quietearth [Celluloid 06.19.13] scifi

Curious to see the evolution of Siri? Spoiler Alert, it becomes a quick-witted, British gangster bot that makes our dinners and tells us to get a life. But there's more than badass robots in Dan Gaud and Ayz Waraich's awesome revenge short, Tonight I Strike.
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Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.19.13] scifi

Up to this point, stories about the robot rebellion and Skynet-like apocalypse that makes humans hide and fight for their lives, have taken place on Earth but it looks like an upcoming project titled Epsilon will take the fight, at least some of it, to space. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

quietearth [Celluloid 06.19.13] scifi action adventure

Casting starts today in the UK for the next Star Wars movie and here's some descriptions of who they're looking for. Perhaps not so shocking, they want fit twenty-somethings full of good humor. [Continue reading (7 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.17.13] scifi action

Now that we've had one good look at the upcoming Riddick (the first clip doesn't really count since it didn't reveal much), the barrage of marketing is starting and in addition to some pretty nice posters which have been floating around for a week or two, we now have a second trailer. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.14.13] drama fantasy

Julian Polsler purchased the rights to Marlen Haushofer's novel "The Wall" several years ago but the process of adapting such a seminal and difficult work hasn't been easy and it's taken seven years to bring The Wall to the screen but the result is spectacular; a gorgeous, haunting and energizing story of a woman struggling with nature and herself to stay alive. Shot ... [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.14.13] thriller crime

Though I've yet to see Mikkel Norgaard's breakout comedy Klown, the director's follow-up caught my attention not because of his involvement but that of Nikolaj Lie Kaas, the Danish star who impressed in last year's Mad Ship (review). [Continue reading (1 comment)]

agentorange [Celluloid 06.14.13] horror

A ghostly soldier comes face to face with this grim reality of his war-torn existence on the battlefield and beyond in this award-winning short film directed by iconic heavy metal and horror artist Wes Benscoter. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.13.13] scifi action

It seems like only weeks ago we saw the first trailer for Neil Blomkamp's District 9 follow-up Elysium. In reality it's been closer to two months and with the movie's release due in less that six weeks, the marketing is starting to kick into gear. [Continue reading (10 comments)]

agentorange [Celluloid 06.13.13] action thriller adventure history

For better of worse, Zack Snyder's 300 was a trend setting film in terms of showing what was possible in the realms of creating fantastical green screen worlds that audiences would swallow. Where films like Avatar go for photo-realism, 300 went for a more textured, illustrative look that set a new identity for historical epics (Immortals aped it in a big way). [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.12.13] apocalyptic comedy

Amidst the laughs, of which there are many, This Is the End sometimes falls short and on occasion, sequences aren't only unfunny but downright bland. And then there's the movie's entire second act that unfolds as the guys try to survive. It's a mostly forgettable series of events which are occasionally dotted by a moment of comedic gold but overall, the movie seems to... [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.12.13] action kungfu martial arts

It's been a few months since the arrival of the first trailer for Keanu Reeves' directorial debut Man of Tai Chi but Universal is getting the marketing machine into gear for what I hope will be a late year release. They've released a new trailer and where the first focused mostly on international stars Karen Mok, Simon Yam (Ip Man) and Iko Uwais (The Raid), this new t... [Continue reading]

agentorange [Celluloid 06.12.13] post apocalyptic scifi action thriller adventure

Bong Joon-ho's English debut Snowpiercer has been on our radar for years and here, finally, is our first look at some final footage in the form of a pretty spectacular first trailer. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.11.13] documentary

Kevin Miller's feature documentary Hellboud? begins with Bell's book and the question of the existence of hell, and expands on it. Obviously no one has any definitive answers after all, no one has ever literally been to hell and back to tell us whether such a place exists what it looks like and who's there but that doesn't mean that there aren't religious leaders and ... [Continue reading (5 comments)]

quietearth [Celluloid 06.11.13] post apocalyptic

That's right, Mad Max fans, an official game is on the way from Avalance studios. Players can be Mad Max, a lone warrior who must embark on a perilous journey after his Interceptor is stolen by a deadly gang of marauders. A reluctant hero with an instinct for survival, Max wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace in the storied "Plains of Si... [Continue reading (3 comments)]

quietearth [Celluloid 06.11.13] action thriller adventure

The word "badass" is thrown around often... [Continue reading (3 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.11.13] fantasy adventure

