TIFF TUESDAY 2016

I've never been less excited for the film festival than I have this year, which is saying a lot if you know me.  I talk about TIFF all the time...to a degree that it's probably annoying for those around me.  My standard response to "what are you doing this summer?" is "just counting the down the days until TIFF." 

I'm not sure what the issue is, whether it be the new website design that I want to put my fist through every 5 minutes (seriously....seriously no words for how NOT user friendly that thing is. What was the user testing process? "It's visible and the films are somewhere on the site, good enough for me"???  Also fuck anyone using a mobile device!)

My membership renewal that "never arrived" (much like when I stood in front of an agent for about 20 minutes last festival to add another person to my membership account and was told a separate card would be send to me in the mail.  It's a year later and I'm still waiting on that.  No problem sending me countless packages through the mail asking me for more money but something I'm paying for?....just breathe. Calm down Alex), which has resulted in me getting a later selection window.   

Or maybe it's just the films in general. 

For the first time in years, I actually have time off from work so I really WANT to be excited for TIFF 2016. 

Whatever the reason is for my lackluster feelings, I'm uploading this post to try to get myself excited.  And to force myself to review the film list.  Seriously, it's three days away from my selection window and I've done no work to prepare.  Never in the history of my festival experiences have I not had at least three schedule options prepared by this point.  I have at least sixteen films that I need to select, so I'd better start planning.

Without further ado, here is a selection of the films I'm looking forward to seeing this year (I also know that some are already off sale....frowny face): 

 Lion

This film stars Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.  It's about the true story of Saroo Brierly and his journey to reconnect with his birth mother after being separated from her for 25 years.

 

 

Snowden

Joseph Gorden-Levitt stars as NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. The film is directed by Oliver Stone and also stars Shaliene Woodley, Timothy Olyphant and what I'm hoping is mass amounts of Nicholas Cage.

American Pastoral
Ewan McGregor's directorial debut is an adaptation of Philip Roth's Pulizter Prize - winning novel, about a "perfect" American family that is torn apart by the social and political upheavals of the 1960s.  Plus I got to listen to Mad World world while watching the preview.


Free Fire
One of my festival favourites, Ben Wheatley, is back again this year with Free Fire.  The film about a 1970s gun deal gone bad, stars a mustache-y Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer and Brie Larson.

Loving
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star as Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who waged a decade-long legal battle that eventually led to the overturning of the state of Virginia's law prohibiting interracial marriage. I teared up just watching the trailer.

Arrival
This is a sci-fi drama about the panic that follows a wave of mysterious spacecraft landings across the globe.  To be honest, I'm a little bit on the fence with this one.  The synopsis you just read has potential, but the actual trailer looks kind of ridiculous.  It's directed by Denis Villeneuve who also directed Prisoners, Enemy and Sicario, which are all great movies.  I was completely enamored with the Sicario soundtrack at last year's festival and it sounds like it may have been scored by the same person.  I also think that Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, and to an extent, Jeremy Renner have made some really great films.  Fingers crossed.


 

Manchester by Sea  

Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Kyle Chandler star in this emotionally overwhelming and critically acclaimed drama from writer-director Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me, Margaret), about a reclusive handyman who must face his painful past when he returns to his Massachusetts hometown after the sudden death of his beloved older brother.

The Belko Experiment
Office politics turns into a real-life survival of the fittest when a group of co-workers are forced into a sick game of kill or be killed by sinister forces who lock down their building, in this gruesomely funny horror thriller from director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) and writer James Gunn (Slither, Guardians of the Galaxy). 

If any of you haven't wanted to kill at least one of your coworkers at some point, you haven't had a true office environment experience.

Into the Inferno
Werner Herzog teams up with volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer for this globe-trotting tour of some of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.  It's Werner Herzog, man.  If you can get tickets to a screening where he does a Q&A, that's worth the admission alone.


I think I'm going to stop here for tonight.  Is there anything that you're looking forward to seeing?  Let me know.

Night!

Alex & Arthur

TIFF TUESDAY - 2015 Edition

First, guess who is still alive? Me!

Now that we've established that I'm still living, let's get into this blog post about my favourite time of the year....TIFF!  According to the countdown clock on the website there are 22 days until the festival begins.  So excited.

