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Watch the trailer for controversial Korean crime drama Pieta

Posted 13 years ago

PIETA, which beat THE MASTER for the grand prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival, is finally getting a North American release thanks to Drafthouse Films. Despite getting acclaim across the globe, PIETA failed to qualify for the Academy Award...

Get closer to death and feel more alive in this trailer for Ron Howard’s Formula One film Rush with Chris Hemsworth

Posted 13 years ago

There hasn’t been that many pure racing movies in recent memory. There have been some foreign films such as MICHAEL VAILLANT and INITIAL D but for a country that loves their cars America has ignored racing films lately. THE FAST...

Review: To the Wonder

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: Neil and Marina have found a deeply emotional and all-consuming love together. The two meet in Europe and their relationship quickly becomes serious, so much so that he asks her – and her daughter from an earlier marriage –...

Review: Simon Killer

Posted 13 years ago

This review originally ran as part of our Sundance 2012 coverage. PLOT: Reeling from a bad breakup, a recent college grad, Simon (Brady Corbet) heads to Paris, where he hooks up with a prostitute (Mati Diop), who takes him in....

New poster double feature: Oblivion and CBGB

Posted 13 years ago

There’s a couple of new posters out for two completely different films. First up there’s a new IMAX poster for OBLIVION that has a very lonely looking Tom Cruise looking off into the distance. Everything I’ve seen for OBLIVION so...

Watch the opening tracking shot of Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond The Pines

Posted 13 years ago

A lot of buzz has been generated for the Ryan Gosling/Bradley Cooper starrer THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES from director Derek Cianfrance. Some compare it to an arthouse thriller, others a pulpy crime pic, but either way it’s definitely got...

The Ten Spot: Best Unfilmed Stephen King Stories

Posted 13 years ago

Stephen King is one of America’s greatest contemporary storytellers. His pop fiction has influenced countless films and television shows and almost every one of his novels has been adapted for the big and small screen, with varying success. But, did...

Review: Trance

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: An art gallery auctioneer, Simon (James McAvoy) becomes the inside man on an art-heist. After being hit on the head during the job, he forgets where he stashed the painting, and his partners, led by Franck (Vincent Cassel) take...

Exclusive 1:1 Interview with Trance Director Danny Boyle!

Posted 13 years ago

Danny Boyle is arguably one of the most eclectic and exciting directors working today. Ever since his slick and stylish debut, SHALLOW GRAVE he has continued to challenge himself. While over the past years, he has garnered serious critical acclaim...

Review: Upstream Color

Posted 13 years ago

This review originally ran as part of our Sundance 2013 coverage. PLOT: Kris (Amy Seimetz) is an ambitious exec who, after a chance encounter at a nightclub, wakes up after several days to find she’s lost her job, along with...

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