The 2011 Bram Stoker International Film Festival, running October 28th-31st, takes place in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, and shows independent narrative features, documentaries, and shorts from around the world, many of which will be having their world or UK premieres at this year's fest. Read on for all the details regarding the lineup!
Below is a list of all the films screening this year. Other events include a Vampire Ball on Saturday, October 29th; a performance of The Feast of Blood on Sunday, October 30th; and the Scorpius Dance Theatre's production of A Vampire's Tale on Halloween itself. In addition, the following awards will be presented at the festival:
Best Picture
Best Short
Best Director
Best Effects
Best Script...
...and a special Lifetime Achievement Award
For more info visit the official Bram Stoker International Film Festival website, and click here for ticket packages.
Absentia - UK Premiere
Director: Mike Flanagan...
Below is a list of all the films screening this year. Other events include a Vampire Ball on Saturday, October 29th; a performance of The Feast of Blood on Sunday, October 30th; and the Scorpius Dance Theatre's production of A Vampire's Tale on Halloween itself. In addition, the following awards will be presented at the festival:
Best Picture
Best Short
Best Director
Best Effects
Best Script...
...and a special Lifetime Achievement Award
For more info visit the official Bram Stoker International Film Festival website, and click here for ticket packages.
Absentia - UK Premiere
Director: Mike Flanagan...
- 9/9/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film Movie: Disc: Click here to read the dvd review! Andrew Monument's horror film history lesson could supplement a portion of any film history class, running through the decades with the living greats of horror themselves, reflecting on their favorite classics as well as their own creations. As an introduction to horror history and its charismatic pillars of production, Nightmares In Red, White and Blue works marvels, but the film also stands as comprehensive proof of the genre's legitimacy.
- 8/9/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
The sick and twisted minds behind the Melbourne Underground Film Festival have launched a brand new horror and sci-fi themed fest: Bloodfest Fantastique! Australia gets a lot more blood-soaked on June 10-18, nine nights of some of the most gruesome, terrifying and far-out films, past and present, from around the world.
While Muff has never been shy about screening genre films, Richard Wolstencroft — founder and director of both fests — is planning for his newest endeavor to simply be a celebration of his two favorite genres of filmmaking, without all the politicking hooha-ery that surrounds Muff.
So, there’s still a very underground-esque flavor to Bloodfest. The newer flicks in the festival have a scrappy, inventive, degenerate quality, from slice and dice em’s like Chris Sun’s Come and Get Me, Chad Ferrin’s Someone’s Knocking at the Door and Geoff Klein Bikini Girls on Ice; to monster flicks...
While Muff has never been shy about screening genre films, Richard Wolstencroft — founder and director of both fests — is planning for his newest endeavor to simply be a celebration of his two favorite genres of filmmaking, without all the politicking hooha-ery that surrounds Muff.
So, there’s still a very underground-esque flavor to Bloodfest. The newer flicks in the festival have a scrappy, inventive, degenerate quality, from slice and dice em’s like Chris Sun’s Come and Get Me, Chad Ferrin’s Someone’s Knocking at the Door and Geoff Klein Bikini Girls on Ice; to monster flicks...
- 5/27/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
by Jason Lees, MoreHorror.com
With the advent of DVD and now BluRay, we’ve all been bombarded with film documentaries that parallel our taste in entertainment. Most of these are Epk types that really do nothing more than promote their subject. Not so much a documentary as they are a commercial, most of the modern clip shows are forgettable popcorn pieces that exist just to compliment the films you’ve already seen. These ‘talking head’ movies make up most Special Features and usually have nothing new to say. They’re fun, but like I said, forgettable.
That’s why I was surprised by Andrew Monument’s “Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue.”
I expected an hour and a half of a clip show but found myself really getting into its historical arrangement. “Nightmare” traces the American horror film from its earliest influences in European films to its first successes in America.
With the advent of DVD and now BluRay, we’ve all been bombarded with film documentaries that parallel our taste in entertainment. Most of these are Epk types that really do nothing more than promote their subject. Not so much a documentary as they are a commercial, most of the modern clip shows are forgettable popcorn pieces that exist just to compliment the films you’ve already seen. These ‘talking head’ movies make up most Special Features and usually have nothing new to say. They’re fun, but like I said, forgettable.
That’s why I was surprised by Andrew Monument’s “Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue.”
I expected an hour and a half of a clip show but found myself really getting into its historical arrangement. “Nightmare” traces the American horror film from its earliest influences in European films to its first successes in America.
- 3/8/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
After a couple of light on horror weeks, we are finally treated to a bumper crop of new releases. Headlining the week is Frozen, which is just what we in Southern California need to stave off our current heat wave. A couple of oldies but goodies are out, too, as Madman celebrates its Happy 30th Birthday and the original King Kong comes to Blu-ray. Fangoria's eight FrightFest titles bow as well.
