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Tag Archives: Independent Cinema
I Saw the Devil DVD Review
If revenge is a dish best served cold, Kim Ji-woon’s latest movie depicts a retribution so agonisingly prolonged that it’s covered in a veneer of mould by the time it’s doled out. Continue reading
Rubber DVD Review
2010
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Writer: Quentin Dupieux
Cast: Stephen Spinella, Roxanne Mesquida, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser, Ethan Cohn, Charley Koontz, Tara O’Brien
A bespectacled man stands by a dozen or so wooden chairs on a desolate highway. A police car approaches, knocking down the chairs as though they formed a driving course, and halts. A lawman climbs from out of … read more
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged films / movies, Horror Movies, Independent Cinema, metafiction
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Zonad DVD Review
2009
Written and directed by: John Carney, Kieran Carney
Cast: Simon Delaney, David Pearse, Janice Byrne
Extraterrestrial invaders battle for the quaint town of Ballymoran in this low budget Irish comedy. Only, Zonad and his archnemesis Bonad aren’t aliens but two escaped lunatics – unlike “prot” in K-Pax, there’s no question as to whether these unlikely champions are anything … read more
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Tagged films / movies, Independent Cinema, Irish Cinema, science fiction
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Sally Potter Seeks Aspiring Actresses for 60s Period Film
This may not be related to comic books in any way, but is a shout to the million and one aspiring actresses out there. Director Sally Potter is looking for two young actresses, aged 15-16, to play parts in her latest film, a 60s-set period piece.
Oh to be 16 again. And also a girl…
So how might one apply? … read more
Posted in Movie News
Tagged British Cinema, film, films / movies, Independent Cinema
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A Swedish Midsummer Sex Comedy (Äntligen Midsommar!) DVD Review
2009
Director: Ian McCrudden
Script: Henrik Engström, Mattias Grosin, Erik Hörstadius, Ian McCrudden
Cast: Olle Sarri, Lisa Werlinder, Alexander Karim, Anna Littorin, Luke Perry
Not to be confused with Woody Allen’s 1982 comedy A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, A Swedish Midsummer Sex Comedy is an amiable enough little movie that sees three couples (and Luke Perry) gather for the … read more
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Tagged film, films / movies, Independent Cinema, world cinema
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Ireland Goes Post-Apocalyptic in ‘One Hundred Mornings’
When you think of Ireland, your mind generally tends to conjure images of untainted green landscapes, rainy afternoons and pallid, red-headed stereotypes. Conor Horgan, Katie Holly and the cast of One Hundred Mornings, however, think the Emerald Isle could do with a bit of a post-apocalyptic makeover. The crew are bringing their Workbook Discovery and Distribution Award winning movie … read more
Posted in Movie News
Tagged films / movies, Independent Cinema, Irish Cinema, Post-apocalyptic
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