Here we go again...
Sunday
Isolation
Dir. Billy O'Brein- Ireland- 94 minutes
A down-on-his-luck farmer allows genetic experimentation on his cattle. Gee, do you think that could be a bad idea?
Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (Trailer link)
Dir. Brothers Quay- Germany/France/UK- 99 minutes
A disturbed genius kidnapps Malvina, an opera star, in order to turn her into an immortal mechanical masterpiece. When an innocent piano tuner is called upon to service the malevolent abductor, he becomes entwined in the "perverse universe" of Malvina's captor. Looks like Phantom of the Opera meets The Nightingale.
Starfish Hotel
Dir. John Williams- Japan- 98 minutes
Yuichi Arisu loses himself in novels about a place called Darkland. His wife disappears, and the lines between what he reads and what he lives begin to blur. The police think he's guilty, there's an underground brothel and there is a man in a rabbit suit helping Arisu. And we're wondering why it's getting comparisons to Donnie Darko?
I'm on the fence on this one, there's another film playing at that time that I want to see, so we might change over... Moving on...
Broken
Dir. Simon Boyes and Adam Mason- UK- 110 minutes
Just in case the world doesn't have enough survival horror, here comes another one. It may be cliche, a mother and daughter kidnapped, mother subjected to horrors to protect her child. It's another I might jump theatres on- Crispin Glover's on the next screen over with Simon Says...
Frostbite
Dir. Anders Banke- Sweden- 95 minutes
What do you do when there are vampires in a town where dawn is a month away? Don't know, but I'm skipping a special presentation of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre to find out!
Monday
Hatchet
Dir. Adam Green- 82 minutes
Teens go on a "Haunted Swamp Tour," murder, mayhem, and much nudity ensues. Campy it may be, but Harry Knowles from Ain't It Cool News is raving about it, and there's a cameo by Robert Englund. Like I'd miss that!
Bug (Trailer link)
Dir. William Freidken (Yes, the Exorcist, French Connection, that guy!)- 95 minutes
Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., and psychosis. According to Roger Ebert, "A paranoid personality finds its mate, and they race each other to madness." I can't wait to see who hits the finish line first!
Ek Hasina Thi
Dir. Sriram Raghavan- India- 120 minutes
Indian. Gothic. Women's. Revenge. Flick. Got a problem with that?
Severance (Trailer link)
Dir. Christopher Smith- UK- 96 minutes
Screenwriter James Moran is presenting his unique slasher flick. What starts as something resembling The Office, or Office Space, quickly dissolves into a slasher film in the middle of the woods as the hapless employees of Palisade Defence start dropping. It's getting comparisons to Shaun of the Dead, and I get to play, Hey! It's that gal from 24!. Hi, Laura Harris!
Oi, leaving off there. Anime, Freddy Krueger, and Darren Aronofsky to come!
Showing posts with label Coming Soon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coming Soon. Show all posts
Friday, September 15, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Who needs sleep?
The schedule's up, I made my choices, now all I have to do is wait. Here's where I'll be and what will be keeping me up at night.
Thursday
Haze
Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto- Japan- 49 minutes
Saw meets Cube as a man wakes up in a small, cramped space and a stomach wound that is killing him slowly.
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Dir. Stuart Samuels- 88 minutes
The directors, critics, and theatre owners that created, panned, and proudly showed "Midnight Movies" like, Night of the Living Dead, Pink Flamingos, Eraserhead, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and many others talk about these "cult" films and their journey into the wide, wacky world.
Last Supper
Dir. Osamu Fukutani- Japan/Hong Kong- 92 minutes
Based on the book by Kei Ohishi, and produced as a multi-country project, some said this could never be done. Never say never, so here is a gore-fest of a brilliant plastic surgeon with a taste for human flesh and the murderous impulses to fulfil it.
Parasite 3D (Link goes to a trailer)
Dir. Charles Band- 85 minutes
The first starring role for Demi Moore! Yup, it's that Parasite movie presented in 3D, with corporate assassins, a mad scientist, hoods, and... parasites. Charles Band is in town to present it and do a talk-back.
Friday
Inside (Link goes to a trailer)
Dir. Jeff Miller- 100 minutes
"...voyeurism gone very, very wrong." Really, do we need to know more than that? Jeff Miller's in town for the Q&A after the film.
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
Dir. Jonny Gillette and Kevin Wheatley- 97 minutes
Post-Apocalpyse, year 2096, The Vice-King of New America- Tex Kennedy (heir to the Kennedy clan), android bodyguards, and the great-great-great grandson of Fidel Castro. Oh! And there's Benny, the rightful King, too! Yea, ya got me, too, but it looks like it will be fun!
Zhest (Junk)
Dir. Denis Neimand- Russia- 127 minutes
An investigative reporter follows the trail of a pedophile and rapist into B.F.E. Russia. It's fringe vs. mainstream as the reoprter devles into the often surreal Russian landscape where the denizens hunt the city-folk for fun.
Unrest
Dir. Jason Todd Ipson- 85 minutes
Stuck without a home until her student loans come through, first year med student Alison is living in the hospital where she takes her gross anatomy class. Curious, she looks into the history of her cadaver, and the murders begin. The director (a former teacher and surgeon himself), had the cast filming in a real morgue, with real bodies. Fun.
Saturday
Tideland (Link to homepage.)
