GASPER NOE-MAKING OF ENTER THE VOID

VBS.tv have just sent me a two part short interesting video documentary on French Argentinan born film maker Gaper Noe. Vice went to Tokyo to try and find the notoriously secretive director while he was filming 'Enter the Void'. The resulting film sees how Gaspar was shooting a film in the sex clubs of Tokyo using the Japanese Yakuza mafia as his “locations managers”, hanging out with him in and asking him about his project.


This film is an incredible insight into Gaspar and the location in which Enter the Void was filmed and the entertaining nature of the films should definitely keep your readers' attention. Its a 3 parter and after the break is parts one and two last around 16 minutes long....

LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 Line Up Annouced

Over the weekend 24th International Film Festival of Leeds annouced its line up for this years festival which will happen in November from 4th – 21st.


The festival is split up into 5 programmes: Cherry Kino which focuses on the contemporary experimental movies, Cinema Versa which delves into the world of documentaries , presenting the Human Rights & Underground Voices profiles an extraordinary series of radical ideas and maverick stylists. Fanomenon offers a fantastic selection of great movies from around the world as well a great selection of Japanese Anime but you cant forget the festival annual Night of the Dead X celebrating its 10th anniversary along with Day Of the Dead probably Leeds version of Frightfest with day and night versions. Official Selection offering a wide selection of UK Premieres from around the world all fighting for the festivals Golden Owl award and finally theres the Short Film City the festivals short film programme.

The opening movie will be THE KINGS SPEECH directed by Tom Hooper (Dammed United) stars Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffray Rush, Guy Pearce and Michael Gambon. The movie is based on a true story about Prince Albert(Colin Firth) the Queens Father in his struggle to get rid of his stammer and he engages a friendship with Lionel Logue (Geoffray Rush) who helps him find his voice and guide the nation through troubled times. The movie had its world premiere at Toronto winning the peoples choice and what fitting place to show the movie in Leeds where the movie was partly filmed.

Some of the highlights of the festival are Mark Romanek‘s NEVER LET ME GO, aslo Aussie hit thriller ANIMAL KINGDOM, Palm D’OR winner UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL PAST LIVES, Pissed off Santa in RARE EXPORTS, METROPOLIS and RED, WHITE AND BLUE. I’m also angry with my self that I missed a chance in Glasgow to catch a screening of the Anime REDLINE which will be screened in Leeds as part of the Anime all dayer which runs in conjunction with the Comic Bubble comic convention which happens in the city at the same time.


The festival’s tickets will cost £80 for a single pass or £140 for two people giving you access to the whole event. The Night (& Day) of the dead festival pass costs £30/£25 (concessions) with a joint pass costing £50(£30 concessions). As ever the tickets for the movies will be bought up quickly so if your interested in going its best to get in fast to avoid dissapointment, for full details on how and where to book go to the festivals tickets page.

http://www.leedsfilm.com/

Trailer & Video Inteview For RESTREPO

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This weekend in UK, Dogwoof released the tense wartorn documentary RESTREPO.
The movie has been described as The  Real Hurt Locker with more tension & emotion, going into a war seeing  things from a different angle , trying to get a little more respect for the soldiers as the the movie also shows the postwar effect on soldier as well. But what the movie does do you come out with no respect for the politicans who sent the soldiers into this unjust war, hiding behind an excuse for making the war just when we know that its a curtain for the real reason.
Our good friends at Screenrush caught up with the movies director Tim Hetherington asking him about the pressures in creating a documentary in a warzone, Ive also included the trailer for the movie as well, as I dodnt post it previously.
Check out the video interview and Trailer after the break...

Final New Trailer Jose Padilha's ELITE SQUAD 2

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A new final trailer for Jose Padilha's ELITE SQUAD 2 (Tropa de Elite 2 ) went online the weekend the movie was released cinematically in Brazil.
The movie has had its fair share of critics who've tried to prevent the movie been released but those critics arent film ones but the police whom this film is about and the corruption within the force. To really piss off the police thousands of bootleg copies where made and sold on the streets and thats what i call a vote of confidence from the people!
Whatever the police where goint to do in attempt to stop the movie it wasnt going to suceed as people power won at the end of the day and Padilha has the critics backing with Berlin film fest awarding the movie an accolade!The actual movie does look good with a mixed bag of action as well as drama, trailer after the break...

The Trailer For The Other PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thats PA2:TOKYO NIGHT

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Welcome to the Japanese PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2(:tokyo night)! You may think its a rip-off of Oren Peli's micro-budget world hit well its not, matter of fact its sanctioned and been made side by side with its American counterpart. This isnt a Japanese remake either but a seperete story running parrell with its counterpart. In the Japanese version the story sorrounds a Japanese student who went to USA and brought back a ghost from usa unleashing it on Tokyo!
The movie is due out in December and check out the first trailer above!

