There’s a calculated aimlessness to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria, particularly in the way that the writer/director’s first film English and Spanish doesn’t employ a conventional narrative structure (there’s no rising action or climax, for example). Instead, as its title suggests, Memoria is intent on exploring memories and memorials and, in the process, (re)creating them as experiences […]
TIFF 2021
‘Kicking Blood’ Treats a Vampire Like an Alcoholic [Images]
Bloody Disgusting has the first stills from Kicking Blood, a dark vampire comedy that is set to premiere at next week’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In the film… “Alanna Bale stars as a modern-day vampire who falls for a charming recovering alcoholic and resolves to quit drinking blood and become human again.” Luke Bilyk, Vinessa […]
‘Memoria’ Trailer: Tilda Swinton Shook by a Strange Sound [Video]
“It’s like a rumble…from the core of the earth.” Pegged as a drama, the mystery in Memoria looks and “sounds” horror adjacent, which is why I figured I’d share the first trailer ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival premiere. Apichatpong Weerasethakul directs the film that the fest says features the great Tilda Swinton (Constantine, […]
Altered Innocence Travels to ‘After Blue (Dirty Paradise)’ Ahead of TIFF Premiere
The Toronto International Film Festival hype has hit overdrive now that the Midnight Madness titles have been announced. One of the coolest films set to make its North American Premiere is After Blue (Dirty Paradise), a nightmarish sci-fi horror fantasy from French filmmaker Bertrand Mandico. Variety reports today that Altered Innocence has picked up North American rights to the […]
TIFF Highlight: First Look at Horror Satire ‘Mlungu Wam (Good Madam)’ [Images]
The Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness program is already jam-packed with genre films and yet there are even more goodies hiding within the line-up. One highlight is Mlungu Wam (Good Madam), a horror satire in which residues of apartheid-era domestic servitude confront legacies of colonial land theft. The film hails from South African auteur […]
TIFF: ‘After Blue (Dirty Paradise)’ Teaser Trailer Looks Like a Surreal Horror Fantasy Blasted With Glitter and Neon! [Exclusive]
The Toronto International Film Festival hype has hit overdrive now that the Midnight Madness titles have been announced. One of the coolest films set to make its North American Premiere is After Blue (Dirty Paradise), a nightmarish sci-fi horror fantasy from French filmmaker Bertrand Mandico. Bloody Disgusting scored an exclusive look at the English-language teaser […]
TIFF’s Midnight Madness 2021 Brings the Chaos With ‘Titane’, ‘You Are Not My Mother’, Several Others! [Images]
It’s that time of the year again and the Toronto International Film Festival is helping us return to normal with their latest announcement, revealing several genre films set to premiere within the Midnight Madness program. TIFF’s Midnight Madness is going to bring the chaos from Sept. 9-18. Here are the titles that were just announced, including […]