The RetaliatorsShowtime: Sunday, October 24, 2021 - 7:00pm Run Time: 97min. Country: USA Synopsis: In THE RETALIATORS, an upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he Directed By: Bridget Smith, Samuel Gonzalez, JR. Produced By: Allen Kovac, Michael Lombardi, Mike Walsh Executive Producer(s): Dan Lieblein Written By: The Geare Brothers Main Cast: Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca, Joseph Gatt, Jacoby Shaddix, Katie Kelly, Abbey Hefer, Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory About the Director(s): Bridget Smith |
The Silver StreamShowtime: Sunday, October 24, 2021 - 5:00pm Run Time: 1 hour 39 min Country: USA Synopsis: Spencer Charnas and his fellow band members of the band Ice Nine Kills are stalked and hunted by a masked psychopath during their covid-19 livestream concert hosted by none other than Bill Moseley. Directed By: Myles Erfurth Produced By: Myles Erfurth Written By: Myles Erfurth Main Cast: Bill Moseley & Spencer Charnas About the Director(s): Myles Erfurth fell in love with horror movies at the age of 5 years old when he first saw “Frankenstein meets The Wolf Man.” Shortly after he discovered Alfred Hitchcock and became infatuated with the film “Psycho.” He started his “directing career” at the age of 12 when he started making stop action movies with a video camera and used action figures from his childhood as actors, from then on the camera never left his hands. He attended film school in Tallahassee, Fl for a short time and left...read more |
The History of Metal and HorrorShowtime: Sunday, October 24, 2021 - 3:00pm Run Time: 101 min Country: USA Synopsis: Documentary explores the history of heavy metal and horror, and how the two genres merged over time. Hosted by Michael Berryman, and featuring Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Kirk Hammett, John Carpenter, Tom Savini, Dave Mustaine, Jonathan Davis, Corey Taylor, and many more. Directed By: Mike Schiff Produced By: Mike Schiff Written By: Mike Schiff Main Cast: Michael Berryman,
Alex Rafala,
Alice Cooper,
Kirk Hammett,
Tom Savini,
John Carpenter,
Corey Taylor,
Dave Mustaine
Rob Zombie,
Kane Hodder and
Doug Bradley About the Director(s): Mike was born and raised in The Bronx, NY. He has worked in film, video, and television production since the late 90's, working at the Howard Stern Show for eight years and starting his own production company, M.A.S. Productions Inc. Mike has filmed and edited music videos for John Carpenter, Fozzy, and Charred Walls of the Damned. He also filmed John Russo's latest feature, My Uncle John is a Zombie. For The History of Metal and Horror, Mike also serves as producer, writer, director of photo...read more |
MarleneShowtime: Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 6:00pm Run Time: 1 hour 45 min Country: Germany Synopsis: This nightmarish film tells the story of a woman, Marlene, who moves to Berlin to begin a new life and soon meets her upstairs-neighbor Flo. After starting a job as a restorer, Marlene quickly forgets about Flo. She finds new friends while simultaneously being drawn back into her past. It is almost too late when Marlene realizes how dangerous Flo really is - and she gets wrapped up inside a game of life and death. Directed By: Andreas & Resch Produced By: Cordula Zielonka,
Andreas Resch Written By: Andreas Resch Main Cast: Cordula Zielonka (Marlene),
Thomas Clemens (Flo),
Anne Weinknecht (Luisa),
Valentin Schreyer (Ludwig),
Matthias Schott (Flips),
Gudrun Gundelach (Marlene´s Mother),
Ulrich Kuhlmann (Marlene´s Father),
Ottokar Lehrner (Dr. Goessler),
Günter Zielonka (Locksmith),
Eva Lietz (Daughter),
Christian Alexander Rogler (Man on Train),
Petra Maria Popp (Cleo) About the Director(s): Andreas Resch is a director, screenwriter, essayist and film critic from Berlin, Germany. He has studied linguistics in Mainz and Berlin and screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin and primarily writes genre pieces with a strong dramatic touch. Andreas has worked as a screenwriter for several crime programmes on German television. He teaches screenwriting at Freie Universität Berlin and will publish his first crime novel in 2022. |
DEMIGODShowtime: Friday, October 22, 2021 - 9:30pm Run Time: 95 MINUTES Country: USA Synopsis: Upon the death of her grandfather, a woman and her husband return to her birthplace in Germany's Black Forest, where a terrifying secret awaits. Directed By: Miles Doleac Produced By: Miles Doleac, Lindsay Anne Williams, James V. Bulian, Wesley O'Mary Executive Producer(s): John Lawrence Doleac, Rachel Nichols Written By: Miles Doleac and Michael Donovan Horn Main Cast: Rachel Nichols, Yohance Myles, Miles Doleac, Lindsay Anne Williams, Elena Sanchez, and Jeremy London About the Director(s): MILES DOLEAC is an actor, director, writer, and producer in television, theatre, and film, a singer/songwriter, and a university professor. As a filmmaker, Miles has written, produced, and directed six feature films: The Historian (2014), The Hollow (2016), Demons (2017), Hallowed Ground (2019), The Dinner Party (2020), and Demigod (2021). He has also produced and directed four short films (Two Birds, Light & Shadow, Handsome, & Ahura), two music videos, and appeared in numerous films...read more |
Let the Wrong One InWest Coast Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 7:00pm Run Time: 101 min Country: Ireland Synopsis: Let the Wrong One In follows young supermarket worker Matt, who is a little too nice for his own good. When he discovers that his older, estranged brother Deco has turned into a vampire, he's faced with a dilemma: Will he risk his own life to help his sibling, with blood being thicker than water? Or will he stake him before he spreads the infection further? The film stars upcoming Irish talent Karl Rice and Eoin Duffy, along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer icon Anthony Head, in the role of Henry; a taxi driver with a sideline in vampire hunting. Directed by: Conor McMahon Produced by: Trisha Flood, Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, Michael Lavelle Written by: Conor McMahon Main Cast: Karl Rice, Eoin Duffy, Anthony Head, Mary Murray About the Director(s): Conor McMahon is an Irish filmmaker. His graduate film from The National Film School, The Braineater won a number of awards including best film at Sitges in 2001. His follow up short film Splat Chat had over 6 million views on Crypt TV. Since then Conor has directed 4 feature films, Dead Meat, Stitches, From the Dark and most recently Let the Wrong One In. He has also worked on various TV series including the extremely popular comedy series Republic of Telly for the Irish National Bro...read more |
