AFI Fest 2011 let loose the last wave of their lineup today with the announcement of their Midnight, World Cinema, Breakthrough, and Shorts programs. We've got a few highlights for you and the full list below. The fest kicks off in Hollywood on November 3rd. Midnight It's a tiny selection of only three films in AFI's midnight section, but they are three goodies. Ben Wheatley's Down Terrace follow-up Kill List kicks things off - a film pretty damn well loved by everyone at Twitch (Reviews by: James Marsh | Eight Rooks | James Dennis). Panos Cosmatos's uber-trippy Beyond the Black Rainbow had everyone talking at Fantastic Fest and will surely keep the AFI crowd pondering (Reviews by Ben Umstead and James Marsh). Finally, Norwegian...
- 10/21/2011
- Screen Anarchy
What are you getting? My personal picks: 1. Black Death (Region A: Magnolia)Director Christopher Smith continues forging a path through genres we love. Here he takes on the Dark Ages. Our Twitch reviewers James Dennis described it as "an intriguing mix that never quite delivers on its juicy premise," while Andrew Mack felt this "serious minded horror film ... may have limited reach" because of its subject matter; Scott Weinberg says: "Playing it dead straight ... elevates the film from a simple genre exercise to something much more intelligent, challenging and darkly satisfying."2. I Saw the Devil (Region A: Magnolia; Region B: Optimum)Kim Ji-Won made his most polarizing film yet, an extremely violent revenge thriller that is so narrowly focused it left me completely underwhelmed...
- 5/9/2011
- Screen Anarchy
James Dennis reviewed this disc a couple of months ago, but he only had a screener disc, so rather than rehashing everything, I'm going to give my impressions on the film and the additional materials to which James didn't have access.Phenomena is one of the stranger films in Dario Argento's oeuvre. It takes place in a private girls' school in Switzerland and concerns an American girl (Jennifer Connelly in her first starring role) who is the daughter of a famous actor and who also has a particular relationship with insects. The school has been plagued (no pun intended) by a recent spate of murders. That's where a forensic entomologist, Dr. MacGregor, played by the legendary Donald Pleasance (Halloween, You Only Live Twice) comes into play. ...
- 4/13/2011
- Screen Anarchy
[Updated with proper audio and a spiffy new poster.]
Given the rather glowing review posted by our own James Dennis, now seems an appropriate time to point out the trailer for Johannes Roberts' F.
A sort of hoodie-horror spin on John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 - hoodie-horror being a uniquely British sub genre brought on by the fashion choices of youth trying to avoid the gaze of CCTV security cameras - the film met with a great response at the Film4 Frightfest. Find the trailer below.
Given the rather glowing review posted by our own James Dennis, now seems an appropriate time to point out the trailer for Johannes Roberts' F.
A sort of hoodie-horror spin on John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 - hoodie-horror being a uniquely British sub genre brought on by the fashion choices of youth trying to avoid the gaze of CCTV security cameras - the film met with a great response at the Film4 Frightfest. Find the trailer below.
- 9/1/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Given the rather glowing review posted by our own James Dennis, now seems an appropriate time to point out the trailer for Johannes Roberts' F.
A sort of hoodie-horror spin on John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 - hoodie-horror being a uniquely British sub genre brought on by the fashion choices of youth trying to avoid the gaze of CCTV security cameras - the film met with a great response at the Film4 Frightfest. Find the trailer below.
A sort of hoodie-horror spin on John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 - hoodie-horror being a uniquely British sub genre brought on by the fashion choices of youth trying to avoid the gaze of CCTV security cameras - the film met with a great response at the Film4 Frightfest. Find the trailer below.
- 8/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Flick Movie StillThe UK shot Flick will have a North American release October 26th on DVD. The film stars Faye Dunaway, who is a cop on the trail of a resurrected murder victim. This film has toured several film festivals since 2008 and the film has been described by one critic as "an admirable job in uniting a wonderfully characterful cast to populate their trippy, nostalgic, comic book horror" (James Dennis). Check out the trailer for Flick below and save up for the release.
The synopsis for Flick here:
"Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and weird sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s (a local boy) who is brought back to life in modern times and tries to find his teenage sweetheart who is now aged 62 and also to seek revenge for his death" (Peace Arch).
Johnny Flick...
The synopsis for Flick here:
"Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and weird sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s (a local boy) who is brought back to life in modern times and tries to find his teenage sweetheart who is now aged 62 and also to seek revenge for his death" (Peace Arch).
Johnny Flick...
- 8/11/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Hopefully our man in New York Ben Umstead will find time in his busy schedule to go see this Brit thriller playing at Tribeca. Todd saw it at Tiff and made an outrageous claim that The Disappearance of Alice Creed director J Blakeson might very well be the next Danny Boyle. Huge acclaim from our lord and master on that one. James Dennis is also quite fond of it too. Soon it will be on our side of pone once again for a theatrical run and that means a newly cut trailer for our western eyes. Huzzah!
On a suburban street, two masked men seize a young woman. They bind and gag her and take her to an abandoned, soundproofed apartment. She is Alice Creed, daughter of a millionaire. Her kidnappers, the coldly efficient Vic and his younger accomplice Danny, have worked out a meticulous plan. But Alice is not...
On a suburban street, two masked men seize a young woman. They bind and gag her and take her to an abandoned, soundproofed apartment. She is Alice Creed, daughter of a millionaire. Her kidnappers, the coldly efficient Vic and his younger accomplice Danny, have worked out a meticulous plan. But Alice is not...
- 4/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
I've been dying to see Nicholas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising ever since it was announced but have yet gotten an opportunity to see it. Todd Really liked it, James Dennis as well. Eight Rooks not so much though.The only thing I've seen from it is the trailer but today Polish website Opium released a clip from it and I don't know, since I haven't seen it, if it's an actual scene or a collection of shots, some of it is coherent and some of it isn't. But it's been said that the film is highly experimental and trippy so that might actually be a scene from the film, what it means I have no idea but it looks incredible.Check out Opium for the clip.
- 2/11/2010
- Screen Anarchy
While we’ve got our very own James Dennis keeping an eye on things at the just-begun Film4 Frightfest - you’ll find his review of Christopher Smith’s Triangle here - you know what they say: You can never have too much of a good thing. And so when erstwhile UK film podcasters Chris and Phil - you’ll find their complete archive here - offered to put together a series of daily podcasts from the ffestival exclusively for Twitch, I said the only thing I could say. Hell yes. You’ll find Fright Bite number one - with another quality dose of Christopher Smith talk - lurking below the break in streaming form.
- 8/29/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
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