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The Visitor Review — The Visitor (2021) Film Review from the 21st Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Martin Boulocq, written by Martin Boulocq, and starring Enrique Araoz, César Troncoso, Svet Mena, Mirella Pascual, Teresa Gutierrez, and Romel Vargas. Few stories could be more direct than that of Continue reading: Film Review: The Visitor: A Slice of Life with No Frills and Lots of Grit [Tribeca 2022]...

"Is his life at risk without the bubble?" LuxBox debuted a fest promo trailer for The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet, an Argentinian drama that just premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and next stops by the Rotterdam Film Festival. This wacky B&w drama is described as "a fable that is at once impressionistic and immediate." Sebastian, a man in his thirties, works a of temporary jobs and he embraces love at every opportunity. He transforms, through a series of encounters, as the world flirts with apocalypse. Sundance adds: "Rebelling against traditional plot & structure, Katz draws insight into what acceptance and humility look like in an increasingly chaotic world. The result is a bewitching work that 'hits different' in these perplexing times." Starring Daniel Katz, Julieta Zylberberg, Valeria Lois, Mirella Pascual, Carlos Portaluppi. The film is just premiering and likely won't be released for a while, but check out the footage.

The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet

Argentina’s Ana Katz will be premiering her sixth narrative feature in 2021, The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet (El perro que no calla), reuniting with actress Julieta Zylberberg (who worked with Lucrecia Martel on The Holy Girl and with Damian Szifron in Wild Tales). She’s joined in the cast by Daniel Katz, Valeria Lois, Mirella Pascual, and Carlos Portaluppi, produced by the director and Laura Huberman from a script by first-time scribe Gonzalo Delgado on a project that is being coined by the film’s producer as a “profound and political film”.

Katz premiered her 2007 title A Stray Girlfriend in Un Certain Regard at Cannes and in 2011 competed in San Sebastian with Los Marziano.…...

While this year's Sundance Film Festival will be experienced differently in the era of Covid-19 (with virtual screenings taking place online and in-person screenings taking place with safety precautions in select theaters across the country), the cinema celebration will continue to highlight vital, impactful, and innovative creators behind and in front of the camera, with more than 70 feature films included in the festival's full lineup.

We've highlighted some of the genre films horror fans can look forward to from the official press release below. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for our upcoming coverage of the festival (taking place January 28th–February 3rd), and visit Sundance's website for more details.

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet / Argentina — Sebastian, a man in his thirties, works a series of temporary jobs and he embraces love at every opportunity. He transforms, through a series of short encounters, as the world flirts with possible apocalypse.

Shooting on her sixth feature film began sometime last year and gradually completed during the Covid. The Buenos Aires born Ana Katz began her feature filmography with Musical Chairs (2002), Un Certain Regard selected A Stray Girlfriend (2007), 2011 Los Marziano, Sundance winner My Friend from the Park (2015) and finally the big winner at Karlovy Vary Florianópolis Dream before hitting El Perro que No Calla – a black & white micro project featuring Daniel Katz, Carlos Portaluppi, Facundo Gambandé, Mirella Pascual, Valeria Lois and one of our faves in the versatile Julieta Zylberberg.

Gist: Sebastian (Daniel Katz), a young man in his 30s, has several temporary jobs that come and go and pressure him, and he embraces love whenever he finds the opportunity.…...

Kate Plays ChristineThe lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, taking place between January 21 -31, has been announced.U.S. Dramatic COMPETITIONAs You Are (Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, USA): As You Are is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation. Cast: Owen Campbell, Charlie Heaton, Amandla Stenberg, John Scurti, Scott Cohen, Mary Stuart Masterson. World Premiere The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, USA): Set against the antebellum South, this story follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. After witnessing countless atrocities against fellow slaves, Nat devises a plan to lead his people to freedom. Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, Mark Boone Jr. World PremiereChristine (Antonio Campos,...

The Sundance Film institute has released the line-up of film for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Going to Sundance is one of my favorite events of the year. I love going because you never know what kind of movies you're going to see. Sometimes they are great films that amaze and entertain, other times they completely suck ass, but that's all part of the fun of going to the festival. It's an awesome experience for any hardcore movie geek, and if you ever get a chance to go, you need to.

