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[TIFF '12] More Pics From Eli Roth Starring ‘Aftershock’!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 11:32am
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Last night Eli Roth (Hostel, Inglourious Basterds ) let it slip – a little early I might add – that Aftershock would be having its world premiere as an official selection of the Midnight Madness portion of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. A photo was premiered then, but now we have a high resolution look at it, along with four other stills from them film (some of them new).

In Chile, an American tourist’s vacation goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground. Starring Eli Roth and Selena Gomez.

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[TIFF '12] ‘Midnight Meat Train’ Director Returns, Images From ‘No One Lives’

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 11:19am
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One of the Midnight Madness selections that had been flying low on my radar was, No One Lives, the new film from director Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Midnight Meat Train) starring Luke Evans. I’m still not quite sure what to make of it, but the imagery is slightly intriguing.

From the director of Versus and The Midnight Meat Train, No One Lives is a smart and original horror movie with, at its heart, a killer in the grip of a dark and twisted love affair. A ruthless criminal gang takes a young couple hostage and goes to ground in an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere. When the captive girl is killed, the tables are unexpectedly turned. The gang finds itself outsmarted by an urbane and seasoned killer determined to ensure that no one lives. Featuring Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Derek Magyar, Lee Tergesen and America Olivo.

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[TIFF '12] Weirdo Last Supper! New Images From JT Petty’s ‘Hellbenders 3D’!!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 10:59am
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The Burrowers director JT Petty‘s Hellbenders 3D certainly looks like one of the more interesting, raw and fun selections from this year’s Midnight Madness programming at TIFF. It has that great, dirty sepia 70′s vibe and looks like it’ll be pretty uninhibited.

“Hellbenders, an R-rated 3D exorcism comedy, follows the Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints (Brooklyn Parish), highly secretive and profoundly blasphemous men of God, as they battle demonic forces too terrible to be cast out by traditional Vatican-approved methods. Cast includes Clancy Brown, Clifton Collins Jr., Robyn Rikoon and Andre Royo.”

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[TIFF '12] A Sneak Peek At ‘Come Out And Play’!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 10:58am
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For the past six months, director Makinov‘s remake of the gritty 70′s film Who Can Kill A Child? was called Child’s Play. We all knew that wouldn’t fly, and the title has inevitably been changed to Come Out And Play. Oddly enough, no pics from it were released along with today’s announcement of TIFF’s Midnight Madness selections. But – last night – the official Midnight Madness Twitter account teased a couple of images and we figured we’d include them here.

“Beth and Francis vacation before the birth of their child. Francis insists on venturing to a more serene island, Beth hesitantly agrees. They set out to a beautiful island, but soon discover it’s mysteriously abandoned, and the only people on the island are children. Beth and Francis are left to uncover the mystery of the disappearances, and a day in paradise quickly turns into a struggle for survival. Cast includes Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vinessa Shaw and Daniel Gimenez Cacho.”

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[TIFF '12] New Pics From Rob Zombie’s ‘The Lords Of Salem’

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 10:40am
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It’s been rumored for months that Rob Zombie‘s The Lords Of Salem would be premiering as a Midnight Madness selection at TIFF and, now that it’s confirmed, a few new pics have come to light!

In the film, Heidi, a radio station DJ, receives a wooden box containing a record. Heidi listens and the bizarre sounds within the grooves immediately trigger flashbacks of Salem’s violent past. Is Heidi going mad or are the Lords of Salem returning for revenge on modern day Salem?

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[TIFF '12] First Images From Midnight Madness Selection ‘The ABC’s Of Death’!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 10:23am
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Naturally, The 26-director horror anthology The ABC’s Of Death is one of the Midnight Madness selections of the Toronto International Film Festival, and now we have a look at several new pics from the film.

Directed by Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Adrián García Bogliano, Bruno Forzani & Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel Grau, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Anders Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srdjan Spasojevic, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, and Yûdai Yamaguchi – ABC’s will have its world premiere at the fest.

Twenty-six directors… 26 ways to die! The ABCs Of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived, featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. With each director assigned a letter of the alphabet, they were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving a tale of mortality. It’s an alphabetical arsenal of destruction orchestrated by some of the most exciting names in global horror including Ben Wheatley (Kill List), Ti West (House of the Devil), Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Adam Wingard (You’re Next), Xavier Gens (Frontieres), and Nacho Vigalondo (Time Crimes).

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[TIFF '12] Midnight Madness Films Announced! ‘The Lords Of Salem’, ‘The ABC’s Of Death’, ‘Hellbenders 3D’ And More!!!

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Posted by EvanDickson on July 31, 2012 @ 10:09am
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Holy sh*t! There’s obviously a lot of horror in the Midnight Madness selections of the Toronto International Film Festival, but I’m not sure if you were expecting this many big fish! For starters, we’ve got Rob Zombie‘s The Lords Of Salem. Next? The 26 director anthology The ABC’s Of Death. Not enough? How about Nicolas Lopez‘s Eli Roth/Selena Gomez starrer Aftershock. Still hungry? Then there’s JT Petty‘s Hellbenders 3D.

