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So why do people go to film fest movies?

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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.
-LSB-...] «Movie Fest» two - day event brings the excitement of Comic Con to Dublin (Film Ireland) This entry was posted in Misc and tagged Comic Con, film festival by Chompsky.
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, Film.com, MTV's Next Movie, Film Threat, Indiewire's The Playlist, We Got This Covered, Latino Review, Dallas Observer, Culture Map and Central Track.
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.
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