As Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” arrives on DVD, I felt compelled give the film a second viewing. What I found was this: despite the overwhelming controversy surrounding the film’s gratuitous sexual violence, the most troubling, terrifying moments in “Antichrist” were essentially sexless and bloodless — and talking fox-less. I realized that much of “Antichrist’s” terror [...]
Biting social commentary, breathtaking imagery, an innovative take on centuries-old mythology and a respectable entry into the painfully saturated vampire genre. Well, 1½ out of 4 ain’t bad. “Daybreakers,” the second featured film (2003′s “Undead” being the first) from the twin brothers from Down Under, Michael and Peter Spierig, certainly aspires to turn the vast [...]
Mr. Fox, although a kleptomaniac and an irresponsible sociopathological thrill-seeker, sure is charming and sometimes even quote-unquote fantastic. But what about the farmers? Boggis, Bunce and Bean are certainly “three of the meanest, nastiest, ugliest farmers around,” but does that really warrant us victimizing and sympathizing with Mr. Fox for troubles he brings upon himself? [...]
Willem Dafoe is the most recent addition to the cast of Disney’s upcoming fantasy epic, “John Carter of Mars.” Variety reports that Dafoe will join Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in the film to be directed by “Wall-e” director, Andrew Stanton. Dafoe will take on the role of the fierce Martian warrior, Tars Tarkas. Tarkas [...]
Edward Dalton is a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery, one [...]
Lars von Trier’s controversial film, “Antichrist” will get a circa-Halloween release in Los Angeles and New York, with the film going out Oct. 23, reports Variety. IFC, the film’s largest buyer at the Cannes Film Festival, snatched up the surreal, psycho-erotic horror thriller starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe during the festival. The film caused [...]
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