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Opening film announced for the second annual Reel East Film Festival

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Wunderkind and New Jersey native Emily DiPrimio’s horror film Carver has been selected as the opening night film of the second annual Reel East Film Festival in Oaklyn, New Jersey on August 21 2015 at 19:30. In attendance will be the fourteen year DiPrimio to introduce the film as well as participate in a post-screening […]

Sheffield Doc/Fest Review – The Look of Silence (2014)

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The Look of Silence, 2014.Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer.SYNOPSIS:A family that survives the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.After two films on the same subject, it’s difficult to tell whether director Joshua Oppenheimer is more repulsed by the perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide or fascinated by their crimes. Does […]

Sheffield Doc/Fest Review – Cartel Land (2015)

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Cartel Land, 2015.Directed by Matthew Heineman.SYNOPSIS:With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels.Though Matthew Heineman’s Cartel Land is ostensibly about two vigilante groups battling drug cartels either side of the US-Mexico border, this was never really […]

The Callow Way – Why Cannes Still Matters

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This week Neil Calloway looks at what winning the Palme d’Or can do to your box office… So we are in the middle of the Cannes Film Festival, and it’s easy to dismiss it as a two-week publicity vehicle for beautiful actresses to get photographed next to middle-aged European film directors on the Croisette, or […]

2015 Tribeca Film Festival announces Audience Award winners

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The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival announced its Audience Award winners over the weekend in New York City. Two awards are given for the audience choices – the narrative award and the documentary award. King Jack, directed by Felix Thompson, was awarded the narrative prize this year, sponsored by AT&T. Jack is a scrappy 15-year-old kid […]

Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Curve (2015)

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Curve, 2015Directed by Iain Softley Starring Julianne Hough, Teddy Sears SYNOPSIS: A young woman becomes trapped in her car after a hitchhiker causes her to have an automobile accident.Jason Blum is the smartest man in Hollywood today. He’s the only man who get is. He has such a strong business model that he’s guaranteed never to fail. He […]

Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Tales of Halloween (2015)

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Tales of Halloween, 2015Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp, Paul SoletSYNOPSIS: Ten stories are woven together by their shared theme of Halloween night in an American suburb, where ghouls, imps, aliens and axe murderers appear for one night only […]

Film4 FrightFest Review – Summer Camp (2015)

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Summer Camp, 2015Written and directed by Alberto Marini Starring Maiara Walsh, Diego Boneta, Jocelin Donahue, Andrés VelencosoSYNOPSIS: Four American counselors at a European summer camp must deal with the outbreak of a rage-inducing plague among the children they are supervising.[REC] producer Alberto Marini turns director in this Spanish horror tribute which is full of thrills, spills and […]

Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Inner Demon (2014)

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Inner Demon, 2014Written and directed by Ursula Dabrowsky Starring Sarah Jeavons, Kerry Ann Reid, Andreas SobikSYNOPSIS: A teenage girl is abducted by a serial killer couple and manages to escape and find refuge in an isolated farmhouse, only to discover it is home to greater horrors and a malevolent spirit.There is one huge problem that hangs over […]

Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – These Final Hours (2013)

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These Final Hours, 2013Written and directed by Zak Hilditch Starring Nathan Phillips, Angourie Rice, Katheryn Beck, Daniel Henshall, Jessica De Gouw, Lynette CurranSYNOPSIS: A self-obsessed young man makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth, but ends up saving the life of a little girl searching for her father. Their relationship ultimately leads […]