The second wave of titles for this year’s Fantastic Fest are ravaging the interwebs and the Twitters and I couldn’t be more excited.  Not only will this be my first real film festival (I’m not counting the Chicago International Film Festival), but it’ll be my first Fantastic Fest.  From everything I’m hearing, that’s like having [...]

From the Fantastic Fest Press Release:
We are proud to announce our first 32 titles in the 5th edition of Fantastic Fest.  Subscribe to the Fantastic Fest Blog or Twitter Feed for all of the latest updates.  We will be announcing the 2nd wave of titles on August 10.  You can view photos, [...]

Sorry I haven’t been posting.  Busy, busy, busy, but more on that later.  In the mean time, this press release for Vue Cinemas caught my eye.  It applies to UK folks only (or anyone willing to hop on a plane, I suppose), and most of my readers are in the States, but I wanted to [...]

I was out of town last weekend when I saw the press release for IFC’s upcoming slate of ‘Midnight’ movies’ and got excited to the point that I was sad I’d have to wait a few more days to spread the word in this here post.  I’ll get to why in a minute.
Firstly, if you’re [...]

I’m not going to lie to you, my knowledge of Troma is, frankly. unsatisfactory.  I’ve never heard of COMBAT SHOCK, but my eyebrows peak when I read a press release quoting HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER director John McNaughton saying, “[COMBAT SHOCK] makes you want to slit your wrists.”
I’m not sure if that is [...]