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Fantastic Fest Review: Merantau
Fantastic Fest Review: Merantau
In Indonesian culture, a merantau is a rite of passage, the journey that every young man must experience before he can be considered a man. Think of it as an Indonesian Bar Mitzvah. And you can think of the film Merantau as an Indonesian Bar Mitzvah with loads of impressive ass kicking and a ...
Fantastic Fest Review: Breathless
Fantastic Fest Review: Breathless
filmschoolrejects.com — If you had told me that my favorite film at this year’s Fantastic Fest would be a... drama I would have called you a fool who obviously didn’t know me very well. In a festival filled with oddball comedies, foreign thrillers, Japanese Pinku sex films, and crazy horror movies, what ... (more) Fantastic Fest Review: Breathless
Fantastic Fest Review: Robogeisha
Fantastic Fest Review: Robogeisha
filmschoolrejects.com — One of the worst-kept secrets at this year’s Fantastic Fest was the identity of Secret Screening #1.... A website mix-up revealed images from the film weeks before the festival, and even though they were quickly removed the damage had already ... (more) Fantastic Fest Review: Robogeisha
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Fantastic Fest Day Five - [REC] 2, House of the Devil, Mandrill + moreScene-Stealers
Fantastic Fest 2009 may be over, but the wrap ups are still coming. Day 5 was one of my favorite days specifically because it consisted entirely of the lower-profile films that Fantastic Fest champions. Coincidentally, my schedule for the day ended up comprised half of horror movies, though in ...
Fantastic Fest Award Winners Chug for GloryFilm School Rejects
If there’s one thing I know about film festivals, it’s that being content with having your film play for an enthusiastic audience is for losers. Chugging a beer on stage in front of a cheering crowd after winning is for winners. You can tell that I’m write because the word ...