My second film on Day 10 of the Fantasia International Film Festival was the midnight screening of the 1980 Indonesian supernatural/horror film Pengabdi Setan aka Satan’s Slaves. It was the International Premiere of the new 2K restoration presented by US distributor Severin Films. The screening was part of the festival’s Fantasia Retro series.
My first film on Day 10 of the Fantasia International Film Festival was the World Premiere of the South African drama/folkloric horror film 8. The film is part of the Cheval Noir Competition, “Fantasia’s flagship juried competition, a global selection of varied genre works from new and established, groundbreaking and unconventional auteurs.”
Logan Myerz reviews Quentin Tarantino‘s 9th film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie.
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“A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.”
“Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local community grows suspicious and turns on Gwen and her family.”
“Moose is a rabid movie fan who is obsessed with his favourite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar. When he is cheated out of his opportunity to finally meet Hunter, Moose gets a little help from his friend Leah, a well-connected paparazzi photographer, who knows how to find celebrity homes. Moose turns to stalking to get the celebrity interaction he feels he deserves, and while harmless at first, Moose’s actions begin to take a dark turn as his obsession grows stronger. As the visits continue to escalate, Hunter Dunbar finds himself in increasing danger.”
Directed By:
Fred Durst
Written By:
Dave Bekerman and Fred Durst
Starring:
John Travolta, Devon Sawa, Ana Golja
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Logan Myerz announces the winner of the Shazam! #PhellasGiveAway and unboxes the new Alita: Battle Angel Best Buy 4k/3D Steelbook! Stay tuned for more giveaways in a few weeks!
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Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North America distribution rights to Miss Virginia, a drama inspired by a true story of a struggling inner-city mother who sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future — and that of thousands like him. Starring Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black), Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), Aunjanue Ellis (The Help), and Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty). Vertical Entertainment will be releasing the film in select theaters and on VOD October 18th!
On Day 8 of the Fantasia International Film Festival , I ended the evening with a screening of the World Premiere of the US drama/thriller 1BR.
1BR was written and directed by David Marmor, his first feature film. The film stars Nicole Brydon Bloom, Giles Matthey, Taylor Nichols, Naomi Grossman, Clayton Hoff and Celeste Sully.
Alright, so I was convinced by a friend who had an extra free ticket to check my fourth film of the day on Day 3 of the Fantasia International Film Festival . This was totally unplanned, my butt is going to be numb after all this sitting but what the hell, Fantasia is Christmas in July!
My third film on Day 3 of the festival was the Canadian Premiere of the thriller Come to Daddy, a co-production between New Zealand, Canada, and Ireland. The film had its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival back in April. It played in several other festivals before landing in Montreal and it has upcoming screenings at the FrightFest in London, UK in August and at the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya in Sitges, Spain in October.
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