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December 29, 2020

Miike's EXCLUSIVE video hello for Midnight Madness audiences

Posted By Colin Geddes At 4:41 PM

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Almost every year since we screened FUDOH in 1997, TIFF has showcased one of that year's new works by Takeshi Miike. For this years choice, SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO, we had an extra treat in store for the audience from Miike. The last time Miike was able to come to Toronto was for the world premiere of ICHI THE KILLER, but a little incident that became known as 9/11 left Miike stranded in a west coast US airport. Since then, every time we have selected one of his films, his shooting schedule has gotten in the way of him making a...

After making sure that our director made it to the stage free of any infectious zombie bites, the Q&A afterwards was equally memorable as we chose to bring it down to the audience and did it in the pit in front of the stage, making it seem much more up close and personal. (more...)
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Still surfing around and finding more and more indie bloggy coverage of MM (can you tell I am sick at home with nothing better to do than cyber-surf today...?) Here is Jim's review from Hamilton. What is the address of The Comic Connection, the comic book store which serves as the (more...)
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Here are the vids for the intro & Q&A of the world premiere screening of Xavier Gens FRONTIERE(S) and also the Q&A for the second non-midnight time slot screening. We love (more...)
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Everything that George said about how the new media featured in DIARY OF THE DEAD seems to be coming true...! Sheleigh Bober's footage finds its way onto THE DEAD REPORT! Also on the Report is coverage of The Zombie Prom! Go to Sheleigh's blog for more more (more...)
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Once again Sheleigh steps up and documents the world premiere of another MM hit - Xavier Gens' (more...)
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We will have the intro/Q&A up by the end of the week for FLASH POINT, but here is faithful v-blogger Sheleigh's footage of Wilson meeting his fans, one of the first times he has been in this situation! (more...)
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Still catching up with everything on the MM coverage and soooo glad that Sheleigh beat me to the punch with her documentation of MM! Here is THE MOTHER OF TEARS opening - love the creepy journey on the TTC... and those slo-motion volunteers look (more...)
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Coralina Cataldi - Tassoni sent me this google video link for Q&A from the repeat screening of THE MOTHER OF TEARS shot by Steve Grenier from Cinema Nocturna! Thanks Steve. Good to get a look at the bonus answers in the intimate setting of the Cumberland Cinema. (more...)
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Check out this great series of pics that captures the glitz and the fan frenzy of the Fest outside of Midnight Madness over at Sam Javanrouh's daily dose of imagery. Click through to see Sam's great pics of the 10 days of the Fest as well as photos from his trip to (more...)
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Been madly trying to catch up on ALL the video we shot of the intros and Q&As for Midnight Madness. Finally you can see and hear Dario talk about his love of monkeys! Even the ones that bite his daughter! More vid to (more...)
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The videos may still ahve to wait a bit, I'm sorry to say. However, here are some excellent shots from the Mother of Tears party, held before last nights' premiere. First off is the man of the evening, Mother of Tears director Dario Argento. Argento greets Diary of the Dead director and Dawn of the Dead co-conspirator, George A. Romero with a great big hug. L to... (more...)
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Check this out, friends! In our ongoing recovery of archived Midnight Mandess footage, we pulled an epic, FOUR-PART interview with the man of the evening himself, Dario Argento! Each segment clocks in at about 10 minutes or so, but we promise that it's nothing but pure gold. What better way to get primed for tonight's Mother of Tears screening when the clock strikes (more...)
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One of the highlights at the FanExpo/Festival of Fear was the Q&A session hosted by Stuart "Feedback" Andrews with Dario Argento and Gerorge Romero. Managed to catch a few questions from the audience to the maestro about witches and remakes... More youtube goodness to (more...)
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Big thanks to all those who came by the booth we had a the FanExpo/Festival of Fear to say hello and ask about this years line-up for MM. Here is a quick glimpse of what it was like. Rockin' the youtube today on the blog!And please feel free to comment on the blog entries. Lets get some dialogue going! Thanks for (more...)
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As I mentionned in my previous posts, I spent the last weekend sharing the news of the Midnight Madness line-up at Rue Morgue's Festival of Fear and mangaged to get this clip from the Q&A reunion of Dario Argento and George Romero! Are you excited (more...)
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