Movies you need to see at Sundance: Part 1
Posted by Scott on January 7, 2009 4 Comments

Since I am heading down to Sundance Film Festival in 2 weeks I thought it would be important to prepare myself and try to figure out what movies were important for me to see. Here …

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Review: ‘Django’ The Movie Melting Pot … (Italy, 1966)
Sunday, 24 Aug, 2008 – 11:21 | 2 Comments
Review: ‘Django’ The Movie Melting Pot … (Italy, 1966)

If Sergio Leone is considered the Godfather of Spaghetti Westerns, than Sergio Corbucci has to be the Tattaglia.  The man is a pimp.  Leone is head and shoulders above other filmmakers when it comes to …

The Movie Melting Pot … ‘High Tension’ (France, 2003)
Monday, 18 Aug, 2008 – 21:08 | 3 Comments
The Movie Melting Pot … ‘High Tension’ (France, 2003)

Jeremy:
Alexandre Aja’s breakout film, ‘High Tension’, was also, it seems in recent years, to have been a precursor to a new movement. Stylistic horror has become a very apparent genre in French filmmaking, and, with …

Movie Melting Pot … ‘City of Men’
Monday, 11 Aug, 2008 – 21:34 | No Comment
Movie Melting Pot … ‘City of Men’

When Fernando Meirelles’ 2002 film, ‘City of God’, was released, it was heralded as nothing short of a masterpiece. It was nominated for four Academy Awards including a Best Director nod for Meirelles and …

9 Minutes of John Woo’s ‘Red Cliff’
Monday, 7 Jul, 2008 – 20:48 | No Comment

All I can say is “superb!” Take a gander at this 9-minute reel from John Woo’s new film ‘The Battle of Red Cliff’ … courtesy of twitchfilm.net [Sorry, no subtitles … but, big deal. This …

Review: ‘Jellyfish’
Sunday, 29 Jun, 2008 – 21:42 | One Comment
Review: ‘Jellyfish’

Jellyfish or Meduzot (Israel title) is the first film from writer/director Shira Geffen. Jellyfish tells the story of three very different women in modern day Tel-Aviv.
The three women begin the film all at a wedding …

Review: “X-Cross” LAFF 08
Saturday, 28 Jun, 2008 – 12:15 | One Comment
Review: “X-Cross” LAFF 08

If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times; a young pair of Japanese girls head off for a relaxing spa weekend in the woods, get into a fight over boys, become pursued …

Review: ‘Let the Right One In’
Monday, 23 Jun, 2008 – 23:43 | No Comment
Review: ‘Let the Right One In’

I looked forward to this film for the better part of a year, and now - having seen it - I highly recommend it. The title “Låt den rätte komma in” translated, is “Let The …

‘Ong Bak 2′ promo reel … Sweet!
Tuesday, 17 Jun, 2008 – 22:49 | No Comment

Right. I’m not going to say jack about this film in progress. Let the video speak for itself …

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The Fins give us a tale of ‘Sauna’
Wednesday, 28 May, 2008 – 22:04 | No Comment

Finnish director Antti-Jussi Annila brings us Sauna, a creepy but beautiful new horror film. After seeing the trailer, I am pumped to get a chance to see this … and, while I realize my chances …

‘Fermat’s Room’ picked up by IFC
Tuesday, 29 Apr, 2008 – 21:58 | No Comment

For those of you who enjoyed Cube (1997) and Darren Aronofsky’s Pi (1998), Fermat’s Room (La Habitacion de Fermat) may appeal to your curiosity. IFC Entertainment just picked up the North American rights to this …

Review: ‘The Orphanage’ on DVD
Friday, 25 Apr, 2008 – 0:37 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Orphanage’ on DVD

Travis:
Guillermo del Toro must have a special fondness to creepy ghost stories involving children, because he’s attached to some of the best. Guillermo first ventured into this territory with The Devil’s Backbone (2001) and then …

Review: ‘CJ7′
Sunday, 13 Apr, 2008 – 21:22 | No Comment
Review: ‘CJ7′

Stephen Chow is one of the coolest film-makers out there right now. Ever since I saw Shaolin Soccer (2001), a good but not great movie, I found myself intrigued. It wasn’t until I saw Kung …

“The Red Baron” looks to blow you away
Saturday, 22 Mar, 2008 – 0:49 | No Comment
“The Red Baron” looks to blow you away

  
Hey, here’s a novel idea: Make a movie about a German during WWI, but the German is a good guy, or something like that…
I’m referring to “Der Rote Baron,” the WWI-era action film that is …

John Woo finds his Mojo with ‘Battle of Red Cliff’
Monday, 10 Mar, 2008 – 11:35 | 4 Comments
John Woo finds his Mojo with ‘Battle of Red Cliff’

With all due respect, John Woo has really ostracised many of his fans with what might be called an overly Hollywood string of films lately. From Broken Arrow (1996) to Face/Off (1997) to Mission: Impossible …

IFC tackles their ‘Fear(s) of the Dark’
Monday, 3 Mar, 2008 – 23:38 | No Comment
IFC tackles their ‘Fear(s) of the Dark’

IFC has purchased the rights of distribution in North America for the really cool looking French animated film Fear(s) of the Dark. The film is an anthology directed by eight different film-makers, including: Blutch, Marie Caillou, …

Dear Magnolia Pictures … I love you. “Let The Right One In” is coming our way.
Tuesday, 26 Feb, 2008 – 0:36 | One Comment
Dear Magnolia Pictures … I love you. “Let The Right One In” is coming our way.

  
Recently, I’ve been trying to push the Swedish vampire film ‘Let The Right One In.’ It had no set release date in the US of A, but I hoped and prayed … and Magnolia Pictures saw …

A promising vampire movie? “Let the Right One in”
Tuesday, 19 Feb, 2008 – 11:35 | No Comment

‘Let the Right One in’, or ‘Låt den rätte komma in’ to Swedish readers, is a film you should know about. 
In the film, young Oskar falls in love with his neighbor, Eli, a strange little …

“The Cottage” gets a US release
Tuesday, 19 Feb, 2008 – 10:55 | No Comment
“The Cottage” gets a US release

 
Awhile back I posted some early news on a Brit horror-comedy, ‘The Cottage.’ Well, the film is set for theatrical release in the UK, and now it looks like the US is getting the film, …