The organizers from Beyond Fest recently send us over information for their upcoming film festival.
The festival will feature 18 West Coast premieres including Brian Hegeland's masterful LEGEND as opening night film and Hsiao-hsien Hou's breathtaking martial arts ballet THE ASSASSIN, to close. Other hotly-anticipated titles include Kurt Russell's existential western shocker BONE TOMAHAWK, Miike Takeshi's gloriously outrageous YAKUZA APOCALYPSE and Karyn Kusama's terrifying thriller THE INVITATION along with screening of classic films like "Evil Dead", "Dog Day Afternoon" and more.
Beyond Fest will be held in Los Angeles from October 1st - 12th at the Egyptian Theatre.
For more information on this festival, you can visit the festival's official website at: www.beyondfest.com
Beyond Fest, the highest attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its full slate of 2015 programming featuring 25 events of mind-bending, movie madness. Presented by Shudder, Beyond Fest returns to Hollywood's famed Egyptian Theatre for 11 days of movies, music and mayhem spanning Thursday, October 1st - Monday, October 12th to generate funds for co-presenter, the nonprofit American Cinematheque.
With a
diverse slate that includes films from all corners of the globe Beyond
Fest is proud to present 18 West Coast premieres including Brian
Hegeland's masterful LEGEND as opening night film and Hsiao-hsien Hou's
breathtaking martial arts ballet THE ASSASSIN, to close. Other
hotly-anticipated titles include Kurt Russell's existential western
shocker BONE TOMAHAWK, Miike Takeshi's gloriously outrageous YAKUZA
APOCALYPSE and Karyn Kusama's terrifying thriller THE INVITATION.
"We're
just relieved that a film institution as revered as the American
Cinematheque let us come back," said Beyond Fest Co-Founder, Christian
Parkes. "Last year, guests were whipped, they vomited and snorted snuff
en masse, it was bedlam. With this lineup I'm proud to say it's going to be even bigger."
The
legend Bruce Campbell takes center stage with Edgar Wright for an EVIL
DEAD double bill for the ages featuring both films projected on glorious
35mm. Tickets will be made available to purchase on Saturday, September 5th at noon PST,
however, the most die-hard Deadites will be rewarded early as 25 pairs
of tickets will be gifted free to those sporting an EVIL DEAD tattoo.
Maintaining the theme and commemorating the night Studio City Tattoo
will be on-site providing free EVIL DEAD tattoos for the most hardcore
fans.
Two
wildly different anniversary screenings celebrate two wildly iconic
films with Al Pacino sitting in conversation with Brett Ratner for the
40th anniversary of DOG DAY AFTERNOON, while The Meltdown with Jonah and
Kumail host an epic 30th anniversary reunion screening of BETTER OFF
DEAD with director Savage Steve Holland, Curtis Armstrong, Diane
Franklin and more.
Once
again, music features prominently in Beyond Fest's charter with some of
the most influential and innovative artists participating. Die
Antwoord's Ninja will be joined by friends as he hosts a rare 35mm
screening of ERASERHEAD for 'A Night of Zef Absurdia.' Punk icon Henry
Rollins is celebrated with the West Coast premiere of his existential
cannibal shocker HE NEVER DIED. Post screening, Rollins will be joined
by director Jason Krawczyk in a wide ranging conversation moderated by
agent provocateur Shepard Fairey. Legendary composer Fabio Frizzi is
performing in Los Angeles for the first time in his illustrious 40 year
career. Complete with his 8-piece orchestra, the Maestro will perform
FRIZZI 2 FULCI LIVE: his magnificent musical-opus highlighting his work
with Lucio Fulci. FRIZZI 2 FULCI LIVE will also feature a rare screening
of the Fulci's gothic masterpiece THE BEYOND uncut, uncensored and in
scope on 35mm. The original 1925 version of Lon Chaney's THE PHANTOM OF
THE OPERA gets the live score treatment courtesy of his grandson Ron
Chaney who is screening the masterpiece on 16mm. The 1925 score has
remained in possession of the Chaney family since the film's release and
will be performed for one of the first times in 90 years. Ron Chaney
will be in attendance to discuss the impact of Cheney's work. Premiering
live, synth superstar Steve Moore will perform his score to horror
wunderkind Joe Begos' THE MIND'S EYE before the telekinetic shocker
receives its hometown throwdown premiere. Moore's performance will be
complemented by the release of a limited 7" courtesy of Death Waltz
Records, produced exclusively for the screening.
"Music
has been an integral part of Beyond Fest from the very beginning," said
Spencer Hickman, Mondo / Death Waltz Recording Co. Label Head. "The
first show we ever booked was Goblin and we're incredibly proud to build
on that foundation with this phenomenal and unique line up."
Celebrating
LA filmmaking remains a priority for Beyond Fest with Karyn Kusama
receiving this year's 'LA Spotlight' for her shocking thriller, THE
INVITATION. As part of her Spotlight screening, Kusama selected Philip
Kaufman's INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS to accompany her film citing
its malevolent corresponding elements and themes. LA represents en masse
with SOUTHBOUND, a wild and insanely gory reinvention of the horror
anthology model from the team behind the V/H/S series. SOUTHBOUND is
co-presented with fellow LA-conspirators, Spectrefest, and features a
live performance by I Speak Machine for the premiere of their new short,
ZOMBIES 1985.
