AUDREY THE TRAINWRECK
AUDREY THE TRAINWRECK

2010 SXSW EMERGING VISIONS FEATURES! Is there some secret idea Ross is getting at that we need to unearth like some kind of ancient secret? Is Ross just fucking with and is really full of shit? I just don’t know…


Posted on March 16, 2010 in Reviews by Don R. Lewis

Latest Podcast

FILM THREAT PODCAST – EPISODE 01 – 2010 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW FILM THREAT PODCAST – EPISODE 01 – 2010 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW

The first of Film Threat’s new weekly audio podcast kicks off with hosts Mark Bell and Don Lewis previewing the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, contemplating “Milo and Otis,” admitting to being scarred by “Watership Down” and wondering why there aren’t more truly disturbing kid films anymore…

 
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Posted on March 10, 2010 in Podcasts by Mark Bell

Latest Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: WORLD’S FAIR ENCOUNTER THE BOOTLEG FILES: WORLD’S FAIR ENCOUNTER

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can be found only on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil hangs out with the original superstar Billy Graham…



Posted on March 12, 2010 in Features by Phil Hall

Latest Film Festival Stories

2010 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES COMPETITION FEATURES, SHOWCASE AND SPECIAL EVENT SCREENINGS 2010 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES COMPETITION FEATURES, SHOWCASE AND SPECIAL EVENT SCREENINGS

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival today announced the first films in the festival’s World Narrative and Documentary Competition sections, as well as out-of-competition feature film selections in the Showcase and Special Events program. The event will take place from April 21-May 2, 2010 in lower Manhattan…



Posted on March 10, 2010 in Festivals by Mark Bell

Latest Reviews

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: VOLUME XVII (DVD) MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: VOLUME XVII (DVD)

“Mystery Science Theater 3000″ Volume XVII offers a little bit of everything: the series’ first major network episode, a pair of excellent Joel and Mike shows, a tenth season “last hurrah” episode, and an interview in which an actor from one of the skewered films discusses the fan base that supposedly exists for his character…



Posted on March 16, 2010 in Reviews by Brad Cook
AUDREY THE TRAINWRECK AUDREY THE TRAINWRECK

2010 SXSW EMERGING VISIONS FEATURES! Is there some secret idea Ross is getting at that we need to unearth like some kind of ancient secret? Is Ross just fucking with and is really full of shit? I just don’t know…



Posted on March 16, 2010 in Reviews by Don R. Lewis

Latest Interviews

MOVIES ABOUT MISERY, SOMETIMES COME FROM MISERY: INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER MILLIE STANISIC MOVIES ABOUT MISERY, SOMETIMES COME FROM MISERY: INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER MILLIE STANISIC

Producer Stanisic of “Winter of Frozen Dreams” talks about how making a movie about misery came from a producing experience full of misery…



Posted on March 9, 2010 in Interviews by Roy D. Koriakin

Latest News and Blogs

SXSW 2010: DAY THREE, LIVING IN A “BEAR NATION” WITH “THE HAPPY POET” SXSW 2010: DAY THREE, LIVING IN A “BEAR NATION” WITH “THE HAPPY POET”

I tend to revel in the awkward. I like the type of films that have characters that are so embarrassingly awkward that most normal people can’t watch out of a sympathy for the feelings of the characters… which usually means I’m laughing and enjoying the fuck out of myself at the same expense of said characters. “The Happy Poet” is nothing but awkward…



Posted on March 15, 2010 in Blogs by Mark Bell
SXSW 2010: DAY TWO, “PHILLIP THE FOSSIL” AND GEORGE LUCAS SXSW 2010: DAY TWO, “PHILLIP THE FOSSIL” AND GEORGE LUCAS

Free breakfast at the IFC Crossroads Lounge followed by “Phillip the Fossil,” Documentary Shorts Program and “The People vs. George Lucas” made Day Two a success…



Posted on March 14, 2010 in Blogs by Mark Bell
SXSW 2010: DAY ONE, HUMPING TRASH SXSW 2010: DAY ONE, HUMPING TRASH

My first day at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival almost didn’t happen…



Posted on March 13, 2010 in Blogs by Mark Bell
“GREENBERG” GIVEAWAY: WIN AN IPOD SHUFFLE! “GREENBERG” GIVEAWAY: WIN AN IPOD SHUFFLE!

In honor of the upcoming March 26th release of Noah Baumbach’s latest film, “Greenberg,” Film Threat will be giving away one free iPod Shuffle as well as three “Greenberg” sampler soundtracks, which include new music from LCD Soundsystem’s own James Murphy…



Posted on March 11, 2010 in News by Mark Bell