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Inside Out 2012: ‘My Brother the Devil’, the British kid with a bike

My Brother the Devil Written and directed by Sally El Hosaini UK, 2011 Although from East London, fourteen-year-old Mo (Fady Elsayed) and his older brother Rashid (James Floyd) speak an entirely different language. On the treacherous streets of Hackney, England, gang members are endeared with familial names, with people often calling each other ‘fam’ or …

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Ricky D’s 50 Favourite Films of 2011 + favorite performances, director and more

I always hear people say they don’t make movies like they used to.Well truthfully they don’t, but they still make great movies each and every year. 2011 was another successful year and while I only listed about 50 films below, I honestly could have stretched the list to at least 75 movies I’d feel comfortable …

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Staff List: The 30 Best Films of 2011

With more movies in limited and general release than ever before, 2011 was a ridiculously crowded year for both casual and discerning moviegoers alike. One by-product of the glut is a refreshing lack of consensus; so many films have been championed in so many corners – while those same films get trashed in others – …

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Best Horror Films / Thrillers of 2011

Filmmakers have continued to push boundaries and find new innovative ways to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers. Since Alfred Hitchcock directors strived to provoke viewer’s nightmares, hidden fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Although a good deal of it is about the supernatural, others have focused more on a …

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The Very Best Of Fantasia 2011 – Simon Howell’s Five Favourites

Simon Howell’s five favourites (These are in no particular order.) Bellflower Evan Glodell’s incendiary opus is wowing audiences everywhere, but here at Fantasia we were among the very first to see the final, post-Sundance cut of the movie, and the film made a huge impression on many fest-goers, including this one. Truly independent and fiercely …

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Fantasia 2011: Week One Wrap Up – 22 Reviews To Chew On

Visit the official Fantasia Film Fest website Well we are officially through the first week of the Fantasia Film Festival, so I figured we should do a quick look back at all the articles and reviews we have posted so far. In seven days our crew has managed to post over twenty reviews, ten articles …

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Fantasia 2011: Just Added! Ti West’s ‘The Innkeepers’ + Will There Be A Second Jet Li Film At Fantasia?

Anyone who follows my Twitter feed would have noticed that I posted a tweet stating that one of the secret/last minute additions to the Fantasia Film Festival would be Ti West’s latest horror flick The Innkeepers. You see every year I pretty much guess what all the “secret” screenings will be. Two years ago I …

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Fantasia 2011: Will there be a second screening for Attack The Block?

Every year the Fantasia Film Festival reserves several spots in their schedule for popular films that sell out and demand an additional screening for fans who didn’t have a chance to see the films. Sometimes TBA’s are reserved either for a secret screening that Fantasia didn’t want you to know about such as Tarantino’s Inglourious …

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Fantasia 2011: ‘Attack the Block’ shames watered-down Hollywood summer fare

Attack the Block Written by Joe Cornish Directed by Joe Cornish UK, 2011 2011 has not been a banner year for the Hollywood blockbuster. Bloated sequels and limp comic-book adaptations have made a trip to the multiplex a dismal choose-your-own-adventure of mediocrity. What makes Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block so fresh and lively in comparison …

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SXSW 2011: ‘Attack The Block’ is Alien-Adventure Gold

Attack the Block Directed by Joe Cornish Written by Joe Cornish 2011, UK One of the greatest things about SXSW is sitting down to watch a film not knowing what you’re going to get. Attack the Block is one of those films that has started to create buzz here at SXSW. Fast-paced and tightly knit, …

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