Film Festival Coverage – Page 21

Fantasia 2012 – Under the Bed Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Under the Bed (2012) Starring Jonny Weston, Gattlin Griffith, Peter Holden, Musetta Vander, and Kelcie Stranahan Directed by Steven C. Miller Directed by Steven C. Miller, whose Aggression Scale I have heard rumblings of but have yet to check out, and produced by Brad Miska, Mr. Disgusting from the all-things-horror websiteContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Under the Bed Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Fantasia 2012 – A Night of Nightmares Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 A Night of Nightmares Starring Marc Senter, Elissa Dowling, Richard Portnow, Margaux Lancaster, and James Warfield Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo A theme throughout Fantasia 2012 has been self-aware or meta films. Especially in the genre world, it’s hard to make a film that oozes originality given that each genre has itsContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – A Night of Nightmares Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Fantasia 2012 – Memory of the Dead Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Memory of the Dead/La Memoria del Muerto (2011) Starring Lola Berthet, Horacio Acosta, Raquel Albeniz, and Jimena Anganuzzi Directed by Valentin Javier Diment Memory of the Dead was introduced as a cross between Giallo and Luis Buñuel. Giallo is Italian for ‘yellow’ and for English speaking audiences refers to bloody crimeContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Memory of the Dead Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Shinsedai 2012 – Festival Wrap-Up (Kirk Haviland)

Shinsedai Cinema Festival 2012 Shinsedai’s fourth year came with a change in venue from the Japan Canadian Cultural Center (JCCC for short) up in the north part of the city down to the heart of Toronto’s west end at the Revue Cinema (just off the Bloor/Danforth subway line at Dundas West station). The move providedContinue reading “Shinsedai 2012 – Festival Wrap-Up (Kirk Haviland)”

Fantasia 2012 – Resolution Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Resolution (2012) Starring Peter Cilella, Vinny Curran, Kurt David Anderson, Emily Montague, and Skyler Meacham Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Scott Moorhead While I have been having an amazing time at my first-ever Fantasia Film Festival, that dark corner of my heart has yet to have its fill. Horror hasContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Resolution Review (Matt Hodgson)”