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Fabrice Du Welz’s latest film Vinyan is set to storm both the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival and the Sitges Film Festival. It has been a 4 year absence since he first brought us this film, Calvaire, and at least among his fans Vinyan can’t get here soon enough!

Related Coverage for Fabrice’s Latest Vinyan:
::: 15 New Images (Cinema is Dope)
::: A New Clip From Fabrice Du Welz’s VINYAN! - Twitch (Todd)
::: VINYAN - Fabrice Du Welz on Clearing Censors - Twitch (Blake)
::: Stunning First Trailer For Fabrice Du Welz’ VINYAN! - Twitch (Todd)
::: Several Vinyan Behind the Scenes/Making Of Clips - Premiere France
::: Official Fabrice Du Welz Vinyan Blog
::: Bloody Disgusting - Interview Vinyan: Writer-Director Fabrice du Welz

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::: Buy the Calvaire: The Ordeal on DVD

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A younger and still stoic looking Mads Mikkelsen stars as Horst in the 2002 film, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself.

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, August 22, 2008

Based on the trailer (view here), this Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh sci-fi action film appears to be at the least a fun hyper thrill ride. Can’t wait to see it! Melanie Thierry who I thought was great as Manon in Chrysalis also stars. US release date is August 29th.

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Screening as part of the Visions program at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. After that it can be seen in October at the Sitges Film Festival.

Related Coverage:
::: A New Clip From Fabrice Du Welz’s VINYAN! - Twitch (Todd)
::: VINYAN - Fabrice Du Welz on Clearing Censors - Twitch (Blake)
::: Stunning First Trailer For Fabrice Du Welz’ VINYAN! - Twitch (Todd)
::: Several Vinyan Behind the Scenes/Making Of Clips - Premiere France
::: Official Fabrice Du Welz Vinyan Blog
::: Bloody Disgusting - Interview Vinyan: Writer-Director Fabrice du Welz

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Unable to accept the the loss of their son in the 2005 Tsunami, Jeanne and Paul Bellmer have remained in Phuket. Desperately clinging to the fact that his body was never recovered, Jeanne has convinced herself that the boy was kidnapped by traffickers in the chaos that followed the catastrophe… that her son is still alive. Paul is sceptical, but cannot bring himself to shatter his wife’s last hope. Bribing the sinister Mr Gao to take them by boat to the pirate-infested jungles of the Thai/Burmese border, the traumatized couple embark on a quest that will plunge them through paranoia and betrayal, ever deeper into an alien universe, a supernatural realm where the dead are never truly dead, and where nightmares, obsession and horrifying reality converge.

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Gael Garcia Bernal sporting cat ears rides off inside his fairy tale life where Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is his sun. The endless inventiveness Gondry displays throughout this film leaves it more rewarding with each passing viewing than as a film you would typically watch only once.

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, August 11, 2008

::: Official Fabrice Du Welz Vinyan Blog

Vinyan is one of my most anticipated films to see in 2008. Over at Twitch I have an interview up with its director (read here).

SYNOPSIS

Unable to accept the the loss of their son in the 2005 Tsunami, Jeanne and Paul Bellmer have remained in Phuket. Desperately clinging to the fact that his body was never recovered, Jeanne has convinced herself that the boy was kidnapped by traffickers in the chaos that followed the catastrophe… that her son is still alive. Paul is sceptical, but cannot bring himself to shatter his wife’s last hope. Bribing the sinister Mr Gao to take them by boat to the pirate-infested jungles of the Thai/Burmese border, the traumatized couple embark on a quest that will plunge them through paranoia and betrayal, ever deeper into an alien universe, a supernatural realm where the dead are never truly dead, and where nightmares, obsession and horrifying reality converge.

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I briefly mentioned yesterday that the next Carice van Houten (Black Book) film I was looking forward to was the supernatural thrillerDorothy Mills. From these stills to the trailers/clips over at Twitch (view here), this certainly looks promising. The last really good film I saw that dealt with themes of possession was the German film, Requiem.

