by Britt Hayes
The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival is held every March in Austin, Texas (aka The Greatest City Ever), showcasing the newest, bestest, and brightest of film, music, and more. This year’s SXSW film festival takes place March 12th-20th, and this week the official site posted the list of films we can look forward to. I’ve taken a look at the list and compiled films relevant to our readers’ interests below.
But before I get to that, I wanted to point out that Kick-Ass is playing the festival. I had …

by Britt Hayes
October has been an insane month for horror releases, for obvious reasons. There have been some great titles, and some awesome surprises, but looking at the grand scope for this month’s releases, I find myself underwhelmed. Here we are in our last week, and I think it’s the best yet:

Black Devil Doll
Holy shit.  While the artwork screams blacksploitation in the 70’s, this film came out last year. Just watch the NSFW trailer over on Youtube. Trust me, it will change your fucking life. “He’s a lover! He’s a …

by Britt Hayes
Besides being in 3D, what else can we expect from the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre when Twisted Pictures put their spin on it? Shock Til You Drop has an exclusive with producer Mark Burg. In the conversation, Burg says, “What we’re going to do with it is bring it to 2010.” Okay, are you just remaking it, then? Burg continues, “Make it current day and come up with a new story that takes some of the basic plot points, if you will, and make it a current day …

Fantastic Fest: September 29, Day 6 … I think
-Kayley Viteo

Today was short and sweet. Interestingly enough, three movies has become a “short and sweet” day to me. Nonetheless, I will admit to being tired, which may explain why this blog is shorter than usual.
Rampage: I took the plunge and decided to give Uwe Boll another chance and was pleasantly surprised. Rampage is about a young man who is quietly struggling against society and planning a massacre. Although I wasn’t entirely pleased with the film, it is certainly a far …

by Britt Hayes
From the moment I laid eyes on images from The Human Centipede (First Sequence), I was irrationally fearful. How is this possible? In my film food triangle, horror is the fruit and veggies, meaning that I watch it more than any other genre (hence why I write here for you lovely people). I can’t recall the last time I was this terrified about a movie, and I haven’t even seen this film yet.
I think the last time I was scared during a movie was during Alexandre Bustillo’s À …

Fantastic Fest: September 28, Day 5
-Kayley Viteo

Well. Day five started out interestingly, what with me having to refresh my browser for twenty minutes to buy my VIP badge for next year’s festival at 10AM this morning. Not sure why they go on sale so fast (this year’s fest isn’t over until Thursday), but they sold out for 2010 in under five minutes. Regular film badges are still available and if anyone is thinking of going, I want to stress that you can still get into pretty much anything you want …

Fantastic Fest: September 27, Day 4
-Kayley Viteo

I had to think what number of day this was, and yesterday I thought it was Friday, so everything’s starting to blend together. Today flew by in kind of a haze – I took the morning off to catch up on some sleep and, as much as I hate to admit it, and had to drag myself to my last screening of the day because I was still so tired. The two cocktails at a House of the Devil reception probably didn’t help that.
Duress: …

Fantastic Fest: September 26, Day 3
-Kayley Viteo
My eyes feel like someone slapped me with a handful of sand. I reached my goal and saw five movies today – actually, the most I’ve ever seen in one day – and all of this occurred while running off four hours of sleep. This also happened to be the day where I had to deal with neighbors in seats that were less than spectacular viewers – ironically, the day after I praised Fantastic Fest audiences. Still, it was a good day where I …

FANTASTIC FEST: September 25, Day 2
-Kayley Viteo
Ah, reality sunk in a little today. And it kind of hurt.
This morning I woke up with a pounding migraine, completely eliminating possibility of going to my first two screenings. I eventually forced myself out, completely unwilling to miss Antichrist and Trick r Treat (which I’ve been waiting two years for). Sadly, Doghouse will be seen later this week.
One of my favorite things about Fantastic Fest is having the experience of being routinely part of great audiences. You know the kind – where everyone …

Fantastic Fest is the premiere genre film festival in the US.  Each year it attracts the best in horror, sci-fi, and fantasy cinema.  It is nothing short of a film geek’s paradise.  This year the festival runs from September 24 through October 1st, and we are lucky to have one of our own writers, Kayley Viteo, in Austin covering the film fest.  Starting today we’ll be bringing you daily wrap-ups of what went down, highlighting the films and the buzz, with the occasional full reviews and photos sprinkled throughout.  Keep …