So why do people go to
film fest movies?
Not exact matches
Director of new «Noah»
movie calls it «The LEAST biblical
film ever made» then uses
F word referring to those wanting Bible - based [
films]
The popular CineYouth
Film Challenge is the chance for Chicago kids to shine — whether or not they're participating in the actual
film fest — and will get to break into small groups to create,
film and edit short
movies in the same day.
The CinemaScore
F has become a perverse badge of pride for some
films, though, a reflection of a
movie that goes out of its way to artfully alienate or confuse audiences.
Les Affamés definitely isn't the gore
fest the Romero - type zombie
movies usually are, but there are still plenty of jump scares throughout the
film, although, to be fair, they mostly do these well, thanks to a sparse use of background music and some well - paced scenes.
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The
film ultimately plays like a Disney
film that utilizes an inordinate number of «
F - words», and it even reminds a bit of the Paul Giamatti
movie Win Win.
«We really wanted to bring an event for
film fans to Dublin that had an air of genuine excitement around it» commented Vincent Donnelly, creator of
Movie Fest, «we had taken note of how huge Comic Con has become in the US, now attracting thousands of people and the biggest stars, and wanted to try to recreate some of that excitement here.
The core
film lineup is not announced until the day before the festival begins, so attendees have to commit to the
fest without knowing any of the
movies that will definitely play.
Last year at Sundance, they brought a
movie set entirely in a coffin and it was one of the most intense
films of the
fest.
Honest and hilarious in equal measure, Baker's electrifying
film gives a voice to a community that
movies usually exploit for laughs, and his two nonprofessional leads deliver the best performances of the
fest.
Cox is essentially playing the same character he played in the X-Men
movies, but he drops a lot of «
F» bombs in this
film.
Posters of the
movie were spread out all over Austin, Texas, which in fact is the city - host of the Fantastic
Fest film festival.
I say «playing around» not out of some noticed carelessness that went into crafting this
movie, but more out of the playfulness, the near tongue - in - cheek aspect of You're Next that ultimately makes it one of, if not the, most satisfying, entertaining, and ridiculously enjoyable
films at Fantastic
Fest.
Their catchy tagline is «Fear Good
Movies» and their line - up of
films this year is impressive, including some of my favorites from other
fests like: Swiss Army Man, Under the Shadow, Train to Busan, Yoga Hosers, and War on Everyone.
Most festivals try to program
films that bring celebrities to town, others try to program every last
film they can think of, but Fantastic
Fest is all about the people - the
movie lovers with real grit, who love to find great
films even if they're horror flicks from Spain or hip hop musicals from Japan.
Here is a new
movie review of the Disney Tim Burton stop - motion animation
film Frankenweenie from Fantastic
Fest 2012 in Austin, TX.
Over the years, the
fest has shifted from feature
films — like Ed Wood's 1959 folk - art masterpiece, Plan 9 from Outer Space, considered, pre-Wiseau, to be the worst
movie ever made — to shorts.
We've reviewed a number of
movies at local and national
film fests that have not yet had a full theatrical release.
Best Actress: Annette Bening — Kids Are All Right — stern, intelligent yet moving and likeable — it takes a real pro to accomplish that with such style and verve Nicole Kidman — Rabbit Hole — heartbreaking but resilient — a perfect balance between broken and fixed — it is so joyful to watch a character so succinctly communicated Lesley Manville — Another Year — heartbreaking with closeup after closeup of vulnerability and grasping hope — truly a fragile and pulsating performance Julianne Moore — Kids Are All Right — courageous and oh so human — sexy and vulnerable in an earthy way — her struggles with herself are the heart of the
movie and she carries it magnificently and warmly Natalie Portman — Black Swan — the tour de force this year — the crazy, emotionally volatile core of a crazy, emotionally volatile
film — some wonder if it might be «easer» to play such big emotions but the incredibly thin wire she has to traverse in such an extreme environment is daunting and she makes it work and gives us believability and solicits true sympathy in the middle of a fright
fest — a truly accomplished achievement
**** Zachary
F November 29, 2012 this
movie is sooo funny Jon C November 29, 2012 a fun, crude, and hilarious comedy two girl roomates formulate a plan to make their own sex hotline in order to make ends meet hijinks and raw laughs ensue between two very different people who embrace their sexuality via telephone the performances from both Graynor and Miller are pretty damn fun to watch the dialogue is insanely funny and gratuitous there's a very strange cameo in here too by Nia Vardalos Justin Long adds a nice touch being the supporting gay best friend mentoring these two girls it's just very awkwardly humorous listening to these people talk in this kind of
film, there's interestingly no actual sex happening on screen, no boobs, no ass, no exposed body parts the plot mainly focuses on the bonding relationship bewteen the two leads which is a good break from the usual norm we're used to I can't help but feel though that the filmmakers didn't have anything left at the end, some of it felt unfinished and unresolved for all those problems, «For A Good Time, Call..»
