Get ready for some classic horror screenings at the sixth edition of Grindfest! This year’s festival looks to be an unforgettable cinematic experience from 13th to 15th September at the luxurious Art-Deco Regent in Christchurch. Tickets and passes are on sale now at The Regent and Dirt in the Gate.
Grindfest is the UK’s dedicated genre film festival, showcasing classic films on 35mm prints, a format beloved by cinephiles for its authentic, nostalgic appeal. The festival curators have scoured archives worldwide to present rare film prints, some of which are rarely screened in the UK.
Following last year’s unique Friday 13th 3D screening, this year’s festival features another 1980s 3D classic, Treasure of the Four Crowns. Presented in its original over/under 3D process, this film promises a cinema adventure you won’t forget.
Grindfest also champions emerging filmmaking talent with its ever-expanding Short Film Showcase.
Grindfest is the UK’s dedicated genre film festival, showcasing classic films on 35mm prints, a format beloved by cinephiles for its authentic, nostalgic appeal. The festival curators have scoured archives worldwide to present rare film prints, some of which are rarely screened in the UK.
Following last year’s unique Friday 13th 3D screening, this year’s festival features another 1980s 3D classic, Treasure of the Four Crowns. Presented in its original over/under 3D process, this film promises a cinema adventure you won’t forget.
Grindfest also champions emerging filmmaking talent with its ever-expanding Short Film Showcase.
- 6/26/2024
- by Oliver Mitchell
- Love Horror
1982 was a watershed year in terms of theatrical exhibition. The hit-cluttered summer release schedule -- which included all-timers like "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "Poltergeist" and "An Officer and a Gentleman" -- firmly established the season as a commercial goldmine. Tucked in between the blockbusters and bombs was the modest sensation of "Friday the 13th Part 3." Directed by steady studio hand Steve Miner, the second sequel in the Paramount franchise sought to spice up its slasher formula by shooting in native 3D.
The format gamble worked. "Friday the 13th Part 3" opened to a then massive 9.3 million over the August 13 weekend, outgrossing "E.T." and compelling studios to consider wringing a few extra drops out of their flagging franchises by embracing the outmoded optical gimmickry. It worked -- for a couple of years, at least.
Jason Voorhees Has Entered The Theater
The "golden era" of 3D kicked off in 1952 with Arch Oboler's "Bwana Devil,...
The format gamble worked. "Friday the 13th Part 3" opened to a then massive 9.3 million over the August 13 weekend, outgrossing "E.T." and compelling studios to consider wringing a few extra drops out of their flagging franchises by embracing the outmoded optical gimmickry. It worked -- for a couple of years, at least.
Jason Voorhees Has Entered The Theater
The "golden era" of 3D kicked off in 1952 with Arch Oboler's "Bwana Devil,...
- 8/13/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Review by Roger Carpenter
The spaghetti western subgenre is littered with series-headlining characters like Sabata, Sartana, and Ringo. But for sheer popularity as well as film volume, no one beats Django.
Director Sergio Corbucci introduced Django to an international audience in 1966. Starring Franco Nero as the titular character, the film was so immensely popular across the globe that it spawned at least 60 unofficial sequels with titles like Django the Bastard, Viva! Django, Django Kill…If You Live Shoot!, Django Kills Softly, and literally dozens of others. There was even a comedy western entitled Nude Django. The name continues to live on with Takashi Miike’s Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) and Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012), which not only sports the original “Django” theme song but also a small part for Django himself, Franco Nero, as a bettor during a Mandingo fight.
The Italians are famous for jumping onto any cinematic bandwagon,...
The spaghetti western subgenre is littered with series-headlining characters like Sabata, Sartana, and Ringo. But for sheer popularity as well as film volume, no one beats Django.
Director Sergio Corbucci introduced Django to an international audience in 1966. Starring Franco Nero as the titular character, the film was so immensely popular across the globe that it spawned at least 60 unofficial sequels with titles like Django the Bastard, Viva! Django, Django Kill…If You Live Shoot!, Django Kills Softly, and literally dozens of others. There was even a comedy western entitled Nude Django. The name continues to live on with Takashi Miike’s Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) and Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012), which not only sports the original “Django” theme song but also a small part for Django himself, Franco Nero, as a bettor during a Mandingo fight.
The Italians are famous for jumping onto any cinematic bandwagon,...
