Category: Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest 2011 Awards Announced: S.oS. Faves ‘Bullhead’, ‘You’re Next’ and ‘Milocrorze: A Love Story’ Take Top Honours
While Emmett and I will spend the next few days catching up on posting our reviews from Fantastic Fest, tonight Alamo Drafthouse owner and Fantastic Fest Creative Director Tim League announced the 2011 Fantastic Award winners. It’s great to see … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011: ‘Beyond The Black Rainbow’ austere, cerebral, and sometimes maddening
Beyond The Black Rainbow Directed by Panos Cosmatos Screenplay Panos Cosmatos Canada, 2011 Director Panos Cosmatos pays homage to sci-fi films of the 70′s and 80′s with his first feature Beyond The Black Rainbow, a melting pot rich in bold … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011: ‘The Corridor’ a taut thriller that showcases great talent
The Corridor Directed by Evan Kelly Screenplay Josh MacDonald 2011, Canada Imagine if Judd Apatow’s characters actually grew up, and during a midlife crisis they entered into an episode of The Outer Limits. If you can imagine that scenario than … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011: ‘The Yellow Sea’ a typically expert, bleak Korean thriller
The Yellow Sea (Hwang Hae) Directed by Na Hong-jin Screenplay byNa Hong-jin South Korea, 2011 – The actual Yellow Sea, or the area of the East China Sea between the Chinese mainland and the Korean peninsula, is a mostly symbolic … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011: ‘An American Werewolf in London’ By Artist Olly Moss
One of the special events at this year’s Fantastic Fest was a special screening of An American Werewolf in London, with special effects icon Rick Baker in attendance.Ticket holders received a Mondo poster specially designed for the event by … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011: Elijah Wood Fights Dominic Monaghan
One of the many ways Fantastic Fest sets itself apart from other film festivals is by organizing events that don’t necessarily involve watching movies. Every year, one of the highlights from the festival is something they like to call Fantastic … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011: ‘Boys on the Run’
Boys on the Run Written by Kengo Hanazawa (manga), Daisuke Miura (screenplay) Directed by Daisuke Miura 2010, Japan Tanishi is a mess. He spends his days filling vending machines with useless novelties and obsessively masturbating. A virgin at 29, … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest Debates 2011: Elijah Wood Challenges Dominic Monaghan
One of the many ways Fantastic Fest sets itself apart from other film festivals is by organizing events that don’t necessarily involve watching movies. One of the highlights every year at what the festival likes to call Fantastic Debates, features … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011 Mondo Art
Fantastic Fest officially kicked off today, but our coverage started a few days ago. Today Mondo the collective boutique of the Alamo Drafthouse announced their exclusive posters series for this year’s event, and well the poster art is as … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011: Top 5 Places to Stuff Your Face Near The Festival
One of the joys of Fantastic Fest is that its attendees come from near and far to do essentially the same thing they’d be doing at home: watch kickass genre flicks and sit in a dark room in their … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films
The best part about Fantastic Fest is that it offers a unique opportunity for discovery. I mean where else am I going to see a movie about a blind, formerly alcoholic MMA enthusiast or a film exploring the seedy underbelly … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011 Preview: 19 Capsule Reviews – almost all recommendations
Fantastic Fest is one of the best film festivals in the states and the largest in the US. Held in Austin Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse, the event screens nothing but the best in genre films. Sound On Sight contributors … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011 Announces Final wave of Film Programming
September is the busiest month for the Sound On Sight team with Telluride, TIFF, Pop Montreal, The Atlantic Film Festival, New York Film Festival and yes Fantastic Fest. Starting September 22nd anyone interested in genre film will have their eyes … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest Announces List Of Short Films which includes must sees ‘Cop Hard’ and ‘Infernal Nuns’
The complete list of short films screening at Fantastic Fest has been announced. Unfortunatly as with most short films, there isn’t too much known about many of these. I know Infernal Nuns recieved a lot of praise from various blogs … [Read the Rest]
Fantastic Fest 2011 Second Wave Of Films Announced
Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas, founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of The Iron Giant and Secondhand Lions. The … [Read the Rest]
