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2012 | 2009
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Crave Changes a Crime Scene Reporter into a Vigilante: A Preview
27 November 2012 11:03 AM, PST | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
Crave is a psychological thriller that is currently make the rounds at film festivals. Director Charles de Lauzirika won a Best Director award recently at Fantastic Fest for this title. And, the film centrally focuses on Aiden (Josh Lawson), a crime scene photographer. He becomes disenchanted with his life after witnessing dozens and dozens of gruesome murders. Aiden turns to a vigilantism in order to make a change in his life and in his community. However, this character gets to close to those he pursues. He loses a part of himself, until he becomes more evil than those he hopes to eliminate. The trailer for Crave is below. In the clip, Aiden talks with Pete (Ron Perlman) about his work and dark fantasies. Actress Emma Lung also appears in the clip as Viriginia, Aiden's love interest. Director: Charles de Lauzirika. Writers: Robert Lawton and Charles de Lauzirika. Cast: Josh Lawson, »
- noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
Toronto After Dark: “Crave” (2012)
22 October 2012 8:09 AM, PDT | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
There are certain films that change our perception of the world around us and I hasten to say that Charles de Lauzirika’s Crave is one of those world. Just as Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver altered the public conciouness to the fact that the Vietnam War was still very real to many people and that there was the possibility to be a monster in all of us, Crave alerts us to our own desires and need for change that we are unable to act upon. That it seems all the more impossible to “be the change you want to see” when there are signs all over telling you to do so. Crave may be the best feature film debut since Rian _____ Brick.
It all begins with Aiden (Josh Lawson), a freelance photographer who specializes in crime scenes. Tired of being around murder and death without being able to affect any change. »
- Alexandra West
Tadff 2012: ‘Crave’ an engaging debut that’s more evocative than innovative
20 October 2012 8:26 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Directed by Charles de Lauzirika
Written by Charles de Lauzirika and Robert Lawton
USA, 2012
Although this review is going to be about Charles de Lauzirika’s Crave, it seems appropriate to talk about it in relation to Taxi Driver, because despite its best efforts to differentiate itself, Crave just can’t seem to emerge from its obvious shadow of influence. Throughout the film, the anti-hero pontificates to his imaginary enemy while waving his gun at them, has relationship-ending theatre-going experiences with his date, is involved in convenience store stickups, and has a deep-seated hatred for pedophiles and pimps; but he is not supposed to be Travis Bickle. Right.
The anti-hero is Aiden (Josh Lawson), a cynical Detroit crime scene photographer who’s troubled with the urban and moral decay of his city. An introvert by birthright, Aiden copes with his anxieties by escaping to the dark recluse of his inner fantasies, »
- Justin Li
Toronto After Dark Announces Final Wave of Programming
1 October 2012 4:30 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
It's nearly Halloween, so you know what that means: more horror film festivals. The 7th Annual Toronto After Dark festival runs October 18-26, and they have just announced their final wave of films.
American Mary (Canada) Canadian Premiere!
In this new festival circuit sensation from Jen and Sylva Soska aka The Twisted Twins, a disillusioned medical student (Ginger Snaps star Katherine Isabelle in a standout performance) decides to ply her trade in the shady underworld of unregulated surgeries and body modification with horrifying consequences.
Cockneys vs Zombies (UK) Canadian Premiere!
When a bunch of East End bank robbers find themselves caught in the middle an outbreak of the undead on the streets of London, it’s every gangster for himself. One part Shaun Of The Dead, one part Snatch, and loaded with outrageous zombie kills, the latest hit zombie comedy from Britain is a shotgun blast of fun from start to finish! »
- Alyse Wax
Toronto After Dark Film Festival Announces Final 11 Movies in its 2012 Lineup
1 October 2012 4:04 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
So maybe you won't have hockey in the great white north this year, but that doesn't mean all is lost. The Toronto After Dark Film Festival is making sure of that! They've just announced the final 11 features on their docket, and what a line-up it is!
If you're going to be anywhere near Toronto between October 18th-26th, we sincerely urge you to attend. For more visit the official Toronto After Dark website, "like" Toronto After Dark on Facebook, and follow Toronto After Dark on Twitter (@TADFilmFest).
From the Press Release
Toronto After Dark Film Festival is thrilled to officially unveil its final wave of 11 exciting film announcements for 2012! Included in the lineup are some of the most eagerly anticipated new genre films from the international film festival circuit. In total 20 new horror, sci-fi, action and cult feature films and 29 short films will screen either their Canadian or Toronto theatrical »
- Doctor Gash
Toronto After Dark Film Festival Announces Final Films
28 September 2012 1:22 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Toronto After Dark has announced the final films added to their 2012 line-up. You can see the list below. Also, check out the awesome t-shirt designed for the event (seen below), exclusively by award-winning artist Ghoulish Gary Pullin! The festival is planning to reissue the shirt for sale to fans attending this year.