- 7/9/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When Paul McCartney shocked the world in April 1970 with his announcement of the Beatles' break-up, drummer Ringo Starr added a surprise of his own by becoming (initially, at least) the most musically active member of the former Fab Four.
As he would later recount in the lyrics of "Early 1970," the deceptively jaunty b-side of his 1971 hit "It Don't Come Easy," Starr was the only Beatle who didn't have any serious beef with any other member of the band at the time. Feeling lost without the family dynamic of the musical...
As he would later recount in the lyrics of "Early 1970," the deceptively jaunty b-side of his 1971 hit "It Don't Come Easy," Starr was the only Beatle who didn't have any serious beef with any other member of the band at the time. Feeling lost without the family dynamic of the musical...
- 11/2/2016
- Rollingstone.com
While 3D is typically associated these days with the current climate of supersized blockbusters, even if the effects warrant three-dimensions or not, it's easy to forget that in the early '80s, the format experienced a brief revival. "Jaws 3-D" and "Friday The 13th: Part III" were just a couple of movies that tried out 3D, but arguably the movie kicked off the resurgence was Ferdinando Baldi's perfectly titled "Comin' At Ya!" Today we have a clip from newly restored picture. Read More: 2011: The Year In 3D The cult spaghetti western earned over the contemporary equivalent of $30 million when it was first released in 1981. Starring Tony Anthony, the movie follows a man who seeks vengeance on two brothers who kidnapped his bride during their wedding. In the scene below, the story goes to some hairy places, including a bat attack highlighting Baldi's desire to make sure the audience...
- 1/21/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Be Prepared to Get Mean at the Nitehawk Cinema
Ferdinando Baldi’s Get Mean (1975), which stars Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista, Raf Baldassarre, Diana Lorys, David Dreyer, Mirta Miller, Sherman ‘Big Train’ Bergman, and Raul Castro, will screen Monday, October 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm at the Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Following the screening, there will be a scheduled Q&A with actor Tony Anthony and Executive ...
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Ferdinando Baldi’s Get Mean (1975), which stars Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista, Raf Baldassarre, Diana Lorys, David Dreyer, Mirta Miller, Sherman ‘Big Train’ Bergman, and Raul Castro, will screen Monday, October 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm at the Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Following the screening, there will be a scheduled Q&A with actor Tony Anthony and Executive ...
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- 10/20/2015
- by Jonathan Stryker
- Horror News
"Get Mean" (1975), the most obscure and final entry in the series of "Stranger" Westerns starring Tony Anthony is getting a long-awaited release in North America thanks to the new deluxe edition Blu-ray that is jam-packed with extras including an insightful collector's booklet written by Cinema Retro columnist Howard Hughes.
Here are the details from the official press release:
The Stranger’s Thrilling Final Adventure!
When an American cowboy stumbles upon a gypsy family in a wind-swept ghost town, they offer him a fortune to escort a princess back to her home in Spain. But this silent Stranger finds himself in over his head (and strung up by his feet) when he gets caught in the middle of an epic battle involving Vikings, the Moors, brutal barbarians, evil spirits, a raging bull, and a diabolical Shakespeare-quoting hunchback. Tired of their never-ending attempts to kill him, the cowboy arms himself to the teeth with guns,...
Here are the details from the official press release:
The Stranger’s Thrilling Final Adventure!
When an American cowboy stumbles upon a gypsy family in a wind-swept ghost town, they offer him a fortune to escort a princess back to her home in Spain. But this silent Stranger finds himself in over his head (and strung up by his feet) when he gets caught in the middle of an epic battle involving Vikings, the Moors, brutal barbarians, evil spirits, a raging bull, and a diabolical Shakespeare-quoting hunchback. Tired of their never-ending attempts to kill him, the cowboy arms himself to the teeth with guns,...
- 10/11/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
When I first heard about this list this morning I could have sworn it was old news, but as it turns out, this list of Quentin Tarantino's top 20 spaghetti westerns is a new thing as presented to us bt Spaghetti-Western.net. What I must have been thinking of was a list of spaghetti westerns that influenced Tarantino's Django Unchained, some of which are repeated here such as Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence (read an essay I wrote on this one here) and the obvious, Django, and Giulio Petroni's Death Rides a Horse. However, this list is more than that and more than just Sergio Leone and Corbucci titles, though those two do make up eight of the twenty films on Tarantino's list. I haven't looked to see how many of the more obscure titles listed here are available on Netflix, but I have a feeling now that...
