Little Prince and Eight-Headed Dragon

Fantastic Fest 2008

EVIL RISING (aka SAUNA) UK DVD review

by Matthew Lee, July 23, 2011 10:27 PM


Antti-Jussi Annila's Sauna (or Evil Rising, for this UK DVD release) is undeniably a very good movie, if a clear case of the director slightly over-reaching after his magnificent (and sadly under-rated) debut, Jade Warrior. That film leant heavily on...

An Interview with TOKYO GORE POLICE Director Yoshihiro Nishimura

by Rodney Perkins, October 28, 2008 10:22 AM


In September 2008, Yoshihiro Nishimura visited Austin, Texas where his film Tokyo Gore Police (Tôkyô zankoku keisatsu) won the first place prize in the AMD Next Wave competition at Fantastic Fest. The following interview was conducted while Nishimura was... More >>

IFC picks up rights to A.J. Annila's horror film 'Sauna'

by Andrew Mack, October 9, 2008 8:43 PM


A.J. Annila's horror film Sauna has been one of our conversation pieces around these parts. We have been talking about it a long time and a lot of us finally got to see it in September at TIFF and...

Fantastic Fest 2008: Jon Hewitt's ACOLYTES

by Rodney Perkins, October 5, 2008 7:03 AM


Acolytes is a hard-edged, stylish horror film from Australia that cleverly plays with genre formulas. In this film, a trio of teens, including two boys and a girl, stumble across what they believe to be the resolution of a... More >>

Zombie Girl: The Movie - A conversation with Aaron Marshall and Justin Johnson.

by Andrew Mack, October 4, 2008 10:55 AM


Following up the world premiere of their documentary Zombie Girl: The Movie at Fantastic Fest 2008 I caught up with 66% of the directing team of the film I called a 'candy store Heart of Darkness'. Aaron Marshall, Justin... More >>

Fantastic Fest 2008: Paco Limón's DOCTOR INFIERNO

by Rodney Perkins, October 4, 2008 4:19 AM


A key part of analyzing Paco Limón's Doctor Infierno is understanding how the film was made. Limón came up with the idea for Doctor Infierno in 1996. He made a twenty-minute short film based on this idea in 2000.... More >>

BEHIND THE PINK CURTAIN Retrospective: Daisuke Goto's A LONELY COW WEEPS AT DAWN

by Rodney Perkins, October 1, 2008 12:32 AM


An Interview with DEADGIRL Writer Trent Haaga

by Rodney Perkins, September 30, 2008 4:21 AM


The indie horror film Deadgirl emerged from nowhere to a world premiere as part of the Midnight Madness program at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival in mid-September. To say that the film, which plays like a mixture of... More >>

Fantastic Fest 2008: The Brothers Bloom

by Andrew Mack, September 29, 2008 5:34 AM


Sure, this is coming to you a couple days after the festival ended but because they’re showing three films from the festival today at the Alamo Drafthouse for free I think I still have an open window to write... More >>

Fantastic Fest 2008: Not Quite Hollywood

by Andrew Mack, September 28, 2008 6:39 AM


At the end of the festival my tally stands at: 26 feature films 2 barbecue runs 1 shotgun range 1 opening night party 1 party at Bill Pullman’s suite 1 100 best kills party 1 Fantastic Feud/Karaoke Party 1... More >>
Page:

Recent Comments