Right now everyone is buzzing about Comic-Con, but Fantastic Fest is right around the corner. The 2010 festival is scheduled for September 23-30 in Austin, Texas.
Fantastic Fest is a genre festival specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and cult cinema. Of course several of us will be attending to bring you all noteworthy happenings, but until then, check out this killer (pun intended) early lineup just released.
Here are thirteen films announced today:
Bedevilled (2010)
Director: Cheol-soo Jang, South Korea, 115 minutes
If you beat, brutalize, dehumanize and torment a country girl for her entire life, take note: when she reaches the breaking point, you’d best hide the farm implements.
Corridor (2009)
Directors: Johan Lundborg & Johan Storm, Sweden, 80 min
Lonely medical student Frank is pleased with his flat, a quiet place to focus on his coming exams. But when he meets the girl upstairs, his peace and quiet, his sanity and his possibly even his life become jeopardized.
The Dead (2010)
Directors: Howard J. Ford and Jonathan Ford South Africa, 100 min
After his plane crashes in the South African bush, Rob Freeman (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN) joins forces with Prince David Osei (a superstar actor in his native Ghana) to cross the vast desert by any means necessary. A daunting task under normal circumstances becomes particularly challenging after the zombie apocalypse.
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