The event takes place in Park City, Utah next year from January 21st to the 31st. It looks like there's a great line-up of movies at next year's event. My favorite portion of the event is the Midnight section because it deals more with geeky genre type movies, but I also enjoy the various sections of other line-ups.

Some of...

In last year’s section which included Ariel Kleiman’s Partisan and Anne Sewitsky’s Homesick, it was John Maclean’s debut Slow West claimed the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, Alanté Kavaïté’s The Summer of Sangailé landed the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic, Umrika was the audience’s won the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic. In this year’s dozen offerings we have names we normally associate with Cannes in The Misfortunates‘ Felix van Groeningen (Belgica), The Other Side of Sleep‘s Rebecca Daly (Mammal – see pic above) and A Stray Girlfriend‘s Ana Katz (Mi Amiga del Parque). Here are the selections.

Belgica / Belgium, France, Netherlands (Director: Felix van Groeningen, Screenwriters: Felix van Groeningen, Arne Sierens) — In the midst of Belgium’s nightlife scene, two brothers start a bar and get swept up in its success.Cast: Stef Aerts, Tom Vermeir, Charlotte Vandermeersch, Hélène De Vos. World Premiere.

Titles include Tallulah starring Ellen Page and Allison Janney, and Chad Hartigan’s Morris From America (pictured); Next strand also announced.Scroll down for full list

Sundance Institute has announced the 65 films selected for the Us Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition Next categories set to screen at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival (Jan 21-31) in Park City.

Us Dramatic Competition selections include Sian Heder’s Tallulah with Ellen Page and Allison Janney; Antonio Campos’ Christine; Clea DuVall’s feature directorial debut The Intervention; and Richard Tanne’s Southside With You, about Barack Obama’s first date with the First Lady.

Among the Us Documentary Competition selections are: Holy Hell by undisclosed; Jeff Feuerzeig’s Author: The Jt LeRoy Story; and Sara Jordenö’s Kiki.

The World Cinema Dramatic Competition entries include: Belgica (Belgium-France-Netherlands), Felix van Groeningen’s follow-up to The Broken Circle Breakdown; Manolo Cruz and Carlos del Castillo’s Between Sea And Land (Colombia); and Nicolette Krebitz’s Wild...

Earlier this week, the Doha Film Institute, the Qatari cultural organization, announced the recipients for its debut global movie grants program during the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Among the 20 projects receiving support is Argentine filmmaker Benjamin Naishtat’s debut feature film History of Fear, which made its world debut Feb. 9 as part of the Berlinale official competition lineup. Starring Jonathan Da Rosa, Tatiana Giménez, Mirella Pascual, Claudia Cantero and Francisco Lumerman, the film is described as a movie that tries to codify social and political problems, and the failure of the social system in Argentina, using the horror genre. Naishtat has been working on the movie for four years, weaving together character and genre elements into what looks to be a compelling concoction. A trailer has been released which you can watch below. Enjoy!

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We may not have known the name Benjamín Naishtat before today, but you can bet it's one we'll keep an eye on. The filmmaker is headed to the Berlin Film Festival with his debut feature film "History Of Fear," and it speaks to its promise that the movie has landed a competition slot. Today, we have the exclusive trailer for the film to share with you why Naishtat may be one to put on your radar. Starring Jonathan Da Rosa, Tatiana Giménez, Mirella Pascual, Claudia Cantero and Francisco Lumerman, the film journeys into the suburbs where social order is on the edge of collapse in the wake of blackouts and pollution. Giving off an enigmatic but magnetic air, Naishtat has been working on the movie for four years, weaving together character and genre elements into what looks to be a compelling concoction. Here's the director's statement about the project:...

Nancy Buirski [pictured], Valeria Golino and Hernán Musaluppi to decide on the Best First Feature Award; 18 films are in contention.

Berlinale has unveiled the three-person jury for its Best First Feature Award.

Us director and producer Nancy Buirski, Italian actress and director Valeria Golino and Argentinian producer Hernán Musaluppi will decide the award, with the winner announced at the official award ceremony in the Berlinale Palast on Feb 15.

The award comes with a €50,000 prize, donated by the Gwff, and will be split between the producer and director of the winning film, while the director will also be awarded with a high-quality viewfinder.

