Robert De Niro Versus Tony Jaa?

Fantastic Fest release second wave of programming

"...the 13: Then there were the gala premieres; Now Fantastic Fest had released the second wave of its gore-drenched,..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers Make International Festival Waves

Watch out Chicago (and Montreal, and Edinburgh, and London)

"...The autumn film festival season isn't quite with us yet. But as Austin..."

July 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Are What We Are

This effectively creepy horror story gives new meaning to the family film.

"...An American remake of Jorge Michel Grau's 2010 Mexican shocker, this Sundance and Fantastic Fest fan favorite..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Drafthouse Asks Us, 'Why Don't You Play in Hell'

Madcap yakuza flick to play Fantastic Fest, open in 2014

"...With Fantastic Fest only 18 days away (panic stations, people!), one..."

Sept. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Joe Lynch Is Bringing Sexy Back With Suitable Flesh

Fantastic Fest veteran gets carnal and cosmic in this H.P. Lovecraft adaptation

"...of expectation to his movies. The filmmaker made his Fantastic Fest debut in 2007 with the U.S. premiere of..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

In Stitches

More Fantastic Fest programming includes the 'Pede, Pt. 2

"...back for more and making its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2011...."

Sept. 7, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Grand Piano

Elijah Wood and John Cusack play cat and mouse in this concert-stage suspense dazzler.

"...Grand Piano is a manic feast for the senses. Fantastic Fest favorite Eugenio Mira summons visual and aural leitmotifs..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You're Next

What begins on a familiar slasher/home-invasion note quickly escalates into a hellishly suspenseful, take-zero-prisoners affair.

"...indie-film release since it first debuted in Austin at Fantastic Fest 2011, but for genre aficionados and fans of..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

FF2011: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (or for Ryan Schifrin)

How to build a short into a franchise

"...Fantastic Fest is not just about feature films and hard..."

Oct. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

That Time We Blowed Shit Up Real Good

Rambo 101 at Fantastic Fest

"...Fantastic Fest's yearly excursion "Rambo 101" is the live fire..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scream, Queen! and the Legacy of the “Gay” Nightmare on Elm Street

Fantastic Fest's monster in the closet

"...on Elm Street, which receives its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest this weekend, tells the story of Patton, a..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Animals are Coming: 'You're Next' Early Screening

Stars AJ Bowen and Barbara Crampton coming to town

"...invasion thriller You're Next blew the doors down at Fantastic Fest 2011. Finally, the wait is over and it..."

Aug. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Geek Shall Inherit the Fests

Austin becomes ground zero for the new cool

"...for ComicCon? Between the home-grown genre film and literary festivals (Armadillocon, Fantastic Fest, and Ikkicon) and the out-of-towners (Wizard..."

July 4, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Conjures Up 'Lords of Salem' and 'S-VHS'

Midnighters lineup loaded with premieres and a surprise return

"...Salem, anthology sequel S-V/H/S and the unexpected return of Fantastic Fest 2011 smash You're Next...."

Feb. 6, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Reviving 'The Dead'

Fantastic Fest 2010 zombie horror returns this weekend

"...The revenant have risen again! Fantastic Fest 2010 fave The Dead returns for a highly..."

Oct. 6, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

FF2011: Sharni Vinson Says 'You're Next'

From Australian soaps to home invasion horror

"...So You're Next blew through Fantastic Fest last night with a raucous midnight US debut...."

Sept. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Let the Games Begin

Fantastic Arcade

"...Fantastic Fest's virgin foray into video games last year was..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Last Circus

Two generations of circus clowns, set against the bloody backdrop of Franco's Spain.

"...Last Circus – which had its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest 2010 – is Iglesia not only cranking his..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Owen Egerton’s Bloody Good Time

Writer/director’s distinctly Austin horror-comedy returns for RTX Austin

"...it was his second film as a writer/director, Blood Fest. And it wasn't simply on the wrong screen. It..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Inventing New (Still Horrible) Ways To Die

You're Next

"...arthouse stalker film A Horrible Way To Die at Fantastic Fest 2010. A year later, he and director Adam..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: 'The Warped Forest'

Fantastic Fest continues its celebration of Japanese oddities

"...That's not a bad thing, and this is not..."

Sept. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Stuff of 'Legend'

Words from wushu master Yuen Woo-ping

"...His newest, True Legend, which premiered at Fantastic Fest 2010 (where he was also presented with a..."

May 13, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Alamo Drafthouse Sells Birth.Movies.Death.

Magazine and website becomes part of Cinestate

"...in operations at the Drafthouse, print wing Mondo, and Fantastic Fest. Yet one sub-brand – Birth.Movies.Death. – was missing,..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

"...delights actually first came down Austin's chimney back during Fantastic Fest 2010, the same year that Adam Green hosed..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Review by Richard Whittaker

Farewell For Now to The Highball

A personal look back at the sweetest gin joint on South Lamar

"...Back in 2009, there was a soft opening during Fantastic Fest – in fact, it will be hard to..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Talking Shop With Curran Nault

The Polari artistic director on programming to bridge divides

"...the current artistic director of Polari, Austin's LGBT film festival (née Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival aka..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kate X Messer

Finally, You're Next Is Now

The two-year wait for the revolutionary thriller is over

"...day after its debut at the Toronto International Film Fest in 2011, there was not going to be a..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...Faraci's byline on film descriptions for the Drafthouse-run Fantas­tic Fest, and the company confirmed he had in fact been..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Moseying Out Into the Multiverse With the Quantum Cowboys

Geoff Marslett probes memory and the many-worlds theory in his new animated mind-bender at AFS Cinema

"...receives its Austin premiere at AFS Cinema, presented by Fantastic Fest. [inset-1-right]..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Think film festivals are all about dour, arty indie pics? Yeah, that’s..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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