The Fille Files (February 12 - 18)

 Each week, the Filles bring you some of our favourite films finds of the week—news, reviews, features, interviews, tweets, new releases, etc.—just in case you missed them.

REEL GREAT READS

•  The Ship of Fools (Roger Ebert's Journal) - One of all-time favourite male movie critics, uh, ships one of our (or, at least Emily's) favourite sick day/Sunday/everyday movies, the Celine Dion soundtrack-set epicness that is Titanic. (Don't tell me I'm the only one anxiously anticipating the 3D release!)
• Inside the all-black (almost!) reading of 'Reservoir Dogs' (EW) Jason Reitman keeps staging these awesome-sounding, star-studded cold readings of classic screenplays (see also: The Princess Bride, The Breakfast Club). But we're particularly intrigued by this one, which changes up the race of the cast of Tarantino's ultra-violent first opus, subbing in Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Laurence Fishburne for Michael Madsen, Tim Roth and  Harvey Keitel.

The Fille Files (October 22-28)

Each week, the Filles bring you some of our favourite films finds of the week—news, reviews, features, interviews, tweets, new releases, etc.—just in case you missed them.

REEL GREAT READS

• The 13 Best Recent Indie Horror Movies to Watch at Home on Halloween (IndieWire) - If you’re still looking for more Forgotten Frights, we recommend IndieWire’s picks, covering some of our own faves plus others.
• Why do horror filmmakers lose their edge as they age? (A.V. Club) - This piece ponders why horror heavyweights like Craven, Carpenter and Romero's most recent films pale next to their earlier work. (And let’s just say we find it hard to disagree.)
• Like The Best Zombies, VHS Just Won’t Die (The New York Times) - A fresh perspective amid the booming 3D and HQ age: VHS still has an aesthetic edge in the horror genre.
• 9 Movies That Prove Shakespeare Is Cool (NextMovie) - With Anonymous out this week, NextMovie reminds us of other amazing Shakespeare-inspired films. Because let me tell you, Shakespeare is cool.

WEEKEND WATCHES

Photo: Peter Mountain

• The Rum Diary - Johnny Depp takes on another role as famed-journo Hunter S. Thompson. Needless to say, it looks insanely surreal.
• Martha Marcy May Marlene - One of our fave films at TIFF this year about a girl making her way out of a cult. And it stars the only Olsen sister who can act.

TRAILER OF THE WEEK: ParaNorman

A zombie-apocalypse horror for kids? Cool.

The Fille Files (August 20-26, 2011)

Each week, the Filles bring you some of our favourite films finds of the week -  news, reviews,  features, interviews, tweets, new releases, etc. -  just in case you missed them.

REEL GREAT READS

• Travel Bookshop to close in two weeks (The Bookseller): The book store made iconic by Notting Hill has announced it will be closing, just after Ava warned you not to forget about the film. 
• Explaining a summer of movie surprises (Toronto Star) Peter Howell makes sense of this season's most out-the-blue box-office failures (Larry Crowne, The Change-Up) and unexpected hits (Bridesmaids, Rise of the Planet of the Apes).
• TIFF Schedule: Because that's good reading material to us.

WEEKEND WATCHES

• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark: A horror written by Guillermo del Toro. Do you really need any more than that?
• Our Idiot Brother: Paul Rudd plays the funny guy in a comedy, not the sarcastic, reasonable guy. Finally. Plus Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks, Rashida Jones, Steve Coogan...

TRAILER OF THE WEEK: The Rum Diary

Hearthrob Johnny Depp. Rising star Amber Heard. Famed journo Hunter S. Thompson.