Watch This: Dan Sachar's Sci-Fi Short OVERTURE
We here at Twitch are fans of Israeli filmmaker Dan Sachar. Big fans. Speaking for myself, his last effort Overture was the best overall short film I saw in 2011, and truth be told it's up there for shorts in... More »
  

Lord of the Memes: The Soviet Version of THE HOBBIT For Your Viewing Pleasure
The Internet is occasionally a remarkable place, a wonderland where people can plop up things that you simply wouldn't have believed to have existed.Some intrepid YouTubers have put onto the video sharing service the 1985 Soviet film Хоббит, or The... More »
  

You Are MOST WELCOME To Enjoy This Pair Of Awesome Bangla Trailers!
While I'm a big fan of South Asian films, I must admit that Bangladeshi (Bangla) popular cinema has completely escaped me. Once in a while I'll trawl youtube for trailers, but those searches are typically fruitless, but not today.Yesterday while... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

Twitch's Best of 2012: Most Memorable Scenes

In 2012, the Twitch family has grown even more global. With a line-up of contributors that stretches right around the planet, we've had the means to see a huge proportion of the new films that have emerged in the past... More »
  

Beware The Coming Of CATZILLA
Catzilla is coming. And he's got big, flaming eyes. Animated by Poland's Platige Image it's as much a promo (for a PC benchmark system) as it is a short film but it's a pretty damn fun short film as well.... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Meet Jesus and Buddha, Tokyo Flatmates In SAINT YOUNG MEN
So. Jesus Christ and Buddha are in Tokyo, each looking for a roommate when they discover one another. And, hey, why not? They're both enlightened, right? And yet they can quite seem to get the hang of properly sorting their... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch Episode One Of HELLFJORD Now!
Hellfjord loves you. Or its producers do, at least. With the Norwegian run of the cult series now done and dusted the brains behind the show want you to have an early Christmas present. The complete first episode, English subtitles... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Astron 6 Is BREAKING SANTA
Astron 6 - the Canadian film collective responsible for Father's Day - love Christmas. The love it so much, in fact, that they wanted to give you a present. A festive treat, of sorts. And so here it is, an... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Mamat Khalid Breaks Out The Big Gun In Official HANTU KAK LIMA 2 Trailer
While the previous promo for Mamat Khalid's Hantu Kak Lima 2: Husin, Mon & Jin Pakai Toncit broke out the big hair the official trailer is breaking out the big gun. For the uninitiated, let me explain.Khalid is one of... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Coscarelli's JOHN DIES AT THE END Gets A Red Band Trailer
What's better than a movie revolving around the end of the world and rampant drug use? A trailer for a movie revolving around the end of the world and rampant drug use that includes breasts. Yes, Don Coscarelli's John Dies... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

ADOLF Has Left His Bunker And Needs Your Money!
I'm not up to date on my European-based irreverent humor but if anyone seemed liked a good target for toilet humor comedy it would be Hitler. And lo and behold German comic book artist, Walter Moers, wants to bring another of his... More »
  

They're Small, But They Don't Mess Around. Second Trailer For Cop Comedy KID'S POLICE.
The feature version of Japanese television show Kid's Police - a riff on 70s style, hard boiled crime fare with all of the lead characters played by children - hits screens in March and just a day after we found... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch Out Crime! Here Comes A Kid With A Shotgun!
When things get tough in Yokohama there's only one thing to do. Send in the kid. The kid with a shotgun.One of the odder things to cross our desk in recent days, upcoming Japanese effort Kid's Police is a note... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Celebrate Christmas With The Davison Bros, And A Drunk Australian Santa
Australian music station Channel [V] did a very wise thing when it got Perth-based stop motion animators the Davison Bros to do a series of idents for its annual Bad Santa giveaway. Now, thanks to the wonders of the interwebs, they are... More »
  

Marvel At Animated Penis Western THE WILLIES: WANTED MELODY
Yes. that's a penis in a hat. With a star pinned to its shaft. Continue on and you'll also have the opportunity to watch a penis ride a horse. It's all part of Wanted Melody, one episode of Paul Jaulmes... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch The Trailer For Chris Mars' Grotesque Animated Short IN HANFORD
The beauty of animation lies in its versatility. If your subject matter calls for light and pretty visuals, you can do that. If, however, you're tackling something a little more unsettling it is more than capable of that as well.... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Forget Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman's Afro Dominates Trailer For Coppola's A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III
It would appear that, amongst the Coppola clan, Roman is destined to go down as the weird one. Son of Francis, brother of Sofia, Roman has made a tidy living for himself directing music videos, assisting on other films shot... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Wonderfully Disturbing Ice Cream Ad: I may never eat ice cream again.

Normally I wouldn't post a commercial just because I found it entertaining. But this may be the most disturbing ad I've ever seen. Ice cream anyone? Now would be the time to find out who made this, what they are... More »
  

Watch Stellar Animated Short LITTLE THEATRES: HOMAGE TO THE MINERAL OF CABBAGE
Cabbage as a mineral? Well, it's no stranger than cabbage as the subject of an animated short film, really. And yet that's what we have with Stephanie Dudley's stop motion short Little Theatres: Homage To The Mineral Of Cabbage.Adapted from... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Win Tickets: Terror in the Aisles 13 - Rare Screening of SOCIETY with Director Brian Yuzna in Attendance!

This Friday Nov. 30, 2012 offers a rare opportunity for Chicago Horror fans. The mad geniuses behind the long running Terror in the Aisles mini-film fest are screening the rarer than rare SOCIETY (1989) and bringing director Brian Yuzna out... More »
  
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