SUNDAY AUG 26
SINISTER (UK Premiere)
True crime writer Ellison Oswald has made a career out of exposing police mistakes and now he’s investigating a shocking small-town death by moving into the house where it took place. But strange occurrences start happening and Ellison becomes convinced the figure he sees lurking in some old home movies he discovers is the ancient occult ‘eater of children’ demon. The scares are not just intense but unyielding in this compelling horror yarn from THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE director Scott Derrickson. And Ethan Hawke shines as the agonized writer whose deteriorating state of his mind shatters everything he holds dear.
Director: Scott Derrickson USA 2012
Ethan Hawke – Ellison
Vincent D’Onofrio – Professor Jonas
Juliet Rylance – Tracey
Fred Dalton Thomspon – Sheriff
James Ransone – Deputy
MONDAY AUG 27
CHAINED (UK Premiere)
A trip to the movies becomes a nightmare for Sarah and her young son Tim. For they are kidnapped by Bob, a deranged taxi driver, and taken to his remote home. There the nine-year-old sees his mother murdered – but it isn’t the last slaughter he witnesses. For Bob enslaves Tim, chains him up and forces him to bury his victims’ bodies. As years go by, Tim is allowed some freedom only if he turns killer himself. Now the reluctant protégé must make a choice between following in Bob’s bloody footsteps or breaking free. Jennifer Chambers Lynch’s uncompromising and dark chiller is one of the best films of the year, 98 mins
Director: Jennifer Chambers Lynch USA 2012
Vincent D’Onofrio – Bob
Eamon Farren – Rabbit
Julia Ormond – Sarah Fittler
Jake Weber – Brad Fittler
Conor Leslie – Angie
5 comments:
I wonder if Jennifer was able to show the original version of the movie, b/c she was forced to edit it down to obtain the R rating instead of NC17?
Sinister and Chained at the same film festival--lucky Brits.
That's a very good question, JoJo, and I wonder if there's more reception to an uncut version overseas than here? vikeau, they are lucky and so far it's screening everywhere except the US, hmmmm.
Yeah I noticed that. Maybe the Woodstock film festival--although the WFF seems more suited to a film like American Falls.
I can understand them going for distribution in other countries but why not show it at The New York City Horror Film Festival or something like that?
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