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Fantastic Fest 2012 Announces First Wave of Programming

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Chris Ullrich

Fantastic Fest is one of our favorite film festivals. It’s a place where fans of cool genre programming can get together and watch some awesome, and often obscure, films. As in years past, this year’s fest looks to feature some … Continue reading →

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FF2012: Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ to Open 2012 Fantastic Fest

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Chris Ullrich

Even with Comic-Con in San Diego looming on the horizon, some of us are thinking farther down the road towards Austin, TX in September. That’s right, we’re thinking about Fantastic Fest, the amazing genre film festival that runs from September … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Joe Gillis

With big name film festivals like Cannes and Sundance often dominating the news, people sometimes forget that there’s a great film festival right here in the heart of the filmmaking community. That’s right, the Los Angeles Film Festival is coming … Continue reading →

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‘Gimmie the Loot’ Wins Top Prize at SXSW Film Festival

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Joe Gillis

With the film and Interactive portions of the South By Southwest Festival over now and the music part getting into full swing, it’s time for some awards. Taking the “Best Narrative Feature” prize in film was director Adam Leon’s Gimme … Continue reading →

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International Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival ShriekFest Announces 2011 Winners

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Matt Raub

When mainstream Hollywood is busy making billions of dollars on rereleases of animated classics upgraded for 3D or movies with Morgan Freeman and a dolphin, it’s true independent cinema that holds some of the best stories and visuals. That’s why we are … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Fest 2011 Announces Second Wave of Programming

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

In july we brought you the news that the first wave of programming for Austin’s amazing Fantastic Fest had been announced. Now, we’re delighted to tell you the schedule for the second wave of programming has been released as well. … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Natural Selection’

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Nat Almirall

Like most folks who attended the last screening of Natural Selection, I was catching the film mostly due to its winning both the audience and jury awards at SXSW. I hadn’t heard of it either, but then there were a … Continue reading →

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SXSW Announces 2011 Closing Night Films

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Nat Almirall

More news from Austin! This time it’s the closing-night films, and they’re a pretty notable bunch at that. Headlining the bunch is the world premiere of Billy Bob Thornton’s Willie Nelson documentary, The King of Luck. In addition to that, they’ll … Continue reading →

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