- 3/26/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Django Prepare A Coffin
Stars: Terence Hill, Horst Frank, George Eastman | Written by Ferdinando Baldi, Franco Rossetti | Directed by Ferdinando Baldi
When Tarantino wrote “the D is silent, hillbilly” in his screenplay for Django Unchained I can only imagine he had the same rueful wish that Django Prepare A Coffin had been a silent picture instead of being as woefully dubbed as it is. The film’s a curious lesson in thievery: first and most obviously in its title character Django, first appearing in Sergio Curbucci’s Django as played by Franco Nero; and secondly in its frequent use and abuse of the techniques perfected by Sergio Leone in The Good, The Bad And The Ugly two years previous.
Perhaps I’m starting on a sour note. The premise of the film is actually rather promising: mysterious Django works as a hangman, executing framed criminals for the bad guy, except...
Stars: Terence Hill, Horst Frank, George Eastman | Written by Ferdinando Baldi, Franco Rossetti | Directed by Ferdinando Baldi
When Tarantino wrote “the D is silent, hillbilly” in his screenplay for Django Unchained I can only imagine he had the same rueful wish that Django Prepare A Coffin had been a silent picture instead of being as woefully dubbed as it is. The film’s a curious lesson in thievery: first and most obviously in its title character Django, first appearing in Sergio Curbucci’s Django as played by Franco Nero; and secondly in its frequent use and abuse of the techniques perfected by Sergio Leone in The Good, The Bad And The Ugly two years previous.
Perhaps I’m starting on a sour note. The premise of the film is actually rather promising: mysterious Django works as a hangman, executing framed criminals for the bad guy, except...
- 8/14/2013
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
★★★☆☆ Those who simply can't wait for Hollywood renegade (and 'butt shut-downer') Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012) to hit cinemas later this week - or baulk at the bladder-straining runtime - need fear not. They can now get their fix of the iconic, if somewhat changeable gunslinger with the first DVD release of Ferdinando Baldi's Django, Prepare a Coffin (Preparati la bara!, 1968). One of the numerous unofficial sequels (there had already been around a dozen) to Sergio Corbucci's original, Django (1966), Baldi's film starred Terrence Hill as the eponymous protagonist in a quest for vengeance.
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- 1/14/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
It’s Monday, so we all know what that means! Yes, it’s time for another rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s a very light week this week, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, January 14th 2013.
Pick Of The Week
Dredd (DVD/Blu-ray)
The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One–a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called “Judges” who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge–a...
Pick Of The Week
Dredd (DVD/Blu-ray)
The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One–a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called “Judges” who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge–a...
- 1/14/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Ahead of the UK debut (the first time ever the film is available in the UK!) of Ferdinando Baldi’s Django, Prepare A Coffin, Arrow Video have released a frankly Kick-ass trailer for the film, which is considered by many as a long lost sequel to Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 Spaghetti Western classic Django.
Originally known upon its Italian release as Preparati la bara!, “Django, Prepare A Coffin” stars a young Terence Hill (They Call Me Trinity) as the wandering gunslinger, Django… He is hired as executioner by a corrupt local politician who is framing innocent men, and sending them to hang in an evil scheme to take hold of their land. Unfortunately for the politician, Django has other ideas and, cleverly faking the deaths of the condemned men, he assembles them into a loyal gang who’ll help him take down the boss, a man who had a hand in...
Originally known upon its Italian release as Preparati la bara!, “Django, Prepare A Coffin” stars a young Terence Hill (They Call Me Trinity) as the wandering gunslinger, Django… He is hired as executioner by a corrupt local politician who is framing innocent men, and sending them to hang in an evil scheme to take hold of their land. Unfortunately for the politician, Django has other ideas and, cleverly faking the deaths of the condemned men, he assembles them into a loyal gang who’ll help him take down the boss, a man who had a hand in...
- 12/20/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
[With Comin' At Ya having just screened at ActionFest we revisit our prior review.]Back in the 80's when 3D was taking its dying breath yet again, as it is starting to do now, a couple of guys based in Italy, American actor Tony Anthony and director Ferdinando Baldi, decided to utilize the format to its fullest potential and create a spaghetti western action picture that would blow any other 3D competition out of the water. The film was Coming At Ya!, a title that has nothing to do with the story of the film but rather the gimmick they sold it on. And shit does come at ya, by the truck loads. Tony Anthony is Hart, a man about to wed his beloved Abilene,...