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Asia Argento always seems to be an acquired taste with discerning cinephiles - you either like her acting or don’t. For me I’ve always liked.

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::: BOARDING GATE—A Couple of Questions for Olivier Assayas by Michael Guillen @ Twitch

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, August 8, 2008

Austin audiences today is it for a rare glimpse of Last Year at Marienbad on the big screen! Later on at the Paramount Theater they will be screening the new print of this film one last time. Showtimes are 7:15 and 9:15 with tickets $7 dollars each (full details here). I consider the 1959 Alain Resnais film, Hiroshima mon amour, as one of my all-time favorites, so it goes without saying that I’m greatly anticipating and can’t wait to see Last Year tonight. I realize the Olympics are on, but an opportunity to see this film greatly overrides that in importance. If your an Olympics nerd then there is no way in hell I’m going to convince you… on the other hand if your a cinephile, then what the hell are you waiting for - tonight is the kind of night you live for! Let’s go get lost in the dark of the theater with the cinema of Resnais!!!

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Interior Design
by Michel Gondry
 

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Shaking Tokyo
by Bong Joon-Ho
 

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, August 8, 2008

Tokyo! plays at the upcoming Fantastic Fest and Sitges Film Festival.

It’s hapless youth gone lost, gone jobless, gone mad, gone wild, gone Gondry! The Interior Design fable section of the anthology film Tokyo! could easily be reminiscent of so many recent entries of cinema (Garden State) where hapless youth in their late 20’s struggle to make sense of who they should be and at an even greater loss for finding the right road of life. Reminiscent yet oh so damn Gondry and we love the director for that as he turns in a modern fairy tale of a young couple struggling to make ends meet in the cluster and dizzying maze of Tokyo! Part surreal, part one of the funniest characters you have ever seen in a struggling filmmaker in Ryo Kase as Akira (the smoke scene in particular!) and the amazing revelation of Ayako Fujitani as Hiroko who firmly puts herself in my conscience as a great actress to watch. I already knew Ryo is great and he instantly makes any film he is in better, but Ayako Fujitani has an incredibly difficult part here and she more than pulls it out and makes it her own.

With Shaking Tokyo, Bong Joon-Ho seems to be running in the complete opposite direction of the kinetic jaw dropping splendor of The Host, yet with equal passion for storytelling and drowning each frame with his unmistakable voice of cinema. The jolts of action in this segment are few and far between, but don’t let that put you off, this quiet gem has more silent energy and life than most feature length films. Soft, strangely dense and punctuated by the best acting performance of the year by Teruyuki Kagawa as a nameless hikikomori. I really hadn’t stood up to take notice of Teruyuki Kagawa until he stole the show in Miike’s Sukiyaki Western Django. There he easily put in the best comedic performance of 2007. In Shaking Tokyo he drops his range down to a very minimal core of mesmerizing form… there isn’t a frame you don’t really believe he is this completely despondent hikikomori in need of some pizza girl love. And I should note you have to pay attention for some carefully placed cameos in this segment.

Related Coverage:
::: Watch a clip from Merde over at Twitch!

INTERIOR DESIGN SYNOPSIS

Michel Gondry’s INTERIOR DESIGN is the surreal fable of a couple who move to Tokyo in search of a future. While Akira’s ambition (to direct movies) is clear, Hiroko drifts, gradually losing control over her life. Left alone, she wakes one morning to find a hole in her chest.

SHAKING TOKYO SYNOPSIS

Tells the story of one of Japan’s many hikikomori - citizens who have withdrawn from all contact with the outside world.

When a pizza delivery girl faints in his apartment during an earthquake, the unthinkable happens - he falls in love. And when she does not return, he is forced to take an unimaginable step: for the first time in 11 years, he leaves the dead security of his apartment for the streets of Tokyo, only to discover a city of hikikomori.

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