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Attack of the
Lederhosenzombies
| 15
Angriff der Lederhosen Zombies
Austria 2016. 78 mins.
Director Dominik Hartl
Starring Gabriela Marcinková, Laurie
Calvert, Margarete Tiesel
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APH Sat 22 | 10.30
Steve, a young professional snowboarder, ruins a photoshoot with a silly prank,
causing him, his girlfriend Branka and fellow snowboarder Josh to be stranded
on a mountain. They seek shelter in a garish, loud aprés-ski tavern that is
hosting an all-night party for the last night of the season. Things go from
bad to worse when a scientific experiment conducted by a local entrepreneur
unleashes an epidemic of zombies and mutant wildlife, but this is mostly lost
on the local drunkards who are themselves not so easy to distinguish from
zombies! Steve, Branka and Josh have to find a way to survive this hellish night.
Finally, Steve, Branka, and Josh’s epic battle for survival leads to them using
their snowboarding skills to defeat the raging undead once and for all. Look out
for glorious homages to horror classics including The Thing, Re-Animator and
Shaun of the Dead in this great new zomedy with added Tyrolean hats!
APH Sun 23 | 10.45
Beyond The Gates | CFF PG
USA 2016. 84 mins.
If you love the slick bargain-bin mumblecore of Kevin Smith, the
darkly comic fantasy of Stranger Things, and the sheer pantwetting
terror of ghost trains at the funfair, you should definitely
take a candy coloured trip Beyond the Gates: where Hellraiser
meets Jumanji. Following the unexplained disappearance of their
father, two estranged brothers reunite to liquidate his business:
an independent video shop. As nerdy neurotic Gordon and sofasurfing
slacker John rummage around their dad’s back office,
they find an interactive VHS board game that seems to offer
a portal to a perilous other-world. Staring into the void of the
haunted gateway, the brothers realise that they must risk their
lives to save their father’s soul. Sit back and enjoy the throwback
to all your 90s favourites, and look out for some inventive riffs on
the usual corn-syrup carnage - and a guest appearance from the
mesmeric horror legend Barbara Crampton.
Director Jackson Stewart
Starring Barbara Crampton, Brea Grant, Ryan Kunert
Print source Jinga
APH Mon 24 | 10.45
Francesca | CFF 18
Spain 2015. 80 mins. Italian with English subtitles.
Fifteen years ago Francesca, the daughter of Vittorio Visconti,
disappeared without trace. Now a leather-gloved maniac in a red
coat is stalking the city, intent on cleaning the streets of “impure
and damned souls” and teasing the police with cryptic notes.
Detective Succo and Inspector Moretti are hot on his heels, and
it quickly dawns on them that the killer is using Dante’s Divine
Comedy as an inspiration. But who is the masked murderer,
and how can they end his trail of terror? Francesca is the Onetti
brothers’ second attempt at classic Italian giallo, and it’s every
bit as strikingly authentic as their debut, Sonno Profondo. It lives
and breathes the spirit of the Italian slashers of the 70s, down to
the last drop of blood. Francesca dishes up an unpretentious and
affectionate throwback to the classic subgenre, saturated with a
garish glamour that will leave you giddy.
Director Luciano Onetti
Starring Luis Emilio Rodriguez, Gustavo Dalessanro, Raul
Gederlini
Print source Jinga
Frankenstein | CFF PG
USA 1931. 70 mins.
This iconic horror film follows the obsessed scientist Dr. Henry
Frankenstein (Colin Clive) as he attempts to create life by
assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased.
Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster (Boris Karloff),
but, confused and traumatised, it escapes into the countryside
and begins to wreak havoc. Frankenstein searches for the elusive
being, and eventually must confront his tormented creation.