For those of you who have been following my blog (for more than a year), you may remember that I LOVE TIFF and that in preparation for the festival, every Tuesday I post two films that I'm hoping to see.  These are in no particular order:

The Lobster 

In his first English speaking film, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, tells us a tale  of a near dystopian future where single individuals are sent to "The Hotel" where they must find a mate within forty-five days.  If the individual is unable to find a mate within the designated time frame, he or she transforms into a beast and is sent off to live in "The Woods".

While it sounds absolutely bizarre, I'm a sucker for any sort of sci-fi movie especially when it's set in the future.  Also it stars Colin Farrell (love!), Rachel Weisz and John C. Reilly (who I also love, particularly when he's trying to be serious.  Who are you kidding Dr. Steve Brule?).  

The film won a Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for a Palme d'Or so I have high expectations for this one.

Legend

This movie is based on the real life English gangsters Ronald and Reginald (Reggie) Kray, who terrorized London during the 1950s and 60s.

The Kray brothers are played by Tom Hardy. I've taken a look at the trailer for this movie and it looks like Tom Hardy has enough material to properly showcase his range as the twins seem to have very different personalities.  Reggie is portrayed as the level-headed, brains of the operation whereas Ronnie is portrayed as the aggressive, loose canon/muscle. I'm always intrigued when an actor takes on dual roles in a movie, particularly when they are playing the lead(s) because it can go one of two ways, success or failure. (I'm also intrigued because Tom Hardy is not hard on the eyes)  

The film also stars Emily Browning, David Thewlis, and Christopher Eccleston.

Next week I will be showcasing two more films that I'd like to see at this year's festival.  I had a bit of a late start this year in terms of blog posting so as the festival gets closer these posts may turn into "Three Tiff Tuesday".

Bye for now,

Alex & Arthur

TIFF TUESDAY #4

As it's Tuesday, here are two movies I'm hoping to catch this year at TIFF.

St. Vincent

As part of the TIFF festivities, September 5th has been declared Bill Murray Day.  This is a free, first come first served event at the Bell Lightbox.  Throughout the day, three Bill Murray films will be shown: Stripes, Groundhog Day, and Ghostbusters.   

Later that day, the premiere of his new film St. Vincent is showing across the street.  St. Vince is about a cantankerous, cash-strapped, loose-living retiree (Bill Murray) who become an unlikely role model for his twelve-year-old neighbour.  Chris O'Dowd is also in this film <3...hopefully he shows up to the premiere.  
 
 Men, Women & Children

This film is from Jason Reitman and follows a group of teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, communication, self-image, and love lives.  Going to see a Reitman film at TIFF is worth it for the Q&As alone.  

TIFF TUESDAY #3

Exciting day in the world of the Toronto International Film Festival.  This morning on the way to work, I stopped by the Tiff Lightbox to pick up the 2014 film schedule.  So when I get home tonight I'll try to plot out which movies I can see and when....and ultimately be disappointed when I realize that two movies I really want to see are playing at the same time (happens every year!).

When I first starting posting about my film festival experience, I chose Tuesday as the day for the sole purpose that Tuesday and TIFF both start with a "t" but luckily, it's also the day when most of the announcements happen.

As it's Tuesday, here are another two films I'm looking forward to seeing at the festival this year:

Red Alert

It is a short, 9-minute film about a young auburn-haired girl who panics when she finds out that redheads may become extinct in the future.  It sounds adorable.
It was directed by a Canadian named Barry Avrich whose documentary credits include: The Last Mogul (05), Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky (12), and Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story (13)

I believe it's part of the Short Cuts Canada Program but I can't figure out which one.

Escobar: Paradise Lost  

This film is about a surfer from Canada named Nick who meets the woman of his dreams while in Colombia. The woman, Maria, is busy campaigning for her politician uncle, who turns out to be Pablo Escobar. Nick soon finds himself in a world of extravagance, corruption and bloodshed.

I have to admit, I'm on the fence about this film.  It's definitely a movie I'd like to see but outside of the festival setting I'd wait so that I could watch it at home.   So why is it on my list? Three words: Benicio Del Toro

TIFF TUESDAY 2014 #2

It's Tuesday, which means that I get to share two movies that I'd like to see at TIFF 2014 with you.