A total of 18 directorial debuts have been nominated by the heads of the Competition, Panorama, Forum, Generation and Perspektive Deutsches Kino section.

They are:

Competition

´71 - United Kingdom

By Yann Demange

With Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, Richard Dormer

Historia del miedo (History of Fear) – Argentina / Uruguay / Germany / France

By Benjamin Naishtat

With Jonathan Da Rosa, [link...

Joining the titles already announced—including films by Alain Resnais and Dominik Graf—the following films complete the lineup for the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival's Competition section.

Bai Ri Yan Huo (Black Coal, Thin Ice)

People’s Republic of China

By Yinan Diao (Night Train, Uniform)

With Fan Liao, Lun Mei Gwei, Xuebing Wang

World premiere

Boyhood

USA

By Richard Linklater (Before Midnight, Me & Orson Welles)

With Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater

International premiere

Chiisai Ouchi (The Little House)

Japan

By Yoji Yamada (Tokyo Family, About Her Brother)

With Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chieko Baisho

International premiere

Historia del miedo (History of Fear)

Argentina / Uruguay / Germany / France

By Benjamin Naishtat - feature debut

With Jonathan Da Rosa, Claudia Cantero, Mirella Pascual, Cesar Bordon, Tatiana Gimenez

World premiere

Jack

Germany

By Edward Berger

With Ivo Pietzcker, Georg Arms, Luise Heyer, Vincent Redetzki, Jacob Matschenz,...

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to compete for the Golden Bear; Beauty and the Beast, starring Vincent Cassel and Léa Seydoux, to play out of competition.

The 64th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16) has added 15 titles to its Competition programme, completing the line-up of 23 films - of which 20 will vye for the Golden Bear and Silver Bears.

The programme includes 18 world premieres and three feature debuts.

The line-up includes the international premiere of Boyhood, from Before Midnight director Richard Linklater. The film, which will premiere at Sundance, was shot over short periods from 2002 to 2013 and covers 12 years in the life of a family, featuring Mason and his sister Samantha. Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater star.

World premieres include In Order of Disappearance, directed by Hans Petter Moland, which stars Stellan Skarsgård as a snow plough driver whose son’s sudden death puts him in the middle of a drug war between theNorwegian mafia and the...

Adrián and Ramiro García Bogliano's strangely enticing abduction flick Penumbra (review) is headed to DVD on August 28, 2012 courtesy of IFC Midnight and Mpi Media Group. The picture's already earned high marks from plenty of noteworthy media outlets (Bhm included) thanks to some eerie writing, a couple excellent performances and a strangely satisfying finale. The film stars Cristina Brondo, Camila Bordonaba, Berta Muñiz, Arnaldo Andre, Diego Cremonesi, Mirella Pascual and Victoria Witemburg. The highly respected Franco Burattini handles the special effects work.

Title: Penumbra Directors: Adrian and Ramiro Garcia Bogliano Starring: Cristina Brondo, Camila Bordonaba, Sebastian Muniz, Mirella Pascual, Diego Cremonesi, Victoria Witemburg, Omar Gioiosa, Maria Nela Sinisterra An Argentinean import that scared up a big positive reaction at last year’s Fantastic Fest, “Penumbra” is a slick, teasing, well constructed genre offering that rather skillfully exploits audience antipathy toward its bitch-on-wheels protagonist in slowly unspooling the story of a potential cult looking to find a secluded apartment in advance of an extremely rare solar eclipse. A thriller long on suspense if short on eventual explication, the movie is anchored by a fierce performance from Cristina Brondo. “Penumbra” is set in Buenos Aires. After a [ Read More ]...

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IFC Midnight is releasing Penumbra in theaters and will also be made available Nationwide on IFC Midnight Cable VOD and Digital Outlets (SundanceNOW, iTunes, Amazon Streaming, Xbox Zune, Playstation Unlimited) on April 20, 2012.

Penumbra is written and Directed by Adrian & Ramiro García Bogliano and stars Cristina Brondo, Camila Bordonaba, Sebastián Berta Muñiz, Mirella Pascual, Diego Cremonesi, Victoria Witemburg, Omar Gioiosa, and María Nela Sinisterra.

