HORROR IMAX STYLE
For Los Angeles horror fans, throughout the month of October, they will be able to see some of their favorite fright flicks larger than ever – on the Universal Citywalk IMAX screen. Here’s the schedule: Fri., Oct. 3 – Friday the 13th ^ Sat., Oct. 4 – The Howling Fri., Oct. 10 – “Candyman” ^ [...]
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
“THE RETURNER” OPENS IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK
Takashi Yamazaki’s sci-fi film “THE RETURNER” is opening in Los Angeles and New York on October 17th. The year is 2084 and the human race is fighting an alien militia to save the last remnant of civilization. A young heroine named Milly (ANN SUZUKI) escapes the war and jumps back in time to present-day Japan [...]
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
MEET THE PRESS WITH PHIL HALL
On Thursday, October 2nd, 6:30-8:30pm, our own Phil Hall will be joining the Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers, as well as the film editorial staff from various publications for a panel discussion on independent films and the press at AIVF, 304 Hudson Street, New York. Maud Kersnowski, editor-in-chief of The Independent Film & Video [...]
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
TALLGRASS ANNOUNCES 2003 LINE-UP
Over 80 motion pictures will be showcased at the Warren Old Town Theatres, the Cabaret Old Town and other various venues throughout the city of Wichita…
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
BATMAN: DEAD END SCREENS AT BLOWUP: NEW VISIONS 2003
That’s right, the over-hyped Batman: Dead End will screen at BlowUp: New Visions, October 2nd at the Silent Movie Theatre (611 North Fairfax Ave.) in Los Angeles. Other films include “Buena Vista Fight Club,” “Pinky’s Last Stand” and Extreme Man and Insane Boy. For more info, visit the BlowUp: New Visions website.
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL HITS THE ROAD
The Hip Hop Film Festival is starting it’s 2003 Fall tour in Philadelphia, October 3-9, 2003…
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
LOST IN TRANSLATION
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 105 minutes |
IN THEATERS! A quarter century into his constantly evolving career, Bill Murray has never stopped showing promise…
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Rick Kisonak
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 102 minutes |
IN THEATERS! Starring Academy Award nominee Diane Lane, “Under the Tuscan Sun” is a charming, highly entertaining romantic adventure full of life, spectacular vistas, and sensual delight…
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Mark Sells
DUPLEX
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Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 97 minutes |
IN THEATERS! Part of the charm of “Duplex” is that it taps into our own nastiness. Everyone’s had someone in their life that they wish would just keel over. Have we hired professional hit men to take care of these people? Hopefully not…
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Kevin Carr
RANDOM SHOOTING IN L.A.
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  Year Released: 2000 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 91 minutes |
These haunting vignettes will leave behind an impression that lasts long after the videotape fades to black…
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Merle Bertrand
1932: CICATRIZ DE LA MEMORIA (SCARS OF MEMORY)
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Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 53 minutes |
While El Salvador now enjoys a political freedom it long lacked, its socio-economic state does not seem to have changed much since 1932…
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Phil Hall
BOUNCE KO GALS
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Year Released: 1997 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 109 minutes |
NEW YORK PREMIERE AT THE CINEMA VILLAGE, OCTOBER 3RD! What starts out as a sickening, but vastly interesting look at the ko gal phenomenon in Tokyo, kinda like a Japanese version of “Kids,” quickly transforms into a sappy drama that may find some running for the toilet…
Posted on September 29, 2003 by Eric Campos
MY LIFE WITHOUT ME
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 106 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! “My Life Without Me” is the kind of deeply moving independent drama that you wish you could describe in a way that would make lots of people want to see it – rather than saying that it’s about a young woman dying of cancer which will be a big turnoff to most audiences. “My Life Without Me” tells a compelling human story and features an excellent performance by Sarah Polley…
Posted on September 28, 2003 by David Grove
THE RUNDOWN
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Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 104 minutes |
IN THEATERS! “The Rundown” is an almost perfect summer movie that, on its own level, is much more entertaining than any of the big disappointments that filled the summer. “The Rundown” also announces the fact that The Rock is about to move from being a standard action hero into a major crossover star…
Posted on September 27, 2003 by David Grove
BLACK ROSE MANSION (DVD)
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  Year Released: 1969 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 90 minutes |
“I knew she was the beautiful sunset before the storm.” But little did he know about the size of the storm…
Posted on September 27, 2003 by Mark Sells