I had very little interest in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey last year. Not that the movie didn't look great, the trailer suggested more Peter Jackson goodness, but I just wasn't ready to return to Middle Earth. I did eventually catch up with the movie and though it doesn't have the same magic as Lord of the Rings, it has its own appeal, most of it hard won by Rich... [Continue reading (2 comments)]

agentorange [Celluloid 06.10.13] horror comedy

IFC Midnight is releasing Jon Wright's highly anticipated Irish monster comedy, Grabbers, in select theaters and on VOD on July 19th 2013 which means a new trailer and poster for all of us American drunkards. [Continue reading]

quietearth [Celluloid 06.10.13] zombies scifi horror

Russian director Nikolai Pigarev (Winter of the Dead) was recently at the Nocturna Film Festival in Madrid, screening his film to Spanish zombie fans. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.10.13]

Though it's common knowledge that Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril was a labour of love, one that yielded lukewarm reception from our correspondents, both of whom found it to suffer from style over substance syndrome, Villeneuve hasn't spoken much about the challenges of getting such a large scope sci-fi movie made in Canada. There's a reason we don't often see anyth... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.10.13] fantasy mystery

Grant McPhee isn't new to filmmaking. He's been working behind the scenes for nearly a decade and over the last few years on such notable productions as Citadel (review), Cloud Atlas (review) and the upcoming World War Z (trailer). On break between movies, McPhee decided to return to directing and with writer/director Chris Purnell, the two collaborated on a project t... [Continue reading (1 comment)]

agentorange [Celluloid 06.10.13] horror thriller

New Giallo aficionados Brune Forzani and Helene Cattet (Amer) return to the scene with The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears, a thriller about a wife's disappearance. [Continue reading]

agentorange [Celluloid 06.08.13] post apocalyptic scifi action thriller adventure

The sequel to Gabriel Sabloff's spiritual post-apocalyptic adventure, Revelation Road, is upon us with this first trailer for Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire! [Continue reading (3 comments)]

agentorange [Celluloid 06.08.13]

Paul Sloan's new graphic-novel-insipred series Vigilante Diaries launches on Chill.com this Tuesday June 11, 2013. Starring Kevin Smith's pot-smoking right-hand-man, Jason Mews, the action series sees the actor taking on an entirely new kind of persona - action star. This I gotta see! [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.07.13] horror comedy drama mystery

Likely the oddest road movie you'll ever see, The Rambler stars Dermot Mulroney, of late taking on some bold and unlikely roles, as The Rambler, a man recently released from prison who is making his way to his estranged brother's ranch in Oregon. Along the way he encounters a number of interesting characters including a scientist type who claims to have a machine that... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.06.13] horror thriller

Director Jason Bognacki has been impressing us since we first caught a glimpse of The Red Door. Since then, Bognacki has continued to deliver one incredible short after another though sadly, if you didn't catch these at a film festival, having the opportunity to see them was slim to none. Until now. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 06.05.13] action comedy drama crime

Violet and Daisy, Alexis Bledel and Saoirse Ronan respectively, are killers for hire, working for a Charlie's Angels type who contacts them with prospective jobs. They're supposed to be on vacation when a call comes in for what sounds like an easy hit and desperate for a bit of cash to buy some fabulous new dresses from their oh so favourite human being Barbie Sunday,... [Continue reading (3 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Bunker Blueprint 05.31.13]

Around these parts we're pretty big supporters of Astron 6. How could we not be when they deliver awesomeness like Father's Day and Manborg? If you're as much of a fan as we are, you may want to consider helping the crew produce their next project, a giallo-comedy titled The Editor. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 05.31.13] scifi

Hope you're ready for more from the Blade Runner universe because whether you loved, liked or hated Prometheus, Ridley Scott is preparing not just another movie but maybe an entire new set of offerings including TV and "interactive productions." Is this code for video games? [Continue reading (10 comments)]

agentorange [Celluloid 05.31.13] post apocalyptic zombies horror

Despite rumors that Brad Pitt's World War Z (Out June 21) is some kind of disaster because of expensive re-shoots and not being exactly faithful to Max Brooks' original novel, it appears one viewer found the film incredibly compelling. Black Swan director, Darren Aronofsky, screened the film and tweeted his reaction. [Continue reading (9 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 05.31.13] thriller

Canadian director Denis Villeneuve first emerged on the Canadian film front with an odd little film titled Maelstrom. The story was interesting but what really stood out was Villeneuve's strong storytelling and visual style which he cemented with the release, a few years later, of Polytechnique. A dramatization of the 1989 Montreal Massacre, Polytechnique was a specta... [Continue reading]