2007-10-22T17:41:53Z Obscure Movie News From Obscure Movie Fans. tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2007, dave 2007-10-22T17:41:53Z 2007-10-22T17:38:13Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10746 2007-10-22T17:38:13Z

Damn. Our schedules finally line up, and it's on the other side of the country. I swear, this movie and I are proof of polar opposite dimensions existing in the same place at once. - But why deny all the...

dave hadbyhp@sympatico.ca Cult Damn. Our schedules finally line up, and it's on the other side of the country. I swear, this movie and I are proof of polar opposite dimensions existing in the same place at once. - But why deny all the... 2007-07-26T04:02:41Z 2007-07-26T03:59:57Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10745 2007-07-26T03:59:57Z

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Todd todd@twitchfilm.com Twitch has moved to a freshly redesigned site complete with new news feeds. If you are reading this via feed subscriptions you'll need to visit http://www.twitchfilm.net and sign up for the new feeds to continue receiving updates from Twitch. Thanks!... 2007-07-23T06:14:37Z 2007-07-23T06:04:26Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10743 2007-07-23T06:04:26Z

During Peaches Christ's onstage interview with Mink Stole for the 9th season of Midnight Mass, she called for a national boycott of Adam Shankman's Hairspray. Granted, she enthusiastically—if not hastily—proposed said boycott as an indirect compliment to her on-stage guest...

Michael Guillen http://theeveningclass.blogspot.com maya7@earthlink.net Reviews During Peaches Christ's onstage interview with Mink Stole for the 9th season of Midnight Mass, she called for a national boycott of Adam Shankman's Hairspray. Granted, she enthusiastically—if not hastily—proposed said boycott as an indirect compliment to her on-stage guest... 2007-07-22T04:58:06Z 2007-07-22T04:50:31Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10742 2007-07-22T04:50:31Z

Ah, good times. Following a brief sojourn in made-for-TV land where he helmed a by all accounts better than it should Pumpkinhead sequel, Evil Aliens director Jake West is returning to the big screen with his latest action-comedy-horror hybrid The...

Todd todd@twitchfilm.com Film News Ah, good times. Following a brief sojourn in made-for-TV land where he helmed a by all accounts better than it should Pumpkinhead sequel, Evil Aliens director Jake West is returning to the big screen with his latest action-comedy-horror hybrid The... 2007-07-22T04:57:48Z 2007-07-22T00:37:09Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10741 2007-07-22T00:37:09Z

Yau Nai-Hoi is best known as Johnny To's regular script writer and he takes the step into the director's chair himself for Eye in the Sky, a taut cop thriller pitting Simon Yam against (big) Tony Leung. I caught this...

Todd todd@twitchfilm.com DVD News Yau Nai-Hoi is best known as Johnny To's regular script writer and he takes the step into the director's chair himself for Eye in the Sky, a taut cop thriller pitting Simon Yam against (big) Tony Leung. I caught this... 2007-07-21T23:46:33Z 2007-07-21T23:24:27Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10740 2007-07-21T23:24:27Z

It's one of the most legendary cult films of all time, the product of 1970's Turkey - a time and a place where copyright laws simply didn't exist and western films were being copied and knocked off on miniscule budgets...

Todd todd@twitchfilm.com DVD News It's one of the most legendary cult films of all time, the product of 1970's Turkey - a time and a place where copyright laws simply didn't exist and western films were being copied and knocked off on miniscule budgets... 2007-07-21T23:21:17Z 2007-07-21T22:50:27Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10739 2007-07-21T22:50:27Z

Despite my enduring love for the work of Shinya Tsukamoto - in my view one of the most consistently challenging and rewarding film makers in the world - there haved been, until recently a pair of his films which I...

Todd todd@twitchfilm.com Reviews Despite my enduring love for the work of Shinya Tsukamoto - in my view one of the most consistently challenging and rewarding film makers in the world - there haved been, until recently a pair of his films which I... 2007-07-21T22:43:09Z 2007-07-21T22:42:35Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.7503 2007-07-21T22:42:35Z

[With the DVD release of Cashback hitting Canada on July 24th now seems a good time to revisit the film. What follow is Kurt's review of the film from when it played at the Toronto International Film Festival with some...

