Fantastic Fest 2012
Horror. Fantasy. Sci-fi. Action. Check one, or check all. The largest genre film festival in the U.S., Fantastic Fest has something for everyone – well, except, maybe, for the faint of heart.
FF2012 runs Sept. 20-Sept. 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.). Conveniently located next door is the Highball (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.), home to the Fantastic Arcade and ground zero for FF afterparties.
The Chronicle's Screens team will be blogging, tweeting, and generally raising a ruckus at the fest. Check in here for our ongoing coverage.
Arts in Context, Fran Lebowitz, flying kites, and cats gone wild
Kimberley Jones, Wed., Nov. 7, 2012
It's an uphill battle securing a future for a short film
Dan Solomon, Thu., Oct. 18, 2012
Surviving the liver-crunching, spine tingling, head-expanding fest
Richard Whittaker, Tue., Oct. 2, 2012
Fantastic Fest fave Bogliano delivers demon family dynamics
Richard Whittaker, Tue., Oct. 2, 2012
Swedish workplace comedy tugs the heartstrings at Fantastic Fest
Richard Whittaker, Mon., Oct. 1, 2012
'Combat Girls,' 'Vanishing Waves' acquired, more get release dates
Richard Whittaker, Sun., Sept. 30, 2012
Director at Fantastic Fest on time travel and the Summer of Joe
Richard Whittaker, Fri., Sept. 28, 2012
The best place to recalibrate your cinematic soul
Marc Savlov, Thu., Sept. 27, 2012
Big winners include 'I Declare War,' 'Flicker,' and 'Vanishing Waves' Interviews (Rian Johnson! Karl Urban!), reviews, and photo galleries galore
, Thu., Sept. 27, 2012
Much more realistic than 'Last Night at the Alamo'
Marc Savlov, Wed., Sept. 26, 2012
UK writer and Fantastic Fest veteran on genre TV and ghettos
Richard Whittaker, Wed., Sept. 26, 2012
Korean time travel with a twist and a lot of heart at Fantastic Fest
Richard Whittaker, Wed., Sept. 26, 2012
Huzzah hizzoner
Marc Savlov, Wed., Sept. 26, 2012
Fantastic Fest premieres home Halloween haunt doc
Richard Whittaker, Tue., Sept. 25, 2012
'I Declare War' and 'Flicker' take top prizes
Kimberley Jones, Tue., Sept. 25, 2012
A literacy tool for the damned
Marc Savlov, Tue., Sept. 25, 2012
ATX, prepare yourself for a whole lotta Nacho
Kimberley Jones, Mon., Sept. 24, 2012
Who can you trust at Fantastic Fest?
Richard Whittaker, Mon., Sept. 24, 2012
And you thought your schooldays were hellish
Marc Savlov, Mon., Sept. 24, 2012
Fantastic Fest continues its celebration of Japanese oddities
Richard Whittaker, Mon., Sept. 24, 2012
Fantastic Fest announces top six bumpers
Marc Savlov, Mon., Sept. 24, 2012
Lord British showed, clothes were swapped, weapons were brandished
James Renovitch, Mon., Sept. 24, 2012
Alex Garland and Karl Urban talk politics and hard R comic adaptations
Richard Whittaker, Sun., Sept. 23, 2012
The long and short of the world's only penis museum at Fantastic Fest
Richard Whittaker, Sun., Sept. 23, 2012
Marcus Dunstan brings the mask back for Fantastic Fest
Richard Whittaker, Sun., Sept. 23, 2012
Yabba-dabba-doom
Marc Savlov, Sun., Sept. 23, 2012
In which I get a taste of blood and victory
James Renovitch, Sun., Sept. 23, 2012
Australian crime drama makes men of gods and monsters
Richard Whittaker, Sun., Sept. 23, 2012
Two bangs, one whimper on Fantastic Fest apocalypse anthology
Richard Whittaker, Sat., Sept. 22, 2012
Fantastic Arcade snaps
James Renovitch, Sat., Sept. 22, 2012
Fantastic Fest holds star-studded premiere for Tim Burton's latest
Richard Whittaker, Fri., Sept. 21, 2012
Scenes from the 'Frankenweenie' and 'Dredd 3D' premieres
Kimberley Jones, Fri., Sept. 21, 2012
Today's screenings not actually sold out
Marc Savlov, Fri., Sept. 21, 2012
It took until 2012 to get 2000 AD right
Marc Savlov, Fri., Sept. 21, 2012
It's all about money, stories, and nerds.
James Renovitch, Thu., Sept. 20, 2012
…of Psychotic Women
Marc Savlov, Thu., Sept. 20, 2012
What not to miss, why not to miss it
Marc Savlov, Thu., Sept. 20, 2012
'Cockneys Vs. Zombies' and 'Tower Block'
Richard Whittaker, Thu., Sept. 20, 2012
Shock, schlock, and awe at America's premier genre fest
Marc Savlov, Thu., Sept. 20, 2012
Black-and-white dogs, monster-themed vodka cocktails, and more
Virginia B. Wood, Thu., Sept. 20, 2012
…And vice versa.
Marc Savlov, Wed., Sept. 19, 2012
Fantastic Arcade incites a 48-hour creative explosion
James Renovitch, Mon., Sept. 17, 2012
Listen up, FF peeps, wisdom abounds
Marc Savlov, Thu., Sept. 13, 2012
Final additions include docs, sequels, remakes and world firsts
Richard Whittaker, Wed., Sept. 12, 2012
Time to plan your FF drinking, plus two sneak announcements
Richard Whittaker, Mon., Sept. 10, 2012
A Taste of the Fantastic Arcade
James Renovitch, Thu., Sept. 6, 2012
FF to world premiere and party up the long-shelved film
Kimberley Jones, Wed., Sept. 5, 2012
Programming updates from AFF, Fantastic Fest, and aGLIFF
Kimberley Jones, Thu., Aug. 30, 2012
Free versions of exhibiting games
James Renovitch, Fri., Aug. 24, 2012
Stage two sees newbie Joseph Gordon-Levitt join FF veterans
Richard Whittaker, Thu., Aug. 16, 2012
Surreal comedy from ‘Rubber’ director will get a 2013 release
Kimberley Jones, Tue., Aug. 7, 2012
Drafthouse Films' 'The ABCs of Death' debuting in Toronto
Richard Whittaker, Tue., July 31, 2012
'Dredd 3D' and 'The Shining' headline 2012 festival
Richard Whittaker, Mon., July 30, 2012
Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie' to open FF2012
Marc Savlov, Fri., June 29, 2012