- 4/16/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Drafthouse Films restored the 80's indie Spaghetti Western Comin' At Ya! in 3D. The film is playing this month in Austin. It was directed by Ferdinando Baldi and stars Tony Anthony. Thanks to FirstShowing, we have a 2D version of the trailer and the poster.
This looks like it will be a fun time, and something that I would love to see in theaters at the Alamo Drafthouse! Watch the trailer below, and share your thoughts.
Here is a description of the film:
Armed with exclusively developed, cutting-edge 3D technology co-writer, producer & starTony Anthony enlisted Italian genre veteran Fernando Baldi to realize the first-ever 3D spaghetti western – a grindhouse-fueled tale of a vengeful gunslinger. Breaking indie box office records, Comin' at Ya! 3D is credited with igniting a resurgence of studio-produced 3D films. Thirty years later, Anthony and producer Tom Stern of Sternco 3D have broken new frontiers again with...
This looks like it will be a fun time, and something that I would love to see in theaters at the Alamo Drafthouse! Watch the trailer below, and share your thoughts.
Here is a description of the film:
Armed with exclusively developed, cutting-edge 3D technology co-writer, producer & starTony Anthony enlisted Italian genre veteran Fernando Baldi to realize the first-ever 3D spaghetti western – a grindhouse-fueled tale of a vengeful gunslinger. Breaking indie box office records, Comin' at Ya! 3D is credited with igniting a resurgence of studio-produced 3D films. Thirty years later, Anthony and producer Tom Stern of Sternco 3D have broken new frontiers again with...
- 2/7/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
It's Back! It's Bigger! It's Better! And it's... Comin' At Ya! Get your very first look at the brand new official trailer for Drafthouse Films' Comin' At Ya! 3D restoration that will be playing in 3D in Texas theaters this month. The film is an indie spaghetti western from 1981 developed in 3D starring Tony Anthony, directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Our trailer is, unfortunately, in 2D, but you'll still get the idea from all the footage. This certainly looks like a lot of classic western, cheesy 3D fun. Its now been fully restored and is "the kind of experience you can only get in a theater!" Brand new official trailer and poster for this re-release below. Here's the official trailer for Ferdinando Baldi's Comin' at Ya! 3D restoration, from Drafthouse Films: Comin' At Ya! In 1981, armed with exclusively developed, cutting-edge 3D technology co-writer, producer & star Tony Anthony enlisted Italian genre...
- 2/6/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Do you like insane spaghetti Westerns? Of course you do, your eyeballs work. But I can personally guarantee that you have not seen anything until you seen an insane spaghetti Western…in 3D! During last year’s Fantastic Fest, our ocular cavities were lovingly assaulted by the tidal wave of extra-dimensional madness of 1981′s Comin’ at Ya! The film, which was made at the dawn of, and credited with contributing to, the resurgence of studio-released 3D films, is a nasty, gritty revenge story that works in a number of hilarious gimmicks designed to force-feed imagines from the screen into your consciousness. The film made such an impression that it was picked up for distribution by the young, but formidable, Drafthouse Films. Yes, as in The Alamo Drafthouse. Drafthouse Films has already helped spread the good news of Christopher Morris’ Four Lions and their recent acquisition Bullhead is nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film...
- 2/4/2012
- by Brian Salisbury
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
I just flew in from Fantastic Fest, and though I'd like to exclaim "boy, are my arms tired," to say that would be to ignore the exhaustion experienced by the rest of my body. You wouldn't think sitting in a theater watching movies for a couple of days could waste you like this, but here's a little secret: there's more to a film fest than watching movies.
This was nothing like other, smaller film festivals I've attended. Fantastic Fest started before the fest even began. Weeks before the first film ever hit the screen, emails from fest officials arrived to confirm my attendance and lay groundwork. I thought, "Oh, cool." Then, more emails from different people showed up. "It's heating up," I chuckled. Then even more emails hit and still more again. And then, revision emails arrived, altering mistakes made in previous emails. Suddenly, my once-empty email box was positively overflowing with advertisements,...