Frozen
Directed by Adam Green
In Frozen (review), Adam Green has crafted a potent combination of absolute terror and compelling human drama that will stick with you long after you've left the theatre or turned off the DVD. One thing's for sure: The next time your friends invite you on a ski weekend, odds are you'll try to convince them to head to the beach instead. Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell and Kevin Zegers.
Buy the Blu-ray or the regular DVD.
Frozen
Directed by Adam Green
In Frozen (review), Adam Green has crafted a potent combination of absolute terror and compelling human drama that will stick with you long after you've left the theatre or turned off the DVD. One thing's for sure: The next time your friends invite you on a ski weekend, odds are you'll try to convince them to head to the beach instead. Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell and Kevin Zegers.
Buy the Blu-ray or the regular DVD.
- 9/28/2010
- by kwlow
- DreadCentral.com
Nirwab Movie PosterDirector: Andrew Monument.
Writer: Joseph Maddrey.
Narrrator: Lance Henriksen.
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue will be released on DVD September 28th of this year and recently Gravitas Ventures has made this film available on VOD (formats below). This documentary on horror filmmaking highlights the icons in the genre like Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw 2), John Carpenter (Halloween), Larry Cohen (Maniac Cop), George A. Romero (Land of the Dead) and many more. As well, horror films in American media are covered over the span of a hundred years, with insight from each decade's political influences. The film is enjoyable for director Andrew Monument's introduction of psychological concepts like in-group/out-groups, the universality of fear, and the influence of imagination in the success of horror filmmaking.
The film is set up in an interview fashion with directors offering their personal takes on specific films e.g. Psycho, The Exorcist.
Writer: Joseph Maddrey.
Narrrator: Lance Henriksen.
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue will be released on DVD September 28th of this year and recently Gravitas Ventures has made this film available on VOD (formats below). This documentary on horror filmmaking highlights the icons in the genre like Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw 2), John Carpenter (Halloween), Larry Cohen (Maniac Cop), George A. Romero (Land of the Dead) and many more. As well, horror films in American media are covered over the span of a hundred years, with insight from each decade's political influences. The film is enjoyable for director Andrew Monument's introduction of psychological concepts like in-group/out-groups, the universality of fear, and the influence of imagination in the success of horror filmmaking.
The film is set up in an interview fashion with directors offering their personal takes on specific films e.g. Psycho, The Exorcist.
- 7/31/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Year: 2010
Directors: Andrew Monument
Writers: Joseph Maddrey
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 7 out of 10
Tracing a hundred some years of American horror cinema is no small feat, but Andrew Monument's new documentary Nightmares in Red, White and Blue attempts to do just that - albeit, by cutting some corners and really only skimming the surface of a few pretty important moments in the evolution of the genre.
I don't want to fault the film for leaving me wanting more, but ultimately this movie should have been four hours, or made into a short series of installments. There's certainly enough material here to warrant it and a ravenous audience out there ready to indulge. Ken Burns' Baseball? Blech. Ken Burns' Horror film? Now we're talkin'.
Nightmares brings the usual suspects together (read: Romero, Dante, Carpenter, Cohen, Corman et all) to talk - not just movies...
Directors: Andrew Monument
Writers: Joseph Maddrey
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 7 out of 10
Tracing a hundred some years of American horror cinema is no small feat, but Andrew Monument's new documentary Nightmares in Red, White and Blue attempts to do just that - albeit, by cutting some corners and really only skimming the surface of a few pretty important moments in the evolution of the genre.
I don't want to fault the film for leaving me wanting more, but ultimately this movie should have been four hours, or made into a short series of installments. There's certainly enough material here to warrant it and a ravenous audience out there ready to indulge. Ken Burns' Baseball? Blech. Ken Burns' Horror film? Now we're talkin'.
Nightmares brings the usual suspects together (read: Romero, Dante, Carpenter, Cohen, Corman et all) to talk - not just movies...
- 7/15/2010
- QuietEarth.us
[Our thanks to Peter Galvin for offering this hold-review capsule to the Twitch readership.]
Distribution possibilities don't allow me to give an outright review, but I thoroughly enjoyed this successful overview of the American horror film. Visually, Andrew Monument's Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009) [official site] resembles one of those TV docs that pop up around Halloween time, counting down the scariest moments of what-have-you, but while those programs want only to be top ten lists of memorable movies, Nightmares takes it a step further by contextualizing those successful scares. More than any other film genre, horror is an industry that has grown along with its viewers, adapting to what makes its audiences afraid--World Wars, genocide, government paranoia, etc. Even trashy film can be a wonderful chronicler of the human experience, directly or indirectly, because it will always be a product of the times in which it was made. With talking heads from horror bigshots like John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and George Romero and narrated by Lance Henriksen,...
