For their seventh annual edition, the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival is really blowing things up!
Well, not literally. But the world’s premiere horror movie fest is expanding to over double its regular size, screening over 50 films on nine terrifying nights Oct. 10-18 at its new home, the prestigious AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The scares kick off on the 10th with the return of local fave filmmaker Richard Bates, Jr. with the feature-length version of Excision about a teenage girl obsessed with becoming a surgeon. The film co-stars John Waters, Malcolm McDowell and Traci Lords. Bates’ original short Excision on which the feature is based screened at Spooky Movie back in 2008.
A few other Spooky Movie alumni who are back with highly anticipated new films include Mike Davis‘ “green” horror movie President Wolfman, which is composed entirely of public domain footage mixed with a rip-roarin...
Well, not literally. But the world’s premiere horror movie fest is expanding to over double its regular size, screening over 50 films on nine terrifying nights Oct. 10-18 at its new home, the prestigious AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The scares kick off on the 10th with the return of local fave filmmaker Richard Bates, Jr. with the feature-length version of Excision about a teenage girl obsessed with becoming a surgeon. The film co-stars John Waters, Malcolm McDowell and Traci Lords. Bates’ original short Excision on which the feature is based screened at Spooky Movie back in 2008.
A few other Spooky Movie alumni who are back with highly anticipated new films include Mike Davis‘ “green” horror movie President Wolfman, which is composed entirely of public domain footage mixed with a rip-roarin...
- 9/5/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 6th annual Sydney Underground Film Festival is taking over all three screens of the Factory Theatre for a blow-out four-day event on Sept. 6-9.
Making it’s World Premiere at the fest on the 8th is the highly anticipated President Wolfman, the latest “green movie” by director Mike Davis that he’s cobbled together from public domain footage and feature films and set to an outrageous new soundtrack. The film looks like it promises to be a rollicking good time.
Other highlights of the fest include Guy Maddin‘s latest trippy film noir, Keyhole, about a mobster revisiting his homestead’s old memories; Bob Ray‘s documentary about Austin, Texas’ homegrown Total Badass; Bobcat Goldthwait’s media takedown God Bless America; Michal Kosakowski’s underground murder fantasy documentary hit Zero Killed; Richard Griffin’s funky The Disco Exorcist; and more.
Some of the extra special events of the fest...
Making it’s World Premiere at the fest on the 8th is the highly anticipated President Wolfman, the latest “green movie” by director Mike Davis that he’s cobbled together from public domain footage and feature films and set to an outrageous new soundtrack. The film looks like it promises to be a rollicking good time.
Other highlights of the fest include Guy Maddin‘s latest trippy film noir, Keyhole, about a mobster revisiting his homestead’s old memories; Bob Ray‘s documentary about Austin, Texas’ homegrown Total Badass; Bobcat Goldthwait’s media takedown God Bless America; Michal Kosakowski’s underground murder fantasy documentary hit Zero Killed; Richard Griffin’s funky The Disco Exorcist; and more.
Some of the extra special events of the fest...
- 8/30/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The Queensland New Filmmakers Awards has announced the shortlist for this year’s competition.
“We hope to see this year’s nominees go on to bigger and better things – including eventually screening their films at the Brisbane International Film Festival,” said Richard Moore, head of screen culture at Screen Queensland.
Qnfa will be the final event at Biff which gets under way later this week.
The shortlist:
Best Overall Film
Breathless – Peter Ireland True Love – Camilla Roberts Gus – Andrew Martin Blood – Kaylee Burgess
Best Overall Tertiary Production Award
Living With Georgina – Tanika Pratt A Picture of War – Kristy Campbell Intimate Details – Jessika Herling In the Woods – Liran Adani
Best Overall Secondary Production Award
Heist – Justin Gowdie Solo – Arash Ketabchi
Best Animation Award
Gus – Andrew Martin The Umbrella – Xin Li Bear Up – Ahmed Nashabe Take-Me-Away – Benjamin Zaugg
Best Drama Award
Breathless – Peter Ireland The Forgotten Men – Jack Wareham Rosa; After Luxemburg...
“We hope to see this year’s nominees go on to bigger and better things – including eventually screening their films at the Brisbane International Film Festival,” said Richard Moore, head of screen culture at Screen Queensland.
Qnfa will be the final event at Biff which gets under way later this week.
The shortlist:
Best Overall Film
Breathless – Peter Ireland True Love – Camilla Roberts Gus – Andrew Martin Blood – Kaylee Burgess
Best Overall Tertiary Production Award
Living With Georgina – Tanika Pratt A Picture of War – Kristy Campbell Intimate Details – Jessika Herling In the Woods – Liran Adani
Best Overall Secondary Production Award
Heist – Justin Gowdie Solo – Arash Ketabchi
Best Animation Award
Gus – Andrew Martin The Umbrella – Xin Li Bear Up – Ahmed Nashabe Take-Me-Away – Benjamin Zaugg
Best Drama Award
Breathless – Peter Ireland The Forgotten Men – Jack Wareham Rosa; After Luxemburg...
- 11/2/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
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