What We Do In The Shadows

This film was written by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement (Eagle vs. Shark, Boy) and is based on a short film they made in 2005.  The film is about a group of vampires that live together and are the subject of a documentary. 

It looks incredibly funny and my new favourite thing to say now is, "We're werewolves, not swearwolves."

The Duke of Burgundy

The synopsis on the website says:

"British filmmaker Peter Strickland follows his eerie Festival hit Berberian Sound Studio with this dark melodrama about an amateur butterfly expert whose wayward desires test her lover's tolerance." 

So why do I want to see this film?  Well, for starters I loved Berberian Sound Studio and am excited to see Peter Strickland's follow up.  Also, Ben Wheatley is the producer of this film.

Ben Wheatley is the director of films such as Kill List, Sightseers (a favourite of mine from the 2012 festival), and A Field in England.

TIFF TUESDAY 2014 #1

I am beyond excited for today's post.  If you are a regular follower of my blog, you know how much I love the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).  This year the festival is scheduled for September 4-14.  My regular followers will also know that in preparation for the festival, every Tuesday I post two films that I'd like to see.

Last Tuesday the first block of films were announced.  Today, additional films under the Tiff Docs, Masters, Midnight Madness, and Vanguard were added.  Everything I've looked at so far looks really good.  It made selecting two films to highlight on TIFF Tuesday extremely difficult, but I'm a trooper.

So without further ado, I bring you the first TIFF Tuesday of 2014.


1. Foxcatcher

It's a film about a true story on the Schultz brothers, Dave and Mark.  The two brothers were both former Olympic wrestling champions.  They befriend a neurotic millionaire, who *spoiler alert* kills the older brother.

Fact, I like Mark Ruffalo.  That's reason enough for me to see a film but I'm curious to see Channing Tatum in this role, as it's different to the types of films he normally does.  It'll help me judge how badly he is going to ruin Gambit in the new X-Men film.  (Can you imagine his take on a Cajun accent? *cringe*) 


2. Whiplash

This film is about a drummer at a prestigious music academy who clashes with a hard-driving instructor.  What so special about that?  Well, for starters the instructor is played by J.K. Simmons who I know will be brilliant in the role.  

There's also a lot of buzz surrounding this movie.  A short film based on this script was presented at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and it won the short film jury award for best US fiction.  This is the full length.

I'll have to wait until additional films are announced before I make my final decision on this one.  While I am excited to see it, it's being released in October so I may wait and see it in a regular theatre.
 

TIFF Update

So many movie trailers you guys! I feel like I've already been through the entire film festival. (I just watched over 90 trailers)

As mentioned in yesterday's post, I'm having a really hard time fitting all the movies I want to see into a schedule.  Part of the problem is that I want to see every movie, but it's also due to the fact that I'm much better prepared this year.  Each year I tweak my festival preparation process and as I get more efficient and delve further into my film research, I ensure that I don't end up missing something from the list of films.

Here are two more films, that I'd like to check out this year:

Horns

Both this movie and the film the F Word were pretty high on my list of 'want to see', both also coincidentally star Daniel Radcliffe, (not the reason I  wanted to see them), they both only have two showings, both of the opening showings conflict with other films on my list, and the seconding showing of both of these films conflict with each other so I can only chose one.    The F Word is a romantic comedy directed by Michael Dowse (It's All Gone Pete Tong, FUBAR, and Goon) and was shot in Toronto.  While I would have enjoyed seeing the different Toronto locations, the story/subject of Horns appeals to me more.  What really put Horns over the edge is the comparison to Twin Peaks in the synopsis on the TIFF website.

After the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Daniel Radcliffe's character Ignatius, is blamed by many in his small town for her death.  He awakens one morning to find horns growing from his head and finds that everyone starts confessing their darkest, ugliest secrets.  As he learns to come to terms with his new found power, he also realizes that perhaps he can use it to find his girlfriend's real killer.

