• 'Hobo With A Shotgun' – Even Crazier Than You Imagined [Sundance Review]

    The whole tongue-in-cheek, gory, B-movie grindhouse thing is so played out these days. How many ways can you film the explosion of the human head or the mutilation of a body part, really? Before Hobo With A Shotgun, I would have said there was some sort of ceiling to that kind of carnage. But co-writer…

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  • 'Rubber' Trailer – Movie About A Killer Tire With Psychic Powers

    You've already seen a short teaser trailer for Quentin Dupieux’s killer tire movie Rubber but now that its April 1 release date is fast approaching, Magnet has released the real deal: a two-and-a-half minute glimpse at one of the most unique films to get a release in recent years. Having experience this movie first hand,…

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  • 'Rubber,' Quentin Dupieux's Killer Tire Movie, Gets Release Dates

    One of the films that featured prominently on the 2010 festival circuit, but didn't get a 2010 U.S. release, was Quentin Dupieux's art house thriller Rubber. Starring a rolling, silent, killer tire, the concept alone is enough to get you into the theater. Thankfully, Dupieux then delivers the goods: a surprising blend of horror and…

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  • Magent Buys Distribution Rights To 'Hobo With A Shotgun'

    Hobo With a Shotgun started life as a  trailer for a grindhouse film that didn't exist, and writer/director Jason Eisener spent much of this year shooting an expanded feature version starring Rutger Hauer as the title character. The film is scheduled for the Sundance Film Festival in January, but while there it won't have to…

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  • Magnet Picks Up Distro Rights To 'Vanishing On 7th Street' And 'Black Death'

    We've now got a very good idea what to expect out of Magnet's Six-Shooter Film Series come early 2011. (Assuming the company repeats the pattern established over the past two years.) Earlier this week the company, which is the genre arm of Magnolia, picked up The Troll Hunter, and now it has bought distribution rights…

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