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The Final 11 Features Announced!
American Mary (Canada) Canadian Premiere!
In this new festival circuit sensation from Jen and Sylva Soska aka The Twisted Twins, a disillusioned medical student (Ginger Snaps star Katherine Isabelle in a standout performance) decides to ply her trade in the shady underworld of unregulated surgeries and body modification with horrifying consequences.
Cockneys Vs Zombies (UK) Canadian Premiere!
When a bunch of East End bank robbers find themselves caught in the middle an outbreak of the undead on the streets of London, it’s every gangster for himself. One part Shaun of the Dead, one part Snatch, »
- Ricky
Fantastic Fest 2012 Review: Crave Fails To Satisfy
27 September 2012 3:30 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Crave is the feature debut of Charles de Lauzirika, a man best (un)known for directing/producing DVD special features. So what, you say? Sew buttons on a dead hobo's suit! You know you love yourself some special features, and Charles is responsible for some quality content on many a quality disc. Hell, his Alien 3 featurettes might be better than the film itself. But does this qualify him to tell a more complex story? The story being that of a crime scene shutterbug named Aiden who becomes increasingly more detached from reality? A tragi-comic character study full of pitch black humor? An unlikely romance with moments of extreme discomfort? A story full of emotion and nuance and gray morality? Because that's the delicate balancing act this »
Crave (2012)
27 September 2012 9:46 AM, PDT | Planet Fury | See recent Planet Fury news »
Directed by: Charles de Lauzirika
Written by: Charles de Lauzirika, Robert Lawton
Featuring: Josh Lawson, Emma Lung, Ron Perlman, Edward Furlong
Self-perception is a tenuous thing. Everybody wants to think of themself as a good person, even when they do bad things. And especially if they do these bad things for good reasons. This is the slippery conceit explored in Crave, the darkly comic first feature from director Charles de Lauzirika.
Crave follows Aiden (Josh Lawson), a freelance photographer who documents violent crime scenes on the mean streets of Detroit with the help of his buddy Pete (Ron Perlman), a world-weary homicide detective. Aiden's a nice guy, despite the voices in his head that constantly hector him, telling him he's a coward or that people that do bad things deserve to die. But, hey, everyone talks to themself, right?
Aiden realizes something's off. His constant observations of the dark side »
- Theron
Fantastic Fest Awards Announced
27 September 2012 7:41 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The world premiere of FilmDistrict’s Red Dawn reboot will close The Austin-based genre fest today. Well, if you didn’t already hear, Lithuanian sci-fi romantic thriller Vanishing Waves was the big winner by picking up four awards including Best Feature, Best Director (Kristina Buozyte), Best Screenplay (Bruno Samper, Buozyte), and Best Actress (Jurga Jutaite).
Have you ever dreamed of being inside the head of another person – a beloved one or your rival ? Have you ever wished to experience the ideal relationship, where two minds come into total fusion? “Vanishing waves” – a sci-fi melodrama. Following solid scientific experiment, based on the neural transfer, a young inhibited man will live an astonishing journey in the comatose woman anonymous mind. This contemporary tale is exploring the nature of desire by exposing links and contradictions between the human body and the mind.
Here Comes the Devil, Adrian Garcia Bogliano‘s homage to 70s horror films, »
- Nick Martin
Fantastic Fest Announces it 2012 Award Winners
27 September 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Photo by David Hill
Fantastic Fest is almost at its end, which means it’s of course time for the one and only Fantastic Awards!
Now I could waste your time for a few paragraphs on the apparent ridiculousness of holding an Award Ceremony at the half-way point of a festival, but instead I’m going to save my tirades for more important matters, and just assume that Festival Organizers worldwide know what they’re doing. What I Will give you though is a list of this years Award Winners!
As you look through the list of winners, you may want to take note of a few key films and add them to your “To Screen” list. One of them is Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s homage to 70’s horror film’s Here Comes The Devil, which became the first film in Fantastic Fest history to completely Sweep the Horror Features »
- Ty Cooper
'Here Comes the Devil' Leads Fantastic Fest Awards
25 September 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Adrián García Bogliano’s Here Comes the Devil cleaned up at this year’s Fantastic Fest Awards winning awards for best picture, best screenplay, best director and best actor and actress in the horror features category.
Other notables included audience award-winner, I Declare War and Katherine Isabel who was awarded special mention for her role in American Mary.
