Old School Style chiller from Vassilis Katsikis in LURK

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You could say this is back to basic old school style chiller many others like myself call it a mindf**k, a pyschological thriller. LURK is directed by Greek filmmaker Vassilis Katsikis   who had a Greek box office hit in 2008 with the documentary CCTV. Now Lurk is his next venture and he has the dream of breaking into English speaking film industry and this has been filmed in his homeland but its all in English! Will this be a sucess in English speaking countries? Im affraid until he has well known faces be it the indie movie circuit this will be another miss.
As for the story of the movie its about a woman called anna (Tess Jackon-Spentzos ) whose home is invaded by a mysterious creature which turns her life upside down charming her first and eventually making her turn against her husband and eventually herself.
This trailer could make you go loopy lou trying to decipher what its all about!, trailer after the break....

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Trailer For Sono Machi no Kodomo

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Popular Japanese Television drama Sono Machi no Kodomo has had its cinematic trailer released for the film version of the series.
The drama is based on 2 survivors of the 1995 tragic Kobe(Japan) earthquake  who where kids then but now adults both living in Tokyo and the day before the 15th anniversary they meet each other by accident. Both chat away with each other undecided if they both want to attend the ceremony due to the emitional scars the event had on them and both find it hard to share there experiences with each other and a gap between them appears,Whilst travelling together the glimpses of the truama both occoured come apparent as they edge closer to ground zero.

The movie is due to be released nationally January 15th 2011 in Japan but before then special screening will take place in Kobe and Osaka on November 20th. The movie stars Eriko Sato and Mirai Moriyama both who had first hand experience of the event, trailer after the break...

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Trailer For Swedish Horror PSALM 21

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Swedish movie of lately have been big hits outside there native lands with the Millenimum Trilogy starring Noomi Rapace been te most notebale and like after any sucessfull movie you look to that countryfor a possible next hit.
Psalm 21 I wouldn't say will be a massive hit outside Sweden but its one of those movies which will give any sane adult a few brown trouser moments! The horror movie did the rounds of 2009 festivals to some positive reviews and November 5th its gets its cinematic release in Sweden.
This is a real creepy chiller flick which you know will have many satanic twisted moments when your lead actor is playing a priest, plenty of questions of faith thrown in as well. Its one of those movies you know you want to check it out but dont know why!

Trailer and synposis after the break....

From Blade Runner to Guiness Adverts, now Arthouse Rutger Hauer in Fleur Boonman''s PORTABLE LIFE

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Rutger Hauer will be known to many as the pyschotic killer cyborg in Blade Runner then remembered for been the man in black in the popular Guiness tv adverts during the 1980's and now he's doing arthouse in Fluer Boonman's PORTABLE LIFE.
The movie is wonderfully shot and since the era I called my 're-education' in movies I do love watching these arthouse type movies many are fantastically weird others terrible and curiousity drives you to watch.

Portable life is been aimed for a February 1st 2011 release in Netherlands, trailer after the break...

The End of The World is near in Trailer for German movie - Die kommenden Tage

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I've been really desperete to get this blog up and running as regular again but with new job Ive been unable to do so but hopefully soon I can and lets kick off Sunday with this beauty Die kommenden Tage (The Days To Come).
At first I thought this was going to be another generic drama but as the trailer progressed it started to get alot better and when a very well known face to movie audiences in uk & north America appears Daniel Bruhl (though hes not a the main star in this) you have to take notice.
The Days to come is an family drama set in what looks like the collapse of the world and as the REM song goes "Its the end of the world ...as we know it!". this movie is perfect example of dont judge a book by its cover.
Die Kommenden Tage will be out in Germany on November 4th, stars Bernadette Heerwagen, Johanna Wokalek, August Diehl.
Trailer (in German only) and synopsis after the break....

Offical U.K Trailer For MARY AND MAX

Soda Pictures have sent me the offical UK Trailer for the 2009 Sundance clayanimation hit MARY AND MAX in time for its UK cinematic release this Friday 22nd October.

 

The movie is of those ones whilst promoting film festivals it catches your eye and you say to yourself "I hope it gets shown here (uk)" and despite a year on since its 2009 festival circuit it now arrives here in the UK!

 

To celebrate the release of MARY AND MAX in cinemas on 22nd October SODA PICTURES are running a competition on the theme Where do babies come from? Head Over to the movies website for details

 

 

Trailer after the break....

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/