TIFF’s Midnight Madness selections will present the major world premieres for those films, the first time any kind of general audience sees them. But that’s not all! Head inside for the full listing of films! We’ll be updating you throughout the day with image galleries for these selections so keep checking back!

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[Final Report] TIFF ’11: Full Coverage, Reviews and Interviews!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on September 29, 2011 @ 3:51pm
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After weeks of insane coverage, I’m excited to announce the conclusion of our Toronto International Film Festival coverage, which also included reviews and interviews from various “Midnight Madness” features.

Beyond the break you’ll find our breakdown of each film reviewed, along with link to interviews, images and even trailers (if available). If you’d like to see what else you’ve missed, click here for EVERYTHING.

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[Interview] TIFF ’11: ‘Kill List’ Director Ben Wheatley

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Posted by Bloody Disgusting Staff on September 21, 2011 @ 2:55pm
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Kill List has been playing the film festival circuit, including SXSW, London Frightfest and The Toronto International Film Festival this year. Director Ben Wheatley was in Toronto on the second to last day of the festival, the last Midnight Madness slot of the week.

We don’t want to spoil too much, so you can still discover the film fresh. It is basically about two hit men, Jay (Neil Maskell) and Gal (Michael Smiley), killing people on their list and discovering a cult conspiracy. Festival audiences have been blown away by the horrific surprises, though the film has opened to UK audiences this month.

A softspoken Brit, Wheatley sat in the Fairmont Royal York’s Epic restaurant eating a sandwich between interviews. Nearing the end of the festival circuit, he lamented that he hadn’t actually gotten to see other movies. Still, he was there to talk about Kill List so we got his spoiler light thoughts on the film, his horror inspirations and his next film, a change of pace comedy.

[Interview] TIFF 11: Kill List Director Ben Wheatley

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Posted by MrDisgusting on September 11, 2011 @ 5:53pm
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Just getting back to my hotel at TIFF, sitting in front of my door was package featuring a creepy postcard with a symbolic pin driven through a horse’s head, alongside a clip. Looking through the genre films at the fest, it became clear to me that the viral goodies were from Lovely Molly, Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sanchez’s horror film starring Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden. Inside you’ll find the clip that appears to discover a lair where the worship of Baphomet had taken place. Baphomet is an imagined pagan deity, revived in the 19th century as a figure of occultism and Satanism.

“When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, frightful reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. She soon begins an inexorable descent into evil that blurs the lines between psychosis and possession.”

TIFF 11: Lovely Molly Viral Clip and Creepy Image Tease Return of Baphomet

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[Interview] TIFF ’11: Bobcat Goldthwait Goes Bonnie and Clyde on Your Ass With ‘God Bless America’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on September 10, 2011 @ 10:58pm
Category: Movies / Exclusives

In God Bless America: “Loveless, jobless and possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun decides to off the stupidest, cruelest and most repellent members of society with an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement. From stand-up comedian and director Bobcat Goldthwait comes a scathing and hilarious attack on all that is sacred in the United States of America.”

Premiering at the Midnight Madness portion of TIFF, director Bobcat Goldthwait briefly chatted with Bloody Disgusting about the flick explaining that it dabbles in cruelty of Americans and is not quite a horror film, although it is inspired by the 1967 Bonnie and Clyde, a somewhat romanticized account of the career of the notoriously violent bank robbing couple and their gang.

In addition, Bobcat breaks the news that he is in fact writing a horror film as we speak!
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TIFF ’11: Production Sketches from Horrific Fairy Tale ‘Livid’

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Posted by MrDisgusting on September 05, 2011 @ 9:51pm
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Just yesterday the Midnight Madness blog featured the first ever interview with French directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury about their Inside followup, Livid, which premieres this month at the Midnight Madness portion of the TIFF.

Next up they’re teasing us with a trio of design sketches from the horrific fairy tale that’s set during Halloween night when three youths decide to burglarize an old lady’s desolate house, but what awaits them is no ordinary house…

Livid will be released here in the States by Dimension Films, who hopefully won’t butcher it like they did to Inside.
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TIFF ’11: ‘Livid’ More Like Hammer Horror Than a Bloodbath

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Posted by MrDisgusting on September 04, 2011 @ 5:57pm
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Back in 2007 I was among the first people ever to witness Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s masterpiece of gore, Inside, as it premiered at the TIFF. This month the French filmmakers return to TIFF and “Midnight Madness” with Livid, a horror fairytale set during Halloween night when three youths decide to burglarize an old lady’s desolate house, but what awaits them is no ordinary house…

The official TIFF blog interviews the duo who explain that Livid won’t be a bloodbath like Inside: “It is true that ‘Livid’ is less gory and extreme than ‘Inside’. We wanted to change registers,” they explain. “It reflects another aspect of genre that we also love. A more atmospheric cinema, more based on suggestion rather than demonstration. If we had to compare it, it is more old school fantastical more like HAMMER movies.” But that doesn’t mean there’s no blood at all: “We cannot change who we are and there are still some scenes that are quite violent!” they joke.