Trailer For FOODLAND

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FOODLAND is a tale of supermarkets, life spiraling out of control as well as show how pathetically stupid staff can be. Quietearth describe the movie as  "a cross between a coming of ager, a small town heist film and Kids in the Hall. Which is to say it looks distinctly Canadian." Well Im not Canadian so what there sense of humour is I couldnt tell you, best thing to do is check out the trailer!

Foodland follows a naïve grocery clerk, Trevor, as his life spirals out of control when he inadvertently helps his inept manger, Ian, rob the store. When the money is lifted off Trevor and Ian, they enlist the help of Glen, a slimy, incompetent detective, to retrieve the stolen cash. But events soon go awry and Trevor must now determine friend from foe, and get the cash back before it’s too late.

How time flies its barely been 5 weeks since UK’s premiere Horror film festival Film4 Frightfest has concluded that there annual Halloween all-nighter has been annouced! The event will take place on Saturday October 30th and like as usual the Frightfest organiser never disappoint and they have a cracking all nighter lined up for the lucky individuals who’ll brave the scares that will brace the cinema screen they sit in.


This years fest has cannibal girls from a ghostbuster, flying monsters scarring the living daylights out of several youths in a small airplane, haunted house,scares in the dark depths of the reef, Japanese crime and punishment which isnt a rendition of a literature classic, warning bells and plenty more to keep scare and wide awake through the event!

So you up for a scare? The event will take place at Empire Cinema 2 in Leicester Square London and the Tickets (which cost £50) are now on general sale and like any Frightfest event they will go fast. To book call 08 714 714 714 or go online to: http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk./ For full programme and timetable log onto http://www.frightfest.co.uk/

Offical press release and movie info after the break....

UK Trailer For THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST

This should have been posted last week but I never received it via email but thanks to TrailerAddict here’s the UK Trailer for THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST the concluding movie of the exciting Millenium Trilogy created by the Late Swedish Author Steig Larrson.

I hold my hands up Ive never seen The Girl Who Played With Fire, I tried in February at Glasgow Film Festival but I was unsucessfull in getting tickets, same goes with several other movies as well so recently my introduction to the movies started with movie 2. It may have not have been the best movie to start with as its a slow burner but it was still intense and exciting and like many movie trilogies its simply setting the movie up for its big finale.I do hope to check the 1st movie out before next month when the final movie arrives on November 26th.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest was directed by Daniel Afredson and stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Sofia Ledarp, Jacob Ericksson, Georgi Staykov and Annika Hallin.

Trailer after the break...

RAINDANCE 2010: THE LAKE EFFECT Trailer

Since the start of my two movie blogs Ive discovered a rich tapestry of fantastic independent , world cinematic movies, discovering there is life outside mainstream cinema and personally at times I prefer it to the big boys. One Film festival which kicked off tonight in London is the Raindance Fillmfest and what I love about this festival is they showcase the great indie movies in and around the UK as well as the world, the give new talent a platform to showcase themselves and they do also give the ordinary person from the street a chance to enjoy some alternative movies too.
One movie which will have its world premiere will be THE LAKE EFFECT, a new movie Coming off its win at the Moondance Film Festival in Colorado, The Lake Effect has a stellar cast including Kay Panabaker (Fame), Ross Partridge (Baghead) and UK-native Tara Summers (Factory Girl). Part of the new crop of DIY filmmakers, director Tara Miele was eight months pregnant while shooting The Lake Effect, a film about parenthood.
Below is the trailer for the movie which will kick off on October 5th and 6th at Apollo cinema London. Also below is some new images as well the movies offical press release too.A big thanks to Jennifer Westin one of the movies Producers who sent me the email containing the info in this post.

Trailer For Icelandic Movie JITTERS (Oroi)

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Icelandic Teenagers living it large in Manchester with JITTERS (Oroi), not much happens in the trailer which can be seen as a good thing as theres too many movies who have trailers who spoil everything! Sad that the movie looks at teenagers evaluting life, depression, you may cringe but too many people take there lives and this movie sort looks at the devasting effect a suicide has on friends & family.

On a trip to England, Gabriel meets Marcus, a free thinking, rebellious teenager. After returning home, it becomes clear to his family and friends that Gabriel has changed.



A series of unfortunate events causes Gabriel's best friend Stella to take her own life. Devastated by Stella's death, Gabriel falls into a black hole of despair and begins to reevaluate his life, which ultimately forces him to reveal his agonizing secret.