“Opera showcases Argento at his insane stylistic best that rivals the Technicolor mastery of Suspiria.” Opera Director: Dario Argento Writers: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini Starring: Christina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Coralina Catildi-Tassoni 1987 Italy | R | 107 mins You know a Dario Argento film when you see one – vivid and hypnotic colours, elaborate camera moves …

“Some viewers will be bored and others entranced, but in either case La Quattro Volte seems destined to provoke discussion…” La Quattro Volte Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino Under its Cinema Europa programme strand, the London Film Festival strives to screen the best of the world’s contemporary European cinema, an experience that can either swing from …

Never Let Me Go Directed by Mark Romanek In the five years since its Booker prize nomination, Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go has collected a cadre of devoted fans who were quietly reassured that despite the recruitment of an American director – Mark Romanek – to bring this literary favourite to the big …

Tom Hardy (Inception, Bronson) has recently been cast by Nolan to play a role in his next Batman film. This news comes from Deadline, which has no real further information regarding his character or his importance to the film. I do like that Nolan and Hardy are reuniting after working together in Inception. A reasonable …

Bleeding Cool released these new stills which show a much darker and moodier side to Marcus Nispel’s upcoming Conan reboot. The film will star Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Jason Momoa, Leo Howard, Saïd Taghmaoui, Bob Sapp, Nonso Anozie, Marco Khan and Raw Leiba. Synopsis: After his father is murdered and village destroyed, Conan …

“In the end, what we have is a well thought-out horror classic worthy to be in anyone’s prized collection.” We Are What We Are (Somos Lo Que Hay) Directed by Jorge Michel Grau Ever so often the genre film gets a surge of dramatization, creating something very special and memorable for the moviegoer.  This year, …

Science fiction, horror, monsters on the loose – they’ve been a part of the movies almost since the beginning of the medium.  Georges Melies famously turned out a vaudeville-flavored adaptation of Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon in 1904, the Edison company produced the first of a nearly century-long parade of film (and later …

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Lionsgate has picked up “Happytime Murders”, a dark puppet comedy-thriller directed by Jim Henson and written by Todd Berger. The talk is that the movie will begin filming in January, depending on when they find a lead. Here’s a little more on the project: ““Happytime” takes place in a …

“My Soul to Take is a disaster. Inept, unoriginal, and juvenile horror filmmaking.” My Soul to Take Director: Wes Craven Writer: Wes Craven Starring: Max Thieriot, John Magaro, Denzel Whitaker 2010 United States | R | 107 mins Wes Craven is practically a household name, and not just to fans of cinema. Craven has crafted some …

“There’s no need to feel guilty about praising Red – as an exercise for movie stars of a certain age, it sure surpasses The Expendables.” Red Directed by Robert Schwentke Based on the D.C. Comics graphic series by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, Red is a fast moving, energetic, explosive, good-natured, occasionally violent and occasionally …

Well we have an answer! The wrap is reporting that Rhys Ifans will be playing Doctor Connors/the Lizard in Mark Webb’s Spider-Man reboot. I’m a little sad I didn’t put any money on it because the Lizard was my first guess. He will be facing off against Andrew Garfiled’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man and likely Emma Stone’s …

“Part slapstick, part slasher, and part stoner comedy, Idle Hands is a perfect modern teen horror film.” Idle Hands Director: Rodman Flender Writers: Terri Hughes, Ron Milbauer Starring: Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Jessica Alba 1999 United States | R | 92 mins The Three Stooges defined physical comedy. Cheech and Chong defined the stoner comedy. And …

————– Montreal’s greatest arthouse and foreign-film fest, the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, is back, and this year’s selection is particularly dense, with a rich selection of international prestige pictures as well as freakish low-budget wonders for fringe-dwellers. For anyone who’s overwhelmed, here are a few picks to help make your scheduling a little easier. Enter …

Starting on October 20th, Toronto will host films by and about indigenous peoples from around the world in one of the coolest film festivals this city has to offer – imagineNATIVE. The program is packed with narrative features, documentaries, and shorts by indigenous people from Canada, the USA, Australia, Greenland, New Zealand, Taiwan, Mexico, Brazil, …

“It’s hard to take Mother’s Day at face value because it wants to be so much more.” Mother’s Day Directed by  Darren Lynn Bousman – It seems that Mr. Darren Lynn Bousman fancies himself a wild-card. After lending his talents to three (II-IV, if you have favorites) Saw films, he has made it his sincere …

Well, not really, but they might as well be. The Leaky Cauldron is reporting that at the end of this week and through the weekend the Biography Channel will be airing two “Creating the World of Harry Potter” programs, one which focuses on the first movie and the other on creating the characters. There will also …

Among the very few criticisms that surround the highly rated film The Social Network are comments on how the film portrays women. /Film found Aaron Sorkin’s, the writer of the screenplay, response to one specific comment found in the comments section of a review of the film by Ken Levine. The comment, posted by a …

“Stay the Same Never Change is one of the most realistic renderings of the life of teenagers in America…” Dir. Laurel Nakadate (2009, USA, 93 mins.) Laurel Nakadate’s debut feature film, Stay the Same Never Change, is deeply rooted in her previous video art pieces; in fact, it was originally conceived of as video art …

“This first film from writer/director Jang Cheol-so is a blunt, ruthless, feminist revenge flick.” Bedevilled Directed by Jang Cheol-so – This first film from writer/director Jang Cheol-so is a blunt, ruthless feminist revenge flick. Despite some problematic storytelling devices, it isn’t hard to see why Fantastic Fest attendees bestowed the audience award  upon it–Bedevilled is …

“Faust ends up being unfathomably boring and inconsistent to keep anyone’s attention for more than a minute.” Faust: Love of the Damned Director: Brian Yuzna Writer: David Quinn Starring: Mark Frost, Isabel Brook, Jeffrey Combs 2000 Spain | R | 98 mins The Faust graphic novel series started in 1988 and are sometimes regarded as an inspiration …

Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola have collaborated to direct a commercial for Stella Artois beer which premiered this weekend. It’s a pretty clever concept and definitely worth checking out. See for yourself.

From the press release: GLENDALE, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. announced plans to bring the epic action-adventure of Hiccup and his courageous Viking tribe as well as Toothless and the other beloved dragon characters on the Island of Berk back to the big screen in 3D with the sequel to How …

Dread Central has recently reported that director Danny Boyle, is planning to return to direct the third installment in the 28 Days Later franchise. According to what Danny Boyle has said in the past, 28 Months Later isn’t the official title for the film, but it is supposedly planned to take place in Russia. Dread …