While it’s too soon to announce their next project, they do reveal that they are finishing writing a script right now and that to shoot in English is something that interests them quite a bit. Whatever their next project will be, they’re quite sure it will be in English.

TIFF 11: Livid More Like Hammer Horror Than a Bloodbath

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 31, 2011 @ 9:28pm
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Toronto residents take note: we’ve got a pair of tickets to the world premiere of Lovely Molly, Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sanchez’s horror film starring Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden.

Premiering next month at the “Midnight Madness” portion of TIFF, the event take place Wednesday, September 14 at 11:59PM at the Ryerson Theater (43 Gerrard St. East).

If you can 100% attend the event (to be fair to others, please only enter if you can go) all you have to do is send YOUR NAME with the subject “TIFF LOVELY MOLLY PREMIERE to [email protected]. Winner will be contacted on how to retrieve their tickets. They might also get lucky and meet the cast!

TIFF 11: Score a Pair of Tickets to the Midnight Madness Premiere of Lovely Molly!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 29, 2011 @ 11:54pm
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Having premiered last night on Dread Central, we’ve now got the official one sheet for Lovely Molly, Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sanchez’s horror film starring Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden. It will premiere next month at the “Midnight Madness” portion of TIFF.

TIFF 11: A Symbol of Terror in Lovely Molly One Sheet

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 29, 2011 @ 3:14pm
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Formerly known as The Possession, inside you’ll find four new stills from Lovely Molly, Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sanchez’s horror film starring Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden. It will premiere next month at the “Midnight Madness” portion of TIFF.

When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, frightful reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. She soon begins an inexorable descent into evil that blurs the lines between psychosis and possession.

TIFF 11: Meet Lovely Molly in Latest Stills

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Brooding Imagery Evokes a Feeling of Impending Doom in ‘Kill List’ Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 26, 2011 @ 6:24am
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World Exclusive: Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive look at Ben Wheatley’s absolutely shocking Kill List (review), which will be screening at the “Midnight Madness” portion of the TIFF next month, while also opening in UK cinemas on September 2.

Not a whole lot happens in the clip, but it’s extremely representational of the brooding imagery and deep feelings of impending doom that viewers will experience. Kill List is truly a film lover’s treat.

Are you on the Kill List? Follow @ kill_list_movie to find out if you are a target! You can also keep up with the flick by becoming a Facebook fan.

“Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned contract killer, Jay, is pressured by his partner, Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend into the dark and disturbing world of the contract, Jay begins to unravel once again – his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness.”

Brooding Imagery Evokes a Feeling of Impending Doom in Kill List Clip

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 25, 2011 @ 3:49pm
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IFC has unveiled a new red band clip from Ben Wheatley’s absolutely shocking Kill List (review), which will be screening at the “Midnight Madness” portion of the TIFF, while also opening in the UK on September 2.

The clip isn’t violent or anything – so it’s odd that it’s red band – but it does feature an intricate plot point that sort of revs the film into action mode. I still implore you to avoid watching or reading anything until it’s released.

“Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned contract killer Jay, is pressured by his partner Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend into the dark, disturbing world of the contract, Jay begins to unravel once again – his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness.”

Red Band Kill List Clip Gets Back in the Game

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 16, 2011 @ 2:53pm
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While I continue to beg for you to avoid looking at anything related to the film until it hits theaters, some of you may want to gaze upon a hideous UK quad for Ben Wheatley’s absolutely shocking Kill List (review), which will be screening at the “Midnight Madness” portion of the TIFF, while also opning in the UK on September 2.

In addition to the quad, inside you’ll find the first official clip that features our contract killers making a fresh payday. Will it be worth coming out of retirement?

TIFF 11: A Fugly UK Quad, Contract Signed in First Clip From Kill List

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Posted by MrDisgusting on August 03, 2011 @ 4:24am
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After revealed a handful of image clues late last night, the official Midnight Madness Twitter was updated tonight with an announcement of the first three films playing as part of the Toronto International Film Festival from September 8-18.

So how epic will the event be? We’ve only got three films and already I’m excited out of my mind.

The first is the absolutely fantastic Kill List, which David Harley raved about out of the SXSW Film Festival this past March. Toronto audiences are going to literally lose their sh*t over this. It’s on my own person top 10 of 2011 thus far. IFC acquired the horror film about a group of demobbed soldiers turned contract killers who run up against a devil-worshipping coven.

Also playing is Doug Aarniokoski’s The Day, which stars Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Cory Hardrict, Dominic Monaghan, Shannyn Sossamon and Andrew Coutts. You’ve read a lot about the film here on Bloody, now I’m sure there’s plenty more in the pipeline leading up to its premiere!

The other film isn’t horror, but that means tomorrow you’ll wake up to FOUR more genre film announcements. Also showing is Katsuhito Ishii’s Japanese action comedy Smuggler, which you’ll find details on inside.
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