Check out some exclusive stills from the movie below the synopsis.

Synopsis:

Combining stylistic elements of classic Polanski with a contemporary vision that rivals anyone working in horror today, the Bogliano brothers' Penumbra is a superbly realized South American horror slow-burner. Marga is a highly motivated, arrogant and successful businesswoman on assignment in Buenos Aires — a city she hates and whose people she loathes. While in the Argentina capital on a day the whole population is waiting to view a rare solar eclipse she...

The UK’s favorite horror festival visits its second home at the Glasgow Film Festival for the 7th year with its biggest lineup ever. From Friday, February 24th, to Saturday, February 25th, Film4 FrightFest will be screening 11 new must-see genre titles, 10 of which are UK premieres.

From the Press Release:

Expect to be taken on a roller-coaster ride from hell with this ghoulish global celluloid feast featuring Argentinean demons, flesh-hungry Russian zombies, mutant cannibals, a Chinese-speaking alien, Asia’s deadliest killers, a Croatian hit-man, Pinocchio obsessed psychos, and Jack Nicholson like you’ve never seen him before.

With guest directors and filmmakers from all over world (to be announced shortly), surprises on screen and off, and our unique community feeling, FrightFest at the Gff has now become a must-attend occasion on the horror fantasy fan's calendar.

Alan Jones, FrightFest’s co-director said: "Film4 FrightFest is thrilled to be part of...

The UK’s favourite horror fantasy festival returns to its second home at the Glasgow Film Festival for the 7th year with its biggest line-up ever.

From Friday Feb 24 to Saturday Feb 25, Film4 FrightFest will be screening eleven new must-see genre titles. ten of which are UK premieres. So expect to be taken of the roller-coaster ride from hell with this ghoulish global celluloid feast, featuring Argentinean demons, flesh-hungry Russian zombies, mutant cannibals, a Chinese-speaking alien, Asia’s deadliest killers, a Croatian hit-man, Pinocchio obsessed psychos and Jack Nicholson like you’ve never seen him before.

With guest directors and filmmakers from all over world (to be announced shortly), surprises on screen and off, and our unique community feeling, FrightFest at the Gff has now become a must-attend occasion on the horror fantasy fan’s calendar.

Here is the full line-up

Fri 24

13:30 Corman’S World: Exploits Of A Hollywood...

My favourite horror film festival, FrightFest, have announced the line-up for next month’s Glasgow Ff, which takes place as part of the Glasgow Film Festival – with what looks to be the biggest line-up ever. Says Alan Jones, FrightFest’s co-director:

Film4 FrightFest is thrilled to be part of the Glasgow Film Festival for its seventh and biggest year. We’ll be showing eleven fantastic premieres, previews and special events to shock, thrill and amaze over two days – plus those must-meet guests from all corners of the genre. So, be part of the best community spirit in the country while watching the best fright stuff currently on offer. There couldn’t be a better way to delve into 2012 and ready yourselves for FrightFest the 13th in August

From Friday February 24th to Saturday February 25th, Film4 FrightFest will be screening Eleven new genre titles, ten of which are UK premieres...

Fans looking forward to Cold Sweat director Adrian Garcia Bogliano's new film Gloom, aka Penumbra, starring Cristina Brondo, Camila Bordonaba, Berta Muñiz, Arnaldo André and Mirella Pascual, can breathe a sigh of relief as the flick has been picked up for release here in the States!

According to Shock Till You Drop IFC Films has picked up the Argentina-set thriller and will roll it out at an undetermined time under its Midnight label.

Synopsis

Marge, a Spanish businesswoman passing through Argentina, shows an apartment to some potential renters. Soon she will realize that these "clients" are not who they seem and they have evil plans for her and her apartment...

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Cold Sweat director Adrian Garcia Bogliano is back with another tale of terror to send shivers down your spine, and we've got the trailer for you right here to sample on!

His latest flick, Gloom aka Penumbra, stars Cristina Brondo, Camila Bordonaba, Berta Muñiz, Arnaldo André and Mirella Pascual.

Check out the trailer below courtesy of Twitch.

