Fantasia [1] is one of the largest (if not the largest) genre film festival in North America. It takes place every summer in Montreal, Canada, and features all kinds of horror, sci-fi, and action films from all over the world, often with an emphasis on Asian cinema. This year is no different, with two of the biggest films being Takashi Miikie's Yatterman and Chan-wook Park's Thirst. Other fairly high profile selections include Michael Dougherty's long-delayed Trick'r'Treat, Uwe Boll's Stoic and Jaume Collet-Serra's Orphan. This year's festival takes place between July 9th and 29th. The full program schedule will be available online by the end of the week. Check out an extensive list of titles playing after the jump. Yatterman (Dir. Takashi Miike) The Eclipse (Dir. David Morley) Possibility of An Island (Dir. Michel Houellebecq) Thirst (Dir. Chan-wook Park) Trick'r'Treat (Dir. Michael Dougherty) Neighbor (Dir. Robert Masciantonio) Cryptic (Dir.
- 7/1/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Ok, so I'm lazy.. I copy and pasted the press release, which is after the break, and we have reviews of quite a few of the films playing, including White Lightnin', Left Bank, Blood River, Cryptic, Deadgirl, The Horsemen, I Sell the Dead.. with Kaifeck Murder coming soon (once I can figure out what to write).
Movies I'm really interested in seeing: French Pa flick Mutants, Smash Cut, Possibility of an Island, Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, and Thirst.
But alas, I won't be there. Instead, a friend of ours will be providing some reviews for the week he is there, so everyone give a big thanks to DirtyRobot! Woop!
Check out the film greatness after the break! Oh, and there's more to come...
The past 12 months have been a treasure trove for sharp, individualistic visions of the unusual. Keep your hands on the bars as we give you a...
Movies I'm really interested in seeing: French Pa flick Mutants, Smash Cut, Possibility of an Island, Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, and Thirst.
But alas, I won't be there. Instead, a friend of ours will be providing some reviews for the week he is there, so everyone give a big thanks to DirtyRobot! Woop!
Check out the film greatness after the break! Oh, and there's more to come...
The past 12 months have been a treasure trove for sharp, individualistic visions of the unusual. Keep your hands on the bars as we give you a...
- 6/30/2009
- QuietEarth.us
While we wait for the schedule for Fantasia 2009 to be finalized, we did receive a couple of press release announcing the fest's line-up, and per usual, those of you who are planning to attend are in for one helluva genre extravaganza.
First up is a bit of news about the fest's extended schedule: Due to a veritable deluge of feature presentations, Fantasia is extending its 13th edition for two extra days and will therefore be taking place from July 9th to the 29th at Concordia University’s Hall Theatre. As North America’s largest genre film festival, Fantasia will once again make good on its promise to deliver diversity, innovation, entertainment, food for thought and a good dose of eccentric and biting humour.
Next is a message from Fantasia's Co-Director of International Programming, Mitch Davis, highlighting some of this year’s spotlights:
2009 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s film industry,...
First up is a bit of news about the fest's extended schedule: Due to a veritable deluge of feature presentations, Fantasia is extending its 13th edition for two extra days and will therefore be taking place from July 9th to the 29th at Concordia University’s Hall Theatre. As North America’s largest genre film festival, Fantasia will once again make good on its promise to deliver diversity, innovation, entertainment, food for thought and a good dose of eccentric and biting humour.
Next is a message from Fantasia's Co-Director of International Programming, Mitch Davis, highlighting some of this year’s spotlights:
2009 marks the 100-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s film industry,...
- 6/30/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
We just found out at the last minute, but if you’re looking for something scary to do tonight, head on over to the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, where the ninth Brooklyn International Film Festival is in full swing. Tonight, the fest is offering a rare opportunity to catch Jim Isaac’s Pig Hunt on the big screen.
