Screamfest 2013: THE GAUNTLET Review 4.5

Screamfest 2013: THE GAUNTLET Review

DIRECTED by:                                                                    Film Pulse Score: 4.5/10

The Saw franchise was all about making choices.  Do this and this will happen or do that and that will happen?  Often times it was something unpleasant for

Screamfest 2013: 308 Review 6

Screamfest 2013: 308 Review

Release Date: TBD
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 6/10

Things that go bump in the night, the shriek heard deep in the woods, the footsteps coming from the attic.   These

Inaugural Middleburg Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

Inaugural Middleburg Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The inaugural Middleburg Film Festival in Middleburg, VA announced it’s full lineup today, with highlights including Alexander Payne‘s Nebraska, Justin Chadwick‘s Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, and Alex Gibney‘s Lance Armstrong documentary The Armstrong Lie.

The festival is set to kick off

Screamfest 2013: Black Carpet Premiere Photos

Screamfest 2013: Black Carpet Premiere Photos

The 2013 Screamfest Horror Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday and Film Pulse’s Ernie Trinidad was there to snag a slew of black carpet photos from the opening night.  Since 2007, Screamfest has been celebrating emerging talents in horror film by offering

SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM Tops Genart Film Festival

SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM Tops Genart Film Festival

Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar‘s Swim Little Fish Swim was awarded the Best Feature as well as the Best Directing award at this year’s Genart Film Festival in NYC.  This is the 18th year for the fest which “was founded to elevate

Hudson Horror Show 8 Lineup Announced

Hudson Horror Show 8 Lineup Announced

The Hudson Horror Show is back with its eighth installment, featuring a 12-hour marathon of horror with 35mm screenings of The Thing, Escape From New York, Invasion of the Bee Girls, Horror Express, plus one more mystery screening.

The festival is set

THE DIRTIES Review 8.5

THE DIRTIES Review

Release Date: October 4, 2013 (Limited and VOD)
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MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 8.5/10

Matthew Johnson’s The Dirties will no doubt stir controversy for its grim subject matter despite being a

Rome 2013: First Wave of Films Announced

Rome 2013: First Wave of Films Announced

The first batch of films for the 8th Rome Film Festival have been announced, with competition films including Spike Jonze‘s Her, Jean-Marc Vallée‘s Dallas Buyers Club, Isabel Coixet‘s Another Me, and Scott Cooper‘s Out of the FurnaceHunger Games: Catching Fire will

2013 Austin Film Festival Lineup Announced

2013 Austin Film Festival Lineup Announced

The full lineup for the 20th annual Austin Film Festival has been announced with highlights including the Cohen BrothersInside Llewyn Davis, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, and John Wells’ August: Osage County among many others.

The festival is set to

Tiff 2013: Award Winners Announced

Tiff 2013: Award Winners Announced

Steve McQueen‘s 12 Years a Slave took home the People’s Choice Award for best film at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, with runners up including Stephen FrearsPhilomena and Denis Villeneuve‘s Prisoners.

Jehane Noujaim‘s The Square took home Best Documentary and

Lund 2013: Final Wave Lineup Announced

Lund 2013: Final Wave Lineup Announced

The final wave of films was announced today for the 19th annual Lund International Fantastic Film Festival, with a great lineup including Alex van Warmerdam‘s Borgman, Big Bad Wolves, and E.L. Katz‘s Cheap Thrills.

The festival will take place September 26th –