Friday, October 14, 2011 9:30
Reception 6:00 PM, Music by: , Catering by:
Screening begins 9:30PM
The Screening Room
H.P. Lovecraft Double Helping of Horror: Two films for the price of one!
JASON AND SUNNI BROCK Live! In Person! Lovecraft Experts
PLUS: WILLIAM F. NOLAN: Author of BURNT OFFERINGS & LOGAN'S RUN! In Person!
9:30 Mountains of Madness: The Tiger Lillies
Mountains of Madness
Rats, rats, rats, rats, rats, rats, rats, rats, RATS!!!!!
Based on the stories of HP Lovecraft, Alexander Hacke, bass player for
the German band Einstürzende Neubauten, and London-based band The
Tiger Lillies, perform a chilling, ghostly musical interpretation of
Lovecraft’s stories.
In this 2005 rock video, Lovecraft’s stories of ancient gods, terror
and lost souls are brought to life in a sometimes humorous, yet
melancholic manner by the artists. The Tiger Lillies' traditional
array of instruments, combined with Alexander Hacke’s electronic sound
compositions give this performance its ghostly ambiance in which an
open-minded audience can immerge itself in the imagination of
Lovecraft.
“The Call of Cthulhu” is H.P. Lovecraft's most famous story, and the
only story to feature the celebrated monster Cthulhu.
A dying professor leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents
pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. The nephew’s investigation to
understand his grandfather’s fascination with the cult becomes a
crusade of his own as he learns of the dire implications of the
inquiries. As he pieces together the dreadful and disturbing reality
of the twisted knot of fear, madness, nameless cults and horrors the
situation presents, his own sanity begins to dissipate. In the end, he
passes the torch to his psychiatrist, who assumes the Cthulhu crusade.
The film was the Online Viewers Voice Award winner at the Cinequest
Film Festival 18 in San Jose, California in 2008 and has also been an
official selection at international film festivals in Greece, Brazil,
and Italy. Produced by members of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical
Society, it is filmed in the classic 1920s silent movie style which
provides the story with an authentic and spirited interpretation of
Lovecrafts’s most influential tale.
Saturday, October 15, 2011 7:00PM
Reception 6:00 PM
Music by:
Catering by:
Screening begins 7:00 PM
The Screening Room
H.P. Lovecraft's THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS
Plus LIVE: IN PERSON!
Cinematographer:
Scenic Consultant:
Lovecraft Experts: Jason and Sunni Brock
and..... WILLIAM F. NOLAN, author Burnt Offerings and Logan's Run
Legends of strange creatures lurking in New England woods is brought
to life, mixing science fiction and horror storytelling techniques, in
this 2011 production of H.P. Lovecraft’s tale “The Whisperer in the
Darkness.”
Folklore professor Albert Wilmarth investigates legends of possible
alien creatures lurking in the remote hills of Vermont. His inquiry
reveals a terrifying glimpse of the truth that lurks behind the
legends. The filmmakers storytelling techniques returns viewers to
the golden age of monster movies for a thrilling adventure of
supernatural horror.
The AckerMonster Chronicles
The story of Famous Monsters' Forrest J. Ackerman
World Premiere: Work-in-Progress
JASON AND SUNNI BROCK Live! In Person!
PLUS: WILLIAM F. NOLAN: Author of LOGAN'S RUN! In Person!
This documentary directed and written by Jason V. Brock, a popular
panelist at horror conventions and film festivals, highlights the life
and times of Famous Monsters of Filmland’s former editor, Forrest J.
Ackerman.
Ackerman was the editor and principal writer of the magazine, which
was published in the wake of the widespread success of old horror
movies syndicated to American television in 1957. He was also noted
to be responsible for coining the term “sci-fi.” The film features
exclusive interviews with Ray Bradbury, William F. Nolan, Dan
O'Bannon, George Clayton Johnson, John Landis, Joe Dante, and many
others.
Admission: $5.00 Adults
Buffalo Film Society, Seniors, Students 4.00
Kids 12-16 $4.00
(not recommended for very young children)
Rated PG-13
Fusion Films Entertainment is proud and very happy to announce the completion of their second feature film.Black Eve, which will have its American premiere at the Buffalo International Film Festival on October 20th, and its Canadian premiere in Toronto at the Toronto Underground Theatre (186 Spadina Ave.) at 5:30pm on October 30th, was shot over a period of 6 days in an abandoned part of a mall.
It was written and directed by award winning director Ryan Andrews and produced by the award winning producing duo Neil Green and Robert Sweet.
"The West Jefferson Mall is closed down and set to be demolished. The department store was the sight of a grizzly murder/suicide years before and now... it's the perfect location for a wicked Halloween party. Two floors, fifty thousand square feet, loud music, booze, sexy Halloween costumes. And one uninvited guest. It's one hell of a night and by morning the only survivor, a woman with psychic abilities, is pinned in a cat and mouse game with the killer, running from room to room and using her powers to retrace the final steps of the other guests."
Veronika London, Eva James and Peter Jackson star alongside Neil Green - known only in the film as "The Man", a sadistic killer who is picking off all the kids at the Halloween party.
