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GODZILLA Sequel Gets The Go Ahead After Monster Opening Weekend

There is no arguing with success (read - "numbers"). Godzilla has scored the second biggest weekend of 2014 so far at US$93 million domestically. Add to that an additional US$103 million globally and it is no surprise that Warner Bros. and... More »
  

Explosive First Teaser For Taiwanese Cop Actioner BLACK & WHITE EPISODE II: THE DAWN OF JUSTICE

Big explosion and plenty of shoot'em up descended upon Harbor City yet again and the cops is on the beat to protect the peace in Tsai Yueh-hsun's Black & White Episode II: The Dawn of Justice, the second installment of... More »
By Al Young   
  

Hey Canada! Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST Hits iTunes, DVD, Blu And VOD This Month

Attention, fans of Stephen Chow here in Canada. VSC has announced their plans for Chow's latest directorial effort Journey To The West. The film first hit iTunes this past Tuesday, May 13. Two weeks from now (May 27) you will be... More »
  

THE NIGHT COMES FOR US Unveils More Cast Via Instagram

Now that The Raid 2 and Killers are out in the wild, the talents behind those two awesome slices of Indonesian action are collaborating on the dark action thriller The Night Comes For Us, where things are shaping up very... More »
  

EXCLUSIVE: Watch The First Teaser For Kaneko Shusuke's DANGER DOLLS

Japanese director Kaneko Shusuke has had a wild and varied career, helming big budget blockbusters like Death Note and the Gamera trilogy, but also producing strange low budget features like last year's erotic teen lesbian drama Jellyfish, which proved a surprising... More »
  

Yayan "Mad Dog" Ruhian Joins Miike's YAKUZA APOCALYPSE

People who have seen either of the two The Raid films will be familiar with Yayan Ruhian, who played the brutal adversary Mad Dog in the first film, and pivotal assassin Prakoso in the sequel. In a series full of excellent... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION To Debut In Hong Kong

It has just been announced that the latest instalment in Michael Bay's colossal toy commercial movie franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction, will have its World Premiere in Hong Kong on 19 June.This is a welcome surprise as Hong Kong rarely... More »
  

First Trailer for APPLESEED ALPHA Has Arrived

This summer, we'll get a new Appleseed feature in cinemas, and the good people of IGN.com have just posted an English-language trailer for it. This iteration is called Appleseed Alpha, and shows the adventures of female supersoldier Deunan and her... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

ON THE JOB Opens 6th Terracotta Far East Film Festival

One of the best showcases of Asian Cinema in the UK, the Terracotta Far East Film Festival is back for its 6th year from 23 May to 1 June, and boasts a spectacular line-up of some of the most high-profile... More »
  

First JU-ON: THE BEGINNING OF THE END Trailer Says You Can Go Back Again

Here's the most shocking part of the trailer for upcoming Japanese horror film Ju-on: The Beginning of the End - the continuation of a franchise tht exists purely for the purpose of shocking its audience: It looks good. Very good.... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Watch The Exclusive First Teaser For Japanese-Korean Thriller A RECORD OF SWEET MURDER

After making a splash on the international genre scene with his appropriately titled feature Grotesque, Japanese director Shiraishi Koji returns with Japanese-Korean co-pro A Record Of Sweet Murder and, once again, he's headed for the dark side.Soyeon is an active... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

New York Asian Film Festival 2014 Gets Into Gear With First Titles

From the bowels of Subway Cinema and their more haughty brethren at The Film Society Of Lincoln comes the first rumblings of the 13th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival, otherwise known as NYAFF. If you're a regular... More »
  

New Trailer & Images For Zhang Yimou's COMING HOME

Coming Home, the latest Chinese epic from Hero and Flowers Of War director Zhang Yimou, will have its world premiere next week at Cannes, where it plays out of competition. Due to hit screens here in Hong Kong on 6 June, Edko Films has... More »
  

EXCLUSIVE: Get A First Look At THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG Trailer

Those of you lucky enough to have seen 80s Filipino action oddity For Your Height Only will be familiar with the legacy of Weng Weng, and now there's a new documentary doing the rounds that pries open the legend of... More »
  

SNOWPIERCER Gets An Action-Packed Red Band US Trailer

Almost a year since its debut in director Bong Joon-ho's native South Korea last summer, futuristic thriller Snowpiercer finally arrives on US shores on 27 June, courtesy of Radius TWC. While Harvey Weinstein ultimately lost his battle to re-edit the... More »
  

NYC Happenings: "All Hail The King: The Films of King Hu" Pays Tribute To The Master Martial Arts Film Director

Not only martial arts fans, but cinephiles in general are in for a rare treat this summer when the retrospective "All Hail The King: The Films of King Hu" arrives at BAM Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn from June 6 through... More »
  

Teaser For Sono Sion's TOKYO TRIBE Brings The Crazy!

We make no secret of the fact that we are HUGE fans of Japanese director Sono Sion here at Twitch, and while his filmography is diverse and eclectic, nothing delights us more than the knowledge his adaptation of Inoue Santa's... More »
  

Get Out Your Cleavers And Start Chopping With KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT Trailer

Rampant what, exactly, you may ask of the title for Yoon Jong-bin's upcoming Korean action film. Luckily the first teaser for the historical action epic is here to provide some possible answers. It could be rampant swords, for example. Or... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

TFW 2014 Review: ZOMBIE TV Is A Lo-Fi, Low Brow Rom-Com-ZOMnibus

The latest project from Japanese splatter master Nishimura Yoshihiro and friends is a bit of a departure from his usual oeuvre. For this 77 minute blast of madness, Nishimura is joined by a pair of relative newcomers in Makuno Maelie... More »
By J Hurtado   
  

Thailand International Film Destination Festival Wrap Up

The 2nd Thailand International Film Destination Festival wrapped on April 29th. The nine day event in Bangkok, is a strange hybrid beast. It is part student film competition, part international film festival, and part industry event. Organised by the Thailand... More »
  
 
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