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The Boxtrolls

Posted by EvanDickson on October 17, 2014 @ 11:58am
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The Boxtrolls is a comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class, and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that’s the legend residents have always believed. In truth, the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, Eggs (voiced by Mr. Hempstead-Wright), since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Mr. Kingsley), who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie (Ms. Fanning) to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – and cheese.

Twixt (Twixt Now And Sunrise)

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on July 30, 2013 @ 12:00am
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A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He’s unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.

Francis Ford Coppola’s Terrible ‘Twixt’ Finally Gets Dumped to Home Video

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Posted by MrDisgusting on May 17, 2013 @ 12:53pm
Category: Movies / Home Video

Francis Ford Coppola’s absolutely atrocious and embarrassing Twixt, which was shot in 3-D and meant to be “edited live” by the director, is finally getting dumped in the home video crapper by 20th Century Fox on Blu-ray and DVD July 30. Yippie!

If you couldn’t tell, I hated it.

Starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, David Paymer and Ben Chaplin, “A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He’s unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.” READ MORE

LAIKA Shifts Focus From ‘ParaNorman’ To ‘The Boxtrolls’

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 07, 2013 @ 12:21pm
Category: Movies / News

I didn’t love ParaNorman, I found it to be a gorgeous looking film with a cool concept but a snoozer of a script. But I’m very hopeful for The Boxtrolls. As long as the book it’s based on, Alan Snow‘s “Here Be Monsters”, has a reasonably compelling narrative they’re already off to a better start. And if whomever writes the script can translate that well, even better.

The studios behind ParaNorman, LAIKA and Focus, are teaming up on the new 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid animated feature directed by Anthony Stacchi (Open Season) and Graham Annable (story artist on Coraline and ParaNorman). Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan will provide their voices to the film.

The film is, “a comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class, and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that’s the legend residents have always believed. In truth, the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, Eggs (voiced by Mr. Hempstead-Wright), since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Mr. Kingsley), who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie (Ms. Fanning) to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – and cheese.”

Focus will hold worldwide distribution rights to The Boxtrolls while Universal Pictures International will release the movie overseas (with eOne Distribution handling Canada). It is set for release October 17th, 2014. READ MORE

Fresh Trailer For Francis Ford Coppola’s Disastrous ‘Twixt’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 09, 2012 @ 8:15am
Category: Movies / Trailers

Easily one of the worst films of the past few years was Francis Ford Coppola’s Twixt, which plays TIFF and then sort of vanished off the face of the planet. Now, Coppola is taking the vampire tale on a one city engagement where it’ll play San Francisco on Friday, August 10th in an exclusive engagement. The film will open at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas Theater (1881 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115). Coppola will attend the 4:45pm and 7:15pm screenings on the 10th for a Q&A. You will want to be there because it’ll be funny.

Getting ready for the event, a new extended trailer has been shared. In the film Val Kilmer plays “A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He’s unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.” READ MORE

‘Twixt’ Looks Interesting, But I Assure You That It’s Not

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Posted by MrDisgusting on January 28, 2012 @ 4:53pm
Category: Movies / Videos

Twixt Looks Interesting, But I Assure You That Its Not

Remember when The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director Francis Ford Coppola was planning a roadshow with his indie vampire flick Twixt? After premiering last September in Toronto to a slew of negative reviews (including ours), it appears the iconic director has slammed on the brakes. Rightfully so if you ask me.

While his big “edit the film live” campaign fails here in the States, France is looking to open the feature some time in 2012. Pathe has unleashed an international trailer for the pic starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, David Paymer and Ben Chaplin.

“A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night, in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He’s unsure of her connection to the murder in the town but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.”

