Tag: drafthousefilms
ONCE UPON A TIME IN UGANDA Review: A Love Letter to the Power of Cinema
Cathryne Czubek directed the documentary, opening this week as part of Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Fest Presents series.
Now on Blu-Ray: MEN & CHICKEN and KLOWN FOREVER, A Delightful Danish Duo From Drafthouse Films
There must be something funny in the water in Denmark because they definitely have a knack for comedy. Drafthouse Films recently released a pair of hilarious Danish films on Blu-ray and DVD and we're here to give you the low...
Now On Blu-ray: CHRISTINA, DOLEMITE, DANGEROUS MEN
I've recently had the opportunity to check out three US Blu-ray releases of varying degrees of weirdness. Intervision Picture Corp.'s Blu-ray release of Christina, Vinegar Syndrome's Blu-ray of Rudy Ray Moore's Dolemite, and Drafthouse Films' recent release of John S....
Review: THE INVITATION Leads To A Foreboding Night
Before dinner, there is foreboding. Will (Logan Marshall-Green) and Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi) are traveling on a winding, hilly road in Los Angeles, on their way to a dinner party, and distracted, when something happens that is quite upsetting for both...
Review: THE WORLD OF KANAKO Goes Down A Cinematic Rabbit Hole
The first two minutes of Nakashima Tetsuya's violent and unrelenting The World of Kanako are a litmus test on whether one should proceed. A frenetic orgy of editing non sequiturs, both assaulting and attention grabbing, occurs right before slamming into...
Do You Have Dreams? Exclusive Clip From THE WORLD OF KANAKO
Drafthouse Films is releasing The World Of Kanako, the latest film from one of our favorite Japanese directors, ever, Nakashima Tetsuya (Confessions and Kamikaze Girls), this Friday, December 4th. An uncompromising revenge thriller of operatic scope, The World of Kanako is...
You Want Exclusive Stills From THE WORLD OF KANAKO? We Got Them Right Here!
Our good friends at Drafthouse Films have hooked us up with a bevy of stills from The World of Kanako. the latest from Confessions director Nakashima Tetsuya. Drafthouse will release the film in cinemas and on VOD on December 4th. An uncompromising revenge thriller...
THE WORLD OF KANAKO: Watch The Full Trailer For Nakashima's Latest
With the US release of Nakashima Tetsuya's The World Of Kanako coming up on December 4th from Drafthouse Films a full theatrical trailer and poster are freshly arrived on the scene.An uncompromising revenge thriller of operatic scope, The World of...
KLOWN FOREVER Picked Up For U.S. By Drafthouse Films
As announced by Tim League at Fantastic Fest last night, Drafthouse Films has acquired the Danish comedy Klown Forever for U.S. distribution. The company also distributed the original Klown several years ago as well as the Danish television series of...
Review: THE LOOK OF SILENCE Mixes Journalism, Art, And Sophisticated Storytelling
Since I saw it back at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act Of Killing has lived up to my early impression, namely, that it is truly one of the great films of all time, documentary...
Review: THE TRIBE Pushes 'Show Don't Tell' Into Brutal New Extremes
Not one word of dialogue is spoken in director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy's The Tribe, a stark Ukrainian drama that mixes gang thriller with boarding school intrigue, and pushes the maxim 'show don't tell' into brutal new extremes. The film presents a...
THE INVITATION Picked Up By Drafthouse Films
Karyn Kusama's The Invitation, which debuted last month at SXSW, has been acquired for worldwide distribution by Drafthouse Films, according to Variety. Logan Marshall-Green stars as a man who accepts an invitation to a reunion of old friends at the...
This ROAR Trailer Will Maul You
In production for 11 years, real life couple Tippi Hedren and Noel Marshall, along with Hedren's daughter Melanie Griffith, shot an animal epic for the ages right in their own backyard. Packed wall to wall with Marshall's wild tigers, lions...
Drafthouse Films' Obscure Objects Of Desire: Matsumoto Hitoshi's R100
The astonishingly surreal work of Japanese comedian-turned-filmmaker Matsumoto Hitoshi has long been championed here at ScreenAnarchy, and in some ways his fourth feature film - R100 - transcends anything he has yet produced. Positioned not as a comedy, but rather...
ROAR: Drafthouse Films Is Bringing Big Cats Back To The Big Screen
Aside from having good taste when it comes to acquiring some of the best titles from modern cinema Drafthouse Films also has a knack for finding gems long forgotten in cinema's past. And not just the already established cult faves...
SPRING: Watch The New Trailer For The Monster Romance
Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson`s romantic film on a slant, Spring, will bow theatrically and on VOD on March 20th thanks to Drafthouse Film and FilmBuff. Collider introduced the trailer today, you can watch it below. After the loss of his mother Evan...
Drafthouse Films' Obscure Objects Of Desire: Ari Folman's THE CONGRESS
Drafthouse Films' Obscure Objects of Desire (or Drafthouse FOOD if you must) is a new regular column assessing the home cinema releases from the Austin-based distributor.Ari Folman's follow-up to his animated Oscar-nominated documentary, Waltz With Bashir, is a loose adaptation...
New AMIRA AND SAM Trailer Sparkles, Plus Military Date Night Offer
In a new trailer for Amira and Sam, Martin Starr and Dina Shihabi sparkle as a very unexpected romantic couple. Here's the official synopsis: Rousing, smart, and sweet, Amira and Sam is a confident feature debut from writer-director Sean Mullin,...
Review: AMIRA AND SAM, A Rare, Smart And Funny Love Story
A man and a woman meet cute. Opposites attract. Hostility melts and attraction grows. New York City. While all these standard romantic-comedy elements are present in Amira and Sam, they share time and space with the specter of the war...
The Stack Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Drafthouse Films Part Two
Going through Drafthouse Films entire catalogue for the gift guide has reminded why I love film so much. It literally connects to every aspect of life. They have films that are just plain doofy fun. This episode will cover titles...
