Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)

This week’s question: What is the best performance in an otherwise bad movie?

Joshua Rothkopf (@joshrothkopf), Time Out New York

There’s a Cult of Val (Kilmer, obviously) that I proudly belong to. Mainly it revolves around movies like “Real Genius,” “Top Secret!” and “Heat,” all excellent movies that don’t fit the parameters of this question. But you really don’t know Val until you’ve made your peace with Oliver Stone’s beyond-awful “The Doors.” The apocryphal anecdotes around Kilmer’s deep dive into Jim Morrison are insane: insisting that no one look him in the eye on set, wearing the same leather pants for months,...

While the future of home entertainment may be rapidly moving towards a digital streaming-led future, we can't be the only movie nerds who still love owning a physical copy of something. Sure, BluRay and DVD might be scratchable, easily lost and adorned by terrible box art, but there's something about the feeling of finding an undiscovered gem in the depths of a store, or getting a rarity in the post, that doesn't quite compare to clicking and watching something on Netflix.

As such, starting with this column, every month we're going to pick out five BluRays or DVDs new to the market that no self-respecting cinephile's shelves could do without. Some are shiny new versions of stone-cold classics, some are obscurities, some might even be brand new releases (although less often: those are covered pretty well elsewhere). Read on for more.

"Chinatown" (1974)

Why You Should Care: Simply put, it's one...

Zombie Feast Poster 2010Zombie Feast is an almost exclusively zombie themed horror film festival, which begins in Victoria, British Columbia today! This event will host several feature length films. Included are Left Film's Colin, the 1973 classic Crypt of the Living Dead, Silent Night, Zombie Night, where writer Wes Laurie has been interviewed (here) and Brain Dead also reviewed (here). Dozens of shorts will also participate over this three day festival including: "Night of the Living Dead Mexicans," "Bong of the Dead," director Thomas Newman has been interviewed (here), and "Dead Walkers." The full film schedule is below and horrorites are invited to attend beginning noon today (tix are only $5).

Friday, October 29th (Noon - 9pm)

Noon:

Crypt of the Living Dead (1973) :85 Julio Salvador, Ray Danton Classic Horror

1:30 Pm

Silent Night, Zombie Night :83 Sean Cain, Wes Laurie Velvet Hammer Films

3:00 Pm

"If We Wait Till Tomorrow" :...

A look at what's new on DVD today:

"Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy"

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Released by Universal Home Entertainment

Yes, we're finally getting the footage of the original Marty McFly, Eric Stoltz, for the first time, but for many simply having the hi-def version of Robert Zemeckis' time-travel franchise will be good enough. Commentaries, deleted scenes, a full-length documentary and much, much more come on this new set of the trilogy.

"Alien Anthology"

Directed by Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Released by Fox Home Entertainment

While not as much of an upgrade over its previous DVD release as "Back to the Future," the Blu-ray update of the four "Alien" films worth owning now boasts isolated scores for each film, all of Ridley Scott's sketches for the first "Alien," the uncut documentary of David Fincher's ill-fated "Alien 3" as...

“One dance with you, Sally, and I’d die a happy man.” These words are stuttered and stammered painfully by a shy and bullied 1950s teenage Teddy Boy as he approaches his dream girl in a London dancehall. Sound like a horror film? Perhaps not, and that's because the British movie Flick (arriving on DVD October 26 from Peace Arch Entertainment; see previous stories here and here), written and directed by David Howard and produced by Rik Hall, takes a touch of romance, throws in some comedy, sprinkles it with a zombie and blends it into an extremely unique spin on the horror genre. See exclusive pics and comments below the jump.

With zombie noir film fest fave Flick steadily approaching its October 26 DVD release (see previous item here) from Peace Arch Entertainment, Fango had a few words—and some exclusive storyboards and illustrated panels from the film—with the man responsible for the film’s distinctive visual style, graphic artist and illustrator Alex Tomlinson. First seizing the attention of writer/director David Howard through his illustrative work featured in Fortean Times, the filmmakers asked Tomlinson to put together a series of designs, which evolved from some simple supplementary material to help pitch the project, to a full-fledged, self-contained comic book universe telling the story of Johnny “Flick” Taylor, the awkwardly shy introvert with a penchant for rockabilly and murder in 1960s Britain.