Kurt http://www.twitchfilm.net kurt@twitchfilm.net Reviews [With the DVD release of Cashback hitting Canada on July 24th now seems a good time to revisit the film. What follow is Kurt's review of the film from when it played at the Toronto International Film Festival with some... 2007-07-21T22:36:47Z 2007-07-21T22:32:26Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.7573 2007-07-21T22:32:26Z

[What follows is the review of Renaissance originally penned by Opus back when the film screened as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. With the DVD releasing on these shores July 24th I am simply updating Opus' thoughts with...

Opus http://www.opuszine.com/ jason@opuszine.com Toronto Film Festival 2006 [What follows is the review of Renaissance originally penned by Opus back when the film screened as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. With the DVD releasing on these shores July 24th I am simply updating Opus' thoughts with... 2007-07-21T06:04:17Z 2007-07-21T05:39:42Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10738 2007-07-21T05:39:42Z

Aaron Hillis graciously forwarded a screener DVD of Fish Kill Flea ("Fish")—co-created with Brian Cassidy and Jennifer Loeber—when I wanted to participate in its SXSW premiere by chiming in from San Francisco, which I thought would be good, wholesome Internet...

Michael Guillen http://theeveningclass.blogspot.com maya7@earthlink.net Interviews Aaron Hillis graciously forwarded a screener DVD of Fish Kill Flea ("Fish")—co-created with Brian Cassidy and Jennifer Loeber—when I wanted to participate in its SXSW premiere by chiming in from San Francisco, which I thought would be good, wholesome Internet... 2007-07-21T04:29:12Z 2007-07-21T04:21:16Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10737 2007-07-21T04:21:16Z

I'd kind of forgotten about this one until stumbling across a post over at WiseKwai jogged my memory and a quick trip to the film's website showed that, yes indeedy, it has been updated and now includes a downloadable version...

Todd todd@twitchfilm.com Film News I'd kind of forgotten about this one until stumbling across a post over at WiseKwai jogged my memory and a quick trip to the film's website showed that, yes indeedy, it has been updated and now includes a downloadable version... 2007-07-21T04:05:51Z 2007-07-21T03:57:41Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10736 2007-07-21T03:57:41Z

Thank god for YouTube. The first trailer for the new Neon Genesis Evangelion films has been added to the official Evangelion website but those silly people have gone and made it accessible to people in Japan only. Silly people. Luckily...

Todd todd@twitchfilm.com Film News Thank god for YouTube. The first trailer for the new Neon Genesis Evangelion films has been added to the official Evangelion website but those silly people have gone and made it accessible to people in Japan only. Silly people. Luckily... 2007-07-21T16:53:17Z 2007-07-21T03:44:47Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10735 2007-07-21T03:44:47Z

We've been keeping an eye on the progress of Kinta 1881 for a while now but with no footage or significant imagery from the film to show anyone we've kept quiet about it on the main site until now. But...

Todd todd@twitchfilm.com Film News We've been keeping an eye on the progress of Kinta 1881 for a while now but with no footage or significant imagery from the film to show anyone we've kept quiet about it on the main site until now. But... 2007-07-21T03:51:05Z 2007-07-21T03:22:47Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10734 2007-07-21T03:22:47Z

[It has been over a week since I returned from Fantasia, but a few films caught in the flood of genre cinema goodness have continued to occupy some headspace. Not the least of which is Chris Gorak’s urban apocalypse drama...

Kurt http://www.twitchfilm.net kurt@twitchfilm.net Reviews [It has been over a week since I returned from Fantasia, but a few films caught in the flood of genre cinema goodness have continued to occupy some headspace. Not the least of which is Chris Gorak’s urban apocalypse drama... 2007-07-21T03:27:05Z 2007-07-21T03:17:29Z tag:www.twitchfilm.net,2007://1.10733 2007-07-21T03:17:29Z

The annual Pia Film Festival - by far Japan's best of young, independent film makers - has just wrapped up and the always reliable Jason Gray has some good notes about the fest up on his blog. Prime among those...

Todd todd@twitchfilm.com Film News The annual Pia Film Festival - by far Japan's best of young, independent film makers - has just wrapped up and the always reliable Jason Gray has some good notes about the fest up on his blog. Prime among those...