FILM FESTIVAL UPDATE: South African HORRORFEST

I'm HELLA excited to announce that my Horror short "(spek.ter)" has been accepted to this years SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST in Capetown!!! Click on the Banners above to be taken to their website and on the name to view their myspace page!!!

This marks my 9th festival to date and will be the last festival my short will be featured in this year!!!

"(spek.ter)" plays as part of their series of short film collections, known as the SHADOW REALM. The short films have been divided up into 3 feature length sections, and "(spek.ter)" appears in PART 1 on opening night: THURSDAY OCTOBER 30TH at 8:30pm! You can view the ENTIRE LINE-UP LISTINGS HERE!!!

Now, given that my short has full frontal nudity, I guess it's only fitting that the shorts and feature films will be showcased at THE LABIA THEATER!


The festival is run by Paul Blom & Sonja Ruppersberg, who both play in the Industrial Metal band TERMINATRIX!



This looks like a fun festival with some of the patrons dressing up in costumes!!!




(pictures by sonja ruppersberg, henri-jacques blom, paul blom, francois oberholster)


Here's an interview with Paul & Sonja (and spectators) at the 2007 festivities!!! Click on the link!!!


Another short that is appearing at the festival is WRETCHED, which was written & produced by Heidi Martinuzzi and co-directed with Leslie Delano! Their short plays in PART 3 of the SHADOW REALM Shorts series on November 6th!!!

Click on the banner above to view the film's website!!!

You can also check out the WRETCHED Trailer here!

Heidi (aka SuperHeidi on myspace) has her own Horror website and she also runs PRETTY/SCARY (a Horror site that is dedicated to Women filmmakers, journalists & artists, who want to make a positive difference in how women are often portrayed within the genre)

Click on the PRETTY SCARY name to check out their myspace page and click the Banner above to view their website!!!



And with that I again wish everyone a HAPPY HALLOWEEN SEASON!!!




Thank You For Reading!!!

(spek.ter) at the ARIZONA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL!!!

Who would've thought I would have another blog update so soon? Not me!



Well, in addition to this month's SHOCKFEST FILM FESTIVAL OF HOLLYWOOD (see previous blog), "(spek.ter)" also got accepted into the ARIZONA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL in Tucson (click on their name to be taken to their myspace page and on the poster BELOW to be taken to their website).

"(spek.ter)" plays this coming SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th at 11:40pm at THE SCREENING ROOM.


Horror Indie Scream Queen Tiffany Shepis is scheduled to be at the Festival on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17th at THE LOFT CINEMA...


...when her flick BONNIE & CLYDE VS. DRACULA plays.

(Most of my Horror "friends" know all about Tiffany (and know her personally), but those on my list who don't can click on her name to view her myspace page and click on her photos ABOVE to check out her website. Same with her flick - click on the name to view the myspace page and click on the poster to check out the flick's website.)


In unrelated news, I saw this awesome Swedish coming-of-age drama/vampire horror film last night at a Mill Valley Film Festival screening, titled LET THE RIGHT ONE IN.


If this film appears in your neck of the woods, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you see it - especially before the rumored remake comes to fruition. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN will appeal to both Horror and non-Horror film fans alike! On the dramatic side, it's very touching and melancholic. And on the horror side, its a cool tension-filled bloody ride! SEE IT!!!


Lastly, I'll leave you all with Samuel L. Jackson asking this ever-pertinent question:

So on the heals of my Horror short, "(spek.ter)" playing at the SHOCKERFEST in Modesto, California (see my previous blog), it will now play SHOCKFEST, a brand new festival that's making its debut in the City of (Death) Angels, aka Los Angeles on October 31st (Halloween) & November 1st (Dia De Los Muertos)!!! I will update this blog once I find out exactly what day my short will play.

Click on the logo banner above to be taken to their website.



Their mission statement reads:
"Los Angeles is a town that has seen it all. Hollywood has seen more than that. To get recognition in the movie capital of the world, you need to do more than just be different. You need to be SHOCKING. Get attention, push boundaries, cause a controversy, disturb someone, wake the audience up. No matter how you say it, if your film does it, The Shock Film Festival wants to display your masterpiece of mental mayhem on Hollywood Blvd."

From the looks of things, it appears that my short and all of the other selections will be getting the literal "grindhouse" treatment, as the flicks will be showing at the run down and now officially closed (but open for rental use) VINE THEATER on Hollywood Blvd.



(I gotta admit - I'm curious as to what kind of flick "Pornography of the Bicycle" is)

If I'm not mistaken, I believe Sage Stallone & Bob Murawski (of GRINDHOUSE RELEASING) showcased their then new print of Umberto Lenzi's at times campy & notoriously graphic cannibal horror flick MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY (aka CANNIBAL FEROX) at this theater back in the mid 90's - "bringing a bit of the (old) Time Square to Hollywood Blvd." to sort of paraphrase Bob (on the Laserdisc/DVD bonus extras)!

I'm told SHOCKFEST will also have burlesque dancers and bands playing as well!!!


For more info about the Festival, please Contact : 626-576-8803

VENUE:
The Vine Theater
6321 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Questions? Email: Entries@ShockFilmFest.com



Thank You Very Much For Reading!!!