Flicker won best picture In the next wave category, which honors “emerging” filmmakers. Charles de Lauzirika recieved the best director prize for Crave in the next wave category. Vanishing Waves took home best picture in the fantastic features category.
Magnet Releasing announced during the Fantastic Fest screening that is has acquired the North American distribution rights to Here Comes the Devil.
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- Sara Castillo
Fantastic Fest Awards Announced; Vanishing Waves Wins 4 Awards, Here Comes The Devil Sweeps Horror Category
25 September 2012 11:35 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Fantastic Fest has announced this year's awards winners. Vanishing Waves was the big non-horror, non-comedy winner by picking up four awards including Best Feature, Best Director (Kristina Buozyte), Best Screenplay (Bruno Samper, Buozyte), and Best Actress (Jurga Jutaite). On the horror side, Here Comes the Devil pulled a sweep by winning Best Picture, Best Director (Adrián García Bogliano), Best Screenplay (Bogliano), Best Actor (Francisco Barreiro), and Best Actress (Laura Caro). It's worth noting that special mentions in the horror category went to Hajime Ohata (Best Screenplay) and Katherine Isabel (Best Actress). Finally, the Audience Award went to I Declare War (a film I found quite charming), the well-directed and funny Flicker won the "New Wave" Spotlight competition, The American Scream won Best Documentary, and New Kids Nitro won Best Comedy. Hit the jump for a full list of winners, and click here for all of our Fantastic Fest 2012 coverage. Here's »
- Matt Goldberg
Fantastic Fest 2012 Winners
25 September 2012 8:21 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Fantastic Fest has announced the 2012 Fantastic Fest Award winners. With all the great films screening at the Fest, they had quite a time choosing the best and most striking films of the festival.
Look for more coverage from Travis Keune in the coming days. Check out his Fantastic Fest review of Frankenweenie here and Dredd 3D here.
Audience Award (Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter)
I Declare War (dir. Robert Wilson & Jason Lapeyre)
Amd “Next Wave” Spotlight Competition
Best Picture: Flicker (dir. Patrik Eklund)
Best Director: Charles de Lauzirika (Crave)
Best Screenplay: Max Porcelijn (Plan C)
Best Actor: Michael Eklund (Errors of the Human Body)
Best Actress: Alina Levshin (Combat Girls)
Fantastic Features
Best Picture: Vanishing Waves (dir. Kristina Buozyte)
Best Director: Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves)
Best Screenplay: Bruno Samper, Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves)
Best Actor: Rene Bitorajac (Vegetarian Cannibal)
Best Actress: Jurga Jutaite (Vanishing Waves)
Horror Features
Best Picture: Here Comes the Devil (dir. »
- Movie Geeks
Fantastic Fest 2012: Fantatsic Fest Awards Announced
24 September 2012 11:41 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
One of the greatest film festivals on the face of the planet, Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas, has unveiled their award winners for 2012, and it's quite an impressive list to say the least. Read on to see who's taking home some fantastic memories!
From the Press Release
Fantastic Fest is thrilled to announce this year's Fantastic Fest Award winners. It's a terrible task to pick favorites and single out any of the magnificent films that played at this year's festival, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best and most striking films of the festival.
The audience awards are presented by accounting firm Maxwell Locke & Ritter, who provided the certified tabulation of ballots this year and are the exclusive accounting sponsor of Fantastic Fest. Amd is the presenter of the prestigious "Next Wave" Awards, which honors emerging filmmakers. The winner of the "Next »
- Uncle Creepy
'Vanishing Waves' and 'Here Comes the Devil' Rule the Winners' Circle at Fantastic Fest
24 September 2012 9:39 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Fantastic Fest announced their winners this evening, with "I Declare War" taking the audience award. "Vanishing Waves" dominated the Fantastic Features category, while "Here Comes the Devil" swept the Horror Features. Read More: Tiff Capsule Review: 'Here Comes the Devil' The Amd Next Wave Spotlight Competition, which recognizes emerging filmmakers, spread the wealth with "Flicker" taking best picture, "Crave" best director for Charles de Lauzirika, "Plan C" best screenplay for Max Porcelijn, "Errors of the Human Body" best actor for Michael Eklund and "Combat Girls" best actress for Alina Levshin. In the documentary category, "The American Scream" took best picture, while Roney Ascher won best director for "Room 237." Read More: Fantastic Fest Review: How 'The American Scream,' From 'Best Worst Movie' Director, Eloquently Captures Blue Collar »
- Indiewire
Fantastic Fest 2012: ‘Crave’ earnest and compelling
24 September 2012 8:50 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Directed by Charles de Lauzirika
Written by Robert Lawton & Charles de Lauzirika
USA, 2012
Genre movies express and nourish the unconscious thoughts, fears, and desires of their audience. Fans of thrillers or action films first find their morbid curiosities sated and then their dreams of heroism and personal strength. Crave might be the most literally psychological thriller ever made, but calling it such feels disingenuous. It’s an in depth character study of an irrelevant and unnoticed man, an intelligent examination of a doomed tryst, and a thriller–but the film’s propulsion and genre dressings come entirely from its protagonist’s mess of neuroses and self-deceptions.
