Presented by Deadhouse Films, The 10th annual A Night of Horror International Film Festival, and Fantastic Planet: Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival, screen simultaneously at Dendy Cinemas Newtown from November 24 to December 4, 2016. Says festival director Dean Bertram:
The 10th annual festival is going to be our biggest event yet. Featuring over 100 films, several international filmmaker guests, multiple parties and a horror filmmaking master class; Sydney’s genre fans and filmmaking community are going to be treated to eleven days of the best and freshest horror, sci-fi, and fantasy from around the globe.
The festival opens on Thursday November 24, with the Australian premiere of the international festival hit Peelers, plus a Q&A with special international guest: Canadian director Sevé Schelenz. And in keeping with the spirit of the bloody hilarious film, the screening will be followed by a “zombie and strippers” themed after party.
The closing night film,...
The 10th annual festival is going to be our biggest event yet. Featuring over 100 films, several international filmmaker guests, multiple parties and a horror filmmaking master class; Sydney’s genre fans and filmmaking community are going to be treated to eleven days of the best and freshest horror, sci-fi, and fantasy from around the globe.
The festival opens on Thursday November 24, with the Australian premiere of the international festival hit Peelers, plus a Q&A with special international guest: Canadian director Sevé Schelenz. And in keeping with the spirit of the bloody hilarious film, the screening will be followed by a “zombie and strippers” themed after party.
The closing night film,...
- 11/8/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: New York- and Shanghai-based hedge fund Han Capital Management last week said it had raised $500M to finance Chinese film and TV projects. Founder John Liu, a former Citigroup and Sav Capital Management exec, now tells me he has has partnered with American United Entertainment’s Robert Rodriguez (no relation to the film director) to produce 15 U.S.-based films under Han Capital sister entertainment unit, Han Pictures & Media Corp. The partners are working with…...
- 3/2/2016
- Deadline
Mark Kermode: Danny Trejo's ballsy cop takes the law into his own hands in this unremarkable crime movie
Making a fleeting pass through cinemas en route to its natural home on DVD (it hits the shelves tomorrow), this meat-and-potatoes fare from B-movie stalwart Danny Trejo made trade-paper headlines last October when director Nick Lyon got into a legal battle with Robert Rodriguez's American United Media over ownership of the film. Such off-screen dramas are the only remarkable thing about a movie otherwise notable for its singular lack of distinguishing features. Trejo plays a ballsy cop who takes the law into his own hands (stop me if you've heard this one) when his grandson is kidnapped by drug dealers attempting to prevent the execution of their leader. The cast are wooden enough to make Trejo seem flexibly leathery, with staid action and robotic dialogue climaxing in a nastily...
Making a fleeting pass through cinemas en route to its natural home on DVD (it hits the shelves tomorrow), this meat-and-potatoes fare from B-movie stalwart Danny Trejo made trade-paper headlines last October when director Nick Lyon got into a legal battle with Robert Rodriguez's American United Media over ownership of the film. Such off-screen dramas are the only remarkable thing about a movie otherwise notable for its singular lack of distinguishing features. Trejo plays a ballsy cop who takes the law into his own hands (stop me if you've heard this one) when his grandson is kidnapped by drug dealers attempting to prevent the execution of their leader. The cast are wooden enough to make Trejo seem flexibly leathery, with staid action and robotic dialogue climaxing in a nastily...
- 3/9/2014
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
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