Only Lovers Left Alive

Here is the description from the TIFF wesbite:
A reclusive, Bowie-like rock star (Tom Hiddleston) — who also happens to be a centuries-old vampire — has his moody, nocturnal reverie disturbed by clamouring fans, a visit from his bloodsucking belle (Tilda Swinton) and the jibes of her irascible sister (Mia Wasikowska).

It's Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton, do I need to say more?

I'm going to be up for a little while longer, going through the TIFF schedule, trailers and my movie picks.  Tickets go on sale September 1st so I have ensure that I have my schedule and back-up schedule ready>

After I get my tickets all sorted out, I may do I post highlighting the films I wanted to see be either was unable to obtain tickets or unable to go due to scheduling conflicts.

Alex & Arthur

Two Tiff Tuesday 2013 Edition - #2

It's Tuesday, which means it's time for me to review the TIFF movie listing and select two films that I'd like to see.  I actually hadn't seen these two films on the website when I did my first TIFF posting of 2013.  Usually, the films I'd like to see are not listed in any particular order expect the two films I'm going to include in today's post are my absolute number one and two films.

1. A Field In England

Okay, first, this film stars Julian Barratt of the Mighty Boosh who is my absolute favourite.  Second, it's directed by Ben Wheatley the director of Kill List and Sightseers.  Both are amazing films, which I saw at TIFF in previous years, in fact, Sightseers may be my favourite film of the 2012 festival.  If you ever have an opportunity to see either of these films, I highly recommend that you check them out.  Last year during the Q&A session that followed the showing of Sightseers, Ben Wheatley mentioned that he was going to start shooting A Field in England the following week....and I've been excited ever since.

Here is the synopsis on the website:

Civil War-era England. The year is 1648. A group of soldiers flees from the battlefront through an overgrown field, only to be captured by the frightening and commanding O'Neil, who forces the men to accompany him on a bizarre search for a treasure he believes is buried nearby. After dining on mushrooms picked from the field, they slowly spiral into a psychedelic nightmare of paranoia, in-fighting, and terror.

This is number one on my list of must sees at TIFF 2013.

2. The Double

Hey, is it Mighty Boosh day on my blog?  The film The Double is directed by Richard Ayoade and stars Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska.  It is about a man who finds his life being usurped by his doppelganger -- a doppelganger who is more charming, confident and successful.

In 2010, Richard Ayoade premiered his feature film directing debut at TIFF with the film Submarine (my absolutely favourite film of 2010-- again, if you haven't already seen it definitely go check it out.)  Needless to say, I have very high hopes for The Double.

So, here are the #1 and #2 films I want to see this year.  I suspect the second will be more difficult to get premiere tickets but I'm going to do my best.  I hope I'm able to because it's at the Winter Garden Theatre, which is absolutely gorgeous.  

The official TIFF schedule has been announced so I'm going to spend the next few weeks going over my selections/scheduling with a fine tooth comb.  If you were following my blog last year, you'll probably remember how much planning is involved.  I need to have back up films/scheduling in the event I am unable to procure tickets to some of my first choices.

Well, this is where I'm going to leave you.  Thanks for stopping by!

Alex & Arthur

Two Tiff Tuesday 2013 Edition - #1

So guess what? I'm still alive.  I've now finished my acting assignment at work and am back in my old job.  I'll no longer be working 12+ hours a day so I'll have more time to blog/hang with my buddy Arthur.  I did like the job I was doing and I'm going to miss my staff but I'm looking forward to not living/breathing my job.

There have been a number of things that have happened since I last posted/visited the blog world.  For starters I'm 30 now (boo), but maybe I'll do a big "June/July" post and cover off anything that I think should be shared.

Today, however, I'm going to be bringing back a post series from last year because....TIFF IS COMING!!!  If you've been reading my blog since last summer, you'll know that I love the Toronto International Film Festival.  I'm one of those people who starts standing in line around midnight (9-10 hours before the box office opens) and sees about 15-20 films per year.  In preparation for the festival, every week I share two movies that I'm interested in seeing.

So I bring you the first Two Tiff Tuesday post for 2013:

Burt's Buzz

AHH! Look at his awesome shell belt buckle.

