International: Europe
THE SUPERDEEP Trailer: Russian Creature Feature And Body Horror Flick
So, during the Cold War the United States and Russia were not only trying to see how high they could go, the space race, but also how low they could go, digging through the mantle of the Earth. While the...
Rotterdam 2020 Review: KALA AZAR, The Theatre of Earthly Poetry
The unassuming romance of two pet cemetery employees evolves into a larger artistic project in Janis Rafa's feature-length docu-fiction debut.
Coming Soon on Criterion: THE GREAT ESCAPE, HUSBANDS, DANCE, GIRL, DANCE
Also: 'Scorsese Shorts,' Paul Dano's 'Wildlife,' Eric Rohmer's 'Six Moral Tales.'
Review: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, Painted With a Queer Female Eye
Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel star in writer/director Céline Sciamma's classical period film.
Review: I WAS AT HOME, BUT..., The Best Kind of Cinema
Director Angela Schanelec's take on the effects of grief might be less inscrutable than her previous film, 'The Dreamed Path,' but that doesn't make it any less challenging.
Interview: Angela Schanelec on I WAS AT HOME, BUT...
It's never about interpretation, it's never about meaning, it's never about where we are going. Maren doesn't ask these because films are not about where we are going. (laughs) It's about a scene. Then another scene.
THE FRENCH DISPATCH: Poster Debuts For New Wes Anderson Film, First Trailer Tomorrow
Wes Anderson's next film The French Dispatch comes to cinemas in July. Today, the first poster has debuted with the promise of a trailer tomorrow. As we are suckers for any poster that is illustrated, no matter what style,...
Rotterdam 2020 Review: MEANWHILE ON EARTH, Art and Rites of the Funeral Industry
Carl Olsson's spellbinding documentary blends the banal, the comic and the pragmatic.
Now Streaming: DOGS DON'T WEAR PANTS, Darkly Comic Grief
Pekka Strang stars in Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää's film, which navigates the emotional minefield of grief.
Lund Fantastic 2020: Swedish Genre Fest Now Open For Submissions
With the new year comes the anticipation of what will rule the festival circuit. Of course, that will not happen unless you get your film out there. Consider submitting your film to Lund Fantastic, one of the longest running European...
Arrow Video Hits The Bullseye This April With Mastorakis, Tsukamoto, '80s Comedy, WHY DON'T YOU JUST DIE!, And HAGAZUSSA
Arrow Video has delivered their April 2020 lineup and it's a corker! After digging in to the Nico Mastorakis catalog with Island of Death, Zero Boys, and Hired To Kill in the past few years, they continue to unearth long...
Frontières 2020: Official Selection For 2020 Financing & Packaging Forum Announced
The official selection of projects for the 2020 Financing & Packaging Forum have been announced. This year's Forum takes place in Karlskrona, Sweden, as has been co-organized with The Carl International Film Festival and Nordic Factory. These eleven genre...
Shinkai Makoto Anime THE GARDEN OF WORDS Heads to London Stage
One week ago, Shinkai Makoto's Weathering With You opened in U.S. theaters and is already among my favorite films from the past 365 days. It's also been widely acclaimed by critics, as noted at Rotten Tomatoes, and has proven to...
Rotterdam 2020 Interview: Fest Director Bero Beyer Talks Indie Cinema in the Age of Streamers
"It´s a rigged game," IFFR director says, on the situation of independent cinema in the era of constant transformations.
VIVARIUM: Official Poster and Trailer for Lorcan Finnegan's Sci Fi Satire
Saban Films presents Lorcan Finnegan's high-concept science fiction satire, the award winning film, Vivarium. Written by Garret Shanley, Vivarium will be in U.S. cinemas and On Demand & Digital on March 27th. The official trailer and poster were released today. Have...
Frontières 2020: Call for Submissions to Platform in Cannes And International Co-Pro Market at Fantasia
Now that Winter is in full swing up here in the Northern hemisphere our hearts and minds have swiftly turned to yearning for Spring and Summer. Our friends at Frontières always have a good way to recover from these...
Review: ZOMBI CHILD, Voodoo Is Not For You
Director Bertrand Bonello dabbles in the zombie movie genre and turns it into a cautionary tale in the post-colonial, multi-ethnic France.
Horrorant 2020: The Grim Reaper Graces The Poster For The 7th Edition
Our friends at the Horrorant Film Festival in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, are busy preparing for their 7th annual genre film festival. In the meantime, this year's poster is ready for the big reveal. Created by Nick Coolaftakis it...
Review: THOSE WHO REMAINED, A Lyrical Holocaust Drama, Spared of Graphic Violence
Debuting Hungarian director Barnabás Tóth approaches the topic of Holocaust survival from a less bloody angle, without depreciating the severity of WWII events.
Now Streaming: FOUR HANDS, Exacting Vengeance Swirls Out of Control
Frida-Lovisa Hamann and Friederike Becht star in writer/director Oliver Kienle's tricky psychological thriller.
