfyard

ARAB FILM FESTIVAL 2010: Lineup Preview

[Our thanks to Michael Hawley for offering his lineup preview to the Twitch readership.]North America's oldest and largest celebration of cinema from the Arab world embarks upon its 14th edition this week, with a typically eclectic mix of 45... More »

By Michael Guillen

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 »

By Michael Guillen

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 »

By Kurt Halfyard

MIFF 2010, so many films, so little time

The MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) proceedings begins today. Even for non-members, all sessions are now open to purchase tickets for as screenings commence the 22nd and conclude August 8th. I thought it a prudent time to post my viewings (OK... More »

By Kwenton Bellette

SFJFF30 2010: Line-Up Preview

[Our thanks to Michael Hawley for offering this line-up preview to the Twitch readership.] The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF) hits the big 3-0 this year, and will celebrate that landmark anniversary with a slate of 57 films from... More »

By Michael Guillen

Isaac Florentine and Scott Adkins Re-Team For Krav Maga Action Film BLOOD HOSTAGE

Well, well. Fans of recent US martial arts flicks Undisputed III and Ninja wondering when we'd next get to see star Scott Adkins and director Isaac Florentine in action won't have long to wait. Word has just arrived that the... More »

By Todd Brown

FRAMELINE34 2010: 35MM PROJECTIONS REDUX

In a welcome and admirable gesture of transparency, Frameline's Executive Director K.C. Price addressed the concerns expressed in my previous entry. He wanted to make it clear that the particular paucity of 35mm projections at this year's edition of Frameline... More »

By Michael Guillen

FRAMELINE34 2010: Michael Hawley Previews the Lineup

[Our thanks to Michael Hawley for offering his preview of Frameline's lineup to the Twitch readership.] The queer cinema aesthetics of Andy Warhol, a bounty of LGBT films from South America and a documentary about yodeling twin lesbians from New... More »

By Michael Guillen

Movie number 500 is about to be guessed in our forum...

In our forum, there is a place where you can find both stunning beauty and disgusting horror. Yes, Sola Aoi's breasts are on display there (amongst many others) but you'll also come across gross facial trauma. Here, banal blockbusters are... More »

By Ard Vijn

SFIFF53: 25 Review Capsules

And since variance of opinion by its very nature defines a film festival audience, Twitch is proud to offer 24 review capsules from Frako Loden to compare, contrast and conflate with Michael Hawley's previous 14. [Frako warns that a few... More »

By Michael Guillen

SFIFF53: 14 Review Capsules

[Our thanks again to Michael Hawley for offering his review capsules to the Twitch readership.] After weeks of anticipation, the 53rd edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) is finally set to launch this Thursday, April 22. I'm... More »

By Michael Guillen

Watch Dan Sachar's Post-Apocalyptic Short WHEN IT WILL BE SILENT!

We see very little genre film emerge out of Israel but one of my favorite shorts in all of last year was a Tarkovsky-influenced piece from there titled When It Will Be Silent. A student film directed by Dan Sachar... More »

By Todd Brown

First Footage From Ari Folman's THE CONGRESS!

Director Ari Folman set the animation world on its ear a couple years back with his stunning Waltz With Bashir, the animated documentary based on his recollections of the war in Lebanon. And while Waltz certainly triggered some debate as... More »

By Todd Brown

SFIFF53 2010: Line-Up Preview, Pt. Two

[Our thanks once again to Michael Hawley for offering his SFIFF53 preview to the Twitch readership.] Peering at the SFIFF53 films from non-French speaking Europe, I'm especially glad to see a pair of German entries. Maren Ade's Everyone Else... More »

By Michael Guillen

SFIFF53 2010: Line-Up Preview, Pt. One

[Our thanks to Michael Hawley's continuing contributions to the Twitch readership.] The full line-up for the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) was announced at an unusually subdued press conference last week. With Executive Director Graham Leggat taking... More »

By Michael Guillen

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Destroy All Monsters: Retire Superman

While the internet is tearing itself apart in its efforts to empirically determine whether Man of Steel "sucks" or "is awesome" - because such things are now apparently possible, given Superman Returns' near-unilateral, and intellectually disturbing, dismissal - I'd like to pause to make a gentler request: may we please... More »

Fifteen Unfilmable Novels And The Directors Who Should Try Anyway

Ah, the 'unfilmable' novel. Go back ten or fifteen years and it seems everyone had some sort of list of great novels that could never be brought to the screen. The limitations at the time were largely technical and in recent years those lists have dwindled with titles such as... More »

Jason Gorber's Cineruminations: On MAN OF STEEL, SuperJesus, and THIS IS THE END's Jewpocalypse

Back in 1933, while Hitler was ascending into power in Germany and diasporic Jews throughout the world looked on with concern, two high school students created one of the most indelible mythical heroes of the last century. Borrowing from the Nietzschean concept of the Übermensch, Joe Shuster and Jerry... More »

Twitchvision: Talking MAN OF STEEL and THIS IS THE END

This is the big week of Superman's return, with Zack Snyder's take on the caped saviour hitting our screens. While my opinion's kind of mixed on the film, there's still plenty to admire about it. I also discuss the overt Jesus imagery throughout, as expanded in a full cineruminations column... More »

70s Rewind: Bridges, Barbra, Bogdanovich, Brynner

Amazon's Prime Instant streaming service is not as well-established as Netflix and has far more modest offerings in off-beat and strange cinema. Still, since I temporarily dropped Netflix, I've been diving deeper into Amazon's catalog, and discovered a good number of films from my favorite movie decade. Here's a selection... More »