Kudo's JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT MARUYAMA Wants To Get Up Close And Personal With Himself
Though you may not immediately recognize his name there is a more than fighting chance that you know the work of multi talented Japanese writer-director-performer Kudo Kankuro if you are any sort of fan of Japanese cult cinema. The writer... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Hey, Toronto! THE MIAMI CONNECTION And WAKE IN FRIGHT Hit The Lightbox March 29th!
Hey, Toronto! Drafthouse Films is coming north with local partners Films We Like bringing The Miami Connection and Wake In Fright to the big screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox starting March 29th! If you're a regular reader here you... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Insane First Person Action In BITING ELBOWS Music Video, BAD MOTHER-WhatNow?
It is just one of those days when you come across something so bat-shit insane that you just have to share it with the masses. About a year back filmmakers Ilya Naishuller and Sergey Valyaev made a music video for the... More »
  

Sympathy For Mr. Zombie: Here's The International Trailer For HALLEY
I guarantee you won't find another trailer or film that takes to the idea of the zombie with such a sympathetic and existential gaze as you will with Sebastián Hofmann's Halley. Our very own Ard Vijn had this to say... More »
  

WTF Is The Deal With This "Reality Teaser" For Bala's PARADESI?
This teaser for Bala's upcoming drama, Paradesi, has been making the rounds online since last night and the general consensus is, "What the fuck, dude?" The minute long behind the scenes teaser shows the director apparently being a prick to... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

The Boston Underground Film Festival Embraces The Day Of The Dead With The Help Of Robot Hand
It's an obvious pairing for those who know the Boston Underground Film Festival and the work of director Brian Lonano under his Robot Hand moniker, but that makes it no less appealing. Lonano is one of our absolute favorite masters... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Experience The Dark Side Of Dubstep In The Teaser For SXSW Title SNAP *Video Now Embedded*
You know about those young whippersnappers out there dancing and grinding and convulsing to a new brand of electronic music that they've titled dubstep, right? Well, who would have thought that anybody would ever make a dark, psychological drama with... More »
  

The Stack March Episode One: WESTWORLD Finally Hits Blu, Plus ELM STREET Films, SCHINDLER'S LIST, PHANTASM II, And More
Welcome Back to The Stack! They say March comes in like a lion and in this case I'm inclined to agree. This turned out to be one of my most fun months ever. The 70s sci-fi dystopian classic Westworld hit Blu,... More »
  

Watch The Hilariously Absurd, Yet Genuinely Bittersweet Short Film TURTLE
One sure-footed thing about going to a festival like Slamdance is, ironically enough, the mini-surprises that can come in the form of short film programming. Playing in front of the Grand Jury prize winning feature The Dirties this past January,... More »
  

The Stack: March Editorial -- You And Your Spleen: A Guide To Trolling The 2013 Oscars
Welcome back to The Stack! There are all kinds of stacks. I have stacks of films that need watching and reviewing. Stacks of books that need read and links that need sorting through etc. But once a month I'll be sorting... More »
  

Action! Thrills! A Pop Song By Sexy Zone! All This And More In Fabulous Full Trailer For KID'S POLICE!
Here's the thing about upcoming Japanese action comedy Kid's Police. Based on a television series of the same name it revolves around the central premise of recreating 1970s style, hard boiled Japanese cop thrillers with the goofy twist of having... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

The Stack: February Episode Two Includes THE MASTER, SKYFALL, New Shout Factory and More
Welcome back to The Stack! This installment showcases Oscar winners and losers Skyfall, The Master, Argo, and The Sessions, as well as new vintage SE's from Shout Factory,  including Terror Vision, The Video Dead, The Joshua Tree and Prison. The truly... More »
  

SyFy: ROBOT COMBAT LEAGUE, STRANDED and HAUNTED COLLECTER
In the upcoming wave of programming starting this week from SyFy you can take your pick of fighting robots, stranded paranormal investigators and paranormal interventions. Robot Combat League WWE wrestler Chris Jericho hosts what is essentially Rock 'Em Sock 'Em... More »
  

Blu-ray Review: THE OPENING OF MISTY BEETHOVEN, The Porno Pygmalion, Is A Revelation In HD
The 1970's were probably the most revolutionary decade of the modern era of cinema. Those ten years saw the invention of the blockbuster (Jaws), the introduction of the fan-friendly space opera (Star Wars), the emergence of the men who are,... More »
  

Exclusive Interview: Horror Pundit and Acclaimed Artist Julian Hoeber
Visual artist Julian Hoeber has a flair for the dramatic. His busy hands range from painting, sculpturing (see the terrifyingly awesome image above), photography, installations, a "freestanding structure based on the architecture of 'gravitational mystery spots," filmmaker, and now, horror... More »
  

Lee Hardcastle Blows Up Clay Russia In A GOOD CLAY TO DIE HARD!
The ABCs of Death alumnus is back at it again. Having earned his spot on one of last year's best omnibus horror films with his short T is for Toilet and won over fans with his claycat homages to Evil Dead... More »
  

Watch It Big. Watch It Loud. Anthony Scott Burns, Chris Bahry And Tendril Tease The STYLE FRAMES Conference.
If you cast your mind back a little ways you may recall Twitch raving about a scifi experiment titled Epoch, the footage all repurposed by director Anthony Scott Burns from elements he had shot for Paul Van Dyk's album Evolution.... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Ben Wheatley And Jim Hosking Join Forces For Gothic Horror WHITAKER
If you have roamed the pages of Twitch for any length of time then you should be well aware of my personal, deep, and abiding love for the work of one Mr Jim Hosking. Sundance selected for his short film... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

SXSW 2013: First Trailer For BIG ASS SPIDER Does What It Says On The Tin
Mike Mendez is one of the great underrated directors of low budget splattery horror. I first came to notice him with The Convent back in 2000, a fun little haunted house/possession film starring the great Adrienne Barbeau. In the years... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

The Stack: DIE HARD Blu-ray Box, DEADLY BLESSING, THE NEST, THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION, THE IMPOSTER, SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN, and TALES OF THE NIGHT
Welcome Back to The Stack. I'm your host Dave Canfield here with a bunch of fun! In all seriousness, I am mucho grateful for all the folks who fired off the following releases for review. I'd barely seen ANY of these... More »
  
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Hollywood Beat: Notes On Cutting The Cord And NBC's Genre Programs

I cut the cable cord last year, but I'm not always happy about it. I had to wait a year before seeing Season 2 of Game of Thrones, for example, and will have to wait to see Season 3 until next year. I only have to wait to see Mad... More »

Twitchvision: Talking STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, MUD and THE ICEMAN

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Learning from the Masters of Cinema: Henri-Georges Clouzot's THE MURDERER LIVES AT 21

While Henri-Georges Clouzot is best remembered for many of his later films, including The Wages of Fear and Diabolique, the French filmmaker's 1942 debut has gone largely unseen by Western audiences until now. The Murderer Lives at 21 (L'Assassin Habite au 21), based on the novel by Belgian author Stanislas-Andre... More »

China Beat: What did China See in IRON MAN 3?

Much has already been written, both on these pages and many others, about the landmark Hollywood-China co-production that is Marvel and DMG Entertainment's Iron Man 3. The film, directed by Shane Black, is the third solo outing for Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, and has proved a phenomenal success around... More »

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 2: I'M IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY'S GIRL

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