Category: Frightfest
FrightFest 2011: ‘Vile’ – a hybrid of ‘Cube’, ‘Saw’ and ‘Hostel’
Vile (World Premiere) Directed by Taylor Sheridan Written by Eric Jay Beck and Rob Kowsaluk Starring Eric Jay Beck, April Matson, Akeem Smith, USA, 2011 Vile was our late-night film on the second day of FRIGHTFEST this year and it … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011: ‘Trollhunter’ – A breathe of fresh air for the Found Footage genre
Trollhunter Directed by Andre Ovredal Starring Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Morck, Norway, 2010 Saturday morning at FRIGHTFEST kicked off with The Troll Hunter. A film many of us had hoped to turn up at the festival the year … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011: ‘Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil’ twists the horror-comedy formula and concocts a future cult classic
Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil Directed by Eli Craig Starring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden USA / Canada, 2010 What can possibly be said about Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil that hasn’t already been screamed before in a bloody … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011: ‘Urban Explorers’
Urban Explorers Directed by Andy Festscher Germany, 2011 Friday at FRIGHTFEST continued this year with the low budget underground German horror Urban Explorers. Be warned – this film is titled (both on IMDB and the print we saw) as Urban … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011: ‘The Glass Man’
The Glass Man Directed by Cristian Solimeno Starring Andy Nyman, James Cosmo, Neve Campbell UK, 2011 Time for our second of many British films at FRIGHTFEST this year and we were treated to the World Premiere of Cristian Solimeno’s The Glass … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011: ‘The Theatre Bizarre’
The Theatre Bizarre Directed by Richard Stanley, Tom Savini, Douglas Buck, Karim Hussain, Buddy Giovinazzo, Jeremy Kasten USA/France, 2011 The last flick on opening night of FRIGHTFEST was the appalling horror anthology The Theatre Bizarre which is, rather astonishingly, getting … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011: ‘Final Destination 5′
Final Destination 5 Directed by Steven Quale USA 2011 First things first, I was 20 when Final Destination hit cinemas back in 2000. Having been one of the few who revelled through the Dawson’s Creek slasher era of the … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011: ‘Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark’
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Directed by Troy Nixey Produced by Guillermo Del Toro Australia, 2011 FRIGHTFEST kicked off this year with alumni Guillermo Del Toro scribed and produced ‘remake’ – Don’t be Afraid of the Dark. Centring around … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011 ‘The Holding’
The Holding Directed by Susan Jacobson Starring Georgia Groome, David Bradley and Vincent Regan UK 2011 The first of the extensive line-up of British films this year at FRIGHTFEST came in the form of the unappetising The Holding – a … [Read the Rest]
FrightFest 2011: ‘Rogue River’ adds nothing new to the genre
Rogue River Directed by Jourdan McClure Starring Michelle Page, Bill Moseley, Lucinda Jenny USA 2010 First time helmer Jourdan McClure does a solid job with this effective but ultimately disposable horror / thriller that treads a well-worn genre path, not … [Read the Rest]
Movie Murmurs Crew’s FrightFest 2011 Podcast Part 3
Every year Sound On Sight contributor Al White rounds up his buddies after spending five long days watching endless genre films at FrightFest, to record a podcast. This year they recorded three. Here is part 2. FRIGHTFEST is back!!!! Or … [Read the Rest]
Movie Murmurs Crew’s FrightFest 2011 Podcast Part 2
Every year Sound On Sight contributor Al White rounds up his buddies after spending five long days watching endless genre films at FrightFest, to record a podcast. This year they recorded three. Here is part 2. FRIGHTFEST is back!!!! Or … [Read the Rest]
Movie Murmurs Crew’s FrightFest 2011 Podcast Part 1
Every year Sound On Sight contributor Al White rounds up his buddies after spending five long days watching endless genre films at FrightFest, to record a podcast. This year they recorded three. Here is part 1. FRIGHTFEST is back!!!! … [Read the Rest]
13 Flicks To Check Out At Frightfest 2011
FRIGHTFEST 2011is almost upon us! This coming August Bank Holiday (25th – 29th) will see hundreds, if not thousands of cult movie fans siege Leicester Square in our annual fest of alternative celebrations. We at http://www.moviemurmurs.com will of course be … [Read the Rest]
10 REASONS TO LOVE . . . FRIGHTFEST
Kicking off in 2000 in the humble Prince Charles CInema in the heart of London, Frightfest has been the burning bastion of horror and cult cinema in the UK for the past eleven years and is now in the lead … [Read the Rest]
