International: Latin America
Sanfic-Morbido Lab Announces 2024 Lineup
The fifth edition of the Santiago Int’l Film Festival’s Morbido Lab announced the six titles participating this year. Variety reports that Coffee Table's Caye Cesas and Eli Roth's former co-writer Guillermo Amoedo will have projects there this year. Mi...
BLACK GOD, WHITE DEVIL Blu-ray Review: Stop Swindling Me
Glauber Rocha's trail-blazing existential Western paints deserts and hinterlands in black and white. And red. Now available from the Criterion Collection.
Tarsem Singh's THE FALL: 4K Restoration Will Stream on MUBI This September
Tarsem Singh's incredible The Fall has gotten a 4K restoration and MUBI have announced that they'll stram it on their platform at the end of September. The following territories will be able to do so: US, Canada, Latin America, the UK,...
RITA: Shudder Announces Acquisition of Jayro Bustamante's Fantasy
Shudder have announced that they have acquired Jayro Bustamante's latest pic Rita and will release it on the platform on November 22nd. Rita will have its World Premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival on Thursday, July 25th. Thirteen-year-old Rita...
MAR.IA: Oh Great, A.I. is Taking Over Porn, And Not in a Good Way
Funny. We know we'd come across the Argentine horror flick MAR.IA recently. Not because of the porn, wierdos, but because we've covered films from its co-directors Gabriel Crieco and Nicanor Loreti over the years so we were sure we had talked...
CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT Interview: Director Tomás Gómez Bustillo Talks His Magical Ghost Story
Tomás Gómez Bustillo wears glasses and a warm but reserved smile. The second this young director realizes he is speaking to another Argentine, we switch to Spanish, and his sentences become longer, peppered with curses, as we like to do....
CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT Review: High Concept, Gentle Humor, Constant Surprises
Tomás Gómez Bustillo directed, Monica Villa and Horacio Anibal Marassi star in a magical realist triumph from Argentina.
ALGUIEN ESTA EN LA PUERTA (SOMEONE'S AT THE DOOR) Teaser Trailer For Adrian Garcia Bogliano's New Film
Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Here's a teaser trailer and first image from Someone's At The Door (Alguien esta en la puerta), the new movie from Adrian Garcia Bogliano (La exorcista, Here Comes The Devil). Variety had the...
PÁRVULOS Exclusive: New Images From Isaac Ezban's Coming-of-Age Horror Flick
Three young brothers living in a cabin in the middle of the woods hide a dark, disturbing secret in their basement.
VICTIMS OF SIN Blu-ray Review: Dance Hall Girl with a Baby in Highly-Charged Melodrama
Ninon Sevilla stars in the dazzling picture, directed by Emilio Fernandez and shot by Gabriel Figueroa, now on the Criterion Collection.
Tribeca 2024 Dispatch: International Narrative Competition, Slices of Family Life, Sometimes Melancholy, More Often Miserable
Family life usually provokes strong, personal reactions, either positive or negative. In the case of the films in the International Narrative Competition at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, family life exerts a powerful influence upon the narrative in the 10 films...
Frontières 2024: Official Market Selection Announced
There ain't no week like market week at Fantasia. Our friends at Frontières have just announced the official market selection for this year's co-production market which runs from July 24th through the 27th. This year's selection included new projects...
Tribeca 2024 Review: PIROPOLIS, Devastating Fires Start With a Single Spark
Nicholas Medina's documentary follows a volunteer fire brigade in the port city of Valparaiso, Chile.
Tribeca 2024 Review: THE FRESHLY CUT GRASS, Quietly Assured Mutual Destruction
Marina de Tavira, Joaquín Furriel, Emanuel Parga and Verónica Gerez star in director Celina Murga's finely-tuned drama.
FICUNAM 2024: Harmony Korine's AGGRO DR1FT, Víctor Erice's CLOSE YOUR EYES Among Highlights of the Program
Everything is ready for the 14th edition of the Festival Internacional de Cine UNAM (FICUNAM), which will take place from June 13 to 20 in Mexico City. As part of the Atlas section, we will finally be able to see...
Fantasia 2024: Second Wave Announced, BOOKWORM to Open The Fest
The second wave of titles have just been announced for this year's edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival and of course there are some doozies in the mix. First off, Ant Timpson's Bookworm, starring Elijah Wood and Nell...
Tribeca 2024 Exclusive Trailer Debut: THE DOG THIEF Takes a Bite Out of Crime
Set to enjoy its world premiere at Tribeca Festival 2024, The Dog Thief revolves around the titular animal-snatcher and an unexpected relationship that he develops with a lonely tailor. The trailer suggests that more layers will be unpacked. First, here's...
Cannes 2024 Review: SIMON OF THE MOUNTAIN Explores Nuances of Belonging, While Navigating Identity
Argentinian director Federico Luis explores the complexities of identity and belonging, challenging societal norms through a portrayal of disability, normalcy and adolescence.
A SILENT DEATH (Una Muerte Silenciosa): TWDC-Disney Acquires Argentine Crime Thriller For LatAm Release
TWDC-Disney have secured the theatrical and streaming rights in the LatAm for Sebastian Schindel's new crime/psychological-thriller feature film A Silent Death (Una Muerte Silenciosa). In the depths of Patagonia during the 80’s, a hunting guide stumbles upon a shocking crime...
Pretty Packaging: The COFFIN JOE Boxset Doesn't Hurt Your Eyes
Distributor Arrow has rightfully created quite a reputation for itself as a producer of exquisite collector's editions, wriggling itself into the small group in which Criterion and Eureka: Masters of Cinema used to be royalty. But as of late, it's...