The Scout (Free Screening)World Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 5:00pm Run Time: 82 min Country: USA Synopsis: Being in the entertainment industry can be "cut-throat!" For first time, independent film director, Jeff and his small, rag-tag cast and crew, trying to make a movie has its ups and downs. When they find out their original shooting location has become unusable, they scramble to find a suitable place to shoot the sci-fi/slasher film, "Terrestrial Evil." The micro-budget film crew ends up on a new group location scout, thanks to their leading lady, Patty but, when they arrive, they are attacked by a mysterious masked killer, who appears "hell-bent" on murdering them one by one. It's LIGHTS! CAMERA! MAYHEM! in the new micro-budget, found-footage/slasher film, The Scout. Directed by: Michael Kallio Produced by: Meredith Petran, Michael Kallio Written by: Michael Kallio, Anthony Leone Main Cast: Anastasia Elfman, Ken Guertin, Marla Lizbeth Perez, Eric Marq, Jessica Moore, Derrick Zonca and McKenzie Kelly featuring special appearances by Carl Crew and The Radioactive Chicken Heads About the Director(s): Born at an early age in Detroit, Michigan, award winning writer/director, Michael Kallio started making Super-8 movies at the young age of 6 after seeing Star Wars. In his early 20’s, he made his first feature film, “Hatred of a Minute,” a psychological thriller starring himself and Gunnar “Leatherface” Hansen and produced by Bruce Campbell. A second feature followed entitled, “Mutant Swinger from Mars,” a 50’s sci-fi spoof inspired by Ed Wood and the Jerry Lewis film, “The Nutty Professor,” ...read more |
The ChangedNorth American Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 9:00pm Run Time: 77 min. Country: USA Synopsis: Something has taken possession of the hearts and minds of the populace. Kim (Clare Foley), Mac (Jason Alan Smith), and Jane (Carlee Avers) try to convince themselves it's paranoia, but before long the city is besieged by the changed. By the time they realize an alien intelligence has merged with their neighbor, Bill (Tony Todd), a horde of changed is amassing outside their suburban home. Directed by: Michael Mongillo Produced by: Taylor Warren and Eloise Asmuth Written by: Michael Mongillo Main Cast: Clare Foley, Jason Alan Smith, Carlee Avers, Doug Tompos, introducing Olivia Freer, with Kathy Searle, and Tony Todd About the Director(s): Michael Mongillo's most recent feature film, the sci-fi chiller "The Changed" (2021), is the latest in a string of acclaimed work spanning two decades. "The Wind" (2001), a dreamy morality tale about misconceptions and murder, won Shriekfest's inaugural Best Picture award and earned the praise of maverick director Ralph Bakshi. His follow-up feature, the sci-fi dramedy "Welcome to Earth" (2005), was selected for NewFilmmakers NY and was the Closing Night Feature at the New England Film Festiv...read more |
What Josiah SawLos Angeles Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 7:00pm Run Time: 2 hours Country: USA Synopsis: Everyone in town knows about the haunted Graham Farm on Willow Road. You'll hear there's a bad history to it. Josiah and his youngest son, Thomas, are all that remain of this estranged family. But after experiencing terrifying visions from beyond, Josiah decides they must change their ways to right a great wrong. After being away for over two decades, Eli and Mary, Josiah's eldest children, are enticed to sell the property and reunite at the old farmhouse in hopes of closing this haunting chapter of their lives for good. Sins of the past will be paid in full. Directed by: Vincent Grashaw Produced by: Ran Namerode, Vincent Grashaw, Bernie Stern, Angelia Adzic Executive Producer(s): Cole Payne, Scott Haze Written by: Robert Alan Dilts Main Cast: Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze, Kelli Garner, Tony Hale, Jake Weber About the Director(s): Born and Raised in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California, Vincent first broke onto the scene as producer of the independent feature film BELLFLOWER, which was one of the most buzzed about films to premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2011. The film went on to play SXSW and garnered several awards, including Film Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best Cinematography and a nomination for Grashaw for the John Cassavetes Award. The film was distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories.<...read more |
Alone With YouWest Coast Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 5:00pm Run Time: 83 min Country: USA Synopsis: Charlie (Emily Bennett) is setting the atmosphere in her sleek, two-story apartment in Brooklyn for a romantic homecoming for her distant girlfriend Simone (Emma Myles) who’s been away for work. There are past glimpses of visual tension between the two, so we’re led to feel that this meticulous setting of mood may be a peacemaking gesture. Enamored beyond all good sense, Charlie begins to experience a myriad of unsettling incidents, and the horrors of what has transpired are slowly revealed in the shards of Charlie’s resistant memory. Directed by: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks Produced by: Andrew D. Corkin & Theo James Written by: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks Main Cast: Emily Bennett, Emma Myles (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK), Dora Madison (BLISS, VFX), and Barbara Crampton (RE-ANIMATOR, YOU'RE NEXT) |