FeastUnrated Edition No Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 4:30am Run Time: 1h 35min Country: USA Synopsis: Somewhere near a small desert town, its business as usual at the local tavern. That is, until a terrified stranger storms inside and the barflys find it's no longer a night for a leisurely drink; it's a night to fight for survival. Nearby, creatures have escaped a military research facility. They are fearsome beasts created with the spliced DNA of the world's most vicious predators and they're hungry. Now, the men and women inside the "Beer Trap" will have to barricade the doors, craft their weapons, band together and pray to survive the night. Directed by: John Gulager Produced by: Michael Leahy, Executive Producers: Matt Damon, Ben Affl eck, Chris Moore and Wes Craven Written by: Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton Main Cast: Balthazar Getty, Henry Rollins, Navi Rawat, Josh Zuckerman, Judah Friedlander, Jason Mewes, Jenny Wade, Krista Allen |
SlitherDVD Sneak Preview Screening w/James Gunn No Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 2:30am Run Time: 1h 35min Country: USA Synopsis: The sleepy town of Wheelsy could be any small town in America - somewhat quaint and gentle, peopled with friendly folks who mind their own business. But just beneath the surface charm, something unnamed and evil has arrived - and is growing. Directed by: James Gunn Produced by: Paul Brooks, Eric Newman Written by: James Gunn Main Cast: Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Elizabeth Banks, Rheagan Wallace, Brenda James, Don
Thompson, Haig Sutherland, Lloyd Kaufman, Jennifer Copping, Nathan Fillion About the Director(s): James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age of twelve. Many of these were comedic splatter films featuring his brothers being disemboweled by zombies. He attended Saint Louis University High (SLUH) college preparatory school but later dropped...read more |
The HamiltonsAfter Dark Horror Fest Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 4:30am Run Time: 1h 26min Country: USA Synopsis: The Hamilton's seem to be an ordinary American family, living in a small town in Northern California and dealing with the problems of everyday life. They've also been recently adjusting to the untimely death of their parents, but since have moved on. David Hamilton, the
oldest, has taken it upon his shoulders to pick up the responsibility for the orphaned family. Twins, Wendell and Darlene are darker than the other two siblings and have become more conniving in the past few months. The youngest and most sensitive of the family is francis.
Francis recently found an old video camera his parents owned, using it to work on a school project about his family. It's through Francis's eyes that we soon get to know the Hamilton's
and realize that there are much more disturbing elements lurking below their surface of 'ordinary' Directed by: The Butcher Brothers Produced by: Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores Written by: The Butcher Brothers Main Cast: Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Joseph McKelheer, Mackenzie Firgens About the Director(s): Mitchell Altieri's first feature, the comedy Lurking in Suburbia, was discovered by senior Sundance programmer Trevor Groth and earned him international buzz on the festival scene. As part of the horror duo, The Butcher Brothers, he wrote and directed the award winning films The Hamiltons (Lionsgate), April Fools Day (Sony), The Violent Kind (Sundance Premiere) and The Thompsons (Lionsgate). Taking a break from horror, Mitchell wrote and directed the psychological thriller Holy Ghost People w...read more |
FingerprintsUS Premiere Showtime: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 2:30am Run Time: 1h 35min Country: USA Synopsis: "Fingerprints" is based on the widely publicized urban legend that, to this day, remains a mystery. Fifty years ago, in a small Texas town, a school bus fi lled with children was hit by a train, killing everyone on board. The legend says that if a car is put in neutral on the railroad tracks, the GHOSTS of the dead children will push the car off the tracks, leaving only their tiny fi ngerprints behind. The movie centers on a troubled teenager, Melanie Wood,
who moves to the small town and discovers that everything is not as it seems. When locals start to disappear, Melanie becomes a suspect and must fi nd out the truth behind the legend
before she becomes its latest victim. Directed by: Harry Basil Produced by: Brian and Jason Cleveland, with John Simonelli and Gray Frederickson Written by: Brian and Jason Cleveland, with John Simonelli and Gray Frederickson Main Cast: Kristin Cavallari, Josh Henderson, Andrew Lawerenc, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sally Kirkland, Geoffrey Lewis, Leah Pipes About the Director(s): Originally from Bergenfield New Jersey, Harry was into movies at a young age turning his back yard into a film studio shooting dozens of super 8 action and horror films. By the age of 17 Harry had won the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Film Award presented to him by legendary director Otto Preminger. |
