“Spanish Dracula” by Gary Lucas is a project comprising solo guitar compositions as accompaniment to the famous Spanish film “Dracula” made in 1931.
The project's premiere took place during the 31st Havana Film Festival, where it was named a spectacular hit. It was also presented during the London Jazz Festival at the Queen Elisabeth Hall and turned into a success, crowned with a 4-star review in “The Guardian”. The performance was also appreciated in other places in t...
Stunt Kitty Films is pleased to announce their short A Fish Called Martha or: Who's Really Afraid of H. P. Lovecraft Anyway?" will have its world premiere at the Motor City Nightmares Weekend of Horrors
Film Festival taking place April 15-17, 2011 at the Sheraton in Novi, Michigan.
Check MCN website for screening times - http://www.motorcitynightmares.com
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Director: Debora Roventini.
It's out of the frying pan and into George and Martha's rumpus room for a night of supernatural mambo jumbo when young H.P. and his slim-hipped wife, fleeing a monster of cosmic proportions, seek refuge on the campus of the infamous Miskatonic University in this outrageous parody of things Lovecraft and Hollywood.
Explorers and filmmakers Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frédéric Dieudonné founded the Jules Verne Aventures team in 1991, in Paris. It is a nonprofit organization dedicated to Exploration, Conservation and Education.
It is based both in PARIS and LOS ANGELES. "IMAGINE, EXPLORE, PRESERVE" http://julesverne.org/
Jules Verne Adventures evolved from the dreams of our childhood-dreams of extraordinary voyages; dreams of a better world; dreams, even, of a better mankind. This quest b...
eurocinemaPartners with Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Diva.AG To Roll Out The Red Carpet ForFirst Ever On Demand Film FestivalFirst Annual Scandinavian On Demand Film Festival To Debut To North AmericanVOD Audiences On May 1st Miami, March 3, 2011 - On Demand movie channel eurocinema (eurocinema.com)has joined forces with Nordisk Film & TV Fond (nordiskfilmogtvfond.com) andDiva.AG to create the first ever On Demand film festival, The First AnnualScandinavian On Demand Film Festival, set...
When it rains it pours and that’s exactly what it’s doing right now, literally and figuratively. While I have no business complaining about weather because the rest of the country is neck deep in a winter from hell, I’m none too happy with the impending forecast for next Saturday’s outdoor event, especially as a press person. Standing the line is less than fun on the best days, let alone in the rain. That being said, if I have to, there is no other event I’d rather be doing it for...
http://www.fest21.com/en/video/droomkind_dream_boy_theatrical_trailerThis Fest21 conversion of the Droomkind trailer looks squashed, so here is a link to a better place to view it:http://droomkind.com/uk/trailer.html...
This is a bittersweet romantic comedy/drama set in Australia about an American girl named Heidi (played beautifully by Australian actress Rachael Taylor) hitchhiking through anywhere Australia, seemingly directionless with only a small suitcase and her violin. Lost after her father's death and her meeting with his new family, she is torn between returning home to America or starting a new life in Australia, as her father had done. During her journey, she meets Michael (Alex Dimitriades)...
New Date for Phoenix FearCON IV!
"Summer Frights"
Phoenix FearCON IV Film Festival and Convention
MADCAP Theaters
730 South Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281.
Saturday,May 21st 2011 -- Noon-after midnight.
Showcasing the best horror cinema from around the world
Presented by
Trash City Entertainment
Tickets $15 Advance $20 Day of Event
SPECIAL VIP TICKETS: $35.00
(VIP will include special VIP seating at all screenings, front of the line access, special lamina...
With a reputation as being Scandinavia's largest festival devoted to fantasy films, the 16th Fantastisk Filmfestival (23 September to 2 October,2010) in Lund, a lovely University city in the south of Sweden, was a notable success, and a memorable discovery for myself, as a first-footing member of the International Jury alongside my colleague from London, the noted Gothophile Kim Newman and the lively Finno-Swedish critic Andrea Reuter.The historic venue- a sort of Swedish Oxford that appare...
