The 11th annual Lausanne Underground Film Festival is packed to the gills with outrageous cinema from all over the world, featuring several filmmaker retrospectives and movies screening in competition at several locations on Oct. 17-21.
The big guest of honor this year is the legendary John Waters, who will be attending the fest with several of his own classics, such as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Desperate Living, as well as showing some of his favorite B-movie inspirations, such as William Girdler’s blaxploitation demonic possession flick Abby, Armando Bo’s Argentinian sexploitation Fuego, Robinson Devor’s controversial bestiality doc Zoo and more. Plus, Waters will perform his acclaimed “This Filthy World” one-man show.
Other Luff special guests include Christoph Schlingensief, the confrontational German filmmaker of 100 Years of Adolf Hitler, The German Chainsaw Massacre, The 120 Days of Bottrop and more; Richard Stanley, the South African genre filmmaker of the cult...
The big guest of honor this year is the legendary John Waters, who will be attending the fest with several of his own classics, such as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Desperate Living, as well as showing some of his favorite B-movie inspirations, such as William Girdler’s blaxploitation demonic possession flick Abby, Armando Bo’s Argentinian sexploitation Fuego, Robinson Devor’s controversial bestiality doc Zoo and more. Plus, Waters will perform his acclaimed “This Filthy World” one-man show.
Other Luff special guests include Christoph Schlingensief, the confrontational German filmmaker of 100 Years of Adolf Hitler, The German Chainsaw Massacre, The 120 Days of Bottrop and more; Richard Stanley, the South African genre filmmaker of the cult...
- 10/18/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Another year is coming to an end. Where does the time go? Seems the older I get the faster the time goes and there is no surer sign than that of me getting into the E-Reader game.
I finally broke down and bought a Kindle this year and no the world didn’t end. In fact I am very happy I did. I will first and foremost always love the feel of a real book; the fragrance, the crisp clean pages being turned and the weight of it gently held in my hands.
The Kindle has allowed me to read the back catalogs of many authors I love that I wouldn’t have otherwise been able afford to do. Plus, a lot of publishers and authors are sending me Kindle books for review, which is a lot better than Pdf’s. As I had to print the Pdf books out.
I finally broke down and bought a Kindle this year and no the world didn’t end. In fact I am very happy I did. I will first and foremost always love the feel of a real book; the fragrance, the crisp clean pages being turned and the weight of it gently held in my hands.
The Kindle has allowed me to read the back catalogs of many authors I love that I wouldn’t have otherwise been able afford to do. Plus, a lot of publishers and authors are sending me Kindle books for review, which is a lot better than Pdf’s. As I had to print the Pdf books out.
- 12/20/2011
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The Blackest Heart by Vince Churchill
(Northern Frights Publishing)
Death
Descending from deep space like locusts, Yardon Wrath and his murderous band of mutants, the Plague, terrorize an isolated colony. Legendary lawman Thane Bishop is brutally beaten to death in front of his family by the inhuman psychopath he helped create. But the macabre half-man, half-machine’s sinister plans call for much more than murder.
Much more…
Rebirth
Offered an unholy alliance with an entity from an alternate existence, Thane Bishop rises from the grave, his lust for revenge matched only by his adversary’s own twisted plans for retribution.
Vengeance
All that’s left for two men more dead than alive.
The Blackest Heart
Death is just the beginning.
How much fun can you have reading a book? Pick up a copy of Vince Churchill’s “The Blackest Heart” and I guarantee it will be the most fun you...
(Northern Frights Publishing)
Death
Descending from deep space like locusts, Yardon Wrath and his murderous band of mutants, the Plague, terrorize an isolated colony. Legendary lawman Thane Bishop is brutally beaten to death in front of his family by the inhuman psychopath he helped create. But the macabre half-man, half-machine’s sinister plans call for much more than murder.
Much more…
Rebirth
Offered an unholy alliance with an entity from an alternate existence, Thane Bishop rises from the grave, his lust for revenge matched only by his adversary’s own twisted plans for retribution.
Vengeance
All that’s left for two men more dead than alive.
The Blackest Heart
Death is just the beginning.
How much fun can you have reading a book? Pick up a copy of Vince Churchill’s “The Blackest Heart” and I guarantee it will be the most fun you...
- 9/8/2011
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Revered German writer/director Christoph Schingensief has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 49.
The Blackest Heart director, who died on Saturday, was a respected name in Germany's theatre world.
His plays were often huge hits, despite their strong political messages.
Schlingensief also appeared in many German movies, such as Silentium, Freakstars and Gossenkind.
The Blackest Heart director, who died on Saturday, was a respected name in Germany's theatre world.
His plays were often huge hits, despite their strong political messages.
Schlingensief also appeared in many German movies, such as Silentium, Freakstars and Gossenkind.
- 8/22/2010
- WENN
Cologne, Germany -- Directors Wayne Wang, Isabel Coixet and Gaston Kabore, best-selling crime author Henning Mankell, German avant-garde artist Christoph Schlingensief and star chef Alice Waters form the eclectic competition jury for the 59th annual Berlin International Film Festival.
Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton will preside as president of this year's Berlinale jury, which will pick the winners of the Golden and Silver Bears as well as the Alfred Bauer Prize for most innovative work in the 2009 competition.
For Berlin regulars, it's a familiar lineup. Coixet has been to the Berlinale four times, most recently with last year's competition entry "Elegy." Wang won a Silver Bear at the 1995 event with "Smoke." Kobore films including "Zan Boko" (1989) and "God's Gift" (1982) have screened in various Berlinale sidebars.
Schlingensief, in addition to being one of Germany's best-known modern artists, is an occasional filmmaker. Several of his trashier efforts, including "The German Chainsaw Massacre" (1991) and...
Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton will preside as president of this year's Berlinale jury, which will pick the winners of the Golden and Silver Bears as well as the Alfred Bauer Prize for most innovative work in the 2009 competition.
For Berlin regulars, it's a familiar lineup. Coixet has been to the Berlinale four times, most recently with last year's competition entry "Elegy." Wang won a Silver Bear at the 1995 event with "Smoke." Kobore films including "Zan Boko" (1989) and "God's Gift" (1982) have screened in various Berlinale sidebars.
Schlingensief, in addition to being one of Germany's best-known modern artists, is an occasional filmmaker. Several of his trashier efforts, including "The German Chainsaw Massacre" (1991) and...
- 1/20/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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