Beyond Fest welcomes
the horror streaming platform Shudder as its Presenting Sponsor, a
partnership that provides 10 screenings (9 West Coast premieres)
absolutely free to film fans. Every night, the 100-seat 'Shudder
Theatre' will feature a brand new film selected from across the world
including a demented Mads Mikkelsen's in Anders Thomas Jensen's unbelievably black comedy, MEN AND CHICKEN, manga favorite / insanely-mental-live-action- madness
of ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM, the hyper-violent remake of Mario Bava's
Euro-crime nasty, RABID DOGS, the creepy debut shocker from Oz Perkins,
FEBRUARY, Majid Al Ansari's electrifying cat and mouse thriller, ZINZANA
and the over-the-top martial arts sequel, SPL 2.
"These are some of the
best and most provocative films of the year," said American
Cinematheque and Beyond Fest programmer, Grant Moninger. "That we can
provide them completely free of charge is very important to us, we're
thankful to Shudder for being a part of our mission to bring great films
to the great genre fans of this city."
See below for the full lineup of newly announced film titles for Beyond Fest 2015.
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BEYOND FEST 2015 PROGRAM
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
THE ASSASSIN
China, 2015
LA Premiere, 105 min
Director - Hsiao-hsien Hou
BETTER OFF DEAD - 30th Anniversary Reunion Hosted by The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
United States, 1985
97 min
Director - Savage Steve Holland
wi. Jonah Ray, Kumail Nanjiani, director Savage Steve Holland + cast in person
THE BEYOND
Uncut, uncensored director's cut in scope on 35mm
Italy, 1981
35mm, 87 min
Director - Lucio Fulci
BONE TOMAHAWK
United States, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 133 min
Director - S. Craig Zahler
wi. director S. Craig Zahler and actor Matthew Fox in person
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
United States, 2015
35mm, 125 min
Director - Sidney Lumet
wi. actor Al Pacino and director Brett Ratner in person
THE DEVILS
Original US X-rated cut on 35mm
England, 1971
35mm, 111 min
Director - Ken Russell
wi. introduction by director Bernard Rose
Ninja Presents ERASERHEAD: A Night of Zef Absurdia
United States, 1977
35mm, 89 min
Director - David Lynch
wi. Ninja and friends in person
THE EVIL DEAD (wi. EVIL DEAD II)
Co-presented with Starz and Ash vs. The Evil Dead
United States, 1983
35mm, 87 min
Director - Sam Raimi
wi. Bruce Campbell and Edgar Wright in person
EVIL DEAD II (wi. THE EVIL DEAD)
Co-presented with Starz and Ash vs. The Evil Dead
United States, 1987
35mm, 84 min
Director - Sam Raimi
wi. Bruce Campbell and Edgar Wright in person
FRIZZI 2 FULCI LIVE (wi. THE BEYOND)
Italy, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 100 min
wi. Fabio Frizzi and 8-piece orchestra performing live
HE NEVER DIED
United States, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 99 min
Director - Jason Krawczyk
wi. director Jason Krawczyk and actor Henry Rollins, moderated by Shepard Fairey in person
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (wi. THE INVITATION)
United States, 1978
115 min
Director - Philip Kaufman
THE INVITATION (wi. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS)
United States, 2015
Special Screening, 97 min
Director - Karyn Kusama
wi. director Karyn Kusama, writers Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi and actor Logan Marshall-Green in person
LEGEND
United States, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 131 min
Director - Brian Hegeland
wi. director / writer Brian Hegeland in person
THE MIND'S EYE
United States, 2015
US Premiere, 87 min
Director - Joe Begos
wi. live performance by Steve Moore before screening
wi. director / writer Joe Begos, editor Josh Ethier and actors Graham Skipper, Noah Segan in person
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
United States, 1925
16mm, 101 min (1925 original release)
Director - Rupert Julian
wi. live score performance of the original 1925 composition
wi. Ron Chaney in person
SOUTHBOUND
Co-presented with Spectrefest
United States, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 87 min
Director - Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath, Radio Silence
wi. live performance by I Speak Machine before screening
wi. cast and crew in person
TOO LATE (free screening)
United States, 2015
35mm, 107 min
Director - Dennis Hauck
wi. director / writer Dennis Hauck in person
YAKUZA APOCALYPSE
Japan, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 115 min
Director - Takashi Miike
SHUDDER THEATRE
ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM (free screening)
Japan, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 110 min
Director - Eiichiro Hasumi
DER BUNKER (free screening)
Germany, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 85 min
Director - Nikias Chryssos
FEBRUARY (free screening)
United States/Canada, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 93 min
Director - Oz Perkins
wi. director / writer Oz Perkins in person
IN SEARCH OF ULTRA SEX (free screening)
France, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 60 min
Directors - Nicolas Charlet and Bruno Lavaine
MEN AND CHICKEN (free screening)
Denmark, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 100 min
Director - Anders Thomas Jensen
RABID DOGS (free screening)
France, 2015
West Coast Premiere,99 min
Director - Eric Hannezo
SPL 2 (free screening)
China, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 120 min
Director - Pou-Soi Cheang
ZINZANA (free screening)
United Arab Emirates, Jordan, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 91 min
Director - Majid Al Ansari
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