Cinema is Dope

I originally saw Let the Right One In (official US site) in NIFFF in Switzerland and instantly it became one of the best films I’ve seen in years. That a vampire film could feel so fresh and classical was an absolute and very welcome shock. We had it at Fantastic Fest this year where it further wow-wed audiences.

Once you have seen the film I highly recommend checking out this interview I did with its director Tomas Alfredson on it back in July at Twitch.
::: Read Interview
:::: Previous Cinema is Dope Movie Wallpaper

Austin Audiences
See it at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar starting today!

Full List of Play Dates Follow:

Currently Playing At:

Atlanta, GA: Tara Atlanta 4
Cambridge, MA: Kendall Square Cinema
Chicago, IL: River East 21
Chicago, IL: Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema
Dallas, TX: Angelika Film Center and Cafe
Austin, TX: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
Austin, TX: Arbor Cinemas at Great Hills
Denver, CO: Mayan Theatre
Pasadena, CA: Playhouse 7 Cinemas
West Hollywood, CA: Sunset 5
San Diego, CA: Hillcrest Cinemas
Irvine, CA: University Town Center 6 Cinemas
New York, NY: Angelika Film Center (6)
Philadelphia, PA: Ritz at the Bourse
Portland, OR: Cinema 21 Theatre
Seattle, WA: Varsity Theatre
Santa Cruz, CA: Nickelodeon Theatres
San Francisco, CA: Bridge Theatre
Berkeley, CA: Shattuck Cinemas
San Rafael, CA: Smith Rafael Film Center
Baltimore, MD: Charles Theatre
Washington, DC: E Street Cinema

Upcoming Release Schedule

11/21/2008
Encino, CA: Town Center 5
Pleasant Hill, CA: CineArts 5 - Pleasant Hill
Santa Monica, CA: Monica 4 Plex
Sausalito, CA: Marin
New Orleans, LA: Zeitgeist
Minneapolis, MN: Lagoon Cinema

11/26/2008
Tempe, AZ: Valley Art 1 Theatre
New Haven, CT: Criterion Cinemas 7
Louisville, KY: Village Cinema 8
Charlotte, NC: Manor Theatre 2
Montclair, NJ: Clairidge Cinemas
Santa Fe, NM: The Screen
Houston, TX: Angelika Film Center
San Antonio, TX: Santikos Bijou @ Crossroads 6
Salt Lake City, UT: Broadway Centre Cinemas
South Burlington, VT: The Palace 9

11/28/2008
Sacramento, CA: Crest Theatre
Omaha, NE: Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater
Las Vegas, NV: Village Square 18
Providence, RI: Avon Cinema
Nashville, TN: Belcourt Theatre

12/5/2008
Tucson, AZ: The Loft Cinema
Miami Beach, FL: South Beach 18
University City, MO: Tivoli Theatre
Columbus, OH: Gateway 8

12/12/2008
Hartford, CT: Real Art Ways Cinema
Tallahassee, FL: Miracle 5
Indianapolis, IN: Keystone Art Cinema 7
Grand Rapids, MI: Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts
Lincoln, NE: Mary R. Ross Film Theater
Taos, NM: Taos Film Society
Bend, OR: Pilot Butte 6 Theatres
Norfolk, VA: Naro Expanded Cinema

12/19/2008
Aspen, CO: Wheeler Opera House

1/9/2009
Keene, NH: Putnam Arts Lecture Hall

1/16/2009
Athens, GA: Cine theatre
Lexington, KY: Kentucky Theatre

1/23/2009
Paducah, KY: Maiden Alley
Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts
Muskegon, MI: Harbor Theatre

1/24/2009
Rochester, NY: Dryden Theatre

1/30/2009
Dubuque, IA: Mindframe 6
Columbus, IN: YES Cinemas

3/7/2009
Hanover, NH: Hopkins Film Center at Dartmouth College

[ View Image (1024×686) ]
[ View Image (1280×857) ]

Hands down one of the essential screenings at Fantastic Fest 2008 is Let the Right One In (screens Saturday 9/20 & Wednesday 9/24). I previously saw it at NIFFF in Switzerland and afterwards was lucky enough to interview its director Tomas Alfredson (read interview here).

Magnet will be releasing the film in limited US release:

10/24/2008
West Hollywood, CA: Sunset 5
New York, NY: Angelika Film Center

11/14/2008
Seattle, WA: Varsity Theatre

(Read more…)

[ View Image (1024×687) ]

[ View Image (1024×642) ]

[ View Image (1024×431) ]

New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Let the Right One In (event listing) is screening at Fantastic Fest this year and is an absolute must see!

Let the Right One In (Matt’s Review) is one of the most refreshing horror films I’ve seen in ages. Just when you think horror cinema has gotten stale or any tale revolving around vampires routine, along comes this magical film that will blow you away. It’s been a film festival charmer this year racking up awards at a dizzying pace, not to mention taking top honors at Tribeca. I’ll never forget the looks of amazement on Tim League’s (Alamo Drafthouse, Fantastic Fest) and Todd Brown’s (Twitch) face as they walked out of seeing it at the Berlin Film Festival’s European Market earlier this year.

Seeing Let the Right One In at NIFFF was one of the highlights of 2008 so far for me. Along with that it was a great experience interviewing its director Tomas Alfredson (read interview here).

(Read more…)

[ View Image (1024×683) ]

[ View Image (1024×683) ]

[ View Image (1024×683) ]

[ View Image (1024×683) ]

[ View Image (1024×683) ]

[ View Image (1024×683) ]

[ View Image (1024×680) ]

New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, August 3, 2008

For WWII cinema we have had some amazing films in recent memory in Black Book and The Pianist (and who knows… maybe the upcoming Inglorious Bastards will be great as well). For 2008 we have another film, this time around with a five-woman commando kicking ass unit that must parachute into occupied France and protect the secrets of D-Day landings. This based on a true story and filled to the brim action-war-thriller is definitely on my must see list. If these images and the synopsis below don’t excite you to see this film, then I don’t know what will!

Synopsis:

May 1944, A five-woman commando unit parachutes into occupied France on a daring and dangerous mission to protect the secret of D-Day landings and eliminate Colonel Heindrich, the head of German counter-intelligence.

Louise (Sophie Marceau) is a trained sniper and the widow of a Resistance leader.
Jeanne (Julie Depardieu) is a tough hooker who won’t hesitate to kill.
Gaelle (Deborah Francois) is a young and brilliant explosives expert desperate to see some action.
Suzy (Marie Gillain) is a stunning former showgirl and Heindrich’s one-time lover.
Maria (Maya Sansa) is an Italian contessa undercover with the French Resistance.

Female Agents is an action-packed tribute to the real-life espionage operatives whose exploits inspired the film.

(Read more…)

[ View Image (1024×711) ]

Lady Vampire (Onna kyuketsuki) certainly looks interesting and is one film I’ve been dying to track down.

This film will be screening at the 8th NIFFF (Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival) for their Nobuo Nakagawa retrospective (view here).

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji

(Read more…)