This was nothing like other, smaller film festivals I've attended. Fantastic Fest started before the fest even began. Weeks before the first film ever hit the screen, emails from fest officials arrived to confirm my attendance and lay groundwork. I thought, "Oh, cool." Then, more emails from different people showed up. "It's heating up," I chuckled. Then even more emails hit and still more again. And then, revision emails arrived, altering mistakes made in previous emails. Suddenly, my once-empty email box was positively overflowing with advertisements,...
- 9/26/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
Back in the 80's when 3D was taking its dying breath yet again, as it is starting to do now, a couple of guys based in Italy, American actor Tony Anthony and director Ferdinando Baldi, decided to utilize the format to its fullest potential and create a spaghetti western action picture that would blow any other 3D competition out of the water. The film was Coming At Ya!, a title that has nothing to do with the story of the film but rather the gimmick they sold it on. And shit does come at ya, by the truck loads. Tony Anthony is Hart, a man about to wed his beloved Abilene, played by a young and gorgeous Victoria Abril, when a group of bandits...
- 9/26/2011
- Screen Anarchy
We're in Austin, Texas for the shank of this year's Fantastic Fest. If our preview chat with Tim League had you interested, be sure to hit refresh on this page over and over and over like a moon-eyed crazy person all day Sat, Sun and Monday for updates.
Friday 9/23/11
Fantastic Fest is already in full swing. I'm not there yet, but I'm flying in tonight. Last night I was all over Twitter to hear descriptions of The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)'s pre-screening antics. An hour and a half later, I read virtually every critic say it was awful. (Though one or two defended it as "having something to say about obsessed fandom.")
As a jury member for this year's "features" division - which means full length movies that aren't straight-up horror movies - I've actually been able to get a sneak peek at some of the eight movies in competition.
Friday 9/23/11
Fantastic Fest is already in full swing. I'm not there yet, but I'm flying in tonight. Last night I was all over Twitter to hear descriptions of The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)'s pre-screening antics. An hour and a half later, I read virtually every critic say it was awful. (Though one or two defended it as "having something to say about obsessed fandom.")
As a jury member for this year's "features" division - which means full length movies that aren't straight-up horror movies - I've actually been able to get a sneak peek at some of the eight movies in competition.
- 9/23/2011
- UGO Movies
Yesterday, the first wave of films for Austin’s Fantastic Fest 2011 were announced. Since experiencing this festival for the first time last year, I have been waiting, impatiently, for September to roll around to attend this year. We published a “wishlist” of sorts of films we thought might play at Fantastic Fest and it looks like we scored two in this first wave – we aren’t counting Fulci’s Zombie because that was sort of a cheat. Read beyond the break to find out what films will be playing.
From the Press Release:
Austin, TX—Thursday, July 14th, 2011— Fantastic Fest is proud to announce our first wave of programming for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas.
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and of course the USA. We’re debuting digital restorations of Italian horror...
From the Press Release:
Austin, TX—Thursday, July 14th, 2011— Fantastic Fest is proud to announce our first wave of programming for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas.
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and of course the USA. We’re debuting digital restorations of Italian horror...
- 7/15/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
One of the best damned film festivals on the entire planet, Fantastic Fest, has announced the first wave of films for their 2011 event running from September 22nd to the 29th, and if you've never been, do yourself a favor ... do whatever you have to do to get there and experience the madness first-hand!
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and of course the USA. They’re debuting digital restorations of Italian horror classics and a stunning 3D epic with more objects flying in your face than Michael Bay and James Cameron combined. With favorite Fantastic Fest veterans returning with new projects and a new slate of debut directors, 2011 is shaping up to be an epic edition.
"Fantastic Fest is the high-point of my year. Every year old friends return and strangers become friends. Fantastic Fest is my extended dysfunctional family; each...
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and of course the USA. They’re debuting digital restorations of Italian horror classics and a stunning 3D epic with more objects flying in your face than Michael Bay and James Cameron combined. With favorite Fantastic Fest veterans returning with new projects and a new slate of debut directors, 2011 is shaping up to be an epic edition.
"Fantastic Fest is the high-point of my year. Every year old friends return and strangers become friends. Fantastic Fest is my extended dysfunctional family; each...