Synopsis

Marge, a Spanish businesswoman passing through Argentina, shows an apartment to some potential renters. Soon she will realize that these "clients" are not who they seem and they have evil plans for her and her apartment...

Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!

Got news? Click here to submit it!

Escape the gloom in the comments section below!

Argentinian director Adrian Garcia Bogliano turned heads at SXSW with his film Cold Sweat (Sudor Frio) and while audiences in North America await the arrival of that film in local shops via Mpi / Dark Sky the director - along with his brother Ramiro - have been hard at work on their latest creation, Penumbra.Cristina Brondo (Argento's Do You Like Hitchcock?) stars in the Spanish co-production as a Spanish businesswoman working in Argentina. While trying to sell her apartment she discovers the hard way that her potential tenants have more in mind than just residency. Camila Bordonaba, Mirella Pascual, Sebastian Muñiz, Diego Cremonesi and Victoria Witemburg also star.We've been tracking Bogliano's career for years here at Twitch and we are proud to premiere the...

Director: Julia Solomonoff Writer: Julia Solomonoff Starring: Guadalupe Alonso, Gabo Correa, María Clara Merendino,Mirella Pascual, Guillermo Pfening People seem to be undergoing drastic changes around Jorgelina (Guadalupe Alonso). Jorgelina's older sister, Luciana (María Clara Merendino), has begun collecting her monthly bill and officially enters the world of push-up bras and feminine hygiene products (a.k.a. adolescence). With hormones a blazing, Luciana only cares about boys now; suddenly, Jorgelina has gone from playmate and friend to a mere annoyance to her sister. Rather than going on a beach vacation with her mother and hormonal sister, Jorgelina opts to travel to the Argentinean countryside – the Pampas – with her father (Gabo Correa) to spend the summer swimming and horseback riding. Lonely for a playmate, Jorgelina desperately shadows a young and withdrawn ranch hand, Mario (Nicolás Treise). But Mario has little time for childish recreation; not only must Mario assist his aging...

CANNES -- A slow-moving and quite dull film, "Whisky", directed by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll, could have used a shot or two of the hard stuff. As it is, the title comes from what apparently in Uruguay a photographer asks his subjects to say to the camera, just as other countries say "cheese."

The smiles are few and far between, however, in this story of an aging sock-factory owner named Jacobo Koller (Andres Pazos) who asks his assistant, Marta (Mirella Pascual), to pretend to be his wife while his estranged brother, Herman (Jorge Bolani), visits from Brazil.

The film, a Control-Z Films/Fernando Epstein production, has some affection for these three deeply lonely people who lead solitary lives with considerable dignity, and some gentle humor is derived from their singular habits.

Marta and Jacobo always arrive at his small sock factory at the same time and perform the same rituals. He calls her Marta; she calls him Mr. Koller. When he invites her into his home, where he has lived for years with his recently deceased mother, the dynamics of their relationship are thrown out of kilter.

The younger brother's arrival further adds to the dislocation in their lives, and neither is capable of addressing it until Jacobo makes a fateful decision in a casino. There is little suspense, however, and while all the attention on the small details of their lives is laudable, it isn't very interesting.

CANNES -- A slow-moving and quite dull film, "Whisky", directed by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll, could have used a shot or two of the hard stuff. As it is, the title comes from what apparently in Uruguay a photographer asks his subjects to say to the camera, just as other countries say "cheese."

The smiles are few and far between, however, in this story of an aging sock-factory owner named Jacobo Koller (Andres Pazos) who asks his assistant, Marta (Mirella Pascual), to pretend to be his wife while his estranged brother, Herman (Jorge Bolani), visits from Brazil.

The film, a Control-Z Films/Fernando Epstein production, has some affection for these three deeply lonely people who lead solitary lives with considerable dignity, and some gentle humor is derived from their singular habits.

Marta and Jacobo always arrive at his small sock factory at the same time and perform the same rituals. He calls her Marta; she calls him Mr. Koller. When he invites her into his home, where he has lived for years with his recently deceased mother, the dynamics of their relationship are thrown out of kilter.

The younger brother's arrival further adds to the dislocation in their lives, and neither is capable of addressing it until Jacobo makes a fateful decision in a casino. There is little suspense, however, and while all the attention on the small details of their lives is laudable, it isn't very interesting.