Tag: The Counterfeiters
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Annecy Competition Title ‘Snotty Boy’ Picked Up By Picture Tree International (Exclusive)
Picture Tree International has picked up world sales rights to animated feature “Snotty Boy,” which will world premiere in the main competition section of the Annecy Film Festival. The film is produced by Josef Aichholzer, whose credits include Oscar winner “The Counterfeiters.” Picture Tree has released the first trailer.“Snotty Boy” is based on the art…
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Exclusive ‘Cold Hell’ Clip Stages a Giallo-Inspired Murder
If you caught my review yesterday, you know I’m a big fan of Cold Hell, the new action-horror hybrid from Oscar-winning filmmaker Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters). Equal parts Giallo-inspired murder mystery and relentless action movie, Cold Hell stars Violetta Schurawlow as Özge, a Turkish-born taxi driver living in Austria, who spends her free time brooding…
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‘Cold Hell’ Review: A Brutal, Brawling Giallo-Action Hybrid
A sadistic religious zealot prowls the streets of Vienna, skinning Muslim prostitutes alive before forcing them to drink boiled cooking oil — a preview of what he believes awaits them in hell. A bitter young woman drives a taxi through the night, scumbags and belligerent assholes piling in and out of her cab, each one…
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Beta Cinema Acquires Berlinale Competition Titles ‘3 Days in Quiberon,”In The Aisles’
Beta Cinema has boarded four films set to play at the Berlinale, including two competition titles, Emily Atef’s “3 Days in Quiberon” and Thomas Stuber’s “In The Aisles.”Beta Cinema has also acquired Milko Lazarov’s “Ága” which will be closing the festival and playing out of competition, and Wolfgang Fischer’s “Styx,” the opening film of the…