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‘Comedy’ and ‘thriller’ are not genres that often go together; or if they do, the emphasis is generally on the comedy aspect and not the thrills. If there are thrills, they are usually brushed off as unserious enough to relax without concern for the well being of the characters that you might get to know over 90-100 minutes.  But this is not the case with Charade. As one image in the (amazing) opening title sequence by Maurice Binder shows, this film is a definite mix of comedy, thriller, and romance. And all are equally on display and relevant to the story. It makes for something of an atypical film, looking through the lens of any one of these genre on the other two. But perhaps that’s…

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In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we discuss two odd music videos by John Carney. John Carney has made a name for himself as a director of films in which music is heavily featured. He broke through with the drama Once, which starred Glen Hansard, lead singer of The Frames, as a busker on the streets of Dublin, who falls in love with a Czech woman who is also a musician (played by Markéta Irglová), in a relationship that centers around music and miscommunication. You see them falling for each other, through playing songs together. Irglová and Hansard had such a natural chemistry, that they later started a relationship for a few…

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Milly Shapiro and Shannyn Sossamon star in director Ben Sottak’s horror thriller.

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Plus: ‘Disclosure Day,’ ‘Kraken,’ ‘By Hook or By Crook,’ ‘The Devil Queen.’

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With Bifan announcing films for this year’s lineup comes news that Gonzalo Gutiérrez’s sci-fi ceature feature, Pacifico, has made the cut and will have its World Premiere there.    In the film, a group of young travelers are stranded on an island in the Pacific where they struggle to escape an evil presence that has been hidden from mankind for centuries.   Bifan runs from July 2nd through to July 12th, in Bucheon, South Korea.    BREAKING NEWS – PRESS RELEASE: ‘Pacifico’ the most ambitious sci fi film ever made in Spanish shall have it’s WORLD PREMIERE at BIFAN (The largest Asian genre film fest 30th Edition)    We are pleased to announce the World Premiere of PACIFIC/PACIFICO, the highly anticipated elevated creature feature from…

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Apprentices Agott and Richeh face unexpected dangers on their path to becoming witches.

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Gabriel Basso writes, directs and stars in the psychological thriller, with Kiernan Shipka and Noah Centineo.

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Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga star in director Michael Gallagher’s true-life drama.

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Is the erotic thriller back? Sundance entry Night Nurse makes a solid case for the return of a genre that peaked (peeked? piqued?) in the 1990s and then quietly disappeared over the past two and a half decades.  The key art is dark and moody, a play of shadow and light that would make any neo-noir (another genre that was on the rise at the end of the last century) proud. The perfect jaw line, the full lips, and bakelite phone, all harken back to feel just a bit retro, while still evoking the image sharpness of modern filmmaking. And that proud chin is doing yeoman’s work in the darkness here, allowing for the perfect spot to house all the text of the poster, in…

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Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Finn Little, Ed Harris, and Annette Bening star.

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