With the world premiere only a month away, a whopping 26 images were released from George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead (promo trailer), his latest zombie pic that involves inhabitants of an isolated island off the North American coast who find their relatives rising from the dead to eat their kin. The leaders of the island feud over whether or not to kill their reanimated relatives or preserve them in hopes of finding a cure. You can check out all of the new images below. ...Read More
Since we got kicked in the nuts last time we posted the video, we'd like to send you over to the Fantastic Fest page for George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead as they are once again hosting the promo trailer for Romero's latest that involves inhabitants of an isolated island off the North American coast who find their relatives rising from the dead to eat their kin. The leaders of the island feud over whether or not to kill their reanimated relatives or preserve them in hopes of finding a cure. The film will have its world premiere at the "Midnight Madness" portion of TIFF before highlighting Fantastic Fest. ...Read More
While the "Midnight Madness' portion of this year's Toronto International Film Festival is loaded with films I'm dying to see (like Romero's Survival of the Dead and Filmax's REC 2), I always have a soft spot for the film's that don't have a name behind it. Such the case with Sean Byrne's Aussie thriller The Loved Ones, which looks like it could be this year's Mandy Lane. We did some digging and was able to get our hands on a few hi-res stills from the film that follows Brent, a 17 year old student, still grieving for his father, who declines an invitation to the school formal from Lola, the quietest girl in school. When Lola and her father kidnap Brent he must fight to survive the macabre celebration they have in store for him. ...Read More
As you may have saw in the previous news post, it was announced that George Romero's next film, which has jokingly been called ...of the Dead, has received the official title of Survival of the Dead. In addition, a stack of new images have been posted on the TIFF website as the film will have its WORLD premiere at the "Midnight Madness" section come September. The latest zombie opus follows a war-weary band of soldiers who are lured to a remote island that promises to be the last paradise on earth, only to discover that even here there is no escape from the appetites of either the living or the dead.
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Out of all of the events that happen throughout the year, the one that I look forward to the most is the Toronto International Film Festival, which hosts the epic 10-day event "Midnight Madness." Midnight Madness - the genre fest that has premiered High Tension, Inside, Martyrs and many more - continues to provide an eccentric mix of the weird and the wonderful, the gory and the gruesome. This year, late-night film-goers can expect to have their senses riveted by crazed animation, femme-tastic b-movie mayhem, monsters galore, a possessed cheerleader, exhilarating martial arts and more! The 34th TIFF runs September 10 to 19, 2009 and we've got the entire Midnight Madness line-up. Dig on it inside and prepared to get excited! Get your tickets now before they sell out. ...Read More
One of the most interesting films to play at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was Deadgirl (review), a horror/thriller about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead. One of those teens is played by Noah Segan, who also stars in Lionsgate's CABIN FEVER 2: SPRING FEVER and Twisted Pictures' CHAIN LETTER. Click here to read about his creepy role. ...Read More
One of Entertainment Weekly's favorite films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was Bruce McDonald's Pontypool (review), which carried quite an interesting premise. In the film a a small-town radio station discovers that recent madness in the local population may be caused by a virus transmitted through speech. Stephen McHattie plays the DJ who carries the audience through the events. Read on for more stills. ...Read More
One of the most interesting films to play at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel's coming-of-age horror thriller Deadgirl (review), which was written by genre vet Trent Haaga. If you click on over to the film's official website, you can check out the festival trailer for this creepy escapade. The flick is about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead.
While at the Toronto International Film Festival, we caught up with Pontypool director Bruce McDonald who reveals exclusively to Bloody-Disgusting that he has a planned trilogy for the film, which follows a virus spreading through the English-language. "PONTYPOOL, if this first one is perceived well and does a bit of business, then well have the opportinuty to make parts two and three, which are kind of one big story." Click the title above for the review and some stills. ...Read More
Today we added our official review of Fabrice du Welz's Vinyan, which was acquired by Sony at this month's Toronto International Film Festival. "While the film is sure to disappoint most horror fans, filmmaking connoisseurs will find solace in a piece of art that is left open to various interpretations. VINYAN is true to Welz’s vision and exactly what he promised to deliver, the only failure would be that it’s not for the majority – but isn’t that what makes a movie special?" Click here for all of our TIFF reviews and interviews.
Inside you'll find a third clip from Fabrice du Welz's Vinyan, which premiered last week at the Toronto International Film Festival (review soon). In the film a couple go on a hunt to find their child, whom they think might have been kidnapped by Thai pirates. The film was inspired by the Spanish horror flick WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? Read on for the latest clip, or click the title for more on the film. ...Read More
Today we posted our official review of the Spanish cult horror flick Sexykiller, which premiere last night at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival. "A cult films that gives you blue balls, are you kidding me? Tonight TIFF held the world premiere of Miguel Martí’s SEXYKILLER, which was said to be this year’s over-the-top horror classic. What the audience witnessed instead was a watered down, PG-13 version of a cult film." You can check out another opinion over at Twitch Film or click here for our full TIFF 2008 coverage.
Last was the premiere of the French horror film Martyrs (review) at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival. After the film ended, most of the sold out crowd stayed for a special Q+A session with Director Pascal Laugier where things took an interesting turn. One of the audience members called out Laugier and dissed his film. What resulted? A good old fashioned butt-whooping. Inside you'll find the full question and answers session (spoilers follow), along with a fun little behind-the-scenes video starring the ladies of MARTYRS, Morjana Alaoui and Mylene Jampanoi. If you want to watch the confrontation, go straight to part 3. ...Read More
After the premiere of his French horror film, Martyrs (review), Director Pascal Laugier took the stage in front of nearly 1,400 screaming fans, who gave the film a standing ovation. During the Q+A session, which took a very interesting turn (more on that soon), Laugier told the audience that the film received an "18A" rating in France - the equivalent to an X-rating here in the States. What's even more shocking is that MARTYRS is the first film to receive the rating without containing a single scene of sex. From what we're told, this is as close to being banned as you can get. Thank God the film has been sold in nearly 40 countries, including here in the States, where Dimension Films will release it on DVD next year. Click the title above for a review, poster, stills and more. Also check out our TIFF news page for everything covered in the past week.
