Fantastic Fest 2011 Announces Final Wave of Film Programming Including Opening & Closing Night Films

Fantastic Fest 2011 Announces Final Wave of Film Programming Including Opening & Closing Night Films

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fantastic Fest is excited to announce its final wave of feature film programming including the world premiere of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2: FULL SEQUENCE on opening night courtesy of IFC Midnight and COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE on closing night.

THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE became a cultural sensation after its premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2009 where it won Best Horror Film and Best Actor. The festival is excited to welcome back director Tom Six and producer Ilona Six with the second installment of the depraved series. The opening night party will be themed to the film, featuring live music from The Charles Edward Cheese band and an attempt to break the world's record for the longest human centipede conga line. The Charles Edward Cheese Band is not only the most important force of entertainment in the universe, but is also Austin's leading all-animal semi-robotic rock group.

COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE is directed by Morgan Spurlock, produced by Thomas Tull, and presented by Aint It Cool News' Harry Knowles, Stan Lee and Joss Whedon. The documentary film follows five people as they descend upon the Mecca of geek culture, San Diego's Comic-Con Convention. Following the premiere, the closing night party will be an epic superhero-themed carnival with costume contests and activities that will bring out the fanboy/girl in everyone.

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)
Mondo Presents Special Screening
Director of special makeup effects Rick Baker and poster artist Olly
Moss live in person!
Director: John Landis, USA, 97 minutes
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"Keep to the roads." A simple warning, but one that is not heeded by
two Americans backpacking across the Yorkshire Moors. Now, they must
learn to follow a new warning, "Beware the moon." World famous
artist Olly Moss will unveil his Mondo poster for this very special
event.

A BOY AND HIS SAMURAI (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Korea, 109 minutes
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From the director of festival faves Fish Story and Golden Slumber,
the ultimate time travelling, father-son, samurai pastry chef, food
movie ever made.

BUNOHAN (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Dain Said, Malaysia, 100 minutes
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BUNOHAN is the tragic story of love lost between three estranged
brothers and their ailing father.

CARRE BLANC (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Jean-Baptiste Leonetti live in person!
Director: Jean-Baptiste Leonetti, France, 77 minutes
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It's eat or be eaten (literally) in an absurdist future where a woman
struggles to reclaim her husband from the bleak corporate machine.

CLOWN (2011)
Texas Premiere
Director Mikkel Norgaard and producer Louise Vesth live in person!
Director: Mikkel Norgaard, Denmark, 90 minutes
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Casper and Frank are on a canoe trip to glory with an exclusive
brothel waiting at the end. Probably shouldn't have brought the kid.

COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Morgan Spurlock, USA, 88 minutes
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The documentary film follows five people as they descend upon the
Mecca of geek culture, San Diego's Comic-Con Convention.

THE DAY (2011)
US Premiere
Producer Guy Danella and actor Dominic Monaghan live in person!
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski, USA, 90 minutes
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A group of weary post-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in an
abandoned farmhouse. The house, however, may not be as safe or
abandoned as they first assumed.

THE DEVIL'S BUSINESS (2011)
International Premiere
Director Sean Hogan and producer Jen Handorf live in person!
Director: Sean Hogan, UK, 75 minutes
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Two hitmen are ordered to assassinate an old associate. While waiting
for their target to come home, one shares a story of love lost which
brings out the demons -first figuratively, then literally.

ELITE SQUAD: THE ENEMY WITHIN (2011)
Regional Premiere
Director: Jose Padillha, Brazil, 116 minutes
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In the slums of Rio de Janeiro, dirty cops and corrupt politicians
gain notoriety by capitalizing on the vulnerable weak and poor. Two
men with polar opposite ends of the political spectrum dedicate
their lives to exposing the corruption.

THE HOLDING (2011)
North American Premiere
Director: Susan Jacobson, UK, 93 minutes
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After the sudden departure of her husband, Cassie is struggling to
keep the family farm alive. After reluctantly accepting the
assistance of a drifter, she realizes he may have more sinister
plans in mind.

HOW TO STEAL 2 MILLION (2011)
International Premiere
Director and writer Charlie Vundla and producer Mfundi Vundla live in
person!
Director: Charlie Vundla, South Africa, 109 minutes
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Freshly released from prison, Jack needs to pull one last score to
finance his move to a legit life in this classically styled noir.

THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2: FULL SEQUENCE (2011)
World Premiere
Director Tom Six and producer Ilona Six live in person!
Director: Tom Six, Netherlands, 90 minutes
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Tom Six's follow-up to THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE: FULL SEQUENCE ups that
ante with a brute force unparalleled in motion pictures today. It
is sure to be one of the most controversial films of our time.

