Mondo Announces Fantastic Fest Exclusives
Fantastic Fest is kicking off in wild style today in Austin (have you heard?) and Mondo has some rocking exclusive posters on offer to celebrate. As expected, they are beeeautiful. The posters will be for sale at the fest -... More »
  

First JOHN DIES AT THE END Footage To Screen At Fantastic Fest!
Fantastic Fest attendees: Should you be present at the 9:15pm screening of Penumbra on September 25th there will be a wee treat in store for you. Bubba Ho-Tep and Phantasm director Don Coscarelli will be on hand to premiere the... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

The Great Fantastic Fest '11 Open Preview
If you thought our recent TIFF Coverage was extensive, oh boy do we have a treat in store for you. The world famous Fantastic Fest kicks off its lucky seventh edition in Austin this Thursday and Twitch will be there... More »
  

Watch The Teaser For Nacho Vigalondo's SciFi RomCom EXTRATERRESTRIAL
About to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before moving on to Fantastic Fest, Timecrimes director Nacho Vigalondo shows his less serious side with Extraterrestrial. There's only one sane response when you wake up to a sky full of... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Noboru Iguchi Has A ZOMBIE ASS
In 2011 cult director Noboru Iguchi has the greatest critical validation of his career when his Karate Robo Zaborgar premiered at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam. Yes, the director of Robo Geisha and Machine Girl had made it to... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Final Wave Of Fantastic Fest 2011 Programming Announced!
The genre film world invades Austin on September 22nd with the start of Fantastic Fest 2011 and the final wave of programming has just been announced. What films are taking up the final slots? Read on to find out! 72... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantastic Fest Director Tim League Will Have His Ass Beaten By KNUCKLE Star James Quinn McDonagh
The annual Fantastic Debates needed very little time to become a signature event at Austin's Fantastic Fest, the spectacle of people (often mock) debating a film related topic before stepping into the ring to beat on each other proving rather... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantastic Fest Will Blow Your Mind In Tiny Little Increments! Complete Short Film Lineup Announced! And Marvel At The Official Poster!
Are you ready to have your mind blown? Because Fantastic Fest is here to do it in two different ways.First, cast your eyes on that work of beauty above. That's the official 2011 Fantastic Fest poster, as created by artist... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Vigalondo! Bogliano! Balaguero! Spanish Language Offerings Dominate The FANTASTIC FEST Second Wave!
Austin's annual orgy of all things genre film related is coming in September and the second wave of titles has just been announced, bringing with it a slew of Spanish language offerings, the latest from Adam Wingard and a man... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantastic Fest 2011: FIRST WAVE ANNOUNCED!
There are three things certain in this world. Death and taxes and that Fantastic Fest is the most ass kicking festival there is. And you can take that to the bank!The first wave of titles featured at this year's festival,... More »
By Swarez   
  

Watch "To My Mother and Father" online.
Each year Fantastic Fest gets a shit ton of short films to screen over the course of the festival, most of them pretty damn awesome. Last year Can Evrenol screened his weird and disturbing short film To My Mother and... More »
By Swarez   
  

Swarez doesn't want to be left out and posts his top ten list.
While I didn't see near as many films this year as some of the fine gentlemen who write for this site I did see my fair share of gems. Below is a list of films I thought stood out this... More »
By Swarez   
  

I Got A Fancy New Business Card.
I have no idea if the powers that be at Fantastic Fest are planning some sort of official announcement of this or not but I've just received my new business cards and, in my book, that makes things all official.What... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Stellar UK Trailer For Fantastic Fest Winner WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
Right on the heels of winning the prestigious Next Wave Awards for Best Film and Best Script at Fantastic Fest - and immediately before its imminent arrival at the Sitges festival in Spain - a new trailer for Jorge... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Indomina Releasing acquires North American rights for 'Fire of Conscience'
Another acquisition for Indomina Releasing. Near the end of Fantastic Fest they secured the North American rights for Dante Lam's recent Hong Kong action film Fire of Conscience. The full press release is after the break. Details on their release strategy... More »
  

Fantastic Fest 2010: Steve-O Introduces JACKASS 3D By Lighting Own Head On Fire.
Add another to the List Of Things That Do Not Happen In Cannes.Last night's Fantastic Fest secret screening - the world premiere of Yoshihiro Nishimura's Helldriver - was preceded by a promo reel for the upcoming Jackass 3D presented... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Have your say: who would you want to see "debate" next year at Fantastic Fest?
("Debate" meaning "Beat Each Other To Pulp"...) Seriously, Fantastic Fest always seemed like a fun-filled festival but this year the overal peculiar atmosphere almost got more press than the roster of films on display. Kudos to Tim League for pulling... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, BEDEVILLED, A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE, CARANCHO, KIDNAPPED and NORWEGIAN NINJA Win Big At Fantastic Fest.
Though the festival continues for a few days yet all of the jury deliberations have wrapped up and each publicly announced film has screened at least once, allowing the audience votes to be tallied, and so last night the... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Fantastic Fest 2010: Madness In The Ring At The Fantastic Debates * Updated With Video Link *
For those unfamiliar with the Fantastic Debates - quickly becoming a signature event at Fantastic Fest - here's how they work. A pair of podiums are set up at a boxing gym next door to the Alamo Drafthouse. Debate... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Witness Tim League Versus Michelle Rodriguez In Fantastic Debates!
Everything you need to know about the Fantastic Fest experience was summed up last night when festival director Tim League - with freshly shorn hair matching his hot pink spandex pants - stepped into the boxing ring to trade... More »
By Todd Brown   
  
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