Tag: 2018
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Interview: PROSPECT Directors Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell Talk Sci-Fi Western and Wanting to Keep Things Indie
Gunpowder and Sky's new sci-fi label DUST is releasing their inaugural film, Prospect, into New York and Los Angeles theatres on Friday, November 2, and for Zeek Earl and Christopher Caldwell, this is huge deal. The two young directors have...
Vancouver 2018 Review: NO. 1 CHUNG YING STREET Champions the Spirit and Courage of Hong Kong
No. 1 Chung Ying Street is the latest from director Derek Chiu, a well-established figure in the Hong Kong film industry. The movie takes place during two periods of political unrest in Sha Tau Kok, a neighborhood that borders mainland...
Vancouver 2018 Review: LUSH REEDS Balances Comedy Expertly with Uneasy Dread
Xiayin (Huang Lu) is a journalist in Nanjing, living with her professor husband and her dog, and expecting her first child. Increasingly frustrated by the restrictions put upon her reporting by her supervisor, she goes against his wishes to investigate...
QUEEN OF SPADES Trailer: Russian Thriller Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Good news, Russian film fans! Pavel Lungin’s lavish thriller Queen of Spades will be released On-demand & on digital platforms in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand on October 30, 2018, from Samuel Goldwyn Films. The film was co-produced...
HIGH LIFE Trailer: Claire Denis and Robert Pattinson Get Space Madness
In Claire Denis' High Life, a group of criminals accept a mission in space to become the subjects of a human reproduction experiment. Things go from complicated to worse to hallucinogenic when a storm of cosmic rays hit their ship....
Giveaway: Win a FIRST MAN Annotated Screenplay!
Following their six-time Academy Award-winning La La Land, director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling have re-teamed for Universal Pictures' First Man (review), the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon. ScreenAnarchy is proud to present readers...
Vancouver 2018 Review: THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, Lars von Trier's True "Kanye Moment"
Matt Dillon commits fully to the role of serial killer Jack, who works as an engineer and suffers from crippling OCD, among other psychological issues. Like a square version of American Psycho's Patrick Bateman, Jack gleefully embraces his dark nature and never tries to thwart his heinous impulses.
Vancouver 2018 Review: Hosada Returns with the Mesmerizing MIRAI
Part Alice in Wonderland, part A Christmas Carol, Hosada's latest film is as charming and moving as his other works--and perhaps even more beautifully animated.
Vancouver 2018 Review: WANGDRAK'S RAIN BOOTS
Wangdrak (Druklha Dorje) is a spirited first-grader living in a rural farming village in Tibet. As the movie begins, his daily routine, walking to school with a neighborhood girl, playing with his wind-up frog, has been disrupted by the rainy...
PAINLESS Trailer: Jordan Horowitz Considers Pain vs. Suffering in New Thriller
Painless is a new thriller from the mind of Jordan Horowitz (Angel of Nanjing). The film follows a man named Henry Long who has a rare condition - congenital analgesia - and cannot feel pain, but can still feel strong...
Watch Delightful STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE "Animotion" Trailer
At a time when the Star Wars fan base is dividing faster than the Millenium Falcon going into lightspeed, I hope this delightful, bite-sized bit of fan animation reminds us all of the creative spark that the franchise ignites in...
PROSPECT: New Trailer, Poster, Release Details
Release details have finally emerged for the hotly anticipated sci-fi film, Prospect. The genre-blending festival favorite will hit theaters on November 2, exclusively in Regal Theaters nationwide from Gunpowder & Sky's fledgling sci-fi label, DUST. Written and directed by Zeek...
A SIBLING MYSTERY Trailer: Comedy and Suspense Ensue in Madcap Indie
Written as an ode to classic madcap mysteries like Manhattan Murder Mystery, Dan Erickson and Rachel Wortell's new film A Sibling Mystery features witty dialog and the kind of deftly assembled cast you'd expect from such a film. The film's...
Toronto 2018 Review: KINGSWAY, A Well-acted, If Slight, Dramedy
As a Vancouverite, my interest in seeing Bruce Sweeney's Kingsway stemmed almost entirely from the fact that it is shot and set in my city. Vancouver is, in fact, the third-largest centre for film and television production in North America,...
Interview: HOSTILE Director Mathieu Turi Talks Debut Feature
Mathieu Turi's debut feature may have just released yesterday from Sony Pictures, but he's far from a newbie. In fact, the French director has been working behind the scenes of many huge franchise films for years, including G.I. Joe, Tarantino's...
THE PREDATOR Trailer: Shades of AVP Haunt Shane Black's "Reinvention"
Gun to my head, I would admit to being a fan of both AVP films. Paul WS Anderson's first is a harmless romp through a haunted pyramid, a call back to the kind of tale that might have been told in...