In this documentary, director Jody Shapiro treks out to the backwoods of Maine in search of Burt's Bees creator Burt Shavitz.  I actually knew nothing about Burt Shavitz prior to reading about this film.  In fact, I just assumed the picture on Burt's Bees products was a random drawing (of a sailor...I'm dumb) but to my surprise it's beekeeper/Burt's Bees creator, Burt Shavitz.  After reading more about him, he sounds like an interesting dude.  For starters, that colourful dwelling in the first photo is of a renovated turkey hut that he called his home.  After serving two years in the U.S. army he worked as a photojournalist freelancing for publications such as the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune (source).  

He was also a pretty good looking dude in his youth.

Who knew!  I'm looking forward to checking this film out at TIFF.

Rush

Now here's two people I do know a lot about: James Hunt and Niki Lauda.  I don't think I've posted anything about my love of F1, but I love me some F1.  Watching the race Sunday morning was a bonding activity for me, my dad and my brother.

In fact here's a photo I took at the 2011 Grand Prix in Montreal.

The movie Rush is directed by Ron Howard and depicts the 1976 season rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. During the season Niki Lauda was well in front in points until he was nearly killed in a crash.  He recovered (it was pretty miraculous, he was in a coma at one point and suffered third degree burns to his face) and he and Hunt had a championship showdown during the last race of the season.  I, of course, was not alive at the time but I hear it was all very thrilling.  Should be exciting to watch a Hollywood dramatized version of the events.

 

Also, Chris Hemsworth is in it and he's not terrible to look at.

Alex & Arthur

Two Tiff Tuesday #4

It's Tuesday, so that means it's time for another addition of 'Two Tiff Tuesday'.  For the last few Tuesdays I've been posting two films that I'd like to see at the Toronto International Film Festival.  Halfway through preparing this post I realized that this will actually be my last Two Tiff Tuesday that outlines what I want to see because single tickets go on sale Sunday September 2nd.  I'll be heading out the the ticket lineup between 3:30AM-4:00AM, so if you're also going around that time I'll see you there :) Next Tuesday I'll post my final film viewing schedule.

So without further ado, I bring you my two films for this week:

Ghost Graduation

Described as, "The Breakfast Club meets Ghostbusters - this raucous Spanish comedy, in which a paranormally-gifted high-school teacher is charged with helping a group of ghostly '80s-era teens with some unfinished business: passing their final exam."

You had me at The Breakfast Club meets Ghostbusters.  This film looks fun; 80's with a twist.

Revolution

This is Rob Stewart's follow up to his documentary Sharkwater -- it's a hopeful call to arms against our destruction of our planet's precious marine life.

When I was a child, probably around 9 or 10 years old, I read a kid's science book that talked about global warming, the greenhouse effect, and the dangerous of pollution.  I had trouble sleeping for weeks.  The state of our marine life and planet is actually a huge concern of mine.  Even though I know this film will expose things that I don't want to see, I absolutely loved Sharkwater and appreciate Rob Stewart's campaign to stop ocean pollution.

I have to end the post here.  Arthur's really tired and wants to sit in my lap right now; he's not taking no for an answer and has already sat on my laptop keyboard three times. Incidentally, if you see any weird typos those are courtesy of Arthur.

Alex & Arthur

Two Tiff Tuesday #3

If you follow my blog you'll already know what 'Two Tiff Tuesday' is all about but for those of you who are new, on Tuesday, up until the start of the film festival (it's only 16 days away!!) I'm posting two films I'd like to see this year.

This Tuesday is particularly exciting because the full film list and schedule was released today.  I'm hoping to score the schedule booklet today so I can plan my TIFF 2012.

The Deflowering of Eva van End

This film, Director Michiel ten Horn's first feature length, is a tragicomedy about a perfectly normal family: the Van Ends.  When ugly-duckling daughter Eva van End signs her family up to board a German foreign exchange student, their household gets turned upside-down.

I love a good tragicomedy.

A film that interests me is the ABCs of Death, which is 26 short films about alphabetically inspired ways to die.  Interesting concept however based on the images on the TIFF website, I fear that 'D' might be from dog.  I also know that 'T is for toilet'.  I really have to think about whether or not I want to introduce myself to the fear of everyday objects.  It's bad enough that I've seen the show 1000 Ways to Die.   So, for my second film I'm going with:

Lunarcy!

