Tag: jonØigarden

Now Streaming: GOLD RUN, Norwegians vs Nazis, Never Give Up

Jon Øigarden, Sven Nordin, Axel Bøyum, Thorbjørn Harr, and Ida Elise Broch star in the thriller, directed by Hallvard Bræin, now streaming on Viaplay.

Fantastic Fest 2012 Review: FUCK UP Doesn't Fuck It Up

The Norwegians are leaving, and this time you can't blame Audrey Horne. Another Fantastic Fest has come and gone, and our Scandinavian brethren have returned to the land of ice and snow of their own volition, not because a young,...

Fantastic Fest: Øystein Karlsen Drunkenly Reviews Øystein Karlsen's FUCK UP

The best thing about this movie is definitely the all the different teams in both grades and the Building up of the film. It seems so mom author has complete control over the way layer upon layer of history and...

Bigger, Longer, Druggier And More Violent. It's The Full Trailer For Norway's FUCK UP.

File away the name 'Øystein Karlsen' for future reference because you'll be hearing it more in coming months. Karlsen is the co-writer and director of popular Norwegian television comedy Dag, a show that is being adapted for US audiences by...

Norway Prepares To FUCK UP

[Updated with English subtitled teaser.]The Norwegian hot streak shows no sign of slowing down. Dark comedy Jackpot is currently tearing up the local box office and already Oystein Karlsen's Fuck Up is being hailed in local papers as the next...

Review: NORWEGIAN NINJA DVD

Relentlessly droll, Norwegian Ninja is a movie that could have very easily (and almost does, on occasion) overstay its welcome. Thanks to mixing a ridiculous premise (Norway--they have ninjas!), with actual historical events, with performances set to late 80's direct-to-video...

Norwegian Ninja on DVD...need anything else be said.

I'll make this short and sweet as this has been given a ton of press on the site. Norwegian Ninja commands you. Sadly it won't be in HD but the DVD looks fine and contains some deleted bonus scenes. The...

Watch The First Eleven Minutes Of NORWEGIAN NINJA Now!

Commander Arne Treholt and his ninja force arrived on US shores today with the coming of Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja to US DVD and VOD from Dark Sky Films. And thanks to the good folks at Dark Sky you...

Real Ninjas Watch VHS! Win NORWEGIAN NINJA On Tape And DVD!

Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja - winner of best director and best actor awards at Fantastic Fest 2010 - hits US DVD tomorrow and five lucky ScreenAnarchy readers are going to take home a little something special courtesy of Commander...

Behold The Super 8mm Ninja!

One of the (many) fantastic things about Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja is the film's remarkable attention to period style and detail. This ranged from using miniature effects to the color palette of the film, use of old film stock,...

HOFF 2011: Norwegian Ninja

Here is what is true about Norwegian Ninja. In 1984 Norwegian diplomat Arne Treholt was convicted of high treason and selling state secrets. He was convicted to a twenty year prison term and served eight of them before being pardoned in...

Dance, NORWEGIAN NINJA, Dance!

Winner of Best Director and Best Actor awards at Fantastic Fest 2010, Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja has just arrived on store shelves in the UK with a US release scheduled for June. And you know what this calls for?...

Look out UK! The NORWEGIAN NINJA is coming!

From the producer of awesome nazi-zombie flick Dead Snow, Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja is a fun-packed homage to all manner of past genre films from Bond to old school kung-fu. With a considerable cult following already it's hitting -...

To Be A Ninja You Have To Learn From A Ninja. Arne Treholt's NINJA TECHNIQUE X Coming To A Book Store Near You.

With his involvement in King Olav's secret Norwegian ninja force now outed in Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja, Arne Treholt's secret ninja training manual, Ninja Technique X: Coup d'état 1984, is now being translated and prepared for release in both...

Get Your NORWEGIAN NINJA Action Figure Now!

Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja is soon to hit DVD and BluRay in its native Norway complete with a VERY generous feature set - find the full breakdown here and pray that the coming US release will mirror this one...

The Snake Lady Exits The Montreal Festival Du Nouveau Cinema, Replaced By Nordic Warriors.

Good news or bad news, you be the judge:On the negative side of the equation, Jennifer Lynch's Hisss has had to withdraw at the last minute from its planned premiere at the Montreal Festival Du Nouveau Cinema. Given that...

NORWEGIAN NINJA Proves That Art Imitates Life Imitates Art.

Behold the awesome power of political satire on film.Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja - a title regular readers of the site should be well familiar with by now and attendees of Fantastic Fest are about to get the chance...

Fly, NORWEGIAN NINJA, Fly!

There are a host of visual treats to catch the eye in Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja but one of the most remarkable - a shot of which is included in the trailer - is one accomplished without the use...

Meet The NORWEGIAN NINJA!

While audiences here in North America will need to choose between The Expendables, Scott Pilgrim, Animal Kingdom and The Disappearance of Alice Creed today - making this easily the best release date of the year - things are a bit...