Dir. Terry Gilliam- 122 minutes
You want more than just a title and a director? OK, Jeliza-Rose has lost her mother to a heroin OD and her Dad's taken her out to a rural setting to recover. She talks to Barbie-doll heads. There's a woman who's always in a bee-keeper's helmet. It's "odd" and "taboo." What can I say, it's Gilliam.
Nightmare
Dir. Dylan Bank- 111 minutes
What would you do if you woke up with a strange woman and a video camera that shows you committing a violent murder in a room that's now completely clean? You'd make a movie of it, of course. The line between film and fact blurs as the director struggles to find who's filming the murders he can't remember, as he's filming the murders he's not convinced he's not commiting. Confused yet?
The Hamster Cage
Dir. Larry Kent- Canada- 92 minutes
Ahh, holidays. Inappropriate gifts, family you love to hate, and a "hell of Oedipal scenerios." It's dark comedy at its freakish best!
Lie Still (Link goes to the trailer.)
Dir. Sean Hogan- UK- 80 minutes
It's a haunted house movie. A VERY haunted house movie.
Blood Trails (Link goes to the trailer.)
Dir. Robert Krause- USA/Germany- 90 minutes
A chance encounter leads to a night of violent sex that cyclist Anne would rather forget. Escaping to the mountains with her boyfriend, a hellish encounter with her one-night-stand leads to a hellish race downhill. Lion's Gate has snatched it up as the next Haute Tension or Wolf Creek, so look for a wide release next year.
And this is just the first three days! More to come, gore to come.
(Sorry, I just couldn't help it....)
Thursday
Haze
Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto- Japan- 49 minutes
Saw meets Cube as a man wakes up in a small, cramped space and a stomach wound that is killing him slowly.
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Dir. Stuart Samuels- 88 minutes
The directors, critics, and theatre owners that created, panned, and proudly showed "Midnight Movies" like, Night of the Living Dead, Pink Flamingos, Eraserhead, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and many others talk about these "cult" films and their journey into the wide, wacky world.
Last Supper
Dir. Osamu Fukutani- Japan/Hong Kong- 92 minutes
Based on the book by Kei Ohishi, and produced as a multi-country project, some said this could never be done. Never say never, so here is a gore-fest of a brilliant plastic surgeon with a taste for human flesh and the murderous impulses to fulfil it.
Parasite 3D (Link goes to a trailer)
Dir. Charles Band- 85 minutes
The first starring role for Demi Moore! Yup, it's that Parasite movie presented in 3D, with corporate assassins, a mad scientist, hoods, and... parasites. Charles Band is in town to present it and do a talk-back.
Friday
Inside (Link goes to a trailer)
Dir. Jeff Miller- 100 minutes
"...voyeurism gone very, very wrong." Really, do we need to know more than that? Jeff Miller's in town for the Q&A after the film.
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
Dir. Jonny Gillette and Kevin Wheatley- 97 minutes
Post-Apocalpyse, year 2096, The Vice-King of New America- Tex Kennedy (heir to the Kennedy clan), android bodyguards, and the great-great-great grandson of Fidel Castro. Oh! And there's Benny, the rightful King, too! Yea, ya got me, too, but it looks like it will be fun!
Zhest (Junk)
Dir. Denis Neimand- Russia- 127 minutes
An investigative reporter follows the trail of a pedophile and rapist into B.F.E. Russia. It's fringe vs. mainstream as the reoprter devles into the often surreal Russian landscape where the denizens hunt the city-folk for fun.
Unrest
Dir. Jason Todd Ipson- 85 minutes
Stuck without a home until her student loans come through, first year med student Alison is living in the hospital where she takes her gross anatomy class. Curious, she looks into the history of her cadaver, and the murders begin. The director (a former teacher and surgeon himself), had the cast filming in a real morgue, with real bodies. Fun.
Saturday
Tideland (Link to homepage.)
Dir. Terry Gilliam- 122 minutes
You want more than just a title and a director? OK, Jeliza-Rose has lost her mother to a heroin OD and her Dad's taken her out to a rural setting to recover. She talks to Barbie-doll heads. There's a woman who's always in a bee-keeper's helmet. It's "odd" and "taboo." What can I say, it's Gilliam.
Nightmare
Dir. Dylan Bank- 111 minutes
What would you do if you woke up with a strange woman and a video camera that shows you committing a violent murder in a room that's now completely clean? You'd make a movie of it, of course. The line between film and fact blurs as the director struggles to find who's filming the murders he can't remember, as he's filming the murders he's not convinced he's not commiting. Confused yet?
The Hamster Cage
Dir. Larry Kent- Canada- 92 minutes
Ahh, holidays. Inappropriate gifts, family you love to hate, and a "hell of Oedipal scenerios." It's dark comedy at its freakish best!
Lie Still (Link goes to the trailer.)
Dir. Sean Hogan- UK- 80 minutes
It's a haunted house movie. A VERY haunted house movie.
Blood Trails (Link goes to the trailer.)
Dir. Robert Krause- USA/Germany- 90 minutes
A chance encounter leads to a night of violent sex that cyclist Anne would rather forget. Escaping to the mountains with her boyfriend, a hellish encounter with her one-night-stand leads to a hellish race downhill. Lion's Gate has snatched it up as the next Haute Tension or Wolf Creek, so look for a wide release next year.
And this is just the first three days! More to come, gore to come.
(Sorry, I just couldn't help it....)
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