I know it looks cool, but I assure you that it’s not. READ MORE

TIFF ’11: The Most Stunning Look at ‘Twixt’ Yet!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 04, 2011 @ 3:45pm
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Just announced to be premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this September (full genre lineup), this morning we got our hands on a gorgeous and stunning look at Francis Ford Coppola’s top secret horror, Twixt, which features stars Val Kilmer and Elle Fanning in a very “modern” B-movie-esque image. Fanning’s makeup is out of this world.

Inspired by the gothic horror of Edgar Allen Poe, Coppola’s latest tells the tale of a burnt-out mystery writer (Val Kilmer) who gets mixed up in murder and evil in a California town.

“A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He’s unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.”

The film will open to a 30-city tour this fall. Click the pic to see it hi-res. Trailer inside.

TIFF 11: The Most Stunning Look at Twixt Yet!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 02, 2011 @ 7:02pm
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Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this September, a dark, colorful and trippy official trailer has been unrolled for Francis Ford Coppola’s top secret horror, Twixt, which will stars Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, David Paymer and Ben Chaplin.

Inspired by the gothic horror of Edgar Allen Poe, Coppola’s latest tells the tale of a burnt-out mystery writer (Val Kilmer) who gets mixed up in murder and evil in a California town.

The film will open to a 30-city tour this fall.

TIFF 11: Trippy, B Movie Trailer for Francis Ford Coppolas Twixt

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Posted by MrDisgusting on July 29, 2011 @ 11:07pm
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Yet another batch of images were sent our way from Francis Ford Coppola’s top secret horror, Twixt, which will be premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.

Inspired by the gothic horror of Edgar Allen Poe, Coppola’s latest “tells the tale of a burnt-out mystery writer (Val Kilmer) who gets mixed up in murder and evil in a California town.” Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, David Paymer and Ben Chaplin also star.

Within the announcement, the first ever images were release. The film will open to a 30-city tour this fall.

twixtnewlores072911 TIFF 11: More Trippy Twixt Imagery

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Posted by MrDisgusting on July 26, 2011 @ 5:04pm
Category: Movies / News

It was announced this morning that Francis Ford Coppola’s top secret horror, Twixt, will be premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.

Within the announcement, the first ever images were release. The film will open to a 30-city tour this fall.

TIFF 11: First Images From Francis Ford Coppolas Twixt!!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on July 23, 2011 @ 11:06pm
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Francis Ford Coppola hasn’t been to Comic-Con to promote one of his projects since Bram Stoker’s Dracula, in 1992. But the helmer took the stage in Hall H again, Saturday morning, to discuss his latest horror pic, Twixt, a self-produced pic that stars Val Kilmer, Ben Chaplin and Elle Fanning, and is a story based on a dream he once had.

In the horror flick, “A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He’s unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.”

See some choice quotes from Coppola inside, courtesy of Variety.
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First Shot of Elle Fanning in ‘Twixt’!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on July 19, 2011 @ 3:07pm
Category: Movies / News

Entertainment Weekly has your first look at Francis Ford Coppola’s top secret Twixt, which stars Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, and Ben Chaplin. With a time yet to be set, Francis Ford Coppola and Dan Deacon will be showing footage and participating in a Q+A session Saturday, July 23 at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Coppola has a unique new approach to the presentation Twixt that will incorporate live music by acclaimed independent performance artist Dan Deacon. Deacon will attend Comic-Con with Coppola to help demonstrate the interactive experience of the film, which incorporates both 2-D and 3-D elements.
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Super 8

Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on June 10, 2011 @ 12:00am
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In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

Two New Stills From ‘Super 8′

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Posted by David Harley on April 23, 2011 @ 2:21am
Category: Movies / News

Super 8 is purposely being kept vague, but that’s not really a surprise considering the set of Star Trek was guarded like Fort Knox. Abrams likes to keep people guessing, and I’d rather that than see 700 clips spoiling every great scene before the movie opens.

Today, Paramount released two new stills from the geek favored director’s latest, showing us… well, absolutely nothing. Check past the break for the stills, featuring the kids shooting their Super 8 film and staring off into the distance.