Pig Hunt, in which city slickers on the titular trip encounter vicious rednecks, cult babes and a huge, 3,000-pound, flesheating boar in the backwoods, plays tonight at 9 p.m. For tickets, click here, and see Pig Hunt’s official website here. Also showing tonight at the fest (at 6 p.m.) is Danny Kuchuck and John Weiner’s Cryptic, a Butterfly Effect-esque thriller in which a teenaged girl discovers she can communicate with her younger self via an old mobile phone, and tries to avert her mother’s death. You can order tickets for that one here.
Pig Hunt, in which city slickers on the titular trip encounter vicious rednecks, cult babes and a huge, 3,000-pound, flesheating boar in the backwoods, plays tonight at 9 p.m. For tickets, click here, and see Pig Hunt’s official website here. Also showing tonight at the fest (at 6 p.m.) is Danny Kuchuck and John Weiner’s Cryptic, a Butterfly Effect-esque thriller in which a teenaged girl discovers she can communicate with her younger self via an old mobile phone, and tries to avert her mother’s death. You can order tickets for that one here.
- 6/12/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
"Dances With Films: 2009," is set to premiere several thriller and horror films this year beginning June 5th and continuing through to until the 11th. This years festival will highlight a psychological thriller "The Commune," and murder mystery "Cryptic." Not to be outdone are the supernatural "Finale," and Andy Thompson's "The Scar Crow." Focusing on up and coming filmmakers, actors, and screenwriters "Dances With Films," provides opportunities for filmmakers, without big studio deals, to live their dream of showcasing their films in front of fans. Currently in its twelfth year Dwf will bring together distributors, filmmakers, actors, and actresses in West Hollywood throughout the month of June. Have a look at the scariest from the festival with more information to follow.
The Commune
Director/writer: Elisabeth Fie.
"Haunting imagery and symbolism underscore the horror of entrapment and familial dysfunction as virginal teen Jenny finds herself isolated on a sinister commne with adults gone mad.
The Commune
Director/writer: Elisabeth Fie.
"Haunting imagery and symbolism underscore the horror of entrapment and familial dysfunction as virginal teen Jenny finds herself isolated on a sinister commne with adults gone mad.
- 6/3/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Year: 2009
Directors: Danny Kuchuck & John Weiner
Writers: ?
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Ben Austwick
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Jessie is a dysfunctional teenager with a fraught relationship with her father, deeply affected by the accidental death of her mother when she was a child. When she finds an old mobile phone her mother gave her before she died and dials the phone number of her old house, an unexplained time travel quirk means Jessie finds herself talking to herself as a child.
Realising she may be able to guide her childhood self into acting to avert her mother's death, Jessie inadvertently changes the world she is in by changing the past, but her mother's death seemingly remains inevitable. As Jessie tries to unpick and eliminate its causes, she uncovers a secret that shows that more than fate is at play.
Never predictable and building in tension as it takes us through different times and realities,...
Directors: Danny Kuchuck & John Weiner
Writers: ?
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Ben Austwick
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Jessie is a dysfunctional teenager with a fraught relationship with her father, deeply affected by the accidental death of her mother when she was a child. When she finds an old mobile phone her mother gave her before she died and dials the phone number of her old house, an unexplained time travel quirk means Jessie finds herself talking to herself as a child.
Realising she may be able to guide her childhood self into acting to avert her mother's death, Jessie inadvertently changes the world she is in by changing the past, but her mother's death seemingly remains inevitable. As Jessie tries to unpick and eliminate its causes, she uncovers a secret that shows that more than fate is at play.
Never predictable and building in tension as it takes us through different times and realities,...
- 5/6/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Warner Bros. Pictures-based Dark Castle Entertainment has hired writing pair Danny Kuchuck and John Weiner to script a redo of the William Castle's horror film I Saw What You Did. Released in 1965, the film starred Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Sara Lane, Andi Garrett and Leif Erickson in the story of two teenagers (Lane and Garrett) who make a series of prank phone calls to strangers, whispering 'I saw what you did, and I know who you are.' In the film, the fun stops when they randomly ring a man (Ireland) who has just murdered his wife. For a low-six against mid-six figure sum, Kuchuck and Weiner will pen an updated reimagination of the original horror film. Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the fast-tracked project.
- 10/9/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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