Karloff gives one of the great performances of all time as
the monster whose mutation from candour to chill
savagery is mirrored only through his limpid eyes. The film's
great imaginative coup is to show the monster 'growing up' in
all too human terms. The film is unique in Whale's work in
that the horror is played absolutely straight, and it has a
weird fairytale beauty not matched until Cocteau made
La Belle et la Bête. TIME Magazine
Director James Whale
Starring Boris Karloff
Print source Universal
APH Wed 26 | 10.00
APH Fri 21 | 10.30
Johnny Frank Garrett's
Last Word | CFF 18
USA 2016. 95 mins.
Based on an incredible true story, this is a terrifying tale of
vengeance from beyond the grave. On Halloween night 1981,
a Catholic nun is savagely murdered. In a haze of fear, the
authorities in Amarillo, Texas, feel compelled to solve the
case quickly amidst widespread panic and lynch mob anger.
Soon a suspect emerges: 18-year-old Johnny Frank Garrett is
arrested and put on trial. Overlooking evidence that could have
cleared his name, the jury passes swift judgment and Garrett
is sentenced to death. But Garrett professes his innocence until
his last breath, and following his execution a letter is found in
his cell promising retribution and cursing the souls of anyone
connected with his demise. Within weeks of his execution,
Johnny's terrifying prophecy is unleashed as a series of
unexplained deaths strike down those involved in the cover-up…
Director Simon Rumley
Starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Erin Cummings, Mike Doyle
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The Love Witch | CFF 18
USA 2016. 120 mins.
Elaine, a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man
to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes
spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them.
However, her spells work too well, and she ends up with a string
of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her
dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink
of insanity and murder. With a visual style that pays tribute to
Technicolor thrillers of the '60s, The Love Witch explores female
fantasy and the repercussions of pathological narcissism.
Suffusing its genre conventions with sly feminist commentary
on the relations between the sexes, the pic offers as much
for the mind as the eye. Every visual aspect is absolutely
gorgeous, from the brilliant use of color to the painterly
compositions to the gloriously lush sets and costumes that
Biller herself designed. The Hollywood Reporter
Director Anna Biller
Starring Elle Evans, Samantha Robinson, Jeffrey Vincent
Parise
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Scherzo Diabolico | CFF 18
USA 2016. 91 mins. Spanish with English subtitles.
This psycho-drama cum revenge fantasy stars Francisco
Barreiro as Aram, a bored accountant. We see the world
through his eyes, as he struggles to break free from the
shackles of his meaningless life. He sees the women in his
life as caricatures - the shrewish wife, the sexpot secretary,
the innocent schoolgirl he stalks in his spare time. Once he's
captured his prisoner, his life starts to turn around, but he's not
the only worm who's about to turn... Aram soon realises that
he has created a predator even more brutal than himself, and
kicked off a chain of events that will ruin many lives. Pitching
the tone somewhere between A Simple Plan and The Collector,
and inspired by the Korean thrillers of the last 15 years, director
Adrián García Bogliano subverts conventions of pace and tone
in an innovative way that will delight and disgust genre fans in
equal measure.
Director Adrián García Bogliano
Starring Francisco Barreiro, Daniela Soto Vell, Jorge Molina
Print source Jinga
Warrior Road | CFF 15
USA 2016. 84 mins.
Three young men in the waterlands of South Carolina rob a
backwoods juke joint and flee up the coast to Myrtle Beach,
armed with a souped-up Oldsmobile and a thirst for adventure.
But for one of them, shy writer Joseph (Lorenzo James Henrie,
Fear The Walking Dead), the journey becomes a quest for strength
and courage in the face of a painful past. Writer/Director Brad
Jayne’s passion project is a throwback to films such as Easy
Rider, The Outsiders and Stand By Me: a road movie with a
spiritual theme. A fundamental quest story unfolds within 24
hours in this rich geography of maritime forests, tidal creeks
and rivers, and fossilized ruins and culture. A dream-like visual
aesthetic conveys Joseph’s search for contentment and courage
with complete emotional authenticity, sweeping audiences up in
the young man's evolution from philosopher to warrior.
Director Brad Jayne
Starring Lorenzo James Henrie, Kristopher Higgins, Eddie
Hassell
Print source Shoreline
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