Fantastic
Fest is the largest genre
film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci - fi, action and just plain fantastic
movies from all around the world.
That was the most surprising and talked about
film of the
fest but it hasn't really stood the test of even a few months out, not like some of the other
movies that played in competition.
Since GATW's departure, he's programmed for the Alamo Drafthouse, Fantastic
Fest, Rooftop
Film and the Sundance
Film Festival, worked in
film distribution for Cinedigm in New York, and his reviews, interviews, and editorials have been featured on websites including ScreenAnarchy,
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Movie,
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Whether you want Oscar worthy features and independents to short
films and Minnesota - made
movies, there is something for everyone at the Twin Cities Film
Fest.
If you're curious to see what
movies would interest you, go to the festival's website for a full list of the
films that were screened, and take a gander at Sam Fragoso's coverage of the
fest, including his interview with Mud «s Jeff Nichols.
Suicide Squad's director David Ayer drops a few
f - bombs in explaining why his
film's different than other superhero fare: «all these
movies are about defeating the evil alien robot from
f*cking Planet X, before it destroys the world with its ticking clock.
We already knew that Kevin Smith's Red State would be on the list, but there's also Tom McCarthy's new
film Win Win, Morgan Spurlock's documentary The Greatest
Movie Ever Sold, the highly buzzed - about Submarine, Fantastic
Fest darling I Saw the Devil as well as Hobo With a Shotgun and a whole bunch more including
films with Al Pacino, Tobey Maguire, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Paul Rudd and others.
More than just a
film festival and a place to revel in cinema with like - minded, spiritual family, Fantastic
Fest is also the place where you can watch Jeremy Gardner (The Battery) debate with Josh Ethier (The Mind's Eye) over whether Tremors is the best monster
movie of all time before literally boxing it out in the ring, in a Fantastic
Fest mainstay event known as the Fantastic Debates.
When superstar
film distributor Michael Schlesinger introduced 1934's «Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back» at TCM
Fest 2016 as the greatest
movie we in the audience had never seen, I was inclined to be skeptical.
I pray to the Fantastic
Fest gods that they will keep my body awake for the
movie so I can reward myself with coffee after the
film ends.
When: April 8th Why: Despite generating plenty of positive buzz at SXSW and Fantastic
Fest, «Hardcore Henry» sounds like the kind of gimmick - driven concept — in this case, an entirely first - person action
movie — that would work better as a short
film.
Fantastic
Fest 2016 came and went (September 22 - 29) and in a whirlwind 8 days of
movies, parties, and events, I managed to see 37 feature - length
films, a bunch of shorts, and Leonard Maltin's interviews with Tim Burton and Bruce Campbell.
I agree with his viewpoint that younger generations and more of the general populace should be more open to watching classic
movies, but I don't think he realizes that there are a lot of young, passionate
film enthusiasts that are well versed in the history of cinema, and many of them attend Fantastic
Fest.
Most
films played twice during the
fest, but even with multiple showings and additional press screenings there were a few anticipated
movies I wasn't able to see (sorry Victoria and Men and Chicken).
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On the sixth day of Fantastic
Fest, the never - ending string of
movies and fun events finally caught up with me and I found myself dozing off midway through the third
film of the day.
Curated and hosted in the evening by the Czar of Noir himself, Eddie Muller of the
Film Noir Foundation and the Noir City
film festivals, TCM's Summer of Darkness is a standout
fest of classic killings, broken dreams and
movie nightmares.
About Fantastic
Fest Fantastic
Fest is the largest genre
film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci - fi, action and just plain fantastic
movies from all around the world.
Movie theaters screen the cult classic, often called the Citizen Kane of bad
movies, alongside a new trailer for director Tommy Wiseau and collaborator Greg Sestero's upcoming
film Best
F (r) iends.
In response to this article, filmmaker Judd Apatow, who doesn't have a
film on the list, blasted Sony in a tweet: «This is absolute bullshit and @sony and @SonyPictures is gonna get hell for
F — ING with our
movies.