Johnny Taylor SeatedDirector/writer: David Howard.

Flick is a zombie styled horror film, which will be distributed by the North American acquisition company Peace Arch Entertainment October 26th on DVD. The film was shot over the course of four weeks in and around Wales, England. Stylish, colourful, and involving a conflicted killer, Flick is an enjoyable horror film, which even stars Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway. Moving to DVD shelves shortly fans can find out why Flick deserves your attention in this review.

The film's title has a double-meaning, as Flick is a nickname for the film's main villain Johnny Taylor (Hugh O'Connor) and for "B-movie fright flicks" (Eye for Films). Taylor likes to flick his switchblade at high school dances when things do not go his way and when the bullies outnumber him four to one. One of the bullies is played by Ricci Harnet (28 Days Later) who makes...

Since its initial exposure—a 2008 film festival touring stint which resulted in garnering a Raindance Award nomination—writer/director David Howard’s pulp noir zombie film Flick arrives on DVD October 26 from Peace Arch Entertainment. To peer a little further into the film’s off-kilter take on isolation, young love and gruesome, begrudging revenge, Fangoria obtained some exclusive storyboards that take us on a trip to the morgue.

Flick Movie StillThe UK shot Flick will have a North American release October 26th on DVD. The film stars Faye Dunaway, who is a cop on the trail of a resurrected murder victim. This film has toured several film festivals since 2008 and the film has been described by one critic as "an admirable job in uniting a wonderfully characterful cast to populate their trippy, nostalgic, comic book horror" (James Dennis). Check out the trailer for Flick below and save up for the release.

The synopsis for Flick here:

"Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and weird sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s (a local boy) who is brought back to life in modern times and tries to find his teenage sweetheart who is now aged 62 and also to seek revenge for his death" (Peace Arch).

Johnny Flick...

The nominees for the eleventh annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) have been announced. On Tuesday, October 28, at Soho House in London, it is unveiled that IRA prison drama "Hunger" and crime comedy "In Bruges" have dominated the list by collecting seven nominations each.

Both of them will battle it out for the title of Best British Independent Film, contending also with "Slumdog Millionaire", "Man on Wire" and "Somers Town". They will also go head-to-head for Best Screenplay and Best Debut Director. The latter is also known as The Douglas Hickox Award.

On the performers' category, past Variety Award recipient Keira Knightley has been nominated for Best Actress for her performance in "The Duchess". She will be facing Vera Farmiga, Samantha Morton, Kelly Reilly and Sally Hawkins. Moreover, "In Bruges" star Colin Farrell will be up against Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Riz Ahmed and Thomas Turgoose for the Best Actor.

At first Flick feels like a role call of British TV actors - Michelle Ryan, Liz Smith, Mark Benton, John Woodvine are all here. Then, joy of joys, no less than Bonnie Parker herself - Faye Dunaway – appears as a one armed detective from Memphis. First time director David Howard and producer Rik Hall have done an admirable job in uniting a wonderfully characterful cast to populate their trippy, nostalgic, comic book horror.

London -- Clark Gregg's big-screen directorial debut, "Choke," drew the crowds for the opening night of the Raindance Film Festival on Wednesday evening.

Raindance, with 74 movies unspooling over the next two weeks, has established itself in the past 15 years as a platform for experimental, debuting and digital filmmakers whose movies are all looking for a distribution home.

Only "Choke" and the event's closing-night picture, "Hush," have local distribution in place already.

Friday night will see writer-director David Howard's horror film "Flick" screening to an already sold-out theater, largely on the back of the promise of an appearance by Faye Dunaway.

Dunaway is scheduled to give a Q&A, hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, after the screening.

Other festival highlights include rock band Arctic Monkeys, who are in line to support the first showing of their concert movie, "Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo," directed by Richard Ayoade.

The festival runs through Oct.

The 16th Raindance Film Festival runs from the 1st-12th October in London’s West End. Raindance always throws up some great indie films from all over the world, and is one of the best places to catch new British films. Their ‘Homegrown’ strand this year is showcasing eleven of the best independent British films of the past 12 months. From supernatural thriller, Flick, starring the legendary Faye Dunaway to Little Ashes a biography of artists Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel and Garcia Lorca this should be a year to cherish.

Check out the official site in the link below for a full line up, and watch out for coverage coming soon…...