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Dalibor Backovic – "The Ancient Rite of Corey McGillis" Daniel Giambruno – "The New Life" Shane K. – "H. R. Pufnsuf" |
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Tickets for all sessions listed below are available from Dendy Cinema, Newtown. Call (02) 9550 5699 to make a booking! |
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FLICK (Australian Premiere) UK / 2007 / 96 min / dir. David Howard A flick-knife wielding rockabilly teenager returns from the dead to wreak revenge on his tormenters in this no-holds-barred retro zombie flick. Starring FAYE DUNAWAY, HUGH O'CONOR and MICHELLE RYAN |
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CLAY (Australian Premiere) USA / 2007 / 116 min / dir: Ron Bonk Clay is a killer. He walks the streets, picking his victims by fate. Behind his madness, lies Sam, his father a man who unknowingly raised a serial killer by filling his child's head with years upon years of evil stories, lies, bitterness, abuse and fear. This film is a brilliantly unsettling and hauntingly original indie horror gem, which is attracting rave reviews in the international horror press. |
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BRAIN DEAD (Australian Premiere) USA / 2007 / 91 min / dir: Kevin Tenney You'll be laughing until you bleed with this over-the-top, exploitation cult zombie comedy filled with gratuitous nudity and outrageous special FX! |
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DOCTOR HELL (Doctor Infierno) (Australian Premiere) SPAIN / 2007 / 84 min / dir: Paco Limon Doc Hell, famous gynaecologist, wants to control the entire world. His plan: to heal humanity using a miraculous medicine, in exchange for its complete submission! |
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THE CALL OF CTHULHU (Australian Premiere) USA / 2005 / 47 min / dir: Andrew Leman Cult author H.P. Lovecraft's most famous tale is brought richly to life in the style of a classic 1920's silent movie. Possibly the most authentic, faithful and unsettling adaptation of a Lovecraft story yet brought to the screen. |
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SHORTS PROGRAMME #1 SICK IN THE BODY, SICK IN THE HEAD Mad dentists, sadistic surgeons, and bloodthirsty nut-jobs take terror to new depths, in some of the most demented short films the world has to offer. Not for the weak of stomach... or the weak of mind! |
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THE DOUBLE BORN (Australian Premiere) USA / 2007 / 93 min / dir: Tony Randel Artistic, stylised and unconventionally cinematic, The Double Born is a voyeuristic exploration of family, desperation, lust and murder. Sammi Davis stars in this rural noir horror from the team that created the Wishmaster and Hellraiser series. |
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THE CHAIR (Australian Premiere) CAN / 2008 / 89 min / dir: Brett Sullivan Danielle, a beautiful, young psychology student, unknowingly awakens the evil spectre of a child killer in her century-old Victorian house. Hungry to satisfy his taste for torturing boys, the spirit uses Danielle as a pawn to resurrect his ghastly 'Panic Chair.' This film is a creepy, supernatural thriller - from the director of Ginger Snaps: Unleashed - that draws on some of the best devices of the genre, but travels in its own very unique and disturbing direction. |
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SHORTS PROGRAMME #2 MONSTER MASH Vampires, werewolves, and demons... Oh my! If it sucks your blood, devours your flesh, or swallows your soul you'll find it here. An army of the damned descends upon Dendy Newtown, in this monstrous assortment of creature shorts! |
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LA ANTENA (The Aerial) (Australian Premiere) ARGENTINA / 2007 / 90 min / dir: Estaban Sapir One of the most mesmerising films of the decade. A science fiction/ fantasy/ noir masterpiece shot in the style of German Expressionism. An entire city has lost its voice. Mr TV, the owner of the city's only television channel, is carrying out a sinister, secret plan to subject all of the city's inhabitants to his will forever more. |
