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The quality of the short and mid-length movies that have been coming out of Asia during the last few years is astonishing on occasion, with a number of filmmakers presenting works that are frequently much better than the features (I will comment on that on a later time). Taiwanese Joe Hsieh is definitely one of those, with his excellent noir/thriller/horror “Night Bus”.

Night Bus is screening at Taiwan Film Festival

The story begins during a night as we watch a monkey feeding a pommegranate to her child, and inside a house somewhere close by, a couple is hugging, although the only thing we see is their shadows. The next scene brings us to the local bus station, where a number of people are taking the last night bus, after a few of them have visited the bathrooms there. Two miners, a couple where the woman is pregnant, a young man by himself,...

Shine on, kids! The full schedule for the Stanley Film Festival, which runs at the iconic and historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Co, April 24-27, has been announced; and we have all the details you need right here. Dig it!

From the Press Release

The Stanley Film Festival (Sff), produced by the Denver Film Society and presented by NBC Universal's Chiller, announced today its Opening Night film and several special event highlights and experiences taking place at the four-day event (April 24-27, 2014).

The Stanley Film Festival celebrates the best in independent horror cinema at the hotel that inspired The Shining. The Festival will host a full slate of films, panels, competitions, and special events - all at the beautiful and historically haunted Stanley Hotel.

The Stanley Film Festival will open Thursday, April 24, with a Gala Presentation of an original documentary from EPiX, Doc of the Dead. Directed by Colorado...

The Stanley Hotel launched its first annual Stanley Film Festival last year and put together an impressive group of horror films and guests. After initially announcing Doc of the Dead as their opening film, we now have the full programming list, which includes screenings of The Sacrament, Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead, and much more:

“The Stanley Film Festival (Sff) produced by the Denver Film Society (Dfs) and presented by Chiller, announced today its full line-up and schedule. As previously announced, Doc of the Dead will open Sff. The festival, taking place April 24-27, will close with the mockumentary from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), What We Do In The Shadows, about a house of vampires trying to get back in touch with modern society. Throughout the four-day celebration of the best in horror cinema, Sff will showcase a full slate of features, shorts, panels,...