Alive And Kicking: "Fresh" Zombie Movies That Will Resurrect Your Faith In The Undead
IfPride and Prejudice and Zombies has gotten you bummed out about the state of the horror genre, these great zombie movies will change your mind.
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Focus Features To Distribute 'Juan Of The Dead'
I'll agree with anyone who says that it is time to retire the '____ of the Dead' title format (along with the 'Once Upon a Time in ____') but that doesn't mean that there aren't good films still hiding behind the moniker. Take Juan of the Dead, a Cuban zombie film that premiered at Toronto…
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Fantastic Fest 2011 Award Winners Include Horror Hit 'You're Next' And Charming 'A Boy And His Samurai'
Though Fantastic Fest still has three days left packed with movies, the best of the best have been revealed. Monday night, the awards for the best films, actors, writers and directors of the festival were announced in several different categories. Some of the winners are films I've already reviewed and loved. The Audience Award went…
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'Juan Of The Dead' Review [Fantastic Fest 2011]
Other than its title, Juan of the Dead only has one thing in common with George Romero's films and Shaun of the Dead: zombies. Dawn of the Dead is a subtle social message wrapped in a violent horror film, Shaun of the Dead is a romantic comedy with zombies and Juan of the Dead is…
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Fantastic Fest 2011 Preview: Tim League Talks Preparation, Parties, His Fave Films, 'The Raid,' 'The Thing' And More
The 2011 edition of the most insane and disturbing film festival imaginable, Fantastic Fest, begins on Thursday. For a week straight some of the most violent, disgusting and frightening films from across the world will descend on the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas and while we've already told you what films we're most…
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Fantastic Fest 2011 Preview: Our Most Anticipated Films, Films We're Curious About And An Early Best Of List
There's almost too much that's good about Fantastic Fest: experiencing the Alamo Drafthouse for a week straight; the small, friendly, film fan atmosphere; the parties. Oh yeah, then there's the insane films. Every year Fantastic Fest is filled with a ton of wild genre flicks that either you've never heard of yet or already have…
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Fantastic Fest 2011 Final Wave Includes World Premiere Of 'The Human Centipede 2'
We're mere weeks away from the craziest genre films in the world invading Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest 2011. They've already announced not one, but two waves of films that'll screen at the festival and now the third and final wave has been revealed. It includes the opening night, world premiere of The Human Centipede…
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'Juan Of The Dead' Trailer: An Insane Looking Cuban Horror Film
I would rip off someone's jaw to see Juan of the Dead right now. That's how cool this first trailer is for what Latino Review calls "Cuba's 1st Horror Film" is. Written and directed by Alejandro Bruges, Juan of the Dead takes place 50 years after the Cuban Revolution, where the island is overrun by…
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Cannes: The Film Market, Monsters, The Housemaid
The Cannes Film Festival is more than just a festival. They also have a large film market where distributors try to market and sell their films to international territories. I started off my day on Thursday by attending a buyers screening. At Cannes, press are allowed admission to some of the buyers screenings, but only…
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