JUAN OF THE DEAD (2011)
US Premiere
Director Alejandro Brugues and producer Gervasio Iglesias Macias live
in person!
Director: Alejandro Brugues, Cuba, 100 minutes
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50 years after the Cuban Revolution, a new one is about to begin.
That revolution is zombies; filthy, flesh-eating zombies.

JULIA X (2011)
North American Premiere
Director and producer PJ Pettiette, producer Claudie Viguerie and
associate producer Courtney Rawls live in person!
Director: P.J. Pettiette, USA, 92 minutes
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Super sexy serial killer Kevin Sorbo (in 3D!) gets a nasty surprise
when his latest potential victim puts up an unexpected fight.

KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR (2011)
Austin Premiere
Director Noboru Iguchi live in person!
Director: Noboru Iguchi, Japan, 101 minutes
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Happy 70's crimefighters: a boy and his motorcycle-transforming,
karate-fighting robot...only the kid's grown up now and is pushing
50.

LAST SCREENING (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Laurent Achard, France, 81 minutes
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In this stylish, giallo-inflected thriller a strange young man, the
single employee of a doomed French repertory cinema, lives a secret
life, making regular trips into the night to victimize women and
collect a certain body part. As the bloody story progresses we find
out why.

LIVID (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, France, 88 minutes
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A group of amateur thieves stumble across something very strange and
unexpected in this horrific fairy tale from the directors of INSIDE.

THE LOVED ONES (2009)
Special Screening
Director: Sean Byrne, Australia, 84 minutes
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Girl likes boy. Girl asks boy to the prom but boy says no. Girl
kidnaps boy and holds him hostage. THE LOVED ONES is PRETTY IN PINK
meets MISERY, but worse; much, much worse.

MANBORG (2011)
World Premiere
Director and writer Steven John Kostanski, co-writer and actor
Jeremy Gillespie and actor Andrea Karr live in person!
Director: Steven John Kostanski, Canada, 60 minutes
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Part man, part robot, all killing machine! Only the awesome power of
the MANBORG can drive the demon hordes back to hell!

POLVORA NEGRA (2011)
North American Premiere
Director: Kapel Furman, Brazil, 89 minutes
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A man is hunted down and left for dead. Years later he returns, hired
as a hitman by the same criminals who gunned him down. They are in
for a surprise.

RABIES (2011)
Regional Premiere
Director: Aharon Keshales and Novat Papushado, Israel, 90 minutes
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For two cops, a ranger, four teens, and a pair of sibling runaways,
it was supposed to be just a walk in the park. They chose the wrong
park.

RETREAT (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Carl Tibbetts, UK, 90 minutes
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Martin and Kate's much needed getaway would be perfect except for
power issues... and the guy covered in blood that unexpectedly
stumbles onto their lawn.

SENNENTUNTSCHI: CURSE OF THE ALPS (2011)
North American Premiere
Director: Michael Steiner, Switzerland, 110 minutes
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The residents of a small village in the Swiss Alps start to distrust
their local police officer after he decides to shelter a mysterious
young woman who arrived directly after the death of a priest.

SLEEPLESS NIGHT (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Frederic Jardin, France, 98 minutes
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Dirty cops use police intelligence to rob drug dealers as a
moonlighting venture, but when they are identified by one of their
marks, the drug kingpin mobilizes a serious payback.

SMUGGLER (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Katsuhito ISHII, Japan, 115 minutes
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Ultra-stylish gangster comedy from the director of FUNKY FOREST and
THE TASTE OF TEA pits a failed actor against a lethal assassin.

TAKE SHELTER (2011)
Texas Premiere
Director: Jeff Nichols, USA, 120 minutes
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Curtis LaForche is having apocalyptic nightmares which progressively
get worse, blending reality with the dream world. As paranoia starts
to take a toll, he decides to build a living quarters underground,
risking his job security, marriage, and friends.

TWO EYES STARING (2010)
US Premiere
Director: Elbert Van Strien, Belgium, 112 minutes
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9-year-old Lisa loves her father but has always felt disconnected
from her mother. When the family moves from Holland to Belgium, Lisa
makes a new friend who will dig up long buried secrets.

URBAN EXPLORER (2011)
US Premiere
Director: Andy Fetscher, Germany, 100 minutes
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Four 20-somethings hire a guide to escort them through a network of
tunnels underneath Berlin. Things start to spiral out of control
when a member of the group falls, breaking a leg.

