Category: Finland
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Jade Warrior stills
In old times, the few who could write did not write “stories” or “books”, they wrote what we would call poems or verses, like the Finnish Kalevala. Today we make movies and digital images. Enjoy these stills from the Finnish-Chinese martial arts fantasy, Jade Warrior which is based on the medieval Kalevala poem from Finland.
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Review: Jade Warrior
Sometimes the most interesting movies come from the most unlikely and surprising teams. Jade Warrior is a Finnish-Chinese production that mixes an old Finnish poem with Chinese martial arts fantasy. In old times, the few who could write did not write “stories” or “books”, they wrote what we would call poems or verses. Beowulf is […]
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Review: Sauna
Finland is not known for a great number of things, but their sauna – hot steam baths – is an international icon and therefore not surprisingly the theme of the historical horror film, Sauna. Set in the year 1595 on the soon-to-be border between Russia and Finland, a group of lower government officials are mapping […]
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The CGI of Iron Sky
Iron Sky is a dark science fiction comedy directed by Timo Vuorensola with CG supervised by Samuli Torssonen. The film is created in the wake of the cult series Star Wreck which parodies a litle US series of a similar name. By Paul Hellard After the completion of the zero budget Star Wreck parody series […]
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Review: Iron Sky
Finland’s space Nazis are finally here to show us what they are good for. But can the fact that they eat a lot of sauerkraut be a good sign? One of the most anticipated non-Hollywood genre films of the last few years is Iron Sky, a science fiction comedy that has been in development since […]
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Win Iron Sky tickets
The Nazis are back! Having hidden on the dark side of the moon since the end of World War 2, power-hungry Nazis are once again back on Earth, trying to rule the rest of us. You can now witness their invasion by winning tickets to see Iron Sky in theatres. Having been in planning and […]
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Review: Body of water
An old legend, hostile locals, a young urban woman, and a dad with something to hide are the ingredients in this Finnish fantasy-thriller. A young urban lawyer, Julia, travels to her parents’ home village in order to assist an energy company in their exploitation of the area. Not surprisingly, the locals are not interested, and […]
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Iron Sky poster and trailer
The first official theatrical release poster for the Finnish-German-Australian sci-fi comedy Iron Sky has been released. And the film has a release date too! Iron Sky is a science fiction black comedy, where the Nazis, who fled to the Moon in 1945, return to reclaim the Earth in 2018. The film has a budget of […]
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Review: Rare Exports
Forget all you know about Santa Claus. He’s not even a nice guy. According to old legends, the original Santa kidnapped children and boiled them alive. His helpers were not much better. Rare Exports is definitely a different Christmas movie. Maybe Rare Exports (with the subtitle A christmas story) could only have come from Finland, […]
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Iron Sky ripoff
The upcoming Finnish-German-Australian sci-fi comedy Iron Sky has been ripped off by Chinese game developers, and is assisted by Apple to profit from it. The fan funded film under the direction of Timo Vuorensola from Finland may get in serious trouble as a result. Fan funding is a new and internet based way of financing […]