- 7/14/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Fantasia Film Festival kicks off today with the Canadian premiere of Kevin Smith’s Red State, and now we’re already looking ahead at another major film fest. Fantastic Fest is one of the best film festivals in the states. Held in Austin Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse, the event screens nothing but the best in genre films. Sound On Sight contributors Emmett Duff and Alice Gray are always in attendance to bring us coverage on the event, as well as their favourite films. The list of the first wave of films playing at the festival has been announced and it’s already pretty amazing. Leading the pack is the World Premiere of director Ferdinando Baldi’s Comin’ At Ya! 3D. There are also a few films that already come highly recommended from me, which include the Canadian sci-fi dystopian mind fuck Beyond The Black Rainbow, Julian Gilbey’s A Lonely Place To Die,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Fantastic Fest is one of the most chaotic, disturbing, entertaining and best film festivals in the United States. For one week straight, the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas plays nothing but the most promising, controversial and exciting genre films the world has to offer with many of them not seeing wide release until several months later. /Film will once again be on the ground in Austin from September 22-29 and we just got the announcement of the first wave of films playing at the festival. Chances are that, with the exception of two restored Fulci films (Zombi and House by the Cemetery) and the 10th Anniversary release of Versus, you haven't heard of these movies yet. But, come September, you most certainly will start hearing a lot more. Check them out after the jump. The above art is this year's official art by Mike Saputo. Below is the...
- 7/14/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
It's almost that time of year, that happy, happy time of year when the world turns its eyes to Austin, Texas and the craziest genre movies ever at the Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Fest.
This morning we got the first wave of twenty films from this year's lineup and it look to be a bumper crop of cinematic insanity. There's a couple of favorites from the festival circuit -- including "Beyond the Black Rainbow" from Tribeca and "A Lonely Place to Die" from ActionFest -- and a couple intriguing premieres, including the evocatively titled "Invasion of the Alien Bikini" (made on a budget of $5,000) and a Dutch comedy called "New Kids Turbo" about "gutter comedy, mullets, and mustaches." Repertory titles include the tenth anniversary screening of Ryuhei Kitamura's "Versus," the theatrical premiere of the new 3K digital restoration of Lucio Fulci's "Zombie," and a Real D presentation of the...
This morning we got the first wave of twenty films from this year's lineup and it look to be a bumper crop of cinematic insanity. There's a couple of favorites from the festival circuit -- including "Beyond the Black Rainbow" from Tribeca and "A Lonely Place to Die" from ActionFest -- and a couple intriguing premieres, including the evocatively titled "Invasion of the Alien Bikini" (made on a budget of $5,000) and a Dutch comedy called "New Kids Turbo" about "gutter comedy, mullets, and mustaches." Repertory titles include the tenth anniversary screening of Ryuhei Kitamura's "Versus," the theatrical premiere of the new 3K digital restoration of Lucio Fulci's "Zombie," and a Real D presentation of the...
- 7/14/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
If things go as planned, GeekTyrant will be covering this years Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. I have never been to what has been named the "Geek Telluride", but I am anxious to attend. Every year there are tons of awesome genre films to assault the senses and this year is no different.
One of the coolest bits is that the fest will be showing a remastered version of Leo Fulci's Zombie, which is one of the best classic zombie films not directed by Romero. There are also some sweet Korean, French, Russian films and so much more.
FantasticFest is truly the place to be in September!
Official Press Release:
Austin, TX—Thursday, July 14th, 2011— Fantastic Fest is proud to announce our first wave of programming for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas.
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico,...
One of the coolest bits is that the fest will be showing a remastered version of Leo Fulci's Zombie, which is one of the best classic zombie films not directed by Romero. There are also some sweet Korean, French, Russian films and so much more.
FantasticFest is truly the place to be in September!
Official Press Release:
Austin, TX—Thursday, July 14th, 2011— Fantastic Fest is proud to announce our first wave of programming for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas.
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The annual Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas has become a must-attend for film fanatics hoping to catch up on an array of cult, international, genre and geek cinema that may or may not make it to a multiplex near you.
Heading into its seventh year, the fest already has begun unveiling its first wave of programming for this year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 22-29. The 20 announced titles span the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and the U.S.
“Fantastic Fest is the high-point of my year. Every year, old friends return and strangers become friends. Fantastic Fest is my extended dysfunctional family; each of us completely obsessed by the wildest and weirdest films on earth,” says festival creative director and co-founder Tim League.
