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Test Footage From Argentine Sci-Fi EL ETERNAUTA

Mexico & South America, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

by Todd Brown, November 20, 2009 11:38 AM

Without a doubt the largest and most anticipated science fiction film ever produced in South America, there are rumors of dischord circling the film adaptation of Hector German Oesterheld's El Eternauta. There is recent chatter that original director Lucrecia...

Giant robots attack Uruguay. Start a 'Panic Attack!'

Action, Animation, Mexico & South America, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

by Andrew Mack, November 11, 2009 3:24 PM

God bless you Uruguay. I didn't know you had it in you. Commercial director and FX man Fede Alvarez has created one nice little piece of film to add to his resume called Panic Attack! or Ataque de Panico!....

Song Il-Gon Falls for Cuba in 시간의 춤 (Dance of Time)

Asia, Documentary, Mexico & South America

by X, November 3, 2009 7:25 AM

Ahh... Song Il-Gon, how we missed you.His films might have barely registered a blip at the domestic box office, but you'd be hard pressed to find a more consistent director than Song (OK, Bong Joon-Ho. But is that human talent?)...

ARGENTINE CINEMA: LOS SANTOS SUCIOS / THE DIRTY SAINTS (2009)--Q&A With Luis Ortega

Cult, Drama, Mexico & South America, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Toronto Film Festival 2009

by Michael Guillen, October 30, 2009 3:04 PM

Speaking with Diana Sanchez at the start of this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), she advised that one of her criteria for choosing Latino films for TIFF is to determine the films that most characterize the cinematic landscape... More >>

In The World Of 3D Animation, While We Get UP Argentina Gets BOOGIE

Action, Animation, Comedy, Exploitation, Mexico & South America

by Todd Brown, October 23, 2009 2:36 PM

Now, don't get me wrong with that headline. I really like Up and the entire slate of Pixar films, really. All of them other than Cars, at least. The point is just that when you take a trip out...

MIRAGE MAN Review

Action, Fantasia Festival 2007, Martial Arts, Mexico & South America

by Todd Brown, October 18, 2009 9:25 PM

[This review first appeared shortly after the film had its world premiere at Fantasia 2007 and reappears now with Mirageman finally making its way to DVD] I must start this review with a bit of a disclaimer. As the... More >>

MEXICAN CINEMA: Review of ALAMAR (TO THE SEA, 2009)

Documentary, Drama, Mexico & South America, Toronto Film Festival 2009

by Michael Guillen, October 12, 2009 12:53 AM

Straight off, Adam Nayman deserves some kind of commission for convincing a small squadron of film journalists to catch Pedro González-Rubio's sophomore feature Alamar (To the Sea, 2009) at its last public screening at the Isabel Bader. Boasting its... More >>

MVFF32: Michael Hawley's Capsule Reviews

Comedy, Continental Europe & Russia, Documentary, Drama, Mexico & South America, Middle East, Musical, Random Festival News, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, USA & Canada

by Michael Guillen, October 9, 2009 6:36 PM

Hipsters (Russia, dir. Valery Todorovsky)--I never expected that my favorite film of the fest would be a splashy, wide-screen Russian musical set in 1955 Moscow, but there you go. Hipsters recounts the phenomenon of stilyagi, the name given to... More >>

MIRAGEMAN Hits DVD October 6th!

Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, Mexico & South America

by Todd Brown, October 1, 2009 1:12 PM

With Mandrill - the third collaboration between star Marko Zaror and writer-director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza - picking up awards hardware at Fantastic Fest it seems appropriate to point out that collaboration number two - much loved lo-fi superhero picture...

Fantastic Fest 2009: Mandrill

Action, Drama, Fantastic Fest 2009, Martial Arts, Mexico & South America, Thriller

by Andrew Mack, September 28, 2009 11:30 AM

Mandrill marks the return of martial artist actor Marko Zaror and writer director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza to Fantastic Fest after winning the Audience Award back in 2007 for Mirageman. Zaror is Mandrill, a hitman for hire, he has modelled... More >>

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Rodney Perkins commented on Ask Him Again, His Soul is Still Dancing. 15 minutes with Werner Herzog.: This might be my favorite film of 2009. ...
Al Young commented on Making-of Video for CG Animated Short MEET MELINE: Hey, don't sweat it Sebastien. ;) The gratitude is mine for getting a preview of your wonderful animation. Looking forward to seeing the full short....
filmman.wordpress.com commented on Making-of Video for CG Animated Short MEET MELINE: I am in complete agreeance with Onderhond... They've made something with 'home' equipment that looks better than Final Fantasy did...very nice....
Gorypuppy commented on Ask Him Again, His Soul is Still Dancing. 15 minutes with Werner Herzog.: Oh yeah. I just came back from seeing it. It's definitely some of the most fun I've had in a theater in a long long time. It have the also hilarious Y...
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