This film is about a group of individuals who are obessed with the moon and lunar colonization.  One of the individuals the documentary revolves around is Christopher Carson, see video below, who is determined to be the first person to live on the moon.




This reminds me of my grade 8 science project, where we had to create a diorama for our very own moon colony.  When I think about that project now I can't get over how ridiculous it was.  Society hasn't mastered the colonization of the moon yet, but maybe these eighth graders can take a stab at it.  Maybe I should get in touch with Mr. Carson to discuss my grade 8 ideas of centrifugal force and technology I saw in the film Moonraker.

In any event, I'm pretty excited to see Lunarcy!

Well, those are my two films this Tuesday.  I know I'm going to spend a good portion of tonight going over the TIFF schedule and trying to fit in everything I want to see.

Alex & Arthur

Two Tiff Tuesday #2

It's Tuesday, which means it's time for me to review the TIFF movie listing and select two films that I'd like to see.

Asian Gangs

Here's the synopsis:

In 1994, Grade 5 student Lewis Bennett got into a schoolyard fight that resulted in a stern warning from his principal. "Change your ways, or you'll end up in an Asian gang." Seventeen years later, Bennett (still Caucasian) revisits his past in this comedic documentary to determine if he took a wrong turn along the way.

I love a good documentary and I cannot stop laughing at the "still Caucasian" part in the summary.  Added bonus is that this is a Canadian film.  You can view other videos by Lewis Bennett here on Vimeo.

I kind of want to pick Dredd 3D as my second film because I love Karl Urban and enjoy how terrible the 1995 Judge Dredd film is...however, this seems more like a Netflix type of film.

Cloud Atlas

The official synopsis for Cloud Atlas describes the film as an epic story of humankind in which the actions and consequences of our lives impact one another throughout the past, present and future as one soul is shaped from a murderer into a savior and a single act of kindness ripples out for centuries to inspire a revolution.

The film written and directed by Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Any Wachowski has been adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name.

I may try to read the novel beforehand but we'll see.

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex & Arthur

Two Tiff Tuesday #1

So in keeping with my tradition of posting a blog entry the day after it was prepared...I bring you the very first Two Tiff Tuesday.  "What is Two Tiff Tuesday?", you ask.  Very good question.

First, I'm going to tell you this Fun Fact about Alex: She loves TIFF...really really loves TIFF.  The majority of your festival time is spent waiting around in long lines but it's so much fun.  You always meet people who love movies as much as you do.  

Every year around the end of May I realize that summer is starting, which means that when it's over it's time for TIFF!  It would be easy to put it in the back of my mind, however TIFF likes to release the festival films in blocks so it's a constant reminder that, while the festival is just around the corner, it's not here yet.

A lot of planning goes into my TIFF movie viewing schedule.  I need to select my movies before hand and draft up a schedule.  The morning that tickets go on sale, I line up ridiculously early (last year it was 3am), with the official TIFF schedule in hand, along with my planned viewing chart. It is crucial to have both your schedule and the TIFF schedule as you will need to constantly adjust it as movies sell out.  But man, once you reach the front of the line and walk away with your tickets in hand...it's so rewarding.

Anywho,  I thought it would be fun to list two movies every Tuesday that I'd like to see at the festival this year...and that my friends is "Two Tiff Tuesday".

So for the very first Two Tiff Tuesday, I bring you the following two films:

1. Berberian Sound Studio

Remember when I blogged about the movie Submarine here, well this movie is produced by one of the same production companies, Warp, and a very awesome lady named Mary Burke.  I don't want to call myself a Warp-Production-Cinemophile but I kind of am.


Berberian Sound Studio is set in the 1970s and is about a British sound technician that's brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film.  His task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.


The previews look very good, plus it has Toby Jones in it.

2. Byzantium

This film is about a mother/daughter vampire duo who wreak havoc on an unsuspecting English seaside community.

I'm a sucker for a good vampire film (he he) and Gemma Arterton is beautiful.

I'm looking forward to more film announcements and of course the actual festival.  Any movies from the festival you'd be interested in seeing?  You can view the current film listing here.


Alex & Arthur