I wanted to wait until after seeing Acolytes before discussing Not Quite Hollywood (NQH) so that I could discuss both of them in regards to Australian film culture in general. I must admit, I knew little to nothing about “Oz” film (other than what Quentin Tarantino told me) so it was interesting to see the films from the past two nights, and hear the discussions that followed. In this blogger’s opinion, both NQH and Acolytes were fun films,...

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August 28, 2021

Deposit More Coins!

Posted By Darryl Shaw At 6:00 PM

File under: Distribution

Wow it's been a year already!Incidentally, I was in Tokyo this summer, and while there witnessed a city wide marketing campaign for one of this year's selections!Guess which one?!More saturated than Naruto or Death Note, Bleach... but not Gundam... not yet anyway... was DMC! Now imagine this poster 400 times bigger, hung over a large crowd.No, not Devil May Cry for fellow gamers-- but Detroit Metal City which will explode on screen at MM in the next few days.I'm talking action figures. Not happy meal accessories either, but fully articulated boxed...

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September 12, 2021

So THAT's How Much a Zombie Costs...

Posted By Shane McNeil At 9:11 AM

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Well, everyone, your raucous applause and dedication to the cause of human-zombie integration has been recognized. Not only is the Midnight Madness audience officially nominated for the annual Colin Geddes Prize for the Promotion of Living-Undead Harmony, but it now seems that your reaction has helped George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead get sold. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Romero sold the rights to Diary yesterday for somewhere between $2-2.5 Million to the Weinsteins (a fact we will NOT hold against him). Our congratulations go out to George...

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August 12, 2021

MM Flashback: ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE

Posted By Colin Geddes At 4:42 PM

File under: Distribution, Directors, Picks

Over the course of the days leading up to Midnight Madness 2007, I've asked some of the directors who have had films debut in the series to send us their reflections and memories of being in TIFF. First up we have Jonathan Levine, director of ALL THE BOYS OF MANDY LANE, a sleeper hit of 2006, although I don't remember the leggy supermodels and drugs the night we went to Ted's Collison before the Fest started... "The night my movie ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE screened at Midnight Madness...
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