So what do they have planned for this year? Here are the 20 titles that will kick off programming,...
Hollywoodnews.com: The annual Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas has become a must-attend for film fanatics hoping to catch up on an array of cult, international, genre and geek cinema that may or may not make it to a multiplex near you.
Heading into its seventh year, the fest already has begun unveiling its first wave of programming for this year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 22-29. The 20 announced titles span the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and the U.S.
“Fantastic Fest is the high-point of my year. Every year, old friends return and strangers become friends. Fantastic Fest is my extended dysfunctional family; each of us completely obsessed by the wildest and weirdest films on earth,” says festival creative director and co-founder Tim League.
So what do they have planned for this year? Here are the 20 titles that will kick off programming,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
The re-invention of Comin' At Ya! in Noir 3D has been a long research and development process; but all our efforts and tremendous financial investment have finally paid off.
The following press release confirms the International Premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
To all our friends and subscribers in Germany: There are still tickets available if you RSVP at contact@bigtimetoday.com
If you attend the premiere let us know the reaction.
The Little Film Company tapped as the exclusive sales agent for the fully digitized and re-invented 3D cult classic film,
Comin’ At Ya! Noir 3D
Los Angeles (February 2, 2011)--Robbie Little, Co-President of The Little Film Company, today announced that the company will be handling world-wide sales rights for the fully digitized 3D cult-classic Comin’ At Ya! Noir 3D, which will also have its premiere at Efm in Berlin.
The...
The re-invention of Comin' At Ya! in Noir 3D has been a long research and development process; but all our efforts and tremendous financial investment have finally paid off.
The following press release confirms the International Premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
To all our friends and subscribers in Germany: There are still tickets available if you RSVP at contact@bigtimetoday.com
If you attend the premiere let us know the reaction.
The Little Film Company tapped as the exclusive sales agent for the fully digitized and re-invented 3D cult classic film,
Comin’ At Ya! Noir 3D
Los Angeles (February 2, 2011)--Robbie Little, Co-President of The Little Film Company, today announced that the company will be handling world-wide sales rights for the fully digitized 3D cult-classic Comin’ At Ya! Noir 3D, which will also have its premiere at Efm in Berlin.
The...
- 2/10/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
This week on Clip joint, we're hitting the tiles as greatpoochini clambers over the best film clips up on the roof
Panicking, protesting, prowling or seeking sanctuary – where would we be without a rooftop to clamber onto? Small wonder rooftops are such perfect settings for pivotal movie scenes. They even offer ready-made light sources, whether filled with sun or stars.
And what a view! Vistas of cities, vantage points for cross-haired surveillance, somewhere to hide but nowhere to run. Having someone clamber onto a roof invariably means that something exhilarating, dramatic, wistful or tragic is about to take place – unless, of course, they're making a documentary about tiles.
If a film needs a location to heighten the drama, then let's head to the roof. Powerful or terrified if we look down, desperate or free if we look up, the rooftop holds the boundary between heaven and earth. So this week's...
Panicking, protesting, prowling or seeking sanctuary – where would we be without a rooftop to clamber onto? Small wonder rooftops are such perfect settings for pivotal movie scenes. They even offer ready-made light sources, whether filled with sun or stars.
And what a view! Vistas of cities, vantage points for cross-haired surveillance, somewhere to hide but nowhere to run. Having someone clamber onto a roof invariably means that something exhilarating, dramatic, wistful or tragic is about to take place – unless, of course, they're making a documentary about tiles.
If a film needs a location to heighten the drama, then let's head to the roof. Powerful or terrified if we look down, desperate or free if we look up, the rooftop holds the boundary between heaven and earth. So this week's...
- 8/11/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Some worthy titles only make it to disc in Europe and one of those is "Terror Express," which is heading to DVD via Austria's Camera Obscura. Directed by Ferdinando Baldi in 1978, and starring Siliva Dionisio, "Terror Express" is said to be one of the sleaziest "Last House on the Left" rip offs of all time. The uncut pre-cert UK video, on the Fletcher label, was seized by a number of police forces during the 1980's video nasty scare. Check out the cover art work. Not clear on the exact release date but it should be out in Austria this year. Here is the Austrian artwork. The film features some of the cast from "Burial Ground" as well, so look out for them. . .
- 8/2/2009
- ESplatter.com
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