by Ard Vijn, February 9, 2010 12:53 PM
With all the (deserved) media attention "Un Prophète" has been getting you'd almost think it is the only prison drama worth watching this year. But even at the International Film Festival Rotterdam it wasn't isolated in its genre, as the...
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by Todd Brown, February 9, 2010 5:25 AM
I'll put money on it now. Fedor Bondarchuk's Stalingrad will re-write all Russian box office records upon release. How can I feel so confident about a film still in pre-production? Simple.First, Bondarchuk is a proven commodity, his films routinely...
by Al Young, February 8, 2010 12:18 PM
Not all animation always needs a rich visual details and realism to work in aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Adopting the motto that less is more, the CG animated short Pivot from Netherlands apply a unique style of "low poly"...
by Todd Brown, February 8, 2010 10:43 AM
In a word: Brilliant. That describes both Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani's neo-giallo Amer and the brand new, final theatrical trailer, which you can see exclusively right here, right now for a limited time before it spreads out into...
by James Dennis, February 8, 2010 9:00 AM
Lourdes tracks the pilgrimage of wheelchair-bound Christine (Sylvie Testud) to the titular holy town in the south-west of France, accompanied by a disparate group of both sick and healthy. Not of particularly strong faith herself, she sees the trip...
by Todd Brown, February 8, 2010 1:07 AM
Mmm, very nice indeed. Baran Bo Odar's Das Letzte Schweigen not only continues the odd trend of Danish actors appearing in German thrillers - Mads Mikkelsen in The Door, Ulrich Thomsen in this one - but also just plain...
by Todd Brown, February 6, 2010 9:04 PM
Of the documentary selections for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival one of the most immediately intriguing is Alexandre Philippe's The People Vs George Lucas. A look into the world of the man who created Star Wars and the people...
by Todd Brown, February 6, 2010 4:08 PM
Before I begin let me say that I am fully aware of just how ludicrous and unfair the comparison I'm about to make is but, dammit, it's true so I'm going to do it anyway. The cityscape featured in...
by Al Young, February 5, 2010 6:13 PM
Ok action fans, I have good news and bad news... First off, the good news. According to several Turkish sites, Scott Adkins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ninja, Undisputed 3) and Cyril Raffaelli (Banlieue 13, The Incredible Hulk, Tekken), both martial arts...
by Todd Brown, February 5, 2010 1:04 PM
[Our thanks to Serdar Kökçeoğlu for the following.]Modern Turkish cinema continues to present new genres of movies, in contrast with the more traditional facade it had in the past. And carrying on with that trend, two new movies have...
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