Primarily, though, Crave is a film about two characters who deeply desire things that they cannot or should not desire. Aiden (Josh Lawson) is a mid-30s crime-scene photographer who is constantly stuck in his head. In frequent voiceover, Aiden invents scenarios, chastises himself, »
- Emmet Duff
FEARnet Movie Review: 'Crave'
23 September 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »
Not all cinematic psychos are so obvious with their psychoses. Sure, it doesn't take a team of psychiatrists to figure out that Jason Voorhees is a lunatic (and probably a zombie), and even the classier psychos like Hannibal Lecter are still plainly and obviously unhinged. (It's in his eyes.) But there's a distinct sub-genre of horror / thrillers that look like simple, low-key character studies on the surface, but are actually "about" the sad, disturbing, and creepily matter-of-fact idea that, well, sometimes men go insane. Taking a bit of its inspiration from Taxi Driver, but also slightly reminiscent of arthouse chillers like Keane and Clean, Shaven, Charles de Lauzirika's debut feature Crave is a slow-build character study that seems a bit aimless at times, but really starts to gel into something smart, subtle, and satisfying when all is said and done.
If the name of the first-time director / co-writer sounds familiar, »
- Scott Weinberg
Fantastic Fest Announces 2012 Amd Next Wave Filmmaker Spotlight
5 September 2012 5:17 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Fantastic Fest recently announced the lineup of 8 films from 7 different countries being showcased in the 2012 Amd Next Wave competition. This annual sidebar of Fantastic Fest recognizes outstanding new talent in genre filmmaking. Many of these films being shown at Fantastic Fest will mark their U.S. or World premieres. The winning filmmaker will be awarded $1,000 cash prize and Amd based computer hardware featuring their latest Accelerated Processing Unit (Apu).
Combat Girls (2011)
North American Premiere
Director – David Wnendt, 103min
The debut feature from director-writer David Wnendt is a bleak tale of two girls who, for very different reasons, get swept up in the resurgent Neo-Nazi movement in Germany.
Conspiracy, The
World Premiere
Director – Christopher MacBride, 85min
Two young documentary filmmakers are drawn into a shadowy world of secret societies when the subject of their film simply disappears. Have his investigations led to his demise?
Crave (2012)
U.S. Premiere
Director – Charles de Lauzirika, »
- Travis Keune
Fantastic Fest 2012: Amd Next Wave Filmmaker Spotlight; Bumper Contest Details Announced
29 August 2012 5:36 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
More details have been announced for the upcoming Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, including the 2012 Amd Next Wave competition films and the event's bumper contest, where filmmakers are invited to create outrageous and entertaining 30-second videos.
From the Press Release:
Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the U.S., is pleased to announce the 2012 Amd Next Wave competition, which recognizes outstanding new talent in genre film directing. Eight films from seven different countries have been selected to compete in the latest installment of this annual international competition.
These up-and-coming filmmakers are at the beginning of their movie careers and may well become the next generation of talent to shape the film industry for decades to come. The Amd Next Wave competition films will debut at Fantastic Fest, many in world and U.S. premiere screenings and compete for the highest honor of the festival.
The winning filmmaker will »
- The Woman In Black
Fantasia 2012 Award Winners: Doomsday Book, Toad Road, Crave and King of Pigs
8 August 2012 7:31 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
As another fantastic edition, the sweet sixteen, of Fantasia wraps up, the Juries are in with the fests winners. And the two big ones are Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil Sung's science fiction anthology Doomsday Book, which one the Best Feature film and documentary/horror fusion Toad Road which won best Director, Jason Banker, and Best Actor, James Davidson. Korea proved very popular, winning the inaugural Satoshi Kon award for best Animated film at the festival, with Yeon Sang-ho's King of Pigs getting the honour. Horror descent into madness, Crave, won best first feature for Charles de Lauzirika.The rest of the award winners, and the Juries that picked them, can be found in Fantasia's full press release below.Feature Film JuryPresident: Gabriel Pelletier, with Jay Baruchel, Sylvain Krief and »
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