2010 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival. We were so happy to present the very best in underground film from around the world over the December 3-5 weekend 2010. Audiences were entertained by a variety of work and each piece was special, wonderful and unique in it’s own way. This years awards were:Best Film “The Taint” by Drew Bolduc (Winner 7 days soundstage time courtesy of Random Original Productions.)Best Documentary “Speakers Corner” Gavin WhiteBest Foreign Film “Carmilla Hyde...
As previously mentioned in my earlier blog, I explained that I had been busy with Abertoir stuff. One of the tasks I faced last week was to try and save this huge Zombie Diaries 2 event which was due to take place on the final day of the festival; November 14th. Loads of different things began to plague the shoot to which the film makers had no choice but to cancel the shoot.
We at Abertoir are all extremely disappointed by this, especially since its our 5th birthday this year and this...
IFF Bratislava’s Feature Competition, at the intersection of nature and familyThe Feature Competition, composed of ten first and second features, will be dominated by the thematic of nature and family, revealing the commonconcerns of new generation of filmmakers over the world. Several films evencombine the two themes in their storytelling, such as Julie Bertucelli’s The Tree - starring Charlotte Gainsbourg. In international premiere IFF Bratislava's Feature competition will also introduce D...
What happens when you mash together 300 volunteer zombies, a $10,000 budget and an “end of the world, romantic-zombie-action-musical” screenplay? The 2009 Australian indie film I am Bish, currently buzzing through the international film festival circuit with the appropriate tagline, “Just because it’s the end of the world doesn’t mean we can’t have a few laughs.”
The film, directed by David Bishop, tells the story of a film student (Bish) shoo...
During the first days of autumn, Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, will be home to the annual International Festival of Contemporary Art GOGOLFEST 2010 for the fourth year running. Bringing together the cream of the artistic and creative talents from all over Europe, the festival will feature large-scale theatrical, musical, visual, literary and film programs. The multidisciplinary event, likely to be one of the cultural arenas of Euro 2012 football championship, is expected to be visited by 170,000...
Flickerfest 2010 Festival trailer pays homage to the much-loved 70s classic, Saturday Night Fever. Starring Don Hany and Saskia Burmeister, directed by Erin White and produced by Lisa Shaunessy from Chaotic Pictures, cinematography by Glenn Hanns and edited by Zen Rosenthal (The Editors) with music by Ali Chamas and choregraphy by Jason Lewis.
The Girl Who Played With Fire, the highly anticipated second instalment of the Millennium Trilogy, is coming to Cornwall in September. Noomi Rapace reprises her role as Lisbeth Salander, described by esteemed critic Roger Ebert as “compelling as any movie character in recent memory.”
When a researcher and Millennium journalist on the cusp of exposing Sweden’s sex trade are murdered, Lisbeth’s prints turn up on the murder weapon, making her the prime suspect. With a history o...
Hello Erik! How are you? This is so exciting to talk with you! Okay, let's jump right in... Shall we? I can't wait to hear all about you and your new film The Legend of Secret Pass (2010).
ME: First, can you speak about how you got into writing for film and producing?
ERIK: I became a published author at the age of nineteen, with a field guide book under my birth name Erik Daniel Stoops called ‘Snakes and Reptiles of the Southwest' published by the Old Golden We...
Hollywood has been buzzing about it all summer. Who would star as the male lead in the tinseltown version of the incredibly popular novel trilogy by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. Brad Pitt was considered the front runner and Tom Cruise was said to be interested. But word comes out from the Hills of Beverly that English actor Daniel Craig has closed his deal to star in Sony’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” plus the two potential follow-ups that will be based on author Stieg L...
Director: Lui Lobo.
Two robbers are trying to remember what they did the night before. It only gets better...
The Marvel Universe: (c) 2010 Marvel Comics All Rights Reserved.
by Marc Halperin
Toying with Transmedia was a lecture by MIT professor Henry Jenkins, this trend has been around for more than a decade but has gained traction lately. I first heard about Transmedia at the San Diego Comic-Con years ago. Robert Gould an old friend created Imaginosis in 1999 to focus on visual artists who create "World Properties." At the center of that company is the World of Brian...
