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Fantastic Fest 2012: ‘Wrong’ trite and tireless in pursuing the absurd

Wrong Directed by Quentin Dupieux Written by Quentin Dupieux USA, 2012 Written and directed by Quentin Dupieux (Rubber), Wrong initially intrigues in its refusal to conform to convention, but tirelessly wears out its viewer throughout all of its banal aimlessness. The film’s world becomes predictably baffling and increasingly dull as we embark on a bizarre …

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Toronto After Dark 2010: Rubber

“Rubber is this century’s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes…” Rubber Directed by Quentin Dupieux Director/writer Quentin Dupieux’s horror-comedy Rubber opens with the narrator asking the questions that have long baffled humanity: “Why is ET brown?  In the movie JFK, why does that president get assassinated?  And why do some people like sausages and other people …

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Toronto After Dark 2010: Rubber

Anyone expecting a conventional horror or comedy film will be disappointed. Rubber Dir. Quentin Dupieux (2010, France, 85 mins.) Quentin Dupieux has brought us one of the year’s most interesting, intelligent, and worthwhile films. To say that Rubber is about a sentient, psychokinetic, murderous tire would be accurate, but would also miss the point. This …

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Five Must See Films At The 2010 Editon Of The Toronto After Dark Film Festival

The Toronto After Dark Film Festival has officially announced its complete lineup of new horror, sci-fi, action and cult films that will have their local premieres at our 5th Annual event this August 13-20, 2010 at the city’s legendary Bloor Cinema. The 16 amazing feature films at the core of the festival include a number …

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