THE GRUDGE OF TAKASHI SHIMIZU
BEST OF 2004! Takashi Shimizu, creator of “Ju-On”, the multi-sequel epic from Japan, has now taken his stories and conglomerated them into one; “The Grudge”, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Takashi is in the United States promoting his new film, and also the re-release of “Ju-On: The Grudge”, his last Japanese chapter in the “Ju-On” series…
Posted on December 31, 2004 by Heidi Martinuzzi
“JERKBEAST” TRAILER
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Posted on December 31, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 127 minutes |
IN THEATERS! “A Very Long Engagement” is a touch of Kubrick’s “Paths of Glory” with a dash of Jeunet’s own “Amelie.” The film is near perfect in its attempt to properly mix the irrationality of war in with an interesting love story…
Posted on December 31, 2004 by Michael Ferraro
DARKNESS
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 102 minutes |
IN THEATERS! Whatever cult status Balagueró had, dissipated by the time the end credits rolled in this, his second feature…
Posted on December 31, 2004 by Elias Savada
UNDERTOW
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 107 minutes |
In telling the story of a young boy who leads his little brother through deep Georgian forests to get away from a malicious uncle, David Gordon Green has channeled the voice of Mark Twain and the tone of the Brothers Grimm…
Posted on December 31, 2004 by Stina Chyn
NEW POLICE STORY
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Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 123 minutes |
JACKIE CHAN IN A GOOD MOVIE AGAIN? After a string of American films that ranged from the delightful 1998 Brett Ratner film “Rush Hour” to the dismal Frank Coraci flop “Around the World in 80 Days”, Jackie Chan has returned to top form in “New Police Story”…
Posted on December 31, 2004 by Stina Chyn
THE SWEET LIFE
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 86 minutes |
Ever since they were kids, Frankie has absconded the affections of every girl that his brother Michael has liked and continues to do so into adulthood…
Posted on December 31, 2004 by Stina Chyn
WELCOME TO THE CHURCH OF ED WOOD
BEST OF 2004! Come one, come all, Reverend Steve Galindo welcomes you to the very first church that gives you wood. Ed Wood to be exact. The good Reverend has created Woodism, a religion that sees Edward D. Wood Jr. as a savior, preaching the spirituality of the cult film director’s films to his 3,000 legally baptized followers…
Posted on December 30, 2004 by Eric Campos
ZOMBIES IN THE WHITE HOUSE
BEST OF 2004! Vote republican, and the dead will rise. Throughout cinematic history, a phenomenal correlation exists between the quality of zombie movies and a republican president in the White House…
Posted on December 30, 2004 by Aaron Hendren
“STARWOIDS” TRAILER
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Posted on December 30, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
GET YOUR OWN ENID! THIS ONE’S MINE!
Make one of your wildest comic geek fantasies come true, as well as satisfy your unhealthy obsession with inanimate plastic objects, by having Enid move in with you…Enid the 15″ fashion doll that is. Yes, Enid from “Ghost World” is finally yours to hold and caress. Of course, this Enid doesn’t speak, so don’t expect [...]
Posted on December 30, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
CLOWN
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 20 minutes |
SCREENING TONIGHT AT THE ARCLIGHT IN LOS ANGELES! As if Circus Liquor wasn’t creepy enough…Not to be enjoyed with a stiff drink, Karl T. Hirsch’s “Clown” delivers some major chills…
Posted on December 30, 2004 by Eric Campos
DANGEROUS SEDUCTRESS (DVD)
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Year Released: 1992 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 94 minutes |
“Dangerous Seductress” is an Indonesian horror/erotic thriller that combines Eastern exoticism with some user-friendly Western ingredients, producing a wildly bizarre and off-kilter cinematic piece that tends to defy description…
Posted on December 30, 2004 by Christopher Curry
HARD GOODBYES: MY FATHER
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  Year Released: 2002 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 108 minutes |
“Hard Goodbyes: My Father” is a solemn coming-of-age story about loss from a child’s perspective. With soft heartedness and beautiful imagery, the film aptly captures the feeling of disbelief and aversion that hits children in a time of loss…
Posted on December 30, 2004 by Mark Sells
GRASS CEILING
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Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 58 minutes |
Kate Dawson’s “Grass Ceiling” is a powerful documentary from within the ill fated Women’s United Soccer Association and shows that for every inspirational sports story there are many more tales that end in failure…
Posted on December 30, 2004 by Greg Bellavia