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Chicago – It’s “Giallo Gelato” time at the Logan Theatre in Chicago, with four exquisite films of that Italian genre, curated by horror maven Stephanie Sack. Click Giallo Gelato for tickets/details.

“Giallo” is Italian for the world yellow, which references the pulp fiction style of this particular genre of films … in the paperback days, pulp fiction had yellow colors … and the four films being screened in this special presentation are “Autopsy” by Armando Crispino (7/18), “Deep Red” by Dario Argento (7/19), “Strip Nude for Your Killer” by Andrea Bianchi (7/20) and “Footprints on the Moon” by Luigi Bazzoni (7/21). Specialized cocktails and (naturally) scoops of gelato will be available throughout the weekend.

’Giallo Gelato,’ Curated by Stephanie Sack

Photo credit: TheLoganTheatre.com

Stephanie Sack is Chicago’s Horror Maven, a film programmer and partner in “Barge Lady Cruises,” a travel experience. Since 2008 she has taken classes in both hemispheres, nine countries, dozens of cities,...

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Ithaca Fantastik Festival 2017 Lineup Announced: Press Release: "Ithaca, NY, September 19, 2017 - The Ithaca Fantastik (If) festival returns to Ithaca, New York, November 3-12, 2017 with a carefully curated selection of new and classic genre films. With less than a month and a half to go, If is announcing exciting changes, its first wave of titles, and a truly inspired retrospective!

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The Ithaca Fantastik (If) Festival returns to Ithaca, New York, November 3-12, 2017 with a carefully curated selection of new and classic genre films – and with less than a month and a half to go, If have officially announced the first wave of titles, including a truly inspired retrospective!

For those unaware, The Ithaca Fantastik Festival is a ten-day film, art, and music festival that takes place over the first weekend of November in Ithaca, NY. This years festival features an expanded schedule as the festival grows from half a week to a full nine days. Both weekends will be dedicated to the best in current genre and festival cinema, with the week between featuring classic retrospective selections. Visit the If website (www.ithacafilmfestival.com) and stay tuned for more Fantastik announcements and title waves soon!

From the press release:

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