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An angry satire, Thank You For Bombing, the latest film from Barbara Eder (Inside America) takes dead aim upon the industry of journalism in war zones. No one is sacred in Eder’s eyes as she satirizes the veteran reporter haunted by demons of the past, a pretty young correspondent who will do anything for a story, and a rouge reporter in search of a war. The waiting is the hardest part and they kill the time in a number of ways from Zumba to opioids.

Told in the three symmetrical stories that intersect in the film’s third act, the first finds an Austrian reporter, Ewald (Erwin Steinhauser) on his way to Afghanistan. Capturing a ghost of his past he discovers a man, now flying under a German passport that may or may not have been involved murder of his cameraman in Bosnia. Apparently this is not the first episode for Ewald,...

While wars and the trials and tribulations faced by the soldiers and civilians who get caught up in them have been ripe fodder for films around the world, a new film is set to look at the lives of journalists who get involved in war coverage.

Titled Thank You for Bombing, the film is the newest entry from Austrian filmmaker Barbara Eder. The film, which now has a festival trailer, is directed by Eder, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Thomas Pridnig. The movie stars Raphael von Bargen, Manon Kahle, and Erwin Steinhauer.

The film’s synopsis is as follows:

Austrian filmmaker Barbara Eder’s latest fiction feature looks at the behind-the-camera lives of three international war correspondents on assignment in Afghanistan.

This is Eder’s first feature since 2010, and her first film since her 2013 documentary Profilers, Gaze Into The Abyss, which was followed by a foray into television. The trailer itself,...

Due to the large volume of films that the Toronto International Film Festival screens every year, participants often find themselves unsure of how to decide what to see. To that end, festival organisers often distribute the films into numerous programmes to reflect commonalities among them. The Contemporary World Cinema Programme, to that end, looks at the features from filmmakers from around the world, showcasing the talents being displayed from numerous countries.

The full lineup for the 2015 Tiff Contemporary World Cinema Programme has now been announced, adding to the previously announced slate of Canadian Films in the Programme. The films, as well as their official synopses, can be seen below.

25 April, directed by Leanne Pooley, making its World Premiere

Award-winning filmmaker Leanne Pooley utilizes the letters and memoirs of New Zealand soldiers and nurses along with state of the art animation to tell the true story of the 1915 battle of Gallipoli.

Cinema Vault is a sales company that shows films in multiple genres. However, this company has a large catalogue of horror and thriller films. One of the highlights from the Cinema Vault horror category is Must Love Death, an Andreas Schaap production. The film takes on the serious subject matter of suicide and transforms the topic into a dark humoured comedy. Schapp's work on Must Love Death is described as "Schaap actually does an impressive job of running Norman's two storylines alongside each other [romance and horror]" (EfilmCritic). Mld will not be available for fans in large capacity for quite some time, as the film is currently being shopped at the European Film Market. Showings at the market begin February 12 at 6:40pm (Cinestar 5). More details on this project are below and hopefully a release date comes soon.

A synopsis for Must Love Death:

"After having his heartbroken one too many times,...

Aleady confirmed for the New York Horror Film Festival, Must Love Death will begin showing this Thurs, Nov' 19th at 8:00pm. A comedy film that is also a horror film Must Love Death looks like a lot of fun from the film's first trailer. Check it out for yourself at the Tribeca Cinemas, if you are in the area, and try hard not to laugh!

A short synopsis for Must Love Death here:

"Disappointed by love and suicidal, Norman arranges to meet a group of like-minded people. But when he arrives at the meeting the alleged suicides pact goes very wrong and hilarity and blood start to flow freely (New York).

Director: Andreas Schapp.

Writer: Andreas Schaap.

Cast: Sami Loris, Manon Kahle, Jeff Burrell, Peter Farkas, Philipp Rafferty, and Lucie Pohl.

A full trailer for Must Love Death here:

A few more details can be found for Must Love Death...

In addition to The Disturbed ( here ), another Cinemavault title making its American Film Market premiere this year was Must Love Death from writer-director Andreas Schaap. Shot mostly on the East Coast, the horror-comedy stars Sam Loris, Manon Kahle and Jeff Burrell ( Pandorum ). Check out a promo trailer below. Synopsis: After having his heartbroken one too many times, Norman loses hope in finding love and begins to spiral into a serious depression in which his only way out is to kill himself. He soon meets a group of like-minded individuals and sets up a meeting with them in which they will all die together. When the day comes to take his own life, Norman finds that the group isn't suicidal, but instead they are serial killers with plans to torture and execute him on...

• A theme at this year's Fantasia Film Festival is "Flirting With Chaos", or 'the anti-romantic comedy'. Must Love Death, which had its world premiere at the fest, fits nicely into this mold as German writer/director Andreas Schaap delivers a first feature film that's kind of like a twisted date movie that both parties can enjoy. The story follows the hapless Norman (Sami Loris), as he depressingly moves through life until he is hit by the car of the beautiful young Jennifer (Manon Kahle), who's got some troubles of her own.  The two hit it off and spark up a nice relationship until a misunderstanding with Jennifer's boorish on-off boyfriend (Philipp Rafferty) is the last straw in a series of events leading Norman to some dark thoughts.  Norman answers an add for a group where four strangers agree to commit suicide together, but it takes a turn for the

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[Our thanks to Matthew Grinshpun for the following review.]

Norman (Sami Loris) is a loser. His romantic life is an unremitting parade of catastrophes, his dreams of songwriting glory are hopelessly distant, and he is haunted by a nagging wish to turn his handgun on himself.  He is about to do just that when Jennifer (Manon Kahle), a perky blonde waitress stuck in her own particularly dire straits, comes careening into his life. Actually, she runs over him with her car.