Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are promising to resurrect the long dead tradition of trash cinema for the mainstream with their upcoming, double-bill opus, Grindhouse. Celebrating the filth infested, gore soaked, grub drenched pictures of the 70í¢â‚¬â„¢s and 80í¢â‚¬â„¢s, Grindhouse promises to take us back to the not-so PC days, where in cinematic terms, anything went. If you happened to find yourself in Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London on Saturday May 5^th, then you will have already been transported back to the era of Grindhouse. Nightmare USA promised ten hours of Grindhouse Movie Mayhem and it certainly delivered. Held by Stephen Thrower and his Fab press cohorts and serving as a launch for Throwerí¢â‚¬â„¢s new book, also titled Nightmare USA, the festival showcased five features all which will not be turning up at your local video store anytime soon. Proceedings kicked off with the films Doní¢â‚¬â„¢t Go in the House (1979), Pigs (1972) and Bloody Brothers (2003).

Watch the trailer for Doní¢â‚¬â„¢t Go in the House:

Despite the similarities in name, The ReelWorld Film Festival has nothing to do with unknown celebrities in contrived scenarios as in the MTV television show, but is an annual film festival based in Toronto. Currently in its seventh year, The ReelWorld Film Festival manages to focus both on diversity within films, and the broad range in homegrown Canadian films.

Even though the Images Festival is winding down, many of the exhibits will continue to run through the month of April. Check out Carolee Schneemann's Breaking Borders at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art until April 22nd, or Lida Abdul's War Games until April 21st at Prefix ICA. For more info, go to ImagesFestival.com.

The ReelWorld Film Festival has officially kicked off and will run till the 15th. Check out their full schedule at www.reelworld.ca and view this year's trailer below. Visit Capital Mag soon to see reviews of films screening at ReelWorld. For other festival news, click here.

Celebrating its 20th year, the Images Festival hits Toronto from April 5th to 14th, and will include work by Rae Staseson and Shelley Niro.

Did you know that only 7% of directors are female? This worrying statistic was the inspiration behind the annual Birds Eye View Film Festival, showcasing the best emerging women film-makers from around the globe. The festival kicks off in London on the 8th of March and Capitalmag will be there to bring you all the highlights. For past Capitalmag reviews, check out: Capitalmag Reviews