At the screening of Vinyan last week at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Fabrice Du Welz - who made his TIFF debut with CALVAIRE a few years back - told the audience that the thriller was inspired by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's 1978 Spanish horror film entitled WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? He explained that he originally attempted to gain the remake rights to the film, which is now owned by another studio under the name CHILD'S PLAY (bad name, I know). So, in turn, a lot of the finale of VINYAN comes from his inspiration for the remake he would have made. In the original film, a couple of English tourists arrive on an island where all the children have gone crazy and are murdering the adults. Check out our TIFF news page for everything covered in the past week.
Today we added our official review of Bruce McDonald's Pontypool, which just had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. "While PONTYPOOL is a thought-provoking and suspenseful film, some of the flaws will really take the audience out of the movie." Click the title for the full review of the film that follows a small-town radio station jockey who discovers that recent madness in the local population may be caused by a virus transmitted through speech. In addition, you can check out another opinion over at Twitch Film. Click here for all TIFF reviews.
Lionsgate is dumping another one of their horror film as we've been informed that J.T. Petty's The Burrowers (trailer) will be arriving on DVD April of 2009 from Liongsate Home Entertainment. The film will have its World Premiere tonight at the "Midnight Madness" portion of the Toronto International Film Festival. If you head on inside, you can check out the first official clip from the film. After a family is brutally murdered in their home, a group of ranchers and infantry men embark on a crusade to find the killers. When a mysterious killer attacks their ranks, they discover that carnivorous creatures are hiding beneath the surface of the earth waiting to feed on their flesh. ...Read More
Today we've added our official review for Jon Hewitt's Acolytes, which had its world premiere late night at the "Midnight Madness" portion of the Toronto International Film Festival. "While the film is a little too loaded in the plot, it still is incredibly intense and quite entertaining." Click the title above for the review. In addition, you can click here to read Twitch Films' review or you can find our full coverage and all reviews by clicking here.
Our ongoing Toronto International Film Festival coverage continues this afternoon with the first two reviews of Deadgirl, which premiered the other night as part of "Midnight Madness". If you click here you can read our positive review for the film, or click here for Twitch Films' thoughts. In addition, the boys over at Twitch have a bunch of others reviews, which you can read by clicking the titles: Eden Log, Sauna, Detroit Metal City, Vinyan and Martyrs. Make sure you CLICK HERE for our full coverage, which will be updated throughout the week.
Today we added an exclusive one-on-one interview with Jon Hewitt, Director of the "Midnight Madness" selection Acolytes, which premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival next week. This is a pretty sweet interview and I recommend checking it out. In the film three teens blackmail a serial killer... it's a chiller set in the 'burbs and forests of Queensland. Click the title for poster, stills and more. Also, you can click here for all TIFF news or here for details on all films playing.
Last night Deadgirl played the "Midnight Madness" portion of the Toronto International Film Festival where the 1200 seat crowd witnessed the world premiere of Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel's film, which ended in heavy applause. At the Q+A for the coming-of-age horror film, Sarmiento told the audience that he intends to one day release a director's cut of the film, which could feature more "intense" fun. We chatted with the directors earlier that night who told us that over 20 minutes were trimmed from the original cut, which could one day see the light of day via DVD or Blu-ray. They also joked that we might get to see some audition tapes as an extra feature. The film is still looking for distribution.
There's still an entire week left of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, and while there are dozens of reviews to be written, we've got an early start. First, we've finally posted our official review of Franck Vestiel's sci-fi horror film Eden Log, which will be released here in the States next year by Magnet Releasing. In addition to our review for Pascal Laugier's French horror pic Martyrs, the boys over at Twitch Film have posted another raving review for the film that's guaranteed to be the talk of Midnight Madness. Also added over at Twitch Film is a mixed/negative review of Fabrice Du Welz's Vinyan (review here) and a positive review of AJ Annila‘s Finnish "J-horror" pic Sauna (review here), which was earlier blasted over at AICN. Click the links above for all of the reviews and watch for tons more over the next week.
In addition to all of these stills, we've been provided with an exclusive bloody and disgusting pic from Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel's (interview) Deadgirl, which can be found by reading beyond the break. Playing at this year's Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival, the film is a horror/thriller about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead. Also, check here for all TIFF news or here for details on all films playing. ...Read More
In a lengthy article about the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival, THR writes that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group acquired domestic (US) and Australian rights to Vinyan, a film we have been covering pretty heavily here on Bloody-Disgusting. Fabrice Du Welz's (Calvaire) film stars Rufus Sewell and Emmanuelle Beart as a couple searching for their missing son in a jungle filled with feral children. Click here for links to all sorts of VINYAN goodies. Also, check here for all TIFF news or here for details on all films playing.
Let the Toronto International Film Festival begin! With all of the hype leading up to the event, Bloody-Disgusting is here in Toronto ready to check out all of the horror films and fill you in on which are worthy of your attention. One film we're crazy excited for is Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel's (interview) coming-of-age horror film, Deadgirl, which will have its World Premiere this Saturday. The other day we posted an exclusive video interview with writer Trent Haaga over at BDTV, today Twitch Films posted a behind-the-scenes piece with star Candice Accola, which can be viewed inside. Click the title for more info on the film, along with a punch of stills. Also, check here for all TIFF news or here for details on all films playing. ...Read More