Distribution possibilities don't allow me to give an outright review, but I thoroughly enjoyed this successful overview of the American horror film. Visually, Andrew Monument's Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009) [official site] resembles one of those TV docs that pop up around Halloween time, counting down the scariest moments of what-have-you, but while those programs want only to be top ten lists of memorable movies, Nightmares takes it a step further by contextualizing those successful scares. More than any other film genre, horror is an industry that has grown along with its viewers, adapting to what makes its audiences afraid--World Wars, genocide, government paranoia, etc. Even trashy film can be a wonderful chronicler of the human experience, directly or indirectly, because it will always be a product of the times in which it was made. With talking heads from horror bigshots like John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and George Romero and narrated by Lance Henriksen,...
- 7/10/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Andrew Monument's Nightmares in Red, White and Blue - written and based on the book by Joseph Maddrey - is going to be made available on VOD beginning July 1. Gravitas Ventures picked up the rights for this documentary, which peels back the flesh and delves deep into the history of the American horror film. You'll be able to find it on Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. A September 28 DVD release is planned through Lorber Films. Keep an eye on this spot for more news. In the meantime, check out this trailer.
- 6/14/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Sunday, October 4
So I do my best to get to bed early the night before my first full day at Spain’s Sitges film festival (see first entry here), but after only five hours, I’m wide awake and unable to sleep another wink. Nonetheless, I will do my darnedest to persevere through at least three movies today.
First film on my line-up is the premiere of director Andrew Monument’s documentary Nightmares In Red, White & Blue: The Evolution Of The American Horror Film, which is screening at one of the festival’s secondary venues, the Prado, located in town. With none of the filmmakers on hand, including writer Joseph Maddrey, whose book served as the basis of the film, I’ve been asked to moderate the screening, as I am one of the interviewees in the production. Although it is 10 a.m. and no one in Sitges seems to hit the sack until 7 a.
So I do my best to get to bed early the night before my first full day at Spain’s Sitges film festival (see first entry here), but after only five hours, I’m wide awake and unable to sleep another wink. Nonetheless, I will do my darnedest to persevere through at least three movies today.
First film on my line-up is the premiere of director Andrew Monument’s documentary Nightmares In Red, White & Blue: The Evolution Of The American Horror Film, which is screening at one of the festival’s secondary venues, the Prado, located in town. With none of the filmmakers on hand, including writer Joseph Maddrey, whose book served as the basis of the film, I’ve been asked to moderate the screening, as I am one of the interviewees in the production. Although it is 10 a.m. and no one in Sitges seems to hit the sack until 7 a.
- 10/5/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Tony Timpone)
- Fangoria
The 30th anniversary of Fangoria magazine will be honored at a special panel to be held at the 42nd edition of Spain’s prestigious Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, to be held October 1-12. Longtime Fango editor Tony Timpone will be attending, joined by British correspondents Alan Jones, Calum Waddell and Axelle Carolyn, as well as Italian correspondent Roberto D’Onofrio. The Fango salute will take place on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. in the Tramuntana Room at the Meliá Hotel.
“For the last 30 years, Fangoria has been the cornerstone of the Sitges program’s diet,” says festival director Angel Sala, “the number-one source of information to feed the bowels of the beast. Fango has been the written witness of the horror scene around the world for over three decades. Sitges can only bow and pay due respect with a celebration for the fans.”
“The panel will be...
“For the last 30 years, Fangoria has been the cornerstone of the Sitges program’s diet,” says festival director Angel Sala, “the number-one source of information to feed the bowels of the beast. Fango has been the written witness of the horror scene around the world for over three decades. Sitges can only bow and pay due respect with a celebration for the fans.”
“The panel will be...
- 9/25/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Fangoria.com)
- Fangoria
The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia announces its complete program. There are still a few surprises to be confirmed, like the closing gala, but they have already put together the final list of films that will be screened at Sitges 09. Below you’ll find the titles of each film and their sections as well as links for the films that we have already reviewed here on Sound On Sight. Opening Film [Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009. Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009. Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009. The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008. [1] Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009. The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009. Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009. Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009. Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009. Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009. Grace. Paul Solet. 2009. [2] Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009. Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009. La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. 2009. Ingrid. Eduard Cortés. 2009. Kinatay. Brillante Mendoza. 2009. Metropia. Tarik Saleh. 2009. Moon.
- 9/19/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The full lineup has been announced, and among the load of genre fare that's been running the fest circuit are the world premiers of:
Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.
Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)
Along some of our personal favorites:
Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)
Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)
Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)
The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)
Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)
Full list after the break.
Opening Film
[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.
Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section
Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.
Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.
The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.
Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.
The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.
Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.
Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.
Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.
Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.
Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.
Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.
La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.
Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.
Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)
Along some of our personal favorites:
Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)
Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)
Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)
The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)
Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)
Full list after the break.
Opening Film
[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.
Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section
Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.
Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.
The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.
Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.
The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.
Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.
Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.
Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.
Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.
Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.
Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.
La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.
- 9/12/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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