by Britt Hayes
I hope everyone has their tickets because Texas Frightmare Weekend is only a few weeks away. We’ve just gotten word that Anchor Bay will be on hand to show some footage from director Steven Monroe’s remake of I Spit On Your Grave. In addition to Monroe, stars Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, and Rodney Eastman will also be there to host the footage. There will be a Q & A with the director and actors after the footage.
Until then, check out the first images below from the film courtesy …

by Britt Hayes
I received a press release today for Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010. In addition to celebrities, prop auctions, and a myriad of other horror goodies, there will be a film festival (you can buy passes here for all films, or individual selections) at Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville.
The festival will host Adam Green’s Frozen, George A. Romero’s latest zombie installment Survival of the Dead, and 2001 Maniacs – the sequel to the cult hit.
If you haven’t already picked up your day or weekend passes, get to it before prices …

SXSW 2010: Monsters
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy
Review by: Britt Hayes
Six years ago, aliens invaded Mexico and they haven’t left. In fact, they’ve been multiplying. Every year they migrate, and during this time, it is unsafe to travel within the infected zone. Andrew Kaulder (McNairy) is a photo-journalist on a mission. His ordinary pictures of people, places, and things, don’t net him enough money. What his boss pays the big bucks for are pictures of depressing things like dead children, and what his boss wants right now are …

Suck (2009)
SXSW 2010
Directed by: Rob Stefaniuk
Starring: Jessica Pare, Rob Stefaniuk, Mike Lobel, Paul Anthony, Malcolm McDowell, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Dave Foley, and Chris Ratz.
Review by: Britt Hayes
The Winners are a rock band made up of friends Joey, Sam, Tyler, and Jennifer, and managed by douche bag Jeff (Dave Foley). They’re almost-famous and can’t get past it because Joey won’t share the spotlight with Jennifer, who actually has some talent up her sleeve, thanks to their past romantic relationship and Joey’s grudge. But the band’s luck is about to change. …

Centurion (2010)
SXSW 2010
Directed by: Neil Marshall
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Imogen Poots, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey
Review by: Britt Hayes
The general of the 9th legion of Roman soldiers, Virilus (West), has been given orders to take his men into Pict territory in what is now Scotland, and finally bring an end to the long-running war between Rome and the Picts. Rome has had its sights set on Britain, but the Picts, a native people who use the terrain and bows and arrows to their advantage, have long stood in their way. …

Red White & Blue (2010)
SXSW 2010
Directed by: Simon Rumley
Starring: Amanda Fuller, Noah Taylor, Marc Senter
Review by: Britt Hayes
Erica has some issues. Every night she heads out into the city of Austin and finds a different man to have sex with, often unprotected. She rents a room in a house and cleans the place in exchange for free rent. She keeps a photo album filled with pictures of all the men she’s had sex with, and uses an American flag as a blanket. One night she hooks up with a band …

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2009)
SXSW 2010
Directed by: Eli Craig
Starring: Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
Review by: Britt Hayes
Tucker and Dale are two redneck friends with a dream to own their very own vacation house in the woods by the lake. They sink their life savings into a “fixer upper” cabin and head up there for the weekend to fish, drink beer, and get to work on repairing their new investment. On their way, they bump into a group of college kids heading up to the same woods. …

Wake (2010)
SXSW 2010
Directed by: Chad Feehan
Starring: Josh Stewart, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Chris Browning, Angela Featherstone
Studio: The Fort
Review by: Britt Hayes
Paul (Stewart) and Adrienne (Sigler) are on a road trip to Los Angeles for an old fraternity brother’s wedding when Adrienne decides to get a little frisky in the car. While Paul is driving. He almost wrecks the car and the two are visibly shaken, so they decide to seek shelter in a nearby hotel for the evening. I believe Adrienne actually said “You’re tired and I’m horny.” Sound logic to me …

Serbian Film (Srpski Film) (2009)
SXSW 2010
Directed by: Srdjan Spasojevic
Written by: Aleksandar Radivojevic
Studio: Contra Film
Review by: Britt Hayes
I’m going to be honest here: before SXSW, I hadn’t watched a trailer for any of the films playing. Part of me wanted to avoid having any expectations going in and be genuinely surprised. But then a friend pointed out the trailer for Serbian Film. As soon as I saw the trailer, I knew this film was something special. Serbian Film would be unlike anything I had ever seen.
And I was right.
Milos (Srdjan Todorovic) …

by Britt Hayes
Wake (2010)
Paramount Theater
March 13, 2010