Tag Archives: Fantasia

Fantasia Fest 2023: Interview With Filmmaker Xavier Gens For ‘Farang’

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Farang being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s my favorite time of year! No, not Halloween or Christmas. My other favorite time! It’s Fantasia International Film Festival time! And …

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Fantasia Fest 2023: Interview With Filmmaker Larry Fessenden For ‘Blackout’

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Blackout being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s my favorite time of year! No, not Halloween or Christmas. My other favorite time! It’s Fantasia International Film Festival time! And …

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Fantasia Fest 2023: Interview With Filmmaker Maude Michaud For ‘The Monster Inside My Head’

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, The Monster Inside My Head being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s my favorite time of year! No, not Halloween or Christmas. My other favorite time! It’s Fantasia International …

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Fantasia Fest 2023: Interview With Filmmaker Jenn Wexler For ‘The Sacrifice Game’

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, The Sacrifice Game being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s my favorite time of year! No, not Halloween or Christmas. My other favorite time! It’s Fantasia International Film Festival …

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Shudder Acquires Rebekah McKendry’s ‘GLORIOUS’ Ahead Of Fantasia Fest Premiere

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Fantasia Fest 2022 is coming your way this Summer. Among the official selections on this year’s program: Rebekah McKendry’s GLORIOUS, starring J.K. Simmons and Ryan Kwanten. The folks at Shudder send word they’ve acquired the rights to the film ahead of its Fantasia Fest world premiere. When can you expect …

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10 Feature Films We’re Dying To See At The Fantasia International Film Festival 2021

The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to celebrate its upcoming 25th edition, set again to take place as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada. The festival will run from August 5 – 25, 2021, and will include scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops, with films once …

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Interview With ‘Dinner In America’s’ Kyle Gallner And Emily Skeggs

Dinner in America is probably my favorite film of 2020 so far. I can’t recommend it enough. I was lucky enough to speak to stars, Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs, and we talked about their fondest memories while filming, what they have coming up next, and of course, horror moves. …

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Dark Disney: A History Of Horror At The House Of Mouse

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Who here likes Disney? If you didn’t say yes, you’re lying! Of the few things you can count on in life it’s that The Walt Disney Company can provide wholesome family entertainment. Aside from attractions such as the Haunted Mansion, The Pirates of the Caribbean, or the Tower of Terror, …

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‘For A Good Time, Call…’ (2017) Fantasia Film Festival Review

Recently screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, For A Good Time, Call… is a unique horror short starring Tristan Risk (American Mary), Sean Carmichael (Trinity) and Diana Porter (Mary Loss of Soul), and was directed by Izzy Lee (Postpartum, Rites of Vengeance).  For A Good Time, Call… is a short …

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