Night of the Living DorksLos Angeles Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 16, 2006 - 4:30am Run Time: 1h 29min Country: Germany Synopsis: Philip, Konrad, and Weener are terminally unpopular at Fredrich Nietzsche High School. One night after an ineptly executed voodoo ritual, they're involved in a horrible car accident. They
awaken in the morgue as the living dead and soon learn that death has its advantages. Directed by: Matthias Dinter Produced by: Mischa Hofmann, Philip Voges Written by: Matthias Dinter Main Cast: Tino Mewes, Thomas Schmieder, Manuel Cortez, Collien Fernandes About the Director(s): Matthias Dinter was born in 1968 in Singen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Night of the Living Dorks (2004), Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier (2002) and Einstein (2017). |
FrostbittenUS Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 16, 2006 - 2:30am Run Time: 1h 38min Country: Sweden Synopsis: Vampires terrorize a city in Norrbotten. Directed by: Anders Banke Produced by: Göran Lindström, Magnus Paulsson Written by: Daniel Ojanlatva Main Cast: Petra Nielsen, Grete Havnesköld, Emma Åberg, Jonas Karlström About the Director(s): Anders Banke is a director and producer, known for Frostbitten (2006), Newsmakers (2009) and En älskvärd värld (1998). He is married to Natasha Banke. |
Rest StopSpecial Sneak Peek No Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 16, 2006 - 12:00am Run Time: 1h 20min Country: USA Synopsis: Stop follows two young people on a road trip from Texas to California... They pull into a rest stop because Nicole [Alexander] has to pee. When she comes out, her boyfriend and the car are gone and she's left in the middle of nowhere. Then this yellow truck appears with a driver we hardly see who, for some reason, has decided to stalk and terrorize her. It becomes a cat-and-mouse situation during this long night trying to thwart the bad guy, fi nd her boyfriend and stay alive. Directed by: John Shiban Produced by: R.J. Louis Written by: John Shiban Main Cast: Jaimie Alexander, Joey Mendicino and Joey Lawrence About the Director(s): John Shiban began his career with The X Files as a staff writer in its third season. After receiving a B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles Mr. Shiban earned his M.F.A. in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute. While at AFI, Shiban was chosen as the institute's candidate for the Paramount Fellowship and was also honored with the Mary Pickford Scholarship for writing. |
The LostWest Coast Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 4:30am Run Time: 1h 59min Country: USA Synopsis: Based on the novel by Jack Ketchum, Ray, Tim, and Jennifer were just three teenage friends
hanging out in the campgrounds, drinking. But Tim and Jennifer didn't know what their friend
Ray had in mind, but when they saw what he did to the two girls at the neighboring campsite--
and knew he was dead serious.It's now four years later and Ray has not been charged with the murders, there's one cop determined to make him pay, but Ray fi gures he's in the clear. Tim and Jennifer think the worst is behind them, that the horrors are all in the past.
They're wrong. The worst is still to come. Directed by: Chris Sivertson Produced by: Lucky McKee, Mike McKee, Shelli Merrill, Chris Sivertson Written by: Based on the novel by Jack Ketchum, screenplay by Chris Sivertson Main Cast: Marc Senter, Shay Astar, Alex Frost, Megan Henning, Robin Sydney, Erin Brown,
Ruby LaRocca, Michael Bowen, Dee Wallace-Stone, Ed Lauter About the Director(s): Chris Sivertson is a writer and director, known for I Know Who Killed Me (2007), Brawler (2011) and The Lost (2006). |
The Beach Party At The Threshold Of HellNo Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 2:30am Run Time: 1h 30min Country: USA Synopsis: In this epic comedy, several bands of political hopefuls race for sociological power in a bizarre and deadly post apocalyptic America. The events that follow will bring about the birth
of a New America, create its earliest heroes, it's earliest villains and change the face of the
world forever. Directed by: Jonny Gillette, Kevin Wheatley Produced by: Jamie Bullock Written by: Kevin Wheatley Main Cast: Kevin Wheatley, Paul Whitty, Chandler Parker, Jamie Bullock and Jane Seymour About the Director(s): Jonny Gillette is known for his work on Mysterious Skin (2004), Champagne Society (2003) and Found Footage Festival: Vol. 7 (2014). Kevin Wheatley is an actor and producer, known for The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell (2006), Dirt (2007) and Rise: Blood Hunter (2007). |
WatcherLos Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 11:30pm Run Time: 18m 30s Country: USA Synopsis: Having just split with her husband of 10 years, Karen and her daughter Rebecca have bought a home in a picturesque little
country town, in hopes of starting over. Karen and Rebecca begin to experience troubling disturbances. Directed by: Eli Sasich Produced by: Eli Sasich Written by: Eli Sasich Main Cast: Kareena Brennon, Christine Elder, Sue Hiatt |