THE YELLOW SEA (2011)
Regional Premiere
Director Hong-jin Na, Korea, 157 minutes
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The director and stars of THE CHASER team up for an action packed
crime epic featuring the most knife and hatchet combat you are
likely to see this year.

YOU SAID WHAT? (2011)
US Premiere
Director Syversen Patrik, producer Kjetil Omberg, producer Terje
Stromstad and
actor Stig Frode Henriksen live in person!
Director: Patrik Syversen and Nini Bull Robsahm , Norway, 107 minutes
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The producers of DEAD SNOW re-imagine Takashi Miike's AUDITION as a
rom-com and make Peter Stormare ride a paper mache dragon shrieking
that he is the King of Darkness.

ZOMBIE ASS (2011)
World Premiere
Director Noboru Iguchi live in person!
Director: Noboru Iguchi, Japan, 85 minutes
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A mad scientist conducts experiments on alien parasites and zombies
in turn. Will karate save the day, or...fart power? A**-obsessed
madman Noboru Iguchi creates the most crap-tastic zombie movie ever
to emerge from Japan's cinema sewer.

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For more details regarding Fantastic Fest, contact festival publicist Brandy Fons, at brandy@fonspr.com. For more information, visit www.fantasticfest.com.

About Fantastic Fest

Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. In years past the festival has been home to world premieres of THERE WILL BE BLOOD, APOCALYPTO, ZOMBIELAND and RED while the guest roster has included such talent as Mel Gibson, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Ryan Reynolds, Karl Urban, Josh Hartnett, The RZA, Dolph Lundgren, Jemaine Clement, Paul Rudd, Bill Pullman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jon Favreau, George Romero, Darren Aronofsky and Mike Judge. FantasticFest also features world, national and regional premieres of new, up-and-coming genre films. The festival has launched and propelled the buzz for international genre hits like THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE, MONSTERS, TIMECRIMES and TROLLHUNTER. Fantastic Fest is held each year at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on South Lamar in Austin, Texas. The Alamo Drafthouse was named the best cinema in America by Entertainment Weekly and features food and drink served to your seat without any disruption of the movie experience.

During his Keynote Address at the International film Festival Summit in Las Vegas, Variety president and publisher Charlie Koones listed Fantastic Fest in a list of "10 Film Festivals We Love," a list which included industry heavy-hitters such as Cannes, Toronto and Telluride. We've also been named as one of the "25 coolest film festivals" and the "25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Moviemaker Magazine.

Our Partners

Returning Presenting Sponsors for Fantastic Fest and Arcade include Austin-based Ambhar Tequila, as well as AMD, Alienware, and FEARnet. FEARnet is the premier cable television channel for fans of horror, thriller and suspense entertainment. Featuring original series and movies, its unrivaled modern horror library unites Sony Pictures Television, Lionsgate, the two top studios producing and distributing the genre, and Comcast, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. FEARnet is also available online at FEARnet.com and On Demand.

New Presenting Sponsors include Texas' own Shiner Beer, whose family of products will be featured throughout the festival. Joining them are Plano-based Well Go USA Entertainment, PlayStation Network, and Fandango. Fandango is the exclusive video sponsor as well as ticketing partner of Fantastic Fest 2011. Daily tickets can be purchased at www.fantasticfest.com or www.fandango.com. A full list of this year's sponsors can be found at www.fantasticfest.com/sponsors.

About Alamo Drafthouse

The Alamo Drafthouse is a lifestyle entertainment brand with an acclaimed cinema-eatery, the largest genre film festival in the United Sates and an online collectible art store. Named "the best theater in America" by Entertainment Weekly, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has built a reputation as a movie lover's oasis not only by combining food and drink service with the movie-going experience, but also introducing unique programming and high-profile, star studded special events. Alamo Drafthouse Founder & CEO, Tim League, created Fantastic Fest, a world renowned film festival dubbed "The Geek Telluride" by Variety. Fantastic Fest showcases eight days of offbeat cinema from independents, international filmmakers and major Hollywood studios. The Alamo Drafthouse's collectible art boutique, Mondo, offers breathtaking, original products featuring designs from world-famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and Movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek & Universal Monsters. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is expanding its brand in new and exciting ways, including the launch of Drafthouse Films, a new film distribution label and plans to extend its theaters and unique programming philosophy to additional markets across the United States. More information about Alamo Drafthouse franchise opportunities are available on the official website.

CONTACT: Brandy Fons
PHONE: (310) 809-8882
E-MAIL: brandy@fonspr.com

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