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Reel Asian Film Festival 2012: Cha Cha for Twins (Kirk Haviland)

Reel Asian Film Festival 2012 Cha Cha for Twins (2012) Starring Huang Peijia, Paul Chiang, Lun Ou Yang Written by Yi-Chien Yang Directed by Jim Wang, Yi-Chien Yang Kicking of Saturday’s lineup at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts is the award winner from this year’s Taipei Film Festival, Cha Cha for Twins.Continue reading “Reel Asian Film Festival 2012: Cha Cha for Twins (Kirk Haviland)”

Reel Asian Film Festival 2012: Wolf Children Review (Kirk Haviland)

Reel Asian Film Festival 2012 Wolf Children (2012) Starring the voices of Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Momoko Oono, Yukito Nishii and Amon Kabe Written by Satoko Okudera, Mamoru Hosoda Directed by Mamoru Hosoda Considered by many in Japan as the heir apparent to the anime crown currently adorning the master animator Hayao Miyazaki,Continue reading “Reel Asian Film Festival 2012: Wolf Children Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Toronto After Dark 2012: Wrong Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2012 Wrong (2012) Starring Jack Plotnick, Eric Judor, Alexis Dziena, William Fichtner, Steve Little and Regan Burns Written and Directed by Quentin Dupieux The infamous Quentin Dupieux, aka musician Mr Oizo, the director of the movie about a car tire on a killing spree ‘Rubber’, is back with his newest absurdist comedyContinue reading “Toronto After Dark 2012: Wrong Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Toronto After Dark 2012: Game of Werewolves Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2012 Game of Werewolves (2012) Starring Gorka Otxoa, Carlos Areces, Secun de la Rose and Luis Zahera Written and Directed by Juan Martinez Moreno The closing night film from this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival was the Spanish horror comedy ‘Lobos de Arga’. The translation literally meaning Wolves ofContinue reading “Toronto After Dark 2012: Game of Werewolves Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Toronto After Dark 2012: Dead Sushi Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2012 Dead Sushi (2012) Starring Rina Takeda, Shigeru Matsuzaki and Kentarô Shimazu Written by Noboru Iguchi, Makiko Iguchi and Jun Tsugita Continuing a long tradition of Japanese splatter films at Toronto After Dark – past years have also brought us Tokyo Gore Police, RoboGeisha and Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein GirlContinue reading “Toronto After Dark 2012: Dead Sushi Review (Kirk Haviland)”